Capcom Super Elections results have come in and it time to see where the characters of Devil May Cry rank among Capcom's wide array of characters.
Dante is very, very popular. He was voted as the #1 Capcom character overall with 26,874 votes, #1 in both the world and Japan, got first with male voters and second with female. Generation-wise, he was voted as the best by people in their 10s-20s, second best by people in their 30s-40s, and fourth best by voters in their 50s-60s (and higher I presume). He got most popular male character in both the world and Japan.
Vergil was voted as the 4th best Capcom character overall with 10,178 votes. He got the #4 spot in the world and was not on the top 10 list in Japan. He got 6th place among male voters and 5th place among female. People in their 10s-20s found him to be Capcom's 3rd best character, while people in their 30s and higher did not find him worthy of the top ten list. He's Capcom's third most popular male character in the world and the 7th in Japan.
Nero landed 16th place overall with 3,025 votes. People in their 10s-20s found him to be 10th place material, while people older than that did not find him to be top ten material. He landed 7th most popular male character in the world and did not make the list in Japan.
Honorable mention to reboot Dante, who made 70th place with 518 votes.
V got 71st most popular with 516 votes, I can only assume this is supposed to be V from Devil May Cry.
Tragically no women from Devil May Cry made the top 10s, only to be seen through the extended list.
We see Lady come in as Capcom's 80th most popular character with 419 votes.
Trish came in at 234th place with 86 votes.
Surprise contender Sparda managed to find himself in 264th place with 69 votes despite the fact we know nothing about him.
Nico found herself as Capcom's 275th most popular character with 65 votes.
Lucia got 379th place with 32 votes.
Nelo Angelo got his own character spot, apparently, and landed 452nd place. Why those 21 people didn't just vote for Vergil I do not know.
Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare got grouped together and are Capcom's 507th most popular characters with 15 votes.
Kyrie is Capcom's 538th most popular character with 13 votes.
King Cerberus made 580th place with 10 votes.
Elder Geryon Knight made 770th place with 3 votes.
Mundus somehow managed to get 3 votes and wound up in 770th place.
The Doppelganger also got their own spot and got 2 votes that landed them in 816th place.
Death Scissors aka the bane of my existence apparently got their own character spot and actually got a vote that put them in 867th place.
RIP Eva I ran through this list twice and did not see your name.
sometimes seeing your theriotype irl is painful. like, look! i’m just like you! but your thoughts, your feelings, your instincts, your mind, your movements, they’re all exactly where they’re meant to be. when i see you, i am suddenly so incredibly aware of how incredibly human-shaped i am, the parts that are jammed in awkward places because they were not meant for someone like me. the body i inhabit constricts how i’d move naturally, molded me into something else. as i am now, you’d never recognize me. i am nothing like you
edit: please don’t feel bad for ranting or venting on this post, i don’t mind! i may not respond, but i am listening and wishing the best for you all. i don’t want any of you feeling alone in this or bottling up your thoughts. hang in there, okay?
Thinking about how Kiibo tries so hard to be seen as a human and not a robot. He often gets offended when someone reminds him of his characteristics, he tries to avoid using his abilities as much as possible, and he reacts emotionally to the tragic events of the game. He is one of the more soft and sensitive people in the group. And although he is often guided by logic, feelings and emotions still play a big role in his perception.
All the while Kokichi tries really hard to NOT be perceived as a human. Masks sincere emotions behind exaggerated or inappropriate reactions, almost instantly switches between moods, talks about "resetting emotions", tries to distance himself from the group as much as possible, to such an extent that even his dying words are doubted. Many of his actions in the latest part of the game are best described by the word “inhuman.” He is the most cynical person in the group and one of the most cold-blooded ones.
But at the same time, they can't really change who they are. Kiibo has to accept himself and his abilities, which are only avilable to him. And Kokichi can't completely get rid of emotions and force himself not to feel anything, no matter how hard he tries.