It was revived and became the new official version after Joaquemix rebalanced and nerfed it and became the new verifier. It was Jakerz's original version before the version was released on YouTube.On April 12, 2021, this level was released on the Geometry Dash Servers as an auto version.Yoann Lemoine (Woodkid) also mentioned Jakerz on Twitter.This level has gone through several verifiers: Boldstep, Alex, Xanii, and Joaquemix (previously unofficially).
During the original verification process by BoldStep, the level had to be force-nerfed due to it being impossible.He stated that he spent over 600 hours of reworking, making massive changes in gameplay, art, and much more. On January 8, 2021, Jakerz released a completely reworked version of the level.The song is unusable now on Newgrounds, so it needs a new song if verified.Osiris and Sysmique Locked), WOODKID has an extremely high object count. Thus, for this reason and that Woodkid (the author) specifically copyrighted this song, it is said by many people that WOODKID would never get rated.There has been controversy surrounding the fact that WOODKID's art is identical to (as it was mostly traced from) that of other artists, while there is a complete lack of credit on Jakerz's part.The footage was modified with some art removed and switching from cinematic widescreen (as per the original video) to standard 1:85:1 (most GD videos). The video was uploaded without the intro on October 4.The video has been taken down due to a "copyright claim by a third party." This is presumably due to either the usage of "Run Boy Run" or the aforementioned unauthorized usage of content relating to high-profile films.The apparent "W" logo for the level is Wonder Woman's insignia as depicted in the character's 2017 film.The Paramount Pictures opening is featured, despite Marvel Cinematic Universe films distributed by Walt Disney Studios since "The Avengers.".The intro in the original preview for the finished decorated version is based on the first trailer to Avengers: Infinity War.BoldStep released a redecorated preview of WOODKID on March 6, 2018.Due to the track "Run Boy Run" copyrighted on Newgrounds, WOODKID.The city art from the beginning of the level is inspired by the one from the song's music video.The song is an unmodified instrumental version of "Run Boy Run" by French singer Yoann Lemoine, performing under the name "Woodkid", the origin of the level's name.Jakerz has publicly stated that arguments surrounding this are "stupid" and that there is "nothing to argue".Many people compare WOODKID to Astral Divinity in terms of quality due to their themes involving deities, eccentric decoration, and very fast-paced gameplay.WOODKID gained popularity after DollarC and Jakerz showcased the level.Jakerz has stated that this will be his final level, and it will be his hardest by far.Next is another art of the tribal demon skull, and the gameplay goes on. 0-3%: The level starts with a full-screen art of the city inspired by the same structure at the beginning of the "Run Boy Run" video published by the song's singer Woodkid himself.Verification was then transferred to the Uruguayan player Joaquemix who ended up verifying it. The level was set to be verified by Alex, but verification was transferred over to Xanii before being canceled altogether. WOODKID was later redone with updated decoration and is now set to be around Top 30-60 difficulty. This level was extremely difficult and was possibly the hardest level in the game, but it was nerfed. According to Jakerz, his newest decorated version contains over 500,000 objects total. It features a black and white theme and contains difficult gameplay, and artwork in the background, depicting two demons, a tiger, a spinning object, and a horse.
WOODKID is an unrated 2.1 level collaboration hosted and published by Jakerz and verified by Joaquemix on August 22, 2021. What can there be beyond this door ? verified by Joaquemix. Replacement: Woodkid - Run Boy Run (Aelphin 2021 Remix) Jakerz (host and publisher), DestructorS, F5Night, Firs07, and Mastermind (Verified by Joaquemix)
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