Editing Allegiance

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'''Allegiance''' is a [[Update 2.0|2.0]] Extreme Demon level by nikrodox, initially verified by Rewayde (formerly Rlol)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW1mNW94lG4</ref> and later re-verified by [[EndLevel]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzutYMNXr-Y</ref> The level is the second instalment of the Dedication Series, the sequel to Dedication and the prequel of [[Renevant]]. The level features straight-flying, tight-wave parts, and fast transitions. Some decorations obscure the player's view of the level (mostly seen in the segments following the drop in the song), especially in the unnerfed version.

Allegiance is the second instalment in the Dedication Series. Created as a sequel to Dedication, a Harder 7* level also created by nikrodox, Allegiance was uploaded on 14 June 2016. However, it was not rated for many months after its verification. It was placed at #15 on the original [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demon List]] on 12 November 2016. Allegiance was originally verified by Rewayde; however, upon its rate, nikrodox updated the level to use a version of the song without vocals, so EndLevel verified an update that used the original song. Before any verifications were done, the level was harder, with much more obstructing decoration and harder wave and UFO parts. However, the level was considered too difficult at the time, leading to nerfs that brought it to its current state. The actual unnerfed version isn't on the servers, with the only proof of its existence being the 2016 comparison video by @AkyuuHakarei that used Endlevel's original showcase of unnerfed Allegiance, and a video on EndLevel's 2nd channel (@endalt9943). EndLevel and nikrodox had made buffed versions off the unnerfed level but never renamed them. Due to the buffed versions still retaining the "unnerfed" name, nikrodox released one of these versions later on and that version has become what most of the community thinks is the unnerfed version. The description does specify it's from 2017 which means it can't be the unnerfed version as the first verified version is from 2016 and yet everyone overlooked that. Laniakea, a South Korean top player, became the buffed version's first victor on 8 April 2023, and stated that the level could be considered Extended List-worthy at the time of completion.

*'''0-30%:''' Allegiance begins with a cube section with 'NP' for 'NikroPlays' written in the background, a Low Detail Mode key, and dedications to some players. The player is then taken up a slope and launched right into the level. This part is filled with rainbow decorations and multiple crosses pulsing in the background, with 'Nikro' written at the beginning. A pad with a double-speed portal will take the player to a hard cube section, where it is required to perfectly time the orbs to get through. The player then enters a short robot segment before entering a mini-cube section. The first coin can be collected by hitting the last blue orb a little late. This orb will send the player upwards to the next section. Next comes a ship segment with numerous black lines appearing in front of the player and blocking their view. There are also some teleportation portals with gravity switching when exiting the teleportation portals to throw the player off. At the end of this ship segment, the player enters an auto-ball section as a transition into the next chunk of gameplay.

*'''30-47%:''' A dark ball section is next, containing a lot of timing and an active, colour-changing background. When this ball ends, the player is taken into a remarkably narrow wave at half-speed with lots of gravity portals and gears to avoid. The second coin can be collected here by taking a slightly harder route with a mini-portal to mess with the player. A text saying 'READY?' appears, and the player enters a UFO portal right before the drop kicks in.

*'''47-78%:''' The drop segment starts with a dark triple-speed UFO with a cluster of gravity and mini-portals, making it very hard to follow what is going on. The player later transforms into a ship with more orbs and straight-flying than portals and then back into a UFO again, right before a hard mini-robot is used as a transition. The second half of the drop starts as a fast, tight wave with size and gravity portals, making it extremely difficult to pass. Then, the player enters a robot segment with streams of orbs where they are required to hit a certain orb to get through, similar to the first gameplay section of the level. Then, a section with three fast game-mode changes appears before a short cube segment, followed by a straight-fly into the next part.

*'''78-100%:''' A half-speed cube segment comes next with many orbs and effects in the background reminiscent of a ray and many stars. Then, the player enters a cube/ship dual for a moment before going back into a cube. Next, the player enters a swing-copter section with numerous moving objects and effects, before the screen goes black for a second, after which the player enters a mini-ship segment with some hard straight-flying and orb timings. The last section of the level is a very tight 'corridor' starting with a tight wave segment, then a straight-fly ship segment, and finally a cube housing the last coin to be obtained via an invisible yellow orb. The level ends with one last triple spike and text saying 'GG' right above it before the player reaches the end, with the creator's name appearing along with 'Verified by EndLevel'.

*The first coin is located at 15% in the first cube section. The player must hit the blue orb instead of the green orb to obtain it.

*The third and final coin is located at 98%. To collect it, the player needs to click on the invisible yellow orb right after going through the cube portal.

**Endlevel also failed at 81% beforehand.

*Plusxenon failed at 98% at the last jump.

**They both use songs by The Living Tombstone and have similar decorations in some parts.

*The song for Allegiance is the vocal version of 'I Got No Time' by The Living Tombstone, a fan-made song for the fourth instalment in the [[Wikipedia:Five Nights at Freddy's|''Five Nights at Freddy's'']] series of horror video games. It was temporarily changed to the instrumental version before EndLevel re-verified it to restore the original song.

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  |cpt1 = True unnerfed version

  |cpt2 = 2017 buffed unnerfed version

  |cpt3 = EndLevel's unnerfed, buffed, extended version