The Spider Drop (スパイダードロップ) is a Second Stage obstacle that first appeared in SASUKE 30 as part of the Spider Walk. The function of the obstacle was to drop from the end of the Spider Walk down to a lower set of panels and dismount the obstacle. The distance between the two panels is 1.8 meters. In SASUKE 30, the obstacle had black mats separating the two sets of panels to prevent injury and a screen wall consists the black mesh with spinning fan to prevent competitors from skipping the obstacle. Despite that, Satō Jun became the first competitor to do so in SASUKE 41 and René Casselly followed suit after Jun's attempt.
In SASUKE 31, the obstacle was modified to have a curved wall instead of the black mats and was made into its own individual obstacle instead of being part of the Spider Walk. An aesthetic change occurs in SASUKE 37, the screen wall was replaced to an opaque yellow wall with the SASUKE Ninja Warrior logo. Possibly due to the wall blocking the competitors' view, the screen wall was reverted back to the original and the spinning fan was replaced with the logo since SASUKE 38.
The obstacle took out notable competitors with the likes of Yamamoto Keitaro and Nagasaki Shunsuke in SASUKE 35, as well as Saikawa Kōji in SASUKE 38 and Oshima Ayano in SASUKE 40. In addition, Nagasaki Shunsuke failed it twice which occurred in SASUKE 40. Drew Drechsel came close to fail in SASUKE 30, as he slipped on the left side of the panel. However, he was able to correct himself and clear the obstacle.
A promotional video later revealed that both Sato and Rene expressed interest to skip the obstacle as a challenge during the demonstration of the Second Stage which gained the approval from Inui Masato, the director of SASUKE. Some prominent competitors indicate their doubts as it is considered too risky to do so.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the TBS broadcast and external information found.
SASUKE | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
31 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
32 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
33 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
34 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
35 | 6 | 8 | 75% |
36 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
37 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
38 | 9 | 10 | 90% |
39 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
40 | 20 | 22 | 90.90% |
41 | 17 | 17 | 100% |
Total | 127 | 132 | 96.21% |