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Hybrid Stage 2
Over half of the European Ninja Warrior adaptations have contestants complete the 2nd and 3rd Stages consecutively, giving competitors only a brief rest after hitter the Stage 2 buzzer. Due to this, it is common to see competitors who reach the buzzer early wait until only a few seconds remain to press it, allowing them extra rest time. These shows additionally do not give the two sections of the stage unique names. For the purpose of record keeping, these are tracked as Stage 2A and Stage 2B.

Safety Pass
Beginning in late 2019, both American Ninja Warrior and Australian Ninja Warrior, the show has offered a power-up called the Safety Pass that allows competitors to re-try Stage 1 or 2 after a fixed interval of time if they fail. After each semi-final course, the top 2 competitors race on a unique course to earn a Safety Pass, with 4 to 6 being available on any season.

Ninja Warrior France's Joker
Since 2021, Ninja Warrior France, a power-up called Joker has been available. Whoever obtains the Best Result in each of the 4 semi-final earning the Joker. Unlike Safety Pass, Joker does not earn you an additional attempt at a stage. Instead, competitors can go back to the start of the obstacle they fail, starting exactly where they left off, including the time on the clock.

Duel Stages, Repechage and Run-offs
Duel Stages and Repechage was first seen in 2009's Kunoichi 8. The 1st Stage featured four competitors racing side-by-side to claim one of two flags at the end of the stage to advance to the 2nd Stage. Any heats which had no clears sent the four competitors to an additional Repechage Stage to receive a second chance to advance to Stage 2 in a direct duel with other competitors, with the fastest finisher advancing to the 2nd Stage.

Since 2022, Ninja Warrior France changed their rules to allow only the 7 fastest finishers on Stage 1 to advance to Stage 2. The next best 12 competitors compete in an extra 1-on-1 race to earn a spot in Stage 2

Australian Ninja Warrior featured a duel on Stage 1 in it's 2022 season, where only the fastest clear in each heat would advance to Stage 2.

Since 2023, American Ninja Warrior modified their rules to make Stage 2 a 1-on-1 race. The top 4 competitors who did not win their duel would be given a 2nd chance to run Stage 2 against a new competitor to advance to Stage 3.

Kunoichi 3-Stage Format
In Kunoichi seasons 1 and 9, a modified course consisting of only 3 stages was used

American Ninja Warrior's Split Decision
American Ninja Warrior's 13th and 14th seasons featured a segment of the course where competitions could choose between one of two different obstacles. This was later seen in the qualifying rounds of several international series.

Sasuke Vietnam
Sasuke Vietnam featured several rules not seen in other Ninja Warrior installments. Competitors were given the choice between two different Stage 1 courses. In addition, some seasons featured a cap on the number of clears who would advance to Stage 2, and several other seasons had wildcard picks that allowed notable competitors who did not advance on Stage 1 to continue.

Ninja Warrior around the world
The Ninja Warrior format has been adapted for numerous international versions of the show, some named after the original Sasuke

Legend:

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 * Notes

Total Victory
A Total Victory is defined as when a competitor completes all of the stages in the course under the following criteria:

If multiple competitors meet the above criteria within the same season, both are considered Total Victory. In Japan, the term "Kanzenseiha" (完全制覇) is used to describe this feat.
 * 1) Complete all stages in the finals course (typically four)
 * 2) Any timed stages are to be completed within the defined time limit
 * 3) Advancing through a stage using a variant rule such as Safety Pass, Joker, and Repechage are allowed

Worldwide
Since Total Victory is an infrequent occurrence, happening in only 24 of over 130 tournaments worldwide, the term Last Man Standing is used to distinguish the competitor who was determined as having the best overall performance. Typically, Last Man Standing will include a smaller prize to congratulate the winner. Last Man Standing is typically based on the following criteria:


 * 1) Farthest obstacle cleared
 * 2) For Total Victories, fastest clear time
 * 3) Time when the competitor starts the obstacle they failed
 * 4) If the obstacle was the first of a stage, time to clear the previous stage

Obstacle Progress Variant

Some series such as Sasuke Indonesia and Ninja Warrior Germany will additionally opt to check progress within individual obstacle itself before checking time when determining Last Man Standing.


