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Diablo lore compilation - the story so far

IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
edited March 2023 in Diablo IV
In case your Diablo lore is rusty - mine certainly was - I'm copying and pasting a Reddit post from u/Mirdclawer with links to videos detailing the complete lore of Diablo.

It's several hours of YT videos so enjoy at your own pace in case you want to know what happened before you start playing Diablo 4.

https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/125txhq/story_and_lore_compilation_list_of_videos_to/

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Stay Awhile and Listen!

Part 1: Pre-Diablo games lore
For the story and lore before the games, I think that there is nothing better than Rhykker's lore videos and his wonderfully beautiful voice. Be amazed by the fact that when this video serie started, we had no idea yet that Lilith and Inarius were going to be essential to the Diablo IV story! Those are mostly videos of 10-15 minutes, well put together. I'd advise against skipping episodes, everything is important and relevant to the Diablo world and story so far.

Lilith & Inarius: The Birth of Rathma & Humanity - Diablo Lore: Part 1

The Fall of Lilith & Rise of the Ancients: Diablo Lore: Part 2

Mephisto: Father of Lilith & The Prime Evils - Diablo Lore: Part 3

The Return of Lilith & the Revenge of Rathma. Diablo Lore: Part 4

The Fall of Inarius: The Great Sacrifice. Diablo Lore Part 5

Who Are The Archangels of the Angiris Council? Diablo Lore Part 6

Who Won The Mage Clan Wars after the Sin War? Diablo Lore Part 7

Who Was Akarat? How did he change the world of Sanctuary? Diablo Lore Part 8

The Dark Exile: Diablo Lore - Part 9

The Brotherhood of the Horadrim: Diablo Lore - Part 10

The Corruption of the Soulstones: Diablo Lore - Part 11

Who Created The Skeleton King? Diablo Lore - Part 12


Part 2: Diablo 1 game story and events

Diablo 1: Game story and events

The Tragic Story of Diablo 1 - Diablo Lore Explained

In between Diablo 1 & 2:

How the Rogues Betrayed the Amazons - Diablo Lore Explained


Part 3: Diablo 2 + expansion "Lord of Destruction" game story and events

After going through countless mediocre videos, I found this person making these very high quality videos, that are still not too long (below one hour), and manage to seamlessly combine all the game cinematics, the most important cutscenes, dialogues and boss fights from the game, showing what it's like in-game! Keep in mind that the Diablo 2 remaster (Resurrected) cinematics use the audio and voice acting of the original game which was released in 2000, only the visuals were remade.

[4K] Diablo 2 Resurrected : Tell Me A Game Story (Full Cinematics)

Part 4: Diablo 3 + expansion "Reaper of Souls" game story and events

Diablo 3 : Tell Me A Game Story (Full Cinematics)

Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls : Tell Me A Game Story (Full cinematics)

Bonus:
Diablo 3 final boss music. For those of you who have never heard this, I find this to be one of the most epic/atmospheric boss theme, by how the heavy brass and wind instruments become more ominous and unhinged as if the fight against Diablo progressively drives your player character closer and closer to madness and despair

Diablo 3 - The Prime Evil (Final Boss Theme) (starts 20 seconds in the video)

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Comments

  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,750
    Cool! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,164
    This was very thoughtful of you, thanks.

  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Nice find for lore buffs!
  • GorweGorwe Member Posts: 1,593
    Why is it even called "Diablo" at this point? Would you want it to return or should that stay just a franchise name?
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Angrakhan said:
    Cool! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
    Thanks but I didn't do much other than just bring it here.

    The heavy lifting was done by the streamers like Rhykker who put the videos together and then the Reddit user, u/Mirdclawer, who put together a post with all the links.

    I was looking for something like this myself to brush up on the things I'd forgotten, (which was most of it lol) so I'm just happy to share what I found thinking others have also had their curiosity piqued.
    MrMelGibson
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    edited March 2023
    Gorwe said:
    Why is it even called "Diablo" at this point? Would you want it to return or should that stay just a franchise name?
    Well the problem with those pesky immortals is that they keep coming back no matter how many times you vanquish or imprison them.

    D4 seems to be all about Lilith and Inarius but I wouldn't bet against D making an appearance and somehow becoming the main antagonist once again.
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,050
    Watching Iselin go all fanboy is strangely satisfying. Enjoy mate.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    Mendel
    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • DarkhawkeDarkhawke Member UncommonPosts: 212
    NDA NDA..  stop ....  don't.  ;)
  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,750
    Just my pet theory on how D4 is going to go: you end up tracking down and defeating Lilith and then Inarius becomes unhinged because you basically kill stole him so now his path to redemption with the high heavens is closed. You then have to kill him in self defense. This plays out as some level of salvation for Sanctuary because they are now free from angels and demons (roll credits) BUT (dun dun dun) this clears the way for Lilith's true master to enter Sanctuary now that Inarius is out of the way. => Diablo 5
  • GorweGorwe Member Posts: 1,593
    edited March 2023
    Iselin said:
    Gorwe said:
    Why is it even called "Diablo" at this point? Would you want it to return or should that stay just a franchise name?
    Well the problem with those pesky immortals is that they keep coming back no matter how many times you vanquish or imprison them.

    D4 seems to be all about Lilith and Inarius but I wouldn't bet against D making an appearance and somehow becoming the main antagonist once again.
    Imo, they should've made D3 about Azmodan and Belial with a Diablo finish and just ended the series(all the member berries were entirely too much). There is nothing wrong with ending things.
    Scot
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Gorwe said:
    Iselin said:
    Gorwe said:
    Why is it even called "Diablo" at this point? Would you want it to return or should that stay just a franchise name?
    Well the problem with those pesky immortals is that they keep coming back no matter how many times you vanquish or imprison them.

