Editing Nexus

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'''Nexus''' is an American-born Mexican player. Nexus's most difficult Demons include [[Bloodlust]] (his current hardest Demon), [[The Yandere]], [[Plasma Pulse Finale]], [[Sonic Wave]], [[Yatagarasu]], Dole Damos, Freedom08, [[Digital Descent]], [[Killbot]], Omicron, [[Artificial Ascent]], [[Black Blizzard]], Hatred, BuTiTi III, [[Astral Divinity]], and Glitched Memories. On his YouTube channel, Nexus showcases various levels, from Extreme Demons to unknown and unrated. He often publishes videos of unique and innovative levels, and many people credit his channel as where they found certain levels.

==History==
Nexus created his YouTube channel on 30 July 2014, but he did not make any videos until two years later. His [[Geometry Dash]] career started with an upload of a completion video of Stardust on 25 June 2016, a now-deleted Easy level created by GGFK (Jaredreaper03).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wluaDxY3-go</ref> Interestingly enough, he recorded the completion on mobile; proof of this can be seen in the low audio quality along with phone buttons seen at the video's end. On the same day, he uploaded a playthrough of the level Hot Pursuit by Adiale.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiiMOLeHizk</ref> His initial uploads would be completions of levels varying in difficulty, from Easy to Demon, with the latter prevailing on his channel.

Nexus proceeded to beat known levels, including Spacelocked, Mario Temple, Theory of SkriLLex, [[The Challenge]], and [[Fingerdash]]. On 23 January 2017, he uploaded a tutorial video on how to unlock all 2.1 icons, a week after the update was released.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x6s5k_sNH8</ref> Two weeks later, he made a compilation video of the five most popular boss fights at the time, including The Yatagarasu and Nemesis.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKgs23RekhA</ref>

His next notable Demon completions would be [[Supersonic]], Forsaken Neon, TOE III, [[-sirius-]], and Paracosm Circles. Nexus soon started streaming the levels he was trying to complete. He beat Invisible Light, InsanitY, and Mayhem by [[LazerBlitz]], and, on 26 March 2017, he verified Nerfed Sonic Wave.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InHWHFe-BGY</ref>

On 5 May 2022, Nexus completed Bloodlust as a celebration for achieving 1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3cvKK9wDUw</ref> The level, currently sitting in the legacy section of the Demonlist, is the hardest Nexus has ever beaten.

==Controversies==
===God Eater montage videos===
Around April to May 2017, [[knobbelboy]] had released his second preview of God Eater (now known as Astral Divinity). It quickly attracted 200,000 views but also prompted large footage-stealing controversy, causing tensions between [[Sea]] and Nexus.

===Antarctic Lights showcase===
After verifying [[Antarctic Lights]], Axinity posted his completion video on 16 July 2026,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uue4ZRhVf-I</ref> and wrote 'Showcasers, you suck.' in the description, with no explanation whatsoever. Not long after, Nexus asked his community in a poll whether he should showcase Antarctic Lights (after seeing what Axinity wrote), and over 90% of voters chose 'Sure'.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxyoWJXn-2ZOLHGP-v19DMseKvDpplFD4d</ref> Nexus would then proceed to upload a showcase titled 'ANTARCTIC LIGHTS VERIFIED | TOP 10'. A few minutes later, Axinity posted on Twitter, and it went viral right away, in which he criticized Nexus for showcasing the level, claiming that 'both me [Axinity] and Declan said no :D'.<ref>https://x.com/Axinity_/status/2080757933294387650</ref> However, there was no proof of that happening.

After the tweet, the community divided into two main camps: those who supported Nexus and those who supported Axinity. People argued that, out of basic human respect, Nexus should have honoured the creators' wishes, and they felt he bypassed their boundaries purely to capitalize on the hype and ad revenue of a major new level release. In defence of Nexus, people claimed that Nexus had the right to showcase the level because it was uploaded to a public, open-access server owned by [[Robert Topala|RobTop]]. Because the level ID is public, anyone has the legal and technical right to play, record, or showcase it. They viewed the creators' request as an unreasonable gatekeeping of public content. They also questioned why Axinity approves of his friend declan showcasing Antarctic Lights, since he hates showcasers. Additionally, Nexus waited for eight days before even making his own showcase.

