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* BladeOnAStick: Vergil acquires the spear Devil Arm, Abaddon, after his battle with Fouquet. It's also brought up that Azazel was turned into the Lance of Longinus that impaled Jesus during his Crucifixion.
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The story follows Vergil after his death in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. As he lays trapped in the void, he sees a light, and is summoned to be the familiar of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]]. He was denied Heaven and served as a tool for Hell, where as she was derided and distraught. Both are prideful and both are powerful. Halkeginia is not ready for them...

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The story follows Vergil after his death in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. As he lays trapped in the void, he sees a light, and is summoned to be the familiar of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]]. He was denied Heaven and served as a tool for Hell, where as she was derided and distraught. Both are prideful and both are powerful. Halkeginia is not ready for them...
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: As Vergil is Louise's summoned familiar, he's basically stuck in Halkenginia. It's later shown that other devils are also stuck there for one reason or another.
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* WorthyOpponent: While Vergil doesn't have much nice to say about his brother, he does acknowledge him as the greatest swordsman and warrior he's ever known.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Abaddon finds it hard to believe that Mundus would become one of the most powerful devils ever known, considering he wasn't very impressive six thousand years ago.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Abaddon finds it hard to believe that Mundus would become one of the most powerful devils ever known, considering he wasn't very impressive six thousand years ago.ago and was kind of a wimp based on the older demon's words.
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* TookALevelInKindness: While he more or less acts the same, Vergil is slowly learning to care about more than just himself and his quest for power.

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* TookALevelInKindness: While he more or less acts the same, Vergil is slowly learning to care about more than just himself and his quest for power.power.
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* BoringButPractical: Louise questions why Vergil bought Derflinger in the first place since his Summoned Swords would probably be a better option. Vergil points out that 1.) those are typically used for range and 2.) keeping one as a personal sword would be taxing.

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* BoringButPractical: Louise questions why Vergil bought Derflinger in the first place since his Summoned Swords would probably be a better option. Vergil points out that 1.) those are typically used for range ranged attacks and 2.) keeping one as a personal sword would be taxing.
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* NominalHero: Vergil is just as power hungry as he was in the past and as anti-ethical in his methods of dealing with his enemies. It's just that he's on the side of good due to being Louise's familiar.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: When an angel consummates with a human, they are punished by having all their power permanently sealed away, rendering them mortal.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: When an angel consummates with a human, they are punished by having all their power permanently sealed away, rendering them almost completely mortal.
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* KlingonPromotion: After Vergil kills Zima, her lieutenant gives him command of her frost armies.
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* BladeOnAStick: Vergil acquires the spear Devil Arm, Abaddon, after his battle with Fouquet. It's also brought up that Azazel was turned into the Lance of Longinus that impaled Jesus during his Crucifixion.
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* CompositeCharacter: Vergil gets composited with Saito since he takes the role of Louise's familiar.

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* CompositeCharacter: Vergil gets composited with Saito since he takes the role of Louise's familiar.familiar and takes the role of Derflinger's wielder.
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* ILied: Vergil admits to lying about Abaddon's destruction from the battle against Fouquet.
-->'''Louise''': Hey! You said it was destroyed when you used it against Fouquet!\\
'''Vergil''': Obviously, I ''lied''.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The first Azazel was this according to Abaddon due to being really winy. Sparda apparently got so fed up with him that he chucked his spear-form into the mortal world.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In the DMC reboot and ''Darksiders'' games, nephilim were hybrids of demon and angel. Here, they're hybrids of human and angel.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: AdaptationalSpeciesChange:
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In the DMC reboot and ''Darksiders'' games, nephilim were hybrids of demon and angel. Here, they're hybrids of human and angel.angel.
** Sparda, at least in the past, was an angel in this story. In canon, there's no indication that there's ever a point were he wasn't a devil.
** Siesta is revealed [[spoiler:to be partially a devil]].
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The story follows Vergil after his death in ''Devil May Cry''. As he lays trapped in the void, he sees a light, and is summoned to be the familiar of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]]. He was denied Heaven and served as a tool for Hell, where as she was derided and distraught. Both are prideful and both are powerful. Halkeginia is not ready for them...

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The story follows Vergil after his death in ''Devil May Cry''.''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. As he lays trapped in the void, he sees a light, and is summoned to be the familiar of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]]. He was denied Heaven and served as a tool for Hell, where as she was derided and distraught. Both are prideful and both are powerful. Halkeginia is not ready for them...
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* TookALevelInKindness: While he's more or less the same, Vergil is slowly learning to care about more than just himself and his quest for power.

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* TookALevelInKindness: While he's he more or less acts the same, Vergil is slowly learning to care about more than just himself and his quest for power.

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* CelibateHero: Angels are ''supposed'' to be this, but some end up consummating with humans at the [[BroughtDownToNormal cost of their power]].

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* CelibateHero: CelibateHero:
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Angels are ''supposed'' to be this, but some end up consummating with humans at the [[BroughtDownToNormal cost of their power]].power]].
** Well, for a given definition of "[[NominalHero hero]]" anyway, but Vergil never displays any romantic interest in anyone. About the closest he gets is Siesta, who reminds him of the woman he slept with in Fortuna.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Abaddon finds it hard to believe that Mundus would become one of the most powerful devils ever known, considering he wasn't very impressive six thousand years ago.
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* SmugSuper: ''Vergil''. The guy is powerful enough to annihilate anything Halkeginia or Hell throws at him, ''and he knows it''. Much of his attempts to offer mercy are laced with condescension, as if to say "I can kill you at any time, but I'll give you this chance out of pity".

