Editing Cognition

{{IB-Level
 |image      = Cognition.png
 |id         = 57600307
 |creator    = [[EndLevel]] (publisher) and Benji8080
 |verifier   = [[nSwish]]
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = [[File:ExtremeDemon.png|x35px]]
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 2s (Long)
 |objects    = 66,590
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 679.6K
 |likes      = 20.3K
 |rating     = Featured
 |artist     = [https://soundcloud.com/mossuto ChristianMossuto]
 |music      = [https://archive.org/details/christian-mossuto-violence Violence...]
 |musicid    = 412437 (deleted)
}}
'''Cognition''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by [[EndLevel]] and Benji8080, verified by [[nSwish]] on 28 September 2019.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enl0GOyskPs</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUFxTATYEdQ</ref> It is known for having tight timings, despite being only a minute long. However, Cognition was received positively by most of the community, being one of the most popular levels to complete during its time on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]].

An official sequel, [[Oblivion]], was hosted by Benji8080 and verified by dice88 on 5 July 2021.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcmDAm50BB0</ref> Oblivion itself has a sequel called Blossom, but the level has not been decorated yet.

==Description==
*'''0-21%:''' Cognition begins with the player already having to do ridiculous timings, while the portals and orbs are invisible. These timings are difficult and tight. Then a short ball section appears with similar timings. After this, another cube section appears, with the same timings as previously. Then, a difficult ship section comes, consisting of very tight straight-flying. Eventually, the ship slows down, and the screen darkens. Then, the next section comes.
*'''21-52%:''' This section is at triple-speed, extremely spammy and precise. Many different game-mode portals fly at the player, requiring them to perform difficult, quick timings. Once the section has reached its halfway point, a passive yet tight wave section emerges, drawing the player into the second half of this section. The second half contains some extreme duals and some tight waves. At the end of this section, there is another short wave segment.
*'''52-73%:''' The speed has now slowed to normal speed, but the timings are still incredibly difficult. This part begins with a cube section before turning into a UFO with peculiar timings and click patterns. After this, the speed slows down to half with another cube section. Following this is a ship section, with some very tight straight-fly. It is widely considered the easiest section of the level.
*'''73-100%:''' This part is slightly easier than 22-52%. It is very similar to it but at double speed. This part is the most out of sync of the whole level. The first half is similar to 22-52%, and the second half is as well, although having a bit of dual-action.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{|class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''nSwish'''
 |28 September 2019
 |~22,200
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enl0GOyskPs YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |Dolphy
 |3 October 2019
 |13,829
 |87%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfyhTTaLbM8 YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |Combined
 |10 January 2020
 |?
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhVYvrpNOvE YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |swiborg
 |31 January 2020
 |27,808
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnYHNssMhQ YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |[[Mycrafted]]
 |1 March 2020
 |16,148
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe3gVPl5aHk YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |Dr. Joe
 |7 March 2020
 |~51,000
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf9jCIWlDQI YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |Seturan
 |5 April 2020
 |40,235
 |95%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvuRIWHEOg YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |gubo
 |24 May 2020
 |~47,000
 |69%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amYKV_80Os YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |[[DiamondSplash]]
 |11 June 2020
 |28,388
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVnEIfJ23gs YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |donut
 |13 June 2020
 |17,272
 |80%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20-xJg9AxOY YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Slithium
 |18 June 2020
 |~26,000
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSuAa3TtTrE YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*Cognition was rated on 18 December 2019 and placed at #3 on the Demonlist on 21 January 2020, above [[Crimson Planet]] and below [[Kenos]].
**This addition pushed [[Bloodlust]] out of the Top 5, [[Artificial Ascent]] out of the Top 50, [[Athanatos]] into the Extended List, and Glide into the Legacy List, three of which are former Top 1 Demons.
*EndLevel and LexyCat teamed up with lolwut, a popular player and creator, to create Flyleaf, an unofficial sequel layout.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nKoRsn81lM</ref>
*The song for Cognition, 'Violence', was removed from Newgrounds due to containing copyrighted samples.
*According to Gablor, Cognition is not inspired by [[kowareta]]; it came from Gablor making gameplay with the song 'Violence', with Benji8080 liking the song and wanting to use it as well. Its former name, kowarinnards, a portmanteau of the levels kowareta and INNARDS, was possibly chosen because those levels were closely related, and it would grab people's interest in the project.<ref>https://x.com/snailorg/status/2072262731395211338</ref>
*Cognition was in [[EricVanWilderman|EricVanWilderman's]] 12 Demons of Christmas 2023 Community Series, as Demon #11, being completed by [[AeonAir]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRQobvDjBNg</ref>
*The placement of Levigo on 25 February 2026 pushed Cognition into the Legacy List of the Demonlist after over six years.
**Cognition amassed 1,232 total victors during its lifespan on the Demonlist, making it the fourth level in the history of Pointercrate to reach a milestone of 1,000 victors, alongside Bloodbath (1,294), Sonic Wave (1,048), Bloodlust (1,068), and Zodiac (1,020).
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable completions
 |body   = <nowiki />
*Joshua28 became the first player to complete Cognition on a controller on 22 July 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEEHvn9bGCU</ref>
**Skarro became the second on 20 March 2021,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4t7FrD_njo</ref> and 12_Kelvin the third on 23 May 2021.
*Llqne completed Cognition as a jump from [[Deadlocked]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHeFh1hea4</ref>
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]