Plot-wise, he is a pinnacle of ages-long eugenics plan formulated by Urza, a powerful and very intelligent Planeswalker
Decades later, there are all kinds of great MTG artifact creatures worth popping into your decks, if you can get yours hands on them
During either player's turn, by removing two dark monsters in your Graveyard from play, Strike Ninja just gets out of there for the remainder of the turn
Toons Archetype Agents Archetype Basic Zombies and Zombie Support Winged Dragon of Ra Sphere Mode Destiny Board Cards Basic Fiends and Fiend Support Joey Wheeler This is personally my favorite, as you'll find support for the Red-Eyes Black Dragon archetype
Prefer a clean modern design
This strategy is overwhelmingly within blue-red, where it has the greatest support, and often splashes other colors