Corrupt Rogue

"The corruption of the Sisterhood is perhaps the worst atrocity that the surviving Rogues endure. The sight of their own sisters, marching against them in service of their enemy, drives the Sisterhood into deep despair. The tainted Sisters are seldom caught alone, preferring to attack in groups. Many of the corrupted ones have forgotten their skills with ranged weapons, or are so driven by Hell's rage, that they blindly melee with whatever weapon is at hand."

- Monster description^(src)

"Though the lowest rank of Corrupt Rogue, both Dark and Vile Hunters are rightly feared when they appear in mortal lands. Flesh Hunters have achieved ultimate corruption and feed upon the flesh of mortals whom they've slain. A steady influx of flesh and demonic influence grants Flesh Hunters terrible strength, and the ability to shake off damage that would fell a lesser creature."

- Monster summary^(src)

Corrupt Rogues are monsters found in Diablo II. They were once part of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye, but were corrupted and turned into demon warriors by demon queen Andariel. They still wield the same weapons they did before being corrupted though, and attack blindly with rage with their swords and shields. Upon killing them, their spirits are freed and rise upwards as they disappear.

In-game

Corrupt Rogues come in five variants: Dark Hunter, Vile Hunter, Dark Stalker, Black Rogue and Flesh Hunter. These monsters have only one attack and do not have any added elemental damage. On Hell difficulty, they are immune to Cold.

• Dark Hunters can be found in:
  1. Cold Plains.
• Vile Hunters can be found in:
  1. The Underground Passage 1-2,
  2. Dark Wood.
• Dark Stalkers can be found in:
  1. Tamoe Highlands,
  2. The Pit 1-2,
  3. Monastery Gate.
• Black Rogues can be found in:
  1. Outer Cloister,
  2. Barracks.
• Flesh Hunters can be found in:
  1. Ruined Temple,
  2. Disused Fane,
  3. Forgotten Reliquary.

Stats

Dark Hunter

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	2	36	67
Experience	31	2439	25396
Health points	5–9	315–525	1850–4112
Damage 1	1–3	17–34	41–83
Attack Rating 1	12	959	3541
Damage 2	—	—	—
Attack Rating 2	—	—	—
Defense	10	501	1267
% to Block	12	12	12
Damage Resist	0	0	20
Magic Resist	0	0	20
Fire Resist	0	0	33
Cold Resist	0	0	100
Lightning Resist	0	0	33
Poison Resist	0	0	20
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	5	5
Group/Minion Size	2-3	—

Vile Hunter

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	5	36	68
Experience	54	2792	26687
Health points	10–17	355–593	1902–4227
Damage 1	2–5	17–35	42–85
Attack Rating 1	31	1006	3590
Damage 2	—	—	—
Attack Rating 2	—	—	—
Defense	25	524	1284
% to Block	18	18	18
Damage Resist	0	0	20
Magic Resist	0	0	20
Fire Resist	0	0	33
Cold Resist	0	0	120
Lightning Resist	0	0	33
Poison Resist	0	0	20
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	6	8
Group/Minion Size	2-4	—

Dark Stalker

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	8	39	69
Experience	79	2986	27978
Health points	18–30	376–627	1954–4342
Damage 1	3–7	18–36	44–88
Attack Rating 1	63	1029	3640
Damage 2	—	—	—
Attack Rating 2	—	—	—
Defense	40	535	1301
% to Block	25	25	25
Damage Resist	0	0	20
Magic Resist	0	0	20
Fire Resist	0	0	33
Cold Resist	0	0	130
Lightning Resist	0	0	33
Poison Resist	0	0	20
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	6	10
Group/Minion Size	3-4	—

Black Rogue

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	9	40	70
Experience	86	3196	29269
Health points	20–34	396–661	2005–4457
Damage 1	3–8	18–36	44–88
Attack Rating 1	74	1053	3689
Damage 2	—	—	—
Attack Rating 2	—	—	—
Defense	45	547	1317
% to Block	33	33	33
Damage Resist	0	0	20
Magic Resist	0	0	20
Fire Resist	0	0	33
Cold Resist	0	0	140
Lightning Resist	0	0	33
Poison Resist	0	0	20
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	7	12
Group/Minion Size	3-5	—

Flesh Hunter

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	3	3	3
Monster Level	23	53	84
Experience	311	7558	47344
Health points	57–95	663–1105	2730–6067
Damage 1	7–18	24–48	51–103
Attack Rating 1	213	1357	4381
Damage 2	—	—	—
Attack Rating 2	—	—	—
Defense	117	695	1552
% to Block	40	40	40
Damage Resist	20	20	40
Magic Resist	0	0	20
Fire Resist	0	0	33
Cold Resist	0	0	150
Lightning Resist	0	0	33
Poison Resist	0	0	20
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	8	12
Group/Minion Size	4-5	—

Super Uniques

• The Countess -- Super Unique Dark Stalker, which is found in the Forgotten Tower level 5, and is Fire Enchanted.
• Battlemaid Sarina -- Super Unique Flesh Hunter, which is found in the Ruined Temple, and is Extra Fast, and has a Spectral Hit.

Development

Unused Look

There are unused graphics for the basic melee Corrupt Rogues, with a very bird-like head. Unfortunately, they cannot be used in the game because when the monster attacks, they change to Blood Raven-graphics. They would have most likely been used for Battlemaid Sarina. Furthermore, they have an unused base color palette where they look more human-like.

Unused base color palette

The monster planning sheet of Act I shows that there were Undead Rogues planned for said act, and they were involved in a specific Quest as well.

Trivia

This section contains facts and trivia relevant to this article.

• The Corrupt Rogues were perhaps the only monsters of Diablo II which were componentized as fully as the game's classes. They can technically wield any weapon within the game. This is because they were used as a "testbed" for the programming that would be used to allow customization of the game's classes.

References

Corrupt Rogues

Corrupt Rogue • Corrupt Rogue Spearwoman • Corrupt Rogue Archer