In all five seasons of SASUKE Vietnam, the Final Stage, also known as Stage Four, or similar to the most International SASUKE/Ninja Warrior shows known as Tháp Midoriyama (Mount Midoriyama) always serves as the last of four "full" courses in SASUKE Vietnam. As of now, SASUKE Vietnam included two different iterations of the Final Stage, with all of them however sharing one singular goal; to clear the Final Stage tower before the time expires in order to become Total Victory and achieved a top prize.
Overview[]
Stage Four is the final stage of SASUKE Vietnam and it was determined to test whatever the ninjas had left. Although the stage has only had two obstacles throughout all five appearances, being the Spider Climb and Tsuna Nobori, it is essentially two final obstacles of the entire SASUKE Vietnam course. The basic concept is that competitors must climb up two spider walls and a rope to reach the button at the top of the tower before the time runs out, in order to achieve kanzenseiha.
Final Stage obstacles overview[]
In English[]
| SASUKE Vietnam | Final Stage Obstacles | Total Height | Time Limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 3 | Spider Climb [12m] | Rope Climb [12m] | 24m / 79ft | 30.0 |
| 4 | Spider Climb [7m] | Rope Climb [17m] | 24m / 79ft | 35.0 |
| 5 | 30.0 | |||
In Vietnamese[]
| SASUKE Vietnam | Final Stage Obstacles | Total Height | Time Limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 3 | Leo Ván Gỗ [12m] | Leo Dây [12m] | 24m / 79ft | 30.0 |
| 4 | Leo Ván Gỗ [7m] | Leo Dây [17m] | 24m / 79ft | 35.0 |
| 5 | 30.0 | |||
First Version (SASUKE Vietnam 1 - SASUKE Vietnam 3)[]
Format overview[]
On the first three seasons of SASUKE Vietnam, competitors who attempted the Final Stage have to reach the top of the tower and press the button within a certain time limit to fully complete the Final Stage. On SASUKE Vietnam 1, the time limit to complete the stage was unknown, as no competitor was able to reach it (also due to the Final Stage in SASUKE Vietnam: Vietnam vs. The World have no time limit), but later the time limit was finally revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: Vietnam vs. The World 2 at 30 seconds only. This strict time limit combined with the previous exhaustion of the other stages means that this stage would serve as the ultimate beast for the participants who have made it this far. If there are several Finalists in a season and at least two of them achieve the Total Victory, the participant who would complete the Final Stage in the best time will be declared the winner of the entire season and will receive the main prize and a medal.
The timer of this Final Stage would start immediately after the fourth acoustic signal (the starting signal) sounded, and would not start as soon as both feet of the competitor completely left the ground mat (which was very similar to SASUKE).
Stage layout[]
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SASUKE Vietnam 1's Stage Four (Mt. Midoriyama) tower (12-metre Spider Climb and 12-metre Rope Climb)
In the first three seasons of SASUKE Vietnam, the Final Stage consisted of two obstacles that were connected to each other:
- A 12-metre Spider Climb high (locally known as Leo Ván Gỗ),
- And a 12-metre Rope Climb high (locally known as Leo Dây).
The total height of this Final Stage tower were 24 metres to the goal, making this version was very similar to the Final Stage tower from SASUKE 29 to SASUKE 31. The design of the third Final Stage tower was extractly similar to the Final Stage tower design that was used from SASUKE 18 and onwards (except for SASUKE 25), but with serveral differents, such as the finish platform featured the "ĐÍCH" text on the "GOAL" text, the red steps that would lead to the starting platform and there were also a TBS logo and a VTV logo installations on both sides of the inner halfs of the metal construction, since SASUKE Vietnam acting as a bridge for the Japanese–Vietnamese relations.
Season Differences[]
The Top Prize and medal/trophy for the Total Victory was very different in SASUKE Vietnam 1 compared to since SASUKE Vietnam 2.
SASUKE Vietnam 1's Honda CR-V car Top Prize
- In SASUKE Vietnam 1, the top prize for the winner of the season would be a Honda CR-V car (worth more than 1.000.000.000 VND).
SASUKE Vietnam 2's cash prize of 800,000,000 VND
- Starting from SASUKE Vietnam 2, the top prize for the winner were 800,000,000 VND, due to the fact that no competitor completed the Final Stage and achieved Total Victory in the previous season.
New trophy in SASUKE Vietnam 3
- In SASUKE Vietnam 2, the winner would also receive a gold medal. This however got replaced by a bigger trophy in SASUKE Vietnam 3.
