Devil May Cry 2 but only when Dante speaks

And a little bonus at the end.
Inspired by "Every time Venom Snake talks in Metal Gear Solid V" by
George Salonikh.

[@altadeam]

plot twist... it just Vergil cosplay as Dante

[@tuvieja3762]

That would be neat. Imagine reaching to the ending and then the "demonking antagonist" say something like "wait.. you.. are not the devil Hunter!" And then "dante" smiles and turn his hair backwards revealing that he was for the entire game.. Vergil lol

[@altadeam]

@@tuvieja3762 ( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖)

[@skeletonoftheumbrella7644]

Yeah lol like its vergil after dante died and he just be dressing up like him carrying on the dante thing

[@justcallmehaterik]

And here Vergil became Venom "Punished" Dante

[@Sercil00]

(5 hours in) "Ugh, I vouch to never use a gun again in my life!"

[@tur290]

"Don't speak, just die" "A false coin, for a false God" "King? Yeah, here's your crown" Best line in DMC2

[@Son0f-Sparda]

And "Yeah, let's go all the way to hell."

[@featuringdantefromthedevil9749]

0:48 was actually badass tho ngl

[@BonteCDD]

I really like this line.

[@JamiroquaiEnjoyer]

But the thing it misses is just the cheerful energy

[@BlackwindGogeta]

Also “Don’t speak, just die.”

[@JimmehRulez]

​@@JamiroquaiEnjoyerhonestly i think the coldness of the line works better in his favour

[@germanofzelda9109]

​also 00:43

[@darkservantofheaven]

I feel like the line "dont speak, just die would suit Vergil more"

[@neardarkroad1347]

when you are so depressed you start channeling your dead (supposed) brother.

[@phantasosxgames8488]

@@neardarkroad1347 like how Vergil's doppelganger starts a dance off with Dante... Dante is channeling his inner Vergil.

[@sulthanarya3281]

Well... Dante has been through a lot. He's killed his brother and Trish in Alternate universe

[@tuvieja3762]

What if this is actually Vergil posing as Dante... LoL

[@JacobVonRoker]

@@sulthanarya3281 remember Gilver?

[@Comkill117]

I like how Dante, the cocky show off with about 10 lines for everyone in the room, only has enough dialogue in the sequel to his big debut to barely reach over a minute and a half.

[@michaelk9279]

Hell, it doesn’t even reach a minute and a half, since the last 8 or so seconds are from DMC 5.

[@user-cb4vt3qm3j]

He speaks more in just the opening for 1 than he does in the entirety of 2.

[@andrewlyon8924]

I swear I remember the case for DMC2 also advertising his trash talk, which makes this feel like even more of a ripoff

[@dejz778]

He’s just that OP in this game. It’s like he knows

[@merimkastrat5846]

Knowing he “killed” Vergil really changed Dante. Its like he almost became Vergil himself.

[@foulhunter]

Dante with depression after "killing" his brother in the first game

[@theunknownvoidz1409]

And realizing that even after Dante managed to kick Mundus’ ass it won’t bring his mother or brother back from the dead. No matter what his friends tried to do to help him move on, Dante couldn’t because, at the time, he believed to be the only person left in his family. A family cursed with death and violence and most likely didn’t want them to end up dying or hurt and tried to distance himself from people like Lady, Trish, Morrison, and Patty from time to time but wanted to be with them at the same time. It wasn’t until he ran into Nero 5 years after DMC 2 and made the connection that he was Vergil’s son through the connection of Yamato. With that, Dante was able to breathe knowing that he’s an uncle and can become a bit happier knowing that he has someone related to him that he could consider family. He even managed to make amends with his brother (thank Nero for that, Dante), making up for a lost time after all that fighting, hatred, and bloodshed the two surrounded themselves in.

[@-_-_N_-_-]

@@theunknownvoidz1409 Finally, someone who understood it.

