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[@HyNal]

You cannot tell in this video. If you look at the area in sections: There are 3 red souls that appear to be trapped/tortured. The one by the cage is Cain from D2, the one North of the water well is Cain from D1 and the one to the West is Cain from D3. If you go to the edges: You can see the catacombs below Tristram and that you are surround by lava and tormented souls. If you go into the buildings, starting with the NE building (which in the video, the player stops by for a moment) You can see the corpse is holding a world stone shard or soulstone and every once in a while the corpses look at it and gasp. After the wolf unseals the door and you go into that room. There is another corpse that has a soulstone and he is trying to remove it from his own head. To the W of the portal there is a 3rd corpse that has the soulstone bursting from its' chest. All of these things greatly symbolize the connections between Deckard Cain and Diablo. They both have three representations of them from each D1, D2, D3 and Diablo has always been represented by fire/lava/ and literally being in Hell.

[@josephmoore9706]

Good catch

[@ShinigamiAnger]

Could those guys with the soulstones be the heroes from the previous games? I'm not sure since in D1 and D2 at least the heroes had the soulstones in their forehead, here instead you can see a hole in their chests. In d2 we learn that it was Tal Rasha who had a souldstone in his chest, while holding and fighting Baal to contain him. So I'm a little unsure. Maybe they could just represent the state of emprisonnement of diablo, mephisto and baal

[@GRPanther69]

The sword stuck in the soul at 1:29 is Griswold's Edge from Diablo II. I just discovered this on my playthrough.

[@AdamSisko6]

@@GRPanther69 griswold sword is original from diablo 1

[@Templerlord]

This Bloodied Wolf feels very like the avatar or agent from the prime evils, perhaps even Diablo himself...

[@elcourtanques9025]

exactly

[@Jasongy827]

Mephisto more likely

[@joshuahercules4407]

its good to to know that Diablo still the main villian lol

[@jimboniusmaximus6018]

This was exactly my first thought, told my friend I was partied with that I was calling it. This wolf is Diablo. Because you know he’s coming back.

[@FloridaGoth]

I mean....it's called diablo...kinda "stuck" with at least a cameo

[@MixMeister5000]

They missed the opportunity of putting the Tristram soundtrack in this area.

[@TheOneCollectionChannel]

I didn't even realize this was Tristram when I played this! they should have had a corpse at the beginning that dropped wirt's leg.

[@michaelvalmo]

@@TheOneCollectionChannel The dog literally says it's Tristram. How did you miss that?

[@alpercilcan5927]

@@michaelvalmo why would anyone trust a talking dog tho?

[@imadecoy.]

​@@michaelvalmo Because he only says it if you poke through his extra dialogue options 🙄

[@wardengordon9029]

@@imadecoy. The minute you literally enter the portal it says the Vision of Tristram.

[@micson128]

Man. Tristram. Now there's a place that has gotten the rough end of it through the years, and its fascinating in a morbid way to see what has eventually become of the town. I still remember Cain's dialogue from the first game where he explains that Ogden had spent all of his money on buying the local tavern, after having worked there for years. Imagine his reaction if someone had told him what Tristram would eventually become.

[@aeternusnightshade2726]

My Theory is that Lilith wants to bring everything to heel, and that includes both heaven and hell. The Prime Evils probably still exist somewhere in their hellish realms, and they sure as Hell (Hehe) don't want to relinquish power to her, so they have nothing to do but work with the player in order to keep their presence in Sanctuary. So they send the Bloodied Wolf to show guide you in a way completely different from what the High Heavens and the horadrim would do.

[@Soveey]

Lilith is a good guy, all she wanted is for nephalem to keep, and then regain their strenght and she wanted to destroy hell and heavens. Inarius is a dumbfucc who got scared and removed nephalem power, even wanted to destroy them, and now he wants to return to heaven, when previously he himself created sanctuary to escape from eternal conflict? 100% sure Inarius will be a bad guy and a boss fight, perhaps Lilith too, but im not so sure about that.

[@Guildelin]

@@Soveey I wouldn't say she's a good guy... She wants to use the Nephalem to control all of existence. With her as "mother" But I do think the Wolf is either Diablo or an agent of Diablo... As I'm sure prime evils are still reforming or only recently reformed.

[@RJMacReady1]

@@Soveey lilith slaughters innocents left and right, shes defo not a good one

[@NothingSerious...2]

@@Soveey Player of Diablo 4 probably isn't Nephalem, unlike the D3, so Nephalem being restored could as well mean slavery to weaker huamnity. It was even hinted in D3 RoS, when Tyrael speaks that he became so powerful, after conquering death, that he may also be tempted to reach for power. Also she literally made folk people kill the priest, got them brainwashed etc. She def. isn't "a good guy"

[@Soveey]

@@Solus5048 it would be best course of action for nephilim to destroy heavens and hell and live free in sanctuary forever

[@austinpanek]

Voice has the same cadence as Zoltun Kulle. That would be a dope tie-in. Loving the game, and loving your content even moreso!

