The BUTCHER of TRISTRAM [DIABLO 1 LORE]

[@jeffreysopel4954]

Oh! A wounded townsperson! I better give him one of my two potions oh wait he’s dead

[@larrydotson2625]

This boss, many of you are too young to remember but this monster scared the hell out of any little boy who played this game in the mid nineties.

[@patrickmcmanigal7952]

I will never forget opening that door and seeing all the corpses hanging... and his voice... "Ahhh... FRESH MEAT!" I closed that door as fast as I opened it.

[@Ryogogen]

Bruh no shit LOL I remember only really playing this game with my older brother because of how scary it was. The first time I ever opened that door I shut it and noped the fuck outta there.

[@CleverWheels]

Always opened the door and then closed it and ran away as a kid lol.

[@charlieprince8671]

Not only was he set up in a terrifying manner and the horrifying fresh meat there was also the fact that he was way more powerful than you'd expect for where you find him too.... You basically roll over everything up to that point then boom your dead.

[@brendandoyle7508]

I just told my wife about this, I also remember very well too. I have to get this game again, haven't played it since 1998.

[@jlccustodio8876]

I remember saving my game inside the butcher's room out of panic. Ended up being fresh meat every time I load the game. XD

[@scottlucidi6476]

Ha ha ha. "Fresh Meat"

[@chuifongtam4703]

LOL that is actually very common and basically you are soft locked forever. The only option to escape is to delete your character and start a new file.

[@Bondokill]

Yeah been there lol. At least he's only on level 2!

[@codyrisling3253]

I did the exact same thing as a child, saved outside the door he room he is in and died..then every time I reloaded the file he would come out and kill me.. I had to start a new game

[@Mordecai9052]

same

[@DarkLOREDash]

I 100 % appreciate all the generous feedback on these vids. If they get enough traction, will definitely continue the series! It was a new unscripted style of video & that's why there's pauses in my speech.

[@nihilist1680]

This video was perfect! Lore, Explanation and Action. Straight to the point and no bs.

[@DarkLOREDash]

@@nihilist1680 Thank you so much mate. I am going to continue on working on upping the quality, thanks to these comments

[@Whittaz85]

Really enjoyed it mate

[@mahari7285]

I´m 41 now and I still feel chills when I hear: "AHH, FRESH MEAT...!" Back then, without having any knowledge base to refer to, it took me almost a month of constant trial and error to find a strategy for every class on how to defeat this abomination. Discussing the Butcher Quest was the tier 1 topic at school and YMCA (even more than Diablo himself...). Remember, it was a time when having access to the www was a privilege, not a matter of course. Love this type of content, thank you so much!

[@adampentek2425]

For me it was to trap him in a place where i could close the door and shoot him with my boaw through the cage lol

[@PaTrick-cf6ev]

I've installed Diablo I on my dad's computer as a kid, hid it very well and played every day for 90 minutes (the window between me coming back from school and him from work) hahah, good old days:)

[@atrowell]

Yes! I also did some sneaky diablo playing in my day. Lol. It added the tense atmosphere.

[@PaTrick-cf6ev]

@@atrowell yeah Diablo I was the best for me, Diablo II I didn't like that much and III was okay

[@flood2k3]

Your dad is more terrifying than Diablo! XD

[@PaTrick-cf6ev]

@@flood2k3 could b at times 🤣🤣🤣

[@donquesewilliamswilliams3497]

@@PaTrick-cf6ev What makes you prefer 3 over 2?

[@chengda85]

wait so those townsfolk have also seen the butcher and escaped but decided to leave that bleeding man at the cathedral entrance? lol

[@dingodyno9016]

@Eric Cartman exactly, you think after seeing what they saw someone is going to be nice enough and stop for that guy thats dying anyway? hell naw

[@richardbean1707]

No one said they all made it out at the same time lol

[@gurusmurf5921]

What surprised me most is that they stayed in town. I might have stopped at home to pack a bag and make sandwiches. After that I'm out.

