AOKI Yasuo, a 3-D artist and sculptor, has also competed in several tournaments. He always wears a helmet and protection pads but never makes it past the first obstacle of the first stage (In Viking, he made it as far as the second obstacle). He usually brings a sculpture or two to the start. However, due to his weak stature (in 2005 his height and weight was recorded at just 5 feet and 82 pounds), he's never made it to that obstacle that he made a sculpture of. (In the 19th competition, he brought in a sculpture of the Barrel Climb, an obstacle from the first 7 competitions.)