[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

(Another interesting thing to note here about how our experiences differ is that I knew before I even started the show that Yaguruma was TheBee before leaving and coming back as the much more angsty and popular KickHopper, so ~maybe~ the hype let me down or something? I don't think that's how I really rolled, even back then, and this is all so foggy by now I'm grasping at straws, but it's a theory. I'll also clarify, despite using the word "hate", I don't think I ever outright despised KickHopper, either; he just didn't leave me feeling that great.)

See, one of the only things I knew about Kabuto (besides Clock Up, which I knew from the first few minutes of the Decade/W movie, maybe, or the Wizard 2-parter with Gaim) was that there were two Riders in it named KickHopper and PunchHopper. I found those names to be delightful, but that's all I knew about them. The idea that there were four Riders who'd debut ahead of them, or what their deal was, all of that is new to me. I knew the Hoppers had fans, but *gestures to Yaguruma scratching I Am Incredibly Sincere into his forearm* all of this was completely a surprise. In my wildest dreams, I'd've never predicted this.