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* [[Cult Classic]]: Essentially doomed to this, given that about seven months after this game came out, [[Diablo|a sequel to a much simpler and more popular game came out]].

** It didn't help that combat, ''Diablo II'''s bread and butter, tended to feel like an afterthought in this game.

* [[Epileptic Trees]]:

* ~~[[Epileptic Trees]]:~~ The plot itself can give birth to umpteen, but in-game dialogue mentions an all-time great: that the Lady Of Pain, mysterious and godlike ruler of Sigil, who can banish lawbreakers to endless, eternal mazes (or just kill them by casting a shadow made of thousands of magical blades) for crimes like murder, treason or daring to worship her, is actually six giant squirrels wearing a cloak, a ring of levitation and an illusion spell.

** The plot itself can give birth to umpteen, but in-game dialogue mentions an all-time great: that the Lady Of Pain, mysterious and godlike ruler of Sigil, who can banish lawbreakers to endless, eternal mazes (or just kill them by casting a shadow made of thousands of magical blades) for crimes like murder, treason or daring to worship her, is actually six giant squirrels wearing a cloak, a ring of levitation and an illusion spell.

** A popular fan one is that the Nameless One's original incarnation is Zerthimon. Despite the fact that the Nameless One appears as a human male, albeit covered in scars (not only on screen, but characters who bring up the Nameless One's appearance also describe him this way), and the game's creators have [[Word of God|outright said]] that, while they don't * know* who he was, they '''do''' * know* who he was not, and he was '''not''' Zerthimon.

** A popular fan one is that the Nameless One's original incarnation is Zerthimon. Despite the fact that the Nameless One appears as a human male, albeit covered in scars (not only on screen, but characters who bring up the Nameless One's appearance also describe him this way), and the game's creators have [[Word of God|outright said]] that, while they don't *know* who he was, they '''do''' *know* who he was not, and he was '''not''' Zerthimon.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn58158ygXI The guy sending the Symbol of Torment spell?] It's the DM.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: The Practical Incarnation. Holy crap the Practical Incarnation.