Seriously I love him to death and I'm gonna keep on using him but he needs a little tweaking. Definitely at the very least, a a second mid starting combo.
Almost all strings except one start high. So you just get poked or uppercutted every time you start one up. He can't out poke anyone (which is a play style I have loathed since it's disease spread over from street fighter). And the one he does have.....can't even be half way stopped or followed up with a special. Not to mention most are slow starting and very punishable.
It also doesn't help that his tournament variants don't even contain the one good ability he has: his air spear grab......
My kingdom for his spear grab......