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□ Name: Kenkai
□ Age: 24
□ Contact: Kenkai_chan @ plurk | kenkai.rp@gmail.com
□ Journal: this_is_kenkai (note: I do not use this journal ever)
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Nope
□ Is this a re-application of a dropped character? If yes, when was the character dropped?: n/a
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□ Name: Dante
□ Journal: poked_heart
□ Series: DmC: Devil May Cry
□ Canon point: The beginning of Mission 16, when he and Vergil break into Mundus’ stronghold
□ History: http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Dante_(DmC)
□ Personality: - One good, superficial look at Dante, and many would label him as “punk”. It’s not entirely untrue, either. You can see it in his cocky smirk, in the way he coldly dismisses any concern for the greater good, and how he swears without a thought to ettiquette. When he was first recruited by Vergil towards the beginning of the game, he claimed to not give a shit, unconcerned about saving the world or humanity. He’s rather shameless; when Kat banged on his door to get him up, Dante opened the door in naught but his birthday suit. Even as Kat briefly stared in surprise, Dante didn’t seem at all phased or apologetic; he just asked who she was. He also likes to flirt. One such example is when he played off of Vergil’s warning that things were going to get a little rough by suggestively winking at Kat and remarking that he “likes it rough”. All in all, Dante pays little mind to what others think of him or his behavior.
Given his checkered past, it’s no surprise he doesn’t care. Ever since he was young, Dante has clashed repeatedly with authority. It began with the nurse at the orphanage, a demon in disguise, who tried to kill him. Dante fought back and won, and ever since then, he’s led his life the way he wanted to, regardless of what society thought. When a demon could attack at any moment, and when that moment can be the last of Dante’s life, why hold back?
And he does not hold back. There’s little Dante does not do or has dabbled in. The opening cut scenes show him at a club, later going home (bottle of booze in tow) with two of the dancers and having a one night ménage à trois with the ladies. During his fight with Bob Barbas, the demon anchorman airs a broadcast about Dante’s past, mentioning that he’s been involved with gangs and has killed many, including the nurse at the orphanage. He’s been in and out of several juvenile centers. On his way to Bob, Dante makes a remark that he can’t believe he’s breaking into a prison, hinting that he’s broken out of them before. Bob also mentions that he’s a known “sexual deviant”. Not that Dante cares; he laughs the whole broadcast off.
Yes, all the above attributes say a lot about Dante and his attitude towards society. He lives on the fringes of it, and he certainly tries to give the impression he’s unconcerned about anyone else’s well-being but his own. However, over the course of the game, we begin to see that’s not true. His true nature begins to reveal itself when Vergil brings him to Paradise, an abandoned estate, which he claims to have been Dante’s childhood home. As Dante makes his way through the mansion, he begins to remember his blotted out past. He becomes sadder – and angrier – as he reclaims his lost memories. His mother was killed in front of his eyes, and he and his brother were separated. He demands to know more, about what happened and who did this to him. He lost his family and what normalcy he ever had; he wants payback. The only times we see him be truly sad or thoughtful is when he thinks about his family, especially his mother. Before his time in Paradise, he can hardly remember her, and he looks distressed when he tries to remember more but can’t. Afterwards, it’s a source of pain and anger for him. Even the fate of his father doesn’t exactly instill him with good feelings. While he tries to distance himself from his father and his demonic heritage, seen when he tells Phineas he’s nothing like Sparda because he was a demon, it’s safe to say he likely would never have wished eternal torment and suffering upon his father.
So, Dante’s not so bad a person as he first appears to be. He’s also a lot more trusting than he lets on. When he initially meets Vergil, he dismisses his efforts to save humanity. “I’m more a loner. You know, work alone, trust issues, all that.” Yet, as soon as Vergil mentions he can show Dante his past, he’s willing to believe him and comes along with him to Paradise. Vergil ultimately proved to be telling the truth, but Dante had no way of knowing that before he came to the mansion. Clearly he’s not so cynical and untrusting as he lets on. Given his criminal history and the people he’s likely been associated with for most of his life, it’s possible he simply suppresses his more trusting nature so it’s not taken advantage of. Despite being the leader of a terrorist organization, Vergil clearly wasn’t a bad guy, so Dante may have simply lowered his guard a little. After his romp through Paradise, and remembering Vergil is his brother, Dante’s suspicions are swept away, and he agrees full-heartedly to help Vergil with his plans.
