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* The Crudaer just lays out an endless assortment of completely understated {{Badass Boast}}s:

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* The Crudaer Crusader just lays out an endless assortment of completely understated {{Badass Boast}}s:



-->'''Crusader''': Ah. [[ScrewDestiny So the Scroll is wrong.]]

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-->'''Crusader''': Ah. [[ScrewDestiny So the Scroll is wrong.]]
* [[spoiler: Zoltun Kulle LIVES. He has become ghost, and is still active.
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* Well, remember how Adria ended up as KarmaHoudini in the vanilla version? Well you get your chance to make her pay, but the build up is even more awesome. Once you're told that you might need to meet Adria to inquire about Malthael's location, your character undergoes something of a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, everything from their mouth is about how they are going to kill Adria for what she did to Leah, and sounding REALLY murderous at that, to the point that your Horadrim ally was starting to worry that you'll succumb to vengeance and kill her immediately before even extracting information from her. By the time you reach Adria, however, you have already told your Horadrim ally to stand back, and no matter how Adria keeps taunting you about Diablo's possible return and Leah's death... you ''don't'' give in to rage, you just keep up your TranquilFury as you deliver a most righteous retribution to that witch. Oh, and that information? You already nabbed that before the battle even began.

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* Well, remember how Adria ended up as KarmaHoudini in the vanilla version? Well you get your chance to make her pay, but the build up is even more awesome. Once you're told that you might need to meet Adria to inquire about Malthael's location, your character undergoes something of a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, everything from their mouth (the Demon Hunter's especially!) is about how they are going to kill Adria for what she did to Leah, and sounding REALLY murderous at that, to the point that your Horadrim ally was starting to worry that you'll succumb to vengeance and kill her immediately before even extracting information from her. By the time you reach Adria, however, you have already told your Horadrim ally to stand back, and no matter how Adria keeps taunting you about Diablo's possible return and Leah's death... you ''don't'' give in to rage, you just keep up your TranquilFury as you deliver a most righteous retribution to that witch. Oh, and that information? You already nabbed that before the battle even began.
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-->'''Ithereal''': You jest, but that day is not impossible.

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-->'''Ithereal''': You jest, but that day is not impossible.impossible.
* The Crudaer just lays out an endless assortment of completely understated {{Badass Boast}}s:
-->'''Crusader''': The battle approaches. What says the Scroll of Fate?
-->'''Ithereal''': Doom and darkness. These heavens ruined... The angelic Host broken. Diablo is victorious.
-->'''Crusader''': Ah. [[ScrewDestiny So the Scroll is wrong.]]
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** And every step after that, Diablo taunting you with how hopeless it is, and how your efforts are useless, and you match it with proving him wrong each time, up to and including kicking his misappropriated ass.

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** And every step after that, Diablo taunting you with how hopeless it is, and how your efforts are useless, and you match it with proving him wrong each time, up to and including kicking his misappropriated ass.ass.
* The Crusader makes a joke to Ithereal, which turns into one for the Nephalem as a whole:
-->'''Ithereal''': Because of (Uldyssian's) noble sacrifice, I saw the inherent potential of your kind. As such, I voted with Auriel to spare mankind from annihilation.
-->'''Crusader''': I'm grateful. I'll be sure to vote to spare the angels when the time comes.
-->'''Ithereal''': You jest, but that day is not impossible.

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* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody has ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering a VillainousBreakdown for the first time.

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* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody has ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering a VillainousBreakdown for the first time.time in the entire franchise.


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-->'''Adria''': Diablo will come back! He will always find a way!
-->'''Nephalem''': Too bad he won't be there to save you![=/=]And yet you will die here!
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* Before the battle against Diablo, Imperius is once again threatening to kill you simply because you're there, you're a nephalem, he hates nephalems. In face of that kind of threat, coming from an Angel and the most {{Badass}} one, you just stand there and reply without fear: [[BringIt "Wanna try it?"]]


