Agni & Rudra Agni & Rudra are two demon brothers taking the shape of two scimitars, who were sealed by Sparda in Temen-ni-gru and act as guardians within the Firestorm Chamber. The swords confront Dante animating two headless golems, and manifesting their respective powers over fire and wind. Upon their defeat, the swords request to be taken as weapons by Dante, who agrees on the condition they be quiet. In the continuity of the Netflix series, Agni & Rudra are two demons, resembling the golems used by their video game counterparts, with command over fire and wind, acting as enforcers of the White Rabbit. Agni & Rudra are voiced by
Larry Leong in
Devil May Cry 3 and by
Ray Chase in the Netflix series.
Arachne Arachne are a type of demons born from the souls of human women transformed into monsters as they entered into the Netherworld. As they become spider-like in nature, they still keep some vague humanoid features. They roamed the dark and damp lower levels of the Temen-Ni-Gru tower, protected from their natural weaknesses, heat and fire.
Artemis Artemis is a demonic sentient gun created by the infamous gunsmith Machiavelli, that ended up being obtained by Dante during his mission at the Temen-Ni-Gru. Trish attempted to use it to battle Urizen along with Lady, but upon their defeat, Urizen allowed Artemis to use Lady as a host to grow a full demonic body. In this form, Artemis aids Urizen to gather blood to feed the Qliphoth Tree, until attempting to defeat Nero in Red Grave City. Nero was able to overpower her and cut her in half, freeing Lady from the demonic body. Artemis is voiced by
Elizabeth Hales in
Devil May Cry 5.
Bael & Dagon Bael and Dagon are two large toad-like demons with control over ice, that were able to lead a demon infestation on the Fortuna Castle due to an artificial Hell Gate opened within it. Their sudden appearance caused the castle to be engulfed in a neverending blizzard, until Nero eventually found Bael at the castle's courtyard. Bael lured Nero through the
rusalkas that, like the anglerfish, had at the top of his
illicium, designed to entice human prey, but he was able to rip off one of its Rusalkas, and kill Bael, who warned of the arrival of his brother. Dagon emerged from the gate and froze the castle, and used his rusalkas to lure Dante, being almost able to devour him. Dante dodged it, surprising Dagon and angering him with one of his usual taunts, eventually killing him and shattering his ice form. Bael & Dagon are voiced by
Kyle Hebert in
Devil May Cry 4.
Beelzebub Beelzebub is a type of insectoid demons swarming Mallet Island, created when demons possessed flies and similar insects on the Human World. They are able to vomit maggots that disable Dante's firearms until removed. They tend to live within the waterways beneath the castle, waiting to ambush Dante.
Berial Berial is leonid centaur demon from Fire Hell, who was able to travel to the Human World in Fortuna, ambushing Nero at the mining camp of the Ferrum Hills, but retreating to the demonic realm due to his defeat. Once the True Hellgate was opened, he was able to return to the Human World, where he witnessed the arrival of the Savior and commented on Sanctus' arrogance. Having sneaked unnoticed and sitting on his tail, Dante agreed with his comment, and as Berial recognized him as the Son of Sparda, eagerly claims to be about to avenge all demons previously slain by Dante. Being defeted in battle, he attempts to destroy Dante in a kamikaze attack, only to die trying. Berial is voiced by
Larry Leong in
Devil May Cry 4.
Beowulf Beowulf is a chimera demon acting as one of the many guardians of the Temen-ni-gru, who had a special grudge against Sparda not only for sealing him, but for blinding one of his eyes during the process. Dwelling across the Temen-ni-gru Tower's Torture Chamber, he became unforgiving towards Sparda and his entire bloodline, he identified Sparda's son by their scent, and first came across Dante, who fought him but spared his life, though he fully blinded Beowulf in the process. Once coming across Vergil, he immediately attacked, but realized his mistake of underestimating him once Vergil killed him by cutting his head into pieces. Beowulf is voiced by
Larry Leong in
Devil May Cry 3.
Cavaliere Cavaliere Angelo is an artificial demon designed to be an upgrade of the original Nelo Angelo, and thus given wings, two ridged horns, a metallic armor, a giant sword, and an elder Geryon as steed. As the first attempts to create Cavaliere failed, Trish was captured and used as the core of the new demon, thus creating a functional and powerful demon. Cavaliere first came across V, showing his disdain to both humans and descendants of Sparda, and as V and his familiars were able to defeat him and kill his Geryon, Cavaliere retreated from battle. Cavaliere later ambushed Dante, who was his primary target under Urizen's orders, throwing a motorbike to him like Trish did during their first encounter, so Dante was able to recognize his friend inside the demon, and proceeded to kill him and liberate Trish from within Cavaliere. Cavaliere is voiced by
Jamison Boaz in
Devil May Cry 5 and by
Jason Marnocha in the Netflix series.
