Episode 3. Hellblood

Episode 3 dives deeper into Dante's identity and the tangled forces surrounding him. It opens with a flashback: a young girl named Mary takes a demon-hunter oath, only to watch her father, John, spiral into obsession with the other world. In the present, a covert team under the U.S. Vice President orchestrates an operation to obtain Dante's amulet—the key to a legendary seal keeping the demon realm at bay. Anders, the sole survivor of a past White Rabbit ambush, is now integrated into the elite task force under Mary's command. Meanwhile, Enzo, coerced again, tries to deliver Dante to government agents. During the encounter, it's revealed that multiple mercenary teams are converging on Dante. Despite the trap, Dante outmaneuvers them all. A tense confrontation with Mary results in her shooting Dante with an anti-demon bullet, confirming he's not fully human—he's a hybrid. She tells him the amulet he cherishes was part of Sparda's ancient transmitter, keeping Earth safe from hell's invasion. As Dante fends off another bounty hunter, a musical interlude plays during the ensuing chaos, reinforcing his style and defiance. The episode ends with Mary capturing Dante using advanced tech, but he quickly reverses the situation, escaping once again. Mary confirms the half-demon theory, and the stakes of the artifact's possession are now clearer than ever. Dante is no longer just a target—he's a ticking time bomb in the coming clash of dimensions.