Editing Yatagarasu (section)

==History==
The idea to create Yatagarasu was first proposed by the GeoStorm members in November 2015.

It was intended to be a new [[Bloodbath]] inspired by [[The Hell Factory|The Hell Factory's]] song, with three coins presented at the end as an award for completion. Because Bloodbath was the sequel to [[Cataclysm]] (although [[Ggb0y|Ggb0y's]] original sequel was going to be [[Infernal Abyss]]), GeoStorm members hoped that Yatagarasu would be a fitting mega-collaboration sequel to The Hell Factory, which in turn was an intended sequel to Cataclysm.

Rek3dge and Riot first proposed the idea of Yatagarasu, and Viprin hosted the mega-collaboration thereafter.

[[Sandstorm]] and ASonicMen were originally part of the mega-collaboration project; however, Riot disliked ASonicMen's contribution, leading to their removal. Sandstorm was having trouble creating, so he was kicked as well.

The hype for Yatagarasu began when the level's name, the song, and the length were leaked through Riot's Extreme Demon videos on YouTube. When Riot showed copyables for the Demons he beat, various parts of Yatagarasu were displayed in the editor.

Yatagarasu was officially announced in mid-December 2015, when Riot allowed the builders to upload their parts to YouTube. [[Michigun]] and [[FunnyGame|FunnyGame's]] parts were the first to surface. More parts were revealed quickly, but some people had not yet uploaded theirs, so the level remained shrouded in mystery.

More light was shed on Yatagarasu when the well-known hacker Cyrillic leaked a work-in-progress version of Yatagarasu in early 2016. This version had up to Zelda's part, except that part was longer (people thought Cyrillic built it until Riot stated that Zelda accidentally built into Michigun's supposed part, thus creating this). People were surprised by how another part seemed to replace Michigun's part. This leak revealed several previously unannounced parts and provided a summary of what the level would look like.

In February 2016, Yatagarasu was fully built. However, [[Cyclic|Cyclic's]] hacking scandal over [[The Hell Zone]] and [[Sonic Wave]] had his part severely nerfed and then discarded completely. In March 2016, Cyrillic leaked a work-in-progress version of Yatagarasu of an account pretending to be Cyclic's. This version was presumably the same as that shown on a 'preview' video released days before, as it finishes with Zelda's extended part and features Cyclic's nerfed part (still debated about which is which). Many people believed Cyrillic added his part at the end, but it later turned out it was not his.

After Cyclic was kicked out, [[Manix648]] would fill in his gap, with Riot also adding a logo art to replace the 'Embrace, Death' text at the start of the drop. However, Riot got into a drama with Manix648 for unknown reasons, and several days later, he kicked Manix648 from the collaboration. ASonicMen then used the swing-copter from Manix648's former part into his part in [[Bloodlust]].

During this drama, Riot quit and handed Yatagarasu to [[Surv]]. After Riot gave Yatagarasu to Surv, Surv quickly made progress, reaching 33% in just three days.

Viprin hosted a creator contest to fill in the missing gap. Manix648 tried to win it but sadly failed. [[AbstractDark]] eventually won the contest, and [[LmAnubis]] changed the gameplay of their parts at Surv's request. Vermillion's cave effects were made darker, csx42's part was buffed, green orbs were removed from [[WOOGI1411|WOOGI1411's]] part, and the skull art from Rustam's submitted Yatagarasu part was added to Vermillion's part.

Aurorus would leak a copy of the level in August 2016. It was a somewhat outdated copy, featuring some older parts that were replaced, but it included the updated art at the start of the drop. The origin of this version presumably dates to when Manix648's part was removed (it was not in this copy). It was still superior to the version now regularly known as 'Old Yatagarasu'.

Sometime later, Surv grew tired of the level, so he quit and handed it to TrusTa.

TrusTa then achieved 57% in a few days. However, he suffered numerous failures thereafter. He ended up nerfing and balancing the level to make it more consistent and possible. Many people were unhappy with the nerfs, as they contradicted Riot's original intent of the level being harder than any level. Others argued that Yatagarasu would no longer be the hardest level (Bloodlust and [[Blade of Justice]] were already fully built, and The Hell World was in the reconstruction stage) and were just happy the level was going to be released.

After several nerfs and a devastating fail at 95%, Yatagarasu was finally verified on 13 January 2017, approximately 14 months after its origin. It has since been rated Extreme Demon and was featured almost immediately.

A short time later, Surv conquered the level that had once conquered him, making him the first victor of Yatagarasu. [[Sunix]], [[BlassCFB]], Skullo, [[Wooshi]], and Kevelia eventually beat it as well, and Yatagarasu then held five victors to its name. Later, more people beat it. However, as harder levels were released, Yatagarasu eventually lost its Top 5 spot and later fell out of the Top 10, continuing to drop on the Demonlist.

The most majestic part about Yatagarasu is that it held the end for one of [[Geometry Dash|Geometry Dash's]] most magnificent chapters—the one in which legends rose, grew dominant and fell—Update 2.0. Two days after Yatagarasu was released, RobTop finally released Update 2.1, nearly 17 months after the wait. It secured its place as a sequel to Bloodbath, as Bloodbath marked the end of [[Update 1.9]], Yatagarasu ended Update 2.0.