women be like i am the storm that is approaching provoking black clouds in isolation i am reclaimer of my name born in flames i have been blessed my family crest is the demon of death
The more I listen to Bury The Light it becomes less of a "Cool badass soundtrack for a cool badass character" and instead more so "Holy fuck this is actually really fucking sad". Especially with the opening chorus of Mission 20 when playing as Vergil.
I really love that instead of going to therapy with childhood PTSD and autism spectrum disorder like a responsible adult, Vergil was like “what if I just fucking stab myself with my magic sword”.
Hey, jaune, if you're still looking for an alternative weapon, how about this greatsword
[The labor of Olympus]
An experimental greatsword from Atlas. Its special structure allows it to absorb, store, and release any type of energy from the environment aura included, like stealing power from the deities. However, power and risk always coexist — not every wielder could handle what this weapon offers, but with your absurd amount of Aura, I think you can handle it, there's even a demo of a full charge slash
So think you'll get it. I mean, it doesn't look that different from croecca mors in buster mode
Jaune: WHOA~!
Ruby: SO! COOOOOOL~!
Jaune: ...Wait. No.
Ruby: Huh?
Jaune: I... I shouldn't get this.
Ruby: Why not?
Jaune: I think that, well, this is amazing, sure, but (Holds up Crocea Mors) it's not what I need.
Ruby: Aw... You're learning.
Jaune: ...
Ruby: ...
Jaune: But could you imagine pulling off some kickass moves with this thing?!
Ruby: Right?! You'd be like, some kind of terrifying force of nature getting closer!
I love how, whether intentionally or not, some aspects of DMC Vergil are reminiscent of the poet Vergil. Vergil is “the storm that is approaching.” In the Aeneid, storms are an important plot device. In both book 1 and 4, there’s the idea of the “magno misceri murmure,” the sea/sky starting “to mix with a great roar” in what is obviously a storm. These storms precede important events, namely Neptune’s rebuke of the winds and Aeneas and Dido entering the cave. Moreover, as Urizen Vergil’s goal is to feed the Qlippoth Tree human blood to produce an apple, essentially acting as a sort of grim farmer. The poet Vergil wrote the Georgics, a sort of ode to farming. It’s fitting, then, that the character sharing his name also embodies these elements of his works.