Kouji Hashimoto

Kouji Hashimoto is a sports instructor from Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Born on January 14, 1984.

History
He first competed in STICKMAN SASUKE III in 2010, which he qualified for via the trials, and pulled off the unthinkable, he defeated all four stages and achieved complete victory, the first to do so and still the only person to win on their debut appearance.

He returned to defend his title against a brand new course in SMS IV, and was the Last Man Standing but failed to beat the new Ultimate Cliffhanger. He failed to better this result until SMS VIII, where he and Toshihiro Takeda reached the Final, both becoming the first competitors to have a second crack at the final challenge, and Hashimoto having the opportunity to become a two-time conqueror of the metal mountain. Although Toshihiro Takeda was able to beat it with just two seconds left, Hashimoto came short and was denied of a second championship.

Returning in SMS IX, the beginning of the NEO era, in which the course got darker with a dystopian touch, he managed to reach further than anyone else however the Cliffhanger had other ideas.

In SMS LXIX he issued to himself a final ultimatum, defeat Stickman SASUKE for a second time in said tournament or he would never return to the hallowed ground again...the gambit seemed to work, clearing both of the first two stages. In the Third Stage he managed to defeat the Cliffhanger again, and looked like he was about to do the impossible, however on the Ultimate Limit, he could not resist the freezing -10C ledge and dropped for one last time, ending his career in an emotional farewell ceremony.