The artbook page in question is for the notable figure inDiablolore named Lilith. The page doesn’t explicitly state Lilith’s role inDiablo 4, but makes clear she’s involved by referencing “Lilith’s debut in Diablo 4.” The article is accompanied by a piece of concept art of Lilith said to be forDiablo 4. The concept art was bounced between art director John Mueller and longtimeDiablocontributor Gerald Broom, improving it iteratively in what Mueller describes as “plussing.”
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Lilith has only been featured a small bit in previousDiablogames, but she plays a much more significant role inDiablolore as revealed in several Blizzard-published books. According to the artbook page, Lilith is the Mother of Sanctuary, which is the setting of theDiablofranchise. Lilith is said to have been languishing in the abyss for the franchise so far, but that she will return. “It shall be a great and terrible day for all.”
Given how imposing Lilith appears in her concept art, it makes a lot of sense that she’d be a villain inDiablo 4.Her biography describing her terrible return only adds to that argument. With wings and horns like that, Lilith putsStarCraft’s Queen of Bladesto shame. That said,Diablo’s bosses are traditionally very over the top. Lilith could very well just be one of many bosses or even just a notable NPC within the game.
For further information onDiablo 4, which is genuinely confirmed now that Blizzard has added a #Diablo4 hashtag to an Instagram post advertising this same artbook, fans will likely have to wait forBlizzCon 2019. While the game isn’t 100% guaranteed for the event, it stands to reason that there’d be no better place to officially announce and reveal it to Blizzard’s fans. Lilith’s inclusion and her role inDiablo 4’s story remains to be established.
Diablo 4is as-yet-unannounced and has no release date or supported platforms.
