Editing Bloodbath

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[[weoweoteo]], Vermillion, [[Michigun]], Evasium, Crack, ASonicMen, [[Etzer]], Havok, Giron, and [[Ggb0y]]
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'''Bloodbath''' (often abbreviated as '''BB''') is a [[Update 1.9|1.9]]-[[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level hosted and verified by [[Riot]] on 12 August 2015.<ref name="Verification">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twTw4fjT0ik</ref> It is a hell-themed level that focuses on tight gameplay with non-cube game-modes. Following its verification, Bloodbath was initially placed at #1 on the Official Extreme and Insane Demon Records List (nowadays known as the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]]), and is famous for remaining uncontested in that position for a year until [[Sakupen Hell]] was released, marking the beginning of Bloodbath's descent in perceived difficulty. It is the second instalment of the 'Apocalyptic Trilogy' of hell-themed Extreme Demon levels, succeeding [[Cataclysm]] and preceding [[Aftermath]]. A buffed and extended remake, [[Bloodlust]], was verified by [[knobbelboy]] and released in Update 2.1.

One of the game's most popular and recognisable levels, Bloodbath is the most downloaded level of all time, the most liked level not featured in a [[Map Packs|Map Pack]] or [[Gauntlets|Gauntlet]], and the sixth-most liked level of all time. In the 'Geometry Dash 10-Year Anniversary' presentation, the level was voted the second most favourite level of players, behind [[Change of Scene]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWi_zuXBECw</ref>

==History==
===Origin and creation===
Before Bloodbath, Riot was involved in the creation of Silent Akbar (currently known as [[Tartarus]]) along with [[Cyclic]] and Aurorus, which was intended to surpass the difficulty of [[ICE Carbon Diablo X]]. However, it was abandoned due to its impossible difficulty. Subsequently, Riot decided to host another project.

On 2 June 2015, Riot uploaded the first preview of a new level titled 'Bloodbath', featuring difficult ship parts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etS9pdlFU2c</ref> A week later, Riot posted the second preview of Bloodbath, featuring Havok, Giron and [[Ggb0y|Ggb0y's]] parts. Afterwards, [[Michigun]] uploaded a preview of his part in the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gcwrt98SsU</ref> On 6 July 2015, Riot uploaded a trailer video of Bloodbath featuring all the creators involved in the project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igktWvgvw0E</ref>

===Verification process===
Riot began making progress toward verifying Bloodbath, achieving 48% on 26 June 2015.<ref name="Sea">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCBqIa_Jfk</ref> He then reached 58% on 13 July, 65% on 3 August and then 90% on 6 August.<ref name="Sea" /> Riot then crashed at 94%, during Ggb0y's part, on 8 August 2015, becoming his worst fail in the level.<ref>https://www.twitch.tv/videos/10193650</ref> On 12 August 2015, Riot verified Bloodbath after 25,000+ attempts and numerous practice attempts on stream.<ref name="Verification" /> The level would immediately be placed at #1 on the Geometry Dash forums Demonlist after its verification.

===The race to beat Bloodbath===
Since Bloodbath's verification and placement as the new hardest Demon, numerous skilled players have attempted to beat the level. [[Smokes]] and [[Sandstorm]] made the first progress; Smokes reached 25% a few days after the level was released,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0QpmlIUks</ref> and then 27% and 34%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3bCqTmr4U</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzOzXazZQl4</ref> Afterwards, Smokes would temporarily pause his progress; at the same time, Sandstorm began practising the level, making progress on the first half and then on the second half before dropping the level.<ref name="Lfritz">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-uYjCCFcos</ref>

Mabby01, a skilled player at that time, made significant progress on Bloodbath, reaching 61% on 16 January 2016 before beating Cataclysm a day later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qhJKgFmfQY&</ref> She would get 66% on 5 February and 71% on 14 February.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smPbFI7WaF4</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BAHgLOhjRk</ref> Like the other two, Mabby also dropped the level.

