For instance, we could say Unidentified Hovership is a reference to Nope, because it's a popular horror movie that has a spaceship
Some cards and spells have the wording that some permanents lose all abilities. Often nicknamed a Humility effect based on the first card to have this wording, creatures or permanents lose all abilities that are printed on the card, effectively turning them all vanilla. Whilst most of these effects only affect creatures, there are other examples affecting cards in different ways
His ability to generate tokens and synergize with enrage-like effects makes him a formidable and exciting commander to build around
However its not foolproof
Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects
There are far greater mysteries at play here than "Why did Stromboli play this instant during their main phase?" Namely: What are those cards doing in the same deck together