May I mention the fact that Hollow Dante kept running away and that, at one point, Vergil's calls him a coward? Also, Hollow Dante was weaker than Vergil. This suggests that Vergil, deep down, thinks Dante is weaker than him and is a coward, and why wouldn't he think that? Dante had to be persuaded to save mankind, couldn't make the tough call of sacrificing Kat, wouldn't take up his role as leader of mankind to protect them, and refused to see himself as anything other than human. From the perspective of a man who grew up in the lap of luxury but sacrificed all that to save humanity, this would be nothing but cowardice! And to think that this was the same guy who would beat him up as kids... No, it was obvious (to Vergil) who was really stronger and I'm pretty it became obvious to us as well.