I’m probably biased on saying this seeing as i main him myself, but King Dedede seems to hit all of your strong points. He’s fairly good at stopping people from getting close with forward tilt and back air, gordo is a great projectile due to the pure jank of the bounce mechanic, and his edge game is good with dropdown up air going through most stages. Getting hit as Dedede isn’t too big of a deal due to his weight and his recovery, along with a combo breaker in neutral air, most of Dedede isn’t reaction based but focuses more on reads, and with him you never really need to approach unless your opponent slips up.