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  |image      = SolarFlare.png
  |image      = SolarFlare.png
  |id        = 90390075
  |id        = 90390075
  |creator(s)   = Linear2 (publisher) and rynoxious  
  |creator    = Linear (publisher) and rynoxious  
  |verifier  = swiborg
  |verifier  = swiborg
  |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
  |created    = [[Update 2.1]]
|updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
  |difficulty = [[File:ExtremeDemon.png|x35px]]
  |difficulty = [[File:ExtremeDemon.png|x35px]]
  |stars      = 10
  |stars      = 10
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  |objects    = 68,272
  |objects    = 68,272
  |copytype  = No password
  |copytype  = No password
  |downloads  = 598.4K+
  |downloads  = 604.8K+
  |likes      = 18.2K+
  |likes      = 18.4K+
  |rating    = Epic
  |rating    = Epic
  |artist    = [https://jumper.newgrounds.com/ Jumper]
  |artist    = [https://jumper.newgrounds.com/ Jumper]
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  |musicid    = 493898
  |musicid    = 493898
}}
}}
'''Solar Flare''' is a 2.1 Extreme Demon collaboration level created by Linear2 and rynoxious, published by Linear2 and verified by swiborg. It is a superbuffed remake of the 1.9 Medium Demon Solar Circles.  
'''Solar Flare''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by Linear and rynoxious, verified by swiborg on 29 April 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHQNgty8ypY</ref> It is a super-buffed remake of the 1.9 Medium Demon [[Nine Circles Levels|Nine Circles level]] Solar Circles.  


Solar Flare is themed around stars, in particular the [[Wikipedia:Sun|Sun]], and features yellow and orange shades with predominant use of dark grey in the background, and blue for lightening structures and hazards like crystals.
Solar Flare is themed around stars, in particular the [[Wikipedia:Sun|Sun]], and features yellow and orange shades, with dark grey predominating in the background and blue for lighting structures and hazards like crystals.


