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While certainly dumb, there are far more egregious balancing decisions in this game.

True, but the little things add up to. As an Ein player I can't wrap my mind around it... and a lot of things. Perhaps it would be better to be ignorant and take the approach vets have where I just suck and Ein is actually just as good as he was in all the other DOAs.

She also has the same high kick hold as Leon and Rachel . Rachel's BT 4K is the same as Tina BT 7k. Both +7 on block and everything.

Yeah Momiji has a lot of moves shared with other characters. As for Ein, I honestly don't think TN had any intention of making him "good" and balanced. Same with Eliot.

You forgot to mention how her 3P can crush some characters jabs such as Hayate's in neutral.

But he's not as good as he was in 2, lol

And while they do add up, Ein's honestly not horrible, imo. Compared to Eliot he's god tier.

It doesn't help that TN refuses to evolve the character and instead simply copy and paste him in each new installment with minor property changes to his moves that are usually nerfed from his previous version.

Well, they do the same shit with Gen Fu but he keeps popping out as top tier.

Ein's definitely not God tier compared to Eliot. Eliot is bad but not that bad. No one is "horrible" in 5U, but Eliot is pretty bad and Ein isn't that great either.

Eliot is horrible. He doesn't have a single favorable MU.
I would pick Ein and a blindfold before Eliot.

Actually, I take that back. He might be 6-4 with Phase 4. I haven't studied that enough to say though.

He's not the fastest but I can't consider a character but as Tenryuga also said, I can't consider a character with a reset throw, launch throw, i9 high, parries, and 50/50s that horrible.

Eliot vs Ein is pretty even. Ein has better zoning, tracking, stun launch game and his OHs while Eliot has better defensive tools, GBs, parries, launcher throw and reset throw. overall both are around the same speed with similar damage output.