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Originally Posted by EnerPrime

Hat guy didn't give the powers so much as appear when Yusuke found the belt and tell him about how Decade is the devil and Yusuke should totally kick his ass if he shows up.

As for why they have the AR versions instead of originals, I heard it is mostly because most of the old riders couldn't / wouldn't reprise their roles (Kuuga's actor in particular is known for not being very fond of his time as a Rider). So they decided to go with AR versions a cross the board for some consistency, instead of hodge podge mix of returning actors and suit only cameos. And from a writing standpoint, it's a lot easier to come up with a good conflict if the Guest Rider can't just go final form and curb stomp everybody.

Or maybe they changed their new Kuuga's personality because they also thought Godai's character was crap.

Oh that flashback was really not very clear. I'm kinda glad to find out that he didn't give Yusuke the belt, but now I have about a thousand new questions.

I remember being told about the creative decisions before, but it's still odd to see them in action. But it may have also just been because Godai is crap, because he really was one of the worst Riders of all time - if not THE worst.