[@daburusu]

I don't buy this. Dante doesn't care about killing Vergil as much as people make it out. He would've done it in 5 if not for Nero. Besides, Dante is happy at the end of dmc1

[@alexkyrylivk5102]

@@daburusu 1) comparing Dante from dmc1/2 and Dante from dmc 5 is fucking stupid. They were created by different people with different intentions in different time periods. It's like comparing Thor from the first two movies(where he was serious and dark) and Thor from the last two movies(in which marvel basically turned him into a clown and a joke). Same character, different vision/ideas/production. 2) lmfao, Dante does care about killing Vergil. In the end of dmc 3 he literally cried because of his brother falling into the demonworld/underworld. 3) indeed, Dante was "happy" in the end of dmc 1. However, in the dmc anime, which chronologically took place after the events of dmc 1, Dante with each episode was becoming more inactive/quieter, thus realising his loneliness and getting depressed.

[@alexkyrylivk5102]

@@theunknownvoidz1409 facts

[@MrSean6919]

It's been so long that I forgot how little he speaks.

[@dorian4191]

2 years

[@NuclearNuke41]

@@dorian4191 Game came out in 2003, so, 19 years ago.

[@KingCasual1986]

That ending isn’t a scene from DMC5, that is actually what Dante was like when the director said “it’s a wrap”!

[@DarknessXER]

Dante when he realized 2 had finally ended.

[@voodoo2130]

He's too much like Vergil in this game.

[@knightsshade5259]

Maybe it's vergil :0

[@placebo2361]

If vergil had an extra chromosome

[@bahychairyhakim8535]

This is what happens if dante and vergil position ware switched

[@aiman1440]

@@bahychairyhakim8535 so dmc2 is just an illusion created by the fruit?

[@fezzy5591]

@@aiman1440 I guess you could say that

[@thewyvernshunter]

I'm actually all for an old version of Dante, so broken and tired that the only times he speaks he's either referencing someone that died long ago or a lesson that he learnt very painfully

[@carlosthetruedragon]

Don't make me cry

[@Benxall]

Fun fact, it's canon that during DMC 2 he doesn't speak as much because he was bored as FUCK

[@thewyvernshunter]

@Adam l. Harper it worked you say?

[@Raisphere]

@@Benxall bored? He sounds really depressed, Just like in the anime. This was after DMC 4 Dante so... What caused this? Have read the novels?

[@Benxall]

@@Raisphere No the official chronology now is 3 1 2 4 5

[@juanokug4]

There's only one good Dante line in this game And that's "king? Yeah, here's your crown" That's a legit badass line

[@TryAgain9999]

You forgot the "is there a problem?"

[@tedioabsoluto5780]

i like "A false coin, for a false god..."

[@HellRider_]

"Yeah, let's go all the way to hell!"

[@liberatingzephyr7024]

I also liked, "Don't speak, just die". You KNOW your clucked when Dante says something unusually out-of-character like that!

[@_Devil_Hunter_]

I feel that vergil became everything that dante was in DMC2.

[@realamericannegro977]

Yet ppl love vergil for it. Strange. I like this Dante but that rpg game he guesses in refines this and adds his regular essence back in

[@manusiaorang2842]

@@realamericannegro977 at least vergil still be wacky and actually have good gameplay

[@JimmehRulez]

​@@realamericannegro977its cuz dante is supposed to be fun but vergil was essentially getting his personality for the first time in dmc3 so they could make him edgy and it wouldnt clash with anything we knew about him before

[@BlackwindGogeta]

My 3 favorite quotes: 1. “King”? Yeah… *here’s your crown.* 2. A false coin… *for a false god.* 3. Don’t speak… *just die!*

[@supercoolgamer8316]

You know if you think about it This version of Dante can be good to the story Dmc3- Dante was sad over Vergil Dmc1- Dante was forced to kill Vergil because of Mundus which weighed heavy over his heart Dmc anime- Dante is slowly falling into a deep depression as shown in the ending credits where he is seen drinking alone in the dmc shop but was had friends to help him out(Patty, Lady, Trish, Morrison) Dmc2- Dante is a different man at this point, losing most of his charisma and getting a more serious outlook on life. Dmc4- Dante's depression is sorta resolved in a way when he meets Nero because he gets the sense of Vergil or maybe he sense the blood of Sparda and in response doesn't feel so alone. With Nero being in his life, it in a way restarts him bringing back all of his charisma and character. I know I'm probably stretching a bit but it's just my personal look at Dante and how he's evolved

[@melphy-kyunp2903]

wow you used the anime as well, it fits perfectly in the history, the Human name he has was Tony and its confirmed in DMC5 Dude you just made an alternate ending for the dmc series

[@supercoolgamer8316]

@@melphy-kyunp2903 I just wanted to show how DMC2 Dante doesn't have to be overlooked everytime and that the way he is just sets up the story

[@farnabazat5395]

@@supercoolgamer8316 I completely agree with you Dante killed virgil in dmc1 and after that he started to change and gets more serious and have depression But in dmc 4 when he fought against nero on that church he start to back normal like before !!

