#( the claw marks on Dante's side are from his encounter with beowulf )

[bloodawakening]

                     DANTE SCAR SHEET (DO NOT REBLOG!!)

Dante does not heal nor scar like a normal person. He cannot scar REGARDLESS of the ordeal he puts his body through. Because of this, Dante has fully convinced himself he cannot scar under any circumstances, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth. He's simply unaware that he does have ‘ scars ‘ …just not what you'd consider ordinary scars.

What cannot scar  him?

Normal human weaponry and items. They do still inflict damage on Dante but he will heal from these wounds sustained by normal everyday weaponry and items within a matter of seconds or minutes ( there and then gone the next. )  Dante can however become more susceptible to normal everyday weaponry and items when he’s weak / worn down ( as his regeneration will slow down and become less accelerated. )   Thereby, depending on the severity of the wound and Dante’s current state will correlate with how long it’ll take for the wound to heal ( it instead, could possibly take hours, days or in extreme scenarios, weeks. His healing gradually becomes more akin to a normal humans turn-around. ) As he recuperates however, his recovery will naturally speed up ( as his regeneration  functions more like it should. ) 

Enchanted ( magically enhanced ) / blessed weaponry and items. Dante can be much more susceptible to enchanted / blessed weapons as they are more damage-inducing and thereby cause more severe pain, take longer for Dante to regenerate from and wear Dante down more easily. They can leave more evident and ( temporarily ) longer lasting visible marks but cannot permanently scar.

Human hands do not have the prowess to scar Dante  unless they specifically use enchanted or demonic means to increase their odds of doing so. Dante does very much still register the pain sustained  from the aforementioned items and weaponry since he does have  a ‘ mortal body ‘ compared to that of an actual demon. 

What can scar him?

Demonic weaponry (e.g. devil arms ) / energy. Wounds sustained by the hands of a demon itself ( as well as demonic items / artefacts ) also have the high potential ( compared to normal and enchanted / blessed weaponry and items ) to leave a permanent scar but this is a case by case basis ( E.g. If a demon clawed at Dante. A scratch is nothing but tearing out his side? Yeah that’s  more likely to leave a mark. )

Dante has a higher probability of sustaining permanent scars the higher levelled and powerful a demon is then with low levelled grunt demons unless they manage to hit really really hard.

Instead of scarring like an ordinary human, when Dante is scarred an ‘imprint ‘ of a scar is left in place of where the wound was albeit, now healed. One cannot touch nor feel the ‘ scar imprint ‘ under normal circumstances as it lacks the quality and physicality of a normal scar ( no scar tissue and thereby lacking the texture and appearance of a scar. ) This is due to the nature of Dante’s regeneration - his body and thereby skin,  reverts back to it’s original state prior to the sustained imperfections. The area of the imprinted scar however can still equate to that of a normal scar ;-  as such, scarred areas may be much more stiff / sensitive compared to areas of Dante’s body that aren’t scarred.

If one can sense demonic energy then they they can ‘ sense ‘ where the scars are situated on Dante’s body. If one is able to ‘ see ‘ demonic energy then the imprint scars become visible. Being able to sense or see the scars will be dependant on ones affinity for sensing or seeing demonic energy ( e.g. needing to focus or use an extensive amount of demonic energy to see them. You have to work to notice them on a conscious level. ) The scars may also become visible  under specific scenarios ( e.g. becoming visible in the demon world. )  The imprinted scars have a faint glow to their outline ;- they function similar to invisible ink ( or glow in the dark paint ) ;- only being visible under specific conditions.

If you can do either ( or both ) then it becomes possible to feel the scars. Think of it like feeling the heat from a heater - it’s like that when you run or hover your hand over the scars. Though they do not have any real texture or physicality to them, they have a ghostly other-worldly impression to them. You can faintly feel a thin raised groove or indentation in Dante’s body dependant on the scar imprint ( compared to feeling evident scar tissue that is either raised or left an indentation on a normal human body. ) 

Full blooded humans cannot see, sense nor feel the imprinted scars in anyway. The ONLY exception I can think of is if ;- the human drabbles in magic, has a natural affinity for sensing demon kind or uses demonic power themselves in some way ( e.g. V would be able to see / sense the scars. )  However it will not come as easily to them compared to full blooded demons / someone with demonic heritage and artificial demons.

Dante has  basically tricked his mind into not registering the imprinted scars even if he himself could sense them as he firmly believes he cannot scar. And will basically not believe anyone no matter what if they bring it up to him. This is why for all intents and purposes, Dante doesn’t become aware of his scarring until  later on ( e.g. when he’s much more accepting of his demonic heritage. )