==Gameplay==
==Description==
*'''0-15%:''' Solar Flare begins as a mini-cube at half speed before being changed into normal speed. The player must navigate tight spaces while dealing with challenging orb timings.
*'''0-15%:''' Solar Flare begins as a mini-cube at half speed before being changed into normal speed. The player must navigate tight spaces while dealing with challenging orb timings.
*'''15-27%:''' Next is a double-speed ship segment with very difficult straight-flying and a two-path at 19-20%, where the player must go down rather than up.
*'''15-27%:''' Next is a double-speed ship segment with very difficult straight-flying and a two-path at 19-20%, where the player must go down rather than up.
*'''27-35%:''' Afterwards, the player goes into a ball part at normal speed with numerous difficult timings and a text at 31% saying 'GLHF' at half speed. Later, after the ball comes an easy cube part at normal speed with just one pink orb hit.
*'''27-35%:''' Afterwards, the player goes into a ball part at normal speed with numerous difficult timings and a text at 31% saying 'GLHF' at half speed. Later, after the ball comes, an easy cube part at normal speed with just one pink orb input.
*'''35-92%:''' The drop begins. Like any other challenging Nine Circles levels, Solar Flare has very tight wave parts and frequent size and speed changes throughout this part, at 40-41% and 46-47%, there are memory parts in constellation appearances. Texts are saying 'up next' and '>>>' at 58%, telling that the player now faces the dual section of the part. At 91-92%, there is a mini-wave spam section of the level, similar to Down Bass; however, Solar Flare has a normal-size portal and an invisible quadruple-speed change in the middle of the spam section before the second mini-size portal and the invisible double-speed change.
*'''35-92%:''' The drop begins. Like any other challenging Nine Circles level, Solar Flare features very tight wave parts and frequent changes in size and speed. Many structures appear to move and ease in. At 40-41% and 46-47%, there are memory parts in constellation appearances. Texts say 'up next' and '>>>' at 58%, indicating that the player now faces the dual section of the part. At 91-92%, there is a mini-wave spam section of the level, similar to Down Bass; however, Solar Flare has a normal-size portal and an invisible quadruple-speed change in the middle of the spam section before the second mini-size portal and the invisible double-speed change.
*'''92-100%:''' Lastly, the player enters a short cube part at half speed with tricky timings and an invisible normal-speed change at 95% right before the level ends.
*'''92-100%:''' Lastly, the player enters a short cube part at half speed with tricky timings and an invisible normal-speed change at 95% right before the level ends.
==Gameplay==
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==First 10 victors==
==First 10 victors==
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  !Video
  !Video
  |-
  |-
  |Verifier
  |'''Verifier'''
  |swiborg
  |'''swiborg'''
  |29 April 2023
  |29 April 2023
  |~20,000
  |~20,000
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  |-
  |-
  |6
  |6
  |Cuatrocientos
  |[[Cuatrocientos]]
  |4 October 2023
  |4 October 2023
  |?
  |?
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  |20 November 2023
  |20 November 2023
  |?
  |?
  |?
  |83%
  |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1jz5AQ2S0 YouTube]
  |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1jz5AQ2S0 YouTube]
  |-
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Solar Flare was placed at #21 on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|Demonlist]] on 10 June 2023, above [[Trueffet]] and below [[Tartarus]].
*Solar Flare was placed at #21 on the [[Geometry Dash Demonlist|Demonlist]] on 10 June 2023, above [[Trueffet]] and below [[Tartarus]].
**This addition pushed [[Deimos (EndLevel)|Deimos]] into the Extended List and Delebit Oblivio into the Legacy List for the second time.
**This addition pushed [[Deimos (EndLevel)|Deimos]] by [[EndLevel]] into the Extended List and Delebit Oblivio into the Legacy List for the second time.
*Solar Flare is currently the fourth-hardest [[Nine Circles Levels| Nine Circles level]] in the game, behind Sakupen Circles, [[The Hallucination]] and [[Subsuming Vortex]].
*Solar Flare is currently the fourth-hardest Nine Circles level in the game, behind [[Sakupen Circles (Diamond)|Sakupen Circles]], [[The Hallucination]], and [[Subsuming Vortex]].
*The smiley-faced sun in Solar Flare is named Janet.
*The smiley-faced sun in Solar Flare is named Janet.
**If the player crashes at any point during the first half of the wave, Janet will gain a frowning face.
**If the player fails at any point during the first half of the wave, Janet will gain a frowning face.
**If the player crashes during the part where Janet is right above them, she turns into a sloppily made star with an off-center frowning face, with text reading "So close! That's a shape!".
**If the player fails during the part where Janet is right above them, she turns into a sloppily made star with an off-centre frowning face, with text reading 'So close! That's a shape!'
*Solar flare contains 89 60FPS frame perfects.
*The character at the bottom-right corner of the end screen is Toyosatomimi no Miko from the ''[[Wikipedia:Touhou Project|Touhou Project]]'' franchise.
*The character at the bottom-right corner of the end screen is ''Toyosatomimi no Miko'' from the Touhou Project franchise,
**This image specifically comes from the thirteenth official instalment of the franchise, ''[[Wikipedia:Ten Desires|Ten Desires]]''.
**This image specifically comes from the thirteenth official installment of the franchise, ''Ten Desires''.
*Solar Circles, the inspiration of Solar Flare, was the final Demon level rated in [[Update 1.9]].
*Solar Circles, the inspiration of Solar Flare, was the final Demon level rated in [[Update 1.9]].
*The placement of Stellar Night on 1 April 2026 pushed Solar Flare out of the Top 50 of the Demonlist, which is ironic considering Solar Flare is themed around the sun, which is associated with mornings.
*The placement of Stellar Night on 1 April 2026 pushed Solar Flare out of the Top 50 of the Demonlist, which is ironic considering Solar Flare is themed around the sun, which is associated with mornings.
==Videos==
{{VC|Hw2OJFoSFnk
|cpt1 = Buffed vs unbuffed version
}}


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

Revision as of 00:25, 13 June 2026

Solar Flare
ID

90390075

Creator(s)

