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Nico is a gag character, the DMC Van is Tier 0
So result?
We make a Nico & Van Co. profile later.
She will have intelligence feats, appropriate resistances, preparation, creation/invention etecetra. And most importantly some non-intrusive limited gag powers and resistances.
Supernatural and Anti-Demon weaponry.
So Result?
More support for extreme survivability for demons via their supernatural nature. More support for supernatural forces ( powers/abilities/weapons/artefacts etectera) having rudimentary abilities like NPI, Soul Hex, Immortality Negation, empowerment and appropriate associated abilities in general for all. Specific powers/abilities/potency etcetera will be awarded to entities on feat by feat basis.
Humanity's Potential
So result?
Supernatural Willpower, Subjective Reality, Reactive Evolution, Accelerated Development, Empowerment will be awarded to all characters demons or humans, for having potential to evolve. Those with awakened humanity will have it to far, far greater extent. Context sensitive abilities, powers and statistics will be noted on a feat by feat basis. This will be a verse specific power and will be elaborated later on.
Emphatic & Mind Hax
Low Tier Sparda Physiology
High Tier Sparda Physiology
The van is repeatedly shown to be performing ridiculous feats, throughout the story. It is an extension of the Nico. While it does takes place, it is treated as comic relief for for players. Same goes for Nico hurting a Empusa with a smoke. Or hurting Empusas with the van. I have seen various times how Nico or the van is used as some sort of anti-feat for being able to function under presence of demonic energy or being able to hurt or kill said immortal demons. When that is not how things would work.
1) She is a main character with a purpose, which is not suited for her to be presented in anyway shape or form be victim to demons. It would break her character and story. It would instead be a feat for her. Not the other way around.
2) She is an extra-ordinary genius for being able to work on demonic matter anyways, which would also warrant resistances to it.
1) She is a main character with a purpose, which is not suited for her to be presented in anyway shape or form be victim to demons. It would break her character and story. It would instead be a feat for her. Not the other way around.
2) She is an extra-ordinary genius for being able to work on demonic matter anyways, which would also warrant resistances to it.
We make a Nico & Van Co. profile later.
She will have intelligence feats, appropriate resistances, preparation, creation/invention etecetra. And most importantly some non-intrusive limited gag powers and resistances.
Supernatural and Anti-Demon weaponry.
Weapons designed for hurting and killing demons have been existing since ancient times, just like our own real world. For example holy water and magic, silver, spiritual powers, magical powers, alchemy etc. Demonic energy itself can be used to kill demons, since that's how fights go in demon world, how else would they be able to overcome metaphysical existence and immortality of demons after all? Lady herself uses silver bullets to harm demons for example, since she cannot magically create demons like Dante/Trish. Demonic matter is anything that is derived from demons, the demonic world or just plain infected with energy. Lady also used bike specifically made to outrun demons. There's a secret industry that thrives on this economy. There are various dealers of various trades that secretly tend to demonic and magical world. For example, here is Lady meeting with one such individual.
While masses at large are either unaware or purposely ignorant of the magical world; Government['07 Anime Ep2-3], specific advanced crime syndicates[DMC2 Novel - Chen], guilds, supernatural traders, religious clans[DMC4 Fortuna & DMC2 Vei De Marli - Protectorate Clans], specific corporate companies[DMC2 - Ouroboros], researchers, entire profession of demon hunters and paranormal mercenaries are all well aware of supernatural world.
Overall humans are crafty and persevering, using their creativity and resourcefulness to craft supernatural objects to aid in offense, defense, support and evasion from demons. Or just harness demonic power for their sake of advancements or their own nefarious purposes.
While masses at large are either unaware or purposely ignorant of the magical world; Government['07 Anime Ep2-3], specific advanced crime syndicates[DMC2 Novel - Chen], guilds, supernatural traders, religious clans[DMC4 Fortuna & DMC2 Vei De Marli - Protectorate Clans], specific corporate companies[DMC2 - Ouroboros], researchers, entire profession of demon hunters and paranormal mercenaries are all well aware of supernatural world.
Overall humans are crafty and persevering, using their creativity and resourcefulness to craft supernatural objects to aid in offense, defense, support and evasion from demons. Or just harness demonic power for their sake of advancements or their own nefarious purposes.
More support for extreme survivability for demons via their supernatural nature. More support for supernatural forces ( powers/abilities/weapons/artefacts etectera) having rudimentary abilities like NPI, Soul Hex, Immortality Negation, empowerment and appropriate associated abilities in general for all. Specific powers/abilities/potency etcetera will be awarded to entities on feat by feat basis.
