On Monday June 11, 2018 Capcom finally announced the years long leaked & rumored Devil May Cry 5. The new game will take place years following the events of Devil May Cry 4, and will once again star Nero as the lead playable character, however, Capcom has since confirmed that three playable characters will be made available in the game’s official press release which can be seen below:

“The Devil May Cry® series, known for its blend of high-octane stylized action and otherworldly characters, grew to be a global success since its first release in 2001. The main protagonist of the series is Dante, a demon hunter and son of the Legendary Dark Knight and demon Sparda and human Eva. Throughout the Devil May Cry series, the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil plays out through the lens of this supernatural family drama, as the Son of Sparda Dante, seeks vengeance for his brother’s corruption and his mother’s murder.

Now, 10 years since the last iteration, Devil May Cry® 4, Director Hideaki Itsuno and the core team have reunited to conclude the long awaited Sons of Sparda saga.

Several years have passed in Devil May Cry 5 and the threat of demonic power, long since forgotten, has returned to menace the world once again. The demonic invasion begins with the seeds of a “demon tree” taking root in Red Grave City. This hellish incursion attracts the attention of the young demon hunter, Nero, an ally of Dante who now finds himself without his demonic arm, the source of much of his power. As Nero heads to Red Grave City in his motorhome named “Devil May Cry” with his partner Nico, he ruminates on how everything started. The loss of his demonic arm, the demonic invasion, and Dante’s unknown whereabouts. Things must be settled once and for all.

Capcom’s proprietary in-house RE Engine ensures that with Devil May Cry 5,the series continues to achieve new heights in fidelity, featuring ground-breaking graphics that utilize photorealistic character designs and stunning lighting and environmental effects. The game features three playable characters, each of which offer a radically different stylish combat play style as they take on the city overrun with demons. Adrenaline-fueled boss fights play out against destructible environments in the striking streets of Red Grave City”

As highlighted above in the official release for the game Dante who was shown at the end of the E3 trailer and Nero will both be playable, however Capcom has released an image featuring a mysterious black haired young man which is the new character. While it’s not likely that the character is Vergil, it could be possible that the new character is Dante’s son. It should be noted that Vergil is the father of Nero, a fact that has been established through multiple forms of Devil May Cry media. It’s also possible this character could be a rebirth or clone of Vergil, the image of Dante, Nero, and the new character (far right)can be seen below: