Diablo III: Difference between revisions

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* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]: The Emperor of Caldeum, Hakan II, is only a boy. {{spoiler|He is also Belial in disguise.}}

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The sewers beneath Caldeum are sprawling labyrinths filled with hellish beasts.

* [[All Webbed Up]]: Karyna the mystic is found in the den of the Spider Queen suspended in webbing and you arrive just to time to prevent the spider from drinking her innards.

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Diablo's true form in this game is much more effeminate than his previous incarnations, possibly due to the influence of his host, {{spoiler|Leah}}. It makes for a very [[Squick|squicky]] moment when s/he [[Sexy Walk|sexy walks]] past the camera in a cinematic.

** However, the finale shows {{spoiler|it's possible for angels to change what they personify.}}

* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: Several lore books in the game are in this style, including {{spoiler|a record of Lachdanaan's final moments.}}

 

* [[Angel Unaware]]: {{spoiler|Tyrael, after briefly losing his memory in Act I. The [[Non-Player Character|Non Player Characters]] have a much harder time guessing his identity than a genre savvy player, even Deckard Cain who met him before.}}

* [[Artificial Brilliance]]: Certain flying enemies will circle overhead, out of reach, and will ambush you once you start fighting something else.

** Enemies with ranged attacks try to retreat (even behind obstacles) so you have a hard time attacking them while they spam projectiles at you. It gets worse with flying ranged attackers who have an easy time doing said retreating...

** Pack hunting enemies like Scavengers and Leapers will actually apply pack hunting tactics against you, by splitting up and attacking from the side or the back.

** If facing a group of teleporting enemies, one of them will almost always teleport behind you in a narrow passage, blocking you off and trapping you so his buddies can munch on you. Hope your leap or teleport skills aren't on cooldown...

** Wallers will box ranged players in such a way where the only way to get around the walls is to head straight for the enemy itself.

* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: ...However, despite the above trope. Demons will insist on attacking you, ignoring the followers usually. If the enemy is a melee opponent without Teleportation or Vortex and a follower bars their way... they will sit their idly as you rain hell on them, they won't even try to move the follower in front of them.

* [[Auction]]: The game offers a player to player auction house for selling items you find during your adventures. One version uses ingame gold, the other uses cold hard cash and requires a Pay Pal account. Blizzard gets a cut, of course, and the cash version is not available in [[Final Death|Hardcore Mode.]]

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Destructible objects in the environment which may be used against enemies, such as [[Falling Chandelier of Doom|chandeliers that can drop on their heads]] and cauldrons of boiling tar you can spill. Lining up monsters to be killed by these objects is more of a hassle than it's worth.

** Also, {{spoiler|everyone's favorite [[Damage Sponge Boss]] Izual is back. Except he's not just a [[Damage Sponge Boss]] anymore!}}

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Eirena the Enchantress is an attractive young blonde with a naive, innocent personality and an exotic accent, and she's also quite good at killing demons (especially if she's equipped with a good staff).

* [[Badass Boast]]:

** Tyrael gives an epic one to {{spoiler|Imperius and the Angiris Council shortly before [[Fallen Angel|willingly stripping himself of his angelic powers]] and [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right|become a mortal so he can protect Sanctuary.]]}}

** The Demon Hunter gets a couple in her introductory trailer:

I stand alone. And if they keep coming, I'll never stop killing. }}

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: The male barbarian looks to be a few decades older than the other heroes. But his age has apparently not diminished his asskicking ability.

'''Enchantress''': Oh... I was merely curious. }}

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: The Scoundrel gets one of these once he hits a certain level.

* [[Bait and Switch Boss]]: One of the "boss preview/warning" of sorts near the end of Act IV shows what seems to be {{spoiler|Imperius}} as the next boss, with earlier scenes highlighting a conflict between him and the Nephalem. Unfortunately, {{spoiler|Diablo pops in and dispels the upcoming fight, neutralizing Imperius and becoming the next target for the hero}}.

* [[Bald of Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Human!Tyrael}}, and also the male Monk and Witch Doctor.

* [[Barbarian Hero]]: One of the playable classes.

* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: The Monk in ''Diablo III'' uses punches and kicks for his special attacks, even when carrying weapons.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Let's face it, Diablo was pulling a gigas-level one throughout all three games. While some events could be of the [[Gambit Roulette]] sort, the fact that Diablo was willing to wait ''millennia'' for everything to come together arguably excuses that.}}

* [[BFS]]: Some of the mighty 2-handed swords that the barbarian can equip are ''absurdly'' huge.

