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{{Infobox Level
{{IB-Level
|image = File:Zaph Lava.png
|image     = ZAPHKIEL.png
|creator = [[Darwin]] (publisher) and [[Noctalium]] (Hack-verified by Noctalium)
|id        = 36329434
|difficulty = [[File:Extreme Demon.png|20px]] Extreme Demon
|creator   = [[Darwin]] (publisher); [[Noctalium]]
|stars = 10[[File:Star.png|15px]]
|verifier  = Noctalium (hack-verifier)<br>[[Sunix]] (legitimate verifier)
|id = 36329434
|created    = [[Update 2.1]]
|version = 3
|updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
|last_updated = 2.1
|difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
|composer = Kolkian
|stars      = 10
|song = Zaphkiel
|coins      = 1
|song_id = 690885}}
|length    = 1m 16s (Long)
{{Quote
|objects    = 96,848
|Hmm extreme demon 8) collab w/ noctafly (gameplay-verif) updated for design and visual bugs <3
|copytype  = Password (4250)
|Darwin}}
|downloads  = 1.36M
'''ZAPHKIEL''' is a 2.1 Extreme Demon collaboration created by [[Darwin]] and [[Noctalium]], published by Darwin, and hack-verified by Noctalium. The level contains good effects and an all-around great design. The level is rarely referred to as [[HyperSonic]] v2 because of the similar look and multicolored background. As such, it is very distinctly rainbow-themed, along with levels like [[Astral Divinity]] and [[Allegiance]].
|likes      = 68.8K
|rating    = Featured
|artist    = [https://kolkian.newgrounds.com/ Kolkian]
|music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/690885 Zaphkiel]
|musicid    = 690885
}}
'''ZAPHKIEL''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by [[Darwin]] and [[Noctalium]] and published by the former, hack-verified by the latter. The level features detailed effects and is considered well-designed overall. As such, it is very distinctly rainbow-themed, along with levels like [[Astral Divinity]] and Allegiance.


==History==
==History==
The first trace of ZAPHKIEL is dated back to March 18, 2017, when Noctalium released a NoClip preview of ZAPHKIEL announcing that it would be an Extreme Demon collaboration between him and Darwin.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSRcwR3XChk</ref>
The first trace of ZAPHKIEL is dated back to 18 March 2017, when Noctalium released a noclip preview of ZAPHKIEL, announcing that it would be an Extreme Demon collaboration between him and Darwin.


Exactly one month later, Noctalium released the full layout whereas his part was pretty much finished while Darwin's part was just a complete layout, with Noctalium indicating he was "slow."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSRcwR3XChk</ref>
A month later, Noctalium released the full layout, whereas his part was generally finished, while Darwin's part was just a complete layout, with Noctalium indicating he was 'slow'.


In July 2017, after three months, Darwin's part was almost finished too and Noctalium started making some progress on it, getting a record of 51% (this record was legitimately done).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyrDeHofE8</ref>
After three months, in July 2017, Darwin's part was almost finished, and Noctalium started making progress on it, achieving a record 51% (this was a legitimate record).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyrDeHofE8</ref>


About three weeks later, Darwin and Noctalium's part was completely done and Noctalium released the full level preview (using NoClip), showing Darwin's great effects and decorations.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbhvgGZ96M</ref> On August 1, 2017, Noctalium seemingly verified ZAPHKIEL.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqznxrMs5o</ref>
About three weeks later, Darwin and Noctalium's parts were finished, and Noctalium released the full-level preview (using noclip), showing Darwin's great effects and decorations.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbhvgGZ96M</ref> On 1 August 2017, Noctalium seemingly verified ZAPHKIEL.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqznxrMs5o</ref>


