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Not to be confused with Sosoritatsu Kabe.


Soritatsu Kabe (そり立つ壁), called Warped Wall in English broadcasts, is one of the oldest and the most difficult obstacles in SASUKE history.

Introduced as the fifth obstacle in SASUKE 5's First Stage, Soritatsu Kabe has been in every SASUKE tournament since then, only being absent in six tournaments, which were SASUKE 18 where Great Wall took its place, SASUKE 28 to 30 and from SASUKE 39 to SASUKE 40 where Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (see below) took its place. After undergoing numerous renewal, it has been the final obstacle since SASUKE 35, replacing the Tarzan Rope and Lumberjack Climb.

Its function is simple: competitors must scale a concave quarter-pipe by running up and grabbing the top of the wall. However, this has proven to be one of the most difficult obstacles in history, as every competitor who achieved Kanzenseiha and most of the top competitors failed here at least once, including every member of SASUKE All-Stars except Yamamoto Shingo.

This is one of the most iconic obstacles in the show's history, showing up in places including but not limited to:

Many competitors, including five of the All-Stars, have built this in their backyards to help training for this obstacle at some point in their career. Meanwhile, most ninja gyms around the world also have at least one of these built for training purposes.

Original Version[]

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Soritatsu Kabe's blueprint

Takeda Toshihiro attempting Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 5

Takeda Toshihiro attempting Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 5

In the original version of the obstacle, competitors had 2.7 metres (8.86 feet) to run in order to scale a 4.3-metre (14.11-foot) (actual height from base is 5 metres/16.4 feet) wall. Many competitors found that in order to have success on the obstacle, competitors would need to run up and jump at their highest point in order to reach the top.

Interestingly, if the competitors went off the obstacle, as Takeda Toshihiro did in SASUKE 7, they would be allowed to climb back up to the obstacle and try again without disqualification, meaning that there was no possible way to fail here other than running out of time.

Originally, the wall was painted silver with a green platform, but when First Stage was redesigned in SASUKE 13, it was painted black in line with the course modification that tournament. After Nagano's kanzenseiha, this version was replaced by the Great Wall in SASUKE 18.

Advantages[]

  • In SASUKE 13, the producers added in Nejireta Kabe to the course.
    • This made Soritatsu Kabe slightly easier, as competitors were able to use the landing platform of Nejireta Kabe to get more speed running to Soritatsu Kabe, making reaching the top easier.
  • In SASUKE 16, there was a long runway after Reverse Fly, in which the competitors could use it to gain more speed, making Soritatsu Kabe very easy.
    • As a proof, the obstacle had a high clear rate as only Suzuki Yusuke failed it in an All-Cut performance.
  • Also, starting in SASUKE 13, the producers would remove a piece off the top of the wall for competitors under the age of 17, over the age of 50, and woman competitors.
    • This made the wall about half a metre shorter.

Weather Debacles[]

  • Soritatsu Kabe proved to be very tough in SASUKE 8 due to the heavy rains that day. This significantly reduced competitor’s grip on the obstacle.
  • It also became particularly tricky in SASUKE 15. Due to the extreme heat, competitors became very winded by the time they reached Soritatsu Kabe, possibly due to exhaustion. This caused several time outs of top competitors.

Shin-SASUKE Version[]

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Hirata Atsushi attempting modified Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 19

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A tester demonstrating Soritatsu Kabe
in SASUKE 24

After one tournament, the Soritatsu Kabe was brought back in SASUKE 19. This new version of the obstacle was harder, as the height was raised to 4.5 metres (14.76 feet), 20 cm higher than the original - from base to top, the actual height is now 5.2 metres (17.06 feet).

In its first tournament, it proved to be a problem for SASUKE All-Stars Shiratori Bunpei and Takeda Toshihiro as they failed there several times before finally beating it with little time left.

Advantages[]

  • From SASUKE 19 to SASUKE 21 was a long runway after Half-Pipe Attack's platform that competitors could use to gain speed, however, it was rarely attempted.
  • From SASUKE 22 to SASUKE 24, Half-Pipe Attack's modification made the long runway disappear, however, a small platform next to Soritatsu Kabe was provided to help get them more speed going into the wall, similar to how Nejireta Kabe would do the same for Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 13-15.
  • A portion of the wall is removed to make it easier for woman competitors to climb atop with, similar to KUNOICHI version.

Disadvantages[]

  • In SASUKE 27, the wall appeared to be slightly taller than before, although this is not confirmed.
  • During its return in SASUKE 31, with the introduction of Tackle that replaced Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe's first wall which is designed as a massive energy drain for the competitors, most competitors were tired by the time they attempted it. Many competitors eventually timed out there, including Nagano Makoto, Urushihara Yuuji, and Matachi Ryo.

Weather Debacles[]

  • The rain during the taping in some of the tournaments was a huge problem for competitors, the obstacle being slick raised the difficulty.
    • In SASUKE 32, this caused the last seven competitors to attempt the First Stage in the following day for the sake of safety and fairness.
    • In SASUKE 37, this caused turbulence as almost half of the competitors attempting this obstacle fail to scale it, including Morimoto Yūsuke who had never failed the First Stage since his return in SASUKE 27.
  • During its return in SASUKE 41, a structural frame was installed around the obstacle as a prevention of bad weather (similar to the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe in the previous tournament), albeit the structure was not in use due to better weather conditions.

Success of Women[]

  • In SASUKE 32, Kacy Catanzaro became the first female competitor to complete this obstacle within the allocated time limit in an official SASUKE tournament, not counting Watanabe Mika's completion during the SASUKE 13 Trials, before timed out on Lumberjack Climb. However, Oshima Ayano was officially announced to be the first female competitor to clear the obstacle, doing so in SASUKE 31, even though she timed out before climbing atop of the wall.
  • In SASUKE 34, Jessie Graff became the second woman to complete the obstacle within the time limit, then follow this up by clearing the First Stage in that tournament (both replicated in SASUKE 37), becoming the first woman to clear the First Stage since the introduction of Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 5, as well as becoming the second woman after Tanabe Chie in SASUKE 2 to clear the First Stage.

Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe[]

Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (2連そり立つ壁), literally Double Warped Wall, a modification of Soritatsu Kabe, would later appear from SASUKE 28 to SASUKE 30. As the name implied, there were two walls instead of one. The first wall's height was 4 metres (13.12 feet). After scaling up the first wall, competitors needed to slide down a pole that would lead to the second wall, which height was equivalent to the current version at 4.5 metres.

This obstacle took out Nagano Makoto, who hadn't failed on Soritatsu Kabe since SASUKE 8, in the first two tournaments it was present in. It should be noted that Nagano had badly injured his hamstring during his second attempt at the second wall in SASUKE 29, due to the extreme landing during Long Jump. It also took down notable competitors such as Nakayama Kinnikun and Tomoyuki.

After SASUKE 30, the first wall was removed to make room for Tackle.

The Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe would eventually return in SASUKE 39 after eight tournaments in hiatus with a few modifications added.

  • The first wall was increased to 4.2 meters (13.78 feet) in height and a small ledge attached on the top of the wall for competitors can hold onto,
  • The second wall remains at the same height with tarps that helps competitors having traction to run up the wall being applied only halfway towards the run up.
  • In addition, the pole that aids competitors to the second wall is removed and was instead replaced by a series of steps going down towards the second wall. Therefore, the layout of the walls was changed from parallel to linear.
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Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 39 at foreground

Even though some of the competitors in the early lineup would have relative ease in clearing the obstacle, the rain during the taping at the end of the First Stage caused a huge problem for competitors, with the obstacle being slick raised the difficulty. The weather would lead to multiple time outs amongst notable competitors such as Oshima Ayano, Araki Naoyuki, Kawaguchi Tomohiro, Urushihara Yuuji, and Morimoto Yūsuke.

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Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE 40 at foreground with the added frame

For SASUKE 40, as a prevention of bad weather, a structural frame was installed around the course, including the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe, albeit the structure was not in use due to better weather conditions compared to the previous tournament.

Once again, after SASUKE 40, the first wall was removed to make room for Twin Dia.

KUNOICHI Appearance[]


Soritatsu Kabe (反り立つ壁) later appeared for the very first time as the sixth obstacle of the RED Stage (First Stage) in KUNOICHI 2017 Spring. This version of the obstacle was modified for the woman competitors and was lower than the original version's height, somewhat identical to SASUKE's modified version for women.

During the official broadcast, the name for Soritatsu Kabe differs from the original SASUKE name. It was also given a custom translated English name as Steep Wall.

Even though at first competitors struggled, as the tournament progressed, competitors started to learned it better and it didn't eliminate any competitor in KUNOICHI 2017 Summer and 2018.

Oshima Ayano attempting Soritatsu Kabe in KUNOICHI 2017 Spring

Oshima Ayano attempting Soritatsu Kabe in KUNOICHI 2017 Spring

Other Appearances[]

Soritatsu Kabe[]

Sports Danshi Grand Prix[]

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Sports Danshi Grand Prix 11's Soritatsu Kabe in Crazy Castle event

The Soritatsu Kabe made an appearance in Sports Danshi Grand Prix 11 as part of the Crazy Castle event. However, the height was drastically reduced at 3.8 meters (12.47 feet) high compared to its original counterpart to make it easier.

American Ninja Warrior[]

The SASUKE version of the Warped Wall was first used on American Ninja Warrior as the second obstacle in Day 1 and 3 Boot Camp Finals on American Ninja Warrior 2 (where competitors were given two attempts to complete it) and American Ninja Warrior 3 (where competitors were given only one attempt to complete it). Its height was mistakenly raised to 17 feet (5.18 meters), likely due to the measurements used being taken from the advertised height of the Soritatsu Kabe, which was measured from base to top instead of using the floor of the obstacle as the bottommost point.

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American Ninja Warrior 4's Warped Wall in Stage One

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American Ninja Warrior 8's Warped Wall in Stage One

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American Ninja Warrior 15's Warped Wall in Stage One

The SASUKE version of the Warped Wall was then used as the sixth obstacle of Stage One since American Ninja Warrior 4 (except on American Ninja Warrior 12), with the runway being only half the length compared to qualifying, no three-attempt rule as in qualifying, and the only way to fail is to time out. Although, as mentioned by brief comments by Matt Iseman, the wall's height is still 14 feet (same as the height of the original version in SASUKE), even after the Warped Wall was raised in height in the city competitions during American Ninja Warrior 8. While the shorter run-up in Vegas has never been an issue for most male competitors, it has posed a challenge for female competitors compared to the city rounds.

On American Ninja Warrior 6, Meagan Martin became the first female competitor to attempt this version of Warped Wall, and failed by timing out.

On American Ninja Warrior 7, Jessie Graff became the second female competitor to attempt it, but failed (timed out), and so did Meagan Martin for the second straight season.

On American Ninja Warrior 8, Jessie Graff became the first female competitor to complete the Warped Wall in Stage One, and later the stage, becoming the first female competitor to complete Stage One in American Ninja Warrior history.

On American Ninja Warrior 9, a record five female competitors could get past the Warped Wall in Stage One, Barclay Stockett, Jesse Labreck, Allyssa Beird, Meagan Martin, and Jessie Graff. Eventually, four of them, all except Meagan Martin, could reach the final obstacle, the Flying Squirrel, and Allyssa Beird was the only one who could complete it and hit the buzzer, making her just the second woman to complete Stage One in American Ninja Warrior history.

SASUKE Malaysia[]

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SASUKE Malaysia's Warped Wall

On SASUKE Malaysia, the Warped Wall appeared as the fourth obstacle in the First Stage, which was very similar to the one used in SASUKE (since the run-up was made curved).

SASUKE Singapore[]

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SASUKE Singapore's Warped Wall

On all seasons of SASUKE Singapore, as well as SASUKE Singapore: Malaysia-Singapore Face-Off, the Warped Wall appeared as the fourth obstacle in the First Stage, which was very similar to the one used in SASUKE (since the run-up was made curved).

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia[]

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SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia's Warped Wall in Warrior Stage

On SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia, the Warped Wall appeared as the fourth and final obstacle in the Warrior Stage, which was very similar to the one used in SASUKE (since the run-up was made curved), except the height of the wall was revealed at 3.8 meters (12.47 feet) tall, lower than the one used in SASUKE and American Ninja Warrior.

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SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia 2's Warped Wall in Challenge Stage

Then, on SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia 2, the Warped Wall appeared as the fourth and final obstacle in the Challenge Stage, which was same as the one used during the Warrior Stage in the previous season.

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SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia 2's Warped Wall in Semifinal Stage 1

Later, on the same season, the Warped Wall appeared as the fifth and final obstacle in the Semifinal Stage 1. This time, the height of the wall was increased to 4.3 meters (14.11 feet) tall, same as the height of the original version in SASUKE.

Australian Ninja Warrior[]

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Australian Ninja Warrior 2's Warped Wall with curved run-up

On Australian Ninja Warrior 2, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall appeared as the sixth obstacle during Stage One in the Grand Final.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 2's Warped Wall with a curved run-up (Die-Wand 2.0) in the First Stage

In Ninja Warrior Germany 2, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall, locally called Die Wand 2.0 (literally The Wall 2.0), appeared as the sixth obstacle in the First Stage.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 6's Warped Wall with a curved run-up (Die-Wand 2.0) in Stage One

Starting from Ninja Warrior Germany 6, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall made it's return as the final obstacle in the Stage One.

In Ninja Warrior Germany 9, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall made it's first appearance in all Preliminary Rounds as the seventh obstacle, replacing the long run-up version of the Warped Wall after eight seasons.

