Diablo Marker History

In the late 90's, NPS sold a pump as "The Diablo," (More Info) and this utimately led to the formation of Diablo Direct/Diablo Paintball. Diablo Direct was formed in 1998 as a division of the ProCaps. Diablo Direct was its official name, but it is more commonly called Diablo Paintball.

In April 2000, they announced their Inferno 2000 line. It featured the Inferno 2000, a blowback mainly used as a rental and retailed for $129.99, the Terminator, a blowback marketed to players with its "stunning techno milling" and retailed for $149.99, and the Terminator T3, the Terminator but with a foregrip and retailed for $179.99. These guns were produced by Arrow Precision.

Later that year, Diablo made a deal with Generation E to sell the Matrix under the Diablo name. More Info. In 2001, Diablo sold the Inferno Heat, a step up from the Inferno 2000. It featured a direct feed port and double finger trigger frame, and it retailed for $159.99.

In 2002, Diablo releases the Sabotage line of markers. It featured the Sabotage, Sabotage Bottom Line, and the Sabotage Electronic. The Sabotage and Sabotage BL were blowbacks with double triggers but had angled feed ports. These were the last mechanical guns Diablo would release. The Sabotage Electronic had an electronic frame. Also that year, the Matrix LCD came out. More Info.

In 2003, the Mongoose was released. It featured an electronic frame, vertical feed port, and regulator. More Info. The Matrix line of markers stopped being released under Diablo, since Dye Precision acquired Generation E.

In 2004, the Mongoose Reincarnation was released. It was like the Mongoose, but had more milling and a twist lock feedneck.

In 2005, Diablo released 4 markers. The first was the Wrath, which was a FASOR marker which featured an LCD board, breakbeam eyes, and a twist lock feedneck. The Mongoose BBS was released a few months after the Wrath, which was the Reincarnation but with breakbeam eyes. The AR-1/Wrath LED was released mid 2005 and was just the AR-1. The AR-1 was not under the Diablo name, but the Wrath LED, which was the same gun, was. In December of 2005, the Wrath LTD was released. It was an updated and upgraded version of the Wrath.

In early 2006, Diablo released the Slayer that is known today. Sites listed the AR-1 as the Slayer, and even Diablo's website showed the Slayer with a picture of an AR-1. It is a mix of the Wrath and AR-1.