 * 1) Farthest obstacle cleared
 * 2) For Total Victories, fastest clear time
 * 3) Progress within obstacle (for obstacles with clear sections)
 * 4) Time when the competitor starts the obstacle they failed
 * 5) If the obstacle was the first of a stage, time to clear the previous stage

Sasuke and Kunoichi
The Japanese tournaments are an exception that use entirely different rules to the global standard. In Sasuke, Last Man Standing is used to describe the competitor whom during their run is considered the only surviving member. This is based on the concept of military troops storming a castle. Competitors in SASUKE are explicitly numbered and run in order, so in practice, the Last Man Standing will be the competitor who attempts the highest reached stage of the course last. Someone who completes all 4 Stages is considered Last Man Standing, as they are still alive after the siege.

Due to this definition, it is possible to be Last Man Standing is not the best result overall. While numbers in SASUKE are not considered an objective measure of skill, they are granted based on past results and general prestige, with past champions, Olympians, and popular celebrities receiving high numbers. As a result, in most cases the Last Man Standing a competitor who achieved the best result, however in six tournaments (9, 14, 16, 29, 32 and 33), someone who did not achieve a top result was named Last Man Standing.

Last Women Standing
In addition to being the title awarded in Kunoichi, some European shows such as Ninja Warrior Poland and Ninja Warrior Germany will explicitly crown a Last Woman

Best Result
Best Result is defined as the competitors who get the farthest in the course, based on farthest cleared obstacle. Unlike Last Man Standing, there are no additional criteria and ties are no broken, so it is quite common for a season to have multiple best result.

Seasons Summary
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3-Time Winners

 * Ayako Miyake

2-Time Winners


 * Yuuji Urushihara
 * Yusuke Morimoto
 * Clement Gravier
 * Yogev Malka

Number of Wins by Country

 * 🇯🇵: 11
 * 🇫🇷: 6
 * 🇺🇸: 5
 * 🇮🇱: 4
 * 🇻🇳, 🇦🇺: 3
 * 🇫🇷: 2
 * , 🇦🇹, 🇵🇱: 1

ASEAN Open Qualifiers
During the early years of SASUKE's international expansion, plans were made to expand the format to several Asian regions and use those events as qualification rounds for SASUKE as well as newer events such as the 2014 ASEAN Open Cup, and the SASUKE World Cup. Preliminary rounds were filmed and broadcast in Singapore and Malaysia in 2012 and 2013, featured only two stages: A typical Stage 1 course, and the Final Stage Rope Climb.

X Warrior: SASUKE China
In 2015, China began running their own ninja competition under the name "X Warrior: SASUKE China". This event had not been officially endorsed by TBS, whom engaged in a licensing dispute with Jiangsu TV after becoming aware of the series. TBS and Jiangsu eventually came to a resolution and the license was approved, after which X Warrior broadcast a 1 stage National Finals based on their qualifying courses where the top 10 competitors participating as Team China in a X Warrior: International Showdown, a series of 4 international 1-on-1 events featured guest teams from Netherlands, Singapore, Great Britain and United States.

Individual Championships
In 2021, Germany began broadcasting a new format inspired by both Team Ninja Warrior, as well as Season 12 of American Ninja Warrior. In this series, all qualification rounds are completed on side-by-side courses, with the winner advancing. The finals featured duels across 4 stages similar to a core tournament, except with the Stage 3 being replaced by a 35 Rung Salmon Ladder, and the Final Stage being replaced by a Power Tower. Since the bracket format forces a winner, these tournaments are considered spinoff tournaments.

Ninja Warrior Israel and Ninja Warrior Germany would both later air adaptations of this format, but with a reduced 2 stage format.

American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship
The Woman's Championship was debuted in May 2021 to coincide with Mother's Day, and is aired as a pre-season special episode. Twelve to sixteen women compete across 4 stages, with the first two mimicking the normal course, and the final two rounds taking place on a custom variation of the Final Stage tower. Since the bracket format forces a winner, these tournaments are considered spinoff tournaments.

Team Competitions
Beginning with 2016's Team Ninja Warrior, this format features teams of ninjas competing on a single stage side-by-side course. Teams compete in several rounds of qualifying before competing in a final bracket. Whichever team makes the most progress in each round is deemed the winner. Each round ends with a relay where all competitors take on the course together, with each member covering 2-3 obstacles. Denmark and Germany's adaptations both closely followed this format.

Australia's State of Origin followed this format, however opting to make it a national team competition with one team representing each of Australia's 5 states.

