Editing Avernus (section)

==Trivia==
*Avernus was rated on 15 April 2023 and placed at #2 on the Demonlist on 23 April 2023, above [[Slaughterhouse]] and below [[Acheron]]. 
**This addition pushed [[Zodiac]] out of the Top 25, untitled unmastered into the Extended List for the second time and Ddiamond into the Legacy List.
**On 16 October 2023, Avernus switched positions with Acheron, claiming the #1 spot.
***Avernus is regarded as the 42nd instance of the hardest rated level in the game's history.
**On 18 February 2024, [[Tidal Wave]] dethroned Avernus, ending its 102 days of reign as a Top 1.
**On 15 June 2024, Avernus was moved from #2 to #4, below Acheron and [[Silent clubstep]], marking Avernus as a false Top 1, similar to its antagonist, The Golden.
***Additionally, Avernus is part of the player-made 'GRP trilogy', along with The Golden and [[Amethyst]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNmJEyDItc</ref>
**On 23 December 2024, Avernus was moved back up to #2, reinstating it as a true former Top 1.<ref>https://x.com/demonlistgd/status/1871077794924609960</ref> However, this decision was made due to mixed opinions about the level's difficulty and acknowledging it as harder than the other former Top 1, Acheron.<ref>https://reddit.com/r/geometrydash/comments/1hmc07r/why_avernus_back_at_number_2/</ref>
***Additionally, the placement of Anathema onto the Demonlist occurred on the same day.
***This is the current hardest hell-themed level.
**Avernus was the last Top 1 level rated in Update 2.1 to remain in the Top 10 before it was pushed by [[Flamewall]] on 24 October 2025. It also makes it the last hell-themed level rated in Update 2.1 to be pushed out of the Top 10.
*Avernus was the final Top 1 in Update 2.1.
**Tidal Wave was verified in Update 2.1 but did not receive its rate until 18 February 2024, when the [[Update 2.2]] had already been released.
*If the player waits at the end-screen for 17 seconds after completing Avernus, a message appears: 'he congradulates [<nowiki/>''[[Wikipedia:Sic|sic]]''] you.'
*Although Avernus was criticized for its supposed 'unbalanced gameplay' and fixed hitboxes, the level's victors have expressed great enjoyment playing it.
**Avernus is the top 1 level with the highest average enjoyment rating.
*The original hosts were Bo and El3cTr0; however, Woom and Kyhros replaced them due to inactivity. PockeWindfish later took over as the new host.
*Woom and Kyhros held a creator contest for the final part of Avernus, with Salamander initially winning. However, Loolycat's part replaced it in the final version.
*[[Wikipedia:Avernus|Avernus]] was an old name for a volcanic pit near Cumae, Italy, within the area of Campania west of Naples. It is part of the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic region, and has a circumference of approximately 3.2 kilometres and contains Lake Avernus.
**Avernus is also the name of the plane where the five-headed dragon goddess Tiamat lives.
*Every object except for the fixed hitboxes is on the same layer, making it nearly impossible to make edits or changes.
*Avernus held the record for the longest time to receive a first victor after its verification, taking nine months between Zoink's verification and Diamond's completion, surpassing [[Bloodbath|Bloodbath's]] seven-month record after more than eight years. It was surpassed by [[Nullscapes]] on 20 June 2025, which had no victors until 23 October 2025, over a year after its verification.
*On 2 December 2024, PockeWindFish showcased the layout of the official sequel to the level called Tethys. It is set to be the third and final instalment of The Golden and Avernus series.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXRT9hlDGWE</ref>
*Avernus is the only level in its trilogy with The Golden and Amethyst to be a true Top 1, as The Golden is currently not considered harder than Tartarus, and Amethyst was verified on the same day as Thinking Space II, a few hours after, which is ranked above it on the Demonlist.
*The placement of Ultra Paracosm on 5 August 2026 pushed Avernus out of the Top 20 of the Demonlist.