This struck me as peculiar. I have no clue if this could have any pertinance to anything in the Diablo Lore, but... One of the laws of Entropy state that Chaos will ALWAYS triumph over Order. It's just the way of things.
If the same could be applied to the series, then we may have a reasoning on as to why Hell seems to have some sort of advantage over Heaven. Perhaps the balance of all things dictates that Chaos will triumph over Order?
Just a thought, I suppose. I'm probably way off in my thinking.
I think it was more likely that Heaven invaded, than Hell to invade. In Hell there is a civil war and if Tyrael is missing then Imperius could have easaly convinced the other archangels[exept may be Auriel] that the atack on Sanctuary is the right thing to do. But it`s not likely.
If we were to assume that Heaven and Hell were equal in all aspects, I would agree with this. However, Heaven has a tactical advantage over Hell in that, if the choice boils down to siding with either force, most humans would help Heaven, if only because they hate Hell more. That advantage would be lost completely if Heaven were the initiators of a conflict.
Also, just because Malthael and Itherael keep their mouths shut at the end of The Veiled Prophet doesn't mean they're gullible.
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Also I think that may be Trag`Oul could have managed to shield Sanctuary by himself even with the worldstone destroyed. That`s the most logical thing to think, but again it`s not that likely.
I doubt it. In either case, even if he could have done it, it certainly wouldn't have been a permanent solution, and would only have given Heaven and Hell a clear indication that some other force watches over Sanctuary as well, one they are now unaware of.
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This struck me as peculiar. I have no clue if this could have any pertinance to anything in the Diablo Lore, but... One of the laws of Entropy state that Chaos will ALWAYS triumph over Order. It's just the way of things.
Indeed, just another thing working in favor of the Three. Of course, the Diablo universe most likely doesn't work this way, and Chaos and Order isn't really referring to entropy on an atomic level, but rather on a sentient level in regards to how they rule and exist as beings.
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The three may be united and wont back stab each other, but the lesser evils would surley take a stab at them if they had a chance to claim their power. Which is what happened, the three were banished from hell from there own followers.
The three may be united and wont back stab each other, but the lesser evils would surley take a stab at them if they had a chance to claim their power. Which is what happened, the three were banished from hell from there own followers.
The three may be united and wont back stab each other, but the lesser evils would surley take a stab at them if they had a chance to claim their power. Which is what happened, the three were banished from hell from there own followers.
Which we know, that isn't exacly ground-breaking news if I may be so bold
The important question still remains, why are the Three so special? Why are they impervious to the flaws that beset every other rank of power in the Diablo Universe.
if we were talking about humans, I could accept luck, chance or whatever as the cause. Naturally, a person like Uldyssian from the Sin War would likely be "uncorruptable", since otherwise it's unlikely that he would have gone as far. But these are the leading demons, and for all we know, in fact that is most often assumed, they were created as top dogs. They didn't struggle to the top and figh adversaries, they were born leaders. But so were the angels, so why the difference?
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I think they aren't infallible...and this might just be the nest BIG thing in the game series....
Think about it, the 2nd game somehow diluted the power and horror of Diablo by giving him two equally powerful brothers. Of course, it was their way of taking the story in an entirely new direction too, which was awesome.
I'm sure Bliz is not going to stick to the "resurrect the three and kill them again" thing once more, because every Bliz game does have awesome storylines and this is NOT A BIT awesome to me anymore. What if their way of turning the story round this time is to make Diablo defy Mephisto and Baal, and launch a newly planned vendetta, all on his own. And, think about it, that might just be his undoing, because as sure as anything he IS going to die ultimately at the end of this one. Bliz, i think, confirmed that.
Did I go off the rocker a bit? Sorry, but I think this line of thought holds potential...
I'm sure Bliz is not going to stick to the "resurrect the three and kill them again" thing once more, because every Bliz game does have awesome storylines and this is NOT A BIT awesome to me anymore. What if their way of turning the story round this time is to make Diablo defy Mephisto and Baal, and launch a newly planned vendetta, all on his own.
It was long since I write this thread...
A suggestion that has already been brought forth, however still does not answer my as to why there has never been any sign of open discord between the Three. This conflict doesn't go back a few decades, we're talking millennia upon millennia here.
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And, think about it, that might just be his undoing, because as sure as anything he IS going to die ultimately at the end of this one. Bliz, i think, confirmed that.
