Fanfic / The Devil Went Down To Remnant

Raise Hell!

Arkham is dead and Sparda's power is free from corruption. So is this the end? Don't bet on it! Dante and Vergil are back on opposite sides as they now have a new world to roam around: The world of Remnant! So what are you waiting for? Raise Hell!

The Devil Went Down To Remnant is a RWBY/Devil May Cry crossover fanfiction by SparktheDog

As the summary states, the story starts right when Dante and Vergil kills Arkham, but in a twist of events, they both find themselves separated and on a new world. Now Dante has to adjust to his new surroundings, kill some Grimm, and find Vergil, who decided to team up with Salem.

This fan fiction can be read on FanFiction.Net or Archive Of Our Own.

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Tropes present in The Devil Went Down To Remnant:

• Adapted Out:
  • Jaune's character arc isn't adapted in the story.
  • Neptune doesn't join RWBY, Dante and Sun when it comes to investigating White Fang matters.
• Alliterative Name: Doctor Movado Merlot.
• All There in the Manual: Mission 2 had Ozpin claim he knew Sparda right in front of Dante. This wouldn't be expanded upon until a Writing Prompt Wednesday on Reddit.
• Autobots, Rock Out!: Happens a few times
  • Mission 1: "Dragula" plays when Dante fights the Grimm, while "Pull Me Under" plays when Vergil fights against the Grimm.
  • Mission 5: Breaking Point's "Get Up" plays when Dante spars with Pyrrha.
  • Mission 10: Both One Minute Silence's "South Central" and "Fuel" plays back to back when RWBY(D) and Sun fights the Paladin.
• Big "NO!": Following a series of Little No's that Salem mutters upon seeing Vergil for the first time
• Blunt "Yes": Happens twice during Qrow's segment in Mission 4
• Bloodier and Gorier: Compared to the original Volumes 1 and 2, Raven's nightmare involved Yang tearing a hole through her chest, and Perry's death following the Paladin fight is told in graphic detail.
• Break the Haughty: Raven, leader of a tribe of pillagers and murderers, gets utterly thrashed by Vergil. Not not only does severely wound her pride, but it also makes her fear returning back to her tribe since Qrow brings up the fact that the Legend of Sparda has been lost to time on Remnant, and without undeniable proof that Raven really did fight one of his sons, there is a good chance that they could kill her on the spot for supposedly abandoning them. She even suffers a nightmare where Vergil endlessly mocks her for her loss, ending with her daughter Yang being instated as the new tribe leader, killing Raven on the spot for Parental Abandonment. Even Qrow is surprised on how badly this messed her up.
• Call-Back: The interrogation room seen in Mission 10 is the same one Ruby found herself in back in Volume 1 Episode 1. Ruby even references both Glynda's Bait-and-Switch Comment and the plate of cookies Ozpin brought.
• Call-Forward: Most of which are instigated on Vergil's behalf.
  • His entry to Remnant has him fighting off against in army of Grimm in the same ruined village Ruby was in in her Volume 4 trailer.
  • Cinder introduces Vergil to Salem's group, who wouldn't be introduced in the show's proper until the Volume 4 premiere.
  • As Vergil reads up on the various Grimm species, he informs himself on the Geists, the Griffins, and the Nuckleavee.
  • Blake's connection to the White Fang is revealed very early on when Dr. Merlot traps her and brings up Ghira's role in the White Fang's creation.
  • Ruby recites the infamous "Dark soul with light" line in Mission 8, as she hold Blake in her arms instead of Weiss.
• Canon Marches On: As a result of this fic being written before Volume 4 aired, some things are bound to be different as opposed to RWBY's canon:
  • Raven is the most blatant change, as this fic portrays her in more of a sympathetic light as her abandoning Tai and Yang was out of the desire to protect them from her bandit lifestyle, hints at a Heel–Face Turn on top of being 100% human. Raven in canon, however, cares not for the concerns of Qrow or the safety of Yang (and even attempted to have her change sides by demonizing Ozpin), and is perfectly fine with selling out her brother and daughter if it means she gets to live another day. Oh, and she killed the previous Spring Maiden and inherited the power when she deemed the original owner to be too weak.
  • While the actual character is still left ambiguous, Summer Rose was described to have died on a mission with her white hood being the only thing recovered. Volume 6 strongly implies that Summer died fighting Salem, and there aren't any clear mementos that was implied she left behind.
