Nero (Japanese: ネロ) is a character in Devil May Cry, an action-adventure hack and slash video game series by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. His father is Vergil, the twin brother of the original Devil May Cry protagonist, Dante. He first appeared in Devil May Cry 4 in 2008 as the primary protagonist. Nero, a teenager who works for the Order of the Sword, uses demonic powers inherited from Sparda to hunt enemies. In Devil May Cry 4 he meets Dante, a demon hunter and the series' primary protagonist, to whom he learns he is related. Nero returns as a primary protagonist in Devil May Cry 5 (2019) to fight the demon king Urizen, a new threat. He has also appeared in printed media related to these two games.