Linear (publisher) and rynoxious

Verifier(s)

swiborg

Created
Attributes
Difficulty

10

Length

1m 5s (Long)

Objects

68,272

Copy type

No password

Statistics
Downloads

604.8K+

Likes

18.4K+

Rating

Epic

Audio info
Artist(s)
Music
Music ID

493898

Solar Flare is a 2.1 Extreme Demon collaboration level by Linear and rynoxious, verified by swiborg on 29 April 2023.[1] It is a super-buffed remake of the 1.9 Medium Demon Nine Circles level Solar Circles.

Solar Flare is themed around stars, in particular the Sun, and features yellow and orange shades, with dark grey predominating in the background and blue for lighting structures and hazards like crystals.

Description

  • 0-15%: Solar Flare begins as a mini-cube at half speed before being changed into normal speed. The player must navigate tight spaces while dealing with challenging orb timings.
  • 15-27%: Next is a double-speed ship segment with very difficult straight-flying and a two-path at 19-20%, where the player must go down rather than up.
  • 27-35%: Afterwards, the player goes into a ball part at normal speed with numerous difficult timings and a text at 31% saying 'GLHF' at half speed. Later, after the ball comes, an easy cube part at normal speed with just one pink orb input.
  • 35-92%: The drop begins. Like any other challenging Nine Circles level, Solar Flare features very tight wave parts and frequent changes in size and speed. Many structures appear to move and ease in. At 40-41% and 46-47%, there are memory parts in constellation appearances. Texts say 'up next' and '>>>' at 58%, indicating that the player now faces the dual section of the part. At 91-92%, there is a mini-wave spam section of the level, similar to Down Bass; however, Solar Flare has a normal-size portal and an invisible quadruple-speed change in the middle of the spam section before the second mini-size portal and the invisible double-speed change.
  • 92-100%: Lastly, the player enters a short cube part at half speed with tricky timings and an invisible normal-speed change at 95% right before the level ends.

Gameplay






First 10 victors

Victor # Player Date Completed Total Attempts Furthest Fail Video
Verifier swiborg 29 April 2023 ~20,000 87% YouTube
1 Zoink 4 May 2023 ? ? YouTube
2 nybia 30 May 2023 31,077 86% YouTube
3 Yuuwi 12 August 2023 54,270 93% YouTube
4 teraaa 18 August 2023 17,662 93% YouTube
5 EastShark1 24 August 2023 169,160 91% YouTube
6 Cuatrocientos 4 October 2023 ? 80% YouTube
7 zGabriel 31 October 2023 59,530 88% YouTube
8 Trick 5 November 2023 ? ? YouTube
9 PersonHuman42 20 November 2023 ? 83% YouTube
10 i43 29 November 2023 ? 96% YouTube

Trivia

  • Solar Flare was placed at #21 on the Demonlist on 10 June 2023, above Trueffet and below Tartarus.
    • This addition pushed Deimos by EndLevel into the Extended List and Delebit Oblivio into the Legacy List for the second time.
  • Solar Flare is currently the fourth-hardest Nine Circles level in the game, behind Sakupen Circles, The Hallucination, and Subsuming Vortex.
  • The smiley-faced sun in Solar Flare is named Janet.
    • If the player fails at any point during the first half of the wave, Janet will gain a frowning face.
    • If the player fails during the part where Janet is right above them, she turns into a sloppily made star with an off-centre frowning face, with text reading 'So close! That's a shape!'
  • The character at the bottom-right corner of the end screen is Toyosatomimi no Miko from the Touhou Project franchise.
    • This image specifically comes from the thirteenth official instalment of the franchise, Ten Desires.
  • Solar Circles, the inspiration of Solar Flare, was the final Demon level rated in Update 1.9.
  • The placement of Stellar Night on 1 April 2026 pushed Solar Flare out of the Top 50 of the Demonlist, which is ironic considering Solar Flare is themed around the sun, which is associated with mornings.

Videos

Buffed vs unbuffed version






References