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Mongolia[]

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SASUKE Ninja Warrior Mongolia's Warped Wall in Stage 1

On SASUKE Ninja Warrior Mongolia, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall, locally called Саран Хана, appeared as the sixth and final obstacle in the First Stage.

Ninja Warrior France[]

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Ninja Warrior France 7's curved run-up Warped Wall in Stage One

On Ninja Warrior France 7, the curved run-up version of the Warped Wall, locally called Le Mur (literally The Wall) appeared as the fourth obstacle in the Finals' Stage One.

Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe[]

SASUKE Vietnam[]

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SASUKE Vietnam 2's Double Warped Wall

From SASUKE Vietnam 1 to SASUKE Vietnam 3, The Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe, locally called Hai Tường Cong (literally Double Warped Wall), or simply as Tường Cong (lirterally Warped Wall), appeared as the sixth and final obstacle in Stage 2. This was the first instance when the Soritatsu Kabe/Warped Wall or it's variation appeared in the other stages rather than Qualifiers/Heats, Semifinals and First Stage.

The height of the first and second walls was unknown during the first two seasons. After Lê Văn Thực's kanzenseiha, it was then raised higher to 3.5 and 4.1 metres respectively (as revealed during SASUKE Vietnam 3 normal season and SASUKE Vietnam: Team Competition 2017), but still lower than the ones used in SASUKE. Due to the low difficulty, competitors were given just three attempts on each wall to complete the obstacle, despite the time limit in Stage 2 on SASUKE Vietnam 1, SASUKE Vietnam 2 and in Stage 1A on SASUKE Vietnam 5. Also, unlike in SASUKE, any competitor who slipped off the side of the wall would be disqualified.

On SASUKE Vietnam 2 and SASUKE Vietnam 3, the obstacle had a minor aesthetic modification, in which both walls have plastered the SASUKE Vietnam logo at the top of each wall, making it similar to the Warped Wall in most international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior formats.

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SASUKE Vietnam 4's Double Warped Wall

On SASUKE Vietnam 4, the obstacle was moved to the fifth and final obstacle in Stage 2. For the first time, the obstacle have a major aesthetic modification, in which the old SASUKE Vietnam's logo used on previous two seasons was removed, and the white rim was replaced by the yellow rim. The design was similar to the Soritatsu Kabe from KUNOICHI. The producers also replaced the stone pattern decorating the sides of the wall with a blue pattern.

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The design of Double Warped Wall before the taping of SASUKE Vietnam 4

Interestingly, before the taping of SASUKE Vietnam 4, the obstacle had the same new color scheme, but with both walls having plastered the new SASUKE Vietnam logo at the top of each wall. For unknown reasons, the logo was later removed.

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SASUKE Vietnam 5's Double Warped Wall

On SASUKE Vietnam 5, the obstacle was moved to the fifth and final obstacle in Stage 1A. This time, the color of the pattern decorating the sides of the wall was changed to yellow.

SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia[]

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SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia's Double Warped Wall in Semifinal Stage 2

On SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia, the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe, called Double Warped Wall, appeared as the fifth and final obstacle during Semifinal Stage 2. The height of two walls was 3.8 and 4.3 metres respectively.

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American Ninja Warrior[]

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American Ninja Warrior 1's Warped Wall

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American Ninja Warrior 4's Warped Wall

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American Ninja Warrior 6's Warped Wall

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American Ninja Warrior 8's Warped Wall (the white line indicates the old height)

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American Ninja Warrior 14's Warped Wall

The Warped Wall is one of the most iconic obstacles on American Ninja Warrior. Many competitors have built this obstacle in their backyard/ninja gym to help training for this obstacle specifically. However, between American Ninja Warrior and SASUKE version of the Warped Wall, there are several differences:

  • The wall's height is just 14 feet (4.27 meters). Starting on American Ninja Warrior 8, the wall's height for qualifying and semifinals is increased to 14.5 feet (4.42 meters).
  • Competitors have just three attempts (five on American Ninja Warrior 1) to complete it due to the fact that as the clock counts up during qualifying and semifinals, and there is no way to time out during the city rounds.
  • Any competitor who slipped off the side of the wall will be disqualified, as opposed to being allowed to try again.
  • The wall has longer runway than in SASUKE for qualifying, at 16 feet (4.88 meters) long.
  • The Warped Wall is the sixth obstacle, except on American Ninja Warrior 4 in the Northeast and Southeast regions, where it was the seventh obstacle with the Wall Lift taking its place as the sixth obstacle.

The Warped Wall is one of the toughest obstacles for women, mostly due to their height and technique. However, there are some notable attempts by woman competitors:

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Kacy Catanzaro became the first female competitor to scale the Warped Wall in American Ninja Warrior history during American Ninja Warrior 6's Dallas qualifiers

  • On American Ninja Warrior 6, Kacy Catanzaro became the first woman to complete this obstacle during Dallas qualifiers. She was followed by Michelle Warnky, who became the second woman to complete it during St. Louis qualifiers. Then, Meagan Martin became the third woman to complete it during Denver qualifiers.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 7, Jessie Graff, who failed on this obstacle during American Ninja Warrior 5's Venice Beach finals, became the fourth woman to complete it during Venice Beach finals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 8, Jessie Graff also became the first woman to complete the 14.5 feet tall version of the Warped Wall during Los Angeles qualifiers. Also, Jesse Labreck became the fifth woman to complete it during Philadelphia finals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 9, Allyssa Beird became the sixth woman to complete it during Cleveland qualifiers. She was followed by Rebekah Bonilla, who became the seventh woman to complete it during Los Angeles finals, and Barclay Stockett, who became the eighth woman to complete it during San Antonio finals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 10, Casey Rothschild became the ninth to complete it during Philadelphia qualifiers at 20 years old due to the lower-age limit had been lowered to 19 years old, starting on that season. She was followed by Abby Clark, who became the tenth woman to complete it during Minneapolis qualifiers, Anna Shumaker and Tiana Webberley, who became the eleventh and twelfth women to complete it during Los Angeles finals, and Rachael Goldstein, who became the thirteenth woman to complete it during Miami finals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 11, Sandy Zimmerman became the fourteenth and the oldest woman to complete it at 42 years old during Seattle/Tacoma qualifiers, and also the first mother to do so. She was followed by Maggi Thorne, Taylor Amann, and Karen Wiltin, who became the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth women to complete it during Oklahoma City finals, Mady Howard, who became the eighteenth woman to complete it during Seattle/Tacoma finals, and Jeri D'Aurelio, who became the nineteenth woman to complete it during Cincinnati finals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 12, Ashley McConville became the twentieth woman to complete it during the second qualifying episode.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 13, Isabella Wakeham became the twenty-first woman and first female teen to make it up the wall in the first episode of the semifinals. She was followed by Rachel Degutz and Cara Mack, who became the twenty-second and twenty-third women to complete it in the second episode of the semifinals, and Megan Rowe, who became the twenty-forth woman to complete it in the third episode of the semifinals.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 14, Jordan Carr became the twenty-fifth, the second female teen and the youngest woman to complete it during the first qualifying episode at the age of 15 due to the lower age limit had been lowered to 15 years old, starting on the previous season. Following that, at the fourth qualifying episode, Katie Bone became the twenty-sixth woman and the third female teen to complete it. One week later, Brittney Durant became the twenty-seventh woman to complete it in the fifth qualifying episode. Next in the third semifinals episode, Karen Potts became the twenty-eighth woman and the fourth female teen to complete it. Then Addy Herman became the twenty-ninth woman and fifth female teen to do so in Stage 1 of the national finals. Addy is the only woman to achieve her first Warped Wall in Stage 1.
  • On American Ninja Warrior 15, Taylor Greene became the thirtieth woman and sixth female teen to complete it during the fifth qualifying round, and then did it again on Stage 1 of the Las Vegas National Finals, while Barclay Stockett and Addy Herman both shockingly timed out on it during Stage 1.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja[]

