Emperors have weak resistance, and if you solidify the field with low-level monsters and containment traps, such as Lightning King or Spiritualist Kaiku, you will not be pushed out of the advantage
Possible, but incredibly unlikely
Monkeyboards true usefulness comes from its Pendulum Effect, which allowed Yuya to once per turn take a Level 4 Performapal monster and add it to his hand
Overall, hes comfortably one of the best Vampire Commanders MTG has ever produced for a midrange-stompy build
Pick your poison of either Skyclave Apparition (for which you can erase the compensatory token as well), or any of the other flicker targets for continued board gains
Ive talked before about how words are carefully chosen for the game and how a card's abilities, effects, and keywords usually help to inform us about the world, the characters, and the events that take place