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Chapter 1: Who Writes This Crap?
Tis another beautiful day in a city a few miles away from Dante's hometown of... wherever the hell in America he lives that the creators were too lazy to bring up, not that any wise Divine Being as myself, Snarkeous Le-Moni Narratus, the God of Wise Quips, should expect any better from you hairless apes. Anyway, we most stay focused on the "story" at hand. Dante and Trish are just entering a book store.
"Why are you making me wear this tie with this suit?" Dante whispered to Trish. "And why couldn't I bring my duster?"
"It makes us look more like authentic investigators dressed this way," Trish answered as they made their way to the front counter.
"Authenticity? Yeah, like any FBI Agent would really be having that much of their cleavage exposed?"
"That's why it's called Seduction."
"Oh, God, No. I don't need to be reminded of our first game and that Odysseus Complex crap."
"You mean Oedipus Complex?"
"Yes, can I help you?" the Cashier ask them.
"I'm Agent Danielle Burgio," Trish said as she pulled out a counterfeit FBI badge "Oh, and this my partner Langdon. We have some questions to ask about a disappearance that happened two days ago. When was the last time you saw-"
"Oh, I see what trying to do." The cashier said trying to hold back some chuckles.
"What do you mean?" Dante asked as he was preparing to reach for Ebony in what may be a potential confrontation.
"LARPing as those Detectives that save the world from Demons in those Light Novels by Hideki Kamiya."
"Excuse me?" Trish Inquired.
"Yeah right, like you've never heard of The Devil May Cry novels."
"Wait, you mean the one named after the Devil May Cry detective agency," Dante asked.
"Oh, you know about that Albino lunatic who claims that he's half demon and some silly shit."
"Yeah, I've heard of him," Dante said hiding his anger.
"Well we've got plenty of Devil May Cry novels-Like the latest one."
Dante and Trish were taken aback upon seeing the novel of which its cover included two figures with a surprisingly close resemblance to Dante and Nero posing below its title "Devil May Cry: Deadly Inheritance Azure".
"That incident on Fortuna was two weeks ago!" Dante exclaimed.
"Yes, so?" The Cashier bewilderedly asked.
"Do you have any more of these books?"
"That isn't what we-" Trish challenged Dante.
"That can wait." Dante whispered.
It is then that they take the collection of books back to the shop to see this surprising chronicle of their lives.
"Somebody please tell me this is Lady trying to pull some elaborate prank on us," Dante asked as he looked at the collection of books before him which includes "Devil May Cry-Before the Rise of Teminigru," "Dante's Awakening", "Vergil's Bloody Quest", "The Dark Emperor Strikes Back", "Tales of Alighieri City", "Deadly Inheritance Azure", "The Dark Slayer Returns", and "Devil May Cry Future: Uroboros City Stories."
"Unless she's developed psychic and clairvoyant powers without telling any of us, I highly doubt it," Morrison said.
"Well whatever person gets there kicks out of stealing the feats from my life for own work is going to get their ass kicked".
"Oh, come on you cry baby," Morrison retorted as he was reading through a random set of pages of a book. "What's the worst that could happen letting- Wait is that where you got those kinky names of the attacks with Lucifer from?" he stopped as he couldn't look away from certain lurid passages.
"Did you ever go to your school dance with a tran-?"
"Someone wrote that in there!?" Morrison interrupted before he cleared his throat. "Yes, Point taken".
"I'm afraid I've got more bad news" Trish announced.
To be Continued In Chapter two: Slash Fiction.
Before I continue, I'd wish to acknowledge some of the ideas that LegionZero had thought of in another Blog post that I had written. Here are some things I'd like to see in a potential DMC2 remake. As I noted in an earlier blog post, these are just my ideas. To quote Hideaki Kamiya
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In addition, I would also have Dante making snarky potshots at "God" (which in-universe refers to DMC equivalent to God, but out of universe clever refers to the creators of the Video game) for plot holes and mocking the "lesser divinities" (referring to the player) when ever he/she performs poorly. EX:
And considering that Dante's destroyed some Hellgates (such as those in Fortuna), wanting to get back to the Demon world could be one such goal (in addition to gaining power) that could make his continued presence in DMC's storyline relevant. Also considering that interdimensional travel has been shown to not be anything simple and easy (Or then at least from the Human to Demon realm. The reverse Demon to Human, based upon observing the anime, doesn't seem to be as difficult though that's assuming that some of them aren't already there in the Human world via descent from ones that have managed to remain in the Human world following Sparda's sealing off the Demon world and subsequently stay under the radar), I highly doubt that Dante would just let him harm untold number of Human lives so that he can go there.
