Its in this set because its synergistic with the rest of the design and allows us to tap into another fun top-down trope. With those two things being the reason, there are definitely other cards that would fit into this idea well
Even its starting abilities are quite decent
Ninja Teen is a payoff for a lot of different stuff, including ninjutsu and sneak, creature sacrifice, mobilize, and much more
C Common Monster Recovery X SPELL Quick-Play Target 1 monster you control that is owned by you
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