The defending Video Game champions were Shoma Honami from Japan (Masters Division), Mark McQuillan from the United Kingdom (Senior Division) and Kotone Yasue from Japan (Junior Division)
New standard cards were also revealed, showcasing the deep integration of Final Fantasy lore into MTG mechanics: Choco, Seeker of Shangri-La (from Final Fantasy 9): A powerful Chocobo Commander card, surprising even Ichikawa, who noted its historical parallels with Magic: The Gatherings Birds of Paradise
These flip cards acted very much like transforming double-faced cards behave today, but back in the early 2000's Wizards of the Coast was still hesitant to print anything other than the standard Magic back on the backside of a card
If not, the Amethyst bounce package can still make use of him on a Ruby/Amethyst deck
Chaos: Whenever you roll Chaos, create a 9/9 colorless Golem artifact creature token
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