==BackgroundClass Design==The male [[Diablo III]] Barbarian character is an evolutionary improvement on the [[Diablo II]] Barbarian. He (or she) retains some of the same individual [[Barbarian Skills|skills]], such as in [[Diablo IIWhirlwind]] and [[Leap Attack]], but has a variety of new skills to unleash on her enemies. One of the features of the class is also [[Fury]], which is an alternative [[resource pool|resource]] to [[mana]]for Barbarians. Instead of a globe of energy that needs refilling, it's a meter of the pure anger the Barbarian feels in combat, slowly building up as she deals or receives damage. Fury allows her to pull off extraordinary feats with skills that require Fury.

Lead by [[Bul-Kathos]]He (or she) is bigger and better. There's a great emphasis on power and destruction; on wanting every movement to look massive and devastating. It's a violent, crushing style, and she exudes power and devastation with her every movement. The D3 Team spoke about the tribes called "barbarians" by the people of character concept during the [[Western Kingdoms]] united and took upon themselves a sacred duty to protect [[Mount ArreatWWI 2008]] and its mystical secrets, until it was destroyed. They call themselves the panel titled [[Children WWI_2008:_Denizens_of_Diablo_Panel|Denizens of Bul-KathosDiablo]].

::''With the Barbarian, we had to updating a classic. The Children of BulBarbarian was exciting for us to work on --Kathos developed to take a kinship with the land over classic char we all love to play and bring him back to life. What's this guy been doing for the past 20 years, ? This guy's 8 feet tall and learned to harness 300 lbs of pure muscle. He saw things during the primal energies in nature to enhance their own substantial physical prowessevents of Diablo II that would have killed most people, but he's still around. In D3 we aged him, grayed his hair, popularly referred to as "[[fury]]"gave him some scars. We think those elements help sell the story visually. They also developed a spiritual strength that far surpasses most Signs of the living and dead creatures found throughout Sanctuaryage, how he wears his armor. [[Ancient]] spirits even guarded the very gates to All that helps us tell the [[Worldstone]] Keepstory visually.''

A number of Barbarians started roving It's also an interesting concept to have the lands outside the Steppessame character return in D3, prepared for war and seeking information regarding the activities as a grizzled veteran of countless conflicts, as a grown man who defeated the [[three Prime Evil]]sEvils twenty years ago... This lead to the events that transpired in [[Diablo II]]and who starts off D3 at level 1, which had without the once proud Barbarians see their homelands destroyed and their culture collapse after the destruction of the [[Worldstone]] and Mt. Arreatability to do much more than swing an axe.

In his personal history, the male Barbarian found in [[Diablo III]] defeated [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Baal Baal], only to learn from [[Tyrael]] that :''One of the Worldstone had been corrupted and would have things we really did not want to be destroyed. The destruction of the Worldstone caused a shockwave so powerful do – it blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of Baal's army in the process, thus saving the Barbarian lands from its invasion. However the Barbarians found their sacred Mt. Arreat laid why we set that initial goal to complete waste, and the duty that had been theirs for generations not repeat classes – was therefore broken.   [[Image:Map-arreatcrater2.jpg|left|thumb|Arreat Crater]]Twenty years later, when [[Diablo III]] takes place, the Barbarian lands are largely deserted, and the only remains of Mount Arreat, formerly the symbol of the lands and the source of the Barbarianswe didn' spiritual strength, is t just want a huge crater. More than rehash; we wanted to make the physical damage, the events detailed in {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Act_Five Act Five of Diablo II]}} devastated sequel and the Barbarian culture. The Barbarians gained their identity sequel has new gameplay and cultural pride from protecting the Worldstone within Mount Arreatnew experiences. To see it defiled by Baal and his minions, and then destroyed, tore out the heart I know a lot of these proud people. They abandoned their homeland and became nomadic, wandering really love the lands of [[Sanctuary]] and pitching themselves into battle after battle classes in an effort to forget the pain of their shattered homeland. [[Abd al-Hazir]] visited the Barbarian lands Diablo 2 and wrote about his experiences and observation in the [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0025|25th entry]] of [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir|his writings]]. It sets the stage for the story we will learn when playing the game. ::it''The Barbarians consider it their sworn duty s not my desire to protect [[Mount Arreat]] and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty intentionally arc those people – I like those classes to ; I love the great mountnecromancer, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warriorhe's death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity. ::''If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported my favourite class from Diablo 2 – but as our goal we really wanted to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but provide new experiences; that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low?  '''Read more about the Barbarian people and their history on the [[Children of Bul-Kathos]] articlewas our focus.'''----'''Read more about Barbarian cities in Jay did not disclose what the [[Barbarian cities]] articleoriginal name was.'''

