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|nickname   = Joey, Joseph K. (real name)
|levels       = 62
|country    = Pennsylvania, United States
|rated        = 16
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|creatorpoints = 27
|levels     = 46 (13 rated, 22 CP)
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|crew        = None
|youtube       = [https://www.youtube.com/@Vortrox Vortrox]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/@VortroxTwo  VortroxTwo]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/@VortroxLIVE  Vortrox LIVE]
|nominations = 3
|twitch       = [https://www.twitch.tv/vortrox Vortrox]
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|youtube     = [http://youtube.com/@Vortrox Vortrox]
|other        = [https://www.tiktok.com/@vortroxgd Vortrox] (TikTok)<br>[https://www.instagram.com/joeyvortrox/ joeyvortrox] (Instagram)
|twitch     = [http://twitch.tv/v0rtrox v0rtrox]
|twitter     = [http://x.com/vortroxx Vortrox]
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'''Vortrox''' is an American player, level creator, and YouTuber. He is known for the 'Superbuffing' series on his YouTube channel, where he increases the difficulty of main levels, such as [[Stereo Extremeness]], Buff on Track, Buff After Buff, [[Time Extreme]], and [[Cycles X]].
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|Vortrox
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'''Vortrox''' is a skilled American player, moderator and YouTube content creator in Geometry Dash. He is known for the "Superbuffing" series on his YouTube channel, where he increases the difficulty of main levels.


Vortrox's hardest completion is Cycles X, which he verified on 3 July 2026, taking 53,363 attempts, following his two worst fails at 93%.<ref name="Cycles X">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPBpelw2qA</ref>
The hardest level which he has beaten to date is Time Extreme.


==History==
==History==
Vortrox usually creates [[Geometry Dash]] entertainment videos on his YouTube channels, such as nerfing levels, buffing levels, and completing challenges. He has produced nine videos for his buffing series, which have collectively garnered over 53 million views. He has also collaborated with faces of the Geometry Dash community, including [[EricVanWilderman]], [[Zoink]], TCD, [[KingSammelot]], and many other content creators. He created or verified some popular levels, including Stereo Extremeness, Time Extreme, and Welcome to GD News.
===Channel content===
Vortrox usually makes ''Geometry Dash'' entertainment videos on his YouTube channels, like nerfing levels, buffing levels, doing challenges, etc. His main channel has amassed over 119 million views (as of November 7, 2024). He has made seven videos for his buffing series that have accumulated over 28 million views.
 
"GD News" was a series on Vortrox's channel where he talked about news happening in the community, such as verified and released levels, update announcements, etc. The known sentence "Welcome to GD News!" came from his videos.


Vortrox began verifying his own creation, Cycles X, a super-buffed version of [[Cycles]], on 9 February 2026. After his two worst fails at 93%, he verified it on 3 July 2026 after 53,363 attempts.<ref name="Cycles X" /> Cycles X was originally thought to be around the same difficulty as Time Extreme, but playtesters mentioned that it was significantly more difficult than the aforementioned level, and that it would likely place within the Top 150-200 hardest levels in the game, with some saying it could even be very low on the Extended List. A month later, the level was ultimately found not to be list-worthy and placed at #186 on the [[All Rated Extreme Demons List]] (AREDL) instead, putting it among levels like [[Cognition]] and [[Crimson Planet]].
===Other information===
Vortrox also owns two Discord servers called "Caboose" and "GD News Center." He has made a video about the GD News Center, as it is his newest and most active discord server for news for Demons, updates, the community, and more. Vortrox also sells merch.  


