| Devil Trigger |
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| Once he obtains the Alastor, Dante awakens abilities he was not aware of. When the Devil Gauges beneath Dante's life meter glow brightly, this indicates they are fully charged, which enables Dante to initiate Devil Trigger aka DT. |
| Devil Gauges Once the Alastor has been obtained inside the castle on Mallet Island (followed by a cool cut scene) three mystic runes will show up under his life meter. These are called Devil Gauges. The ruins fill with demonic power that can be unleashed during combat. You can refill these gauges with Devil Stars or by inflicting or receiving damage. You can DT when at least three Devil Gauges are full and once they run dry you immediately drop out of DT state. A quiet chime will sound when the gauges are completely full. Dante starts off with three gauges which can be increased to a maximum of ten runes by purchasing Purple Orbs from shops or in between missions. |
| Plus Side of Devil Trigger Mode Press L1 when you have at least three Devil Gauges full to initiate DT mode. Dante will then glow with supernatural power while this state is in effect. He can then sprint at twice his normal speed, as well as not stagger or reel from hits that he takes, which enables him to counterstrike immediately. When the Alastor is equipped and DT is in effect, Dante glows blue with the elemental power of lightning. His sword and gun attacks are thusfar enhancedwith this element. A few creatures are resilient to the effects of electrical attacks. When the Ifrit Gauntlets are equipped, Dante glows red with the elemental power of fire. As with the Alastor, his guns are enhanced with the elemental power of fire. However, instead of using sword attacks, he can now kick and punch the living daylights out of his enemies at double the normal power of the gauntlets while in DT mode. Hold R1 and press down the Left Analog stick and quickly tap the O button to unleash a fury of devastating blows. During the final battle of the game, the Sword of Sparda enables Dante to DT and fight as a true dark knight. Instead of firing bullets from Ebony & Ivory, he hurles red balls of energy at his enemy. Attacks with the Sparda sword lash out twice its already considerable length. Unfortunately this can only occur duringthe final battle and DT becomes temporarilly unavailable with the Sparda until such time. When Dante obtains the Alastor and the Ifrits he can then purchase special moves for each weapon at shops or in between missions. Although you can purchase a variety of normal moves, there are also some moves that can only be used while in DT state. |