What if Sasuke 31?

[darthvaderlim]

Sasuke 31 was a horrible tournament for the All-Stars, with Takeda and Shingo failing the first obstacle and Nagano losing the will to compete.

So, here is my prediction on how they would go in a best case scenario?

Takeda-Fails Warped Wall
Shingo-Fails Orugoru
Nagano-Same as

How would react if these results happened? I remember watching 31 when it first came out and I was in disbelief watching Shingo, and especially Takeda doing arguably worse on Stage One. At least Shingo's fail was mostly lighthearted while Takeda was frustrating.

[zoran]

The Music Box in 31 was easy, I'd say Shingo's best would be either the warped wall, lumberjack climb, wall lift, sidewinder or the crazy cliffhanger in the absolute best case scenario. The results listed would probably be a downgrade in a way as Shingo and Takeda's irl fails were obviously due to dumb mistakes and arrogance on the new obstacle as well as being pretty funny, these new results are just bland and a sign of their athletic decline.

[dakohosu]

Jun 27, 2024 5:25:51 GMT -5 zoran said:

The Music Box in 31 was easy, I'd say Shingo's best would be either the warped wall, lumberjack climb, wall lift, sidewinder or the crazy cliffhanger in the absolute best case scenario. The results listed would probably be a downgrade in a way as Shingo and Takeda's irl fails were obviously due to dumb mistakes and arrogance on the new obstacle as well as being pretty funny, these new results are just bland and a sign of their athletic decline.

Funnily enough apparently everyone (at the tournament itself, not on forums) was expecting Shingo to fail the Music Box in 31. They saw it revealed and figured that's the exact kind of obstacle he'd fail, lol.

I think Takeda at Warped Wall makes sense because he did fail it in 32, and to say he wasn't performing at his best during RISING is an understatement.

Shingo I'm unsure about because he's never failed the wall, though neither had Takeda until 32 so the lack of expectation for the Tackle may have screwed him. Realistically I'd probably say Lumberjack Climb, Shingo always had a strong lower body but if Nagasaki timed out there then I think Shingo probably could too. Him clearing isn't out of the equation, realistic best for him would probably be Wall Lift timeout. 

Nagano would either be Warped Wall/Lumberjack Climb or optimistically Cliffhanger. Given that his upper body was still solid but his stamina is what had taken a hit I think no inbetween. Stage 2 was too lenient time limit wise to have stopped him, and he did manage to clear the wall in 32 despite the fact he very likely didn't train between 31/32, but also had no time left. I'm leaning towards Lumberjack Climb, because I think realistically he'd have to take multiple attempts at the wall before getting it due to the Tackle being a new threat, him being 43 with his head not really in the game anymore, and having had multiple troubles with the wall recently prior.