The most notable race was between two skilled players: [[Surv]] and [[Quasar]]. On 8 February 2016, Quasar released his first progress video, showing progress of 42-79%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44uJzlVgy6w</ref> A week later, on 16 February 2016, he made further progress, completing the second half of Bloodbath.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwgmDLSGl3k</ref> Quasar made his first substantial progress on the level, reaching 39% ten days later and halfway through the level a day after.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIuM28RoOCM</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V992AjtV610</ref> Quasar would immediately catch a flu after his 61% progress, thus taking a break from his progress.<ref name="Lfritz" /><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lQ5ZjVNbW4</ref>

Surv started making progress on Bloodbath after beating Cataclysm. He would eventually crash at 96% on 6 March 2016, making it his worst fail in the game and the closest he had come to beating the level.<ref name="Lfritz" /> After recovering, Quasar started to make more progress, reaching 77% on 9 March 2016.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXHRws8BpqM</ref> Finally, on 14 March 2016, seven months after the level's release, Quasar became the first victor of Bloodbath after a fail at 90% and over 28,000+ attempts.<ref name="Quasar">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlvdGvFCmr8</ref> Many players purchased 144 Hz monitors specifically to beat the level, as it was considered extraordinarily difficult on 60 Hz.

===Legacy===
Bloodbath remains one of the most popular Extreme Demon levels in Geometry Dash, if not the most popular. It is currently the most downloaded and liked Extreme Demon in-game. The level remained unbeaten for seven months until Quasar beat it on 14 March 2016.<ref name="Quasar" />

The verification of Bloodbath and its subsequent lengthy tenure as the hardest level established the community standard of scrutinising the verification of difficult levels. While two other levels, Theory of Darkness and unnerfed [[Phobos]], temporarily managed to dethrone Bloodbath, both levels were ultimately unrated due to their hacked verifications.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzAdJBAaQqY?t=1773</ref>

Bloodbath was also the first Top 1 Demon level to remain in the top spot for over a year, officially dethroned by Sakupen Hell on 14 August 2016.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svyOjwLCErg</ref> With the placement of SINGULARITY on the Demonlist, Bloodbath fell out of the Top 50 hardest Demons. It had remained in the Top 50 for nearly 40 months, longer than any other Extreme Demon besides [[Sonic Wave]] at the time. The record is now held by [[Zodiac]], which remained in the Top 50 for over five years until Terminal Rampancy's movement from #52 to #44 on 30 June 2024.

Bloodbath's success led to a remake; [[Manix648]] and several other creators created a redecorated extended version named Bloodlust, which Quasar was initially set to verify. The verification was ultimately handed to knobbelboy due to the former's disappearance. knobbelboy verified Bloodlust in 121,296 attempts after failing at 97% and 98%. Like Bloodbath, the level was also placed #1 on the Demonlist. It remained at that spot for over a year until Zodiac dethroned it.

==Description==
Bloodbath is a mega-collaboration created by 11 people in total: [[weoweoteo]], [[Vermillion]], [[Michigun]], [[Evasium]], [[Crack]], [[ASonicMen]], [[Etzer]], [[Havok]], [[Giron]], and [[Ggb0y]], with the final triple spikes built by the host himself, [[Riot]]. The level is regarded as a masterpiece of its time, with builders making full use of nearly all decoration skills available in [[Update 1.9|1.9]]. It is executed in various shades of red and grey — no other colours appear, a hallmark of the [[Styles/Hell|hell]] [[Styles|style]]. Block design varies considerably between parts, from very simple ([[Havok]]) to highly detailed ([[Ggb0y|Ggb0y]]).

The soundtrack is 'At the Speed of Light' by the famous composer [[Dimrain47]]; the portion used in Bloodbath begins roughly where the excerpt used in [[Cataclysm]] ends, which led many players to believe Bloodbath was a sequel to it — the reason for the construction of the unofficial continuation [[Aftermath]] and the grouping of these three levels into the unofficial 'Apocalyptic Trilogy'.

Bloodbath depicts a red-and-black 'hell' theme, featuring critical speed changes, tight spaces, and precise timing, culminating in a relentless series of complex gameplay sequences. Those sequences feature many legacy segments. The main difficulty lies in extremely narrow passages, primarily in the ship, wave and UFO parts. 'Straights' are often cited as a defining feature of Bloodbath, though not all ship parts are built on straight flights — many contain manoeuvres and other varied challenges. Thanks to the abundance of ships, the Demon is extraordinarily difficult on low-refresh-rate monitors. Overall, the gameplay is of medium quality (quite high for [[Update 1.9|1.9]]), though many collaborators put effort into this aspect as well.

