Absolutely LOVE the new playstyle, the launch hover ability is a ton of fun. I still have some critiscisms though:
-Acceleration and top speed still feel a bit disproportionate, you gain momentum extremely fast and your speed is capped off really high. I think you need to lower one of the two things to make him more balanced
-the evade ability is just kinda pointless. It isn't overpowered but it isn't useful either, it's just kinda there
-I think you should not be able to continue hovering after the initial boosting spinball part of the boost hover. The momentum and distance is enough, and that extra safety net doesn't feel necessary
Overall, a great character, but he has some balancing issues. Oh, and the sprites, but I know that's being worked on already