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Therefore, I believe that all units (but not heroes) should be undead. The fact that the developers made liches alive completely changes the perception of the faction. Will this unit not have the "undead" ability???
You see, the faction is still in its early stages, so it may still have living creatures. For example, the spider queen is also alive (after all, she is the daughter of Namteru, the embodiment of Ashi). IMO, the sphinx is just an animated statue (this creature is called a devourer in the community). But in 400 years, the race will consist entirely of the undead.
Достоинство человека определяется тем, каким путем он идет к цели, а не тем, достигнет ли он ее.;)
Демократия есть одурачивание народа при помощи народа ради блага народа.(Уайльд Оскар)
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Okay, fine, let it be. At least let them be made of gravel. But I'll repeat myself about the sphinx: it's definitely not a statue, it's a mythological monster! And the Egyptians erected a statue of it. Even in the artwork, you can see that the sphinx is made of bones, which is why it looks so much like a bone dragon.

But still, a Necropolis with living creatures is not a Necropolis.
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Цикл "Закадычные враги": "Особенное гостеприимство, "Супероружие", "Меж молотом и наковальней"
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"Выбор Сагиттеля"
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Alright, fine, never mind. Let them at least be pebbles. But I'll repeat about the sphinx: it's definitely not a statue, it's a mythological monster! And the Egyptians erected a statue to it. Even in the artwork, you can see that the sphinx is made of bones, which is why it looks so much like a bone dragon.

But still, a Necropolis with living creatures is not a Necropolis.
Yes, yes, the bone sphinx – I keep forgetting (so it's a dried-up little fish that, after 400 years, will turn into a dried fish:D). I don't see any Egyptians running around anywhere in the Necropolis. Why can't there be living creatures (like a guard, for example) in the Cemetery? So, I think it wasn't for nothing that the liches were made alive; who else would animate skeletons and ghouls and turn them into vampires?
Достоинство человека определяется тем, каким путем он идет к цели, а не тем, достигнет ли он ее.;)
Демократия есть одурачивание народа при помощи народа ради блага народа.(Уайльд Оскар)
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This is definitely not a statue; it's a mythological monster!
Can you recall any myth where the Sphinx is portrayed as a monster?
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Link to Wikipedia.
a mythical creature, an entity with a woman's head and the paws and body of a lion
Do you trust the information in Wikipedia? By the way, the link was provided before me. And I really can't recall any such myths.

What do the Egyptians and the cemetery watchman have to do with it? Necromancers have revived several sphinx skeletons. The Egyptians are not needed for this! Someone built talking sphinx statues in the deserts. This does not prevent it from existing in a living (dead) form! So, a sphinx is like dried fish 2 :D!
Карты для Heroes of Might and Magic V
Цикл "Закадычные враги": "Особенное гостеприимство, "Супероружие", "Меж молотом и наковальней"
"Падение Шантири"

Кампания для "Кодекса Войны"
"Выбор Сагиттеля"
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Actually, I can’t recall any myths like that.
That’s the main point. I saw that article myself once. Of course, I wouldn’t say that Wikipedia is a reliable SOURCE. But a sphinx is indeed a statue.
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Do you trust the information in Wikipedia? By the way, the link was provided to me as well. And I really can't recall any such myths.
As far as I know, anyone can write an article on Wikipedia, so it's a rather dubious source.
I can't imagine dead sphinxes, but in the form of a statue... Is the information about dead sphinxes confirmed by the developers, or is it just your speculation?
Достоинство человека определяется тем, каким путем он идет к цели, а не тем, достигнет ли он ее.;)
Демократия есть одурачивание народа при помощи народа ради блага народа.(Уайльд Оскар)
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But a sphinx is just a statue.
I wouldn't even want to comment on that. So, you think that the foolish Egyptians would dedicate giant statues, some of which are comparable in size to the Motherland Calls, to a creature that these very architects came up with and about which there were no legends before that? Maybe the pyramids weren't built for pharaohs either, but just to prevent the desert from being empty? And are expired steaks buried in the sarcophagi?
 

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The Sphinx is an image. One of the images intended to deify the cat. There were no myths featuring a "sphinx-monster" roaming dungeons or kidnapping children under the full moon, or waiting for travelers on desert nights, eager to feast on raw flesh.
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Has anyone here not heard the riddle, "Which of the living creatures walks on four legs in the morning, on two in the afternoon, and on three in the evening?" I don't have any printed materials that tell about the Sphinx (I don't keep them, I'm not interested). But there are plenty of sources on the Internet, and they all say roughly the same thing. Here you go (besides Wikipedia):
http://myfhology.narod.ru/monsters/sfinks.html
http://www.foxdesign.ru/legend/sfinks1.html
http://greekroman.ru/sphinx.htm
http://ru.wikifur.com/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%8B
I'm too lazy to look any further.
Even if you are right about the Egyptian Sphinx, the Greeks seriously refined this image. And Black Hole might also have a rich imagination; it's possible that they will come up with something else.
 

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Here are the Lamassu, although they aren't really sphinxes. According to the description, they are an unsuccessful creation of mages (one of the beastmen), but nevertheless, the Lamassu proved useful to the Necropolis. The description also states that, in addition to a regular attack, the Lamassu has a plague attack. They look cool, but they clearly exceed the limits of weak Necromancer units (perhaps the only tank they have). And I must say that the Winner was right about the fleshy/bony sphinxes. Honestly, it's hard to believe that these creatures were created by mages (unless the Necromancers contributed to their creation).
Достоинство человека определяется тем, каким путем он идет к цели, а не тем, достигнет ли он ее.;)
Демократия есть одурачивание народа при помощи народа ради блага народа.(Уайльд Оскар)
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Malassu are truly adorable.

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I mean, Lamassu.
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They showed the Sphinxes, but these aren't Sphinxes, they're Lamassu. According to the description, they are an unsuccessful creation of mages (one of the beastmen), but nevertheless, the Lamassu proved useful to Necropolis. The description also states that, in addition to a normal attack, the Lamassu has a plague attack.
They look cool, but they are clearly beyond the scope of weak Necromancers (probably their only tank). And I must say that the Overlord was right about the fleshy/bony Sphinxes. Honestly, it's hard to believe that these creatures were created by mages (unless the Necromancers contributed to their creation).
The description says that they were short-lived, and the Necromancers simply resurrected them and gave them the ability to spread the plague. It's a good unit, a good replacement for the bone creatures.
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Я - рыцарь, Зверей истребитель!
Я - тот, кто не знает, не ведает страх!
Я - Божий Сын, победитель!

"Без жалости! Без сожаления! Без страха!"
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Cross a manticore with a human, then resurrect it after it dies, infect it with a plague, and present it as a sphinx... Quite the twist! However, they look pretty good and are new.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.

G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
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