Diablo 2 lore and D2R characters

Diablo II: Resurrected General Discussion
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First of all, this remaster is 95% about the visuals, so that is the most important thing to discuss. We are paying 40 USD/EUR mostly for the new graphics, so everything must be spot on in that regard. Especially there should be no contradictions to the established Diablo lore. Let’s start with the most obvious one:

Isendra was a Sorceress, notably one of a group of heroes who defeated the Prime Evils.

Isendra was born in the year 1246. She was noted to be peerless in her magical ability, though had limited actual experience.

Events of Diablo 2 start in 1264 - so Isendra should be 18 years old.

Greetings, young Sorceress. (c) Akara
Welcome to Kurast, young Sorceress. (c) Hratli

So, according to LORE she is very young and inexperienced.

Then WHY does she look like 35+ years old “battle hardened” woman? Also, she is a lot thicker now.

Cassia is the canonical representation of the Amazon class in Diablo 2. Some people think that original D2 characters are “just pixels”. This is wrong. Here you can find some original art on amazon and other classes - https://www.diabloii.net/forums/media/categories/diablo-2-character-art.772/page-4

After shattering the Worldstone, the young Amazon Cassia had changed. She had seen hatred, terror, and destruction firsthand. If the Askari were to survive the coming darkness, they needed an army. She would begin their training immediately.

“Cassia is tall, and Cain considered her to be beautiful. In her youth, she possessed golden hair, though it turned gray as she aged”.

So, it seems that amazon is also “young” and has golden hair. But in D2R her hair is different color and she looks like 50+ years old. Her D2R model would be okay if it was 20+ years after the events of D2. But in D2 she should be young. Period.

Xul can be regarded as being the canonical representative of the Necromancer. Can’t find anything about his age though.

Anyone knows about other heroes? Please share!

There are a lot of books and comics on Diablo 2 btw. So it’s a rich universe. So far D2R cannot be considered canon because it is in direct contradiction with the established lore. Thus D2R is not a remaster, but a remake/mod.

We knew characters age… and then we doubled it!

Hey VV devs, do you guys have not lore books?

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Fantastic work, Archy!

I know that in the whole lore and story, all the characters are young and very new to the threat.

If I remember that Xul or the original necromancer was not quite that young but he wasn’t in his 40s either! His hair and build were resulted from experiencing with dark magic and spending prolonged period of time studying crypts and mausoleums. His skin was pale and his body was frail, giving him the look of someone much older than his age, but he is the master of summoning hellish demons to fight his fight.

Amazon after the confrontation with Evils, she realized that for her clan to survive, they need an army. So she went back to her homeland and eventually became the war matriarch, years later. That is after the event of D2.

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