[@Cobearzz]

I was looking for other comments saying this...100% has to be Kulle. He basically said similar things in D3 as he did in this cut scene.

[@BoredInLewiston]

Kulle is voiced by Steve Blum, this is a different VA. Also, opening cinematic has Prime Evil of Hate's brand on the head of that doggo, so... very likely is Hate. Grandpappy dearest wanting to interrupt mommy and daddy's world shaking fight.

[@brianwong4988]

@@BoredInLewiston my thought exactly

[@ErikeMiranda]

​@@BoredInLewiston yeah, and Mephisto was known to be very cunning and had strategic mind. He was the gear who corrupted the Zakarum and gave Lazarus to first free Diablo. If Lilith wants to warn people and keep the gates of Hell closed, Mephisto is the total opposite, thus, it would make sense he wants the hero to stop her and the Horadrim. Inarius was in Mephisto's custody after the Sin War and it would make sense that the demon would free the angel and manipulate him just to stop Lilith.

[@austinpanek]

@@BoredInLewiston Thank you for the info, updated my comment! Appreciate you!

[@NoctisNightshade]

I think it's going to be Lucion. Lilith is supposed to have a brother who can 1. Shape shift. 2. Calls his cult followers sheep. 3. Has a soothing "hypnotic" voice. I haven't read the books but if it's him that would be pretty awesome.

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

This is my favorite theory. I feel it's more likely Lucion than Mephisto.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

I thought he was killed off permanently? Or does she have multiple brothers?

[@NoctisNightshade]

@@andrewmeyer3599 from what I saw on the wiki he was sort of "wished into nothingness" not killed. So maybe he's been in hiding this whole time.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

@@NoctisNightshade What are you if you're nothing? He's gone. It's one of many reasons why Mephisto wanted Inarius *and* Lillith to be his captives. Lucion seemed to be his second in-command, considering he was sent alone to begin converting Sanctuary's denizens into worshippers of the Prime Evils

[@Erumyr]

its mephisto it bears the mark of mephisto

[@mephistopheles4269]

I think this is a reference to Goethes's Faust, where Mephisto takes the form of a poodle to hide his true appearance. The wolf is not a poodle but still close.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

The devil using animals does ring true. But it might also be diablo, who is a master manipulator. Although all 3 primes are.

[@mephistopheles4269]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 Ye Mephisto immediately came to my mind because Goethe gave his character the same name in Faust.

[@geofer.o.13.888]

Remember: "By three they come" more or less, the three Prime Evils will return.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Tristram will always have it's place in Diablo... even as a Hellish landscape. Interesting to see how it changes through each game.

[@GiltleyRage]

Yes, they should always keep Tristram relevant. The next installments could take place decades or even centuries after first game so maybe a new town can be build in it's place by some people ignoring the "urban legends" about the land xD Then some event would make the hell break loose again. I don't know, just a thought.

[@GiltleyRage]

No way this fantastic voice actor was wasted for some wolf character. He is someone significant.

[@Erumyr]

mephisto

[@GiltleyRage]

@@Erumyr Yeah, saw the comments, it would be very cool.

[@ZeroFX1]

My thoughts exactly 😂 He is probably Mephisto or Diablo. Amazing voice

[@FancyTophatDude]

Yeah, duh. I mean it's pretty freaking clear this isn't just "some wolf".

[@GiltleyRage]

@@Solus5048 Because he still wants to be in power to control the chaos and Lilith is a threat to it. It's like the nukes, war can be beneficial or even fun for people in power who provoke it but nuclear war is too destructive and unpredictable, it's game over for everyone. Lilith is like homocidle maniac with a finger itching for the red button.

[@RECXFX]

The way the wolf speaks, he's got an old soul and character. I have a feeling this guy is going to be one of the key elements later when the main villain pops up. He might pull a 180 like Adria and be an avatar/agent for one of the prime evils. I like how he says - Relaxxx lol 😅

[@legendaryvicius]

Let us hope that 180 won't be fucking obvious like Adria's lol

[@luigi24908800]

Anyone else catch the blowing windows in the opening cinematic to D4 as an homage to the opening of D1?

[@Mooshkajoe]

Damn. Tristram can't catch a break, but considering it's ground zero for the entirety of the Diablo series, from a scared town to a zombie wasteland, and now looking like a nuclear blast site. On brand, at least. The longer Hell's influence is in the area, the worse it gets. Feels like a return to form, though. The game so far seems to have gone back to its foreboding and horror roots. Most of the cutscenes and footage have that Diablo 1 atmosphere, and I'm glad.

[@Belanduraz]

This isn't actually Tristram though, it's just an illusion

[@Mooshkajoe]

@@Belanduraz Ah, interesting. I haven't really played the game myself yet. Usually try to avoid vids. I'm waiting for the full game.

