I honestly didn't even really like Squall, and I absolutely hated FFVIII, so I may be a little biased in leaning towards Dante, but I still don't have all the facts.

As much you say Dante is always doing flips and whatnot and Squall really doesn't is only because of the type of game, as you mentioned. In Devil May Cry, the makers made Dante a more interactive and user maneuverable player, which was not the case, nor the option for Squall, or any of the FF heros for that matter.

Basically, I'm just saying that I can't really base my decision on game movements, or on the fact that FF games have 3 or more characters for each battle, usually. This is going to be tough, but right I would give it to Dante.

More to come...