Editing KOCMOC

{{IB-Level
 |image      = KOCMOC.png
 |id         = 87665224
 |creator    = Cherry Team (team); Vernam (host)
;Contributors
spk, Synd, Vinty, Sauzzeth, [[Bli]], Xatz, kivvvi, Deadlox, Cauer, and Hantein; Konsi (former)
 |verifier   = [[Trick]] (original verifier)<br>[[Zoink]] (update verifier)
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 28s (Long)
 |objects    = 159,372
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 8.46M
 |likes      = 267.5K
 |rating     = Epic
 |artist     = '''Original:''' [https://albee.newgrounds.com/ Albee]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1C6yCV9Y7kycveSPJr0un9 ∆XIUS LIИK]
 |music      = '''Original:''' [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1163222 Sleeping Hummingbird - London (Albee Remix)]<br>'''Replacement:''' [https://open.spotify.com/track/73V5QVbggD9k6pEPnQxpP8 Sleeping Hummingbird - КØСМОС (∆XIUS LIИK RMX)]
 |musicid    = '''Original:''' 1163222<br>'''Replacement:''' NoNG (Not on Newgrounds)
}}
'''KOCMOC''' (Russian: космос, <small>romanised:</small> kosmos; <small><span title="literal translation">lit.</span></small> space)<ref group="Notes">It is often [[Wikipedia:Faux Cyrillic|misinterpreted]] as 'c**k-mock' by English speakers.</ref> is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon mega-collaboration level by the members of Cherry Team, initially verified by [[Trick]] on 12 March 2023,<ref name="Verification">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOVrVlcE2g</ref> then reverified by [[Zoink]] as an updated version on 13 May 2023.<ref name="Update Verification">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CxE-UWCIG4</ref> The level is heavily inspired by the former Top 1 Demon [[Slaughterhouse]], with most of the gameplay consisting of tight, spam-based wave segments. The level's gameplay was entirely built by spk and later decorated by Cherry Team.

Upon the release of KOCMOC following Trick's verification, it faced criticism from top players for bugs, optimization, and balance issues. In response, Vernam, the level's host, released an updated version addressing several bugs. Konsi's part was replaced due to poor optimization, with kivvvi stepping in. Zoink later verified this revised version.<ref name="Update Verification"/>

A remake based on the original unnerfed version, KOCMOC UNLEASHED, is in development by Cherry Team.

==Description==
''The gameplay was entirely created by spk. The listed creators are the decorators.'' 

