Sons of Sparda

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

DmC Devil May Cry
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.

The three of them conceive a plan to overthrow Mundus. As Kat is still recovering from her torture, she does not accompany Dante and Vergil to Mundus’ tower. Instead she guides the brothers through their mission. Mundus is unaware that Vergil is Nephilim, and using that to their advantage, Vergil sneaks into Mundus’ tower while Dante acts as a distraction, keeping Vergil undetected.

Once Dante and Vergil rendezvous, Vergil asks if Dante is good, Dante responding that he is. With that, the two continue forward with the mission, having to go separate ways. Before they part, Vergil wishes Dante good luck, with Dante wishing him that as well. Sometime later, the brothers meet up again with Vergil giving Dante a taser/powerful demon weapon before splitting up once more. Once the brothers meet back up, Dante in Limbo and Vergil in the world, Vergil comments about he and Dante making “quite the team”. Dante stares blankly at him before stating that he’s stronger. Vergil quips back that he’s smarter, with Dante saying back that he’s better looking. As they’re so close to Mundus’ office, Vergil gets back to the mission at hand. As the two head out, Vergil gets the last word in, stating that he’s got a bigger dick.

Once Dante and Vergil have all four generators going, a defense mechanism of Mundus’ base, it’s up to Dante to lure Mundus out for Vergil to close the Hell Gate. Just before Dante leaves, Vergil reminds him that they have put our lives in each other’s hands, completely and without hesitation. Dante tells him, “We are brothers, after all.”

With Dante having successfully enraged Mundus to the point of attacking him out of his office, Vergil sneaks in to disarm the Hell Gate. With the Hell Gate down, Mundus is no longer immortal. Vergil comes up from behind Mundus, who’s near killing Dante, to stab him through the back with Yamato, his sword, telling him, “Leave my brother alone.” Since Mundus is without his power now, Dante is able to push him off himself and toss him over the building they’re on. Vergil question Dante if he’s okay, with Dante quipping that he “took his time”. Moments later, the city shakes as Mundus begins to use debris to form a gigantic humanoid. It’s here Mundus realizes there were two “sons of Sparda” the entire time.

Dante notices the Mundus has the same ‘eye’ that his demon spawn had, which is how Dante defeated it prior in the days. Relaying this information to Vergil, the two device a plan where Dante “keeps him busy” as Vergil attempts to get the eye exposed. Vergil gets the eye exposed while using Mundus’ arm as a path for Dante to it. Using his Devil’s Trigger, Dante attacks the eye, only for Mundus to grab hold of him and throw him hard against a building, leaving him unconscious as he plummets. Vergil sees this and races to his brother, managing to catch him and crash through a window. As Vergil reaches down to help him stand up, Dante tells, “Nice save.” The two can see that Mundus’ body is showing cracks, revealing his physical body inside all the debris. The brothers are spotted, and Vergil is sucked in as Mundus brings in more debris. Dante lets out a frustrated yell at losing Vergil. Dante battles Mundus one-on-one for a bit, briefly catching glimpses of Vergil engaged in his own struggle with Mundus’ physical body. Dante manages to launch himself into Mundus’, where Vergil kicks the body toward Dante for him to then slice it in half, killing Mundus for good. As Dante is still full of momentum, he grabs hold of Vergil, bringing him out of Mundus’ crumbing form.

Dante and Vergil clasps each other’s shoulders as they look out to the destroyed city. A short time later, they retrieve Kat and head for a location where they overlook the city. Vergil soon reveals his plot all along was to rule over the humans with Dante, shocking Dante. Dante and Vergil argue over this new revelation, eventually leading to Vergil telling Dante to “stand aside” if he doesn’t want the “responsibly” of protecting the humans, stating that he’ll “rule alone”. Realizing there’s no coming back from this, Dante and Vergil are soon engaged in a fight to the death.

Dante gains the upper hand on Vergil for a moment, where Dante tells Vergil he’s sorry, leading to Vergil telling him not to be. The battle commences again once more where Dante makes a light plead for Vergil to stop, saying that it’s not too late. Vergil however merely states that it is before attacking Dante once more. Dante activates his Devil’s Trigger, in which he stabs Vergil through the chest and plunges Rebellion, his sword, deeper into him, going straight through him. Moments away from killing his twin brother, Dante hears Kat plead for Vergil’s life. Her words reach him and he releases his sword from Vergil, sparing him. As Vergil lays on the ground, Dante reaches to help him stand, which Vergil uncertainly accepts. The two have a silent stand off for a few moments before Dante proclaims that the world is under his protection now. Vergil reminds Dante the he’s not human, and that he’ll never be. With that, he limps off to open a portal out of there, not before telling Dante, “I loved you, brother…”

Vergil’s Downfall
Following the events of DmC Devil May Cry, Vergil is left severely injured, broken and betrayed. Before he collapses over his family’s grave, he questions out loud to his father what had happened to them. He soon plummets into the depths of Hell. He ventures into the Hellscape, entering his childhood home. He sees a ghostly visual of he and Dante playing as small children. The child Dante pushes his child visual down, forcing Vergil to flashback to his recent defeat at Dante’s hands. Vergil hangs his head, only to hear Dante’s voice, chuckle, before asking if he was lost. In response, Vergil curses him.

