Ever since they showed up in Maximillion Pegasus' Deck in the original anime, fans have fallen in love with the "Toon" series of Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh
Cards that grant evasion make sure it connect, like Whispersilk Cloak or Rogue's Passage, while its built-in recursion ensures it comes back even after dying
They may choose new targets for that copy
They were left out in the sun (or in a window) for an extended period of time and allowed to fade
The same logic applies to Pyre of Heroes, a dirt-cheap Birthing Pod that allows us to tutor up the slivers we need for any given moment while putting encore targets in our graveyard
Later that same year, the card exploded into mainstream headlines when Logan Paul purchased the only known PSA 10 copy for $4 million , a transaction that was officially recognized by Guinness World Records