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American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja's Warped Wall

The Warped Wall appeared in all four seasons of Ninja vs. Ninja/Team Ninja Warrior. Since the rules allows competitors to touch the water, so long as you don’t fall completely into the water, this caused a lot more fails than usual. Many competitors hit the water, made it neck-and-neck to the Warped Wall, and ended up slipping or not getting enough traction. There was also a checkerboard lining, and lights on the edges of each wall.

American Ninja Warrior Junior[]

In all three seasons of American Ninja Warrior Junior, the Warped Wall appeared as the sixth and final obstacle in every course. Its height is reduced to 13 feet (3.96 meters), with several adjustments made for each bracket:

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American Ninja Warrior Junior 3's Warped Wall for Bracket 1

  • For Bracket 1 (Ages 9 and 10 years old), there were two handholds placed at the 10-foot (3.048-meter) and 11.5-foot (3.51-meter) marks.
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American Ninja Warrior Junior 3's Warped Wall for Bracket 2

  • For Bracket 2 (Ages 11 and 12 years old), the 10-foot mark handhold was covered, leaving with just a handhold at the 11.5-foot mark.
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American Ninja Warrior Junior 3's Warped Wall for Bracket 3

  • For Bracket 3 (Ages 13 and 14 years old), there are no handholds since they are the oldest age group.

Just like Ninja vs. Ninja/Team Ninja Warrior, since the rules allows competitors to touch the water, so long as you didn't fall, this paved the way for a lot more fails than usual. Many competitors hit the water, made it neck-and-neck to the Warped Wall, and ended up slipping or not getting enough traction.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 1's Warped Wall (Die Wand)

In Ninja Warrior Germany, the Warped Wall (locally known as Die Wand, literally translated as The Wall) first appeared in the very first season, serving as the sixth and final obstacle of all four Preliminary Rounds of said season, with the same ruleset as American Ninja Warrior's city qualifying course wall.

In addition to that, the obstacle height differs between male and female competitors, which would also exist in other International Ninja Warrior formats, would also apply here, which means that the Warped Wall had a height of 4.25 metres (13.94 feet) for the male competitors, and a height of 4 metres (13.12 feet) for the female competitors of this season.

Female Competitors[]

In this first season of Ninja Warrior Germany, only a handful female competitors actually managed to reach the Warped Wall during the Preliminary Round, which was due to the fact, that it was a very early stage of this format and only some of the participating women were already aware of the different obstacles. In total, the following four different female competitors managed to reach the Warped Wall during the Preliminary Rounds of that season:

  • Mia Manojlovic (Preliminary Round 1)
  • Malin Pettersson (Preliminary Round 1)
  • Sylwia Buczek (Preliminary Round 3)
  • Alix Arndt (Preliminary Round 3)
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Alix Arndt becoming the first female Ninja Warrior Germany competitor to clear the Warped Wall, Ninja Warrior Germany

And, out of these four different female competitors, only Alix Arndt managed to complete the obstacle within three attempts, subsequently becoming the first female competitor to clear the Preliminary Round course in Ninja Warrior Germany.

Ninja Israel[]

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Ninja Israel's Warped Wall in Stage One

On Ninja Warrior Israel, the Warped Wall, locally called הקיר (literally Wall) appeared as the sixth and final obstacle in the Heats, which was very similar to the Warped Wall of American Ninja Warrior's city qualifying courses (since competitors would be given three attempts to complete the obstacle as well). The wall was 4.25 meters (13.94 feet) tall. The Warped Wall later appeared as the sixth obstacle in FInals' Stage One of the same season. Although the wall was same as the wall in the Heats like most international Ninja Warrior formats, the rule was very similar to SASUKE version due to the time limit of the Stage One.

On Ninja Warrior Israel 2 and Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the Warped Wall was same as the one used in the first season, except of the introduction of the Mega Wall. On Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Warped Wall was increased to 4.6 meters (15.09 feet), however, the wall was decreased to the original height for women competitors. On Ninja Warrior Israel 5, both Warped Wall and Mega Wall were moved to the seventh obstacle in the Heats and Finals' Stage One.

Ninja Israel Junior[]

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Ninja Israel Junior's Warped Wall

On Ninja Warrior Israel Junior, the Warped Wall appeared as the sixth and final obstacle in all Heats. Unlike in American Ninja Warrior Junior, the two big handholds that used to help competitors reach the top of the wall was replaced by two smaller red climbing rocks.

Other SASUKE International Formats[]

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Ninja Warrior UK 3's Warped Wall

The long run-up version of Warped Wall from American Ninja Warrior has been used on all of SASUKE's international formats, with most of them either having the three-attempt rule like American Ninja Warrior or unlimited attempts rule in the First Stage like SASUKE, although there was a difference between the wall's height for each format, including:

  • Ninja Warrior UK (4 metres tall in Heats and Semifinals, 4.25 metres tall in Grand Final),
  • Australian Ninja Warrior,
  • Ninja Warrior Poland (4.25 meters for male competitors and 4 meters for female competitors),
  • Ninja Warrior France,
    • On the first six seasons, the wall was 4.25 meters tall.
    • From Ninja Warrior France 7, the wall was raised to 4.5 meters tall.
  • Ninja Warrior Sweden.

On most of the SASUKE/Ninja Warrior's international formats in English-speaking countries (such as American Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior UK, and Australian Ninja Warrior), and some non-English speaking countries (such as Ninja Israel), every time the competitors reached the Warped Wall, the crowds/spectators would point to the obstacle and shout "Beat the Wall" repeatedly, or "Beat That Wall" on American Ninja Warrior, or "!טרוף את הקיר" (literally Devour the Wall!) on Ninja Israel, in order to give the competitors the motivation and morale boost to complete the obstacle.

Mega Wall[]

The Mega Wall was a modification of the Warped Wall which first appeared on American Ninja Warrior. While the rules for completion and heights vary based on the international version, the basic rules are simple: competitors have a limited number of attempts to scale a taller Warped Wall. Success will award the competitors a cash prize or other advantages.

