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====[[Fallen Shaman]]====
[[Image:Mon-fallen-shaman-bashiok.gif|left|100px]][[Fallen Shaman]]s return in Diablo III, but none have yet been seen in screenshots. We only know of them thanks to this animated gif, which [[Blizzard]]'s D3 Community Manager, [[Bashiok]], had in his forum signature. [[Fallen]] were in D1 and took on an expanded role with new AI, shamans, and grouping habits in D2 ({{iw|Fallen Diablo 2 Fallen}}). How they'll progress in D3 remains to be seen, but everyone seems to like this monster type, so their return is a popular one.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Grotesque]]====
[[Image:Mon-grotesque.jpg|left|100px]]One of the more interesting monsters seen in the [[WWI 2008]] movie, the [[Grotesque]] are basically living pinatas. They are fat, white, humanoid monsters, who either don't have an attack or a very weak one. What they do instead is run up to a player who comes into range, take a few hits, bend over backwards, and rupture into a massive fountain of wriggling silver eels called [[Lamprey]]. There seem to be far more eels within a grotesque than their volume would permit, but such is the nature of magic.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Lamprey]]====
[[Image:Mon-lamprey2.jpg|left|100px]]Lamprey are squirming eels that emerge in a flood from a ruptured [[Grotesque]]. They are not powerful monsters, but are disgusting in their fecundity and must be stomped out, like giant maggots.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Scavenger]]====
[[Image:Mon-scavenger1.jpg|left|100px]]The [[scavenger]] returns from [[Diablo I]], and it's taken on some properties of the {{iw|Leapers Leapers}} from [[Diablo II]]. They look more like animals than demons, and are somewhat badger-like in their furry, striped appearance. But they leap and dart around wildly, and seem quite capable of swarming an unwary hero by sheer numbers.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Skeletal Archer]]====
[[Image:Mon-skeletal-archer1.jpg|left|100px]]The basic bones with a bow, [[skeleton archer]]s return for their third go 'round in the Diablo series, and they are much as they've ever been. A humanoid skeleton with a bow and a relatively slow firing rate. They are not dangerous one on one, but a pack of them can be pretty nasty, especially against low armor or stationary targets.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Skeletal Shieldman]]====
[[Image:Mon-skeletal-shieldman4.jpg|left|100px]][[Skeletal Shieldman|Skeletal Shieldmen]] spawn with large, round, glowing blue shields from which they derive their names. They carry a sword as well, but use it only sporadically, and not with very great effect. Their chief purpose is as a defensive unit, and a phalanx of these skeletons can usually be found in front of [[Skeletal Archer]]s or a [[Skeletal Summoner]]s. They block very effectively, thwarting most attacks launched straight at them, but are very slow to turn and can be flanked or simply run past without much difficulty.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Skeletal Summoner]]====
[[Image:Mon-skeletal-summoner5.jpg|left|100px]]These skeleton shaman spawn with packs of [[Skeletal Archer]]s and [[Skeletal Shieldman]] for protection. The Summoners are larger than regular skeletons, and have glowing purple/pink orbs around their upper bodies. These may be shields, decoration, or an indication what type of elemental damage they deal. During battle the summoners stay to the rear of their foot soldiers, where they keep busy summoning fresh skeletons, or hurling purple projectiles at any players who stray into range.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Skeleton]]====
====[[Walking Corpse]]====
[[Image:Mon-walking-corpse3.jpg|left|100px]]These slow moving [[zombie]]s are a bit larger than the base model, and can presumably take a bit more punishment. They are a very similar creature though, shambling around aimlessly, too stupid to use weapons or spells, only dangerous in large groups.
Walking corpses have a unique talent, in that upon death they sometimes break in half, but continue the battle as their upper bodies snap off and become a [[Crawling Torso]].<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Wraith]]====
[[Image:Mon-wraith3.jpg|left|100px]][[Wraith]]s return in [[Diablo III]], and while their function looks about the same, their graphics have been substantially improved. They were seen emerging from [[Ghostly Orb]]s in the [[WWI 2008]] movie, and it's not known if they can only come from those odd monster generators, or if they'll be found roaming (floating) freely in the dungeons as well.
Wraiths have a [[melee]] slashing attack, and a ranged life drain attack as well. That one has a lovely graphic, with a swirling stream of blueish vapour flowing from the character to the Wraith.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Wretched Dead]]====
[[Image:Mon-walking-corpse-f2.jpg|left|50px]][[Image:Mon-zombie-unknown.jpg|left|50px]]These [[zombie]]s appear to be exclusively female; at least the only ones seen with hover tags are female. The zombie on the right may be a male version, or another zombie subtype that's not yet been seen with a hover name.
If they differ from the other zombies in any way other than their long hair and ripped dresses, it's not yet known.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
====[[Zombie]]====
[[Image:Mon-zombie3.jpg|left|100px]][[Zombie]]s return to [[Diablo III]] in much the same form as they occupied in [[Diablo I]] and [[Diablo II]]. Humanoid, slow, shambling, and just generally unpleasant. Their slow speed and negligible intelligence makes them perfect targets for new characters to warm up and level up against.
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