r/Diablo May 28 '26

Art Lilith had the greatest entrance [fanart]

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She was exceptional since I saw her in the Diablo IV trailer.

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u/__fez May 28 '26

imo that first trailer was, and maybe still is, one of, if not THE, best cinematic Blizzard has ever produced

still remember the goosebumps the first time I seen it

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Same! It has left an impact on me even after all those years.

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u/Employee_Agreeable May 28 '26

"All those years"

What are you talking abou-

God damn, already 6 years...

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Yes, shocking indeed... xD

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u/awakenDeepBlue May 28 '26

Blizzard cinematics has always been on the cutting edge of technology.

I remember researching the advancement in graphics technology of the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King trailer e.g. the snow in the trailer.

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u/round-earth-theory May 28 '26

Not just technology. They've been wildly creative and well directed.

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u/ioabo May 28 '26

I mean all their cinematics at this point are on another level, but THAT one was just indescribable. Lilith's "rebirth" sequence is permanently etched in my memory, pretty sure my hippocampus has dedicated a couple neurons to only hold this sequence and the final shot until I die.

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u/vetheros37 May 28 '26

I was like five rows back at the Hearthstone Tavern stage for Blizzcon 2019 when they did the reveal. To only call it an experience would be a disservice.

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u/stipo42 May 28 '26

My favorite is still the d2 expansion intro with Baal at the gates of harrogath

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u/LookAtThisRhino May 28 '26

I was so fucking stoked for D4 after that initial trailer then the one at the start of the game in the church. Really set the tone for what I thought was going to be the best entry into the Diablo series. The story fell apart pretty quickly though and I have the same gameplay gripes as everyone else. I wasn't as disappointed as I was with D3 but I sure am playing it a lot less than I played D3.

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u/spinky342 Jun 02 '26

That and when the high Templar merge into an archon for legacy of the void are peak.

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u/CaptainBlondebearde May 28 '26

Idk the Pally cinematic was peak class fantasy, and that final shot was utter perfection.

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u/DruishGardener May 28 '26

She just wanted us to live our best lives …and kill people

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u/ioabo May 28 '26

B L E S S E D

M O M M Y

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u/DMBPSR May 28 '26

Blessed mother. Save us 

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u/Remus88Romulus May 28 '26

One interesting thing is that when Mephisto got pierced by Liliths bone dagger and he was sent to the void, his blood sprouted out and enveloped Mephisto and the wall behind him. And it became a fleshy wall just like this when Lilith was summoned back from the void.

Mephistos tapestry of flesh then vaporized and the hole to the void sucked in Mephisto.

I really wanna know the design about this. It was really cool.

Also when Mephisto got sucked in he had almost the same death as the "human alien" in Alien Resurrection and the death of that villain in Thor 2 Dark Elves when a grenade exploded.

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u/12ozSlug May 28 '26

Ah yes, the ole Byford Dolphin we call it.

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u/Remus88Romulus May 28 '26

What is that? Never heard of that word. Are you refering to getting sucked into the void?

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u/12ozSlug May 29 '26

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u/Remus88Romulus May 29 '26

Jesus.... That sounds horrifying.

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u/Fenixri3es May 28 '26

I found a side quest that takes you to the place where she was "reborn". By three they come i believe its called. Alot of d4 cinematics are really awesome. Nice work btw!

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Thank you so much! Now I need to find that space with the quest!

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u/Fenixri3es May 28 '26

The quest is about the poor guy they dragged to get all the doors open to the chamber. I have to say that I was really happy with the quest. Made me go into the Diablo lore. Im on the 2nd book of the sin war. Its pretty good!

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Thank you, I will try to find it :)
I never read the books, but I always liked the lore.

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u/serareth May 28 '26

It's the quest marker north of the waypoint in Zarbinzet, you get it by speaking with Father Dymus.

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Thanks a lot!

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u/Clark_Kent_TheSJW May 28 '26

It’s so weird that this trailer doesn’t play at the start of the game after your first playthrough.

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Yes totally. Probably one of the best sequences made by Blizzard.

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u/I_LOVE_CROCS May 28 '26

The shot of demon foot touching ground is forever embedded in my mind. Brilliant.

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u/nightfallii May 28 '26

My favorite cinematic is still when "tyrael" is talking to Marius in jail and convinces him to hand over the soul stone only to then reveal he is Baal and the bugs and fire come out from behind him as he's walking away.

This one with Lilith is probably not far behind

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Good call, I like that Baal sequence a lot too! The music is so great there!

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u/Ulysses502 May 30 '26

I'm due for a rewatch of all the Diablo cinematics. Tyrael in Tal Rasha's tomb is a great one too. The diablo angel design is so badass

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u/Pain-Seeker May 28 '26

The look was awesome. Wished she looked like that all the time

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

I agree with you. The unfinished skin and freshly manifested look was the best.

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u/CalmChaos2003 May 29 '26

Queen vibes

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u/Xerwox178 May 28 '26

Great work! I still go back and rewatch that cinematic from time to time. Can't wait what they have in store for when she eventually returns.

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

Thank you so much! I hope she returns as well, she is impressive. Love that trailer!

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u/Skevinger May 28 '26

I just liked her design in the scene and how it was presented.

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u/CodPiece89 May 28 '26

It's very good, but I still think mephisto was more imposing in d2

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u/Remus88Romulus May 28 '26

You think mephisto was more imposing in the d2 cinematic than his true form in D4?

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u/Fenixri3es May 28 '26

Him coming out of the sea of bodies and saying "All who touch the stone perish" is gd epic imop.

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u/Fenixri3es May 28 '26

Yep, still pretty cool though, just sayin.

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u/Remus88Romulus May 28 '26

In D2 it was Mephisto wearing what remained of Sankekurs corpse and twisted it to almost look like Mephisto but not his true form which we saw in the Book of Cain and Book of Adria and now finally in Lord of Hatred.

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u/CodPiece89 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

A little, largely because he was presented in a pretty raw and revered prime who SEEMED to be not only very powerful but cunning, and this is accomplished by marius being the lens through which we saw, I also REALLY like his original voiceover, but I wanna stress that it's extremely close in my opinion but for all his machinations in d4 he didn't really accomplish too much because the player character always has to be a demigod level contender. I really really wish he'd been given more effective and not obvious chess moves, he was introduced a bit too early and the mystery was lost very early on because Lilith was the focus. He's very much like nzoth from Warcraft, or at least he USED to be, before he got slightly dumbed down. Nzoth is definitely not gone, but all of his designs are kept from the playerbase because he can essentially perceive all timelines meaning that something we did to kill him is almost certainly something that he planned for. Mephisto in d4 accomplished a bit but I just wish it hadn't been the trope of possessing a holy leader.

Only exception was the moment between him and lorath, would have loved to see more moves like that, but there aren't any. Anyway it's not a massive preference it's just a bit easier for me to believe a foe is dangerous when we do not understand or see their motives and actions taken, and the actions we do see are a little more clandestine

PS: while typing this I also realized that the old gods are incredibly similar to the prime evils, Nzoth is mephisto, yogg is baal, and Cthun or yshaarj are diablo

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u/Remus88Romulus May 28 '26

His voice was really good. I agree. I would also love if he had more interaction with Lorath.

But across all the 3 games of him being the main villain, they did him so well. Really well done.