Lightning claims he is doing what's best for the Ignis by destroying humanity, but he doesn't actually care about any of them, even if they're on his side as evidenced with the fact that he forcibly brainwashed and altered Windy against his will only to let him nearly get deleted and then be absorbed by Flame, just to get rid of them both thanks to the virus he implanted inside Windy
At 60 HP, this Grass version of the mythical Pocket Monster has weakness to Fire, but an especially cheap retreat cost of one Colorless
It wasn't a major boost to the Deck like some Links were to other archetypes, but it was nice to have
Getting to cast whats exiled with it is sweet
Suddenly, its far easier to put cards into play that the player doesnt normally have the resources for
You can use it as a catch all for any shift character, also meaning having this available to players could put an even greater emphasis on shifting than what is currently seen in the game