Thats all down to Jasper, Common Crooks Puppynapping ability, which lets you choose an opposing character whenever you quest using Jasper
Ruhan of the Fomori enters the game as a zany Voltron that lets you be free and clear of blame: I didnt attack you
Common 103/585: Hecteyes Common 106/585: Malboro Common 107/585: Namazu Trader Common 112/585: Qutrub Forayer Common 114/585: Resentful Revelation Common 116/585: Sephiroths Intervention Common 118/585: Shinra Reinforcements Common 123/585: Undercity Dire Rat Common 124/585: Vaynes Treachery Common 126/585: Vincents Limit Break Common 130/585: Blazing Bomb Common 131/585: Call the Mountain Chocobo Common 140/585: Haste Magic Common 141/585: Hill Gigas Common 142/585: Item Shopkeep Common 143/585: Laughing Mad Common 144/585: Light of Judgment Common 145/585: Mysidian Elder Common 152/585: Red Mages Rapier Common 153/585: Sabotender Common 163/585: Summon: G.F
It was a changing of the guard as the remaining power cards, Dual Lands, Demonic Tutor, Braingeyser, etc, were no longer available
A pistol sword is a thing, with varying iterations from a traditional sword with a pistol along the blade to an Elgin pistol with a Bowie knife under the barrel (with alleged but unconfirmed ties to the Old West)