Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160329001315/@comment-24993958-20160422195639

Let me be clear that the series, although not stated, hints that the process of turning into a devil arm is more of a choice, rather than a necessity.

The bosses that did turn to weapons in DMC3 either praised Dante before dying or outright stated they’ll lend their powers to him.

By contrast, most bosses in 4 didn’t turn and were raging with their last breath, while DMC1 had already formed Devil Arms without a wielder that outright tried to kill him at first and...sigh…I need to buy the HD collection…