Premise : Blizzard wanting to promote Diablo franchise colaborate with a big studio and big streamer service to create a Diablo 1 based Show (CastleVania/berserk(2012) style)
rated M: violence, gore, nudity
Story: Diablo 1
Episode 1, The Prince’s return: Aidan come back to Tristram meeting his childhood village in ruin.meets moreina sent by the sightless eye to report the situation. They talk to villagers to know what happened. Pepin tasks them to clear the mystery surounding the corrupted water well. While heading to the Cathedral they encounter a wounded servant whom Aidan knew well when he was young, this servant who speaks of the atrocities down bellow there, The butcher he says, “a demon possessed the Butcher and is massacring everybody!” He scream as his last breath. “ your death will be avenged!” Aidan softly says
Episode 2, The Slaughterhouse’s gate: Skeletons, goblins and ravenous Bats, the catacombs are stuff of nightmare, but nothing compared to what Aidan witness on the battlefield… yet. Following the smell of blood, the 2 adventurers finally stumble upon a door stained of red with blood leaking from bellow. Prepared for the worst they open the door! Nothing inside… well, not what they were prepare for. dismembered corpse, guts and blood everywhere… but no signs of the Demon Butcher. They go back in town to get more information, talk to the priest which leads them to Wirt which lost his mother and Leg to the Butcher. Wirt, clearly affected mentally by the events speaks jiberish when questionned. They then go talk to Gillian the innkeeper who tells them that he’s not mad, just childish and likes riddles. That’s where Aidan realizes that Wirt was speaking backward and telling them “ From Blood the crimson door appears, for blood the Butcher rises”. the heroes realize in that bloody chamber, a portal incantation scroll must be recited. They ask Adria the witch about it, she tells them that she could do it be she’s old and this is too dangerous for her. She mentions a strange figure that recently appeared in the surounding the village, “ a VizJeri sorcerer it seems! Ask him, if he’s what I think, he’ll be of great help, if friendly”. the seek for him and finally spot him at the tavern of the Rising Sun. Tall, red robe, dark skin, blue eyes, Chainmail and a staff, it must be him. They approach him and even before opening their mouth, “ So it must be you that it spoke of, say no more I’ll accompany you”. on their way back to the blood room, he presents himself “I am Jazareth, member of the Vizjeri, an order a magi. I am here seeking the knowledge of Horazon’s library. According to my studies it’s hidden somewhere around here and the demon outburst from the cathedral can only be a sign of it. I saw you two in a dream I had, your aid must be providence. In dept of the cathedral, Jazareth take an scroll out of his sleeves and starts the incantation, a gleaming portal appears
Episode 3, Fresh Meat: they fight the butcher and his hordes of skinless minions
Episode 4, from yellow to blue, from blue to yellow: they find what is the source of the corruption of the water well and slay the monsters responsible. back in town Ogden thank them and tell them that his Tavern sign has been missing. They start investigating by asking a tavern customer, Farnham his name.
Episode 5: find the tavern sign and get rewarded with the Harlequin’s crest
Episode 6: they reach the royal chambers level where they are face with Aidan’s father… as an walking corpse devoided of flesh, a Skeleton King, Leoric
Episode 7, The master craftsman: Griswold the blacksmith hears of Aidan slaying the king. He explains to him that when he was working for the king, they had found a material so rare and unique that they could only make one sword with it, a sword for the King, an heirloom, a symbol of the bloodline of the Monarchy of Khanduras. He tells Aidan that if he desires, he can complete his work, all he needs is the Black magic rock in his workshop in the Cathedral. The trio ventures down the dungeon knowing that to defeat the upcoming evils they need such weapon…. The ore is found, given to griswold, he works days and night on it, requesting the aid of Jazareth’s fire spells to boost the forge so it can hear the metal enough to be worked. On the 3rd week, Griswold is done, he presents the sword to Aidan as the Child he never had, “This is the sword of Khanduras. Aidan takes the sword and swings it and claims “Sword of Khanduras you say? if that’s the child you never had, it shall have your name, This is the proof that no blacksmith is on your level, this is Griswold’s edge!”
Etc
Episode 16, Brotherly boon: Aidan and his companions defeat diablo. The demon’s flesh withering away let’s appear the corpse of a child, Albretch, Aidan’s little brother. With all the information he gathered along the way, Aidan understood that there is no end to this, unless he takes it in his own hands, his whole family got swept by this evil, only him can bring an end to this nightmare. He takes the soulstone upon himself, to bring to the hellforge and destroy it and it’s content once and for all.
Next season being about Diablo 2 act 1-2-3, season 3 being act 4-5, season 4 Diablo 3, season 5 being “Diablo Zero’” showing the heist of the worldstone, etc
Would you watch it?