A short time later, Vergil hears his mother’s voice, urging him to “find the light” and escape as he had died from his injuries. He battles hordes demons and just before he is able to cross through a light filled gate, Hollow Kat tells him he’s in danger, just before Hollow Dante impales him through the back. Vergil succumbs to the wound, falling deeper into Hell.

Vergil is found by his own Hollow self, who taunts him of his failure. Hollow Vergil offers Vergil “another chance” at changing his past. Hollow Vergil shows him his beating heart with three holes in it. Upon Vergil killing Hollow Kat and having the heart close into two holes, Hollow Vergil tells Vergil, ''“You are a son of Sparda. Become the son of Sparda.”''

Vergil locates Hollow Dante and two conserve briefly. Hollow Dante calls Vergil “brother,” leading to Vergil commenting that he doesn’t have a brother anymore. Hollow Dante begins to taunt Vergil with how he was brought up into a comfortable life, while Dante was the one running way and living in the slums. He continues by saying that he’s the one now on top and that Vergil doesn’t belong anywhere, otherwise he wouldn’t be in Hell. Hollow Dante launches into attack, the brothers clashing their swords. Hollow Dante manages a punch on Vergil that sends him flying back. As Vergil stands up, he sees Hollow Dante taunt him once more to come and get him.

Vergil chases after Hollow Dante, being able to catch Dante off guard by throwing a bus into him, earning a light smirk from Vergil one-uping his brother. A weakened Hollow Dante runs off, with the chase commencing one more.

Vergil follows a trail of fluorescent blood from Hollow Dante’s bus wound. Due to Dante’s state, he becomes less cocky and tells Vergil to “stop following him around.” Vergil goes forward and is able launch his own attack, tackling Hollow Dante into a wall, before throwing him to the ground. Dante rolls away and makes an escape, not before telling Vergil “he’s gonna pay for this.”

The chase continues, with Hollow Dante eventually giving up on running and stopping to fight. However, when Vergil reaches him, Dante is easily knocked to the ground. Vergil stabs him through the chest with his sword. As Vergil is close to taking Dante’s red amulet, Hollow Dante begs him not to, only for Vergil to tell him that he doesn’t need it anymore before leaving him to disintegrate on the wing of a massive angel statue.

Vergil returns to Hollow Vergil, proclaiming that he killed Dante. The beating heart closes again, leaving one hole left. Vergil makes note that Dante’s amulet is “useless,” as it only responses to Dante.

DmC Devil May Cry

 * 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.
 * Vergil thanks Dante for saving him.
 * Vergil tosses Dante a shotgun.
 * Vergil asks if Dante is good.
 * Vergil wishes Dante good luck.
 * Vergil gives Dante a taser/powerful demon weapon.
 * Dante and Vergil share a brotherly teasing moment.
 * Vergil saves Dante from being killed by Mundus.
 * Vergil saves Dante from plummeting.
 * Vergil helps Dante stand up.
 * Dante lets out a frustrated yell at losing Vergil.
 * Dante and Vergil clasp each other’s shoulders.
 * Dante helps Vergil stand up.
 * Vergil tells Dante he loved him.

DmC Devil May Cry
"…Amazing! Dante, it really is you."

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

"Leave my brother alone."

- Vergil to Mundus, DmC Devil May Cry.

"Two Nephilim? Two sons of Sparda?"

- Mundus, realizing there were two Sons of Sparda the entire time, DmC Devil May Cry.


 * Vergil – “We did it.”
 * Dante – “I did it.”
 * Dante and Vergil – “[both laugh]”
 * — Victory over Mundus, DmC Devil May Cry.

"I loved you, brother…"

- Vergil’s last words to Dante, following their battle, DmC Devil May Cry.

Vergil’s Downfall
"What happened to us, father? Dante betrayed me. There’s nothing left for me here."

- Vergil at his family’s grave, Vergil’s Downfall.

"Hey, Vergil… [impales Vergil through the back] You’re not going anywhere. How does it feel, brother? To be beaten again."

- Vergil’s introduction to the Hollow version of Dante, Vergil’s Downfall.

"You are a son of Sparda. Become the son of Sparda."

- Hollow Vergil to Vergil, Vergil’s Downfall.

"You know I was the one running away, living in the slums. You enjoyed a comfortable life. Look who’s on top now! You don’t belong anywhere. Guess that’s why you’re here. Well… that, and ‘cause I killed you."

- Hollow Dante, Vergil’s Downfall.

"Are you following me? You know you can’t keep up with your big brother."

- Hollow Dante to Vergil, Vergil’s Downfall.

"I killed him."

- Vergil to Hollow Vergil, referring to Hollow Dante, Vergil’s Downfall.

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.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
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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.