Editing Whizkid05

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'''Whizkid05''' is a Scottish player. He is often considered the most all-rounded player in [[Geometry Dash]], known for his many unconventional skill sets, most notably his consistently high CPS, including on levels such as the unnerfed Grains of Sand,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oPavsczvVk</ref> Checked Steam<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq6047eYGXs</ref> and Silent poltergeist.<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_TZc7cnPs</ref> He also excels at 2-player levels, having beaten [[Codependence]] in nine days,<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vT_gjuBmEo</ref> and demonstrates exceptional memorisation skills, being the first to complete [[The Art of the Blade]] without pausing.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx_7DRkEXRA</ref> He is also skilled at platformer levels, beating former Top 1s and other hard levels such as [[Null]], [[CONVOLUTION]], CaveofTheScarletSky, Estufa, dish rags (deathless), Nullspace, and fake sunrise. He is widely considered one of the best spam challenge players, and he ranks in the Top 25 on the [https://thespamchallengelist.pages.dev/#/ Spam Challenge Leaderboard List].

Whizkid05 verified [[Menace]] as his second-hardest verification project.<ref name=":2">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkgghxxsEE</ref> and, more recently, [[Anathema]], the sequel to [[Renevant]], which is his current hardest Demon.<ref name=":3">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uKwmjHmySI</ref> Besides fully completing levels, Whizkid05 goes out of his way to play and get notable runs of very difficult levels, such as his 24-100% on [[BOOBAWAMBA]], 83% and 17-100% on [[Nullscapes]], and 58% and 55-100% runs on Silent Club Plus.

==History==
===Early history===
Whizkid05 created his YouTube channel on 17 December 2015, but did not upload any videos until five years later. He uploaded his first Geometry Dash-related video on 21 September 2020. In the video, he achieved a 34-62% run on [[Cold Sweat]] on his iPhone SE.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU6TswiVQiI</ref> His next video was uploaded on 8 March 2021, in which he verified a very difficult wave spam challenge, called 'Look ma I can spam'.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOMPPzdFZr4</ref> A few videos following this, he uploaded a video of his completion of Misty Mountains on 31 October, his first ever Extreme Demon.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLigDwF6G68</ref> 

===Beginning of career===
On 28 January 2022, Whizkid05 beat his first List Demon on the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]], [[Black Blizzard]], spending 12,181 attempts and failing at 98% in the level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4sm0vSfeOs</ref> His next achievement was [[Bloodbath]], which he completed after 21,958 attempts and his furthest fail at 97% on 1 March.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBfcErdpqo</ref>

After beating Bloodbath, Whizkid05 would complete RGB on 21 April 2022, after 23,141 attempts and a fail at 92%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYmtBSKRPc</ref> On 14 May, he beat [[Blade of Justice]] after 14,414 attempts and a 94% fail,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iJheIgTdM4</ref> then on 16 June, [[Quantum Processing]] after 17,293 attempts and 89% fail,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewUNIckSugU</ref> on 25 July, Sunset Sandstorm after 8,789 attempts and 95% death,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaDXri7S4lw</ref> and Delta Interface after 12,854 attempts and furthest fail at 89% on 22 August.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II4D43tkLP0</ref>

On 24 October 2022, Whizkid05 completed [[Yatagarasu]], making it his hardest after 17,971 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aQwvxy89p8</ref>

On 19 April 2023, Whizkid05 got a 43% record and a 43-100% run on an upcoming Top 1 remake of [[Silent Club]], called Silent Club Plus, which he was set to verify.<ref name="Silent Club Plus">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qig3y4tl0-I</ref> The version of the level he was playing was not decorated yet. On 16 September 2024, he uploaded a showcase of the already fully decorated level, stating that he would start verifying it sometime in 2025.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7B_UJicnA</ref> He has currently postponed the project in favour of prioritising other levels, but he still intends to finish it off eventually.

