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Black Tigers

The Black Tigers, locally known as Yamada Gundan Kurotora, (山田軍団・黒虎) are a group of rookies led by Yamada Katsumi with the hopes of these members reaching the Final Stage and achieve kanzenseiha for Yamada. Competitors in the group would routinely been given a number within the 30's to 60's range where they would typically become the first competitors to clear the First Stage.

History[]

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Black Tigers, SASUKE 30

Yamada formed the group before SASUKE 29 and trained them on his home course. In SASUKE 29 four of them competed, however all four failed the First Stage. Throughout the period from SASUKE 29 to SASUKE 31, Yamamoto Hiroshige would become one of the group's consistent member, reaching the Second Stage twice. Apart from Yamamoto Hiroshige, the other members of the group would fall in the First Stage.

Following the kanzenseiha of Morimoto Yūsuke, the renewal brought by the course in SASUKE 32 made it difficult for the Black Tigers to complete the First Stage. It wasn't until SASUKE 34 where two competitors, Yamamoto Hiroshige and Obata Satoshi managed to clear the First Stage. Yamamoto Hiroshige would unfortunately time out on the last obstacle of the Second Stage and Obata Satoshi would become the first member of the Black Tigers to reach the Third Stage.

Fast forward to SASUKE 37 where the Black Tigers would present themselves as one of the most consistent group of competitors in the current era with the breakthroughs of Yamamoto Yoshiyuki and Isa Yoshinori. Both of them would reach the Third Stage and cement themselves as the ace members of the Black Tigers. They would achieve this feat again in SASUKE 38 with Yamamoto Yoshiyuki almost clearing the Cliffhanger Dimension and Isa Yoshinori failing the Flying Bar.

In the lead up to SASUKE 39, it was known that Yamada Katsumi would remove Isa Yoshinori from the group because according to Yamada, Isa is currently lacking the mentality of making the Final Stage and this would serve as a challenge for Isa to do better in future competitions. Isa would then be recruited as a member of the Akko Gundan that would serve as a trainer for the fellow members of the group.

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Black Tigers, SASUKE 39

Internal trials were held for the rest of the Black Tigers to gain an opportunity to compete in the competition. Kawachi Soichiro had outdone his peers by coming into second place when he has the chance to compete for the first time in his four years training with the Black Tigers.

Active Members[]

Yamamoto Yoshiyuki[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
37 47 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage) Failed Second Transition.
38 49 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage) Lost grip on third ledge.
39 50 Failed Swing Edge (Third Stage) Failed First Transition.
40 3950 Failed Tsuna Nobori (Final Stage) About 17 meters up.
41 99 Failed Cliff Dimension (Third Stage) Failed Second Transition.

Takasuka Hayato[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
40 3949 Failed Spider Run (Second Stage)
41 43 Failed Rolling Hill (First Stage)

Nakashima Yuta[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
40 3913 Failed Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage) Time Out. Second Wall
41 42 Failed Backstream (Second Stage) Time Out.

Inactive/Former Members[]

Yamamoto Hiroshige[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
29 47 Failed Jump Hang Kai (First Stage) Digest
30 2932 Failed Swap Salmon Ladder (Second Stage) Disqualified for landing bar improperly.
31 34 Failed Backstream (Second Stage) Time Out. Got out of the tank as time expired.
32 33 Failed Lumberjack Climb (First Stage) Time Out. Hit the buzzer 0.1 second late
33 31 Failed Fish Bone (First Stage)
34 47 Failed Wall Lifting (Second Stage) Time Out.
35 61 Failed Rolling Hill (First Stage) Failed platform.

Watanabe Yousuke[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
29 47 Failed Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage) Digest, Time Out, Second Wall
30 2933 Failed Log Grip (First Stage) All Cut
31 33 Failed Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage) Digest, Time Out
34 48 Failed Fish Bone (First Stage) Digest

Okada Satoma[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
29 49 Failed Long Jump (First Stage)

Mizukawa Keishi[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
29 50 Failed Long Jump (First Stage)

Matsubara Shinji[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
30 2931 Failed Tarzan Rope (First Stage)
31 32 Failed Lumberjack Climb (First Stage) Time Out
32 32 Failed TIE Fighter (First Stage)

Obata Satoshi[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
32 34 Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage) Missed the bar.
33 32 Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage) Mid Cut. Missed the bar.
34 49 Failed Sidewinder Kai (Third Stage) Failed Jump. (3rd Transition)
35 62 Failed Dragon Glider (First Stage) Missed the bar.

Maeda Mizuki[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
36 56 Failed Dragon Glider (First Stage)

Isa Yoshinori[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
36 57 Failed Rolling Hill (First Stage) Lost his footing on second half.
37 48 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage) Failed First Transition.
38 50 Failed Flying Bar (Third Stage) Third cradle.
39 55 Failed Swing Edge (Third Stage) First transition. Disqualified for touching the frame.
40 3924 Failed Swing Edge (Third Stage)

Kawachi Soichiro[]

SASUKE # Result Notes
39 49 Failed Dragon Glider (First Stage)
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