Editing Solar Flare

{{IB-Level
 |image      = SolarFlare.png
 |id         = 90390075
 |creator    = Linear (publisher) and Rynoxious 
 |verifier   = swiborg
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 5s (Long)
 |objects    = 68,272
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 762K
 |likes      = 21.4K
 |rating     = Epic
 |artist     = [https://jumper.newgrounds.com/ Jumper]
 |music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/493898 Solar Wind]
 |musicid    = 493898
}}
'''Solar Flare''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by Linear and Rynoxious, verified by swiborg on 29 April 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHQNgty8ypY</ref> It is a super-buffed remake of the [[Update 1.9|1.9]] Medium Demon [[Nine Circles Levels|Nine Circles level]] Solar Circles. 

Solar Flare is themed around stars, in particular the [[Wikipedia:Sun|Sun]], and features yellow and orange shades, with dark grey predominating in the background and blue for lighting structures and hazards like crystals. Solar Flare has received praise for its gorgeous visuals and unique structuring that makes it stand out amongst other Nine Circles levels.

==Description==
*'''0-15%:''' Solar Flare begins as a mini-cube at half speed before being changed into normal speed. The player must navigate tight spaces while dealing with challenging orb timings.
*'''15-27%:''' Next is a double-speed ship segment with very difficult straight-flying and a two-path at 19-20%, where the player must go down rather than up.
*'''27-35%:''' Afterwards, the player goes into a ball part at normal speed with numerous difficult timings and a text at 31% saying 'GLHF' at half speed. Later, after the ball comes, an easy cube part at normal speed with just one pink orb input.
*'''35-92%:''' The drop begins. Like any other challenging Nine Circles level, Solar Flare features very tight wave parts and frequent changes in size and speed. Many structures appear to move and ease in. At 40-41% and 46-47%, there are memory parts in constellation appearances. Texts say 'up next' and '>>>' at 58%, indicating that the player now faces the dual section of the part. At 91-92%, there is a mini-wave spam section of the level, similar to Down Bass; however, Solar Flare has a normal-size portal and an invisible quadruple-speed change in the middle of the spam section before the second mini-size portal and the invisible double-speed change.
*'''92-100%:''' Lastly, the player enters a short cube part at half speed with tricky timings and an invisible normal-speed change at 95% right before the level ends.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''swiborg'''
 |29 April 2023
 |~20,000
 |87%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHQNgty8ypY YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |[[Zoink]]
 |4 May 2023
 |?
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYQIU3yYwz4 YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |nybia
 |30 May 2023
 |31,077
 |86%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbYxzxYwMg YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |Yuuwi
 |12 August 2023
 |54,270
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxs-GoZIHQ YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |teraaa
 |18 August 2023
 |17,662
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriyBdKAq2I YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |EastShark1
 |24 August 2023
 |169,160
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBd02YoeRmY YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |Cuatrocientos
 |4 October 2023
 |?
 |80%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BKXvJZiGVY YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |zGabriel
 |31 October 2023
 |59,530
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em7KTOLc8GA YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |[[Trick]]
 |5 November 2023
 |?
 |?
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mADVxP9-g YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |PersonHuman42
 |20 November 2023
 |?
 |83%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1jz5AQ2S0 YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |i43
 |29 November 2023
 |?
 |96%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRzyBw0UuQ YouTube]
|}
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable completions
 |body   = <nowiki />
*Ooyes1 beat Solar Flare as his first ever Extreme Demon as a jump from Game Time (an Insane Demon).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxR8N6RxRU</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*Solar Flare was placed at #21 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 10 June 2023, above [[Trueffet]] and below [[Tartarus]].
**This addition pushed [[Deimos (EndLevel)|Deimos]] by [[EndLevel]] into the Extended List and Delebit Oblivio into the Legacy List for the second time.
*Solar Circles, which is the level that inspired Solar Flare, was the final Demon level rated in [[Update 1.9]].
*The smiley-faced sun in Solar Flare is named Janet.
**If the player fails at any point during the first half of the wave, Janet will gain a frowning face.
**If the player fails during the part where Janet is right above them, she turns into a sloppily made star with an off-centre frowning face, with text reading 'So close! That's a shape!'
*The character at the bottom-right corner of the end screen is Toyosatomimi no Miko from the ''[[Wikipedia:Touhou Project|Touhou Project]]'' franchise. 
**This image specifically comes from the thirteenth official instalment of the franchise, ''[[Wikipedia:Ten Desires|Ten Desires]]''.
*At the time when swiborg verified Solar Flare, he believed the level would place in the Top 75-80 of the Demonlist, which would land between levels like [[Ouroboros]] and [[Arctic Lights]]. As of now, the distance between Solar Flare and these other levels spans over 200 spots on the [[All Rated Extreme Demons List]] (AREDL).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZUChTiL1rGA</ref>
*The placement of Stellar Night on 1 April 2026 pushed Solar Flare out of the Top 50 of the Demonlist.

==Videos==
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 |cpt1 = Verification
 |cpt2 = Buffed vs unbuffed version
}}

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