Mundus (DmC)

"Me, a god...versus you, a piece of shit!"

- Mundus to Dante.

Mundus (pronounced "Mon-dus") is a powerful and malicious demon and the main antagonist of DmC: Devil May Cry. He rules not only the demonic realm itself, but also Limbo City on Earth where he disguised himself as a powerful and wealthy banker named Kyle Ryder and watches the demon-infested metropolis through the CCTV system connected to a wall of video monitors within his large office.

Description
Mundus appears as a tall, bald human male with a scarification tattoo of a third eye on his forehead, and he wears a dapper suit with gold pins on the shoulders. His eyes glow in the dark, and has a scar on his lower lip and chin. Mundus often speaks menacingly to a video image of Dante as he watches his exploits throughout Limbo City.

Mundus also has a penchant for devouring hearts, especially from victims as he did to Eva, the angel mother of both Dante and Vergil in Dante's childhood, and threatened to do so again to Dante when the two later meet.

History
Mundus is the absolute leader of the demonic forces, having wrested control over 9,000 years ago. He reigns supreme over Limbo City from a seat of power in both the demonic realm, and the human world, where he operates under the guise of "Kyle Ryder", a banker who uses Raptor's propoganda to make himself appearing as a philanthropist. Despite the good public face he shares, he is quite ruthless, operating his business more like a loanshark rather than a banker, never giving extentions, and reinforcing repurcussions for late customers, He runs his financing business at the heart of Limbo City from the Silversacks Towers.

Personality
Mundus is quite ruthless, very cruel, arrogant and egocentric, even for a demon. This devil has such many megalomaniacal tendencies, and often refers to himself as a god. To further fuel his own ego, he has demon followers who believe him to be a god as well, such as TV news reporter Bob Barbas.

Powers and Abilities
The extent of Mundus' power is unknown, though it is known that he is one of the most powerful demons in existence. He is a Demon Lord with kingly authority over demons and socio-economic/political advantages over humans. All of these factors, combined with his own hubris, seem to be enough to make him think of himself as a god. With supreme control over Malice, Mundus can send out crippling waves of energy that instantly twist the city. Mundus possesses a kind of supernatural awareness; he was able to sense that Poison had been killed and also instantly knew who killed her.

He is physically strong enough to even rip out a heart of an angel with his own bare hands.

His human form is merely a facade, however his true form is currently unknown.

Trivia

 * The tattoo on Mundus' forehead is a direct reference to how Mundus appears in much of Devil May Cry, as three glowing orbs forming a downward-pointing triangle.
 * In insurance, a "Rider" is a document attached to a policy that modifies coverage. This seems to be in keeping with Mundus' image of a banker who changes policies to keep human beings enslaved to him and his name of "Kyle Ryder".