DmC: Devil May Cry Preview: A Rebel Yell
“Dante’s not gay, but I wish he was” says Ninja Theory creative director Tameem Antoniades. “That would teach all those homophobes out there.” I wish he was gay, too. Aside from being a bigot repellent, it would have been more fitting for Ninja Theory’s reimagining of the Devil May Cry series. “The theme of the story is about rebellion,” Antoniades states. Everything ties into that notion from Dante’s brash attitude, to the street art aesthetic, drastic character redesigns, the name of his sword, and the peculiar abbreviation that keeps that ‘m’ lowercase for no particular reason. This sticking-it-to-the-man attitude is apparent from the start of Ninja Theory’s presentation, wherein Dante knocks out a bouncer in order to infiltrate a nightclub run by a demon named Lilith. In the world of DmC, demons manipulate aspects of society, and she uses this club to convert members of the upper classes into demon collaborators. “Lilith is like the queen of entertainment,” Antoniades notes. “She’s like the Simon Cowell of limbo.” Read more…