[@lightsabercollector3096]

And in DMC 5, he finds out Vergil is alive and well. Their relationship tigthens.

[@jojogacha974]

Yea 4 and 5 is basically Dante’s therapy.

[@noname768397]

That guy get paid full just for talking for like a minute... what a dream job

[@nicksjacku9750]

Now imagine Reuben saying these lines in the dmc2 remake

[@fezzy5591]

There's gonna be a remake of DMC2?

[@gamechanger8908]

He would sound a lot like DMC anime Dante

[@nyodesu]

@@gamechanger8908 Well, if he recorded it back in the day, yeah, he'd definitely still sound more youthful since the anime was hot off the heels of DMC3. Nowadays, he'd just sound like DMC5 Dante, who's a big more gruff, but still has *all* of his personality. His DMC5 voice has become his kind of new voice if you played Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne HD Remaster. ...With all that being said, I'd LOVE for Langdon to try doing young Dante again, especially this one, imagine if he still carried Matthew Kaminsky's originally tone but had the voice of 3 Dante...woooooah, that's just weird to think about now that I'm rambling on about it.

[@Snipex01ITA]

@@fezzy5591 Nope

[@daisa1506]

@@nyodesu I have seen DMC: Peak of Combat, and he sure can do a young Dante voice if he wants to.

[@elgordobondiola]

My headcannon is that his favorite pizza place closed before this game.

[@grandmajenkins]

​@@Megasuperqhow would you feel if you had to eat dominos instead of pizza hut

[@rokechikan4481]

Remember people, chronologically DMC2 comes after 1 and way after 3. In that time Dante watched his lost brother die twice, both by his own hands, and then watched someone who looked like his mother supposedly die as well. As such, he became a lot more reserved in this game, thinking that would be the best way to keep those he considers his friends and family safe. By no means am I defending this game, it’s a bunch of hot garbage, but at least cut Dante a little slack in this game, even if he is boring as hell.

[@wongnexus7716]

How about the anime?

[@spazzmaticus9086]

@@wongnexus7716 He's super depressed in the anime (except when hes around lady, trish or morrison), considering that the anime is even closer to the point that Dante killed Vergil in DMC1, because the anime takes place some time between DMC1 and DMC2

[@angrybread478]

Good point, unfortunately dmc3 didn't exist yet and no way did they think that far ahead

[@stevele4877]

@@angrybread478 Yeah. From what I heard, the familial connection between Dante and Vergil wasn’t revealed until DMC3.

[@loliconenjoyer9770]

​@@angrybread478 they could. Stupiest sentence i have heard

[@d4rksonic474]

DMC2: "Let's go all the way to hell." DMC5: "Shit, I've taken the wrong turn for over ten years!"

[@XionsEmpire]

If our positions were switched, would you have my life? And I, yours?

[@1504Shawn]

0:07 Did you find what you were looking for?.....Whatever

[@eenernanis2664]

That was super ridiculous even for out of context

[@dofydudes1735]

This is the exact Dante in the beginning of DMC4, serious, not saying much, work quick and get the job done. Back in the office he's still cheerful toward Trish and Lady but on the field he's exactly DMC2 Dante. But as soon as he fought Nero for the first time and then saw the Devil Bringer, he became happy and back to the old goofball Dante again. Notice he has never said a single word in that fight before seeing Nero's Devil Bringer.

[@alimohammedhussein7579]

I like to think of it that way cuz yeah at the beginning of dmc4 when he came down to kill the evil priest he starts off to act like in dmc2 so it actually make sense

[@b4s1l.3xe3]

the two sides of the dmc fandom: the ones who analyze every character and scene "Haha funny pizza man" / "haha funny motivation man" Both are good :3

[@vergil2067]

He sounds like Batman.

[@shadowleon659]

0:18 My reaction to the current phase of MCU.

