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Roulette Cylinder (ルーレットシリンダー), called Roulette Wheel in English broadcasts, was a Third Stage obstacle introduced in SASUKE 25, replacing Arm Rings that had been placed as the first obstacle since SASUKE 16. The obstacle was similar to Rumbling Dice, only that Roulette Cylinder's track was shorter and instead of a box, competitors must negotiate a cylinder with eight spikes coming out of it. At the end of the track, competitors must directly make the transition without a rest to the next obstacle, Doorknob Grasper.

Brian Orosco attempting Roulette Cylinder in SASUKE 25

Brian Orosco attempting Roulette Cylinder
in SASUKE 25

Paul Kasemir attempting Roulette Cylinder in SASUKE 26

Paul Kasemir attempting modified Roulette Cylinder in SASUKE 26

In SASUKE 26, for unknown reasons, the obstacle was modified by adding two drops on the track in a similar fashion of when Rolling Maruta was modified into Sandan Rolling Maruta in SASUKE 13. As a result, it took out Brian Orosco, who ran out of energy trying to make the transition to Doorknob Grasper. However, together with Doorknob Grasper, these two obstacles were replaced by the returning Arm Bike in SASUKE 27.

Other Appearances[]

American Ninja Warrior[]

ANW4 Roulette Cylinder

American Ninja Warrior 4's Roulette Cylinder in Stage Three

ANW5 Roulette Cylinder

American Ninja Warrior 5's Roulette Cylinder in Stage Three

Roulette Cylinder appeared as the first obstacle in Stage Three in American Ninja Warrior 4 and American Ninja Warrior 5, which was similar to the Roulette Cylinder from SASUKE 26.

In American Ninja Warrior 4, Brent Steffensen, who was the only competitor to advance to Stage Three, was able to complete the obstacle. In American Ninja Warrior 5, seven competitors attempted the obstacle, and two of them failed to complete it, Idoko Abuh and Casey Finley. In American Ninja Warrior 6 the obstacle was replaced by Cannonball Incline.

This obstacle served as the basic concept of Rolling Thunder, which was used on American Ninja Warrior 8 in Philadelphia and American Ninja Warrior 9 in Daytona Beach, with much bigger wheel, longer track, and more difficult than Roulette Cylinder. Also, the Ninjago Roll from American Ninja Warrior 9's Denver finals had a similarity with this obstacle.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

NWG 3-Second Stage-Obstacle-Roulette Cylinder to Doorknob Grasper

Ninja Warrior Germany 3's Roulette Cylinder (Walze)

In Ninja Warrior Germany 3, the Roulette Cylinder, locally called Walze (literally Roller), appeared as the first part of the second obstacle in the Second Stage. As already mentioned before, the Roulette Cylinder officially appeared as the first part of the second obstacle, the Roulette Cylinder to Doorknob Grasper, locally called Walze mit Hangelknöpfen (literally Roller with Hanging Knobs) and was not considered as one separate obstacle.

Ninja Warrior France[]

Nwfr2 roulette cylinder

Ninja Warrior France 2's Roulette Cylinder

In Ninja Warrior France, the Roulette Cylinder appeared as the fourth obstacle of Stage 2. It featured a straight track with no drops, and a cylinder with ten pegs (two more than in SASUKE)

Ninja Warrior NL[]

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Ninja Warrior NL's Roulette Cylinder

On Ninja Warrior NL, Roulette Cylinder appeared as the second obstacle of Stage 2, directly followed by the Doorknob Grasper. Unlike the SASUKE version, this version has 10 spikes poking out.

Ninja Warrior Poland[]

NWP5 Roulette Cylinder to Gang Climbing

Ninja Warrior Poland 5's Roulette Cylinder to Hang Climbing

On Ninja Warrior Poland 5, the Roulette Cylinder appeared as the fifth obstacle in Stage One, where it was connected with Hang Climbing. On this iteration, competitors must navigate the cylinder through a straight track approximately 3 meters long. In this season, everyone who tried this obstacle cleared the cylinder part.

Ninja Israel[]

NWI5 Roulette Cylinder

Ninja Israel 5's Roulette Cylinder

On Ninja Warrior Israel 5, the Roulette Cylinder, simply called הרולטה (Roulette) appeared as the sixth obstacle in Semifinal 1, Semifinal 5 and Repechage Semifinal. Compared to other versions, this one was much longer, as the track was borrowed from a similar obstacle named Rolling Thunder, and the cylinder was much bigger than other versions. At the end of the track, competitors must directly make the transition to the rope as a medium to reach the landing platform. This obstacle was paired with the The High Road as part of the Split Decision. This means that once the competitors decided to not press the button of the The High Road, they must attempt the Roulette Cylinder later on the run. However, competitors could still attempt the Roulette Cylinder once they missed the High Road's ring.

An incident happened during Alex Kostenko's Semifinal 5 run, in which Alex climbed on the Broken Bridge platform, but stumbled, almost fell and instinctively hit The High Road's button, so the ring slid right away, resulting in him being only able to try Roulette Cylinder, which he failed on.

Competitors' Success Rate[]

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

SASUKE[]

SASUKE Clears Attempts Percentage
25 5 5 100%
26 5 6 83.33%
Total 10 11 90.91%

American Ninja Warrior[]

ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW4 1 1 100%
ANW5 5 7 71.43%
USA vs. Japan 8 8 100%
Total 14 16 87.5%
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