In return, he apparently cares a great deal for Maleficent, specifically seen when he fell into despair alongside her after her ] have been revealed to have been searching for a baby for sixteen years, as opposed to a teenager, which Aurora would have been at that point in time. He is also the only one Maleficent genuinely cares about, and is horrified when he is turned to stone. In addition, unlike the raven in ''Snow White'', he is completely and genuinely loyal to Maleficent and, unlike the rest of her servants, he is competent and easily succeeds in his task to find Aurora. However, he plays a larger role in the storyline and is in almost every scene that Maleficent appears in. He appears to have a similar role to the ] in '']''. When Maleficent transforms him into said animals, he always has some raven resembling features such as a sharper nose or claws. His hair is black in appearance, his hair part is a 'V' shape from the front.

He has two arch-like scars just above his eyebrows. He is later given a cloak that exposes a large claw-shaped scar on his chest. Diaval is first seen with the remaining tufts of black feathers attached to his body. In ''Maleficent'', Diablo's name changes to Diaval. He has a sharp, long yellow beak and yellow claws. In ''Sleeping Beauty'', Diablo is a black raven with pink bags under his eyes.

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