A handful of cards help protect characters or heal their damage, including the Dinglehopper, which can continuously remove a point of damage every turn
Who knows whats on the cards here
After that, regardless of whether or not you chose to attach the Equipment to a Samurai you control, the job select ability will create a Hero token and attach the Equipment to the Hero token
Valued on TCGplayer at a market price of $50.94 USD, this card could make it difficult to choose whether to use it in a game or keep it protected.
There are a few other characters that have been released over the course of the game that let you ready Simba after youve triggered Simbas ability, so that Simba will not be vulnerable to challenges
He was just lucky I didnt name him Poohead like I did to Princess Garnet in FF9 the first time I played it as a kid