Diablo 4 is still far away for fans of the Diablo series, but fans will be getting some Diablo content later this year. Diablo 2: Resurrected will release in September and Diablo: Immortal will release later in 2021, meaning Diablo fans will have their hands full in the meantime. Despite the possibly long wait for Diablo 4, it still doesn't stop fans from discussing everything and anything there is about the future sequel. One major point of discussion is the lore between the reoccurring characters throughout the Diablo series and how they may impact future events.

One Diablo character that is discussed quite often is Lilith, daughter of Mephisto, and Queen of the Succubi. Her role in Diablo's lore and the creation of Sanctuary is notable, given Sanctuary is the main setting for each of the Diablo games. In Diablo 4 Lilith will be the big bad that players may ultimately have to face in the end, but Lilith has also made an appearance in Diablo 2. Though Lilith wasn't introduced in Diablo 2 at its launch or even the launch of its expansion, she was added much later during patch 1.11 in a quest to challenge the strongest players in the game.

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History of Lilith

Lilith and Inarius - Diablo Facts About Inarius

Lilith is the daughter of a Prime Evil, making her quite a strong and important character in Diablo's lore, though she wasn't introduced until much later. Anu was the first being to exist, who after desiring to be perfect, cast away all of its evil creating the Prime Evil Tathamet. They both fought and ultimately succumbed at the same time with Anu's skeleton creating the High Heavens while Tathamet's corpse created the Burning Hells. The High Heavens and the Burning Hells give birth to Angels and to Demons respectively. This would culminate in what is known as the Great Conflict, a war that would seemingly rage on for an eternity, between the forces of Heaven and Hell.

The purpose of the war was to gain control of Anu's Eye, also known as the Worldstone, a powerful object that can create worlds. This Worldstone exchange hands back and forth with worlds created and destroyed due to the endless conflict. Eventually, an angel named Inarius abandons the Great Conflict and gathers other angels and demons with the same goal, Lilith being one of the more notable recruitments. Inarius has the Worldstone stolen, and together they create a new world free from conflict where Inarius and Lilith mate creating the first humans known as the Nephalem. The main protagonist in Diablo 3 is also later known to be a Nephalem and the only being to be able to defeat the Angel of Death Malthael.

Lilith in Diablo 2

Diablo 2 Battling Andariel With The Amazon

Diablo 2: Resurrected is the remake of Diablo 2 and will launch updated to the latest patch of 1.14, which will include many of the revisions and additions. This will also include the Pandemonium Event originally introduced in patch 1.11, the quest that Lilith was introduced in. Though she appears as a reskinned Andariel, the Act 1 boss in Diablo 2: Resurrected, there is a reason for that. This is because Andariel is referred to as the daughter of Lilith and is a succubus herself, much like how Lilith is the Queen of the Succubi. Though because the Pandemonium Event is exclusive to Diablo 2's online service, it isn't confirmed that the events during this quest are canon or not.

In order for players to access the Pandemonium Event in Diablo 2, they must collect 3 keys, each opening up 1 of 3 random red portals leading to another realm. One of these red portals leads to the Matron's Den where players will find Lilith, also known as Uber Andariel due to the reskin of the original boss. Lilith, much like the Lesser Evil Andariel, uses poison spray attacks and inflicts heavy poison damage to players so it is recommended to have capped Poison Resistance and Antidote Potions. Once defeated, she drops Diablo's Horn, 1 of 3 necessary ingredients to access Uber Tristram. The final reward will be a unique Large Charm called the Hellfire Torch, an item that players continue to grind for a perfect one.

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Lilith in Diablo 4

Lilith of Diablo concept art- Diablo Lilith Trivia

Diablo 4 promises fans that Lilith will be making a return as the central threat. As Lilith played a major role in the creation of Sanctuary and her return has spawned a new wave of people worshipping her in newly created cults. Lilith is described as bringing out the worst in any human, beast, or demon that she happens to be around, forcing them to divulge in their most violent and sinful desires. With Lilith returning to Sanctuary in Diablo 4, chaos and impiety spread throughout the world forcing townsfolk to cower for their lives.

Diablo 4 is described as being more grounded than Diablo 3's story, doing away with the high-fantasy theme that was seen prior. Fans can expect a grittier experience than Diablo 3 while also featuring more toned-down yet interesting characters comparable to the likes of Wirt and Marius. As Diablo 4 takes place many years after Diablo 3 and Malthael's defeat, conflicts arise as Lilith is summoned forth into the mortal realm. It is uncertain what her goal is, but as she helped create not only Sanctuary but the denizens residing in it, perhaps her goal is something related to the two.

Originally, Inarius and Lilith created Sanctuary as a place free from conflict, though now it seems like conflict throughout its lands is more gruesome than ever. This may be because of Lilith's presence that causes beast and man to act violently with demons freely roaming the world, or it may be because there are new powerful evils aside from just Lilith. Though Lilith will likely be different from her Diablo 2 remake counterpart, it isn't certain if the Pandemonium Event is even canon. If it is, then it would stand to reason that Lilith may be in the mortal realm once more to perform a ritual of Dark Summoning to bring back Diablo or other Prime Evils.

Diablo 4 is in development for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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