[@Belanduraz]

@@Mooshkajoe In Diablo 3, there is no demonic corruption in Tristram, there aren't even any demons, just beasts and undead.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

​@@Belanduraz Diablo 3 was a mistake anyways

[@andrewroncallo1336]

@@Belanduraz I don't think it's an illusion. The wolf took us here to get out of the one we were already in and to show us the consequences if should fail. The wolf didn't say it was an illusion, just that this was the result of building a town near one of the prisons of the prime evils. The wolf could be lying and twisting the truth as demons tend to do. But being that heaven has shut its doors, and left humanity to its own devices, the idea that evil engulfed Tristram soon after is not hard to believe. The fields of hatred exist because Mephisto's hatred bubbles up into certain places in Sanctuary. The idea that Diablo's own corruption was allowed to run rampant....if we are ever to return to Tristram in future games, it will likely be for raiding purposes. The little town is finished at this point, as it's become a literal hellscape. Its story was told, and now its memory only serves as a warning.

[@ny6978]

The voice sounds like Tyrael. Lore-wise, the symbols etched in his skull suggest it is Mephisto. His attitude towards the Horadrim suggest it is Zoltun. However, it might still be Diablo because why not?

[@TheGts92]

Keep in mind that Diablo 4 was called Project Fenris. So it's possible that the Bloodied Wolf is a major character.

[@funzees1544]

After playing this part, made me wonder if this was an aspect of Trag'ul maybe? All the blood talk, blood imagery etc

[@alecshockowitz8385]

This is a good pick I think. He specifically says 'your world' which makes me think he is at least not bound to or born of sanctuary.

[@Erumyr]

mephisto it bears the mark of mephisto

[@funzees1544]

@@alecshockowitz8385 Good point! It has intimate knowledge of the horadrim as well or "the other side" too. Just seems like a piece on the board that shouldn't be there? Just a theory but it really makes me wonder, following your character in the beginning, wants lilith to be stopped, doesnt care for the horadrim...appears to know their fate. Just seems like it could be... he kind of speaks as if it knows certain events both before and whats to come?

[@DraconiInfernalus]

yes i´m with you.. i´m happy that i am not the only one 😄. why? the wolf is half dead. he is a resurrected creature with carved symbols in his skull like he is a kind of "golem". who is able to revive the dead? 2nd the whole 1st act seems to be rathma-related. with all the prophecy going around. his prophecy is the first thing they tell us/show us about in the tiny village at the beginning when that townguy draggs you around meanwhile humming and the lines of the prophecy blend in and the first act ends (more or less) with the prophecy that rathma will die anyway and that inarius is not "the light" that will pierce through the heart of hatred. and that he will not/or maybe never go back to the heavens again. remember we got the blessing of prava not from inarius. come on inarius is so selfish. he weakend his own children in the past because he was afraid of them being so powerful and now he is whining about how weak humans are and how fcking useless they are in his eyes 🤷‍♀ and angels are pure fanatics, worse then demons. 3rd the wolf is talking about how chaotic everything is now and liked it more how it was before. trag´oul and/or rathma are the bearer of balance in that world. thats why the priests of rathma are coming back..they have to do rathmas work keeping the balance and later they show the huge picture of the serpent in the temple of the firstborn when lilith arrives and found rathma already dead. soo many hints on trag´ oul in my opinion. maybe he will play a specific role in the story...i would love to see it. i dont care if i´m wrong.yes even if it is maphistos mark on the skull.. but would be nice to see these characters in game :D

[@facelift5628]

I think the wolf is mephisto. He has the mark of mephisto on his face

[@prideofasia99]

Agreed and he has just as much to lose from his daughter succeeding

[@christianyaerger1751]

Can you show me the mark of Mephisto? Otherwise, I have to disagree. The symbols on the wolf's head are most similar to the glyphs used by Adria's coven, I assume some sort of binding spells.

[@ynnadquah]

Agreed. It doesn't make sense for them to use a mid-minor character for this role. It has to be one of the Prime Evils. I don't think its Diablo because that would have been too obvious. The only Prime Evil that hasn't had screen time is Mephisto. The only Prime Evil that has a direct relation with key characters (Inarius/Lilith) is Mephisto. I'm putting my money on Mephisto.

[@imadecoy.]

Every time someone says it's Mephisto I just think he sounds nothing like the, "You're too late!" I've heard a million times.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

​@@christianyaerger1751 Why not just look it up?

[@OGStan01]

As someone in the lore channel of the D4 server mentioned, the Bloodied Wolf has a very high chance of being Mephisto. From the starting cinematic, you can see the marking on his skull which is pretty much spot on the Mark of Hatred that Adria used to imprison Mephisto as shown in the Book of Adria. This means that Lilith's daddy has a plan of his own when it comes to the story of D4, maybe even as "He who was bound in chains" that will be set free when Lilith dies according to the in-game prophecy of Rathma.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

Mephisto *hates* what Inarius and Lillith did. If things had gone the way he wanted fully, Inarius *and* Lillith would've been his prisoners to torture for eternity. Remember, they're the reason why Mephisto's son, and second in-command, Lucion had been erased from existence by a Nephilim

[@filipvadas7602]

True, but the Tristram imagery also implies heavily that it could be Diablo

[@troytice8354]

It's definitely Mephisto, and I am glad it is. His character was never really developed, and this will allow us to see what he can do. Plus, Mephisto is supposed to be the most subtle of the three brothers. I got a very calculating, manipulative vibe from the wolf.

