Well, he was supposed to be the next CT Jin until people actually got a hand on him and realized that he wasn't 'lulzbluebeat+5Dicecar'. He's not played by a lot I believe. I've got to find that list again, it showed characters usage in order. Ragna, Bang and Jin were up there. It's a shame that they've made up their mind on Hazama already. Because he's clearly going to suck compared to quite a few, which is counter productive for a 'balance patch' if you ask me. You aren't supposed to make your characters suck. It's stupid tricks like 'lol he's going to dominate midscreen' and 'lol he's going to dominate in the corner' that makes such bullshit. Sure, they have to be different, but Ragna's midscreen meterless 3.4k combo VS Jin's midscreen 25% heat 2.8k combo sure did a big difference.