Can someone explain why V didn't just look like virgil if hes vergil? That character being vergil kinda ruined vergil for me.
The obvious reason would be, everyone would have recognized him from the start, ruining the "mystery" and big "reveal".
I dislike V's appereance so much, it clashes hard with my love for Vergil, too. ^^
"Where did you learn to count?" is his best line in the game, along with "Don't you dare say it!"
It's such a stark contrast to his totally aloof personality from DMC3. People saying V doesn't show in Vergil are missing the forest for the trees. He's not as outright sympathetic and emotional as V, but he's clearly softened up a bit and his trajectory only looks like it's going to improve from here on.
He had the "Jackpot!" line in DMC3, but that was a heat of the moment, "sure, why not" kind of thing. Here it's him voluntarily being jokey. It felt different.
I think y'all are a bit too hard on Vergil regarding 3. He was in a very pressured situation there. He had to fight his brother, had to deal with Arkham, that stupid seal wouldn't break, everything went to shit. What do you expect from his scenes there?
And if you look at the Arkham fight, it's more than just saying Jackpot with Dante. They tease each other, work wonderful as a team. Vergil tosses Rebellion aside and crosses Dante's path, to get a head start at Arkham. It's full of those details.
I don't say V has no influence on Vergil. (His interactions with Nero come from V i.e.) But it's not that he wouldn't be able to act like this without V. Escpecially at the end, when they are down in hell and there is nothing left for Vergil. They really have all the time in the world. There is no further goal to achieve, no brother chasing after him, while a device won't work for whatever reason. The pressure's gone.
So he is free to act in a more carefree way.
