User blog comment:AngryLance/Khaftia Zara/@comment-44242415-20201026183914/@comment-39280634-20201026213242

I see where you're coming from and here's my reasoning: I chose an Apophis because it fit her egyptian-like outlook and because it served in her escaping the other Apophis (by bitting into a few servants and coercing them into helping her to escape).

Also, her being originaly a human with good magic potential, it did not overwrite all her traits (I mean, I've seen fanarts with Apophi that have brown skin and more normal-looking eyes). However, I do agree that her snake tail should be purple, as to better keep in line with the species.

And, she doesn't have to suddenly pursue subduing Pharaohs just because she became an Apophis (her original personality and fortune-teller calling comes first). Besides, you can in fact have Sphinxes that don't ask riddles (or maybe ask something else), albeit rare.