Quote Originally Posted by Shozeh View Post
a picture is worth a thousand words.

But the question is - when? This design is being applied to an NPC perceived as a nemesis. From a lore standpoint it could be sensible to leave SAM in that representation and unavailable to players until the MSQ gets us closer to that NPC's point of origin. It could clue SAM as coming, but it could be at a later time.

...as an aside, he looks quite similar to Odin.