History Characters / DiabloCharacterClasses

* SpreadShot: Multishot fires a cone of MoreDakka that damages all enemies it touches, although it is more of an AreaOfeffect attack (point-blanking an enemy isn't going to damage them any more than hitting them from 30 yards away).

* RevengeBeforeReason: They come ''dangerously close'' to this in Act V [[spoiler:when they discover that Adria has info on where Mathael resides, with Lorath Nahr having to remind them ''repeatedly'' to get the information before killing her; understandable given that the hero won't mention Adria without bringing up how badly she needs to die. Had Adria not been in the midst of talking about Malthael being in Pandemonium when the hero arrives, it's likely the hero would've gone for her anyway and doomed ''all of humanity'' just to get their badly-desired revenge.]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: They come ''dangerously close'' to this in Act V [[spoiler:when they discover that Adria has info on where Mathael resides, with Lorath Nahr having to remind them ''repeatedly'' to get the information before killing her. Had Adria not been in the midst of talking about Malthael being in Pandemonium when the hero arrives, it's likely the hero would've gone for her anyway and doomed ''all of humanity'' just to get their badly-desired revenge.]]

* LongRangeFighter: While they're not exactly ''useless'' up front, their comparatively weak defenses means they have to take advantage of their attacks' distance-damage properties. The Steady Aim skill further encourages this trope by providing a damage buff if no enemies are within a 20-yard radius.

* DeathFromAbove: The Rain of Vengeance skill rains down a hail of arrows that target enemies or have a wide AreaOfEffect. Some of its Runes instead make the skill rain down Shadow Beasts or call forth a Shadow Beast that drops a stream of grenades.

* DemonSlayer: While all Diablo player characters are tasked with killing TheLegionsOfHell, the Demon Hunter is the only character who has made it their sworn mission to do so.

* NotSoDifferent: Shadow Power's wings resemble the glowing energy tendrils of the angels. [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Except made of pure black shadow with a blood-red corona.]] This serves as {{Foreshadowing}} toward the characters' true nature.

* TranquilFury: The Demon Hunter is fuelled by rage and hatred, but it's a cold fury tempered by their discipline and esoteric training. If you have the Demon Hunter talk to Kormac, they'll eventually find out that Kormac's memory was removed by torture and they'll strongly disapprove. The Demon Hunter then states that it's restraint that makes one strong, not pain.

* MadeOfIron: The melee classes (Barbarians, Monks and Crusaders)get a 30% damage reduction from any attack. The other classes only get natural damage reduction through passive skills, and these are not even close to being as protective.

* TheBerserker: The Barbarian's energy is Rage, which when maximised causes them to go into even more of a fury.
* {{BFS}}: While the Barbarian cannot do the OneHandedZweihander thing like his Diablo II counterpart, he or she is the only class in the game that can wield Mighty Weapons, which run the gamut from giant one-handed cleavers and axes to giant two-handed clubs and swords.

* HeroicBuild: The Barbarian is by far the largest of the character classes, with the Crusader ranking a close second.

* TookALevelInKindness: Barbarians in Diablo 2 were rather antagonistic to outsiders and could be contemptuous of other civilizations. With the destruction of Mout Arrarat and the breaking of their people, the current Barbarian is humble and kindly disposed to people who aren't outright cowards or criminals of the worst sort. To the point where they're genuinely touched, when Leah offers them a job at her future inn.

* InkSuitActor: RobinAtkinDownes bears more than a slight resemblance to the male Demon Hunter, skin tone aside.

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Though it's not nearly as extreme as in other games, the melee classes tend not to be able to keep up with the magic-users as they keep improving in level. Wizard is the master of raw damage and unusually tanky, while Demon Hunters and Witch Doctors have fantastic DPS. Meanwhile, the Monk can get bogged down with a lack of ranged options, Barbarians can have issues with keeping up their Fury, and the Crusader is a MasterOfNone.

* MadeOfIron: The Barbarian, Monk and Crusader get a 30% damage reduction from any attack, the other characters only get natural damage reduction through passive skills and these are not even close to being as protective.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: As ''Reaper of Souls'' wears on, the player character becomes increasingly aware of how useless the angels are; even the [[NiceGuy Witch Doctor]] refers to them as [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible annoying at best]], an active danger to humanity at worst, especially after seeing the results of the Eternal Conflict (which to them, are too destructive and pointless). By the end, the Nephalem sees the angels as little different from demons, which in some character classes causes some noticeable distancing between the Nephalem and Tyrael, and if any of the High Heavens or Burning Hells ever try to continue the Eternal Conflict and involving humanity at any form... Those two better watch out.

* SupportingProtagonist: Granted, their role isn't minor in any way, but other than fight the enemies, they have no direct leading in the plot. They don't even show up in the cinematics, as those focus instead on Leah and occasionally Tyrael...until ''Reaper of Souls'', in which the protagonist plays a major role in the story. [[spoiler:And your hero will also appear in the ending cinematic.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: As powerful as the Nephalem already is, with the introduction of Kanai's Cube, the Nephalem becomes even more godlike. Kanai's Cube allows the Nephalem to have up to 3 special powers from legendary items. For example, your character could have a small gang of demonic suicide bombers, a semi-regular fireball blast and the ability to absorb arcane damage, all without having equipped any of those items.

