
That is more evidence that Capcom used Maria for Nico. The other main character in besides Maria is Maia, and Maia also wears a crop top and a short skirt. “Also, Nico wears a crop top and short shorts. They have the same large toothy smile and tilted head,” reads the lawsuit. “Maria and Nico have the same look and feel. DmCDevil May Cry 5 Nico Cosplay Costume Video Game Female Outfit Video Game : Devil May Cry 5 Character : Nico Fabric : Suede, Artificial Leather, PU. He alleges that Capcom came across Maria online and “willfully copied it to create Nico” for Devil May Cry 5. Stallard notes that the facial similarities between Maria and Nicoletta are not a coincidence. Her character model and rendered image were both used later on to copyright a graphic novel for the game as well.Ĭapcom released Devil May Cry 5 in 2019, around a couple of years after Target of Desire: Episode 1. She was used publicly in a lot of promotional materials. Mobile division of 'Devil May Cry' DMC Motorhome A large trailer remodeled into Nico's lodgings and transportation.

She creates the Devil Breakers that replace Nero's lost arm. Her grandmother was Nell Goldstein, the legendary gunsmith. Stallard states that Maria was graphically rendered from a 3D model for Target of Desire: Episode 1 which was released in 2017. MAINFileGalleryQuotes Devil May Cry 5 promo site NICO Artisan of Arms The self-proclaimed 'artisan of arms' teaming up with Nero.

The lawsuit was filed last week in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Joseph Stallard, chief executive officer at publisher Osgoode Media, who claims that Nicoletta was copied from Maria, one of two female characters in a short game called Target of Desire: Episode 1. Capcom has been sued for allegedly ripping off a copyrighted game character to create Nicoletta Goldstein, the witty craftswoman behind various cybernetic prosthetics and weapons Nero uses to hunt down demons in Devil May Cry 5.
