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{{DISPLAYTITLE:arcturus}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:arcturus}}
{{IB-Level
{{Quality}}
|name      = arcturus
<blockquote>''Not to be confused with Arcturus by intensa, Arcturus by [[Proxima]] or the player named Arcturus.''</blockquote>
|image      = Arcturus.png
{{Infobox Level
|id        = 72315402
|title      = arcturus
|creator    = maxfs
|image      = Arcturus 75.png
|verifier  = ultrakawaHD
|creator    = maxfs (Verified by ultrakawaHD)
|created    = [[Update 2.1]]
|difficulty = ExtremeDemon
|difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
|stars      = 10
|stars      = 10
|id        = 72315402
|length    = 1m 0s (Long)
|song      = '''Original:''' Mephisto's Lullaby<br>'''Replacement:''' Purgatori
|objects    = 40,998
|composer  = '''Original:''' Xtortion Audio<br>'''Replacement:''' Koraii (TOMBOYY in Newgrounds)
|copytype  = Password (666999)
|song_id   = '''Original:''' 1032203 (deleted)<br>'''Replacement:''' 895761
|downloads  = 1.69M
|likes      = 61.4K
|rating    = Star-rated
|artist    = '''Original:''' [https://www.warnerchappellpm.com/collection/xtortion-audio/MTUxMDY3NTEtNmIxNjkz Xtortion Audio (Yair Albeg Wein & Or Kribos)]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6NicNrY6q3KNHZsu8O2Be1 Koraii]
|music      = '''Original:''' [https://uk.warnerchappellpm.com/track/xtortion-audio-x013-013/NDAwMzk5MTMtNmMxYWMx# Mephisto's Lullaby]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/895761 Purgatori]
|musicid   = '''Original:''' 1032203 (deleted)<br>'''Replacement:''' 895761 (deleted)
}}
}}
'''arcturus''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon level by maxfs, verified by ultrakawaHD.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Bqa8l9Xtc</ref> It was initially published as one of the most impossible levels in the game, even surpassing [[Silent Circles (Cyrillic)|Silent Circles]] in difficulty. After gaining attention, maxfs created a playable version, verified by ultrakawaHD on 8 August 2021, after 129,580 attempts.
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|consumed by darkness, will you be able to free yourself? / verified by ultrakawaHD
|maxfs
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'''arcturus''' is a 2.1 solo Extreme Demon created and published by maxfs and verified by ultrakawaHD. It was initially published as one of the most impossible levels in the game, even surpassing [[Silent Circles]] in difficulty. After gaining attention, maxfs created a playable version, verified by ultrakawaHD on August 8, 2021, after 129,580 attempts. It was supposedly around the difficulty of [[Tartarus]]; however, the first player who beat it (except the verifier), paqoe, believed that it should be 'halfway between Tartarus and [[SARY NEVER CLEAR]]' on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|Demonlist]].<ref>https://youtu.be/U_26EMRYNfs</ref>


==Description==
==Gameplay==
arcturus begins with a mini-cube sequence featuring tight timings, quadruple-spikes, and quadruple-speed and double-speed changes. The background intermittently flashes colours to disrupt the player. It then leads into a quick ship sequence with a straight-fly and four trigger orbs before transitioning into a brief automatic sequence. At the drop, there is a challenging wave sequence, featuring a dual-wave reminiscent of [[Bausha Vortex|Bausha Vortex's]] 76% section, with occasional speed adjustments. Following this, the player navigates a solo mini-wave sequence that is widely considered the hardest part of the level. Here, the player must memorize a handful of gravity portals as they traverse rigorous spaces.
The level starts with a mini-cube section featuring tight timings, quadruple-spikes, and speed changes. The background intermittently flashes colors to disrupt the player. This leads into a quick ship segment with a straight-fly and four trigger orbs before transitioning into a brief automatic segment. At the drop, there is a challenging wave section, featuring a dual wave reminiscent of [[Bausha Vortex]]'s 76% section, with occasional speed adjustments. Following this, the player navigates a solo mini-wave segment that is widely considered the hardest part of the level. Here, the player must memorize a handful gravity portals while traversing incredibly strict spaces.


