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{{Infobox Level
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|image = File:Astral Divinity Title.png
|image     = AstralDivinity.png
|creator = [[knobbelboy]]
|id        = 58811846 (Astral Divinity)<br>51775692 (God Eater, deleted)
|difficulty = [[File:Extreme Demon.png|20px]] Extreme Demon (formerly rated as God Eater)
|creator   = [[knobbelboy]]
|stars = 10[[File:Star.png|15px]]
|created    = [[Update 2.1]]
|id = 51775692 (God Eater, deleted)
|updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
58811846 (Astral Divinity)
|difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
|version = 1
|stars      = 10
|last_updated = 2.1
|length    = 1m 30s (Long)
|composer = lia;quo
|objects    = 147,434
|song =「Crystal Corruption」【Nightcore Edit】
|copytype  = Password (1517)
|song_id = 732596}}
|downloads  = 8.11M
{{Quote
|likes      = 287.1K
|A God does not die. (formerly "Rise above a world of desolation")
|rating    = Epic
|knobbelboy}}
|artist    = [https://liaquo.newgrounds.com/ lia;quo]
'''Astral Divinity''' (formerly known as '''God Eater''') is a 2.1 solo Extreme Demon created, verified, and published by [[knobbelboy]]. knobbelboy verified the level as "God Eater" on January 6, 2019,<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFPy9c_SnY&t=17s</ref> and it was rated Epic-Extreme Demon on the same day. The level was removed from the ''Geometry Dash'' servers on June 26, 2019, due to copyright issues regarding the art. knobbelboy replaced the copyrighted art, renamed the level "Astral Divinity," and reverified the level on December 22, 2019,<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEzYofL2wuQ</ref> after which it was again rated Epic-Extreme Demon on the same day. Astral Divinity received high praise for its visuals but criticism for its gameplay and performance, On July 15, 2023, the level received an optimization update created by GD Endy, reducing the level's number of objects from 294,675 to 147,432.<ref>https://twitter.com/knobbelnyu/status/1680293612158959616</ref>
|music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/732596 「Crystal Corruption」【Nightcore Edit】]
|musicid    = 732596
}}
'''Astral Divinity''' (formerly known as '''God Eater''') is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon level by [[knobbelboy]]. knobbelboy verified the level as 'God Eater' on 6 January 2019,<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFPy9c_SnY&t=17s</ref> and it received an Epic rating on the same day. The level was removed from the [[Geometry Dash]] servers on 26 June 2019 due to copyright issues regarding the art and the level's name. knobbelboy replaced the copyrighted art, renamed the level 'Astral Divinity', and reverified the level on 22 December 2019,<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEzYofL2wuQ</ref> after which it was Epic-rated again that same day. Astral Divinity received high praise for its visuals but criticism for its gameplay and performance.


==History==
==History==
God Eater was first revealed to the public when knobbelboy released a preview of it on March 3, 2017, showcasing roughly 25% of the already completed gameplay and decoration.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLGxgVra18</ref> Over a month later on April 16, he uploaded a second preview showcasing another ~30% of the completed gameplay and decoration.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCwQ1nAhOY</ref> This quickly went viral in the Geometry Dash community, with some saying it could be the best level ever. Unfortunately, this preview has become one of the most reuploaded videos in the GD space, which prompted [[Sea]] to start his rant series. To avoid even more montages, knobbelboy uploaded the third preview, and after some difficulties due to the object count, finally finished the level.
===Creation===
knobbelboy first revealed his new project, God Eater, to the public with a preview on 3 March 2017, showcasing roughly 25% of the gameplay and decorations already completed.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLGxgVra18</ref> Over a month later, on 16 April 2017, he uploaded a second preview showcasing another ~30% of the completed gameplay and decoration.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCwQ1nAhOY</ref>


knobbelboy then started the verification process. He achieved 35% and 51% within a month or so. However, he revealed that he was suffering from a kidney stone and would take a break from the level for a while while he got treatment. After recovering, he resumed progress on God Eater and soon got a 95% fail. Nearly two years after the first preview on January 6, 2019, knobbelboy verified God Eater, and it was quickly rated.<ref name=":1" />
This project quickly went viral in the Geometry Dash community, with some saying it could be the best level ever. Unfortunately, this preview has become one of the most reuploaded videos in this game's space, prompting [[Sea]] to start his rant series. knobbelboy uploaded the third preview to avoid even more montages, and after some difficulties due to the object count, he finally finished the level.


On June 26, 2019, the level suddenly disappeared off the servers. It was moved to the Legacy List of the Demonlist. All previews, progress, and verification videos of the level were removed from YouTube. Many speculated that knobbelboy was hacked, and he made a community post saying that he did not. He had removed all his videos about God Eater and asked RobTop to delete the level from the servers but could not disclose the reason yet.
===Verification===
knobbelboy then started the verification process and achieved 35% and 51% within a month. However, knobbelboy had to take a break to deal with a kidney stone and needed treatment. After recovering, knobbelboy resumed progress on God Eater and soon got a 95% fail. Nearly two years after the first preview on 6 January 2019, knobbelboy verified God Eater, and it was quickly rated.<ref name=":1" />


On September 5, 2019, knobbelboy announced the level was deleted because of copyright reasons. In mid-July of 2019, he received a cease-and-desist from the owner of the God Eater franchise that his Extreme Demon was breaking copyright law. He removed the videos and asked RobTop to delete the level and got a lawyer to represent him in the case, though how it went down was never revealed.
===Legal issues===
On 26 June 2019, God Eater suddenly disappeared from the servers. It was moved to the Legacy List of the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]]. All preview, progress, and verification videos for the level were removed from YouTube. Many speculated that knobbelboy had been hacked, and he made a community post saying he had not. He had removed all his videos about God Eater and asked [[Robert Topala|RobTop]] to delete the level from the servers, but he could not yet disclose the reason.


