Thta must be something important, or atleast blizzard thinks it looks cool. That is the picture shown on the main blizzard page. It could be an alter for a fallen angel....who maybe takes over if you beat diablo in mid-game like you do with the addition of LOD to D2... could also become a protector of the realm gateway after his fall from grace. either way, def is an angel and def doesnt look friendly
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It's obviously Imperius, didn't you notice that he has a helm and armor, just like the angel in the comet artwork, also notice the thing he's on, looks like an upturned sword, which is Imperius' emblem. The same that appeared on his chest after his armor seemed to be stripped away. Try going in photoshop and flipping the image upright, it seems to be an ornamental sword/dagger thing.
Good find, I've already set Ureh as my new Wallpaper =)
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It's obviously Imperius, didn't you notice that he has a helm and armor, just like the angel in the comet artwork, also notice the thing he's on, looks like an upturned sword, which is Imperius' emblem. The same that appeared on his chest after his armor seemed to be stripped away. Try going in photoshop and flipping the image upright, it seems to be an ornamental sword/dagger thing.
It's definitely the same Angel but I'm not sure it's Imperius, the symbol on his chest looks more like a cross than a sword. His wings have something hellish about them, maybe he's actually Inarius (Tyrael's brother and creator of Sanctuary).
As for the altar I think it has something to do with Ureh, if I remember correctly in Kingdom of Shadows there was something about a stone located at the summit of the mountain and another deep inside the mountain which actually enabled Ureh to stay in the mortal realm or something. This is somewhat reminiscent of this artwork.
Also I think this monster might be the one who attacked Captain Dumon and his crew at the beginning of Kingdom of Shadows (my memory is fuzzy though)
EDIT: Look at this screenshot, the Barb has wounds all across his body
Good find, I've already set Ureh as my new Wallpaper =)
It's definitely the same Angel but I'm not sure it's Imperius, the symbol on his chest looks more like a cross than a sword. His wings have something hellish about them, maybe he's actually Inarius (Tyrael's brother and creator of Sanctuary).
As for the altar I think it has something to do with Ureh, if I remember correctly in Kingdom of Shadows there was something about a stone located at the summit of the mountain and another deep inside the mountain which actually enabled Ureh to stay in the mortal realm or something. This is somewhat reminiscent of this artwork.
Also I think this monster might be the one who attacked Captain Dumon and his crew at the beginning of Kingdom of Shadows (my memory is fuzzy though)
Crosses don't belong in Diablo, I know they appear in gameplay on palidens and stuff, but that's just a fluke, there's no Jesus, or in fact God in Diablo, so there should be no crosses. Regardless wether you think it's a sword or a cross on his chest the alter thing very clearly seems to be a sword to me. The flaming red wings are natural, we've only seen 2 angels, Tyrael and Hadriel, Hadriel could be a servant of Tyrael's or something so he has the same armor colors and stuff, but impereius is all red and flaming colored, so this fits him. That and the armor. Though I do admit after playing with it in photoshop, it looks like there is a portal behind him.
Red wings have nothing to do with Inarius, Inarius would look like an overlord from Diablo 1, disqualifing this angel for being him. Unless he could change his appearance, in which case he wouldn't look like an angel of war, he would look a lot more like the most beutiful thing you ever saw, just like he was before Mephisto got him.
EDIT: Look at this screenshot, the Barb has wounds all across his body
Already set it as my new wallpaper too. Nice find guess no one was paying attention to the main site. Good eye Veltras; the barb does have cuts on him. That would be sweet if there is visibile damage to our chars now too; I know they already mentioned about the monsters. How bout if armor deformed or weapons dulled; now that would be sweet!!!
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/artwork.xml#55
and
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/artwork.xml#53
The first one seems like and angel (Imperius?) at an altar and the second one looks like a new enemy.
Edit: heres what Spelljammer was taking about
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/screenshots.xml#32
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/screenshots.xml#33
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/_images/wallpapers/wall5/wall5-1280x1024.jpg
^ high res
alot of detail in that piece this looks excellent
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Sister sites.
It's definitely the same Angel but I'm not sure it's Imperius, the symbol on his chest looks more like a cross than a sword. His wings have something hellish about them, maybe he's actually Inarius (Tyrael's brother and creator of Sanctuary).
As for the altar I think it has something to do with Ureh, if I remember correctly in Kingdom of Shadows there was something about a stone located at the summit of the mountain and another deep inside the mountain which actually enabled Ureh to stay in the mortal realm or something. This is somewhat reminiscent of this artwork.
Also I think this monster might be the one who attacked Captain Dumon and his crew at the beginning of Kingdom of Shadows (my memory is fuzzy though)
EDIT: Look at this screenshot, the Barb has wounds all across his body
Crosses don't belong in Diablo, I know they appear in gameplay on palidens and stuff, but that's just a fluke, there's no Jesus, or in fact God in Diablo, so there should be no crosses. Regardless wether you think it's a sword or a cross on his chest the alter thing very clearly seems to be a sword to me. The flaming red wings are natural, we've only seen 2 angels, Tyrael and Hadriel, Hadriel could be a servant of Tyrael's or something so he has the same armor colors and stuff, but impereius is all red and flaming colored, so this fits him. That and the armor. Though I do admit after playing with it in photoshop, it looks like there is a portal behind him.
Red wings have nothing to do with Inarius, Inarius would look like an overlord from Diablo 1, disqualifing this angel for being him. Unless he could change his appearance, in which case he wouldn't look like an angel of war, he would look a lot more like the most beutiful thing you ever saw, just like he was before Mephisto got him.
http://www.sc2armory.com/
Sister sites.
Already set it as my new wallpaper too. Nice find guess no one was paying attention to the main site. Good eye Veltras; the barb does have cuts on him. That would be sweet if there is visibile damage to our chars now too; I know they already mentioned about the monsters. How bout if armor deformed or weapons dulled; now that would be sweet!!!
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