And with Hippo being a Lv 3 Earth Beast, you have easier access to LOTS of monsters (most prominently Naturia Beast and Barkion ) Also, since it's another rendition of Scapegoat, you can still use it and the tokens during your opponent's turn to prevent you from being OTK'd
Its machine typing also allows it to be used with Weapon Change, a common alternative to Shield & Sword
The Queen's Castle is perfect as it gains two lore passively at the start of your turn, and it comes with the ability, Using The Mirror
Crystal Cataclysmic Strike!" When Yugo Summons "Hi-Speedroid Kitedrake", a cut-in frame of Yugo's face briefly appears, and he announces, "Go Level 8 Hi-Speedroid Kitedrake!" When activating the first effect of that monster, Yugo says "Kitedrake activates its effect!" When activating the second effect of that monster, he says "Kitedrake's effect activates when it goes to the Graveyard!" Most of the time when Yugo declares and attack with this monster, he announces "Attack, Kitedrake!" When Yugo Summons "Hi-Speedroid Kendama", he chants " " followed by " The mystical cross-sword that cuts every enemy down to size
potentially winning the battle much earlier than expected--one of the best and most direct tactics in the game
They can also be either a 1 Point card (Here, thats Raigeki), or two different 1/2 Point cards (Here, thats the Cir and Solemn Strike)