Hello there. I have been reading around these forums for a few days now, and just decided to register after thinking of the following plot-related question.
I have read theories on the forums that the now quite old-looking barbarian supposedly is the same barbarian as the one playable in D2. I have also read theories about the necromancer being absent from the line-up of playable characters in D3 (hinted perhaps by the fact that the Witchdoctor has some D2-necromancer-like abilities) because of necromancers being accused of being the cause of the evil invading Sanctuary for the third time.
This made me think of an important question:
In the plot of Diablo 3, what character is supposed to have been the hero of the occurences in Diablo 2, defeating Mephisto, Diablo, Baal and so on?
If Blizzard really mean the older D3-barbarian to be the barbarian from D2, then that implies that the barbarian must be the hero (otherwise the barbarian in D3, being "the barbarian from D2" would just be some random barbarian standing around while the world was being saved by some other hero).
If the necromancer is the hero, then why is he absent in D3, being accused of betraying mankind (if the above theory is correct)?
In Diablo 2, it was made clear that the hero of Tristram was male, which narrowed it down to the warrior and the sorcerer, obviously. How do you think Blizzard will handle it this time? Will they keep the hero totally anonymous and sexless in all references to him/her or will they select a specific class?
If the answer is already in print somewhere and I've missed it, please enlighten me! Otherwise, we can only theorize
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/Andreas
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