![]() The team also wanted to add alternate skins for him, such as a Nelo Angelo outfit. Vergil's popularity resulted in Itsuno discussing ideas for a game focused on Vergil. ![]() Vergil became a popular character among the game's development team Hideaki Itsuno stated that he was also well received in the United States because several characters from Hollywood films wield a katana. Vergil was made stronger than Dante, but harder to control, with the player having to learn more moves. His move set was made to reflect his calm personality, contrasting with Dante's brash confidence. Capcom had to remove some of his moves due to space limitations, but tried keeping the moves he uses when faced as a boss. The character was made playable in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition due to extra time the team had after the making of the game. Vergil does not wield guns, unlike Dante Morihashi said that Vergil's characterization was challenging because, being the older twin brother, he was intended to be more likable than Dante. Morihashi stated that the idea of Vergil wielding a Japanese sword, called a Yamato, existed in a previous design. Most of Capcom's staff believed Vergil was Morihashi's favorite character. Because no design for Vergil except that of his alter-ego Nelo Angelo existed, Morihashi was put in charge of designing his appearance. ![]() While his character was designed by Daigo Ikeno for Devil May Cry 3, his Devil Trigger form was created by Kazuma Kaneko. Capcom staff writer Bingo Morihashi wanted to create an alternate scenario in which Vergil was alive, and he was given freedom by Hideki Kamiya to adjust the character's backstory and make Vergil a living teenager for the events of Devil May Cry 3. In the original Devil May Cry game, Vergil is said to have been killed by demons early in his life, and his soul is controlled by Mundus. The misspelling has been maintained throughout the series, including in the novels, due to its popularity. The alias Nelo Angelo is a mis-translation of "Nero Angelo" ("Black Angel" in Italian). Vergil's name was taken from Dante Alighieri's poem the Divine Comedy. Unlike other game bosses, Nelo Angelo was conceptualized as Dante's rival. His redesign for Ninja Theory's reboot was the subject of praise, finding him more appealing than Dante.Ĭreation and concept Vergil's altered version, Nelo Angelo, as seen in Devil May Cry. The character has been well received by video game publications, several of which praised his role as a boss, and his playable inclusion in the special editions of Devil May Cry. Many of the series' characters were named after characters in Italian poet Dante Alighieri's poem Divine Comedy Vergil was named after Virgil. Despite the character's apparent death as a child, Devil May Cry director Hideki Kamiya allowed Devil May Cry 3 writer Bingo Morihashi to change this event so Vergil could be featured as a young adult in the prequel game. Vergil was originally portrayed as Nelo Angelo-Dante's rival in terms of moves and appearance-in the 2001 game. In the main continuity, Vergil is portrayed in voice acting and motion capture by Daniel Southworth. A re-booted portrayal of Vergil also appears in the 2013 video game DmC: Devil May Cry as the leader of a group of rogue vigilantes bent on stopping the demon king, Mundus. ![]() He is the secondary antagonist of Devil May Cry 3 (2005), and the final antagonist of Devil May Cry 5 (2019), though he becomes an anti-hero at its conclusion. He has appeared in three video games as a main antagonist opposing his younger twin brother, Dante, and in a novel and a manga based on the series. Vergil is one of two devil-human hybrid sons of one of the devil lords called Sparda, and possesses demonic powers. He was introduced in the first Devil May Cry game as a boss called Nelo Angelo ( ネロアンジェロ, Nero Anjero, which is Italian for "Black Angel"). Vergil ( Japanese: バージル, Hepburn: Bājiru) is a fictional character in Devil May Cry, an action-adventure hack and slash video game series created by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. Daniel Southworth ( Devil May Cry 3, 4: Special Edition, & 5)
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