This helps with quickly ramping up the number of cards in your inkwell , making it easier to play the high cost characters like Belle, Mechanic Extraordinaire, who can also be a shift target , as well as Lyle Tiberius Rourke, Crystallized Mercenary, who is not only a key damage dealer , but also pretty darn good at questing
There is an argument to be made about the Final Aeon possession also being part of this mechanic, but I am not really so sure
Minnie, blowing a kiss in her medieval princess garb, comes in at number four
Keep racking up those counters like goals in Blitzball and when the buzzer rings, you will be the one laughing.
It's also adding some new characters into the mix, with the cast of Wreck-It Ralph playing a heavy role in the marketing for the set