Executed Crazy Combo.
A Crazy Combo is a special type of combo in Devil May Cry 3 that replaces the end of a standard combo, typically with an extendable attack.
Gameplay
Crazy Combos are activated by rapidly pressing the correct attack button during certain combos. If performed, a set of white-yellow rune circles flash around Dante, and then he performs high speed attacks with his weapon instead of the normal finisher for the starting combo. Crazy Combos are so named because Dante in Devil May Cry 3 will sometimes shout "Crazy!" after executing a Crazy Combo. Most Crazy Combos require less button inputs to extend when your Stylish Rank is higher.
Named Crazy Combos
Rebellion
- Million Stab - Dante creates a sword whirlwind with countless stabs, puncturing everything in the way and finishing with a deep blade thrust.
- Crazy Dance - Dante sticks Rebellion into the ground, grabs onto the blade in a manner to his pole dance move in the nightclub while rapidly spin-kicking, finishing the attack by pulling out the sword and slashing everything in a broad arc.
Cerberus
- Satellite - Dante spins the nunchucks around his body, attacking enemies ahead and behind three times.
- Million Carats - Dante unleashes the full power of Cerberus, surrounding himself with massive ice shards, inflicting severe damage on nearby enemies.
Agni & Rudra
- Million Slash - Dante creates a flurry of fiery slashes, burning demons in a 180-degree arc and finishing it with a downward crush.
- Tempest - Dante jumps and creates a flaming vortex by twirling the swords, melting anything underneath.
Nevan
- Jam Session - Dante summons a hurricane of bats and a lighting storm around himself, dissolving enemies in the commotion.
- Crazy Roll - Nevan begins to circle around Dante, slashing and zapping everything around. Ends with a shocking blast.
Beowulf
- Hyper Fist - Dante charges up all strength in his hands and unleashes it in a barrage of light punches, ending it with a destructive strike.
- Tornado - Dante generates a crazy storm by spinning his body as he sticks his leg out, staying in midair as he rips any enemies caught in his kicks to shreds.
Ebony & Ivory
- Wild Stomp - While shooting a grounded enemy, Dante steps on the demon, honeycombs it and violently kicks it away.
Shotgun
- Point Blank - While finishing the Gun Stinger, Dante fires multiple Charged buckshots to finish the enemy off.
Artemis
- Acid Rain - Dante sends out energy from the cannon into the sky with it returning in a form of showering needles, piercing enemies through.
Spiral
- Reflector - As the bullet meets the enemy, it begins to bounce back and forth, perforating the enemy in the process.
Notes
- Satellite, Million Carats and Reflector are the only Crazy Combos which do not require repeated presses to prolong the attack.
- Million Stab is the only Crazy Combo that can be performed from two different attacks as it can be executed from Rebellion Combo II and Stinger, additionally it is the only technique from this group that originated from preceding games and is present in succeeding games.
- Some Crazy Combos, such as Million Stab, Crazy Dance, Million Slash, Hyper Fist and Wild Stomp have a special property: they keep the enemy alive with a "magic pixel" of health until their final attack. This means that when executing, for example, the Million Stab on an enemy and the attack is canceled, the demon will survive and the Million Stab could potentially be repeated. This trait is not restricted to Crazy Combos (Dance Macabre also works this way), but it a common feature of them.
- Rapid Shot of Ebony & Ivory and Shotgun actually isn't a Crazy Combo, but the way to use it is similar (pressing the button repeatably).
- Kalina Ann is the only weapon which doesn't have a Crazy Combo in Devil May Cry 3.
In-game Showcase
Melee Weapons
| Rebellion | Cerberus | Agni & Rudra | Nevan | Beowulf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Stab | Satellite | Million Slash | Jam Session | Hyper Fist |
Million Stab |
Satellite |
Million Slash |
Jam Session |
Hyper Fist |
| Crazy Dance | Million Carats | Tempest | Crazy Roll | Tornado |
Crazy Dance |
Million Carats |
Tempest |
Crazy Roll |
Tornado |
Firearms
| Ebony & Ivory | Shotgun | Artemis | Spiral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Stomp | Point Blank | Acid Rain | Reflector |
Wild Stomp |
Point Blank |
Acid Rain |
Reflector |
| Rapid Shot | Rapid Shot | ||
Rapid Shot (Ebony & Ivory) |
Rapid (Shot Shotgun) |
Quotes
Rebellion
- Million Stab: (series of stabs) "Breakdown!"
- Crazy Dance: "Woo! - Down and out!"
Cerberus
- Satellite: "Wooah! - Too easy!"
- Million Carats: "It's cool!"
Agni & Rudra
- Million Slash: (Agni & Rudra laughing) "Silence!"
- Twister: "Dust to dust!" (by Rudra)
Nevan
- Jam Session: "Let's rock!"
- Crazy Roll: "Time to rock! Yeah!"
Beowulf
- Hyper Fist: (series of punches) "Sweet dreams!"
- Tornado: "You're grounded!"
