Mistress of Pain

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It has been revealed in the Diablo III concept art that there is a boss-like character which might have a huge role in the storyline. She has been revealed to be the Mistress of Pain.

[edit] Appearance

The Mistress of Pain is an arachnid demon and wears a kind of old, torn Victorian Dress and a Head-dress. Her face was covered with a veil in her first concept art but another picture reveals just how hideous she really is, as well as detailing some more striking features.

Her legs are her most salient feature. She has three pairs of proper legs along with a pair of stingers in the front. The legs do not look like any kind of insect's legs as they are made of soft flesh rather than an exoskeleton, appearing more like the thighs of a voluptuous woman. Her shins are covered with black stockings decorated with intricate golden demonic designs.

Her abdomen is also very soft but is covered by her rib cage, which extends down to cover her entire rear-end for protection. On the tip of her abdomen are spinnerets that spin a very sticky web that can doom unwary victims.

Another, very unusual, feature are the openings seen on top of her abdomen. She can lob dangerously toxic projectiles towards her enemies through them. What other purpose they serve is currently open for debate.

[edit] In-Game

CAUTION: The following section contains content that has not been confirmed. At this point, it is pure speculation.

The Mistress of Pain can be half-confirmed to be present in Diablo III as either an Act Boss or a super unique due to the various references to the player in her second, detailed concept art.

She has been revealed to have some soft parts which might indicate that the player must be in a certain position to do damage to her. Also notable is the rib cage covering her abdomen, which appears to be breakable to reveal her soft insides that could be easily damaged.

The concept art shows she has a normal slashing attack from her frontal stingers. She can also secrete sticky threads to slow or even stop the player in their tracks. She also has a unique ranged bombardment attack that is released from one of her openings on her back, which drops clusters of damaging projectiles on the player.

[edit] Trivia

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• She might be related to Duriel because of their relation to Pain and the fact that they are both depicted as monstrous insect-like demons.
• During Blizzcon '09, the Costume Contest was won by someone disguised as a Mistress of Pain.

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