Here's the story of Diablo since game I for curious fans...
Diablo is the Lord of Terror, responsible for the seeding of humanity with violent images of bloodlust and terror, his primary weapon being the victim's fear. Diablo's appearance is that of a massive, red-skinned humanoid with sharp fangs and claws and curving horns, as well as long, bony blades sticking out of him (some have suggested that he is similar to a carnivorous dinosaur). In Diablo II, he additionally has a lizard-like tail and uses all four limbs to run. In a video sequence between acts, however, Diablo is seen walking through a portal completely erect on two feet.
He was the last of the three brothers to be captured into the soulstone by the Horadrim. Several tomes that may be found beneath the cathedral of Tristram speak of Diablo being the leader and the strongest of "The Three", though he is the youngest of the three brothers.
Initially trapped in his soulstone, he managed to corrupt Archbishop Lazarus, compelling him to kidnap Prince Albrecht. Seeing his beloved son missing, King Leoric has led expeditions to the labyrinth to find his son, only to have them all die gruesome deaths. Leoric had then gone mad, and later turned into the Skeleton king, though Diablo was not successful at completely corrupting him. It was later revealed that Lazarus had shoved Diablo's soulstone in the prince's forehead and allowed him to take over the prince's mind and body and re-manifest Diablo in the physical world.
Diablo was originally defeated under the labyrinths beneath Tristram. However, the hero then pressed the soulstone into his forehead, attempting to contain the Lord of Terror's essence. It was there that Diablo corrupted the hero and took over his body, being known from that point on as the Dark Wanderer. He then destroyed Tristram, and then passed through the rogue camp, reaching the monastery, leaving few survivors. One such survivor was Marius, who escaped into hiding. He reached Marius's hiding spot and destroyed it, leaving only Marius alive. Marius followed him from then on. He traveled east with Marius in an attempt to free his brothers.
He then successfully freed Baal, despite the intervention of Archangel Tyrael. Diablo, Baal, and Mephisto reunited in Kurast, using their combined powers to open the portal to Hell and Diablo reshaped the body of the Dark Wanderer to reveal his true self before he entered the gateway.
In Hell, Diablo is found in the Chaos Sanctuary, and will only come forth after the seals of the sanctuary have been broken. There, he was defeated by the pursuing adventurer and his soulstone was destroyed.
Inarius: Your little games will not work on me, demon! You forget with whom you deal!
Diablo: I deal with a traitor, a liar, and a murderer. It’s almost like dealing with one of my brothers.
The Shadow moved. Within it, a figure vaguely coalesced.
Inarius showed no sign of anxiety when that figure became another winged warrior he knew so well. “You are not Tyrael, and I am not afraid of him.”
Are you not? Then why do I resemble him?
…Now he was a human… Uldyssian ul-Diomed.
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Inarius: You have some reason for approaching me. Do so without the theatrics!
…The demon grew less distinct and certainly far less human. He became as much imagination as substance…
…it was the face that most stirred the fears within, for it kept shifting… A more reptilian face then appeared, feminine and much like that of another demon Inarius had known… vanished a moment later to be replaced again by that of the other angel… the demon laughed and changed again. Now empty shadow greeted Inarius… disturbed him more than any of his visitor’s other forms.
that doesnt explain how he returned from the abyss he was sent after his soulstone was destroyed (some said he was sent back to Hell like Andariel and Duriel but i cant confirm it) but since that same abyss spawned the Prime Evils, why not "respawn" them?
Kingdom of Shadow hinted some sort of link between Diablo and Ureh (mainly through its ruler Juris Khan). Since Ureh is lost between Heaven and Hell, I think it's possible that it will play an important role in the return of Diablo.
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Now how will Diablo be back in DIII?
Sorry I thought I read how will Diablo be in D3
Kingdom of Shadow hinted some sort of link between Diablo and Ureh (mainly through its ruler Juris Khan). Since Ureh is lost between Heaven and Hell, I think it's possible that it will play an important role in the return of Diablo.