Planeswalkers, unlike every single other card in the game, seem to get referred to by gender, for some reason. See, for example: Sarkhan the Mad's first ability or Liliana's Defeat.
That may have something to do with the fact that players themselves are supposed to be planeswalkers flavour-wise.
Maybe? I don't know, nor do I really care, it's just something odd I noticed.
I have a question as to the wording on the card. For the transformation, it says 'return HIM'. This seems an inconsistency - aren't cards supposed to be referred to as 'it' or by their name rather than their sex? Not that I actually care, it just seemed odd.
The "it" wording wasn't until Dominaria came out, so not really inconsistent.
Planeswalkers, unlike every single other card in the game, seem to get referred to by gender, for some reason. See, for example: Sarkhan the Mad's first ability or Liliana's Defeat.
I think it fits when it's for a specific characters.
All cards, besides planeswalkers, are referred to as "it"s, even when that card depicts a specific character. (I.E. a legendary creature) It's been that way since at least the Weatherlight saga, when WotC started being more consistent with card syntax. Dominaria didn't change anything; you're thinking of the change to the pronouns used for players, not cards.
Planeswalkers, unlike every single other card in the game, seem to get referred to by gender, for some reason. See, for example: Sarkhan the Mad's first ability or Liliana's Defeat.
It's worth noting that JtMS's ult forces the player to redraw their entire hand, so even though flip Bolas gives them a much shorter clock, it's not always the better ult.
Examples: Zhao Zilong, Tiger General, Tahngarth, Talruum Hero, Karona, False God, Myojin of Night's Reach, Crovax, Ascendant Hero, Bruna, Light of Alabaster, Prime Speaker Zegana, and Dragonlord Atarka.