Zant was more humanlike in his proportions also so maybe there something to be said for the rulers being shaped different or sumn
possibly, i read part of a fanfic where royalty was less affected by the magic in the realm that made them evolve into nonhumans or whatever (i guess, cus they were wizards and such in the world of light once before being banished). the worldbuilding of that fic was actually pretty intricate and super interesting but it got hella trashy just randomly when i was literal hours into the fic so i had to drop it. i suppose thats what i get for my choice in ships, thoughZant was more humanlike in his proportions also so maybe there something to be said for the rulers being shaped different or sumn