However, there was hope for God Eater. knobbelboy said that it was only the name and art that were copyrighted. All of the decoration was still by him. So if he removed the copyrighted parts, he would be legally allowed to upload the level to the servers again. He asked the comment section of that video for a name and eventually settled on Astral Divinity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srjq6Sulok</ref>
On 5 September 2019, knobbelboy announced that the level had been removed due to a legal dispute. The reason was that a bit less than a month before the level came out, the [[Wikipedia:God Eater 3|third instalment]] of the Japanese RPG franchise, ''[[Wikipedia:God Eater|God Eater]]'', was released in December 2018. When knobbelboy released the level roughly a month later, it drew the attention of the franchise's publishers, [[Wikipedia:Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]]. Upon its release, the level surpassed the ''God Eater'' game in YouTube viewership and overall attention. Considering how much more popular the level was than their own game release, and after noticing that the level included multiple segments of traced art from their game and technically used the game's name without permission, Bandai Namco filed a cease-and-desist letter against knobbelboy for copyright infringement in mid-July 2019. knobbelboy removed the videos, asked RobTop to delete the level and got a lawyer to represent him in the case, though how it went down was never revealed.


On December 13, 2019, knobbelboy showcased the remade level, now renamed Astral Divinity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wodMtL8I3e4</ref> He spent a few days verifying the level, and after a 95% fail, he verified it on December 22, 2019.<ref name=":0" />
===Revival and rebrand===
Despite its removal, there was hope for God Eater. knobbelboy said that only the name and specific art were copyrighted. All the decorations were basically still his. Therefore, if he removed the copyrighted parts, he would be legally permitted to reupload the level to the servers. He asked the comment section of that video for a name and eventually settled on Astral Divinity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srjq6Sulok</ref>
 
On 13 December 2019, knobbelboy showcased the remade level, now renamed Astral Divinity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wodMtL8I3e4</ref> He spent a few days verifying the level, and after a 95% fail, he verified it on 22 December 2019.<ref name=":0" />
 
On 15 July 2023, Astral Divinity received an optimization update created by GD Endy, reducing the number of objects from 294,675 to 147,432.<ref>https://x.com/knobbelnyu/status/1680293612158959616</ref>
 
