Trigger Devices

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Trigger Devices or Switch Devices are environmental objects in the Devil May Cry series. These are Crests (紋章, Monshō^?) in Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 3 and Devil May Cry 4, Seal Spheres (シールス��ィア, Shīru Sufia^?) and Trigger Stones (トリガーストーン, Torigā Sutōn^?) in Devil May Cry 2 as well as Blood Clots in Devil May Cry 5. They primarily act as switch mechanisms that allow the player to activate objects related to the device, or to trigger a certain event, in order to proceed.

Functions[]

In order to activate Crests, Seal Spheres and tower rotation devices, the player must hit them with melee weapons (or Pandora in DMC4). After several hits device will become gradually lit on the outside. The player should continue attacking until it's completely lit and activated, if attacks stop before lights will slowly go back out. Trigger Stones require just one hit.

The outcome of the activation varies depending on the situation. Some devices open Sealed Doors, others trigger platforms to appear or to move. Some even generate very specific results, such as firing a laser at The Savior.

Devil May Cry[]

In the first game of the series, Crest switches are large, round, shield-like features usually set into a wall, emblazoned with an eldritch runes – 12 small on the outside, one big in the center. When struck, runes along the outside of the device will light up clockwise, and the mechanism will activate once all have been illuminated.

Locations and purpose[]

Devil May Cry 2[]

In Devil May Cry 2, there are two main types of trigger devices:

• Seal Sphere is a glowing blue-white globe, orbited by white cubes that turn purple counter-clockwise when struck. When fully activated, the cubes turn into a blue flat ring, inscribed with markings.
• Trigger Stone is a sphere floating above an inverted rotating pyramid. When struck, a grid pattern appears, slowly vanishing the longer it takes to activate the next device.

Locations and purpose[]

Seal Spheres[]

Trigger Stones[]

Devil May Cry 3[]

Crest switches in Devil May Cry 3 look somewhat similar to a ship's helm – it's a stone circle with a sphere in the center and red background between them locked by 8 bars. When hit enough times the Crest releases locks one by one – bar extends and a red flame appears on its end, once all 8 are released the device is active.

After the seal is broken and Temen-ni-gru is active, a new kind of device appears, similar to basic Crest – a large stone shield with 3 rhombi (red, teal and purple) and 8 lock bars with blue flames. It is used to rotate the concentric sections of the tower.

Locations and purpose[]

Devil May Cry 4[]

Differences[]

In Devil May Cry 4, Crest switches take on more of a pedestal appearance, and the runes project out of the device when being activated. The runes will also spin just as the player reaches activation, and will slam back into the pedestal when activation is complete.

List of device locations[]

Here is a list of the pedestals and their given functions;