Kante

"I know exactly who you are- you are Dante, nothing more, and nothing less."

- Kat, reassuring Dante.

Kante is the het ship between Dante and Kat from the Devil May Cry fandom, most notably DmC Devil May Cry.

Canon
The Chronicles of Vergil

Vergil and Kat successfully find Dante. Vergil stays back at base while Kat goes to retrieve Dante. Dante and Kat first meet at the very ending, which is the very beginning of DmC Devil May Cry. She tells him that he's been found again by the demons and that he's "got to come meet him" and "the survival of the human race depends on it".

DmC Devil May Cry

Dante is hungover and just waking up from a wild night. Moments after waking a girl bangs on his trailer's door, yelling, ''“Dante! Get out of there! You're in danger!”'' Dante opens the door, asking who she is. She informs him that the Hunter demon has found him. Realizing it's too late, Dante is pulled into Limbo. Throughout his fight with demons the girl guides him. Once the fighting has ceased for the moment, the girl comes up to Dante. He pulls his guns on her. She throws her hands up, introducing herself, ''“Don't shoot! My name is Kat - I'm not a demon.”'' Kat tells him she's a medium, and that's why she can communicate with him while he's in Limbo. She then tells him again to follow her. Trying to lead Dante to a rift back into the real-world, the Hunter demon traps him in. Kat helps Dante by throwing a molotov at its face, weakening it a bit so Dante can kill it. Once back in the real-world, Kat pulls up to Dante in a car saying how she helped him back there and her boss, the leader of The Order, wants to see him. Dante reluctantly gets into the car.

After meeting with Kat's boss, Vergil, the three of them travel to Dante and Vergil's old home - the place where Vergil learned who he was. Vergil makes a comment about it being “rough” in there, just before entering Limbo again, Dante turns to Kat, saying “I like it rough.”

With The Order's first mission underway - to take down Virility, Dante is spotted by a demon surveillance camera, pulling him into Limbo. Kat knows she's not safe if she stays, she voices this to Dante and he tells her to go. Kat comes back with the locations of the other cameras, she tells Dante to follow her. In the Virility factory, Dante and Kat have a small heart-to-heart about their pasts. As they make their way through the factory, they come to a point where Kat can't follow - Dante in Limbo, Kat in the real-world. To get Dante down to the Succubus he has to kill, Kat tells Dante to trust her, saying, ''“You jump. I twist.” Dante looks at her for a moment then repeats, “I jump, you twist.”'' She wishes him good luck as he then falls off the edge.

With the Succubus defeated, Dante and Kat drive back to The Order's base. Dante asks how Kat and Vergil met. Kat is first reluctant to answer. Dante tells her, ''“Listen, I never asked for your help, but you gave it and I appreciate it. I trust you. You can trust me too.”'' Kat opens up to Dante about her past - something she refused to talked to him earlier during the game. As Kat talks, Dante seems to regret bring it up, now knowing why Kat didn't want to talk about it before. Kat assures him it's okay and continues. After telling her story, Kat asks Dante if he's going to stick with her (and Vergil) until the end, to which Dante responds, “Count on it.”

Dante and Kat met up with Vergil to start their second mission. Vergil tells Dante he'll have to go alone as Kat can't follow where he's headed. Dante tells him in a soft voice, ''“Alone is fine. She's done enough.”'' Before Dante leaves, Kat worns him of Bob Barbas - the demon he'll be facing. He tells her he's sure it'll be lovely before winking at her.

During Dante's fight with Bob, Bob uses he's position as a TV news anchor to relay the news of The Order being under siege. The broadcast shows photos of Vergil and Kat; zooming in on Kat's photo to show how concerned Dante is for her. Dante rushes to The Order seeing police and S.W.A.T, relived that they're not inside yet, Dante finds his own way in. Once in, through Limbo, Dante yells for Kat (more so than his own brother, Vergil). Dante sees demons attempting to break in, but unable to because of Kat's wards of graffiti. He says to himself, “Nice work, Kat.”

In the real-world, with S.W.A.T now inside the building, hoping Kat can hear him, Dante yells for her to stay out of sight, again saying to himself, “I gotta get to her first.” Dante again calls for Kat. The deeper Dante goes into the building, the more infested it is. He voices more concern to himself, saying, “I hope Kat's ok.” Dante finally finds Kat crouching behind a desk. When he gets her attention, Kat runs up to him, panicking. Knowing they have to find Vergil now, they work together again. Kat is still in immense danger, so she guides Dante through the building, allowing him to protect her. Kat is soon spotted by a S.W.A.T member, Dante tells her, ''“Hide! Quick!”'' The member gets so close to Kat in her hiding spot that once he's gone Dante asks Kat if she's ok.