Ninja Warrior Israel hosted a team competition in 2021 featuring groups of the top competitors attempting the entire course, with some stages being individual and some being relay.

Beginning in 2016, American Ninja Warrior began hosting a team competition where each of the hosts could choose a team of competitors to take on the course again. The first season featured competitors running the course as normal in heats, but switched to a relay format in 2017. Israel followed with their own hosts competition in 2023.

In 2022, NBC debuted a new twist on the format in the form of the Family Championship, where teams of family members each attempt two obstacles each on the first two stages, before dueling on the Power Tower to determine the Champion. Starting in 2023, the format was modified into the Couples, with pairs each doing half of each stage.

International Competitions
In 2014, American Ninja warrior hosted a special competition called USA vs Japan. In this event, 5 prominent competitors from American Ninja Warrior and SASUKE competed head to head in heats. Each stage would have up to five heats, with the first team to win 3 heats receiving points, with Stage 1 being worth 1, Stage 2 being worth 2, Stage 3 being worth 3, and the Stage 4 being a tiebreaker.

Later in 2014, the format was rebranded as USA vs The World with a newly introduced Team Europe, later followed by Team Latin America, Team Asia and Team Australia. The rules here would be slightly modified so that scoring is applied for each heat, rather than each stage. Vietnam and China followed suit in 2015 with their own adaptations of the format.

In 2018, the format of USA vs the World would be changed once again, with the top team receiving 3 points, second receiving 2 points, and so on. In addition, eliminations were introduced, with the lowest scoring teams being removed from the competition after certain stages. The final two teams would now always face off on the Final Stage to determine the winner, regardless of their score. This scoring would also be used in Germany's 4 Nations Specials.

Ninja Warrior France: Le Choc des Nations aired in 2024 and with it came another new format. Teams earn points for every individual obstacle cleared within the standard time limit, for each team member. On Stage 1, competitors may also optionally attempt the Mega Wall for an extra point. After each stage, the bottom team is eliminated. In edition, the 2nd to 4th place teams must participate in an extra Repechage round, with the bottom 2 teams losing on team member each.

Celebrity Competitions
Several versions of Ninja Warrior broadcast special episodes where celebrity competitors run through stages of the course, typically with money being donated to charity for each charity they manage to clear. Courses are typically the same as those seen during the regular season.

Kids-Only Competitions
Following the breakout success of SASUKE, TBS saw a large youth viewer demographic and received high interest from young competitors to compete on the show. SASUKE Junior was fast-tracked and began broadcast in 1998. The overall structure was similar to that of SASUKE, except with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Stage being attempted back to back, with each buzzer referred to as a Checkpoint within the Regular Stage. Any remaining time from the 1st Stage was added as bonus time on the 2nd Stage. Unlike SASUKE, the upper-body focused obstacles were in the 2nd Stage, and the 3rd Stage was a giant swing with a difficult landing. Sasuke Junior was briefly revived in 2003 as a single stage course.

American Ninja Warrior launched their own show for youth in 2018, featured competitors race head-to-head in brackets, similar to Team Ninja Warrior and Ninja Warrior Germany: All Stars. Ninja Warrior Germany and Ninja Warrior Israel each released their own shows for youth that had a format between the two. Competitors would complete a Stage 1 styled course, with the top competitors advancing to face off on the Final Stage with a guaranteed winner.

SASUKE Senior
SASUKE Senior was produced alongside the 2003 season of SASUKE Junior, featuring a very similar course and shared production. The course was a single stage, and featured a lineup of competitors exclusively over 50 years old.

Power Sasuke
Prior to SASUKE, Ushio Higuchi had conceived of a similar series of courses, except with more of a focus on Strongman athletics. A similar idea was piloted in 1999 under the name Work Out Guys as an event within the sister program Sportsman No.1. In this spinoff, competitors must complete stages focused on raw strength, while otherwise following the format of Ninja Warrior. The competition ended with no competitor ever attempting the Final Stage.

Skills Competitions
Debuting in 2016's American Ninja Warrior: All Stars, the skills competitions were a series of exhibition matches taking place on remixed versions of existing obstacles. The most notable obstacle was the Mega Wall, which would later be adapted into the qualifying rounds of Ninja Warrior shows worldwide to earn additional prizes during qualifying.

Video Games
Ninja Warrior iOS July 23, 2013

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