Cerberus Cerberus is a three-headed hellhound and the first gatekeeper of Temen-ni-gru. He sealed the entrance of the tower with his powers over ice, and once Dante approached to enter the tower, he first demanded that he left, attacking only when Dante mocked him. Despite being a demon, he was honorable, and willingly relinquished his soul to Dante due to his superior power. The progenitor and most powerful of all Cerberuses was the guardian of the fruits of the Qilpoth Tree, tasked by Urizen to both guard it and use his freezing powers to control the heat in the tree's blood vessels and stimulate its growth. However, this King Cerberus was also defeated by a now-adult Dante. Cerberus is voiced by
Larry Leong in
Devil May Cry 3.
Doppelganger Doppelganger is a shadow demon living at the Temen-ni-gru, who is able to mimic its foes' shape due to light refraction. Being the final Gatekeeper of Temen-ni-gru, he resided past the Dark-pact Chamber of the Tower, where he confronted Dante using his own fighting moves, until his defeat, with Dante absorbing him to develop a demonic ability to create copies of himself.
Echidna Echidna is a demoness whose body resembles a giant plant serpent, with a female human-looking torso within what would be the serpent's mouth. Echidna was the ruler of the great forest of the Demon World, but accessed the human world and took over the Mitis Forest, propagating more demons with her eggs. She ambushed Nero when he was crossing the forest, but he was able to escape, battling her at her den and defeating her, but she managed to escape. She was later found by Dante while she was lying her eggs, who started to destroy them. Echidna angrily attacked and attempted to devour him, but she ended up being killed with a bullet from Dante's handguns. Echidna was voiced by
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in
Devil May Cry 4 and by
Kari Wahlgren in the Netflix series.
Fetish The Fetish is a class of demons possessing inhuman artificial bodies created by other devil entities, in a manner similar but more powerful to the Marionettes, and they were deployed by Mundus' armies on Mallet Island in order to stop and kill Dante. Their bodies, sharing their extremely long limbs and weapons with the Marionettes, presented a bird-like beak and a glowing, cage-like chest, erasing any resemblance to humans that the others may possess.
Geryon Geryon is a demonic horse capable of manipulating time, sealed within the Underground Arena of the Temen-ni-gru. Originally a horse ridden by legendary heroes, he was transformed into a demon due to the ingestion of demonic essence, which turned his mane and tail into blue flames. Despite his ability to travel back and forth through portals, he was defeated by Dante to access the latest part of the tower.
Gigapede Gigapedes are tapeworm-like demons who were able to enter the human world through a rift from the Demon world. One of them travelled across tunnels in the walls of the Temen-ni-gru, ambushing Dante at the Giantwalker Chamber, who managed to kill it. Shortly after, two gigapedes ended up within Leviathan, where Dante also battled and killed them.
Gilgamesh Gilgamesh is a huge insectoid demon created by the roots of the Qliphoth Tree encased in the demonic metal that was used to create the Gilgamesh weapon obtained by Dante years before in Fortuna. This demon wandered the tree attacking everyone on sight with lightning blasts from his tendrils. V came across him and tried to avoid him, lacking the strength to face Gilgamesh, but Gilgamesh pursued him. Nero located Gilgamesh and resorted to destroy him, due to the danger he posed, and with some help from V, managed to do so, retrieving a piece of the metal to create a new weapon for himself.
Goliath Goliath is a large, strong and arrogant demon with the ambition of becoming the ruler of the Underworld by using the Qliphoth Tree. Besides his brute strength, his main source of power lies in his stomach covered with yellow eyes and big jaws, who uses to devour large objects and turn them into fireballs. He came across Nero during the demonic invasion of Red Grave City, and losing his temper due to Nero's taunts, ended up being defeated. In a weakened state, but still determined to move along with his plan, V and his familiars attack and kill Goliath, leaving behind one of his horns to be later retrieved by Nero. Goliath is voiced by
Joey Camen in
Devil May Cry 5.
Griffon Griffon is a demonic servant of Mundus, often considered the eldest and most loyal, with the appearance of a large bird and power to control wind and lightning. He battled Dante three times across Mallet Island, who swiftly defeated him. Begging for his master's mercy, Griffon was killed by Mundus, as he was no longer a worthy servant. Griffon is voiced by
Howard Jerome in the original
Devil May Cry.
Kyklops Kyklops are lesser demons who manifested on Mallet Island, as part of Mundus' armies to invade the Human World, creating arachnid bodies of earth and rock, which gave exceptional durability to their bodies.
