Devil May Cry 4 / Characters

Devil May Cry 4 characters: cast and story roles

Identify Devil May Cry 4 characters, their abilities, allies and campaign relationships.

Edition covered

Original Devil May Cry 4, with original PC storefront imagery including PC crowd/benchmark scenes. The 2015 Special Edition’s playable Vergil, Lady and Trish are excluded; original PC-only modes are not assumed on PS3 or Xbox 360.

8 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Characters

Playable Order knight

Nero

Uses Red Queen, Blue Rose and the Devil Bringer arm.

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Playable demon hunter

Dante

Uses multiple weapons and can switch combat styles during action.

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Fortuna singer

Kyrie

A close companion of Nero and Credo’s sister.

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Order commander

Credo

Leads the Holy Knights and has a family bond with Kyrie.

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Order leader

Sanctus

Heads the religious organization at the center of the crisis.

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Order researcher

Agnus

Develops demonic research and machinery.

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Dante’s ally

Trish

Investigates the Order’s activities.

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Demon hunter

Lady

Connects with Dante’s work around the Fortuna incident.

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Quick notes

Nero begins inside the Order. Nero is a knight of the organization whose beliefs and actions drive the Fortuna crisis.
Dante brings a different perspective. Dante enters with experience and information Nero does not initially share.
Kyrie and Credo anchor Nero’s relationships. Kyrie is Credo’s sister and a central person in Nero’s life.
The Order includes leaders and researchers. Sanctus and Agnus represent different parts of the organization.

Dante brings a different perspective

Relationships and campaign context
Subject	Connection	What to remember
Nero and Kyrie	Close companions	Personal stakes in the campaign
Kyrie and Credo	Siblings	Connects family and Order duty
Nero and Dante	Initial opponents, later connected allies	The campaign changes viewpoint
Sanctus and Agnus	Order leadership and research	Different roles in the central conspiracy
Dante, Trish and Lady	Demon-hunting associates	Original story roles, not Special Edition modes

Useful tip

Sanctus and Agnus represent different parts of the organization.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Devil May Cry 4 publisher/storefront	store.steampowered.com
Capcom: original Devil May Cry 4 manual	static.capcom.com
Capcom: original DMC4 guide	static.capcom.com