Editing Codependence

{{IB-Level
 |image      = Codependence.png
 |id         = 62556400
 |creator    = TCTeam (team)
;Members/Contributors
Peroxide01, Konsi, Zent, Hko, Arceus, AutumnLotus, Delta, Carloz, Cotchy, Licen, CesDroid, StarkyTheSalad, ViralDL, hadeon, GaidenHertuny, Xyl, Isane, Jhreen, para, Xaren, Artos, Yuki, Keyblade, GeometryTom, Pingui, Astion, Cultrix, Woom, Brittank88, Eridani, floppy, and Yoonsr
 |verifier   = Kapinapi and ViralDl (2P-verifiers)<br>Pukklez (solo verifier)
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 2m 5s (XL)
 |objects    = 140,303
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 925K
 |likes      = 27.5K
 |rating     = Featured
 |artist     = [https://schtiffles.newgrounds.com/ Schtiffles]
 |music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/727020 ?]
 |musicid    = 727020
}}
'''Codependence''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level by the members of TCTeam, initially verified by Kapinapi and ViralDl on 4 July 2020<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxOuEzL6HXE</ref> and verified solo by Pukklez on 4 June 2023.<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKGk41hSnDo</ref> It is a 2-player level in which each icon completes the equivalent of an Insane Demon to an Extreme Demon.

Codependence was placed at #8 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] and became the hardest rated 2-player level at the time.

==History==
With TCTeam's permission, Kapinapi and ViralDL applied some nerfs before the level's verification to make it more playable.<ref name=":0" />

Many people initially thought the level was impossible to beat by a single player. In April 2022, a player named Pukklez began to attempt a solo verification of Codependence. On 4 June 2023, almost three years after Codependence's initial verification, Pukklez verified the level solo after 165,000 attempts.<ref name=":1" /> Pukklez had used the W and up arrow keys for 2-player control, as mentioned earlier.

==Description==
===<u>Pre-duals</u>===
*'''0-8%: (Peroxide01 + Konsi):''' Codependence begins with a sync-based cube section at half-speed featuring simple orb timings (also with toggle orbs) and sudden size changes after a short ball section at normal speed (later at double-speed). The player transitions into a sync-based mini-robot at triple-speed, followed by a wave spam section at quadruple-speed, before being thrown into the infamous duals. The wave spam also features the text message 'Konsi', referencing the creator of this part.

===<u>First duals (8-45%)</u>===
{| class="wikitable"
 !Gameplay Part
 !Player 1
 !Player 2
 |-
 |'''8-20% (Zent + Hko + Arceus + AutumnLotus)'''
 |The first player transitions into a mini-robot at triple-speed before being normal-sized and entering a short mini-wave segment, after which the first player goes back into a mini-robot, followed by a short mini-ball section, then a simple mini-spider segment, followed by a straight-fly section, and then into a ball section, followed by a timing-based UFO with gravity changes and a dash orb.
 |There are only two segments at the bottom portion of this part; the second player enters into a mini-cube with orb timings and various dash orbs, followed by a mini-robot also having orb timings.
 |-
 |'''20-32% (Delta + Carloz + Cotchy)'''
 |After a short mini-cube section, the first player goes into a mini-robot, then into a mini-cube again and then into a mini-robot again. The first player transitions into a simple mini-spider section; later, the first player returns to the mini-cube and the mini-robot for a moment before a mini-UFO with simple orb timings.
 |After the continuation of the mini-robot, the second player proceeds into a wave before going mini-sized and returning to the mini-robot for a brief moment. The second player transitions into a cube where they hit the ceiling; after a short mini-ball and mini-cube section, the second player enters into a mini-robot followed by an auto-mini-ship section; after a short timing-based UFO, a ball section with a size change and a teleport spam section is also included; after a short auto-mini-cube, the second player enters into a mini-ship with few size changes and a gravity change, then into an auto-mini-cube after the short mini-cube and mini-ball sections and then a mini-ship straight-fly at the end.
 |-
 |'''32-43% (Licen + CesDroid + StarkyTheSalad + ViralDL)'''
 |After a short cube section and a straight-fly, the first player enters a robot, followed by a wave spam, then a short mini-cube and wave, a short timing-based UFO, and an auto-mini-ship section, followed by a timing-based robot. Next, the first player transitions into a ball and a timing-based cube, followed by a ship segment, which is also timing-based; after this, a fast-paced ball section and an upside-down straight-fly are also included.
 |The second player transitions into a timing-based UFO, followed by a wave spam section with a size change; after a short mini-robot, the second player proceeds into a fast-paced mini-ball, followed by short mini-ship and mini-cube sections; the second player returns to the mini-ship and mini-cube sections later on. Next, the second player goes into a timing-based mini-robot, then a timing-based mini-ball, a simple mini-cube, and a mini-ship straight-fly segment with size changes.
|}

*'''43-45% (hadeon):''' This section only features a simple mini-cube at normal speed with two jumps as a break before the second row of duals.