On the other hand, if Vergil is allowed to be resurrected in the Demon world, thus precluding any trouble from him being resurrected in the Human world in the first place, perhaps a future DMC game could focus solely on the Demon world allowing an exploration of that realm and its dynamics. In this case it could be a sort of spin-off that focuses on Vergil seeking to conquer the Demon realm. Perhaps one of the regional rulers (not to be confused with the Emperor Mundus himself) will plead for Dante to prevent Vergil from taking his/her territory. Maybe it could also explore their origins (e.g. Who created them? God or setting equivalent? By Fallen Angels as sort of biological weapons in a rebellion against Heaven? Are they Fallen Angels themselves? Why do some have mostly humanoid forms (such as Sparda, Mundus, Sid, Baul and Modeus) and some come in wildly different bestial forms? Do Humanoid and Beast-type demons resent each other (a la Digimon Frontier)?
In response LegionZero, I would wish to clarify that I was not intending to condemn religion as a whole. I only intended that to be directed at fundamentalist interpretations of religion (Ex: ISIS for Islam, KKK and Westboro for Christianity to name a few). To paraphrase one individual who made this statement (On Youtube), for which is likely lost now due the video it was made in response to being taken down, religion is like a medicine, poison, and junk food all at the same time.
For the sake of staying on focused on DMC related matters, why would resurrecting Vergil be a bad thing? I can understand to some extent about the concern of it "Cheapening" his death, but I believe it can still open up plenty of possibilities for storylines in the DMC universe. Perhaps it can be done in a manner similar to Supernatural in which sure the main characters get to be resurrected, but it is only to suffer through more and more torturous, depressing crap wishing they could, to paraphrase the lyrics from Kansas' Carry on Wayward Son, just rest in peace when they're done. Maybe DMC could start adding some Supernatural, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Metal Gear style Post-Modernist Meta Fiction elements too.
In addition, I would also have to disagree with your implications that Vergil is pure evil. Sure he's an Anti-Villain with a dark gray shade of morality but not completely blotted out darkness (keep in mind the reason he wanted to gain as much power in the first place was because he never wanted to be powerless, like he was when Eva was killed, ever again). Though some could go so far that it is not black and white at all, but more like what some may call "blue and orange morality", or an alien since of ethics that only seems evil by a Human standpoint. Whereas Dante operates under Human morality (egalitarian treatment of other others), Vergil chooses to work under the ethics of Demon morality (survival of the fittest, "Might controls everything. And without strength you cannot protect anything; let alone yourself.")
As my first Blog post, I'd like to share what I'd like to see in future games of the Devil May Cry series. They aren't in any order of preference of what I'd think would be better or not. Also, keep in mind this my personal list and if you disagree with some I have nothing against you and wish for you to respect mine and others' opinions.
Also I'd hope they would include Vergil returning to life in-canon via some sort of epilogue campaign distinct form the main Nero and Dante Missions (somewhat along the lines of the Vergil's Downfall DLC for Dmc).
ten things I'd like to see in future DMC games
1. DMC 4 story (Vergil returning to life in-canon, new costumes for Dante, Nero, and Vergil, etc.)
2. New Weapons and styles for Vergil (Bow+ Arrow, shuriken, another sword, other close range weapon)
3. Inter-continuity connections between classic and DmC along the lines of Marvel-616 and Ultimate and Digimon animes
4. New boss character for Dante in DMC 4 (clone-Credo)
5. New villain(s) (who has a role in bringing Vergil back to life)
6. New beings other than Humans, Demons, and Angels, (the Fair Folk, Pagan Gods, Lovecratian creatures)
7. retelling DMC2's story via Days of Future Past style time travel.
8. Incorporating characters from other media (DMC3 manga, DMC2 novel, anime)
9. Bloody Palace character specific endings
10. Human mooks to fight.
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Republican | Cathy Keating | 12,737 | 30.49 | |
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Republican | George Banasky | 296 | .71 | |
Republican | Evelyn Rogers | 210 | .5 | |
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Democratic | James Lamkin | 1,584 | 11.23 | |
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Republican | John Sullivan | 61,694 | 53.79 | |
Democratic | Doug Dodd | 50.850 | 44.34 | |
Libertarian | Neil Mavis | 1,758 | 1.53 | |
Independent | David Fares | 388 | .34 | |
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Fatal Fury Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
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Team Ikari Warriors | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | No |
Team Jhun | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
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Official Invitation Team XIV | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
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Pyscho Soldiers Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present | Present | Present |
South America Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
South Town Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Special '97/Outlaw Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Terrible Trio Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Villain Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Women's Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present | Present |
Team Yagami | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Present* | Present | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present |
Team Zero | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present* | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
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The Tarch (Тарч in Cyrillic)was a particular type of plaque (shield) in use in the armed forces of medieval and Renaissance Russia (the name, in German is Russische Targe - it. "Russian License Plate"). Instead of theumbone,this shield featured an outward-facing vambrace equipped with a plug-in for a putty blade. He was therefore both a weapon of defence and a weapon of offense.
