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The infamous scene
Today I would like to re-examine this contentious topic, using guides and statements available regarding this sequence in the first game.
unknown.png (412×182) (discordapp.com)
ムンドゥスが翼を羽ばたかせると、神殿はー瞬にしてその存在を失い、世界は星の海に包まれた。広大な宇宙にただ両者のみが対時する。
As Mundus flapped his wings, the temple instantly lost its existence and the world was enveloped in a sea of stars. Only the two sides were facing each other in the vastness of space.
Alternatively:
When Mundus flaps his wings, The temple lost its existence in an instant, The world was surrounded by a sea of stars. Only both of them face the vast universe.
A fluent translator on discord got this:
unknown.png (1165×546) (discordapp.com)
“As Mundus flapped his wings, the temple ceased to exist in an instant and the world was enveloped in a sea of stars. In the vastness of the universe, only two people faced each other.”
kfFgsKF.png (837×1226) (discordapp.com)
心身の深遠なる場から魔力解き放ち、ダンテはその身を魔人に変視させた。地を蹴り、無限に広がる暗黒の空へ飛び立つ。その深皃工の瞳に、ただ魔帝の暗灰色の姿のみを映して。人知を超えた領域で伝説の戦いがいま始まった。
Unleashing the magic power from the profound field of his mind and body, Dante transformed his body into a demon. He kicked the ground and took off into the infinitely expanding dark sky. In his deep diamond eyes, he saw only the dark gray figure of the Demon Emperor. In a realm beyond human comprehension, a legendary battle has now begun.
Alternatively:
Unleashing his magic from the deepest places of his mind and body. Dante transformed his body into a demon. He kicked the earth and took off into the dark sky that stretched endlessly. In that crimson evasion. The only reflection of the demon emperor's dark gray figure in his crimson aperture. In the mirror realm beyond human knowledge, the legendary battle has now begun.
s0LD9e4.png (459×612) (discordapp.com)
relevant quote:
After finishing the battle in the Demon Emperor's Space "Heaven", the stage is moved to the Demon Emperor's Space "Earth" to fight the second form of Mundus.
latest.png (992×525) (discordapp.com)
the English DMC 1 guide (which had game staff input) also calls the space the same thing.
Conclusion:
Overall the Guides at the very minimum treat this space as real, with a sea of stars in it.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/734273402726121472/734815958308356148/unknown-1.png
The supreme king of the demon world with power equal to that of Mundus.
Demonic rulers = Abigail and Argosax
This is relevant in the aspect that Argosax demonstrated a low 2c feat.
https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User:Mister6ame6/Sandbox
“The World Energy is capable to warp the space-time in a Universal scale,can create time paradoxes,can affect not only the present, but also the past and future and is capable to warp the entire of the universe”
This is currently accepted, most recently here:
https://vsbattles.com/threads/fixin...some-haxs-additions-for-devil-may-cry.109978/
So essentially the universe creation feat is consistent.
Easily the most contentious thing regarding this sequence. Kamiya's wog has a weird history of acceptance on this website, sometimes dismissed entirely, sometimes accepted (Ex: Bayonetta's current 3-a rating via Jubileus)
To start, i would like to preface Kamiya has a strange rule set that if broken leads to his trollish answers:
The general rule is if Kamiya hasn't blocked you or responded in a trollish way, he probably means his answer. An example would be giving details on Dante's life:
Translations for Kamiya’s other tweets about Dante and Trish’s living situation : DevilMayCry (reddit.com)
With that said, Kamiya has been asked on the Mundus sequence before, and i would like to re explore his answers.
When asked whether the sequence was accurate, Kamiya responds with "universe"
He later gets asked if the sequence is real, and responds by relinking his old universe answer
When asked once more if what he said was correct, he says to refer to his old answer
This paints a picture of consistency, at least to his stated intent for the scene. Keep in mind that staff that worked with Kamiya mention in the 3.1.4.2. book about the intended space scenes, and the sequence is flat stated as having happened in the Japanese game guide, which was released years before these twitter questions.
(6) Documents & Profiles - Devil May Cry 5 [PS4/Xbox One] - YouTube
Screenshot_2020-04-18-23-35-47.png (960×540) (discordapp.com)
The qliphoth has the power to physically fuse both the demon world and human worlds (both universes).
DMC.png (793×410) (discordapp.com)
DMC.png (737×408) (discordapp.com)
Mundus teleporting or creating portals requires the usage of demon sigils.
When he creates this realm, he does this:
He does not use sigils. Bfr also makes no sense, as that would mean he would reverse bfr dante when he lost, which is completely out of character for mundus. Dante also cannot travel out of dimensions, as he did not have Yamato at this time.
Furthermore, this screenshot addresses another issue with it being bfr/dimensional travel:
However this is simply because mundus was sustaining it. This is consistent with statements that his death would cause the collapse of the demon world.
(3) Devil May Cry 1 HD: Dante vs Mundus/The Ending - YouTube
unknown.png (783×512) (discordapp.com)
unknown.png (761×500) (discordapp.com)
The reason the underworld does not collapse is Dante seals Mundus.
unknown.png (780×436) (discordapp.com)
Since this feat is the creation of a full universe, alongside demonic world energy being accepted as fourth dimensional, this feat is low 2-c
Today I would like to re-examine this contentious topic, using guides and statements available regarding this sequence in the first game.
