Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1982694-20150620030032

Alright, so before I begin I want to say that, no, I don't think these two characters are entirely connected, and no, I don't think Adam was directly based on of Vergil. However, I do want to point out some similarities between the two characters that likely many of you have already noticed. And, in case what I'm talking about is not quite obvious yet, I want to stress that, when I say Vergil, I am referring to Vergil from Devil May Cry, specifically Devil May Cry 3.

Now some similarities:

1. Both are non-human entities who hate humans for their own reasons: Vergil is half-human and half-demon, while Adam is a Faunus. While Adam hates humans for the oppression of the Faunus people, Vergil's reasons for hating humans are, as far as I've seen, entirely unclear apart from some pride as a powerful demon.

2. Both are stoic in terms of demeanor: While it could be argued that Adam is angry under his mask, it is clear that both of them are not particularly expressive, other than Vergil sporting an evil grin occasionally.

3. They have similar outfits: Other than the color schemes,  which are entirely different, both seem to be sporting expensive looking attire, consisting of dark colored pants and shoes, an expensive formal shirt, and an a coat or blazer that seem similar in design, though Adam's blazer seems quite a bit shorter than Vergil's coat. Also, differences in color scheme are present, with Vergil's color scheme much more blue, while Adam is focused more on red and black.

4. Similar fighting styles: Both of them use Iaijutsu to fight, which is quite apparent during the Black trailer for Adam and the Devil May Cry 3 Boss fights with Vergil. Though the two do share quite a few differences here as well. With Adam's scabbard having a firing mechanism and functioning like a rifle, Vergil would likely choose not to use such a weapon, given that Vergil for the most part hates guns. Vergil also focuses very heavily on dimensional attacks, focusing on slashes that can appear basically anywhere, and teleporting, while Adam's semblance seems to have more to do with some kind of disintegration, based on the Black trailer anyway.

Even if Adam is not directly inspired by Vergil, I can't imagine that Vergil, or at least a character like him did not have some influence on Adam's design and characterization.

Those are just my thoughts on the matter. Go ahead and tell me what you think. Or don't. Also, if this has already been discussed, go ahead and tell me how to get to that discussion because, for some reason, the site won't let me check the second page of discussions about Adam.

Thanks for reading. 