Talk:The Outsider/@comment-101.119.16.119-20121214055604/@comment-27202257-20121214114352

Probably because he uses that form when talking to humans. Talking to an omnipotent being is scary enough; talking to one that is some entirely different creature is even worse. The human form's probably to give them a measure of familiarity when talking to him. Sort of a, "Is this form pleasing to you?" kind of thing.

Alternatively he could be like the Angels from the Bible, and looking at his true form would literally kill a person, but I'd place my bets on the first one.