==Description==
*'''0-11%:''' Astral Divinity begins with the player on a platform as a ship with a slow melody playing in the background. The decoration features rainbows and crystals throughout the screen. An LDM (Low Detail Mode) is available from the start, along with a ULDM (Ultra Low Detail Mode). The flying itself is moderately tight (straight-fly) and requires good manoeuvrability to pass. For a brief moment, things get mixed up with a yellow orb and a pair of gravity portals to mess up the player. About halfway through this part, the tune grows more sinister, and the player becomes a wave. This wave is not that hard compared to the level's overall difficulty. It switches between normal and mini sizes and dual mode a few times before entering the upcoming segment.
*'''11-27%:''' This part begins with the player, like a cube, jumping over a lava pit with both orb and regular timings, all while being chased by a giant monster, supposedly the 'God Eater' itself. This is then followed up by another similar section, but it is now played as a ball and the lava is replaced with water instead. This ball requires some well-timed clicks to get through, and the monster chasing the player does not make it any easier either. Transitioning via two green orbs, the player now plays as a robot in yet another similar part with acid as the floor this time. It yet again holds some tricky timings and gravity switching. As this ends, the player is taken to an auto section with a demonic face in the background, and the words 'Astral Divinity' and 'Good Luck' appear just before the Extreme Demon face appears, signalling the drop.
*'''27-46%:''' Here, the song gets a more upbeat tempo as the player enters a long four-part section, all with moons in the background. It starts with an extreme triple-speed ship sequence featuring many gravity portals, narrow passages, and a mini-portal at the end. Next comes a difficult fast wave with tight spaces and gravity portals scattered throughout this quarter. A very short auto follows as a dual-cube appears, starting with a few orbs right into a straight-fly quickly followed by a single ball input and a gravity-switching wave, all with insane timings. Next up is a long, straight-fly segment with some teleportation portals in the mix, followed by a dual-mini-cube section with a few difficult jumps leading into the next section of the level.
*'''46-61%:''' This part has many flashing lights and spikes on both the floor and the ceiling, beating to the song. The player is a ball and must perform some difficult and long timings. Coming up is another short auto with an eye-opening appearance in the background, following the player into the next segment. It is a unique part that contains large spinning objects, which now pose hazards to the player, who is playing as a ship. This flying is extremely difficult and requires pinpoint accuracy. Following is a transition with a ghost-like face in the background. Right before a long wave section with a very detailed spinning piece of art appearing in the background, resembling three dragons in a circle formation. The wave itself is tough and quickly switches size, then back, at the end of this part.
*'''61-82%:''' Next comes a short UFO section. Then, the player enters a cube sequence with a tattoo-like object in the background. Then, the tattoo's mouth opens up and turns into seven rainbow orbs. After the difficult cube, a ship flies through tight gaps and turns into a mini-ship later. Next, the very detailed Devourer of Gods wiggles through the background. The robot timing is difficult. After that, the player transforms into a UFO with a yellow portal above and many orbs. Next is a very tight wave part with a gravity portal at half-speed. The background looks like a CD with a pink colour scheme.
*'''82-87%:''' Next is a ball segment with slopes, a few orbs, and custom rotating saw blades. This part references the final palace Mementos in ''[[Wikipedia:Persona 5|Persona 5]]''.
*'''87-96%:''' After that is a dual-cube section with a few orbs and jumps and a single triple-spike jump. The background splits into two halves: the sun and the moon, rotating around each other. The block design follows this theme. Next, there are tons of straight-fly with orbs and portals, with three black swords against multiple colours.
*'''96-100%:''' In the final part, the dedications flash in the red background as the cube clicks many orbs in the white, glowing foreground. Finally, the player must do a double-spike jump while a monster flashes in the background. Then, the player launches from a pad to victory. The end screen features a gold monster replacing the copyrighted God Eater end logo.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
*'''0-11%:''' The level starts with the player on a platform as a ship with a slow melody playing in the background. The decoration here is mostly made up of rainbows and crystals all over the screen. An LDM (Low Detail Mode) is at the very beginning along with a ULDM (Ultra Low Detail Mode), and the flying itself is moderately tight (straight-fly) and requires good maneuverability to pass. For a brief moment, things get a bit mixed up with a yellow jump orb and a pair of gravity portals to mess up the player. About halfway through this part, the tune gets more sinister and the player is now in wave-form. This wave is not that hard in terms of the overall difficulty of the level. It switches between normal size, mini size, and dual a few times before entering the upcoming segment.
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*'''12-27%:''' This part begins with the player, like a cube, jumping over a lava pit with both jump orb and regular timings, all while being chased by a giant monster, supposedly the "God Eater" itself. This is then followed up by another similar section, but it is now played as a ball and the lava is replaced with water instead. This ball requires some well-timed clicks to get through, and the monster chasing the player does not make it any easier either. Transitioning via two green orbs, the player now plays as a robot in yet another similar part with acid as the floor this time. It yet again holds some tricky timings and gravity switching. As this ends, the player is taken into an auto section with a demonic face in the background and the words "Astral Divinity" and "Good Luck" showing up just before the Extreme Demon face shows up, signaling the drop.
*'''28-45%:''' Here, the song gets a more upbeat tempo as the player enters a long four-part section, all with moons in the background. It starts as an extreme triple-speed ship sequence with a bunch of gravity portals and narrow spaces, as well as a mini-portal at the end. Next comes a hard and fast wave with very tight spaces and gravity portals scattered throughout this quarter. A very short auto follows as a dual cube comes up starting with a few jump orbs right into a straight fly quickly followed by a single tap ball and a gravity switching wave, all with insane timings. Next up is a long, straight fly segment with some teleportation portals in the mix, followed by a dual mini cube section with a few hard jumps leading into the next section of the level.
*'''46-60%:''' This part has many flashing lights which makes it hard for the player to see, and spikes on both the floor and in the ceiling, beating to the song. This is all played as a ball and features some very difficult and long timings. Coming up is another short auto with an eye-opening appearing in the background, following the player into the next segment. This is a unique part containing some very large spinning objects acting as hazards for the player now playing as a ship. This flying is extremely difficult and requires pinpoint accuracy. Following is a transition with a ghost-like face in the background right before a long wave section with a very detailed spinning piece of art appearing in the background resembling three dragons in a circle formation. The wave itself is tough and quickly switches size and back at the end of this part.
*'''61-82%:''' Next comes a short UFO section. Then the player enters a cube sequence with a tattoo-like object in the background. Then the tattoo's mouth opens up that turns into seven-rainbow jump orbs. After the difficult cube, a ship flies through tight gaps and turns into a mini-ship later on. Next, the very detailed Devourer of Gods wiggles through the background. The robot timing is difficult. After that, the player is transformed into a UFO with a yellow portal above and lots of jump orbs. Next is a very tight wave part with a gravity portal in half speed. The background looks like a CD with a pink color scheme.
*'''83-86%:''' Next is a ball segment with slopes, a few jump orbs, and some custom rotating saw blades. This part appears to be a reference to the final palace Mementos in the game Persona 5.
*'''87-95%:''' After that is a dual cube section with a few jump orbs and jumps, and a single triple spike jump. The background is separated into two halves, one being the sun, the other being the moon, rotating around each other. The block design follows this theme. Next, there is lots of straight fly with jump orbs and portals, with three black swords against multiple colors.
*'''96-100%:''' At the final part, the dedications flash in the red background as the cube clicks many jump orbs in the white, glowed foreground. At the very end, the player must do a double spike jump while a monster flashes in the background. Then, the player launches from a jump pad to victory. The end screen features a gold monster replacing the copyrighted end logo from God Eater.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The password for God Eater was 282019, and the password for Astral Divinity is 1517.
===General===
*The level contains 147,432 objects.
*Astral Divinity's password is 1517, while God Eater's password was 282019.
**Prior to the optimization update on July 15, 2023, the level had 294,675 objects and 120,875 objects in Low Detail Mode.
*Before the optimization update on 15 July 2023, Astral Divinity had 294,675 objects and 120,875 objects in Low Detail Mode. The update reduced the object count to 147,434 in High Detail Mode and 43,152 in Low Detail Mode.
**It was the second highest object count of any solo Extreme Demon, a record that was then held by [[Dark Odyssey]].
**Astral Divinity has one of the highest object counts in any solo Extreme Demon, a record that was then held by [[Dark Odyssey]].
*Astral Divinity is 1m 30s in length.
*Astral Divinity was ranked #90 in GDToday's '100 Greatest Levels of All Time' list.
*God Eater was initially placed at #36 on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|''Geometry Dash'' Demonlist]] on 22 January 2019, above [[Asmodeus]] (#37) and below [[SubSonic]] (#35), and Astral Divinity was initially placed at #63 on the Demonlist on December 30, 2019, above [[SINGULARITY]] (#64) and below Audio Expulsion (#62).
*knobbelboy's second preview video of the level made the community upload montages of the level.
**The original addition of God Eater on the Demonlist pushed [[Silentium Gradas]] into the Extended List and Electrosonic into the Legacy List.
*Sea has made a rant video about God Eater. It is not about the level, but how people stole and edited knobbelboy's God Eater videos together for views and revenue.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qaxD5U6whA</ref>
***God Eater was removed from the list due to copyright infringement, which both returned [[Epsilon]] and [[Kurumi City]] to the Main List and Extended List respectively.
**This video later influenced knobbelboy to start blocking said videos.
***God Eater was previously at #52 on the Demonlist before it was removed, above [[Infernal Abyss]] (#53) and below SubSonic (#51)
*Unfortunately, the full level was leaked by Monoxide405 (at a time when God Eater was far from finished). The leaked version was called 'God Eater 2018 leak' and had the description 'I just want to trigger Sea, don't sue me'. This occurrence sparked a large backlash and drew widespread hatred toward the creator.
