Hideki Kamiya claimed that Dante used the name while he was a mercenary due to his respect for Antonio.Antonio Redgrave - The name inscribed on Dante's handguns is "For Tony Redgrave By.Jubileus - Shares many similar characteristics with Mundus and The Savior, two Devil May Cry bosses, who are both giant statue-like figures.Stiletto - Dante's signature move, Stinger, is the basis for this move.Sai Fung - Dante's shotgun has several moves like "Fireworks", which Sai Fung's attacks resemble.Father Balder - Attacks in a very similar manner to The Despair Embodied, the final boss of DMC2.The Handguns are custom M1911 pistols, fundamentally the same weapons as Dante's Ebony & Ivory and Sparda's Luce & Ombra.Eva is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka, who also voices the particular protagonist of Bayonetta (and Trish).Sparda and Eva are the parents of twin sons, Dante and Vergil. In the DMC universe, "Legendary Dark Knight" is the famous title of a demon general named Sparda who turned his back on his evil past and fought against Hell for the sake of humanity. Eva - In the Bracelet of Time's description, Eva is a historical witch who entered into a contract with a "Legendary Dark Knight".Immortal Marionette - The Marionettes are the basic enemy force encountered by Dante in the original Devil May Cry.In the Bayonetta concept art, the Bracelet of Time is explicitly referred to as the "Bangle of Time" and it is visually identical to the DMC1 item. Bracelet of Time - In the original Devil May Cry, Dante can find an item named the "Bangle of Time", which changes his Devil Trigger ability into the ability to stop time.Malphas - A reference to Griffon, a giant avian boss that Dante fights.
Scolopendra - A reference to Gigapede, a vile centipede-like boss that Dante encounters.Phantasmaraneae - A reference to Phantom, a magma spider boss that Dante encounters.Enzo Ferino - The name of Dante's informant from the DMC manual.The items linked to the left are various Bayonetta items that directly referenced or mention DMC. There are also several difficulty modes, ranging from "Very Easy Automatic" to "Dante Must Die", and a scoring system that grades the player's stylishness.īeing two games developed by the same creator, Bayonetta has several references to the Devil May Cry series. Gameplay is broken down into multiple chapters. Dante is able to double jump, destroy background objects for items, switch his weapons during play, shape-shift into a more powerful form, and slow downtime. 2 Devil May Cry references in Bayonettaīayonetta plays very similarly to the Devil May Cry games in that the player is asked to string together long and stylish combo attacks to defeat foes.