History FanNickname / DevilMayCry

* "{{Desperation|Attack}}[[labelnote:*]]or Desperate[[/labelnote]] Devil Trigger" ("[[FunWithAcronyms DDT]]"), "Majin Form" - Dante's [[DesperationAttack low health]] NighInvulnerability SuperMode which made its debut in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry2 DMC2]]''. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was [[AscendedFanon canonized]] later on by the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook. More than a decade later, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before ''[=DMC5=]'' came out, and because fans were quickly reminded of this alternate Devil Trigger mode from, the form was called "Majin Form" yet again before its official name is revealed.

* "Duntee" - Dante, exclusively for his ''[=DMC2=]'' version. Most likely due to his turn as TheStoic, which is widely out of character with just about any other depiction of Dante (save for maybe his more subdued characterization in ''[[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries TAS]]''). Sometimes counted as an completely different character from Dante despite showing flashes of his usual personality towards the end of his campaign, which is aided by the [=PS2=] version of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' having Dante mention that Enzo stole his costume again (thereby alleging that the "Dante" seen in ''2'' [[CostumeCopycat was actually Enzo]]) and the fact that, as revealed in ''3-1-4-2 Graphic Arts'', [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Dante was originally meant to be someone else entirely]].

* Just like the "Uncle Dante" nickname, [[spoiler:"Papa Vergil" has been a thing since ''4'' because him being Nero's father was hinted by that game and other related sources]]. Returned in full score in ''5'' due to TheReveal being the first time a canonical entry confirmed this in-game.

* "The Storm (That is Approaching)" - The chorus of Vergil's {{Leitmotif}} in ''[=DMC5:SE=]'', "Bury the Light", begins with "I am the storm that is approaching", so the fandom began calling him using it. While it started from ''5'', fans retroactively use it as a general nickname for him, even in ''[=DMC3=]'' (though semi-justified, as the lyric is a CallBack to one of Arkham's lines in that game) and in his {{crossover}} appearance in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.

* Just like the "Uncle Dante" nickname, [[spoiler:"Papa Vergil" has been a thing since ''4'' because him being Nero's father was hinted by that game and other related sources]]. It returns in full score due to TheReveal in ''5'' outright confirming it for the first time in a canonical entry.
* "{{Desperation|Attack}} (or Desperate) Devil Trigger" ("[[FunWithAcronyms DDT]]"), "Majin Form" - Dante's [[DesperationAttack low health]] NighInvulnerability SuperMode which made its debut in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry2 DMC2]]''. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was [[AscendedFanon canonized]] later on by the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook. More than a decade later, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before ''[=DMC5=]'' came out, and because fans were quickly reminded of this alternate Devil Trigger mode from, the form was called "Majin Form" yet again before its official name is revealed.

* "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Devil]]" - Due to ''[=DMC1=]'' being [[DivorcedInstallment a leftover from a version of]] ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 RE4]]'' [[DivorcedInstallment that was never developed]], and being so close to its spiritual predecessor in tone, atmosphere, and mechanics, many fans gave ''[=DMC1=]'' this nickname early on.

* "Duntee" - Dante, exclusively for his ''[=DMC2=]'' version. Most likely due to his turn as TheStoic, which is widely out of character with just about any other depiction of the character (save for maybe his more subdued characterization in ''[[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries TAS]]''). Sometimes counted as an completely different character from Dante despite showing flashes of his usual personality towards the end of his campaign, which is aided by the [=PS2=] version of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' having Dante mention that Enzo stole his costume again (thereby alleging that the "Dante" seen in ''2'' [[CostumeCopycat was actually Enzo]]) and the fact that, as revealed in ''3-1-4-2 Graphic Arts'', [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Dante was originally meant to be someone else entirely]].

* "The Glass Boss" - The fight against Agnus in Mission 6 is a PuzzleBoss fight where you need to break a wide glass screen that separates you from him. Since the fight's "boss health bar" is tied to the screen's durability, this nickname rose as a joke to the fact that you're just trying to destroy a very durable piece of glass.