***Nowadays, when Pointercreate was edited in 'Time Machine' mode between 22 January 2019 and 27 June 2019, it shows 'God Eater' as missing.
**The leaker's wish came true when Sea uploaded a video called 'The New God Eater', discussing the leak but showing a copy by 'Cyclic 1' rather than the original upload (which was on, at the time, an unregistered account).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOiReLJs5Xs</ref>
**The newer addition of Astral Divinity on the Demonlist pushed [[Mystic]] into the Extended List and [[Volume]] into the Legacy List.
*knobbelboy predicted the finished level to have more than 400,000 objects, but he overestimated, as the fully completed God Eater had 294,218 objects.
*The name "God Eater" comes from the Japanese RPG game by Shift with the same title.
*It took knobbelboy 450–500 hours to finish building God Eater fully.
**Some had speculated that this was the reason for it being taken down, in which it turns out they were right.
*God Eater contained over 500 different colour channels.
*knobbelboy's 2nd preview-video of the level made the community upload montages of it.
*The level was ranked #90 in GDToday's 100 Greatest Levels of All Time list.
*[[Sea]] has made a rant video about God Eater. It is not about the level, but about how people were simply stealing and editing knobbelboy's God Eater videos together for views and revenue.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qaxD5U6whA</ref>
**This later influenced knobbelboy to start blocking said videos.
*Unfortunately, the full level was leaked by Monoxide405 (at the time where the level was far from finished). The leaked version was called "God Eater 2018 leak" and has the description "I just want to trigger Sea, don't sue me". This created a large amount of backlash and caused a lot of hate for the creator.
**The leaker's wish came true when Sea uploaded a video called "The New God Eater", discussing the leak but shows a copy by "Cyclic 1" rather than the original upload (which was on, at the time an unregistered account).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOiReLJs5Xs</ref>
*knobbelboy predicted the finished level to have more than 400,000 objects, but this was later disproved as the fully completed God Eater had 294,218 objects.
*It took knobbelboy 450-500 hours to fully finish building God Eater.
*God Eater contains over 500 different color channels.
*God Eater took six months to verify.
*God Eater took six months to verify.
**It also was up for only about as long.
**It was also up for only about as long.
*On Discord, knobbelboy said that due to the huge amount of lag, "it can't be played on mobile, and it probably never will". However, it was technically possible to play on mobile, mainly if a player had a high-end smartphone.
*On Discord, knobbelboy said that due to the huge lag, 'it [God Eater] can't be played on mobile, and it probably never will'. However, it was technically possible to play on mobile devices, especially on high-end smartphones.
*For a short time after the level's release, the level had a secret way at 16% which let the player skip to the end of the level. Many people took advantage of this secret by using "Force Smooth Fix" to slow the gameplay down and then get to the secret way. However, it was quickly patched.
*For a short time after God Eater's release, the level had a secret way at 16%, letting the player skip to the end of the level. Many people took advantage of this secret by using 'Force Smooth Fix' to slow down the gameplay and access the secret way. However, it was quickly patched.
*Former reupload-based Geometry Dash YouTube user Droid 1415 reuploaded the level after reposting the original verification video.
*Former reupload-based Geometry Dash YouTube user Droid 1415 reuploaded God Eater after reposting the original verification video.
*Many people say that while the decoration and song are both superb, the gameplay is extremely frustrating, with [[Technical]] giving it an enjoyment rating of 7/100.
*In his quest to beat the Extreme Demon Roulette, Astral Divinity is the only level that [[npesta]] has skipped a percentage on, getting 25% instead of the required 24% due to the auto-section.
*In his quest to beat the [[Extreme Demon Roulette]], this is the only level that [[npesta]] has skipped a percentage on, getting 25% instead of the required 24%.
**If npesta had used the first skip on Astral Divinity, the level he would have rolled for 100% would have been Carnage Mode, as an example (a level that he has already beaten).
*God Eater is one of five levels that got pulled to the bottom of the Demonlist.
*Some art pieces of the level are based on the game ''[[Wikipedia:Terraria|Terraria]]'', and several backgrounds are from the game ''God Eater''.
**The others are [[Entwined Room]], [[DoomsDay]], [[lezicuv]], and [[Sadism]].
**It may be one of the reasons why knobbelboy asked RobTop to remove God Eater from the servers, citing copyright infringement.
*Some art pieces of the level are based on the game [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraria ''Terraria''] and several backgrounds are from the game ''God Eater''.
*God Eater is now known as 'Old Astral Divinity' by some people.
**This is the reason why knobbelboy asked RobTop to remove God Eater from the servers.
*The four individual parts at the drop are all based on the celestial pillars from ''Terraria'' and presented in the following order: Nebula (purple), Solar (orange), Stardust (cyan) and Vortex (green).
*God Eater is now known as "Old Astral Divinity" by some people.
*The eye midway through the level shows a striking resemblance to the 'Eye of Sauron' from [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' movies]].
*The four individual parts at the drop are all based on the celestial pillars from ''Terraria'' and are presented in the following order: Nebula (purple), Solar (orange), Stardust (cyan), and Vortex (green).
*Another art piece showing some resemblance to something else is the ghostly face right before the wave segment at ~60%. Its appearance is very similar to that of the final boss of [https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Generations ''Sonic Generations'']: '[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Eater Time Eater]'.
*The eye midway through the level shows a striking resemblance to the "Eye of Sauron" from [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series) the ''Lord of the Rings'' movies].
*At around 70-74%, the [https://calamitymod.wiki.gg/wiki/The_Devourer_of_Gods Devourer of Gods] (boss from the ''Terraria'' mod [https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/calamity-mod.44065/ ''Calamity Mod'']) can be seen.
*Another art piece showing some resemblance to something else is the ghostly face right before the wave segment at ~60%. Its appearance is very similar to that of the final boss of [https://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_Generations Sonic Generations]: "[https://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Eater Time Eater]".
**knobbelboy has also made a speed build of the Devourer of Gods.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF3VI7Wr0FU</ref>
*At around 70%-74%, the [https://calamitymod.gamepedia.com/The_Devourer_of_Gods Devourer of Gods] (boss from the ''Terraria'' mod [https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/calamity-mod.44065/ "Calamity Mod"]) can be seen.
*At around 82-85%, the titans Bionis and Mechonis (from Xenoblade Chronicles) used to be able to be seen. They were replaced by a new part featuring decoration inspired by ''Persona 5'' when Astral Divinity was finished.
**knobbelboy has also made a speed build of the Devourer of Gods.<ref>https://youtu.be/xF3VI7Wr0FU</ref>
**This is possibly knobbelboy's most object-heavy art, consisting of around 5,000 objects.
*At around 82%-85%, the titans Bionis and Mechonis (from Xenoblade Chronicles) used to be able to be seen. They were replaced by a new part featuring decoration inspired by Persona 5 when Astral Divinity was finished.
**knobbelboy also did a speed build of this art.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fha1y8m1oE</ref>
**This is possibly knobbelboy's most object-heavy art consisting of around 5,000 objects.
**knobbelboy also did a speed build of this art.<ref>https://youtu.be/7Fha1y8m1oE</ref>
**GGTVCHANNELTV made and uploaded a version of God Eater. The ID was 57128110.
**GGTVCHANNELTV made and uploaded a version of God Eater. The ID was 57128110.
*The song for this level was removed from Newgrounds, though lia;quo (the original composer) reuploaded the nightcore edit (without reverb) to her Newgrounds account.
*The song for the level was removed from Newgrounds, though lia;quo (the original composer) reuploaded the Nightcore edit (without reverb) to her Newgrounds account.
**When her songs became usable in ''Geometry Dash'' in October 2018, knobbelboy switched the deleted song to the official reupload.
**When her songs became usable in Geometry Dash in October 2018, knobbelboy switched the deleted song to the official reupload.
*A composer named Keany has uploaded the non-nightcore version to his account, which has since been removed.
*A composer named Keany has uploaded the non-nightcore version to his account, which has since been removed.
**OblivionOfficial has also uploaded the original non-Nightcore version of the song, which remains more popular than Keany's remaster but has since been removed.
**OblivionOfficial has also uploaded the original non-Nightcore version of the song, which remains more popular than Keany's remaster but has since been removed.
*There were rumors around knobbelboy canceling God Eater due to the music (Crystal Corruption (Nightcore Edit) by Lia;quo) being banned off ''Geometry Dash''. However, knobbelboy had never mentioned its cancellation.
*There were rumours around knobbelboy cancelling God Eater due to the ban of the music (Crystal Corruption (Nightcore Edit) by lia;quo) from Geometry Dash. However, knobbelboy had never mentioned its cancellation.
**This was later completely disproved on 2 October 2017 when knobbelboy streamed himself drawing the official design for "The God Eater" from a hand-drawn drawing converted into a photoshop. He managed to finish it on that same day and the finished design is currently available on his Twitter account.<ref>https://twitter.com/knobbelnyu/status/914962357859880960</ref>
**This rumour was completely disproved on 2 October 2017 when knobbelboy streamed himself drawing the official design for 'The God Eater' from a hand-drawn drawing converted into Photoshop. He finished it that same day, and the finished design is currently available on his Twitter account.<ref>https://x.com/knobbelnyu/status/914962357859880960</ref>
*When God Eater got removed from the servers, it got moved down to the very bottom of the legacy list and remained there for a couple months.
*Astral Divinity was in [[EricVanWilderman|EricVanWilderman's]] 12 Demons of Christmas 2024 Community Series, as Demon #11, being completed by [[AeonAir]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xF65p02DAk</ref>
*The movement of Berserk from the Legacy List (at #151) to #133 on 9 December 2021 pushed Astral Divinity into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.
**Astral Divinity also appeared again in the 12 Demons of Christmas 2025 Community Series, as Demon #12, being completed by EricVanWilderman himself.


