Demonic Legion

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The Demonic Legions or the Army of Chaos, is the collective term used to describe the combined forces of the Burning Hells.

Introduction

The Demonic Legions are the polar opposite of the Heavenly Host. While the Army of Light is orderly and disciplined, the Legion uses brute strength and chaos to overwhelm all who stand in its path.

The Demonic Legions are not comprised of a single type of demon, but all the seven Great Evils of Hell contribute to its power. The exact strength of the Legion is not known but they are innumerable and mostly outnumber their foes rather than use their skills to fight. Each Evil contributes a part of his or her army to the Legion, helping it grow. The Prime Evils, being the strongest of the seven, command the Legion as they please against the Armies of Light.

The Demonic Legion comprises many different types of demons, big and small. They do not follow much discipline but some ranks like the Oblivion Knights and their underlings, the Doom Knights and Abyss Knights seem to be very disciplined. The Abyss Knights, firing their elemental projectiles in deadly synchronization, while Doom Knights rush forward to hack down those who survived the initial bombardment. If that did not decimate their opponents, the commanders themselves, the Oblivion Knights join in the fray, weakening the enemy with deadly curses and shooting very powerful elemental projectiles that can reduce foes to an almost deathly state.

In spite of the organization of some of the ranks, the majority of the Demonic Legion is very unorganized with blood-thirsty demons vying for destruction, waiting to join in battle.

In game

The full power and extent of the Demonic Legion has not been seen in any game in the Diablo series. But many of its comprising members have been seen in the later levels of all games.