History The introduction of firearms in the 15th centurydisused the shield as a useful instrument of passive defense. By contrast, since the 14thcentury, europe's increasingly refined schools of traditional fencing had revived an active use of small shields (e.g. brocchiero)combined with swords whose offensive vocation began to be the tip shots and no longer cutting and whose defensive apparatus, the "guard", sought to guarantee more and more protection in the hand not protected by the armor of civil users(sword on the side).
The resulting tactical response to all these needs was the development of particular " hybrid "weapons,shield part and sword part:
the "Russian License Plate"; and the Italian Lantern Shield. In the lands gravitating around the Grand Duchy of Musscovia,affected, such as the districts of the Middle East,by the survival of "light" forms of armor(knitted crush, mixed knitted usbergo and metallic foil, etc.) while in Western Europe they now depopulated the heavy armor of the Burgundian cavalry first (15th century) and then (16thcentury),the use of "armed" shields, when less in defense operations (reduced, wall curtains, bridges, etc.), had wide use.
Construction A very special weapon, the tarch consisted of:
a shield of the targa type entirely made ofsteel, covered, internally, with fabric and padding; a vambrace,parting from the central body of the plaque, at the point where the umbone should havebeen. From the vambrace, complete with a light knob to protect the back of his hand and fingers, he developed a stocco or dagger blade secured to a graft. Like the plaque, the vambrace was also padded and covered with cloth. The suspension system of the tarch consisted of a real harness of rope or trimming that wrapped the shoulders and belly of the user. The hand, tucked into the vambrace, was usually protected by an iron mesh glove. A slit, close to the edge of the upper license plate compared to the vambrace, allowed the user to keep the tarch pointed in front of him, the blade stretched like a pike,maintaining eye contact with the opponent.
A weapon of defence and offense, the "Russian Plaque" finds as its only equivalent, in the panoplies of other cultures, the Lantern Shield of the Italian Renaissance. The Pata ofIndia is another weapon quite similar to the tarch,it consists of a sword grafted into a knob arm glove covering a large part of the swordsman's forearm, but it is, in this case, a weapon of offense capable of guaranteeing greater protection to the user, not a hybrid between an attack weapon and a real defensive instrument.
The defense of Smolensk from the Polish siege (see Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611)- Boris Chorikov.
Warrior armed with tarch and topor with the Moscow Kremlin in the background (ca. 17th century) - ill. by Aleksandr Viskovatov.
Notes ^ Nicolle, David (1983), Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300-1774,Oxford, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 0-85045-511-1,p. () : the Spahi, the elite heavy cavalry of the Ottoman Turks,used ironmesh armor, reinforced by small metal plate components, still in the 17th century. Bibliography Sources Viskovatov, Alexander Vasilevich (1841), Историческое описание одежды и вооружения российских войск, с рисунками, составленное по высочайшему повелениς: Ч. 1. Studies Miller, Y. (1982), Russian Arms and Armour, Leningrad, Aurora Art Publishers. Shpakovsky, V. (2002), Medieval Russian Army 1250-1500,Oxford, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-234-2.
External Links Historisches Gemälde eines Ritters mit der russischen Targe bei Mike Monaco (JPG),on mikemonaco.files.wordpress.com. URL accessed May 4, 2019 (archived fromthe original url on June 20, 2019).
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The Russian Targe is an early modern shield as well as a defensive and offensive weapon from Russia.
description The Russian Targe is a round shield with a centrally mounted armored sleeve instead of a shield hump. The wearer can stick his arm through the sleeve, which completely re-armors the forearm. The hand is protected only on the top by a movable plate. Usually, the wearer additionally protects his hand with a chain glove. On the top of the arm there is a holder for holding a dagger or short sword blade. This blade was used for sudden shocks during combat, with the shield used for simultaneous blocking. Near the edge is cut out a small window, which serves the observation of the opponent. A fitting around the edge of the shield gives it more stability. In addition, it is reinforced by a cross-shaped fitting on the outer shield.
