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<p>Sanguinario: /* In Diablo II */</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Dark Wanderer''' was originally the hero of the Diablo I game, and becomes a NPC in Diablo II. His presence in the Diablo III game is unknown.<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo I (and the aftermath thereof)==<br /> As Diablo I draws to a conclusion, the hero defeats [[Diablo]], and takes Diablo's [[Soulstone]] within his own body, intending to contain Diablo there forever- which had potentially unforseen consequences. According to [[Deckard Cain's Journal]] it takes about 2 days for the spirit of Diablo to corrupt and posses him. At which point, he became fully possesed and left [[Tristram]]. Immediately after his departure, hordes of demons either killed or possessed the remaining denizens with the exception of Deckard Cain whom was only captured. It is implied that the Dark Wanderer is directly responsible for that carnage, although it may have just been a side-effect of his presence.<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo II==<br /> [[Image:Wanderer.jpg|right|frame|The [[Dark Wanderer]] (left) and ArchAngel [[Tyrael]] (right) do battle during a Diablo II Cinematic.<br /> ]]After the destruction of Tristram the Dark Wanderer proceeds to the east where he frees [[Baal]] and [[Mephisto]] from their respective prisons before shedding the last of the hero's humanity and metamorphosed into Diablo- ceasing to be the Dark Wanderer. Diablo then proceeds by entering Hell where he will eventually be slain by the band of heroes.<br /> <br /> The Diablo II wiki entry for the Dark Wanderer may be found [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Dark_Wanderer here].<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo III==<br /> The Dark Wanderer is mentioned in Cain's Journal on the [[Official Diablo 3 Website]], but has yet to appear in any other fashion (concept art, screen shots, trailers etc. etc.) <br /> <br /> He may be mentioned by NPC's throughout gameplay. It is not likely this NPC or character will return in the flesh (so to speak) during the events of [[Diablo III]], even if different incarnation Diablo does.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Speculation==<br /> Many fans believe the Dark Wanderer to be, specifically, the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Warrior warrior] class due to gender and skin tone, although the lore can be interpreted other ways and Blizzard has made no official comment on the topic. Fans who believe this usually also subscribe to the theory that the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Rogue rogue] became [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Blood_Raven Blood Raven] and the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Sorcerer Sorcerer] became [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Summoner The Summoner], each hero succumbing to madness due to Diablo's corruption in their own way. <br /> <br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Lore]]</div>

Sanguinario https://di.diablowiki.net/index.php?title=Dark_Wanderer&diff=9840 2009-06-23T15:07:04Z

<p>Sanguinario: /* In Diablo I (and the aftermath thereof) */</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Dark Wanderer''' was originally the hero of the Diablo I game, and becomes a NPC in Diablo II. His presence in the Diablo III game is unknown.<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo I (and the aftermath thereof)==<br /> As Diablo I draws to a conclusion, the hero defeats [[Diablo]], and takes Diablo's [[Soulstone]] within his own body, intending to contain Diablo there forever- which had potentially unforseen consequences. According to [[Deckard Cain's Journal]] it takes about 2 days for the spirit of Diablo to corrupt and posses him. At which point, he became fully possesed and left [[Tristram]]. Immediately after his departure, hordes of demons either killed or possessed the remaining denizens with the exception of Deckard Cain whom was only captured. It is implied that the Dark Wanderer is directly responsible for that carnage, although it may have just been a side-effect of his presence.<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo II==<br /> [[Image:Wanderer.jpg|right|frame|The [[Dark Wanderer]] (left) and ArchAngel [[Tyrael]] (right) do battle during a Diablo II Cinematic.<br /> ]]After the destruction of Tristram the Dark Wanderer proceeds to the east where he frees [[Baal]] and [[Mephisto]] from their respective prisons before shedding the last of the hero's humanity and becoming fully Diablo again, ceasing to be the Dark Wanderer, and entering hell where Diablo is eventually killed by the hero(es) of Diablo II.<br /> <br /> The Diablo II wiki entry for the Dark Wanderer may be found [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Dark_Wanderer here].<br /> <br /> ==In Diablo III==<br /> The Dark Wanderer is mentioned in Cain's Journal on the [[Official Diablo 3 Website]], but has yet to appear in any other fashion (concept art, screen shots, trailers etc. etc.) <br /> <br /> He may be mentioned by NPC's throughout gameplay. It is not likely this NPC or character will return in the flesh (so to speak) during the events of [[Diablo III]], even if different incarnation Diablo does.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Speculation==<br /> Many fans believe the Dark Wanderer to be, specifically, the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Warrior warrior] class due to gender and skin tone, although the lore can be interpreted other ways and Blizzard has made no official comment on the topic. Fans who believe this usually also subscribe to the theory that the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Rogue rogue] became [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Blood_Raven Blood Raven] and the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Sorcerer Sorcerer] became [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Summoner The Summoner], each hero succumbing to madness due to Diablo's corruption in their own way. <br /> <br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Lore]]</div>

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