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Villain Overview

Humans, they are but stubborn and foolish. It takes a journey to Hell for them to accept and praise their God! A fact that tickles irony's judgment.
~ Agnus to Dante.

Agnus is the secondary antagonist of Devil May Cry 4 and a posthumous character in Devil May Cry 5 and its tie-in prequel novel Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmares.

He is a workaholic, stuttering alchemist who is the Chief of Alchemy and Technology Research for the Order of the Sword. He is also later revealed be the biological father of Devil May Cry business associate Nicoletta "Nico" Goldstein from his former marriage with her late beloved mother and fellow Fortuna Island citizen named Alyssa Martin.

He was voiced by T.J. Storm.

Biography[]

Background[]

Little is known of Agnus' past, other than that he is a native citizen of the Castle Town of Fortuna and the biological father of Nico. He abandoned her and her mother Alyssa when Nico was around two or three years old. What is also revealed is that Alyssa and Agnus, were former co-workers employed at the international public enterprise Uroboros Corporation run by its late mad founding CEO Arius.

Preparations[]

Agnus was the chief alchemist for the Order and was responsible for the creation of the demon slaying weapons used by the Order of the Sword, and, after receiving authorization from Sanctus, began researching into demonic powers. He built an underground research facility underneath Fortuna Castle within the island of Fortuna, so as to avoid anyone trespassing and finding his work. Agnus eventually got his hands on the shards of the demon sword, Yamato, and fragments of the "dark angel" (believed to be Nelo Angelo). Agnus then constructed 3 Hell Gates, lesser versions of the one located beneath Fortuna, that summoned hundreds of demons into the city, including Berial, Bael, Echidna, and Dagon. Agnus also constructed numerous artificial demons for the Order to command. However, his crowning achievement was the creation of the Ascension Ceremony, which allowed members of the Order of the Sword themselves to attain demonic power and become false angels. Agnus and Credo used this ritual to obtain angelic demon forms, in Agnus's case, Angelo Agnus, the One-Eyed Dark Knight.

Devil May Cry 4[]

After Dante attacked and gravely wounded Sanctus, Agnus attended his Ascension Ceremony and congratulated him for both his resurrection and his new demonic powers. However he was angered that Credo had sent Nero to capture Dante, since he believed that his mission would lead him to Agnus's laboratory, exposing his research. Credo ignored this however and simply said that the Order's main objective was to find Dante.

However Agnus's fears were soon proven to be true and Nero did eventually stumble upon his lab, but ended up stuck in a containment room. The demon scientist appeared to introduce himself to the part demon and then sent his Gladii demons into the room to finish off the intruder. Nero broke through the protective glass of the room and interrogated Agnus, who showed a great interest in the Devil Bringer on Nero's arm. Agnus then explained how Sanctus had ordered him to bring his research, since the holy man sought to conquer the world using demonic powers. When Nero pointed out that Sanctus had been killed by Dante, Agnus simply stated that he had been resurrected. Suddenly a pair of Bianco Angelos, suits of Order armor inhabited by demon and human spirits, pinned Nero to the wall. Agnus then talked about how hard it had been for him to summon and capture demons, making the part demon realize that the demon scientist was the creator of the lesser Hell Gates. Agnus then told Nero that he planned to use him as a new test subject and, upon his refusal to comply, stabbed him with one of his Gladii in a sword form. He then commanded the Bianco Angelos to finish him off, however the attempts by Agnus to kill Nero caused his Devil Trigger to activate, restoring the shattered Yamato, which was in the room, and destroying the pair of Bianco Angelos.

Transforming into his demon form, Agnus headed back to the Order's headquarters to report this new development. Upon arriving there, Agnus angrily accused Credo of being aware that Nero had possessed demonic power, which he dismissed. However the demonic scientist insisted and argued that he restored Yamato, which lead to Credo being assigned to bring in Nero and retrieve Yamato. After he left, Agnus informed Sanctus that the part demon was apparently very close to Credo's sister, Kyrie, since he had been shouting her name after activating his Devil Trigger.

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Agnus taking Kyrie.

After Kyrie came upon the battle between Credo and Nero and saw Nero's Devil Bringer, Agnus appeared on the scene and pretended to comfort her, only to explain that Sanctus foresaw Credo's defeat at Nero's hands and that Kyrie was to be used so as to insure success in the priest's plans. Agnus then transformed into his demon form and captured her with Nero in hot pursuit, eventually catching up with the demon scientist at the Order's HQ. The part-demon challenged him to battle and emerged victorious, but the Bianco Angelos distracted him and then Sanctus appeared as an Alto Angelo, ordering Agnus to "prepare for activation".