* {{spoiler|[[Bittersweet Ending]]}}: {{spoiler|In contrast to the previous 2 games, III actually has a unambiguously good ending, with Diablo and the other Lords of Hell being vanquished forever. However, this comes at the cost of many good peoples' lives, such as Deckard Cain and Leah.}}

* [[Bi the Way]]: The Enchantress will innocently flirt with your hero regardless of which gender you choose. She also seems to harbor a similar affection for Leah.

* [[Black Mage]]: The Wizard.

* [[Blown Across the Room]]: Anything killed by Barbarian's special attacks in ''Diablo III'' is flung away, inversely proportionally to its size, if it doesn't explode into [[Ludicrous Gibs]], that is.

* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: Azmodan announces the location of his assault to Leah in a dream, for no real reason other than to gloat. The result? The assault is stopped cold by a garrison of 1000 men, and [[Curb Stomp Battle|then turned back in record speed]] by the forewarned Hero. The invasion literally doesn't even make it out of sight of {{spoiler|Arreat Crater.}}

** Justified since as Lord of Sin, he's full of pride.

** And with new powers to boot, including a harpoons, a ramming move, and the ability to set the floor ablaze.

* [[Camp Straight]]: Surprisingly, Covetous Shen. He even has a lisp! He [[Really Gets Around]] too; one of his dialogue options talk about the many, many wives he's had. But never more than two at once!

* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: Leoric has a flanged mace that's broader than his shoulders. Considering that he's already ten feet tall, that's saying something.

* [[The Casanova]]: Lyndon.

'''Lyndon''': I miss all farmers' daughters. }}

* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Despite the events of the past two games, nobody seems to believe Deckard Cain's accounts. Even Leah admits that she's skeptical of some of his writings.

* [[Catchphrase Interruptus]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmSna5Df1hY Shown] in the initial ''Diablo III'' Demo, where the Barbarian cuts Cain off in the middle of his catchphrase, who then complains that no one listens to him.

* [[Cave Behind the Falls]]: well, a door behind the falls in this case.

* [[Celibate Hero|Celibate Heroine]]: Presumably both monks, though we only ever get the dialogue to confirm it with the female.

'''Female Monk:''' No, I'm not. }}

* [[Chaos Architecture]]: Tristram Cathedral. Previously a dark catacomb, it has become a sprawling underground complex complete with things like balconies. One wonders how the enormous open cavern doesn't collapse.

* [[Comet of Doom]]: The Fallen Star, which kicks off the game's plot.

** {{spoiler|Which turns out to be a now [[Fallen Angel|mortal Tyrael]] falling from the High Heavens.}}

** The game brings many items from previous games back; some of them are in-game callbacks and some lampshade how they were treated in previous games (Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac, Stone of Jordan). The player character even has a chance of finding the Anvil of Fury (acquired during a sidequest in the first game) at the remnants of Griswold's forge in the ruins of old Tristram, and picking up the sword "Griswold's Worn Edge" from it.

** There is a barbarian skill named Call of the Ancients which summons three ancestral spirits to fight alongside the barbarian. {{spoiler|Veteran Diablo II players will recognize these ancients as the same ones that had to be fought before gaining entrance to the Worldstone Chamber that housed Baal in Act V. This particular act revolved around the barbarians and their homeland.}}

** [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Gharbad the Weak]] is back...as Gharbad the ''[[Not So Harmless|Strong]]''.

* [[Cool Big Sis]] / Brother: Eirena the Enchantress quickly comes to think of the female [[Player Character]] as her elder sister. Same applies for male characters as well.

'''Enchantress:''' ''*flustered*'' About...! I was not... That is... Well, I do not know what to say! }}

* [[Cooldown]]: You can spam most direct damage spells but everything else usually has a cooldown, e.g. crowd control, movement, defensive, or the uber nuke spell. Potions and skill swapping also have cooldowns.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: The Barbarian, definitely. [[So Cool Its Awesome|He can still twirl Whirlwinds and he's probably pushing sixty!]]

* [[Copy and Paste Environments]]: Of course, given dungeons are assembled from tiles. Some tilesets decidedly show less variation than others. This is actually lampshaded.

* [[Cosmetic Award]]: By earning achievements, you will unlock new sigils, accents, and shapes for your personalized banner.

