Arctic Lights

Arctic Lights

ID

46184758

Creator(s)

ViRuZ and EndLevel

Verifier(s)

Metalface221

Created

Update 2.1

Attributes

Difficulty

Stars

10

Length

1m 0s (Long)

Objects

44,598

Copy type

Free copy

Statistics

Downloads

609.5K+

Likes

21.9K+

Rating

Featured

Audio info

Artist(s)

NIGHTkilla (Rukkus)

Music

Untitled Beat

Music ID

431573

Arctic Lights is a 2.1 Extreme Demon collaboration level by EndLevel and ViRuZ, verified and published by Metalface221. It is an extremely difficult remake of Nine Circles. It is the sequel to Hyper Paracosm and also the first level in the Weather Trilogy, followed by Aquatic Auroras and Aerial Gleam.

History

The first preview was released on 2 April 2018. ViRuZ created the first half, and EndLevel the second half. The level was hack-verified by EndLevel on 28 May 2018 after 12,000 attempts. Since EndLevel admitted to hacking it after being exposed by ToshDeluxe, Metalface221 took on the job and legitimately verified it on 16 February 2019, after 35,393 attempts.

Description

• 0-14%: Arctic Lights begins with a cube section that involves very tight spikes and numerous difficult orb timings.
• 14-20%: After the cube, there is a memory ball segment with lots of fake orbs, invisible blocks and tight orb timings like the first cube.
• 20-25%: After the ball is a tight half-speed ship segment with straight-flying, and then a cube in the transition to the wave segment.
• 25-81%: This is the drop and the main part of the level. It undergoes frequent speed and portal changes, some of which are invisible. Some parts require insane spamming, and the wave requires insane consistency. The majority of the structures have spikes that significantly increase the difficulty.
• 81-89%: At the end of the wave is a short timing cube section and then a ship segment that requires a one-block slow straight-fly.
• 89-100%: At the end of the level is a timing mini-cube section with orbs that the player must hit precisely. At the very end is an easy ship segment, and then the level ends. A Lenny face may be visible as well (if 'Low Detail Mode' is activated, an end-screen logo will replace it instead, created by Hantein).

Gameplay

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First 10 victors

Victor #	Player	Date Completed	Total Attempts	Furthest Fail	Video
Verifier	Metalface221	16 February 2019	35,393	?	YouTube
1	Mullsy	24 June 2019	14,189	?	YouTube
2	Dr. Joe	4 August 2019	~38,000	80%	YouTube
3	SkyJax	21 September 2019	42,686	84%	YouTube
4	Blakejm	15 October 2019	48,673	?	YouTube
5	rori	20 October 2019	8,012	?	YouTube
6	Skullo	?	?	?	?
7	Aeden	17 November 2019	?	90%	YouTube
8	Mycrafted	20 November 2019	8,987	?	YouTube
9	Xylitol	22 December 2019	13,504	90%	YouTube
10	PoweredByPie	31 December 2019	~14,800	90%	YouTube

Trivia

General

• Arctic Lights was rated on 18 August 2019.
• Arctic Lights is the sequel to Hyper Paracosm. The two levels look fairly similar, as they are both made by ViRuZ; however, EndLevel made a part of Arctic Lights, and TheRealSneaky made a part of Hyper Paracosm. However, Hyper Paracosm is dark purple, and Arctic Lights is pale blue.
• Arctic Lights was originally harder, but EndLevel nerfed it down to Death Corridor Finale's difficulty.
• EndLevel has announced a sequel to Arctic Lights called Azure Flare, also a collaboration with ViRuZ. Axinity verified this version on 25 July 2021.
  • Azure Flare has been redecorated and heavily buffed. This new version was set to be verified by Aeden. However, he only reached a 46% record on 14 February 2023 and has not surpassed it since. This record is set on the 2022 version of the level.
    • Since 2024 and 2025, Aeden proceeded to ultra-buff Azure Flare to practically become humanly impossible.
    • VERTOP is working on his own version of Azure Flare, based on the 2022/2023 version, with his own buffs that rival the difficulty of Thinking Space II. He has achieved 49%, 36-91%, and 44-100%.
    • polar is also working on his own version, similar to the 2022 version. His current record is 40%, achieved on 8 August 2025.
• Arctic Lights' end screen can only be seen with Low Detail Mode activated. Turning off LDM will show a Lenny face at the end instead.
• Unlike most Nine Circles levels, Arctic Lights does not have the typical singular flash pattern in the wave. Instead, it has syncopated flashes with alternating flashes at transition points in the song.
• The song is actually just an old, unfinished track from NIGHTkilla.
• Arctic Lights was the hardest-rated Nine Circles level until Sonic Wave Infinity was verified by Xanii on 30 May 2021 and rated the same day.
  • The description of Arctic Lights is now outdated.
• Arctic Lights is a part of the Frostbite Trilogy, along with Cold Sweat and Frozen Cave.
  • Arctic Lights was also a part of the Weather Trilogy, along with Aquatic Auroras and Aerial Gleam.
• There is a remake of Arctic Lights called Arctic Paradox, created by GdSkulll and verified by Yossarian.

Demonlist

• Arctic Lights was placed at #6 on the Demonlist on 4 July 2019, above Visible Ray and below Lucid Nightmares.
  • This addition pushed Sonic Wave out of the Top 10, Esencia into the Extended List and NecroDynamix into the Legacy List.
• Zephal released a copy of unnerfed Arctic Lights from EndLevel and would give a shoutout to the first person to beat it legitimately.
• Arctic Lights was formerly Metalface221's hardest level beaten, but for unknown reasons, the level's verification video is unlisted.
  • Some people believe it was unlisted because Metalface221 did not want to become a meme due to his reaction when beating the level, like npesta did when he verified Kenos.
• Arctic Lights was in EricVanWilderman's 12 Demons of Christmas 2022 Community series, as Demon #11, with AeonAir as its contender.
• Arctic Lights was moved to #1 on the Demonlist on 27 May 2022 above Slaughterhouse as a joke.
• The placement of Viprin UFO on 18 August 2024 pushed Arctic Lights into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.

Notable completions

• Two players made jumps on the level; CavEmaN_mELvIN jumped 25 spots on the Demonlist from Devil Vortex in 12,700 attempts on 11 October 2020; however, as for Axinity, an extremely skilled Danish player jumped 119 spots on the Demonlist from Blade of Justice to Arctic Lights in just 36,347 attempts on 28 November 2020.
  • After his completion, Axinity started his Demonlist career in Geometry Dash. His current hardest is Acheron, which is also the hardest level beaten in Denmark.
• DashY became the first to beat Arctic Lights on mobile on 28 September 2021, though it was beaten on 120Hz.
  • Because of this, Arctic Lights became the #1 on the High Refresh Rate Mobile Demonlist.

Gallery

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  End screen (full detail mode).
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  End screen (low detail mode).