In the first three seasons of SASUKE Vietnam, there were several minor changes made to the Final Stage tower design:
Comparison for the finish platform design and light color of the Final Stage tower in the first three seasons of SASUKE Vietnam
- The first was the design of the finish platform, which featured two texts "ĐÍCH" and "GOAL" in SASUKE Vietnam 1. In SASUKE Vietnam 2, it was changed to two smaller texts. And in SASUKE Vietnam 3, the old light red finish platform was changed to the new dark red finish platform with the two texts "ĐÍCH" and "GOAL" being bigger and brighter now.
Compartson for the digital physical timer in SASUKE Vietnam 1 and from SASUKE Vietnam 2 to SASUKE Vietnam 5
- The second was the digital physical timer. The smaller black digital timer in SASUKE Vietnam 1 was replaced by the new bigger white digital timer in SASUKE Vietnam 2.
- The third was the light color of the tower, in which the metal construction of the tower originally has a light blue illumination that is emitted by the light blue lights inbetween the metal construction in the first two seasons. In SASUKE Vietnam 3, the light blue lights were replaced by new dark blue lights.
Comparison for the button in SASUKE Vietnam 1 and from SASUKE Vietnam 2 to SASUKE Vietnam 5
- The fourth was the red button, which was very small in SASUKE Vietnam 1. From SASUKE Vietnam 2, it was changed to a bigger red button.
Version Summary[]
This version was never attempted in SASUKE Vietnam 1 due to no Third Stage clear. However, in SASUKE Vietnam 2, this version was finally attempted by 12 competitors, a world record of the most competitors attempted Final Stage in a season of any national or international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior formats, beating SASUKE 3 and SASUKE 24, which have five competitors attempted the Final Stage. Out of 12 competitors, 3 competitors completed the Final Stage (David Campbell, Lê Văn Thực and Nguyễn Phước Huynh), achieving Total Victory. However, since Lê Văn Thực completed the Final Stage faster than the other two, he was considered as the first winner of the show and won 800,000,000 VND cash prize.
This version still used in SASUKE Vietnam 3 although it was the first season after Campbell, Huynh and Thực's Total Victories in the previous season. Despite that, no competitors attempted due to no Third Stage clear.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
| SASUKE Vietnam | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | 25% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Total | 3 | 12 | 25% |
Second Version (SASUKE Vietnam 4 - SASUKE Vietnam 5)[]
Format overview[]
As a part of new era starting from SASUKE Vietnam 4, the Final Stage was changed for the first time in order to make it much harder. Just like three previous SASUKE Vietnam seasons, competitors who attempted the Final Stage have to reach the top of the tower and press the button within a certain time limit to fully complete the Final Stage. The time limit in which this stage had to be completed in originally revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: International Competition 2018 that it increased to 35 seconds in SASUKE Vietnam 4, but due to this new time limit make the Final Stage was too much easy for competitors (as showed by Đào Đình Mạnh cleared the Final Stage tower in SASUKE Vietnam: International Competition 2018 with 9.23 seconds left), it was later revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: All-Stars Competition 2019 that the time limit decreased back to 30 seconds in SASUKE Vietnam 5. This strict time limit combined with the previous exhaustion of the other stages means that this stage would serve as the ultimate beast for the participants who have made it this far. If there are several Finalists in a season and at least two of them achieve the Total Victory, the participant who would complete the Final Stage in the best time will be declared the second winner of the entire season and will receive the 800,000,000 VND cash prize and a trophy.
Stage layout[]
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SASUKE Vietnam 4's Stage Four (Mt. Midoriyama) tower (7-metre Spider Climb and 17-metre Rope Climb)
In SASUKE Vietnam 4 and SASUKE Vietnam 5, the new Final Stage was revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: International Competition 2018 that it still consisted of two obstacles: Spider Climb and Rope Climb. However, the Spider Climb's height was decreased to 7 meters, and the rope's height was increased to 17 meters. The total height of this Final Stage tower were still 24 metres to the goal. The design of this Final Stage tower was same as the one used in SASUKE Vietnam 3.
Season differents[]
Despite the design of this Final Stage tower was same as the one used in SASUKE Vietnam 3, there were several minor changes:
The placement of the digital physical timer and new starting platform in SASUKE Vietnam 4
- The first was the digital physical timer, which was placed at the right side of the tower. From SASUKE Vietnam 4, the timer was moved near the left wall of the Spider Climb obstacle.
