[[Image:Mephisto.jpg|350px|right|Mephisto]]:''Were you looking for '''{{iw|Mephisto Mephisto}}''', the [[Diablo II]] act boss' stats?'''''Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred''' is the eldest of the [[Prime Evils]]. He is brother of [[Diablo]] and [[Baal]] and deals primarily with [[Undead]] creations.  '''Disambiguation:'''* [[Diablo II]]** [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Mephisto Mephisto's Stats]** [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Uber_Mephisto Uber Mephisto's Stats]* [[Diablo I]]** Only mentioned in the [[Diablo I Manual|manual]].  {{clear-right}}{{Charbox|portrait= Mephisto.jpg<!-- |portrait-width= 200px --><!-- |name= -->|chartype= main|title= Lord of Hatred|gender= Male (presumed)|race= Demon|status= Alive (presumed)|occupation= [[Prime Evil]]|affiliation= [[Burning Hells]]|friends= [[Baal]], [[Diablo]]|foes= [[High Heavens]], [[Tyrael]]|location= Unknown}}   ==Personality==Mephisto is presumed by some to be the most intelligent, strategic and analytical out of the three [[Prime Evils]], but the weakest in terms of power. He is considered the most [[evil]] of the three, using this overpowering evil to bring the dead [[undead|back to life]], filling them with unmatched hate for the living to create some of the most persistent [[zombie]] creations possible. 

Mephisto is known to be father of two demons: [[Lucion]] and [[Lilith]]. Mephisto's daughter was the lover of the rebel [[angel ]] [[Inarius]], and together created [[Sanctuary]]. Both of Mephisto's children had a big responsibility behind the events of the [[Sin War]].

===Mephisto and Sanctuary===At the end of the first [[Sin War]], the [[Angiris Council]] dictated judgement against [[Inarius]], [[Sanctuary]] and his abominations: the [[nephalem]] and the [[edyrem]] (children of the mating between rebel [[angel]]s and [[demon]]s). Mephisto's shadow appeared before the Angiris Council proposing a truce and a pact.  Mephisto offered to let [[Sanctuary ]] be untouched by either angel or demon to see what the children may yet become on their own for good or ill.