* [[Council of Angels]]: The Angiris Council, composed of the five Arch Angels: Imperius, Tyrael, Auriel, Malthael, and Itherael.

* [[Crapsack World]]: The life of the average citizen in Sanctuary is pretty bad. Even without demons destroying your town, there is an abundance of bandits, dangerous wildlife, and crazy/incompetent rulers waiting to kill or eat you.

** {{spoiler|Through judging by the ending, it seems that it becomes a [[World Half Full]] following Diablo's defeat.}}

* [[Crystal Spires and Togas]]: The High Heavens, in contrast to the classic [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]].

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|Imperius}} vs. {{spoiler|Diablo}}. {{spoiler|Imperius}} is very much on the receiving end.

** Veterans of the first two games will take a while to stop keeping a finger on ALT all the time since loot is clearly labelled on screen all the time now without requiring a button press.

* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: Studying these is why the Wizard of III got into trouble. It's also why they can use Arcane and Time magic while none of the other playable mage-classes of the other two games could.

* [[Dare to Be Badass]]: The Demon Hunter trailer ends with one of these.

* [[Dark Fantasy]]

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The Witch Doctor is both a creepy [[Nightmare Fetishist]] and one of the more friendly and kind characters.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The Wizard, in spades.

** The Witch Doctor can get in on this, too. Particularly in conversations with the Scoundrel. Even the Monk has his moments.

** And, of course, Lyndon the Scoundrel usually has something snarky or sarcastic to say, no matter the situation.

** Even Tyrael can bust out the snark on occasion. If he happens to be one of your NPC followers and you stand still for too long, he'll say "I will just stand here, watching the world crumble around us, while you decide on a course of action."

* [[Death Seeker]]: The barbarian.

'''Scoundrel''': That's quite a... dark... outlook. }}

* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Leah is possessed by Diablo when Adria smashes the Black Soulstone into her chest.}}

* [[Determinator]]: Your character never shows any sign of wavering in any NPC dialogue and expresses no doubt that he/she can perform supposedly impossible campaigns such as almost single-handedly taking on Azmodan's entire army. Even Tyrael loses faith and has to be told to man up after {{spoiler|Heaven is invaded and their angelic hosts are broken and corrupted. Fallen angels, demons -- your character doesn't really care. They will all be your loot pinatas.}}

* [[Development Hell]]: You can [http://www.ign.com/wikis/diablo-3/Development_Hell visit it]. Seriously though, it was in development for 11 years, including multiple reboots and the closing of Blizzard North in 2005.

** It is possible during replays to temporarily have two of the same companion at once. They can speak with each other - the Templar, for example, addresses his alter ego as a fellow member of his order.

** If you have Leah in your party and go into the back room of the Inn in New Tristram, she will ask, "What are we doing in my room?". She will also complain about you reading her diary.

** [[Ascended Meme|You even get an achievement for physically punching him!]]

** Justified since {{spoiler|the Worldstone's destruction triggered the return of humanity's original power, which is supposed to be greater than the power of the angels and demons. The heroes are the first of the new Nephalem.}}

* [[Disability Superpower]]: {{spoiler|Tyrael in act IV. He may be less powerful as a human, but he's not affected by the corruption Diablo causes to the Crystal Arch}}

* [[Dismantled MacGuffin]]: The Sword of the Stranger in Act 1, and {{spoiler|Zoltun Kulle's body}} in Act 2.

* [[The Ditz]]: Covetous Shen. Though it's heavily implied he's [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], and just refuses to give straight answers. And might in fact be {{spoiler|a god}}.

** Also applies to Eirena the Enchantress, who has lived a rather sheltered life and {{spoiler|is also a [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]}}. As a result she is almost childlike in her innocence about many things.

* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Demon Hunters are survivors of towns or caravans destroyed by demons.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: The Barbarian, naturally, and the Monk. The Demon Hunter can [[Guns Akimbo|dual wield Crossbows.]]

* [[Dummied Out]]: The Mystic, who was going to be a player Artisan. Her model, voice work, and recruitment mission still exist in the form of the NPC Karyna you rescue from the Spider Queen, but she no longer follows you after.

* [[Dying Town]]: New Tristram.

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: The Armored Destroyer enemies enter battle by attempting to smash down on top of you.

