I don't know, if anyone could make it not seem like a cliche, Blizzard could. Although, I would be fairly annoyed if Diablo was someone born again, I mean, he survived the first game, barely, and clearly was reduced to ashes in the second one (physically) and then his spirit/power was destroyed when his soulstone survived. If anything, a reincarnation of Diablo would be the worst cliche.
All the PRIME EVILS equal, but personally, I say Mephisto is the one who is most evil
In his cinematic, he looked like the one who devised the whole operation of opening the portal for Diablo to enter Hell to muster up the armies, and for Baal to open the gateway for the armies to come through. He is also the one who stayerd behind to delay the hero and/or heros but inevitably failed (He's gonna die by us).
On an accomplishment score, I say Diablo and Mephisto are both equal. They both corrupted the area and its inhabitants near where their soulstones were held ((Monastery, Kurast)). Baal on the other hand was the hardest to imprison ((Shattering his soulstone and all that mumbo jumbo)).
Anyways, A QUESTION! Tyrael states in Act IV of Diablo II, that the Prime Evils could've devised the whole plan up, with them being trapped in the soulstones. If this is the case, could they have a backup plan incase this one failed (which it did), therefore opening a whole new area of possibilites, thus providing the background for......*insert drum-roll here-...............DIABLO III?!?!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
ok...i think ur missing a LOOTTTTTTTTT of the Christian symbolism, references and structure. U say its not about satan, but isnt it really? first off they are all equal because of the folowing: what is "diablo" the spanish name for Devil, Satan e.t.c, its usually a pronoun, not a common noun like "A" devil. what about baal? thts far away right???no. if you read the bible then you know that all throughout the main religion that rivals the teachings of jesus is Baal Worship. Its said that Satan the devil came to the earth to mislead and get humans to bow to him. so its clear that Baal was a VERY satan pushed god, as in it was practically him. so once again one of the brothers is still a reference to the SUPREME evil. What about mephisto? this one takes some research! ill tell ya tht much lol! this one is a name for satan that was derived in mideval times, just another name for the big guy. SO it becomes GLARINGLY obvious that there is not one stronger because without 1 any other of the borthers cannot exist for the fact that they are one in the same symbolically representing that "prime" evil in judeo-christianity. And as for a jesus figure. please tell me u can figure lets take a look at something. look up micheal the arc-angel in the bible. many believe it another name for Jesus as he is presumed as the most high over man but still under God. So REALLY theres a LOT of-Christianity reference in diablo and therefore as i explained they are all equal but revolve primarily around Diablo
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ok...i think ur missing a LOOTTTTTTTTT of the Christian symbolism, references and structure. U say its not about satan, but isnt it really? first off they are all equal because of the folowing: what is "diablo" the spanish name for Devil, Satan e.t.c, its usually a pronoun, not a common noun like "A" devil. what about baal? thts far away right???no. if you read the bible then you know that all throughout the main religion that rivals the teachings of jesus is Baal Worship. Its said that Satan the devil came to the earth to mislead and get humans to bow to him. so its clear that Baal was a VERY satan pushed god, as in it was practically him. so once again one of the brothers is still a reference to the SUPREME evil. What about mephisto? this one takes some research! ill tell ya tht much lol! this one is a name for satan that was derived in mideval times, just another name for the big guy. SO it becomes GLARINGLY obvious that there is not one stronger because without 1 any other of the borthers cannot exist for the fact that they are one in the same symbolically representing that "prime" evil in judeo-christianity. And as for a jesus figure. please tell me u can figure lets take a look at something. look up micheal the arc-angel in the bible. many believe it another name for Jesus as he is presumed as the most high over man but still under God. So REALLY theres a LOT of-Christianity reference in diablo and therefore as i explained they are all equal but revolve primarily around Diablo
GOD DAMNIT MAN! PUT SOME PARAGRAPHS IN THAT!
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Damn, I just got finished soaking that wall of text all in. And I have to say:
1) There is no Christianity in Diablo
A) No God
No Bible
2) We all know that the Prime Evil's names (Mephisto, Baal, Diablo) are related to Satan or versions to his name
.....theres so many biblical names in disblo lol..u cant say tht christian influence doesnt exist in diablo, the fact tht all their names have something to do with satan DOES mean theres christianity in diablo lol
sry bout the paragraphs
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just the fact that Baal survived the longest and caused the greatest devastation (counting in the Worldstone which could mean the start of Diablo 3) and mayhem, and of course the most victims (both during the Sin War and Diablo 2 he was the last one to go down) he should be one step higher than the others.
Mephisto was the oldest brother of the Three, that explains why he appears to be running the show and he definitely is an extremely strong evil entity (he destroyed Inarius' army and corrupted the Zakarum council by himself) but I still dont think he'd accomplish as much by himself.
Diablo managed to free himself and the other two from the Soulstones and thats his biggest plus so far
Actually Mephisto freed himself, he was just waiting for Diablo and Baal and controlling the Zakarumites from the temple, he seems to be less hands on then the other 2. He also sent Leoric for Diablo to use.
And I believe that Baal was always physically the strongest, his soul did crack the Soulstone.