Humanity's Potential
Humans are repeatedly underestimated in the story, sadly it happens on a meta level as well. But that is not the case. Humanity has great potential for power. Humanity is core theme of the series, to be more exact love/empathy/compassion. That is what differentiates humans from demons. Humanity empowered Sparda to rise to apex of his power and defeat forces of hell single handedly. Humanity makes Dante and Nero gain staggering amounts of power. Humanity boosts Lucia to overcame her insecurities and personal demons and grow strong enough to even defeat Arius-Argosax when she couldn't even defeat Arius in human form. Humanity allows Lady to have relentless grit and unbreakable willpower, easily defending against the corruptive natures of demon forces, and pull off super human feats not possible for normal humans. Humanity empowered Trish to defy her former Lord's domination and instead grow attached to Dante, defending and recharging him in key moments and saving his life, it also makes her worthy of wielding Sparda aside from Dante when no else was able to. At the end of DMC5 it allowed Vergil to reach the peak of his power post joining of his human and demon half, even though logistically V has no substantive energy to provide, if at all, only because he went under significant character development and made peace with his humanity. Humanity is what makes Credo retain his pride and honor, and turn against the evil Order of Sword, allowing him to experience a peaceful angelic death.
Dante and Nero teach this same lesson to various evil humans who chased demonic power at the cost of their humanity. Dante even explains mechanics of how power of humanity works. It is in fact responsible magical potential in humans and allows empathetic demons to reach new heights of power.
So it's not a stretch at all to conclude that certain strong willed humans can resist and overcame the negative effects of demons, if not be capable of harming or killing them in situations of great pressure. Thus should be attributed to humans who have shown great feats of will and resilience in crisis against demons.
Dante and Nero teach this same lesson to various evil humans who chased demonic power at the cost of their humanity. Dante even explains mechanics of how power of humanity works. It is in fact responsible magical potential in humans and allows empathetic demons to reach new heights of power.
So it's not a stretch at all to conclude that certain strong willed humans can resist and overcame the negative effects of demons, if not be capable of harming or killing them in situations of great pressure. Thus should be attributed to humans who have shown great feats of will and resilience in crisis against demons.
Supernatural Willpower, Subjective Reality, Reactive Evolution, Accelerated Development, Empowerment will be awarded to all characters demons or humans, for having potential to evolve. Those with awakened humanity will have it to far, far greater extent. Context sensitive abilities, powers and statistics will be noted on a feat by feat basis. This will be a verse specific power and will be elaborated later on.
Emphatic & Mind Hax
- Empathic Manipulation,Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2),Mind Manipulation and Aura: The mere presence of demons causes despair, fear and insanity, Demonic aura can exert supernatural pressure on the victim, with an attempt to crush their soul and psyche.
- Madness Manipulation (type 3):Victims can go insane with the mere sight or even immediate and impending knowledge that demons can arrive. Victims affected like this are very prone to hurting and killing themselves and anyone else around.
Reinstating the various mind wrecking powers of demons. It was removed on premise of side materials being contradictory and secondary to games and misrepresenting certain feats as anti-feats. Difference of canonicity is a very easy point to debunk. Some people used their personal opinions and preferences to declare what was usable and what wasn't, and dismissed feats as contradiction with broad brush strokes. That is a very faulty manner of conducting this verse.
1) We have an established canon for all material, based on official sources. All material are either produced in-house or their direction and conception is in-house even if contracted to be created by third party. Personal opinions and standards of audience are irrelevant to how the creators/owners view and operate with the stories.
2) While series is primarily a game format content, it doesn't degrade the other material created in different format to be lesser or inferior in canonicity. That's a completely irrelevant judgement factor. Stories are stories, in whatever format they are made. If something is to be arranged in greater and lesser canonicity, it needs to be considered organically with context on case by case basis, not blanket ban on entire material.
3) Different types of media will have different types of presentation of details and context for obvious reasons, that is their purpose and characteristic after all. Which is why novels or manga or other written material will have more details and unrestricted presentation of certain phenomenon or events. We aren't supposed to go out of our way to disassociate different materials or introduce contradictory interpretations when they can be peacefully merged with their corresponding counterparts.
4) We have already established how main cast of characters who are humans are shown to resist influence of standard demons, for obvious reasons to maintain flow and presentation of plot and characterisation and said main cast falling under upper echelons of humans who have higher resilience and willpower which leads to greater magical potential as already established. Such humans would not be hindered or crushed by demons until a sufficiently more dangerous demon doesn't arrive on scene. We are on the other hand repeatedly shown how regular humans who lack willpower meeting gruesome and humiliating ends at hands of demons.
