i think it should be the rider,not the bike.
except for my dj bike,on which i had several impacts from 3+ meters to flat,where a rigid fork probably wouldve been killing me,i always rode rigid bikes.(later on i did those jumps with a rigid fork,and since i knew how to ride properly i never flat dropped again lol)
just my opinion,most trails average riders go down are easily mastered on a hardtail,if one´s got the technique dialled.
people carry all those kilos of travel around while not using them for purpose,which is,and again its my opinion,to soften only the impacts which could result in injury...
edit:hey thats mainly the reason i got into street/street trials,exept for weird geo frames supporting the riding its all about doing it with minimal equipment