==Class DesignBackground==The [[Diablo III]] male Barbarian character is an evolutionary improvement on the same individual as in [[Diablo II]] Barbarian. He (or she) retains some  Lead by [[Bul-Kathos]], the tribes called "barbarians" by the people of the same [[Barbarian Skills|skillsWestern Kingdoms]] united and took upon themselves a sacred duty to protect [[Mount Arreat]]and its mystical secrets, such as until it was destroyed. They call themselves the [[WhirlwindChildren of Bul-Kathos]] .  The Children of Bul-Kathos developed a kinship with the land over the years, and learned to harness the primal energies in nature to enhance their own substantial physical prowess, popularly referred to as "[[Leap Attackfury]], but has ". They also developed a variety spiritual strength that far surpasses most of new skills the living and dead creatures found throughout Sanctuary. [[Ancient]] spirits even guarded the very gates to unleash on her enemiesthe [[Worldstone]] Keep. One  A number of Barbarians started roving the lands outside the Steppes, prepared for war and seeking information regarding the features activities of the class is also [[FuryPrime Evil]]s. This lead to the events that transpired in [[Diablo II]], which is an alternative had the once proud Barbarians see their homelands destroyed and their culture collapse after the destruction of the [[Worldstone]] and Mt. Arreat.   In his personal history, the male Barbarian found in [[resource pool|resourceDiablo III]]defeated [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Baal Baal] , only to learn from [[manaTyrael]] for Barbariansthat the Worldstone had been corrupted and would have to be destroyed. Instead The destruction of the Worldstone caused a globe shockwave so powerful it blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of energy Baal's army in the process, thus saving the Barbarian lands from its invasion. However the Barbarians found their sacred Mt. Arreat laid to complete waste, and the duty that needs refillinghad been theirs for generations was therefore broken.   [[Image:Map-arreatcrater2.jpg|left|thumb|Arreat Crater]]Twenty years later, when [[Diablo III]] takes place, the Barbarian lands are largely deserted, and the only remains of Mount Arreat, itformerly the symbol of the lands and the source of the Barbarians's spiritual strength, is a meter huge crater. More than the physical damage, the events detailed in {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Act_Five Act Five of Diablo II]}} devastated the Barbarian culture. The Barbarians gained their identity and cultural pride from protecting the Worldstone within Mount Arreat. To see it defiled by Baal and his minions, and then destroyed, tore out the heart of these proud people. They abandoned their homeland and became nomadic, wandering the lands of [[Sanctuary]] and pitching themselves into battle after battle in an effort to forget the pure anger pain of their shattered homeland. [[Abd al-Hazir]] visited the Barbarian feels lands and wrote about his experiences and observation in combatthe [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0025|25th entry]] of [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir|his writings]]. It sets the stage for the story we will learn when playing the game. ::''The Barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect [[Mount Arreat]] and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, slowly building up as she deals or receives damageare not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior's death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity. ::''If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Fury allows her Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to pull off extraordinary feats with skills resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that require Furyare in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts.Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low?

[[Image:Barb-1.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Male Barbarian.]]::''This is actually 'Read more about the same individual from Diablo 2. He's aged twenty years, Barbarian people and he's got a personality in this game. Look at his gear; his their history on the [[armorChildren of Bul-Kathos]] has points on which he could impale himselfarticle. It's extra protection for the harsh environment, but it's also dangerous to him. The day to day life characters lead in this world is very hard.''

::''With 'Read more about Barbarian cities in the [[Barbarian, we had to updating a classic. The Barbarian was exciting for us to work on -- to take a classic char we all love to play and bring him back to life. What's this guy been doing for the past 20 years? This guy's 8 feet tall and 300 lbs of pure musclecities]] article. He saw things during the events of Diablo II that would have killed most people, but he's still around. In D3 we aged him, grayed his hair, gave him some scars. We think those elements help sell the story visually. Signs of age, how he wears his armor. All that helps us tell the story visually.''

It===Female Barbarian's also an interesting concept to have the same character return in D3, as a grizzled veteran of countless conflicts, as a grown man who defeated the three Prime Evils twenty years agoStory===[[Image:Barb-f-pose1.jpg|thumb|125px|Female Barbarian.. and who starts off D3 at level 1, without the ability to do much more than swing an axe.]]

===Why Repeat She appears to be much younger than the Character?===The Barbarian was not intended to come over male; from [[Diablo II]] originally. A character with similar appearance and skills was planned, but everyone in the dev team started calling it Barbarian, and so they decided images we've seen she seems to call it that. [[Jay Wilson]] quote: [http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2662371]----:: ''The barbarian is be somewhere in the only returning class. Originally we actually planned to have no returning classes, but same age range as we developed the barbarian, it essentially ended up turning into a barbarian. We sort most of got to the point where we went – because we actually had a different name for him originally - I think were going to call it this other name and everyone else is just going to call it the barbarian, so maybe we should just call it the barbarianheroes.''