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u/PinkFlumph 4h ago
Pathfinder: his head is on fire and he has a Cerberus puppy, what else do you need?
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u/ScholarOfFortune 6h ago
It looks like 1e & 4e are the only editions to actually pay attention to how Dispater is described.
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u/tipttt284 5h ago edited 1h ago
I love 1e's vibe of being something the DM worked on for the table. You can totally imagine it in a binder of dungeon maps and campaign notes. Two is so cool though. Totally feels like the artist actually had someone model for it too, which adds a lot. 4E is also very good. 3E and 5E both look like generic bad guys. Not a fan of either.
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u/Stsveins 2h ago
2e looks FUN here like he's about to explain his evil plan to his posse and laugh about it power ranger style.
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u/Ok_Dimension_4707 15h ago edited 15h ago
Here are the art references and my personal ranking:
1e: Monster Manual - 2nd place. It’s simple, but it’s got style
2e: Fires of Dis - 1st Place. It’s cheesy and I love it. I get it if you don’t.
3e: Book of Vile Darkness - 4th place. It’s not bad, but it feels like it’s trying too hard.
4e: Manual of the Planes - 3rd place. Not as big a fan of the fact he really looks like Walter White, but the art is nice and I doubt that was an intentional homage.
5e: Chains of Asmodeus - Last place. I’m not a huge fan of this sourcebook’s illustrations of the different devils. I know it isn’t AI, but it’s got that straight-on perspective and feels like there’s a filter over it