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| “ | You puny pathetic thing. I'll step on you like an ant! Bwahahaha! | „ |
| ~ Phantom |
Phantom is a giant demon monster and a major antagonist in the original Devil May Cry and a minor antagonist in Devil May Cry 2.
In the original game, he was voiced by Howard Jerome, who also voiced Griffon in the same game.
Appearances[]
Phantom appears as a giant spider the size of an elephant with a body made of stone and her blood when shed, is composed of scorching lava reminiscent of the flaming rivers of Hell and this monster often leaves a trail of fire in her path. Inside her abdomen however, Phantom has a giant scorpion tail.
History[]
Past[]
Long ago, Phantom is one of Mundus' Generals (seemingly of equal rank with a devil knight) within the Devil Kingdom and is considered his right hand "man" as well as the greatest threat the Dark Army has ever presented to the humans. Phantom may have been one of the highest-ranking generals in the Demon Army, but since no one has ever returned to tell tales, even more powerful devils could exist there. Sparda fought against Phantom and other high-ranking devils when he betrayed his former race and ended the invasion.
Devil May Cry[]
Phantom resides in secret alongside the demons at the castle of Mallet Island as they are preparing for their master's return to the Earth. Phantom appears and corners Dante, thinking him to be an ordinary human. As she confidently refers to Dante as a "disappointing catch," Dante comments on the demon's size and hopes that there is "something beside that big body of yours." Phantom is defeated by Dante and manages to escape. However, she continually pursues him all over the castle. Phantom is finally defeated when she crashes through a window on the roof, impaling herself on a statue below. Gazing at Dante, she sees Sparda's image and refuses to believe the Legedary Dark Knight is still alive. Dante then tells her that he is not Sparda, but his son. Phantom dies soon after, melting into a pool of lava, unable to respond.
Devil May Cry 2[]
Phantom makes a brief return as a boss in Devil May Cry 2, where she emerges from a portal in the sky once the Dumary Island has been brought closer to the Demon World during the solar eclipse. No explanation for this fight or her apparent return from the dead is given, though the Guidepost of Devil May Cry 2 indicates that the portal may be a "door to the past". She has no dialogue, and acts as nothing more than a regular boss character. When defeated, she shatters into glass-like shards, and later reappears as a component of the blob-like form of Argosax the Chaos.
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series[]
Phantom makes a cameo appearance in the opening animation for the Devil May Cry anime. There are actually two Phantoms in the screenshot, but Phantom himself was never encountered during the story.
Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V[]
In the manga prequel of the game, an familiar incarnation of Phantom born from Vergil's traumatic memories during his time as Mundus' slave Nelo Angelo appears as a minor antagonist. Familiar Phantom encountered V and Griffon just as he crippled his fellow familiar Shadow. A fight ensued due to Phantom's stubbornness and proud behavior that culminated to V destroyed him with Shadow's aid, making her only familiar that not joined V's side.
Powers and Abilities[]
Phantom has a variety of demon powers and attacks to use against her enemies. Phantom's body is made of stone and and composed of molten lava which fueled her powers and helps defend him from his foes' attacks.
Trivia[]
- The name "Phantom" was deemed fitting for the monster by videogame director Hideki Kamiya both due to its face resembling the mask from The Phantom of the Opera and its first appearance in the Cathedral. Funnily enough, the enemy file in DMC2 (only in Japanese version where he was also nicknamed "Illusion") questions the monster's naming.
- In the Dreamwave comics version of Devil May Cry, it is revealed that Phantom tried to eat Dante as "only a demon of the highest order can initiate the evolution," implying that she devours other demons in order to grow stronger.
- Because of her rather frequent appearances in Devil May Cry and a reappearance in the second, she holds the distinction of being the second most recurring boss in the series, surpassing Griffin and Nightmare by one encounter.
- In the videogame Bayonetta, also by Hideki Kamiya, Bayonetta can summon Phantom (known as Phantasmaraneae) through the use of her hair.
- Phantom is featured as an unlockable card in the 2019 free-to-play card mobile videogame TEPPEN. Part of her tail can also be seen in an Argosax card.
- The description for the Kyklops demons states that while they closely resemble Phantom, they are actually unrelated lesser demons impersonating the gargantuan beast's visage using bodies made of earth and rock.
- Phantom was one of the creatures that was supposed to appear in Resident Evil 4. When the game eventually turned into Devil May Cry, Phantom was kept but her design was changed to accommodate to the new story; instead of having blood flowing around her body, lava was used.
- Phantom is referenced in Devil May Cry 5 on a piece of concept art of Red Grave City (named "Concept Art 06" in-game), where a store in the distance is named "Phantom" and its logo is of a purple spider. The same piece can be found within The Art of Devil May Cry 5.
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