Diablo 4: Ending Explained (& What Officially Happens Next)

The story of Diablo 4 is layered in deception and intrigue. From the beginning, as we watch Lilith and Inarius' puppet show, the spectacle of the world struggling under the weight of their power struggle leaves another to move unnoticed… at least, as far as the breadth of his influence is concerned…

From the final battle with Lilith, to the credit roll, let's discuss the Ending of Diablo 4, and the future of the game, that's been revealed thus far.

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[Pirokh]

Mephisto: "Oh noooo don't capture me in a soulstone and give me a free ticket back into Sanctuary. That would be the worst."

[iamrappy]

Did you not think the wolf eating your horse in the intro looked like Mephisto's silhouette? He scares and kills our horse, starting the event that allows him to 'save' us.

[alysaril]

Lilith : oh no my father is free! You will have no victory! 😡😤

D2 players: how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!

[JotaPn]

Lorath is probably the most saddest part of the story. He knows exactly what is going to happen even of all hopes than Neyrelle carrys on, she will fail, suffer and bring death to Sanctuary once again. But he can’t do anything. All his knowledge is useless because he understands that there are forces humans can’t fully understand and control. He was betrayed, his friends died, he lost everything and yet still tried his best to complete his duty but it wasn’t enough, at the end he just quit because is old, tired and can’t see the same shit again.
It was really sad.

[chrisxmarine]

He saved us... from his own attack. he killed our horse and left us in the cold to begin with... he be plotting

[RemusRomulus]

Mephisto got exactly what he wanted. He is the master manipulator and the most intelligent of the Seven Evils. I think Mephisto was behind Inarius "glorious escape" and it was all an act where Inarius himself things he escaped by his own hand but in reality it was Mephisto allowing his demon guards to be killed by Inarius and then escape. Just like Gandalf said about Gollum to Frodo "escaped from Mordor or was set free...." Inarius was set free as a counterplay to Lilith being summoned back to Sanctuary and wanting to absorb Mephisto, her father. Inarius is a chess piece on the chessboard that is Sanctuary and later the High Heavens.

[MrTuranic]

I think Mephisto is already leading Neyrel on a path set by him. When she stabbed the soulstone into his essence her arm lit up with (presuming) part of Mephisto's essences to attune himself or control her actions. That's my guess at least

[Altraice]

I think Neyrelle is a child who decided she knew more and could do more than anyone ever could. Instead of leaving the soul stone in the hands of the person who resisted hatred’s daughter with her blood running through their veins, she decided she could handle despite us having to keep her safe the entire time.
Edit: So a lot of the replies I'm getting are about Neyrelle being a Mary Sue and whatnot. Just a quick question, cause maybe I missed it, but what did Neyrelle do that was spectacular or makes her female character overdone? I very genuinely dislike Mary Sue's, but Neyrelle is not one at all. She hangs out through the story, does nothing spectacular, and makes a stupid decision at the end. I don't know what her being a female has to do with any of this.

[spartan]

Mephisto: If diablo can get boobs i can too!!
Baal: Me next, me next

[acadian_prime]

I'll be honest, I didn't like how it ended with Neyrelle talking down to Lorath like she's some enlightened young soul. She just comes off as condescending. She's just a kid, and we're supposed to just take her word that she's going to know what to do with a Prime Evil soulstone?? Nah. It feels way too forced. Honestly, it should have been her to die in Hell, and Doran live. It would fit the dark theme better, that the young die and the old carry on, just like how Yorin died. But it's Blizzard, so....

The story was great up until that point. There were still some plot holes, but I enjoyed it overall. It's certainly much better if you play the side missions and not just the campaign; there's so much extra flavor that the main story doesn't involve.

[BadMannersGamingAUS]

Would have made the story so much better if we had choices we could make.

[davidecolucci]

I am of the opinion that the whole plot of the game is entirely Mephisto's plan, from its backstory even.

Inarius which was trapped in hell under Mephisto custody somehow got free and go back to sanctuary there reinvigorating his previous religion into a sort of a cult.