** Also, the Unholy Thrall and Corrupted Angel's charge attacks, frequently coming from off-screen.

* [[Easy Exp]]: One can earn bonus experience by destroying furniture, reading tomes, or stringing together kill streaks or killing many enemies in a single attack.

** An interesting twist in that the levels are only easy until the randomized mini-boss generator pumps out something that puts the real bosses to shame.

* [[Enemy Civil War]]: The Dark Exile and Azmodan vs. Belial in the interim between Diablo II and III. Tyrael points out that the disunity between the Great Evils is their greatest weakness and if they ever get their act together everyone is screwed. Which is why {{spoiler|Diablo as the Prime Evil can walk all over Heaven in Act 4.}}

* [[Escape Rope]]: The Town Portal returns, with changes. It's no longer useable by other party members, it has a five-second casting time which is canceled if interrupted, and it transports the caster immediately to town as soon as casting is complete. This is to prevent instantly teleporting back to town as soon as anything mildly threatening appears on screen, or pre-emptively opening a portal as an escape route before tackling a difficult boss, as many players did in previous Diablo titles.

* [[Essence Drop]]: Monsters periodically drop crimson Health Globes upon death. The developers wanted to move away from Diablo's traditional potion spam gameplay.

* [[Evil Plan]]: Diablo's multi-century plan to become the Prime Evil involved turning Izual the angel to his side so he can learn how to corrupt soulstones, employing {{spoiler|Adria the witch as a servant and mother of his child so he will keep a physical anchor in Sanctuary while his brothers just die and go to the abyss}}, getting Baal to destroy the World Stone, and making {{spoiler|Adria help the '''Diablo III''' heroes contain the spirits of Belial and Azmodan in the Black Soulstone before using Leah, the aforementioned child, as his vessel to be reborn as the Prime Evil}}.

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Virtually every NPC who's even remotely evil is guilty of this. Of course the actual lords of hell take the cake.

* [[Flunky Boss]]: {{spoiler|Iskatu}} from Act IV, who constantly summons shadow vermin at a rapid rate.

* [[Forever War]]: Heaven and Hell and the Eternal Conflict. {{spoiler|Diablo-Tathamet nearly puts an end to it in a single day.}}

* [[General Failure]]: Your character is [[Informed Ability|informed several times]] that Azmodan is an amazingly cunning commander. Literally nothing goes right for his invasion, however, especially when the hero shows up and rips through his forces like wet toilet paper.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: In a break from tradition, your hero rather gratifyingly twigs to {{spoiler|the boy Emperor's real identity as Belial}} before handing over the world-destroying [[MacGuffin]]. Not that it helps in the end.

* [[Grim Up North]]: Act III.

* [[Guide Dang It]]: In the game's default settings, each active skill slot can only be used for a single category of spells. What the game doesn't make clear to you, however, is that there is an option to allow you to put whatever skill you want into your skill slots.

* [[Harder Than Hard]]: Inferno mode is meant to be a challenge only the most skilled and dedicated can hope to defeat, available only upon beating Hell mode and reaching max level.

** Not to mention Hardcore Mode, which implements permanent character death.

** The humans of Bastion's Keep also lose hope while Auriel is imprisoned. {{spoiler|With Malthael (Archangel of Wisdom) disappearing before the game begins, it's possible characters who make poor decisions or miss the obvious do so because wisdom is gone from the world.}}

* [[The Hedonist]]: Azmodan's gimmick, according to ''[[All There in the Manual|Book of Cain]]''. His turf of Hell is about excessive pleasure to the point of revulsion.

* [[The Hero]]: No matter which class you play as, your character is an altruistic good guy who protects the innocent, fights against evil, and struggles to make the world a better place. Even the Demon Hunter, who is driven by their hatred and desire to kill demons, won't hesitate to help a person in need.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Tyrael has one when he sees the destruction that Diablo is visiting upon the High Heavens.}}

* [[Humans Are Special]]: The original humans, the Nephalem, were born of both angel and demon blood which caused them to control unfathomable power that surpasses both sides' strength. They were never meant to exist in the first place, [[Screw Destiny|which lets them]] [[Immune to Fate|defy fate]]. Both the Angels and Demons realized this once they discovered the existence of Sanctuary and wanted sway them over to their side so [[Forever War|they can finally win the Eternal War]]. Inarius, however, fearful of that the Nephalem would overthrow him tuned the Worldstone to strip them of their limitless power, {{spoiler|with the Worldstone being destroyed by Tyrael at the end of Diablo 2's expansion, Lord of Destruction, the humans are slowly regaining their former Nephalem power.}}

** Tyrael even admits that he is surprised by and admires humans' abilities to carry on living, even in the face of almost certain annihilation. {{spoiler|He decides that he would rather stay a mortal than become an angel again.}}

* [[Husky Russkie]]: The Male Monk in ''Diablo III''. The female is a little less husky, but still has the accent.