===The rise===
On 24 July 2023, Whizkid05 beat [[Kenos]] after 18,957 attempts as his new hardest.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tlOvJW4Eys</ref> On 10 August, he completed [[Zodiac]] as his next hardest after 13,343 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9HHsm-9lU</ref> Thirteen days later, he would beat [[The Golden]] as another hardest after 21,779 attempts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI6Wh5yPCJ8</ref>

On 8 May 2024, Whizkid05 became the first pauseless victor of The Art of the Blade, which has a randomised memory maze at 62%.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheWhizkid05/status/1788242397563891889</ref>

On 25 May 2024, Whizkid05 beat Codependence, becoming its third solo victor.<ref name=":1" /> On 14 July, he verified Menace.<ref name=":2" /> On 20 November, he verified Anathema, which became his current hardest.<ref name=":3" /> On 29 January 2025, Whizkid05 verified the former-impossible level Silent poltergeist.<ref name=":0" /> Sometime before Silent poltergeist, he also beat another Top 1 platformer level, CONVOLUTION.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EZ6Q0YV0k0</ref> On 5 May, he got 42% on BOOBAWAMBA,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq4PI5C-rZQ</ref> on 18 May 2025, 54%,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wSPiWsOD4</ref> and on 21 May, 24-100%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBvFyq1Stxw</ref> He completed [[Sakupen Circles (Diamond)|Sakupen Circles]] on 24 July.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS90C45X4Ag</ref> On 31 July, he beat the, at the time, Top 1 platformer level, Null.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEw9Ot8N-E</ref>

On 14 September 2025, Whizkid05 uploaded his first verification progress video on Silent Club Plus, as he had foreshadowed a year earlier. In said video, he got runs of 58% and 55-100%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGDHHXUDFU</ref> On 1 October 2025, he began playing Nullscapes. During this time, he had gotten runs of 59% and 17-100%, both achieved on 8 January 2026.

On 10 October 2025, Whizkid05 announced the release of a project called 'Unrated Appreciation'. He stated that he spent all of 2025 completing over 50 unrated Extreme Demons. The video was released in December 2025.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAoUutoavPI</ref>

===Recent achievements===
On 19 February 2026, Whizkid05 verified cognitohazard, a level made for MatMart's 'GD Civilization 2' event.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5g0r16X_ZA</ref> On 3 March 2026, he became the first deathless victor of the platformer Extreme Demon dish rags.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRpTXKbYtM8</ref> On 9 March 2026, he achieved 83% on Nullscapes, his newest, hardest project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpaY1sZk3k</ref> On 31 March, he beat the former unrated platformer level Nullspace.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhngdF_HyfI</ref> On 14 May, he uploaded a video showcasing his completions of four 'wacky' platformer levels: Rabbit Hole, Pandora, vortex, and MT UBER.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmRg0PuDHlI</ref> On 31 May, he beat the former unrated level ULTRA dimension.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0QAc4z5dSU</ref>

On 30 June 2026, Whizkid05 uploaded three completion videos of Wavterminal,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Qu5XDzDBo</ref> fake sunrise, his new hardest platformer level,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yugQe3QdfwE</ref> and Garden.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80BpPp84fsI</ref> On 9 July, he beat ROCKBOTTOM, which he had initially planned to beat in June for 'Unrated Appreciation' before it was rated, so he postponed it.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O44tTWf4AcU</ref> He also became the first player to beat Double Dynamo solo on 23 July.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5DDOxkhBhI</ref> After that, he would beat several other levels, such as Losing Your Mind,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMbgri0ppA0</ref> Starlight Summit,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLeX9x6j7I</ref> the impossible kid,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejvUV0bepLs</ref> [[MINUSdry]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2MzDDu5Ws</ref> and ANGEL ON A SATELLITE.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UR_8lo_jfQ</ref>

Afterwards, Whizkid05 focused on beating [[Acheron]], achieving 49% on 10 September.<ref>https://x.com/TheWhizkid05/status/2098073794971676811</ref> He improved his best to 85% on 20 September and getting a 96% fail on 26 September.<ref>https://x.com/TheWhizkid05/status/2101643759146484151</ref><ref>https://x.com/TheWhizkid05/status/2103926851895021939</ref>

