Devil May Cry Analysis | Occult References in DMC1
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The occult themes of Devil May Cry.
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I see an analysis of Devil May Cry symbolism, I like.
In a lot of ways DMC3 trumps DMC1, but I adore the setting and atmosphere of 1. Amazing vid as always!
Damn dude it's almost as if 3 is objectively and unanimously considered better than 1
@@Shakenmike117 1 set the foundation, then 3 built upon it, but I'm bummed about how aspects like the atmosphere and horror elements were toned down.
DMC1 is lightning in a bottle when it comes to its aesthetics, being a result of its origins as a scrapped Resident Evil game repurposed into a new IP and the only game directed by Kamiya rather than the current mainstay director Itsuno. Both of them had different visions as to where to take the series, though Kamiya is accepting of the direction Itsuno took it.
The combat system is the only thing that DMC3 has over 1 and even there 1 is better in some ways.
@@no.402I’d say that’s highly debatable at least
Fill your dark soul with light
Is it worth mentioning that Trish is a short name for Beatrice, Dante's guide/love in Paradiso? Also, in addition to Latin, the meaning of Nero Angelo is the same if translated from Italian, although if we wish to be truly correct in Italian, it would be Angelo Nero.
Well spotted! :-)
The official name is Nelo Angelo, more likely to be a common typo from Japanese creators, that themselves pretty meme it out 😂
(CAPCOM actually did it many times 😂)
I am extremely excited for Devil May Cry content from you!
Hey Muse, could you one day do a video about the "Clock Tower" or a video talking abou Arkham, Sparda or Lady ?
I love how you explain Dante, and so much more in depth within the story.... Your awesome GamingMuse
Muse should cosplay as Dante.
So happy this exists, amazing video
Also, what is the Mundus Serialus?
Nice work, but as a minor correction Vergil was a famous Roman poet, not Greek.
Of course! I confused the two, my mistake.
Devil May Cry is honestly a series with lots of potential that I WISH had a deeper story than it does for most of the games. I haven't totally finished it, but so far DMC5 has been pretty solid with it's story, and I'm tentatively optimistic about it's very end. Honestly, before 5, 3 was the only one that hit it right with me, and 4 was really disappointing because it was mostly about Nero, a totally new, and at that point, pretty bland, character. The half-demon twin rivalry between Dante and Vergil was _gold_ in 3, and they basically did away with it 4. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I will say that luckily, as many people expected with 5, Vergil _is_ more involved.
Sorry, I got very much into my irrelevant personal opinions prior to the video, but having watched it, I really like this, as I do most of your videos, and would be interested to hear more on DMC if you indeed have more analysis!
P.S. I thank you deeply for saying Nero Angelo. They didn't correct the "Berial" or "Nelo Angelo" translation errors in 5 and it made me salty.
Okay, just finished DMCV and can confirm that the ending is satisfying for me, and feels nicely cumulative, (but open in the way these games are) including for Nero. Though it was also a little disappointing in the way I think the overall series' story is disappointing - there are a lot of _potential_ ideas, but they largely go unexplored in favour of a simpler plot. And sure, action games like this don't _need_ a complex plot, but I like it when I can _feel_ things about the characters. I like it when it's evocative in other ways besides just "being cool". The Bayonetta series isn't super complex either, but at least it went into backstory, especially in the second game, and because of that it actually got me to feel things like sadness and sympathy.
And these games have extra weirdness because ever since DMC 3, Vergil has kind of felt like a character who _belongs_ in a deeper series, like he's trying to have emotions but is hindered by the general lack of them in other characters.
@@mastermarkus5307 look into shin megami tensei for more exploration into the universe's lore. Be warned though, it is less about DMC and more about demons pulling on the strings of time and how humanity has the ability to stop it.
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Is it considered the same universe, or did you just recommend a series with demons? This is the first time I've heard it. (Either way, I'd like a SMT recommendation because I've always been unsure of my feelings on the whole series) Personally, I'm into the kind of lore where demons aren't always bad or against humans. I know you "collect" demons in SMT games but I'm not sure if I'll like the gameplay because I'm picky when it comes to how RPGs play.
@@mastermarkus5307 If you've played DMC2, then you understand Dante went to Hell, SMT3 Nocturne (not maniax) explains what Dante is: a Fiend of human/demon blood, on par with the Four Horsemen. The player oversees the choices of a human who's timeline is collapsing and is made a 1/4 demon, a Demi-Fiend, due to Lucifer intervening (not Satan, the destroyer), leading you to Dante (after he tries to kill you) who eventually aids in whatever ending you choose.
Genre-wise it resembles Final Fantasy if V from DMC5 was the protagonist. Most SMT games play that way save for Persona (well kinda), DMC, Bayonetta, Most Platinum Games, etc... If anything just diving into lore without playing still just blows my socks off.
This game is probably the best starting point to understand DMC/SMT lore, which is actually a huuge amount of games! Though if you want less intensity, Devil Survivor 2 does a good job, too.
TL:DR
They're all connected and you sound crazy explaining it to others. Demons have their own personalities which drive them through good and evil, mostly by player interaction (cause we are talking 4D concepts of human thought changing with culture evolution).
PM me if you want more long winded explanations
@@derevcheirtov2332
Oh yeah, I heard about that but I didn't think it was canon. I thought it was more of a cameo like Cloud showing up in the PSP version of FFT!
So I'll check out SMT 3. What's the difference between Nocturne and Maniax? Ah, well, I can look it up if it's simple.
i had nooo idea about any of this, wow! i thought the references were shallow and for the sake of having cool, familiar sounding names and that's it. good job muse!