Agnus then opened the true Hell Gate located beneath Fortuna with Yamato and unleashed hundreds of demons into the streets of Fortuna. As Sanctus unleashed the Savior to destroy the demons, Agnus waited in an opera house in the Castle City of Fortuna. However Dante arrived to reclaim Yamato and confronted the scientist, both acting out a mock play before beginning their battle. Agnus was defeated by the half-demon, who told him that he lost because he gave up his humanity for demon power. However Agnus couldn't understand why his demon form was inferior to that of a half-demon and Dante told him that humans have something that demons don't. The scientist begged to know what this weakness was, but the half-demon simply shot his notes, greatly panicking him. As Agnus looked through the hole that the bullet left in one of his papers, he saw Dante pointing a gun at him as he told the demon researcher to do his homework first if he was going to do his research in the afterlife. Dante then shot Agnus in the eye, ending him.

Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare[]

After the events of the fourth game, Nero and Nico explored Agnus' lab and recover his surviving research notes. Because of apparent similarities that Nico and Agnus shared and with now that he knew the two are related as daughter and father and worry whether his companion intended to continue what her late father started or at very least seeking vengeance, the uneasy Nero considered to kill her in case of worst case scenario. Fortunately for him, there's no need to resort to do such as a thing as Nico hold no hard feelings towards Dante for her father's death since he was a horrible father for abandoning her and her mother to begin with.

Devil May Cry 5[]

Agnus was mentioned a couple of times in the events of the game. When meeting Dante whom she idolizes at last and entrusts him a supernatural hat called Dr. Faust which based on Agnus' research. Throughout the friendly exchange, Dante noted her resemblance to Agnus instead of Nell Goldstein, something she bitterly acknowledges. Later while returning home and discussing how Nero broke up the rivalry between Dante and Vergil once and for all, Nico acknowledged that despite everything, she won't be with him had it not for Agnus' ill-fated marriage with her mother.

TEPPEN[]

Agnus is seen in a card added with the Day of Nightmares pack.

Personality[]

Agnus is a very secretive and self-concerned workaholic and is usually seen hunched over and writing notes. He also has a speech impediment that makes him stutter constantly, especially if angered or stressed. Though Agnus's voice is often soft, it can be quite dark and menacing, especially in demon form. He is quite temperamental and often clashes with Credo, though he is very loyal to Sanctus, talking to him with a respectful, even flattering tone. Agnus also seems to have misanthropic views, criticizing the foolishness and stubbornness of humans. Despite his apparent brawn and intellect, he seems to be very cowardly, as shown by him summoning his demons by means of escaping or using Kyrie as hostage because he knows Nero will not hurt her.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Genius-Level Alchemist: Agnus was a extraordinarily genius alchemist, creatively combining demonic magic and his scientific expertise. He was the Chief Alchemist for the Order. He had created almost all of the technology used by the Order. He even created their army of Bianco Angelos and Alto Angelos, as well as his many artificial demons such as the Gladii, Cutlass and Basilisks. He even created the "Ascension Ceremony".
  • Supernatural Powers: Through the "Ascension Ceremony", Agnus had transformed himself into an artificial demon. So far, he had shown the following powers;
    • Superhuman Abilities: As a high ranking artificial demon, Agnus had enhanced strength, speed and durability. However, due to his lack of humanity, he was still much inferior to Devil Hunters like Dante and Nero. Nero had once come close to killing him and Dante was able to easily beat him and kill him during their encounter at the Fortuna Opera House.
    • Demon Summoning: Agnus can summon his artificial demons such as; the Gladii and Cutlass to aid him in battle. He can even call upon the Basilisks to summon a burst of fireballs.
    • Vitality Draining: In the midst of battle, Agnus has shown the power to drain some vitality and stamina from his targets in order to heal himself.
    • Shapeshifting: He can willingly transform into a human form and his artificial demon form. However, he can loose some control over this ability when under extreme emotional shock. He was able to unintentionally turn into his demonic form after Nero awakened Yamato and he unintentionally turned into his human form after Dante defeated him in battle. In his demonic form, he had insectoid wings that let him fly.

Trivia[]

  • Agnus is named for fifth part of the Catholic Ordinary of Mass.
  • When you fight him, he will often say "woot woot!" before attacking.
  • The research notes that Agnus is always carrying with him have the heading "Nero = Dante ???". Because he already has these notes before he meets Nero for the first time in Mission 6, it is possible that he was studying Nero from a distance previously. However, this is somewhat inconsistent with his reaction during said Mission, in which he expresses surprise at Nero wielding demonic power. As such, most likely it was meant as an Easter egg, since the player is never supposed to see the contents of the notebook anyway.
  • Little more information about Agnus' life including his past association with the Uroboros conglomerate is revealed in the prequel novel Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare.

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