Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29684190-20181107222709/@comment-25396609-20181111004129

One thing I personally noticed about the Sphinx, looking at it from the perspective of someone who believes they are the same, is that all of the differences between them would serve a single function.

Flight optimization. The Sphinx is sufficiently larger than Manticores that if it had the exact same design, or was simply bigger with more armor, it would be barely (if at all) capable of flight. Its body is more streamlined and the longer but narrower limbs and neck would allow it to create a more aerodynamic silhouette when airborne.