Magic: The Gathering has been around for more than 30 years now, and with anything that exists for that long, there are bound to be little inside jokes, references, and throwbacks that will develop over time
In defense, it is good that the effect of being destroyed in battle when Special Summoned will be a hindrance and it will be easier to activate the effect after the battle
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Introduces new members/support for the "D/D", "Dogmatika", "Dragonmaid", "Endymion", "Fabled", "Galaxy", "Gem-Knight", "Jurrac", "Magistus", "Mekk-Knight", "Nekroz", "Ninja", "Noble Knight", "Number", "Orcust", "P.U.N.K.", "Shark", and "Witchcrafter" archetypes, as well as the Albaz Dragon, Field Searcher, Motor and Signature move series
You can get three energy cards on Nidoking and then use Tail Swing every single turn