

Griffon helps V steal some clothes from a punk by knocking the human out, still mocking V for his lack of gratitude and demanding he agree to Griffon's contract. Griffon then proposed that they form a contract as thanks for saving V's life. When Vergil's two halves were split apart into the human half of V, and the demonic half Urizen, it was Griffon who saved V from Urizen by dragging him out of Sparda's mansion and dropping him into a pile of garbage, all the while mocking V and his lack of gratitude for the rescue. Griffon was 'born' alongside three other Familiars when Vergil impaled himself with the Yamato in an attempt to cast off the nightmares from his time as Nelo Angelo and the human flesh he felt was holding back his demonic power. Though loyal to both V and Vergil, all three familiars recognize their continued existence will only bring him pain, so once they have outlived their usefulness, they intercepted and attacked Dante, forcing him to kill them. Knowing he embodied Vergil's worse memories, Griffon doesn't begrudge Vergil for discarding him and understands why he did so. While not above playfully teasing V and playing pranks on him, Griffon constantly worries about V's health throughout the game and usually tries to talk him out of fighting when he doesn't have to. Despite his obtuse attitude, Griffon has a kind side and greatly cares about his comrades, especially towards V. However, Griffon is also thoughtful, often questioning and acting as a voice of reason to the stubborn V about their course of action. Griffon is an extremely talkative, foul-mouthed, and wisecracking bird who constantly insults other characters or makes digs at their expense. V can use Griffon to double jump, or glide with him, though the gliding only last for a few seconds before V starts falling again. He specializes in ranged attacks, though he is also capable of close-range moves. His eyes have three golden pupils each, and his beak is unique in that it is several beaks in a mandible configuration.

Griffon is an avian demon roughly the size of a hawk with a dark blue plumage. 3.2 Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare.Our thoughts are with Venable's friends and family. Ridiculously talented and a real treasure. Brad Venable was a sweetheart of a man and would help you with anything you needed. Voice acting vet Terry Daniel also posted, saying: "Very sad to have lost one of the nicest and most giving talents in the voiceover business. I love you, Brad Venable, I miss you brother." Our bond & friendship these past few years is something I will treasure forever.

"You treated me like family, and called me your little brother. "You saw the best in all of us and brought it out," Borderlands 3 voice actor Brian Olvera said on Twitter. That's on top of roles he played in anime shows like Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan and My Hero Academia. Venable died aged 43 no cause of death has been revealed at the time of writing.ĭuring his career, Venable worked on a number of big video game projects including Devil May Cry 5, where he voiced V's familiars Griffon and Nightmare, as well as Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Shenmue 3, 2020's Demon's Souls remake, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Serious Sam 4. The news was broken on social media by fellow actor Darrel J Delfin, who paid his respects to their peer with the permission of his wife on Twitter.

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Video games voice actor Brad Venable has passed away. The cause of death is not known at the time of writing.
