Editing Kyouki

{{IB-Level
 |image      = Kyouki.png
 |id         = 86018142
 |creator    = Demishio
 |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
 |difficulty = {{ExtremeDemon}}
 |stars      = 10
 |length     = 1m 38s (Long)
 |objects    = 220,727
 |copytype   = No password
 |downloads  = 1.33M
 |likes      = 48.8K
 |rating     = Featured
 |artist     = [https://creomusic.newgrounds.com/ Creo]
 |music      = [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/905108 Crazy]
 |musicid    = 905108
}}
'''Kyouki''' (Japanese: 狂気; <small><span title="literal translation">lit.</span></small> madness) is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon level by Demishio.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDa5c0CJTHs</ref> It features fast gameplay with nearly impossible timings and quick game-mode changes, making it very difficult to learn. Demishio designed the gameplay with his skill set in mind.

Demishio verified Kyouki on 24 November 2022 after a death at 97%. He streamed himself playing the level for 175 days, roughly three hours a day, for a total of 501,997 attempts (258,510 to verify and 243,487 for playtesting).

==Description==
*'''0-12%:''' Kyouki begins with a fast cube section, with many game-modes, like the ball, spider, robot, etc. The game-modes change very quickly, and it takes a long time to learn this part. Many pads, portals, and orbs have bright, neon designs. There is a tight wave near the end, and after 12%, the player goes into a triple-speed change into the next section.
*'''12-21%:''' The next area is rapid game-mode switching, fast speed and tight timings. Several tight normal-wave and mini-wave sections are here, with frequent speed changes and tighter timings with the ball, robot, and spider. There are also several tight flying sections floating in the air.
*'''21-30%:''' This section carries the same aesthetic as the others, with cube, ball, spider, and robot timings. At 26%, the player becomes a dual wave and must spam through a tight corridor. A fast cube follows that, with a tight mini-wave at the end. There are many tight timings and almost frame-perfect clicks here.
*'''30-40%:''' This section starts with a tight ship, then continues with the neon, spider, ball, and robot timings section. A swift wave/mini-wave section begins at 36%, ending at 39% with a slow UFO section.
*'''40-49%:''' From 40%-43%, there are spider/robot timings, orbs, pads and mini portals. After 43%, there is a squished monster straight-fly. After this, the duals begin with a cube dual, turning into a cube-ball section. Towards the halfway point of the level, there are mini-wave sections with the UFO, ball, robot, and spider.
*'''49-58%:''' Past the halfway point, the level gets somewhat slower and has many different hard duals like cube-ball and cube-robot. This section concludes with a tight UFO-ship dual, featuring tight clicks and near-invisible gameplay.
*'''58-68%:''' The level gets fast again and starts with the illusion of triple-spikes falling on the player. It is close to the first section but much tighter and faster. This section has no duals and is a very bright, epileptic section of the level.
*'''68-78%:''' The level slows down until 72%, and the rest of the section is tight duals. The duals here are tight and fast: wave-wave, cube-cube, cube-ball, and cube-ship.
*'''78-88%:''' This section starts with a Japanese symbol and then proceeds to a fast, very tight wave/mini-wave with gameplay close to [[Slaughterhouse|Slaughterhouse's]] mini-wave sections. It features many tight game-mode switches, culminating in a tight double-speed straight-fly section.
*'''88-94%:''' This section is much slower than the other sections, mainly focusing on a wave, then UFO, then slow cube gameplay. The section ends with a small, neon straight-fly.
*'''94-100%:''' There is a normal-speed cube section with tight orbs, timings and dash orbs. At 98%, there is an extended triple-spike. After passing the triple spike, the player encounters an end screen with multiple instances of the word 'Kyouki' flashing.

==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Demishio'''
 |24 November 2022
 |501,997
 |97%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDa5c0CJTHs YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |[[Zoink]]
 |11 December 2022
 |~19,800
 |98%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8iCSlLx-xE YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |[[Taiago]]
 |29 December 2022
 |87,470
 |98%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyKJ4VAz5Hc YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |[[Trick]]
 |2 April 2023
 |?
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFD9KdkVgXc YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |Blackhole
 |10 September 2023
 |~70,000
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T8-IjK3VgM YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |Zeroxy
 |25 September 2023
 |~93,000
 |89%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6Q_2LJ5MI YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |[[DiamondSplash]]
 |21 December 2023
 |~142,317
 |96%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sE5puk50vA YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |Light
 |5 January 2024
 |57,219
 |97%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsQcyq5ZO-4 YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |zThund3r
 |15 February 2024
 |?
 |96%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG3o8rgI1rs YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |[[Denni]]
 |22 February 2024
 |42,993
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTY9y7KuTs YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |Pixeldragon42
 |24 February 2024
 |212,594
 |98%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMEUOMoJAx4 YouTube]
|}
{{Togglebox
 |header = Notable completions
 |body   = <nowiki />
*[[wPopoff]] has the biggest fluke on Kyouki, beating it after his furthest fail at 69%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSPYRNZLdxs</ref>
*Duv beat Kyouki in 310,399 attempts, making it the highest attempt count on the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s0x3uomKoo</ref>
*Laysah beat Kyouki in the fewest attempts, taking only 14,839 attempts to beat it.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vroP9-v4vM</ref>
*Arc beat Kyouki as a jump from [[Bloodbath]] after over 511,000 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbRog0sWs0</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*Kyouki was placed at #3 on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]] on 2 January 2023, above [[Abyss of Darkness]] and below Slaughterhouse.
**This addition to the Demonlist pushed [[Sakupen Circles (Diamond)|Sakupen Circles]] out of the Top 5, Spectrum Cyclone into the Extended List, and Jamboree into the Legacy List.
***Coincidentally, Spectrum Cyclone and Jamboree are two fully solo levels, just like Kyouki. The latter is also inspired by the former.
***Kyouki was also the first level placed on the Demonlist in 2023.
*Kyouki is currently the hardest fully solo level.
*Kyouki was the former hardest level published by its verifier for almost three years. It was surpassed by [[Subsuming Vortex]] on 11 November 2025.
*Kyouki was ranked #96 in Geometry Dash Today's list of 'The Top 100 Greatest Geometry Dash Levels Of All Time'.
*The Japanese translation of kyouki (狂気), 'madness', and the level's description are derived from the song name 'Crazy'.
*Opinions on Kyouki's difficulty varied. While Demishio never intended the level to be Top 1, some skilled players, such as lolwut and Laniakea, believed it should have been placed at #1. The level's first victor, Zoink, thought the level was Top 3-4 in difficulty, while the second victor, Taiago, believed it should have been Top 2-3, and Trick believed that it should be placed above Slaughterhouse.
*Kyouki is part of the community-made 'ASK Trilogy', along with [[Acheron]] and Slaughterhouse.
*Kyouki was formerly both Japan's hardest created and beaten level simultaneously. Japan's current hardest Demon is [[Silent clubstep]], beaten by MeQ8cNv43s6A.
*Kyouki was the first fully solo level since [[Conical Depression]] to reach the Top 3 hardest levels on the Demonlist.
*The placement of [[Ashley Wave Trials]] on 1 March 2026 pushed Kyouki out of the Top 20 of the Demonlist.

==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]