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Nah, fam, you're still earlier than my money buying the new DMC.
I've been wanting a video to dive into the Alchemical side of DMC1 forever now, thank you.
I deeply appreciate the amount of effort that went into not only this video but your other videos as well. Sincerely, I thank you.
How the fuck did I miss all these symbolism videos?
You are getting better and better on understanding symbolism!
Bless me with the leaf on the tree
On it I see
the freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Will this video Trigger Devils? Hahaha!
This is exactly the type of content I like, love it
Wow, I'm already binging your SHS vids, but with that style applied to my top favorite framchise? Perfect.
This deserves more views tbh!
I found a hidden gem of a channel!
nice vid. I left a like and a sub keep up the work
Yo this video was very well done. And I like the sweet dreams at the end
She deserves more attention.
Insightful video.
this game overall screams duality to me
I don’t know if you’ve done so already, but final fantasy symbolism videos would be amazing! The games are sosososo dense with borrowed lore from all over the world.
Yes! I love the FF series, though I haven't finished many projects on it yet I do have a piece examining Ivalice in FFXII and the espers involved in the game.
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awesome work as always!
I have always loved devil may cry!!!! Just wondering, did you play Blackmyth:Wukong already?
Without emotion Hell would be no different than Heaven and vice versa.
Amazing!!!
You are going to love DMC5
Thank U!!!!!
Demons, Angels, Gods, Humans, and pretty much everything overall is Human deep inside. For we all LOVE and HATE, BUILD and DESTROY, GIVE and TAKE. We all have PROPS and CONS, GOOD and EVIL. We are all imperfect and that’s perfect, IMPERFECTION IT’S PERFECTION. Humanity isn’t only a race but a way life, the DNA of the soul. Humanity DEATH, LOVE, and LIFE. At least that’s how “I” see it.
Huh so that's why Dante never keeps any of the weapons he just thinks well whatever you're done he probably then throws them in a broom closet or something he probably keeps Agni and rudra in a safe not because he thinks someone will steal them but just to make sure he doesn't hear them7
It's so messed up that before Christianity pagans, who didn't even know what the Christian God is, are damned. Like dude, how the hell could they know?? It's beyond petty and actually almost evil.
Glad you cut it right before he finishes pulling himself through Alastor. That looked so ridiculously hokey I almost stopped playing.
Awesome! This is good
Love your vídeo thx
Isn't the king of Avalon actually Oberon the king of Fae?
Certainly, but given the context of the items in the game, I think this was meant to be referencing King Arthur, given the chalice, the references to the knights, and "Avalon's" association with him.
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14:00 He only appears to be.
There is one wrong information in this video: Ifrit is indeed a fire demon, but absolutely not a ghost. It is a type of djinn, creatures which inhabitants of a different dimension. They were born from fire, such as humans from earth and angels from holy light.
Some sources say that djinn are born from ghosts of the dead and may be vengeful spirits as well.
@@thegamingmuse well, not in Islamic mythology. Djinn are creatures of their own, born from fire as I said. Very entertaining video nonetheless.
do Shin Megami Tensei lore
nice vid once again, though i would like to know why did the dev team make a rather bad move by placing one of the muslim communities treasured holy buildings, and by that i meant the design of the Kaabah door was used in one of the games to describe it as another gateway to hell, which may i add that some of my muslim friends were quite offended of it due to how what a terrible of an insult was made against their faith and even im surprised after my friends told me about.......anyway, the vids is as good as always with your in depth explanation muse!
p.s:your voice fits the narrative structure! thats nice!
what is the name of this song !!! so catchy!
May I ask how you found this information and how you analyzed it? Also how you analyze the characteristics of games and how they symbolize traits in the real world is there a specific job that’s like that?
He is what we in the Bible community as a
NEPHILIM. Fallen Angel's who mates with human women create the Nephilim. When their physical body dies, their spirit wonders the earth and they hunger and thirst. These are what people call demons or ghosts.
They're not FALLEN angels, just angels. Also, I'm pretty sure that in the DMC universe, angels and demons are just different things (Hell, have we _seen_ angels?). And Dante never died and isn't a spirit so your comment just... gradually disintegrates as I read it.
@@mastermarkus5307 in the scope of the game, you would be right but the things that the game picks from to create the story are very much real things. I am describing what the theological community says they are and not what the game says they are. You understand the difference.
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Okay, you didn't give much context. Though I still disagree about the fallen angels bit as everything I've heard about early sources regarding the "sons of God" who fathered nephilim were just angels. I could be wrong though.
@@mastermarkus5307 my apologies for not making myself clearer.
The fallen Angel's aspect is found in a lot of mediums. Looking into the book of Jasher and Enoch, it explicitly says they are of the fallen Angel's. Often calling them Watchers. The bible touches on it and hints at it throughout. Genesis 6. Ancient mythology is filled with this kind of stuff. Zeus being a god comes down and sleeps with women to create a demigod like Hercules. God is a rough English understanding of the Hebrew word for elohim (el) is a sign of deity status. Gabri-el, Micha-el. Satan's name before his fall was Gadri-el.
@@bluekashus2499
Thanks. I knew those latter things (Zeus, angel naming conventions), but I wasn't sure if the fallen angel concept was from apocrypha or more recent writings than Genesis or not.
None of us did it. It was the same voice that threatened me. I want to warn you. I have no interest in stuff. You should be really carefull.