Saying they confirmed it isn't true. They've hinted that Diablo might not appear, and they've hinted that there might be future games of the Diablo series without the focus the current three games have.
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I made up a thread about that a few months ago, look a few pages into the lore forum and youl find it and i beleive that still to be possibly the best expanation to the three's cooperation.
Course if theres a Controlling figure in Hell, then shouldnt there be a equal in heaven?
These questions have been asked before on the forum and as far as ive been able to figure out, cannot be answerd with current information.
But it is fun to ponder eh?
To answer alot of the questions being put forward on these forums we can realy only wait for the actual game to come out.
I know this is a bit old but I'd like to share my thoughts.
I don't believe that the Three are not infallible, but in reality, there's no need to plot against one another. Each Prime has their own domain, and they have ultimate power within that domain. So why waste resources on one another when there is a common enemy?
Whereas with the Council, 5 Archangels share power within one domain, and in order for anything to be done there has to be majority vote. Made harder by the
fact that one is a neutral party in most instances and another is a rogue most of the time.
I believe it's more of a power issue than being infallible or not
Each Prime has their own domain, and they have ultimate power within that domain.
What do you mean by domain? If you mean Terror/Hatred/Destruction, I don't see how that affects anything. The Angiris Council could embody similar good epithets.
If you mean regions of Hell, there's little evidence of it. And in any case does not seem to be true, since Azmodan and Belial are running around in charge now. Besides, even if they held total control in a private circle of their own in Hell, there would still be a need to plot for advantage against each other for the ownership of Sanctuary.
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So why waste resources on one another when there is a common enemy?
The same argument can be applied to the Council.
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Whereas with the Council, 5 Archangels share power within one domain, and in order for anything to be done there has to be majority vote.
Hardly. A vote was held for the future of Sanctuary, which is not exactly an everyday event. Tyrael, so far as we know, hunted down the Prime Evils during the Dark Exile on his own accord.
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I believe it's more of a power issue than being infallible or not
The central question remains though that it would seem the Three at times place absolute trust in each other. For example, why was only Mephisto representing Hell when the future of Sanctuary was decided? The Council was there, and all had a say, but only Mephisto for the Three.
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That might not be entirely true though. Yes the Worldstone is gone, and we have reason to believe that the barrier between heaven, hell, and sanctuary is no more...but why has nothing happened for 20 years??
Why didn't the forces of Hell spill into Sanctuary almost the instant the Stone was destroyed??? For whatever reason, the forces of either side still cannot just walk right into Sanctuary.
Why wait 20 years?? Hell would have relished in the idea of slaughtering all of mankiind, and they have had a 20 year long chance to do so, and have not done so.
Its because of this that I think that The Three have plotted everything so far, from their own exile, to even being purposely defeated after being freed from their imprisonment. The only question that remains, is what they plan to do next? Why wait so long? And why I think they are far, far more cunning & powerful than even Heaven may be able to see.
Well im sure the demons of hell dont feel time like humans do. 20 years could be like a day to us or something. Heaven and hell have been fighting for all eternity. Also I think they dont want to attack agian because they want things to settle before they start invading. I mean when they were defeated the heroes were on edge probably waiting for something to happen. Things settle down and the new generations dont belive the story of demons and they forget about it. Now they can attack and people will not be expecting it.
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What do you mean by domain? If you mean Terror/Hatred/Destruction, I don't see how that affects anything. The Angiris Council could embody similar good epithets.
If you mean regions of Hell, there's little evidence of it. And in any case does not seem to be true, since Azmodan and Belial are running around in charge now. Besides, even if they held total control in a private circle of their own in Hell, there would still be a need to plot for advantage against each other for the ownership of Sanctuary.
I probably should have been more specific. I wasn't thinking in terms of landmass, but more...mindsets? Emotional "Domains". For Example, Diablo controls demons of Terror, Mephisto controls demons of Hatred, and Baal demons of Destruction. Hence each Prime has their own domain, and power.
That's true about the Archangels However, I was thinking that if a similar idea is followed with the Archangels, i.e. angels of war, angels of justice, etc., each of these 5 types of angels are all under the 1 "umbrella" of the Council.
Of course all of this is based on the assumption that there are in fact basic demons of terror, angels of war, etc. And I could very well be wrong seeing as how I haven't played Diablo in a LONG time.