After the drama, Nexus made a YouTube community post saying he removed his Antarctic Lights showcase video because he was truly unaware that both Axinity and declan did not want him to do so.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxxz1dxm5X4ZJUYPHZv8Fqdoz3U7KZRaa3</ref> Nexus's poll on whether he should showcase the level happened because of the 'Showcasers, you suck.' message in the description, as he was not aware of what that meant and wanted his viewers to decide.

After all that, Nexus made another community post. He said that he never wanted to take credit for anyone's verification, and putting, e.g. 'FLAMEWALL VERIFIED' in the title was just celebratory. However, he said that he will make his showcase titles clearer from now on.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxzD4E6B666ACTqFqb5DJZxlJEKCjoQrxX</ref>

On 5 August 2026, amid the recent drama, zeenoh made a video about the problem with showcasers in the Geometry Dash community, explaining how showcasing has deteriorated over the years.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBKA8qO8GZo</ref> zeenoh brought up the example of Nexus, who used to be a showcase channel for levels he beat himself, but after seeing the success of showcasers like Just a GD player, who started showcasing newly verified Top 1 levels, he decided to do the same. However, he would make his video titles misleading, as if he had verified these levels himself, to gain views, like the earlier-mentioned 'FLAMEWALL VERIFIED'. Also, zeenoh called present-day showcasing one of the laziest things ever, and not only does it take away views from the verifier, but it also gives huge amounts of revenue to showcasers who took 10 minutes, max 1 hour, to bot a level. At the same time, a top player can spend months on one single level. Zoink reacted to the video, agreeing with everything said, and condemning Nexus for his actions.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwLUDuuWb80</ref>

==Levels==
;Unrated levels
*SW Last Wave 4x - The final wave segment from Sonic Wave but at quadruple-speed.
*Jawbreaker 4x - A version of [[Jawbreaker]] with a quadruple-speed wave portal instead of a triple-speed one.
*Old Cataclysm - The original version of [[Cataclysm]].
*Nine Circles 4x - A version of [[Nine Circles]] with a quadruple-speed wave portal instead of a triple-speed one.
*Invisible Neon - An invisible version of Forsaken Neon. It is his third invisible level.
*Invisible 8o - An invisible version of [[8o]].
*Invisible Landscape - An invisible version of [[Windy Landscape]].
*Jitter Click - A jitter-click challenge level.
*Ear Destroy
*Straight Flying - A buffed straight-fly challenge level. It is his first level ever created.

;Verified levels
*Restruction Device - An unrated Medium Demon created by AfonsoSoeirooo.
*Zwoop - An unrated Insane Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Azhir.
*Nerfed Sonic Wave - A nerfed version of Sonic Wave, published by Kawaii Bear. It is currently unrated.
*[[BUTTON MASHER]] - An Easy Demon mega-collaboration hosted by [[Viprin]]. It is the 12th and final level of the NoCopyrightSounds X Geometry Dash album, the 12th [[Event Level]], and Viprin's final level.
*A Final Hymn - A Medium Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Artherr.
*Phantasia - A Medium Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Azhir.
*Acid Rush III - A Hard Demon mega-collaboration hosted by [[Serponge]].
*Arcturus - A Hard Demon mega-collaboration created by Proxima.
*TM18 - An Insane Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Moosh.
*Trip - An Insane Demon mega-collaboration hosted by [[Michigun]].
*[[CraZy III]] - A solo Insane Demon by [[DavJT]].
*MELTDOWN - A solo Extreme Demon by [[Darwin]].
*CICADA3302 - A solo Extreme Demon by Darwin.
*Reanimate - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Ilnm, a remake of Reanimation.
*La Llorona - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration created by Cherry Team and the sequel to [[Thanatophobia]].
*Brain Power - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Zafkiel7.
*Pale Machine - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Blueskii, based on OMORI.
*BuTiTi III - A solo Extreme Demon by [[JonathanGD]].
*Omicron (update) - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration created by Proxima, [[Dorami]] originally verified the level, and Nexus later update-verified it.

