Capcom has announced a new collaboration for Monster Hunter World. Dante from Devil May Cry will join the action RPG and brings his weapons “Force Edge” and “Alastor” with him. Dante’s weapons belong to the energy blade class.
With the release of the Devil May Cry HD Collection for PS4 and Xbox One, Dante and his weapon will soon be available in Monster Hunter World. The half-demon will be unlocked through an event and will likely be available to you as a armor set, similar to Aloy. His weapon will also make it into the game.
Dante comes with a hellish event quest for PS4 and Xbox One
On Capcom’s official blog it has been announced that hunters will have to fight against “hellish enemies” to earn Dante’s weapons. You will be able to unlock the combo of “Force Edge” and “Alastor”.
In Monster Hunter World, Dante’s sword will fall under the category of energy blades within the 14 weapon classes. The energy blade offers the ability to switch between sword and axe modes. In sword mode, the energy blade also provides a shield that is needed for the axe combination. For Dante’s variant of the energy blade, you will not receive a shield, but will still be able to block. Instead, the Force Edge will transform into a gigantic Alastor.
In the blog post, it was also announced that Dante will be released together with an event quest available to all hunters in Monster Hunter World. However, a specific time was not mentioned.
It is to be expected that Dante will come as armor with statistics and values, just like Aloy and Ryu. However, this has not been officially confirmed yet.
What is Devil May Cry and who is Dante?
Devil May Cry is an action game series that has been playable since 2001 and, like Monster Hunter World, is published by Capcom. The first installment was released on the PlayStation 2. The game revolves around the twin brothers Dante and Vergil.
Their father is a demon named Sparda and their mother is an angel woman named Eva. This makes the brothers Nephilim (demon-angel hybrids), granting them supernatural powers.
Dante is the protagonist of the Devil May Cry series. He is called to be a devil hunter and fights with a sword that possesses magical powers and was an heirloom of his father. Dante can be described as a daredevil with a strong ego who is always in debt.