==Levels==
==Levels==
;Unrated levels
===Unrated levels===
*''(unnamed level)''
*2 player Fun
*2 player Fun
*Akasha Layout
*Akasha Layout
*Bombastic Layout
*Bombastic Layout
*Buff on Track - A super-buffed version of [[Back On Track]].
*Buff on Track - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Back_On_Track|Back On Track]].
*Buff After Buff - A super-buffed version of [[Base After Base]].
*Buff After Buff - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Base_After_Base|Base After Base]].
*Buff Out - A super-buffed version of [[Dry Out]].
*Buff Out - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Dry_Out|Dry Out]].
*Challenge
*Challenge
*Challenge Dos
*Challenge Tres
*Challenge Uno
*Cycles X CC
*Darl Test
*Darl Test
*Extremegeist - A super-buffed version of [[Polargeist]].
*Extremegeist - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Polargeist|Polargeist]].
*Extreme Let Go - A super-buffed version of [[Can't Let Go]].
*Extreme Let Go - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Can%27t_Let_Go|Can't Let Go]].
*Fallen Horizon SP - A start position copy of Fallen Horizon.
*FOR STEAK
*Glitch Robot
*Glitch Robot
*Hardest Challenge
*Hardest Challenge
*Jumper X - A super-buffed version of [[Jumper]].
*Jumper X - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Jumper|Jumper]].  
*Layout Feedback
*Layout Feedback
*make your clubstep
*Nerfaclysm
*Nerfaclysm - A nerfed remake of [[Cataclysm]].
*Nerfbath
*Nerfarus - A nerfed remake of [[Tartarus]].
*Nerferhouse
*Nerfbath - A nerfed remake of [[Bloodbath]].
*Nerf Corridor - A nerfed remake of [[Death Corridor]].
*Nerferhouse - A nerfed remake of [[Slaughterhouse]].
*PorbleVapor
*RobTop Approved
*RobTop Approved
*Sakupen Nerfles - A nerfed remake of [[Sakupen Circles (Diamond)|Sakupen Circles]].
*Silent Nerfstep
*Silent Nerfstep - A nerfed remake of [[Silent clubstep]].
*Spike Decorations
*Spike Decorations
*Spongebob - A level he made when he was 12 years old, based on ''[[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob]]''.
*Spongebob
*Stereo Craziness - The original version of Stereo Extremeness.
*Stereo Craziness
*Tester Fast
*Tester Fast
*Ultimate Destruction
*Ultimate Destruction
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*Unnamed 2
*Unnamed 2
*VHS Effect
*VHS Effect
*Vortrox Birthday
*VortroXmas
*Vortrox Orb Trials
*Vortrox Orb Trials
*Vortrox Robot Trials
*Vortrox Ship Trials
*Vortrox Ship Trials
*Vortrox Wave Trials
*Vortrox Wave Trials
*Wave Challenge - A copy of [[Darnoc|Darnoc's]] level Wave Challenge that Vortrox uploaded out of spite.
*Zoink Challenge XVII
*Zoink Challenge XVII


;Easy levels
===Easy levels===
*Night Show (Featured)
*Night Show (featured)
*Pocket Infinity (Featured)
*Pocket Infinity (featured)
 
;Normal levels
*Liquid Sovereignty (Featured)


;Hard levels
===Normal levels===
*Momentary (Featured)
*Liquid Sovereignty (featured)


;Harder levels
===Hard levels===
*Boombox (Star-rated)
*Momentary (featured)
*In the Night (Featured)
*Momentz (Star-rated)


;Insane levels
===Harder levels===
*Grunge (Star-rated)
*Boombox (starred)
*Malice (Featured)
*In the Night (featured)
*Marigold (Featured)
*Momentz (starred)
*VortroXmas (Star-rated)


;Medium Demon levels
===Insane levels===
*Hello Fitzgerald (Star-rated) - A level that uses a lot of [[Clubstep]] monsters, which is based on his personal Clubstep monster 'Fitzgerald'.
*Grunge (starred)
*Malice (featured)
*Marigold (featured)


;Extreme Demon levels
===Demon levels===
*Cycles X (Featured) - A super-buffed version of [[Cycles]].
====Medium Demon levels====
*Stereo Extremeness (Featured) - A super-buffed version of [[Stereo Madness]].
*Hello Fitzgerald (starred)
*Time Extreme (Featured) - A super-buffed version of [[Time Machine]].
*Welcome to GD News (Featured) - A mega-collaboration hosted by Vortrox dedicated to his 'GD News' series, verified by [[Technical]] on 25 December 2022. It is also currently his only Extreme Demon level that is not a super-buffed remake of a [[Robert Topala|RobTop]] level.


