Fallout is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the ninth obstacle during Dallas finals on American Ninja Warrior 10.
Competitors must traverse two small odd-shaped ledges (in a similar fashion to the Window Hang). Then, they must make the transition to the first spinning circle, and then built enough swing and momentum to make the transition to the second spinning circle (in a similar fashion to the Flying Shelf Grab), and finally built enough swing and momentum to reach the landing platform.
Overall, five out of seven competitors made it past the obstacle, which proved to be easy, as the obstacle only took out Abel Gonzalez and Thomas Stillings.
Other Season Appearances[]
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
On American Ninja Warrior 11, the Fallout appeared as the ninth obstacle during Atlanta finals. This time, the obstacle was proven to be much easier than during Dallas finals on the previous season, as it only took out Caleb Auer.
Other Appearances[]
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
In Ninja Warrior Germany 4, the Fallout, locally known as Schwung-Scheiben (literally Swing Discs), appeared as the sixth obstacle in the Semi-finals. This time, the obstacle was very similar to the Fallout used in American Ninja Warrior 10, except that the positions of the two spinning circles were swapped, with the slightly tilted circle being the second spinning circle and with the horizontal circle being the first spinning circle, and not the other way around.
The obstacle proved to be somewhat easy for a vast majority of the competitors, as it only eliminated 6 out of the 23 competitors who attempted it.
Then, on Ninja Warrior Germany 5, the Fallout appeared as the sixth obstacle in Semifinal 2. Compared to the original version used in American Ninja Warrior 10, there were a few differences:
- The obstacle featured a lachรฉ as a medium to reach the first small odd-shaped edge.
- Competitors must make the transition from the first small odd-shaped ledge to the first spinning circle, then built enough swing and momentum to make the transition to the second small odd-shaped ledge, then built enough swing and momentum to make the transition to the second spinning circle, and finally built enough swing and momentum to reach the landing platform.
This time, the obstacle was unbelievably brutal, as it eliminated 27 out of 38 competitors who attempted it, including top Ninja Warrior Germany competitors, such as Alex Grunwald, Philipp Hans, Joel Mattli, Jun Kim and, most notably, Oliver Edelmann and Kim Marschner (who were two of the three Speed Pass winners).
Ninja Warrior Germany Kids[]
In Ninja Warrior Germany Kids, the Fallout appeared as the sixth and penultimate obstacle in the First Stage. However, considering the fact that this was the children's edition of Ninja Warrior Germany, the Fallout, similar to all of the other obstacles, has been modified to be not too difficult for the child competitors. Compared to the one used in regular Ninja Warrior Germany, the obstacle had many differences:
- The obstacle featured a rope as a medium to reach the first spinning circle.
- The obstacle only consisted of two spinning circles, in total, with the two odd-shaped ledges being removed completely.
- The children competitors must first make the transition from the first spinning circle to the second spinning circle, then built enough swing and momentum to make the transition to the ring, that has been placed after the second spinning circle, and then must finally use the ring to swing to the landing platform.
Ninja Israel[]
On Ninja Warrior Israel 5, the Fallout, locally called ืืื ืืืืืื ืื (literally In All Directions), appeared as the first obstacle of Stage Two, which was very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Germany 5, except that there was a rope placed before the lachรฉ. However, due to only two competitors, Yogev Malka and Shneor Sameach attempting it, the obstacle was relatively easy compared to the one used in Ninja Warrior Germany 5, as both competitors cleared it.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the NBC/RTL/Keshet 12 broadcast and external information found.
American Ninja Warrior[]
ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
ANW10 | 5 | 7 | 71.43% |
ANW11 | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
Total | 13 | 16 | 81.25% |
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
NWG | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
NWG4 | 17 | 23 | 73.91% |
NWG5 | 11 | 38 | 28.94% |
Total | 28 | 61 | 45.90% |
Ninja Israel[]
NWI | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
NWI5 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Total | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Trivia[]
- Fallout was one of the obstacles that won the second edition of American Ninja Warrior: Obstacle Design Challenge, designed by Jake Clark. However, it was not officially announced during American Ninja Warrior 10.
- Fallout was the second obstacle in American Ninja Warrior history to be served to promote a then-upcoming movie, which was Mission: Impossible โ Fallout (after the Ninjago Roll during American Ninja Warrior 9's Denver finals, which was used to promote The Lego Ninjago Movie). Therefore, the movie's logo was placed at the start and end of the obstacle. The movie itself was released in the U.S. on July 27th, 2018.
- Fallout is the only promotional obstacle to have reappeared in a later season of American Ninja Warrior without receiving a name change.