Yusuke Sasuke 37

[bb]

Did you think Yusuke's performance in Sasuke 37 was a fluke?

[azn]

After what happened, I think it's obvious. Either way, it was the weather to blame for his shocker

[subtleagent]

I think the weather definitely had a part to play, but then again if these last 5 tournaments can attest, the Spider Walk is still deceitfully difficult. You can do it, but if you're not careful you can end up out on it in a flash. The Spider Walk is one of those obstacles that one can rush and mess up and I think Suzuki did exactly that.

[Ninja Relaxer]

Suzuki or Morimoto?

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Definitely a fluke. 35, 36, final stage then screw up the wall? Haha give me a moment.

[tns8597]

subtleagent they were talking about Morimoto. The weather definitely had a part to play in his fail and it seemed to get worse as the later competitors had their runs, particularly from 90 onwards. This made sense as the last two competitors to run both failed the wall for the first time (not counting Morimoto’s Sasuke 22 failure as he was literally like 16), though Kawaguchi failed it again in dry conditions this time round which is a whole other story.

I do think people need to realise that for all his success, Morimoto is still human, isn’t invincible, and can make mistakes. Remember he was only a centimetre away from failing the Fish Bone in Sasuke 33, and he’s also failed a fair bit on the ANW specials, though that’s because his height is a massive disadvantage on that course as well as the show being rigged (I’m certain of it).

He is probably the second most resilient competitor behind Jun Sato (resilient meaning that they can still perform consistently well despite massive course changes and bad weather etc) but I wouldn’t be surprised if within the next 5-6 years if he fails Stage 1 or 2 a couple of times, just like how Nagano failed Stage 2 in Sasuke 15 during his prime. Not taking anything away from the guy, but mistakes do happen. On a side note, let’s just hope no mistakes happen for Jun in 39 so he can break Takeda’s Stage 3 record, lol.

[GlobalNinjaFan]

Definitely a fluke. He cleared Stage 1 eight times consecutively, and even when he fell it was right at the end of the course.

[hoseasasuke]

Jan 1, 2021 5:53:18 GMT -5 tns8597 said:

subtleagent they were talking about Morimoto. The weather definitely had a part to play in his fail and it seemed to get worse as the later competitors had their runs, particularly from 90 onwards. This made sense as the last two competitors to run both failed the wall for the first time (not counting Morimoto’s Sasuke 22 failure as he was literally like 16), though Kawaguchi failed it again in dry conditions this time round which is a whole other story.

I do think people need to realise that for all his success, Morimoto is still human, isn’t invincible, and can make mistakes. Remember he was only a centimetre away from failing the Fish Bone in Sasuke 33, and he’s also failed a fair bit on the ANW specials, though that’s because his height is a massive disadvantage on that course as well as the show being rigged (I’m certain of it).

He is probably the second most resilient competitor behind Jun Sato (resilient meaning that they can still perform consistently well despite massive course changes and bad weather etc) but I wouldn’t be surprised if within the next 5-6 years if he fails Stage 1 or 2 a couple of times, just like how Nagano failed Stage 2 in Sasuke 15 during his prime. Not taking anything away from the guy, but mistakes do happen. On a side note, let’s just hope no mistakes happen for Jun in 39 so he can break Takeda’s Stage 3 record, lol.

Put a spoiler tag bro. Some people here may have not watched 38. Anyway, yes, it was a fluke, the rain impacted his run as much as it impacted Kawaguchi's in that tournament.

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{do not read if you haven't watched 38}He also wound up completing all 4 Stages in 38, which further proved that it was a fluke. I really thought that it would be a Nagano-in-19 type of fail where he'd never be the same, but it wasn't like that. He came back way stronger and achieved Total Victory for the 2nd time in 7 tournaments. As for Kawaguchi, the 37 fail wasn't a fluke. He wound up failing the Wall again in 38 and only God knows what his future looks like. Right now, from my eyes, his future as a SASUKE competitor is quite bleak.

[Ninja Relaxer]

Jan 1, 2021 5:53:18 GMT -5 tns8597 said:

he’s also failed a fair bit on the ANW specials, though that’s because his height is a massive disadvantage on that course as well as the show being rigged (I’m certain of it).

In what way do you think ANW is rigged? Just curious. (Note: I've never seen more than a few minutes of ANW, so I have no attachment to the show.)

[tns8597]

ninjarelaxer in the first USA vs the World, Morimoto won the heat by clearing Stage 3 faster than the Italian dude from Team Europe, but NBC added extra sidelines cutscenes during Morimoto’s run to make it out as though he had gone slower. The purpose of this being to make sure that Team Europe and Team USA tied for the Final Stage and that Team Japan stayed on 0.

That’s the only case in which the show was for sure rigged, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they made certain obstacles more slippery or something. The Japanese competitors just seemed to do anomalously badly on these shows. It could be pressure, idk.