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It hasn't. But that doesn't mean it can't do its own thing.
Its just a minor gripe with the title of the thread. DmC is still a part of the Devil May Cry franchise and owned by Capcom don't think for a second its a Ninja Theory IP. If Capcom wants Lady or a Lady-like character in it she will be in it and if Ninja Theory doesn't compromise then they will be replaced or Capcom will do it themselves.
Note: when I say Capcom only like a few people not the entire company. You can't blame the janitor who works there as well if one team decides to F*ck up one game.
It can do whatever the hell it wants. New franchise or not. It can even be a dating simulator....nothing is stopping it. Nothing stopped MegaMan from being a RPG or a sandbox where you can kick dogs.