[@andrewmeyer3599]

@troytice8354 If I'm not mistaken, taking advantage of the Soulstones was Mephisto's plan and the other two brothers agreed as they had wanted to corrupt Sanctuary and them being exiled made it a perfect plan

[@MissRandomNomad0o]

@@filipvadas7602 It could be Mephisto pretending to be Diablo for shits and giggles, although that is convoluted to think about and I'd rather not entertain it.

[@edrueter9]

I always loved Tristram in D2. A brief return here was so cool.

[@namonamo494]

sadly, there is just that (for now) i'd expect to see much more of a game into the next one, especially ruins or such of the big city, sometime it feel like hundreed of thousand years space the game, aside from that i can't see why we'd see nothing for a game to the next

[@paulsmith9192]

@Edward Rueter me too.Diablo 2d artstyle was best.vibrant & looked alive.now soo dark cant see anything. The game soo dark.I wonder what happened to characters like,charsi?

[@EpicMinecraftFail]

​@@paulsmith9192turn your brightness up brah this is the best looking ARPG graphically ever

[@yulfine1688]

I do think it's possible that the wolf is mephisto while it's strange the area is tristram the voice actually is pretty spot on similar to kulle but not quite that and kulle wouldn't have the mark of hatred...

[@Erumyr]

its mephisto. the wolf bears the mark of mephisto

[@erickchristensen746]

@@Erumyr Exactly this, so many people jumped in the “it’s Zulten cuz it sounds like him!” That’s such a dumb tiny thing to latch onto to make such a huge assumption lol

[@christianyaerger1751]

@@Erumyr Can you show me the mark of Mephisto for reference? Otherwise, I have to disagree and say it's D.

[@yulfine1688]

@@christianyaerger1751 its from adrias book still a bit weird, given the circumstances and all however if you hear mephistos voice actor especially in heroes of the storm its pretty spot on. Kulle just doesn't make much sense which I why i already ruled him out and diablo well the voice is off too much for me personally. The only thing that would make sense is that he keeps tabs on what his daughter is doing and whats going on since she kinda disappeared on them. Tristram has nothing to even do with mephisto and the souls seem to be in torment or terror but other than that the mark is pretty strong evidence its mephisto or related to mephisto in some way.

[@christianyaerger1751]

​@@yulfine1688 I still don't think it's Paul Eiding, it's a new voice actor. Eiding has a very particular sound about his voice lacking in the Wolf. That said, I DID find the symbol you were talking about among concept art for the Book of Adria. Each of the Evils had a seal, and Diablo's is completely different. So yeah, I concede that it's Mephisto's symbol. I'm not 100% convinced it's Meph, but I'm closer to believing it. :)

[@saltysantos]

*Patiently waits for dashes full thoughts on the story so far*

[@deadfordays]

0:42 That's def the fountain in Tristram, the cage you rescue Deckard Cain from and the red avatar possibly a Deckard Cain animation then it seems to twist in torment? I wish we had a form of the Tristram theme here though. Maybe see the butcher somewhere.. The wolf sound like Zoltan Kule but I think its just voice similarity. It's going to be someone else. Maybe Mephisto.

[@Erumyr]

its mephisto it bears the mark of mephisto

[@lucretius8050]

I think it feels like Diablo cause Tristam is the first "crack" to the Nephalem and also the red is Diablo's soulstone color. There are also ghoul-like things in the town holding "red soulstone" like rocks. It could be the prime evils working together.

[@marcelfigueroa2449]

My first thought when that wolf starting talking all cryptically is that he has to be Diablo. He knew way too much about Tristram, the horadram, and Diablo. He even knew that Diablo was sealed and kept underneath Tristram. It has to be him. I love how dark D4 has been so far, I’m loving the lore so much already I can’t wait until we get the full story/game.

[@erickchristensen746]

Look at the wolf’s skull again and figure the actual answer as well as all the other connections you missed

[@filipvadas7602]

*To be fair* Diablo having been held beneath Tristram is kind of common knowledge by D3. But, yeah, the fact that we go through this hellish version of Old Tristram, with gjoulish figures holding red soulstones that signify Diablo himself and his cryptic warning on the Horadrim kind of confirms its probably him.

[@erickchristensen746]

@@filipvadas7602 The symbol of Hatred is literally carved into the wolf’s skull…

[@jansandman6983]

When the wolf talks about Lilith's rebellious nature it sounded like an angry and disappointed father. 😅

[@KrayZGames]

The markings etched into the skull of the wolf is a ritual in the book of Adria. The ritual on his skull just so happens to be Mephistos.