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* Well, remember how Adria ended up as KarmaHoudini in the vanilla version? Well you get your chance to make her pay, but the build up is even more awesome. Once you're told that you might need to meet Adria to inquire about Malthael's location, your character undergoes something of a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, everything from their mouth is about how they are going to kill Adria for what she did to Leah, and sounding REALLY murderous at that, to the point that your Horadrim ally was starting to worry that you'll succumb to vengeance and kill her immediately before even extracting information from her. By the time you reach Adria, however, you have already told your Horadrim ally to stand back, and no matter how Adria keeps taunting you about Diablo's possible return and Leah's death... you ''don't'' give in to rage, you just keep up your TranquilFury as you deliver a most righteous retribution to that witch. Oh, and that information? You already nabbed that before the battle even began.
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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and the VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.

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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Guts]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and the VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.
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** It's not just that. Diablo is the Lord of Terror, meaning he's supposed to be immune to fear. ''Supposed'' to be. By escaping from his Realm of Terror, ''you made fear itself afraid of you''.
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* Freeing [[spoiler:Auriel]] in Act IV restores hope not just to [[spoiler:the angels]], but also to the people in Bastion's Keep. For you, it's just a trip back to sell, salvage or stash all the loot you have gathered; for the people in Bastion's Keep, you're doing the impossible: [[spoiler:taking the heavens back from Diablo]], and not just making it back alive, but also ''winning''.

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* Freeing [[spoiler:Auriel]] in Act IV restores hope not just to [[spoiler:the angels]], but also to the people in Bastion's Keep. For you, it's just a trip back to sell, salvage or stash all the loot you have gathered; for the people in Bastion's Keep, you're doing the impossible: [[spoiler:taking the heavens back from Diablo]], and not just making it back alive, but also ''winning''.''winning''.
** And every step after that, Diablo taunting you with how hopeless it is, and how your efforts are useless, and you match it with proving him wrong each time, up to and including kicking his misappropriated ass.
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* Defeating Malthael in and of itself. The one who was regarded as the leader of Angels, and who even Imperius considers with a wide degree of respect. [[spoiler: Add to it that he infuses himself with the power of the Prime Evil itself, the fact that you still manage to take him down is really quite incredible, a fact that Tyrael himself notes.]]

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* Defeating Malthael in and of itself. The one who was regarded as the leader of Angels, and who even Imperius considers with a wide degree of respect. [[spoiler: Add to it that he infuses himself with the power of the Prime Evil itself, the fact that you still manage to take him down is really quite incredible, a fact that Tyrael himself notes.]]]]
* Freeing [[spoiler:Auriel]] in Act IV restores hope not just to [[spoiler:the angels]], but also to the people in Bastion's Keep. For you, it's just a trip back to sell, salvage or stash all the loot you have gathered; for the people in Bastion's Keep, you're doing the impossible: [[spoiler:taking the heavens back from Diablo]], and not just making it back alive, but also ''winning''.
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* After inflicting a significant amount of damage to Malthael in ''Reaper of Souls'', he will remark that the Player can not win - but his voice is full of doubt and uncertainty. Your character is such a badass that even the Angel of Death starts to realize that he's probably not going to win the battle.

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* After inflicting a significant amount of damage to Malthael in ''Reaper of Souls'', he will remark that the Player can not win - but his voice is full of doubt and uncertainty. Your character is such a badass that even the Angel of Death starts to realize that he's probably not going to win the battle.battle.
* Defeating Malthael in and of itself. The one who was regarded as the leader of Angels, and who even Imperius considers with a wide degree of respect. [[spoiler: Add to it that he infuses himself with the power of the Prime Evil itself, the fact that you still manage to take him down is really quite incredible, a fact that Tyrael himself notes.]]
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* ''The Templar Reckoning'', the sidequest for Kormac, in contrast to the other two follower quests, is made of awesome. It has you and Kormac [[spoiler:facing down the Grand Maester of Kormac's Templar Order and making him and his Inquisitors answer for the horrible things they have done to every single person they have made a Templar and stopping his plan to make Templars out of everyone in Westmarch and beyond, with everything that entails]].

