I haven't played Onimusha and only know Devil May Cry, but I see where you're coming from when it comes to Dante as a character. In the first game he is definitely a 'cool guy' cliche and the writing and voice acting were at their poorest. 2 Dante's personality does a complete 180 but doesn't show any actual growth nor do they even acknowledge how different he is compared to the first game. 3 he's a pompous ass, but at least you see actual character growth when you get near the end of the game that makes the ride worth it and the story was better constructed. I thought they had finally found a good balance with him in the fourth game and then they throw it out the window in order to reboot the whole franchise.

Capcom is ridiculous with how much they can make me rage.