Devil Jin should be banned from competitive play.

It honestly boggles my mind how much people downplay this guy to the point most think he's trash when nothing could be further from the truth. He should absolutely get banned from serious competitions.

To start off Samsara is a cheater move, plain and simple. I know we all tolerate bullshil like this because other characters have similar OP moves but that doesn't mean it's any less busted, ESPECIALLY when considered as part of his entire kit. For example Lili's Matterhorn is an OP move as well but she has clear weaknesses that make it more tolerable.

ub1 is cheating as well. Sure, it's a very horizontal move that can be easily bypassed with proper spacing but a hugely disjointed halfscreen attack is not an option available to anyone else. bf1+2 is the same - not practical in all or even most circumstances but a massively active attack that practically shields him is a completely unique option only available to him. Jack comes close with his gamma pulse thingy but at least he has to time it well.

Now given that his d1 is a good range powercrush and his 4 is an i15 homing move with good range too it's clear those busted options of his aren't even sacrificing any fundamental tools - he's a great all-rounder with broken moves on top.

ALL of it could possibly be excusable as just top tier material - like "so what? every game has the best character no matter how balanced it may be." And up to this point I might agree - he could be comparable to Law or Clive given all that - super strong and hard to deal with but there is some counterplay involved.

Lazers completely invalidate any comparisons to other characters.

There's NOBODY else that can deny your turns from across the screen with such ease AND versatility. I already hear all the Victor and Alisa haters pointing out their projectiles but lazers are 1) active for 20+ frames 2) recover and start way faster 3) cover WAY more screen 4) penetrate the ball. So no, they're not comparable at all. no other attack and steal your turn, knock you down AND even hit the ball on rebound after the knockdown (WHY?)!! The only 'counterplay' that's available to you is to completely abandon upshots and only spam fastballs to (try) to deny him time for ub1+2. And if your counterplay is reducing your options to one ultra predictable type of move while the opponent loses NONE of their full arsenal aside from FULLSCREEN UNBLOCKABLES then I'm very sorry but that's not counterplay, it's getting on your knees and praying your opponent gets spontaneous brain damage.

I'm sorry for being so negative about the character but it had to be said. Nobody seems to even be aware he's a problem because he's such a rare pick nowadays. For the sake of the competitive integrity of Tekken Ball I think banning him is non-negotiable. He's totally fun to play casually and he's a cool character, I don;t deny that, but he simply breaks the game such that there's no game to be played - there's just a timer before inevitable victory.