Capcom has released quite a lot of media in preparation for the Devil May Cry 5 presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018. Capcom is touting that, next to Nero and Dante, there’s also going to be a brand new playable character called V. Okay, we have been aware of the existence of a mysterious third playable character since E3, but the identity and bio were kept under wraps, and this is the first time we’ve seen his face.
First off, let’s have a peek at the Tokyo Game Show trailer, featuring fresh gameplay footage with quite a lot of new moves and combos on display. Check it out:

At this point, we don’t know a lot about the new character, V, aside from the fact that he is quite dashing and seems to prefer speaking in poetic verse only. So yeah, while this is the first time we’ve seen V’s face, and also the first time we saw the DMC 5 versions of Trish and Lady. Dante’s Sparda and Balrog were also revealed during the Tokyo Game Show. The Balrog was described as a Devil Arm. Players get to wield it for close-range fighting and Dante, of course, pulls off a series of cool powerful kicks to mow down all sorts of hideous-looking baddies. Capcom also revealed that players who buy the Deluxe Edition (or if they preorder) will be given access to some delicious in-game goodies.
Mind you, that’s not all you get in the game. Dante has one of the most badass weapons we’ve ever seen in a DMC game (or in any game for that matter): th...