;Upcoming levels
*Misanthrope - An upcoming Extreme Demon mega-collaboration with many iconic creators, hosted by Brittank88.

==Nominations and awards==
===10th Anniversary Awards===
*Placed 1st in the ''Favourite Player'' category
*Placed 5th in the ''Favourite Content Creator'' category

==Trivia==
*Nexus has garnered over 3.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel as of 4 April 2026.
**Nexus hit 1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel on 30 April 2022. As a celebration of this achievement, he jumped 87 spots on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] from Omicron to Bloodlust on 5 May 2022. Bloodlust is currently his hardest Demon.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3cvKK9wDUw</ref>
***Nexus hit 2 million subscribers on 25 March 2024.
***He hit 3 million subscribers in February 2026.
**Nexus also has over 3,000 videos uploaded on his YouTube channel.
*Nexus always uses the emote ':^)' in his streams.
*Nexus often takes breaks from challenging Demons in his streams.
*Nexus made a video called 'Top 5 Impossible Levels', one of the first videos that come up when one searches Geometry Dash on YouTube. This video is no longer available.
*Nexus uses his cube icon as an emoji in his (and three of his other friends') Discord server.
*Nexus has a brother who assisted him in completing [[Duelo Maestro]] on 28 September 2017.<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgoiyZzgc6U</ref>
*Nexus is the first player to complete Peaceful legitimately.
*Nexus has been playing since 7 January 2015.
*On 28 February 2020, Nexus was promoted to an in-game moderator.<ref name=":0">https://x.com/NexusGMD/status/1233451168782643200</ref>
**On 14 September 2026, Nexus, along with 42 other [[moderators]], got demoted due to RobTop making changes to the game's moderation system.
*Since Nexus rarely talks in his videos, when he does, it is often memed.
*Nexus's favourite level is [[Idols]].
*Despite the requirement of clicks for Demonlist records, there is seldom any audible clicking in Nexus's videos, but he still has records on the list.
*Nexus has the first nine Epic-rated Extreme Demons beaten: [[HyperSonic]], [[SubSonic]], old Novalis, [[Deception Dive]], [[Blade of Justice]], Carnage Mode, Digital Descent, Bloodlust, and Violently X. The next three he would have to beat are Under lavaland, EnvY, and Paroxysm.
*On the Geometry Dash 10th Anniversary, Nexus won the vote for 'Who is your favorite player of all time?' with 4,261 votes from the form's results. He also placed fifth in the vote for favourite content creator with 2,240 votes.
*Nexus usually premieres his levels with audible clicks.
*Nexus's most popular video is '[[iSpyWithMyLittleEye]] by Voxicat', with over 55 million views as of June 2026.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow7nDnZTbDw</ref> It is the most-viewed showcase of any Geometry Dash level.
*When he started, Nexus used a personal texture pack but stopped after the [[Update 2.1|Update 2.11]] was released.
*Nexus previously had two intros. One was his old ship (Ship 22) flying towards the screen. The other was his name appearing after some effects, with his icon flying in the air with a dash orb while Invincible by DEAF KEV played.
*There is a YouTube channel named '[https://www.youtube.com/@LarpxusGD Larpxus [GD<nowiki>]</nowiki>]' which is a '[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/larptubers LarpTuber]' version of Nexus. The channel uploads their own showcases of levels they beat, similarly to what Nexus used to be doing in the past, unlike how now he showcases either impossible, Demonlist, or Top 1 levels, with almost no effort put into the videos besides botting the levels, which barely takes any time.

==Videos==
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 |cpt2 = BuTiTi III verification
 |cpt3 = CraZy III verification
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