Mephisto rose his hand and bit it to bleed his black fluids upon the place chosen by Tyrael. Afterwards, Inarius was given to Mephisto to be taken into the [[Burning Hells]] for eternity. Mephisto asked what would be done with the cavern and the find within -- referring to the [[Worldstone]]. Archangel Imperius said a new pact should be done about that. What this pact was is yet unknown. Mephisto agreed with Imperius that the [[edyrem ]] were to begin at the beginning with their powers set dormant and their memories of the past events of the Sin War to be wiped from their mind. Mephisto requested the firstborn, [[Rathma ]] and the other [[nephalem ]] to be able to remember for they were few remaining and their day was at an end.  ===New Sin Wars===Millennia after this, the [[Burning Hells]] were still locked in the [[Great Conflict]] with the [[High Heavens]]. The humans' souls could be used by either side as an additional source of power, and thus [[angel]] and [[demon]] kind brought some of the battle to [[Sanctuary]] in stealth, trying to vie for the favour of man. This is also the [[Sin War]].  Neither side dared do it too openly, fearing the other side would notice and simply destroy the world. The amount of energy they could use sourced from their home realm on Sanctuary is also very limited, which means a full invasion would be needed. The [[Prime Evils]] thought out a plan to use angel [[Soulstone]]s in order to directly access their home realm power on Sanctuary, laying the whole world under their feet in one blow. With the additional power from Sanctuary, they would be able to defeat the [[High Heavens]].  The corrupt angel [[Izual]] facilitated the idea, and the Prime Evils manipulated the [[Lesser Evils]] to throw the trio out of hell, banishing them on Sanctuary in spirit form, greatly weakened. The angels did not see it as a threat because they were so weak.  The weakness was a lot more than the three had considered, however, and they were forced to possess a mortal body in order to keep from haemorrhaging power. With bodies they could consume human souls for energy, and storing it up to the maximum power of their host body. Their demonic essences also warped the bodies to grotesque mirror images of their true demonic forms.  Their rampage was vast, but as the angels expected the Lesser Evils to launch their massive attack against the High Heavens, they withdrew their soldier angels from Sanctuary. Instead [[Tyrael]] gathered a group of mages who created the [[Horadrim]] to capture the demons in Soulstones, just what the Three wanted.  Something went wrong with their plans, however, when they were captured, they were too weak to even break free from the stones, and were thus captured.  Mephisto was buried in the [[Kehjistan]] jungles, under what would become [[Kurast]].  ===Modern Days===Even while captured, the prime evils still had some power however and Mephisto used his to subtly start corrupting the local [[Zakarum]] church. Their warped priests, [[Paladin]]s and other fanatics brought many lands and areas of [[Sanctuary]] under their heels. They travelled all the way to the Western continent where [[King Leoric]] would take over [[Tristram]] and invade [[Westmarch]].  [[Diablo]] was in the end freed, and travelled in the guise of the [[Dark Wanderer]] to the desert of [[Aranoch]], releasing [[Ball]] with the help of [[Marius]], and carried on towards the jungles and Kurast, where Mephisto still was captured. As the youngest was freed from under Tristram, he consolidated the forces of [[Hell]] and punished [[Andariel]] and [[Duriel]] for their actions against them (despite it being part of their plans).  Mephisto was freed only for a short while as the group of heroes hunting Diablo arrived in Kurast and destroyed the oldest Prime Evil.  What has happened in the last 20 years since then is unknown. His [[Soulstone]] was destroyed upon the [[Hellforge]], limiting what he could do on Sanctuary. Whether or not he's truly dead is also hard to know, but true [[evil]] is very hard to destroy...  ==Friends==Diablo's two younger brothers:* [[Baal]]* [[Diablo]] Diablo's favoured servant or pet is the spider demon [[Astrogha]].   ==Rumors of Mephisto and Auriel==:''This is all truly just speculation and rumours that might or might not turn out to be true.''It is thought that Archangel [[Auriel]] and [[Mephisto]] might have been lovers. Some different arguments support this hypothesis.  '''A remark and a wink hurled in Auriel's direction after Mephisto said:'''  :''"'We like you, made false assumptions about this place, false assumptions about the creatures spawned by both our kinds.' - A blazing red eye materialized, then winked in the direction of Auriel, who utterly ignored it."'' ([[Mephisto]], page 332 of [[Diablo: The Veiled Prophet]])  '''The [[Kiss of Mephisto]] destined for someone special:'''When the Kiss of Mephisto (aka ''Blood Marble''), the stone that resurrects [[Morlu]] indefinitely is first mentioned in the [[Diablo: The Sin Wars]] trilogy, the name was explained to be because it was originally a gift for someone else, other than [[Lucion]]. Since it's the sort of kiss he does not approve of, it could be that it's the sort of kiss a father does not give his son. With that logic it also seem unlikely it's the type of kiss a father gives his daughter, like [[Lilith]]. If it was not for Lilith or Lucion, then Mephisto must have been involved with someone else. Tying in with his wink above, it could have been meant as a gift to [[Auriel]], but for one reason or another instead was used to resurrect Morlu.  :''"Turning his eyes back to the cataclysmic sight below, Lord Lucion gestured toward the very center, where the worst of the carnage had and was still taking place. In the midst of everything, a black gemstone nearly as large as a man sat embedded in a triangular column of red-streaked marble. “Blood marble,” it was named, naturally. The stone was called by Malic’s master the Kiss of Mephisto, although the cleric had, from past comments, reason to believe that it had once been named for another of whom Lord Lucion would not speak." ([[Diablo: Birthright]])  ==Appearances==Mephisto has only been present in [[Diablo II]] and the [[Diablo novel]]s so far.  ===Diablo III===We have no confirmation yet if Mephisto will be featured in [[Diablo III]].  ===Diablo II===[[File:Mon-mephisto1.jpg|right|thumb|Mephisto in [[Diablo II]].]]In [[Diablo II]] we meet Mephisto in the temple city of [[Kurast]], where he has managed to turn the entire population into raging religious fanatics, completely corrupted. The local population fight with their lives to stop the approaching heroes from reaching Mephisto and release his control on the population by destroying his [[Compelling Orb]].  Once killed, the players takes the portal and travel into [[Hell]] to kill [[Diablo]] before his powers recuperates.  Read more about his stats in [[Diablo II]]* '''{{iw|Mephisto Mephisto}}'''  ===Diablo I===Mephisto is not featured in [[Diablo I]]'s gameplay, but is mentioned to a great extent in the [[Diablo I Manual]], and the creatures you fight are said to be partly sent from Mephisto's realm, as well as [[Baal]]'s and [[Diablo]]'s.   ===Novels===Diablo has appeared or been referenced in the following [[Diablo novel]]s: * [[Diablo: Legacy of Blood]]* [[Diablo: The Black Road]]* [[Diablo: The Kingdom of Shadow]]* [[Diablo: Demonsbane]]* [[Diablo: Moon of the Spider]]* [[Diablo: The Sin War]] trilogy:** [[Diablo: Birthright]]** [[Diablo: Scales of the Serpent]]** [[Diablo: The Veiled Prophet]]   ==Media==You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Diablo Diablo-specific gallery contents]

==Diablo 2 Mephisto==[[Mephisto_(Diablo_II)1.gif|100px]]Read more about [[MephistoMephisto_(Diablo_II)2.gif|100px]] in '''{{iw|Mephisto Diablo2Wiki}}'''

==RumorsTrivia==[[File:Mon-mephisto1.jpg|left|thumb|* The name Mephisto in comes from a variation of Mephistopheles, an alternative name for Satan, just like [[Diablo II]]is another name for Satan.]]* It is not confirmed, but it is thought that Archangel [[Auriel]] and [[Mephisto]] might have been lovers due to a remark and a wink hurled in Auriel's direction after Mephisto said: