The second season of Netflix’s animated Devil May Cry series is almost here, and ahead of its May 12 launch, a new trailer for the series has gone live. Building off of last season’s cliffhanger, the teaser wastes no time in giving Devil May Cry fans what they’ve been waiting for–and a little more!–so if you haven’t seen the first season yet, consider this your spoiler warning.
Unsurprisingly, Vergil is making his proper debut in Devil May Cry 2: Season 2, and he’s not exactly brimming with brotherly love for his twin sibling, Dante. Rocking a look that references his classic Devil May Cry 4 outfit, Vergil even has time to reference one of his famous quotes from Devil May Cry 5, remarking on just how cruel fate can be.
Devil May Cry’s first season set up the oncoming storm that is Vergil, while also putting a fresh twist on the lore of the game. Ending with a very unsubtle parallel to the 2003 Second Gulf War, Dante found himself trapped inside the demon realm by the invading forces of the US army. Don’t expect him to remain in a stasis tube for too long, as showrunner Adi Shankar teased that Dante will start to level up and evolve into the legendary devil-hunter throughout the second season.
“His skills improve, and you’ll see him embrace more of the iconic badassery fans of the game expect,” Shankar said. “That said, I’m still telling a story, and great characters don’t just win–they grow. What makes Dante compelling isn’t that he’s unstoppable–it’s that he learns and keeps getting stronger.”
As for the Devil May Cry video game franchise, several years have passed since the last entry in the series, 2019’s Devil May Cry 5. While publisher and developer Capcom has been focused on its tentpole IP like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, the company has indicated that it wants to revisit Devil May Cry in the future.
