Gyarados's design is inspired by mythical sea serpents and dragons, which is reflected in its ability to learn an array of Water and Flying-type moves, along with a vast array of Dragon-type moves
Its sacrifice ability costs two mana, which significantly limits how much you can use it if you also want to cast spells in the same turn
The top 10 most valuable cards in this expansion set are all members of the Eevee family
How would you know where to begin if there are 15K-ish cards to pick from and you can only take 60 of them into a match
Over the years, Magics design philosophy evolved, and creatures came into fashion, including even, eventually, in Vintage
A similar meme appears in the Bill Gates episode of the late-night engineering student cartoon