[GreenPsychoRanger]

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Originally Posted by Helios

Let me try to sum this up: mutant zombie dinosaurs. Sounds cool. I think their goal should be trying to reclaim Earth after their "extinction"

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Originally Posted by SanoBaron

and we could have it where they were actually defeated by ancient humans back in the past and have a personal grudge against humanity in general.
as they were a natural evolution of dinosaurs, whereas humans are natural evolution of mammals, and the extinct believe that they should be the ones who inherited the earth.

Okay...Let's combine these two ideas. Ancient Humans defeat the Dinosaur beings. Their grudge semi-preserves/reanimates them. This grudge being a spiritual thing is what gives them the mystical/magical aspect and also allows them to assume a somewhat humanoid form.