I would doubt that Johnny got much, if any, say in it. The one thing I'm now glad of is that it WASN'T Reuben that was forced to say this in Dante's actual voice, though Nero wouldn't say anything so cringe either so it still can't be pleasant for JYB.I've never enjoyed the jokes in those shows. castlevania had some fun jokes in season one, but that was characters making fun of each other, until it derailed in season 2.
Wouldnt johnny get a say in it? like "hey, im not ok with saying this line. dante wouldnt say that." or was it a jake skywalker situation, where hamill objects against choices with his character and ryan says its fine cause its part of his vision.
it takes longer to rebuild a characters reputation. just look at captain marvel
Oh I doubt the character's reputation will take much of a hit from this. Thankfully it's an adaptation and not a canon extension of the source material so it has no impact whatsoever on the games. This wont hurt canon Dante's reputation any more than DmC Donte did.