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Devil May Cry season 2 shares more than just a number with Devil May Cry 2.
The Netflix series follows up its first animated effort by bringing in a handful of characters and lore from the much-maligned Devil May Cry 2, universally regarded as a low point for the hack-and-slash franchise. That includes Uroboros corporate overlord Arius and his ploy to reawaken the demon lord Argosax.
"I found the characters interesting," Shankar says matter-of-factly. "A lot of times, movies, TV shows, video games, comic books, the ones that hit right and are 10 out of 10 – to adapt them, it's like, 'It all works, great.' But what I find more interesting are the things that have great concepts that don't work."
"When I played Devil May Cry 2, my mind was creating story and storylines…you're playing and then you're reading the back [of the box] and telling you the story of the game. Your mind is creating and extrapolating this whole universe that isn't on screen and doesn't really exist," Shankar says. "In a lot of ways, it's not necessarily a do-over, but it is very much like how I saw Devil May Cry 2."
