Yes and his armor has a different number of 'spikes' on it but consider that Lae'zel also has different facial markings. Her freckles ( or whatever gith facial spots are called ) are in different places. Also consider that the orange eyes are signs of using the illithid domination power in the Stelmane cinematic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGat...dcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Also consider the last sentence of this Magic, the gathering card:

https://scryfall.com/card/clb/76/illithid-harvester-plant-tadpoles