I know you weren't talking to me, but I'll explain anyways. The English verb "to coddle" means to treat something gently or with extra care - often used as a pejorative when referring to people such as "parents who coddle their children end up making them unable to handle the harsh reality of society when they leave home and try to work" or whatever.
Ok. So it's just a spelling variant. Just making sure you weren't trying to eat the poor lad.
Nero does feel like he'd be thin skinned. Maybe his ideal rival isn't someone stoic but someone who could trash talk?
Yeah, if you can't take it don't dish it.
That's a thing that's always bothered me since DMC4. Why are all of Nero's opponents such little wee-wees? Nero can say some pretty inofensive stuff and people loose their s++t over it. In 4 it gets especially tame. Nero tells the frog he's not big on frogs and the frog gets super insulted. He doesn't even say anything that far out of the realm of mere conversation and the frog rages at him. Over nothing. Son, you come from the depths of hell. Toughen up. That didn't even qualify as an insult in Canada. Same for whatever the other thing it was that Nero said to get him so mad.
That whole reaction out of Agnus was just as out of proportion and equally nonsensical. Hell hole doesn't qualify as 'foul mouth' outside of a kindergarten classroom and for a guy who has no qualms killing people it shows some dumb priorities.
Then Nero gets all pouty about being called dead weight? These are not things that one should get so bent out of shape over. These aren't even kid insults. You could argue that they just don't want to push that PG rating or that they just aren't comfortable with real insults so they get shy but I'd call BS because they also throw real insults and foul language around on both 4 & 5.
Maybe it's because they've taken the whole grandiose speech from the demons too far. In 2 they didn't talk but in 1 Phantom, Griffon and Mundus didn't sound like they were going for old English. A bit haughty at times but they went a bit too formal in 4. It seems awkward, how some stuff is actually offensive and other stuff isn't but both are treated like Nero's rude and has a potty mouth when 90% he doesn't.
I remember 3's concept art had an older version of Lady but they deaged her for the game.
I remember that. She was supposed to be a mentor type in one of the working drafts. That would've been interesting. I get the whole Bond girl thing but they are sticking too much with characters based on popularity rather than trying out new things.
Coddle means to hand hold.
To cuddle means the same thing. Just different spelling.
It's possible this might be what Nero will become later. Due to the book Virgil leaves him.
I don't think so. Like I said, Nero is going to replace Dante and his character traits have been established as he is. He's a variation on Dante. It'd be nice but unlikely.
I actually see more insecurities with Dante... Dante plays tough but he's a softy really.
Yes and no. Dante isn't meant to be insecure but he is meant to be rather sensitive deep down. He's described, at least in 1, as being rather cool and never panicking, no matter the situation, but he was also very sensitive but never lets that show because demons are very manipulative and they would exploit that.
As for Nero and V, does that mean Virgil remembers what V went through?
Well, yes. The memories Vergil disposed of were the ones from his childhood and his time as a slave under Mundus. His nightmares. Nero wouldn't be something like that. He probably remembers what it was like as both Urizen and V.
I mean, what was Dante supposed to do? Ask Vergil if they could hold hands and sing kumbaya as they walk out of the tower together?
You never know until you try.