*'''0-10% ([[weoweoteo]]):''' Bloodbath begins with a ship sequence continuing from Cataclysm, transitioning into a red-and-black colour scheme with a face resembling his icon above. The sequence progresses through a half-speed portal, a double-speed cube and a triple-speed ship with flashing colours, gravity changes and a tight 1.5-block flying space, followed by a triple-speed mini-ball synced to the beat. The decorations actively use elements from [[Update 1.4|1.4]] and [[Update 1.7|1.7]]. This opening part is generally medium in difficulty.
*'''10-25% (Vermillion):''' Next is a triple-speed ship sequence with frequent gravity changes, ending with a ramp leading to his signature. A half-speed ball sequence follows, requiring precise jumps synced to the song's notes, with platforms featuring red bricks, black blocks and extra spikes. A mirrored sequence flips the screen mid-gameplay, leading into a crescendo of gravity portals. This segment is considered slightly easier than the previous one; its design mainly features [[Update 1.5|1.5]] blocks, neon and background objects.
*'''25-33% (Michigun):''' This part is in dark red and slows the pace and shifts to a gray colour scheme, featuring a normal-speed cube sequence with triple spikes, gravity changes and a background of flickering torches, chains and thorns. A one-block-wide ship sequence, a narrow ball sequence with alternating gravity, a tight UFO sequence and another triple-spike cube sequence lead into a concluding narrow wave sequence with flashing red 'MICHIGUN' text. Despite the lull in the music, this is one of the hardest parts of the Demon, full of irritating timings; the second and fourth segments are especially difficult.
*'''33-42% (Evasium):''' Next is a brief dual-cube sequence before transitioning into a half-speed ship sequence with wave-like movements through spiked obstacles. The ship turns mini midway as the background flashes to reveal additional details, leading into a mini-wave sequence where the correct path becomes visible through background flashes. A normal wave sequence with tight spaces follows, leading into a fast-paced UFO sequence with rapid gravity changes, pink orbs and a mini-UFO spam sequence that builds momentum as the music accelerates. This part can be considered a respite from Michigun's difficult section; its characteristic features are grey tones, abundant sawblades and floating structures.
*'''42-54% (Crack):''' The music now shifts the key to D minor, and the level transitions into a blood-red background. This part features a chaotic triple-speed mini-ship sequence requiring extreme precision. A brief normal-speed sequence introduces a gravity change before returning to triple-speed straight-flying through Clubstep-like monsters with narrow flight paths. A half-speed cube sequence with challenging timings provides a short respite before accelerating into another high-speed sequence, culminating in 'Crack' text appearing before the transition. This famous part is almost entirely one form — a mini-ship flying through insanely narrow spaces ('demonic' structures) with portals and exhausting speed changes. It gave rise to Bloodbath's image as a straight-fly level and was long considered the hardest segment (now considered so only for 60 Hz). The fragment has characteristic 1.9 decorations.
*'''54-71% (ASonicMen):''' This part features a triple-speed mini-UFO sequence with tight manoeuvres through small gaps, rapid size and gravity changes, and a background of flashing clouds and pulsing circles. A brief half-speed moment interrupts the intensity before resuming triple speed, leading into a memory-based mini-ball sequence and a rapid spam sequence with nine blue orbs. The 'ASONIC' text appears before entering an auto cube transition sequence, followed by another brief speed change. Many label this segment the easiest; both modes require only basic memorisation of clicks, and the design is typical of its time, notably blocks with 'crosses'.
*'''71-80% ([[Etzer]]):''' Next is a triple-speed normal-sized UFO sequence with a more artistic, glow-heavy style, leading to a landing on his name that triggers gravity portals and orbs. A normal-speed ship sequence follows, requiring navigation through a deceptive gravity portal and a two-block-wide path before a brief triple-speed UFO sequence transitions into an awkward low-flying ship sequence inside a darkened tunnel, known for a meme about failing at 79%. This equally famous segment is noted for decent design (though comparatively simple in block detail) and a very irritating gameplay: the first two UFO and ship stages are not especially hard, but the next two (repeating their forms), despite lasting only 3%, are a classic example of what players call 'cancer'.