[@bradmueller3365]

Is this from one of the main story quests? Man this game keeps looking better and better, can't wait till June 6th.

[@legendaryvicius]

Yes, from main story quest.

[@HardCR0W]

Too bad gameplay is not that good. And don't even make me start with dungeons...

[@Anon1370]

@@HardCR0W I have strong doubt the dungeons will get better like they say they will but roll on june...i've played better games ive played worse nothing is ever gonna be that 100% spot on game that is perfect.

[@lockekappa500]

@@HardCR0W Yes, because ARPG dungeons are the standard of peak game design.

[@sergiolandz6056]

@@HardCR0W 100% agree with you, the storyline is the only good thing on this game, the rest is nothing new or exciting.

[@labwax]

The wolf is Zoltun Kulle. I really hope I get to see the WOLF much more.

[@Esty568]

The more I read about Lucion, Lilith’s brother, the more I am convinced the wolf is him. The reason I doubt it’s Mephisto is his voice. Mephisto has a more rasp, wraith-like voice. The rune on his forehead is what makes people being sure it’s Mephisto, but I think that seal could be seen as a badge of office in Hell, marking demons who belong to Mephisto’s court. Lucion was the second-in-command at his father’s side so he would deffinitely have the reason to wear his father’s seal. The line where he says he prefered the world how it was before Lilith’s rebellion tells a lot too. His life was simpler and meaningful at his father’s side. His death also sounds suspicious, because it never happened again that a demon was permanently killed. I think he faked his death for some reason and enjoyed as everyone was scared by the nephilim because of it.

[@vikingfromnorth45]

He got erased from existence

[@joeledwards857]

@@vikingfromnorth45 Mephisto can't change his voice? The lord of hatred and master manipulator taking another form voice and appearance, is more likely than someone who got erased from existence just getting retconned.

[@vikingfromnorth45]

@@joeledwards857 not really he was voice was more of demonic old man. Diablo is the titular character.

[@Blackjax137]

Yeah... That wolf is a Prime or Lesser Evil. Bears the mark of Mephisto but its a bit on the nose that daddy dearest would be the one nudging the likely Nephalem into cleaning up his daughter's mess. Possibly Lucion (Lilith's brother). Lucion gathering Hell's forces and restarting the Triune, Lilith restarting her Edyrem and Inarius and his Cathedral of Light. It's Sin War 2: Electric Boogaloo except we're the wild card nobody accounted for that'll yeet them all off of Sanctuary.

[@A.Saans304]

When I got to this part I immediately felt Zoltun Kulle vibes from the wolf.

[@filipvadas7602]

The one thing that genuinely intrigues me is the fact that the Wolf *warns* the player at the end that something bad is about to happen to the Horadrim and that we should stay away when that happens. If he really is an avatar or even a Greater Evil (like most of us have assumed) , why would he do that?

[@erickchristensen746]

Cuz they need the player to fight Lillith and Inarius

[@filipvadas7602]

​@@erickchristensen746 true, but he alredy told the player that followng the Horadrim won't lead to stopping Lilith. So warning us seems a tad redundant. Then again, these are Greater Evils we're talking about, so it could all be part if a much bigger game.

[@loinheater1222]

The bloodied wolf sounds like Anub'arak from Fronzen throne. Very similar.

[@truthseeker6532]

Neverending story vibes for sure!!!!

[@lagatafloragrita]

Gmork

[@truthseeker6532]

@@lagatafloragrita Yeah!!!! That Evil Bastard!!!

[@retromastery7010]

That... goddamn voice man, it almost feels like it's talking to my soul rather than my body. It's unsettling but also disturbingly soothing... Whoever that wolf is, he's not just some random side character, he clearly will play a role in the overall story and likely has its own agenda as well.

[@chukasssss]

I immediately felt like hearing Zoltun Kulle from the way he talks. Not his voice, just the way he talks.

[@septy28]

So glad they added the new tristam theme in this area. Came back here to check if it was before, as I remembered it wasn't. Good job Blizzard!

[@flavio7101]

The only thing that is certain is that wolf is an ancient character that belong to the war before nephilim were created from inarius and Lilith

[@bayousurvivor]

My favorite cutscene so far

[@HardCR0W]

Cutscene?

