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|Appearances = ''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]]''<br/>''[[Diablo III]]''<br/>''[[Dungeons and Dragons: Diablo II Edition]]''<br/>''[[The Awakening]]''<br/>''[[Deckard Cain's Journal]]''<br/>''[[Writings of Abd al-Hazir]]'' (mentioned only)<br/>''[[Book of Cain]]''<br/>''[[Diablo Bestiary: Book of Adria]]''
   
 
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{{Quote|Big! Big cleaver killing all my friends. Couldn't stop him, had to run away, couldn't save them. Trapped in a room with so many bodies... So many friends... Noooooooooo!|[[Farnham]], reliving his ordeal with The Butcher|The Butcher (Quest)}}
 
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===Origins===
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{{Quote|Accounts from Vizjerei mages tell of the Butcher, a creature constructed from the different parts of other demons. An arm from there. An eye from there. This was done for reasons beyond sadism. The Butcher gained the strength and power of the different demons that were a part of it. This makes the patchwork creatures extremely powerful, but also extremely bloodthirsty.|[[Adria]]|Book of Adria}}
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This Butcher Demon was crafted in the same manner as its kin&mdash;put together from the body parts of various demons. This Butcher appeared to be particuarly infamous however, coming to the attention of the [[Vizjerei Clan]]. Rumors of the creature persisted throughout the years, and [[Adria]] heard rumors of demonologists trying to duplicate the creature.<ref>''[[Diablo Bestiary: Book of Adria]]''</ref>
   
 
===The Darkening of Tristram===
 
===The Darkening of Tristram===
 
{{Quote|Big! Big cleaver killing all my friends. Couldn't stop him, had to run away, couldn't save them. Trapped in a room with so many bodies... So many friends... Noooooooooo!|[[Farnham]], reliving his ordeal with The Butcher|The Butcher (Quest)}}
[[File:Butcher-TA.jpg|thumb|left|The Butcher]]
 
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[[File:Butcher-20th.jpg|thumb|left|The Butcher within the labyrinth]]
 
While the [[Butcher Demon]]s were once servants of [[Diablo]],<ref>''[[Diablo III]]'', ''[[Butcher (Diablo III)|Butcher]] Lore''</ref> this particular Butcher was a servant of [[Andariel]] by the [[Darkening of Tristram]],<ref>''[[Dungeons and Dragons: Diablo II Edition]]''</ref> though at the least, acted in a manner that served the Lord of Terror's ends. The creature first made itself known to the people of [[Tristram]] when [[Lazarus]] led them into the depths of the [[Tristram Cathedral|Cathedral]] as part of a trap. A horde of demons set upon the townsfolk,<ref>''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]] Manual''</ref> The Butcher among them. Wielding a cleaver as large as an [[axes|axe]], the creature cut down any who stood against it. Some townsfolk made it back to the surface, but the wounds that The Butcher inflicted left them festering with disease, that even the town's [[Pepin|healer]] found almost impossible to treat.<ref name = "ButcherQuest"/>
 
While the [[Butcher Demon]]s were once servants of [[Diablo]],<ref>''[[Diablo III]]'', ''[[Butcher (Diablo III)|Butcher]] Lore''</ref> this particular Butcher was a servant of [[Andariel]] by the [[Darkening of Tristram]],<ref>''[[Dungeons and Dragons: Diablo II Edition]]''</ref> though at the least, acted in a manner that served the Lord of Terror's ends. The creature first made itself known to the people of [[Tristram]] when [[Lazarus]] led them into the depths of the [[Tristram Cathedral|Cathedral]] as part of a trap. A horde of demons set upon the townsfolk,<ref>''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]] Manual''</ref> The Butcher among them. Wielding a cleaver as large as an [[axes|axe]], the creature cut down any who stood against it. Some townsfolk made it back to the surface, but the wounds that The Butcher inflicted left them festering with disease, that even the town's [[Pepin|healer]] found almost impossible to treat.<ref name = "ButcherQuest"/>
   
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[[File:Butcher-cine.jpg|thumb|The Butcher encountered]]
 
[[File:Butcher-cine.jpg|thumb|The Butcher encountered]]
 
The Butcher met his end at the hands of Aidan, as well as [[Moreina|two]] [[Jazreth|companions]].<ref name = "BoC"/> As they approached his chamber, they heard the screams of his victims, and blood pouring out from the door. Opening it, they beheld The Butcher, who grinned at the promise of fresh meat before setting on them with his cleaver.<ref name = "TA"/> However, they were able to dispatch the beast.<ref name = "BoC"/><ref name = "ButcherQuest"/>
 
