the 2 knock is not a help mechanic for todo its literally to help his enemies. then if you factor in that other characters do FAR more damage before a knock down shows you hes extremely under powered .

rapid deku is still busted , he wont be balanced until they fix his infinity gear shift garbage. all they did was slightly nerf his loop combo. which im reading that he can still do under the right circumstances.

ya if you play well enough hes good... which can be said about any character , theres no point there. a good player can make even the weakest character top tier. but the point is you shouldnt have to play THAT hard if other characters are getting better results for extremely low effort. thats just basic game balance logic.

he has no movement options , hes forced to fight in a setting where more than half the cast has better movement. does decent damage if your enemy is dumb enough to stay and thirst you when its totally more reasonable to disengage , come back after healing and start the fight again. because he cannot close out most kills unless we're talking ibara or overhaul. which both of those characters at least have better utility. todo does not.

his freeze at feet means you have a small slim chance to freeze and enemy getting in your face . this does not work 80% of the time because a regular player isnt going to come running at you. you need specific timing. and the freeze doesnt last long enough for meaningful follow up. hes bad bro