[@kubula5312]

@@gurusmurf5921 it is mentioned that there are dark riders killing everyone trying to escape

[@Kai_el99]

Nothing they could do about it, once you get cleaved by the butcher, the wounds fester and become untreatable. Death is inevitable at that point.

[@MrCobozco]

"...stay a while and listen." Oh it has been too long.

[@Zerochimp]

I wish I could make Alexa or Siri say Adria's line, "I sense a soul in search of answers" when I ask her for information on random things.

[@Rhannmah]

Man, it's just amazing how immaculate the voice acting is in this game. Through their words, you really feel like the townsfolk were there, that they lived it, and that they still bear the scars. Incredible.

[@Bubbles99718]

The atmosphere is probably in the top 3 of all time

[@hellegennes]

Compare that with the horrible delivery in Diablo IV

[@TheCraziestFox]

The big problem with Butcher was that his voice line had to be freshly loaded off the CD, often freezing the game momentarily. By the time he shouted, he was usually halfway through your life bar.

[@Keywizzard]

Diablo 1 had the best artwork, really creapy, gloomy gothic style, which I missed in D2

[@DarkLOREDash]

Agree!

[@caiopavani5413]

In D2 there is one moment that this style reapers! In Mephisto's lair!

[@afanasiy299]

What a good narration man!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!

[@FilipinoHODL]

The best villain ever created imo. In terms of shock value. Here's more memorable than Diablo himself!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Definitely was a kick in the pants the first time he rushed you!

[@Jyeoi]

Aye he was. He and King Leoric, i remember most

[@joshsimms5697]

HmMmMmMm FRESH MEAT

[@jaysung6904]

"Ahhhh Fresh Meat". Alt +F4, Shutdown Computer, Jumps into bed, cry... *3:50** in the Morning*

[@johnmraz4332]

diablol

[@krevos2530]

I sense a soul in serch of answers.

[@BlackPawGaming]

still remember how my heart pumping so much when meeting him while playing.

[@feitopuns]

and thus the iconic quote was born

[@tacoenvy]

The Butcher is one of my favorite characters, I’ll never forget first encountering him and almost shitting my pants. When I think of him he actually reminds me of when Guts first encounters Nosferatu Zodd in Berserk.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Right? That sprint out of that room haunts my dreams

[@falconeshield]

There was always that one boss that you had to run away from. Even the Spy Kids 3D flash game had it

[@darylthomas7317]

Damn those memories come back. The soundtrack and the story and the gameplay was so engaging. I remember sometimes after a big fight I used to be so scared and just used to come back to the village to talk to the people and be away from all the undead xD. Every new entrance with new monsters , exploring the dark passages was so scary. Beautiful memories

[@RezTKF]

*when that man said ... "AHHH.. FRESH MEAT" my f*cking heart would DROP*

[@gm7059]

"SHHHTAY A WHHHILE AND LISTEN" is my childhood

[@DarkLOREDash]

DEEEYYAAAABLOOOOW

[@jpt0rped]

Jesus. I actually remember seeing my older brother having a friend over with his computer, and they played together, struggling with The Butcher for like 20 minutes straight. The horror! Fast forward a year, I started playing it while sitting in my dad's lap translating the English into our native language. Was good fun! Although every time I opened that damn door to the butcher I was scared silly. 😂

[@followingtheroe1952]

The butcher was an early lesson in the hit recovery mechanic

[@maestrolodahl8681]

I love your vids :) Great passion, and great voice acting :)

[@orlandobautista2848]

0:45 When Farnham said something about a butcher killing people, I immediately discounted it. But since you brought it up, maybe it is true." - Gillian

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Damn this brings back memories from 20 YEARS ago! Diablo FOREVER!!