From that moment on, Dante trusts Vergil implicitly. He questions and argues against some of his decisions, especially where Kat is concerned, but otherwise, he trusts his twin’s intellect and plans. Even after years of being apart and having forgotten each other, the twins bond and act like brothers again in a short amount of time. They take jabs at each other like brothers do (“I’m smarter.” “I’m better looking.”). With vastly different backgrounds, the twins are, in some ways, complete polar opposites. Vergil relies on intellect, cunning, and manipulation, and during fights is more agile and quick. Whereas Dante is the muscle, the tank; he carries out Vergil’s plans, and hits hard. They complement each other, despite their differences, and make a great team.
Around Vergil, it becomes very clear that Dante doesn’t usually mince his words. He’s quite blunt and to the point. While his brother likes to go on long winded speeches, Dante keeps things short. To him, there’s no need to waste words. He usually sums up Vergil’s verbosity, as a way to make sure he understands what’s going on, and perhaps to slightly barb his brother for being so unnecessarily wordy.
As much as Dante loves his brother, as much as he is loyal to him and cares about him, he would not compromise his morals for him. In the end, he fights his brother to protect humanity from being ruled by another non-human, believing humanity could solve its own problems and live without a demon or Nephilim reigning over them. Despite not being human himself, Dante believes in humanity, and vows to protect them from anyone who would seek to harm them or take away their freedom, even from his own brother, if need be. During his confrontation with Vergil, he points out that the reason they beat Mundus was because of Kat, a human. Though she never fought, it was her who saved Dante’s life, who got him in and out of Limbo, who held out under torture to protect Vergil, and who gave them the information and plans needed to get through Mundus’ stronghold. For all that he tries to play himself off as an uncaring bad-ass, Dante has a big heart, and that heart tells him to do the right thing. He will follow his heart and gut, even if it means drawing his sword against his brother to protect humanity – and ultimately Kat, his one true friend.
As a former criminal and gang member/associate, it’s very unlikely Dante had many friends growing up. It takes him awhile to warm up and trust others, though when he does, he sticks by them through anything. This is most clear with Kat, resident psychic and Vergil’s right hand woman. Kat risks her life to save Dante’s, and helps him out numerous times through the game. Dante begins to trust her, and he earns her trust in return. When the SWAT teams break into The Order’s hideout, Dante is powerless to save Kat from them, as he is stuck in Limbo. He promises her he’ll come back for her, and he does. An opportunity arises when he remembers what Phineas told him: Mundus had a mistress carrying his child, his heir. Despite Vergil’s protests, Dante decides to use Lilith, the mistress, as a means to negotiate Kat’s release, even though it would have been a great way to strike a blow against Mundus. As much as Dante wanted to take Mundus down, he values Kat’s life over his objective, because she is his friend.
Last, but not least, Dante has a strange affinity for puns. The punk likes to have fun, especially at his enemies’ expense, and he can’t seem to help but make really terrible puns, either about his opponents or the situation at hand. He also likes to antagonize the demons he’s fighting (usually with said terrible pun involved). He refers to Lilith as Barbie, because of her bright blond wig, for example. He subjects anyone and everyone to it, and has no shame in doing so.
□ Age: Between 18-21 years of age, by my guess. The game gives absolutely no indication of his age. Even his backstory doesn’t give us a good timeline of events, so there is very little to work off of aside from his appearance and his maturity. He definitely appears to be a young adult. For the sake of picking a number, I’ll go with 20.
□ Gender: Male, both physically and mentally.
□ Appearance: You wouldn’t be able to tell he’s a Nephilim by looking at him. Dante appears to be just as human as anyone else. He stands at about average height, somewhere between 5’10” – 6’. And every inch of him is muscled and well built. Yep, he’s got a six pack, a tight ass and he’s good to look at. A part of it may be from his heritage, but most of it is likely from all the years from fighting demons and authority alike (mostly the police).
He has brown hair, currently with a streak of white on the side from when he first initiated his Devil Trigger. It’s cut/shaved on the sides and left unkempt at the top, giving him a sort of quasi-mohawk. His eyes appear to be a gray/very light blue color, depending on the lighting, which turn red when he’s in his Devil Trigger form.
Clothing wise, he definitely goes with a punk sort of look. His outfit in the game consists of a gray “wife beater” shirt, blue jeans, boots and his signature jacket, which appears to be leather and for some reason has the Union Jack patched on the left sleeve. Punk, yes, but still rather simple and arguably comfortable. Given his personality, he’d likely prioritize durability and comfort over style, though that it isn’t to say he’d completely sacrifice the latter. But there’s not much point in wearing nice clothes all the time when you have a 50/50 shot of getting sucked into Limbo and those clothes getting torn up by demons.