*'''80-88% (Havok):''' This part features a ball sequence similar to Vermillion's part, featuring orbs placed inside and outside blocks, along with tricky timing and invisible platforms. A mini-portal and half-speed transition increase the difficulty before the gameplay speeds up again, leading into a triple-speed sequence where 'HAVOK' appears in the background. A fast-paced UFO sequence with rapid gravity changes and sawblade obstacles follows, with arrows guiding the player to the correct path. The part concludes with a half-speed wave sequence that requires precise straight-wave control through a narrow path. It is an extremely simple part and the shortest after Riot's ending; the mini-ball practically repeats Vermillion's design and is roughly of the same difficulty, only much shorter, followed by a very elementary UFO decorated with blocks from the game's earliest version.
*'''88-93% (Giron):''' This part has Giron's signature 'G' appearing before transitioning to a triple-speed upside-down ship sequence with orbs dictating movement and tight 1.5-block flying spaces. A long, normal-sized straight-fly tests consistency before transitioning into a half-speed dual-cube sequence requiring precise jumps and orb activations, concluding with a brief non-dual auto sequence leading into the final stretch. It is considered as unpleasant to practise as [[Etzer]]'s part: a wave with spam (though fairly simple) is followed by a ship with several portals, straights and orbs placed so as to make the fragment as hard as possible to train and pass, closing with a dual cube requiring only three clicks but at precise moments. Flickering effects are present.
*'''93-98% (Ggb0y):''' This part features a half-speed ball sequence similar to Cataclysm, with red block platforms, chains and the words 'your blood' fading into view. A precisely timed blue orb leads into a brief UFO sequence, followed by a short upside-down straight-fly that poses a high risk of late-game failure. The final ball sequence contains numerous fake blocks, with 'GBOY' appearing at the top of the screen as the part concludes. This excerpt stands out for its excellent 1.9-era design — the most elaborate background and block design in Bloodbath, using various object types — matched by high-quality gameplay, mainly a timing-based memory ball, short UFO and ship sections between the ball stages; the ship is notorious for a very high chance of death, and given that these are the final percentages, such a death is extremely unpleasant.
*'''98-100% (Riot):''' The final part of the level features a normal-speed semi-auto cube sequence that ends the level, displaying 'GG' above the cube and 'RIOT' below — six capital letters, two above ('GG') and four below ('Riot'), built from 1.5 blocks and decorated with neon outlines. A final set of triple spikes must be cleared to avoid a heartbreaking fail at 98% or 99%, while an alternate route allows for a precise jump at the end of Ggb0y's part, revealing Michigun's name as an Easter egg. The level concludes with a floating heart decoration above the final jump, placed above the last lower letter 'T'.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor # 
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Riot'''
 |12 August 2015
 |25,000+
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twTw4fjT0ik YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |Quasar
 |14 March 2016
 |28,000+
 |90%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlvdGvFCmr8 YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |Surv
 |30 March 2016
 |?
 |96%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUY5hyjdbQI YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |SoulsTRK
 |4 April 2016
 |34,623
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuXeS2WIQRA YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |RpgRaketti
 |2 June 2016
 |34,735
 |92%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_e7NfMQK4 YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |GonchusTime
 |5 June 2016
 |19,075
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_muRU7avJDc YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |SebQuero11
 |5 June 2016
 |24,103
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWn0NQKBKlI YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |Quantum
 |8 June 2016
 |~61,000
 |98%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqoMLS_OI0 YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |[[TrusTa]]