*'''0-6% (Synd):''' KOCMOC begins with the pre-drop, split into two halves. Synd's half starts with a half-speed cube segment featuring strict timings, size portals and crucial orb clicks and jumps, similar to Slaughterhouse's beginning. Glitch effects add to the challenge.
*'''6-13% (Vinty):''' In Vinty's half of the pre-drop, the player encounters tight timings, jumps and size portals. The segment concludes with six dash orbs and two challenging timings with varying icon sizes, followed by a brief transition displaying the level's name before the drop begins.
*'''13-29% (Sauzzeth):''' The colour palette shifts to vibrant purple and pink, replacing Synd and Vinty's dark gray. The level ramps up to quadruple speed, intensifying the challenge in the wave game-mode. The player must navigate with tight manoeuvres, enter a mini portal and face a compact wave section. A frantic spam section follows, leading into a ship segment. Here, the player must ascend briefly, hit a black orb, and then execute a straight-fly along the bottom. The ship segment ends with a tight straight-fly that gradually slows.
*'''29-44% ([[Bli]] + Sauzzeth):''' The level accelerates back up to quadruple speed, turning the player into a wave again. Here, a rapid automatic transition leads into extremely precise gameplay, marked by arrows to guide the player and make it slightly forgiving. Midway through, the player briefly enlarges and faces a few seconds of tight manoeuvring. This section concludes with a brief ball segment featuring precise orb timings and clicks. To conclude, the player must execute a rapid mini-wave spam.
*'''44-59% (Xatz):''' The level briefly slows during a transition before speeding up. Next, a big-sized wave segment requires strict timings and a quick spam section. After this, a brief ship section features a lenient straight-fly that quickly transitions into an automatic segment. Following that, a tight wave part changes size multiple times. The section ends with a mini-UFO part featuring three orb timings.
*'''59-74% (kivvvi):''' The final section features challenging wave segments with varied timings, gravity shifts and size changes. It includes extended periods of wave navigation interspersed with a highly demanding spam section at the end, arguably the toughest spam segment. After navigating this spam corridor, the level transitions back to half-speed, accompanied by a thematic shift to a broken, foggy ambience.
*'''74-81% (Deadlox):''' Like the pre-drop, the concluding cube section is divided into two parts. It is longer than the pre-drop and features equally demanding timings, narrow jumps, and various changes in size throughout, mainly in Deadlox's half.
*'''81-88% (Cauer + Sauzzeth):''' The timings remain tight in Cauer's and Sauzzeth's half. In the final moments, the player encounters intense timing challenges similar to the Slaughterhouse finale, including a sequence of rapid double-spikes.
*'''88-100% (Hantein):''' Afterwards, the player meets the end screen, featuring each creator's name and the level title.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Zoink'''
 |13 May 2023
 |~15,000
 |82%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CxE-UWCIG4 YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |Trick
 |16 June 2023
 |?
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pl-Rb2mIPA YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |[[Cursed]]
 |5 January 2024
 |27,630
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUOpLok85SU YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |Arshadow
 |17 January 2024
 |~11,000
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKYAtYdqA18 YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |[[Doggie]]
 |4 March 2024
 |42,419
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLhYY0BHi2Q YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |PoCle
 |16 March 2024
 |30,409
 |77%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxIQCiQi6w YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |GuillExprex52
 |18 June 2024
 |>5,000
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW7cRfMmAT8 YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |[[wPopoff]]
 |31 July 2024
 |~8,000
 |92%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZaJ16aGkqo YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |Helix
 |1 August 2024
 |?
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFglXpifE9A YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |Modlini
 |16 August 2024
 |53,229
 |92%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjk5DEJX6w YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Excellentmeep
 |14 October 2024
 |121,885
 |89%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T8xQipSJlE YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*KOCMOC was rated on 22 May 2023 and placed at #9 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 16 June 2023, above MINUSdry and below [[Firework]].
**This addition pushed [[LIMBO]] out of the Top 10, Aronia into the Extended List, and rosedynamix into the Legacy List.
*KOCMOC has been beaten twice by Trick; he first completed it as the verification on 12 March 2023,<ref name="Verification"/> and then he beat the updated version on 16 June 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pl-Rb2mIPA</ref>
*KOCMOC formerly held the title of the hardest Epic-rated level in the game, surpassing LIMBO.
**KOCMOC has since been surpassed by [[Spectre]], and later [[Anathema]], as the hardest Epic-rated level in the game.
*KOCMOC features an Easter egg in the final wave spam corridor, with one of the spikes appearing as the character [[Wikipedia:Sans (Undertale)|Sans]] from [[Wikipedia:Undertale|Undertale]].
*The end screen art of KOCMOC was traced from a stock image created by Tobias Roetsch, a freelance artist and photographer. Initially, Cherry Team faced backlash for not crediting the artist for the artwork. Eventually, the level received an update to add the credit in the end screen.<ref>https://x.com/SnomGD/status/1759614708858908770</ref>
*The rabbit is actually a character from a Russian/Soviet animated series called 'Ну, погоди!' ('Nu, pogodi!'). The English title is 'Well, Just You Wait!'
*The movement of [[Based After Based]] from #26 to #23 on 10 April 2026 pushed KOCMOC out of the Top 25.
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable completions
 |body   = <nowiki />
*[[wPopoff]] spent around 8,000 attempts on KOCMOC, which is the lowest attempt amount to beat the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZaJ16aGkqo</ref>
**mrekk beat KOCMOC in 10,730 attempts, which is the second lowest amount.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zet6tPmbavA</ref>
**kloone beat KOCMOC in 274,879 attempts, which is the highest amount.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTjwyENv86M</ref>
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
KOCMOCKonsi.png|Konsi's wave segment before being replaced by kivvvi
KOCMOCEndScreen.png|End screen
KOCMOCEasterEggSans.png|Easter egg in the final spam
KOCMOCRabbit.png|The comparison between the KOCMOC rabbit and the original one from the Russian/Soviet animated series 'Ну, погоди!'
</gallery>

==Videos==
{{VC|RsOVrVlcE2g|2CxE-UWCIG4|h2JeU_AaPA4
 |cpt1 = Original verification
 |cpt2 = Update verification
 |cpt3 = Old version
}}

==Notes==
<references group="Notes" />

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