>>723051383
Unless your character is Enkidu or Chaos, no, it should not be.
Merk has some of the longest reach in the game. Full-screen options, unique flight, and can set up worms if you give him free time. He's also got pretty strong anti-airs.
Try out his mission modes. They recently added new missions that generally reflect the combos you expect to use in the current meta for a given character with the newest update. You don't have to start out with the optimal stuff so just work with the simpler stuff first.