Astaroth, Mephisto's lieutenant, and basically the guardian of his temple, decide exactly in that period, while his master is supposedly at his weakest, to invade sanctuary and conveniently end up trapped in a soulstone. Which getting freed from eagerly agree to betray his master without posing any doubt.

Then an apprentice Horadrim somehow come to learn how to resurect Lilith ( Mephisto's daughter and Inarius previous lover) and resurect her right at the same time, reinvigorate and redirect the cult of the prime.

The resurrection of Lilith become an imminent threat from the perspective of sanctuary which allows Mephisto to be seen as a secondary threat.

The 2 cults hate each other and cause hate to fester in their followers, and in those that interact with them.

At this time Rathma had already spoke his prophecy and closed the gate of hell, and the 2 "lovers" convenintly get rid of him and reopen the gates allowing Mephisto to pass through.

And then there is the whole soulstone shenanigans, an Horadrim "trinket" he already got trapped twice and freed himself from, probably knowing full well how to use it from the inside. A soulstone that would not have existed had Astaroth not invaded sanctuary.

Either that is an incredible string of coincidences or it was all planned from the start (Maybe except Rathma prophecy, that may be what caused Mephisto to come up with this plan)


Than comes the question, what is Mephisto connection to the player ? He probably is the wolf that caused the player to need rescuing in the first place, how did he know the player was the right person for his plan ? Was it coincidence, did he go through trial and error multiple times, or did he had something to do with the player getting that strong in the first place ?

This may be just adapt facts to the theory, but when in act 3 the player goes to Mephisto's altar to get his blessing, and defeats the ghosts of the barbarians, Mephisto's says to the player "You were born for this", was it just an expression or did he imply more ? he also says that he welcomes the barbarians hatred despite them hindering his reformation.

[ckoritko]

Mephisto doesn’t “save” the wanderer. He killed the protagonist’s horse. Rewatch the intro.

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Interesting, I didn't pick up on the fact the cultists were transition to be fanatics of Mephisto and not necessarily of Lillith. Looking back it was quite strange Mephisto did nothing to stop from being imprisoned in the soulstone even though we know he at the very least has command of the bloody wolf and presumably other demons in hell as well. I agree with the idea the video puts forth that he allowed himself to be captured and helped the wanderer (player character) all to protect himself from Lillith. He straight up tells us the reason he helps us is because we can defeat Lillith, while that is true it is also in the nature of the lords of hell to manipulate adventurers to inadvertently do their bidding. Perhaps being imprisoned in the soulstone he saw as a great way to protect himself from Lillith and the wanderer who would have no reason not to strike him down while he was weakened. We all know the soulstones prove to be rather poor prisons for demons and they always escape.

[slimjim]

Neyrelle is at a crossroads - she either realizes her potential as a heroic prodigy and, resisting all of mephisto’s corrupting powers, finds a long term solution to locking him away or she succumbs as just another possessed vessel as a result of her misguided adolescent decision making which showed itself several times in the D4 story.

[PredatorGodPaya]

I think the evils´ should start thinking about trying something new; maybe become fruit farmers or invest in elderly care or something. I mean in D3 they already fused to become the Prime Evil, invaded the Heavens AND STILL got beat up by a random nephalem. Give it a rest will ya? It won´t work.

[caprice]

They let a teenage girl walk off with a Soul Stone? Were the writers on crack?

[pedropierre]

“ hatred flowed from my mouth “ - Mephisto is brought into Sanctuary because of Rathmas prophecy

[mightymurph]

I loved act 6 and the epilogue. Despite how terrifying the concept of being bound to Mephisto is, the imagery in the epilogue was so damn cool.

[childelee]

I hate the ending. Like they literally gave you the choice. Lorath tells you that you “decide” since you have been the one who has been doing the deciding in the first place. The reason why they got that far. Only for the next scene to have your character give it to her. Saying that they don’t know what choice to make. I was mad.