Diablo – The Templar follower and the Paladin from Diablo 2, any relation

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The Templar follow you get in act one is of course a part of some religious Order. So is the playable Paladin in Diablo 2. Is there any know tie due to an organization? Are they a part of the game group or religion?

Best Answer

Though the Templar Order is not the same as the Paladins of Zakarum or their splintered Order of Paladins, there are interesting parallels between them -

  • Kormac himself was previously a promising soldier of Westmarch before 'joining' the Templars, suggesting activity in the old haunts of the Paladins, likely linked to the fact that..
  • .. the Templar Order seeks scrolls stolen long ago by Archbishop Lazarus of the Zakarum Church..
  • .. and both orders seem to have some deep-seated issues with betrayal within and without, and supernatural beings trying to manipulate them.