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I agree with Bashiok that pixie cuts are, indeed, hot. However, it irritates me a little that they found such a difference necessary. Reminds me of the army's double-standard with male and female hair. If my girlfriend needn't shave her beautiful head of hair, why in Hell should I?

Mmmmm...that new pixie hair havin' monk is looking beard-a-licious.

I know! Isn't she the sexiest

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well at least she has more hair than the assassin ,and might (i hope) more cutter

Sorry she doesn't have more cutting than the assassin. She's rather blunt.

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I think she should look more holy in a way lighter hair maybe even white y know get some rings of light aroudn her head or something just my opinion though.

Sounds like something you'd find in an terrible amateur anime MMO.

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She has better be at least visually muscled so i can believe that she has the monks speed.

As everyone knows
muscle=speed.




not really.

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She has better be at least visually muscled so i can believe that she has the monks speed.

We've already got our fix of female bobyduilder in the form of the female barbarian. Why do we need a second one?

I think blizzard got a crazy idea in their design phase.

Devs team: Look at our new kick-ass class, the MONK!
boss: hmmm
Devs team: Its got hadoken and crazy spells, shizzz-ammmm!!
boss: Coool!!!!. But there aren't any female monks.
Devs: huhhhhhhh.....
boss: errr...
Dev: I know, Lets tell them..... Its OUR universe.
boss: Great idea!!!
boss: *look at drawing board* *stare at the next concept*
boss: *revival of the amazon*

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Girl with pixie haircut that can kick ass and looks Asian? Win

But the monk is not Asian at all.

EDIT: Oh and by the way. They said that the monk is basically an orthodox monk who went to train and school himself somewhere in the east. And there actually ARE female monks in the orthodox traditions, they are just called a different name for which there is not an equivalent in the English language.

Hm. Never knew that before, Dimedog.


Go figure :rolleyes:

pixie cut is just what i was hoping for!
im so relieved she won't have long hair, (could have lived with bald or fuzzy).
the character i have been waiting for will look just like i want her to.

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Hm. Never knew that before, Dimedog.

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There will be a female monk.

Women can be monks as well in eastern religions, of which the monk draws the majority of his influence. We're obviously putting a western spin on it though and making it something specific for Sanctuary.

Go figure :rolleyes:

that is just bullshit.
there is no such thing as a female monk.
the word monk in our reality is a gender specific term
women who are the equivalent of monks in eastern religions are called nuns

They're essentially equivalent, actually. All that changes is the name and subservience. It wouldn't have been practical to have a different name for a female version (see here). Watch your trolling, please.

The female monk or nun in the Pali language is known as a “bhikkhuni”, which means a woman who has obtained the higher ordination (upasampada) in the Buddha’s Sangha.

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that is just bullshit.
there is no such thing as a female monk.
the word monk in our reality is a gender specific term
women who are the equivalent of monks in eastern religions are called nuns

You know what, screw English.

Lets create a new language for Diablo III.

I don't see why there's all this HubHub about a character's name really. I see the name more like a lifestyle than an actual position or title.The term Knight is most of the time refered to man and you had to be a man in order to get knighted. There are exceptions like Jeanne D'arc which was knighted by the france court if I remember correctly. Which proves that even if a term is related to man, some females can also get it on special occasions. This will render our femal character a lot more interesting since she was sooo awesome that she could attain a rank attributed to a man So now, this is gonna be a very cool thing.

There is a difference in knight and monk. The dictionary or most say that "a person" is a knight. While "a MAN" for monk.

1. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.
2. (Abbr. Knt. or Kt.) A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
3. (Abbr. K.) A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.


1. (Abbr. Knt. or Kt.) A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.
1. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.
2. The devoted champion of a lady

If you put it in any way, it's a man. Women didn't go to war in medieval times and in the Roman era it was the same. Women going to war is a new concept that's just begining to submerge in our current culture. They were looked upon with little interest (there are some exceptions here, such as egyptians).

Monk definition:
A monk (Greek: μοναχός, monachos) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.

There you go, a monk is usually refered as a Man but a women can also fit the criteria if she follows the same principles and lifestyle.

Shes gonna be a hotty for sure! Grrr

Quote from "Valtonis" »

that is just bullshit.
there is no such thing as a female monk.
the word monk in our reality is a gender specific term
women who are the equivalent of monks in eastern religions are called nuns

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However, it irritates me a little that they found such a difference necessary. Reminds me of the army's double-standard with male and female hair. If my girlfriend needn't shave her beautiful head of hair, why in Hell should I?

Agreed... the whole shaving thing... really. If you need to shave it, do it to everybody. If you don't, don't do it at all.

The "western spin" probably means that the female version would have to be hot though...

OP updated.

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2. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.
3. (Abbr. Knt. or Kt.) A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
4. (Abbr. K.) A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
5. (Abbr. Knt. or Kt.) A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.
7. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.
8. The devoted champion of a lady
If you put it in any way, it's a man. Women didn't go to war in medieval times and in the Roman era it was the same. Women going to war is a new concept that's just begining to submerge in our current culture. They were looked upon with little interest (there are some exceptions here, such as egyptians).

Monk definition:
A monk (Greek: μοναχός, monachos) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.

There you go, a monk is usually refered as a Man but a women can also fit the criteria if she follows the same principles and lifestyle.

A lot of dictionary says "a man" but serveral of the modern one says "person" (for knight). But I haven't seen much, if any says "a person" for monk.