As a rule, the Russian targe is made of steel. The inside is knocked out with fabric to soften enemy blows. Several cords and a handhold serve as a shield for holding in normal use. [1]
Similar shields are the Italian Fencing Shield and the Lantern Shield.
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Commons: Russian Targe – Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
References Imperial Russian Archaeological Society: Drevnosti Rossijskogo Gosudarstva. (Antiquities of the Russian state) Collaboration A.A. Belintseva, E.S. Davidova, S.Y Savrazhin. Verlag Weisse Stadt (Belyi Gorod), Moskau, Veröffentlicht 1843 bis 1853, (Nachdruck: Izdat. Belyj Gorod, Moscow 2007, ISBN 978-5-7793-1250-9)
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Tarch,also a stick (Polish. tarcz,from old-fashioned targa - shield; the shield of the 16thand17th centuries,equipped with a handcuff and a blade. He is known for a single copy stored in the Armory. Previously, such a shield was considered common in the territory of the Russian kingdom,but modern scientists question this.
Description Shield from the Armory is interesting wrist - an iron sleeve, put on the left hand. A narrow sword-type blade was attached to the front end of the sleeve. The shield is large enough, so the top has a hole or window of complex shape to improve the view. It has a very large weight - about8kg, so it is equipped with straps for fastening to the torso to remove the load from the warrior's hand.
The closest analogies of tarchu are the so-called trench rondashes,which had limited distribution in Western Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries; however, in them the handcuff lay in the plane of the shield, and was not perpendicular to it. [2]
Origin and prevalence The assembly of the Armory is first mentioned in the 1687inventory. A. F. Weltman in "The Antiquities of the Russian State" claims that the shield belonged to the German lat weapons. It is noted that in the articles 1591 mentions the sending by King Sigismund horses, to the shodls of which were attached tarchi. However, according to S. P. Orlenko, in this case, the blades were named as a censary.
According to Viskovatov,the tarch was used only in the defense of fortresses, as it was extremely inconvenient for the fieldcombat. Von Winkleralso held this view, noting its extremerarity.
According to Orlenko, the tarch from the Armory is a single (experimental) sample of weapons, possibly produced by someone from the Western European masters who worked in the Armory in 1656-1660. Nevertheless, Russian artists of the 19th century liked to depict this shield, illustrating episodes of the military history of the Russian kingdom.
Notes 60. Tark // Historical description of the clothing and armament of Russian troops, with drawings compiled by the highest command: in 30 t., in 60 kn. / Under the ed. A.V. Viskovatov. T. 1. S.P. Orlenko. TARCH FROM THE WORLD. HISTORY AND LEGENDS : War and Weapons New Research and Materials Works of the Fourth International Scientific and Practical Conference : collection. — 2013. T. 3. S. 378-390. — ISBN 975-5-7937-0905-3.
A.F.Weltman. M.: Alexander Semyon's printing house, 1853. T. 3. S. XV-XVI, 67-68.
description of the clothing and armament of Russian troops, with drawings, compiled by the highest command / Under the ed. A.V. Viskovatov. - T. I. - S. 58. - St. Petersburg: Military printing house at the General Staff Building, 1841-1862. P. von Winkler. Chapter 16. Russian Weapons / Weapon. Guide to the history, description and image of the weapon from the ancient times to the early 19th century.. - St. Petersburg: Type. Ephron, 1894. - 399 s. B.A. "Scenic Karamzin, or Russian History in Pictures," 1836 99. Ratnik in zersal and husk, with an axe and a tarch, against the background of the Moscow Kremlin of the 17th century // Historical description of the clothes and armaments of Russian troops, with drawings, compiled by the highest command: in 30 tons, in 60 kn. / Under ed. A. V. Viskovatov. T. 1. Links Логотип Викисклада There are media files on the topic of Tarch with a handcuff on the Commons Tarch / Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Ephron: in 86 t. (82 t. and 4 additional). St. Petersburg,1890-1907.
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Chapter 1: Who Writes This Crap?
Tis another beautiful day in a city a few miles away from Dante's hometown of... wherever the hell in America he lives that the creators were too lazy to bring up, not that any wise Divine Being as myself, Snarkeous Le-Moni Narratus, the God of Wise Quips, should expect any better from you hairless apes. Anyway, we most stay focused on the "story" at hand. Dante and Trish are just entering a book store.
"Why are you making me wear this tie with this suit?" Dante whispered to Trish. "And why couldn't I bring my duster?"
