It might still be several years off, but Diablo 4’s lore is always an interesting topic. For one, there are only so many ways a fictional dark entity can come back after being vanquished by lesser beings. Diablo 4 manages to spice it up by somehow going off the beaten path as far as the lore is concerned.
That’s why knowing what’s happening or why Diablo 4 needs to happen is one of the few ways to hype yourself up, which hopefully lasts until it gets released once hell freezes over. Jokes aside, do note that at the moment, we’re basing everything on the trailers and leaks as well as the established lore of the previous games. Things could still change regarding what direction Diablo 4 wants to take as more information is revealed.
10 The Main Evil Appears To Be Lilith, A Lesser Evil
Of course, Diablo 4 needs it “Diablo,” who’s essentially the main driving force in the game. The trailers have revealed that Lilith is likely the main antagonist for Diablo 4. In terms of all Diablo villains, she’s quite the odd choice.
That’s because she’s a lesser evil and is often deemed as weaker compared to older and more bona fide Prime Evils such as Diablo himself or Baal. She’s even more sinister-looking this time compared to her depictions.
9 Lilith Created Sanctuary
To understand Lilith’s importance in the Diablo lore, let’s gloss over her biggest contribution to the Heaven-Hell war: the Sanctuary. Together with an angel named Inarius, Lilith created the Sanctuary and their fruity loins gave rise to the Nephalem, neither angel nor demon, the progenitors of humans.
Eventually, Sanctuary’s existence was discovered and Inarius banished Lilith to the void after a disagreement on how to handle their respective homecourts. So all this time, Lilith has been brewing in the void, awaiting the perfect moment to be free.
8 Lilith Was Freed By One Of Her Children
That moment came when Lilith was presumably freed by one of her Nephalem children. The bald man in the trailer who sacrificed all his party members to free Lilith was assumed by many to be Rathma.
As far as his allegiance goes, he’s supposedly neutral as he helped found the order or cult of necromancers in Sanctuary; their goal is to keep the balance between Heaven and Hell. With the Prime Evils gone, that balance is looking mighty lopsided so that’s probably why Rathma freed her mother. Probably.
7 Lilith’s Intentions Are Unknown
Even so, Lilith’s exact intentions are still unknown and up for debate. Since the game is still titled “Diablo” instead of Lilith, many simply assume that she could be out to resurrect her father Mephisto, or her uncle, Diablo.
Still, there’s no evidence to back that up. Before Lilith was imprisoned in the void, she was actually against the Prime Evils’ warmongering and wanted to eradicate Heaven and Hell or put a stop to their pointless eternal war. Hence, reviving Diablo or one of his brothers might be counterproductive to what she wants to happen.
6 It Takes Place 30 Years After Reaper Of Souls
The reason why it’s high time for another Diablo game is that Diablo 4 takes place 30 years after the events of Reaper of Souls in the third game. That’s around the time required for Prime Evils to recuperate their strength and rise on their own.
That also means a lot has changed in Sanctuary though it appears to remains as apocalyptic and barren as ever as monsters still populate most of the known world and the human settlements are still unbelievably gloomy.
5 It Will Most Likely Take A Different Direction
So far, all three Diablo games have been about combating and stopping all the Prime Evils. All of them have one goal: Heaven’s destruction. Lilith is different based on the aforementioned reasons. She cares nothing for the silly war.
To that end, and if she was to be the actual main villain in Diablo 4, we could see ourselves an evil that tiptoes the grey area line. It’s not as if Blizzard Entertainment will suddenly flip the Diablo switch within Lilith and throw away what made her different compared to her kin. We might be seeing a story that’s unlike the previous three Diablo games.
4 The Game Takes Place Over 5 Regions
As for the setting of Diablo 4, so far five areas have been revealed. Those are Scosglen, Fractured Peaks, Dry Steppes, Hawezar, and Kejhistan. Like previous Diablo games, each area constitutes an act, meaning there might be five acts in total.
That leaves plenty of room for the expansions to delve into Hell or even the High Heavens. Or perhaps those could be secret levels for the endgame, who knows. All in all, the five revealed regions appear to be tame and nothing too crazy.
3 The High Heavens Are Probably Not Helping Humanity (Again)
The hilarious thing about Diablo’s supposed “good” faction is that they’re rather apathetic and sometimes just as bad as the demons themselves towards humans. They’re aware that the humans are descendants of the Nephalem, the bastard hybrid race hailing from Lilith and Inarius’ unholy partnership.
As expected, they want nothing to do with any of the Nephalem’s ilk. In fact, the previous three games, they were rather vindictive and sanctimonious towards humans. Only Tyrael had a different opinion about the humans. That’s not likely to change in Diablo 4.
2 The Prime Evil Brothers Are Still Missing In Action
Since Lilith was in the primary spotlight in Diablo 4, particularly in the trailers, there’s a big chance that the Prime Evils, namely Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, are going to be absent for the most part.
It’s clear what their roles will be in the upcoming game but so far they’ve yet to make a splash. Their influence in Sanctuary is undeniable though, so the Diablo atmosphere is intact even with a lesser evil in the forefront.
1 The Main Villain Might Be A Plot Twist
One theory about Diablo 4 is that Lilith isn’t the main villain but a scapegoat. Some fans think that a good ole switcheroo might be in store because Lilith’s intentions don’t exactly align with her father’s and uncles.'
Some even suggest that it might be one of the head honchos in the High Heaven who are up to no good regarding Sanctuary as Lilith created Sanctuary and therefore shouldn’t have any ill will against the humans. Regardless of whatever is lurking in the big shadows, they’re bound to be full of good loot.
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