I never said anything before about the Kamen Rider series, but something keeps on bugging me about them. Was the creator of the entire series an insect lover or something.
Mr_GT said: I never said anything before about the Kamen Rider series, but something keeps on bugging me about them. Was the creator of the entire series an insect lover or something.
I believe it was to suit Shocker (First villain society) as the servants that devour the world, hence with the grasshopper-like design. There are other types of lifeforms they based on these days, though.
Plus, grasshoppers are also known for jumping height, hence the signature Rider Kick.
It's more like Ishinomori did a bunch of designs for the original rider based on all sorts of things and asked his son which one was best. The kid picked the 'hopper, and the rest is history.