What do you think is the greatest Cliffhanger clear ever?

[hoseasasuke]

Do not take into account the things that have happened since those clears, choose based on what you felt when you watched those clears for the first time.

For me, I gotta say that I have never been impressed with a Cliffhanger clear as much as I was with You-Know-Who's in 32. Beating probably the hardest ever version of the Cliffhanger in its first tournament is not easy.

[carson]

Either Takeda in 21 or Yusuke in 29... People thought it would take years to beat these versions of the Cliffhanger.

[pindermonium106]

Out of those options, I'd say Ryo in 36 as it genuinely made me jump with shock. Morimoto in 29 a close 2nd but I didn't see it live so maybe I'm biased. Another suggestion would be Kanno in 31, for a moment of sheer triumph and emotion I think it's hard to beat.

[tns8597]

For me it's got to be Hitoshi Kanno in SASUKE 31. It doesn't matter whether he was the first to clear that version of the Cliffhanger. Having trained relentlessly yet failed the same obstacle 3 times over a period of 3 years, you could see what it meant to him to finally overcome his demons and make an astonishing breakthrough. It was definitely one of the most emotional moments in SASUKE's history.

Morimoto's CCH clear doesn't do it for me for 2 reasons: firstly, because of 29's ASEAN cup ruling he was allowed to rest as long as he wanted. Secondly, he wouldn't have been in Stage 3 anyway had the announcers realized that he cheated on the last wall in Stage 2, so the fact that he was there anyway detracted from that event.

[hoseasasuke]

Nov 27, 2020 19:04:28 GMT -5 pindermonium106 said:

Out of those options, I'd say Ryo in 36 as it genuinely made me jump with shock. Morimoto in 29 a close 2nd but I didn't see it live so maybe I'm biased. Another suggestion would be Kanno in 31, for a moment of sheer triumph and emotion I think it's hard to beat.

I considered putting that Kanno clear into the discussion as well, but ultimately decided not to do so.

[ChiBiJKT48]

Joy: Kanno Hitoshi in SASUKE 31. Yep, three failures and then finally beating it. You see the joy from everyone.

Shocking: Takeda Toshihiro in SASUKE 21. This took the longest between First Attempt and First Clear, in terms of tournaments taken. I wanted to put Hashimoto in SASUKE 27, but it must be remembered that the obstacles before it was toned down heavily.

Awesome: Miura Eiichi in SASUKE 4. The leg movement! It is quite awesome he didn't fail after all of that.

[Kane-Not-Kosugi]

Morimoto in 29. I remembered thinking this version of the Cliffhanger was just straight up impossible, and to have the first clear be from Morimoto, who at the time wasn't really much of anyone in the SASUKE community, I lost my mind. That was when he grabbed my attention.

Honorable mentions go to Takeda in 21 for the same reasons (though I knew that one was beatable), Kanno in 31 because I honestly thought his best days were over, and Ryo in 36 because it looked EPIC.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Gotta go Takeda in 21 as at the time, it was an UNBEATABLE obstacle but it took one of the best all stars to nail it first! And Nagano would follow him soon after! The territory after it was ALL STAR GROUND! Until Kanno and Yuuji showed up next tournament.

[sasukefinnja]

Ryo in 36 No explanation needed.

[SasukeDoctor]

I’d like to add Kenji Takahashi clearing the Shin-Cliffhanger by reaching across the gap in 24 to the list. No one had been able to do that in previous tournaments either, so that was neat to see.

[GlobalNinjaFan]

It's a huge disservice to Kanno to not have his Sasuke 31 clear as an option. Even if he went out the obstacle after, it was a huge middle finger to the Crazy Cliffhanger that had taken him out multiple times, and it was an incredibly hype moment on the broadcast.

[azn]

Out of all of them, I'd say Ryo's is the best, just incredible how he was able to hang on like how he did, especially on a moving ledge. Takeda in 21 comes very close, I still can't believe how comfortable he looked clearing the kai version, especially considering his shoulder. Also Kishimoto in 30 was my third option, considering he literally came out of nowhere when he cleared it. But I'd also like to add a couple others that weren't mentioned

- Travis Allen Schroeder in 4, had no business clearing it considering his size but did it anyways
- Kobayashi Shinji in 11, his straight face said it all when he cleared it. Definitely the most impressive of all the
shin-cliffhanger clears in my eyes.
- Kane Kosugi in 8, considering he was the biggest name left standing, definitely a hype moment
- Shiratori Bunpei in 15, considering the circumstances in that tournament, it was amazing in my eyes to see him
clear
- Kanno Hitoshi in 31, another incredible hype moment
- Takahashi Kenji in 23&24, biggest snub, the claw technique that he used was insane when I first saw him do it

[tns8597]

I agree with azn about Kobayashi Shinji.

I think it was just the fact that he was a complete newbie that meant that most people were probably expecting him to fail the Cliffhanger, given that rookies would often make it to Stage 3 during that era but usually fail the Body Prop or Cliffhanger. You could tell when he made that transition that even Furutachi was in complete shock. It was that moment that people began to realise that he wasn't just a rookie who got lucky, he meant business. Had he just made that Pipe Slider jump, we could've seen the first and only rookie to achieve Kanzenseiha.

[hoseasasuke]

Completely forgot about Kong, Kobayashi, and Bunpei in 15. Considered putting Kanno into the discussion but chose not to.

[yusukeisthegoat227]

Takeda in 21. Nagano failed it on his first try, and Takeda had troubles with the cliff hanger in the past. Given that this was a harder variant than the cliff hanger kai, and given how it was in its 4th tournament when it was finally cleared... Takeda's is most impressive to me.

[subtleagent]

Shinya in 30, Ryo in 36 and Yuuji in 27, 36 and 37.

[hoseasasuke]

Dec 1, 2020 11:35:47 GMT -5 subtleagent said:

Shinya in 30, Ryo in 36 and Yuuji in 27, 36 and 37.

Shinya in 30 is soo underrated man