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“ Now I know... this hand was made for sending guys like you back to hell! And now... you... DIE! „
~ Nero

“ You listen, deadweight. I won't let you kill each other. There are other ways of settling your differences. I'm putting a stop to this sibling rivalry. „
~ Nero to Dante and Vergil

Nero is a main character the Devil May Cry series, serving as the main protagonist of Devil May Cry 4 and Devil May Cry 5.

Fanon Wiki Ideas So Far[]

Battle Record[]

WARNING: The following tab will reveal the numbers of wins and losses for the following character. Read at your own risk.

Battle Record

  • Wins: 4
  • Losses: 1
  • Draws: 0

Possible Opponents[]

History[]

The son of Vergil and unknown woman, Nero was left at an orphanage in the city of Fortuna where he was given his name due to the black blanket that he was wrapped in and during his time there grew close to Kyrie, Credo, and their parents however when Kyrie and Credo's parents were killed during a demon attack, Nero eventually became a knight for the Order of the Sword, worshippers of the legendary Sparda, Nero's grandfather (he doesn't know). Although Nero has butted heads with the Order for various violations of their rules, he remains loyal to the them through and through. Until one day, when an unknown stranger (Dante) had crashed into the prayer ceremony and "killed" Sanctus, the leader of the Order, Nero was about to leave with Kyrie, but when the stranger "threatened" her, Nero attacked the stranger and defeated him in battle. To his shock, the stranger would not be killed so easily, and implored Nero to look to the Order by himself. Curious by what he meant, Nero discovers that the Order has been experimenting on humans and demons to fuse them together and more to create soldiers for their army in order to take over Fortuna. Nero cuts ties with the Order when he discovers that Sanctus plans to use Kyrie as a vessel for the Savior, a giant statue-like demon. He attempts to stop them, but is captured in the process. When Dante and his crew intervene by weakening the Savior, Nero, with Yamato by his side, barged through the Savior from within, and confronted Sanctus. Angered that he'd dare use Kyrie as a tool for his schemes, Nero defeated Sanctus in a hard battle, then destroyed the Savior with Devil Bringer, earning him the respect of Devil May Cry.

He later worked for the company via a mobile headquarters that he shares with Nico, Agnus' wisecrack daughter. Prior to the events of Devil May Cry V, Nero had lost Devil Bringer by another stranger (Vergil) and nearly bled to death. He recovered soon after and was met by a stranger named V. With V's guidance, Nero soon learned that Urizen, the devil half of Vergil, has taken his arm. Upon hearing of another demon invasion led by the former himself, he attempts to stop them, but discovered that Dante, Lady and Trish had been defeated by Urizen. He too is later vanquished as Urizen proves too powerful for him, which Dante uses to stall him long enough for V to get the beaten Nero out of the tree.

Months later, with his partner Nico, with the invasion worsened, Nero has been fighting non-stop against Urizen's forces, with a prosthetic named "Devil Breaker", a mechanical replacement for Devil Bringer. In a day, he has beaten Urizen's hordes of demons and his lieutenants, some of which are proven to be devil vessels of his older colleagues, Trish and Lady. He later confronted Urizen but was again defeated by the latter. Before he would be killed, he was eventually rescued by Dante, who has awakened his most powerful form of Devil Trigger. Although Dante had beaten Urizen, he later found out that V was nearing onto the demon and tried to stop him: to no avail as he merged, formed into Vergil once again. Vergil easily defeated the weary Dante and departed. When pressed by Nero, Dante revealed that Vergil is his father and left to confront the latter himself, leaving Nero distraught. In spite of being dissuaded by Trish and Lady, Nero resolves to stop their life-long feud, but not before he gives Kyrie a heartfelt phone call. Although despondent in his failure to save Credo, Nero remained determined to save his father and his uncle from themselves, unlocking his own Devil Trigger. He confronts Dante and Vergil and eventually defeats the latter in battle, eventually stopping their feud they had long ago. Reinvigorated, both decided to go down to the depths of the underworld to face the demons at bay while Nero stays to destroy the remaining demon forces remaining in the human world.

Death Battle Info[]

Background[]

  • Age: Mid-20s
  • Height: 6'2 | 190 cm
  • Weight: 185 lbs | 84 kg
  • 3/4 Human, 1/4 Demon
  • Affiliations: Order of the Sword, Devil May Cry (Currently)
  • Occupation: Devil Hunter
  • Birthplace: Fortuna
  • Son of Vergil
  • Hates being called "dead weight"

Devil Bringer[]

