(Devil Trigger - Casey Edwards and Ali Edwards)

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Adam: The Order of the Sword is a religious group who worships the legendary dark knight Sparda for his crusade against his own kind in order to protect humanity. Kind of ironic though that one of Sparda's descendants is within their members, and they don't even know it.

Vanessa: Anyways, a long time ago, the eldest and most power hungry son of Sparda, the Dark Slayer Vergil, visited the city the Order of the Sword was based in, searching for answers to attaining his father's immeasurable power, and although he left empty handed, he did leave something behind; a son called Nero.

Randy: Nero was your typical angsty teenager and black sheep amongst a white flock, but he always made time to get to church, although he only ever stuck around because of his girlfriend Kyrie.

Vanessa: But all that changed the day an expected visitor literally dropped into the church for a visit, and no, it wasn't to donate to the church's roof, but to stop a conspiracy to engulf the world in demons, and allow the Order to rise to power.

Adam: But it took a while for Dante to convince Nero of this, and he did so with the best present ever; the legendary sword Yamato. With Nero on his side, Dante was able to bring down the Order of the Sword, and with the organization finished, Nero went on to forge his own path as a demon hunter.

Nero

Superhuman strength, speed and endurance

Skilled marksman

Unarmed combat

Swordsmanship

Healing factor

Red Queen

Blue Rose

Devil Bringer

Devil Trigger

Devil Breakers (Overture, Gerbera, Punchline, Helter Skelter, Tomboy, Buster Arm, Rawhide, Ragtime)

Time Manipulation via Ragtime

Electric Manipulation via Overture

Shockwave generation via Gerbera

Vanessa: Being part demon and son of a powerful one means Nero's physical capabilities are beyond that of mere human, having enhanced strength, the ability to heal and is proficient with his sword and gun Red Queen and Blue Rose respectively. Red Queen is a anti-demon sword that can cut most demons down to sizes. Blue Rose has an under and over barrel that can fire two shots though not simultaneously, the top can deliver armor piercing shots whereas the under deals the most damage. But his deadliest is his Devil Bringer arm.

Adam: The Devil Bringer can absorb items like Yamato and Evil Legacy and is usually in the form of a spectral arm. It's even tough enough to take hits from Dante's Rebellion and this is the same sword that block attacks from Yamato, a powerful Devil Arm that can create portals and is said to be so sharp that it can cut through "anything it touches".

Popup: Nero briefly possessed Yamato in Devil May Cry 4. However, after Vergil took the Devil Bringer arm from Nero in Devil May Cry 5, he can no longer use it.

Randy: That was until it was stolen from him by his own father Vergil. Father of the year right there people. Not to worry, Nico gave him several robotic arms called Devil Breakers, which are gained after defeating certain demons. Each one has their own unique abilities such as electrical powers, used as a whip, slowing down time and even let Nero fly. The only catch though is they're easily breakable when enough force is dealt.

Adam: But after discovering Vergil is his father and vowing not to let him and Dante kill each other, Nero's determination not only lets him regain the Devil Bringer, albeit being more human-like and in the form of spectral arms, but also unleashed his true demonic powers and gained a new ability: Devil Trigger! His strength skyrockets and is able to hold off an equally Devil Triggered Dante and Vergil.

Popup: Nero technically possessed two Devil Triggers. However the first one is connected to his Devil Bringer which he previously can't accessed after losing it, but eventually gained a new one near the end of Devil May Cry 5.

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)

Defeated Berial, Bael, and Echidna

Effortlessly overpowered and defeated Agnus

Defeated Angelo Credo

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

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 bare hands and wings

Defeated Vergil

Randy: Nero has taken one many of the strongest demons out there. He's tangled with the likes of Berial and Blitz, dodged Artemis' lightspeed lasers and can be comparable to low tier demons like Fury, who can move through space-time with pure speed. He's also bested Dante on their first encounter. While Dante admits he underestimated Nero, he also said Nero could match or surpass him in brute strength. For reference, Dante blocked a punch from the Savior who, comparing his size to both Nero and Dante, weighs 7737.8 metric tons.

Adam: Nero himself destroyed the Savior's head with his Devil Bringer, who had enough power to create and sustain multiple dimension with a sun and moon and some of that power was drawn from Nero. And by the end of Devil May Cry Nero is stronger than Nightmare, which is repeatedly stated to be being able to destroy the Demon World.

Vanessa: And his Devil Trigger form is strong enough to stop Dante and Vergil in their Sin Devil Trigger forms, which is essentially equivalent of a Super Saiyan holding back a Super Saiyan 3. Hell, Nero defeated Vergil in combat which is no small feat since he bested Dante on their first encounter as well and nearly bested a weakened Mundus, only losing because he was injured from his fight with Dante earlier that time.

Weaknesses

Cocky and ill-tempered

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 needs to reload

Red Queen, Blue Rose and Devil Breakers can be destroyed

Vanessa: But even Devil Hunters have their weaknesses. Nero is cocky and arrogant like his father and would've been killed by Dante in their rematch since Dante took him seriously. And despite his healing factor, he nearly died from blood loss when Vergil severed his Devil Bringer arm.

Adam: And unlike Dante's Rebellion and Vergil's Yamato, Nero's Red Queen, Blue Rose and Devil Breakers can be easily broken if hit with enough force. And remember that while Nero did hold both Dante and Vergil back, it's unclear if he can fight either of them at their strongest. Oh and don't try calling him "Deadweight", he's a bit sensitive on that part.

Randy: But even if Nero is only the third generation of the Sparda bloodline, he's proved capable of standing with his father, uncle and grandfather as amongst the greatest demon hunters out there.

Nero: So..... devils cry, huh? Let's hear what that SOUNDS LIKE!