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Skeletal Shenanigans

ID

118509879

Creator(s)

YoReid (publisher) and Airz

Created

Update 2.2

Attributes

Difficulty

Stars

10

Diam...ds

12

Coins

2

Length

2m 11s (XL)

Objects

80,500

Copy type

No password

Statistics

Downloads

63.41M

Likes

2.05M

Rating

Mythic

Audio info

Artist(s)

Teminite
Boom Kitty
Waterflame

Music

Slash Inferno

Music ID

1382827

Level sequence

Skeletal Shenanigans is a 2.2 Medium Demon collaboration level by YoReid and Airz, published on 6 May 2025. It is a fantasy-themed level centred on fighting undead skeletons. It is the 15th Event Level.

Though only intended to be created for a fan-run creator contest, Skeletal Shenanigans received widespread acclaim for its art, animation, music sync, and gameplay,^[1] and became the most downloaded and liked Medium Demon level. The level gained popularity on social media, with gameplay videos on YouTube and TikTok amassing tens of millions of views.

Description

Note: Percentages assume the level's intro screen is not skipped. If the intro is skipped, subtract 11.5% from all percentage values.

0-11.5%: Skeletal Shenanigans begins with an intro that the player can skip by clicking when it starts. The intro contains three messages: 'For the Jam Gauntlet CC', 'By YoReid and Airz', and 'to the score of Teminite, Waterflame, and Boom Kitty's 'Slash Inferno'. The Jam Gauntlet, as well as the level and song creators, are displayed with icons alongside their respective names.
11.5-20.75%: The level's gameplay begins with a spider segment featuring a hellish theme, where some orbs require late timing to pass. Many clicks require landing on pads of several different colours. As the player leaves the section, a skeleton appears holding a wooden scoreboard that depicts the Skeletons' points (the player's current attempt count - 1) and the Player's points (the number of successful completions within the current session).
20.75-30.25%: Afterwards, the scenery changes to the inside of a castle, and the player must pass through a swing segment, followed by a robot segment on a bridge. This same pattern of gameplay changes repeats, maintaining the same theme. In the swing segments, background torches are present as click indicators.
30.25-34.75%: The player becomes a robot, and the scenery shifts to the castle's exterior at night. The player enters a cannon operated by a pair of skeletons led by their skeleton captain. After peering through a handheld telescope at the next section (visible in the background), the captain orders the pair of skeletons to 'Fire in the hole!'; the last word of his order is interrupted with the player being blasted out of the cannon as a cube. This section contains no gameplay.
34.75-53.5%: The player hits a target, and slow cube gameplay ensues, which then speeds up and changes to mini size. The player eventually reverts to regular size and slow speed, with more cube gameplay. At 43.75%, a skeleton head appears in the background and eats the moon, and more cube gameplay ensues, albeit at double speed. At the end, the player must hit a dash orb to reach the boss fight. A sign that reads 'Crystal Gives Power' is seen beforehand. As the player uses the dash orb, they dash into a black scene. The skeleton head, now with glowing eyes, reveals itself, beginning the boss fight.
53.5-74.5%: The boss fight involves the skeleton head using an orange diamond-shaped crystal to launch fireballs at the player. For the entirety of the boss fight, the player is a ship, and the scenery is that of a tower's interior. The screen's vertical boundaries wrap around; the player can swoop up to reach the bottom and swoop down to reach the top, as invisible teleport portals hover above and below the player. This mechanic is crucial as each time the giant skeleton head attacks, the player must swoop up or down to avoid attacks from smaller skeletons, whose attacks consist of ranged sword attacks from skeletons wielding swords first, then magic attacks from a skeleton wizard second, and finally arrow attacks from skeleton archers wielding bows and flaming arrows. After the giant skeleton head's last attacks, a trio of skeleton heads bearing wings appears, and one of them grabs the orange crystal. A brief scene shows the player breaking out of the tower as the winged skeleton carrying the crystal withers and drops it to the ground; the player goes after it.
74.5-81.5%: The scenery changes to a forest, and the player goes after the crystal with downward-cube gameplay, while the giant skeleton crawls behind, pursuing the crystal as well. At the end, the player falls again, this time to the final part, which features a cave-like theme.
81.5-100%: The entire final part features spider gameplay as several skeletons fight to get hold of the orange crystal, starting with a regular unarmed skeleton, then a sword-wielding skeleton, a wizard, and finally an archer; except for the unarmed skeleton, all of the returning skeletons are from the boss fight. At 89.5%, the archer skeleton falls and drops the crystal, and the player becomes a cube and picks it up before the end screen (created by ArcDraws) appears, ending the level.

User coins

Skeletal Shenanigans contains two user coins.