  • A Demonic Arm that takes the Place of Nero's Right Arm
  • The Devil Bringer can absorb Items of Power and utilize their Powers or Store them
  • Powerful enough to restrain and throw demons several times Nero's size
    • Increases in strength and brutality in Devil Trigger form
  • Capable of Blocking a Strike from the Rebellion
  • The Devil Bringer reacts when Demons with Intense Demonic Power are Present serving as a Radar
  • Can Create a Spectral Arm
    • The Spectral Arm can be outstretched to grab enemies
    • Spectral Arm can be used to Lift Heavy Objects such as Larger Demons
  • After unlocking his Devil Trigger form, takes the form of two wing-like Spectral Arms that can punch enemies and enable Nero to glide and fly
    • These are accessible even outside his Devil Trigger form

Devil Breakers[]

  • Created by Nico to replace Nero's lost Devil Bringer
  • Made from Various Demonic Items
  • The Base the Devil Breakers Connects too is Capable of Firing a Wire that attaches to Demons
    • The wire is capable of pulling demons towards Nero or vice versa if they're too heavy
    • The wire is strong enough to pull Malphas when Rawhide is equipped
  • Able to carry up to eight arms on his person
  • Can still equip and use them even after Nero grows his arm back
  • A Total of Eight Devil Breaker's Were Created
    • Overture
      • First Prototype Devil Breaker
      • Created using the corpse of a Blitz
      • Emits Electric Shockwaves
        • Electrical Shockwaves can Launch Goliath Back
      • Overture can be Overloaded and turned into a bomb
        • Bombs can be exploded on a Timer or Exploded Manually
    • Gerbera
      • Made for Defense and Agility
      • Release a Shockwave from the Palm of Gerbera
        • Shockwave can Negate Attacks and Reflect Projectiles
        • Shock waves can thrust Nero out of the way of Attacks
      • While on the Ground and Charged; Can fire a Powerful Laser and can control where the Laser Hits
      • While in the Air and Charged; Can fire Multiple Penetrating Lasers that Bounce off of surfaces
    • Punch Line
      • A Devil Breaker with Jet Propulsions
      • Created from the Horn of Goliath
      • Can fire Punch Line as a Guided Missile that Strikes an Enemy Multiple Times
      • Nero is capable of Riding Punch Line like a Skateboard/Hoverboard
      • When Charged unleashes a Powerful Uppercut that is capable of launching Large Enemies back
    • Helter Skelter
      • A drill that can break through guards
    • Tomboy
      • Increases the strength of Blue Rose and Red Queen
    • Buster Arm
      • Acts similar to Nero's original Buster move
      • Deals way more damage than the default Buster
    • Rawhide
      • A whip made from a fragment of Gilgamesh
      • Increases the strength of Nero's Wire Snatch
      • Deals damage in an AoE attack around Nero
      • When Charged, picks an enemy up and slams them repeatedly into the ground, and is capable of lifting heavier enemies such as Nobodies
    • Ragtime
      • A Devil Breaker that can slow time down
      • Created using a piece of a Geryon
      • Fires a small bubble that slows time down for anything that's inside it
      • When overcharged, creates a large area that slows down everything, except Nero, for a short time
      • Any projectiles that Nero fires into these fields will slow down as well
        • They will deal extra damage to enemies when the field ends

Weapons[]

  • Red Queen
    • Nero's Primary and Signature Weapon
    • Customized Version of the Blades utilized by the Order of the Sword
    • Modelled after a German Großes Messer
    • While not a Devil Arm, the Unique Construction makes it as Powerful as One
    • When revving the Handle of Red Queen; a Flammable Liquid is Sprayed over the Blade giving it a Fire-Effect
      • Resulting Fire-Effect increases Red Queen's Damage and Range
      • Enhances all of Nero's Attacks
    • Withstood strikes from Dante's Rebellion and Vergil's Yamato
  • Blue Rose
    • A double-barreled revolver that fires two magnum bullets
    • A delay causes one bullet to go before the other; the first bullet damages enemy armor, while the second one hits the vulnerable flesh inside
    • Capable of matching Ebony & Ivory in terms of firepower and firing rate
    • Carries up to six shots
    • Can also fire one bullet at a time
    • Has extra magazines just in case of reload
    • Can fire special multi-hit bullets with Color Up
    • Can be charged with his demonic energy to fire powerful explosive shots
  • Yamato
    • Originally used by and belonged to his father, Vergil
    • Dark-forged demonic katana
    • Cuts through space and dimensional barriers
    • Fires blades of energy with a swing
    • Can disappear or reappear at the user's will

Abilities[]

