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ObjectData Type DemonPlant RealWorldData Appearance(s) DevilMayCry5 “ Anditgrewbothdayandnight,Tillitboreanapplebright. ” —OpeningwordsfromWilliamBlake's"APoisonTree",DevilMayCry5 ThedemontreeQliphoth(クリフォト,Kurifoto?) isthecruxofthestoryinDevilMayCry5.AppearanceofthegigantictreestartsthedemonicinvasioninRedGraveCity,andthetreeitselfactsaslocationofseveralmissionsinthegame.QliphothRootsisthebossofMission01:Nero,aswellasanenviromentalobjectatnumerouspointsinDMC5.QliphothSaplingsareenemiesthatappearthroughoutthegame'sstorymodeandinBloodyPalace. Contents 1Story 2File 3Strategy 4QliphothRoots 5AppearancesinOtherMedia 5.1TEPPEN 6Etymology 7Trivia 8References Story[] AccordingtoV, theQliphothisagiantdemonictree thatgrowsintheUnderworldand,whensufficientlynourished,grows afruitthatimbuesanydemonthatconsumesitwithdivinepower.Onlyonefruitcangroweveryfewthousandyears.TrishstatesthelastbeingtoconsumethefruitwasMundus,andindoingsohebecameKingoftheUnderworld.FormerlytheQliphothwaspreventedfrommanifestingintheHumanWorldbythesealplacedbySparda.Cutofffromitssourceofnourishment,thetreedidnotproducefruitfortwothousandyears.[1] TheQliphoththrivesonhumanblood,andthosewhoseblooditsucksareturnedintolifelesshusks.AsatreebornintheUnderworld,itistheinverseoftreesfromthemortalplane:theQliphoth'sbranchesarelocateddeepbeneaththeground,whileitsthornyrootsgrowuptothesurfaceandeventuallyintothesky.Whenfullymanifested,thetreepossessesthepowertofusetheHumanWorldandtheDemonWorldintoonewhole.[2][3][4] HumanvictimsoftheQliphoth. TheQlipthothhasasymbioticrelationshipwithaspeciesofdemonscalled Empusa,ant-likemonstrositieswhicharesentouttoslaughterhumansandbringtheirbloodbacktothetree'srootsystem.Itisalsothehostofaparasiticspeciescalledthe Nidhogg.Atleastonefull-grownadultNidhoggattachestotherootsystemwhentheQliphothsproutsinRedGraveCity,andalargenumberofimmaturehatchlingsaredottedaroundthecityclosetoweakpointsoftheroots.TheadultisdescribedbyNico ashavingasymbioticrelationshipwiththetree,butthehatchlingsareextremelydestructive,voraciouslydevouringsectionsoftherootsystemiftheycanfindasuitablepointtoenterit. HumananddemonbloodisconcentratedintheQliphoth'srootsysteminbulgingredstructuresreferredtoas"BloodClots,"whichprovidenourishmentfornearbyroots:withoutthissupply,therootsquicklycrumbleintowhitepowder. Thetreedoesnotappeartobecapableofmetabolizingdemonblood,insteadmostlystoringitintumor-likecachesthatsproutupfromthegroundnearitsrootsystem. TheQliphoth'srootsareaconstantobstacletotheprotagonistsasthestoryunfolds,withdestroyingrootclustersinordertohamperthedemontree'sgrowthbeinganobjectiveforNeroandVthroughoutthefirsthalfofthestory.Nero'sentrytoRedGraveCityisbarredbyaparticularlylargeQliphothrootcluster,VgoesafteraclusterguardedbytheNidhogg,andeventhemightydemonmachineGilgameshisrevealeduponitsdefeattobeaQliphothrootclustercoatedindemonicmetal. Asitturnsout,thereasonwhytheQliphothinvadedRedGraveCitywasbecauseUrizenwantedtofeastonthedemonicfruittogainpower.TheQliphothenteredtheHumanWorldduetoUrizenusingYamatotoopenaholefromtheDemonWorld.