The first coin is located in the first robot part. Immediately after the robot portal at 23.5%, the player must make a full jump to land on the first floating block, then perform three long jumps to reach the coin at 25.25%.
The second coin is located in the first cube part. After being blasted out of the cannon, the player must jump onto the platforms above the mini-size portal at 37.25% and make a series of jumps to survive. If performed correctly, the player will fall into a narrow opening at 39.5% (just before a normal-size, half-speed portal), where the coin is located.

Gameplay

Controversy

In 2026, content creator Waboo reportedly invested over $115,000 into an extended version of Skeletal Shenanigans titled 'Skeletal Extremigans'. On 2 April 2026, Waboo uploaded said level to his 'test' account, most likely to see how well the video would perform before publishing it on his main channel; he ultimately chose not to do so.^[2]

It is believed that most of the money went towards promoting the overpriced skeletal plushies shown at the end of the level. This corporate approach, which featured a dedicated storefront for said plushies and 'blind boxes', clashed violently with the community's 'passion-first' ethos. The original creators, YoReid and Airz, publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with the project's direction, as Waboo had leveraged an existing success for personal gain without the original artists' approval. Additionally, the inclusion of 'blind boxes'—randomised loot boxes for physical toys—drew accusations of marketing gambling-like mechanics to a younger audience.

Before the video was released, Waboo was invited to an interview by BenCar, a former Secret Way co-host and affiliate.^[3] It is believed Waboo most likely paid BenCar for the interview to clear his name and portray himself as caring about the Geometry Dash community, and not the profits he was getting from it.

Trivia

Skeletal Shenanigans was created for JamAttack's Jam Gauntlet Creator Contest. It went on to place second, only behind Forgotten Metropolis.
Skeletal Shenanigans became the first impromptu Event Level. It was followed by Brave Blue and Mk2.
With a tenure of 89 days, Skeletal Shenanigans is the longest-standing Event Level.
Skeletal Shenanigans holds several popularity distinctions, including:
- The most liked and downloaded Medium Demon.
- The most liked and downloaded Event Level, with more than triple the amount of downloads and likes as the second-most liked and downloaded Event Level, GD GANGSTER RAP.
- The fastest level to reach 10 million downloads, reaching the milestone in just 32 days.
- The most liked and downloaded level from Update 2.2.
- The most liked and downloaded level with a Mythic rating.
Skeletal Shenanigans was nominated for Best Advanced Classic in The Geometry Dash Awards 2025; it went on to place first.
The skeleton boss is one of the many characters featured on the channel banner for Geometry Dash Spotlight.^[4]

References

[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOkGkvUm4c8

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88ADCuRrr8

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QzNLb9hh1Y

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxyn-j1e6s1CRzq5p29V-sOh68f6KE3MKO