[@Jyeoi]

Wow this brings back memories... i shit my pants everytime i hear "Fresh Meat" i panic

[@DarkLOREDash]

You n me both

[@pastuh]

Diablo1 mods still exist and game is great

[@VodShod]

man this takes me back, I remember it was difficult for me to get up the courage to go into the church, but when I was inside it was easy. I remember having to ask my dad to send my character into the building so I could play on my 5th birthday party. Man this really takes me back. even though I had been playing for the past 6 months, it still was intimidating.

[@jasonmcleod8914]

i remember shaking like crazy when I finally opened that door as a kid. Rarely had nightmares growing up, but the Butcher was one of the few that managed.

[@mickydrake1278]

that voice acting gave me goosebumps

[@joenormous7769]

i'm so glad i've found you again dash! it took time but the new trailer of diablo 4 brought me here.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Much love

[@DarkLOREDash]

(I feel like Thanos) it brought you here... back to me 😂

[@joenormous7769]

Perfect reference! Haha

[@Azhureus]

The start of the D4 trailer where the window of that shed was opening and closing like crazy just brought back so much memories. Such a D1 vibe !

[@DeathMetal179]

For all the D1 noobs, and people who have played Diablo in the past, get The Hell 1 mod if you ever think about playing D1 again, trust me. Basically the games original vision actually complete.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Nice, thank you

[@pancutirimicuaro]

Dude I loved the way you did this vid, it explains the lore, lets you hear the original gameplay and see it from first hand, and also your narration HELPS a lot to get to that feeling that must have been with you the very first time that you played this, I was way to young when I first played diablo so I was scared away from it, I got to play a lot of SC1 and later in life I became a great fan of SC2, never had the chance or the interest of playing any of the Diablo games, however the announcement of Diablo 4 caught my attention and I was looking for some info about the lore, (You know I like enjoying Blizz games they always go the extra mille with the lore) and they I found this video, DUDE you the real MVP, I don't think I can enjoy the original Diablo as much as I would a few years ago, but this video really does help I hope you have the time to go through all the 3 games up to the begining of diablo 4! (Sorry for the bad English, not my first lenguage)

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thanks so much man, I appreciate it deeply. I may have to delve into the depths of hell, once more!

[@robertoricci3393]

D1 is the only dark and creepy one of the series. Its sequels are like Lord of the rings with Disney music.

[@deviyer]

Oh boy does it feel great to be back in Tristram. I’ve spent many sleepless nights because of the Butcher and drowned in my sorrows with Farnham at Ogden’s tavern. The only solace from those dreadful memories was walking around Tristram with the background music and gossiping with the townsfolk. Wish today’s kids could stay awhile and listen to them too.

[@michaelhansen2818]

Oh man the nostalgia, I remember watching my step dad play this when I was a kid, the second he opened the door and the Butcher says his iconic line, scared the shit out of me.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Right there with you

[@Rockanichu]

My first encounter with the Butcher.. 12 years old, stereo on full volume, just went through the door not knowing the Butcher was inside... AHH FRESH MEAT!! Got hacked to death... I still remember every moment... just stunned as a chill crawled down my spine!

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

There originally was an area dedicated to the butcher, a small mini dungeon, more suitable for a demon of his stature, lined with impaled corpses, and actually had a small cinematic of a male torso being flung onto a meathook with the shadow of the butcher. Though it is restored in a Diablo mod.

[@emil1322]

Really enjoying these videos. I'm currently playing through this amazing gem. It's one of the most incredible games I've ever played.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thanks mate & definitely agree!

[@CalliphoriBae]

The nightmare fuel of so many childhoods. It's a travesty what they turned him into in D3. "vegetable bad, meat good." For Christ's sake.

[@s0hlless]

Pretty sure i shit myself the first time I heard him. Wasn't expecting it

[@richardhermida5246]

Dude! You can't talk to Farnham about serious things! Let the man drink his pain away...only talk to him about the funny stuff.

