#May the Devil Take You

[dailyworldcinema]

MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU / SEBELUM IBLIS MENJEMPUT (2018) dir. Timo Tjahjanto

[leotanaka]

MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU (2018) dir. Timo Tjahjanto

[cellophane-wasp]

Been sleeping on southeast Asian horror films. Watched May the Devil Take You a few days ago and just watched The Medium. Starting impetigore, and Satan's Slaves and Roh are next.

[lookforastronauts]

#112. May the Devil Take You (2018) Sebelum Iblis Menjemput

dir. Timo Tjahjanto dop. Batara Goempar

[samsdei]

Samo Rafael

[tianhai03]

didnt have the time to do a full finished drawing, but i tried to keep up with my tradition for redrawing the same good bro day drawing ive done for 3 years already :')

(last year's, which also has links to prev years as well)

[therealjasonx]

Absolutely no one:

Me:

[basil-does-arttt]

so we all know how Bury The Light as a theme song represents Vergil and subsequently his story and themes within DMC 5??

Well obviously that means Subhuman is the same for Dante. So i did some thinking (wow big surprise there shocking i know)

The TLDR of this is my conclusion that Dante is reckless and overconfident because of his half-devil nature and as a result disregards his life and safety. Also, that Dante has mixed feelings about his demon side.

Specifically what got me to this thought was the line we all know if you've listened to subhuman:

"You cannot kill me, i am subhuman."

And,

I mean come on, the message couldn't have been written any clearer here. Because he's part demon, because he's - as Dante puts it, assumably the writing of this song is from his POV much like i assume Bury the Light is from Vergil's POV - sub-human, he believes he cant die. That whatever is thrown at him, no matter what or how dangerous the situation is, he naively believes he will come out the other end unscathed.

And to be honest, he kinda has reason to believe that thus far. If being stabbed at least 5 times throughout your life and brushing each one off as if it were a mere scratch wasn't enough to convince him, defeating so many different great demonic beasts including Mundus himself definitely would. I mean, who wouldnt? Whatever hell throws at Dante, surely cant be any worse than the actual fucking demon king or his own brother post-DMC 5. In a sense, he believes he is immortal.

But that way of thinking is shallow, its naive and leaves him open to danger because it makes him cocky. He thinks he's untouchable, and that way of thinking could get him seriously hurt or worse if he isnt careful. (As we see in the beginning of DMC 5 actually. He thinks "eh, ive fought worse, how bad could this actually be?" That "Its only Vergil, and ive fought him before." Only to have his shit kicked in and end up in a coma for a month. Imagine if that happened with a different demon that wasn't so merciful as to keep him alive for all that time, who would've jumped at the opportunity to rip him to shreds in an instant.)

I also want to go into how the song reflects Dante's (poor) mental health and his thoughts on being a half-demon.

Its kinda hard to catch unless you really think about it but the song is clearly negative in tone when it comes to describing Dante's own devil form. "As i call upon the dark gift to erupt" is one line that sticks out to me and i think is the best example of this. I also believe from the song that Dante views his DT as a seperate entity from himself; "I feel the devil in me, we're coming right for you".

"Funny how the mind tries to sink me deeper, as the evil tries to turn me around." The evil could be in reference to other demons, yes, but it also could be referencing his own "demon"; "i must not forget that i have bled, from no respect to the demons in my head". Wether that line means he's gotten himself hurt because of his own recklessness or self-harm i cant tell, and i wont assume one or the other specifically.

Throughout the song too, the lines "i cannot erupt, i must control, i cannot erupt, i must explode" to me also seems like Dante struggles with control of his DT, and is scared of losing himself when triggered. The whole tone of the song seems like a rampage of sorts too, its very aggresive and almost violent. "Something save me, put me out of my destiny, and drop me safely in this hell"; yet at the same time as his fears toward his own DT, it feels natural to him, this kind of "bloodlust" he feels in his triggered form is something he doesnt want but he knows he cant keep from happening entirely, so as a result the most comfortable place for him is in danger. He can let loose and he doesnt have to worry when all he's killing is demons. One last thing, "i see right past me, the eyes are flashing" to me sounds like Dante becomes almost dissociated when triggered, he's not really present in his mind and body and is acting on pure instinct alone.

All in all, Subhuman (like i said earlier) at first just sounded like an epic battle theme for Dante, but when i really listen to it, it becomes much sadder. Of course all of this could just be me bullshitting so id love to hear other's takes on this.

i also wanna analyze Bury the Light too. So i might do that later.

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[kobochasketch]

A cool Lady rockin’ a fur coat! (inspired by @fabdante‘s lovely Devil May Cry art of all the various fun alternate outfits and fabulous fur coats!!!) ;D

[icedlava1]

Dante with ADHD is real guys

[soybean-official]

Coloring style experiment with the sparda sisters! Dante design by me, Vergil by @/amamozarte !!!

[hopeworth]

devil may cry fan litmus test is how they treat lady as a character compared to how they treat vergil.

[your-fave-is-christian]

I just want to say, Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel is actually a pretty nice guy. He's a loving and supportive (if distractable and formerly distant) father and is one of the more morally upstanding characters in the show.

AND he's one of the very few Hazbin Hotel characters to reference God. ("But, by God, Charlie! The show, it must go on.")

I completely understand why you would be uncomfortable saying any version of the Devil is Christian, and I'm not saying you have to comply with that probably troll ask. But as far as fictional Devils go, this is probably the one most likely to be Christian.

(On a side note, would you be willing to accept other Hazbin Hotel characters?)

Yeah, I am aware of that. I don't think that excuses shows writing the devil as a relatable and sympathetic figure, and it's also still an objectively silly thing to send into a Christian ask blog, troll or not.

And sure, I don't know why other characters wouldn't work as long as they're not supposed to be the actual devil!

[ruushes]

seeing so much new origins art since the dav trailer came out..... something something insert whalefall joke im so happy abt it 😭

[mollyrolls]