[@erickchristensen746]

@@HardCR0W Well it’s not a full blown animated cutscene b it still qualifies as one. Just like I’m some games cutscenes are purely character models. Example: Divinity Original Sun 1 and 2 Pathfinder Kingmaker That new Pathfinder game

[@MisterKatzy]

love that Beksiński style they take in this scene

[@StyxvilleInhabitants]

I like some things about Diablo IV but there are many dislikes too. One improvement could be that this vision of Tristram could include the same old town depicted in Diablo II Resurrected graphics with the same building layout and such. They could show the town when most of it's inhabitants were alive like Griswold the blacksmith, Gillian the barmaid, Ogden the innkeeper, Pepin the healer, Wirt the Peg-Legged Boy, Deckard Cain the elder from the order of the Horadrim, Farnham the drunk, Tremain the priest and if the area map were to be a bit bigger even Adria the witch within her hut that was a couple distance away from the town. And in another glimpse you could now open your eyes to see the town in ruins, the long extinguished fires that burned away all the wooden materials and the thatched roofs of all the houses and other buildings within the town. Cain's cage and the fountain that are seen here too but also Griswold undead corpse with the ground, Farnham skeleton remains laying beside a big rock like we see in the Tristram of old school Diablo 2 graphics, Wirt's one legged body laying at the edge of the town and even the bodies of the undead and demonic monsters slain by the band if heroes during the events if Diablo 2 where they save Cain.

[@TheRIPq]

Probably this wolf is a envoy of the serpent which Rathma mentioned in his vision. You can see in loading screen doors with face of this serpent and also he is on wall painting in Rathma temple. Also the doors are guarding by wolf and rathma had key before Inarius killed him.

[@erickchristensen746]

Check again, it’s the symbol of Hate

[@BigRed40TECH]

That wolf is Diablo, mark my words.

[@futavadumnezo]

Has to be some prime evil shenanigans

[@Belanduraz]

Probably Mephisto

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@Belanduraz That'd also be awesome.

[@Belanduraz]

@@BigRed40TECH Yeah, Baal and Diablo already had the spotlight at least once, it would be cool if Diablo 4 was Mephisto's time to shine

[@BigRed40TECH]

@@Belanduraz Baal's probably my favourite of the 3, but I'd love if Mephisto was the Wolf, that'd be very cool.

[@TopSecretGG]

this part felt really dope on the playthrough!

[@rastafari2k3]

Why do the main character wants to stop Lilith? What's the motivation. Is it because he ate the flowers?

[@MissRandomNomad0o]

The flowers will eventually turn the main character into a follower of Lilith and they want to stop that before it happens.

[@shad4416]

I really wondered who the hell is this wolf, if it's a completely new character or someone we've already heard of in the lore, but in an other form...

[@Samaelish]

Mb it is Tyrael? What happened to him and why we don't see anything about him in the story? Abandoned by Horadrim?

[@Nostradevus1]

I think it’s Diablo. He seems particularly happy with the state of Tristram (assuming it is in fact Tristram and not just a vision)

[@Samaelish]

@@Nostradevus1 Might very well be. However, Diablo is not in his full form, sending visions because: "Then came a spear of light, piercing hatred's heart, and he who was bound in chains was set free." He is not free.

[@shad4416]

@@Samaelish I think Tyrael is dead. Decades have passed since the end of Diablo 3 and Tyrael became human in Diablo 3, so no immortality anymore. And we see Lorath before a grave saying something to his dead "friend" in one D4 trailer. I think it's Tyrael who's buried there.

[@Joemac1989]

Hopefully this isn’t too obvious…but isn’t it most likely Inarius? The angel that hooks up with Lilith to make sanctuary? No doubt Inarius will be in the game. And he seems to be plotting against Lilith in cognito by helping you in this wolf form. That’s my guess.

[@EnthrallingBass140]

He sounds just like Zoltan and seems to have a similar viewpoint on heaven and hell.

[@RexingtonPlays]

Woulda loved a darker, desperate, despair-like version of the original tristram theme for this area. Woulda really sold me a lot more than just a cool wind sound effect.

[@audichunes]

The server slam and current live version both included it.

[@Ahzathoth]

That wolf gave me the vibes of one of the Primes or Asmodan or Belial. Most likely Mephisto if any of them though.

[@Erumyr]

its mephisto it bears the mark of mephisto

[@Sheriff_K]

I didn't even notice that was Tristram.. I just skipped through cutscenes.. lol.

[@numroth]

One detail i noticed that inside the smiths house on the left wall theres a corpse thats impailed by none other, Grisswolds edge it has the exact look as in diablo 2's isenhearts and grisswolds edge art

[@Antonin1738]

Both this Wolf and the Hermit have great voice lol

[@mpal057]

I feel like this part has been deliberately cut short. The comment "seen enough" and how very limited our time is in here suggests to me they've cut things out that we will learn which is material to tying in the story to previous Diablo lore.

[@XcaliburZeRo]

Awesome showcase! ..but the Tristram theme not being included was a hit to the video, honestly.

[@GalaxyBrain88]

Keep them coming Dash!

[@truthseeker6532]

The world is at stake and this wolf says, REAAAAXXXX!!!!! Neverending Story's wolf like feel to it.

[@lagatafloragrita]

Neverending Story's Gmork vibes. A possible inspiration?

[@SeveralPieces]

Its Mephisto his sigil on the wolf's skull can be found in the 2018 book titled ,,Book of Adria".