[@moshpitfuneral]

Ok but the “here’s your crown” line out of context is pretty badass Even the shot Also yeeeaaaaaah Cavaliere😩

[@G4System]

0:47 "King"? Yeah here's your crown 👑 My best quote

[@UnWrittenKatsu]

Now that I think about it if someone really tried they could easily convince me that dmc2 is actually all vergil

[@p0ppyfarr95]

0:38 “Don’t speak…just DIE.” At a moment like this Dante would’ve got on with something like “Oh, you can talk! I’m surprised that you weren’t the only Cerberus I’ve dealt with before!” But because (long before DMC 5 retconned the entire DMC storyline via chronological order) he’s seen so much death and destruction while enduring it, combined with the fact he has no family left (Nero went on his own path and the rest such as Lady, Trish, Patty and Morrison have either abandoned him, retired or have been killed) with his age kicking in hard (I’d say Dante was around his mid-to-late 40s or early-50s), he doesn’t give a shit anymore. He can’t be bothered to have a goofy cocky moment as he’s had enough, all he cares about now with the only thing left in him and that is to hunt and kill any demon with zero hesitation or an enemy that’s looking to finish or carry on what Arkham, Mundus and Sanctus have started or attempted to start. THAT is how character and story development should be portrayed without forcing it out. Shame we never cared about DMC 2 Dante as much as we care about other incarnations of this badass demon-slayer.

[@DippingNoodlesWashHere]

damn, Dante had more lines here than Maul from The Phantom Menace.

[@garretwoeller7669]

The Weird not so wacky few words having motorcycle man.

[@MinhLe19303]

People hating on this Dante, but I find him to be the kindest he ever be in the series. Not only that, he still have moment of one-liner quip and confidant smirk that he always has.

[@denebkaitos7511]

yea, people do hate on 2 dante a lot, but I find this does make sense canonically. if we go with the chronology that this happens after 1 and the animated series and its allusions to dante being depressed, I wouldn't be surprised by his uncharacteristic withdrawn-ness. we do still see glimpses of his usual cocky quippiness, it's just extraordinarily subdued. apart from that though, the gameplay was pretty dogwater, which cemented this as the worst (asides from the reboot-which-must-never-be-named). which is quite unfortunate, as his personality in 2 does give insight into his headspace before he ran into Nero in 4 and found a reason to break out of his downward spiral. this is all my opinion though, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@RiskaW6064]

After that, she change her name and using more futuristic tech to fight cyber guy

[@Sato_Goth]

And some Senator with nanomachines in his blood

[@HarbingerYT]

Dante in DMC2 was just Vergil trying to ruin Dante's name.

[@firstwave3463]

I actually like dante’s design in this game

[@sillygoose2878]

0:05 IF YOU HAVE TO ASK, ITS TOO LATE

[@thegamerator10]

"Crap like that doesn't interest me. But... Your swan song will!" Underrated line.

[@c-red4637]

we can just say dmc2 was an alternate reality and it'll make more sense to people.

[@DARKSOULPRIMEX]

It makes sense canonically, since this is taking place after Dante did kill Vergil and lost the last of his family. Once he meets Nero he pretty much regains his charm back

[@JuriSins]

Why does everyone hate DMC2 so much. You act like its Sonic 06. This game is amazing.

[@RoachDoggJR4200]

@@JuriSins I cant tell if you're joking, but in case you aren't. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opTZqGR7ZbKWl8U

[@JuriSins]

@@RoachDoggJR4200 Not joking in the slightest. Heck, I am in a community with hundreds of people who loves DMC2.

[@JuriSins]

@@RoachDoggJR4200 plus you can do the same thing in that video in dmc1 and 3 so bruhg.

[@Raisphere]

Wow.. Hell was really terapeutic to Dante

[@nyodesu]

The voice combined with his stoic, quiet attitude...it's such a strange combination. Heck, literally most of the dialogue is cliche and or DMC1 spiel like...man... I honestly know who's to blame for the weird voice direction, I feel like Matthew Kaminsky maybe could've had the chance to give a good performance if they'd given him more direction and hadn't changed his personality...but this game had no direction even in the creation of itself soooo...I guess I could cut it some slack there, 4 months of development is literal *insanity* to work under and it's a miracle this game came out at all, guess we're all indebted to it to a certain degree.