American Ninja Warrior: All-Stars Special[]

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American Ninja Warrior: All-Stars Special's Mega Wall

Before becoming an official obstacle in American Ninja Warrior, the Mega Wall firstly debuted as an event in the first two All-Stars specials. The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Warped Wall, with a much taller wall (starting at 16 feet/4.88 meters) and longer runway than during city qualifiers/city finals, requiring competitors to build up a much faster run and momentum to reach and climb to the top of the wall.

The competition worked in an elimination fashion. Each competitor was given just one attempt to clear the obstacle in required height. If they could complete it, they would move on the next round (with the wall's height being made taller in the next round). If they couldn't complete it, they would be eliminated from the competition. The competition continued until only one competitor could clear the required height in any round or the remaining competitors in any round failed to clear the required height.

The highest height cleared on this obstacle is 19 feet (5.7912 meters), achieved by two competitors in two different specials: Flip Rodriguez on American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special, and Jon Alexis Jr. on American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 2.

In American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 3, it was replaced by Mega Spider Climb. Instead, the Mega Wall served as an official obstacle in American Ninja Warrior 10, making it the first obstacle from All-Stars Special to appear on the regular American Ninja Warrior course, before Striding Steps.

American Ninja Warrior[]

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American Ninja Warrior 10's Warped Wall (left) and Mega Wall (right)

The Mega Wall debuted on American Ninja Warrior 10. The following rules were established:

  • The Mega Wall was 18 feet (5.49 meters) tall and placed side-by-side to the regular 14.5-feet/4.42-meter Warped Wall.
  • If competitors reached the Warped Wall, they must decide which wall they would like to attempt:
    • If they decided to attempt the regular Warped Wall, as usual, they were given three attempts to complete it.
    • If they decided to attempt the Mega Wall, they were given just one attempt to complete it. If they succeeded, they would receive the cash prize of US$10,000. If they failed, they cannot reattempt the Mega Wall and were given just one attempt to complete the regular Warped Wall.
  • During city finals round, even though the Mega Wall was structurally presented to the course, it was not used in the course. This meant that competitors had to attempt the regular Warped Wall.

During its first season appearance, only six competitors have completed the Mega Wall and each of them earned US$10,000:

Only two competitors failed to complete the Mega Wall and the regular Warped Wall under this rule: Venn Johns, during Dallas qualifiers, and Austin Gray, during Minneapolis qualifiers.

On American Ninja Warrior 11, new completion rules were added to the Mega Wall during city qualifiers round:

  • Competitors had three attempts to complete the Mega Wall.
  • The cash prize for completing the Mega Wall decreased after each successive attempt:
    • Competitors earned US$10,000 for completing the Mega Wall on their first try.
    • Competitors earned US$5,000 for completing the Mega Wall on their second try.
    • Competitors earned US$2,500 for completing the Mega Wall on their third and final try.
  • If competitors chose to attempt the Mega Wall, they cannot return to the regular Warped Wall.
  • Failing to complete the Mega Wall after three tries conferred a failure on the obstacle, and competitors' runs will end at this point.

During its second season appearance, 29 competitors had attempted the Mega Wall, and 9 of them completed it:

Among these 9 competitors, Lance Pekus completed the Mega Wall on his third attempt, while Caleb Bergstrom, Karsten Williams, and Grant McCartney completed the Mega Wall on their second attempts. The others completed it on their first attempts. In addition, Ryan Stratis and Daniel Gil became the first and second competitors respectively to clear the Mega Wall twice; Stratis previously did so during Atlanta qualifiers on the previous season, while Gil did so during Dallas qualifiers. However, Stratis's absence and Gil's failure on the next season ended their streaks of clearing the Mega Wall on consecutive seasons.

This modification eliminated a lot of top competitors, including Jody Avila, Flip Rodriguez, Mathis Owhadi, Karson Voiles, Neil Craver, Najee Richardson, Joe Moravsky, Dan Yager, Kyle Soderman (on his debut season), and Michael Torres.

The rules for attempting the Mega Wall were reverted to the original ones (the ones used on American Ninja Warrior 10) on American Ninja Warrior 12, likely due to the format change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This season, only three competitors completed the Mega Wall, and each of them earned US$10,000:

Of all of these competitors, Nick Hanson became the third competitor to clear the Mega Wall twice, having previously done so during Los Angeles qualifiers on American Ninja Warrior 10. Surprisingly, a lot of top competitors failed to complete the Mega Wall, including Daniel Gil, who completed the Mega Wall twice before, Jon Alexis Jr., Kevin Bull, Mike Wright, Grant McCartney, Mathis Owhadi, Austin Gray, Donovan Metoyer, Najee Richardson, Dan Polizzi, and Lance Pekus. However, all completed the regular Warped Wall.

The Mega Wall returned during qualifiers on American Ninja Warrior 13. Originally, competitors had two attempts to complete the regular Warped Wall if they failed to clear the Mega Wall, but it was later reverted to season 10 rules. This time, only four competitors completed the Mega Wall and earned US$10,000:

Joe Moravsky became the fourth competitor to complete the Mega Wall twice, having previously completed the Mega Wall during the fourth qualifying episode on American Ninja Warrior 12. In addition, Brett Hernandez Strong set a record for the youngest and shortest competitor (at 19 years old and 5'6") to clear the Mega Wall. However, Vance Walker broke that record at 16 years old and 5'5", also becoming the first teenager to clear the Mega Wall.

Several competitors who had previously completed the Mega Wall failed earlier on the course and were unable to attempt it, including Daniel Gil, Lance Pekus, Grant McCartney, and Nick Hanson. Many veterans did attempt the Mega Wall but failed to complete it, including Kevin Carbone, Adam Rayl, and David Campbell, all of whom previously completed it.

The Mega Wall was absent on the semifinals course because the qualifiers and semifinals were filmed in two different locations, on two different courses; adding it to the semifinals course when the obstacle was only in play during qualifiers was superfluous.

The Mega Wall returned during qualifiers on American Ninja Warrior 14. This time, ten competitors completed it (beating the previous record of nine, set on American Ninja Warrior 11) each earning US$10,000:

Of these competitors, Brett Hernandez Strong became the fifth competitor to complete the Mega Wall twice, while Joe Moravsky became the first competitor to complete the Mega Wall three times. Josiah Pippel and Jera Boyd became the second and third teenagers, respectively, to complete the Mega Wall.

The Mega Wall returned during qualifiers on American Ninja Warrior 15 with several major changes:

  • The height has been increased by six inches. This meant that the Mega Wall now stood at 18.5 feet/5.64 meters tall.
  • Competitors could only attempt the Mega Wall if they clear the course in under 1:20 (80 seconds).
  • The US$10,000 cash prize was now provided by an outside sponsor, Wells Fargo Active Cash Credit Card, instead of the show itself.

