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'''Tyrael''' is an [[Archangel]] and a member of the Angiris Council, who defied heaven in order to teach the [[Horadrim]] how to seal the [[Prime Evils]]' souls into [[soulstone]]s, thereby trapping them for eternity. He was captured by [[Baal]] after he failed to stop [[Diablo]] from releasing Baal but was eventually freed by the adventurers of [[Diablo II]]. He returned to the adventurers in the {{wl|Pandemonium Fortress}}, the last bastion before [[Hell]], to offer some assistance.
At the end of Diablo 2, when it was clear that Baal had permanently corrupted the [[Worldstone]], Tyrael decided that the only thing he could do to protect Sanctuary was to destroy the sacred relic. The destruction left [[Mount Arreat]] as nothing more than a crater, and dealt a devastating blow to the [[Barbarian]] tribes, who saw it as their life duty to protect the World Stone. {{iw|Anya Anya}} however considers this strange and tells us in her valediction that this action was never foreseen in the prophecies.
=Diablo 3 Theories=This has led many players to believe that Tyrael will be central to the plot of Diablo 3. They claim that he will suffer the repercussions of destroying the Worldstone, and has perhaps even been missing for cast out of heaven in the last intermittent 20 yearssince his wings seem to be smoking[http://diablo3x.com/diablo-3-website-tyrael-is-turning-evil] he may be also be corrupted and an enemy in the next game [http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=669472]. Finally, in a Q&A session a Blizzard Representative said in answer to a question on The High Heavens and nobody has heard anything about him.Tyrael:
<blockquote> "We are not going to reveal any details about that but I can say we do address a lot of the issues that you’re talking about. I can extrapolate that the high heavens aren’t very pleased about his actions. I probably shouldn’t say any more." [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-3-open-qa-full-transcript1/] </blockquote> The official website line is that Tyrael has been missing for the last 20 years, and nobody has heard anything about him. [[Image:Tyreal_bare.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Tyrael, as seen on the official home page.Some fans claim that his wings seem to be just smoke, as if he is being banished from the High Heavens]]