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+ |creator    = YoReid (publisher) and Airz
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+ |difficulty = {{MediumDemon}}
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+ |likes      = 2.05M
+ |rating     = Mythic
+ |artist     = [https://teminite.newgrounds.com/ Teminite]<br>[https://boomkitty.newgrounds.com/ Boom Kitty]<br>[https://waterflame.newgrounds.com/ Waterflame]
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+ |musicid    = 1382827
+ |previous   = [[GD GANGSTER RAP]]
+ |next       = [[Backbeat Revenge]]
+}}
+'''Skeletal Shenanigans''' is a [[Update 2.2|2.2]] Medium Demon collaboration level by YoReid and Airz, published on 6 May 2025. It is a fantasy-themed level centred on fighting undead skeletons. It is the 15th [[Event Level]].
-'''Skeletal Shenanigans''' is a 2.2 Medium Demon level created by YoReid and Airzyy. It is the 15th Event level, succeeding [[GD GANGSTER RAP]] and preceding [[Backbeat Revenge]]. It is also the most downloaded and liked Medium Demon level.
+Though only intended to be created for a fan-run creator contest, Skeletal Shenanigans received widespread acclaim for its art, animation, music sync, and gameplay,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOkGkvUm4c8</ref> and became the most downloaded and liked Medium Demon level. The level gained popularity on social media, with gameplay videos on YouTube and TikTok amassing tens of millions of views.
-== Gameplay ==
+==Description==
-The level begins with an intro that the player can skip by clicking when it starts. The level's gameplay begins with a spider segment with a hellish theme, where some orbs require late timing to pass. Afterwards, the scenery changes to the inside of a castle, and the player must pass through a swing copter segment followed by a robot segment, then this same gameplay change pattern repeats again while maintaining the same theme. Eventually the player becomes a robot, and the scenery changes to that of a castle's exterior at night. The player enters a cannon operated by a pair of skeletons led by their skeleton captain. The captain orders the pair of skeletons to 'Fire in the hole' which is interrupted with the player being blasted out of the cannon as a cube.
+''Note: Percentages assume the level's intro screen is not skipped. If the intro is skipped, subtract 11.5% from all percentage values.''
+*'''0-11.5%:''' Skeletal Shenanigans begins with an intro that the player can skip by clicking when it starts. The intro contains three messages: 'For the Jam Gauntlet CC', 'By YoReid and Airz', and 'to the score of Teminite, Waterflame, and Boom Kitty's 'Slash Inferno'. The Jam Gauntlet, as well as the level and song creators, are displayed with icons alongside their respective names.
+*'''11.5-20.75%:''' The level's gameplay begins with a spider segment featuring a hellish theme, where some orbs require late timing to pass. Many clicks require landing on pads of several different colours. As the player leaves the section, a skeleton appears holding a wooden scoreboard that depicts the Skeletons' points (the player's current attempt count - 1) and the Player's <!--- It is capitalised in the level ---> points (the number of successful completions within the current session).
+*'''20.75-30.25%:''' Afterwards, the scenery changes to the inside of a castle, and the player must pass through a swing segment, followed by a robot segment on a bridge. This same pattern of gameplay changes repeats, maintaining the same theme. In the swing segments, background torches are present as click indicators.
+*'''30.25-34.75%:''' The player becomes a robot, and the scenery shifts to the castle's exterior at night. The player enters a cannon operated by a pair of skeletons led by their skeleton captain. After peering through a handheld telescope at the next section (visible in the background), the captain orders the pair of skeletons to 'Fire in the hole!'; the last word of his order is interrupted with the player being blasted out of the cannon as a cube. This section contains no gameplay.
+*'''34.75-53.5%:''' The player hits a target, and slow cube gameplay ensues, which then speeds up and changes to mini size. The player eventually reverts to regular size and slow speed, with more cube gameplay. At 43.75%, a skeleton head appears in the background and eats the moon, and more cube gameplay ensues, albeit at double speed. At the end, the player must hit a dash orb to reach the boss fight. A sign that reads 'Crystal Gives Power' is seen beforehand. As the player uses the dash orb, they dash into a black scene. The skeleton head, now with glowing eyes, reveals itself, beginning the boss fight.
+*'''53.5-74.5%:''' The boss fight involves the skeleton head using an orange diamond-shaped crystal to launch fireballs at the player. For the entirety of the boss fight, the player is a ship, and the scenery is that of a tower's interior. The screen's vertical boundaries wrap around; the player can swoop up to reach the bottom and swoop down to reach the top, as invisible teleport portals hover above and below the player. This mechanic is crucial as each time the giant skeleton head attacks, the player must swoop up or down to avoid attacks from smaller skeletons, whose attacks consist of ranged sword attacks from skeletons wielding swords first, then magic attacks from a skeleton wizard second, and finally arrow attacks from skeleton archers wielding bows and flaming arrows. After the giant skeleton head's last attacks, a trio of skeleton heads bearing wings appears, and one of them grabs the orange crystal. A brief scene shows the player breaking out of the tower as the winged skeleton carrying the crystal withers and drops it to the ground; the player goes after it.
+*'''74.5-81.5%:''' The scenery changes to a forest, and the player goes after the crystal with downward-cube gameplay, while the giant skeleton crawls behind, pursuing the crystal as well. At the end, the player falls again, this time to the final part, which features a cave-like theme.
+*'''81.5-100%:''' The entire final part features spider gameplay as several skeletons fight to get hold of the orange crystal, starting with a regular unarmed skeleton, then a sword-wielding skeleton, a wizard, and finally an archer; except for the unarmed skeleton, all of the returning skeletons are from the boss fight. At 89.5%, the archer skeleton falls and drops the crystal, and the player becomes a cube and picks it up before the end screen (created by ArcDraws) appears, ending the level.
