Cliffhanger (SSAS)

"For ĐHN SASUKE and StF: RtS version of Cliffhanger, see Cliffhanger (ĐHN SASUKE and StF: RtS)"The Cliffhanger has been one of the most iconic obstacles in SSAS history, being appeared in every SSAS tournaments, with having multiple variants.

First version
The first version of Cliffhanger, called as Crazy Cliffhanger appeared in all pre-release tournaments, as well as the first seven regular tournaments, including one celebrity special tournament.

The obstacle was incredibly had a "double size" to the SASUKE 26-27 version of Ultimate Cliffhanger, making it the most dangerous Third Stage obstacle at that time. Unlike the Ultimate Cliffhanger, it has 11 ledges compared to 6. Notable changes compared to the Ultimate Cliffhanger include:
 * The first 3 ledges are the same as the Ultimate Cliffhanger.
 * The 4th and 5th ledge are similar to the Ultimate Cliffhanger's 5th and 6th ledge.
 * The 6th and 7th ledge were similar to the first two ledges.
 * The 8th and 9th ledge look like a half mini-sized pipe.
 * The 10th and 11th ledge are similar to the 4th and 5th ledge.

The obstacle was proven to be unbelievably difficult, until it was selected to be "re-debuted" in SSAS 1. In its first tournament, all competitors who attempt it failed before anyone could even reach the sixth ledge, with the exception of Nakata Daisuke, who reached the eighth ledge and then his grip gave up while performing a transition to the ninth ledge.

In SSAS 2, Nakata Daisuke finally had his revenge on this obstacle and cleared it with ease. While the other two competitors who attempt it failed on the last two ledges. In SSAS 3, only 44lifedollars could attempt this obstacle, but he failed at the 10th ledge. In SSAS 4, the obstacle didn't eliminate anyone and was cleared by:
 * Matachi Ryo on his first attempt.
 * Nakata Daisuke for his second time, who later became the first competitor to clear the Third Stage for the first time in SSAS history.

In SSAS C1, Topo and Kal-El (later renamed Clark Kent) became another victims to fail there. However, Topo nearly cleared the obstacle, but his grip gave up at the last ledge. While Kal-El failed the obstacle before he could even reach the second half of the obstacle. In SSAS 5, this obstacle took out 2 new faces before they could even reach the second half of the obstacle. In SSAS 6, 2 more competitors failed on this obstacle, but with more competitors able to clear this obstacle, it was modified after 4 kanzenseihas were eventually made on that tournament.

The obstacle returned in SSAS Beastmaster, as the fifth obstacle in the third level of semifinals. This time, it eliminated every competitor who attempted it most likely due to fatigue.

Second version
A modified version of the Crazy Cliffhanger, specifically named Shin-Crazy Cliffhanger, appeared in SSAS C2 as part of the course redesign after a total of 4 kanzenseihas made in SSAS 6. The format of the obstacle is still not revealed during the taping of SSAS C2, due to the fact that nobody reached the Third Stage on that tournament.

However, after the taping of SSAS C2, it seems like the producers have to design this obstacle before the broadcast. On 3 days before the broadcast, the concept design of this obstacle was finally revealed on Discord. It is known that the design is made with ROBLOX Studio instead of Sploder.

The obstacle was notable for being decreased to 10 ledges instead of 11, several changes compared to the previous version include:
 * The first 5 ledges is same to the previous version. But, the 3rd ledge seems to have shortened a bit and with an incline like the Shin-Cliffhanger's 2nd ledge.
 * The opposite of the first 5 ledges were the 2nd wall which consists of 3 ledges. The 3 ledges were basically the same to Shin-Cliffhanger.
 * The opposite of the 2nd wall were the 3rd wall which consists of 2 ledges. The 2 ledges are the same to the 4th and 5th ledge.

Due to the course's extreme difficulty, the obstacle was never attempted until SSAS 8, with Orm Marius being the first and only one to attempt it on that tournament. But he ultimately failed the leap to the 6th ledge.

On SSAS C3, two more competitors attempted this obstacle. But unfortunately, neither one could reach the 6th ledge. But during SSAS 9, the obstacle was finally defeated by Bruce Wayne and Orm Marius. Yet still, another two competitors failed this obstacle at that tournament.

In SSAS 10, it was moved to the third obstacle of the Third Stage. This time, the exact same result as in SSAS 9 occurred, where once again 4 competitors attempted this obstacle but 2 of them (Morimoto Yusuke and Joe Moravsky) failed to complete it. Both two competitors who failed this obstacle were by transition to 9th ledge. At the same time, the obstacle was defeated by:
 * Chu Văn Bản on his first appearance on SSAS, and
 * Bruce Wayne for his second time.

In its final appearance in SSAS 11, only Hioki Masashi failed this obstacle. At the same time, the obstacle once again conquered by Bruce Wayne and Orm Marius. Both two eventually cleared the Third Stage and then achieving their first and second kanzenseiha respectively later on that tournament, this led to another modification of the obstacle.

Third version
There are some rumours that the new version of Cliffhanger was named the Cliffhanger of Faith. Similar to the previous version, the obstacle was not introduced in its first tournament in SSAS 12. It was introduced in SSAS 13 instead, as Adam Rayl became the first competitor to attempt the redesigned Third Stage after SSAS 11. Compared to the previous version, notable changes include:
 * The overall obstacle comprised of seven walls, instead of three in the previous version.
 * The first three, fifth and sixth ledges are notably 3cm wide, the fourth ledge was 2.5cm wide, and the last two ledges are 1.5cm wide.
 * Competitors have to make a 1.8 meter transition from the first to second ledge, similar to from the fifth to sixth ledge in the previous version.
 * The third ledge is perpendicular to, and slightly higher than the second ledge.
 * Competitors have to make a reverse grab transition from the third to fourth ledge.
 * The fifth ledge is perpendicular to the fourth ledge, it also placed slightly lower than the fourth ledge due to safety reasons. The fifth ledge is also parallel to the second ledge.
 * The sixth ledge was raised by 30cm.
 * Competitors have to make the second 1.8 meter transition from the sixth to seventh ledge.
 * The eighth ledge was a hanging board, with the length of the ledge being similar to the fourth ledge in the previous version.
 * Competitors had to make dismount from the eighth ledge.

Due to the course's immense difficulty, the obstacle was never attempted until SSAS 15, where George Harkness and Ben Solo became the first two competitors to attempt the obstacle. Both two competitors made it the reverse grab part before falling. In a post-tournament series named SSAS: All-Stars Special, more competitors are able to attempt this obstacle, due to the fact that competitors won't have to particularly clear the First and Second Stage prior to competing at the Third Stage. The first competitors to attempt this obstacle at a post-tournament series was Jason Todd from Team Gotham, who failed the reverse grab part just like where George Harkness and Ben Solo failed in SSAS 15. Inazuma Sofia, who is the leader of Team Sofia, later became the first female competitor to attempt this obstacle. However, she also failed the reverse grab part too. Sugeta Rinne from Team Yoshi and Uzumaki Naruto from Team Amber later became the third and fourth competitor to attempt this obstacle respectively in a post-tournament series, ultimately both two did clear the reverse grab part, becoming only the first and second competitor to do so. Sugeta Rinne later failed the leap to the the seventh ledge due to fatigue, and Uzumaki Naruto later became just the first competitor to clear any versions of Cliffhanger outside a regular tournament, as well as the first competitor to clear the Cliffhanger of Faith.