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==Background=={{Classbox|game= Diablo III|portrait= Barbarians.jpg<!--|portrait-width= 200px--><!--|name= -->|classtype= official|role= [[Melee]]|attrib= [[Strength]], [[Fury]], [[Vitality]], [[Life]]<!-- Class Skills -->|skilltree1= [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]]|skilltree2= [[Berserker Skill Tree]]|skilltree3= [[Juggernaut Skill Tree]]<!-- Background -->|origin= [[Bastion's Keep]], [[Mount Arreat]]|affiliation= [[Children of Bul-Kathos]]|friends= [[Druid]]s (distrust)|foes= None known}}
The Barbarian character himself is the same individual from [[Diablo II]].
'''Read more about the Barbarian people and their history on the [[Children of Bul-Kathos]] article.'''
===Female character Story===
[[Image:Barb-f-pose1.jpg|thumb|125px|Female Barbarian.]]
The female Barbarian is identical in ability to the male, but her origin story is a bit different. She's younger and is not a female version of the same individual who defeated Baal in Diablo 2. She's a new warrior, one who was motivated to go forth into battle since the men weren't getting the job done.
==Class Design==
The [[Diablo III]] Barbarian is an evolutionary improvement on the [[Diablo II]] Barbarian. He (or she) retains some of the same [[Barbarian Skills|skills]], such as [[Whirlwind]] and [[Leap Attack]], but has a variety of new skills to unleash on her enemies. One of the features of the class is also [[Fury]], which is an alternative [[resource pool|resource]] to [[mana]] for Barbarians. Instead of a globe of energy that needs refilling, it's a meter of the pure anger the Barbarian feels in combat, slowly building up as she deals or receives damage. Fury allows her to pull off extraordinary feats with skills that require Fury.
===Why Repeat the Character?===
The Barbarian was not intended to come over from [[Diablo II]] originally. A character with similar appearance and skills was planned, but everyone in the dev team started calling it Barbarian, and so they decided to call it that. [[Jay Wilson]] quote: [http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2662371]
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===Barbarian Skills===
Renowned for their awesome combat prowess as well as their arrogant demeanor, the Barbarians appear to be perpetually girt for battle. Through harsh conditioning, the Barbarians excel in physical combat and tremendous feats of strength. They derive their power chiefly from intense physical training, but also tap primal energies from the living world around them. They can manifest these or add to their already considerable catalogue of superhuman feats of strength and power. The barbarians call this power [[Fury]].
====Battlemaster Skills====
[[Image:Barb-charge3.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Furious Charge]]]]
The [[Battlemaster_Skill_Tree|Battlemaster tree skills]] are focused on general combat, like [[Hammer of the Ancients]] and [[Furious Charge]]. Many of the skills enable the Barbarian, but it still includes passive skills.
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====Berserker Skills====
[[Image:Barb-ww1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Whirlwind]]]]
The [[Berserker_Skill_Tree|Berserker tree skills]] is similar to the {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Barbarian_Combat_Skills combat skill tree]}}, but focus more on violent behaviours like you would find in a berserker, like [[Whirlwind]] and [[Frenzy]].
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====Juggernaut Skills====
[[Image:Barb-stomp1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Ground Stomp]]]]
The [[Juggernaut_Skill_Tree|Juggernaut tree skills]] also focus on combat, but more on the "stout fighter" type, with skills like [[Stunning Blows]] and [[Seismic Slam]].
==Development==
The Barbarian was unveiled as the first ever Diablo III class at [[WWI 2008]] in Paris, and has gone through a number of small changes since then. Some skills have changed name since the reveal, and the skill tree has changed drastically from the [[BlizzCon 2008]] demo in October until May 2009. See more on the [[Berserker Skill Tree]].
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==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
==Resources==
* [[Barbarian Skills]].
* [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/barbarian.xml Blizzard's Barbarian] page has plenty of plot information, and short videos of some skills in action.
==References==
* [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0025]]
* [[Diablo II Manual]]
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