==Walkthrough==
===Demonlist===
[[File:ASTRAL DIVINITY VERIFIED! - DIVINE DEMON - by Knobbelboy (me)|centre|thumb|330x330px|The verification of Astral Divinity. Credits to [[knobbelboy]].]]
*God Eater was placed at #36 on the Demonlist on 22 January 2019, above Asmodeus and below [[SubSonic]].
[[File:Astral Divinity vs God Eater. God Eater - Full Detail Comparison|centre|thumb|330x330px|The full-detail comparison of Astral Divinity and God Eater. Note that this footage is not legitimate, and is for showcasing purposes only. Credits to Vitesse.]]
**The original addition of God Eater pushed both Silentium Gradas and Electrosonic into the Extended List and the Legacy List for the first time, respectively.
***God Eater was removed from the list on 27 June 2019 due to copyright infringement, and both Epsilon and Kurumi City returned to the Main List and the Extended List, respectively.
****God Eater was previously at #52 on the Demonlist before it was removed, above [[Infernal Abyss]] and below SubSonic.
****Nowadays, when Pointercrate was edited in 'Time Machine' mode between 22 January and 27 June 2019, it shows 'God Eater' as missing.
**Astral Divinity was placed at #63 on the Demonlist on 30 December 2019, above SINGULARITY and below Audio Expulsion.
***The newer addition of Astral Divinity pushed both Mystic and Volume into the Extended List and the Legacy List for the second time, respectively.
*Many people say that while the decoration and song are superb, the gameplay is extremely frustrating, with [[Technical]] giving it an enjoyment rating of 7/100.
*God Eater is one of five levels pulled to the bottom of the Demonlist.
**The others are Entwined Room, DoomsDay, [[lezicuv]], and Sadism.
***When God Eater got removed from the servers, it got moved down to the very bottom of the Legacy List and remained there for a couple of months.
*The movement of Berserk on 9 December 2021 pushed Astral Divinity into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.