"It makes us look more like authentic investigators dressed this way," Trish answered as they made their way to the front counter.
"Authenticity? Yeah, like any FBI Agent would really be having that much of their cleavage exposed?"
"That's why it's called Seduction."
"Oh, God, No. I don't need to be reminded of our first game and that Odysseus Complex crap."
"You mean Oedipus Complex?"
"Yes, can I help you?" the Cashier ask them.
"I'm Agent Danielle Burgio," Trish said as she pulled out a counterfeit FBI badge "Oh, and this my partner Langdon. We have some questions to ask about a disappearance that happened two days ago. When was the last time you saw-"
"Oh, I see what trying to do." The cashier said trying to hold back some chuckles.
"What do you mean?" Dante asked as he was preparing to reach for Ebony in what may be a potential confrontation.
"LARPing as those Detectives that save the world from Demons in those Light Novels by Hideki Kamiya."
"Excuse me?" Trish Inquired.
"Yeah right, like you've never heard of The Devil May Cry novels."
"Wait, you mean the one named after the Devil May Cry detective agency," Dante asked.
"Oh, you know about that Albino lunatic who claims that he's half demon and some silly shit."
"Yeah, I've heard of him," Dante said hiding his anger.
"Well we've got plenty of Devil May Cry novels-Like the latest one."
Dante and Trish were taken aback upon seeing the novel of which its cover included two figures with a surprisingly close resemblance to Dante and Nero posing below its title "Devil May Cry: Deadly Inheritance Azure".
"That incident on Fortuna was two weeks ago!" Dante exclaimed.
"Yes, so?" The Cashier bewilderedly asked.
"Do you have any more of these books?"
"That isn't what we-" Trish challenged Dante.
"That can wait." Dante whispered.
It is then that they take the collection of books back to the shop to see this surprising chronicle of their lives.
"Somebody please tell me this is Lady trying to pull some elaborate prank on us," Dante asked as he looked at the collection of books before him which includes "Devil May Cry-Before the Rise of Teminigru," "Dante's Awakening", "Vergil's Bloody Quest", "The Dark Emperor Strikes Back", "Tales of Alighieri City", "Deadly Inheritance Azure", "The Dark Slayer Returns", and "Devil May Cry Future: Uroboros City Stories."
"Unless she's developed psychic and clairvoyant powers without telling any of us, I highly doubt it," Morrison said.
"Well whatever person gets there kicks out of stealing the feats from my life for own work is going to get their ass kicked".
"Oh, come on you cry baby," Morrison retorted as he was reading through a random set of pages of a book. "What's the worst that could happen letting- Wait is that where you got those kinky names of the attacks with Lucifer from?" he stopped as he couldn't look away from certain lurid passages.
"Did you ever go to your school dance with a tran-?"
"Someone wrote that in there!?" Morrison interrupted before he cleared his throat. "Yes, Point taken".
"I'm afraid I've got more bad news" Trish announced.
To be Continued In Chapter two: Slash Fiction.
Before I continue, I'd wish to acknowledge some of the ideas that LegionZero had thought of in another Blog post that I had written. Here are some things I'd like to see in a potential DMC2 remake. As I noted in an earlier blog post, these are just my ideas. To quote Hideaki Kamiya
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In addition, I would also have Dante making snarky potshots at "God" (which in-universe refers to DMC equivalent to God, but out of universe clever refers to the creators of the Video game) for plot holes and mocking the "lesser divinities" (referring to the player) when ever he/she performs poorly. EX:
And considering that Dante's destroyed some Hellgates (such as those in Fortuna), wanting to get back to the Demon world could be one such goal (in addition to gaining power) that could make his continued presence in DMC's storyline relevant. Also considering that interdimensional travel has been shown to not be anything simple and easy (Or then at least from the Human to Demon realm. The reverse Demon to Human, based upon observing the anime, doesn't seem to be as difficult though that's assuming that some of them aren't already there in the Human world via descent from ones that have managed to remain in the Human world following Sparda's sealing off the Demon world and subsequently stay under the radar), I highly doubt that Dante would just let him harm untold number of Human lives so that he can go there.
