Why did they remove Hathor?

[Soft-Hands]

Why did they replace Hathor with Sobek (Hathor)? Seriously, it's a head-scratcher. There are multiple other fertility deities present, they even added one for the Norse (honestly I didn't know they even had one), so why did the Egyptian one get cut? What was wrong with Mediterranean Cow-Mommy? And why append Sobek's name with (Hathor) in parentheses? It makes the decision to remove her all the more noticeable.

[TyranntX]

Because the Norse were hungry for Hamburgers and ran out of cows, Also Sobek looks cooler.

Jokes aside, Perhaps a new god pack will bring her back as a major god, or maybe a minor one again. Only time will tell.

[Soft-Hands]

Originally posted by Monokuma:

Originally posted by Mutant Overlord:

Remind you that Sobek is a brother of Hathor

[Citation Needed]

Weren't all of the Egyptian deities blood relatives? (With the exception of Ptah, of course, who thought himself into existence). I mean, the Pharaohs practised first-degree incest like it was going out of style. Since they were viewed as gods-made-flesh, wouldn't they share that enthusiasm?

[Monokuma]

Originally posted by Soft-Hands:

Originally posted by Monokuma:

[Citation Needed]

Weren't all of the Egyptian deities blood relatives? (With the exception of Ptah, of course, who thought himself into existence). I mean, the Pharaohs practised first-degree incest like it was going out of style. Since they were viewed as gods-made-flesh, wouldn't they share that enthusiasm?

The only relation between Hathor and Sobek is that some citations referred to Hathor as one of Sobek's cohorts.

[Soft-Hands]

Originally posted by Monokuma:

Originally posted by Soft-Hands:

Weren't all of the Egyptian deities blood relatives? (With the exception of Ptah, of course, who thought himself into existence). I mean, the Pharaohs practised first-degree incest like it was going out of style. Since they were viewed as gods-made-flesh, wouldn't they share that enthusiasm?

The only relation between Hathor and Sobek is that some citations referred to Hathor as one of Sobek's cohorts.

Eh, well fair enough. But you could see why it's not too much of a stretch to assume a blood relation, as there was very little difference between 'cohort' and 'consort' in ancient Egyptian mythic-royalty.

[Shadow]

What info I can dig up with a quick search tells me that at best Sobek was an uncle of Hathor.

But it seems like the Egyptian gods have kind of a messed up familial relationship going on with Ra being the father of Hathor, the consort of Hathor, and the son of Hathor. So I can see why this subject would probably require some real study to really understand how they all relate to each other.

[Many-Named]

Originally posted by Rhacius:

I mean it made no sense that Hathor's myth unit were laser crocodiles titled sons of sobek. Similarly the god power was a bad fit for her as well.
if you really need cow mommy back I suggest being patient, there is a not insignificant chance they bring hathor back with the 4th egyptian god, which is likely already in development.

Because it makes sense that Apollo, literally the Light God produces the underground passage, right?

LOL

[Monokuma]

Originally posted by Many-Named:

Originally posted by Rhacius:

I mean it made no sense that Hathor's myth unit were laser crocodiles titled sons of sobek. Similarly the god power was a bad fit for her as well.
if you really need cow mommy back I suggest being patient, there is a not insignificant chance they bring hathor back with the 4th egyptian god, which is likely already in development.

Because it makes sense that Apollo, literally the Light God produces the underground passage, right?

LOL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agyieus

[Despair For I Am]

ok now you are just trolling soft hands. on your other thread you were going on about them turning gaia from a woman to a tree. whats your deal?

[Many-Named]

Originally posted by Colil:

ok now you are just trolling soft hands. on your other thread you were going on about them turning gaia from a woman to a tree. whats your deal?

can i have a link to that please? I would love to read such a silly thread, ty.

[Soft-Hands]

Originally posted by Colil:

ok now you are just trolling soft hands. on your other thread you were going on about them turning gaia from a woman to a tree. whats your deal?

What are you talking about? Yes I think it's stupid that they made her a tree. An ugly tree, when she wasn't one before. If this was a new game and not a remaster I wouldn't be as annoyed. And?

Originally posted by Soft-Hands:

The crux of my complaint was not the changes themselves, it was the reason why I thought the changes were made.

I've been pretty clear and consistent about my motivation. I quite literally spelled it out.

[Many-Named]

Originally posted by Monokuma:

Originally posted by Many-Named:

Because it makes sense that Apollo, literally the Light God produces the underground passage, right?

LOL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agyieus

''streets, public places, and the entrances to homes.'' seems kinda far as a concept from an underworld gate but ok good one, I didnt know.

[Monokuma]

Originally posted by Many-Named:

Originally posted by Monokuma:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agyieus

''streets, public places, and the entrances to homes.'' seems kinda far as a concept from an underworld gate but ok good one, I didnt know.

Combined with the descriptor "the protector God who draws off evil", being able to safely guide troops through the underworld would also apply

[Yuriqa]

Legacy portraits are fine but I wish they could change ingame Gaia too... Damn it is ugly

[Ry]

Originally posted by Many-Named:

Originally posted by Monokuma:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agyieus

''streets, public places, and the entrances to homes.'' seems kinda far as a concept from an underworld gate but ok good one, I didnt know.

Underworld Gate meaning an Entrance to the Underworld, Hades, ruled by Hades, home to Hades, the dead, Cerberus, the Titans, Tarturus, and other beings.

Yeah that fits

[Ry]

Originally posted by Yuriqa:

Legacy portraits are fine but I wish they could change ingame Gaia too... Damn it is ugly

Originally posted by Yuriqa:

Legacy portraits are fine but I wish they could change ingame Gaia too... Damn it is ugly

I don't really mind the Dryad Gaea, I wouldn't mind if she had an alternate skin to make her look more like the Earth rather than a Nymph or a Dryad. Like, what if she looked more like the Earth coming alive?