It seems like they've got the Stomach Family/"Organ"ization's logo on their jackets. Maybe they're like officers or agents for the Stomach Family like how the Museum had it's gaia memory dealers:

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1723511857

If I recall there were some (retroactively seemingly accurate) leaks before the trailer that describef these guys essentially as middlemen for the Stomach family

MoTWs will bring captured humans to these hooded guys, the MoTW will receive one of the evil candies we see in the trailer (maybe this is what let's them upgrade into a more monstrous form from their more human form?) then the middleman brings the humans back to the Stomach family

So if those leaks are right, you could maybe sort of think of these guys as drug dealers, while the Stomach family is the big drug syndicate behind the scenes

Based on what we see in the trailer This is definitely the impression I got tbh

I’m thinking Gavv’s potential berserk form will be something cannibalistic.

Something would force him to feed on humans as he tries to fight something evil out of it.

Like Stefan from Vampire Diaries not feed on human blood again until going ripper & same with Michael Corvin from Underworld with difficulty of his hybrid life with embracing blood than normal food.

This gives me very strong W's vibes. Especially if suddenly one of these guys becomes Grotta's fiance.
But in any case, the costume is very cool. This costume could impress in any other genre, not only toku.

I'm definitely getting Sonozaki vibes.

A possibility I suppose. Probably gonna get a Nasca/Weather Dopant-type Granute join in to marry Grotto.

Plus since Legend, will the season give us a Diend-tribute Rider as Legend seems like Decade?

Tsukasa/Decade's camera being a prop in what I assume is Sachika's place does have me wonder if the staff will ever guest star Tsukasa at one point. It could purely be just a prop that matches the whole colorful snack theme it has going on but the fact that it's not been repurposed in any way has me wondering what if.

Shoma isn't really human, not to mention that if they decide to do this (they won't) it'd be reserved strictly for enemy mooks. I don't think we'll actually get a berserk form, sure, it's been a few years since we saw one but the rules of the show just don't seem to allow that as the sweets are made by Gavv himself

Oh yeah, you're right. Next year is Hibiki's 20th as well.

It's always cool to see out-of-suit villains doing their own bad*ss stunts against Riders! Glad to see Gavv continuing that.

Probably. Sachika looks like a cheerful upbeat person, like Sara.

I think that's being generous. Considering how they abduct happy humans for "processing", it sounds like they're drug dealer organ traffickers!

Geez, I hope not. I barely tolerate regular Diend.

While I don't see Gavv eating humans in PG-rated entertainment, I think a berserk form is still possible in a thematically appropriate way. Food can influence our minds after all, so there could be a psychedelic Gochizou that impairs Gavv's sense of judgment. I imagine Stomach will learn the ability to create their own Gochizous later, since Shouma is a Granute like them.

There's something very Showa Rider about this and I like it. Can't really pinpoint what it is, but the Showa Rider is strong.