Fighting its illusions, V, motivated by traumas of his whole self Vergil, finally reached Nightmare's core and defeated it, dispelling the illusion and dissolving the demon into its core. V however, remained adamant to press on and attempted to confront Nightmare only to be overpowered and devoured by the beast. More determined than ever, V challenged the last familiar, Nightmare, at a church despite Griffon's fear towards the demon as it shared the original's immense powers, remarking how Mundus found original Nightmare too overpowered than he predicted, having enough power to wipe entire Underworld itself. Although disturbed by the fact that his familiars were indeed embodiments of his (Vergil)'s trauma back in his days as Mundus' slave, this only adding more flames to his resolve to stop Urizen. A battle ensued with V and Griffon successfully enlisted Shadow to their cause at the cost of them forced to destroy Phantom due to the latter too arrogant to be reasoned with. The duo then gave chase only to see it crippled by another, spider-like Phantom. Suddenly, they were ambushed by Shadow that initially hostile and even managed to steal V's cane. After the two destroyed an attacking empusa, Griffon, having reached his limit, urged V to make his choice about their contract quickly before his dying form completely melted into nothingness, prompting the man to reluctantly accept it, saving the avian demon's life and officially making him his familiar.Īfter awaken from a nightmare where he was painfully converted into Nelo Angelo as Vergil, V and Griffon set out for the next familiar like the latter to recruit. Furthermore, Griffon deduced himself as essentially "dream" without any substance in terms of his inability to execute weakened demons that forces V to do it instead with his cane. V and Urizen realized that they need each other to survive and stopping Urizen at the same time. Visions of V gives insights about how V recruited his familiars: Soon after his birth, Griffon snatched V for safety just as Vergil, without his human half, transformed into Urizen. Left with weak human body and four demons that embodies Vergil's trauma from his time as Nelo Angelo each taking form based on Mundus's minions - Griffon, Shadow, Nightmare, and Phantom, V vowed to stop the large-scale destruction and hopefully remerge with Urizen before his body completely crumbles.
At that time, the newly born V witnessed Urizen's birth before the latter set out to unleash Qliphoth upon the city. ~ V revealed his and Urizen's origin to Trish.Īs told in Before the Nightmare and Visions of V, V was born after Vergil, separate his human half from his demon half, the latter which he christened as Urizen. (materializes new clothes about herself in place of ones she lost ) And you need to see this through. I thought maybe he could change my.maybe fix. Trish: Is that why you went to find Dante?
Everything I've thrown away in my pursuit of power. I've realized how important everything was.
In separating and regaining my human soul, I've realized the gravity of the crime I've committed. (the flashback concluded with Vergil turns into Urizen with the helpless, newborn V watches ) I've tried to hold together my crumbling flesh with what little demonic power I have left, but. And eventually, the man became a true devil. He needed to separate man from devil with the strength of the Yamato. V: In order to defeat his younger brother, he could only do one thing with the crumbling flesh and feelings. (stab himself with Yamato to split away his human half ) ".heavy chain, that does freeze my bones around!" The man had a job that must be done: To defeat his twin brother.įlashback!Vergil: Dante. (the flashback of crippled Vergil returned to his childhood home after being freed from Mundus' brainwashing into Nelo Angelo flows through his mind ) Suffering defeat after defeat, that man's body was reaching its limit. I'm a shadow of my former self who lost everything. (notices V's crippled state ) My God, what are you, then?
I know that for a fact because I'm from the underworld. Trish: What was that demon, V? Where did it come from? Urizen is not a demon.