  • From Dante's side of things, Eva was described to have gone down fighting the demons as a young Dante and Vergil witnessed her death first hand, resulting in them going separate ways shortly afterwards. Devil May Cry 5 contradicts this by showing that Dante was told to stay hidden with Eva being Killed Offscreen looking for Vergil. The two still went their own ways after, but they never interacted beforehand, making Vergil believe he was The Unfavorite.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: A few.
  • Dante was able to effortlessly kill the Grimm in Mission 1, it was obvious he was toying with them.
  • Likewise, Vergil gets his moments in Mission 1, taking down an army of Grimm in an abandoned village, and again in Mission 3, where he defeats Raven without breaking a sweat.
  • And in Mission 5, Dante took down Pyrrha easily during a sparring match, after realizing what her semblance was.
• Death by Adaptation: Perry, one of the White Fang members that worked with Torchwick, is killed by Merlot via a remote chemical injection when the Paladin he was piloting gets destroyed.
• The Dreaded: Dante and Vergil are this to Salem, due to their father Sparda once foiling her plans ending in her getting sealed to the Grimmlands.
  • Vergil goes the extra mile and ends up becoming this to the entirety of Salem's faction, due to him being able to effortlessly cut Salem in half with Yamato. This is the reason why Emerald and Mercury didn't bother challenging Vergil's decision to leaving Tukson's Book Trade before assassinating him.
• Drowning My Sorrows: Raven chugs down all of Qrow's alcohol after waking up from her nightmare. Except here, she Can't Hold Her Liquor, and ends up ranting about how weak she really is before throwing up all over the floor.
• Enigmatic Minion: Vergil, at least to Salem and Cinder.
• For Want Of A Nail: Because Dante's involvement with the White Fang's robbery at the docks led to Roman and Neo getting arrested, Cinder decided to enlist the help of Dr. Merlot instead.
• From Bad to Worse: Plays on both sides in Mission 9.
  • On the villain side, it was bad enough that Mercury and Emerald had to team up with Vergil without Cinder at Beacon, but then they run into Dante, who can rip them all to shreds, on the night of their transfer.
  • Ozpin, who thought his week couldn't get any worse since Vergil's introduction, sees Ironwood drop by with his armada.
• Good Cop/Bad Cop: Dante plays Good Cop to Yang's Bad Cop when interrogating Junior for information in Mission 9.
• Insane Troll Logic: While Dante tries to break up Weiss' and Blake's argument, Ruby brings up how Dante tried to assault Sun for knocking over his strawberry sundae. Blake uses that to declare that Dante is no better than Weiss. Obviously, Dante expressed confusion over that.
• Mythology Gag:
  • When Ruby accepts Penny's offer of being her friend, she replies by shouting "SSSensational!"
  • Another Dm C Devil May Cry call-back involves Yang knocking out a bouncer after telling her that she wasn't on the list. Except here, Yang actually writes her name down rather than putting in a "fuck you".
  Yang: I am now.
• Named by the Adaptation: Dr. Merlot had no first name given in Grimm Eclipse. Here, his full name is Movado Merlot.
• "Not So Different" Remark: Cinder had no problem comparing Vergil with herself when she first meets him.
  Cinder: I am like you. Someone who was denied the right to the strength I- we deserve.
• Not So Stoic: Ozpin, upon learning from Blake that Dr. Merlot has returned.
• Oh, Crap!: Ruby non-verbally has this expression upon seeing Dante and Vergil encounter each other face to face at Beacon.
• Pragmatic Villainy: Vergil flats out admit he has no interest in aiding Salem, and that the only reason he teamed up with her is so he can get closer to Dante and complete the amulet to unlock Sparda's power.
• Retcon: A scene in Mission 2 was re-written so that not only does Vergil retaliate against Salem's attack, but slices her in half using Yamato, not only showcasing his strength, but learning that Salem has Nigh-Invulnerability as well, as that information was made public once Volume 6 was finished.
  • Mission 7: Rather than simply scaring off Neo, Dante beats her down along side Roman, leaving them unconscious long enough for the police to arrest them.
• Serious Business: Dante was perfectly willing to assault Sun after the latter accidentally knocked over his strawberry sundae escaping the cops in Mission 6.
• Shout-Out: All the mission titles are song names.
  • The title itself is a reference to the Charlie Daniels Band song "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
• Spared by the Adaptation: Vergil's appearance at Tukson's Book Trade prevented Emerald and Mercury from offing Tukson.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Dante calls Ruby and Yang out for standing on the sidelines when Blake left the team, while also giving a downplayed "Reason You Suck" Speech to the former.
  Dante: You're supposed to be the team leader, right? Yang won't be here to protect you forever, so why don't you stop trying to hide in her shadow and start acting like one?