On the other hand, if Vergil is allowed to be resurrected in the Demon world, thus precluding any trouble from him being resurrected in the Human world in the first place, perhaps a future DMC game could focus solely on the Demon world allowing an exploration of that realm and its dynamics. In this case it could be a sort of spin-off that focuses on Vergil seeking to conquer the Demon realm. Perhaps one of the regional rulers (not to be confused with the Emperor Mundus himself) will plead for Dante to prevent Vergil from taking his/her territory. Maybe it could also explore their origins (e.g. Who created them? God or setting equivalent? By Fallen Angels as sort of biological weapons in a rebellion against Heaven? Are they Fallen Angels themselves? Why do some have mostly humanoid forms (such as Sparda, Mundus, Sid, Baul and Modeus) and some come in wildly different bestial forms? Do Humanoid and Beast-type demons resent each other (a la Digimon Frontier)?
In response LegionZero, I would wish to clarify that I was not intending to condemn religion as a whole. I only intended that to be directed at fundamentalist interpretations of religion (Ex: ISIS for Islam, KKK and Westboro for Christianity to name a few). To paraphrase one individual who made this statement (On Youtube), for which is likely lost now due the video it was made in response to being taken down, religion is like a medicine, poison, and junk food all at the same time.
For the sake of staying on focused on DMC related matters, why would resurrecting Vergil be a bad thing? I can understand to some extent about the concern of it "Cheapening" his death, but I believe it can still open up plenty of possibilities for storylines in the DMC universe. Perhaps it can be done in a manner similar to Supernatural in which sure the main characters get to be resurrected, but it is only to suffer through more and more torturous, depressing crap wishing they could, to paraphrase the lyrics from Kansas' Carry on Wayward Son, just rest in peace when they're done. Maybe DMC could start adding some Supernatural, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Metal Gear style Post-Modernist Meta Fiction elements too.
In addition, I would also have to disagree with your implications that Vergil is pure evil. Sure he's an Anti-Villain with a dark gray shade of morality but not completely blotted out darkness (keep in mind the reason he wanted to gain as much power in the first place was because he never wanted to be powerless, like he was when Eva was killed, ever again). Though some could go so far that it is not black and white at all, but more like what some may call "blue and orange morality", or an alien since of ethics that only seems evil by a Human standpoint. Whereas Dante operates under Human morality (egalitarian treatment of other others), Vergil chooses to work under the ethics of Demon morality (survival of the fittest, "Might controls everything. And without strength you cannot protect anything; let alone yourself.")
As my first Blog post, I'd like to share what I'd like to see in future games of the Devil May Cry series. They aren't in any order of preference of what I'd think would be better or not. Also, keep in mind this my personal list and if you disagree with some I have nothing against you and wish for you to respect mine and others' opinions.
Also I'd hope they would include Vergil returning to life in-canon via some sort of epilogue campaign distinct form the main Nero and Dante Missions (somewhat along the lines of the Vergil's Downfall DLC for Dmc).
ten things I'd like to see in future DMC games
1. DMC 4 story (Vergil returning to life in-canon, new costumes for Dante, Nero, and Vergil, etc.)
2. New Weapons and styles for Vergil (Bow+ Arrow, shuriken, another sword, other close range weapon)
3. Inter-continuity connections between classic and DmC along the lines of Marvel-616 and Ultimate and Digimon animes
4. New boss character for Dante in DMC 4 (clone-Credo)
5. New villain(s) (who has a role in bringing Vergil back to life)
6. New beings other than Humans, Demons, and Angels, (the Fair Folk, Pagan Gods, Lovecratian creatures)
7. retelling DMC2's story via Days of Future Past style time travel.
