Editing Tartarus (section)

==Trivia==
===General===
*The versions of Tartarus by Riot and Mullsy are free to copy. The password for Dolphy's version is 61742, representing the total number of attempts he made on the level.
*Tartarus was ranked #66 in Geometry Dash Today's list of 'The Top 100 Greatest Geometry Dash Levels Of All Time'.<ref>https://x.com/today_gd/status/1729644192786223291</ref>
*Tartarus was the first Extreme Demon released in 2020.
*Tartarus remained the hardest level verified on 240Hz or a refresh rate below 360FPS for over two years and ten months.
**Before the release of Update 2.2, when physics were locked to a maximum of 240Hz, it was surpassed only by BGram's 240Hz verification of [[LIMBO]] on 26 November 2022.
*[[Sea]] thought that Tartarus is not rate-worthy.
*In Greek mythology, [[Wikipedia:Tartarus|Tartarus]] is the deep abyss under the earth used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked. The prison for the Titans contributes to its hellish theme.
*Riot had stated that Tartarus was in the works before Bloodbath, saying that it started in [[Update 1.6]] (when it was known as Silent Akbar).
*As an April Fools' Day joke, Tartarus was Weekly Demon on 1 April 2021, and if anyone commented on the level, their account name would have a random word before or after the real account name. 
**rori coincidentally beat Tartarus on April Fools' Day in 2020.
*There is a Tartarus remake called 'INFERNUM', verified by Hulunn on 28 September 2025.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm_Ox6wvK_Q</ref> The level was estimated to be around Top 200 in difficulty at the time of its verification, but Hulunn said he would most likely buff it later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLoLHpT0kdU</ref>
*Tartarus is a part of the player-made 'New RGB trilogy', along with [[Sonic Wave Infinity]] and The Golden.
*Tartarus caused some controversy, as some thought it was wrong that Riot used noclip to verify it, like Cinci, who verified INNARDS (formerly a level said to be harder than Tartarus before Cinci verified the nerfed version).
*Riot announced an upcoming buff-date for Tartarus on 2 November 2021 as a joke.<ref>https://x.com/xriott/status/1455345170661191680?cxt=HHwWgMC5rZqutrIoAAAA</ref>
*While attempting to beat Tartarus, [[Denni]] received an Amber alert, which caused him to crash, leading to him jokingly saying, 'I hope that kid f**king dies.'<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy6sccJWAVk</ref> This clip became infamous in the community and was referenced in their completion video.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFX6HDHMzk0</ref>
*Information about Dolphy hacking Tartarus, as well as his inappropriate behaviour and sexual misconduct, had been a large topic of debate within the community. Many people urged the Pointercrate Demonlist staff to ban Dolphy from the site. Pointercrate acknowledged and, on their site, replaced his verification video with a showcase.
**However, the ban did not come from the alleged hacking of Tartarus, but rather due to his earlier-mentioned inappropriate behaviour, because it is still unclear whether Dolphy hacked the level or not.
***Since then, most of the community sees Mullsy as the 'verifier' of Tartarus.
*In the level Troll Madness by zyphur, if the player enters the ''[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' Nether portal, it brings them to a replica of Tartarus, albeit with half of its decoration being removed for optimisation. Completing this version awards the player all three user coins, regardless of whether they have collected them beforehand. It also features an Easter egg containing an Amber alert sound effect that plays at the same location where Denni encountered it.

===Demonlist===
*Tartarus was rated on 10 February 2020 and placed at #1 on the Demonlist the same day, above Zodiac.
**This addition pushed [[Renevant]] out of the Top 5, [[The Hell Zone]] into the Extended List for the second time, and Insaction into the Legacy List.
**Tartarus is regarded as the 35th instance of the hardest-rated level in the game's history.
**Tartarus was the #1 level for 110 days before being overtaken by The Golden on 30 May 2020. However, on 12 September 2020, Tartarus moved back to #1.
**On 4 November 2021, Tartarus was finally dethroned by Firework after moving to the #1 spot after accidentally placing at #2.
*On 24 May 2021, Tartarus became the third level after Bloodbath and Bloodlust to be at #1 on the Demonlist for over one year.  