-The player hits a target and slow cube gameplay ensues which then speeds up and changes to mini size. The player eventually changes back to regular size and slow speed with more cube gameplay. At one point, a skeleton head appears in the background and eats the moon, and more cube gameplay ensues, albeit at double speed. At the end, the player must hit a dash orb that takes them to the boss fight. A sign that reads 'Crystal Gives Power' is seen beforehand.
+==User coins==
+Skeletal Shenanigans contains two user coins.
+*The first coin is located in the first robot part. Immediately after the robot portal at 23.5%, the player must make a full jump to land on the first floating block, then perform three long jumps to reach the coin at 25.25%.
+*The second coin is located in the first cube part. After being blasted out of the cannon, the player must jump onto the platforms above the mini-size portal at 37.25% and make a series of jumps to survive. If performed correctly, the player will fall into a narrow opening at 39.5% (just before a normal-size, half-speed portal), where the coin is located.
-As the player hits the dash orb, they are taken to a black scene. A skeleton's glowing eyes soon appear, and the boss reveals itself, beginning the boss fight. The boss fight features a giant skeleton head that uses an orange diamond-shaped crystal to launch fireballs at the player. For the entirety of the boss fight, the player is a ship, and the scenery is that of a tower's interior. The player can swoop up to reach the bottom of the screen and swoop down to reach the top as invisible teleport portals hover above and below the player. This mechanic is crucial as each time the giant skeleton head attacks, the player must swoop up or down to avoid attacks from smaller skeletons, who's attacks consist of ranged sword attacks from skeleton's wielding swords first, then magic attacks from a skeleton wizard second, and finally arrow attacks from skeleton archers wielding bows.
+==Gameplay==
+{{VC|IrskA731dm4}}
-After the giant skeleton head's last attacks, a trio of skeleton heads bearing wings appear, and one of them grabs the orange crystal. A brief scene of the player breaking out of the tower then shows as the winged skeleton carrying the crystal withers away and the crystal falls to the ground; the player goes after it.
+==Controversy==
+In 2026, content creator Waboo reportedly invested over $115,000 into an extended version of Skeletal Shenanigans titled 'Skeletal Extremigans'. On 2 April 2026, Waboo uploaded said level to his 'test' account, most likely to see how well the video would perform before publishing it on his main channel; he ultimately chose not to do so.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88ADCuRrr8</ref>
-The scenery changes to a forest, and the player goes after the crystal with downwards cube gameplay and a giant skeleton going after the crystal as well. At the end, the player falls again, this time to the final part, which features a cave-like theme. The entirety of the final part features spider gameplay as several skeleton's kill each other trying to get hold of the orange crystal, first starting with a regular unarmed skeleton, then one wielding a sword, then a wizard, and finally an archer. At the end, the archer skeleton falls and drops the crystal as the player becomes a cube and picks it up before the end-screen shows, ending the level.
+It is believed that most of the money went towards promoting the overpriced skeletal plushies shown at the end of the level. This corporate approach, which featured a dedicated storefront for said plushies and 'blind boxes', clashed violently with the community's 'passion-first' ethos. The original creators, YoReid and Airz, publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with the project's direction, as Waboo had leveraged an existing success for personal gain without the original artists' approval. Additionally, the inclusion of 'blind boxes'—randomised loot boxes for physical toys—drew accusations of marketing gambling-like mechanics to a younger audience.
-== User coins ==
+Before the video was released, Waboo was invited to an interview by BenCar, a former Secret Way co-host and affiliate.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QzNLb9hh1Y</ref> It is believed Waboo most likely paid BenCar for the interview to clear his name and portray himself as caring about the [[Geometry Dash]] community, and not the profits he was getting from it.
-* The first coin is located at the first robot part. It requires the player to hop onto the floating blocks to reach the coin.
+==Trivia==
-* The second coin is located at the first cube part. After the player gets blasted from the cannon, they must skip the mini-size portal and make a series of jumps to reach the coin.
+*Skeletal Shenanigans was created for JamAttack's Jam Gauntlet Creator Contest. It went on to place second, only behind Forgotten Metropolis.
+*Skeletal Shenanigans became the first impromptu Event Level. It was followed by [[Brave Blue]] and [[Mk2]].
+*With a tenure of 89 days, Skeletal Shenanigans is the longest-standing Event Level.
+*Skeletal Shenanigans holds several popularity distinctions, including:
+**The most liked and downloaded Medium Demon.
+**The most liked and downloaded Event Level, with more than triple the amount of downloads and likes as the second-most liked and downloaded Event Level, [[GD GANGSTER RAP]].
+**The fastest level to reach 10 million downloads, reaching the milestone in just 32 days.
+**The most liked and downloaded level from [[Update 2.2]].
+**The most liked and downloaded level with a Mythic rating.
+*Skeletal Shenanigans was nominated for ''Best Advanced Classic'' in [[The Geometry Dash Awards|The Geometry Dash Awards 2025]]; it went on to place first.
+*The skeleton boss is one of the many characters featured on the channel banner for Geometry Dash Spotlight.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxyn-j1e6s1CRzq5p29V-sOh68f6KE3MKO</ref>
-== Trivia ==
+==References==
+<references />
-* The level contains 65,535 objects.
+[[Category:Classic levels]]
-* At over 25 million downloads as of 27 August 2025, Skeletal Shenanigans is the most downloaded Event level.
-* Skeletal Shenanigans holds the record for the fastest level to reach 10 million downloads, having reached that amount in just 32 days.
-* Skeletal Shenanigans is the current most liked Medium Demon level, at over 1.4 million likes.
-** It is also the second most downloaded Medium Demon level.
-* Skeletal Shenanigans is the current longest lasting Event level, having been the Event level for over three months before being succeeded by Backbeat Revenge.
-== Videos ==
-https://youtu.be/mgzTHUKATqo?si=n72m7JZ_RdeXQMcf
-Credits to [[Nexus]].
-[[Category:Event levels]]

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