The same argument can be applied to the Council.
True. See above for a better explanation. This could be "war of attrition" type of thing and there's a lot more demons. Again I'm just getting started into Diablo so I could be wrong.
Hardly. A vote was held for the future of Sanctuary, which is not exactly an everyday event. Tyrael, so far as we know, hunted down the Prime Evils during the Dark Exile on his own accord.
Would it be safe to assume that most major decisions would have to be a majority vote? Or do only the really REALLY big decisions have to be voted upon? (I"m not being sarcastic or anything, I'm just curious). I did mention that there was a "rogue agent" within the Council so it did make things a little harder for them.
The central question remains though that it would seem the Three at times place absolute trust in each other. For example, why was only Mephisto representing Hell when the future of Sanctuary was decided? The Council was there, and all had a say, but only Mephisto for the Three.
That is something that I can't really think of anything, other than blood is thicker than water. Perhaps there is a true "brotherly love" with the Three and they will forever stand united as long as Heaven exists? And perhaps Mephisto was chosen because he is the eldest, and typically elders are leaders. Again this is something where I'm drawing a blank.
I think Mama and Papa of the Three need to make an appearance
I dont like the idea of the three having parents...Just doesent seem right.
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I probably should have been more specific. I wasn't thinking in terms of landmass, but more...mindsets? Emotional "Domains". For Example, Diablo controls demons of Terror, Mephisto controls demons of Hatred, and Baal demons of Destruction. Hence each Prime has their own domain, and power.
That's true about the Archangels However, I was thinking that if a similar idea is followed with the Archangels, i.e. angels of war, angels of justice, etc., each of these 5 types of angels are all under the 1 "umbrella" of the Council.
Of course all of this is based on the assumption that there are in fact basic demons of terror, angels of war, etc. And I could very well be wrong seeing as how I haven't played Diablo in a LONG time.
Well it's not entirely wrong. There are demons whom we know serve specific Prime Evils. Astrogha, for example, is a demon of Terror and serves Diablo. But it should be added that he has no qualms about defying his master, so long as he gains by doing it.
Diablo may be the Lord of Terror, but they all three rule through fear. The lesser demons obey because they must more or less.
In light of this, there are never any demons who backstab their masters by going to another Prime. That doesn't make any sense. It's as if all demons know the Three won't turn against each other.
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True. See above for a better explanation. This could be "war of attrition" type of thing and there's a lot more demons. Again I'm just getting started into Diablo so I could be wrong.
It seems to be pretty equal. The one time we have seen Heaven in full force, they seemed an even match for Hell. Though it's hard to say for sure. Hell, how are demons born even? Aside from Vile Children we don't know how demons are "made".
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Would it be safe to assume that most major decisions would have to be a majority vote? Or do only the really REALLY big decisions have to be voted upon? (I"m not being sarcastic or anything, I'm just curious). I did mention that there was a "rogue agent" within the Council so it did make things a little harder for them.
We have no idea to be certain. We've only seen the Council once, and that was during the vote for Sanctuary, which could arguable be called the biggest decision ever made. Apart from that, we don't know how often the Council require a vote.
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That is something that I can't really think of anything, other than blood is thicker than water. Perhaps there is a true "brotherly love" with the Three and they will forever stand united as long as Heaven exists? And perhaps Mephisto was chosen because he is the eldest, and typically elders are leaders. Again this is something where I'm drawing a blank.
Except Tyrael and Inarius refer to each other as brothers as well. And there's not a whole lot of brotherly love there.
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I dont like the idea of the three having parents...Just doesent seem right.
Mephisto: Mom, I'm going out to conquer Sanctaury.
Mother: Will you be home for dinner?
Mephisto: Mom, we'll be gone for months!
Mother: You'll be home by 9:30. And look after your brothers Mephisto.
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I hate to bump this, but I thought I would because it's an interesting topic concerning the behavior of angels and demons.
Personally, I do not believe angels or demons have "personalities" but rather they fill the roles attributed to them. Tyrael is the essence of Justice, Mephisto the Lord of Hatred, Belial the Lord of Lies, etc. They must act in accordance to who they are as they have always been since the creation of reality.
It would be silly to consider that angels and demons feel emotion in the same way that man does. In lore, they are archetypal characters who are very, very flat.