[5] UrizensucceedsinhisgoaloffullymanifestingtheQliphothinthehumanworld,andmanagestoconsumethefruitofthetreetoaugmenthisdemonicpowers:however,heisstilldefeatedbyDante,butjoinswithVtoresurrectVergil.Vergilrelocatestothetopofthefully-formedrootsystem,nowtoweringoverRedGraveCity,anditisherethathehashisclimacticbattlewithfirstDanteandthenNero.Intheend,DanteandVergilelecttojourneytotheUnderworldtosevertheQliphoth'srootsattheirsource,sealingtheportalbetweentheworldsonceagainandtrappingthemselvesinthedemonicrealm,seeminglyforever. File[] Nico'sEnemyReport-QliphothRoots We'reseeingthesebundlesofQliphothrootsalloverRedGrave.Theouterskinon'emissothickyou'dhavetospendhoursworkingon'emwithyourswordorguntocutthrough.Figures—whatotherkindofplantwouldsurviveintheunderworld? Luckilytheseshrinkin'violetsweartheirheartsontheirsleeves.Lookforthepulsatingmassofredsomewherewithintheroots.Mytheoryisthatthesespotsarelikehearts,pumpingcollectedbloodintotheQliphoth. Well,likeanygalknows,ifyouputyourheartoutintheopenthenit'sgonnagetbroke.Takeoutthepulsatingredblobsandtherootsshouldwither. Justtrynottothinkabouthowmuchbloodtheyneededtogetthatbig... Documents-TheQliphoth TheQliphothissaidtobethetreeoflifethatresidesinthedemonworld.Itisthesourceofalllifeandgathershumanblood—thesourceofdemonicpower.Onceeveryseveralthousandyears,thetreebearsfruitmadeofthiscondensedblood. Whoevershouldeatthefruitgainssovereignpowertoruleoverall.TrishtoldofademonnamedMundus,whoconsumedoneofthesefruitstobecomethekingoftheunderworld.TheQliphothneverborefruitagainafterMundus,asSpardaseparatedtheworldsofdemonandman. Butnow,theborderbetweentheseworldsisnomore,andtheQliphothissuretobearfruitonceagain,Idaresaythetreehasappearedonthesurfaceforthisveryreason. Thelawsoftheunderworlddifferfromours...Unlikethetreesofourworld,theQliphothgrowsfromthesurfacetothedeepunderground.Ifyouwishtoreachthepointwherethefruitgrows,youmustheadstraightdown. AndIdoubtyouneedmetotellyouwhatmannerofabominationwaitsbelow... Strategy[] QliphothrootsarepresentinalotoflocationsandareusuallyconnectedtoaBloodClot,astructurefilledwithhumanblood.Theseroots serveapurposeofbeing ablockadetothe player.Andtoremovethese vilecoils,thecore(BloodClot)mustbedestroyed.Afterburstingthemainsourceofenergy,therootswillnolongerbesupportedandcrumbleintodust,unlockingthepathway. Sometimes,thechainofrootscouldbeverycomplicatedandtwisted,whicharelikelyto confusetheplayer.Becauseofthat,alwayspayattentiontowhichlinewasdestroyedtosuccessfullyproceedandnotgetcaughtinthedemonicmaze. TheQliphothcanalsosprouttentaclesfromthegroundtoattacktheunwary:thesetentaclesarestationaryandcanonlyattackifaplayercharactermovesclosetothem.Theywilleitherflailaroundtodealdamagewiththeirspines,orstabwiththestingerattheirtip.TheirweakpointisaminiatureBloodClotattheirbase,andtheyareverysusceptibletolong-rangemovessuchasNero'schargedshots,KalinaAnnorGriffon'sFlankAttack. QliphothRoots[] Mainarticle:Mission01:NeroInMission01,abosstitledQliphothRootsmustbefoughtinordertoproceed.ThisbossisamassivestationaryBloodClotsurroundedbyanumberofenlargedQliphothtentacles,whichlacktheusualweakpointattheirbase.TheonlypartofthebossthattakesdamageistheBloodClot. NerocanusehisBusterArm or Buster