Sohn0924
Hu Dark, Hu Bug, Sohn
South Korea
3 (Sohn0924 (1))
6 (Sohn0924 (2))
0 (Sohn0924 (3))
Sohn0924 (1) (unregistered)
Sohn0924 (2) (unregistered)
Sohn0924 (3)
Sohn0924 (Sohn for short, known as Hu Dark in the Korean community, and Hu Bug affectionately) is a former South Korean level creator and cheater, who is well-known for creating one of the most infamous level trends in Geometry Dash history called the Hell Series. The Hell Series was known for its extreme gameplay, which required memorisation and precise timings.
The player Stormfly has hosted and verified remake collaborations for many of Sohn's levels, those being The Hell World, The Hell Dignity, The Hell Origin, The Hell Field, The Hell Inferno, and The Hell Trinity - all of the mentioned being Extreme Demons. However, The Hell Trinity is the only one that remains unrated. The Hell Zone remake was hosted and hack-verified by Cyclic, before later being verified legitimately by Stormfly. It is considered part of Stormfly's series of remakes.
History
[edit | edit source]Sohn0924 started as a level creator rather than a player back in early Geometry Dash (around Update 1.2), creating many difficult levels, such as Hpolargeist, The Climax, and The Ability. He requested that RobTop rate them, but only The Climax was rated, and he became inactive for a while.
Later, Sohn began creating again, using a new account in Update 1.4, releasing a level called The Hell zone on 8 January 2014. The Hell zone was a difficult level that featured many difficult cube and ball timings, as well as incredibly awkward gameplay. Sohn asked RobTop to rate it on TouchArcade, but he expressed concern that it would be far too difficult for players, specifically the level's first jump. After nerfing only the first jump, Sohn again asked RobTop to rate it. Rob would later rate the level, and soon many players began to try it out.
On 12 January 2014, just four days after The Hell zone was uploaded, Sohn released The Hell World, which was quickly rated. Unlike with The Hell zone, it is presumed that the infamous player saRy 'verified' The Hell World, as the level description states, 'Thanks to saRy'.[1]
Ten days later, on 24 January 2014, Sohn would release The Hell dignity, which was rated shortly thereafter.
Sohn would upload The Hell origin sometime between the release of The Hell dignity and 17 March 2014. The level was deleted from the servers, supposedly when RobTop ran a script that deleted many levels. The level was rated when it was released.
There were going to be at least two more levels in the Hell Series, being Inferno and Field; however, neither was finished. The beginning of The Hell Inferno was eventually found in Fall 2016 on Sohn's old account, under the name The Hell infeno RE. Very little gameplay from The Hell Field was ever uncovered.
Sohn was later accused of hacking to verify the four Hell levels by a player named Reflection on the 'Geometry World' (GW) forums. On 26 April 2016, evidence was found showing Sohn had used the editor in Update 1.2 to create the levels, having rolled back his game to do so. He was quickly banned from GW after forum members revealed that he had used an exploit possible in Update 1.2 to verify the levels. LunarSimg posted on the forums on Sohn's behalf. In the post, Sohn admitted to using a 1.2 exploit that could invert the player's gravity at the beginning of the level, allowing the player to reach a secret way. He also apologised in the post to all the GW members. Reple later translated it and eventually put it into public English by Sea. The post reads:
“Hello GD users, I am Hu Dark or Hu Bug as some of you might have called me. I was so deep into GD that I made a level even I couldn't beat. So I have to be clear. I beat the Hell Series with a bug. I'm really sorry. It happened because I thought even if I couldn't beat the level, maybe there might be an expert who can- and maybe I could become famous. I have already quit GD. I would like to have a chance to make levels without using the glitch, but I don't want to play the game I ruined for myself. I'm sorry for everything, some believed me until the end- but I used that trust. Again, I'm very sorry for using the glitch and other stuff. I was looked down upon a lot, which has made me think about it. For all you GW members, I found the 1.2 glitch and I am the one who abused it. I'm sorry for everything.~ Sohn0924
Most of his levels, including the Hell Series, skyrocketed in dislikes and were eventually unrated after his confession, and he retired from the Geometry Dash community.
Sohn's Hell Series levels would leave a lasting impact on the community, due to their incredibly unique gameplay and notorious difficulty. Each one would eventually be remade, including the unfinished Inferno and Field. It also led to many creators attempting to emulate Sohn's gameplay style, leading to many spinoff Hell levels.
In August 2019, he returned to the game and released a layout titled initially The Hell Truth, called Deviation. In the comments section of Stormfly's video about the level, he wrote, 'Nice to see you all again.'[2] In the description for the video, Stormfly stated that Sohn had made all of the remakes official in the Hell Series. KugelBlitZ began a remake of Deviation; however, it is unfinished.[3] Sohn would also have a part in an upcoming Top 1 named Misanthrope.
Levels
[edit | edit source]Sohn's levels were published on two different unregistered accounts.
- Unrated levels (Player ID 26299)
- Hpolargist - Sohn0924's very first level.
- The Ability
- Insane levels (Player ID 26299)
- The Climax (Star-rated) - Sohn0924's first and only rated level.
- Unrated levels (Player ID 178334)
- The Chaos - Sohn0924's first level on his newer account. This level is currently the only level of his to have more dislikes than likes.
- The Climax V2 - A remake of his only starred level.
- The Hell Zone (formerly featured) - The first level in the Hell Series, an extremely difficult level mainly based on timings and memory. Cyclic notably hacked this level.
- The Hell World (formerly featured) - The second level in the Hell Series.
- The Hell Dignity (formerly featured) - The third level in the Hell Series.
- The Hell infeno RE - A preview for a new instalment of his Hell series called The Hell Inferno; however, it was never finished.
- Cancelled/deleted levels
- The Hell origin - The penultimate level in the Hell Series. It was eventually deleted after RobTop ran a script that deleted many levels, including The Hell origin.
- The Hell Field - The final, and supposedly hardest level in the Hell Series.
- Unfinished Layout
- Unfinished Layout 2
- Unfinished Layout 3
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Sohn0924 is one of the first creators to have introduced extreme timing Demon levels.
- saRy took a keen interest in Sohn's Hell Series levels and even claimed to have completed The Hell Zone, although it is unclear whether or not this was actually hacked.
- Sohn had come back in 2019 and created a part in Misanthrope.
- Sohn was a member of TouchArcade, a forum where users could connect with RobTop and ask him to rate levels before the community became 'saturated'.
- The special effect of stacking gravity portals to make the player drop down, found in Sohn's levels, was actually invented by him. He dubbed them 'sinkers', and they are used in many Hell levels.