Diablo 4’s Paladin class owes a lot to Zelda and Lord of the Rings

Before Diablo 4 was even released, the calls from the Diablo community were loud: give us the Paladin! The legendary holy warrior class from Diablo 2 has been easily the most requested addition to Blizzard’s 2023 action role-playing-game. But players had to wait two and a half years to get their wish. The Paladin is available now, released early as one of two classes included in April’s Lord of Hatred expansion, and it’s going down a storm.