: In the final version, we know that Mauls are not
: Oghres--unless they're an incredibly mutated
: variant--simply because we have lots of pictures of
: Oghres in the Tales of the Fallen Lords comic, and
: they don't look anything like Mauls. Also, we're told
: that the Oghres were completely exterminated...and
: even if the Maul ancestors went into hiding back in
: the Wolf Age, the Trow would have noticed them once
: they were freed by Balor. Mauls aren't exactly
: low-profile. :-)
I personally think that Mauls and Oghers are related, but not the same race at all. They do look similar, but they also are obviously different. So perhaps the Mauls are sort of the 'poor cousins' of Oghres, not as smart, developed or anything. they were also probably even less developed 1000 years ago, since you sorta get the idea that the Mauls were equiped by Soulblighter. Tales, could also be seen through a different light. Perhaps the images therin are the imaginings of the Squire who is writing it down. Perhaps, also, MJ just took artistic liberties ;).
Also the mauls were quite low-profile 'till SB called them to him with his promises. Hardly anybody had even heard of them…
: But obviously MJ either overlooked the comic or, more
: probably, consciously rejected it as an info source.
: In fact, I'd say that the bulk of Myth III's conflicts
: with the Bungie backstory are focused on Tales, rather
: than the previous games. Which should certainly make
: it more palatable to most players.
They did not overlook it, as you can see from Connacht and Damas' appearances in the game. Also the Spider dimension is shown, persumably where the Spider God in M3 was summoned from…
Santa also said that they did try to make the trow as they look in Tales, but that Trow bodies simply don't work well with swords. The same could be said about Oghres. They look pretty friggin' goofy in Tales.
I always sorta took Tales with a grain of salt anyway…
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