[@tremendousyeet3467]

This takes "featuring Dante from the devil may cry series" to a whole new level.

[@cole5953]

And then Dmc3 came along and his behavior in this game made more sense seeing how he's depressed as fuck around now with what happened to his brother.

[@WolverineXPrime]

Idk why but its satisfying to hear he talk

[@thaitoan4760]

I honestly don’t blame him being like this since at this point in the timeline, he has been through…and I mean through a lot of emotional moment…

[@IPEsometimes]

Vergil would be proud of him

[@Omega-Dan]

The best Dante for me

[@JuriSins]

I fucking love his voice.

[@tiredenby437]

Honestly think all this dialogue except "Don't speak, just die" could be rather in character for Dante with a different delivery

[@JamiroquaiEnjoyer]

I prefer DMC2 Dante any day than the reboot DmC Dante. He doesn't talk much, he just said few words if he have to. The reboot one is just... childish and loves to swear a lot

[@LylaFur]

as if regular dante isnt childish?

[@SteveCrafts2k]

Dante being depressed doesn't excuse him being poorly written here.

[@deadlyninja112]

sounds about what he'd be like if he was depressed...still dorky but super apathetic

[@LylaFur]

hes canonically depressed in this game

[@deadlyninja112]

@@LylaFur so am i

[@gamegeekx]

Since when did Dante become "Two Face?" Lol

[@DOT107]

DMC2 is basically Dante when not in a mission the relates to Sparda or Vergil. They eve made sure he's like this in the Anime

[@thesoldiertf2774]

We want from 2 to 3, greatest glow up in fiction

[@JuriSins]

How did he canonically gone from sounding like a badass to a 15 year old? (DMC2 then DMC4)

[@DARKSOULPRIMEX]

There’s a roaming theory that since this takes place after DMC 1 and the anime, we more or less see his attitude shift due to him going thru a certain depression. This of course stems over the loss of Vergil twice and overcoming one of the most powerful demons in his world. So with no family left and pretty much no one to challenge him, he starts taking himself way too seriously and finds little joy in life. It to say he has absolutely no sense of humor left or is completely bleak, we still see his humor spark here and there during his “dark” period, but he returns to his clownful ways once he meets Nero, and as he’s explained in cutscenes before, he suspected him to be related somehow the moment they met and especially once Nero began using the Yamato.

[@dofydudes1735]

actually you can see his transition clearly in DMC4. He was cheerful when talking to Lady and Trish but on the field working he looked really serious, and just quick to get the job done (one shot into Sanctus head) and doesn't speak a single work. But the moment he fought with Nero in the cathedral he is more and more happy 'cause he suspected Nero was a hybrid like him too. Then when Dante saw the Devil Bringer he knew, and from then on you can see goofball Dante back again because he's certain Nero was somewhat similar to him.

[@JuriSins]

@@dofydudes1735 makes sense

[@phantasosxgames8488]

@@JuriSins yep , even the ending in the DMC Anime implies he was depressed. After DMC1 , when Lady and Trish were away for too long , he starts to act like DMC2 Dante

[@commandershepard5878]

Idk man Reuben Langdon's higher pitch voice fits Dante more imo.

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

Devil May Cry 2 Dante had the best look, demeanor and his devil trigger and guns were the strongest in this entry. I wish we could get another game from Dante in this era and I wish Lucia returned in DMC5, though there is always hope for 6

[@DaniloElCapo666]

it's even less talk than snake y msgv, incredible

[@Kingrov312]

as someone who actually beat dmc2 each of these custcenese gave me immense ptsd

[@bornokification]

He sounds like the unused voice lines for doom guy in quake 3

[@ellagage1256]

While everyone thinks of the "here's your crown" line, my brain will randomly remember that dry ass "what are you doing granny" 😂

[@MarinetteDupainCheng564]

came to think of it... DMC2 didn´t even had taunts...

[@daisa1506]

Bruh, he went from depressed ohno pizza guy to wacky woohoo pizza guy in the end.

[@The-toast]

I'm here to kill Chaos

[@raybags1389]

He said it, he said the fucking line "DEVILS NEVER CRYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

[@tek512]

This was by far the best version of Dante.