[@Azhureus]

Nothing better than see someone on youtube, reminding us, that this almost 23 years old mastrpiece was, is and will be always such a great game. Replaying it now on GOG with me brother via hamachi, having better times than in many todays games. Btw you can use bow as you do and make Butcher get stuck literally in the stairs to next level if you have a bit distance between you and him, just walk around the stairs, when u on opposite site, he gets stuck there just standing, after you can shoot his ass to death !

[@DarkLOREDash]

I too am going back for more & nice tidbit!

[@AwoudeX]

@@DarkLOREDash as a sorcerer the butcher can be really a pain, especially if you haven't found a scroll of stone curse. mind your pathing, and his, because he'll 2 shot your ass

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

"We seek the wisdom of--" STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN!

[@dingodyno9016]

bro your killing it with these videos, i hope you do a deep dive into the butcher as well as he has more lore now and apparently there are more then just one of him

[@hungrymikepencetd5686]

I just love him and how he wrecks anyone. In a "logical game reality": There are no bugs or possibilities to retreat. So in a "logical game reality": Anyone dies to him.

[@jointosrs8480]

This thing scared the fuck out of 8 yr old me. Literally learned how to read and write with diablo 1. such a huge part of my life diablo 1 and 2 was. When I finally got a computer that could handle diablo 2 it was so overwhelmingly incredible after hundreds of hours on Diablo 1 and now D2R coming out and its going to be incredible again. Im 29 now!

[@DecimatedSoul]

Love these type of videos, especially since im a die hard Diablo fan

[@buttman2174]

good work bro. loved playing these as a kid and thinking about doing some old-school RPG play through videos with some friends. this will definitely be on the list. cant wait for Baldurs gate 3 thats gunna be the shizz nizz!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thanks mate! Yeah that's a great idea! You could even get multiple voices going 👌

[@MauroGuedes]

I remember it all like it was yesterday, man! Such a genuine feeling of horror and shock! I remember I came back with my Rogue after finishing the game many times, took off all of my items to the inventory just to beat his ass had to hand! It was like an honor battle between the coolest enemy in the game and me! Damn, I miss those days!

[@kaptenkrut]

i love this game.. brings me back :) waking up in the afternoon gaming late into the night.. thanks blizz

[@FlourEater]

fun fact : when in Fallout 2, you approach the Slave Master Metzger (german for butcher), he says the exact same thing.. "ahh, fresh meat".

[@HivisoftheScale]

Shame they ruined it in D3 that just made the Butcher a generic race of Demons...

[@DarkLOREDash]

It was sad hey

[@fleshanthos]

D3 was a turd filled with sparkles.

[@caiopavani5413]

@@fleshanthos The sparks, the 100k hits, the potion cooldown... What a crap game D3 is...

[@charlieprince8671]

Wasn't the Butcher always just a super unique Overlord though? Same with The Smith?

[@HivisoftheScale]

@@charlieprince8671 actually, no. I Diablo 1 there was a monster type called the "Overlord" which was a big beefy, naked Demon who acted as walls of gressy flesh to protect their masters. What defined the Butcher was, not only did he appear much MUCH earlier in the game than the other Overlords, but he also brandished a weapon. The (I like to think) cursed Butcher's Cleaver. The smith, who appeared in Diablo 2 was a kind of an old call back to Diablo 1, and his model was used only one other time in that game, as Hephasto the Armorer in Act 4. Diablo 3 seemed to imply that the butcher you fight there is simply one of a race if similar creatures all called "Butchers". Which both disappointed and amused me. I try to a imagine a hot pit on hell with a mass of butchers wandering back and forth, all repeating "Fresh Meat" in various ways... Whew! Sorry about the long reply...!

[@greglancaster9053]

Fun vid, thanks for the memories! Like many of the other commenters, I panicked when I saw how fast Tge Butcher was. Wound up trapping myself in an alcove or something. Had to reload.

[@CirYdnar]

Should be more than 35yrs old to appreciate this game. I am. Back from junior years in highschool.

