Talk:Egyptians (Age of Mythology)/@comment-1374848-20170418132233/@comment-3171148-20170419010517

A Giant Bird of Flames would probably be considered more cool, fun, and visually appealing than a giant ibis that chucked stones.

Apep was considered as a MU but cut due to ES being unsure how to animate it (even tho the original anims + models have nothing wrong with them) but then again, Apep was essentially a two legged crocodile in the beta.

Scarab Beetles should've been redesigned, but otherwise their inclusion is most likely done cus the original mummy came out before hand.

The Sea Turtle was originally a Greek Myth unit, but they must've cut it, since it would've had zero mythological background and simply a reference to the extinct archelon turtles (in name and appearance).

BTW, the Bennu appears in Expanded Mod, as Hathor's offensive main myth unit, replacing the Petosuchos, since Sobek (Snatching the Apep and Petosuchos) appears as Set's Mythic Minor God with Thoth, since Horus hated Set, make no sense to have them worshipped together. The Bennu more or less functions as a flying Siege unit, and IMO favourite Alpha unit (even though the Bennu's models/textures are taken from the original Roc, when it was an offensive unit, and not a flying transport ship.)