However, when [[Riot]] and several other players worked together to expose Noctalium for hacking,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Tg7GeaVF4</ref> on November 27, 2017, he finally confessed to hacking several Extreme Demons and making them semi-auto, including ZAPHKIEL.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRac_tfsOVo</ref> This meant that the first player to legitimately beat ZAPHKIEL was none other than [[Sunix]], who completed it on August 9, 2017.<ref name="Sunix Verification">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KvB-UDNqP8</ref>
However, when [[Riot]] and several other players worked together to expose Noctalium for hacking,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Tg7GeaVF4</ref> on 27 November 2017, he finally confessed to hacking several Extreme Demons and making them semi-auto, including ZAPHKIEL.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRac_tfsOVo</ref> This reveal meant that the first player to beat ZAPHKIEL legitimately was [[Sunix]], who completed it on 9 August 2017.<ref name="Sunix Verification">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KvB-UDNqP8</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Description==
{{Low-Faith/Section}}
*'''0-20%:''' ZAPHKIEL begins with a cube section containing some orb timings. The player then enters a robot section with some tight jumps. Then, the player enters a cube portal, where, until the drop, they must perform some orb timings while the speed increases until they reach an auto part. After the auto part, the player must make one final jump to reach the drop.
*'''20-39%:''' The drop consists of fast game-mode switches. It starts with some straight-fly, then a tight wave section. The following cube and UFO sections consist of some jumps and orbs. The player then reaches a very tight wave, after which they enter a variety of game-modes with fast-paced gameplay.
*'''39-58%:''' This part starts with a ship part consisting of straight-flying. Then the player enters a cube section with additional orb timings. Then, they enter a very tight wave section, followed by a spider-copter with another wave section. A mini-cube section follows to transition into the next part.
*'''58-80%:''' The player enters a triple-speed ship sequence featuring a lava-volcano-ish design. The ship section contains mostly straight-flying, with orbs to hit. The UFO section afterwards contains, again, mainly jumps and some orbs. After that, a series of fast-paced game mode switches occur with fast-paced gameplay.
*'''80-100%:''' The final part begins with a cube where the player must do some orb timings, followed by a robot with tight jumps, a ship with tight flying, and then a ship-ball dual. Next is a tight wave section, followed by another ship-ball dual. Then the player enters the final cube, which features two triple-spikes with a tight timing gap between them.


*'''0-19%:''' The level begins with a cube section containing some orb timings. The player then enters a robot with some tight robot jumps. Then the player enters a cube portal where until the drop (20%), the player will have some orb timings while the speed increases until they reach an auto part. After the auto part, they will do one final jump until they reach the drop.
==User coins==
*'''20-38%:''' The drop consists of fast game mode switches. It first starts with some straight fly, then a tight wave section. The following cube and UFO sections consist of some jumps and some orbs. The player then reaches a very tight wave. If the player passes the wave, they will enter a variety of game modes with fast gameplay.
*There is only one coin, located at 85%. As the robot, the player must jump higher to reach a separate platform and collect the coin.
*'''39-57%:''' This part starts with a ship part mainly consisted of straight fly. Then a cube section with some more orb timings. Then a very tight wave section followed by a spider-copter with another wave section. A mini-cube section follows to transition into the next part.
*'''58-80%:''' The player will start off with a triple-speed ship sequence with a lava-volcano-ish design. The ship section contains mostly straight flying with orbs to hit. The UFO section afterward contains again mainly jumps and some orbs. After that, a series of fast-paced game mode switches occur with fast paced-gameplay continuing up until 80%
*'''80-100%:''' The final part of the level comes up and begins with a cube having to do some orb timings. It's then followed by a robot doing tight jumps, a ship with some tight flying, and then a ship-ball dual. It's followed by a tight wave section and then another ship-ball dual. Then it's the final cube with two triple spikes and a tight timing in between.


