Deathmatch! Monster Snowman vs. Two Riders (死斗！怪人スノーマン対二人のライダー Shitō! Kaijin Sunōman Tai Futari no Raidā) is the fortieth episode of the original Kamen Rider series. It sees the return of the first Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo, who last appeared in episode 13 before heading off to fight Shocker in Europe, leaving the protection of Japan to Hayato Ichimonji. This is the first appearance of Hiroshi Fujioka as Hongo following the motorcycle stunt accident which forced him to leave the show, having made his last full appearance in episode 8, with a combination of reused footage and a voice actor being used to fill in before Takeshi Sasaki was brought in to replace him in the lead. Thus, this marks the first time the two Kamen Riders appear and fight together.