Not only is it in the title, but its also listed as the creatures type, suggesting that it would react to effects that select Kindred/Typal from available options
Sothera, the Supervoid (Mythic) An all-star in any black deck, but especially here
Final Thoughts Whether you're looking to collect all of the top Lost Origin hits or focusing on the Trainer Gallery cards, Lost Origin has incredible, yet affordable hits as well as top chase cards that will likely remain timeless
Here, the 'cleanest' line of argument for plague themed cards being banned is: "MtG has plague themed cards, there is a current pandemic whihc is bigger than any other recent pandemic, I know somebody who died becuase of the pandemic, I'm angry at any reminder about the pandemic, ergo, I am angry at WotC for having cards which remind me of this." This is very clearly a stretch, as the same argument could be that the game in general depicts death and somebody might be upset about the death of a loved one (from a COVID unrelated issue)
The main draw, however, is the special 12-card Chocobo Booster included in every bundle
If the chosen permanent is copying something else (for example, if the chosen permanent is a Clone), then your Hulking Metamorph enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen permanent copied, with the stated exceptions