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I didn't say the novel as a whole is non-canon, but that Gilver is the most non-canon thing about the novel.
The issue that makes Gliver widely considered to be non-canon isn't about a plot hole about where a clone might come from, but about Dante in the DMC3 manga not seeing Vergil since his mother's death.
Dante was 18 in the manga, so the novel would have to happen shortly before it (a couple of years at most); Vergil sadistically killing Dante's friends and mother figure before Dante killed him would warrant more than: 'I haven't seen you in forever, I thought you were dead'. So unlike Abigail, Gilver does go against the series, as the meeting in the manga was referenced in DMC3.
Found the spirits quote by the way:
I mean none of the demons were tanking bullets from any gun to begin with. It is a big jump from 'I modified this gun for it to have a higher fire rate and for it to be more accurate' to: 'this is a matter disintegration weapon'.
lets read the passage:
| Gilver realized that Dante had been gripping his chunky black pistols the whole time. His dead arms fell, pulling the guns out of their upside-down holsters. Dante squeezed both triggers as his hands arced down, unleashing a hail of bullets. The barrels were just centimeters from Gilver, who flung his hands over his face. The bullets that erupted from Goldstein's final project tore through the air as though they were alive, vengefully seeking out Gilver. The demon instantly knew he had made a mistake in writing off the guns as useless tools made by human hands. Just before the bullets tore through it, he knew his black armor would prove useless. The impacts shattered his suit, creating a network of spidery cracks across its surface. "Impossible!" Gilver howled. The cracks began to glow. "Jackpot!" spat Dante. "But you've lost! I've wo-ugh...Argh!" Gilver's armor exploded. The bullets chewed away at his exposed body, gouging black holes in his flesh. And then Gilver saw it clearly. Something within the bullets themselves. He saw a flash of Goldstein's leathery face-of Grue's angry expression. An unnatural fear iced over his mind. Something inside him blew apart, smashing his body into the ceiling. He fell violently back to the ground. The bullets continued on beyond him, punching through the demonic world's wall. |
Notice the underlined parts. This is not Gilver fuming: 'those darn humans managed to make powerful pistols'. He clearly saw something real within the bullets themselves, and they included the faces of Goldstein and Grue (who had nothing to do with making the guns).
My guess is that it has something to do with killing one of the top tier demons with a demonic power gun shot, though it requires more context.