* [[I Am Legion]]: {{spoiler|Diablo becomes this, and even says it.}}

** '''[[When It All Began]]:''' {{spoiler|Leoric's eldest son, Aidan is the Warrior in Diablo I, who eventually became Diablo's new host and the Dark Wanderer in Diablo II.}}

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: When the hero first meets the jewelcrafter, and he introduces himself as Covetous Shen.

'''Covetous Shen:''' Covetous '''Shen.''' }}

* [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]]: Normal, Nightmare, Hell, and Inferno.

* [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place]]: You'll visit such lovely tourist destinations as the Fields of Slaughter, the Halls of Agony, the Sanctum of the Betrayer, the Edge of the Abyss, and the Tower of the Damned.

* [[Impersonation Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Belial successfully impersonates the son of the original king of Caldeum after he dies so he can slowly but surely corrupt the Jewel of the East, however his gambit fails when the heroes manage to catch on and slay him.}}

* [[Impossible Item Drop]]: Don't think too hard about how or why a swarm of insects is carrying plate armor. Or where a demoness wearing only a thong hides a broad sword before you kill her.

** This is [[Lampshaded]] in a dialog with the templar

''Barbarian'': "And yet his followers fall like twigs in the wind." }}

* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: The Enchantress. The [[Stripperiffic]] mage who {{spoiler|wants to [[Les Yay|steal away Leah.]]}}

''Wizard'': "Is your dress appropriate anywhere?"<br />

''Enchantress'': "I don't know what you mean." }}

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: The male Barbarian and any of the followers.

* [[In the Blood]]: {{spoiler|Leah is the daughter of Diablo and can, under extreme stress, explode in a lightshow of red and black magic which kills everyone around her. Despite this, Leah has a pure and noble heart -- she only turns into the Prime Evil when Adria uses the Black Soulstone to flood her body with the souls of the seven Great Evils.}}

* [[Item Crafting]]: Plays a big role, allowing you to turn any useless magic items you find into crafting materials which you can then use to craft your own equipment, although often with random attributes. You can also spend gold to train the blacksmith, which allows you to craft more varied and higher level equipment.

* [[It Has Been an Honor]]: {{spoiler|In Act IV, given the players odds at succeeding protecting the High Heavens and repelling the Prime Evil's assault, both Lyndon and Kormac sincerely believe they won't live to see Diablo vanquished. Before the final battle, they'll confess in party banter how it's been a good ride, and Kormac even confesses how he's been wrong about you and thinks you a great leader and a friend.}}

* [[Kaizo Trap]]: [[Elite Mook|Elite Mooks]] with the "Molten" ability will leave behind a fireball when they die, which explodes in a radius for massive damage. Better not pick up that loot yet...

* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Adria, who betrays you and resurrects Diablo by sacrificing Leah, manages to escape.}} This raises the possibility of this being resolved in an expansion pack.

* [[Knight Templar]]: The Demon Hunters are just as dark and brutal as the demons they are sworn to destroy. Ditto for the Templar. Angels as a whole can be considered this as well, especially Imperius.

* [[Land Mine Goes Click]]: Throughout Arreat Crater and it's associated subzones. While not strictly land mines, the desert also has venomous plants that explode once you get near, after giving a warning.

* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The somewhat more saturated palette of this game compared to its predecessors elicited accusations of this from the fans. Blizzard decided to mock the accusers back by releasing a shirt looking like [http://gamerfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/diablo-iii-rainbow-unicorn-logo.jpg this], and then going even further and creating a level in the actual game with the same theme - see the [[Sugar Apocalypse]] entry.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Imperius embodies this trope, not caring about mortals in the slightest.

'''Shen''': "Oh, well, it's quite simple. [[Mundane Utility|I just put a few fire opals in my pockets and under my shirts, and I never get cold! As good as a pair of long underwear.]] }}

* [[Love At First Sight]]: If Kormac the Templar is your follower the first time you encounter Eirena the Enchantress, he will remark that she is "beautiful." In subsequent conversations between the two characters it's evident that Kormac is interested in her romantically.

