Devil May Cry | Understand the Franchise's Chronological Order
Updated on August 11, 2022 at 01:50 PMPaulo Coelho
Devil May Cry's story is full of plot twists and the order of the games ends up getting mixed up
With the announcement of the new Devil May Cry saga game, many fans are left wondering: Where does this chapter fit in with the other games? We at Trecobox are here to clear up that confusion. The creator of DMC is Hideki Kamiya. After graduating in game design, he tried his career at SEGA, but got a huge rejection, received a chance at Namco, however his creativity was limited at the company. Because of his desire to grow, Kamiya arrived at Capcom in 1994. His first work was Resident Evil, later becoming the director of Resident Evil 2. Wanting to implement an innovative idea, during the development of RE 4, he developed a character who fought with a sword and vibrated every time he defeated an enemy. Capcom rejected this "continuation" of Resident Evil, but took the idea and thus Devil May Cry was born.
In chronological order, the first game is the much-loved DMC 3. Released in February 2006, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening tells the events of when Dante opens his demon-hunting agency. A man called Arkham, using various demons with business cards, calls Dante to meet his half-brother, Vergil. After defeating the demons, a tower rises in the middle of the city and Dante senses his brother's presence there. He then accepts the challenge and goes there to confront him. During the story, we meet one of the female characters in the DMC saga, Mary, who was later nicknamed Lady by Dante himself. With several wonderful fights and one of the best plots, DMC 3 is said to be the best of all the franchise's games released so far.
The second game is the one that brought the fame. Simply called Devil May Cry, released in 2001, the game begins with Dante being attacked by a woman who later introduces herself as Trish. Dante dodges her attacks. Trish then says she attacked him solely to test his moves. She also says that Mundus, the demon Dante blames for the death of his mother and brother, is about to emerge in the human world. Dante then accepts the job proposal and heads to a castle to complete his mission. On top of that, he takes the opportunity to take out all the hatred he feels for Mundus destroying his family.
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The third game in the chronology is Devil May Cry 4, which was released in January 2008. The game is a direct sequel to Devil May Cry (the first one) and brings a new protagonist, Nero. He's a young half-human, half-demon, like Dante, who belongs to a group of worshippers of Sparda (father of Dante and Vergil) and has the mission to protect sect members against demons that threaten them. The story begins with Dante invading one of the sect's masses and assassinating Sanctus, the "Pope" of the church that idolizes Sparda. Because of this, Dante, who was previously seen as an ally for being Sparda's son, becomes the target of Nero's fury, and we'll have to go defeat him, as well as discover why Dante took such action.
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The fourth game in the chronology is precisely the one announced at E3 2018, during Microsoft's conference, Devil May Cry 5, which is scheduled to launch in mid-October 2019.
Based on Devil May Cry Light Novels N°1 and N°2, the game has 3 protagonists: Nero, who is one of the protagonists of the fourth edition, Tony Redgrave, Dante's alter ego, and Nico, granddaughter of Nell Goldstein. For those who don't know, Nell Goldstein was the one who made Dante's weapons in the first Novel, Ebony and Ivory, which are the main pistols he uses throughout the franchise. Nico will be the support. She is the owner of .45 Caliber Works and the one who will provide the arms for Nero to be able to fight.
One of the things that confuses fans a lot about the chronological order is precisely when the novels take place. The first one occurs before DMC 3 and tells the story of Dante and Nell's relationship. The second novel takes place after Devil May Cry and before Devil May Cry 2. Because Devil May Cry 4 happens almost immediately after the first game, it's possible to fit Devil May Cry 5 in this position.
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And the fifth and final game is precisely the "Forgettable" Devil May Cry 2. Released in January 2003, the game tells the story of Dante and Lucia fighting to stop Arius, who wishes to summon the demon Argosax and gain supreme power.
Because it has an extremely simple and straightforward plot, Devil May Cry 2 focused heavily on the soundtrack and took advantage of the previous game's gameplay. However, it brought a much more serious Dante and a supporting character who serves to fill in the gaps that Dante's route leaves.
Now that we know the chronological order, all that's left is to wait and see how the entire plot of Devil May Cry 5 will unfold and how Capcom will take advantage of the Light Novels' stories.
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