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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
If they were really a fusion, then many would rebel and try to protect humanity. The fact that none do, pretty much shows that that is some odd lie. Illithid are monsters that only physically take on some characteristics of the food-host.
We also have the unreliable narrator to deal with. It's not like the Illithid themselves can't be wrong about how they develop in the same way ancient humans had odd ideas of our reproduction.
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That would assume a roughly equal fusion, or that the fusion process leave anything even vaguely resembling the host behind.
If your taking the reflexes, memories, organs, and logic centers, but completly replacing the higher brain functions, base desires and wants with that of the 'larva'- then your not going to see too many rebellions; but its still a fusion (in that two things are coming together to make a greater whole).
The fusion might instead be more of a 'battle' where the larva and the mind of the 'host' fight for control of the new illithid/human brain; routing out potential remnants is pretty easy in that case: If it turns into an illthid in body, 'larva' is in control- if it stays humanoid, human is in control. It might even be how they induce psi powers into humanoids- purposely select weak, or even purposely lobotomized 'larva' to implant into chosen agents.