* [[Ludicrous Gibs]]: Every enemy in the game can be exploded or dismembered in some way.

* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: The Scoundrel, Lyndon, [[Lampshade Hanging|comments on this]] when traversing the Keep depths to reach the larder in Bastion's Keep.

* [[Mana]]: The game has permutations based on the class.

** Barbarians build Rage with several of their basic and combat-initiating abilities, and also by taking damage. Rage can be expended in much more powerful skills, though a passive ability can be chosen to grant highly increased damage with a maxed-out Rage orb.

* [[Metal Slime]]: Treasure goblins drop a lot of gold and items but flee from the player and if not killed in short order will disappear through a portal. Although they don't attack, following them can be dangerous if they lead you to a giant pack of hungry monsters.

* [[The Minion Master]]: Witch Doctors are capable of summoning various creatures alongside them.

* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|It turns out that Adria has been serving Diablo since she first met Aidan, who had attempted to contain him within his own body, and had conceived Leah with him for the sole purpose of using the poor girl as a vessel for Diablo's return as the Prime Evil, in accordance with Diablo's grand plan}}.

* [[Money Spider]]: You'll discover riches from spider eggs, cow corpses, angelic vases, ghosts, and bees.

** You feel like talking to someone.

** It seems to be active, but it is difficult to tell.

** Certain combinations of monster pack Affixes, especially in Inferno, require a lot of effort to take down depending on your character. (for example, Vampiric+Molten+Plagued+Extra Health for melees or Arcane Enchanted+Vortex+Mortar+Frozen for the ranged) It's either you kill it or [http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/767/ skip it].

* [[New Game+]]: Just like in the other ''Diablo'' titles, after finishing the game on one difficulty, you can access the other difficulties with your upgraded character.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The hero accidentally {{spoiler|brings about Diablo's resurrection after getting duped by Adria}}.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: The Scoundrel seems to have a lot of these.

* [[Not So Different]]: Some characters, such as Zoltan Kulle, argue that the [[Knight Templar|angels]] are no better than the [[Complete Monster|demons]], and both sides would destroy humanity if they felt like it. Even Deckard Cain fears that this may be the case.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: {{spoiler|Shen}}, possibly.

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Eirena the Enchantress seems to have no idea how Kormac the Templar feels about her. The player character has to make it clear for her.

'''Eirena''': No! }}

* [[Obviously Evil]]: Zoltun Kulle. Intentionally non-spoilered due to how hideously obvious it is and how often Tyrael and the Templar [[Lampshade Hanging|point it out.]] It's not a case of if he'll betray you, it's ''when''. {{spoiler|Too bad the claims that suggest he's betraying you prove to have been ''sound advice.''}}

* [[One Stat to Rule Them All]]: Every offensive skill scales from damage determinating your main needs. Vitality comes close to second to balance survivability.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|Belial does this in the final Act 2 fight, transforming into a giant version of himself that takes up half of the screen.}}

* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: Diablo angels wear heavy armor, hoods, and have permanently shadowed faces. The only halo around is Imperius's, and it's made of steel. Their most striking feature are enormous flowing tentacle wings made out of glowing energy which can be used to manipulate objects as well as fly. Angels themselves are said to be made out of harmonic vibrations and light.

* [[Pity the Kidnapper]]: A Bastion's Keep soldier and his wife reminisce about the time barbarians kidnapped her. He was frantic until they returned her with an apology. She simply reasoned with them... and the leader still sends her a bundle of hides sometimes.

* [[Physical God]]: {{spoiler|''You.'' Yes, your character is one of the first new nephalems, beings who are said to surpass Angels or Demons in power, in addition to being [[Immune to Fate]].}}

** {{spoiler|They're not completely useless though; you'll need them to get to Whimsyshire.}}

* [[Redshirt Army]]: The defenders of Bastion's Keep. By the time Azmodan's invasion is over, less than three hundred of them remain out of an original one thousand. It doesn't help that their uniforms are red as well.

* [[Religion of Evil]]: The Triune cultists worship their dark masters and perform unholy summoning incantations to aid them. In Diablo 3 they are led by [[Wicked Witch|Maghda]], in the past by {{spoiler|Adria}} and Mephisto's son, Lucion.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Your hero goes on one at the beginning of Act II to {{spoiler|avenge Cain's death at the hands of Maghda.}}

* [[Role Reprisal]]: Michael Gough reprises his role as Deckard Cain for the 3rd time. Also Lani Minella returns as Adria the Witch.

