History Characters / DiabloBurningHells

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As part of her final words to the Wanderer, she claims that "[they] chose tyranny when offered freedom" in opposing and killing her. This is coming from someone who has been working towards the ultimate destruction of humanity for their weakness compared to their Nephalem ancestors, and with the goal of replacing them with something even stronger than the Nephalem under ''her'' rule. She's also inflicted death (or [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]]) upon anyone who refused to follow her or chose to oppose her. In other words, Lilith is a hypocrite for offering the "freedom" of being wiped out, tortured, or forced to serve under her. For all of Lilith's claims about being the better alternative to the Prime Evils, her plans seemed to resemble the Prime Evils' goals pretty closely.]]

* TheSocialDarwinist: In professing himself as an eternal creature, he proclaims that Hatred shall forever survives.
-->"I am eternal, creature. Hatred always survives."

* The Social Darwinist: In professing himself an eternal creature, he proclaims that Hatred shall forever survives.

* CharacterDevelopment: A lot of people make disparaging remarks about Baal's intelligence, and he's seen as a rather dim monster who smashes first and asks questions later. After his experiences with Tal'Rasha, Baal shows a wickedly manipulative and intelligent side.

* MismatchedEyes: Lilith's right eye is a pale green, almost grey. Her left eye is a piercing blue.

* TheCorrupter: Lilith's greatest ability is to bring out the worst in humans. Often preying on a character flaws and turning the person into a literal monster. [[spoiler:She inflames Vhenard's curiosity for the arcane till the woman is murdering priests to learn more from Lilith, and is willing to kill her own daughter for trying to keep her from doing more. She inflames Nathain's rage till it becomes a literal monster and Nathain tells her Asteroth's location. Albridah has her desire to protect her people so twisted she becomes TheSocialDarwinist]].

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When the demons rebelled against them, the Prime Evils killed about a third of them before being driven out.

* TheCorrupter: All of them got their way out by corrupting people around them, especially Diablo and Mephisto.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: Because they are aspects of the [[BigBad ultimate Evil]], the Great Evils will always return after death. In the games, they do this by [[DemonicPossession possessing mortals]]; it's not clear how it worked before humans came around.

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* WakeUpCallBoss: This guy is found in the ''second'' level of Tristram Cathedral, and low-level characters, particularly melee fighters, are ''not'' going to have a good time with him. Especially since for the unprepared, he can easily surprise them with his appearance in what was supposed to be an exploration.

* PragmaticVillainy: In ''Diablo IV'', his actions are mostly framed in this light. [[spoiler:He knows the Wanderer won't take a deal and doesn't trust him, so Mephisto simply gives the Wanderer help that they can't turn down. Mephisto knows the Wanderer and their allies don't have options, but he doesn't ask for anything in return. Mephisto even lets the Wanderer and Neyrelle seal him in a soulstone, because this means the Wanderer will kill Lilith for him while Mephisto himself sits in relative safety and is free to keep corrputing people. Mephisto says all of this to the Wanderer, [[EnemyMine openly admitting that they'll be enemies in the future]]. But [[EvilVersusOblivion it's either the Wanderer accepts his help or humanity is wiped out]], so the Wanderer must reluctantly agree.]]

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: You fight him in the second game, but all of the information about him is revealed only in the first and third games, so within the context of the second game, he qualifies as this. [[spoiler:In the fourth game he shows up unannounced, the wanderer wonders what he even is. Once defeated no one mentions him again. He's mentioned once earlier when Lorath mentions Lesser Evils Elias might summon]].

* ActorAllusion: Hilariously, this isn't the first time Jessica Straus [[VideoGame/{{Darksiders}} has voiced a demon named Lilith.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As part of her final words to the Wanderer, she claims that "[they] chose tyranny when offered freedom" in opposing and killing her. This is coming from someone who has been working towards the ultimate destruction of humanity for their weakness compared to their Nephalem ancestors, and with the goal of replacing them with something even stronger than the Nephalem under ''her'' rule. She's also inflicted death (or [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]]) upon anyone who refused to follow her or chose to oppose her. In other words, Lilith is a hypocrite for offering the "freedom" of being wiped out, tortured, or forced to serve under her.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: Though not as powerful or heinous as the Prime Evils, it was Lilith's false relationship with Inarius that both created Sanctuary for an intended safe haven, and ended up creating the Nephalem as their offspring, who were stronger than both Angels and Demons and the ancestors of Humanity. When she betrayed her love to try to make an army of these hybrid children to shift the Eternal Conflict, she was sealed for her transgressions, but Sanctuary would become the epitome of her father and uncle's plans for ages to come and the crux of immeasurable damages to Angel-kind. ''Everything'' in the first three games was able to happen because of her thirst for power. [[BigBad And she's been planning for her eventual unsealing to try again.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As part of her final words to the Wanderer, she claims that "[they] chose tyranny when offered freedom" in opposing and killing her. This is coming from someone who, for the entirety of ''Diablo IV'', has not only been working towards the ultimate destruction of humanity for their weakness compared to their Nephalem ancestors with the goal of replacing them with something stronger under ''her'' rule, but also inflicted death- or [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]]- upon anyone who refused to follow her or chose to oppose her.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:She noticeably loses her cool when she finally realizes Mephisto is helping the Wanderer, repeatedly asking them what did he offer. When she turns up in the Cathedral of Hatred and finds the Wanderer got there first thanks to him and Mephisto's Essence has been removed she's ''furious''.]]

* {{Animorphism}}: Each of the prime evil has an animal form associated with it. [[spoiler:Mephisto's, the "Bloodied Wolf", features heavily in ''Diablo 4'']]. Neyrelle mentions one of the other prime evils preferring a wingless bat as an avatar.

