Valor

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Valor is a 2.0 Insane Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Megaman and verified by KrmaL. The level is the first in a trilogy of levels, all with names taken from the three teams in Pokemon GO. The level uses over 40,000 objects. It was a work in progress for almost a year because of moving object bugs until it was revived and finished a month before its verification. It is currently at #101 on the Official Insane Demonlist, above Galatic Fragility (#102) and below Dark matter (#100).

Gameplay

• Inversion: The level starts with a cube section at normal speed with a purple background. First up comes a blue orb followed by a green- and yellow orb. Two more blue orbs are also present, but they are traps as marked by red Xs. Then comes a short auto section with two more yellow orbs to be hit correctly, and then a staircase with hidden purple orbs inside the blocks. After this comes another short auto section, slowing down as a yellow jump pad takes the player into the next part.
• MrSleepy: Here the player will transform into a mini UFO and, if necessary, get an LDM key. Purple switches to red and multiple big squares act as safe zones while the player avoids lots of spike wheels all over the place. Halfway through, the UFO will switch gravity and keep on going through the same style of gameplay for the rest of the part. Right before the end of the part, the level goes at normal speed, the screen goes black, and the word "VALOR" is formed as the song drops.
• TheDevon: As the next part appears, clouds fill up the top and bottom of the screen and the background takes on a very sky-like setting and color. The gameplay consists of a triple-speed wave segment with obstacles synchronized to the song. A bit into this part, the wave will turn mini for a second, and then back again to pass through hazards making up the name of the part's creator. The first coin of the level can be collected here by going to the top of the screen just after TheDevon's name appears. When reaching the halfway point, the gameplay changes to a ship with gameplay focused around orbs and gravity portals, soon the ship turns mini and changes into a UFO having to do two jumps to reach the next section.
• Mosertron: The gameplay goes dual and changes into two mini cubes going through a complex series of orbs, all while the bottom cube also takes the form of a ball in the middle of the chaos. The two parts eventually sync up and turn into normal cubes passing through another section, although this time, more circulated jumps instead of orbs. When the part ends, the speed will go from the triple kept from the previous part to normal speed and also end the dual to prepare for the upcoming chunk of gameplay.
• Megaman9: The level changes to double speed and ball gameplay for Megaman's part. It starts with some gameplay involving blue orbs located inside gravity portals to confuse the player. If passed, three purple orbs inside gravity portals will have to be hit followed by a yellow jump pad. The ball goes dual and asymmetrical with lots of orbs both inside the various pillars that the balls touch, and floating in the air waiting to be hit by one, or both of the balls. The end of the dual rewards the player with a short auto section, and a slow speed change as well.
• Pizzafire: Next up is a double-speed robot section over a very detailed background signature by the creator of the part. Gameplay appears as the robot proceeds, and two bright pillars will frequently appear on both the left and right sides of the screen, creating lightning as they flash. After this jumping segment, four blue orbs must be hit, and another orb to avoid a trap underneath. The robot then turns mini and continues with the same style of jumping gameplay as before. A gravity stream then appears, and a wave spam afterward to end the part.
• Dysfunctional Popo: This section starts with a mini UFO with a stream of purple orbs to time well. This is followed up by a regular wave going through a similar obstacle as the one before. A mini ship with gameplay involving passing gravity portals in a tight space (resembling that of 8o) comes next, and then a similar part, but this time as a ball with more spikes and no portals to mess with the player. The part then ends with the player having to hit four purple jump orbs with good timing to not hit either the monsters at the bottom or the spikes above.
• Benjamaster7: The first half of Benjamaster7's part consists of the same mini cube as before going through multiple gravity portals with orbs inside of them. The player must remember which ones to hit and also time the jumps well to avoid hazards all around the place. A blue and green orb will take the cube to a ball segment which requires very good timing to get through the tight spike spaces and reach the cube portal up ahead. This final cube only needs three hits to get through, but the player has to watch out for three trap orbs to not die an unfortunate death.
• KrmaL: The level picks up some speed and the creator's name can be seen at the very beginning. The gameplay here is very reminiscent of that in Heartbeat, another level by KrmaL. The entire part is riddled with orbs of all types and size/gravity portals scattered around as well to amp up the difficulty even more. The order of orbs goes as follows: Y, 3B, 2G, B, Y, G, 4B, Y, 4B, Y (Y = Yellow, B = Blue, G = Green). After this intense orb madness ends, "Krazy" can be seen, just like at the beginning of the part. The decoration here is also very unique and stands out a lot compared to the rest of the level with spikes and pillars flashing in a very weird pattern.
• Uzendayo: Double speed is once again reached and the mini ball form is achieved. A very active background fills up this part, and the first bit of gameplay holds some tough timings with the ball right before switching to the waveform and going through a short segment with spikes to avoid. After this comes a UFO that has to pass through a teleportation portal and switch gravity at the same time to get by the spike wheels coming up. Ending the part is an unorthodox section with loads of blue jump pads in a tight space filled with more spike wheels. Getting through requires lots of spamming, and afterward comes a fairly long auto with the words "Ready?", as well as Viceroy's name. The second coin is available here through a simple jump.
• Viceroy: "GO!" can be seen right at the beginning as the part begins as a triple-speed robot with lots of orbs and gravity portals involved in the gameplay. During the entire part, the player will rapidly switch back and forth from robot to cube and vice versa. The player will have to avoid a yellow orb and hit the following blue one, and then a green one after that. Next up is a yellow jump pad to be ignored by the player which will jump into a gravity portal and reach a semi-auto cube segment. The gameplay continues with very fast jumps as both a robot and cube fill up the rest of the part as a short auto section acts as a transition into the next creator's part.
• Alter: The background here features a spinning globe and a row of circuits going through it. The gameplay itself starts with a mini cube going off a purple and yellow jump pad to hit two green orbs, jump, and then a blue jump orb to lead into the UFO coming next. The UFO is very short and quickly turns into a ship instead with another two green orbs to hit. Next comes a robot with yet another two orbs, and wave spam leading into an auto ball. The cube lasts a little longer, but not by much as it then afterward becomes a slowed-down ship to fly through a corridor-like hazard and reach the second to last part.
• Hexhammer: Mini cube form is activated and gameplay here is built by miniature blocks for the cube to jump from. The platforms move very fast, so it is best if the player learns the part as a form of muscle memory and learns which orbs to hit and which not to hit to have the least amount of trouble with it. A green orb finishes the cube segment, and the final coin can be obtained by hitting an additional blue orb to reverse the gravity an extra time and reach a lower elevation. After this intervention is another similarly styled part with even more tiny blocks to jump from. The part ends with the player having to perform two jumps on Hexhammer's name, after which they will reach the final part of the level.
• jdfr03: This part begins with a narrow UFO section with gravity portals and a single-size portal appearing and a block formation approaching the player from the left side of the screen used as a distraction. A short mini straight fly is used to take the player into the mini wave afterward. This mini-wave is difficult and holds some gravity portals for the player to pass. When passed, a final jump as a cube appears and the level will be finished as a ship with the end screen in the background with the level's name, the name of all the creators, a quote stating "Human trafficing is illgela - Trump, 2016", a discrete message on the side, "U S A", and a "GG".