* [[Rousseau Was Right]]: Yes, even in this universe, love, courage and hope are still the greatest powers of all.

* [[Scary Black Man]]: This is what {{spoiler|human!Tyrael}} looks like.

* [[Scary Scorpions]]: The Tormented Stingers may look like scorpions and sting like them, but they are actually made from human sacrifices whose chests have been sliced open and their legs mutilated, [[And I Must Scream|while maddened by pain]].

** Azmodan's realm, which looks like hell. In particular, the towers of the Sin Hearts and their massive chained-and-tortured demon inhabitants.

** Also, {{spoiler|Heaven after Diablo and his demons invade it}}.

** You finally get to see the Silver City and High Heavens, and they are ''amazing''. Turns into [[Scenery Gorn]] after {{spoiler|Diablo attacks, though after his death it is slowly restored [[Cue the Sun|by the sun as it breaks through Diablo's cloud cover.]]}}

** Also, the Hidden Camp area gives you a rather breathtaking view of Caldeum, the Jewel of the East, in the background.

** There's a golden chest in the middle of a room filled with corpses/a somewhat creepy grove lined with "trees"/several other situations. Is it safe?

** There's also the "Jar Of Souls" on an altar surrounded by a ''massive'' load of skeletons on the floor. In absolute fairness, most of the player characters comment on how the Jar of Souls is obviously a trap, and the Witch Doctor even goes so far as to say that it's a trap she's more than willing to spring in order to put the souls to rest.

** An NPC says "don't disturb the (spider) eggs." Naturally, every player immediately disturbs the spider eggs.

* [[Screw Destiny]]: Nephalem are stated as being the only beings capable of this, since they are not mentioned in the Scroll of Fate. Proved true when {{spoiler|the hero averts the destruction of the angels at the hands of Diablo, which was prophesied in the Scroll of Fate}}.

* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|Several. After betraying you, Adria manages to escape to fight another day. Imperius is clearly up to no good. Malthael is missing. And the developers have explicitly hinted how Leah isn't gone forever.}}

** There are also more potential hooks such as {{spoiler|Kormac's desire to reform his Order, Lyndon's brother still being in jail, Eirena still not knowing what happened to the Prophet, and Covetous Shen's search for the Jewel of Dirgest.}}

** An early quest is called [[Legacy of Kain|"The Legacy of Cain."]]

** Another one is called [[Sword of the Stranger]], where you help a nameless swordsman.

** The [[Flavor Text]] for the Barbarian passive Berserker Rage reads:

*** The Achievement "A Question of Lust" is a reference to a Depeche Mode-song of the same name. Its Hardcore version "Lust, Caution" is yet another, this time to an Ang Lee movie.

** The Treasure Goblins - pesky diminutive midgets with sacks of loot which you literally beat said loot out of - are doubtlessly inspired by [[Golden Axe|a famous hack-and-slash fantasy brawler]].

** There's a walking tree called [[The Black Company|The Old Man]].

** There's a unique Ghastly Gravedigger with the name Digger O'Dell and subtitle "must be shoveling off." This is a reference to a 1940s radio sitcom called [[The Life Of Riley]]. Apparently nothing is too obscure for Blizzard!

** The Monk has a skill called Exploding Palm. The key feature of this attack is that the victim [[Ludicrous Gibs|explodes]] if the DOT kills them (later edited to apply to any damage while the debuff still applies). Four words only: [[Fist of the North Star|You are]] [[You Are Already Dead|already dead.]]

** There is a three-bladed legendary fist weapon called [[Wolverine|Logan's Claw]] that regenerates the user's health.

*** There was a shield to go with it called the Phalanx Lock, but it seems to have been removed.

** Exploring {{spoiler|Whimsyshire}} might have you meet [[League of Legends|Annie's]] [http://i.imgur.com/lz8ak.jpg teddy bear].

** The [[The Three Stooges|Three Brothers]] at the Drowned Temple and the "Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk" achievement.

