Zombies appear in most Magic sets with a wide range of different mechanics
Each headliner card depicts a character that fans will instantly recognize, rendered in a beautiful portrait against a cosmic background
This means that Kida, Royal Warrior can provide some much needed defence early on to protect those cheap and weak characters with useful abilities: such as steels own Razoul, Palace Guard - which has plus two willpower when undamaged - or emeralds Morph, Space Goo or sapphires Scrooge McDuck, Uncle Moneybags
Bounce or blink your own creatures to effectively remove those counters, allowing them to die, reanimate, and begin the cycle anew.
You also get some synergy with Floodborn characters
Its flavor text suggests that homunculi can echolocate, so thats something