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:He helps the main characters of Diablo 4, because he's not yet reconstituted himself fully, and Lilith intends to consume his essence before he can. He's very forward about how this is entirely through shared opposition to Lilith, and that they remain enemies.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: In ''Diablo IV'', his actions are mostly framed in this light. [[spoiler:He knows the Wanderer won't take a deal and doesn't trust him, so Mephisto simply gives the Wanderer help that they can't turn down. Mephisto knows the Wanderer and their allies don't have options, but he doesn't ask for anything in return. Mephisto even lets the Wanderer and Neyrelle seal him a soulstone, because this means the Wanderer will kill Lilith for him while he sits in relative safety. Mephisto says all of this to the Wanderer, [[EnemyMine openly admitting that they'll be enemies in the future]]. But [[EvilVersusOblivion it's either they accept his help or humanity is wiped out]], so the Wanderer must reluctantly agree.]]

* BatmanGambit: His plan to recover his soulstone hinged on Marius, its bearer, being [[DirtyCoward too cowardly]] to enter the Burning Hells to have the stone destroyed at the Hell Forge.
-->'''Baal''': You haven't failed, old man. You've done exactly as you were meant to do.

* PragmaticVillainy: In ''Diablo IV'' his actions are mostly this. [[spoiler:He knows the player won't take a deal, wont trust them, so he simply gives them help that they can't turn down, knowing they don't have options, and doesn't ask for anything in return. He ultimately lets the Wander and Neyrelle seal him a soulstone because this means the Wanderer will be there to kill Lilith for him. Mephisto says all of this to the Wanderer, [[EnemyMine openly admitting that they'll be enemies in the future]], but [[EvilVersusOblivion it's either they help each other, or humanity is wiped out.]]]]
* SavageWolves: [[spoiler:The form he takes in ''IV'' is known as "The Bloodied Wolf". This form is that of a large grey wolf, but with [[SkullForAHead the skin missing from its face to expose the skull]], as well as seemingly covered in blood.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As part of her final words to the Wanderer, she claims that "[they] chose tyranny when offered freedom" in killing her. This is coming from someone who, for the entirety of ''Diablo IV'', has not only been working towards the ultimate destruction of humanity for their weakness compared to their Nephalem ancestors with the goal of replacing them with something stronger under ''her'' rule, but also inflicted death- or [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]]- upon anyone who refused to follow her or chose to oppose her.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:In ''Diablo IV'' his actions are mostly this. He knows the player won't take a deal, wont trust them, so he simply gives them help that they can't turn down, knowing they don't have options, and doesn't ask for anything in return. He ultimately lets the Wander and Neyrelle seal him a soulstone because this means the Wanderer will be there to kill Lilith for him]].

* SkullForAHead: His head resembles a macabre, horned skull. [[spoiler:As the bloodied wolf, most of the flesh from his face is missing, meaning his head is a wolf skull.]]

** [[spoiler:He orchestrates Lilith's defeat while not fully reconstituted in ''IV'' and with most of his essence vulnerable. He was essentially helpless to fight his daughter at all, let alone his brothers]].

* AntagonistTitle: Is the main antagonist of the first three main games.

** Unfortunately for the mortals of Sanctuary, the Soulstones were far from perfect containers. Even when sealed, the Prime Evils [[LeakingCanOfEvil influence and corrupt the world around them from within the stones]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance:
** [[spoiler:Her "daughter of hatred" form greatly resembles Mephisto. Having no legs, being skeletal, with several boney arms and hovering with a long spine. Unlike her father, she has wings.]]
** It also goes beyond the physical. Lorath and Donan both point that despite their dislike of one another, Lilith is the daughter of hatred and thus is a being full of hatred herself like her father. This is seen with how she treats those who don't embrace her. It's to the point where a soulstone attuned to her father would successfully work on her.

* BonusBoss: Of a sort--the portal to her realm opens by chance, and it's essentially a BonusLevel where the Nephalem can earn plenty of riches, so...

* MoneyMauling: One her attacks have her attempting to crush the heroes beneath treasure chests filled with loot.

* MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning: An example where he's saying this as a genuine warning rather than a taunt. His death means that the Prime Evils' spirits will be allowed back into Hell.

* DragonsAreDemonic: He is described as a 7-headed dragon and is the ultimate GodOfEvil in the Diablo series.
* EldritchAbomination: Is a dragon in-name only, resembling something far more cosmic. Befitting considering the strange nature of the other "dragon" in the setting.

->Voiced by: Creator/DavidLodge

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As part of her final words to the Wanderer, she claims that "[they] chose tyranny when offered freedom" in killing her. This is coming from someone who, for the entirety of ''Diablo IV'', has not only been working towards the ultimate destruction of humanity for their weakness compared to their Nephalem ancestors with the goal of replacing them with something stronger under ''her'' rule, but also inflicted death- or [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]]- upon anyone who chose to oppose her.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Like Inarius, her death is treated with quite a bit of pathos, with her seeming more worried about the future of humanity and their inevitable destruction by the resurgent Prime Evils than she does the fact that she is defeated and dying, and using her last words to reprimand the Wanderer for squandering [[ImmuneToFate their free will]] as a human being for the sake of those who would not appreciate them and warn them that humanity has no hope of survival without her, in a way not unlike a mother's scolding. She conveys all of this with cold wrath, but also an undertone of sorrow similar to her mourning of Rathma, and by the end, [[TearsOfBlood blood is even leaking from her eyes like tears]].]]