Case Files · The First Chapter

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The First Chapter: Simba – Returned King (189/204)

Steel Rare — Challenger +4, Pounce, Pride Rock without Enchanted glitter

Sanitized PSA 10 slab of Simba – Returned King (189/204); certification number and barcodes redacted
PSA Gem Mint 10 · The First Chapter retail 189/204 · identifiers redacted for publish

Simba returns the way kings do in set lists: numbered, rarity-marked, and ready to challenge above his weight. Rare collector number 189/204, Steel, cost 7, inkwell-eligible, 4/6/2, Storyborn Hero King. Challenger +4 while challenging. POUNCE — during your turn, he gains Evasive.

Nicholas Kole supplies the restored-mane gravity. Flavor keeps the vow short: “I'll do whatever it takes to save my kingdom.”

This case file is The First Chapter English retail Rare 189/204 — not the Enchanted alternate (215/204, different artist treatment). Same rules family. Different museum finish and collector number.

How it got into collections

  • Pack / product after August 18, 2023
  • Rare rarity within the 204-card English set
  • Non-foil and cold foil in set for the standard Rare
  • Enchanted copies are a separate chase identity — do not label them as 189/204

Specimen dossier

Catalog ID
189/204 (The First Chapter retail Rare)
Set of origin
Disney Lorcana — The First Chapter (set 1), English
Publisher
Ravensburger / Disney Lorcana TCG
Release window
August 18, 2023 onward (LGS / organized launch), with broader retail following September 1, 2023
Illustrator
Nicholas Kole
Franchise source
The Lion King
Rarity
Rare
Finish
Non-foil and cold foil in set
Flavor text
Present on the Rare face

Archive note: Two PSA 10 First Chapter retail copies appear in the collection carousel. Hero photograph uses a sanitized PSA Gem Mint 10 slab front (identifiers redacted). Never publish cert numbers or barcodes.

Card anatomy

FieldObservation
TypeCharacter
InkSteel
Cost7 (inkwell-eligible)
Strength / Willpower / Lore4 / 6 / 2
ClassificationsStoryborn · Hero · King
AbilitiesChallenger +4 · POUNCE (During your turn, this character gains Evasive.)

Base strength 4 becomes a problem for opponents when Challenger applies. Pounce is the scientific excuse for picking aerial fights on your turn only — royalty with a calendar.

Identity notes

  • Collector number 189/204 · Rare (not Enchanted 215/204)
  • Nicholas Kole credit on the standard Rare
  • Steel · 7 · 4/6/2 · Challenger +4 · Pounce
  • No D23 / Gen Con stamps on this retail Rare