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"From that day forth... my arm changed... and a voice echoed "Power! Give me more power!" and if I become a demon, so be it... I'll endure the exile... anything... to protect her!"
 * -|DMC4 Nero=Nero_DMC4.png

- Nero after awakening Yamato

"I couldn't protect Credo. To this day, I hate myself for not having enough strength. But this time is different. I swear! I'M NOT LETTING YOU DIE!"
 * -|DMC5 Nero=Nero_DMC_V.png

- Nero calling out to Dante and Vergil

Summary
''' This profile contains spoilers for the game Devil May Cry 5. Proceed with caution. '''

Nero is the son of Vergil and an unnamed woman. He was raised as a demon-slaying Holy Knight by the Order of the Sword, a religious group that worships Sparda as "The Savior". Nero is forced to confront his heritage and the very institution he was raised in after a confrontation with the Demon Hunter Dante leaves the order's head, Sanctus, dead.

Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 7-B possibly High 4-C to 4-B | 2-c

Name: Nero

Origin: Devil May Cry

Gender: Male

Age: 16-17 (DMC4) | 22-23 (DMC5)

Classification: Human/Demon Hybrid (Quarter Demon), Member of The Order of the Sword (DMC4), Devil Hunter (DMC5)

Powers and Abilities:


 * -|Devil May Cry 4=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Possibly Self-Sustenance (Types 1 & 2), Adept Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Expert Swordsman, and Marksman, Can extend his Devil Bringer to grab nearby enemies or pull himself towards them, Minor Fire Manipulation with Red Queen (Can spray a flammable propellant across Red Queen's blade to enhance the power of its strikes), Demonic Energy Manipulation (Can be used for various purposes, including creating a platform for a double jump and amplifying the shots with Blue Rose), Power Absorption (Can absorb demonic energy to enhance his Devil Bringer), Minor Size Manipulation with Devil Bringer (Is able to alter its spectral version's size), Regeneration (Mid; scaling from Dante and Vergil, who instantly regenerated from a gut slash while exhausted. Healed a lethal wound upon awakening his Devil Trigger and also healed his arm back upon awakening his Devil Trigger once again), Can use Devil Trigger to summon phantom swords and a spirit which mimics Nero's movements and attacks with Yamato, Statistics Amplification with Devil Trigger, Durability Negation with Yamato's Spatial Manipulation, Resurrection (Revived Nero) and Energy Projection with Yamato, Non-Physical Interaction (Can harm intangible beings), Resistance to Extreme Cold, Reality Warping, Transmutation, Size Manipulation and Petrification (Demons are stated to be resistant to the Beastheads assimilation process, which includes those abilities), Life Force Absorption, Likely Soul Manipulation (Likely scales from other demons, who can handle going through the crust of the demon world, which is stated to turn souls into monsters), Corruption (Type 3. Can breathe on demonic air, which turns normal people into monsters), and possibly Cosmic Radiations


 * -|Devil May Cry 5=All previous abilities except for Yamato, Cyborgization (Partial), Time Manipulation with Ragtime (Can slow down time in certain enemies or in the whole area using the Quicksilver), Healing with Sweet Surrender and Devil Trigger, Flight with Punch Line and Devil Trigger, Light Manipulation with Mega Buster, Electricity Manipulation with Overture and Energy Manipulation with other Devil Breakers, Immortality (Types 1 & 3) and Summoning while in Devil Trigger (Can summon spectral swords just like Vergil)

Attack Potency: At least City level (Can fight demons such as Echidna and win without much effort. Defeated Sanctus Diabolica, who possessed Sparda's power). His attacks with Yamato ignore conventional durability. | Universe level (Comparable to Dante and Vergil after awakening his Devil Trigger)

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Faster than DMC3 Dante, who could react to Nevan's lightning at point-blank range and fight Vergil, who kept up with his Quicksilver, can keep up with Blitz) | At least Relativistic (Can keep up with Dante and Vergil after he awakened his Devil Trigger)

Lifting Strength: Class K (Can lift and swing around demons such as Berial and Bael with little difficulty) | At least Class G

Striking Strength: At least City Class (Harmed Sanctus Diabolica with his punches) | Universal (Can hurt Dante and Vergil with his punches)

Durability: At least City level (Endured attacks from Sanctus and managed to block Dante's attacks on several occasions, although he was significantly holding back) | Universe level (Can endure attacks from Dante and Vergil)

Stamina: Very high (Fought a handful of high-level demons and still had enough strength to fight Sanctus)

Range: Standard melee range. Can reach up to tens of meters with Blue Rose (Cue Smith and Wesson Model 500 characteristics) and Devil Bringer. Up to hundreds of meters with Yamato's blade beams.

