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The "theme" of the Society of Monks is a mix of "spiritual" Buddhism and "eradication of evil" of the European churches while maintaining an Asian/Indian visual theme. [[Abd al-Hazir]] writes about an encounter with a Monk in a tavern, in his [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0032|32nd entry]] of the [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir]].

[[Image:Monk - Way of a hundred fists.jpg|thumb|left|[[Way of the Hundred Fists]] in action.]]

The Monk's concept was that of a fighting game character, where the player could create combos by pressing the right buttons at the right time. This being not so different with the Monk, as almost all skills have 3 stages. Each stage of each skill performs a specific action. The player can chain these stages into a combo, being able to create 64 different combos from only 4 spells. In addition to that, many custom combos can be made that fit the player's style of combat.

During the [[BlizzCon_2009_Panel:_Diablo_3_Heroes_and_Monsters| BlizzCon 2009 Diablo 3 Heroes and Monsters panel]], it was said that the combat style was influenced by the combat styles of the [[Assassin]] in Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction and the [http://wow.incgamers.com/wiki/Rogue| Rogue class in World of Warcraft].

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The [[Monk skill]] trees as revealed at [[BlizzCon 2009]] were clearly works in progress, with temporary names and the skills grouped in what seemed to be random clusters. There were no prerequisites or synergies of any kind.

* [[Skill Tree A|A]]

[[Image:Monk_-_Seven_Sided_Strike02.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Seven Sided Strike]]]]

The [[Skill Tree A|A-Tree]] seems to be a "Combat" skill tree, with skills related to dodging, or maneuvering in combat.

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[[Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Exploding Palm]]]]

The [[Skill Tree B|B-skills]] resemble a [[debuff]]ing tree, where you make your opponents weaker (or part of your arsenal with [[Exploding Palm]].

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[[Image:Monk_-_Impeneterable_Defense3.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Impenetrable Defense]]]]

The [[Skill Tree C|C-skills]] seem to be the "Holy" skills, with power infused by the Light, especially [[Impenetrable Defense]].

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The Monk was the Fourth [[class]] to be revealed by Blizzard, debuting during the opening ceremony of [[BlizzCon 2009]], in front of 26,000 cheering fans and countless DirecTV viewers. As with much of Diablo III, the [[D3 team]] took inspiration from old Pen and Paper RPGs and from Fighting Games/Console Brawlers.

The monks symbol is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsudomoe mitsudomoe], a triple tomoe. It's used in family crests but also associated with Okinawa where many martial arts originated.

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/ Full Monk Skill Tree Stats and Discussion]

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/exclusive-jay-wilson-interview/ Exclusive Jay Wilson Interview]