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'''Fallen''' return in [[Diablo III]], in a familiar form. Though they remain small, cowardly, impish little demons, they have been upgraded in appearance and tactics. Their strength is also bolstered by more powerful chieftan units, and the '''Shaman''' and '''Champion''' types can whip the common Fallen into a murderous assault force. ==Sub Typesby Acts==
'''Act II'''
==Grunts==
:''It seems that the fallen are indeed creatures of demonic origin. The old Horadric tale claims they were once powerful servants of the mythical Azmodan. They purportedly aided him in his battle against the Prime Evils, and Diablo later punished them by twisting gthem into the small, stupid forms they now possess.'' -- [[Abd al-Hazir]]
*Physical melee attack with spiked club.
*Found in Act II - [[Caldeum]], [[The Storm Halls]] and [[The Unknown Depths]]
<mobacr="210436">Fallen Peon</mob>
==Hound==
The Fallen Hound is an attack beast and can be found in large packs of Fallen, often protecting [[Fallen Shaman]], and they are the strongest of the Fallen melee units. They look a bit like hyenas, more than being dog-like.
*Physical melee attack. These guys are like sticky tape and won't get off you until you or they are dead and as they travel in packs, as you'd expect, it can become dangerous very quickly. Don't leave it too long to retreat because even when you do they'll be nipping at your heals.
==Lunactic==
:''The fallen lunatics are the most unstable of their kind, causing them to overproduce highly combustible fluids in their abdomens. I believe this imbalance must be inevitably fatal, leading the lunatics to puncture their stomachs and release their explosive bile in a terrible display when enemies come too near.'' -- [[Abd al-Hazir]]
*[[Lunatic Explosion]] can be deadly especially in numbers. The Lunatic will run very fast towards the player and explodes when he reaches him. They are usually in packs and just a few can easily finish off a player. A ranged attack is needed but they can be outrun, after about 10 seconds of charging at the player they'll detonate anyway so if all else fails, run.
===Fallen Lunatic===
==Named Fallen==
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*None Known
==Lore==
Over the [[Diablo game]]s, three different lore entries have been made for the fallen:
* [[Diablo_I_Manual#Fallen_Ones_(Nanus_Improbus)|Diablo I Fallen Lore]]
* [[Diablo_II_Manual#The_Western_Kingdoms|Diablo II Fallen Lore]]
* [[Writings_of_Abd_al-Hazir:_Entry_no._0010|Diablo III Fallen Lore]]
==Fallen Queen?==
[[File:Mon-fallen-queen1.jpg|right|200px|Fallen silhouettes.]]During the Monster and Art panel at [[BlizzCon 2009]], a slide was shown with the silhouettes of various Fallen. The Imp, Hound, Shaman, Overseer, and Lunatic are easily recognizable, but what's the reclining blob in the center?
[[File:Blood-clan-sorcerer1.JPG|left|150px|Khazra Occultist]]Many fans assumed it represented a "[[Fallen Queen]]" since there have long been joking references made to "where do all the little Fallen come from if they're all male?" However, the only monster who seems to match that silhouette in the final game is the [[Blood Clan Occultist]], who is not a Fallen but a type of [[Khazra]] (Goatman).
[[File:Fallen-queen-concept1.png|right|150px|Fallen Queen(?)]]Adding to the mystery is a piece of concept art revealed during a Blizzcon 2008 panel, which shows a monster that could only be the Fallen Queen; a creature that is not seen in D3C. Perhaps she'll be added in one of the [[expansion]]s?
==Background==
The fallen are true [[demon]]ic warriors with a formerly proud past. The historian and loremaster [[Abd al-Hazir]] has done [[Writings_of_Abd_al-Hazir:_Entry_no._0010|extensive research]] about them. The reason so much research must be made is because during the [[Mage Clan Wars]], many horrible things were done by the [[Vizjerei]] clan, and they tried to whitewash many of these in their literature. One example is the [[Khazra]], who were not at all demonic.
Fallen ones display no obvious tendency towards greater organization beyond their predisposition to swarm. This is fortunate for humanity, for they are so numerous that if they were to band together in large numbers, they might easily overwhelm a small city.
Some 20 years ago, these beasts were originally sighted near civilized lands, wrecking havoc around the country side. This was also the first time the [[Fallen Shaman]] were seen with the [[Fallen Imp|imps]], supporting them with magical spells as well as resurrecting them from the dead. Carvers and Dark Ones, tougher cousins of the Fallen were also seen, indicating the [[Prime Evils]] had a strong connection with the mortal plane, for those wise enough to realize that.
===Famous FallenDiablo I===When the Fallen last were active on the [[mortal realm]], many seemed to hold a specific few of them in extra high regard. Although not very intelligent, they kept repeating the names of the following, presumably Fallen champions, over and over again:* {{iw|Bishibosh Bishibosh}}* {{iw|Rakanishu Rakanishu}}* {{iw|Colenzo_the_Annihilator Colenzo the Annihilator}}* {{iw|Snotspill Snotspill}}
* {{iw|Snotspill Snotspill}} ([[Diablo I]])
===Diablo II History===
The [[Diablo II]] {{iw|Fallen Fallen}} are very similar to the first game's little demons. They are slightly different in that they wear more clothes, and use a wider variety of tools, but they all have the same basic behaviour, which is milling about, attacking the player and running away if they see a friend get killed. They no longer use "War Cry Mode", but they have {{iw|Fallen_Shaman Diablo II Fallen Shamans}} that can resurrect them with a little waving of their staves.
Blizzard also introduced the Fallen personalities, {{iw|Bishibosh Bishibosh}}, {{iw|Rakanishu Rakanishu}} and {{iw|Colenzo_the_Annihilator Colenzo the Annihilator}}, implying a sort of somewhat sophisticated culture.
The Diablo 3 developers knew that the Fallen type monster would be returning very early in their development cycle, though they did not reveal the Fallen until early 2009, nearly a year after the game's announcement. More information about them was released in 2009, at Blizzcon and then later that year on the official Diablo 3 site.
==Media==
<gallery>
File:mon-fallen-imp-concept1.jpg|Fallen Imp concept art.
File:Mon-fallen-queen1.jpg|Fallen silhouettes. Queen?
File:Mon-fallen-too-many.jpg|Mega spawn of Fallen, from early development days.Image:Fallen-hound-art2.jpg|Concept artFile:Fallen-shaman-hounds.jpg|Hounds guard ShamanFile:Fallen-hounds01.jpg|Hounds protecting Shamans in the Act 2 desert.Image:Fallen-hound1.jpg|Charger hounds.Image:Fallen-hound2.jpg|Charger hound.File:Fallen-hounds01.jpg|Fallen Hounds guarding the Shamans.Image:Fallen-battle.jpg|Fallen battle portrait.Image:Fallen-shaman-art.jpg|Fallen Shaman.Image:Mon-fallen-shaman-bashiok.gif|[[Bashiok]]'s avatar.
</gallery>
The development and design of the Fallen is covered in the first 3:30 of this video of the Monster and Art Design panel from [[BlizzCon 2009]].
'''Official Fallen Ones Movie'''
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Blizzard produced a short film showing the various known types of Fallen, when their coverage debuted on the official Diablo 3 site.