** Dante - "Donte", "Diego", "[[MemeticMutation El Donte]]" [[labelnote:*]]with the title "[[GratuitousSpanish exterminador de demonios]]" often tacked on; see [[Memes/DevilMayCry the Memes page]] for more details[[/labelnote]]), "DINO" ("[[FunWithAcronyms Dante In Name Only]]"), "Hipster Dante", "[[NuMetal Nu]] Dante", "Not Dante", [[AuthorAvatar "Tameem", "Domteem", "Tamante"]], "[[InkSuitActor Tim]]", "[[MemeticMutation Fuck You]]", "[[MythologyGag Enzo]]", "[[SdrawkcabName Etnad]]", "[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]]", "[[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Matthew Patel]]", "[[OverlyLongGag Dainty]]", "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Neo Dante]]", "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Dante]]", etc. [[LongList Just to name a few.]] "Don'te" also arose from the pronunciation of his name from the first teaser trailer.

As the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series became a [[VideoGameLongRunners long-runner]], the fandom has accumulated a lot of {{fan nickname}}s for its characters, items, and gameplay mechanics.

* "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man" - Dante for his fun-loving, carefree, devil-may-care personality, stylish fighting style, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood love for pizza]]. In fan discussions, this is usually associated with his ''[=DMC3=]'' and ''[=DMC4=]'' appearances, especially with the latter where he's having fun even after The Savior has already absorbed Nero. It's later updated to "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Hobo" for ''[=DMC5=]'' due to his older and slightly more unkempt appearance. More pizza-related Dante nicknames emerged over the years, such as "Pizza Enthusiast" and "Pizza Gremlin".
* "Cutscene Dante" - Because the series just loves to take advantage of the CutscenePowerToTheMax trope, Dante's gameplay mechanics are often differentiated to the more awesome stuff that he can do in cutscenes, with fans even joking that Cutscene Dante is a different entity compared to his in-game counterpart.
* "Weeb" - Vergil's spiky hair and stylish coat are noted to be usual stuff from anime, while his Yamato is a katana, and his primary fighting style is [[IaijutsuPractitioner Iaijutsu]]; both originating from Japan. Generally, his Japanese influences stand out from the rest of the cast, and fans noticed it. The [[GameMod modders]] and meme editors even took it into another level; depicting him as an anime fan who sometimes uses anime body pillows in place of his Yamato's sheath.
* "The Storm (That is Approaching)" - The chorus of Vergil's {{Leitmotif}} in ''[=DMC5:SE=]'', "Bury the Light", begins with "I am the storm that is approaching", so the fandom began calling him using it. While it started from ''5'', fans retroactively use it as a general nickname for him, even in ''[=DMC3=]'' and in his appearance in ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3'' as a GuestFighter.
* "Motivation Gauge" - Vergil's Concentration Gauge mechanic/meter in the [[UpdatedReRelease Special Editions]] of ''[=DMC4=]'' and ''[=DMC5=]'', based on [[MemeticMutation a rather popular quote]] from his boss fights in ''[=DMC3=]''.

* "Uncle Dante" - Dante, thanks to his in-game portrayal and relationship with Nero. This started in ''[=DMC4=]'' as it was originally hinted in the ''Deadly Fortune'' novelization, officially confirmed by the ''Devil May Cry: 3-1-4-2 Graphic Arts'' artbook and one of the producers of ''5''. It returned in ''[=DMC5=]'' because of Dante's older appearance in that game and being a CoolUncle in general. And this is further cemented when he finally reveals to Nero [[LukeIAmYourFather the truth about their family lineage]].
* Just like the "Uncle Dante" nickname, [[spoiler:"Papa Vergil" has been a thing since ''4'' because him being Nero's father was hinted by that game and other related sources. It returns in full score]] with TheReveal in ''5'' confirming it.
* "{{Desperation|Attack}} (or Desperate) Devil Trigger" ("[[FunWithAcronyms DDT]]"), "Majin Form" - Dante's [[DesperationAttack low health]] NighInvulnerability SuperMode which made its debut in ''[=DMC2=]''. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was [[AscendedFanon canonized]] later on by the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook. More than a decade later, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before ''[=DMC5=]'' came out, and because fans are quickly reminded of Dante's alternate [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] mode from ''[=DMC2=]'', the form is called "Majin Form" yet again before its official name is revealed.

