Sons of Sparda

Sons of Sparda is the family ship between Dante and Vergil from the Devil May Cry fandom.

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Dante and Vergil are Nephilim twin brothers born to a demon father named Sparda and an angel mother named Eva. For the first seven years of their life, they lived in peace with their parents. Dante and Vergil were typical young boys, playing and rough housing with each other. When they were seven years old, Mundus, the Demon King, had found them. Eva ended up giving her life for her family to escape. In order to protect Dante and Vergil before Sparda’s capture, Sparda decided to hide his sons amongst the humans. He erased their memories and separated them, leaving them at St. Lamia’s Orphanage. While Vergil was adopted out into a rich family and lived a privileged life, Dante was not. Dante spent his childhood in various demon-run institutions, orphanages, youth correction facilities and foster homes that often resulted in torture and violence.

The brothers don’t meet again until they’re adults in their early to mid-20s. Vergil sends his friend and fellow Order member, Kat, to Dante’s home under the pretense that Kat’s “boss wants to meet him”.

Dante and Kat arrive to The Order’s base of operations. Upon Vergil seeing Dante for the first time in many years, he says, ''“…Amazing! Dante, it really is you.”'' Dante doesn’t recognize him, asking who he is. Vergil tells him how when he was seven a car accident gave him “total amnesia” where Dante tells him he had meningitis, resulting in the same. Vergil informs him of The Order, how they’re fighting against the demons, attempting to free mankind. Dante is skeptical; he tells Vergil he’s not interested, that he’s “more of a loner type”. Not quite deterred, Vergil asks Dante, “At least give me a chance to show you.” Dante agrees and he and Vergil leave for their old childhood home where Vergil leaned who and what he was.

Arriving to the home, Vergil asks Kat to open a portal – a rift – from the real-world to Limbo, a dimension that exists parallel to the human world. Through the portal, Dante will learn who and what he is, as well as who Vergil is. Dante steps on Kat’s created rift and is transported into Limbo.

Dante arrives back into the real-world where Vergil and Kat are waiting. As Dante takes in his surroundings, Vergil watches him closely, waiting for Dante to speak. When Dante does, the first thing he says is, “You’re my brother.” Vergil clarifies that he’s Dante’s twin brother to be exact. With the knowledge that Dante now knows who he is, Vergil steps forward and pulls out his blue amulet, similar to Dante’s red amulet. He reveals that their amulets were given to them by their mother, that Vergil believes their mother knew this “moment would come”. Dante wants to know where they come from, what happened to them and above all else, wants to know who is responsible for all this. As Dante turns to leave the home, Vergil turns back to smile at Kat that he finally has his brother back after looking for so long.

A short time later, Vergil takes Dante to an old park that their mother used to take them too. While there, he explains how their parents met and how they, as demon-angel hybrids, are the only beings capable of killing a Demon King. While they talk, Vergil also makes it known that the demons are unaware that there are two of them, the demons believing Dante is the only remaining Nephilim. As they’re walking, a demon spotter sees them, forcing Vergil to kill it. Though it’s too late, Dante is already being pulled into Limbo. As Vergil runs, he tells Dante that he’ll find Kat – that she’s the one who can get him back out.

With Dante back in the real-world, Vergil explains how they are going to defeat Mundus – by making him leave the vicinity of the Hell Gate, the gate that gives him his power within the real-world. A plan is conceived that Dante is going to kill Mundus’ succubus, far down in the city’s Virility factory. Dante and Kat head for the factory with Vergil staying back as Mundus is unaware of his existence for the time being.

With the Succubus defeated, the two execute the next mission of killing Bob Barbas, Mundus’ media demon, the following day. Sticking with Mundus not knowing of Vergil’s existence, Dante goes on alone. During Dante’s fight with Bob, Bob uses his position as a TV news anchor to relay the news of The Order being under siege, the broadcast showing a mugshot of Vergil.

Killing Bob, Dante rushes to The Order seeing police and S.W.A.T, relived that they’re not inside yet. Using an alleyway, Dante finds his own way in. Once in and still in Limbo, Dante finally locates Kat after a while. Dante asks where Vergil could be, Kat answering he may be in the server room. The two work together at getting to the server room, where they find Vergil, trapped in Limbo.

