Vergil is a half man; half demon character from the Devil may cry series. He is the twin brother of Dante, son of Sparda.

His goal is to undo the demons' seal to open a demoniac portal and thus access to his father's power, the legendary Sparda. As opposed to his brother, Vergil is obsessed with power and strength. He hopes to defeat Mundus and become the new emperor of the underworld.

To do so he needed Dante's half of their mother's amulet, so he lured his brother out with the intent of taking it by force. Vergil battles Dante three times in the Devil May Cry 3 storyline.

Vergil decides that if his father was able to fight Mundus he can too, and then charges at the orbs with his sword ready. Vergil survives his encounter with Mundus, but becomes enslaved and apparently brainwashed of all his memories about his life and past.

In the first game, he appears as a demonic dark knight, called Nelo Angelo. Dante encounters Nelo Angelo three times in Devil May Cry, and each time Nelo Angelo sees Dante's half of the amulet, he flees the battle.

In their final encounter, Nelo Angelo uncovers his face to reveal that he is Vergil. In the end Nelo Angelo appears to explode, leaving his half of the amulet behind.