[@cinders5305]

Look how they massacred our boy! What the fuck happened?!

[@Moayad56]

What a weird premise to make an empty video until the very end

[@65firered]

Is this what Dante sounds like to Vergil?

[@davidnavarro4821]

One thing I didn’t like in DMC2 was how Dante was pretty much mute with no personality. But I get to appreciate this version more, like a _Clint Eastwood’s Lone Ranger_ take on it.

[@jukkaputtonen4797]

Game was literally made in 4 months after new director was pointed to the game as the team got nothing done in 6 months

[@ChristopherToro]

Dmc2 should have been the last chronologically, when Virgil takes over as Dante after he dies.

[@jimakiad]

So, is no body gonna point out he doesn't say jackpot?

[@strangledwithascarf6967]

He reminds me Solid Snake from metal gear solid on PlayStation1

[@Flinch9000]

Can confirm, after playing DMC 2, which I did enjoy in some weird way, despite all the problems. *Yes. These are the only lines he says. No quippy dialogue unlike 3.*

[@mengo329]

I like how he sounds like a crappy clint eastwood impression sometimes

[@angelis1123]

I like to think Dante is still coping after the "death" of Vergil in 1...

[@Tumini1026]

"King? Here's your crown" is such a good line lmao. I don't feel like this Dante was completely out of character since he has seen some shit, but the delivery of some lines is what makes him weird xD Reuben can say depressive shit and still sound within character

[@lloydaaronmenioria4447]

A Matured Dante

[@hoangvuminh6436]

What this game lack is making gunslinger style more stylish

[@soehartobgst5716]

Ketika dante sudah tidak ada stock pizza dan sundae strawbarry lebah suka :

[@NingenKaijin2006]

Secara harfiah, ini dante setelah kehilangan vergil setelah terpaksa membunuh nya karena dikendalikan sama mundus

[@JamiroquaiEnjoyer]

Dante lagi badmood banget

[@soehartobgst5716]

​@@NingenKaijin2006 Mental dititik rendah langsung

[@soehartobgst5716]

​@@JamiroquaiEnjoyer jiwa Vergil merasukinya

[@MegaBondagemon]

Serious question: Are these the only lines Dante has throughout the whole game? Just over a minute of dialogs?

[@Mort3000]

Yep they are, I know weird given how much he's usually shit talking demons.

[@darkincognito3826]

😂

[@azazel166]

Yes, he was not in the mood during the second game.

[@darkincognito3826]

@@azazel166 Lol

[@kinghashbrown7998]

pretty sure dante turned 14 in this game

[@JavierHardeman199X]

This Dante is 14? Damn you anime logic

[@Zoapman]

I played this game and didn't even realize he talks too little.

[@MetalSword106]

0:03 Not sure if Dante or Dent

[@mari-xp5my]

you think this is the bottom of depression and dullness? try x0.5 speed and then regret it

[@NamiNade-kz7ew]

Is inner vergil come to dante

[@sybreed9121]

no reuben no dante

[@420lildonn]

Its like Dante is doing a Jotaro impression

[@JavierHardeman199X]

Considering that Capcom did made JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Heritage of the future that's probably not too far off

[@paperguy3738]

Dante impersonating vergil

[@Starlight_8]

Imagine if He became Depressed after DMC 1

[@LylaFur]

he did

[@m0nnST4R]

Im just saying this is my favorite dmc outfit....but hey dante got his groove back in dmc 3 soooo

[@dinorex3464]

I sincerely hope Matthew Kraminsky got paid. He did a good job despite the character being butchered.

[@Abdo-jw5ff]

Dmc 2 best shooting game ever

[@Lefty8013]

Dante of Rivia

[@garryhlambert]

then he became old

[@eggsack806]

Yo , I might be tripping or just dumb for catching this now, but I think the song that plays as dante rides the cavaliere sounds verrrrry similar to the dmc 2 ending song

[@Not_Alan_Wake]

But it's just instrumental Subhuman

[@ViolentMuffin]

Well, they saved money on voice acting. xD

[@nikolaykukin6707]

Youyouyouyouyouyouyouyou

[@ksli8960]

the ending got me would be better using a mod made dmc2 dante replace that dante

[@KelfisTheRobot]

Why do Vergil dressed like Dante and using his weapons?