!![[LadyOfWar Amazon]]

Introduced in ''Diablo II'', it's a very versatile class that can play well in melee and ranged combat. May use bows and crossbows, Spears and Javelins to use her abilities better. May be able to summon a Valkyrie to help in battle. In story, the Amazon is a mercenary from a nomadic culture of [[AmazonBrigade warrior women]] from the south sea.

!![[TheHunter Demon Hunter]]

* TheHunter: Part of an entire order dedicated to hunting down and destroying TheLegionsOfHell.

* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Reaper of Souls'', the loss of Leah and the realization that the Angels are no better than the Demons has taken a serious toll on the Nephalem's sanity, leaving them dark, bitter, and violent to the point that even Tyrael begins to wonder if they will remain heroes for much longer. However, this might be subverted, as their talk with their loved one in the Well of Souls confirmed that no matter what happens, they're still committed in humanity's defense on whole and still likes being sane.]]

* SuperiorSuccessor: The Crusader is this to the Paladin. they are explicitly taught secrets of the Light that the Paladins never knew, they can supercharge their auras for a time, and they are {{LightningBruiser}}s rather than {{StoneWall}}s.

* GenreSavvy: All of the characters are incredibly well-learned in a lot of tropes that occur in the Diablo universe, from Belial's schemes to [[SchmuckBait obvious traps]], the characters will usually comment on it, but spring it anyway knowing they can handle it.

!Diablo III Players Characters/ The Nephalem

* BeyondTheImpossible: They successfully escape from [[spoiler: the Realm of Terror]], something Diablo specifically says nobody has ever managed to do.

* TheChampion: Of humanity. They exist to protect them, no matter who brought threat to that race: Fellow humans, angels or demons.
* CripplingOverSpecialization: Unlike previous games, the melee classes can't use bows of any kind. This kinda sucks for very low-level Barbarians and Monks, as they only get ranged attacks once they get beyond Level 10 and these attacks tend to have various drawbacks (though still useful). The Demon Hunter is hit with this to a lesser extent, they can use non-bow weapons but in that case the only attacks they can use are traps, turrets, bolas, throwing knives, grenades and chakrams, etc (this is worse than it looks, arrows are the Demon Hunter's main attack). The Wizard and Witch Hunter are hardly affected by this, capable of using anything other than polearms.

* TheDreaded: One of the cultists writes about losing sleep after hearing about an enemy that has singlehandedly killed dozens of cultists, especially since he's been sent to keep a look out for him/her.

* FighterMageThief: Barbarians and Crusaders as the fighters, Wizards and Witch Doctors as the mages, and Monks and Demon Hunters as the thief. Their defining stat (the stat that determines their damage output) respectively make it clear; for Barbarians and Crusaders- Strength, for W. Doctors and Wizards- Intelligence, and of course for Monks and D. Hunters- Dexterity.

* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Reaper of Souls'', they have been driven rather cynical thanks to the surrounding events such as Leah's death, the many many deaths of innocents and the Angels are rather unhelpful excepting a few (Tyrael). However, by the end of it, they are still driven with virtuous goals such as saving the world and protecting the innocent people, what they learned is that humans just needs to stand on their own without depending too much on other higher beings. After all, post-''Reaper of Souls'' they are still trying to investigate further on how to put Leah's soul into rest even after all that happened.]]

* {{Nephilim}}: [[spoiler:The Nephalem are pretty obviously based on the Angel half-breeds from the Bible.]]

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: As ''Reaper of Souls'' wears on, the player character becomes increasingly aware of how useless the angels are; even the [[NiceGuy Witch Doctor]] refers to them as [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible annoying at best]], an active danger to humanity at worst, especially after seeing the results of Eternal Conflict (which to them, are too destructive and pointless). By the end, the Nephalem sees the angels as little different from demons, which in some character classes causes some noticeable distancing between the Nephalem and Tyrael, and if any of the High Heavens or Burning Hells ever try to continue the Eternal Conflict and involving humanity at any form... Those two better watch out.

%% * GrimUpNorth: They call it home.

* MagicKnight: The Barbarian's powers are outright more supernatural than the abilities they had in the previous game. In Diablo 2, it's completely possible to design a Barbarian character who was nothing, but weapon skills and big guy moves that aren't remotely mystical. Here, when the Barbarian has the levels, they automatically gain the ability to transform, summon supernatural beings, throw projectiles made of energy and generate flames out of nothing.

* OneHitPolyKill: Most notably the Hungering Arrow and [[ElementalPowers Elemental Arrow]] skill lines.

%% IShallTauntYou: Seems to like doing this a lot.

* EveryoneHasASpecialMove: Unlike the previous 2 games, there is no basic attack. For Diablo 3, everybody only has special moves and like Diablo 2, every spell/skill is different for each class. The lack of a basic, common move leads to things such as melee characters not able to use bows.