==User coins==
==Gameplay==
*There is only one coin in the level. At 85%, the robot must be held a little longer to reach a separate platform where the coin is located.
{{VC|Pyt9DdE8Fe0}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The password for the level is 004250.
*ZAPHKIEL was placed at #4 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 5 August 2017, above [[Artificial Ascent]] and below [[Yatagarasu]].
*The level contains 96,845 objects.
**This addition pushed Creeper Force into the Legacy List.
*The level is 1m 14s in length.
*Noctalium himself stated he believes the numerous wave segments are the hardest parts, the same opinion as many other players. If not nerfed, Noctalium said it would have made the Top 3 on the Demonlist.
*The level was initially placed at #4 on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|''Geometry Dash'' Demonlist]] on August 5, 2017, above [[Artificial Ascent]] (#5) and below [[Yatagarasu]] (#3)
*Riot stated that he would love to be the first to beat ZAPHKIEL after Noctalium. The community respectfully waited so that Riot could beat it first. However, Riot's finger pain reappeared unexpectedly, and he had to stop practising. With this in mind, Sunix, a good friend of Riot, dedicated his completion to his aforementioned friend as he was the first to beat it instead of Riot.<ref name="Sunix Verification" />
*Noctalium himself stated that he thinks that the numerous wave segments are the hardest parts of the level along with many other players. If not nerfed, Noctalium said that it would definitely have made the top three on the Demons list.
*Some parts were changed from the layout to the final version. For example, the dual segment and mini-wave segment at the end were once one long ball segment that was easier. It was buffed to match the difficulty of the other parts of the level.
*Riot stated that he would love to be the first one to beat this level after Noctalium, and so, the community respectfully waited so that Riot could beat it first. However, Riot's finger pain then reappeared out of nowhere and he had to stop practicing. With this in mind, [[Sunix]], a good friend of Riot, dedicated his beating to his friend as he was the first to beat it instead of Riot himself.<ref name="Sunix Verification" />
*Zaphkiel is known as 'Division of Heaven and Hell'.
*Some parts of the level were changed from the layout to the final version of the level. For example, the dual segment and mini-wave section at the very end were once one long ball segment that was easier. It was buffed in order to better match the difficulty of the entire level.
*The name [[Wikipedia:Zaphkiel|Zaphkiel]] (Hebrew: צפקיאל), also written as Jafkiel, Japhkiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel or Zelel, is an archangel. His name means 'God's knowledge'. He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, yet other times considered a different angel.
*Zaphkiel is known as '''Division of Heaven and Hell'''.
*The original verification video by Noctalium was deleted from his channel as he admitted to hacking ZAPHKIEL after it was noticed that he went into a spike way over the hitbox during the last dual. He re-uploaded it in January 2019.
*The name '''Zaphkiel''' (Hebrew: צפקיאל‎‎), also written as Jafkiel, Japhkiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel or Zelel, is an archangel. His name means "God's knowledge." He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaphkiel</ref>
*A sequel to ZAPHKIEL, Catalyze, was created by ZephiroX and verified by [[MrSpaghetti]].
*The original verification video by Noctalium was deleted from his channel as he admitted to hacking it. He reuploaded it in January 2019, and Noctalium was exposed because of the last dual, where he went into a spike, way over the hitbox.
*If the player dies at 91%, the text 'les gameplay en l'air. go back at easy demon noob. Meh !GG' will appear.
*A sequel to the level called [[Catalyze]] was created by ZephiroX and verified by [[MrSpaghetti]]
**According to Google Translate, this translates to 'gameplay in the air', which probably refers to the straight-fly at which the player dies to activate this text.
*If you die at 91%, text will appear saying "les gameplay en l'air. go back at easy demon noob. Meh !GG"
*The movement of Cadrega City on 15 November 2022 pushed ZAPHKIEL into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.
**According to Google Translate, this translates to "gameplay in the air", which probably refers to the straight fly at the place you die at to activate this text.
*The movement of [[Mirrored Calamity]] from #77 to #56 on September 30, 2021, knocked ZAPHKIEL into the Extended List of the Demonlist.
 
==Walkthrough==
[[File:Zaphkiel by Darwin and NoctaFly 100% Extreme Demon|thumb|centre|330x330px|A 100% walkthrough of ZAPHKIEL with 1080p60 quality and no commentary.]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery> ZAPHKIEL Level Menu.png|The level menu of ZAPHKIEL
ZAPHKIEL Coin.png|The secret coin of ZAPHKIEL
ZAPHKIEL Ending.jpg|The ending of ZAPHKIEL
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />
[[Category:Collaborations]]
[[Category:Demon List levels]]
[[Category:2.1 levels]]
[[Category:XL levels]]
[[Category:Levels with user coins]]
[[Category:Demon levels]]
[[Category:Extreme Demon levels]]
[[Category:Top 150]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 11 October 2026

ZAPHKIEL
ID

36329434

Creator(s)

Darwin (publisher); Noctalium

Verifier(s)

Noctalium (hack-verifier)
Sunix (legitimate verifier)

Created
Last updated
Attributes
Difficulty

10

Length

1m 16s (Long)

Objects

96,848

Copy type

Password (4250)

Statistics
Downloads

1.36M

Likes

68.8K

Rating

Featured

Audio info
Artist(s)
Music
Music ID

690885

ZAPHKIEL is a 2.1 Extreme Demon collaboration level by Darwin and Noctalium and published by the former, hack-verified by the latter. The level features detailed effects and is considered well-designed overall. As such, it is very distinctly rainbow-themed, along with levels like Astral Divinity and Allegiance.