8. Incorporating characters from other media (DMC3 manga, DMC2 novel, anime)
9. Bloody Palace character specific endings
10. Human mooks to fight.
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Republican | John Sullivan | 19,018 | 45.53 | |
Republican | Cathy Keating | 12,737 | 30.49 | |
Republican | Scott Pruitt | 9,513 | 22.77 | |
Republican | George Banasky | 296 | .71 | |
Republican | Evelyn Rogers | 210 | .5 | |
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Democratic | Doug Dodd | 12,516 | 88.77 | |
Democratic | James Lamkin | 1,584 | 11.23 | |
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Republican | John Sullivan | 61,694 | 53.79 | |
Democratic | Doug Dodd | 50.850 | 44.34 | |
Libertarian | Neil Mavis | 1,758 | 1.53 | |
Independent | David Fares | 388 | .34 | |
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Anti-Kyokugenryu/Anti-AOF Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Participating | No |
Team Blanctorche | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | No |
China Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Team Crimson | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | No |
Fatal Fury Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Garou Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Participating | No |
High School Girls/Pretty Girl Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present | Present | No | No | No |
Team Ikari Warriors | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | No |
Team Jhun | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Team K' | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Team Kim | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present | Present |
Team Kusanagi/Japan Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present* | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Non-Participating | Present | Present |
Kyo Clone Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Kyo+Iori Alliance/Sacred Treasures Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present** | Present | Non-Participating | No |
Team Kyokugenryu/AOF Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Mexico Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
N.E.S.T.S. Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present* | Present | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Team Nikaido/Japan Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Participating | Non-Participating | No |
Official Invitation Team XIV | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Orochi Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Oyaji/Masters Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Pyscho Soldiers Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present | Present | Present |
South America Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
South Town Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Special '97/Outlaw Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Terrible Trio Team | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
Villain Team | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Present |
Women's Team | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Non-Participating | Present | Present |
Team Yagami | Non-Existant | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Present | Non-Existant | Present* | Present | Present | Present | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present | Present |
Team Zero | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Present* | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | Non-Existant | No |
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Italian
The Tarch (Тарч in Cyrillic)was a particular type of plaque (shield) in use in the armed forces of medieval and Renaissance Russia (the name, in German is Russische Targe - it. "Russian License Plate"). Instead of theumbone,this shield featured an outward-facing vambrace equipped with a plug-in for a putty blade. He was therefore both a weapon of defence and a weapon of offense.
History The introduction of firearms in the 15th centurydisused the shield as a useful instrument of passive defense. By contrast, since the 14thcentury, europe's increasingly refined schools of traditional fencing had revived an active use of small shields (e.g. brocchiero)combined with swords whose offensive vocation began to be the tip shots and no longer cutting and whose defensive apparatus, the "guard", sought to guarantee more and more protection in the hand not protected by the armor of civil users(sword on the side).
The resulting tactical response to all these needs was the development of particular " hybrid "weapons,shield part and sword part:
the "Russian License Plate"; and the Italian Lantern Shield. In the lands gravitating around the Grand Duchy of Musscovia,affected, such as the districts of the Middle East,by the survival of "light" forms of armor(knitted crush, mixed knitted usbergo and metallic foil, etc.) while in Western Europe they now depopulated the heavy armor of the Burgundian cavalry first (15th century) and then (16thcentury),the use of "armed" shields, when less in defense operations (reduced, wall curtains, bridges, etc.), had wide use.
Construction A very special weapon, the tarch consisted of:
a shield of the targa type entirely made ofsteel, covered, internally, with fabric and padding; a vambrace,parting from the central body of the plaque, at the point where the umbone should havebeen. From the vambrace, complete with a light knob to protect the back of his hand and fingers, he developed a stocco or dagger blade secured to a graft. Like the plaque, the vambrace was also padded and covered with cloth. The suspension system of the tarch consisted of a real harness of rope or trimming that wrapped the shoulders and belly of the user. The hand, tucked into the vambrace, was usually protected by an iron mesh glove. A slit, close to the edge of the upper license plate compared to the vambrace, allowed the user to keep the tarch pointed in front of him, the blade stretched like a pike,maintaining eye contact with the opponent.
A weapon of defence and offense, the "Russian Plaque" finds as its only equivalent, in the panoplies of other cultures, the Lantern Shield of the Italian Renaissance. The Pata ofIndia is another weapon quite similar to the tarch,it consists of a sword grafted into a knob arm glove covering a large part of the swordsman's forearm, but it is, in this case, a weapon of offense capable of guaranteeing greater protection to the user, not a hybrid between an attack weapon and a real defensive instrument.
The defense of Smolensk from the Polish siege (see Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611)- Boris Chorikov.
Warrior armed with tarch and topor with the Moscow Kremlin in the background (ca. 17th century) - ill. by Aleksandr Viskovatov.
Notes ^ Nicolle, David (1983), Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300-1774,Oxford, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 0-85045-511-1,p. () : the Spahi, the elite heavy cavalry of the Ottoman Turks,used ironmesh armor, reinforced by small metal plate components, still in the 17th century. Bibliography Sources Viskovatov, Alexander Vasilevich (1841), Историческое описание одежды и вооружения российских войск, с рисунками, составленное по высочайшему повелениς: Ч. 1. Studies Miller, Y. (1982), Russian Arms and Armour, Leningrad, Aurora Art Publishers. Shpakovsky, V. (2002), Medieval Russian Army 1250-1500,Oxford, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-234-2.
External Links Historisches Gemälde eines Ritters mit der russischen Targe bei Mike Monaco (JPG),on mikemonaco.files.wordpress.com. URL accessed May 4, 2019 (archived fromthe original url on June 20, 2019).
