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'''Characters''' in the Diablo universe is what makes it interesting. From the [[Diablo game]]s' different [[class]]es to NPCs and people only mentioned in the books and comics. They are all what makes the universe around the games.
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'''Characters''' in the Diablo universe is what makes it interesting. From the [[Diablo game]]s' different [[class]]es to [[NPC]]s and regular inhabitants of Sanctuary introduced from books and comics. They are all what makes the universe of the games.
  
Three of the five character types that will be playable in Diablo III when the game ships have so far been announced.
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==Player Characters==
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Three of the five character classes playable in [[Diablo III]] have so far been announced:
 
* [[Barbarian]]
 
* [[Barbarian]]
 
* [[Witch Doctor]]
 
* [[Witch Doctor]]
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* [[Other classes|Unannounced Class(es)]]
 
* [[Other classes|Unannounced Class(es)]]
  
'''Please note that in many cases, "character" is equal to [[Player Character]], meaning the ''[[class]]'' you play in the games. If a player says: "My Barbarian character", they really mean: "My character of the Barbarian class".'''
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Please note that in most cases, the term "character" is slang for "player character" or "character class". It refers to the ''[[class]]'' you play in a given game. If a player says: "My Barbarian character", they really mean: "My character of the Barbarian class", it's just easier to say the first one.
  
  
 
==Important Characters==
 
==Important Characters==
There are hundreds of characters in the Diablo universe, but the most important ones are of course [[Diablo]], [[Mephisto]], [[Baal]] and [[Tyrael]], who have played the largest roles in the games up until the third one, where we will see if things might be put on end.
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There are hundreds of characters in the Diablo universe, but the most important ones are of course [[Diablo]], [[Mephisto]], [[Baal]] and [[Tyrael]], who have played the largest roles in the games up until the third one, where we will see if things might be put on end. The heroes of the games have in the lore been anonymous, so even if we associate strongly with them, they remain unnamed.
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==Non-Player Characters==
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[[NPC]]s are characters played by the computer in the [[Diablo game]]s. They usually have proper names, and some sort of background. Most of the important characters in the universe has or will be represented as an NPC in a Diablo game.
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==All Characters==
 
==All Characters==
* '''[[:Category:Characters|List of all Diablo universe Characters]]'''
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* '''[[:Category:Classes|List of all Diablo character classes]]'''
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* '''[[:Category:Characters|List of all Diablo universe characters]]'''
 
* '''[[:Category:NPCs|List of all Diablo NPCs]]'''
 
* '''[[:Category:NPCs|List of all Diablo NPCs]]'''
  
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[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Game terms]]
 
[[Category:Lore]]
 
[[Category:Lore]]

Revision as of 14:01, 11 June 2009

Characters in the Diablo universe is what makes it interesting. From the Diablo games' different classes to NPCs and regular inhabitants of Sanctuary introduced from books and comics. They are all what makes the universe of the games.


Player Characters

Three of the five character classes playable in Diablo III have so far been announced:

Please note that in most cases, the term "character" is slang for "player character" or "character class". It refers to the class you play in a given game. If a player says: "My Barbarian character", they really mean: "My character of the Barbarian class", it's just easier to say the first one.


Important Characters

There are hundreds of characters in the Diablo universe, but the most important ones are of course Diablo, Mephisto, Baal and Tyrael, who have played the largest roles in the games up until the third one, where we will see if things might be put on end. The heroes of the games have in the lore been anonymous, so even if we associate strongly with them, they remain unnamed.


Non-Player Characters

NPCs are characters played by the computer in the Diablo games. They usually have proper names, and some sort of background. Most of the important characters in the universe has or will be represented as an NPC in a Diablo game.


All Characters


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