- The second was the starting platform, which was the red starting platform with the red stair. From SASUKE Vietnam 4, it was replaced by new blue starting platform with metal stair.
New checkpoint meter cards in SASUKE Vietnam 4 (top) and SASUKE Vietnam 5 (bottom)
- The third was the meter checkpoint cards, with was the red meter checkpoint cards from SASUKE. In SASUKE Vietnam 4, it were replaced by new white checkpoint cards placed to the left side of the tower. In SASUKE Vietnam 5, it was replaced once again by another new white checkpoint cards placed to the right side of the tower.
New blue wall patterns on the finish platform of the Final Stage tower in SASUKE Vietnam 4
- The fourth was the wall patterns on the finish platform of the Final Stage tower, which was the red wall patterns in the first three SASUKE Vietnam seasons. From SASUKE Vietnam 4, it was replaced by new blue wall patterns.
Originally, the time limit in which this stage had to be completed in originally revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: International Competition 2018 that it increased to 35 seconds in SASUKE Vietnam 4, but due to this new time limit make the Final Stage was too much easy for competitors (as showed by Đào Đình Mạnh cleared the Final Stage tower in SASUKE Vietnam: International Competition 2018 with 9.23 seconds left), it was later revealed in SASUKE Vietnam: All-Stars Competition 2019 that the time limit decreased back to 30 seconds in SASUKE Vietnam 5.
Version Summary[]
This version of the Final Stage however was never attempted due to no Third Stage clear, as showed by two latest Last Man Standing, Mat Redho failed at the Crazy Cliffhanger in SASUKE Vietnam 4 and Trần Minh Khương failed at the Spider Flip in SASUKE Vietnam 5.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
| SASUKE Vietnam | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Total | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Notable Statistics[]
Finalists[]
So far, after five regular SASUKE Vietnam seasons, the following nine different competitors have reached the Final Stage and had their chance to complete the Final Stage to achieve Total Victory, both were in SASUKE Vietnam 2:
- Vũ Văn Đạt on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Chu Văn Bản on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Araki Naoyuki on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Mat Redho on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Vũ Trí Mạnh on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Nguyễn Việt Dũng on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Nguyễn Huy Hạnh on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Đỗ Văn Quang on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Mike Bernardo on SASUKE Vietnam 2
Total Victories[]
And, out of these twelve different competitors who have reached the Final Stage and had their chance to complete the Final Stage, both were in SASUKE Vietnam 2, this are three competitors who managed to achieve Total Victory:
- David Campbell on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Nguyễn Phước Huynh on SASUKE Vietnam 2
- Lê Văn Thực on SASUKE Vietnam 2
Trivia[]
- SASUKE Vietnam was the second international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior shows that the Final Stage not featured only a sole Rope Climb (after SASUKE Malaysia).
- SASUKE Vietnam was one of three international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior shows that the Final Stage tower design was very similar to SASUKE (the other were SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia and Ninja Warrior Germany).
- David Campbell was one of only two competitors to achieve it away from his home country. As this feat was also made by Joel Mattli on Ninja Warrior Austria 3.
- Also, Campbell was one of only five competitors who achieved kanzenseiha on his first appearance on any SASUKE/Ninja Warrior format. As this feat was also made by Miyake Ayako on KUNOICHI 2004, Kadoi Satomi on KUNOICHI 2009, Iliann Cherif on Ninja Warrior France 6, and Shneor Sameach on Ninja Warrior Israel 5.
- SASUKE Vietnam 2 hold a record that have most competitors attempted the Final Stage in a season of any national or international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior formats, as twelve competitors attempted the Final Stage.
- With Campbell, Nguyễn Phước Huynh, and Lê Văn Thực achieving kanzenseiha in the same tournament in SASUKE Vietnam 2, this tournament became the one with the most competitors to achieve kanzenseiha in a single tournament of any SASUKE/Ninja Warrior format, along with Australian Ninja Warrior 4.
- SASUKE Vietnam was the international format that has the shortest wait for a Total Victory, only taking two tournaments to achieve it.
- SASUKE Vietnam was the second national or international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior show that the Final Stage was touched in the second season, after KUNOICHI.
- It just revealed in SASUKE Vietnam 5 that the total height of the Final Stage tower in SASUKE Vietnam from the starting platform to the lighting ring at the top of the tower was 30.6 metres.