As a set moves through the design process, we sometimes need to sacrifice a bit of flavor to synergize cards
WotC's stated aim of giving players the feeling of opening classic cards is also seen as tone-deaf, due to the incredibly high cost of the packs
Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand X LIGHT Rank 8 [ Warrior / XyzEffect ] ATK 2800 DEF 1800 2 Level 8 monsters Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster on the field
Big Hero 6's team, conspicuously absent from prior sets, makes a splashy entrance
You cannot Special Summon the turn you activate this card, except by Pendulum Summon
2 1 2 1 3 The magazine's Check 2 callout explains the idea behind it: Pokmon drawn within one large island illustration would be shrunk down and split into individual cards