We also need to consider Bando's own views: the deceased originally died because (in Bandos view) they were weak who fell to the strong. Bandos probably had more respect for the enemy units that killed his own than those of his own army who perished.
Bandos only cares for the strong, so his dominion of his troops possibly only lasts while they're alive and on the battlefield. Keeping weak among his number would, after all, do nothing but weaken the whole. That means the corpses of his deceased soldiers were probably very much up for grabs, Bandos not caring what became of them.
It's also worth noting that zogres aren't as strong as living ogres can be: they're not meant to be. They serve as a different kind of troop - they're relentless, feel no pain, obey their commander's will without question, and also creates more of their number through the disease which turns any living being they come into contact with into undead zombies with which to overwhelm the enemy.
Whether a zogre that's been turned has truly died in the first place is a matter of debate, but a change has occurred, and that change will have either caused Bandos to reject and turn his back on those ogres, or altered the ogres in such a way that Zamorak's will is able to override that of Bandos.
That said, few of the gods actually "mind-controlled" their troops directly, and instead relied on things like religion and pride: the troops were loyal because they came to and wished to serve their god. Occasionally, individual troops can change their minds all on their own, and turn traitor by switching sides. This is a major part of the Mahjarrat rebellion against Zaros for example.
But zombies lack their own will. They don't *want* to serve, so they have no natural loyalty to any god. In these cases, they must be forcibly turned to servitude and their nature makes it impossible for them to rebel or fight against that servitude.
01-Aug-2018 05:42:17