This time around, just like season 13, four competitors completed the Mega Wall, each earning US$10,000:

Of these competitors, Jera Boyd became the sixth competitor to complete the Mega Wall twice, Daniel Gil became the second competitor to complete the Mega Wall three times, and Caleb Bergstrom became the seventh competitor to complete the Mega Wall twice. In addition, all aforementioned competitors became the first to the third respectively to conquer both heights of the Mega Wall.

Many top ninjas failed to complete the Mega Wall, including Luke Dillon, Noah Meunier, R.J. Roman (who completed it on the previous season), David Bergstrom-Wright, Kaden Lebsack, and Sean Bryan. Some top ninjas, such as Jay Lewis, James McGrath, Josiah Pippel, Vance Walker missed out on attempting the Mega Wall because they failed to complete the course in under 1:20. Others such as Najee Richardson, Donovan Metoyer, Jackson Twait, and Joe Moravsky went for the time but fell and did not get to attempt it either.

The Mega Wall underwent a major change during American Ninja Warrior 16:

  • The cash prize has been doubled to $20,000 while still being sponsored by Wells Fargo Active Cash Credit Card.

Only two ninjas conquered the Mega Wall this season, the lowest amount in ANW history:

Caleb and Kai became the first two ninjas to conquer the 18’6" wall twice and to win both the $10,000 and $20,000 grand prize from the Mega Wall, while Caleb became the third to do so three times.

Kyle Soderman, though not finishing the course in under 1:20, was given an attempt at the Mega Wall for fun and he was able to conquer it.

Many top ninjas failed to complete the Mega Wall, including Jonah Brown, Isaiah Thomas, Daniel Gil (who completed it three times before), Nacssa Garemore, Flip Rodriguez, Levi Enright (who completed it two years ago), Matt Bradley, Noah Meunier, Jay Lewis, Sean Bryan, Jackson Twait (who completed it three years ago), Josiah Pippel (who completed it two years ago), Joe Moravsky (who completed it three times before), Kevin Rodriguez, James Sannella, Joe Meissner, David Bergstrom-Wright, and Enzo DeFerrari Wilson.

Australian Ninja Warrior[]

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Australian Ninja Warrior 3's Warped Wall (left) and Mega Warped Wall (right)

On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Mega Wall (named as the Mega Warped Wall) appeared along with the regular Warped Wall as the sixth obstacle during the heats. The obstacle was 5.25 meters (approximately 17.2 feet) tall and used the same completion rules from American Ninja Warrior 11. However, the prize money did not decrease with each successive attempt. Competitors who completed the Mega Warped Wall would receive a cash prize of AU$5,000.

In total, 23 competitors had attempted the Mega Warped Wall, and 12 of them completed it:

Likely due to the large number of clears, the Mega Warped Wall was removed for Australian Ninja Warrior 4.

Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers[]

The All-Stars Special version of the Mega Wall (now renamed the Rising Mega Warped Wall) appeared as an event on Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers 1 and 2, with the same ruleset as that in American Ninja Warrior. The wall starts at a height of 4.8 meters (15.75 feet).

The highest height cleared on this obstacle is 5.9 meters (19.36 feet), achieved by Ben Polson on Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers 2. He was already declared champion beforehand due to being the only competitor to clear the previous height of 5.8 meters (19.03 feet) but was given one shot on the 5.9-meter wall.

Ninja Warrior France[]

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Ninja Warrior France 6's Mega Wall

On Ninja Warrior France 4, the Mega Wall (named as Le Méga Mur) appeared alongside the regular Warped Wall as the fifth obstacle during the qualification rounds. It was 5.5 meters (approximately 18 feet) tall, with the same completion rules from American Ninja Warrior 10. Completing the wall conferred a cash prize of € 5,000 and a guaranteed spot in the Finals.

Only three competitors completed the Mega Wall during this season:

  • Charles Poujade
  • Thomas Dudoué
  • IbraTV.

The Mega Wall returned on Ninja Warrior France 5, as the eighth and final obstacle during the qualification rounds, with the same completion rules from American Ninja Warrior 11. The cash prizes for completing the Mega Wall would decrease with each successive attempt:

  • First attempt: €5,000
  • Completion on the second attempt: €2,500
  • Completion on the third and final attempt: €1,000

In addition, if competitors cleared the Mega Wall on their first attempt, they automatically advanced to the finals. If they cleared the Mega Wall on their second or third attempt, their run still counts on the leaderboard.

Only four competitors completed the Mega Wall during this season:

  • Maxime Ben-Medjani (first attempt)
  • Soen Brière-Robert (first attempt)
  • Solan Dejouy (second attempt)
  • Benyamine Elouafi (first attempt)

The rule would be reverted back to the initial Mega Wall rules with the impetus of Ninja Warrior France 6.

Ninja Israel[]

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Ninja Israel 2's Warped Wall (right, 4.25 meter) and Mega Wall (left, 5.25 meter)

On Ninja Warrior Israel 2, the Mega Wall (literally translated המגה קיר, previously both Warped Wall and Mega Wall were locally called as הקיר הכפול, literally Double Wall) appeared alongside the regular Warped Wall as the sixth obstacle during the qualifier rounds, then as the sixth obstacle in Finals' Stage One. Competitors had one attempt to clear the Mega Wall, which was 5.25 meters tall. If they succeeded, they would receive a cash prize of ₪10,000. If they failed to complete the Mega Wall, they would have 2 attempts on the regular 4.25 meter Warped Wall. Harel Davidson was the first competitor in Ninja Israel history completed the Mega Wall and earning ₪10,000.

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The big ₪10,000 cheque placed at the top of Mega Wall

Unlike American Ninja Warrior and other versions, there was a big ₪10,000 cheque placed at the top of Mega Wall, in order to give competitors the motivation and morale boost to complete the Mega Wall. This cheque was later removed since Ninja Warrior Israel 4 as the ₪10,000 was replaced by new Hashigo challenge with ₪100,000.

NWI3 Warped Wall

Ninja Israel 3's Warped Wall (right) and Mega Wall (left)

In Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the obstacle returned with the same rules. The only difference was that both the Warped Wall and the Mega Wall were painted red, resembling the Warped Wall in the Las Vegas National Finals from American Ninja Warrior 4 to American Ninja Warrior 10. 12 competitors completed the Mega Wall, each earning ₪10,000:

  • Yuval Mevorach Levy (Heat 3)
  • Roni Kaplanski (Heat 5)
  • Yarden Pilpel (Heat 7)
  • Yosi Ben Yosef (Heat 8)
  • Harel Davidson (Heat 9)
  • Ram Levin (Heat 9)
  • Ishay Halfon (Heat 10)
  • Shay Baida (Heat 11)
  • Jonathan Gdalevich (Heat 13)
  • Yuval Shemla (Heat 16)
  • Eli Rot (Heat 17)
  • Misha Sheinin (Repechage Heat), the only competitor to clear the Mega Wall in this season who did not advance to the Semifinals.
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Ninja Israel 4's Warped Wall (right, 4.6 meter) and Mega Wall (left, 5.25 meter)

Since Ninja Warrior Israel 4, a new rule was added to the Mega Wall rules. If competitors in most Heats (except Repechage Heat) managed to clear the Mega Wall, they would have a chance to attempt Hashigo, consisting of a Super Salmon Ladder which they must clear a total of 35 rungs (40 rungs in Ninja Warrior Israel 5). If they managed to clear the obstacle the farthest and fastest, they would receive a cash prize of ₪100,000. If they failed to clear the Mega Wall, they would have two attempts on the regular 4.6-meter Warped Wall (4.25 meter for the women-only episode). However, the original rule is still used for the Mega Wall in the Finals' Stage One.