□ Abilities/Powers: Dante is a Nephilim, a half angel, half demon hybrid. He’s got the best of both worlds, and his inherited powers are substantial to boot:
- Rebellion: This powerful sword was left to him by his parents, after his mother died and his father hid him and Vergil safely amongst the humans. It’s huge (think claymore) and it hits hard, easily cutting through most demons. But this weapon’s true potential lies in its ability to transform into other weapons, including a scythe, a battle axe, and oversized shuriken. Each weapon has their own unique style and usage, drawing from either Dante’s angelic or demonic powers. Dante wields each weapon effortlessly, as he is:
- Weapons Master: With every new weapon Dante acquires (from a shotgun to grappling hooks), he quickly masters them. The only learning curve he encounters is learning deadlier and more complicated attacks (which are translated in the game as the weapon upgrade system).
- Superior stamina: this guy can fight through hordes of demon without breaking a sweat. He’s never seen as exhausted or worn out after a fight. Heck, he fought a huge, powerful Hunter demon while he was hungover and won.
- Above human strength: in one of his flashbacks, Dante is seen being taken down by police. Several of them, possibly a whole battalion or squad, who, I should add, had riot gear on. It took that many to take one kid down. This is very likely from his Nephilim heritage, though he’s probably built up quite a bit on his own from all his years of fighting. It takes a lot of muscle to swing that sword of his around.
- Reflexes: because you’re not going to survive the legions of Hell without being able to dodge their attacks. Again, likely a result from his heritage.
- Double Jump / Angel Glide: the former is self-explanatory. The latter is an angelic ability to briefly glide through the air. While it’s not flying, it definitely beats having to jump everywhere.
- Devil Trigger: this one is the doozy. If Dante stores up enough demonic energy, he can unleash his full demonic power. It transforms him physically: his hair turns completely white, his eyes glow red, his torso emits a red aura, and the veins in his face become pronounced and also glow red. With his Devil Trigger unleashed, Dante quickly regenerates health, while his strength is ramped up. Time also slows down, and almost any enemy nearby is launched and suspended in the air, giving him ample time to slice them up.
□ Personal Items:
- The pendant given to him by his mother (the one with the red stone that he wears all the time)
- Ebony and Ivory (his handguns)
□ First Person Sample: Thread can be found here: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15446038#cmt15446038 . Original tag for reference: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15443990#cmt15443990
□ Third Person Sample: Thread is here: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15447318#cmt15447318 . See above for original tag.
□ Name: Kenkai
□ Age: 24
□ Contact: Kenkai_chan @ plurk | kenkai.rp@gmail.com
□ Journal: this_is_kenkai (note: I do not use this journal ever)
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Nope
□ Is this a re-application of a dropped character? If yes, when was the character dropped?: n/a
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□ Name: Dante
□ Journal: poked_heart
□ Series: DmC: Devil May Cry
□ Canon point: The beginning of Mission 16, when he and Vergil break into Mundus’ stronghold
□ History: http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Dante_(DmC)
□ Personality: - One good, superficial look at Dante, and many would label him as “punk”. It’s not entirely untrue, either. You can see it in his cocky smirk, in the way he coldly dismisses any concern for the greater good, and how he swears without a thought to ettiquette. When he was first recruited by Vergil towards the beginning of the game, he claimed to not give a shit, unconcerned about saving the world or humanity. He’s rather shameless; when Kat banged on his door to get him up, Dante opened the door in naught but his birthday suit. Even as Kat briefly stared in surprise, Dante didn’t seem at all phased or apologetic; he just asked who she was. He also likes to flirt. One such example is when he played off of Vergil’s warning that things were going to get a little rough by suggestively winking at Kat and remarking that he “likes it rough”. All in all, Dante pays little mind to what others think of him or his behavior.
Given his checkered past, it’s no surprise he doesn’t care. Ever since he was young, Dante has clashed repeatedly with authority. It began with the nurse at the orphanage, a demon in disguise, who tried to kill him. Dante fought back and won, and ever since then, he’s led his life the way he wanted to, regardless of what society thought. When a demon could attack at any moment, and when that moment can be the last of Dante’s life, why hold back?
And he does not hold back. There’s little Dante does not do or has dabbled in. The opening cut scenes show him at a club, later going home (bottle of booze in tow) with two of the dancers and having a one night ménage à trois with the ladies. During his fight with Bob Barbas, the demon anchorman airs a broadcast about Dante’s past, mentioning that he’s been involved with gangs and has killed many, including the nurse at the orphanage. He’s been in and out of several juvenile centers. On his way to Bob, Dante makes a remark that he can’t believe he’s breaking into a prison, hinting that he’s broken out of them before. Bob also mentions that he’s a known “sexual deviant”. Not that Dante cares; he laughs the whole broadcast off.