Inarius created Sanctuary because he is the Archangel of Creation: he sought to end the Sin War because of the pure destruction it caused. Imperius, the Archangel of War (probably), wants to destroy Sanctuary because of his infinite and unrelenting need to wage war (if Sanctuary succeeds and one side becomes victor, there will be no Sin War and unending peace and harmony).
The Three Prime Evils work together because they work toward a common goal and have no interest in betraying each other. Beyond that, even, they work together because that is simply their role. Belial and Azmodan are indeed destined to wage war against each other endlessly until the Three Primes can overthrow them in the midst of their civil war.
It is only the choices of men that sway victory one way or the other.
It would be silly to consider that angels and demons feel emotion in the same way that man does. In lore, they are archetypal characters who are very, very flat.
And still, it is apparent that Inarius does feel emotion in the Sin War novels. He is both angry a great many times, and frightened by Tyrael.
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Inarius created Sanctuary because he is the Archangel of Creation: he sought to end the Sin War because of the pure destruction it caused.
While an interesting point, it has not been stated ever that any of the archangels have any epithets like that of the Three. As well, Inarius is by the end of the Sin War novels planning on destroying Sanctuary. Although granted he is planning to remake it, not remove it completely. An interesting point.
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Imperius, the Archangel of War (probably), wants to destroy Sanctuary because of his infinite and unrelenting need to wage war (if Sanctuary succeeds and one side becomes victor, there will be no Sin War and unending peace and harmony).
Well, I don't know if I'd call victory for Hell harmonious, but I see your point.
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The Three Prime Evils work together because they work toward a common goal and have no interest in betraying each other. Beyond that, even, they work together because that is simply their role.
You have no however answered how that causes Inarius to betray Heaven, for it must likewise be his role to cooperate with the rest of the Angiris.
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While my knowledge of Diablo lore is ethereal at best, I do imagine it was Inarius' destiny to betray Heaven and create Sanctuary.
Ultimately, my most important point is that the actions of Heaven or Hell are largely, if not completely, preordained. The only changes in its destiny stem from the actions of man, but how Heaven and Hell alike react are entirely dependent on their "archetypal personalities," as it were.
Some quotes from Birthright...
But Inarius grew sick of the endless plotting and counterplotting. Nothing was gained.
Inarius' very existence reinforces the idea of predivination: why have an Archangel of Creation if the Great Conflict creates nothing?
The angel [Inarius] dismissed the vision of her [Lilith] with what in humans would have been bitterness but in Inarius was certainly no such base emotion. He was above all that, of course. He reacted only as events demanded, no more.
Unless I'm interpreting this awkwardly, it seems to me Inarius is as much bound to his archetypal personality as humans are to gravity. Which isn't to say angels and demons do not feel emotion: but that they feel it to extremes and nothing else. For example, Mephisto's blind hatred for Inarius compels him to bargain with Heaven for him.
Inarius' very existence reinforces the idea of predivination: why have an Archangel of Creation if the Great Conflict creates nothing?
You must excuse me, but what does predivination mean?
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Unless I'm interpreting this awkwardly, it seems to me Inarius is as much bound to his archetypal personality as humans are to gravity. Which isn't to say angels and demons do not feel emotion: but that they feel it to extremes and nothing else. For example, Mephisto's blind hatred for Inarius compels him to bargain with Heaven for him.
Or, it could be Inarius own prideful thought of himself. Though I suppose it comes down to how one interprets the passage: is the sentence a reflection of Inarius' thoughts, or is it by an all-knowing teller of the story?
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This struck me as peculiar. I have no clue if this could have any pertinance to anything in the Diablo Lore, but... One of the laws of Entropy state that Chaos will ALWAYS triumph over Order. It's just the way of things.
If the same could be applied to the series, then we may have a reasoning on as to why Hell seems to have some sort of advantage over Heaven. Perhaps the balance of all things dictates that Chaos will triumph over Order?
Just a thought, I suppose. I'm probably way off in my thinking.
Also, just because Malthael and Itherael keep their mouths shut at the end of The Veiled Prophet doesn't mean they're gullible.
I doubt it. In either case, even if he could have done it, it certainly wouldn't have been a permanent solution, and would only have given Heaven and Hell a clear indication that some other force watches over Sanctuary as well, one they are now unaware of.
