Devil May Cry Video Game (2001)
“Devil May Cry is a 2001 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. Set on the fictional Mallet Island, the story centers on Dante, a demon hunter who uses his business to carry out a lifelong vendetta against all demons. He meets a woman named Trish who takes him on a journey to defeat the demon lord Mundus, who is responsible for the deaths of Dante’s brother and mother. […] The game is very loosely based on the Italian poem Divine Comedy by the use of allusions, including the game’s protagonist Dante (named after Dante Alighieri) and other characters like Trish (Beatrice Portinari) and Vergil (Virgil). […]” —Wikipedia
The game currently exists in five spinoff series and is available for both Playstation and Xbox. Dante the demon-hunter has spawned his own meme world. For more, see also devilmaycry.com and devilmaycry.org.
In Shin Megami Tensi 3 players also encounter the persona Dante from Devil May Cry and reference to the circles of hell.
Contributed by Charlie Russell-Schlesinger (Bowdoin College, ’08)
Sighting Citation:
“Devil May Cry Video Game (2001).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. October 5, 2006. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/devil-may-cry-video-game/.Related Sighting
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