Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series refers to a sticker, displayed on the cover of European releases of the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call.

The seal became a popular target of mockery, as the character Dante from the DMC series plays a negligible part in the game.

The History of “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series” Plus a history of Devil May Cry.

The phrase was first seen on the European release of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, which was published there under the title Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call and paired with a seal, displaying the line “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series” to appeal to a wider audience.

Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call was made available to the European market on July 1^st, 2005, almost two years after the Japanese release.

The line “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series” started being referenced as a meme on 4chan’s /vg/ board in 2012, appearing in comments, posts and even image macros.

Over time, the meme spread to other sites as well, including Reddit, Tumblr and 9GAG.

• Wikipedia – Shin Megami Tensei Nocture Versions and Release
• Tumblr – Featuringdantefromdmcseries