[@Brieg_Skald]

Thanks for this deep insight into the fight against the Butcher.

[@skipper4126]

This game is a must get on the GoG.com store especially when it's on special.

[@fenassi]

already on..

[@Azhureus]

Got that and OG CD as well, still working tho :) I would pay Blizzard for any copy or any re-release of this game.

[@SirMcAwesome]

I played this game so long ago and at such a young age that I could barely remember anything outside the overall layout of the village and it's more important npcs and that it was a constant delve into lower levels of the cathedral. But the one thing I always remembered with utmost clarity from the actual cathedral itself was the Butcher and his iconic line, even more so than the final fight with Diablo.

[@jansandman6983]

I hope u make story of how tristram actually fell, the westmarch vs king leoric wars how it went and everything like that.

[@Zazzaro703]

That damn butcher was a beginners trap. I remember running for my life the first time he charged out that door only to get hacked to pieces. At least it taught me how to play the game. You can’t just go in there as a noob with crap tier gear, you have to get better gear and items to progress as Diablo was my first ARPG. Bless the high school kids a grade or two ahead of me that installed Diablo on the pentiums in the computer science lab that we could play after school while working on our Qbasic entry level CS programs 😃

[@Kissamies1]

played this when I was little I thought he says "AAH FRESH MINT"

[@-vhin_7729]

Hahahaha

[@JB-nk6dq]

Yea the butcher was assuming that one of the heroes would keep a few mints in their pockets, a tooth brush, tooth paste, floss & listerine. Can't be slaying the townsfolk with a mouthful of gingivitis.

[@rfrancoi]

So nostalgic... Love it. Thank you.

[@thomasnever2552]

Lure him in front of bars, lock the door, he can't open it, and next use a firewall spell or wand.

[@kremkaos48]

I like these, u make it almost seem like I'm watching BBC Planet but for demons

[@favoritemustard3542]

~! Tune In Next Week 4 Another *Fresh Meaty* Episode of *Demon Planet* !~

[@yu205718]

Ahhhh...fresh meat! Memories of January 1997 coming flooding back to me....

[@FiggsNeughton]

God rest their souls. You've done a good deed sir.

[@seanwilliams823]

I felt so horrible when Farnam the Drunk appeared as a unique random clear encounter in D3. Such a sad fate for such a broken soul.

[@zwordsman]

My character Mitch, wreckec butcher.. purely because.. of the Fire Axe of the Bear. That knock back and attack speed meant that the butcher rarely actually hit me, it was the scariest game of keep away

[@elivevile]

must have been an epic battle. great stuff man.

[@joydivision5189]

so that explains wirts leg is diablo 2 tristram for the secret cow level! great video man, got a like and sub from me. keep it up

[@xis7296]

Diablo 1 was so much more simple. Like a horror movie. "There's this specific monster that did those things, people tried to stop him but failed." And lots mobs, but still plenty immersive. I'm familiar with playing Diablo 3, where there's a generic superdemon in every cave and roaming near the cities and they have those crazy laser, ground shaping, explosive-horde summoning skills. It feels less like a story with characters and more like those bullet hell games with airplanes.

[@mashedpotatojohnson8720]

The music playing while you were in town was creepy enough!

[@guitarmaniacgino]

"Big! Big Cleaver! Killing all my fruhnds"

[@zeratul4916]

I sense a soul in search of answers - starcraft corsair

[@wyolaskan1868]

I miss this game. I need to get a desktop and get this to play it again

[@Phil-D83]

Like the skeleton king; Usually would go back when I am at higher level and quickly end them. Truck was to trap him behind a door with a grate and spend 10 minutes blasting him with a bow from safety. Lol

[@c4ketown675]

Diablo has some of the best voice actors. When i was 10, i played diablo for the first time. And the butcher scared my baby soul so much lol

[@DarkLOREDash]

Totally agree

[@serbonkers4130]

Ahhh fresshh meaaatt i miss these. Its also been years since i last played DoTA 😁

[@VodShod]

"we have a long way to go to face diablo" he says as upgrading his armor to rags.