5) Not every demon is a unintelligent animalistic beast. Many demons even if weak are smart and crafty bastards who run long cons and ruses in disguises or convoluted plans to prey on humans. Which can be anything from messing up someone's personal/social life, driving them insane, or just plain making a fool of them and manipulating them into various humiliating and dangerous situation. They like pushing humans into negative emotions because it is entertaining and negative energies are consumed by them for power. Thus not every smart demons does not unleash their full power upon humans otherwise how will they hoodwink, swindle, decieve etc humans.
1) We have an established canon for all material, based on official sources. All material are either produced in-house or their direction and conception is in-house even if contracted to be created by third party. Personal opinions and standards of audience are irrelevant to how the creators/owners view and operate with the stories.
2) While series is primarily a game format content, it doesn't degrade the other material created in different format to be lesser or inferior in canonicity. That's a completely irrelevant judgement factor. Stories are stories, in whatever format they are made. If something is to be arranged in greater and lesser canonicity, it needs to be considered organically with context on case by case basis, not blanket ban on entire material.
3) Different types of media will have different types of presentation of details and context for obvious reasons, that is their purpose and characteristic after all. Which is why novels or manga or other written material will have more details and unrestricted presentation of certain phenomenon or events. We aren't supposed to go out of our way to disassociate different materials or introduce contradictory interpretations when they can be peacefully merged with their corresponding counterparts.
4) We have already established how main cast of characters who are humans are shown to resist influence of standard demons, for obvious reasons to maintain flow and presentation of plot and characterisation and said main cast falling under upper echelons of humans who have higher resilience and willpower which leads to greater magical potential as already established. Such humans would not be hindered or crushed by demons until a sufficiently more dangerous demon doesn't arrive on scene. We are on the other hand repeatedly shown how regular humans who lack willpower meeting gruesome and humiliating ends at hands of demons.
5) Not every demon is a unintelligent animalistic beast. Many demons even if weak are smart and crafty bastards who run long cons and ruses in disguises or convoluted plans to prey on humans. Which can be anything from messing up someone's personal/social life, driving them insane, or just plain making a fool of them and manipulating them into various humiliating and dangerous situation. They like pushing humans into negative emotions because it is entertaining and negative energies are consumed by them for power. Thus not every smart demons does not unleash their full power upon humans otherwise how will they hoodwink, swindle, decieve etc humans.
Low Tier Sparda Physiology
- Poison Manipulation and Acid Manipulation: (Capable of resisting different types of poison and acids numerous times throughout their life, like when Dante was unaffected by the demon monkey's poisonous blood, which was poisonous enough to dissolve his own body, They are also shown to be unaffected when Beelzebub spat out poison on him or when they are unaffected by the Nobody's poisonous bodies when they die and explode into pieces and also when they are unaffected by Chaos's neurotoxin sacs inside his chest, which he spits on his enemies)
Our cast of main heroes has already shrugged of the most potent poisons in form of higher order demonic energy from Demon World Nexus and Demon Lords, demon energy being corruptive, poisonous and acidic in it's very nature. Low tier fodder demons with material poisons don't compare. This should be resisted by default, any damaged incurred in game is gameplay not lore. The one notable non-game example of Spardas no resisting acid/poison was this, but it ignores that as usual Dante is holding back and plays along for fight, and the very same demon tried to absorb and digest Dante within himself and failed miserably, proving his nigh-immunity to such afflictions.
The resistance should be reinstated.
The resistance should be reinstated.
High Tier Sparda Physiology
- Probability Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Death Manipulation: (Dante is unable to be cursed by the Poker Demon's ability, which gives incredible luck in probability-based games, however, they become engrained with greed and a sick sense of wanting to play more and more. This effect goes as far as changing reality. When the main user of this effect loses in a game of chance, they instantly die without a seemingly physical cause, this also happens to the ones the main user is playing against if they happen to lose. Dante can stop Patty whom got possessed when they were playing a game of "who dies first". Dante is also able to let himself be shot and lose the game in purpose, letting himself win. When Dante loses to Lady, he doesn't outright die, he just pretends he's dead)
This was removed for completely wrong reason. It's pretty much presented in the anime that Dante allowed himself to be possessed by the amulet for sake of getting a luck advantage, otherwise he wasn't affected. It's a no-name magic trinket from a no name fodder demon running gambling cons to rob victims of their soul. If greater beings like Beastheads or Demon Kings cannot possess or dictate fate of Spardas, why are we pretending that this thing can?
This resistance should likewise be reinstated.
This resistance should likewise be reinstated.
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