"Mephisto finally managed to overcome the powers of the Soulstone that imprisoned him enough to influence and corrupt the local priesthood, known as the Zakarum. The Demon then had the priests work spells to shatter the Soulstone into seven shards, breaking the mystic seal and freeing the Lord of Hatred. Mephisto drove the six smaller shards into the left palms of six Zakarum archbishops who were then charged with bringing him nourishment in the form of human sacrifices while running their temple. The largest stone pierced the hand of the Que-Hegan, the highest divine authority of the Zakarum faith. It was this body that the Demon used as his manifestation on the mortal plane, warping the mortal’s form into an approximation of his true visage. For years the corrupted religious leaders of the Zakarum have kept Mephisto supplied with information and misguided followers to carry out his plans of conquest. He eventually met up with Diablo, and the two began to work to enslaving the human race. However, Mephisto was later killed by the same adventurers (or adventurer) that would go on to kill Diablo. Mephisto's Soulstone was destroyed in the Hellforge after his defeat, ensuring that he demon stayed dead.
Mephisto is considered the most intensely evil brother of the three Prime Evils (and is also the oldest). So overwhelming is his evil that his malevolent influence can bring the dead back to life; these zombified beasts are filled with such anger for the living that not even death can quench their desire for pain and suffering. Mephisto may also be viewed as the most intelligent and calculating. Over the years, after having ensorcelled the Zakarum, he used his newfound power to bring the lands of Sanctuary under his heel through the martial power of warped Paladins, and sent the Zakarum deep into Westmarch, where his inwitting servant, King Leoric, would take over Tristram."
- from http://diablo.wikia.com/
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It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
Well whatever blizzard does, it will be freaking awesome.
In his cinematic, he looked like the one who devised the whole operation of opening the portal for Diablo to enter Hell to muster up the armies, and for Baal to open the gateway for the armies to come through. He is also the one who stayerd behind to delay the hero and/or heros but inevitably failed (He's gonna die by us).
On an accomplishment score, I say Diablo and Mephisto are both equal. They both corrupted the area and its inhabitants near where their soulstones were held ((Monastery, Kurast)). Baal on the other hand was the hardest to imprison ((Shattering his soulstone and all that mumbo jumbo)).
Anyways, A QUESTION! Tyrael states in Act IV of Diablo II, that the Prime Evils could've devised the whole plan up, with them being trapped in the soulstones. If this is the case, could they have a backup plan incase this one failed (which it did), therefore opening a whole new area of possibilites, thus providing the background for......*insert drum-roll here-...............DIABLO III?!?!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
Fuck you, I'm a dragon.
Fuck you, I'm a dragon.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
GOD DAMNIT MAN! PUT SOME PARAGRAPHS IN THAT!
-999999999999999 minutes pass-
Damn, I just got finished soaking that wall of text all in. And I have to say:
1) There is no Christianity in Diablo
A) No God
No Bible
2) We all know that the Prime Evil's names (Mephisto, Baal, Diablo) are related to Satan or versions to his name
sry bout the paragraphs
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
Fuck you, I'm a dragon.
Mephisto was the oldest brother of the Three, that explains why he appears to be running the show and he definitely is an extremely strong evil entity (he destroyed Inarius' army and corrupted the Zakarum council by himself) but I still dont think he'd accomplish as much by himself.
Diablo managed to free himself and the other two from the Soulstones and thats his biggest plus so far
And I believe that Baal was always physically the strongest, his soul did crack the Soulstone.
"Mephisto finally managed to overcome the powers of the Soulstone that imprisoned him enough to influence and corrupt the local priesthood, known as the Zakarum. The Demon then had the priests work spells to shatter the Soulstone into seven shards, breaking the mystic seal and freeing the Lord of Hatred. Mephisto drove the six smaller shards into the left palms of six Zakarum archbishops who were then charged with bringing him nourishment in the form of human sacrifices while running their temple. The largest stone pierced the hand of the Que-Hegan, the highest divine authority of the Zakarum faith. It was this body that the Demon used as his manifestation on the mortal plane, warping the mortal’s form into an approximation of his true visage. For years the corrupted religious leaders of the Zakarum have kept Mephisto supplied with information and misguided followers to carry out his plans of conquest. He eventually met up with Diablo, and the two began to work to enslaving the human race. However, Mephisto was later killed by the same adventurers (or adventurer) that would go on to kill Diablo. Mephisto's Soulstone was destroyed in the Hellforge after his defeat, ensuring that he demon stayed dead.
Mephisto is considered the most intensely evil brother of the three Prime Evils (and is also the oldest). So overwhelming is his evil that his malevolent influence can bring the dead back to life; these zombified beasts are filled with such anger for the living that not even death can quench their desire for pain and suffering. Mephisto may also be viewed as the most intelligent and calculating. Over the years, after having ensorcelled the Zakarum, he used his newfound power to bring the lands of Sanctuary under his heel through the martial power of warped Paladins, and sent the Zakarum deep into Westmarch, where his inwitting servant, King Leoric, would take over Tristram."
- from http://diablo.wikia.com/