The fourth “Diablo III” class? The monk.

Vice president of creative development Chris Metzen — perhaps better known for his “WarCraft” artwork — announced the addition during the keynote speech. It’s based, like the other Diablo classes, in “old-school fantasy,” brought up to speed to a modern sensibility, he said.

In a brief video, the monk’s shown uisng open hands and weapons to decimate demons, including a scene in which he deflects a magical, fiery blast.

An in-game video shows the character crushing multiple creatures at once, reflecting magical attacks and literally exploding unfortunate baddies.

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And you know those fancy goody bags Blizzard is giving out? We can’t keep ours so we’re going to give them away to readers. Leave a comment on any of our BlizzCon 2009 posts and when it’s all over, we’ll put all the names in a digital hat and pick some winners. Good luck!

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