Yes, all the above attributes say a lot about Dante and his attitude towards society. He lives on the fringes of it, and he certainly tries to give the impression he’s unconcerned about anyone else’s well-being but his own. However, over the course of the game, we begin to see that’s not true. His true nature begins to reveal itself when Vergil brings him to Paradise, an abandoned estate, which he claims to have been Dante’s childhood home. As Dante makes his way through the mansion, he begins to remember his blotted out past. He becomes sadder – and angrier – as he reclaims his lost memories. His mother was killed in front of his eyes, and he and his brother were separated. He demands to know more, about what happened and who did this to him. He lost his family and what normalcy he ever had; he wants payback. The only times we see him be truly sad or thoughtful is when he thinks about his family, especially his mother. Before his time in Paradise, he can hardly remember her, and he looks distressed when he tries to remember more but can’t. Afterwards, it’s a source of pain and anger for him. Even the fate of his father doesn’t exactly instill him with good feelings. While he tries to distance himself from his father and his demonic heritage, seen when he tells Phineas he’s nothing like Sparda because he was a demon, it’s safe to say he likely would never have wished eternal torment and suffering upon his father.
So, Dante’s not so bad a person as he first appears to be. He’s also a lot more trusting than he lets on. When he initially meets Vergil, he dismisses his efforts to save humanity. “I’m more a loner. You know, work alone, trust issues, all that.” Yet, as soon as Vergil mentions he can show Dante his past, he’s willing to believe him and comes along with him to Paradise. Vergil ultimately proved to be telling the truth, but Dante had no way of knowing that before he came to the mansion. Clearly he’s not so cynical and untrusting as he lets on. Given his criminal history and the people he’s likely been associated with for most of his life, it’s possible he simply suppresses his more trusting nature so it’s not taken advantage of. Despite being the leader of a terrorist organization, Vergil clearly wasn’t a bad guy, so Dante may have simply lowered his guard a little. After his romp through Paradise, and remembering Vergil is his brother, Dante’s suspicions are swept away, and he agrees full-heartedly to help Vergil with his plans.
From that moment on, Dante trusts Vergil implicitly. He questions and argues against some of his decisions, especially where Kat is concerned, but otherwise, he trusts his twin’s intellect and plans. Even after years of being apart and having forgotten each other, the twins bond and act like brothers again in a short amount of time. They take jabs at each other like brothers do (“I’m smarter.” “I’m better looking.”). With vastly different backgrounds, the twins are, in some ways, complete polar opposites. Vergil relies on intellect, cunning, and manipulation, and during fights is more agile and quick. Whereas Dante is the muscle, the tank; he carries out Vergil’s plans, and hits hard. They complement each other, despite their differences, and make a great team.
Around Vergil, it becomes very clear that Dante doesn’t usually mince his words. He’s quite blunt and to the point. While his brother likes to go on long winded speeches, Dante keeps things short. To him, there’s no need to waste words. He usually sums up Vergil’s verbosity, as a way to make sure he understands what’s going on, and perhaps to slightly barb his brother for being so unnecessarily wordy.
As much as Dante loves his brother, as much as he is loyal to him and cares about him, he would not compromise his morals for him. In the end, he fights his brother to protect humanity from being ruled by another non-human, believing humanity could solve its own problems and live without a demon or Nephilim reigning over them. Despite not being human himself, Dante believes in humanity, and vows to protect them from anyone who would seek to harm them or take away their freedom, even from his own brother, if need be. During his confrontation with Vergil, he points out that the reason they beat Mundus was because of Kat, a human. Though she never fought, it was her who saved Dante’s life, who got him in and out of Limbo, who held out under torture to protect Vergil, and who gave them the information and plans needed to get through Mundus’ stronghold. For all that he tries to play himself off as an uncaring bad-ass, Dante has a big heart, and that heart tells him to do the right thing. He will follow his heart and gut, even if it means drawing his sword against his brother to protect humanity – and ultimately Kat, his one true friend.
As a former criminal and gang member/associate, it’s very unlikely Dante had many friends growing up. It takes him awhile to warm up and trust others, though when he does, he sticks by them through anything. This is most clear with Kat, resident psychic and Vergil’s right hand woman. Kat risks her life to save Dante’s, and helps him out numerous times through the game. Dante begins to trust her, and he earns her trust in return. When the SWAT teams break into The Order’s hideout, Dante is powerless to save Kat from them, as he is stuck in Limbo. He promises her he’ll come back for her, and he does. An opportunity arises when he remembers what Phineas told him: Mundus had a mistress carrying his child, his heir. Despite Vergil’s protests, Dante decides to use Lilith, the mistress, as a means to negotiate Kat’s release, even though it would have been a great way to strike a blow against Mundus. As much as Dante wanted to take Mundus down, he values Kat’s life over his objective, because she is his friend.
