Nero (Devil May Cry) vs. Sora (Kingdom Hearts)

[Dark Soul # 7]

Fresh of their hit games from last year, the devil hunter and keyblade weilder face off in the arena.

Nero is from the end of Devil May Cry 5 and has one of each devil breaker available.

Sora is from the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 and has all his upgrades and keyblades from that game.

They start out in their base forms.

Who wins?

[Nik Hasta]

Is Sora still cutting buildings in half and blocking tons of lasers?

[Dark Soul # 7]

Is Sora still cutting buildings in half and blocking tons of lasers?

Were the lasers as fast as actual lasers, or were they more like random energy blasts?

As for the building cutting, Dante's done as well and Nero overpowered him and Vergil at the end of DMC5.

[Nik Hasta]

Were the lasers as fast as actual lasers, or were they more like random energy blasts?

It was in KH2. They weren't literal lightspeed but there was a metric ton of them firing simultaneously from all angles. It's a pleasantly wild feat.

As for the building cutting, Dante's done as well and Nero overpowered him and Vergil at the end of DMC5.

Dante was nowhere near his peak of power in that confrontation. He'd been hit so hard he'd been a coma for the better part of a month, woke up, fought all the bosses he did with no rest, including fighting Vergil to a standstill again which historically always wiped him out to do so.

Nero effectively turned up at the end and pushed him over and then Dante literally said "Alright, you know what? I don't care any more," and mostly took a nap while Vergil and Nero fought each other.

Nero in terms of actual feats doesn't actually have that much in terms of destructive power as I recall.

[Dark Soul # 7]

It was in KH2. They weren't literal lightspeed but there was a metric ton of them firing simultaneously from all angles. It's a pleasantly wild feat.

I have seen that. Riku helped him, but it's still a cool feat for just either of them.

Hmm. How does it compare to that time Dante and Vergil created a dome of empty air around them by slashing all the water drops from the pouring rain.

Dante was nowhere near his peak of power in that confrontation. He'd been hit so hard he'd been a coma for the better part of a month, woke up, fought all the bosses he did with no rest, including fighting Vergil to a standstill again which historically always wiped him out to do so.

I don't know. It's Dante, he seemed to have recovered a lot during that month and got a pretty major power boost by unlocking Rebellion's true strength and gaining the Sin Devil Trigger. Mainly seen in how he initially couldn't make Urizen get from his throne, but when he was in SDT mode he tore through the guy fairly easily. And when Nero intervened both Dante and Vergil were in SDT mode, and while I won't argue that they're probably super tired at that point they both seemed to be going pretty strong. Mainly seen by how they recover pretty quickly after the fight and jump down to do some more fighting with the armies of hell and slice down the Qilpoth roots.

Nero in terms of actual feats doesn't actually have that much in terms of destructive power as I recall.

That's fair, Nero himself doesn't have the destructive feats. Plenty of strength feats though from how he can toss and smack around bosses the size of buildings.

[Len Ikari145]

I have seen that. Riku helped him, but it's still a cool feat for just either of them.

Latest Remind trailer from last month showed him doing it on his own now.

[Nik Hasta]

I have seen that. Riku helped him, but it's still a cool feat for just either of them.

Hmm. How does it compare to that time Dante and Vergil created a dome of empty air around them by slashing all the water drops from the pouring rain.

I mean, that's a hard question to answer. Neither are easily quantifiable.

Also, Nero isn't Dante or Vergil specifically.

My view would be that Nero is still a little below Dante and Vergil's level for my money.

I don't know. It's Dante, he seemed to have recovered a lot during that month and got a pretty major power boost by unlocking Rebellion's true strength and gaining the Sin Devil Trigger. Mainly seen in how he initially couldn't make Urizen get from his throne, but when he was in SDT mode he tore through the guy fairly easily. And when Nero intervened both Dante and Vergil were in SDT mode, and while I won't argue that they're probably super tired at that point they both seemed to be going pretty strong. Mainly seen by how they recover pretty quickly after the fight and jump down to do some more fighting with the armies of hell and slice down the Qilpoth roots.

I was more reaching for the point that your statement of Nero "overpowering" Dante is a bit of an oversell for me. Like there's caveats to it.

Nero matched a likely somewhat fatigued Vergil in combat. It's also worth noting that after their fight, Vergil is breathing heavily and says "Interesting," he also then says that he can actually still fight but taking out the Qliphoth takes priority. He was tired but nowhere near as torn to pieces as his fight with Dante in DMC3 for example.

My take on the situation is that, even with his powerup, Nero isn't quite at the level of the Sparda Brothers yet. He's close, certainly good enough to give them a good fight. This is in strong contrast to his presentation compared to Dante in DMC4 wherein he is distinctly below him and Dante is just kind of dicking around the whole time.

[BitVyper]

Dante was nowhere near his peak of power in that confrontation. He'd been hit so hard he'd been a coma for the better part of a month, woke up, fought all the bosses he did with no rest, including fighting Vergil to a standstill again which historically always wiped him out to do so.

Yeah but he'd also taken down Urizen, who the entire group working together couldn't even manage to get off his throne a month previous, so Nero might not have KO'd him at his best, but he's definitely more powerful in that period than he has been previously. Nero also proceeded to wipe the floor with a Vergil who'd just finished powering up to about the same extent and did not appear to be particularly winded by his skirmish with Dante.

I mean no, Dante getting smacked down by Nero wasn't a fight, but it, and the ensuing fight with Vergil, definitely demonstrated that Nero has gotten into their ballpark powerwise, and this is at a point where, again, they both just took a massive power up.