* "Journalist Mode" - The Easy/Easy Automatic difficulty mode, which trivializes the challenge of the games. It usually comes with the bonus of simplifying the complex combos, allowing players to [[ButtonMashing button mash]] their way into the end. This was further popularized after the fandom also made "Journalist Music" [[MemeticMutation memes]] following the release of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' and its VariableMix effect.
* Acronyms are used as alternatives for weapons, concepts, mechanics and abilities that have long names. For example, "JC" means Judgement Cut, "JCE" means Judgement Cut End, "DSD" means [[spoiler:Devil Sword Dante]], "DSS" means Devil Sword Sparda, and "BP" means Bloody Palace. This naming trend became more common as Capcom officially used more acronyms in the games, such as Devil Trigger being called "DT" in loading screen tips, or the Dante Must Die mode being called "DMD" in achievement icons.

* The original continuity is mostly called the "Classic Continuity" in order to differentiate it from the ''[=DmC=]'' AlternateContinuity. As a result, some characters from the original continuity are prefixed with the word "Classic" (e.g. "Classic Dante", "Classic Vergil") to separate them from their ''[=DmC=]'' counterparts.

* "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Devil]]" - Due to ''[=DMC1=]'' being a leftover from a version of ''[=RE4=]'' that was never developed, and being so close to its spiritual predecessor, many fans called the first game with this nickname early on.
* "Lava Spider" - A descriptive name for Phantom due to his general appearance. However, this nickname also brought a case of CommonKnowledge, leading to many fans forgetting that Phantom is also [[MixAndMatchCritter part-scorpion]].

* "Duntee" - Dante, exclusively for his ''[=DMC2=]'' version.

* "Vante" - The [[PaletteSwap red coat-wearing Vergil clone]] fought in [[AnotherSideAnotherStory Vergil Mode]] of the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Special Edition]]''. A lesser-known nickname for the boss is "Red Vergil".
* "American Hard" - The "Very Hard" difficulty mode unique to the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Special Edition]]'', as the original Western release [[DifficultyByRegion downplayed the names of the difficulty modes]] when compared to the Japanese version (i.e. the Western release took the Japanese Hard mode and labeled it as the Normal mode). The ''Special Edition'' was released by Capcom in order to adjust the modes and their names, as an [[AuthorsSavingThrow apology]] for making the North American version too difficult even by [[NintendoHard series standards]].

* "The Door" - The demonic arms that block passageways. This nickname is used since May 2021 when Gawr Gura of WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} played the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port and unlocked Easy Mode by dying ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVvF5qVQXfo to a door]]'' (specifically the blue demonic arm variant), of all things. On her next stream, [[OptionalBoss Jester]] spawned the red demonic arms during his boss fight, and then the chat spammed "The Door" to reference the previous incident.

** "Orihime" - Kyrie, because of her [[HeroesWantRedheads hair]] and [[Creator/StephanieSheh voice actress]], as well as her clothes resembling Orihime's when [[spoiler:she is a hostage of the Arrancars]].

* "Music/LadyGaga" - Trish's "Gloria" persona, due to their physical similarities, and because Lady Gaga made her debut in 2008 not long after the release of this game. The timing has ''not'' gone unnoticed by the ''DMC'' fans.

* "The Glass Boss" - The fight against Agnus in Mission 6 is a PuzzleBoss fight where you need to break a wide glass screen that separates you from him. Since the fight's "boss health bar" is tied to the screen's durability, this nickname rose as a joke to the fact that you're just trying to destroy a very durable glass.

* During its early reveal hype, the game got called "''[=DmC=]: Devil May Cry 2''", thanks to the more modern setting and Nero resembling [[VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry the 2013 reboot's]] Dante.

* The game is officially titled ''Devil May Cry 5'' and abbreviated as ''[=DMC5=]'', yet many fans still respectively write them as "Devil May Cry V" and "DMCV" likely due to the presence of the stylistic Roman Numeral V in the title's logo.
* The sarcastic [[spoiler:"Father of the Year"]] title goes to [[spoiler:Vergil quite a bit, considering he ripped away Nero's Devil Bringer at the start of the game only to discover in the end that Nero is his son.]]
* The DMC Motorhome, Nico's van, is called "Van-kun" by some fans who treat the vehicle like an actual character due to its durability. It's derived from the "Truck-kun" memetic fan nickname used by the anime community.

* "Demonic Tree Man" is a BuffySpeak nickname for Urizen due to his body being covered by the Qliphoth's Roots in most of his screentime. It's also a fan nickname popularized by WebVideo/OutsideXbox when they covered ''[=DMC5=]'' in [[https://youtu.be/B-4ZNZhNCvE?t=660 one of their videos]].
* "Ergil" for [[spoiler:Urizen, which came as a result of a commonly-copy-pasted joke/meme phrase suggesting "Ergil" is Urizen's real name in reference to him being a personified half of Vergil just like V, and V's OneLetterName also sharing the first letter of Vergil's name]].

** Dante - "Donte", "Diego", "[[MemeticMutation El Donte]]", "DINO" ("[[FunWithAcronyms Dante In Name Only]]"), "Hipster Dante", "[[NuMetal Nu]] Dante", "Not Dante", [[AuthorAvatar "Tameem", "Domteem", "Tamante"]], "[[InkSuitActor Tim]]", "[[MemeticMutation Fuck You]]", "[[MythologyGag Enzo]]", "[[SdrawkcabName Etnad]]", "[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]]", "[[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Matthew Patel]]", "[[OverlyLongGag Dainty]]", "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Neo Dante]]", "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Dante]]". "Don'te" also arose from the pronunciation of his name from the first teaser trailer.
** Vergil - "Vorgil", "[[TheScrappy Vergin]]", "[[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Vorgin]]", "Vergina", "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Vergil]]".
** Poison - "The [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Slurm Queen]]".
** Bob Barbas - "Demon Creator/BillOReilly".

** "Reboot" - Because of what Capcom initially described ''[=DmC=]'' as regarding its relation with the original continuity, this game is mostly just called "the reboot" by fans, especially when it's compared with the other ''DMC'' media. Even if [[FlipFlopOfGod that description changed into]] calling ''[=DmC=]'' as a {{Prequel}} and finally an AlternateContinuity, it's still "reboot" that's stuck the most for many when they mention this game.

** "Fanboys May Cry", "[=DmC=]: Disappoints many Customers", "[=DmC=]: Dick move Capcom" - Nicknames for the game that came about due to the classic continuity fans being TaintedByThePreview, or simply wondered why an attempted reboot went through in the first place.
** "''Devil may Cry: Devil May Cry''" - A less-common nickname, but it's derived from the InitialismTitle trope's effect (which is later lampshaded by ''WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow'' on 2019 with their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjfzQqE7hoA review]] for ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'').
* ''[=DmC=]'' Vergil's spectral blades are officially called "Sword Illusions", but fans mostly call them by the name of their classical counterpart, "Summoned Swords".

* [[spoiler:The sarcastic title "Father of the Year" goes to Vergil quite a bit, considering he ripped away Nero's Devil Bringer at the start of the game only to discover in the end that Nero is his son.]]

* After his appearance at the end of the TGS 2018 trailer, V has been jokingly, or non-jokingly depending on one's views of the character, named "[[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]]" due to his apparent resemblance to Creator/AdamDriver.

* "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man" - Dante for his fun-loving, carefree, devil-may-care personality, stylish fighting style, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood love for pizza]]. In fan discussions, this is usually associated with his ''[=DMC3=]'' and ''[=DMC4=]'' appearances, especially with the latter where he's having fun even after The Savior has already absorbed Nero. It's later updated to "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Hobo" for ''[=DMC5=]'' due to his older and slightly more unkempt appearance.

* "Weeb" - Vergil's spiky hair and stylish coat are noted to be usual stuff from anime, while his Yamato is a katana, and his primary fighting style is [[IaijutsuPractitioner Iaijutsu]]; both originating from Japan. Generally, his Japanese influences stand out from the rest of the cast, and fans noticed it.

** Dante - "Donte", "[[MemeticMutation El Donte]]", "DINO" ("[[FunWithAcronyms Dante In Name Only]]"), "Not Dante", "[[AuthorAvatar Tameem]]", "[[InkSuitActor Tim]]", "[[MemeticMutation Fuck You]]", "[[MythologyGag Enzo]]", "[[SdrawkcabName Etnad]]", "[[OverlyLongGag Dainty]]", "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Neo Dante]]", "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Dante]]". "Don'te" also arose from the pronunciation of his name from the first teaser trailer.

** "Creator/TimBurton's ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''", "Tameem's Devil May Cry", "''Dante/Donte May Cry''", "Dante Made Crappy" - For describing the game's revisioned aesthetics and protagonist that set it appart from the original lore.

* "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man" - Dante for his carefree, devil-may-care personality, stylish fighting style, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood love for pizza]]. In fan discussions, this is usually associated with ''[=DMC3=]'' and ''[=DMC4=]'', especially with the latter where he's having fun even after The Savior has already absorbed Nero. It's later updated to "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Hobo" for ''[=DMC5=]'' due to his older and slightly more unkempt appearance.

