Pikachu ex has a special ability called Resolute Heart that sees that, if it has full HP and were to be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it would not be Knocked Out and remain on the field with 10 HP instead
Esper is the true control shard, and many of us have been forced to incorporate red or green cards to remain competitive
Cards such as OP14-042-arlong provide consistent searching, OP14-054-fisher-tiger helps refill your hand during the midgame, and OP14-049-jinbe serves as a powerful late-game finisher that blends tempo and value to efficiently close out games
When he Special Summons a monster to the link destination, he removes one GY Spell card, adding Cybers Ritual Monster and Cynet Ritual to his hand one by one, and in the main phase using this effect
But I like how their abilities all match yet fit the characters
These games are not a straightforward intro-to-ending affairunless, of course, that's all you want them to be