However, they have a personal reason as well. Griffon, Shadow and Nightmare willingly throw themselves at Dante knowing they cannot win just so Dante can be prepared for his final battle against Vergil.I'll go by myself! (quickly leaps out of the van) Nico: No chance! After all this, are you insane!?
Trish: I know you hate Vergil, but you can't kill your own father. Lady's expression throughout the scene and her yelling of Nero's name as he leaves is heartbreaking as she no doubt sees him starting down the same lonely path as her, or worse his father. Lady, who knows more than anything how killing one's father is something you don't really recover from, confirming that she's still haunted over a decade later by her patricide of Arkham in 3, tries to talk to him out of trying for revenge, to no avail as he takes a running dive out of the van. When he gets to the Devil May Cry van as the Qliphoth root they're driving on is collapsing behind them, all he can focus on is getting back to fight Vergil as he can't get past having lost his arm to the guy and having been used by his human side to resurrect. Nero is confused and mad as hell following this scene.But I can't have you go kill your old man. Nero: Lemme guess, I'm dead weight? You can shove thatĭante: I had the feeling, the first time I saw you, but I just wasn't sure. Nero: I'm not gonna let you have all the fun, Dante! I need to stop him, and that's all that matters. Nero: Like hell! I lost my right arm because of him!ĭante: This isn't your fight. Not seconds later, she was found and murdered by Mundus' forces.ĭante: Go home, Nero. She could've kept quiet while looking but she was so scared for her son's safety she called out to him. What's worse is Vergil never knew how deep Eva's love for him went. It's only after he splits himself into two parts, V and Urizen, that Vergil comes to realize that abandoning his humanity for power was a terrible, terrible idea. Eventually, he came to hate Dante for his successes and decided to manipulate his life from the shadows so the two could eventually face each other, swearing to defeat him. When Vergil finally found Dante again, he became angry that his brother took the opposite path from him and ended up with a happier life while he believed that Eva abandoned him. Unlike Dante, who was able to move on and follow her last wishes, Vergil never got over her death and decided to pursue power so he would never be helpless again or let anyone else die. But not a second after she leaves to try and find Vergil, we hear her scream, confirming that was the moment she was killed by Mundus's demons.
After Eva made sure Dante was safe, she went to try and find Vergil, who had been separated from them in the chaos.
In the full game, we finally get new context regarding how Eva's death changed Dante and Vergil's relationship for the worse.