* "''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' May Cry" - The game, for having the same [[RelationshipVoiceActor English voice actors]] and DamselInDistress plot as the manga.

* "Deadweight" for Nero. It was a harsh comment directed towards him by Dante, but due to its [[RunningGag repetition]] and sheer [[MemeticMutation memetic value]], the fandom also uses it as a nickname for him.

** Dante - "Donte", "[[MemeticMutation El Donte]]", "DINO" ("[[FunWithAcronyms Dante In Name Only]]"), "Not Dante", "[[AuthorAvatar Tameem]]", "[[InkSuitActor Tim]]", "[[MemeticMutation Fuck You]]", "[[MythologyGag Enzo]]", "[[SdrawkcabName Etnad]]", "[[OverlyLongGag Dainty]]", "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Neo Dante]]", "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Dante]]".

** "Creator/TimBurton's ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''", "''Dante/Donte May Cry''" - For describing the game's aesthetics and protagonist.
** "Fanboys May Cry" - A popular title and a form of rebuttal to the classic continuity's fans.

* "Vergil Mobile" - Vergil's car, which is prominently used during the escape sequence of [[WhamEpisode Mission 16]].

* "Missle Platform" - A shorter descriptive nickname for the Pandora's [=PF594:=] Argument form.

* "Judgement Nut End", "Judgement Nut Never End" - Comical nicknames for Judgement Cut End, Vergil's LimitBreak with the Yamato.

* "Lava Spider" - A descriptive name for Phantom due to his general appearance. However, this nickname also brought a case of CommonKnowledge, leading to many fans forgetting that Phantom is also [[MixAndMatchCritter part scorpion]].

* "Vergilmobile" - Vergil's car, which is prominently used during the escape sequence of [[WhamEpisode Mission 16]].

* "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man" - Dante for his carefree, devil-may-care personality, stylish fighting style, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood love for pizza]]. In fan discussions, this is usually associated with ''[=DMC3=]'' and ''[=DMC4=]'', especially with the fourth game where he is having fun even after The Savior has already absorbed Nero. It's later updated to "Wacky Woohoo Pizza Hobo" for the fifth game due to his older and slightly more unkempt appearance.
* "Cutscene Dante" - Because the series just loves to take advantage of the CutscenePowerToTheMax trope, Dante's gameplay mechanics are often compared to the more awesome stuff that he can do in cutscenes, with fans even joking that Cutscene Dante is a different entity compared to his in-game counterpart.
* "Weeb" - Vergil's spiky hair and stylish coat are noted to be usual stuff from anime, while his Yamato is a katana, and his primary fighting style is [[IaijutsuPractitioner Iaijutsu]]; both originating from Japan. Generally, Vergil's Japanese influences stand out from the rest of the cast, and fans noticed it.
* "The Storm (That is Approaching)" - The chorus of Vergil's song in ''[=DMC5:SE=]'', "Bury the Light", begins with "I am the storm that is approaching", so the fandom also tends to refer to him using it. While it started from ''5'', the fandom retroactively uses it as a nickname for him in general, even in ''[=DMC3=]'' and in his GuestFighter appearance in ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3''.
* "Motivation Gauge" - Vergil's Concentration Gauge mechanic/meter in the [[UpdatedReRelease Special Edition]]s of ''[=DMC4'' and ''[=DMC5=]'', based on [[MemeticMutation a rather popular quote]] from his boss fights in ''[=DMC3=]''.

* Just like the "Uncle Dante" nickname, [[spoiler:"Papa Vergil" has been a thing in ''4'' since him being Nero's father was hinted at, and returns in full score]] with TheReveal in ''5'' confirming it.
* "{{Desperation|Attack}} (or Desperate) Devil Trigger" ("[[FunWithAcronyms DDT]]"), "Majin Form" - Dante's [[DesperationAttack low health]] NighInvulnerability SuperMode which made its debut in ''[=DMC2=]''. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was [[AscendedFanon canonized]] later on by the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook. More than a decade later, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before ''[=DMC5=]'' came out. Because fans are quickly reminded of Dante's alternate [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] mode from ''[=DMC2=]'', the form is called "Majin Form" yet again before its official name is revealed.
* "Gorb", "Blorb" - {{Portmanteau}} nicknames for the Gold Orb and Blue Orb items.

