There are characters I hate more than Lao, but I don't feel like its even all that debatable that Lao is sitting at the top.
Some characters may do one or two specific things better than Lao, but no one does EVERYTHING like Lao. And it's not even like a jack-of-all-master-of-none thing, he's really good at just about everything and you don't even need to worry about variations.. Just play Tempest and you are never at a disadvantage. Ever, in any MU, at any screen position, in any situation. Doesn't matter , Lao is ALWAYS a threat NO. MATTER. WHAT.
What boggles my mind though is that I don't really feel like he's OP, hes just perfectly designed. I dunno how he would be adjusted that's fair. Shrug.
Sigh
I need to just play this fucking character.