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Originally Posted by Galvantula

I thought they made those safer. Guess I was wrong....again.

It's not actually wrong- because the helmets DO provide safety in a way: They allow the actor to be replaced by an experienced suit actor that has been working as a stuntman in a suit for years and years before.
Even in Sentai, helmetless fights are usually just the finishers, because it would be a stupid idea to have the actors do the actual fighting, especially considering the little explosion effects on the suit- those are extremely dangerous if you do not wear a helmet and do not have any experience with them (the suit actors usually trigger those explosions on their body themselves btw.)
With a partially broken helmet, there's the advantage of having the actor in it for close-ups, which usually happens while they're just standing there for a moment, while in the actual fight scenes, they can have the suit actor in it again.

Remember, the actors didn't do all the suit work anymore since (I think) Takeshi Hongo's actor got seriously hurt and had to pause for a while. The first actress to do her own suit acting again is Kamen Rider Marika, but she also has a sub to replace her occasionally.

It would be cool to see someone in Gaim fight with a broken helmet, but for the actor's safety and because it just doesn't fit Rider in general, I'm against a full helmetless fight.
It would be cool though to have the Riders put off the helmets for a moment when they talk to someone after a battle.