Name: Dante

Age: ~30

Gender: Male

Appearance: [img]http://i.imgur.com/dW1Clcm.jpg[/img]

Canon, AU, or OC?: Canon

Universe of Origin: Devil May Cry

Personality: Dante's laid back and carefree. He's rarely phased by anything nor does he take much seriously, probably from having fought hundreds of demons over the years. That's not to say he doesn't enjoy his job, however; he always has a retort ready to rip into someone. This is a man who always has a one liner ready. Always.
Besides hunting devils, the devil hunter possesses a fondness for pizza, strawberry sundaes, and improv theater. He also has an astonishing sense of showmanship, putting on wonderful displays even when nobody is watching.
Deep down, Dante also has his father's love for humanity, and a desire to protect them; this happens to coincide with hunting demons, which he enjoyed doing anyways.
Dante also has very little income, stemming from his failure to collect pay on jobs and liberally handing out freebies, and presumably from massive amounts of property damage.

Dante has terrible luck with women.

Abilities:
Enhanced physiology - Dante's physical strength and reflexes are much higher than a normal human's, allowing him to deliver mighty blows and flip around acrobatically. He's strong enough to carry around and shoulder fire anti-material rifles.
Durable: Dante's survived impalement, electrocution, gunshot wounds to the head and wardrobe, and all manner of beatings. Judging from the Alastor scene, he has the physiology of a jelly doughnut. He's not unkillable, but it takes quite a bit to bring him down
Weapons Master - Dante has a knack for conveniently knowing how to use any Devil Arm he comes across (may or may not involve their being materialized demon souls)
Devil Trigger - The trump card, bringing out the full might of Dante's demonic power and giving him a sweet demon form. This enhances Dante's speed and attack power while also providing a slight health boost. Though its time is limited, it can give the edge in a tight spot.
SSStyle - Whatever he does, he's going to do it fabulously.

Weapons: Dante has access to a wonderful repertoire of Devil Arms and firearms, including
Rebellion - Dante's primary weapon consists of the Rebellion, an unbreakable claymore imbued with demonic power. Thanks to conflicting writing over multiple games, it is both a keepsake from his father AND a manifestation of his own powers.
Ebony and Ivory - Dante's constant companions, these are a pair of custom-built 1911s. Dante's powers magically replenish the bullets, allowing for a bottomless clip.
Coyote A - A sawed off twin-barrel shotgun. This weapon is devastating at close ranges. Don't forget to use the shotgun twitch.
Gilgamesh - A pair of rocket powered gauntlets, with buzzsaw greaves. These weapons transform Dante's hands and feet into destructive hammers.
Lucifer - This shoulder-piece can dispense spikes that can be thrown and with a flourish.
Pandora - A demonic briefcase capable of turning into a variety of ranged weapons; this serves as mobile artillery.

Backstory: Okay time for a crash course on DMC lore.
Two thousand years ago, the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda sealed away the Demon King Mundus, saving humanity. Centuries later, he would go on to bear twin sons, Dante and Vergil. Around the time these twins turned eight, Sparda disappeared and their mother, Eva, was killed by demons sent by Mundus. Dante and Vergil would go their separate ways for years, gaining a strong sibling rivalry and different outlooks of life, which brings us to
DMC3: Vergil comes back and summons an ancient demon tower in an attempt to take Sparda's power. Eventually Dante, with the help of a human demon hunter named Lady, defeat Vergil, sealing him in the demon realm. Dante accepts his heritage as a son of Sparda and embraces his humanity. He also scores the Force Edge and one half of the plot amulet that can open the demon realm.
Ten-ish years pass...
DMC1: Dante is attacked by Trish, a mysterious woman who looks like his mother. She's also a lightning demon created by Mundus. She convinces him to investigate Mallet island. There, he runs into Nelo Angelo, a mysterious knight. It's later revealed that this knight is actually a mind-controlled Vergil being used by Mundus. Worse, Mundus was using the island as a base to invade the human realm. Dante seals Mundus away for until Itsuno decides to bring him back, and decides he doesn't hate Trish, giving her the awakened Sparda sword, and the magical plot amulet.
DMC the Anime: This was a slice of life about Dante babysitting; nothing vitally important happened.
DMC4: Dante sorta mentors a plucky young lad named Nero who has some yet-unexplained connection to Sparda and Vergil. He also goofs around a lot and attacks a cult devoted to Sparda. Speaking honestly, I think he may have been drunk the entire game.

This brings us back to Dante's everyday life of crippling debt, eating copious amounts of pizza, and only being friends with people who have shot and/or impaled him.
All this changed when a freak accident involving the Yamato sent Dante spiraling into a wormhole, lost in a strange and exciting new realm. With a coat on his back and his guns on his hips, Dante set out on his next big adventure, because he has nothing better to do.

Faction: UMMA