Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5902891-20130626192123/@comment-45477-20130727185302

Debatable. Both he and Beet Buster meet the criteria. Different uniforms (barely), different henshin device, different weapons, different mecha. Though Geki Chooper did too  and he was counted as a core member though It's debatable whether Geki Violet does as he fits some criteria, mainly his weapon differening from the others as well as his henshin device. Though his mecha isn't any more distinct than the core team otther than being a wolf versus a jungle cat.