You can bounce your own Character to protect it from a removal effect, bounce an opponent's high-cost Character to set them back a full turn's worth of development, or bounce to re-trigger "On Play" effects
GX era, but due to its presence in the anime, it became even more popular
Youre not going to get a better ramp option in white, and it even draws you two Plains to kick things off
Beyond traditional foils, recent years have seen an explosion of other special treatments, further diversifying the physical card count
Because the rest of the Pantheon within the plane were a family, their reaction to one of their own being slaughtered is nothing short of horrified, and they are consumed with grief and rage as they fight to imprison Aclazotz in vengeance