Upon arriving, Vergil is shocked to see Dante and questions what he’s doing there. Dante tells him he’s “busting him out of here”. Dante is adamant that they leave, however Vergil refuses, wanting to protect the highly sensitive data of The Order. Being in Limbo, Vergil can’t activate the self-destruct system, leading him telling Kat to. As Kat works, Dante and Vergil ague over the situation; Kat being in the real-world and Vergil putting her in danger. Eventually Kat finishes and the building is set to destruct. With his work protected, Vergil tells Dante it’s time to go, leaving Kat behind. They argue over Kat again, with Dante yelling at him to give him a minute. Dante makes an attempt to help Kat not get killed by the closing in S.W.A.T team. She ends up she getting shot, beaten and she dragged away from him alive. With Kat gone, Dante runs for Vergil, where they escape via a portal, witnessing the beginning cracks of the The Order’s base as self-destruct hits.

At Vergil’s safe house, Dante and Vergil watch a video of Kat sent by Mundus. During her torture, Kat had revealed Vergil’s name; Mundus believing Vergil is merely collaborating with the Nephilim, not knowing he’s also Nephilim and Dante’s brother. Dante comments on how she must have been strong to hold out. Vergil agrees, though is quick to tell him that they can’t save her. Dante is taken aback, asking what he means. Vergil lists his reasons: Dante being his brother and Dante also being the key to defeat Mundus. Dante argues back that they use Mundus’ mistress, Lilith, as a trade for Kat (as Lilith is pregnant with Mundus’ child, something Dante learned during his mission of Bob). Learning of Lilith, Vergil wants to use her to get Mundus away from his Hell Gate, whereas Dante wants the latter. The two go back a forth with Dante insisting they use Lilith in order to save Kat, continuing by saying how Kat put herself through hell to protect them. Vergil disagrees again, before Dante stares him down, calmly walking up to him and saying how he’s not abandoning her. Realizing Dante is serious, Vergil gives in.

Vergil tracks down Lilith at her nightclub, which Dante infiltrates. Upon defeating Lilith and Mundus’ Spawn, Dante allows mother and son to live. With Mundus’ Spawn back in Lilith’s womb, Dante takes Lilith back to the safe house and records a video message for Mundus: “the life of the girl for the life of your child”.

A trade goes forth down by the docks. As Kat and Lilith pass each other, Vergil is unable to allow Lilith a chance to get away — he shoots her in the abdomen, then in the head. Dante stares at Vergil in disbelief, before he runs Kat back to the car where Vergil is. Mundus, undoubtedly furious, breaks the city. Dante turns back and sees Mundus’ shock wave of power. He yells for Vergil to get Kat out of there, while he stays outside and protects them from the crumbling city.

Once out of immediate danger, the three head for their safe house. Dante is upset with Vergil for “deciding the fates of so many,” as countless innocent lives were lost from Vergil’s action to Mundus’ extreme reaction. As the two lightly argue, Kat comes to. Kat explains that while she was being tortured, she left her physical body and explored Mundus’ tower, telling Dante and Vergil that while they need her to defeat Mundus, they need each other.

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 * Dante describes Vergil as the “mask freak on the net”.
 * Vergil’s first reaction to seeing Dante after many years is amazement.
 * Vergil warns Dante it can get “rough” through the portal into Limbo.
 * Dante and Vergil walk through a park.

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"…Amazing! Dante, it really is you."

- Vergil, seeing Dante since they were seven years old, DmC Devil May Cry.

Fanon
On AO3, Sons of Sparda has 230+ works within the classic Devil May Cry tag, and 30+ within the DmC Devil May Cry tag.

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Variations

 * Kerte refers to the ship between Kat, Dante and Vergil

Trivia

 * In the classic Devil May Cry games, Vergil is the elder twin, while in the DmC Devil May Cry reboot Dante is the elder twin.
 * In the classic Devil May Cry games, Dante and Vergil are demon-human hybrids, while in the DmC Devil May Cry reboot they’re demon-angel hybrids.