==Demonlist==
==Videos==
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==References==
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Astral Divinity
ID

58811846 (Astral Divinity)
51775692 (God Eater, deleted)

Creator(s)

knobbelboy

Created

Update 2.1

Last updated

Update 2.2

Attributes
Difficulty

Stars

10

Length

1m 30s (Long)

Objects

147,434

Copy type

Password (1517)

Statistics
Downloads

8.11M

Likes

287.1K

Rating

Epic

Audio info
Artist(s)

lia;quo

Music

「Crystal Corruption」【Nightcore Edit】

Music ID

732596

Astral Divinity (formerly known as God Eater) is a 2.1 Extreme Demon level by knobbelboy. knobbelboy verified the level as 'God Eater' on 6 January 2019,[1] and it received an Epic rating on the same day. The level was removed from the Geometry Dash servers on 26 June 2019 due to copyright issues regarding the art and the level's name. knobbelboy replaced the copyrighted art, renamed the level 'Astral Divinity', and reverified the level on 22 December 2019,[2] after which it was Epic-rated again that same day. Astral Divinity received high praise for its visuals but criticism for its gameplay and performance.

History

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Creation

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knobbelboy first revealed his new project, God Eater, to the public with a preview on 3 March 2017, showcasing roughly 25% of the gameplay and decorations already completed.[3] Over a month later, on 16 April 2017, he uploaded a second preview showcasing another ~30% of the completed gameplay and decoration.[4]

This project quickly went viral in the Geometry Dash community, with some saying it could be the best level ever. Unfortunately, this preview has become one of the most reuploaded videos in this game's space, prompting Sea to start his rant series. knobbelboy uploaded the third preview to avoid even more montages, and after some difficulties due to the object count, he finally finished the level.

Verification

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knobbelboy then started the verification process and achieved 35% and 51% within a month. However, knobbelboy had to take a break to deal with a kidney stone and needed treatment. After recovering, knobbelboy resumed progress on God Eater and soon got a 95% fail. Nearly two years after the first preview on 6 January 2019, knobbelboy verified God Eater, and it was quickly rated.[1]

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On 26 June 2019, God Eater suddenly disappeared from the servers. It was moved to the Legacy List of the Demonlist. All preview, progress, and verification videos for the level were removed from YouTube. Many speculated that knobbelboy had been hacked, and he made a community post saying he had not. He had removed all his videos about God Eater and asked RobTop to delete the level from the servers, but he could not yet disclose the reason.

On 5 September 2019, knobbelboy announced that the level had been removed due to a legal dispute. The reason was that a bit less than a month before the level came out, the third instalment of the Japanese RPG franchise, God Eater, was released in December 2018. When knobbelboy released the level roughly a month later, it drew the attention of the franchise's publishers, Bandai Namco. Upon its release, the level surpassed the God Eater game in YouTube viewership and overall attention. Considering how much more popular the level was than their own game release, and after noticing that the level included multiple segments of traced art from their game and technically used the game's name without permission, Bandai Namco filed a cease-and-desist letter against knobbelboy for copyright infringement in mid-July 2019. knobbelboy removed the videos, asked RobTop to delete the level and got a lawyer to represent him in the case, though how it went down was never revealed.

