The streaming platform Netflix has recently been the subject of discussion due to a low-level error. Among the official merchandise for the *Devil May Cry* animated series, a T-shirt misspelled the name of a key character, Vergil, as “Virgil,” forcing Netflix to quickly remove the item from its store.
The character name “Vergil” was misspelled, and the T-shirt was quickly taken off the shelves.
According to Engadget,Report…This controversial T-shirt features a side-by-side portrait of Dante, the protagonist of the *Devil May Cry* series, and his brother Vergil. The problem is that Vergil’s name is misspelled as “Virgil”—a difference of just one letter, but one that players familiar with the series spotted immediately.
The item was subsequently removed from Netflix’s official store, but screenshots and discussions had already spread widely online; Netflix did indeed pull the merchandise due to this spelling error.
Why is this mistake so easy to make?
In fact, spelling Vergil as Virgil isn’t all that strange. The character’s name was inspired by the Roman poet Virgil, who served as Dante’s guide in *The Divine Comedy*. When designing the characters, Capcom deliberately chose names for both Dante and Vergil from literary figures of the Renaissance, but Vergil’s spelling differs from that of the traditional Roman poet.
In his article, Engadget reporter Lawrence Bonk mentioned that if he didn’t have Google to look it up, he himself would spell the name as “Virgil” in an emergency. This shows that the error is indeed a common, basic mistake—but precisely because of that, it highlights the lack of quality control.
The second season of the “Devil Hunter” anime has premiered to positive reviews
This spelling controversy arose as the second season of Netflix’s animated series *Devil May Cry* was released. The second season began streaming in mid-May 2026 and has received generally positive reviews. Based on Capcom’s action game series of the same name, the anime follows Dante as he runs a demon hunter agency and battles various supernatural creatures.
This is the first new installment in the *Devil May Cry* series in seven years. The previous game, *Devil May Cry 5*, was released in 2019, after which the series went quiet. The Netflix animated series not only filled the void for fans but also breathed new life into this classic IP.
Fan Reaction: More Laughter Than Anger
On social media, most fans reacted to this incident with amusement rather than anger. Many players shared screenshots of the mislabeled merchandise on X (formerly Twitter), joking that Netflix’s quality control team probably hadn’t played the *Devil May Cry* games. Some fans also noted that if it hadn’t been taken down, this misspelled T-shirt might actually have become a rare collector’s item (lol).
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Netflix has removed an official Devil May Cry T-shirt from its store after it misspelled the character Vergil as “Virgil” on artwork featuring him alongside his brother Dante.
The error was spotted by fans shortly after the release of Devil May Cry season 2, which centers on… pic.twitter.com/HLFcbIZOxi
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