Imperius

Imperius, the Archangel of Valor, is a melee Bruiser Hero from the Diablo franchise. Leader of the Angiris Council and Aspect of Valor, Imperius has valiantly led the armies of the High Heavens to innumerous victories over the demons of the Burning Hells. While his methods are exact and severe, there is no greater defender of righteousness in the entirety of creation.

Background
is the Archangel and Aspect of Valor, one of the five Angel Aspects, leader and aspect of the and member of the, Who was born from one of the virtues of the great titan  at the beginning of time. and has led the Angiris Council and Heavenly Host since Malthael's absence. Known for his unshakable bravery, he and Tyrael led the Heavenly Host to countless victories against the. When the human world of Sanctuary was discovered, Imperius voted for humanity's eradication, viewing them as demonspawn, but was outvoted by, Auriel, Malthael and Tyrael.

Since the truce between Heaven and Hell robbed Imperius from further opportunities to prove his valor in battle, he grew legalistic and tyrannical over the years. When he tried to punish Tyrael for interfering with Sanctuary and destroying the, Tyrael defied Imperius' judgment and renounced his angelhood. Powerless to stop Diablo's assault on the Crystal Arch, Imperius witnessed the defeat the Prime Evil and save the High Heavens. When Malthael, now the Archangel and Aspect of Death after Tyrael became the Aspect of Wisdom and Imperius became the New Leader of the Angiris Council, he attacked the High Heavens, he reluctantly asked the Nephalem to put an end to Malthael's madness.

Gameplay
Imperius is an all-in Bruiser who leads the charge with strong initiation and single target damage. His Trait, Valorous Brand, marks enemies he hits with a Basic Ability, empowering his next Basic Attack against them. Each enemy can have up to three marks, one for each ability. His first ability, Celestial Charge, lunges forward and impales heroes he hits on his spear, Stunning them. Solarion's Flare sends out a wave of fire which deals extra damage and Slows at the very center. Molten Armor surrounds Imperius in fire, damaging nearby enemies and healing Imperius for the damage dealt.

His first Heroic Ability is Angelic Armaments, surrounding Imperius with holy swords and granting him a large Shield for a duration. If the shield is unbroken, Imperius can then fire the swords at his enemies. His other option, Wrath of the Angiris, allows him to charge at an enemy and carry them into the sky. Imperius then has a moment to reposition before crashing down to earth, stunning his target.

Strengths

 * Dueling
 * Initiation
 * CC

Weaknesses

 * Enemy Peel
 * Healing reduction
 * Low non-Hero damage

Abilities

 * See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.

Trivia

 * Imperius made his debut in Diablo III (May 2012).
 * His book debut was five years earlier, in The Veiled Prophet (September 2007).
 * Imperius was confirmed on twitter.
 * Imperius is voiced by Rick D. Wasserman.
 * Imperius was under consideration for inclusion as early as 2014.
 * Imperius is the eighteenth Diablo hero in the game.
 * Imperius is the fourth angel hero in the game the first three being Tyrael, Auriel, and Malthael.
 * The Indomitable Imperius skin is a reference to Tony Stark's Iron Man armor from Iron Man (April 2008).
 * Strangely, his face has a white and cyan highlight.
 * The Knight-Captain Imperius palette resembles a Stormwind soldier of a high rank.
 * Imperius' dance animation has him hold Solarion aloft in midair and do the limbo underneath it before picking it up by the hilt.