Truly something Id never write of my own volition
Savannah Lions, for the longest time, was among the most powerful one-drops ever, as a vanilla 2/1 for was utterly wild value so much so that watered-down versions in other colors with profound drawbacks were printed time and again (Mtenda Lion, Jackal Pup, Goblin Patrol, Jungle Lion, Scarred Puma, etc.)
Choose the green wonder Leafeon-GX, the snowy Glaceon-GX, or the fairy-powered Sylveon-GX in the Pokemon Trading Card Game: Evolution Celebration Tin
The real emphasis on Stellar Pokmon has blessed us with interesting and intricate designs of Pokmon which we have never seen before
Here, the 'cleanest' line of argument for plague themed cards being banned is: "MtG has plague themed cards, there is a current pandemic whihc is bigger than any other recent pandemic, I know somebody who died becuase of the pandemic, I'm angry at any reminder about the pandemic, ergo, I am angry at WotC for having cards which remind me of this." This is very clearly a stretch, as the same argument could be that the game in general depicts death and somebody might be upset about the death of a loved one (from a COVID unrelated issue)