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Dante 「ダンテ」 is a member of the Spade Kingdom's Dark Triad.[1] He is the host of his devil Lucifero.
Appearance
Dante is a tall man with dark-colored, combed-back hair and noticeable facial hair. His most notable feature is a dark mark that runs along the entirety of his forehead.
Dante wears a dark-colored shirt with a high collar and a dark-colored fur coat with a short light-colored fur mantle on top. He also wears a crown with tall spikes.
While using 50% of his devil's power, a black substance forms a pair of curved horns from the his temples and a pair of bat-like wings from his back, and covers his mantle and chest. His irises change color, and his pupils become vertical slits. The marking on his face expands with the vertical lines extending up into his hairline and down over his eyes to his cheeks.[2]
Personality
Dante seems to be a calm and easy going individual. Even in the face of a surprising turn of events, he does not lose his cool.[3]
He believes that evil is the true nature of humanity and the world is too dull because of it.[4] Therefore, he considers being called evil a compliment, and encourages other people to embrace their malice, as it is a supreme emotion only humans have.[5]
Dante has also shown traits of being a Misogynist, as seen where he audaciously declared Vanessa Enoteca to be his Woman after being impressed by her spell that can alter the natural laws of cause and effect, and later, when Vanessa used her Red Thread of Fate in an attempt to save Asta, Dante became extremely enraged due to her using her power for anyone else but him, showing a lack of care or respect for her as a person with her own will.
Dante thinks lowly of people who have very little mana.
Biography
Dante sends Zenon to attack the Diamond Kingdom as a test of his strength and devil powers.[6]
Six months later, Dante holds a meeting with the rest of the Dark Triad as they discuss on which target they should attack next.[1] Dante sends Zenon to capture William Vangeance and Vanica to attack Princess Lolopechka and the Heart Kingdom. He then prepares to seek out Yami Sukehiro.[7]
Dante finds the Black Bull's base near the border of the Spade Kingdom but Yami is not there. He decides to lift and play with the base while he waits for Yami to return. When Henry Legolant and Gauche Adlai attack him, Dante is insulted and tries to slam the base into the ground. Vanessa Enoteca's Rouge protects the base, which intrigues Dante. Suddenly an Anti Magic slash and Asta fly from the base.[8] Dante dodges the slashes when his magic has no effect on them. He pulls the broken trees up into the air to smash Asta, but Rouge saves the boy.
Dante breaches the base to find Rouge's owner.
Intrigued by the spell, Dante flies around Asta and into the base. He finds Vanessa who stands in front of her squadmates to defend them with Rouge. Since Asta is left unprotected, Dante snaps his fingers and causes the boy to slam into the ground. Dante then compliments Vanessa's magic, beauty, and figure and invites her to be his woman. Before Vanessa can respond, Asta reappears in his black form and chases Dante out of the base, and Dante is shocked that there is a devil in the Clover Kingdom. Dante continues to evade Asta's attacks so Gauche multiplies Asta in order to swarm Dante with Mirrors Meteorite.[9] Dante draws on 50% of his devil's power and warps the space in front of himself to divert Asta and the clones around him. He then steps on the real Asta and slams the boy into the ground in order to talk. He explains his views on humanity and that giving into the darkest emotions is when a person is most human. Asta counters that a strong heart can control those emotions to do right. Dante increases the gravity holding Asta down, but Rouge protects the boy, which angers Dante. Drawing on 60% of his devil's power, Dante forces Rouge to dispel and Henry to exhaust his magic and immobilizes Vanessa, Gauche, Grey in midair. In order to awaken Asta's darkest emotions, Dante creates a sword and impales Gauche on it. Asta becomes enraged and his appearance becomes more devil-like. Dante dodges an attack and rejoices over the change.[10]
Battle Prowess
Magic
- Gravity Magic: Dante uses this magic attribute to manipulate gravity. He can weaken gravity to levitate himself and large objects or strengthen gravity to slam things into the ground with tremendous force.[11][12] By increasing the pressure all around a target, Dante could immobilize a person in midair or condense and shape a large amount of material into an object.[13]
Abilities
- Immense Magic Power: Dante possesses an immense amount of magic power and is said to have strength on par with a devil.[14]
- Enhanced Speed: Dante is extremely fast, as shown when he easily dodges multiple attacks from Asta, including high-speed attacks that home in on magic.[15][16]
- Enhanced Strength: Dante possesses great physical strength, as shown when he kicks in a door and breaks the stone wall around it.[17]
- Devil-Possessed: As a member of the Dark Triad, Dante is host to one of the highest-ranking devils, Lucifero, which grants him enormous power.[18] The more power he draws on, the more devil-like his appearance becomes. With 50% of the devil's power, Dante can distort space to swallow Asta and Gauche Adlai's combined attack,[19] and with 60%, his sheer power can nullify Vanessa Enoteca's Red Thread of Fate spell, and allows him to teleport by distorting space.[20]
Equipment
Notable Quotes
- "Humans are evil incarnate. Rage, fear, hate, revenge, destruction... Evil is humanity's true nature. As such, this world is too dull for us." 「人間とは悪だ 怒り 恐怖 憎悪 復讐 破壊... 人間の本性は悪なのだ そんな我々に この世界は退屈すぎる... Ningen to wa akuda Ikari Kyōfu Zōo Fukushū Hakai... Ningen no honshō wa akuna noda Son'na wareware ni Kono sekai wa taikutsu sugiru...」[4]
Trivia
- Dante's forehead mark and gravity powers may be references to the Newtonian Apple from Tabata's previous series, Hungry Joker.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Black Clover Manga — Chapter 231 (p. 13-15).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 4).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 240 (p. 14-15).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Black Clover Manga — Chapter 239 (p. 14).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 7-8).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 227 (p. 14-15).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 239 (p. 14-15).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 240 (p. 7-15).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 241 (p. 1-15).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 3-19).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 240 (p. 8).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 240 (p. 12-13).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 12-13).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 231 (p. 12).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 241 (p. 2).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 241 (p. 10-12).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 241 (p. 5-6).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 243 (p. 7).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 4-5).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 242 (p. 10-11).
- ↑ Black Clover Manga — Chapter 240 (p. 9).
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| Spade Castle • Tolon • Lawton | |