**On 11 June 2021, Tartarus surpassed Bloodlust's longest-reigning #1 Demon record at 383 days.
**On 1 October 2021, Tartarus surpassed Bloodlust's longest consecutive reign at #1.
**On 4 November 2021, Tartarus was dethroned, ending its streak at #1 with a total of 527 days (418 consecutive days).
*Tartarus is the first 1.9-decorated Demon since [[Sonic Wave]] that has been at the #1 spot on the Demon List. It is also the second #1 Demon hosted by Riot after Bloodbath. 
**Tartarus is also the second level, a remake of a 1.9 level to place at #1, succeeding [[Stalemate Redux]].
*Tartarus is the first legitimately verified Top 1 Extreme Demon with a main-level song since ICE Carbon Diablo X.
**Tartarus is also the third level since [[Silent Club]] and ICE Carbon Diablo X to be a former Top 1 Extreme Demon with a main-level song.
*Tartarus is the second most beaten level located in the Main List of the Demonlist with over 450 victors, behind The Golden with over 510 victors.
*Tartarus is the only Top 1 level to surpass the difficulty of three levels meant to be harder: The Golden, Sonic Wave Infinity, and [[arcturus]].
**Sonic Wave Infinity and arcturus were later moved above Tartarus, but it was too late for either to become Top 1.
**Ironically, Trueffet surpassed Tartarus in difficulty on 13 November 2021; it was intended to be a Top 15, not a Top 1. Since this change occurred after Slaughterhouse and Firework were placed, Trueffet never reached the top spot.
***Tartarus was later moved back above Trueffet on 17 January 2022.
**On 4 June 2022, [[Hard Machine]] also surpassed Tartarus, making it the second time a level not intended to be a Top 1 surpassed it in difficulty.
***However, Hard Machine was moved down from #30 to #36 on 19 February 2024, three spots below Tartarus.
*The placement of [[ORBIT]] on 10 March 2026 pushed Tartarus into the Extended List of the Demonlist after over six years.
**Mullsy gave a reaction to this announcement on the Pointercrate Discord Server.<ref>https://x.com/DashwordGD/status/2031461565640163669</ref>
**Tartarus was the second level of the New RGB Trilogy that fell into the Extended List of the Demonlist.
**The placement of Sacrifice on 10 August 2026 pushed Tartarus out of the Top 100 of the Demonlist after six years.
*Tartarus might become the new longest-lasting level on the Demonlist after Zodiac.
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*Sid125 failed at 98%. It was considered the worst fail in [[Geometry Dash]] history until Dils thik's two 98% fails on [[Abyss of Darkness]].
*Squishyman67 failed at 91% three times, 93% twice, 97% twice, and 98% before beating Tartarus with a backflip at 90%.
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*dice88 had to re-beat Tartarus due to his clicks not recording during the first completion. As such, he became the first and only person to beat Tartarus twice.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxNp827xyY</ref>
*In August 2021, a record of ten victors completed Tartarus within a month. These victors include [[RG]], [[Luqualizer]], Beastular, TGM05, Baeru, takmaster, Citrus, Swooker, SpirteX, and H4rryS.<ref>https://youtu.be/srH6fLFStnk</ref>
**H4rryS is the first in-game moderator to beat a Top 1 Extreme Demon, the second being [[Doggie]] with [[Slaughterhouse]].
*Tartarus was once the hardest level completed as one's first Demonlist level, beaten by polterghast on 27 June 2021.
**The record was later beaten by Artify8, who beat Firework, jumping from [[Nine Circles]] on 11 January 2022.
*The biggest fluke on Tartarus belongs to ultrakawaHD, who fluked it from 57%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lxpFTtjihc</ref>
*On 9 July 2023, 5shine became the first and current only player to have beaten Tartarus on 144FPS or a framerate below 240FPS.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcoLCDQsJpg</ref>
*[[wPopoff]] has the attempt world record on Tartarus, with about 8,900.
*On 13 March 2026, serpentical fluked Tartarus from 60%, completing the level in around 6,000 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYTiNlkAT0c</ref>
*On 14 March 2026, BoldStep, the verifier of [[Erebus]], completed Tartarus as a jump from Keres after 44,087 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCB-ffRTcvg</ref>
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