==Verified levels==
===Rated===
*Anathema - A [[Update 2.1|2.1]]/[[Update 2.2|2.2]] Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by nikrodox; it is the final instalment in The Dedication Series.
*Checked Steam - A 2.2 Extreme Demon created by gruzzy that was infamous for its controlled spam sections.
*cognitohazard - A 2.2 Extreme Demon tailored specifically for Whizkid05's skillset. It was made for Matmart's second 'GD Civilization' Event, and took an exceptionally long time to get placed on the Demonlist due to its extremely unorthodox gameplay and lack of victors.
*CONVULSION - The hardest non-akunakun memory level. Not to be confused with CONVOLUTION.
*Decks Dark
*depth
*DOUBLE DYNAMO (solo) - A 2-player Extreme Demon created by spark, verified by Whizkid05 within two weeks of its 2-player verification.
*Menace - A 2.2 Extreme Demon created by Arraegen. It was nominated for ''Best Extreme Classic'' in [[The Geometry Dash Awards|The Geometry Dash Awards 2024]].
*Swing Swing - A swing-only Extreme Demon created by KazaGD.
*VOID - The sequel to Abyss by Nikoberry.
*What remains of me - A 2-player 2.2 Insane Demon created by Sergio el nino.

===Unrated===
*Chungus Wave X - A joke remake of [[Sonic Wave]]. It is the first Extreme Demon verification Whizkid05 was ever offered.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7Kh0i8KfQ</ref>
*Dead Petals - An unrated Spider-only Extreme Demon created by Madison Yuko.
*Grains of Sand ''(STARxd)'' - A formerly-impossible level known for its very long consistency spam.
*IWANNABEAGIRL - A Hard/Insane Demon platformer level.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ3Y0I0rtmM</ref>
*KILLED CORRIDOR - A nerfed version of the spam-challenge level KYS Corridor.
*Remembrance - An Extreme Demon mega-collaboration focused around only using the features available in Version 1.0.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_oLiHRTCg</ref>
*Silent Club Minus - A Silent Club remake that may or may not be related to Silent Club Plus.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyE9uJ2ySlw</ref>
*Silent poltergeist - An infamous former impossible level created by [[Sailent]], known for its mini-wave spam.
*Storm<!--If anyone has any proof of verification/existence for this level, it would be much appreciated.-->
*True Love Waits - A level by Madison Yuko, which uses the Radiohead song, making heavy use of passable platforms in the gameplay.

===Upcoming verifications===
*HARD DEMON MAP
*Silent Club Plus - An upcoming Top 1-5 remake of Silent Club. The version Whizkid05 is playing on is significantly harder than the old layout he had first previewed on his YouTube channel.<ref name="Silent Club Plus"/> Despite abandoning the project, he will come back to the level in the future.
*Spectral Hell - A much harder remake of [[Sakupen Hell]], which contains the old version's spam at the end.
*Stream Crashed Uh oh - The Top 1 sequel to Checked Steam that is currently in development.
*Teeth Fortress II - A very intense spam-based Top 1.
*Wytchboard - A solo Extreme Demon made in Update 2.1, where every part contains randomly generated gameplay elements.

==Nominations and awards==
''Received 2 nominations in [[The Geometry Dash Awards]]''

;Nominations
*Nominated in the 2023 Awards for ''Best Player''
*Nominated in the 2024 Awards for ''Best Classic Player''

==Trivia==
*Whizkid05 has garnered over 43,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@whizkid0521</ref>
*Whizkid05 came up with his username as a young child at the age of 6 and has not changed it since.
*Whizkid05 was promoted to [[Moderators|Moderator]] status on 27 July 2025.
**On 14 September 2026, Whizkid05, along with 42 other moderators, got demoted due to [[Robert Topala|RobTop]] making changes to the game's moderation system.

==Videos==
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==References==
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