Indeed, just another thing working in favor of the Three. Of course, the Diablo universe most likely doesn't work this way, and Chaos and Order isn't really referring to entropy on an atomic level, but rather on a sentient level in regards to how they rule and exist as beings.
as planned by the three.
The important question still remains, why are the Three so special? Why are they impervious to the flaws that beset every other rank of power in the Diablo Universe.
if we were talking about humans, I could accept luck, chance or whatever as the cause. Naturally, a person like Uldyssian from the Sin War would likely be "uncorruptable", since otherwise it's unlikely that he would have gone as far. But these are the leading demons, and for all we know, in fact that is most often assumed, they were created as top dogs. They didn't struggle to the top and figh adversaries, they were born leaders. But so were the angels, so why the difference?
Think about it, the 2nd game somehow diluted the power and horror of Diablo by giving him two equally powerful brothers. Of course, it was their way of taking the story in an entirely new direction too, which was awesome.
I'm sure Bliz is not going to stick to the "resurrect the three and kill them again" thing once more, because every Bliz game does have awesome storylines and this is NOT A BIT awesome to me anymore. What if their way of turning the story round this time is to make Diablo defy Mephisto and Baal, and launch a newly planned vendetta, all on his own. And, think about it, that might just be his undoing, because as sure as anything he IS going to die ultimately at the end of this one. Bliz, i think, confirmed that.
Did I go off the rocker a bit? Sorry, but I think this line of thought holds potential...
A suggestion that has already been brought forth, however still does not answer my as to why there has never been any sign of open discord between the Three. This conflict doesn't go back a few decades, we're talking millennia upon millennia here.
Saying they confirmed it isn't true. They've hinted that Diablo might not appear, and they've hinted that there might be future games of the Diablo series without the focus the current three games have.
Course if theres a Controlling figure in Hell, then shouldnt there be a equal in heaven?
These questions have been asked before on the forum and as far as ive been able to figure out, cannot be answerd with current information.
But it is fun to ponder eh?
To answer alot of the questions being put forward on these forums we can realy only wait for the actual game to come out.
I don't believe that the Three are not infallible, but in reality, there's no need to plot against one another. Each Prime has their own domain, and they have ultimate power within that domain. So why waste resources on one another when there is a common enemy?
Whereas with the Council, 5 Archangels share power within one domain, and in order for anything to be done there has to be majority vote. Made harder by the
fact that one is a neutral party in most instances and another is a rogue most of the time.
I believe it's more of a power issue than being infallible or not
What do you mean by domain? If you mean Terror/Hatred/Destruction, I don't see how that affects anything. The Angiris Council could embody similar good epithets.
If you mean regions of Hell, there's little evidence of it. And in any case does not seem to be true, since Azmodan and Belial are running around in charge now. Besides, even if they held total control in a private circle of their own in Hell, there would still be a need to plot for advantage against each other for the ownership of Sanctuary.
The same argument can be applied to the Council.
Hardly. A vote was held for the future of Sanctuary, which is not exactly an everyday event. Tyrael, so far as we know, hunted down the Prime Evils during the Dark Exile on his own accord.
The central question remains though that it would seem the Three at times place absolute trust in each other. For example, why was only Mephisto representing Hell when the future of Sanctuary was decided? The Council was there, and all had a say, but only Mephisto for the Three.
Well im sure the demons of hell dont feel time like humans do. 20 years could be like a day to us or something. Heaven and hell have been fighting for all eternity. Also I think they dont want to attack agian because they want things to settle before they start invading. I mean when they were defeated the heroes were on edge probably waiting for something to happen. Things settle down and the new generations dont belive the story of demons and they forget about it. Now they can attack and people will not be expecting it.
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I probably should have been more specific. I wasn't thinking in terms of landmass, but more...mindsets? Emotional "Domains". For Example, Diablo controls demons of Terror, Mephisto controls demons of Hatred, and Baal demons of Destruction. Hence each Prime has their own domain, and power.
That's true about the Archangels However, I was thinking that if a similar idea is followed with the Archangels, i.e. angels of war, angels of justice, etc., each of these 5 types of angels are all under the 1 "umbrella" of the Council.
Of course all of this is based on the assumption that there are in fact basic demons of terror, angels of war, etc. And I could very well be wrong seeing as how I haven't played Diablo in a LONG time.
