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The Female Monk
===The Female Monk===
[[File:MonkChar-select-femalef-con2monk.jpg|leftright|thumb|111px250px|Heavy armorFemale monk silhouette on the right.]]The Monk debuted at Blizzcon 2009 with just the male version playable, and represented in concept art or playableartwork. There was no sign of the female monk at that point, not in the game or in concept art, though Blizzard it was always stressed understood that every character in the game there would be playable, with identical stats and abilities, in either gendera female version. Aside from spawning numerousJokes flew about her being called "the nun, "wouldn't but no hints were given as to how she be the 'nun?'" jokes, d compare to the female Monk existed only in rumor and various pieces of fan-made concept art until late January 2010male, when Blizzard requested that fans create their own versions of what the character might look like, as a fun diversion before the real artwork was releasedwith his prominent bald head.
It wasn't until afterwards that fans realized the silhouette in the character creation screen was in fact taken from a piece of female monk concept art. That artwork has never been seen; the female Monk was redesigned after Blizzcon 2009 but before the reveal in February 2010, losing the long hair for a "pixie cut."[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/female-monk-to-be-revealed-later] None of the concepts of earlier versions of the character design have yet been released. [[File:Monk-female-con1.jpg|left|thumb|255px200px|Light armor action pose.]]Prior to the reveal of the female monk there was a great deal of fan speculation about her appearance. Blizzard encouraged this with a semi-contest run through the Battle.net forums. There were no prizes offered for this feat, but fan artists enjoyed the experience, and other fans liked to see what they came up with, as well as wagering which one would most accurately reflect the official version. Blizzard was taking something of a risk with this; after all, what if some piece of the fan art had been wildly popular, and the official version not very well-liked by the community. ? (This was not out of the question; see [[Wizard#Appearance|the male Wizard controversy]], for example.)
The official version of the female monk finally reared her head on February 5, 2010, when concept art for the character was seen in an episode of the Jace Hall Show.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/female-monk-revealed/] High quality versions of that artwork[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/female-monk-revealed1/] were released the next week, and after some fairly intense debate,[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/female-monk-design-criticism/] the official art was widely approved.
For instance, fansite DiiiDiablo.net IncGamers.com ran two votes; one to pick the best of the fan art,[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/vote-for-the-best-female-monk-fan-concept-art/] and then a second with the top 3 pieces of fan art against the official version. The official version won handily.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/vote-best-female-monk-concept-art/] 
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