Please no. Let us play as Lady or Trish. Or make a new female demon hunter with a new backstory and weapons. I think a DMC game staring a woman would be great, but do it right. Make a new character who isn't just a female Dante. Give her her own character: her own charm. Give her different weapons too. I think it's important to have that mix of swords and guns, but that doesn't mean a new character would have to have a broadsword and dual pistols. A spear would be pretty badass.
Remember Nero? He was a new character who was basically Dante again but with way less weapons and move set. And not as funny or entertaining to watch. Boo.
Don't do that. If you're going to make something new, then make it NEW.