I find it extraordinarly interesting that the Demon/announcement for Diablo III emerged from ice...and that the main demon we saw in the trailer had three heads, conjecture whether that is Diablo or some other Satan inspired demon aside.
Meaning? From the Wiki entry for Dante's Divine Comedy (an exploration of the 9 levels of Hell)...
"Condemned to the very center of hell for committing the ultimate sin (treachery against God) is Satan, who has three faces [...] He is waist deep in ice, and beats his six wings as if trying to escape, but the icy wind that emanates only further ensures his imprisonment (as well as that of the others in the ring)."
Were this "Diablo Demon" trapped in the Diablo world's "Abyss", Blizz taking a cue from Satan's entrapment being in a lake of ice makes a lot of sense...except he breaks free. In Diablo 3. Dun dun dunnnnn.
I must have missed the whole emerge from ice thing. I mean I saw like a week before the announcement the icey cave which served as an intro to Blizzard.com, but when they unveiled Diablo 3, all I saw was the red background and 3 spears of fire turn into Diablo III then the face of Diablo showed up. Now, it just automatically comes up like that, there's no cool effects. Still no ice..
i think hes refering to the teaser page being of ice cracking open that unveiled (eventually) diablos head, and a second reference alltogether w/ the 3 heads in the trailor.
btw: he reminds me of bahamut for some reason (final fantasy series)
a lot of games seem to take from dante's divine comedy so it could be possible that they are trying to make a connection to the last level of hell in the ice.
I find it extraordinarly interesting that the Demon/announcement for Diablo III emerged from ice...and that the main demon we saw in the trailer had three heads, conjecture whether that is Diablo or some other Satan inspired demon aside.
Meaning? From the Wiki entry for Dante's Divine Comedy (an exploration of the 9 levels of Hell)...
Were this "Diablo Demon" trapped in the Diablo world's "Abyss", Blizz taking a cue from Satan's entrapment being in a lake of ice makes a lot of sense...except he breaks free. In Diablo 3. Dun dun dunnnnn.
Very, very interesting theory... Good work.
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So what's wrong with a balrog? I dont get that impression at all and even if it really did, that demon looks much much cooler not to mention you havent seen it all yet.
Of course this are just some few seconds with a small view of D3 new Demon and LOTR Balrog, but that was just to bring up the similar looking, especially in the fire breath.
Meaning? From the Wiki entry for Dante's Divine Comedy (an exploration of the 9 levels of Hell)...
Were this "Diablo Demon" trapped in the Diablo world's "Abyss", Blizz taking a cue from Satan's entrapment being in a lake of ice makes a lot of sense...except he breaks free. In Diablo 3. Dun dun dunnnnn.
btw: he reminds me of bahamut for some reason (final fantasy series)
Very, very interesting theory... Good work.
GIEV D3 INFOZ NAO! ( <---Poster from the official Bnet Forums)
"I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone and her death will be a mystery... even to me."-Secret Window
So what's wrong with a balrog? I dont get that impression at all and even if it really did, that demon looks much much cooler not to mention you havent seen it all yet.
Watch at : 0:06 to 0:13
YouTube video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbYlq6O9QkE
Watch at : 1:38 to 1:41
Now Diablo III Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOcEv5CulfY
Of course this are just some few seconds with a small view of D3 new Demon and LOTR Balrog, but that was just to bring up the similar looking, especially in the fire breath.