1. Commentary from staff from the 3.1.4.2 artbook
Discussion regarding the changes between the "space and ground" sections of the mundus fight from developers of the first game2. Statements from the DMC 1 Japanese Game Guide
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/429323557651087382/808518547068289084/q1Bm6dr.pngunknown.png (412×182) (discordapp.com)
ムンドゥスが翼を羽ばたかせると、神殿はー瞬にしてその存在を失い、世界は星の海に包まれた。広大な宇宙にただ両者のみが対時する。
As Mundus flapped his wings, the temple instantly lost its existence and the world was enveloped in a sea of stars. Only the two sides were facing each other in the vastness of space.
Alternatively:
When Mundus flaps his wings, The temple lost its existence in an instant, The world was surrounded by a sea of stars. Only both of them face the vast universe.
A fluent translator on discord got this:
unknown.png (1165×546) (discordapp.com)
“As Mundus flapped his wings, the temple ceased to exist in an instant and the world was enveloped in a sea of stars. In the vastness of the universe, only two people faced each other.”
kfFgsKF.png (837×1226) (discordapp.com)
心身の深遠なる場から魔力解き放ち、ダンテはその身を魔人に変視させた。地を蹴り、無限に広がる暗黒の空へ飛び立つ。その深皃工の瞳に、ただ魔帝の暗灰色の姿のみを映して。人知を超えた領域で伝説の戦いがいま始まった。
Unleashing the magic power from the profound field of his mind and body, Dante transformed his body into a demon. He kicked the ground and took off into the infinitely expanding dark sky. In his deep diamond eyes, he saw only the dark gray figure of the Demon Emperor. In a realm beyond human comprehension, a legendary battle has now begun.
Alternatively:
Unleashing his magic from the deepest places of his mind and body. Dante transformed his body into a demon. He kicked the earth and took off into the dark sky that stretched endlessly. In that crimson evasion. The only reflection of the demon emperor's dark gray figure in his crimson aperture. In the mirror realm beyond human knowledge, the legendary battle has now begun.
s0LD9e4.png (459×612) (discordapp.com)
relevant quote:
After finishing the battle in the Demon Emperor's Space "Heaven", the stage is moved to the Demon Emperor's Space "Earth" to fight the second form of Mundus.
latest.png (992×525) (discordapp.com)
the English DMC 1 guide (which had game staff input) also calls the space the same thing.
Conclusion:
Overall the Guides at the very minimum treat this space as real, with a sea of stars in it.
3. Demonic World energy/Consistency
Mundus is stated twice to be equal in power to argosax.https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/734273402726121472/734815958308356148/unknown-1.png
The supreme king of the demon world with power equal to that of Mundus.
Demonic rulers = Abigail and Argosax
This is relevant in the aspect that Argosax demonstrated a low 2c feat.
https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User:Mister6ame6/Sandbox
“The World Energy is capable to warp the space-time in a Universal scale,can create time paradoxes,can affect not only the present, but also the past and future and is capable to warp the entire of the universe”
This is currently accepted, most recently here:
https://vsbattles.com/threads/fixin...some-haxs-additions-for-devil-may-cry.109978/
So essentially the universe creation feat is consistent.
4. Kamiya's WoG
Easily the most contentious thing regarding this sequence. Kamiya's wog has a weird history of acceptance on this website, sometimes dismissed entirely, sometimes accepted (Ex: Bayonetta's current 3-a rating via Jubileus)
To start, i would like to preface Kamiya has a strange rule set that if broken leads to his trollish answers:
The general rule is if Kamiya hasn't blocked you or responded in a trollish way, he probably means his answer. An example would be giving details on Dante's life:
Translations for Kamiya’s other tweets about Dante and Trish’s living situation : DevilMayCry (reddit.com)
With that said, Kamiya has been asked on the Mundus sequence before, and i would like to re explore his answers.
When asked whether the sequence was accurate, Kamiya responds with "universe"
He later gets asked if the sequence is real, and responds by relinking his old universe answer
When asked once more if what he said was correct, he says to refer to his old answer
This paints a picture of consistency, at least to his stated intent for the scene. Keep in mind that staff that worked with Kamiya mention in the 3.1.4.2. book about the intended space scenes, and the sequence is flat stated as having happened in the Japanese game guide, which was released years before these twitter questions.
Bonus
Mundus is empowered by the Qliphoth.(6) Documents & Profiles - Devil May Cry 5 [PS4/Xbox One] - YouTube
Screenshot_2020-04-18-23-35-47.png (960×540) (discordapp.com)
The qliphoth has the power to physically fuse both the demon world and human worlds (both universes).
DMC.png (793×410) (discordapp.com)
DMC.png (737×408) (discordapp.com)
Is it BFR?
Mundus teleporting or creating portals requires the usage of demon sigils.
When he creates this realm, he does this:
He does not use sigils. Bfr also makes no sense, as that would mean he would reverse bfr dante when he lost, which is completely out of character for mundus. Dante also cannot travel out of dimensions, as he did not have Yamato at this time.
Furthermore, this screenshot addresses another issue with it being bfr/dimensional travel:
Why does the space disappear when mundus is defeated
When mundus is defeated, the realm dante was in disappearsHowever this is simply because mundus was sustaining it. This is consistent with statements that his death would cause the collapse of the demon world.
(3) Devil May Cry 1 HD: Dante vs Mundus/The Ending - YouTube
unknown.png (783×512) (discordapp.com)
unknown.png (761×500) (discordapp.com)
The reason the underworld does not collapse is Dante seals Mundus.
unknown.png (780×436) (discordapp.com)
Conclusion
Guidebooks + WoG support the space shown in the scene to be real. WoG states it was a universe that was produced. BFR is unsupported given the scene itself, and how Mundus is shown to use dimensional travel. The reason the space collapses is the near death of Mundus.Since this feat is the creation of a full universe, alongside demonic world energy being accepted as fourth dimensional, this feat is low 2-c
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