I can't believe Royal Guard hasn't even been mentioned. That style is so godly overpowered that it would easily allow Dante to kill an enemy that's a million times stronger than him, as long as Dante holds the advantage in speed/reflexes. Really bad quality video I know, but just watch it from 2:50. That's the kind of stuff Royal Guard is capable of. Complete immunity to all attacks.
This video is much better quality, but doesn't make as much use of Royal Guard.
Time for some cutscenes.
The being Dante killed there is The Despair Embodied, the final evolution of the amalgamation demon lord, Argosax The Chaos. Argosax was, by all accounts, the most powerful being in the DMC universe before Dante came along. Dante's father, Sparda, failed to kill Argosax in his first form, let alone The Despair Embodied. Sparda did however defeat Mundus, the so called Devil of the DMC universe. And well, a video is probably the best way to demonstrate how powerful Mundus is. Note you only need to watch from about 3:00-7:00, the rest is just extra stuff.
Dante also has a trump card, even beyond his normal Devil Trigger. It's his ultimate form called the Majin Devil Trigger. It's unknown if Dante has instant access to this in lore or not, as nothing in DMC 2 so much as challenged Dante in the cutscenes. In gameplay though, this form can only be accessed at very low levels of health. Once again, sorry for the poor quality, not many videos of Majin DT on youtube.
From my own tests I've done, it seems to increase Dante's damage output by at least a factor of 10, if not higher, allowing you to gib bosses in just a few blows. I also don't recall ever taking significant damage in this form, even on the higher difficulties, so I'm pretty sure it's an equivalent defensive boost as well.
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