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I already did Kamen Rider with Ion Man, so for this series I wanted to pay homage to another influential toku hero- Gavan, along with a little Ultraman thrown in.

Going the armored route for the last few series, I decided to go with a deign that was less armored and more like just a sculpted bodysuit, going with the reasoning that- as an advanced piece of alien tech- it wouldn't have to look heavily armored and you could get away with things you normally couldn't in other designs . Another aspect that came up is that Toku designs really aren't based around coming up with the same focus on chest symbols or freedom of expression that hero designs in North America have. They are more about obscuring the identity with iconic helmet designs (which helps for both protection and to have trained stuntman be the ones involved in the more elaborate fighting) and color separation for the suits. So for Maximizer (the male) I decided to go for a look that was more about emphasizing the musculature rather than anything that said something specific.

Also inspired by Speilban, I decided to give Maximizer a female sidekick. I decided that her design would be more like that of a traditional sentai outfit, and not a heavily armored or sculpted bodysuit look. I wanted to give the pair complimentary, but separate designs. I struggled a bit with their individual helmets before settling on the final concept, and I'm rather happy with the results, especially the female helmet.

As for the backstory, I saw Maximizer being an average, ordinary human who was given the special armor of the Maximizer after the original bearer came to earth to stop an alien invasion, but was killed as a result. He'd be joined by a female alien from the same police force that the original Maximizer hailed from, who'd be more experienced but would have a less advanced power suit. Thus, the new Maximizer would have the greater power, but would not be as experienced, whereas his partner would have the experience, but not the same power or abilities that Maximize has, thus creating a lot of opportunity for interesting conflicts. I also saw them being able to wield abilities like summoning weapons, tools or vehicles from their suits to help them in combat.

Description
I already did Kamen Rider with Ion Man, so for this series I wanted to pay homage to another influential toku hero- Gavan, along with a little Ultraman thrown in.

Going the armored route for the last few series, I decided to go with a deign that was less armored and more like just a sculpted bodysuit, going with the reasoning that- as an advanced piece of alien tech- it wouldn't have to look heavily armored and you could get away with things you normally couldn't in other designs . Another aspect that came up is that Toku designs really aren't based around coming up with the same focus on chest symbols or freedom of expression that hero designs in North America have. They are more about obscuring the identity with iconic helmet designs (which helps for both protection and to have trained stuntman be the ones involved in the more elaborate fighting) and color separation for the suits. So for Maximizer (the male) I decided to go for a look that was more about emphasizing the musculature rather than anything that said something specific.

Also inspired by Speilban, I decided to give Maximizer a female sidekick. I decided that her design would be more like that of a traditional sentai outfit, and not a heavily armored or sculpted bodysuit look. I wanted to give the pair complimentary, but separate designs. I struggled a bit with their individual helmets before settling on the final concept, and I'm rather happy with the results, especially the female helmet.

As for the backstory, I saw Maximizer being an average, ordinary human who was given the special armor of the Maximizer after the original bearer came to earth to stop an alien invasion, but was killed as a result. He'd be joined by a female alien from the same police force that the original Maximizer hailed from, who'd be more experienced but would have a less advanced power suit. Thus, the new Maximizer would have the greater power, but would not be as experienced, whereas his partner would have the experience, but not the same power or abilities that Maximize has, thus creating a lot of opportunity for interesting conflicts. I also saw them being able to wield abilities like summoning weapons, tools or vehicles from their suits to help them in combat.