Trivia

• The password for the level is 112358.
• The level contains 43,581 objects.
• The level is 2m 6s in length.
• The level was initially placed at #98 on the Legacy List of the Demonlist on 23 October 2017.
  • The level was also moved from #98 to #89 two days later on 25 October 2017, however, Valor was still on the Legacy List.
• The level was originally going to be verified by one of the other members of the collaboration, Dysfunctional Popo. He had gotten 84% before handing it to KrmaL.
• If you copy the level and go to the editor, you can see messages from the creators of the level. Most of them are related to the moving bug.
  • It is also shown that the moving bug occurred 6 times in the making of the level.
• The level has a sequel, Mystic, followed by its trequel, Instinct.
• There are some Easter Eggs on this level shown below:
  • At 0%, if you jump over the jump pad, you will see a Lenny face.
  • At 10%, if the player goes through the gap between the spikes instead of the blue pads, then the player will crash, and a "NO" will appear.
  • At 41%, if the player crashes at the beginning of the wave segment, then the word "RIP" will appear.
  • At the very last jump of the level, you will see "You did it...". If you die there, another blurb of text appears below it. It says "Or not...".
• "Human trafficking is illegal" was spelled wrong as it spelled "Human trafficing is illgela".
• This level was criticized due to its undeserving decoration by its community, followed by Mystic's decoration which is worse.
  • Valor was meant to be a Fire-Themed level, not a level with random colors and glowy parts. Unlike Mystic which was Blue-Themed at a generic rate, and Instinct which was Lightning-Themed.
• The level is one of the handful of levels that are Insane Demons on the Demonlist.
• As said earlier, Valor was placed on the Legacy List of the Demonlist at #98 on 23 October 2017.
  • However, the level returned after the Demonlist was increased from 50 to 100 in November 2017, with the addition to the Extended List.
    • Either AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA or Electrosonic pushed Valor into the Legacy List for the second time on 1 February 2018.

Walkthrough

File:Geometry Dash - Valor Verified (Live)

The verification of Valor. Credits to KrmaL.