Low-cost characters (Captain Hook, Forceful Duelist and Goons, Maleficent's Underlings) can do much the same thing, running interference as you prepare
That means at higher rarities: Cloud, Midgar Mercenary Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms Firion, Wild Rose Warrior (free 1/1s with job select) Freya Crescent Giott, King of the Dwarves Adelbert Steiner Zidane, Tantalus Thief is also an exceptional card, even without any direct synergy
When asking Steve about building attacking or defending decks, he had this to say: "There is no attacking in Disney Lorcana TCG
Itll be interesting to see what people think of these versus the previous prizes
Meanwhile, for a Shift 5 character, Pluto Determined Defender is a little underwhelming, with a healing ability that isnt really all that attractive