Devil May Cry 3 (manga)
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| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Shōnen |
| Manga: Devil May Cry 3 | |
| Authored by | Suguro Chayamachi |
| Publisher |  Tokyopop |
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| Original run | 2005 – Present |
| No. of volumes | 3 volumes |
A manga based on the best selling video game Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening was released in Japan and later an English translation was released in 2005. The manga is divided into three parts, Code 1: Dante, Code 2: Vergil, and the upcoming Code 3: Lady.
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[edit] Code 1: Dante
Code 1 includes scenes from Dante's childhood, beginning with the death of Eva and his separation from his twin brother Vergil.
The story begins as Enzo (the "reference" for Dante in the manual for the first Devil May Cry game) enters Dante's still unnamed office, and offers Dante a job of rescuing a girl for a $4,000,000 reward. Dante at first declines, but is drawn into an encounter with demons that resemble characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
[edit] Code 2: Vergil
Code 2: Vergil begins with scenes of a young Vergil fighting a horde of demons on his own, before apparently using his "Devil Trigger" abilities for the first time. In the present day, Vergil encounters Arkham for the first time, and they begin the process of reactivating the gate to the demon world that Sparda sealed. To do so, they must locate and break the seals of the 7 Deadly Sins. Vergil also attempts to steal Dante's amulet, as he does in Devil May Cry 3, but fails for the time being. An encounter with an imprisoned demon briefly activate's Dante's still dormant Devil Trigger ability.
Mary (not yet called Lady) also appears and encounters the girl Alice (whom Dante had "rescued" in Code 1) who leads her into Dante's shop, where Mary has a near encounter with him.
[edit] Code 3: Lady
This code has not been released yet, nor is there a scheduled release date, but if it is like the first two, it will be told from Lady's point of view. The manga artist has reportedly quit the project, so most likely this volume will never exist.[citation needed]
[edit] Main characters
[edit] Dante
Dante is a fictional character that is the main protagonist of the video game franchise Devil May Cry. He is the son of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda and a mortal woman called Eva. Half human and half demon, Dante possesses amazing powers and superhuman abilities.
[edit] Vergil
Vergil is the twin brother of the heroic Dante and one of the two sons of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda. Vergil is, like Dante, a hybrid. His lineage is divided between being half devil and half human, which gives him superhuman abilities. Unlike his brother, he is more serious about his training. His personality is also the opposite of Dante's, having a cold and stoic demeanor as opposed to Dante's wild and thrill-seeking nature.
[edit] Supporting characters
[edit] Enzo
Enzo is the 'agent' of Dante, finding him work to keep him on his toes, and is the rightful landlord of the yet unnamed 'Devil May Cry' agency.
In "Code 2: Vergil", Enzo states that "I've looked after that kid since he came to this town" which suggests two things:
- Dante did not always live in the city where the Devil May Cry agency is located.
- Dante and Enzo have a strong bond which doesn't always show, with Dante calling Enzo names like "Ya tubby -censored-" and "Butterchubs". But nonetheless, it is a bond that lasts for a long time.
Enzo is also quoted as a reference in the Devil May Cry (1) game manual.
[edit] Arkham
Arkham is a mysterious man with supernatural abilities who is one of the main antagonists in the manga and in Devil May Cry 3.
Arkham appears to be educated in the subject of demonology as well as the legend of Sparda. He is bald and has a scar or other disfigurement covering the left side of his face, which is seen to pulsate in one cutscene. Like his daughter Lady, he has different colored eyes.
[edit] Mary (Lady)
Arkham's daughter. While still a normal human, she is also an exceptionally skilled firearms expert and extremely acrobatic in close quarters combat. Like her father, she has different-colored eyes.
[edit] Alice
Alice is the apparent 'Damsel in Distress' of this manga. Although a child, her vanity and impatience lead her to demonic means to accelerate her growth. Her possessed doll 'Rabi' leads her to a being who resembles the Mad Hatter, and she is used as bait to lure Dante out, with a reward offered for her safe return (the reward is actually put up and paid by Rabi). As a child, she resembles the heroine of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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