;Verified levels
====Extreme Demon levels====
*Fallen Horizon (Epic) - A collaboration hosted by Chloechu that is focused on ship, timings, and swing gameplay, with its theming of a submerged and overgrown city that the player falls into after the first third.
*Welcome to GD News (featured) - A mega-collaboration hosted by Vortrox dedicated to his "GD News" series. It was verified by [[Technical]] on December 25, 2022.
*Stereo Extremeness (featured) - A super-buffed version of [[w:c:geometry-dash:Stereo_Madness|Stereo Madness]].
*Time Extreme - A super-buffed version of Time Machine


;Upcoming levels
===Collaborations participated in===
*xtremeStep - A super-buffed version of [[xStep]].
*Eao - A Harder 6* collaboration level with TaBu2711.


;Collaborations participated in
==Achievements==
*Eao - A Harder 6-star collaboration level with TaBu2711.
Vortrox completed a total of 28 Extreme Demons on camera. This is a list of Extreme Demons that Vortrox has completed.
*CARTI COLLAB - A Medium Demon collaboration with Doops, HHyper, TotoTie, Ivashka, and 16lord.


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*He verified Stereo Extremeness on October 27, 2023, after 55,129 attempts. This is the most attempts that Vortrox has spent on an Extreme Demon.
|header = Achievements
*He completed [[Bloodbath]] on May 20, 2024, after 18,237 attempts.
|body  = Vortrox completed a total of 35 Extreme Demons on camera. The following is a list of Extreme Demons that Vortrox has completed or verified.
*He completed [[Cataclysm]] on May 29, 2024, after 2,828 attempts.
 
*He completed [[Phobos]] on June 19, 2024, after 17,176 attempts.
;Completed levels
*He completed [[Sakupen Hell]] on July 19, 2024, after 25,400 attempts.
*[[Bloodbath]], 20 May 2024, 18,237 attempts.
*He completed [[The Ultimate Phase]] on August 4, 2024, after 3,849 attempts.  
*[[Cataclysm]], 29 May 2024, 2,828 attempts.
*He completed [[Red World]] on August 5, 2024, after 2,177 attempts.
*[[Phobos]], 19 June 2024, 17,176 attempts.
*He completed Heartbeat on August 8, 2024, after 3,683 attempts.
*[[Sakupen Hell]], 19 July 2024, 25,400 attempts.
*He completed [[Acu]] on August 10, 2024, after 2,897 attempts.  
*[[The Ultimate Phase]], 4 August 2024, 3,849 attempts.
*He completed [[Dark Odyssey]] on August 10, 2024, after 2,106 attempts.  
*[[Red World]], 5 August 2024, 2,177 attempts.
*He completed Allegiance on August 16, 2024, after 3,565 attempts.
*Heartbeat, 8 August 2024, 3,683 attempts.
*He completed [[Broken Signal]] on August 20, 2024, after 2,824 attempts.  
*[[Acu]], 10 August 2024, 2,897 attempts.
*He completed Crowd Control on August 23, 2024, after 2,801 attempts.
*[[Dark Odyssey]], 10 August 2024, 2,106 attempts.
*He completed Misty Mountains on August 25, 2024, after 1,848 attempts. This is the fewest attempts that Vortrox has spent on an Extreme Demon.
*Allegiance, 16 August 2024, 3,565 attempts.
*He completed [[Snowdrift]] on August 27, 2024, after 3,788 attempts.  
*Broken Signal, 20 August 2024, 2,824 attempts.
*He completed Azurite on August 31, 2024, after 2,366 attempts.
*Crowd Control, 23 August 2024, 2,801 attempts.
*He completed Forbidden Isle on September 4, 2024, after 2,262 attempts.
*Misty Mountains, 25 August 2024, 1,848 attempts.
*He completed [[Komodo]] on September 6, 2024, after 1,856 attempts.
*Snowdrift, 27 August 2024, 3,788 attempts.
*He completed [[The Flawless]] on September 7, 2024, after 2,249 attempts.
*Azurite, 31 August 2024, 2,366 attempts.
*He completed Welcome to GD News on September 11, 2024, after 3,709 (not including old) attempts.
*Forbidden Isle, 4 September 2024, 2,262 attempts.
*He completed [[Falling Up]] on September 15, 2024, after 4,061 attempts.
*Komodo, 6 September 2024, 1,856 attempts.
*He completed Robi On September 18, 2024, after 2,861 attempts.
*[[The Flawless]], 7 September 2024, 2,249 attempts.
*He completed [[Black Blizzard]] on October 3, 2024, after 16,703 attempts.
*Welcome to GD News, 11 September 2024, 3,709 (not including old) attempts.
*He completed [[Artificial Ascent]] on October 25, 2024, after 16,739 attempts.
*[[Falling Up]], 15 September 2024, 4,061 attempts.
*He completed [[Conical Depression]] on October 30, 2024, after 7,252 attempts.
*Robi, 18 September 2024, 2,861 attempts.
*He rebeat Stereo Extremeness on November 6, 2024, after 6,126 attempts.
*[[Black Blizzard]], 3 October 2024, 16,703 attempts.
*He completed Red World Rebirth on November 8, 2024, after 2,135 attempts.
*[[Artificial Ascent]], 25 October 2024, 16,739 attempts.
*He verified Time Extreme on March 30, 2025, after 47,993 attempts.
*[[Conical Depression]], 30 October 2024, 7,252 attempts.
*He completed Quantum Processing on May 19, 2025, after 17,973 attempts.
*Rebeat Stereo Extremeness, 6 November 2024, 6,126 attempts.
*[[Red World Rebirth]], 8 November 2024, 2,135 attempts.
*[[Quantum Processing]], 19 May 2025, 17,973 attempts.
*[[Yatagarasu]], 1 October 2025, 27,551 attempts.
*Low Death, 7 November 2025, 7,132 attempts. He fluked from 56%.
*[[Athanatos]], 16 December 2025, 5,743 attempts.
*[[Erebus]], 29 December 2025, 8,925 attempts.
*Sweater Weather, 29 March 2025, 1,682 attempts. This is the fewest attempts Vortrox has spent to complete an Extreme Demon.
*Rauchkammer, 30 August 2026, 2,060 attempts.
 