True. See above for a better explanation. This could be "war of attrition" type of thing and there's a lot more demons. Again I'm just getting started into Diablo so I could be wrong.
Would it be safe to assume that most major decisions would have to be a majority vote? Or do only the really REALLY big decisions have to be voted upon? (I"m not being sarcastic or anything, I'm just curious). I did mention that there was a "rogue agent" within the Council so it did make things a little harder for them.
That is something that I can't really think of anything, other than blood is thicker than water. Perhaps there is a true "brotherly love" with the Three and they will forever stand united as long as Heaven exists? And perhaps Mephisto was chosen because he is the eldest, and typically elders are leaders. Again this is something where I'm drawing a blank.
I think Mama and Papa of the Three need to make an appearance
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Well it's not entirely wrong. There are demons whom we know serve specific Prime Evils. Astrogha, for example, is a demon of Terror and serves Diablo. But it should be added that he has no qualms about defying his master, so long as he gains by doing it.
Diablo may be the Lord of Terror, but they all three rule through fear. The lesser demons obey because they must more or less.
In light of this, there are never any demons who backstab their masters by going to another Prime. That doesn't make any sense. It's as if all demons know the Three won't turn against each other.
It seems to be pretty equal. The one time we have seen Heaven in full force, they seemed an even match for Hell. Though it's hard to say for sure. Hell, how are demons born even? Aside from Vile Children we don't know how demons are "made".
We have no idea to be certain. We've only seen the Council once, and that was during the vote for Sanctuary, which could arguable be called the biggest decision ever made. Apart from that, we don't know how often the Council require a vote.
Except Tyrael and Inarius refer to each other as brothers as well. And there's not a whole lot of brotherly love there.
Mephisto: Mom, I'm going out to conquer Sanctaury.
Mother: Will you be home for dinner?
Mephisto: Mom, we'll be gone for months!
Mother: You'll be home by 9:30. And look after your brothers Mephisto.
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Personally, I do not believe angels or demons have "personalities" but rather they fill the roles attributed to them. Tyrael is the essence of Justice, Mephisto the Lord of Hatred, Belial the Lord of Lies, etc. They must act in accordance to who they are as they have always been since the creation of reality.
It would be silly to consider that angels and demons feel emotion in the same way that man does. In lore, they are archetypal characters who are very, very flat.
Inarius created Sanctuary because he is the Archangel of Creation: he sought to end the Sin War because of the pure destruction it caused. Imperius, the Archangel of War (probably), wants to destroy Sanctuary because of his infinite and unrelenting need to wage war (if Sanctuary succeeds and one side becomes victor, there will be no Sin War and unending peace and harmony).
The Three Prime Evils work together because they work toward a common goal and have no interest in betraying each other. Beyond that, even, they work together because that is simply their role. Belial and Azmodan are indeed destined to wage war against each other endlessly until the Three Primes can overthrow them in the midst of their civil war.
It is only the choices of men that sway victory one way or the other.
And still, it is apparent that Inarius does feel emotion in the Sin War novels. He is both angry a great many times, and frightened by Tyrael.
While an interesting point, it has not been stated ever that any of the archangels have any epithets like that of the Three. As well, Inarius is by the end of the Sin War novels planning on destroying Sanctuary. Although granted he is planning to remake it, not remove it completely. An interesting point.
Well, I don't know if I'd call victory for Hell harmonious, but I see your point.
You have no however answered how that causes Inarius to betray Heaven, for it must likewise be his role to cooperate with the rest of the Angiris.
Ultimately, my most important point is that the actions of Heaven or Hell are largely, if not completely, preordained. The only changes in its destiny stem from the actions of man, but how Heaven and Hell alike react are entirely dependent on their "archetypal personalities," as it were.
Some quotes from Birthright...
Inarius' very existence reinforces the idea of predivination: why have an Archangel of Creation if the Great Conflict creates nothing?
Unless I'm interpreting this awkwardly, it seems to me Inarius is as much bound to his archetypal personality as humans are to gravity. Which isn't to say angels and demons do not feel emotion: but that they feel it to extremes and nothing else. For example, Mephisto's blind hatred for Inarius compels him to bargain with Heaven for him.
Or, it could be Inarius own prideful thought of himself. Though I suppose it comes down to how one interprets the passage: is the sentence a reflection of Inarius' thoughts, or is it by an all-knowing teller of the story?