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Season 2’s Blades of Fury
The Blades of Fury are an obstacle, used as the second obstacle in the Gauntlet and the fifth obstacle overall in the Wipeout Zone during episodes 6 and 16 of Season 2, being paired with the Piston Punch and the Drop Bridge. It was interchanged with the Turntable throughout the season.
It is two windmills contestants have to jump through without being knocked off into the water.
Only two contestants cleared this obstacle on their first attempt:
- Jason Sandeman (S2E6)
- Eric Agrelius (thrice in S2E16; who later won that episode)
Other Season Appearances[]
Season 3[]
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Season 3’s Blades of Fury
The Blades of Fury returned as the second obstacle in the Gauntlet and the fifth obstacle overall in the Wipeout Zone of Season 3, being paired with the Crankshaft and the Beater Totter (both of which were interchanged with the Spiked Whackers and Arms and Dangerous respectively) this time throughout the season.
A total of fourteen contestants cleared this obstacle on their first attempt:
- Andrew Sherman (S3E2)
- Jeff Bueno (twice in S3E3)
- Robert House (S3E6)
- David Harris (twice in S3E7)
- Scott Torgan (twice in S3E7)
- Paige Roddy (S3E7)
- Olotele Moa (S3E9)
- Jason De Muro (twice in S3E11)
- Frank Beasley (twice in S3E11)
- Michael Ewing (S3E13)
- Charlie Gray (twice in S3E13)
- Rebecca Curtis (S3E16)
- Rob Dickey (S3E16)
- Eli Gurian (twice in S3E16)
Coincidentally, seven of them later won their respective episodes.
In the next season, this obstacle, along with the rest of the Gauntlet, was replaced by the Sinister Snowflakes.
It was later combined with the Fling Set (which was used as the fifth and final obstacle in the Qualifier of the same season, being interchanged with the Shape Shifter) to create the Swing Blades (which was used as the second obstacle in the Summer Wipeout Zone of Season 5, being interchanged with Commakaze).
Game Appearances[]
In Wipeout: The Game, the Blades of Fury appeared as the second obstacle in the Gauntlet and the sixth obstacle overall in the Wipeout Zone, being paired with the Piston Punch, except the windmills featured only two blades instead of four.