V is the worst part of DMC V, and probably the worst playing character in this franchise. I get the point of what he was but it flies in the face of DMC as a whole. His story was also way too easy to figure out (it was decently done though), you have to be completely brain dead or new and even in the latter's case, I have friends that looked into V and knew something was very off despite it being their entry. I found Griffon more interesting and V's manga backstory where Phantom refused him and the others. I'd rather a fixed version of Lady or Trish.
You could take V out, and I would personally consider DMC V on part with 3. I don't blame people for their issues with the game, I absolutely understand a lot of DMC V's issues. I want to replay DMC V way more, probably even platinum it on PS5 but man V's levels suck and some segments weren't well playing, etc.