[@austinaustin8566]

This is probably Vasily/Fiacla-Géar - one of the first generation Nephalim who most likely lived through/witnessed Lillith’s banishment and the subsequent imprisonment of Inarius by Mephisto (as part of the peace pact with the Angiris Council). Vasily is essentially the progenitor of all druids in the same manner as Rathma was the first necromancer. Bul-Kathos and Vasily are brothers, the latter settling in Scosglen while the former deciding to live closer to Mt. Arreat.

[@rennyNOTkenny]

I like the bloodied wolf, hope it’s in it more

[@Nalters]

On live version they put the Diablo 2 tristram theme in this section

The wolf moonwalking is something I hope they address before the game goes gold...

[@GearShotgun]

I think this is Mephisto. Note the way he refers to Lilith’s actions as a “game of rebellion”, like a father dealing with his disobedient child. iirc Mephisto was also a schemer and manipulator, so using us to deal with Lilith, while planting seeds of doubt towards the Hoaradrim to try and influence us both sound right up his alley.

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

I'm still irritated that NEW Blizzard thought it was right to kill Deckard by Maghda? A giant moth woman who likes like a mime 😑

[@Doru101]

holy shit i did this but looked away, never figured this was tristram

[@retrowolf3456]

Ok im calling it The Bloodied Wolf is Diablo the voice is unmistakable

[@duck_thor3585]

thats Diablos cousin, Biablo Lord of Fluff

[@lesbazyra]

I love his deep voice.

[@zivnoel7146]

If this where Diablo, I must say...No matter how strong the heroes are, no matter how overpowered, even to the point of Nephalim-like we are, we may never escape the claw of Diablo himself. Damn somewhat Diablo has more aspect of story now than WoW itself. Cheers!

[@rharugu]

If you listen to the wolf carefully, you will notice a striking similarity between him and Zoltun Kulle's voice.

[@Psycorde]

Isn't he from the desert? What would he be doing there?

[@yourvenparianen5390]

The dry stepps are not far away from that place in d4 lilith even mentions it in a cutscene

[@jayrino4451]

I think it's Diablo disguising as a wolf. He's temporarily weaken due to him being separated from other evils after Malthael absorb him. Since he's weakened, he cannot have himself directly involve with the quarrel between Inarius and Lilith so being wise as he usually is, he pretends to help the Nephalem as he would benefit from his actions.

[@theslickdevil8560]

The characters we play as aren't the nephalem from d3. They're just basic adventurers who were fed Lilith's blood.

[@Guardian582]

@@theslickdevil8560 not from d3 no, but are still nephalem

[@theslickdevil8560]

@@Guardian582 Are you certain?

[@masterblaster5186]

@@theslickdevil8560 The entire human race are Nephalem and since they are no longer nerfed by the WorldStone their powers should be starting to manifest by now Even if the D3 Nephalem was an outlier of their race (Equal to Uldyssian at the very least which was by far the strongest Nephalem ever), the extra time between D3 and D4 should gave humanity extra time to rediscover their power gradually even if they overall they are not as strong. Logically speaking the characters from D4 should be weaker than the D3, considering the scale of the enemies and that the D3 Nephalem basically owned the top tier beings of Diablo's universe and here we are dealing with just Lilith that is a high tier demon but not on par with the Great 3, and certainly much weaker than the Prime Evil

[@theslickdevil8560]

@@masterblaster5186 What about when D3 nephalem absorbed Malthael's power. Does that technically make them the new Lord of Death or an Immortal. What's the chance that they'll appear in this game?

[@andrewmeyer3599]

Such a missed opportunity to play the og Tristram music for this part

[@lucianobruzzone537]

"Relax. No harm will come to you here"... ok friendly uncle

[@brianreaver]

Never complete without a trip back there

[@StyxvilleInhabitants]

One other thing I want to see beside this bloodied wolf form being Lucion and his return caused by the return of his sister is also other notable demons. The lesser evils Duriel the Lord of Pain and Andariel the Maiden if Anguish could have bigger roles here within Diablo IV. Andariel should have a bigger part, some lines and one instance where she escapes our grasp and Duriel should be more that the jailor of Archangel Tyrael with one simple line. We should feel the devastating effects of pain from the Lord of Pain himself and feel the same corruption from Andariel like she did in Diablo 2. The other two lesser evils Belial and Azmodan should be given a return too. Mephisto hatred should inflict a lot more damage within Sanctuary, Baal destruction should lay waste and Diablo should being terror to the masses and honor it's namesake. Other notable demons like the very inteligent and patient Kabraxis from the Medial XL mod of Diablo 2 should make an appearance and make the prime evils fear him again. Astrogha the spider demon should command all giant spider annomalies within Sanctuary and bring terror honouring his master, Diablo.

