Butterfly Wall

Butterfly Wall (バタフライウォール) was a First Stage obstacle firstly introduced as the second obstacle in SASUKE 14. In order to advance, competitors had to jump and grab onto a padded wall that spun around a central vertical axis to reach the platform on the other side.

It was a fairly easy obstacle, as only six competitors failed on this obstacle during its appearances, probably the reason it will be indirectly replaced by Rokudantobi in SASUKE 16.

Competitors' Success Rate

 * All results based on the TBS broadcast and external information found.

American Ninja Warrior
The Butterfly Wall appeared as the fourth obstacle in Stage Two from American Ninja Warrior 6 to American Ninja Warrior 8, replacing the Balance Tank from the past two American Ninja Warrior seasons. However, there were several differences between the Butterfly Wall used on American Ninja Warrior, compared to the one used in SASUKE:
 * The rotating wall was shaped more like butterfly wings with rounded corners and inclined ledges.
 * The wall was situated much higher up in relation to the starting platform, requiring a more accelerated and higher jump.
 * Competitors must time their release from the wall to grab a rope, then climbed it up (in a similar fashion with the Rope Climb), and finally dropped down to the landing platform.

It took out any competitor who was shorter than average, or had a bad run-up. On American Ninja Warrior 6, only two competitors failed on this obstacle (Yen Chen and Josh Cook). During USA vs. The World, Morimoto Yūsuke failed on this obstacle due to his shorter height, as he could not reach the top of the wall.

On American Ninja Warrior 7, the wall was placed lower than the previous season (from 8 feet to 6 feet). As the result, no competitor failed on this obstacle.

On American Ninja Warrior 8, the distance between the starting platform and the wall was made bigger than on American Ninja Warrior 6 and American Ninja Warrior 7. Therefore, a trampoline was added to the starting platform. Despite that change, no competitor failed on this obstacle once again.

Because of its high success rate, this obstacle was replaced by the Swing Surfer on the next season.

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia
On SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia 2017, the Butterfly Wall appeared as the fourth and final obstacle during Warrior Stage, which was very similar to the obstacle used on American Ninja Warrior.

Australian Ninja Warrior
On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Butterfly Wall appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 2, Heat 4, and Heat 5, which was very similar to the obstacle used on American Ninja Warrior 8 (since a trampoline was added to the starting platform).

However, the obstacle became significantly more brutal than the one used in SASUKE and American Ninja Warrior, as most of the competitors who failed on it either failed to grab the wall after bouncing from the trampoline or failed to grab the rope. In Heat 2, only 16 competitors could complete the obstacle. With the top 18 competitors from each heat would advance to the semifinals on that season, the Butterfly Wall became the cut-off for the competitors in Heat 2 to advance to the semifinals.

Then, on Australian Ninja Warrior 4, the Butterfly Wall appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 3 and Heat 4. This time, the rope was attached to a zipline, making the obstacle was named as the Butterfly Wall to Zipline.

Ninja Warrior France
Le Papillon, Ninja Warrior France's official name for the Butterfly Wall would appear as the third obstacle of Qualification 3 of Ninja Warrior France 6. It is paired with the Falling Shelves as part of Route A of the Crossroads. This time, once competitors make the jump from the trampoline to the wall, they must hold onto a rope that is attached to a zipline that will aid them to the landing platform.

Ninja Warrior Poland
Motyl i Lina, Ninja Warrior Poland's official name for the Butterfly Wall appeared as the second obstacle in the Semi-finals of Ninja Warrior Poland 2. It had a similar appearance to the one used in American Ninja Warrior 7.

Competitors' Success Rate

 * All results based on the TBS/NBC broadcast and external information found.

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