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Originally Posted by Switchblade

The entire point was never for them to be heroes or even all that trained; Fueki needed four Mages to power his big magical ritual at the end of the series. He didn't want them to be that strong so they wouldn't be able to resist him or, worst case scenario, start creating their own powers like Haruto did with Infinity. They were never meant to be running around with Wizard and Beast, they were meant to just get powerful enough that Fueki could steal their magic.

As for why the suits were just lazy reuses from the movie, it's because they showed up so late in the show that there probably wasn't enough budget to design and build three more unique Rider suits. We're probably lucky that Todoroki and the kid got different colored helmets.

Too bad there should've more mages to join Wizard. Beast however a disappointment. He should've gained Phoenix's immortality to increase his power in order to gain a new powerful form instead of that "Hyper". That way Phoenix would be defeated by Wizard and Beast can absorb him without hurling him into the sun.

Mayu? She should've become a "Witch" for a female rider instead of a mage.