Editing Exen (section)

==History==
Exen joined YouTube on 12 October 2012. He began actively playing [[Geometry Dash]] four years later, in July 2016. First, he began completing simple Demons such as [[DeCode]], [[-sirius-]], [[Nine Circles]], and others.

A sensational story that glorified Exen was his 'completion' of [[Bloodbath]] on 20 December 2017.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmZ_-mFrmJI&t=38s</ref> Later, it turned out that he beat it using cheats, and some players after that stopped believing him.

Over time, Exen began progressing legitimately on Extreme Demons. He achieved 81% on [[The Hell Factory]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcCnGZ78Ic</ref> 78% on Plasma Pulse III,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAWVOQ920Ck</ref> 66% on Cataclysm,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9NI10NTC0</ref> and many others. Then, on 7 February 2017, he completed his first Extreme Demon—[[A Bizarre Phantasm]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ46BsZgAxg</ref> Afterwards, he made various progress runs.

Sometime later, Exen returned to hacking Extreme Demons, such as Breakout and [[Conical Depression]]. At the same time, he began creating various difficult challenge levels. Later on, he hacked several Extreme Demons: [[Killbot]], [[Erebus]], Bloodbath, [[aftermath]], Hatred, [[Bausha Vortex]], and Elite Z Rebirth.

On 18 December 2018, Exen stole and 'verified' the infamous level [[Fusion Z (Manix648)|Fusion Z]] by [[Manix648]], which no one could ever accomplish in its entire lifespan.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOQaIMe0-0U</ref> Some players believed him, while many others did not. These days, it is known that he indeed hacked this verification. 

On 8 July 2019, Exen's channel and all his uploaded content were deleted for unknown reasons (possibly because of hacking). Two days later, all his content returned.

On 15 February 2021, Exen uploaded a showcase of Triple Six without using Low Detail Mode. He made a similar video the next day, but he instead showcased the level Necrocide. The next day, he showcased Killbot, and his video got over 50,000 views. He continued uploading showcases of popular Extreme Demons, which quickly became the most-viewed videos on his channel, and he doubled his subscriber count in just about a month. His showcase of the level Khorne is currently his most popular video (over 200,000 views), surpassing the fake Fusion Z verification. He continues to upload these showcases and, in most cases, adds ReShade RTX effects.

On 28 July 2021, Exen uploaded a completion video of [[Firework]]. Funnily enough, it was not the Top-1-by-miles version by Cherry Team, but rather an easy version of the level created by Endevvor. Because of this, people started making jokes about him nerfing the level.

On 2 August 2021, Exen beat [[Supersonic]] legitimately. He stated that he decided to rebeat it with coins.

Exen later stopped uploading the RTX videos because they hurt people's eyes, but he still did the showcase videos. On 3 and 4 August 2021, he would showcase [[Tartarus|Silent Akbar]] and Azure Flare, respectively.

On 5 August 2021, Exen legitimately beat Cataclysm. This completion would be his best achievement at this time, as his hardest Demon, after hacking it many years before. On 6 August 2021, he started doing RTX showcases again, the first being Uprise. On 16 August 2021, he beat Poltergeist. On 17 August 2021, he showed a screenshot indicating that he had practised Bloodbath and achieved a run from 3-100% in 4 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgyXiP96kKd9ydJAawR4AaABCQ</ref> On 19 August 2021, he showed his gameplay part of [[Waterfall]], an official sequel of Firework hosted by Vernam. On 20 August 2021, he rebeat Rupture. On 25 August 2021, he announced he received a new keyboard. Later, he beat Rush E, an unrated Insane Demon, in 198 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSlpfK3DZQ</ref>

During February 2022, while Ukraine was subject to war, Exen said he would move to an evacuated area to stay safe. However, he said he would not leave Ukraine and would continue uploading videos daily.

On 7 April 2025, Exen seemingly beat [[Slaughterhouse]] as a new hardest and a possible jump from A Bizarre Phantasm. According to several Pointercrate moderators, this completion is legitimate.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOnr4bdhqk0</ref>

On 10 July 2026, Exen also beat [[The Golden]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjNyPL8kmsk</ref>

===Conflicts===
====Exen hack-verifies Fusion Z====
In late 2018, Exen found a leaked copy of Manix648's version of Fusion Z and verified it illegitimately without permission from any creators. He received backlash for uploading the leaked level to his account, as Manix648 wanted to keep the level abandoned.

====Exen steals INNARDS====
In March 2019, Exen acquired a copy of the unnerfed INNARDS without Cinci's permission.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gCBN2C7bds&t=738s</ref> He claimed that he would verify the level if Cinci could not get over 44% on the unnerfed version. On 29 March, he apologised and dropped the level after receiving significant backlash.

====Acheron showcase situation====
On 13 September 2021, Just a GD player gave a copy of [[Acheron]] to Exen without [[Riot|Riot's]] (the level's host) permission. Exen later uploaded a video of the level. People found out about this, and Exen defended himself by saying he gave himself the right to do it. He was called out for it in the community. Just a GD player forced [[Wolvez]] to drop Acheron, saying he would leak the level if he did not obey.<ref>https://x.com/icedcaveog/status/1437452610328539142</ref> Many people believed that it was Exen who did this, so he was harassed about it. Vernam later leaked the level.