9/16/2023 0 Comments Diablo 4 cover artFrom D&D to DiabloĪ self-described “army brat” who lived all over the world, Brom absorbed creative influences from Japan and Germany, but it was in fantasy novels that his imagination really caught on fire. With Father’s Day approaching, we spoke to the Brom family about finding shared inspiration in the Diablo world, their individual paths towards working on the games, and what, exactly, is the perfect Father's Day gift for a dad whose workroom is filled with skulls, demons, monsters, and other “concerning” things. “When I got that first Diablo game, I think Killian was maybe 4 and Devin 2, and I remember them sitting up in their little highchairs playing it.” “Diablo has been a part of our family, and it’s been a part of Devin and Killian’s DNA since they were kids,” says Brom. Now, both of his sons - Killian and Devin - are on the Blizzard team, building the much-anticipated Diablo IV, as Associate Sound Designer, and Game Designer of Dungeons, respectively. You see, dark fantasy and the macabre are a family business for the Broms, and in a rare case of stars, paths, and passions aligning, their favorite game of all time – Diablo – has now become something of a family business, too.Ī fine artist with a portfolio of incredible dark fantasy and horror art, Gerald – who is known professionally as simply, Brom - was instantly drawn into the Diablo world with the original game and leapt at the offer to provide cover art and character design for Diablo II, in 2000. What was not typical was the response from Killian’s father, Gerald: “No, no, no…you don’t understand. Killian Brom recalls a time when his elementary school teacher sent him to the guidance counselor because he had been drawing monsters, demons, and other things that, in Killian’s words, “concerned them.” As is typical in situations like this, a call was made to his parents.
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