* "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Devil]]" - Due to ''[=DMC1=]'' being a leftover from a version of ''[=RE4=]'' that was never developed, and being so close to its spiritual predecessor, a lot of fans called the first game with this nickname early on.

* "''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' May Cry" - The game, for having the same [[RelationshipVoiceActor English voice actors]] and DamselInDistress plot.

* "Music/LadyGaga" - Trish's "Gloria" persona, due to their physical similarities, and the fact that Lady Gaga made her debut in 2008 not long after the release of this game. The timing has ''not'' gone unnoticed by the ''DMC'' fans.
* "Stand" / "Stand Trigger" - Since Nero's [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] summons a spectral entity that floats above him, it has been called with these names as a reference to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
* "Fortuna Lady" / "Fortuna Woman" / "Woman in Red" - The suspicious red-clothed woman who glances at Vergil during his opening cutscene in the ''Special Edition''. [[{{Fanon}} The fandom believes]] that she's [[spoiler:Nero's mother]].

* "Vitale" was the most popular guess about V's full name before his true identity was revealed.

** Dante - "Donte". Or "[[MemeticMutation El Donte]]". Or "DINO" ("[[FunWithAcronyms Dante In Name Only]]"). Or "Not Dante". Or "[[AuthorAvatar Tameem]]". Or "[[InkSuitActor Tim]]". Or "[[MemeticMutation Fuck You]]". Or "[[MythologyGag Enzo]]". Or "[[SdrawkcabName Etnad]]". Or "[[OverlyLongGag Dainty]]". Or "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Neo Dante]]". Or "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Dante]]".
** Vergil - "Vorgil". Or "[[TheScrappy Vergin]]". Or "[[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Vorgin]]". Or "Vergina". Or "[[FlipFlopOfGod Reboot Vergil]]".

** "Creator/TimBurton's ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''" or "''Dante/Donte May Cry''" - For describing the game's aesthetics and protagonist.

* ''[=DmC=]'' Vergil's spectral blades are officially called "Sword Illusions", but fans mostly call them by the name of their classical counterpart, "Summoned Swords".

!!General

* "{{Desperation|Attack}} (or Desperate) Devil Trigger" ("[[FunWithAcronyms DDT]]"), "Majin Form" - Dante's [[DesperationAttack low health]] NighInvulnerability SuperMode. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was [[AscendedFanon canonized]] later on by the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook.

* "Uncle Dante" - Dante, thanks to his in-game portrayal and relationship with Nero. [[note]]Originally hinted in the novelization ''Deadly Fortune'', officially confirmed by the artbook ''Devil May Cry: 3-1-4-2 Graphic Arts'' and one of the producers on ''5''.[[/note]]
* "Motivation Gauge" - Vergil's Concentration Gauge mechanic in the Special Edition, based on [[MemeticMutation a rather popular quote]] from his boss fights in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''.

* "''[=DmC=]: Devil May Cry 2''", thanks to the more modern setting and Nero resembling [[VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry the 2013 reboot's]] Dante.

* Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before the game came out. Because fans are quickly reminded of Dante's alternate [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] mode from ''[=DMC2=]'', the form is called "Majin Form" before its official name is revealed.

* The nickname "Uncle Dante" returns from ''[=DMC4=]'' because of Dante's older appearance in this game and being a CoolUncle in general. And this is further cemented when he finally reveals to Nero [[LukeIAmYourFather the truth about their family lineage]].
* Just like the "Uncle Dante" nickname, [[spoiler:"Papa Vergil" has been a thing since him being Nero's father was hinted at, and returns in full score]] with TheReveal confirming it.

* The taunts obtained for completing Bloody Palace are officially called "Special Provocation", but the fanbase just calls them the "Bloody Palace Taunts" or "BP Taunts".

As the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series became a [[VideoGameLongRunners long-runner]], the fandom has accumulated a lot of {{fan nicknames}} for its characters, items, and gameplay mechanics.

* Acronyms are used as alternatives for weapons, concepts, mechanics and abilities that have long names. For example, "JC" means Judgement Cut, "JCE" means Judgement Cut End, "DSD" means [[spoiler:Devil Sword Dante]], "DSS" means Devil Sword Sparda, and "BP" means Bloody Palace. This naming trend became more common as Capcom officially used more acronyms in the games, such as Devil Trigger being called "DT" in loading screen tips, or the Dante Must Die mode being called "DMD" in achievement icons.