Talk:Sphinx/@comment-37076256-20181107114745/@comment-4010415-20181107152733

Except we're not just referring to their masks. Beowolves', Lancers', and Creeps' entire skulls don't change when they grow into their elder form.

If the Sphinx were just an elder Manticore, that would mean the Manticore would've had to have its snout (its top and bottom jaw and nose) shrink and narrow to become as tiny as it is on the Sphinx. It also would've had to lose the bone spikes that make up its mane.

There's also the fact that its scorpion stinger would've had to somehow morph into a snake that actually seems like it can see separately from the main head, and it would've had to lose an entire toe on each paw.