History VideoGame / DiabloIV

* AnAdventurerIsYou: Just like the previous games in the series, there are five classes to choose from. Barbarian, Sorceress, Druid, Rogue, and Necromancer.
* TheBeastmaster: The Druid, as he was in ''VideoGame/DiabloII''. Wolves and Ravens have been seen in previews.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This is one of the bleakest entries within the ''Diablo'' timeline. After the post-medieval fantasy of ''III'', the death and destruction wrought by the Lord of Terror's army and his Prime Evils has plunged the world of Sanctuary back into the dark age. The atmosphere is also much darker, and corpses are considered a common sight and decorated around the wilderness or inside of dungeons and caverns (either impaled through stakes, or are tied up and dangling by their wrists). It's much more reminiscent of older, pre-''Diablo III'' titles tone-wise.

** One Village elder in Scosglen sacrifices his son to a sea demon to end the local famine. The son's ghost lives on and asks the truth be revealed.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This is one of the bleakest entries within the ''Diablo'' timeline. After the post-medieval fantasy of ''III'', the death and destruction wrought by the Lord of Terror's army and his Prime Evils has plunged the world of Sanctuary into the dark age. The atmosphere is also much darker, and corpses are littered almost everywhere (either impaled through stakes, or are tied up and dangling by their wrists). It's much more reminiscent of older, pre-''Diablo III'' titles tone-wise.

* TheBeastmaster: The Druid, as he was in Diablo 2. Wolves and Ravens have been seen in previews.
* BloodMagic: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured priest and the two normal treasure hunters giving blood from their hands, and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed out of the blood from their exsanguinated bodies.

''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019 with a PC release date still to be determined. Four classes have been announced: The Barbarian, returning from ''II'' and ''III'', the Sorcerer/Sorceress returning from ''I'' and ''II'', the Druid, returning after being absent from ''III'' and the Rogue from ''I''.

* AnAdventurerIsYou: Just like the previous games in the series, there are five classes to choose from. Barbarian, Sorceress, Druid, Rogue, and one unannounced.

* HumanSacrifice: In the cinematic announcement trailer, it takes the sacrifice of three humans to bring Lilith back to Sanctuary. Two go unwillingly, but the priest, already suffering from a gut wound, is broken enough to complete the ritual of his own volition.

* DeathByMaterialism: In the cinematic announcement trailer, even after having to travel to an abandoned town, enter a massive catacomb, be chased by a horde of ghouls, and use a ''blood sacrifice'' to get through the door, the treasure hunters are ''still'' more concerned with coin than ''getting the fuck out.''

* NoHonorAmongThieves: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the tomb raiders leave one of their number behind without a second thought, and then act like he willingly sacrificed himself for them.

* HumanSacrifice: In the cinematic announcement trailer, it takes the sacrifice of three humans to bring Lilith back to Sanctuary. Two go unwillingly, but the priest is broken enough by that point to complete the ritual of his own volition.

* SurvivalMantra: In the cinematic announcement trailer, as the summoner's magic breaks the bodies of the tomb robber and suspends them against the pillars, the terrified priest frantically prays "Eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me...". To his horror, the summoner simply says "There is no light here."

* DiesWideOpen: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the final shot of the priest is of his bloodless corpse suspended upside down, his face still frozen in a wide-eyed stare of wonder and horror at the emergence of Lilith.

%%No citation* DiesWideOpen: We have a lingering shot of the priest after he perishes, his eyes wide open.

%%No citation, Zero Context Example* SurvivalMantra: "Eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me...". It doesn't work.

* DiesWideOpen: We have a lingering shot of the priest after he perishes, his eyes wide open.

* SurvivalMantra: "Eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me, eternal light protects me...". It doesn't work.

''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019 with a PC release date still to be determined. Three classes have been announced: The Barbarian, returning from ''II'' and ''III'', the Sorcerer/Sorceress returning from ''I'' and ''II'', and the Druid, returning after being absent from ''III''.

* BloodMagic: In the cinematic announcement trailer, , the seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured priest and the two normal treasure hunters giving blood from their hands, and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed out of the blood from their exsanguinated bodies.

%%no citation * BloodMagic: The seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured priest and the two normal treasure hunters giving blood from their hands, and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed out of the blood from their exsanguinated bodies.

%%no citation * DeathByMaterialism: Even after having to travel to an abandoned town, enter a massive catacomb, be chased by a horde of ghouls, and use a ''blood sacrifice'' to get through the door, the treasure hunters are ''still'' more concerned with coin than ''getting the fuck out.''

* BloodMagic: The seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured priest and the two normal treasure hunters giving blood from their hands, and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed out of the blood from their exsanguinated bodies.

* DeathByMaterialism: Even after having to travel to an abandoned town, enter a massive catacomb, be chased by a horde of ghouls, and use a ''blood sacrifice'' to get through the door, the treasure hunters are ''still'' more concerned with coin than ''getting the fuck out.''

* BloodMagic: The seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured priest and the two normal treasure hunters giving blood from their hands, and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed from their exsanguinated bodies.

* BigBad: In the cinematic announcement trailer, Lilith, the mother of humanity, is summoned back to Sanctuary by the sacrifice of a number of tomb robbers. Her mere presence on the planet causes a noticeable increase in violent madness across the world.

* NoHonorAmongThieves: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the tomb raiders leave one of their number behind without a second thought, and then act like he willingly sacrificed himself for them.

%%no citation * BigBad: Lilith, the mother of humanity, is summoned back to Sanctuary by the sacrifice of a number of tomb robbers. Her mere presence on the planet causes a noticeable increase in violent madness across the world.

%%no citation * HumanSacrifice: It takes the sacrifice of three humans to bring Lilith back to Sanctuary. Two go unwillingly, but the priest is broken enough by that point to complete the ritual of his own volition.
%%no citation * NoHonorAmongThieves: The tomb raiders leave one of their number behind without a second thought, and then act like he willingly sacrificed himself for them.

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* BigBad: Lilith, the mother of humanity, is summoned back to Sanctuary by the sacrifice of a number of tomb robbers. Her mere presence on the planet causes a noticeable increase in violent madness across the world.

* HumanSacrifice: It takes the sacrifice of three humans to bring Lilith back to Sanctuary. Two go unwillingly, but the priest is broken enough by that point to complete the ritual of his own volition.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: The tomb raiders leave one of their number behind without a second thought, and then act like he willingly sacrificed himself for them.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdDpqCmjb4 Official Gameplay Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SJzvKcBhQ Official Cinematic Announcement Trailer]]

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