Afterwards, there is a mini-ship sequence that moves at quadruple speed through obscured obstacles and occasional flashes. The difficulty consists of [[Clubstep]] monsters, orb timings, and memorization. After a brief automatic sequence, another ship sequence approaches, featuring frequent teleports, gravity switches, and intense straight-flying. Before the ship sequence ends, tension builds, altering the level's speed just before a fleeting flash of red screen. After the red screen vanishes, a four-second dark interval ensues, leading the player to the conclusion.
Afterward, there is a mini-ship section that moves at quadruple speed through obscured obstacles and occasional flashes. The difficulty consists of Clubstep monsters, orb timings, and memorization. After a brief automatic segment, another ship section approaches, featuring frequent teleportations, gravity switches, and intense straight-flying. Before the ship section ends, tension builds, altering the level's speed just before a fleeting flash of red screen. After the red screen vanishes, there is a four-second dark interval that leads the player into the conclusion.


The ending begins with a slower ship sequence that requires precise flying, accompanied by orbs synced to the music. Then, as a big wave, the player must navigate more lenient corridors with gravity switches. The finale features a tight dual-ship straight fly, concluding with an upside-down mini straight-fly.  
The ending starts with a slower ship segment requiring precise flying, grouped with orbs synced to the music. Then, as a big wave, the player must navigate more lenient corridors with gravity switches. The finale features a tight dual-ship straight fly, ending with an upside-down mini straight-fly.  


