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My brothers will not die in vain.
~ Baal

Tor'Baalos, better known as Baal, is one of the Great Evils who rule the Burning Hells and one of the main antagonists in the Diablo series.

Biography[]

Baal, like his brothers Mephisto and Diablo, was born from one of the seven heads of Tathamet, the draconic demon whose corpse formed the Burning Hells. He and his brothers fought the forces of the High Heavens many times, occasionally fighting against each other.

They kept Sanctuary's existence a secret from the Lesser Evils, who rebelled against them. Baal and his brothers were eventually banished to the mortal world during the events of the Dark Exile, which was what they wanted all along immediately after receiving information from Izual regarding the Worldstone and Soulstone. He and his brothers were hunted down by the Horadrim magi, at the advice of the Archangel Tyrael. They tried to use the Soulstones to imprison them, but Baal's soulstone broke during his resistance and one of the Horadrim magi who held the Soulstone proved too reckless to prevent it breaking.

The mage Tal Rasha then volunteered himself to contain Baal within his own body, being chained and buried in a tomb under the deserts of the East, where his Soul was to struggle with Baal for eternity. Despite the mage's resolve, Baal preserved him at the edge of death until thirst and starvation broke his mind, allowing Baal to take control of Tal Rasha's body, though his plan did not work as well as his brothers', as the chamber where he was confined in chains was charmed by powerful runes that prevent his escape, which could only be deactivated by pulling the Soulstone shard from his host's chest.

Diablo, under the guise of the Dark Wanderer, found the tomb, along with Marius, who was following him. As he was about to free Baal, Tyrael interfered, and they began fighting each other. So Baal tricked Marius into pulling the shard from his chest as Tyrael was distracted, and was freed. After this, they lock Tyrael in the tomb, leaving Duriel to protect it, as they go to the city of Kurast to free their brother Mephisto.

Marius, with Baal's Soulstone, is forced by Tyrael to go after them and enter the gate to Hell, in order to destroy the stone. But, as he sees the three demons reunited, he flees and locks himself in an asylum. Later on, Baal goes after Marius, disguised with a hood. Marius, thinking it was Tyrael, tells him all of his tale, to which Baal listens patiently. He asks Marius to give him the Soulstone, and reveals himself when he gets it, killing Marius and burning down the whole place.

Resuming his and his brother's plan to corrupt Sanctuary, Baal moves to the frigid lands of Mount Arreat, where he was intent on finding the Worldstone, a large stone that kept the balance of the mortal world. He builds up his army and marches against the barbarian lands of Harrogath. The elders of Harrogath sacrifice themselves to make a protective barrier around the city.

Baal then strikes a deal with Nihlathak, who gives Baal the Relic of the Ancients, an amulet that grants entrance into the Worldstone Chamber, in exchange for Baal sparing Harrogath. Baal enters the place, where he is challenged by the adventurers who defeated his brothers. Baal is defeated, but he left the Worldstone corrupted by his evil essence, forcing Tyrael to destroy it.

Baal's corruption persisted in shards of the Worldstone which would cause havoc years later. Meanwhile, his spirit persevered within this Worldstone, and when an agent of Diablo's Cult tried to purify a shard, Baal's essence was expunged from it, which he used to resurrect. Unfortunately, he was defeated shortly after.

Baal was later captured, and ended up inside the Black Soulstone. He was eventually merged into Diablo along with the six other evils as a singular Prime Evil.

Personality[]

Baal is considered the most reckless and brash of the Prime Evil's. True to his title, he reveled in utter annihilation, not only of the world around him, but of those who dwelt in it. On the surface, he appeared to be the most base and easiest to comprehend of the Prime Evils, and many have claimed as such. Being the Lord of Destruction, he enjoys destruction as a mere hobby, which is why during his reign in hell, Baal had his servant build a number of structures to destroy.

Baal's power over destruction is such that he can empower—and even heal himself through conflict. On various occasions, Baal has been shown to be resistant to attempts to seal him.

Even so, Deckard Cain claimed that Baal was just as cunning and nefarious as his siblings; quite capable of using strategy and deception to further his goals. Lord of Destruction' interaction with Marius backed such statement: Although he could easily ravaged the entire asylum and reclaimed his Soulstone from Marius' corpse straight away, he took his time posing as the disguised Tyrael, listened to the man's tale, and lulled him into a false sense of security as he convinced him to give the Soulstone in his grasp before cruelly revealing his true colors.

Baal's followers are also destructive like their master, as they prefer to surround their enemies and attack from all sides simultaneously, and are bred for strength and agility. They seek the undoing of Creation, striving for disorder and destruction. To Baal's minions, Order is anathema, and his lieutenants are bred for strength, endurance, and cunning, constantly training themselves in the art of war. Many of Baal's Demons are intangible on the mortal plane.

Like his brothers, Baal, by his nature, is confrontational.

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Diablo Title Villains

The 7 Great Evils
Andariel | Azmodan | Baal | Belial | Diablo | Duriel | Mephisto

Demons
Adria | Ancient Nightmare | Ashava | Astaroth | Beleth | Bholen | The Butcher | Cydaea | Ghom | Greed | Izual | Lilith | Lucion | Rakanoth | Skarn | The Smith | Tathamet | Vidian | Zaboul

The Coven
Adria | Belial | Maghda

Temple of the Triune
Brol | Elias | Lilith | Lucion | Malic

Cathedral of Light
Inarius | Knights Penitent | Prava

Army of Sin
Azmodan | Sin Lieutenants (Bholen | Cydaea | Ghom | Greed | Pride demon |Vidian | Zaboul)

Humans and Undead
Adria | Airidah | Archbishop Lazarus | Blood Raven | Brol | The Countess | Dark Wanderer | Elias | Knights Penitent | Lethes | Lord Martanos | Maghda | Nihlathak | Prava | Radament | Sargoth | Skeleton King | The Summoner | Vhenard | Warlord of Blood | Zoltun Kulle

Fallen Angels
Inarius | Izual | Malthael | Reapers | Urzael

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