Last, but not least, Dante has a strange affinity for puns. The punk likes to have fun, especially at his enemies’ expense, and he can’t seem to help but make really terrible puns, either about his opponents or the situation at hand. He also likes to antagonize the demons he’s fighting (usually with said terrible pun involved). He refers to Lilith as Barbie, because of her bright blond wig, for example. He subjects anyone and everyone to it, and has no shame in doing so.
□ Age: Between 18-21 years of age, by my guess. The game gives absolutely no indication of his age. Even his backstory doesn’t give us a good timeline of events, so there is very little to work off of aside from his appearance and his maturity. He definitely appears to be a young adult. For the sake of picking a number, I’ll go with 20.
□ Gender: Male, both physically and mentally.
□ Appearance: You wouldn’t be able to tell he’s a Nephilim by looking at him. Dante appears to be just as human as anyone else. He stands at about average height, somewhere between 5’10” – 6’. And every inch of him is muscled and well built. Yep, he’s got a six pack, a tight ass and he’s good to look at. A part of it may be from his heritage, but most of it is likely from all the years from fighting demons and authority alike (mostly the police).
He has brown hair, currently with a streak of white on the side from when he first initiated his Devil Trigger. It’s cut/shaved on the sides and left unkempt at the top, giving him a sort of quasi-mohawk. His eyes appear to be a gray/very light blue color, depending on the lighting, which turn red when he’s in his Devil Trigger form.
Clothing wise, he definitely goes with a punk sort of look. His outfit in the game consists of a gray “wife beater” shirt, blue jeans, boots and his signature jacket, which appears to be leather and for some reason has the Union Jack patched on the left sleeve. Punk, yes, but still rather simple and arguably comfortable. Given his personality, he’d likely prioritize durability and comfort over style, though that it isn’t to say he’d completely sacrifice the latter. But there’s not much point in wearing nice clothes all the time when you have a 50/50 shot of getting sucked into Limbo and those clothes getting torn up by demons.
□ Abilities/Powers: Dante is a Nephilim, a half angel, half demon hybrid. He’s got the best of both worlds, and his inherited powers are substantial to boot:
- Rebellion: This powerful sword was left to him by his parents, after his mother died and his father hid him and Vergil safely amongst the humans. It’s huge (think claymore) and it hits hard, easily cutting through most demons. But this weapon’s true potential lies in its ability to transform into other weapons, including a scythe, a battle axe, and oversized shuriken. Each weapon has their own unique style and usage, drawing from either Dante’s angelic or demonic powers. Dante wields each weapon effortlessly, as he is:
- Weapons Master: With every new weapon Dante acquires (from a shotgun to grappling hooks), he quickly masters them. The only learning curve he encounters is learning deadlier and more complicated attacks (which are translated in the game as the weapon upgrade system).
- Superior stamina: this guy can fight through hordes of demon without breaking a sweat. He’s never seen as exhausted or worn out after a fight. Heck, he fought a huge, powerful Hunter demon while he was hungover and won.
- Above human strength: in one of his flashbacks, Dante is seen being taken down by police. Several of them, possibly a whole battalion or squad, who, I should add, had riot gear on. It took that many to take one kid down. This is very likely from his Nephilim heritage, though he’s probably built up quite a bit on his own from all his years of fighting. It takes a lot of muscle to swing that sword of his around.
- Reflexes: because you’re not going to survive the legions of Hell without being able to dodge their attacks. Again, likely a result from his heritage.
- Double Jump / Angel Glide: the former is self-explanatory. The latter is an angelic ability to briefly glide through the air. While it’s not flying, it definitely beats having to jump everywhere.
- Devil Trigger: this one is the doozy. If Dante stores up enough demonic energy, he can unleash his full demonic power. It transforms him physically: his hair turns completely white, his eyes glow red, his torso emits a red aura, and the veins in his face become pronounced and also glow red. With his Devil Trigger unleashed, Dante quickly regenerates health, while his strength is ramped up. Time also slows down, and almost any enemy nearby is launched and suspended in the air, giving him ample time to slice them up.
□ Personal Items:
- The pendant given to him by his mother (the one with the red stone that he wears all the time)
- Ebony and Ivory (his handguns)
□ First Person Sample: Thread can be found here: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15446038#cmt15446038 . Original tag for reference: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15443990#cmt15443990
□ Third Person Sample: Thread is here: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/26902.html?thread=15447318#cmt15447318 . See above for original tag.