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The Russian Targe is an early modern shield as well as a defensive and offensive weapon from Russia.
description The Russian Targe is a round shield with a centrally mounted armored sleeve instead of a shield hump. The wearer can stick his arm through the sleeve, which completely re-armors the forearm. The hand is protected only on the top by a movable plate. Usually, the wearer additionally protects his hand with a chain glove. On the top of the arm there is a holder for holding a dagger or short sword blade. This blade was used for sudden shocks during combat, with the shield used for simultaneous blocking. Near the edge is cut out a small window, which serves the observation of the opponent. A fitting around the edge of the shield gives it more stability. In addition, it is reinforced by a cross-shaped fitting on the outer shield.
As a rule, the Russian targe is made of steel. The inside is knocked out with fabric to soften enemy blows. Several cords and a handhold serve as a shield for holding in normal use. [1]
Similar shields are the Italian Fencing Shield and the Lantern Shield.
web links
Commons: Russian Targe – Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
References Imperial Russian Archaeological Society: Drevnosti Rossijskogo Gosudarstva. (Antiquities of the Russian state) Collaboration A.A. Belintseva, E.S. Davidova, S.Y Savrazhin. Verlag Weisse Stadt (Belyi Gorod), Moskau, Veröffentlicht 1843 bis 1853, (Nachdruck: Izdat. Belyj Gorod, Moscow 2007, ISBN 978-5-7793-1250-9)
Russian
Tarch,also a stick (Polish. tarcz,from old-fashioned targa - shield; the shield of the 16thand17th centuries,equipped with a handcuff and a blade. He is known for a single copy stored in the Armory. Previously, such a shield was considered common in the territory of the Russian kingdom,but modern scientists question this.
Description Shield from the Armory is interesting wrist - an iron sleeve, put on the left hand. A narrow sword-type blade was attached to the front end of the sleeve. The shield is large enough, so the top has a hole or window of complex shape to improve the view. It has a very large weight - about8kg, so it is equipped with straps for fastening to the torso to remove the load from the warrior's hand.
The closest analogies of tarchu are the so-called trench rondashes,which had limited distribution in Western Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries; however, in them the handcuff lay in the plane of the shield, and was not perpendicular to it. [2]
Origin and prevalence The assembly of the Armory is first mentioned in the 1687inventory. A. F. Weltman in "The Antiquities of the Russian State" claims that the shield belonged to the German lat weapons. It is noted that in the articles 1591 mentions the sending by King Sigismund horses, to the shodls of which were attached tarchi. However, according to S. P. Orlenko, in this case, the blades were named as a censary.
According to Viskovatov,the tarch was used only in the defense of fortresses, as it was extremely inconvenient for the fieldcombat. Von Winkleralso held this view, noting its extremerarity.
According to Orlenko, the tarch from the Armory is a single (experimental) sample of weapons, possibly produced by someone from the Western European masters who worked in the Armory in 1656-1660. Nevertheless, Russian artists of the 19th century liked to depict this shield, illustrating episodes of the military history of the Russian kingdom.
Notes 60. Tark // Historical description of the clothing and armament of Russian troops, with drawings compiled by the highest command: in 30 t., in 60 kn. / Under the ed. A.V. Viskovatov. T. 1. S.P. Orlenko. TARCH FROM THE WORLD. HISTORY AND LEGENDS : War and Weapons New Research and Materials Works of the Fourth International Scientific and Practical Conference : collection. — 2013. T. 3. S. 378-390. — ISBN 975-5-7937-0905-3.
A.F.Weltman. M.: Alexander Semyon's printing house, 1853. T. 3. S. XV-XVI, 67-68.
description of the clothing and armament of Russian troops, with drawings, compiled by the highest command / Under the ed. A.V. Viskovatov. - T. I. - S. 58. - St. Petersburg: Military printing house at the General Staff Building, 1841-1862. P. von Winkler. Chapter 16. Russian Weapons / Weapon. Guide to the history, description and image of the weapon from the ancient times to the early 19th century.. - St. Petersburg: Type. Ephron, 1894. - 399 s. B.A. "Scenic Karamzin, or Russian History in Pictures," 1836 99. Ratnik in zersal and husk, with an axe and a tarch, against the background of the Moscow Kremlin of the 17th century // Historical description of the clothes and armaments of Russian troops, with drawings, compiled by the highest command: in 30 tons, in 60 kn. / Under ed. A. V. Viskovatov. T. 1. Links Логотип Викисклада There are media files on the topic of Tarch with a handcuff on the Commons Tarch / Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Ephron: in 86 t. (82 t. and 4 additional). St. Petersburg,1890-1907.