So that they might be forever defeated, the hero takes their soulstones to the Hell Forge and shatters them. Even Diablo falls before the hero’s might, captured once more in the soulstone. The hero is forced to fight Mephisto, trapping him again, before venturing deep into hell and confronting Diablo. With Tyrael’s help, the hero tracks Diablo, Baal, and Mephisto to their hell portal. Thankfully, the hero is guided by the angel Tyrael who originally formed the Horadrim. The Dark Wanderer forces a mage known as Marius to undo the seals on his brothers, unleashing the Triune on the world. These three are known as the Prime Evils, demons who led an ancient religion known as the Triune.

It soon becomes clear that the Dark Wanderer is possessed by Diablo, and he aims to release his brothers Baal and Mephisto. A new unnamed hero emerges (depending on the Diablo 2 class chosen) and resolves to put an end to the Dark Wanderer. Unsurprisingly, Aidan’s plan to suppress Diablo fails: he goes mad and travels the world wreaking havoc as a figure called the Dark Wanderer. So that this terror may never escape again, Aidan plunges the soulstone into his forehead and resolves to keep Diablo suppressed. Despite this, Aidan fights Diablo and returns him to the soulstone. In Hell, Aidan finds that Diablo’s soulstone has been embedded in Albrecht’s forehead to control him.

Along the way, Aidan kills his father King Leoric - now the Skeleton King - and Archbishop Lazarus. With the wisdom of Deckard Cain, the last Horadrim, and a witch named Adria, Aidan learns of Diablo’s evil influence and ventures beneath the cathedral to confront him. Lazarus leads the villagers to slaughter, and despair spreads.Īidan, King Leoric’s eldest son, returns from war to restore peace to Tristram. From here, Diablo turns King Leoric mad and possesses his younger son, Albrecht. Tempted by Diablo's call, Archbishop Lazarus shatters the soulstone and releases Diablo. Slowly, he shook free of his shackles and corrupted the minds of the townsfolk above. Long ago, an ancient order of human mages known as the Horadrim trapped Diablo inside a special gem known as a soulstone and buried him underground. The first Diablo begins in Tristram, a town ruled by King Leoric that unknowingly harbors The Lord of Terror himself deep beneath its cathedral.

Never played diablo before diablo 4