The Butcher met his end at the hands of Aidan, as well as [[Moreina|two]] [[Jazreth|companions]].<ref name = "BoC"/> As they approached his chamber, they heard the screams of his victims, and blood pouring out from the door. Opening it, they beheld The Butcher, who grinned at the promise of fresh meat before setting on them with his cleaver.<ref name = "TA"/> However, they were able to dispatch the beast.<ref name = "BoC"/><ref name = "ButcherQuest"/>
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===Legacy===
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After its death, and [[Overlord (Diablo I)|Overlord]] demon called [[The Slayer]] sought to take The Butcher's place. It sent out [[Fallen One]]s to find the Butcher's cleaver. However, the Slayer was itself slain before it could find the cleaver.<ref>''[[Dungeons and Dragons: Diablo II Edition]]''</ref>
   
 
===Butcher's Return===
 
===Butcher's Return===
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He does not retain the [[Ancient Spear]] skill, instead being able to chain an enemy to a specific location.<ref>2015-06-06, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FmqGyj3kc The Butcher Abilities Preview - Heroes of the Storm]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2015-06-08</ref>
 
He does not retain the [[Ancient Spear]] skill, instead being able to chain an enemy to a specific location.<ref>2015-06-06, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FmqGyj3kc The Butcher Abilities Preview - Heroes of the Storm]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2015-06-08</ref>
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===Overwatch===
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A Butcher skin is available for Roadhog in ''Overwatch''.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
{{trivia}}
 
{{trivia}}
 
[[File:Butcher-TA.jpg|thumb|The Butcher]]
*In ''[[Warcraft]]'' universe, [http://wow.gamepedia.com/Abomination Abomination] creatures are clearly inspired by The Butcher (yelling "Fresh meat!" on attack, and using meat cleavers and meat hooks as weapons). In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', [http://wow.gamepedia.com/The_Butcher The Butcher] is a boss bearing resemblance to the ''Diablo III'' Butcher. is an item chest containing Wirt's Other Leg, a parody of [[Wirt's Leg]].
 
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*The nature of the Butcher has changed over time. In Diablo I, it is implied to be a unique demon, and an [[Overlord]]. In Diablo III, it is revealed to be one of a number of Butcher Demons (separate from Overlord demons). In ''[[Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary]]'', it is mostly treated as being unique, though a plural term is used in its entry, allowing for the possibility of other Butcher Demons.
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*A Butcher statue exists in the offices of [[Blizzard Entertainment]].<ref>2017-06-30, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNnXPgJvcdQ Behind The Necromancer]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2017-07-03</ref>
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===In Other Games===
 
*In the ''[[Warcraft]]'' universe, [http://wow.gamepedia.com/Abomination abomination] creatures are clearly inspired by The Butcher (yelling "Fresh meat!" on attack, and using meat cleavers and meat hooks as weapons). In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', [http://wow.gamepedia.com/The_Butcher The Butcher] is a boss bearing resemblance to the ''Diablo III'' Butcher. One may also obtain his [http://wow.gamepedia.com/Butcher%27s_Bone_Apron bone apron] in that game.
   
 
*[[w:c:Dota:Pudge|Pudge the Butcher]], a character from ''Defense of the Ancients'', draws heavy inspiration from The Butcher and Warcraft Abominations. His ultimate, Dismember, makes him call out "Ahh... Fresh Meat!" when used, which can be heard anywhere on the map. He also uses a large cleaver as his main weapon.
 
*[[w:c:Dota:Pudge|Pudge the Butcher]], a character from ''Defense of the Ancients'', draws heavy inspiration from The Butcher and Warcraft Abominations. His ultimate, Dismember, makes him call out "Ahh... Fresh Meat!" when used, which can be heard anywhere on the map. He also uses a large cleaver as his main weapon.
   
*In the game ''Borderlands 2'' there is a shotgun called the Hyperion Butcher with the description "Ahh... Fresh Meat!"
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*In ''[[w:c:borderlands:Borderlands|Borderlands]]'' and ''[[w:c:borderlands:Borderlands 2|Borderlands 2]]'' games there are rare shotguns named as [[w:c:borderlands:Butcher (Borderlands)|Butcher]] with the flavor description ''"Ahh... Fresh Meat!"'' (''"Fresh Meat!"'' in the [[w:c:borderlands:Butcher (Borderlands 2)|sequel version]]).
   
 
*In the RPG game ''Fallout 2'' there is a slaver's guild, when you first enter you are greeted with the words "Ah, fresh meat....". The guild's leader is called Metzger, which is German for Butcher.
 
*In the RPG game ''Fallout 2'' there is a slaver's guild, when you first enter you are greeted with the words "Ah, fresh meat....". The guild's leader is called Metzger, which is German for Butcher.

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"Ah...Fresh meat!"

- The Butcher(src)

The Butcher was an infamous demon who twice plagued Khanduras.

A bloated and grotesque creature,[1] The Butcher was a sadistic being that relished in the torture and pain of others.[2] It was also masochistic, and its own hands were damaged as the result of its torture.[3] It hunted endlessly for fresh meat.[4]

Biography

Origins

"Accounts from Vizjerei mages tell of the Butcher, a creature constructed from the different parts of other demons. An arm from there. An eye from there. This was done for reasons beyond sadism. The Butcher gained the strength and power of the different demons that were a part of it. This makes the patchwork creatures extremely powerful, but also extremely bloodthirsty."