;Verified levels
*Stereo Extremeness, 27 October 2023, 55,129 attempts. This is the most attempts that Vortrox has spent to complete an Extreme Demon.
*Time Extreme, 30 March 2025, 47,993 attempts.
*Fallen Horizon, 22 October 2025, 1,703 attempts.
*Cycles X, 3 July 2026, 53,363 Attempts.
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==Nominations and awards==
==Nominations and awards==
''Received 5 nominations and 1 award in [[The Geometry Dash Awards]]''
''Received 2 nominations and 1 award in the [[The Geometry Dash Awards]]''


;Nominations
*Nominated in the 2023 Awards for ''Best YouTuber''
*Nominated in the 2023 Awards for ''Best YouTuber''
*Nominated in the 2024 Awards for ''Best YouTuber''
*Nominated in the 2024 Awards for ''Best YouTuber''
*Nominated in the 2025 Awards for ''Best Streamer''
*Nominated in the 2025 Awards for ''Best YouTuber''
*Nominated in the 2025 Awards for ''Best Video'' with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLAPjFcNcgg I Survived 100 Days of Extreme Demons]
;Awards
*Awarded in the 2024 Awards for ''Best Streamer''
*Awarded in the 2024 Awards for ''Best Streamer''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Vortrox has garnered over 1.4 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@Vortrox</ref>
*He has amassed over 759,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel as of July 13th, 2025.
**Vortrox's YouTube channel amassed over 493 million views.
*He gained moderator status in-game on July 26, 2021.
**Vortrox's second YouTube channel, VortroxTwo, amassed over 420,000 subscribers.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@VortroxTwo</ref>
*He was in Cheez Doodles commercials twice.<ref>http://youtu.be/uNmPfdda6-4</ref><ref>http://youtu.be/_T0gGVy8MQs</ref>
**Vortrox's third YouTube channel, Vortrox LIVE, amassed over 61,900 subscribers.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@VortroxLIVE</ref>
*He once made a challenge level for the highly skilled player [[Zoink]] to beat, who managed to do so in 30 minutes. It is Vortrox's most-viewed video, accumulating over 21 million views as of July 13th, 2025.
*Vortrox was the second guest of the Secret Way interviews.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8zo5RFOR6I</ref>
*He has had unfortunate deaths on Stereo Extremeness at 92% twice and 93%, [[Bloodbath]] at 95%, 92% on [[Phobos]], and his worst one being 96% on [[Artificial Ascent]].
**Vortrox was also the fifth guest of the Vernosis interviews.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCpHs8AQ-9o</ref>
**Speaking of which, his repeated fails at 92% on several Extreme Demons (also including Allegiance and Welcome to GD News excluding the end-screen) caused the percentage 92% to become a widespread meme amongst his fans, and becoming an apparent symbol of bad luck. Many of his fans have changed their YouTube usernames to one of the fails at 92% he has achieved, most notably Phobos 92% and Allegiance 92%.
*Vortrox gained [[Moderators|Moderator]] status in-game on 26 July 2021.
*In his "100 Days of Extreme Demons" challenge that started from August 1, 2024, to November 8, 2024, he has beaten 22 Extreme Demons (including Stereo Extremeness).
**On 14 September 2026, Vortrox, along with 42 other moderators, was demoted after RobTop changed the game's moderation system.
*Vortrox has a girlfriend, Gina, who has her own YouTube channel called sleepy.toadstool.<ref>http://youtube.com/@sleepytoadst00l</ref>