[@quintezbrown4811]

I had this one hack that would let you kill the butcher by closing a door swinging at the door when it's closed with him standing behind it

[@Matt-bg5wg]

has anyone EVER gotten the Butcher cinematic to play? or can you only access it through the game files..?

[@Diego_Cherobino]

I think i did...

[@justcallmecage6765]

"I sense a soul in search of answer"

[@favoritemustard3542]

Adria: "...The Drunkard Farnham. His destruction will do much to ensure the safety of this village." Oh yeah? Then who are you & Ogden gonna sell your hooch to? Uh huh, yeah, tha'z what I thought.

[@stagfm8527]

Good Work and nice Telling-voice.

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

Heroes of the Storm became 1000 times more entertaining after I unlocked The Butcher - not as a playable character, but as the announcer. A demonic voice shouting "MEEEEEAAAT!" every time there's a kill never gets old.

[@petersmythe6484]

(Around 2:40) Though out Diablo 1 based on the dialogue it seems odd that the hero would be related to King Leoric or the younger son. It is just a bit weird (I do not mind at all the story later being like that though).

[@DarkLOREDash]

Agree. Subtle retcon til you replay

[@Druology]

Ah killing butcher... made me and my older bro learn the value of teamwork and cooperation.

[@Iron-Bridge]

One thing I clearly remember was never being able to bring myself to use that cleaver as my weapon after slaying the Butcher. Not after it spilled innocent in game blood. After identifying it's properties, I'd chuck it aside. Was scary how fast and powerful he was the first time I encountered him

[@BKay121]

Deckard cain sounds like someone trying to do a bad impression of sean connery

[@Bubbles99718]

Yep. Love it

[@shirouemiya6825]

Hello and good evening to me and good morning to you just like I said I continue watching diablo lore to your video.

[@robertr.7995]

Me and my uncle used to always call the dying man outside of the cathedral gate "pizza topping"

[@pikeeve4282]

Played this game when I was like 8 or 9 and my brother was 6 with my dad I never had the same experience playing any other game

[@unclebob2792]

the very mission that got me scared of diablo. good work~!

[@dragonbeast6934]

I think the butcher is the only enemy in the whole diablo series that I have been scared of facing a second time

[@blobviss-3367]

Dragonbeast6 he’s a meme on D3

[@KSWfarms]

My favorite thing to do is to ignore him till I get a few levels and hopefully the firewall spell. Then go back, open door, drop a firewall, close door. Rinse and repeat lol

[@Bubbles99718]

He one shotted me the 1st time. Remember saying out loud, "That meats pretty fresh."

[@DarkLOREDash]

I had no idea that was possible!

[@Bubbles99718]

@@DarkLOREDash Was lvl 1 or 2 noobie. Took my head rt off

[@Festias]

When I was quite young my best buddy had this game on PlayStation and I played a bit of it with him. I was really not interested in the type of game, but he was my bud and I wanted to play with him so I gave it a try. When I saw the Butcher's room and heard his deep voice call me fresh meat, Christ alive I got terrified. I remember my pounding heart and frozen fingers trying to manipulate the controller to run away until my buddy got us to a spot where we cheesed him with the door + grating strategy. I was never so thankful for using a cheap strategy in my life.

[@Nephalem2002]

Man, I remember the chills I felt coming across the Butcher for the first time in Diablo 3. Facing the Demon that sent shivers down my Grandpa’s spine a decade ago was crazy.

[@buuam7555]

I didn't even know i wanted Diablo lore untill i found this 👍 nice work dude

[@andydrewwww]

This is the original demo version that came as a cd in the magazines

[@brianjones1083]

The part that scared me more then this was getting griswolds heart in that pitch black environment XD