Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

A younger Dante climbs Temen-ni-gru to stop his brother Vergil.

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a 2005 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2, a prequel to the original Devil May Cry set a decade earlier. In an enchanted tower called the Temen-ni-gru, a younger Dante tries to stop his twin brother Vergil from opening a portal to the Demon World. The game introduced combat built on combos and fast-paced action, was praised as a return to form for the series, and was re-released in 2006 as a Special Edition with retooled difficulty, mid-mission checkpoints and Vergil as a playable character; both versions together sold over 2.3 million copies.

Quick Facts

Developer: Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher: Capcom
Director: Hideaki Itsuno
Producer: Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Artist: Daigo Ikeno
Writer: Bingo Morihashi, Takayasu Yanagihara
Composer: Tetsuya Shibata
Series: Devil May Cry

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Background

In the early 1990s, Arkham arrives at Dante's unnamed shop with Vergil's invitation in the form of a demonic attack, and the tower erupts nearby. Inside, Dante is attacked by Mary, Arkham's daughter, who wants revenge for her mother's death, and learns that Vergil and Arkham plan to use both halves of their mother's amulet to connect the human and demon worlds. Vergil defeats Dante at the summit and takes his amulet, but Dante's blood awakens Rebellion and his dormant powers.

After being swallowed by Leviathan, Dante catches Vergil in the tower's basement, where Jester reveals himself as Arkham, who has manipulated them all so he can steal the Force Edge. Dante fights Mary for the right to pursue Arkham, crosses into the demon world and, with Vergil's help, expels the power-maddened Arkham, whom Mary, now calling herself Lady, kills. The brothers fight for the Force Edge, Vergil stays behind as the portal closes, and Dante names his shop Devil May Cry; a post-credits scene shows Vergil charging at Mundus. Dante's four styles, Trickster, Swordmaster, Gunslinger and Royal Guard, debut here.