History VideoGame / DevilMayCry

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Trying to kill enemies using only guns require this, since most guns in the series only deal minor damage. To compensate, Dante has certain moves (including the Gunslinger Style) where his handguns have faster rate of fire than usual. Nero's Blue Rose in ''4'' is even worse that Dante's handguns because of its slower firing rate.

** In ''5'', Hell Antenora, Empusa Queen and Behemoth are demons prone to [[TheBerserker going berserk]], being able to hurt and outright kill other demons if they go on a rampage.

** In ''5'', "Devil Trigger" is not just Nero's {{Leitmotif}} that plays in segments where he's involved, it can also be heard in the background while you're viewing the Gallery unlockables or files. Likewise, "Silver Bullet" is essentially a remix of "Devil Trigger".

* AnachronicOrder: For the original continuity, the major installments are chronologically arranged in this order: Manga ''3'' > ''3'' > ''1'' > [[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Anime]] > Novel ''2'' > ''2'' > ''4'' > Novel ''5'' > ''5''. The original confirmation of ''5'' taking place after ''2'' was courtesy of French gaming site [=ActuGaming=]'s [[https://www.actugaming.net/devil-may-cry-v-notre-interview-avec-hideaki-itsuno-matt-walker-et-michiteru-okabe-161665/ interview]] with director Hideaki Itsuno, and ''5'' producer Matthew Walker's [[https://twitter.com/gypsyOtoko/status/1034092516587401217 responding tweet]] to a fan's question. However, Capcom TV later streamed a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa6pa4RGpMw quick summary video]] that put ''2'' before ''4'', causing much confusion until [[https://twitter.com/gypsyOtoko/status/1093463599874486272 Walker confirmed it on Twitter]].

* A Creator/{{Netflix}}-based animated adaptation produced by Adi Shankar, supervised by 3-5 game director Hideaki Itsuno, and animated by Creator/StudioMir. While details are currently sparse, he has stated that this new show will join ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' in what he is calling the "[[SharedUniverse bootleg multiverse]]". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaLd4z8RWpY First teaser trailer]] released on September 27, 2023.

* A Creator/{{Netflix}}-based animated adaptation produced by Adi Shankar. While details are currently sparse, he has stated that this new show will join ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' in what he is calling the "[[SharedUniverse bootleg multiverse]]".

** The 2007 animated series is more straightforward with this than the games, as in-between the demon-hunting, the story entirely takes place in urban locale, or modern-day cities (the setting in Episode 3 is likewise named "Capulet City"), with their variety of establishments.

** The 2007 animated series is more straightforward with this than the games, as in-between the demon-hunting, the story entirely takes place in Capulet City, there are numerous shots featuring the urban locale, and the cast also enter modern-day buildings and shops.

** The names of important characters in ''Devil May Cry 4'' are related to Christianity in a way: Kyrie, Sanctus, Credo, Gloria and Agnus are names for pats of the Roman Catholic Mass which are traditionally sung in Latin (Except Kyrie, which is in Greek), [[spoiler:and Kyrie is the only one among them who doesn't have demonic power,]] then Nero is named after the Roman emperor who persecuted the Christians of his era.

** Just like the games' fictional settings, it's difficult to pinpoint the location of Capulet City, the setting of ''TAS''. Although, being named after ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' from the {{British Author|s}} Creator/WilliamShakespeare hints that it has British influences.

* CharacterInTheLogo:
** Trish's silhouette is part of the logo and a VisualTitleDrop in the first game; Dante's silhouette is in ''2'', ''3'', and the anime; Lucia's outline was part of ''2'' on her disc; and Nero's silhouette is in ''4''. ''[=DmC=]'' and ''5'' are the exceptions where ''[=DmC=]'' doesn't have a silhouette, and ''5'' simply have wings shaped in "V" for the Roman numeral 5.
** As it was with the early games' tradition, the official poster of ''TAS'' features a red silhouette of Dante beside the title art.

* CharacterInTheLogo: Trish's silhouette is part of the logo and a VisualTitleDrop in the first game; Dante's silhouette is in ''2'', ''3'', and the anime; Lucia's outline was part of ''2'' on her disc; and Nero's silhouette is in ''4''. ''[=DmC=]'' and ''5'' are the exceptions where ''[=DmC=]'' doesn't have a silhouette, and ''5'' simply have wings shaped in "V" for the Roman numeral 5.

!!{{Crossover}} appearances and GuestFighter {{Cameo}}s

* MusicalSpoiler: There's a severe difference in style between the normal BackgroundMusic and the fight music in the games. Thus, if you enter an area and the music abruptly shifts gears, get your sword out. This is especially true for the third game, where the fight music has ''vocals''.

** Used by the enemy in the first mission of ''4''. During the tutorial segment where the player is familiarized with the jump and dodge mechanics, the player is tested by having to avoid a barrage of bullets from Dante. If the player is hit, Dante uses the beckoning hand gesture to taunt them

** Used by the enemy in the first mission of ''4''. During the tutorial segment where the player is familiarized with the jump and dodge mechanics, the player is tested by having to avoid a barrage of bullets from Dante. If the player is hit, Dante uses the beckoning hand gesture to taunt them.mmy, the action defies physics, most of the impressive acrobatics or fights are [[CutscenePowerToTheMax exaggerated in cutscenes]], most weapons are {{Impossibly Cool Weapon}}s, and the general stylish concept of the games runs on the RuleOfCool.

** Used by the enemy in the first mission of ''4''. During the tutorial segment where the player is familiarized with the jump and dodge mechanics, the player is tested by having to avoid a barrage of bullets from Dante. If the player is hit, Dante uses the beckoning hand gesture to taunt them.
* CameraScrew:
** The games frequently change the camera angle mid-jump, which makes some boss battles or platforming sections harder than intended. The key to your survival is that the game doesn't realign your controls until you land, so you need not jerk the controller around. The third fight with [[spoiler:Griffon]] in ''1'' is nearly unwinnable on higher difficulties because of this.
** The FixedCamera angles in the first four games can be confusing depending on where they are placed, but usually, the camera faces the door where you just came from, so you have to walk several steps further when you enter a room before knowing what you're about to deal with.
** The camera in ''2'' is particularly bad. You'll often find yourself shooting away at enemies the camera seems to have no intention of showing you.
** ''2'' and ''3'' also contain some sections where the camera is so far away your character becomes a little figure almost indistinguishable from the similarly-colored objects in the environment, or is hidden by a foreground object. Fortunately, moving your character around reveals their position or shifts the camera to a nearer perspective.
** The AdvancingWallOfDoom sections in ''3'' and ''4'' have their camera facing the thing that's chasing you from behind, which makes it a bit hard to anticipate the path ahead.
** Some fights against gigantic bosses are made more challenging because of the camera angles, especially when you're locked-on. In ''1'', the camera would look down when you fall off the platform during [[spoiler:the second phase of Mundus's fight]]. In ''3'', the camera might not properly show Cerberus when he charges forward. This is more prevalent in ''5'' because the camera would always face and focus on the boss, so your character can be off-screen when fighting Nidhogg, or the camera would look down when you're jumping near [[spoiler:Urizen during his third boss fight]].
* {{Camp}}: The dialogue is hammy, the action defies physics, most of the impressive acrobatics or fights are [[CutscenePowerToTheMax exaggerated in cutscenes]], most weapons are {{Impossibly Cool Weapon}}s, and the general stylish concept of the games runs on the RuleOfCool.