In Ninja Warrior Israel 4, ten competitors completed the Mega Wall and later had a chance to attempt Hashigo:

  • Adam Malki (Heat 2)
  • Shlomo Vaitzman (Heat 5)
  • Avraham Poupko (Heat 8, Episode 9)
  • Yosi Ben Yosef (Heat 8, Episode 9)
  • Dima Domakov (Heat 8, Episode 10)
  • Ishay Halfon (Heat 9)
  • Roni Kaplanski (Heat 10)
  • Yuval Shemla (Heat 13)
  • Eshed Atzmon (Heat 14)
  • Amir Caspi (Heat 15)

In Repechage Heat, Harel Davidson completed the Mega Wall, but the chance to attempt Hashigo was not given. It is unknown if the original rule in the previous two seasons can be used for the Repechage Heat in this season.

In Ninja Warrior Israel 5, ten competitors who completed the Mega Wall during qualifying would once again attempt the Hashigo and 2 more who did it again during Stage 1.

  • Ishay Halfon (Heat 1)
  • Gil Marantz (Heat 2)
  • Alon Maron (Heat 2)
  • Gal Shrim (Heat 2)
  • Yehonatan Haran (Heat 5)
  • Nitay Hadar (Heat 6)
  • Orr Matalon (Heat 7)
  • Kfir Atzmon (Heat 7)
  • Eshed Atzmon (Heat 7)
  • Dima Domakov (Heat 12)
  • Gil Aharon (Repecharge Heat), but didn’t get the chance to attempt the Hashigo.
  • Gal Shrim (Stage 1), first to do it twice this season.
  • Ishay Halfon (Stage 1), second to do it twice this season.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 4's Mega Wall (Die Mega-Wand)

In Ninja Warrior Germany, the Mega Wall (locally called Die Mega-Wand) first appeared in the Preliminary Rounds of Ninja Warrior Germany 4. Competitors who cleared the Mega Wall on their first and only try would receive a 2,000€ cash prize. If the competitors failed to complete the Mega Wall, they would only have one attempt on the regular 4.25 metre Warped Wall.

In Ninja Warrior Germany 4, 11 competitors completed the Mega Wall:

  • Oliver Edelmann (Preliminary Round 2)
  • Gary Hines (Preliminary Round 3)
  • Max Sprenger (Preliminary Round 3)
  • Giovanni Ertl (Preliminary Round 4)
  • Christian Kirstges (Preliminary Round 5)
  • Christian Harmat (Preliminary Round 5)
  • Moritz Hans (Preliminary Round 5)
  • Michael Rindisbacher (Preliminary Round 6)
  • Jescher Heidl (Preliminary Round 6)
  • Karim El Azzazy (Preliminary Round 7)
  • René Casselly (Preliminary Round 7)

In Ninja Warrior Germany 5, two did it during the preliminaries and five did it during the semifinals:

  • Christian Kirstges (Preliminary Round 1)
  • Moritz Hans (Preliminary Round 5)
  • Giovanni Ertl (Semifinals 1)
  • Benjamin Grams (Semifinals 1)
  • Max Sprenger (Semifinals 1)
  • Moritz Hans (Semifinals 2), second to do twice in one season
  • Simon Brunner (Semifinals 2)
  • Christian Harmat (Semifinals 2)

In Ninja Warrior Germany 6, the Mega Wall returned and six ninjas were able to conquer it:

  • Alexander Wurm (Preliminary 1)
  • Max Prinz (Preliminary 1)
  • Christian Kirstges (Preliminary 1)
  • Moritz Hans (Preliminary 2)
  • Giovanni Ertl (Preliminary 4)
  • Simon Brunner (Preliminary 6)

Just like in American Ninja Warrior, if competitors reach sideways over the LED marking of the Mega Wall while attempting it, they would be disqualified. As of now, this only happened to Sladjan Djulabic in the fourth Preliminary Round of Ninja Warrior Germany 6.

In Ninja Warrior Germany 7, the Mega Wall returned and 5 completed it:

  • Leander Carmanns (Preliminary 1), the first under 18 to do so.
  • Moritz Hans (Preliminary 2)
  • Daniel Gerber (Preliminary 2)
  • Tim Wolf (Preliminary 2)
  • Ole Janek (Preliminary 2)

In Ninja Warrior Germany 8, the Mega Wall returned and 6 completed it:

  • Gary Hines (Preliminary 1)
  • Daniel Gerber (Preliminary 2)
  • Christian Kirstges (Preliminary 3)
  • René Casselly (Preliminary 5)
  • Ole Janek (Preliminary 5)
  • Moritz Hans (Preliminary 5), he is the first ninja to conquer the Mega Wall six times, history on Ninja Warrior Germany and worldwide.

Curved Mega Wall[]

In Ninja Warrior Germany 9, the Curved Mega Wall (Die Curved Mega-Wand) is a modified iteration of the regular Mega Wall which first appeared as new gimmick for the Preliminary Rounds of Ninja Warrior Germany 9. As the name of the obstacle implies, it consisted of a Mega Wall with a curved run-up, which essentially made this obstacle a supersized version of the classic Soritatsu Kabe in SASUKE. In addition to that significant aspect, the regular length of the run-up also got decreased to make the obstacle even more difficult and that was proven as during the first preliminary round as Moritz Hans shockingly wasn't able to get up it (ending his record with six), during the second preliminary round it was still tough as René Casselly and Gary Hines (who had both completed it previously) weren't able to get up it.