Once Vergil is found, Dante is adamant the three of them get out immediately. Vergil refuses, wanting to protect the highly sensitive data of The Order. Vergil tells Kat to arm the self-destruct system. Kat follows his orders, shaking a bit. Dante is angry, saying, “Vergil, I can keep the demons off your back for as long as you need, but I can't protect Kat from the feds! Step on it!” As more times goes over, Dante gets more frustrated with Vergil, telling him, “You're putting her in danger!” Kat tries to reassure Dante telling him what they're doing is important. Once the data is secure and self-destruct is imminent Vergil tells Dante it's time to leave, leaving Kat behind. Dante fires at Vergil about Kat. Kat explains that there's no way out in the real-word, Vergil agrees telling Dante they can't help her. Dante tells him, “We can't just leave her!” Dante and Vergil go back and forth, Dante refusing to give up on Kat thinks of a plan to save her. With the S.W.A.T. team right outside the door, Dante instructs Kat to get on her knees, put her hands up and to not fight back. Kat voices her concern, telling him she's scared. Dante tells her all she needs to do is hold out for as long as she can and that he will come back for her. Seconds later, the S.W.A.T blows through the door and immediately shoots Kat in the shoulder. Kat falls to the floor and Dante screams, “No!” Knowing there's nothing Dante can do while he's in Limbo, he's forced to watch Kat get beat then dragged away. The self-destruct kicks in and Dante runs to Vergil, the two of them make it out. As the building breaks, Dante watches on with a heartbroken expression before following Vergil.

At Vergil's safe house, Dante and Vergil watch a video sent by the demon king, Mundus. Kat is barely conscious, but nevertheless alive. Dante gets close to the screen and says, “She must have been strong to hold out.” Vergil listens and sees where Dante is going with this. Dante argues saving Kat, while Vergil argues against it. The entire time they're arguing, Dante is pacing around the room and cocks one of his guns. Dante argues they should use Mundus' mistress, Lilith, as a trade for Kat (as she's pregnant with his child). When Vergil argues back, Dante shouts, ''“No! We use this to save Kat!”'' Slamming his gun down in frustration. He continues by saying Kat put herself through hell to protect them. Vergil disagrees again. Dante stares Vergil down, calmly walks up to him and says, “I am not abandoning her.” Realizing Dante is serious, Vergil gives in.

Vergil tracks down Lilith and Dante infiltrates her night club. He defeats her and let's her and her unborn child live. He takes her back to their safe house and records a video message for Mundus: “the life of Kat for the life of your child.” The trade goes forth. As Kat and Lilith pass each other, Vergil unable to let Lilith get away shoots her in the abdomen then in the head. Kat is frozen in shock as bullets fly by. Dante immediately runs to her, lifts her in his arms bridal-style and runs her back to the car where Vergil is. Dante hurriedly gets Kat into the car and yells at Vergil, ''“Get her out of here! Go!”'' Mundus, undoubtedly furious, breaks the city. Dante protects Vergil and Kat while they're in the car. Once out of immediate danger the three head to their safe house. Kat is resting with Dante sitting close to her. As Kat is slowing coming to, Dante tells Vergil, “Kat is in no state to do anything.” Kat weakly protests that she is. Dante looks at Kat with concern. Kat mentions how she endured for so long being tortured, at this Dante hangs his head.

The team make a plan to overthrow Mundus, as Kat kneels on the floor drawing the plan on a chalkboard leaning against boxes, Dante crouches right behind her, affectedly shielding her. As Kat is still recovering from her time with Mundus, she does not accompany Dante and Vergil to Mundus' tower. She does what she can to guide the boys through their mission. When Dante and Vergil rendezvous, Vergil says, “Seems we underestimated Kat.” Without hesitation Dante responds, “I didn't.” Vergil tells Dante, ''“You really care about her - about all of this. You once said you didn't give a shit.”'' After the defeat of Mundus, the three are walking and overlooking the now destroyed city. Dante helps Kat walk by steadying her. Vergil reveals his plot how long along he wanted to rule over the humans with Dante. Vergil argues how frail humans are and him and Dante had saved them. Hearing this, Dante turns to Vergil questioning how he and Vergil saved them. Vergil seems puzzled by this. Dante makes a gesture to Kat - a human. Dante defense Kat even more by saying, ''“Kat saved my life! Kat held out under torture to keep your existence a secret! Kat lead us through the tower to Mundus' lair! We would have failed twenty-times over if it weren't for her!”''

Dante and Vergil are soon engaged in a fight to kill. Dante gets the upper hand by activating his Devil's Trigger, he then stabs Vergil through the chest and plunges his sword deeper into Vergil, going straight through him. Moments away from killing his twin brother, Dante hears Kat plead for Vergil's life. Dante turns his head to Kat. Her words reach him and he releases Vergil, sparing him. The two brothers speak shortly, Dante proclaims “the world is under his protection now.” As Vergil limps away, Kat moves closer to Dante, Dante raises an arm to shield her - in the off chance Vergil strikes again. Once Vergil leaves, Dante and Kat are left alone together. Dante is left broken, questioning who he is, saying, “I don't know who I am anymore.” Without hesitation, Kat caresses Dante's cheek, reassuring him, responding, “I know exactly who you are- you are Dante, nothing more, and nothing less.” She places that same hand over his heart. As Dante and Kat walk away, Dante slowly slides his hand down Kat's back to her butt. In response, Kat elbows him in the abdomen. The two walk off together as the game ends.

Vergil's Downfall

Dante and Kat themselves don't appear in Vergil's Downfall, but rather the "hallow" versions of them that Vergil conjures up. The hallow versions of them have no interaction.

Fanon
Dante starts off the game as a rather unlikable character, but as the game goes on he shows major character development, which is all due to his bond/friendship with Kat. As his relationship with Kat grew people began really shipping them. Dante would do anything and everything to protect Kat - even going against his own brother, Vergil.

Fandom
AO3

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