“ | From that day forth... my arm changed... and a voice echoed, "Power. Give me more power!" And if I become a demon, so be it. I will endure the exile. Anything to protect her. | „ |
~ Nero after activating his Devil Trigger for the first time, Devil May Cry 4 |
Nero is the deuteragonist of the Capcom video game franchise Devil May Cry, making his debut appearance in Devil May Cry 4 as the main protagonist, and returning to the same role in Devil May Cry 5. He is the nephew of legendary Devil Hunter Dante, the son of Vergil and grandson of Sparda.
He is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch in English (who also voices Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Giyu Tomioka in Demon Slayer, and Hajime Hinata in Danganronpa) and by Kaito Ishikawa in Japanese who voices Tenya Ida.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
In General[]
- He seems to be more mentally and emotionally well adjusted than his father and uncle.
- Though he wants power just like Vergil, his reason for it is better. Whilst Vergil mainly wants power just so that he can protect himself, Nero wants power so that he can protect those that he loves.
- He is a pacifist, which is demonstrated when he says he doesn't want to fight Credo in DMC4, and when he told Dante and Vergil there are other ways of settling their differences than fighting.
Devil May Cry 4[]
- He values the lives of other citizens and his girlfriend Kyrie. Such as when he immediately tried to get them all out when Dante was seemingly a threat in the church.
- He and Kyrie always look after and protect other little orphans together.
- He saved Kyrie and a little child from getting attacked or killed by a demon.
- He didn’t want to hurt his stepbrother Credo, trying to talk him down before anything happened.
- He freaks out and screams for Credo when Sanctus kills him. To this day, he still carries the guilt of not being strong enough to save Credo, despite it not even being his fault.
- He defeated Sanctus, saved Kyrie from him, and made sure he did it carefully so that she was okay.
- He saved the world by stopping Sanctus and The Saviour and let Dante sit this one out.
- He loves Kyrie a lot, always protecting her and being kind to her. He even gives her the choice to leave him after she found out he is a demon. Kyrie is the only person Nero always seems to be happy, comfortable and calm with.
Devil May Cry 5[]
- When he was about to have dinner with Kyrie and Nico, a stranger (which was Vergil) appears, and he offers him to have dinner with him.
- He saved Lady from Urizen and took her back to Nico’s van so that she can get some rest.
- He helped carry V when he was feeling weak and slowly dying, and even asked him if he wanted to rest.
- He stood up to Dante and Vergil from pointlessly fighting and stopped the two from killing each other. He even got them to make up, forgive and accept each other so that they no longer constantly fight.
- He was afraid of losing both Dante and Vergil since they left to hell and he didn’t want to be left alone without them.
- He decided to continue defending the world from demons that attack after Dante and Vergil left to hell, doing what Dante wanted him to.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- Despite not being anti-heroic, he still has traits of both Dante and Vergil. Such as the cockiness and brashness of Dante and the lust for power of Vergil, giving him similar flaws they have.
- He is very short tempered and gets angry easily, more so than even his uncle and dad. He’s shown to be violent, lethal and aggressive and frequently curses, and sometimes lashes out at others.
- He can be a little rude sometimes such as not paying attention to his church and just deciding to leave randomly because he gets bored.
External Links[]
- Nero on the Heroes Wiki
- Nero on the Devil May Cry Wiki
- Nero on the Capcom Wiki
- Nero on the Love Exalted Wiki
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