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=== ''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax'' ===

Dante is one of the few story additions to ''Nocturne Maniax'', released simply as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne'' in America and ''Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call'' in Europe. He was replaced by [[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV|Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV]] in the Japan exclusive re-release ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Chronicle Edition|Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Chronicle]]'', and by default in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster]]''. However, Dante is available as paid DLC for the ''HD Remaster''.

Dante is first mentioned before the [[Conception]] in Tokyo, qualified as a "strange foreigner wearing a red cloak and carrying a big sword" by a citizen. Dante survives the Conception, and is shown stalking the [[Demi-fiend]] after he gets out of Shinjuku Medical Center, while making a snarky remark about the state of Tokyo.

After the Demi-fiend survives the Mantra's court of strength, the Menorah of Sovereignity starts flickering. As he notices this, the Demi-fiend looks up and sees Dante standing at the highest point of the building, who proceeds to jump off and lands right in front of the Demi-fiend, before attacking him. During the battle, Dante toys with Demi-fiend and doesn't take the fight seriously, taunting the Demi-fiend multiple times. Though Dante gets bored of the battle, he takes interest in the Demi-fiend, sensing he's different from the other demons. He introduces himself to the demon hybrid, and he reveals that he was hired by an [[Louis Cyphre#Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|old man]] to kill demons, which include the Demi-fiend. However, he thinks there's more to his job than it first appeared, and so he takes off, ordering the Demi-fiend to survive so they can fight another time.

The next time Dante appears is in the third Kalpa. He figured out that the old man plans to have the Fiends kill each other, and gives the Demi-fiend the opportunity to turn back. Should the Demi-fiend continue further into the kalpa, Dante will pursue him in a game of cat and mouse. If Dante catches up to the Demi-fiend, he will attack his party before fleeing the battle, putting the Demi-fiend at the start of the room and taunting him. When the Demi-fiend makes his way deep enough into the third Kalpa, Dante catches up to him and engages in a second battle, this time being much tougher and taking the fight more seriously. After the fight, Dante launches a final stinger, but intentionally avoids stabbing the Demi-fiend, the attack landing on the wall right behind him. He compliments the Demi-fiend, before clarifying that if he killed him, he's just play into the old man's plan, which he refuses to do, and so he plans to leave the demon hybrid alone while investigating on his own. Before parting ways, Dante gives the Demi-fiend the Menorah of Knowledge since it's useless to him.

When the Demi-fiend reaches the fifth Kalpa, Dante will be waiting for him at the entrance, surprised he made it this far. Stepping out of the shadows, Dante explains that his and the Demi-fiend's goals align, and so will offer to join his party, realizing the ironic of a Devil Hunter being hired by a demon. If Demi-fiend refuses his offer, he will stay at the entrance of the Kalpa, waiting for the Demi-fiend to change his mind. Should he accept, Dante will flip a double headed coin<ref group="note">As seen in ''Devil May Cry 2''.</ref> and ask the Demi-fiend to call the result: if he calls heads, and he'll take 1 Macca, but if he calls tails then Dante will take half of his Macca. Dante will then permantely join the party and be summonable as a demon.

=== ''Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2'' ===