The player then sits in silence before reaching the end.
The player then sits in silence before reaching the end.
==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="article-table"
!Victor #
!Victor #
!Player
!Player
!Date Completed
!Date Completed
!Total Attempts
!Total Attempts
!Furthest Fail
!Furthest Fail
!Video
!Video
|-
|-
|'''Verifier'''
|Verifier
|'''ultrakawaHD'''
|ultrakawaHD
|8 August 2021
|8 August 2021
|129,480
|129,480
|?
|?
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Bqa8l9Xtc YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/a_Bqa8l9Xtc YouTube]  
|-
|-
|1
|1
|paqoe
|paqoe
|29 September 2021
|29 September 2021
|17,462
|17,462
|?
|?
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_26EMRYNfs YouTube]
| [https://youtu.be/U_26EMRYNfs YouTube]
|-
|-
|2
|2
|Swooker
|Swooker
|21 November 2021
|21 November 2021
|~25,000
|~25,000
|92%
|92%  
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB064__btfk YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/pB064__btfk YouTube]
|-
|-
|3
|3
|SpeedyMuffin
| [[SpeedyMuffin]]
|12 December 2021
|15 December 2021  
|358,141
|?
|?
|?
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wulmwh1EO6s YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/Wulmwh1EO6s YouTube]
|-
|-
|4
|4
|Axinity
|Axinity
|28 January 2022
|28 January 2022
|?
| ?
|?
|?
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ioP2bx7gks YouTube]
| [https://youtu.be/4ioP2bx7gks YouTube]
|-
|-
|5
|5
|[[Cursed]]
|[[Cursed]]
|18 February 2022
| 18 February 2022
|11,382
|11,382
|90%
|90%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEahxDU1ahU YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/QEahxDU1ahU YouTube]
|-
|-
|6
| 6
|SnowBallerr
|SnowBallerr
|23 February 2022
|23 February 2022
|59,178
|59,178  
|87%
|87%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XKCGAPkbV4 YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/3XKCGAPkbV4 YouTube]
|-
|-
|7
|7
|GDUltim8
|GDUltim8
|8 May 2022
| 8 May 2022
|90,451
|90,451
|84%
| 84%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LYJ8JLWXVI YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/3LYJ8JLWXVI YouTube]
|-
|-
|8
|8
|[[Zoink]]
|[[Zoink]]  
|19 May 2022
| 19 May 2022
|9,138
|9,138
|83%
|83%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRP7eNMxXso YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/xRP7eNMxXso YouTube]
|-
|-
|9
|9
|Baeru
| Baeru
|22 June 2022
|22 June 2022
|22,158
|22,158
|80%
| 80%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBAK_sWbza4 YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/dBAK_sWbza4 YouTube]
|-
|-
|10
|10
|Seturan
|Seturan
|22 June 2022
|22 June 2022
|84,601
|84,601
|76%
|76%
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUJZahwlpNQ YouTube]
|[https://youtu.be/gUJZahwlpNQ YouTube]
|}
|}
{{Togglebox
|header = Notable completions
|body  = <nowiki />
*paqoe became the first victor of arcturus on 28 September 2021 after 17,462 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7cxzdA63c</ref>
*On 12 December 2021, SpeedyMuffin beat arcturus after spending 358,141 attempts, the most currently spent to beat the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wulmwh1EO6s</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*arcturus was rated on 29 October 2021, alongside [[Slaughterhouse]] and [[Firework]], and placed at #5 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 13 November 2021, above [[Sonic Wave Infinity]] and below [[Tartarus]].
* The level's password is 666999.
**This addition pushed [[Bloodlust]] out of the Top 25, RELENTLESS into the Extended List, and Glitched Memories into the Legacy List.
*The level contains 40,998 objects.
***This addition also pushed [[Renevant]] out of the Top 10 after almost two years.
*The level's duration is 1m.
**If arcturus was thought to be harder than Tartarus and [[Trueffet]] as it is today at the time it was verified, it would have placed at #3 instead.
*The level was rated on October 29, 2021, alongside [[Slaughterhouse]] and [[Firework]]. It took 82 days for the level to be rated after verification.
**On 30 October 2021, SpeedyMuffin popularized a theory explaining why arcturus took months to be rated. He stated that RobTop did not want an Extreme Demon with a NONG (not on Newgrounds) song at the top of the Demonlist, so he decided to wait until a level harder than arcturus with a Newgrounds song was verified, ensuring that a NONG level would not be at the top of the list. On 24 October 2021, Slaughterhouse, a harder level than arcturus, was verified; however, because it also has a NONG song, RobTop had to wait. Finally, with the verification of Firework on 29 October, which does not include a NONG song, RobTop rated arcturus, Slaughterhouse, and Firework consecutively.
**On October 30, 2021, [[SpeedyMuffin]] popularised a theory explaining why arcturus took months to be rated. He stated that RobTop did not want an Extreme Demon with a NONG (not on Newgrounds) song at the top of the Demonlist, so he decided to wait until a level harder than arcturus with a Newgrounds song was verified, ensuring that a NONG level would not be at the top of the list. On October 24, 2021, [[Slaughterhouse]], a harder level than arcturus, was verified; however, because it also has a NONG song, RobTop had to wait. Finally, with the verification of [[Firework]] on October 29, which does not include a NONG song, RobTop rated arcturus, Slaughterhouse, and Firework consecutively.
***Another theory formed by the community stated that RobTop just decided to play a practical joke on the community.
*** Another theory formed by the community stated that RobTop just decided to play a practical joke on the community.
**When all three levels were rated on 29 October, there was some commotion regarding the Demon ratings of the levels. First, Firework and Slaughterhouse both received an Easy Demon rating. However, the levels swapped ratings, with arcturus being an Easy Demon and Slaughterhouse and Firework being an Extreme Demon. arcturus finally received an Extreme Demon rating an hour later.
**When all three levels were all rated on October 29, there was some commotion regarding the Demon ratings of the levels. First, Firework and Slaughterhouse both received an Easy Demon rating. However, the levels swapped ratings, with arcturus being an Easy Demon and Slaughterhouse and Firework being an ExtremeDemon. arcturus finally received an Extreme Demon rating an hour later.
*arcturus was considered harder than Tartarus at its verification. However, it took a long time to get rated after verification, and since Slaughterhouse and Firework were rated alongside it, it never reached the #1 spot.