onitifittakesdamagequicklyenoughto"stun"it,indicatedbyitbrieflylosingitsredcolor. Theboss'attacksdonotcomefromtheBloodClotitself,butfromthemanytentacles aroundit:thesewillsweepthegroundorstabatNerowiththeirscorpion-likestingers.OnSonofSpardadifficultyandabove,italsogainstheabilitytospawn HellAntenorastodefenditself. AppearancesinOtherMedia[] TEPPEN[] TheQliphothRootswasaddedtoTEPPENwithits"TheDevilsAwaken"expansion.Itisfeaturedinoneunitcard.TheQliphoth(location)isalsofeatureinafewcardswhilethefruititselfhasitsowncardinthegame. Etymology[] TheQliphoth(Hebrew:קְלִיפּוֹת)aretherepresentationsofforcesthatacttoopposeorconcealGod'spowerinKabbalah,anesotericformofJudaism.Qliphothliterallymeans"husks"(thetermisthepluralofqlippah),theDevilMayCryQliphothreducingitshumanvictimstocrumblinghusksispossiblyareferencetothis.TheQliphothareoftendefinedastheoppositeoftheSefirot's"treeoflife,"adiagramofthetenaspectsinwhichGod'spowerisrevealed. SomeofmythologicalreferencesassociatedwiththeQliphoth,suchasithavingaparasitecalledNidhogg,areallusionstoYggdrasil,theworld-treeofNorsemythology. ThefruitcouldbeareferencetothefruitfromtheTreeofKnowledgeintheBible'sBookofGenesis,alsocommonlydepictedasanapple. TheQliphothalsodrawsinspirationfromtheJapanesefolkloreoftheJubokkotree,ademontreesaidtogrowonbattlefieldswheremanyhavedied,thrivingoffoftheirbloodtomaintainafreshappearance.Whencut,thetreewouldbleed,anditwascapableofturningitsbranchesintotubestosuckbloodfromfreshvictims. Trivia[] QliphothrootsbehaveverysimilarlytotheStrangeTreesfoundinMitisForestonFortuna.ItisnotclearifthedemoninfestationofthatforestwasanearlyincursionoftheQliphothintothemortalworld,orifthisissimplyhowalldemontreerootsbehave. TheQliphothFruitstronglyresemblestheAmbrosiafromDevilMayCry3:Dante'sAwakening,whichisalsodescribedasapowerfuldemonicfruit. AccordingtoconceptartistRintaroKomori'scommentinDevilMayCry5OfficialArtWorks, becauseQliphothconfusedDantewithhisbloodbrotherVergil,thecurrentdemonking,itdidn'tattackthedefeatedDanteandformedathroneforhim.[6] InJapaneseversion,thefruitiscalled"禁断の果実",whichmeanis"forbiddenfruit".[7] References[] ↑"TheQliphothneverborefruitagainafterMundus,asSpardaseparatedtheworldsofdemonandman."-TheintrotoDMC1placesthisevent"twomillenniumsago." ↑DevilMayCry5:BeforetheNightmare,Chapter24-V:"Inthemiddleofthecentralsquare,thedivinetreeQliphothstretchedoutandgrew,grewinexorably,closertothesun—and,asitgrew,thehumanworldcamecloserandclosertothedemonworld." ↑DevilMayCry5,NicoReport—HellCaina:"Thesethingsonlyappearedonthemortalplanebepossessingawoodendoll,lumpofclay,orsomethingsimilar.Now?Thosecreepswalkin'aroundRedGravearethegenuinearticle.It'sasignthatthebarriersbetweenthedemonworldandthehumanworldarebreakingdown." ↑DevilMayCry5,Nero:"Enough,dammit!TheUnderworldistakingover,andweneedtodosomethingbeforeit'stoolate." ↑DevilMayCry5OfficialArtWorksp.194:「魔界を魔界たらしめる魔界樹クリフォト」閻魔刀によって魔界に開かれた穴から現世に伸びたクリフォトは、現世の生気を得て成長し、純粋な悪の実をつける。

開発初期はこの言葉にかなり悩みました。

手当たり次第に資料を探り、現在の表現に落ち着いています。

↑DevilMayCry5OfficialArtWorksp.183:ダンテが魔界樹に襲われなかったのは、ダンテが魔王であるバージルと双子の兄弟であることから、魔界樹が誤認識したというイメージでした。

そういった理由で、魔王の王座のように変形した魔界樹がダンテの周辺にあります。

↑DevilMayCry5,Trish:"クリフォトが吸った血は—力の結晶とな頂上に実を結ぶ、禁断の果実ね。

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