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Godantobi (五段跳び), called Quintuple Step in English broadcasts, was an obstacle introduced on SASUKE 8 as the first obstacle of First Stage, replacing Maruta Nobori which had been there for the first seven tournaments.

Competitors had to jump across four steps that were angled at forty-five degrees towards the centre of a water pit, then had to jump to the landing platform at the end. The steps were positioned right-left-right-left across the length of the pit from the starting point. Unlike Rokudantobi in the future, the steps were put close to the water, making it having smaller gap to be traversed by, but at the risk of competitors bumping their head to the steps if they slipped, as with Yusa Masami's failure on the obstacle in her first attempt at the SASUKE 13 Trials. Each step was 60 cm (2 feet) wide, the total length to traverse being 6.2 metres (about 20 feet and 4 inches) and required both speed and balance.

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Godantobi's blueprint


Yamada Katsumi attempting Godantobi in SASUKE 8

Yamada Katsumi attempting Godantobi in SASUKE 8

It was proven to be brutal in its first tournament due to it being slippery by the rain that struck during the tournament, resulting in half of the attempts being a failure. However, as later tournaments progressed, more people started to clear, although Akiyama Kazuhiko surprisingly failed it in SASUKE 9, and it was replaced with Yamagoe in SASUKE 12.


SASUKE 28 Godantobi

Godantobi in SASUKE 28

The obstacle returned in SASUKE 28, with the steps now designed to be similar to the ones used in Step Slider, but despite the damage done, it was replaced by Long Jump in the next tournament.


This obstacle served as the basic concept of Quad Steps, which will be introduced in SASUKE 32, with the most notable difference being a transition to Rolling Hill as opposed to an angled landing platform.


Competitors' Success Rate[]

  • All results based on the TBS broadcast and external information found.
SASUKE Clears Attempts Percentage
8 50 100 50%
9 73 100 73%
10 79 98 80.61%
11 88 100 88%
28 93 100 93%
Total 383 498 76.91%
  • Notes: According to a special before SASUKE 15, the obstacle was said to be cleared 292 times out of its 400 attempts. However, it was unknown (besides SASUKE 8) how well competitors did in a specific tournament.

Other Appearances[]

American Ninja Warrior[]

A new variant of the Godantobi called Quad Steps was also used as the first obstacle in qualifying and semifinal on American Ninja Warrior 2 and American Ninja Warrior 3, and then on American Ninja Warrior 4 in every qualifying region, though the steps were much wider. Some competitors have even resorted to taking multiple steps on each platform.

Another new variant was used as the first obstacle in American Ninja Warrior 15 as part of the side-by-side course of the Runoffs. Compared to its previous iterations, the size of the steps are heavily modified with each steps being smaller compared to its original counterpart, resembling a home plate and thus the obstacle was renamed into Home Run.

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia[]

SNWI Quintuple Steps

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia's Quintuple Steps in Challenge Stage

On SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia, the Godantobi appeared as the first obstacle during both Challenge Stage and Semifinal Stage 2. However, the obstacle was called as the Quintuple Steps (referring to G4's Ninja Warrior name for the Godantobi, not the Quintuple Steps). The Quintuple Steps itself would later appear as the first obstacle during Challenge Stage on the next season.

Several competitors only used either the left or right side of the steps to complete the obstacle.


SASUKE Vietnam[]

Godantobi VNese

SASUKE Vietnam 2's Godantobi

On SASUKE Vietnam 2, the Godantobi, locally called Nhảy Bước 4 (literally Jump Step Four) appeared as the first obstacle in Stage 1A and 1B. Unlike SASUKE, all four steps were much smaller and the distance between each step was smaller than SASUKE version, so most competitors only used either the left or right sides of the steps to complete the obstacle (just like SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia's version). For women competitors, the distance between each step was reduced, but it was shown that female competitors still found struggle at this obstacle.

However, there was a rule saying that competitors would be disqualified if they either stepped backwards or stepped onto the top of the angled steps.

Aside from that, this obstacle also eliminated some male competitors. However, the obstacle was generally very easy, so it was replaced by the Step Slider (called locally as Nhảy 4 Bước) on the next season.


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