*Vortrox once made a challenge level for the highly skilled player Zoink to beat, who managed to do so in 30 minutes. It is currently Vortrox's most-viewed video, with over 28 million views as of 7 September 2026.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-062PWH0vo</ref>
*The reason why [[Technical]] received the verification rights for Welcome To GD News is due to Technical's roommate knowing Vortrox personally. Vortrox would show up in Technical's apartment to discuss passing the level's verification to him, an offer Technical accepted.<ref>https://youtu.be/ISrpkzBsei4?si=yJ4fn-ivJ7fdvn28</ref>
**Vortrox made three more challenge levels for Zoink, [[Trick]], and [[Doggie]], where the three players raced to see who could complete all three challenges first.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC5Sn3RLSXc</ref>
*He took the least attempts and time to beat Misty Mountains, taking 1,848 attempts (out of all the Extreme Demons he beat).
*Vortrox has had unfortunate fails of 92% three times and 93% once on Stereo Extremeness, 95% on [[Bloodbath]], 92% on [[Phobos]], 96% on [[Artificial Ascent]], 92% and 96% on [[Yatagarasu]], one of his worst ones being 96% on Time Extreme due to a lag spike, and 93% twice on Cycles X.
[[File:Vortrox Letting His Inner Demons Out.png|thumb|Vortrox's reaction when he got 92% on Phobos.]]
**Speaking of which, Vortrox's repeated fails at 92% on several Extreme Demons (also including [[Allegiance]], Welcome to GD News, excluding the end-screen, Yatagarasu, and most notably Phobos) made 92% a widespread meme among his fans. It became an apparent symbol of bad luck.
*Many people know him in the Geometry Dash community because of this GIF on the right.
**Many of his fans have changed their YouTube usernames to one of the 92% fails he has achieved, most notably Phobos 92% and Allegiance 92%.
*In his '100 Days of Extreme Demons' challenge that started on 1 August 2024 and ended on 8 November 2024, Vortrox has beaten 22 Extreme Demons (including Stereo Extremeness).
*Vortrox owns two Discord servers called 'Caboose' and '[https://discord.gg/gd-news-center-1070475116703645696 GD News Center]'. He has uploaded a video about the 'GD News Center', his newest and most active Discord server for news about Demons, updates, the community, and more. Vortrox also sells merch.
*GD News was a series on Vortrox's channel where he talked about news happening in the community, such as verified and released levels, update announcements, etc. The phrase 'Welcome to GD News!' was a familiar one that originated from his videos.
*Vortrox has his own website, on which, for example, he sells various Geometry Dash-related merchandise.<ref>https://vortrox.com</ref>
*The reason why Technical received the verification rights for Welcome To GD News is due to Technical's roommate knowing Vortrox personally. Vortrox would show up at Technical's apartment to discuss passing the level's verification to him, an offer Technical accepted.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/ISrpkzBsei4</ref>
*Vortrox's level Time Extreme was ranked as the worst Extreme Demon of 2025 by the AREDL.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fNC4C3zL-s</ref>
*Vortrox's biggest fluke on a Demon is on the Insane Demon level Death Note by Ruf, fluking from 2%.


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