Devil May Cry episode four on Netflix had plenty going on. White Rabbit schemes, Demon Hunters fall, Mary faces reality, and Dante rises. Despite the despair of this episode or, perhaps, because of it, we got some interesting character development for the two protagonists. Dante’s acceptance of his demonic side leads to him gaining greater power to fight the threats ahead. Meanwhile, Mary has started upon the path of realization that her mission is not as simple as she thought. Drama, here we come.
The Devil May Cry, But You Will Die
Well, saw that coming. Demon Hunters barely got any screen time before they were wiped out. We didn’t even really get to see them do much of anything. I know they are used to dealing with lower-level demons, but, honestly, I’m very disappointed.
I’m curious, though, what was going through King’s head. My best guess is that he didn’t want to see Ninja die, which I can understand. That said, is it really better to let her see you die? Cause, even if you did save her momentarily, anyone can tell that she will attempt to avenge you, which will just lead to death. I guess love makes people do stupid things.
Mary is lucky she managed to make it out of this massacre alive. Plot armor is amazing, isn’t it? Well, that’s not really fair, I suppose. She did make smart moves, even despite seeing the mangled corpses of her team, which is honestly more than can be said for any of the others.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Speaking of Mary, her character development continues. As of right now, I would call her a true believer. She honestly believes that what she is doing is right and that she is protecting humanity from a dangerous threat, and, to be fair, she’s not 100% wrong. There are some demons who are, in fact, a threat to humanity. Potentially even the vast majority of them, in fact.
That being said, she’s starting to realize that she can’t paint all demons with the same brush. The world is far more complicated than her black-and-white mentality. Despite her rather harsh personality, Mary is fundamentally a good person who has a great capacity for compassion. For a foul-mouth, overly aggressive, murder hobo, she’s does have quite a bit of depth. All she needs to do to move forward is shake her trauma which, I assume, won’t be an easy feat.
Dante’s Inner Demon
On the reverse side, we have Dante, who seems to accept his demon heritage rather quickly. As I’ve mentioned before, being more brawn than brains tends to help in this matter. Also, how convenient that one of his fellow captors looks very similar to his mother. That seemed a little forced to me.
The little fight he had with Agni was interesting. Helps to explain why the demon hunters were so easily taken out. Even with his enhanced abilities, human Dante wasn’t strong or fast enough. He needs either demon powers or brains to deal with the situation. And, clearly, his lack of the latter means he has to rely on the former.
You Were Doing So Well
Why, Agni, why? Why did you have to attack him? I get that you are a demon; I get that you have an intense desire to do harm (supposedly). I even get that you find Dante annoying. But you have a goal that you are trying to reach, and you almost ruined it.
Agni ending up dead isn’t altogether shocking. I expect all the villains to end up dead eventually. That’s how this works. But if you’ve got some grand scheme in the works, why risk messing it up for some petty vengeance? Someone, please make it make sense.