[@erickchristensen746]

The symbol of Hatred is carved into the wolf skull. Is most likely Mephisto or an agent of his. Lucion was fully and truly destroyed into nothingness by the strongest nephalem ever(the only time that’s ever happened)never to be reborn. Lilith’s return doesn’t prove anything of his return as she was just locked away. Kabraxis is not canon. The only non-demon lords to give the 7 evils pause were the Hammer Lords that control the fringes of hell.(Somehow, never gets explained past that in any detail)

[@backfreeze6434]

With all this about story about rathma things makes me wonder if rathmas teacher is looking for a new person to help keep the "balance" and if this wolf has something to do with that.

[@Kharnix]

I'm getting the feeling that this wolf is Mephisto and I'm very curious how badly we're gonna get manipulated by him.

[@Erumyr]

its mephisto

[@Emkato]

“Homer, find your soulmate”

[@jiahuizhang3755]

I suspect it's diablo or something related. the load screen has the bloodied wolf stone model and the door has diablo's skull.

[@SortoftheThings]

It wouldn't surprise me if the Wolf was Deckard Cain ...

[@C.A.M584]

It's seems Tristram can never get a break in the Great Evils antics.

[@XochiCh]

The moment I got here, I immediately went "Wait... I know this place.." untill I saw the fountain and knew where I was.

[@MrOnionRing]

At first I thought it is trag’oul because him and rathma could switch dimensions, and he is against horadrim while rathma and trag’oul were knowledgable in balance so they have educated opinion. He’s speaking of “what’s to come” saying the horadrim will mess up like it is written out in a prophecy like rathma made. I also really like the idea of it being lucion lilliths brother: he isn’t “dead” technically. Just thought out of existence. There could be loopholes that free him, but how else could he be tied to this? He can shape shift. But how does he know the horadrim will mess up and give advice to player to not to be there when they do? Uldyssian also thought himself out of existence too kinda, and mendeln or Kalan retained his knowledge. Maybe the wolf could be mendeln? He also trained with trag’oul and rathma. He’s thought to be deceased due to age but people have survived the passage of time like in diablo 3 the sorc companion.

[@WraithDesignz]

Just a guess, but that bloodied Wolf is Diablo in another form. I have a feeling he is going to show up one last time in Diablo 4. For what game has ever not had him in it, and the game's bearing his very name?

[@imcrazyforwar]

I can't remember his name but in Diablo 3 he's the guy that they took his body apar he helps you get the horadric cube and then you kill him again later and he helps you add magic stuff to your weapons. I can't remember his name but the bastard always finds a way to keep coming back and does prove to be useful. And usually when he says things that happened with her up from she's typically been right

[@mototirion6601]

The wolf sounds a lot like Abathur in SC2

[@deadmanslastwish]

I get the same vibe as Gut's inner beast from Berserk

[@emmw7794]

Tell me you're Zoltun Kulle without telling me...

[@nitefoxtv]

My guess is that by the end of the game We'll be siding with Lilith's subsect of hell / demons and that the wolf might be Mephisto who turns on the rest for the sake of supporting and preserving his daughter.

[@crabLT]

The same voice actor as zoltan khul in D3

[@christianyaerger1751]

Nope. Not Steven Blume.

[@mrraisbeck]

This is either Rathma or Mephisto, my money's on Rathma, I'm sure the first necromancer is more then capable of creating a soul stone phalactary or something in a wolf

[@gcm4312]

shame you had the music turned off... it plays the classic D1 Tristam music.

[@robertrizov4247]

Game isn’t for me, being an og D2 player I don’t know why but I cant do cutscenes in these types of games. The cinematics are great but this is a type of game that is items central first and the story comes second. Taking control away from the player so often for them to then skip the cutscene to get to the actual meat of the game.

[@RJMacReady1]

My first thought was mephisto, and it seems a lot are thinking the same. He needs some more love anyway, one act for such a major antagonist is just nowhere near enough

[@aznereth3767]

I'd laugh if the Wolf was actually... Baal In Book of Adria Mephisto was pissed by Diablo's master plan, while Baal was merely amused with such development

[@FoolingAroundMyPlace]

At first i thought thats a talking cow. MOOOOOOOOOOO

[@primaskinka1157]

I hope they fix so you don't see the edge of the map while in there before launch

[@notVikkg]

My theory is that this is Diablo, and he's gonna manipulate us for the entire game, Lillith and Inarius will be antagonists but no Villains, so will the Horadrim, and in the end he will somehow resurrect and kill our character, this will be the first time Diablo wins.

[@Sknerus89]

This place doesnt make sense. It's not how tristram ended. But also I dont know what the timeline for events in this game is. I saw some texts about the horadrim guy named Lorat, so that leads me to thinking it's no more than 100 years after D3 events, there is no way tristram looks like this in reality. It is some sort of vision this wolf is forcing on us, to scare us away from walking the "good path". I did like the vibes here tho, but I feel like music is not giving the justice in this place. I still have that Diablo 2 hell theme in my ears, this is little behind in quality for me xD