>>53493478The second forms are based on urban tribes of Japanese youth, the point being that they represent the opposite of their innocent first forms:
Grass is a Yankii , delinquents who dye their hair, wear trashy clothes and smoke, and wear a pompadour (More common in the 70-80s)
Fire is a Bōsōzoku, lit. 'running-out-of-control (as of a vehicle) tribe') is a Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles (Biker gangs)
Water is a Kogal, superfluous middle/high school girls whit miniskirts who sometimes sell their "services" to salaryman for gifts.
Picrel here the artist drew Simipour as a Sukeban, but it is according to the theme, basically the first stage is innocent children based on the three wise monkeys and their evolutions are rebel teenagers.
Now a good question would be if they gave them a third adult stage how would it be? more corrupted? Or would they have redemption as responsible adults?