History

[edit | edit source]

The first trace of ZAPHKIEL is dated back to 18 March 2017, when Noctalium released a noclip preview of ZAPHKIEL, announcing that it would be an Extreme Demon collaboration between him and Darwin.

A month later, Noctalium released the full layout, whereas his part was generally finished, while Darwin's part was just a complete layout, with Noctalium indicating he was 'slow'.

After three months, in July 2017, Darwin's part was almost finished, and Noctalium started making progress on it, achieving a record 51% (this was a legitimate record).[1]

About three weeks later, Darwin and Noctalium's parts were finished, and Noctalium released the full-level preview (using noclip), showing Darwin's great effects and decorations.[2] On 1 August 2017, Noctalium seemingly verified ZAPHKIEL.[3]

However, when Riot and several other players worked together to expose Noctalium for hacking,[4] on 27 November 2017, he finally confessed to hacking several Extreme Demons and making them semi-auto, including ZAPHKIEL.[5] This reveal meant that the first player to beat ZAPHKIEL legitimately was Sunix, who completed it on 9 August 2017.[6]

Description

[edit | edit source]
  • 0-20%: ZAPHKIEL begins with a cube section containing some orb timings. The player then enters a robot section with some tight jumps. Then, the player enters a cube portal, where, until the drop, they must perform some orb timings while the speed increases until they reach an auto part. After the auto part, the player must make one final jump to reach the drop.
  • 20-39%: The drop consists of fast game-mode switches. It starts with some straight-fly, then a tight wave section. The following cube and UFO sections consist of some jumps and orbs. The player then reaches a very tight wave, after which they enter a variety of game-modes with fast-paced gameplay.
  • 39-58%: This part starts with a ship part consisting of straight-flying. Then the player enters a cube section with additional orb timings. Then, they enter a very tight wave section, followed by a spider-copter with another wave section. A mini-cube section follows to transition into the next part.
  • 58-80%: The player enters a triple-speed ship sequence featuring a lava-volcano-ish design. The ship section contains mostly straight-flying, with orbs to hit. The UFO section afterwards contains, again, mainly jumps and some orbs. After that, a series of fast-paced game mode switches occur with fast-paced gameplay.
  • 80-100%: The final part begins with a cube where the player must do some orb timings, followed by a robot with tight jumps, a ship with tight flying, and then a ship-ball dual. Next is a tight wave section, followed by another ship-ball dual. Then the player enters the final cube, which features two triple-spikes with a tight timing gap between them.

User coins

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  • There is only one coin, located at 85%. As the robot, the player must jump higher to reach a separate platform and collect the coin.

Gameplay

[edit | edit source]






Trivia

[edit | edit source]
  • ZAPHKIEL was placed at #4 on the Demonlist on 5 August 2017, above Artificial Ascent and below Yatagarasu.
    • This addition pushed Creeper Force into the Legacy List.
  • Noctalium himself stated he believes the numerous wave segments are the hardest parts, the same opinion as many other players. If not nerfed, Noctalium said it would have made the Top 3 on the Demonlist.
  • Riot stated that he would love to be the first to beat ZAPHKIEL after Noctalium. The community respectfully waited so that Riot could beat it first. However, Riot's finger pain reappeared unexpectedly, and he had to stop practising. With this in mind, Sunix, a good friend of Riot, dedicated his completion to his aforementioned friend as he was the first to beat it instead of Riot.[6]
  • Some parts were changed from the layout to the final version. For example, the dual segment and mini-wave segment at the end were once one long ball segment that was easier. It was buffed to match the difficulty of the other parts of the level.
  • Zaphkiel is known as 'Division of Heaven and Hell'.
  • The name Zaphkiel (Hebrew: צפקיאל), also written as Jafkiel, Japhkiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel or Zelel, is an archangel. His name means 'God's knowledge'. He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, yet other times considered a different angel.
  • The original verification video by Noctalium was deleted from his channel as he admitted to hacking ZAPHKIEL after it was noticed that he went into a spike way over the hitbox during the last dual. He re-uploaded it in January 2019.
  • A sequel to ZAPHKIEL, Catalyze, was created by ZephiroX and verified by MrSpaghetti.
  • If the player dies at 91%, the text 'les gameplay en l'air. go back at easy demon noob. Meh !GG' will appear.
    • According to Google Translate, this translates to 'gameplay in the air', which probably refers to the straight-fly at which the player dies to activate this text.
  • The movement of Cadrega City on 15 November 2022 pushed ZAPHKIEL into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.

References

[edit | edit source]