 Love is the focus of the "Devil May Cry" series, and "Devil May Cry 4" focuses on Nero's love for Kyrie.The staff were satisfied with Morihashi's simple story, similar to Hollywood films about a damsel in distress.Fearing negative feedback similar to what followed the replacement of protagonist Solid Snake by newcomer Raiden in Konami's stealth game "", producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said that Capcom intended to make Nero fun to play compared with Dante and the team aimed to make him stronger.