Standard Equipment:

"This blade's the best companion a swordsman could wish for!"
 * -|Red Queen= DMC5_Red_Queen.png

"That's one way to get yourself shot!"
 *  Red Queen : Nero's customized version of a Durandal, the blade wielded by the members of The Order of the Sword which is modeled after German Großes Messer (en. Great Sword). It's modified with motorcycle-like gear shift, which, when pulled, sprays a flammable propellant across the sword and opponent, increasing the power of its strikes. This system is known as "Exceed". It's strong enough for Nero to be able to use it as a jet. This and few other modifications make Red Queen comparable to Devil Arms in power (despite it not being one) and nearly impossible for anyone but Nero to wield.
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"Now I know... This arm was created to send guys like you back to hell!"
 *  Blue Rose : Heavily modified version of Smith & Wesson Model 500, crafted by Nero himself. Capable of shooting 2 bullets with one pull of the trigger. The differences are:
 * 6-shot cylinder as opposed to the original 5-shot cylinder.
 * Extra barrel underneath allowing for a double shot.
 * Got targeting sights and porting on each barrel to reduce recoil and muzzle flip.
 * There's also a split-lag between first and second bullets. Thanks to that, the first bullet breaks the enemy's armor while the second pierce through the damaged surface and inflicts actual damage.
 * Blue Rose also has the ability to shoot one bullet at a time.
 * It's shots can also be charged with demonic energy for a higher damage input.
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 *  Devil Bringer : Nero's right arm, manifestation of his demonic power. Can manifest through it's larger spectral version. Devil Bringer can be used for lifting, striking and throwing objects way larger than Nero. It's is also able to pull objects towards its owner, or Nero towards them instead. Proved to be highly durable which, combined with its strength, can be very useful for blocking enemy attacks.
 * -| Yamato= Yamato (DA) DMC4SE.png
 *  Yamato : Sharper and dark-forged variation of katana. Can cut through anything, even the very fabric of space itself. Despite its power, Nero is not able to reveal it's full potential at the moment, but he's still managed to awake his own Devil Trigger. It allows him to summon and fire phantom swords, as well as a spectral demon avatar which mimics Nero's movements and attacks with Yamato. In that state, Nero's physical characteristics and healing factor are also amplified.
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The Devil Breaker is a specialized artificial appendage that has eight different types of which Nero is able to use. Each Devil Breaker connects to the base of his arm, making them easily replaceable. The base of the Devil Breaker contains the wire which is used for the Wire Snatch ability, which behaves exactly as the Devil Bringer's Snatch ability: it pulls small enemies onto Nero but pushes Nero toward larger enemies. This move is available by default even if Nero has no Devil Breaker equipped.

Overture was forged from a Blitz. After Nero's battle with it, Nico asked him to take its corpse so she could research how it produces electricity and then use that as a reference to build the Overture.

Punch Line was created from a chunk of material recovered after Nero defeats Goliath. When in action, Punch Line telescopes out, the side-fins unfolding into a pair of small wings and a set of tailfins unfolding at the rear. The wrist and hand remain largely unchanged, save for a set of red spikes flipping up from the knuckles and thumb.

Gerbera is a green and black Devil Breaker arm with a forearm made of diagonal slat segments. An emitter is present in the palm of the hand, which closes up when not in use. When in its fully deployed state, the forearm unfolds into a circular focusing array

Helter Skelter was created at the same time as Punch Line after Nero defeats the demon Goliath, it is a tapered gold spiral with a three-pronged claw hand at the tip. When in use, it unfolds into a series of vicious curved blades mounted to a central spindle via assemblies resembling propellors.

Tomboy was created at the same time as the Buster Arm. With Red Queen, it opens out to rest against the sword's fuel injection system during Nero's swing. When in use it has two forms depending on what weapon it is used in combination with. In both forms, a series of exhaust pipes unfold from the forearm, and the arm assembly unfolds.

Buster Arm was created at the same time as Tomboy after Nero defeats Artemis. The device is the result of her attempting to artificially recreate the Buster ability of Nero's lost Devil Bringer. The Buster Arm is a large claw in primarily silver and red, with glowing blue highlights

Rawhide was created from a fragment of the demonic machine Gilgamesh recovered after it is defeated by Nero. It is primarily blue, red and black, with a metal claw-hand and a forearm with a ridged surface. When in use, they unfurl to form a serpentine whip with a claw tip and bladed edges.

Ragtime was created from a chunk of demonic material recovered by V after he defeats Elder Geryon Knight. When in use, it unfolds to form a large clock face around the wrist, with the various gears taking up positions around the main circle. A glowing blue clock hand appears within it.

Sweet Surrender is a white prosthetic hand with a soft rubber-like texture, a speed setting dial on the back of the hand, and decorative gold on the forearm. When in use, it glows pale green, healing Nero from his wounds

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Key: Devil May Cry 4 | Devil May Cry 5

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