===<u>Second duals (45-78%)</u>===
{| class="wikitable"
 !Gameplay Part
 !Player 1
 !Player 2
 |-
 |'''45-56% (GaidenHertuny + Xyl + Isane)'''
 |After a short mini-robot, the first player enters into a fast-paced mini-wave at triple-speed followed by a mini-UFO consisting of short spam while the rest is timing-based and a ship section with constant size changes and some gravity changes; then, the first player transitions into a fast-paced mini-wave, the mini-wave segments contain fast-paced clicking while the normal wave consists of a spam section; after a short ship section, the first player goes into a cube with fast-paced orb timings, followed by a mini-wave and a mini-cube with two dash orbs in which the player hits the ceiling.
 |After a short mini-robot, the second player transitions into a mini-cube after the two blue pads; this section consists of two pink orbs in small blocks at the end, followed by a fast-paced CPS consistency wave segment. The second player then enters a timing-based mini-UFO with gravity changes after a yellow pad. After a short mini-cube section, the second player enters a simple mini-ball section, a ship segment consisting of manoeuvring through obstacles, followed by a mini-robot and a mini-cube.
 |-
 |'''56-69% (Jhreen + para + Xaren + Artos)'''
 |The rest of the level consists of sudden speed changes; after a short mini-spider, the first player proceeds into a cube with many game mode changes in a mini-ball, a mini-cube with sudden size changes, a mini-ball again before returning into the mini-cube, a mini-UFO, a mini-cube again before returning into the mini-UFO, a short wave spam, a mini-ball, an auto-mini-cube with size changes, a mini-ship straight-fly, an auto-mini-cube again, a fast-paced mini-UFO, a mini-cube with a dash orb, a mini-robot and a mini-cube with black orb hits above pink pads; the top portion from this part consists of fast-paced timings, however.
 |The rest of the level consists of sudden speed changes; the second player transitions into a mini-robot, a mini-ship, a mini-UFO, a wave and another mini-ship; the first three segments are timing-based, and a total of eight dash orb inputs, in which the player hits the ceilings and platforms are also included; the second mini-ship on this part consists of manoeuvring through obstacles, while the normal-sized ship is a straight-fly.
 |-
 |'''69-77% (Yuki + Keyblade + GeometryTom)'''
 |The first player enters into a mini-cube with a size change before the straight-fly with a gravity change at the centre; after a fast-paced wave spam segment, the first player returns to the cube being normal-sized, a short mini-ball and a mini-cube with a dash orb in which the player hits the ground at the beginning; after that, the first player transitions into a timing-based UFO, an upside-down mini-ship straight-fly, a mini-wave after a short mini-cube, and the first player returns to the mini-cube being timing-based.
 |After a short cube, the second player enters a robot section followed by a ball for a short period before an auto-ship section; after this, the second player goes into a spider section followed by a mini-ship straight-fly before the green orb as the rest of the mini-ship section consists of manoeuvring through obstacles; after that, a wave spam section and a simple ship segment were also included on this part.
|}

*'''77-78%:''' This section is only an auto part with a pink pad before the third and final row of duals.

