Chapter 38: The Lord of Puppets

Project X Zone
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Area:	Lost Souls Nirvana, Demon World
Origin:	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005)
Previous Chapter:	Chapter 37: A Familiar Future
Next Chapter:	Chapter 39: The Devil Never Cries

Overview

"The Lord of Puppets" is the thirty-eighth chapter and forty-third overall chapter in Project X Zone. It marks the final encounter with Seth, Dural, Dokugozu, Dokumezu, and Coco ★ Tapioca and the Morolians.

Synopsis

Tower of Tarqaron, Rooftop

As the group arrives at the roof, they feel an immense force. Dante recognizes it as power from the demon world; one sealed off by his father, the Demon Knight Sparda. Just then, Rikiya points up to the sky. They see the sky ripping apart and see the demon world connected to this one. Yuri explains that he and his friends fought off the Adephagos here, a great cataclysm from ancient times. The merging is happening quickly, and the force is flowing over to the demon world and they need to get up there. Dante suggests syncing his power to get up there, as he once did at the Temen-ni-gru. He asks that Demitri, Morrigan, and Valkyrie unleash their power to get up there as well as Mii's new power with the help of Estelle and Kaguya.

Lost Souls Nirvana

As they enter the demon world, they notice that it doesn't seem very demonic but they couldn't afford to stay here for long. They see a gate and believe that Jedah is beyond there, and deeper in is what the demon world is truly like. Just then, KOS-MOS detects a spatial distortion nearby, and who should appear but Seth! He calls up some B.O.W.s, and gives his compliments to the BSAA agents for defeating Nemesis. He explains that Rifts are opening up all over Japan and the source is coming from underneath Mii's mansion. He also brings out the mass produced Dural and some stone versions of her as well, since he detects energy coming from the door ahead. Morrigan felt a surge in force from beyond the door, and the group speculate that it's Jedah's doing. Jin suggests that Dante take half of the group with him to face Jedah, since something bad is about to happen. With half the team through the portal, the others prepare to take down Seth once and for all!

Alisa B. detects someone else coming in, and that someone is Dokugozu and Dokumezu. It turns out that they fell for Riemsianne's spell, which also explains why her monsters are with them as well. It seems that she's headed to where Jedah is and now they've got more to worry about and decide to take care of this fast. T-elos gets a reading that more are on their way; more Morolians that is. They brought along Coco ★ Tapioca as well, and in order to gain info KOS-MOS suggests knocking out the demon brothers.

After Dokumezu gets reigned in, he explains about a rift in Den'en Chofu and discovered it was under Koryuji manor. He then leaves the battle. After defeating the dancing mech, Xiaoyu's a little worried about dragging Earth into a war. But Ulala says the Morolians don't mind it that much, so everything should be fine...probably. Dokugozu snaps out of the trance, and tells the group that Riemsianne is up ahead with the other demon lords. Since Jedah and Riemsianne are there, it should be no surprise that Astaroth would be there as well. He heads back to try and take back Ouma.

Seth finally falls, saying that he is not "that man's" replacement body. Jin says that hopefully this will be the first step in dismantling S.I.N. (that leaves Shadaloo, but that will take more time). Dural is finally destroyed, and now no one can ever use it again. But Pai thinks it's only a mass produced model and not the "real" one. She thinks of reporting back to "him" about this after the battle.

With all the enemies eliminated, the group proceeds through the door...or that was the plan, until more demons show up. Not wanting to get attacked from behind, they decide to attack them before rejoining with the others.

Party Members

Pair Units

• Chun-Li & Morrigan
• Akira & Pai
• Reiji & Xiaomu
• Kite & BlackRose
• Ryu & Ken
• Haken & Kaguya
• Yuri & Estelle
• Jin & Xiaoyu
• KOS-MOS & T-elos
• X & Zero

Solo Units

• Bahn
• Tron & Servbots
• Heihachi
• Flynn
• Batsu
• Alisa B.
• Bruno
• Ulala
• Saya
• Juri

Enemies

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Sin Scissors	48	7	18228	364	335	148	150	3	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb
	Hell Pride	49	2	21226	357	340	149	147	1	0	0	5	No	Green Herb
	Hell Wrath	48	3	13671	364	354	155	153	1	2	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack S
	Bloody Mari	48	2	18228	364	371	155	138	1	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb
	Marionette (Purple)	48	2	19139	364	371	155	138	2	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill Cure Kit
	Marionette (Green)	48	3	20050	364	371	155	138	2	0	0	5	Yes	Cure Kit
	Seth	50	1	139728	382	381	179	151	2	4	3	6	Yes	Tanden Engine
	Tyrant T-002	48	2	50876	382	389	148	132	2	0	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack M
	Super Tyrant	49	3	55996	387	375	149	133	3	0	0	5	Yes	Lemon Gel Tiger Pancakes
	V-Dural	50	1	134856	393	373	163	151	2	3	2	6	Yes	First Aid Spray
	V-Dural (Statue)	50	3	122909	375	355	163	151	2	3	2	6	Yes	Restore Pill II

When a unit gets to the top floor

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Dokugozu	50	1	106089	375	373	163	143	2	3	2	6	Yes	Gargoyle
	Dark Stalker	47	3	18845	360	339	151	149	2	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill
	Dark Serpent	48	3	20050	364	354	155	153	2	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill
	Master Medusa	49	4	21226	369	393	171	147	3	0	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack S Ether Pack M
	Dokumezu	50	1	100914	386	363	179	155	3	3	3	6	Yes	Sword of Shiranui
	Purple Morolian	48	2	17316	345	354	170	157	2	0	0	5	No	Restore Pill
	Yellow Morolian	48	2	17316	345	354	170	157	2	0	0	5	No	Ether Pack S
	Blue Morolian	48	2	17316	345	354	170	157	2	0	0	5	No	Panacea Bottle Cure Kit
	Coco ★ Tapioca	50	1	139728	375	326	163	143	2	4	4	6	Yes	Space Electric Guitar

Transcript

Chapter 38: The Lord of Puppets (Transcript)

Trivia

• The Temen-ni-gru is a tower which connects the human and demon worlds and was the main area of Devil May Cry 3. Dante used his power with Lady's blood in order to enter the sealed world once before.
• The stone slabs each represent a boss enemy that Dante has defeated and they were to be defeated once more in order for Dante to proceed deeper inside.
• Shadaloo is a criminal organization masterminded by M. Bison, the main antagonist of the Street Fighter series. He appears as a boss in the sequel.
• The title of the chapter is a reference to one of Seth's aliases. Haken even calls Seth the "Puppet Master" in this chapter.