above average NeoMax all push him to the top tier category
This is one thing I've been curious about, how useful is his NM? In a few vids I've seen it's beaten some ridiculous stuff, looks like it's death on whiff though due to the long recovery more so than any other NM.
His neomax is average, it's not great at all. It just appears to be. It has no invincibility, and has a few start up frames. I've been hit out of it countless times and stopped using it all together unless I see a predictable regular/hyper jump. Not good to use against hops or wake up.
Basically K' boils down to 3 major points that make him top tier. I know this because I played him a lot and recently dropped him for the most part, unless it's a tournament.
1. Near or best jump attack in the game (D) that leads to combos.
2. Minute Spike allows juggling afterwards
3. Good recover and startup on qcf+P, allowing for f+D -> juggles and great corner traps.
If you take away these 3, he would be average tier, 3 or 4 at least on a scale of 5.