That does apply to the Kida's owner's cards as well, though, so it must be used strategically if any attacks are going to be made
That being said, there are a few encouraging signs that things might be changing
You cast the spell while the ability is resolving and still on the stack
He can only return 2 or less Power Characters to the owners hand, but it doesnt necessarily have to be your Character
Gods arent inherently indestructible , though many of them have or gain the indestructible keyword
Alternatively, you could play Sheriff of Nottingham, Corrupt Official with Simba, Fighting Prince - whose ability, Step Down or Fight, gives players the option to draw two cards and discard two cards whenever they banish another character in a challenge, or The Queen, Disguised Peddler, which allows you to tap it to discard a character to gain lore equal to the amount of lore that character can gain