    D4 seems to be all about Lilith and Inarius but I wouldn't bet against D making an appearance and somehow becoming the main antagonist once again.
    Imo, they should've made D3 about Azmodan and Belial with a Diablo finish and just ended the series(all the member berries were entirely too much). There is nothing wrong with ending things.
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Gorwe
  • Rockinw311Rockinw311 Member UncommonPosts: 149
    Nice compilation so far. Isn't D:I supposed to take place between 2 and 3 as well? What about the books?
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    Gorwe
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited March 2023
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen. Arnie should have been dead, but he has been reprogramed, not as solid story wise but it fitted the whole concept of the future war down to the ground.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, instead he loses his memory and is in with the "good/bad" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.

    Both were driven by the same reason, "we want the old actor in the next one", one did it effortlessly, the other went through the wringer. 
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited March 2023
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    I was editing as you quoted, my bad but there was more. Indeed if you are a fan you want that continuation, but that said I was a fan of both of those; I cheered at what they had done in T2 , groaned at H2. Still a fan of the H2 series, watch it if you haven't but it did creak a bit.

    So yes personal likes and dislikes enter into it, but good writing shines through.
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Rockinw311 said:
    Nice compilation so far. Isn't D:I supposed to take place between 2 and 3 as well? What about the books?
    Mentioning Diablo Immoral on a lore thread, that's just heresy. ;)
  • TheDalaiBombaTheDalaiBomba Member EpicPosts: 1,493
    edited March 2023
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    I was editing as you quoted, my bad but there was more. Indeed if you are a fan you want that continuation, but that said I was a fan of both of those; I cheered at what they had done in T2 , groaned at H2. Still a fan of the H2 series, watch it if you haven't but it did creak a bit.

    So yes personal likes and dislikes enter into it, but good writing shines through.
    It would have been far better to have Sylar truly become a compassionate human being, get confronted by his horrific past actions, and let us watch a compassionate character try to come to terms and reconcile with a world in which he's caused so much pain and destruction, instead of reverting back to his old self.
    Iselin
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    TheDalaiBomba said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    I was editing as you quoted, my bad but there was more. Indeed if you are a fan you want that continuation, but that said I was a fan of both of those; I cheered at what they had done in T2 , groaned at H2. Still a fan of the H2 series, watch it if you haven't but it did creak a bit.

    So yes personal likes and dislikes enter into it, but good writing shines through.
    It would have been far better to have Sylar truly become a compassionate human being, get confronted by his horrific past actions, and let us watch a compassionate character try to come to terms and reconcile with a world in which he's caused so much pain and destruction, instead of reverting back to his old self.
    Yeah I had a hard time accepting him as Spock

    :)
    TheDalaiBombaScot
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • TheDalaiBombaTheDalaiBomba Member EpicPosts: 1,493
    Iselin said:
    TheDalaiBomba said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    I was editing as you quoted, my bad but there was more. Indeed if you are a fan you want that continuation, but that said I was a fan of both of those; I cheered at what they had done in T2 , groaned at H2. Still a fan of the H2 series, watch it if you haven't but it did creak a bit.

    So yes personal likes and dislikes enter into it, but good writing shines through.
    It would have been far better to have Sylar truly become a compassionate human being, get confronted by his horrific past actions, and let us watch a compassionate character try to come to terms and reconcile with a world in which he's caused so much pain and destruction, instead of reverting back to his old self.
    Yeah I had a hard time accepting him as Spock

    :)
    It was weird for me too since Heroes was the first place I saw him.  Then I saw him in American Horror Story and it's become less jarring to me.  He's a good actor.
    Scot
  • GorweGorwe Member Posts: 1,593
    edited March 2023
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    Iselin said:
    Scot said:
    A common problem with any franchise, TV, films, games is they hang on to characters, themes and locations even when it makes sense that they should be gone. Characters get bought back from the dead, old adversaries which were resolved flare up anew, locations get reused to save on everything from programming to sfx.

    It can end up causing huge problems for story, look no father than WoW, the Tv series Heroes and the Jurassic films.
    Warhammer, Lord of the Rings, Star wars, Star Trek... oh wait.

    :)
    It is always a problem the longer a story via the franchise go on, it is just that some studios/authors handle it better than others and indeed some sequels in the same series handle it better than the next one.

    Plot spoilers Below!

    So Terminator 2 wanted Sarah Conor back but not the old Sarah, they came up with the idea that her visons change her life and she goes from someone who can't defend herself to a survivalist preparing herself for what is to come. it was one of the best character transformation rationals in films I have seen.

    Compare that to what happens in Heroes season 2, Sylar should have been dead, loses his memory and is in with the "good" guys and then returns to his old ways. That was some of the most tortured characterisation and plotting I have seen.
    It's much simpler than that Scot:

    If you're a fan of an IP you want it to continue. If you're not a fan, you could care less, and if you actively hate an IP for some reason you want it to end.

    Just subjectivity and nothing else.
    I am often a fan of IPs and I would rather that they end properly than if they get super dilluted and corrupted from all the meaningless additions. Bringing back characters from dead is my personal bugbear. As for this idea, I can always use already present to explore the known. I don't really need(or want tbh) new additions and explanations. Case in point: Diablo. I know, I know, the Eternal War etc. But, similarly to the power of the Chaos Gods in Warhammer Fantasy(FAR overstated - I can discuss this if you want), this got invented or overstated only so they could have a basis to sell things. The IP would work with altered form of it or even without it.

    So, where do I belong? I don't really like to belong to groups btw.
    Scot
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