Editing Etzer

{{Infobox Player
|title       = Etzer
|image       = EtzerLogo.jpg
|nickname    = etzr, EtzerGD, Ethan (real name)
|country     = Wisconsin, United States
|age         = 23 (June 18, 2000)
|levels      = 57 (55 rated, 108 CP)
|crew        = None
|position    = 151211 (Global)<br>40 (Creators)
|years       = 2014-2019
|nominations = 0
|awards      = 1
|youtube     = [https://youtube.com/@etzerGD Etzer]
|twitch      = [https://twitch.tv/etzr etzr]
|twitter     = [https://twitter.com/etzerGD etzer]
|gd          = [https://gdbrowser.com/u/etzer Etzer]
}}
'''Etzer''' ('''etzr''' on Twitch) was a popular American player and level creator in ''Geometry Dash''. His levels were known for their design and art. He also collaborated very often with other players. He often streamed on YouTube. His live streams were not limited to ''Geometry Dash''; he played ''Team Fortress 2'' and sometimes other games.

==History==
===Conflicts===
*'''Etzer Fraud Situation''' - Around July 2018, [[th31]], and S3rios collaborated to make a video exposing over $6,000-worth of fraudulent chargebacks to Etzer's PayPal account.<ref>https://youtu.be/1gCBN2C7bds&t=769s</ref> He eventually paid back all of the victims.

==Levels==
===Unrated levels===
*GContest3 FAMOUS
*GContest3 UNKNOWN

===Easy levels===
*Cosmic Dolphin (starred) - A dolphin-themed level.
*Determination (featured) - An ''Undertale''-styled level created for [[Viprin]]'s Creator Contest 5.

===Normal levels===
*Bitpop (featured)
*Disco Dynasty (featured)
*hyperdrive (starred) - His first level ever created.
*HyperFantasy (featured)

===Hard levels===
*[[Digital Death]] (featured)
*Duality (starred) - A collaboration with Nocturne.
*Emerald Brine (featured) - A collaboration with DemonMker.
*hyperflow (featured)
*Poltergeist (featured)
*the fallen (starred) - A collaboration with Lugunium.
*Uprise (featured)

===Harder levels===
*5000 STRONG (featured) - A level created for Viprin's Creator Contest 1.
*A New Dawn (featured) - His first 2.0 level and the first rated level of Update 2.0.
*AEVUS (featured)
*BossFight (featured) - A collaboration with Dashfire, JUFFIN, and CraftySteve.
*Cane Swinger (featured)
*Crisp Circuits (featured) - A collaboration with [[TriAxis]].
*Cursed Chasm (featured) - A collaboration with [[Samifying]].
*Dreamy Caverns (featured) - A collaboration with HyperFlame and StarShip.
*Electr2nic Super Joy (featured) - The sequel to Electronic Super Joy.
*Electronic Super Joy (featured) - An exact game replica of ''Electronic Super Joy''.
*Envision (featured) - A collaboration with TriAxis and MisterM.
*GANON (featured) - A collaboration with DemonMker.
*[[HyperArcade]] (featured)
*HyperArcade II (featured) - The sequel to HyperArcade.
*HyperAura (featured) - A hexagon-themed level. It is his entry into [[Rek3dge]]'s Creator Contest.
*HyperBattle (featured)
*HyperCosmos (featured) - A collaboration with TriAxis.
*hyperimpact (featured)
*Indigo (featured)
*insomniac (featured)
*Leaving Leafwood (featured) - A level inspired by [[Darnoc]].
*Maze of Haze (featured) - A collaboration with Xcy7.
*Motivation (starred)
*nirvana (featured)
*Star Captain (featured)
*systEm eRr0r (featured)
*taken (featured) - A level inspired by Toxic Ruins.
*the journey (featured)
*The Science Rocket (featured) - A collaboration with ASonicMen.
*timelapse (featured) - A Darnoc-styled level.
*Treasure Map (starred)

===Insane levels===
*chaoz nightmare (featured)
*Chinese Dance (featured) - A collaboration with JoarZ.
*cZ (featured)
*Nirvana 2 (featured) - His entry to [[Viprin]]'s 3rd Creator Contest.
*The Ultimate Show (featured)
*Unnamed 7 (featured)

===Demon levels===
====Easy Demon levels====
*ELECTRODISE (featured)

===Medium Demon levels===
*INSERT COIN (featured)
*winterbliss (featured)

====Hard Demon levels====
*Hypers End (featured)

====Insane Demon levels====
*Doomsday X (featured)

===Collaborations participated in===
*[[2 1 1]]
*[[8o]] - A collaboration with [[Zobros]].
*Allure - A collaboration with [[Viprin]].
*[[Artificial Ascent]]
*Blitz Vortex - A collaboration with [[Glittershroom]].
*[[Bloodbath]]
*[[Digital Descent]]
*Fallen Dynasty - A collaboration with Viprin.
*[[Grind District]] - A collaboration with [[TriAxis]].
*[[HyperSonic]]
*Shadowed Jewel - A collaboration with TriAxis and Axcle.
*Star Jumper - A collaboration with Viprin.

==Nominations and awards==
<tabber>
|-|Geometry Dash Awards=
''Received 1 award in the [[Geometry Dash Awards]]''

===Awards===
*Awarded in the 2.0 Awards for ''Best Game Recreation'' with Electronic Super Joy
|-|Other Honors=
*Placed 1st in [[Viprin]]'s Creator Contest 1 with 5000 STRONG
*Placed 2nd in Viprin's Creator Contest 4 (famous results) with AEVUS
*Placed 5th in Viprin's Creator Contest 5 (famous results) with Determination
</tabber>

==Trivia==
*Etzer scammed at least 6,000 dollars in ''Team Fortress 2'' and ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', discovered by two people, [[th31]] and S3rios, where they found evidence, contacted victims, and put it in a long exposing video.<ref>https://youtu.be/SJDvndN-U8Y</ref> He eventually paid back all the victims.
*A new fad has started involving him singing awkwardly during his livestreams, causing a lot of attention and humor.<ref>https://youtu.be/Thr2_IotDSw</ref>
*Etzer quit for roughly twelve hours in October when his level "Aevus" was destroyed.
*Etzer potentially saved [[TriAxis]]' life by making her reconsider her decision to commit suicide.
*His Newgrounds account is EtzerGD, on which he composes numerous different songs, such as "Emerald Brine" and "Requiem (Feat. Xtrullor)".
*He seemed to scream a lot and has done that with 8o/Eighto by Jomekka, Ludicrous Speed by F-777, Deadlocked by F-777, Time Leaper by Hinkik, Flawless Wings of Yatagarasu by GLS, etc.
**He also screamed at 2:29 in [https://youtu.be/EGVYv1ct9sI Zelda II: Palace Theme (Xtrullor Remix)].
*Etzer's "8)" logo appears in the community credits in the community shop, as he helped run the icon contest.
*He occasionally joked about how bad his Easy-rated level, Cosmic Dolphin, is.
*Etzer's part in [[Bloodbath]] has been referred to as one of the most difficult parts of the level.
*After leaving the Geometry Dash community, Etzer would go on to develop games and publish them to his [https://itch.io/profile/ethanz Itch.io]. As well as this, he also went on to post art to his [https://www.instagram.com/etzerdesign Instagram].
*Etzer's last appearance online was when he replied to a comment on one of his games on Itch.io in 2023. He currently works full-time as a Unity developer for a private company in New York.

==Video==
[[File:Doomsday X by etzer (DEMON)|center|thumb|330x330px|The verification of Doomsday X. Credits to Etzer.]]

==References==
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[[Category:Award-winning players]]
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