Leviathan Leviathan is a demonic biological weapon created by Mundus in ancient times, that resembled a massive floating whale. Leviathan was sealed by Sparda along with the Temen-ni-gru tower, and roamed around it once it was unleashed on the human world. Leviathan swallowed Dante following his defeat at Vergil's hands at the top of the tower, though he was able to survive the ordeal, navigating across its insides towards its heart, and destroying to kill the creature and escape from inside through his eye.
Malphas Malphas is a large featherless bird sorceress demon with a female humanoid body of three women melded together on her back. Malphas is loyal to Urizen, dispatching orders to ensure his plan is successful. Malphas ordered Cavaliere Angelo to destroy the Devil Sword Sparda to prevent Sparda's descendants to use the blade against Urizen, and later ambushed V to steal his familiars and trap him in a pocket dimension. She attempted to attack V when he managed to escape due to his weakened state, only to be interrupted by Nero whom she threatens before engaging in battle, only to be defeated and killed by him. Malphas is voiced by
Becky Boxer in
Devil May Cry 5.
Marionette Marionettes are bodyless low-class demons serving Emperor Mundus. They have possessed the
puppets created to resemble the former inhabitants of the castle in Mallet Island, and confront Dante with that physical form. Within these bodies, they are able to conjure weapons, but they are easily destroyed with physical means.
Nevan Nevan is a demonic
Leanan sídhe with control over lightning, and one of the gatekeepers of the Temen-ni-gru, who used to seduce and lure humans to Hell before being sealed by Sparda. She built an opera house within a limestone cavern inside the Temen-ni-gru tower, to serve as her chambers, and it was there where Dante found her. At first attempting to seduce him, Nevan then firely battled him, only to be defeated like the rest of the gatekeepers. Nevan was voiced by
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in
Devil May Cry 3 Nidhogg Nidhogg is a demonic parasite attached to the Qliphoth Tree to feed on the life force gathered by the tree. Through this, he developed his body, from an orange humanoid faceless torso, into three large snake-like roots with razor teeths in the mouth. Nidhogg is an aggressive yet unintelligent demon, and in attempt to attack V and his familiars, and while the familiars realized that Nidhogg was not a threat due to his inability to survive outside the roots, V nevertheless attacked and killed him effortlessly.
Nightmare Nightmare is a demonic bio-weapon created by Mundus on Mallet Island, who attacked Dante during his mission to stop the Demon Emperor. Once unleashed, it had the appearance of a grey slug-like hull, covered in runes, and with many structures unleashing energy to its enemies.
Nobody Nobodies are a low-class but powerful type of demons, deemed unworthy of a name due to their limited intelligence. Besides their strength, they are able to deplete the magical powers of their opponents, and to increase their size in combat in order to damage their enemies, with the use of a magical mask.
Phantom Phantom is an arachnid demon and one of the highest-ranking generals on Mundus' armies, whose body is composed of molten magma covered in a durable shell. He developed a special animadversion towards Dante due to his continuous taunts during their confrontations at Mallet Island, and when impaled after their last fight, Phantom confused him with Sparda, reacting in disbelief to the apparent appearance of the Legendary Knight. Phantom is voiced by
Howard Jerome in the original
Devil May Cry.
Plasma Plasma are a type of electrical shapeshifting demons who often assume the shape of bats, though they tend to transform into the shapes of their opponents, and copy their attacks against them. Due to their ability to embody electricity, they are immune to lightning and energy attacks. When encountered on Mallet Island, Plasmas assumed the form of Dante to battle him on sight. In the continuity of the Netflix series, Plasma is reimagined as a recurring major demon and one of the White Rabbit's agents, maintaining his shapeshifting and control over electricity traits. Plasma is voiced by
Roger L. Jackson in the Netflix series.
Sargasso Sargasso are low class demons shapedn as floating skulls, who pray on stray wanderers, hiding between the edges of the seas in the Human world and the Netherworld. They are to freeze solid their prey with their laugh, in order to feast on their victims and leave their spirits to wander the seas of the Underworld. Dante encountered them on Mallet Island, and while powerful to easily kill humans, they stood no chance against the demon hunter.
Shadow Shadow is a shapeshifting feline demon who take the form of his own shadow, while being bound by protective magical spells. Due to their experience fighting human knights, Shadows are able to withstand being attacked with bladed weapons, but as the Demon World was sealed for a millennium, they have not adapted to modern weaponry and thus are easily harmed by firearms. Shadows were part of Mundus' armies while attempting to conquer the Human World from Mallet Island, but unlike other demons, they were not aggrssive until provoked by Dante during his mission to stop Mundus.
Sin The Sins are a family of lesser demons that can only manifest in the human world by maintaining their power and form within a mask they wear, and cannot exist without them. They manifest a illusory whole body in the shape of a black cape that is impervious to damage, and carry a deadly large weapon to try to kill their enemies, usually a pair of rusted scissors or a large scythe to slice their enemies. ==Promotion and reception==