** One of the random monsters you can fight is a [[The Princess Bride|Rodent of Unusual Size]]

** The dye remover. [[Idiocracy|It's got what plants crave!]]

** There is an event in Act 1 that is titled [[Defense of the Ancients|The Last Stand of the Ancients]].

** There's a giant sandworm in the Desolate Sands in Act II called [[Dune|Shaitan The Broodmother - Great Maker]]. Yeah, most sandworms are ''Dune'' references [[Popcultural Osmosis|in some way, shape or form now]], but Shaitan and Maker are very specific names for the [[Shai Hulud]]. You even can find a corpse called Stilgar wich spawns a lovely bunch of sandworms when searched.

** Perhaps demonstrated in the game's art style which is slightly more saturated with color and light/dark contrasts than previous games which were muted and dark on semi-dark contrast.

* [[Smug Super]]: If his/her quotes are any indication, the Wizard is this.

* [[Smurfette Principle]]: Auriel, the Archangel of Hope, is the only female member on the Angiris Council.

* [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]]: You start by killing zombies and mutated wildlife. Soon enough you're battling skeletons, hellspawn, undead mages with a lust for immortality, living demonic siege engines the size of a house, fallen angels, and finally the manifestation of all evil.

* [[Soul Jar]]: The Black Soulstone, like the other Soulstones in the series, is this.

* [[Spread Shot]]: There are skills and runes that allow the Demon Hunter and the Wizard to fire out a spread of multiple projectiles.

** [[Multishot]]: One of the Demon Hunter skills is even named Multishot. It fires a large spread of arrows in front of them.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: There is a very high number of explosions in the game. Besides various player skills and spell causing explosions, monsters tend to blow up when killed as well. Sometimes this does damage to other monsters nearby, or to the player.

* [[The Stoic]]: The ''Diablo III'' Barbarian, or so the authors claim.

* [[Sugar Apocalypse]] / [[Take That]] / [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: {{spoiler|1=What you bring to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JeQzJC-vS40 Whimseyshire] in the hidden level.}}

** Some has hypothesized that this was a developer reaction to people complaining that the new art style of D3 was too cartoony and bright.

* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: No one does it better than the Barbarian.

* [[Two-Faced Aside]]: The Scoundrel has a personality that can easily apply these.

* [[The Undead]]: Standard for the Diablo series.

* [[The Unfought]]: You never get to fight {{spoiler|Adria or Imperius.}}

* [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]]: The Silver Spire, complete with blood falls, lightning, and the corpses of angels staked to walls.

* [[Video Game 3D Leap]]: The first fully 3D entry in the series. Ironically, both cinematic and gameplay graphics are stylized in an attempt to look like painted 2D visuals.

** Leoric, the Skeleton King. The buckets of hitpoints, lethal cleave attack, and ability to summon Mooks meant the player needs to utilize dodging, defense, and mitigation to succeed.

** Players who roll through the first two acts on Normal while stacking offensive spells will die at Belial, since the nature of his attacks demand damage mitigation and movement skills to avoid being melted.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: {{spoiler|Deckard Cain's death. Adria's betrayal.}}

* [[Warp Whistle]]: Waypoints allow instant travel to any other unlocked waypoint. Unlike Diablo 2 they are not permanent from game to game and depend on what quest you select.

** Also, a number of features that were mentioned in demo videos never materialized in the game, such as: obstacles that required certain class abilities to navigate, in-game cinematics, additional NPC allies, as well as entire dungeons.

* [[What Did You Expect When You Named It?]]: The barkeep remarks that naming the town New Tristram was probably a bad idea since the old one was burned to the ground by demons.

** A Necromancer turns up in Act II and mentioned how his mentor who trained him helped stopped Diablo twenty years ago.

** In the Wizard's short story on the Diablo III website, it is revealed that {{spoiler|the Assassin killed the Sorceress}}.

* [[When Trees Attack]]: The Gnarled Walkers are explicitly [[Insistent Terminology|not trees]], but monsters who took the form of trees to better ambush prey. The fact that they bleed growing green blood supports this claim.

* [[Whip It Good]]: While not necessarily a whip, Auriel uses a giant cord-like ribbon wrapped around her body in this fashion.

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]. The zombies. Yes, seriously. At least, the ones who rose in the wake of the fallen star. They are explicitly those who were murdered or slaughtered by the demons from the first two games, awoken {{spoiler|by Tyrael's uncontrolled power, which promised them justice}}.

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Adria}} had one running for the past twenty years, with the sole aim of {{spoiler|resurrecting Diablo as the Prime Evil}}.

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: You know things are bad when this isn't the most pressing problem.

 

 

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