Talk:Creep/@comment-37076256-20200102012319/@comment-24018437-20200102102857

I don’t think anyone who cals the Creep a lizard or dinosaur actually thinks they’re that though, at least for most people. Its just that, when talking about Creeps, it’s easier to call them dinosaur or lizard-like instead of ‘Bipedal, spiky reptile-like Grimm’. The Creep does resemble either creature so when talking about them in a casual manner, it’s just easier to cal them that. Saying that they look like that isn’t the same as saying they’re exactly that. Even I sometimes refer to the Creep as Therapod-like, but I know it’s not meant to be one.

Its kinda like calling hyenas dog-like, even though they’re completely unrelated to dogs. Yet they still share a resemblance to canines both in appearance and ecological niche, so people tend to include them in discussions without actually thinking they’re the same.

As for the Terror bird bit...I don’t really think of that specific instance as pandering, as it is possible to be inspired by something, without the final product being exactly like that. The Krogan from Mass Effect have bats as an inspiration, but looking at them, most people wouldn’t be able to tell that.