A lesser-known nickname for the boss is "Red Vergil". "Vante" - The red coat-wearing Vergil clone fought in Vergil Mode of the Special Edition.Only applicable to Dante, as Trish's Stinger functions identically to the DMC1 version. "Stinger Level 0" - The oddly nerfed version of the Stinger move in this game.
"Duntee" - Dante, exclusively for his DMC2 version.However, this nickname also brought a case of "Common Knowledge", leading to many fans forgetting that Phantom is also part-scorpion. "Lava Spider" - A descriptive name for Phantom due to his general appearance." Resident Devil" - Due to DMC1 being a leftover from a version of RE4 that was never developed, and being so close to its spiritual predecessor, many fans called the first game with this nickname early on."Classic Dante", "Classic Vergil") to separate them from their DmC counterparts. As a result, some characters from the original continuity are prefixed with the word "Classic" (e.g. The original continuity is mostly called the "Classic Continuity" in order to differentiate it from the DmC Alternate Continuity."Judgement Nut End", "Judgement Nut Never End" - Comical nicknames for Judgement Cut End, Vergil's Limit Break with the Yamato in 4 and 5."Judgement Nut" - A comical nickname for Judgement Cut, Vergil's quick draw Signature Move."Jump Cancel" - A gameplay exploit utilizing Lag Cancel wherein you perform an aerial move, use Enemy Step to bounce off an enemy while both of you are airborne in order to reset your aerial state, repeat the move that can normally only be done once in a single jump, and then jump off the enemy again.This naming trend became more common as Capcom officially used more acronyms in the games, such as Devil Trigger being called "DT" in loading screen tips, or the Dante Must Die mode being called "DMD" in achievement icons. For example, "JC" means Judgement Cut, "JCE" means Judgement Cut End, "DSD" means Devil Sword Dante, "DSS" means Devil Sword Sparda, and "BP" means Bloody Palace. Acronyms are used as alternatives for weapons, concepts, mechanics and abilities that have long names.This was further popularized after the fandom also made "Journalist Music" memes following the release of Devil May Cry 5 and its Variable Mix effect. It usually comes with the bonus of simplifying the complex combos, allowing players to button mash their way into the end. "Journalist Mode" - The Easy/Easy Automatic difficulty mode, which trivializes the challenge of the games."Rorb", "Gorb", "Blorb" - Portmanteau nicknames for the Red Orb, Gold Orb and Blue Orb items.More than a decade later, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger was first shown in a trailer before DMC5 came out, and because fans are quickly reminded of Dante's alternate Devil Trigger mode from DMC2, the form is called "Majin Form" yet again before its official name is revealed. The secret transformation didn't have an official English name, but "Majin Form" is a common fan nickname for it, which was canonized later on by the English version of the 3142 Graphic Arts artbook. " Desperation (or Desperate) Devil Trigger" (" DDT"), "Majin Form" - Dante's low health Nigh-Invulnerability Super Mode which made its debut in DMC2.While it started from 5, fans retroactively use it as a general nickname for him, even in DMC3 and in his appearance in Ultimate Marvel vs. "The Storm (That is Approaching)" - The chorus of Vergil's Leitmotif in DMC5:SE, "Bury the Light", begins with "I am the storm that is approaching", so the fandom began calling him using it.
The modders and meme editors even took it into another level depicting him as an anime fan who sometimes uses anime body pillows in place of his Yamato's sheath. Generally, his Japanese influences stand out from the rest of the cast, and fans noticed it. "Weeb" - Vergil's spiky hair and stylish coat are noted to be usual stuff from anime, while his Yamato is a katana, and his primary fighting style is Iaijutsu both originating from Japan.