NG Nero / Dante Mission 12

Target LRT - sub 2:45

An introduction to the character Dante pretty much. The fight cycles are tricky because Dante only has limited tools to use and there is the M12 Skip to do as well. We have a big buy list to go through so here's what to look out for:

23850 or more - You can buy every ability required until Mission 16. Buy Stinger 2, E&I Charge Shot 1, Trickster Lv3, Swordmaster Lv4, Trigger Heart, Speed, Get More Orbs, Enemy Step and Air Hike.
Less than 23850 - The abilities that can be skipped without major time loss are Stinger 2, Get More Orbs and Enemy Step. Only skip Get More Orbs if you're comfortable with the red orb route and Enemy Step is recommended to have by Mission 14.

Purchase a Small Devil Star and 2 Holy Waters from the Items shop. Skip purchasing the Devil Star if you picked up one in Mission 11.

You will need Stinger, Trickster Lv3 and Air Hike for the M12 Skip so keep that in mind. You can attempt to No Damage this mission.

General Notes

Here's how to do the starting movement.
In the Meeting Room, pick up the white orb before advancing and Holy Water the Mega Scarecrows. After the Holy Water, you can quickly Taunt for some extra DT.
For the M12 Skip, you can use DT to make the skip safe but the downside is that you will less DT for the upcoming fight. Learn the non-DT version once you get comfortable with this skip. The inputs are: Stinger Jump, Air hike and Sky Star.
It is time to finally break those Orb Crystals. Most efficient red orb clearing way is to do 2 cycles of Prop and Shredder. Be sure to extend Shredder by holding the button.
In the Security Corridor fight cycle, use E&I CS to clear Mephisto cloaks. If you're in DT, no need to charge E&I. Purposefully missing Prop and using Shredder on the Mephistos is the fastest way to deal damage.
Technically it is a few frames faster to Royal Release through the lasers but that's just a meme you shouldn't do in runs. Use Trickster Dash and Sky Star instead.
In the Grand Hall, kill 2 Bianco Angelos using Drive and Shotgun, and proceed to grab the Small Devil Star during the spawn of the Alto Angelo. Here you will perform another Balls manip. You will either get Balls or Kamikaze in this fight cycle. If you get a Kamikaze pattern, do Dance Macabre or High Time → Shotgun → Shotgun spam.