± In General
Vergil, unlike Dante, has a intrapersonal personality. Throughout the series he is seen with most comfort alone. He rarely unveils his intentions, or his motive to pretty much anything he does. In addition, Vergil is mostly seen to be quiet. He speaks only when needed and when he does he always gets straight to the point. However, there is an exception. When Vergil talks to Dante he acts differently. For instance, Vergil is always cold towards Arkham. He mainly demands the facts to the progress of their plans, but towards Dante, he taunts and actually has lively conversations with him. The reason behind Vergil's quietness apart from it being an aftereffect of his childhood experiences, it may be linked to the Virgil seen in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. That Virgil only speaks when spoken to. However in The Divine Comedy, it is due to superstitious reasons.

Vergil is also seen to have a noticeable dislike for humans although he is half human himself. As he noticed that Dante still mingles with them, Vergil commented that his brother was "still naive". However, one must consider who Vergil was referring to in that quote. It was Lady, someone who could very well handle themselves against demons. Vergil sees humans as weak, and that is probably one of the reasons why he persues power. His dislike for humans is also his weakness, as Arkham used it against him while opening the gate to the demon world.

  ± Perhaps it's Genetics?
Being of half demon and half human heritage, Vergil and Dante act a bit differently than other characters. It is because they harbor both demon and human emotion. Their demon side is most likely associated with their lust for battle, and their human side is mainly linked to the fact that they have a "human conscience" and emotion. Compared to other demons, it is the "higher" ranked demons which have a notable conscience, and most importantly, the ability of speech. For instance, demons seen in typical infield battle are basically fiends who constantly growl and have only the intention to kill. Whereas demons such as Nevan flirts her way through situations, and decides on her own free will to accompany Dante as his "new weapon". Another thing to consider is that the "higher" ranked demons appear and act more human. Typical in battle demons do look human and shape, but they tend to wander around mindlessly. However, demons such as Beowulf, although he doesn't look human he periodically moves and acts like one. A few emotions demons rarely possess include that of sadness, and sympathy.

Compared to other demons in general, something which Vergil and Dante have which most demons do not is emotion and a "human conscience". Their father, a full demon, did posses the ability to love a human woman, among many things, and he would most likely be one of the few exceptions in this case. In the Devil May Cry series, these two things is basically what drives Dante to do what he does. During the revival of the Temen-ni-Gru, he accepted Vergil's invitation as if it were a party, but eventually turned into an emotional outburst to stop his brother from himself. As Dante became a demon hunter, he keeps with him a reminder of both his mother and brother, but most importantly the hope of eventually finding the demon, Mundus, behind the loss of those who were dear to him. Vergil probably does care for his brother as much as Dante does for him. He just has different ways of showing it. As Vergil said in Devil May Cry 3, he needed power to protect. But, to protect who? It would most likely be his brother. However, would wanting to protect oneself, and a brother enough of a reason to risk reviving the Temen-ni-Gru? Need not forget the dangers of opening the gates to the demon world? Perhaps there is more than Dante he is trying to protect? When Vergil and Dante fought for the first time in Temen-ni-Gru, was Vergil's final stab intentional? Did Vergil do it on purpose so that his brother could learn how to devil trigger? If this is what Vergil sees as an ideal way to show that "he cares", perhaps one may consider that he may suffer from mental instability....

  ± Vergil is Mentally Unstable (!)
Do not deny it, Vergil suffers from collected insanity. He may to appear to be normal, but certain things he says and does do not. What triggered Vergil to become like this was most definitely be the death of his mother, and the misunderstanding of his father's sacrifice. Would it not be hard for a child to learn that their father who they see as a hero sacrifice themselves because they thought their power was growing too strong? Why would someone sacrifice a power so great that it could stop a war alone? Would a child not be frustrated that even being the son of that specific hero, he was helpless in protecting his own mother? Vergil probably blames himself for his mother's death, and because of it he searches for power. However, unbeknownst to him, power is what corrupts him. On top of that, he sees that being half human is his weakness, but he doesn't realize that it is his human side that is making him yearn to protect. However, it is his demon side which feeds on it so that he lusts for power. It's like an endless cycle.

An example of Vergil's collected insanity would be while the brothers were facing off for the final time in the Temen-ni-Gru. Initially Vergil acts childish and demands that his brother gives him his half of the amulet. Then he proceeds to vaguely proclaim that he needed power. After, Dante delivers the final blow, Vergil drops two items: the Force Edge, and his half of the amulet. The odd thing is that he reaches for the amulet. Did he not want power? Then, Vergil starts talking about how the amulet is his, and that he is a son of Sparda. Surprisingly, Dante doesn't say anything to Vergil from here on. Eventually Vergil nudges his way to the edge of the cliff telling his brother to leave him because he wants to be where his father lived. Then he falls back while grinning after slashing Dante's hand. The idea that Vergil suffers from collected insanity is that throughout that scene he isn't exactly going berserk over the situation. What he does is rather odd, but the way he did it, it seems as if he thinks there's nothing wrong.

  ± As Nelo Angelo
As Nelo Angelo, because of Mundus, it is as if Vergil's demon side completely took over because he seemed to have lost the ability of speach. It isn't clear whether Nelo Angelo retains the memory of his past as it isn't clear whether he recognized Dante or was simply thrilled to find a worthy opponent while on Mallet Island. As Nelo Angelo, Vergil's main weakness is the amulet as it is something that is considered to be a constant reminder of his human heritage. When Nelo Angelo saw Dante's half of the amulet, he basically went berserk, but the most notable thing about it is that he holds his head in pain and flees shortly after.

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