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* ''The Templar Reckoning'', the sidequest for Kormac, in contrast to the other two follower quests, is made of awesome. It has you and Kormac [[spoiler:facing down the Grand Maester of Kormac's Templar Order and making him and his Inquisitors answer for the horrible things they have done to every single person they have made a Templar and stopping his plan to make Templars out of everyone in every citizen of Westmarch and beyond, with everything that this entails]].
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* ''The Templar Reckoning'', the sidequest for Kormac, in contrast to the other two follower quests, is made of awesome. It has you and Kormac [[spoiler:facing down the Grand Maester of Kormac's Templar Order and making him and his Inquisitors answer for the horrible things they have done to every single person they have made a Templar and stopping his plan to make Templars out of everyone in Westmarch and beyond, with everything that entails]].
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* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody has ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering a VillainousBreakdown for the first time.

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* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody has ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering a VillainousBreakdown for the first time.time.
* After inflicting a significant amount of damage to Malthael in ''Reaper of Souls'', he will remark that the Player can not win - but his voice is full of doubt and uncertainty. Your character is such a badass that even the Angel of Death starts to realize that he's probably not going to win the battle.

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* Acquiring one of the really good spells for the first time. For example, the wizard can gain the disintegrate spell a death ray that slices large amounts of demons as if they were butter (in normal difficulty at least, and that is when you will first unlock it). A couple of levels later, the wizard learns to use both hands so there are now [[UpToEleven two of the ultra awesome rays of death]].

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* Acquiring one of the really good spells for the first time. For example, ones of the spells that the wizard can gain the disintegrate spell a death ray gains is Disintegrate, an arcane ''laser'' that slices large amounts cuts through swathes of demons as if they were enemies like soft butter (in normal difficulty at least, and that is ''is'' when you will first unlock it). A couple of levels later, the wizard learns to use both hands so there are now [[UpToEleven two of the ultra awesome ''[[UpToEleven two]]'' mystic death rays burning a path through everything in front of death]].you.



* While most of the awesome is reserved for the main cast in some fashion, the [[MauveShirt Mauve Shirts]] get their moments, too. By way of an example, consider Clyfton, one of the soldiers in Bastion's Keep who's part of one of the catapult crews during TheSiege. In his own words:
--> Clyfton: "...Everyone else has gone and died, but I'll be ''damned'' if I leave my post!"
** He then proceeds to work with you to raise the catapult, hurling vitriolic encouragement at you all the while. Consider that he's got the guts to do that while demons are breathing down both your necks, instead of panicking like most folks would do.



--> [[spoiler: '''Malthael''']]: ''No one can stop death''
* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering for the first time in a VillainousBreakdown.

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--> [[spoiler: '''Malthael''']]: ''No one can stop death''
death.''
* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody has ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering a VillainousBreakdown for the first time in a VillainousBreakdown.time.
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--> [[spoiler: '''Malthael''']]: ''No one can stop death''

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--> [[spoiler: '''Malthael''']]: ''No one can stop death''death''
* During the final fight with Diablo, he loses patience and tries to get rid of you by sending to you to the Realm of Terror, a place where you can only get out by defeating his shadow. According to him, nobody ever succeeded in doing that... and you ''still'' manage to do it. Cue Diablo entering for the first time in a VillainousBreakdown.
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* You get an achievement for creating one by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching Diablo]]. ''Literally''.

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* You get an achievement for creating one by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching Diablo]]. ''Literally''.''Literally''.
* [[spoiler: Malthael's]] introduction as the new villain in ''Reaper of Souls'', he effortlessly takes out the Horadrim [[spoiler: guarding the Black Soulstone]] and subdues Tyrael without taking a scratch. Then, he delivers this truly chilling BadassBoast:
--> '''Tyreal''': The Nephalem...will stop you.
--> [[spoiler: '''Malthael''']]: ''No one can stop death''
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* You get an achievement for creating one by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching Diablo]]. ''Litterally''.

