Sons of Sparda
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Before the disappearance of the legendary dark knight, Sparda fell in love with a human woman named Eva, who gave him his twin sons, Dante and Vergil. However, the twins were starkly different, and almost derived a sick pleasure from fighting each other.
At one of their childhood birthdays, their mother Eva each gave them half of the Perfect Amulet which serves as a key to the Demon World and the Force Edge. Some time later, she was killed by demons sent by Mundus; this event was presumably the cause of their current personalities, though they both reacted to it in vastly different ways.
Dante, the younger son, almost always wears a red, leather outfit, and is somewhat loud and abrasive. He often makes jokes in tense situations, and has a laid-back personality that is often described as lazy. He also seems to enjoy being flamboyant, as showcased when he plays with new Devil Arms or even shows off in the middle of a battle. Dante usually uses his heirloom longsword Rebellion and his self-customized handguns Ebony & Ivory, though he has also used a diverse set of weaponry ranging from an electric-guitar to a demonic briefcase. Dante became a Devil Hunter in order to "get revenge on the scum who murdered [his] family", and this hatred of the demonic has extended as far as a complete denial of his father - he says to Vergil when prompted "Father? (Laughs) I don't have a father." - and dislike of his own demon half.
Vergil, the older son, instead wears a blue outfit seemingly made of silk and velvet. While Dante is impulsive and loud, Vergil is ruthless and withdrawn. He also tends to have his hair slicked back into several sharp points, much like Sparda himself. Whereas Dante focuses on protecting others, Vergil is obsessed with obtaining power; in Devil May Cry 3, he was willing to undo his father's work and unleash Hell in order to become stronger. He views guns as unworthy of a true warrior, and so only uses melee weapons like his heirloom Yamato or the Beowulf Devil Arm. However, he also uses magically-summoned phantom blades which bear little functional distinction from firearms. Vergil seems to believe that his mother was killed because she was human and weak, and so became obsessed with gaining more power, going so far as to posesses an extreme dislike, bordering on a denial of his human half, preferring to consider himself a demon.
Though the two are always at odds, it seems that Dante still cares for Vergil, and Vergil respects Dante. It would seem that prior to their separation the two were close, and even shared the catch phrase "Jackpot."
