What if Lee ?

[darthvaderlim]

What if Lee En Chi cleared the Step Slider in 27? I think he might fail the Ulitmate Cliffhanger again (at the fifth ledge) or he might go far in Stage Three. Let me know what you think.

[zoran]

Spin Bridge most likely as evidenced by his fail in 28 aswell as that obstacles disdain for taller competitors and in general Lee's surprisingly weak lower body prowess.

[dakohosu]

Just because he failed the Spin Bridge in 28 doesn't necessarily mean he would've failed it in 27; we've seen hundreds of cases where competitors fail the same obstacle they've cleared so many times (even guys Nagano and Yuuji). Also given that the Spin Bridge is one of those obstacles where one slight false move can result in a fatal error, so I feel like it's highly possible to pass it one time then fail the next or vice versa; Hashimoto cleared it in 27 then failed it in 28. I also wouldn't say Lee necessarily has weak lower body strength in the same way that, say, Akiyama did. He's never failed the Warped Wall (which even took out Okuyama who was a former world-class sprinter, twice) and cleared Stage 1 five times in a row. His other two Stage 1 fails (apart from 28) were the Jumping Spider in 18 which I'd attribute to lack of experience as no one had cleared the obstacle prior to him attempting it so he had no reference on technique, and the other was obvs the Step Slider which was just a simple mishap by grabbing the rope too low. So personally I'd say his lower body prowess was fine, if not pretty good.

Assuming he did make it back to Stage 3, which is never a given (i.e. his shock Metal Spin fail in 23), it's honestly anyone's guess. 27's first half of Stage 3 was obvs way easier so he would've had way more stamina left but at the same time those two final downward jumps were brutal. If there's any consolation, David Campbell failed earlier on the UCH than Lee did in 26, then in 27 very nearly cleared, but I don't think Lee had built an obstacle in his backyard like Campbell did.

It's honestly 50-50 as to whether Lee would've cleared the UCH. If he did, I'd say he would've probably either failed the Chain See-Saw or timed out on the Final Stage, given that his rope climbing skills on his first final attempt weren't all too great.

[azn]

I could see him fail the flying bar like okuyama did in all honesty. If he doesn't, then yeah where he goes is up for grabs.

I could also see him have another close run on the first stage, which could've led to him timing out, given his prior run was also close. It's unlikely but anything is possible.

[sasukeninjawarrior]

He could fail Metal Spin, as that’s an obstacle that even competitors that cleared before have failed. If he does make it to the 3rd stage, flying bar could take him out, or Ultimate Cliffhanger. If he makes it past those 2 obstacles then really, he could have a shot on the final stage, maybe at worst he fails chain see saw and at best, time-out on the final stage. It is a big what if however, but this is my guess.

[subtleagent]

I think Lee could've cleared the UCH in 27, if not all of Stage 3 assuming he didn't have a freak blunder like Hashimoto did (tbf the Chain See-Saw was something no one had any way of preparing for and had very little margin for error, hell it almost took out Yuuji). Metal Spin was definitely a debatable one and so was the Flying Bar. Then again Lee has shown he can adapt if need be. As for the Spin Bridge in 28, keep in mind 28's Spin Bridge was harder than 27's and it had been 14 months with the show having been thought to be over so he was kind of out of practice. Not quite to the extent Takeda was pre-SASUKE 32/33, but still.

But back to the topic at hand, I think honestly Lee probably wouldn't have kanzened given he didn't do very well on 24's Final, and speed was never his strongest element so I predict he's probably have been 2/3-ish (I'm basing this mostly off that his slower pace came from the Heavenly Ladder rather than the G-Rope). Lee seems to have a similar build to Shingo as they're both on the lanky side, but not buff like Yamada or Kanno. Though Lee defo fares better with stamina AND upper body strength (both things Shingo has been shown to lack at times, especially the latter).