Revival and rebrand

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Despite its removal, there was hope for God Eater. knobbelboy said that only the name and specific art were copyrighted. All the decorations were basically still his. Therefore, if he removed the copyrighted parts, he would be legally permitted to reupload the level to the servers. He asked the comment section of that video for a name and eventually settled on Astral Divinity.[5]

On 13 December 2019, knobbelboy showcased the remade level, now renamed Astral Divinity.[6] He spent a few days verifying the level, and after a 95% fail, he verified it on 22 December 2019.[2]

On 15 July 2023, Astral Divinity received an optimization update created by GD Endy, reducing the number of objects from 294,675 to 147,432.[7]

Description

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  • 0-11%: Astral Divinity begins with the player on a platform as a ship with a slow melody playing in the background. The decoration features rainbows and crystals throughout the screen. An LDM (Low Detail Mode) is available from the start, along with a ULDM (Ultra Low Detail Mode). The flying itself is moderately tight (straight-fly) and requires good manoeuvrability to pass. For a brief moment, things get mixed up with a yellow orb and a pair of gravity portals to mess up the player. About halfway through this part, the tune grows more sinister, and the player becomes a wave. This wave is not that hard compared to the level's overall difficulty. It switches between normal and mini sizes and dual mode a few times before entering the upcoming segment.
  • 11-27%: This part begins with the player, like a cube, jumping over a lava pit with both orb and regular timings, all while being chased by a giant monster, supposedly the 'God Eater' itself. This is then followed up by another similar section, but it is now played as a ball and the lava is replaced with water instead. This ball requires some well-timed clicks to get through, and the monster chasing the player does not make it any easier either. Transitioning via two green orbs, the player now plays as a robot in yet another similar part with acid as the floor this time. It yet again holds some tricky timings and gravity switching. As this ends, the player is taken to an auto section with a demonic face in the background, and the words 'Astral Divinity' and 'Good Luck' appear just before the Extreme Demon face appears, signalling the drop.
  • 27-46%: Here, the song gets a more upbeat tempo as the player enters a long four-part section, all with moons in the background. It starts with an extreme triple-speed ship sequence featuring many gravity portals, narrow passages, and a mini-portal at the end. Next comes a difficult fast wave with tight spaces and gravity portals scattered throughout this quarter. A very short auto follows as a dual-cube appears, starting with a few orbs right into a straight-fly quickly followed by a single ball input and a gravity-switching wave, all with insane timings. Next up is a long, straight-fly segment with some teleportation portals in the mix, followed by a dual-mini-cube section with a few difficult jumps leading into the next section of the level.
  • 46-61%: This part has many flashing lights and spikes on both the floor and the ceiling, beating to the song. The player is a ball and must perform some difficult and long timings. Coming up is another short auto with an eye-opening appearance in the background, following the player into the next segment. It is a unique part that contains large spinning objects, which now pose hazards to the player, who is playing as a ship. This flying is extremely difficult and requires pinpoint accuracy. Following is a transition with a ghost-like face in the background. Right before a long wave section with a very detailed spinning piece of art appearing in the background, resembling three dragons in a circle formation. The wave itself is tough and quickly switches size, then back, at the end of this part.
  • 61-82%: Next comes a short UFO section. Then, the player enters a cube sequence with a tattoo-like object in the background. Then, the tattoo's mouth opens up and turns into seven rainbow orbs. After the difficult cube, a ship flies through tight gaps and turns into a mini-ship later. Next, the very detailed Devourer of Gods wiggles through the background. The robot timing is difficult. After that, the player transforms into a UFO with a yellow portal above and many orbs. Next is a very tight wave part with a gravity portal at half-speed. The background looks like a CD with a pink colour scheme.
  • 82-87%: Next is a ball segment with slopes, a few orbs, and custom rotating saw blades. This part references the final palace Mementos in Persona 5.
  • 87-96%: After that is a dual-cube section with a few orbs and jumps and a single triple-spike jump. The background splits into two halves: the sun and the moon, rotating around each other. The block design follows this theme. Next, there are tons of straight-fly with orbs and portals, with three black swords against multiple colours.
  • 96-100%: In the final part, the dedications flash in the red background as the cube clicks many orbs in the white, glowing foreground. Finally, the player must do a double-spike jump while a monster flashes in the background. Then, the player launches from a pad to victory. The end screen features a gold monster replacing the copyrighted God Eater end logo.

