

This may be a reference to their mother's death. In Devil May Cry 3, Vergil seems to reveal some of his feelings by claiming to Dante: "Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything, let alone yourself.". Despite his normal personality of cold dismissal, he does cherish certain things - the Devil-blade Yamato, a dark katana left to him as a keepsake by his father, his own half of the Perfect Amulet, a keepsake from his mother and, after his own realization, his own son Nero. While Dante seeks to protect humanity from the demons, Vergil wants more demonic power, regardless of the consequences for those around him. Unlike Dante, Vergil is willing to embrace his demonic heritage, and seeks to emulate his father's power and cold persona. He won't hesitate to take drastic measures such as punishing traitors too. If Dante's fighting something he's also opposing, he'll team up, even though he has reservations. As seen in Devil May Cry 5, he took Nero's Devil Bringer and the Yamato by force, still bearing influences of his time as Nelo Angelo. In dire situations, he is not above actions that would seem desperate or those that would contradict his views. In Devil May Cry 5, after being restored and was attacked by his brother, Vergil refused to fight Dante when the latter was injured and tired from his last fight against Urizen, saying that defeating him in such a state has no meaning and gave his brother time to heal his wounds and get strong. His code of honor still surfaces while he is corrupted as Nelo Angelo: he refuses to attack Dante from behind and calmly waits until both are outside the mansion to begin their first fight. Virgil despises fighting dirty and cheap tactics and refuses to use firearms, deeming them unworthy of a "true warrior", while staying true to only his blade as well as other melee weapons he managed to obtain from his defeated enemies. Vergil cares little for the well-being of those around him, and is unflinching in his pursuit of power however, in spite of his cold and ruthlessness demeanor, he is an honorable warrior who maintains his own set of morals, disciplines and values. In contrast to his twin brother Dante's boisterous, outgoing, and extroverted personality, Vergil is calm, cool, collected, and introverted, constantly maintaining an aura of fearlessness and coolness. 2.2 Investigating the Order of the Sword.
