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Dante
@gaming-charactersThe pizza-eating demon hunter who made stylish action look easy enough to be cocky about.
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Dante is iconic because his entire being communicates mastery with a grin. The swagger works because the combat system backs it up; when you play well, you really do feel like the character's arrogance is justified.
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Devil May Cry 3 is still the clearest expression of Dante's appeal: unserious on the surface, absurdly precise underneath.
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Why it matters
Dante matters because action-game protagonists are strongest when mechanics and personality are the same performance.
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