Gameplay

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Trivia

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General

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  • Astral Divinity's password is 1517, while God Eater's password was 282019.
  • Before the optimization update on 15 July 2023, Astral Divinity had 294,675 objects and 120,875 objects in Low Detail Mode. The update reduced the object count to 147,434 in High Detail Mode and 43,152 in Low Detail Mode.
    • Astral Divinity has one of the highest object counts in any solo Extreme Demon, a record that was then held by Dark Odyssey.
  • Astral Divinity was ranked #90 in GDToday's '100 Greatest Levels of All Time' list.
  • knobbelboy's second preview video of the level made the community upload montages of the level.
  • Sea has made a rant video about God Eater. It is not about the level, but how people stole and edited knobbelboy's God Eater videos together for views and revenue.[8]
    • This video later influenced knobbelboy to start blocking said videos.
  • Unfortunately, the full level was leaked by Monoxide405 (at a time when God Eater was far from finished). The leaked version was called 'God Eater 2018 leak' and had the description 'I just want to trigger Sea, don't sue me'. This occurrence sparked a large backlash and drew widespread hatred toward the creator.
    • The leaker's wish came true when Sea uploaded a video called 'The New God Eater', discussing the leak but showing a copy by 'Cyclic 1' rather than the original upload (which was on, at the time, an unregistered account).[9]
  • knobbelboy predicted the finished level to have more than 400,000 objects, but he overestimated, as the fully completed God Eater had 294,218 objects.
  • It took knobbelboy 450–500 hours to finish building God Eater fully.
  • God Eater contained over 500 different colour channels.
  • God Eater took six months to verify.
    • It was also up for only about as long.
  • On Discord, knobbelboy said that due to the huge lag, 'it [God Eater] can't be played on mobile, and it probably never will'. However, it was technically possible to play on mobile devices, especially on high-end smartphones.
  • For a short time after God Eater's release, the level had a secret way at 16%, letting the player skip to the end of the level. Many people took advantage of this secret by using 'Force Smooth Fix' to slow down the gameplay and access the secret way. However, it was quickly patched.
  • Former reupload-based Geometry Dash YouTube user Droid 1415 reuploaded God Eater after reposting the original verification video.
  • In his quest to beat the Extreme Demon Roulette, Astral Divinity is the only level that npesta has skipped a percentage on, getting 25% instead of the required 24% due to the auto-section.
    • If npesta had used the first skip on Astral Divinity, the level he would have rolled for 100% would have been Carnage Mode, as an example (a level that he has already beaten).
  • Some art pieces of the level are based on the game Terraria, and several backgrounds are from the game God Eater.
    • It may be one of the reasons why knobbelboy asked RobTop to remove God Eater from the servers, citing copyright infringement.
  • God Eater is now known as 'Old Astral Divinity' by some people.
  • The four individual parts at the drop are all based on the celestial pillars from Terraria and presented in the following order: Nebula (purple), Solar (orange), Stardust (cyan) and Vortex (green).
  • The eye midway through the level shows a striking resemblance to the 'Eye of Sauron' from The Lord of the Rings movies.
  • Another art piece showing some resemblance to something else is the ghostly face right before the wave segment at ~60%. Its appearance is very similar to that of the final boss of Sonic Generations: 'Time Eater'.
  • At around 70-74%, the Devourer of Gods (boss from the Terraria mod Calamity Mod) can be seen.
    • knobbelboy has also made a speed build of the Devourer of Gods.[10]
  • At around 82-85%, the titans Bionis and Mechonis (from Xenoblade Chronicles) used to be able to be seen. They were replaced by a new part featuring decoration inspired by Persona 5 when Astral Divinity was finished.
    • This is possibly knobbelboy's most object-heavy art, consisting of around 5,000 objects.
    • knobbelboy also did a speed build of this art.[11]
    • GGTVCHANNELTV made and uploaded a version of God Eater. The ID was 57128110.
  • The song for the level was removed from Newgrounds, though lia;quo (the original composer) reuploaded the Nightcore edit (without reverb) to her Newgrounds account.
    • When her songs became usable in Geometry Dash in October 2018, knobbelboy switched the deleted song to the official reupload.
  • A composer named Keany has uploaded the non-nightcore version to his account, which has since been removed.
    • OblivionOfficial has also uploaded the original non-Nightcore version of the song, which remains more popular than Keany's remaster but has since been removed.
  • There were rumours around knobbelboy cancelling God Eater due to the ban of the music (Crystal Corruption (Nightcore Edit) by lia;quo) from Geometry Dash. However, knobbelboy had never mentioned its cancellation.
    • This rumour was completely disproved on 2 October 2017 when knobbelboy streamed himself drawing the official design for 'The God Eater' from a hand-drawn drawing converted into Photoshop. He finished it that same day, and the finished design is currently available on his Twitter account.[12]
  • Astral Divinity was in EricVanWilderman's 12 Demons of Christmas 2024 Community Series, as Demon #11, being completed by AeonAir.[13]
    • Astral Divinity also appeared again in the 12 Demons of Christmas 2025 Community Series, as Demon #12, being completed by EricVanWilderman himself.

Demonlist

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  • God Eater was placed at #36 on the Demonlist on 22 January 2019, above Asmodeus and below SubSonic.
    • The original addition of God Eater pushed both Silentium Gradas and Electrosonic into the Extended List and the Legacy List for the first time, respectively.
      • God Eater was removed from the list on 27 June 2019 due to copyright infringement, and both Epsilon and Kurumi City returned to the Main List and the Extended List, respectively.
        • God Eater was previously at #52 on the Demonlist before it was removed, above Infernal Abyss and below SubSonic.
        • Nowadays, when Pointercrate was edited in 'Time Machine' mode between 22 January and 27 June 2019, it shows 'God Eater' as missing.
    • Astral Divinity was placed at #63 on the Demonlist on 30 December 2019, above SINGULARITY and below Audio Expulsion.
      • The newer addition of Astral Divinity pushed both Mystic and Volume into the Extended List and the Legacy List for the second time, respectively.
  • Many people say that while the decoration and song are superb, the gameplay is extremely frustrating, with Technical giving it an enjoyment rating of 7/100.
  • God Eater is one of five levels pulled to the bottom of the Demonlist.
    • The others are Entwined Room, DoomsDay, lezicuv, and Sadism.
      • When God Eater got removed from the servers, it got moved down to the very bottom of the Legacy List and remained there for a couple of months.
  • The movement of Berserk on 9 December 2021 pushed Astral Divinity into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.

Videos

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Comparison (Astral Divinity vs God Eater)






References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFPy9c_SnY&t=17s
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEzYofL2wuQ
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLGxgVra18
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCwQ1nAhOY
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srjq6Sulok
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wodMtL8I3e4
  7. ↑ https://x.com/knobbelnyu/status/1680293612158959616
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qaxD5U6whA
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOiReLJs5Xs
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF3VI7Wr0FU
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fha1y8m1oE
  12. ↑ https://x.com/knobbelnyu/status/914962357859880960
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xF65p02DAk
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