Thus far, only one ninja has been able to beat this tougher Mega Wall:

Trivia[]

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A question about the height of Mega Wall in Ninja Warrior France 4

  • In Ninja Warrior France 4, during the audience quiz, the host asked a question about the height of the Mega Wall with two answers: 3.5 meters and 5.5 meters. Audience members who would choose the correct answer (5.5 metres) in the best time would win a 40.000€ cash prize.
  • According to the analysis by Kuboki Hironori, a competitor can grab the summit of the Soritatsu Kabe by flying at a height of 1.96m (6.43ft) from the bottom of the wall at a speed of running 100m in 28 seconds (approx. 12.86km/h or 7.991mph). Though, according to his illustration, this assumes that the Soritatsu Kabe is 5m tall from the lowest point to the top, instead of its usable height of 4.3m, measured from the floor of the obstacle to the top. Furthermore, this only applies to the original model of the Soritatsu Kabe.
  • Despite the difficulty it poses, some competitors have opted to do various tricks while attempting the Warped Wall:
    • Starting with American Ninja Warrior 12, Donovan Metoyer would sometimes spin 360° midair after jumping off the bottom of the wall and before grabbing the top. He wishes to do this on the Mega Wall but has never been able to do so due to failing on previous obstacles in Qualifying.
      • Satō Jun would end up doing the same trick on SASUKE 41. Coincidentally, Donovan Metoyer was also present during that tournament as a spectator.
    • During her Semifinals run on Australian Ninja Warrior 3, Olivia Vivian reached the top of the wall, did a reverse grip, blew a flying kiss to the commentators, and pulled herself backwards over the wall. This technique would later be her trademark move, as she is seen always doing this trick in future Australian Ninja Warrior seasons, SASUKE Vietnam, American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World and SASUKE World Cup 1.
  • According to a 2016 magazine by Vietnam Television about SASUKE Vietnam 2's behind the scenes, the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe was used as the final obstacle in the Stage Two due to the Wall Lifting being deemed too dangerous for Vietnamese competitors, and that they need a safer obstacle as the final obstacle in the Stage Two.
  • In American Ninja Warrior 11's Atlanta qualifiers, there was a special Warped Wall for dogs (called as the Doggie Warped Wall) placed beside the course to promote the then-upcoming film The Secret Life of Pets 2, which released in the U.S. on June 7th, 2019.

Competitors' Success Rate[]

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

SASUKE[]

Soritatsu Kabe
SASUKE Clears Attempts Percentage
5 5 10 50%
6 9 17 52.94%
7 13 31 41.94%
8 8 16 50%
9 8 20 40%
10 10 11 90.91%
11 14 23 60.87%
12 15 19 78.95%
13 11 19 57.89%
14 18 25 72%
15 12 22 54.55%
16 22 26 84.62%
17 16 31 51.61%
19 14 17 82.35%
20 13 18 72.22%
21 22 28 78.57%
22 23 26 88.46%
23 33 35 94.29%
24 16 20 80%
25 16 21 68.75%
26 14 16 87.5%
27 31 39 79.49%
31 25 41 60.98%
32 19 29 65.51%
33 15 23 65.22%
34 29 37 78.38%
35 8 11 72.73%
36 15 20 75%
37 10 19 52.63%
38 14 19 73.68%
41 21 22 95.45%
World Cup 1 18 21 85.71%
Total 517 732 70.63%
Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe
SASUKE Clears Attempts Percentage
28 7 12 58.33%
29 25 35 71.43%
30 34 43 79.07%
39 14 22 63.64%
40 24 29 82.76%
Total 104 141 73.76%

KUNOICHI[]

Soritatsu Kabe
KUNOICHI Clears Attempts Percentage
2017 Spring 8 9 88.89%
2017 Summer 6 6 100%
2018 14 14 100%
Total 28 29 96.55%

American Ninja Warrior[]

Warped Wall (Stage One)
ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW4 41 52 78.85%
ANW5 26 29 89.66%
ANW6 31 33 93.94%
ANW7 44 49 89.80%
ANW8 28 31 90.32%
ANW9 53 53 100%
ANW10 40 40 100%
ANW11 45 48 93.75%
ANW13 40 40 100%
ANW14 36 36 100%
Women's Championship 3 7 8 87.5%
ANW15 37 40 92.5%
Women's Championship 4 11 11 100%
ANW16 39 41 95.12%
Total 478 511 93.54%

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

Warped Wall
NWG Stage Clears Attempts Percentage
Long Run-up Version
NWG1 Preliminary Round 1 18 21 85.71%
Preliminary Round 2 12 14 85.71%
Preliminary Round 3 11 13 84.61%
Preliminary Round 4 5 5 100%
First Stage 13 13 100%
NWG2 Preliminary Round 1 12 12 100%
Preliminary Round 2 8 8 100%
Preliminary Round 3 11 13 84.61%
Preliminary Round 4 11 11 100%
Preliminary Round 5 12 12 100%
Preliminary Round 6 6 8 75%
Preliminary Round 7 10 10 100%
Semi-finals 33 34 97.05%
NWG3 Preliminary Round 1 9 9 100%
Preliminary Round 2 14 14 100%
Preliminary Round 3 12 12 100%
Preliminary Round 4 18 18 100%
Preliminary Round 5 12 14 85.71%
Preliminary Round 6 12 12 100%
Preliminary Round 7 5 5 100%
Semi-finals 28 29 96.55%
NWG4 Preliminary Round 1 15 15 100%
Preliminary Round 2 3 3 100%
Preliminary Round 3 6 6 100%
Preliminary Round 4 15 15 100%
Preliminary Round 5 6 6 100%
Preliminary Round 6 7 7 100%
Preliminary Round 7 9 9 100%
Semi-finals 23 23 100%
First Stage 19 20 95%
NWG5 Preliminary Round 1 5 5 100%
Preliminary Round 2 11 11 100%
Preliminary Round 3 5 5 100%
Preliminary Round 4 5 5 100%
Preliminary Round 5 8 8 100%
Preliminary Round 6 3 3 100%
Semi-finals 1 26 30 86.66%
Semi-finals 2 10 10 100%
First Stage 26 26 100%
NWG6 Preliminary Round 1 4 4 100%
Preliminary Round 2 4 4 100%
Preliminary Round 3 1 1 100%
Preliminary Round 4 7 7 100%
Preliminary Round 5 8 8 100%
Preliminary Round 6 4 4 100%
Preliminary Round 7 2 2 100%
NWG7 Preliminary Round 1 5 5 100%
Preliminary Round 2 9 9 100%
Preliminary Round 3 11 11 100%
Preliminary Round 4 7 7 100%
Preliminary Round 5 9 9 100%
NWG8 Preliminary Round 1 13 13 100%
Preliminary Round 2 8 8 100%
Preliminary Round 3 9 9 100%
Preliminary Round 4 13 13 100%
Preliminary Round 5 4 4 100%
Preliminary Round 6 13 13 100%
Total 605 625 96.8%
Curve run-up Version
NWG2 13 13 100%
NWG3 16 21 76.19%
NWG6 28 30 93.33%
NWG7 7 8 87.5%
NWG8 7 7 100%
NWG9 Preliminary Round 1 2 2 100%
Preliminary Round 2 7 7 100%
Preliminary Round 3 4 5 80%
Preliminary Round 4 TBA TBA TBA%
Preliminary Round 5 TBA TBA TBA%
Preliminary Round 6 TBA TBA TBA%
First Stage TBA TBA TBA%
Total 84 93 90.32%

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