  • Superhuman Strength
    • Without Devil Bringer:
      • Capable of Knocking and throwing away Scarecrows
      • Sent Dante flying with a Dropkick
      • Capable of Embedding Rebellion into the Head of a Statue
      • Put out an entire mining camp on fire with a single swing of Red Queen
      • Blocked a Sword Strike from Berial with Red Queen and pushed
      • Capable of throwing Dante
      • Capable of pushing a Statues Sword apart from the Rest of the Body
      • Effortlessly kicked a Pew across the Room
      • Easily launched multiple Scarecrow away just by swinging Red Queen
      • Kicked away One-Half of a Car that was Cut-In Half and Launched towards him
    • With Devil Bringer:
      • Capable of Lifting Berial off the Ground
      • Lifted a Statue's Sword and Threw it
      • Can crush the Head of the Savior shattering it
      • Capable of Deflecting Multiple Punches from the Savior
      • Can throw Frosts with Ease
      • Capable of tearing Smaller Demons apart with Ease
      • Slammed Dante into a Floor hard enough to break it
      • Threw a Scarecrow into a Stone Gate with enough force to break it
  • Superhuman Speed
    • Dodged Multiple Point-Blank Shots fired by Dante from Ebony & Ivory
    • Capable of Fighting and Killing Blitz, A Lightning Demon
    • Fast enough to catch the Lance of a Bianco Angelo with a Book
    • Capable of Dodging Multiple Projectiles fired by Artemis
    • Caught the Extended Bladed Finger of a Faust
    • Capable of Reacting to the Speed of a Fury
    • Dodged Multiple Pillars of Ice erupting from the ground in front of him
    • Capable of catching Sin Devil Trigger Vergil diving at him from the air and then suplexing him to the ground
  • Superhuman Durability
    • Unfazed by crashing into a Concrete Wall breaking it
    • Survived being impaled and slammed into the wall by several Bianco Angelos
    • Survived getting impaled by Agnus
    • Survived Vergil swinging the Yamato into his Midsection and proceeded to pull it out and impale Vergil with it
  • Expert Swordsman
    • Trained by Credo, Supreme General of the Holy Knights
    • Skilled enough to Defeated Credo while he was Angelo Credo
    • Managed to Match and Overpower Dante in a Sword Fight
    • Capable of Matching and Defeating Vergil
    • Is able to Match the Blade Strikes from a Fury
  • Expert Marksman
    • Is Capable of shooting bullets fired by Dante from Ebony & Ivory out of the Air
    • Shot Several Empusa while he was Leaping from Multiple Objects
  • Regeneration
    • After Awakening his True Demonic Power was Capable of Regenerated his Right Arm within Seconds
    • Regenerated from being impaled by a Bianco Angelo
    • Had the Yamato enter his Midsection and Pulled it Out himself without any signs of lasting Damage
    • Can still use Devil Breaker even with his regrown arm
  • Engineering
    • Assembled the Red Queen with only the use of his Left Hand in a Very Short Time
    • With help from Nico worked on the Van they use
    • Potentially Modified Red Queen and Blue Rose's Parts and Appearance
    • Capable of Performing Maintenance on Red Queen

Devil Forms[]

  • Devil Trigger
    • Nero's attacks gain additional strikes and power
    • Heals Nero's injuries
    • Gains two spectral Devil Bringer arms that resemble wings on his back
      • These arms end in claws that shadow Nero's strikes
      • Extend to grab distant enemies hold them as meat shields
      • Can unfurl like wings and allow Nero to fly and glide
    • Summoned Swords


Feats[]

  • Killed Countless Demons throughout Fortuna, Redgrave City, and The Qliphoth
  • Killed a Group of Scarecrows by himself without using his Weapons or Devil Bringer
  • Overpowered and defeated Dante in their First Encounter
    • Dante admits that he underestimated Nero
  • Destroyed the Savior's Head with his Devil Bringer
  • Entrusted with the Yamato by Dante
  • Defeated Sanctus Diablico while wielding the Devil Sword Sparda
  • Killed a Blitz while only having one arm
  • Survived battling Urizen with only one arm
  • Defeated Goliath, Gilgamesh, Artemis, and Malphas on the same day
  • Moved fast enough to reach to the top of the Qliphoth tree in almost no time
  • Nearly killed Dante with a "bitch slap" from his Devil Trigger wing (as so the latter claimed)
  • Managed to land a Single-Slash along Urizen's Hand leaving a cut when Dante failed to injure him on his first attempt
  • Unfazed by the Van driven by Nico nearly slamming into him
  • In the Novel of Devil May Cry 4, Dante claims that Nero may surpass him in Brute Strength
  • Held back both Sin Devil Trigger Dante and Vergil with his Devil Trigger form
  • Defeated Berial, Echidna, Credo, Agnus, Sanctus & Vergil

Faults[]

  • Cocky and ill-tempered
  • Young and inexperienced compared to Dante
  • Inferiority Complex
  • Easily Overpowered and Nearly Killed by Urizen Twice
  • Nearly died from Blood-Loss as a Result of Vergil severing the Devil Bringer from his arm
  • Overpowered and likely could've been killed by Dante in their Second Encounter when he took the fight seriously
  • Blue Rose requires reloading after six shots
  • Red Queen and Blue Rose can be destroyed
  • Overconfident and arrogant

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