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[[Bashiok]] commented on the issue in July 2012, post-release.[http://blues.incgamers.com/Posts/10/1/40/819/173065/dev-team-reaction-to-diablo-being-female]
<blue > When I first found out years and years ago, I have to agree I was pretty shocked. The concepts were still very much in flux, and the artists took a lot of time to really explore who Diablo is. Being the Lord of Terror, the most terrifying thing to everything, everyone, for all time, maybe it doesn't make a lot of sense that he's always just a big red demon, but could take on any number of forms of "terror". That kind of malleable image then seemed to make a lot of sense to me that it might include traits from its host, that there is no 'pure' form for the prime evils, and much like evil itself, is constantly shifting in appearance. But that's just my take on it.</blue>
Some details on the design decision and the internal controversy over it are presented on the Behind the Scenes DVd. Skip to 19:02 to see a minute of coverage of that
The plot worked as planned, but ultimately the demon was not powerful enough to withstand the human hero, and was destroyed in the end, though Adria escaped and the Black Soulstone remained intact and was lost when Diablo's form burned away after his defeat. The fate of Leah is not known either, and may be resolved in [[D3X]] or [[D3Y]].
