Michigun
Michael Reisner (9 December 1996 – 10 March 2021), known in Geometry Dash as Michigun, was an Austrian player. Recognised as one of the game's fastest star-grinders, he amassed 61,639 stars, 12,502 user coins, 16,661 diamonds, 1,000 Demons, and 17 creator points. Michigun also created numerous levels inspired by temples from The Legend of Zelda series.
History
[edit | edit source]Michigun rose to fame in late 2015 when he secured the #1 rank on the Top 100, surpassing players like zNymo98. However, by April 2017, Shaggy23 surpassed him, and later, in June, Noctalium did. By the end of 2017, Michigun was no longer competitive at the top of the leaderboard.
On 8 December 2017, Michigun posted a cryptic status message: 'game over. I wish you all the best. ;)', which he later confirmed was his announcement of retirement from the game.
Michigun passed away on 10 March 2021. His cause of death was not disclosed, and it was announced by Viprin on 30 March 2021, following a request from Michigun's family to delay the public announcement.
Levels
[edit | edit source]Michigun created a variety of levels, ranging from Easy to Insane Demon difficulty, many inspired by The Legend of Zelda series.
- Easy levels
- Double Triple Trial (Star-rated) - A sequel to his other level, The Triple Trial. This level exclusively features 25 sextuple-spike jumps, during which the player travels at quadruple speed. It is Short in length. The level was the last unrated level on his account to be rated; it was rated after his passing, likely as a tribute.
- Hard levels
- The real Flappy Bird (Star-rated) - His first created level. It was inspired by the game Flappy Bird.
- Insane levels
- The Triple Trial (Star-rated) - A medium-length level that exclusively contains 50 triple-spike jumps in a row.
- Medium Demon levels
- Fire Temple (Featured) - A fire-themed temple level.
- Lava Temple (Featured) - A collaboration with Ggb0y.
- Hard Demon levels
- Desert Temple (Featured) - A collaboration between XLetricVenom and The Bil, verified and published by Michigun.
- Forest Temple (Featured) - A dark forest-themed temple level. It is one of his most famous levels.
- Shadow Temple (Featured) - A shadow-themed temple level.
- Water Temple (Featured) - His second level ever created and the first one to be inspired by The Legend of Zelda and its temples.
- Insane Demon levels
- Trip (Featured) - A collaboration with multiple people, and his final created level.
Nominations and awards
[edit | edit source]The Geometry Dash Awards
[edit | edit source]Received 1 nomination in The Geometry Dash Awards
- Nominated in the Geometry Dash 2.0 Awards for Best Temple Level with Forest Temple
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Many levels in Geometry Dash hide the phrases 'every level needs a triple' and 'For Michi' behind triple-spikes, paying homage to Michigun's signature style.
- One main example is in Amplification; a single-spike jump at the end can be turned into a triple-spike with a key labelled 'Michigun mode'.
- Michigun was erroneously banned from the leaderboards multiple times due to his high star count.
- Michigun uploaded a face-reveal video on 11 April 2017, after reaching 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.[1]
- Michigun is one of the three people on the community credits special thanks page, along with Etzer and Viprin.
- Michigun has a heart as a tribute.
- Michigun's last appearance online before he passed away was when he said 'all the Gs my dude' in Mullsy's Tartarus completion.[2]
Gallery
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Michigun's profile with his last statement.