 |17 June 2016
 |13,722
 |83%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfEe3VkjxKA YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |knobbelboy
 |16 July 2016
 |29,973
 |89%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IapCZtxIpxk YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Nekritt
 |30 July 2016
 |30,487
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCwF-vkWDdw YouTube]
 |}
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable completions
 |body   = <nowiki />
*The current record for fewest attempts by a victor is held by woi. He completed Bloodbath after only 97 attempts; however, woi had played [[Bloodlust]] beforehand, which he significantly benefited from.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTtIOg5Ogxc</ref>
**[[TrusTa]] was formerly the victor with the fewest attempts in Bloodbath, at 13,722 attempts. [[BlassCFB]] lowered the record to 8,345 attempts. Later, Gizbro broke the record with 4,236 attempts, which [[SeptaGon7]] went on to beat with 571 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVH5k5voZVs</ref>
*DuaL KiKi beat Bloodbath three times in one day, at the end of the day, calling it a 'Medium Demon'. Then, two days later, he beat it again, jokingly calling it an 'Easy Demon'.
*Bigthunder556 was the first player to beat Bloodbath on mobile on 27 July 2019.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUrLQ3Z_D7w</ref> ChubsDubs, Surpl3x, and Coopersuper8 all followed on 30 January 2021.
**Bigthunder556's Bloodbath completion made his Geometry Dash career go further and advance into harder Extreme Demon levels on the Demonlist.
**ChubsDubs, Surpl3x, and Coopersuper are also notable for beating Bloodbath on 60Hz mobile devices.
***It is known as Bloodbath Mobile Day, and, according to Surpl3x, it occurs between 30 and 31 January.
****The records were two days after Bloodbath fell into the Legacy List of the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]].
*Aside from Riot as the verifier, Vermillion was the first and only victor of Bloodbath who was involved in its creation, completing the level on 9 January 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWaOYGF6MU</ref>
*Mend Amar became the first and only person to beat Bloodbath at a school talent show.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4zuxxkIgus</ref>
*The legendary creator [[Zobros]] beat Bloodbath on 22 November 2025, becoming his hardest completion.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10I5qY8AQDM</ref>
*KingMoose completed Bloodbath as his very first Geometry Dash level completion on 15 March 2026.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql4h77JYodc</ref>
*KelanKraft became the youngest known player to beat Bloodbath on 18 July 2025. He was 8 years old at the time.
}}
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable fails
 |body   = <nowiki />
*[[Riot]] and MaxiS9 failed at 94%.
**This fail involved a blue orb. This part was slightly nerfed by moving the blue orb farther down.
**MaxiS9 also failed at 90% beforehand, which was his furthest fail.
*[[Smokes]], at the time, a 60Hz player failed at 92%.
**Zev failed at 92%, reaching at 222 BPM.
*Zanna83, hotball1, Satcho, LordSkello, Mix991, [[Zobros]], and [[Vortrox]] have all failed at 95%.
**hotball1, a 60Hz player, failed at 95% twice and eventually completed it on 60Hz, becoming the first player to do so.
**Zanna83 is also a talented creator who has designed various parts for multiple Extreme Demon levels in Geometry Dash.
*[[Surv]] failed at 96%.
*Both [[Dorami]] and [[AeonAir]] failed at 97%.
*Both Quantum and [[EricVanWilderman]] failed at 98%.
**Quantum also failed at 97% and 95% beforehand.
**EricVanWilderman failed at 98% due to a 240Hz bug at the last blue pad on 10 September 2020. He also failed at 97% before beating it the same day.
*cobrablitz has a record of 22 deaths at Ggb0y's part, the last part of the level; his experience was described as one of the worst he has ever had with an Extreme Demon.
*YGYoshI, Eyeseer, HequinoX, AzaFTW, EmmEnne12719, Akuriserv, Паme, MultiSpeed, wiospic, Urkspider27 GD, AwesomeAAAs, Тархун, Hask, and T'im have all failed at 99%.
**EmmEnne12719 also failed at 95% beforehand.
**TheDiamondOnFire failed at 99% as an April Fools' Joke.
**Milky failed at 94% and 96% during the same stream.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDhXSOoCYI</ref>
**Triqz25 failed at Giron's part at 92%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmvYmrIQok</ref>
**FinnStreams failed at the 92% dual in front of his friends and brother.
}}