*The level was considered harder than [[Tartarus]] (the #1 level on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|Demonlist]]) at its verification. However, it took a long time to get rated after its verification, and as Slaughterhouse and Firework were rated alongside it, it never got to see the #1 spot.
**Nowadays, arcturus is above Tartarus on the Demonlist, with large majority of players considering the former significantly harder than the latter.
*The level was initially placed at #5 on the Demonlist on November 13, 2021, above [[Sonic Wave#Sonic Wave Infinity|Sonic Wave Infinity]] (#6) and below Tartarus (#4). 
*Arcturus has references with the following:  
**This addition pushed [[Bloodlust]] out of the Top 25, RELENTLESS into the Extended List and [[Glitched Memories]] into the Legacy List for the second time.
**[[Wikipedia:Arcturus|Arcturus]] in astronomy is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes and the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
***On July 10, 2022, arcturus reached its peak after it was moved from #7 to #5; the level is harder than Tartarus nowadays.
**Arcturus is associated with two Greek myths. One of them is linked to Boötes and Ursa Major. The constellations represent Arcas and Callisto. Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph who was a follower of the goddess Artemis.
* Arcturus has references with the following:  
**[[wp:Arcturus|Arcturus]] in astronomy is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes and the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
**Arcturus is associated with two Greek myths. One of them links with Boötes and Ursa Major. The constellations represent Arcas and Callisto. Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph and follower of the goddess Artemis.
**Arcturus is also the name of an unofficial nickname of the XBB.1.16 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
**Arcturus is also the name of an unofficial nickname of the XBB.1.16 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
*It took 82 days for arcturus to be rated after verification.
*Many people would later comment on Just a GD player's arcturus showcase video or in ultrakawaHD's verification video. They jokingly compared it to the virus variant (as its name is also Arcturus) and said the level's name aged 'beautifully', the level 'sent people to the hospital', or the level was a 'hard life' level.
*Some players, especially those on Twitter, were trying to get arcturus rated, and they even started the hashtag #RateArcturus.<ref>https://twitter.com/hashtag/RateArcturus</ref> This included the verifier, ultrakawaHD.
*At 129,580 attempts, this verification has taken the eighth-most attempts of any Extreme Demon verification, above [[knobbelboy]]'s verification of Bloodlust (121,296) but below [[npesta]]'s verification of [[Kenos]] (135,320), Demishio's verification of Ourwa (135,443), paqoe's verification of [[Silent clubstep]] (138,000+), Sevant's verification of Diabolic ClubStep (171,000+), Diamond's verification of [[Sakupen Circles]] (~220,000), Trick's verification of Firework (~234,000) and Demishio's verification of his solo-level [[Kyouki]] (501,997 attempts in total, 258,510 of which were spent on the level's final version).
*There is an upcoming sequel to arcturus called Antares.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88XP0XrM28</ref>
*Some players, especially those on Twitter, were trying to get the level rated, and they even started the hashtag #RateArcturus.<ref>https://twitter.com/hashtag/RateArcturus</ref> This included the verifier, ultrakawaHD.
*arcturus was in [[EricVanWilderman|EricVanWilderman's]] 12 Demons of Christmas 2022 Community series, as Demon #5, with [[Doggie]] as its contender.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTdx7VZ8A0w</ref>
*paqoe became the first victor of the level on September 28, 2021 after 17,462 attempts.<ref>https://youtu.be/-D7cxzdA63c</ref>
*The placement of Stellar Night on 2 April 2026 pushed arcturus into the Extended List of the Demonlist after four years and four months.
*There is an upcoming sequel to arcturus called Antares.<ref>https://youtu.be/k88XP0XrM28</ref>
*On December 12, 2021, SpeedyMuffin beat arcturus after spending 358,141 attempts on the level, the most currently spent on the level.<ref>https://youtu.be/Wulmwh1EO6s</ref>
*This is the 3rd hardest rated level with a name written in all lowercase, only being beaten by [[poocubed]] and [[walter white]].
*This level was in [[EricVanWilderman]]'s 12 Demons of Christmas 2022 Community series as Demon #5 with [[Doggie]] as its contender.<ref>https://youtu.be/oTdx7VZ8A0w</ref>
*The level was pushed out of the [[Demonlist]] Top 10 following [[Avernus]]' placement on April 23, 2023, and it was pushed from the Top 25 following [[Tidal Wave]]'s placement on February 18, 2024.


==Videos==
==Videos==
{{VC|3O8zs9JXZM0
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|cpt1 = Impossible version
|-|Verification=
}}
[[File:ARCTURUS by Maxfs VERIFIED! (ExtremeDemon)|centre|thumb|330x330px|The verification video of Arcturus. Credits to ultrakawaHD.]]
|-|Impossible Version=
[[File:"Arcturus" 100% (IMPOSSIBLE DEMON) By- maxfs|centre|thumb|330x330px|The full showcase of the old/impossible version of Arcturus. Credits to KrX.]]
</tabber>
 
==Demonlist==
{{Demonlist}}


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />
[[Category:Demon List levels]]
[[Category:2.1 levels]]
[[Category:Long levels]]
[[Category:Demon levels]]
[[Category:ExtremeDemon levels]]
[[Category:Top 150]]
[[Category:Main List levels]]
[[Category:Levels using NONG songs]]
[[Category:Hell-themed levels]]
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