Diablo III Reaper of Souls - Malthael Theme

[SteelShroom]

_All paths lead to _*_Death._*
_Whatever their struggles, whatever their triumphs, they die._
_That is Wisdom._

[Pyro]

"The souls swirl and writhe. I now know the truth of mortals: all paths lead to death... whatever their struggles, whatever their triumphs, they die. That is Wisdom." -Malthael

[magmablock]

No amount of Tyrael explaining how fucked things are will convey the mood as well as a good atmosphere and musical score.

[pardonerfennel]

We need to push Malthael for Heroes of the Storm. That would be sick hype.

[masonkruize]

The true irony is that Malthael was an angel. What made him terrifying is that he wasn't evil, nor was he a demon or slaughtering innocents for himself or because he was selfish, but because he wanted to end the Eternal Conflict for the 'greater good.' Malthael was the archangel of wisdom, and if you contemplate on it, his ideals were logical. The sad fact he could not see however, and that Tyrael did, was that 'there is no justice in murder.' Malthael became obsessed with the Eternal Conflict, desiring its end through whatever means necessary, even if that meant destroying all 'demonic' blood. The terrifying truth to be learned from Malthael is that even an angel can succumb to madness. It's not so much a question of if another angel will go mad, but only when.

[TrashyDork]

I think my favorite line is the one that ends in "Nephalem" because he says it in such a mocking tone. He's very clearly mocking your mortality, reminding you that even if you do become stronger than angels and demons as Nephalem can, you will still die. Before that quote, he's talking about how all paths lead to death, and when he calls you a nephalem, he's gloating. Like "sure, kill me. You're stopping me, but you'll still never be able to stop death."
It's sad because nephalem never truly understand the extent of the eternal conflict. We witness it in our lifetime, and for the most part, it ends when we die. Malthael can't die, not in the true sense of the word. He's literally been fighting for an eternity, for him the conflict truly is eternal. He's tired and just wants it to end, which is bad for us but also makes for a phenomenal villain that isn't truly evil, and even somewhat relatable

[mewletter]

How in the world this battle against this angel is more exciting and nerve-wrecking than Diablo's itself? I partly blame his theme music.

[matthiasfsa]

"There is no other way" I always thought he sounded sad and full of grief and regret when he said it.

[valkyrion_ex]

Malthael's introduction is probably some of the most awesome shit I've ever seen in a cutscene - he's like a Dementor on steroids. XD
I haven't loved a death-incarnate character this much since Death in Darksiders II, and I haven't got this many chills from an antagonists first words since Smaug in the second Hobbit film. 
I think probably what I like most about him would be his almost cartoony leanness and those sickles. I'm glad to see a reaper character that doesn't use a scythe as his primary weapon for once, although let's face it, how badass would Malthael look with a scythe? You can *never* go wrong with a scythe.

*So yeah...rant over. D3 is my first (and only since I can't play the previous games) Diablo game and all the badassery of the villain designs kinda overwhelmed me...ha... ^^"*

[vnod]

I like him. He's a great antagonist. Scary, powerful and mysterious. Unlike Diablo. Didn't like how he would not shut his damn mouth in Act 4 of Diablo 3. He had very few lines of dialogue in Diablo 2 and it was scary as hell... kind of like Malthael does here!

[mhofferber]

The best villains are the ones who are trying to do something good in a misguided way. Thanos, Magneto, Malthael.

[Nick-jlsj]

"Death...Comes...to all, Nephalem."

[jonathanmuegge]

Say what you want about Blizzard... their music is something that 90% of the time never fails. This is another good track from another great company.

[frostburn]

Epic soundtrack. Epic fight. Epic character. This is what I expected from Reaper of Souls.

[OptimalElement]

Who ever disliked this probably plays Barbie Horse Adventure.

[SCP-utkf]

Malthael: *Is literally the Angel of Death, infused with several souls and absorbs the black soulstone into himself, basically making him near-god*
Nephalem: _i'm about to end this man's whole career_

[sindra]

I will instantly make Malthael my main in Heroes of the storm if they add him in.

[IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

I bought reaper of souls only for this guy and you know what? i bought again for ps3 :D

[Diavolo]

It was an awesome experience to battle him on a higher difficulty than my character could whithstand and then out of nowhere this music hit and made everything even better.

[KrimzonFlygon]

"No one can stop Death..."

"Really. Watch closely, Malthael because I'M ABOUT TO!"