==Related levels==
===Apocalyptic Trilogy and AfterCataBath===
Bloodbath is the second instalment of the 'Apocalyptic Trilogy' (also known as the Hell Trilogy), succeeding [[Cataclysm]] and preceding [[Aftermath]]. There is a level called AfterCataBath, initially created by Zimnyte, combining Cataclysm, Bloodbath and aftermath into a single level; the part shared by Bloodbath and Aftermath was assigned to Bloodbath. A buffed remake of AfterCataBath, titled [[Apocalyptic Trilogy]], is a super-buffed, redecorated version.

===Bloodlust===
Bloodbath's success led to a remake; [[Manix648]] and several other creators created a redecorated extended version named Bloodlust, which Quasar was initially set to verify. The verification was ultimately handed to knobbelboy due to the former's disappearance. knobbelboy verified Bloodlust in 121,296 attempts after failing at 97% and 98%. Like Bloodbath, the level was also placed #1 on the Demonlist. It remained at that spot for over a year until Zodiac dethroned it. [[Havok]] is the only player who took part in the creation of both Bloodbath and Bloodlust simultaneously.

===Buffbath and Riots Demise===
Riot has worked on a heavily buffed version of Bloodbath called Buffbath. Many of the ship gaps are notably much tighter than before. He originally intended this to be an update to Bloodbath, but after receiving criticism, he decided to make Buffbath a separate level with a secret way. The level is called 'blood bathtub hard v' and is on Riot's account under the ID 31288058.<ref>https://gdbrowser.com/31288058</ref> AGSEcho verified Buffbath on 2 August 2024.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM-OF3NoJIs</ref> There is a redecorated version of Buffbath named Riots Demise.

===Other remakes===
*Bloodbath has spawned many remakes. For some reason, nearly all of them still have the creators' names.
**Primarily, all the remakes are nerfed, except for Deambath and Bloodlust, which are buffed. Invisibath retains the original difficulty, however.
**All of Sunix's other remakes are unnerfed. These include Bloodbath in different shades of colour and an unnerfed 'Sh**ty' Bloodbath. He also planned to host a mega-collaboration for an actual unnerfed Bloodbath remake.
*[[Sunix]] uploaded a buffed version of Bloodbath named Deambath. It includes a few extra spikes, and the ball parts in ASonicMen's and Vermillion's parts feature different gameplay.
**Deam was Sunix's old username.
**Similarly, he verified and uploaded 'Invisibath', which is essentially Bloodbath, except that everything is set to 10% opacity.
*Bloodbath Z is a well-known nerfed remake that differs significantly in gameplay and decoration from the original.
*A remake of Bloodbath, Legacy, was built by CairoX that includes an unofficial extension.

==Hacks and incidents==
*In early November 2016, Bloodbath was hacked by a player named xX0T1Xx, also known as Anaban. He set a start position at the end (~80%) and included text explaining that he was leaving Geometry Dash. Since it was a start position, beating it did not reward the player with stars.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH_XNFaTXzk</ref> Luckily, this has been fixed.
**Interestingly, nearly a decade after hacking Bloodbath, xX0T1Xx managed to beat Bloodbath on 21 September 2026.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6_i_cGbJo</ref>
*Bloodbath was hacked again in [[Update 2.0|2.0]], and for several hours it was a Demon with unprotected copying, but this was later fixed.
*On 16 November 2017, the level's difficulty was lowered to {{InsaneDemon}}, but ten minutes later the old rating — {{ExtremeDemon}} — was restored.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_grklI6X_M</ref> The same happened on 1 February 2020. Both downgrades resulted from bot-driven rating manipulation.
*At one point the level's difficulty changed to {{InsaneDemon}} while the star count remained unchanged, making Bloodbath briefly the only user-level Insane Demon with 10 stars.
*Some players were revealed to have beaten Bloodbath illegitimately.
**ThePrimeEvil had claimed to beat Bloodbath but was later exposed for using hacks.
**TheRealSneaky claimed to beat Bloodbath on 75Hz but later admitted to hacking it.
**TacoMacho hacked Bloodbath four times but was exposed by nikrodox for accidentally streaming and speed-hacking.
**Aurorus hacked Bloodbath, but it was considered legitimate for a long time. Eventually, some allegations suggest that all his records were hacked, and now, he is listed among the community's hackers.