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* SmugSuper: ''Vergil''.'''Vergil'''. The guy is powerful enough to annihilate anything Halkeginia or Hell throws at him, ''and he knows it''. Much of his attempts to offer mercy are laced with condescension, as if to say "I can kill you at any time, but I'll give you this chance out of pity".
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* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Louise has frequent dreams of Vergil's past. She's witnessed his childhood, his battles with his brother (as both himself and Nelo Angelo), and his journey through Hell.
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* CurbStompBattle: Vergil dishes these out like candy on Halloween.
** His fight with Guiche's Valkyries can hardly be called a fight given how effortlessly he cut them down.
** When he pulls out Abaddon, he makes short work of Zima.
** He doesn't even bother with Wardes and just kills him with a single attack.
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* SmugSuper: ''Vergil''. The guy is powerful enough to annihilate anything Halkeginia or Hell throws at him, ''and he knows it''. Much of his attempts to offer mercy are laced with condescension, as if to say "I can kill you at any time, but I'll give you this chance out of pity".
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Louise behaves considerably nicer, though this has less to do with actually being nicer and more to do with Vergil not being one she can lord herself over.
* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In the DMC reboot and ''Darksiders'' games, nephilim were hybrids of demon and angel. Here, they're hybrids of human and angel.



* BroughtDownToNormal: When an angel consummates with a human, they are punished by having all their power permanently sealed away, rendering them mortal.
* CelibateHero: Angels are ''supposed'' to be this, but some end up consummating with humans at the [[BroughtDownToNormal cost of their power]].



* PlayingWithFire: The Spear of Destruction - aka the Devil Arm form of Abaddon - can control and emit Hellfire.

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* PlayingWithFire: The Spear of Destruction - aka the Devil Arm form of Abaddon - can control and emit Hellfire.Hellfire.
* {{Telepathy}}: Vergil's Devil Arms can communicate with him and each other telepathically. Vergil soon learns to sympathize with Dante's dealing of Agni and Rudra since they never shut up.
* TookALevelInKindness: While he's more or less the same, Vergil is slowly learning to care about more than just himself and his quest for power.
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* AnIcePerson: Zima is a draconian devil with power over ice and frost. This also applies to her Devil Arm form after Vergil defeats her.



* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Something that Vergil has frustrations with is that there are hardly any powerful warriors in Halkeginia near his level. He actually starts to miss ''Dante'' because of how unsatisfied he is with the challenges there.

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* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Something that Vergil has frustrations with is that there are hardly any powerful warriors in Halkeginia near his level. He actually starts to miss ''Dante'' because of how unsatisfied he is with the challenges there.there.
* PlayingWithFire: The Spear of Destruction - aka the Devil Arm form of Abaddon - can control and emit Hellfire.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7334457/1/The-Devil-of-Zero The Devil of Zero]] is a {{crossover}} fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1688557/Knightmare-Gundam-of-Ni Knightmare Gundam of Ni]].

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[[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7334457/1/The-Devil-of-Zero The Devil of Zero]] Zero]]'' is a {{crossover}} fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1688557/Knightmare-Gundam-of-Ni Knightmare Gundam of Ni]].
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not on the ''Familiar of Zero'' side, but the lore of the ''Devil May Cry'' side is combined with elements of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, and ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.

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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not on the ''Familiar of Zero'' side, but the lore of the ''Devil May Cry'' side is combined with elements of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not on the ''Familiar of Zero'' side, but the lore of the ''Devil May Cry'' side is combined with elements of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, and ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}.

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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not on the ''Familiar of Zero'' side, but the lore of the ''Devil May Cry'' side is combined with elements of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, and ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}.''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.
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!!''The Devil of Zero'' provides examples of:

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!!''The Devil of Zero'' provides examples of:of:
* BoringButPractical: Louise questions why Vergil bought Derflinger in the first place since his Summoned Swords would probably be a better option. Vergil points out that 1.) those are typically used for range and 2.) keeping one as a personal sword would be taxing.
* CompositeCharacter: Vergil gets composited with Saito since he takes the role of Louise's familiar.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not on the ''Familiar of Zero'' side, but the lore of the ''Devil May Cry'' side is combined with elements of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, and ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}.
* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Something that Vergil has frustrations with is that there are hardly any powerful warriors in Halkeginia near his level. He actually starts to miss ''Dante'' because of how unsatisfied he is with the challenges there.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7334457/1/The-Devil-of-Zero The Devil of Zero]] is a {{crossover}} fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1688557/Knightmare-Gundam-of-Ni Knightmare Gundam of Ni]].

The story follows Vergil after his death in ''Devil May Cry''. As he lays trapped in the void, he sees a light, and is summoned to be the familiar of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]]. He was denied Heaven and served as a tool for Hell, where as she was derided and distraught. Both are prideful and both are powerful. Halkeginia is not ready for them...
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!!''The Devil of Zero'' provides examples of:

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