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Originally Posted by gashatfreak

Huh. I never realised that Cast Off was a reference to molting. That just makes Kabuto's already great designs even better for me.

Which is why I always think say what you will about the story, but they had the gimmicks on point.
And this is just my speculation but I think it is a nice reference to Inazuman in a way.

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Originally Posted by ShiShiLeo

Well that's a better answer than anything from Toei so I guess I can live with that. Not exactly an existential quandary- just me being a fan of the grasshopper motif. I like the idea of molting and ablation and like how it was implemented into a Kamen Rider series.

Personal headcanon is that whoever within ZECT that built it must got rid of the masked system for easy-access and to focus more on its unique gimmick. Cause while we got the dynamic duo that is the Hell Brothers, the writers could have made it just be one person who switches back-and-forth depending on the situation kinda like Lupin X/Patren X. And this has nothing to do with what I just said, but fun fact, the reason the hoppers have a long protruding head is because it is specifically based off of the Acrida cinerea, or Chinese Grasshopper.