==Bugs and errors==
*There are multiple layering issues, including an upper spike in the ball sequence at 28%.
*The top-right corner block of the first structure in the UFO sequence at 55% is lower than intended.
*There is an error in the auto cube sequence at 68% with an incorrectly placed invisible slope to assist the transition.
*There is a visual error in [[Etzer|Etzer's]] ship sequence at 74% with a missing slope block to cover a sawblade.
*Previously, at 240 FPS and above, a bug could be encountered at the dual in [[Evasium]]'s part: the lower cube would jump too high, making the moment impossible. This bug was fixed on 12 August 2020.
*On the auto part between ASonicMen's and Etzer's stages, the player can crash into an invisible slope.
*Riot re-beat and updated Bloodbath in [[Update 2.1|Update 2.11]] to fix a 240Hz bug at 34% that would cause the player to crash into a spike when they hit the pink pads.
*It is possible to crash into the invisible blocks at 87%, [[npesta]] being the most notable player to die there.

==Trivia==
===General===
*Even though Bloodbath is 1 minute and 52 seconds long, in Update 1.9, it is XL when the duration is measured with the grid length of the level. It is now fixed, and the server now showcases it as Long.
*Bloodbath was ranked #4 in Geometry Dash Today's list of 'The Top 100 Greatest Geometry Dash Levels Of All Time'.
*Bloodbath, alongside [[Death Moon]], [[Colorful OverNight]] and some others, is considered one of the best Demons created in [[Update 1.9|1.9]].
*Riot originally stated that he would re-beat Bloodbath for his 400th Demon. However, this idea was later dismissed as he completed Spacelocked instead.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_tbh0PUsY</ref>
*Bloodbath, [[Quantum Processing]] and [[Red World Rebirth]] are Riot's only rated levels.
*There is an Easter egg at the end of Bloodbath at Ggb0y's part, where the player can position themselves to land on top of the 'GG' in Riot's part. If they succeed, the word 'Michigun' will appear.
**Riot himself did not perform this during verification; he cleared the level the normal way, jumping over the invisible triple spikes at the end.
*During verification, Riot simplified Ggb0y's part by placing the blue orb at 94% in a more convenient spot to make the timing easier. He also eased Vermillion's part by reducing the last spike on the big ball.
*Bloodbath was made the Weekly Demon on 1 April 2019. It was done as an April Fools' joke.
**Players [[MetaManZ]], [[SrGuillester]] and [[Dolphy]] re-beat it on the same day.
*Bloodbath is #62 on the ''[https://gdlrrlist.com/index.html Low Refresh Rate]'' Demonlist, above Dark Flare and below Carnage Mode.
**It is also #40 on the ''[https://gdmobilelist.com/#/ Mobile]'' Demonlist, above Celestial Force and below Ethereal Artifice.
*Bloodbath is the most-downloaded level, with over 150 million downloads and is the sixth-most liked level overall, with 5.3 million likes as of 10 April 2026.
**Bloodbath became the most downloaded Demon level in the game on 1 March 2026, surpassing [[The Nightmare]].
***Bloodbath became the most downloaded level in the entire game on 10 April 2026, surpassing [[OuterSpace]].
**On 22 May 2025, the level reached 100,000,000 downloads, becoming the fourth level to do so.
*Famous and viral streamer [[Wikipedia:IShowSpeed|IShowSpeed]] played through an auto version of Bloodbath.
**Many of IShowSpeed's fans think Speed found a 'glitch' in Bloodbath, so they later made a video clip of Speed 'finding a glitch' to beat Bloodbath, roleplaying that Bloodbath's glitch was discovered, although it was proven to be a myth.
*In the level The Devourer, if the player misses a pink orb at 7%, it brings them to weoweoteo's part in Bloodbath.
*When Riot passes through the first dual part in the verification video, his saying 'swag' can be heard when entering Evasium's part. Many have misheard it as 'quack'. Over time, it has become a common tradition to say either 'quack' or 'swag' during that segment while playing the level.
**Some sources report that Riot said 'Crack' at 34% during the winning attempt, and that Riot later confirmed this; this conflicts with the 'swag' account, and the community treats the word as disputed.
*The song used for Bloodbath was temporarily removed due to Dimrain47's Newgrounds account being hacked. Because of this, songs, including 'At The Speed Of Light', 'Duality' and 'The Disturbance', were removed from Newgrounds. Although downloading this song is no longer possible in Geometry Dash, it will still work and play if downloaded beforehand. The song was restored on Newgrounds between 23 and 24 October 2021.
*The name of the achievement for clearing 300 Demon levels in Normal Mode is called 'What a bloodbath'.
*Before spring 2018, some players argued that Bloodbath held an undeservedly high position in the Demonlist, as it stood above levels such as [[Phobos]] and [[Athanatos]] until it was lowered.
*On low refresh rates, Bloodbath is compared in difficulty to [[Athanatos]] and is considered harder than [[Bausha Vortex]] and [[Black Blizzard]]; on 144 Hz it competes with levels such as Quaoar, Astrophobia, [[ATMarbl]], [[Moment]] and [[Idols]].

