Editing Erebus (section)

==History==
Erebus was first revealed to the public when Rustam released a preview on 29 May 2016, showcasing the basic gameplay.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usUkRsOSpYM</ref> About two months later, Rustam released a second preview, showing the full level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lGe2VX0BTM</ref>

About a month later, Rustam chose Stealz as the verifier, but he eventually quit because of how frustrating Erebus was.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FRhZKlNkc</ref> The new verifier was BoldStep, a skilled Australian player who by that time had completed three Top 20 levels—Allegiance, [[A Bizarre Phantasm]], and [[Cataclysm]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ypi3-sGJk</ref>

A few days later, BoldStep achieved start position runs of 52-95%<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdt9J2fNjrk</ref> and 61-100%,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82XOHwOxw8</ref> making great progress very quickly. Over a month later, he got 45%<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBBRyzHQyJ0</ref> and 48%,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DePKaJsoY3Q</ref> making progress rapidly. A few days later, on 17 February, BoldStep reached 72%, a substantial progress after a few days.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xasC7ReXm0M</ref> Four days later, he achieved 75% and a start position run of 39-100%, a small gap but another impressive achievement in just a few days.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCyMEOkzpFM</ref>

A few weeks later, on 17 March, BoldStep achieved a record of 87% (and 83% not long after), another great progress, putting him closer to victory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfRnHfd8h8</ref> On the same day, he got 91%, the closest and the worst fail he has had.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nIC01TRW_g</ref> Two days later, on 19 March 2017, BoldStep finally verified Erebus after 40,803 attempts and over three months, becoming one of the hardest Demons in [[Geometry Dash]] at that time.<ref name="Verification" />