Yeah, that could work. But not Dante. As I've said, we've already got a [url=http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Dante,_Traveler_of_the_Burning_Abyss]Dante[/url]. He's a big reason as to why Burning Abyss is currently tier 0 in the metagame.

But YES. Interacting with monsters outside of duels would be a big plus in my book.

If we're going with heroes of literature, then let's go for it! You could also have villains as a counterarchetype but that's up to you.