===Demonlist===
*Upon the creation of the modern Demonlist on Pointercrate on 4 January 2017, Bloodbath was placed at #3, above [[Infernal Abyss]] and below Sakupen Hell.
*Bloodbath is regarded as the 21st instance of the hardest rated level in the game's history.
**Bloodbath is one of the levels to stand the longest on the list before getting pushed into the Legacy List, sitting at 1,997 days.
***Bloodlust has since surpassed this length, as it has stood for over 2,600 days before being pushed to the Legacy List.
**This placement makes Bloodbath the final level in the classic 'Apocalyptic Trilogy' (or the Hell Trilogy) to be pushed into the Legacy List.
**This placement makes Bloodbath the last level released in Update 1.9 to be pushed into the Legacy List.
**The same day Bloodbath fell into the Legacy List, the Demonlist website and the Geometry Dash servers coincidentally crashed.
*Bloodbath took Riot over 25,000 attempts to verify. Michigun and RobTop himself encouraged Riot to keep trying.
*People argued for a while that Sakupen Hell was harder than Bloodbath. Most people believe that Sakupen Hell is harder because of its difficult timings. However, some believe Bloodbath is harder due to its length being more than twice that of Sakupen Hell and its consistent difficulty. [[Sea]] said in his Sakupen Hell documentary that Sakupen Hell is harder because of the gameplay's 'sheer nature'. Sakupen Hell was later moved above Bloodbath on the Demonlist.
*On 2 July 2020, Bloodbath lost its distinction of being the level that remained the longest in the Top 50 on the Demonlist (having remained for 1,315 days) to Sonic Wave.
*Bloodbath was once the level that took the longest time to have any victors, taking seven months before Quasar became its first victor. It was surpassed by [[Avernus]] on 6 January 2024, which took nine months to be beaten by its first victor.
**Based After Based is the level that took the longest time after its verification to receive a victor, taking over 560 days.
*Bloodbath is the level with the highest number of completions while it was on the Demonlist, standing at 1,294 victors.
*Bloodbath is the level with the third-highest number of completions on the [[All Rated Extreme Demons List]] (AREDL), standing at over 8,300 victors.
**Bloodbath is the level with the second-highest number of completions on the [https://demonlist.org Global Demonlist], amassing over 4,350 victors.
***Due to a large portion of completions never being submitted to either of the Demonlists, Bloodbath has significantly more victors than the combined amount of Pointercrate, AREDL, and Global Demonlist, with estimates ranging between 10,000 and 15,000.
*The placement of Alpha Baa X on 29 January 2021 pushed Bloodbath into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.<ref>https://twitter.com/demonlistgd/status/1355312422878208000/</ref>
**Bloodbath amassed 1,294 total victors during its lifespan on the Demonlist, making it the first level in the history of Pointercrate to reach a milestone of 1,000 victors, alongside Sonic Wave (1,048), Cognition (1,232), Bloodlust (1,068), and Zodiac (1,020).

==Videos==
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==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]
[[Category:Mega-collaborations]]
[[Category:Apocalyptic Trilogy]]
[[Category:Hell style]]