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* You get an achievement for creating one by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching Diablo]]. ''Litterally''.''Literally''.
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* Acquiring one of the really good spells for the first time. For example, the wizard can gain the disintegrate spell a death ray that slices large amounts of demons as if they were butter (in normal difficulty at least, and that is when you will first unlock it). A couple of levels later, the wizard learns to use both hands so there are now [[UpToEleven two of the ultra awesome rays of death]].

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* Acquiring one of the really good spells for the first time. For example, the wizard can gain the disintegrate spell a death ray that slices large amounts of demons as if they were butter (in normal difficulty at least, and that is when you will first unlock it). A couple of levels later, the wizard learns to use both hands so there are now [[UpToEleven two of the ultra awesome rays of death]].death]].
* You get an achievement for creating one by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching Diablo]]. ''Litterally''.
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* Acquiring one of the really good spells for the first time. For example, the wizard can gain the disintegrate spell a death ray that slices large amounts of demons as if they were butter (in normal difficulty at least, and that is when you will first unlock it). A couple of levels later, the wizard learns to use both hands so there are now [[UpToEleven two of the ultra awesome rays of death]].
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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]], the Archangel of Valor, out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.

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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]], the Archangel ''Archangel of Valor, Valor'', out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.
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** Then he [[spoiler: willingly strips himself of his angelhood to stand with the humans. Lots of supernatural beings like to argue HumansAreSpecial, but Tyrael puts his money where his mouth is.]]
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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbUSsblCSQ cinematic teaser trailer]] for ''Diablo III''. The final 45 seconds are backed up by CrowningMusicOfAwesome with a OneWomanWail while clips are shown of the [[LegionsOfHell Legions of the Burning Hells]], Tyrael destroying the Worldstone, a meteor coming down on the cathedral, all of the rapid-fire clips ending by showing Diablo himself standing amid a storm of flame, roaring at the camera.
* [[http://www.actiontrip.com/videos/diablo-iii-wrath-movie-7877 This video]] shows the CMOA of the Angels of Heaven fight the demons.



* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and the VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.

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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and the VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.
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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.

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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} capable of [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]] and Guts]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and the VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.
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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]], the ''Archangel of Valor'', out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.

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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]], the ''Archangel Archangel of Valor'', Valor, out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.
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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]] out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.

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* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]] Imperius]], the ''Archangel of Valor'', out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.
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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} on the level of [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Guts]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]], [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.

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* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} on the level capable of [[{{Manga/Berserk}} [[OneManArmy singlehandedly laying waste to thousands of demons]] in a manner that would do [[{{Berserk}} Guts]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]], Dante]] seriously proud, [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.
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--> '''Tyrael:''' All ''I'' am guilty of Imperius, is bringing Justice! While you hide, [[OrcusOnHisThrone cowering behind your throne!]]

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--> '''Tyrael:''' All ''I'' am guilty of Imperius, is bringing Justice! While you hide, [[OrcusOnHisThrone cowering behind your throne!]]throne!]]
* While every ''Diablo'' game has your character becoming a hardcore DemonSlaying {{Badass}} on the level of [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Guts]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]], [[spoiler:taking back Heaven itself from Diablo and his demons]] is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in every definition of the term.
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* [[spoiler:The Diablo-possessed Leah utters a terrifying but epic line when he/she/it stands in front of the gates of the Silver City.]]

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* [[spoiler:The Diablo-possessed Leah The [[spoiler:Diablo-possessed Leah]] utters a terrifying but epic line when he/she/it [[spoiler:he/she/it]] stands in front of the gates of the [[spoiler:the Silver City.]]
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* [[spoiler:The Diablo-possessed Leah utters a terrifying but epic line when he/she/it stands in front of the gates of the Silver City.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Leablo:''' Even in the heart of Heaven... Angels can still ''feel'' fear.]]
* While very brief, the entire battle between [[spoiler:Diablo and Imperius.]] By far one of Blizzard's best cinematic battles to date.
* Tyrael fearlessly calling [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Imperius]] out on being a coward during his trial for helping Sanctuary.
--> '''Tyrael:''' All ''I'' am guilty of Imperius, is bringing Justice! While you hide, [[OrcusOnHisThrone cowering behind your throne!]]

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