Quote Originally Posted by lio45 View Post
Exactly! Sure, as Ruck says, “there’s an answer”, but if every suggestion so far is a bad fit, the most logical conclusion is “we probably haven’t found it yet”, not “here’s the least bad fit, we’re confident that’s actually the one”.
The other conclusion is, "We are making assumptions that aren't true". Because we can only go on what's in the comic, what's in stat blocks, and what's in traditional D&D lore.

And we already know that stat blocks and D&D lore take a back seat to narrative.