===<u>Third and final duals (78-100%)</u>===
{| class="wikitable"
 !Gameplay Part
 !Player 1
 !Player 2
 |-
 |'''78-88% (Pingui + Astion + Cultrix + Woom)'''
 |Afterwards, the first player faces a mini-cube segment with over 20 transition changes in a mini-ball, a mini-cube, a mini-UFO, a mini-cube, a straight-fly, a mini-ball, a mini-cube, a mini-wave, a mini-ball, a mini-robot, a mini-ship, a mini-cube with two red orbs in the platforms, a wave, a mini-robot, a mini-cube, another straight-fly, a mini-robot, a mini-ball, a mini-cube, a mini-wave, a mini-ship and a mini-cube at the end; the entire gameplay segment is timing-based and has various gravity changes.
 |Afterwards, the second player enters a mini-robot segment with over ten transition changes in a mini-spider, mini-robot, mini-UFO, an upside-down straight-fly, another mini-UFO, a wave, a UFO, a straight-fly with a yellow orb, mini-ball, mini-robot, a UFO, a mini-cube with a dash orb, a mini-ship and a mini-ball with a dash orb and sudden size changes at the end; all UFO parts from the bottom portion of this part are spam sections, and the entire gameplay segment is timing-based.
 |-
 |'''88-96% (Brittank88 + Eridani)'''
 |This part is unique compared to other parts; the first player proceeds into a slow timing-based mini-cube transition, followed by a fast-paced mini-ball; after this, the level speeds up at quadruple speed as the first player goes into a short fast-paced mini-spider, followed by a fast-paced wave section; the wave section also includes an inclined wave spam segment, followed by a mini-ship straight-fly along with the second player.
 |This part is unique compared to other parts; the second player enters into a timing-based UFO; the rest of the UFO transition consists of fast-paced timings, including a pink dash orb in which the player hits the ground, gravity changes and turns mini-sized for the rest of the part; after a quadruple-speed change, a spam based segment was also included; after a short mini-cube section, the second player returns to the mini-UFO with two last blue orbs at the end; after the UFO part (that also consists of few teleports), the second player goes into an upside down mini-ship straight-fly along with the first player.
|}
''Note: In Eridani and Brittank88's part, there is a text message saying 'rip skele :(', referring to GDSkele being removed from the mega-collaboration.''

*'''96-100% (floppy + Yoonsr):''' The player transitions into a short cube, a short UFO with a gravity change, a robot with sloped jumps, an auto-cube transition, a ship part with gravity and speed changes up to normal speed and a cube with a triple-spike jump before the level ends.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors (solo)==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Pukklez'''
 |4 June 2023
 |165,684
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKGk41hSnDo YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |Reptilian
 |28 July 2023
 |?
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oLxaLhTbn8 YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |conski
 |23 September 2023
 |48,728
 |89%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz0BvtZH7x0 YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |[[Whizkid05]]
 |19 May 2024
 |35,083
 |90%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vT_gjuBmEo YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |GuitGuit
 |9 August 2024
 |~51,000
 |90%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH5NG70FRQg YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |Oportan
 |4 November 2024
 |54,053+
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0qqdMc71zk YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |[[Doggie]]
 |29 December 2024
 |28,482
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efi5ofI9geM YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |Draks_Loves_U
 |6 January 2025
 |69,789
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9yN59XOmSg YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |S1ngan1
 |10 February 2025
 |175,000+
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJA-A1y-Rs YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |AuroraeDrago
 |22 February 2025
 |211,055
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUPHiPcpJ0c YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Marcosito
 |12 March 2025
 |~71,693
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfhuuFJodP8 YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*Codepedence was placed at #8 on the Demonlist on 15 August 2023, above [[Firework]] and below [[Sakupen Circles (Muffy450)|Sakupen Circles]].
**This addition pushed no jokes into the Extended List and Silentium Clavas into the Legacy List.
*According to Kapinapi, the top half (Player 1) portion is more difficult than the bottom half (Player 2).
*Before the solo verification of Codepedence, the ultimate verifier Pukklez offered a bounty of 100 NZD (~60 USD) to the second player to complete the fourth dual (45.7-56.7%) solo.<ref>https://x.com/2pToday/status/1585406043731169281</ref> The bounty was ultimately claimed by the player Batle, who accomplished the run on a 60Hz mobile device.<ref>https://x.com/gdbatle1/status/1586369898485321729</ref>
*Codependence, alongside Horros and Sides Of My Mind, was moved to the Legacy List on 15 February 2024 due to the temporary 2-player level guideline changes.
**This change was reverted a day later, bringing all of them back on the list.
*Codependence has become a running joke among Zoink's fans due to him famously avoiding playing it since it is a 2-player level.
**Funnily enough, ZOINK NEVER CLEAR, the projected Top 1 level created by smarted for Zoink never to be able to complete or verify, has its gameplay almost entirely in 2-player mode.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6n_l_p91aY</ref>
*Cat became the first solo mobile victor of Codependence on 1 August 2026, completing it after over 430,555 attempts and over two years of playing, subsequently making it the hardest mobile completion in Vietnam.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orPNiBJnP1c</ref>
*The placement of Make Paul Dance on 23 August 2026 pushed Codependence into the Extended List.

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Demon List levels]]