Ebony & Ivory
- Wild Stomp: (series of gunshots) "You're done!"
Artemis
- Acid Rain: "Spark it up!"
Trivia
- During the second battle with Vergil when he slams Beowulf into the ground, Vergil is surrounded in a flash of white circles clearly resembling the ones that surround Dante when he triggers a Crazy Combo.
- In Dante's moveset from Marvel vs. Capcom 3, a number of his attacks that weren't originally Crazy Combos had that graphic added onto them, likely as an indicator for followup extensions even if they were not part of a rekka/followup-input. On the opposite end, certain Crazy Combos lost the graphic upon their transition.
- The moves that gained the special effect were:
- Scat(ter) Shot (acting as a followup input to his standing heavy attack, being a variant of Dante's basic Ebony & Ivory shots)
- Clay Pigeon (followup input to his standing S, High Time, and based on shooting airborne/launched enemies)
- Weasel Shot (another standing H followup input; original gun shot move based on jumping-back-and-shooting)
- Cold Shower (standalone command normal being downward gun shots loosely based on Wild Stomp)
- Rain Storm (followup input to his jumping heavy attack)
- Stinger (only as a followup input to either Scat Shot, Cold Shower or Clay Pigeon, becoming a "Stinger Level 2"; functions the same as a standalone/normal-chained-into-version of Stinger where it can follow-up into Million Stab which retains the rune flash)
- Prop Shredder (followup input to either Scat Shot, Cold Shower or Clay Pigeon, and without its Shredder followup as only the upwards initial twirling motion is named as such)
- Drive (unique in that it's a standalone special move; standalone input move with Crazy Combo rune flash akin to Cold Shower)
- Grapple (followup input to Hysteric; despite again, Kalina Ann originally not having any Crazy Combos)
- Beowulf Combo B, renamed as Beehive (as a followup input to Volcano, which never had any followup inputs possible originally)
- Fireworks (followup input to Revolver, Reverb Shock and Jet Stream)
- Crazy Dance (as a followup input to Revolver, Reverb Shock and Jet Stream; only via the Dance Macabre portion as the original starting sequence to Dance Macabre did not have the flashing rune effect)
- The Hammer (followup input to Killer Bee; most dive kicks outside of exploits like Jump Cancelling are not normally cancel-able upon contact in the original DMC games, and The Hammer can even be inputted before Killer Bee fully travels its distance)
- On the opposite end, Crazy Combos that lost their flashing effect were:
- Million Stab (only when done as Dante's crouching heavy attack; original Stinger/Stinger Level 2 followup input version retains the rune flash)
- Crazy Dance (being the actual pole-dance-kicking move; starting sequence of Dance Macabre-esque slashes gained the effect while Crazy Dance itself lost it)
- Jam Session (standalone special move; unlike Cold Shower and Drive does not retain the rune flash)
- In his moveset in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, the Crazy Combo graphic became less pronounced, and had changed across moves.
- Moves that gained the effect:
- Air Trick (only when done as a followup input to Stinger; still retains its standalone version where no rune flash is present)
- Volcano (same case as Air Trick; only as a followup input to Stinger but also has a rune-less standalone input special move version)
- Drive (turned into solely a followup input to Stinger)
- Revolver (turned into one of Crystal's followup inputs)
- Twister (as a followup input to Jet Stream; Tempest retains the rune flash and Dante for the Twister-to-Tempest combo recites both of Agni & Rudra's lines)
- Moves that lost the effect:
- Clay Pigeon (made into a standalone command normal; characters back in the DMC games could never shoot upwards on their own without locking-onto a target)
- Beehive (still acts as a followup input to either version of Volcano)
- Rain Storm (turned into a standalone midair command normal)
- Scat(ter) Shot (turned into standalone special move; can move back and forth during shots via Run 'n' Gun; Prop Shredder becomes a followup input to it while still retaining its rune flash)
- Acid Rain (turned into a standalone input special move)
- The Hammer (turned into a midair standalone input special move)
- Moves that gained the effect:
- The moves that gained the special effect were:
| Gameplay | |
|---|---|
| Interface | Gauges - Map - Stylish Rank - Vitality Gauge |
| Gameplay Features | Difficulty Mode - Bloody Palace - Costumes - Extra Bonus - Gameplay Extras - Secret Missions |
| Techniques | Actions - Aerial Rave - Air Hike - Air Raid - Buster - Charge Shot - Crazy Combo - Devil Trigger - Distorted Combo - Inertia - Jump Cancel - Just Charge - Just Combo - Kick 13 - Round Trip - Shot Cancel - Sky Star - Slash Cancelling - Stinger - Summoned Swords - Taunt |
| Styles | Dark Slayer Style - Doppelganger Style - Gunslinger Style - Quicksilver Style - Royalguard Style - Swordmaster Style - Trickster Style |
| Objects | Blood Clot - Divinity Statue - Items - Key Items - Orbs - Sealed Doors - Trigger Devices |
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