- Adria(src)

This Butcher Demon was crafted in the same manner as its kin—put together from the body parts of various demons. This Butcher appeared to be particuarly infamous however, coming to the attention of the Vizjerei Clan. Rumors of the creature persisted throughout the years, and Adria heard rumors of demonologists trying to duplicate the creature.[5]

The Darkening of Tristram

"Big! Big cleaver killing all my friends. Couldn't stop him, had to run away, couldn't save them. Trapped in a room with so many bodies... So many friends... Noooooooooo!"

- Farnham, reliving his ordeal with The Butcher(src)

Butcher-20th

The Butcher within the labyrinth

While the Butcher Demons were once servants of Diablo,[6] this particular Butcher was a servant of Andariel by the Darkening of Tristram,[7] though at the least, acted in a manner that served the Lord of Terror's ends. The creature first made itself known to the people of Tristram when Lazarus led them into the depths of the Cathedral as part of a trap. A horde of demons set upon the townsfolk,[8] The Butcher among them. Wielding a cleaver as large as an axe, the creature cut down any who stood against it. Some townsfolk made it back to the surface, but the wounds that The Butcher inflicted left them festering with disease, that even the town's healer found almost impossible to treat.[2]

The Butcher made his lair in a chamber in the lower levels of the Cathedral. Prior to the return of Prince Aidan, at least one group of adventurers stumbled across the beast. They had entered the cathedral for loot, but found themselves beset by Imps, before finally The Butcher himself descended on them. All but one of them were killed, as the only survivor left his friends to die. However, The Butcher managed to inflict a wound on his arm that nearly took it off, leaving Tristram's healer with no choice but to remove the limb.[9]

Butcher-cine

The Butcher encountered

The Butcher met his end at the hands of Aidan, as well as two companions.[1] As they approached his chamber, they heard the screams of his victims, and blood pouring out from the door. Opening it, they beheld The Butcher, who grinned at the promise of fresh meat before setting on them with his cleaver.[3] However, they were able to dispatch the beast.[1][2]

Legacy

After its death, and Overlord demon called The Slayer sought to take The Butcher's place. It sent out Fallen Ones to find the Butcher's cleaver. However, the Slayer was itself slain before it could find the cleaver.[10]

Butcher's Return

Twenty years later, the Butcher was resurrected[11][4] in service to the Coven. The demon was encountered by the Nephalem deep in the Halls of Agony, beneath Leoric's Manor. In a bid to stop them, Maghda released the Butcher, a demon similar to the one that had plagued Tristram over two decades ago. However, the Nephalem was able to defeat the demon and continue their search for the Stranger.[12]

In-game

Diablo I

The Butcher is an optional boss in Diablo I.

Diablo III

The Butcher is the boss of Act I in Diablo III.

Heroes of the Storm

For more information, see the respective article on Heroes of the Storm Wikia
Butcher

The Butcher as depicted in HotS

The Butcher is available as a melee assassin hero in Heroes of the Storm. His abilities include the creation of floor fires over time (Furnace Blast) and charge (Ruthless Onslaught).

As a nod to the famous quote, the Butcher has a passive trait called Fresh Meat.

He does not retain the Ancient Spear skill, instead being able to chain an enemy to a specific location.[13]

Overwatch

A Butcher skin is available for Roadhog in Overwatch.

Trivia

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Butcher-TA

The Butcher

  • The nature of the Butcher has changed over time. In Diablo I, it is implied to be a unique demon, and an Overlord. In Diablo III, it is revealed to be one of a number of Butcher Demons (separate from Overlord demons). In Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary, it is mostly treated as being unique, though a plural term is used in its entry, allowing for the possibility of other Butcher Demons.

In Other Games

  • In the Warcraft universe, abomination creatures are clearly inspired by The Butcher (yelling "Fresh meat!" on attack, and using meat cleavers and meat hooks as weapons). In World of Warcraft, The Butcher is a boss bearing resemblance to the Diablo III Butcher. One may also obtain his bone apron in that game.
  • Pudge the Butcher, a character from Defense of the Ancients, draws heavy inspiration from The Butcher and Warcraft Abominations. His ultimate, Dismember, makes him call out "Ahh... Fresh Meat!" when used, which can be heard anywhere on the map. He also uses a large cleaver as his main weapon.
  • In the RPG game Fallout 2 there is a slaver's guild, when you first enter you are greeted with the words "Ah, fresh meat....". The guild's leader is called Metzger, which is German for Butcher.
  • The 2011 game Dead Island references The Butcher's famous greeting; one of the Achievements is called "Ah! Spoiled meat!" It involves killing a special zombie also called a "Butcher" using an axe.

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