EricVanWilderman, otherwise known as EVW, is a Canadian Geometry Dash player and YouTuber with over 1,000,000 subscribers. Eric also ran 3 other YouTube channels: EricVanAnime, for anime-related content (now removed and discontinued); EricWilderman, where he posted videos of him playing horror games; and EricVanWildermanToo, where he posted videos of himself playing Super Mario Maker 2, Fall Guys and other games. His hardest Demon is currently Digital Descent, beaten on October 12, 2022.[1]
Eric is currently trying to beat Yatagarasu as his next hardest Demon, on which he has currently achieved a record of 92%.
History[]
EricVanWilderman has had a long history in Geometry Dash. Starting in early 1.9 on December 24, 2014, he started to play Geometry Dash, his first video was completing Stereo Madness, Back on Track and Polargeist with a hot sauce challenge.[2] After this, he started to complete all the main RobTop levels, concluding with Theory of Everything 2 on February 5, 2015.[3] After completing v2's of the title levels by Neptune, he started to play easier Demons such as Problematic. As his following grew, he attempted more difficult Demons such as Toxin Lab II and The Robotic Rush, and his popularity as a Geometry Dash player rose as well.
On April 11, 2017, he completed Old Cataclysm, becoming the 1st non-GD-oriented YouTuber to have beaten an Extreme Demon. Only a month later he then completed New Cataclysm and was on the Top 50 Demonlist.[4] In September 2017, he completed ICE Carbon Diablo X. Players like Riot, AeonAir and TrusTa started to take notice of Eric's rapid rise in fame and Geometry Dash gameplay, so they collaborated with him in videos to welcome him into the community.
In 2018, he started a series called The Twelve Demons of Christmas and played 12 Demons every day. He beat his 4th Extreme Demon, Quest For Perfection, on December 26, 2018. In the Twelve Demons of Christmas 2019, he beat his 5th Extreme Demon (which was rated as the aforementioned difficulty at that time but is now an Insane Demon), Temple of Destiny.
In 2020, he beat 3 new hardest Demons. The 1st one was HyperSonic, the 2nd one was AcropoliX, and for the 3rd one, he beat Bloodbath on a copyable version because he crashed due to a 240Hz bug on the original. On October 9, 2020, he beat aftermath, thereby completing the Apocalyptic Trilogy.
In the Twelve Demons of Christmas 2020, he beat his next Extreme Demon, The Lost Existence, on the first day of Christmas. In the same series, he beat some other Extremes as well, such as Acu and Red World Rebirth, the latter being an Extreme Demon that he tried to beat around a year ago but dropped. This put EVW at a total of 10 Extreme Demons completed by the end of 2020.
For 2021, he made a goal to beat at least one or more Extreme Demon(s) per month, and for January, he beat NecropoliX, which took him 3,411 attempts. On January 29, 2021, he began practicing Phobos, which he beat as his new hardest on March 25, 2021. He also started practicing Down Bass, which he beat on April 22, 2021. On May 31, 2021, he started practicing Artificial Ascent for his new hardest Demon. He beat the level on August 12, 2021. On September 2, 2021, he started practicing Heartbeat, which he beat ten days later on September 12, 2021.
In the Twelve Demons of Christmas 2021, he beat the Extreme Demons Falling Up, Misty Mountains, Dark Odyssey and The Ultimate Phase.
On September 25, 2021, he announced that his next Extreme Demon would be Sakupen Hell, which he beat on March 26, 2022.
He announced his next hardest Extreme Demon would be Digital Descent on May 4, 2022. He beat it on October 12, 2022.
In the Twelve Demons of Christmas 2022, he beat the Extreme Demon Reanimate.
He beat Black Blizzard on February 3, 2023, marking his third hardest Demon.
On August 13, 2023, he won the Geometry Dash 10-Year Anniversary award for Best YouTuber.
Equipment[]
EricVanWilderman used a PS4 Controller until June 3, 2018,[5] and beat his first three Extreme Demons using the controller. He switched to a mouse on June 3, 2018. He broke his mouse (Logitech G502) on August 28, 2020, while trying to complete Blast Processing Full by LuneraGD,[6] and posted on YouTube on September 1, 2020, that he bought a Basilisk V2, following AeonAir's advice on Twitter (X).
Status[]
EricVanWilderman is currently active and shows no signs of retiring anytime soon.
Icons[]
He uses the 800-star cube as his cube, the 75-secret coin ship, the 1-user coin wave and the 120-secret coin UFO, and the rest of his icons are custom from the community shop.
Colours[]
EricVanWilderman did not always use the red and white icon colours he is known for. He used green and blue from Stereo Madness to Base After Base. He briefly used red and green on Cant Let Go but quickly switched to red and yellow soon after. He used red and yellow from Jumper to xStep and then switched colours again. It seemed like he could not make up his mind about which colours to use. He used blue and white for Clutterfunk and purple and pink for Theory of Everything and Electroman Adventures. He used blue and gray for Hexagon Force and Blast Processing and then gray and white for Electrodynamix. For Clubstep, he used orange and blue, and for Theory of Everything 2 and Chicken Techno, he used red and green again. From stereo madness v2 to Cycles v2 R, he used black and white but switched once more. For Xstep v2, he used red and blue and then green and yellow for Clutterfunk v2. He eventually settled on black and green and used it from Theory of every v2 to Laser Room. He finally chose the famous red and white on June 22, 2015, when he attempted Problematic. On March 13, 2019, he switched to blue and white when he got 100 Ice Shards, but he has returned to his red and white colour scheme and still uses it today. For his Red World Rebirth completion, he changed his colours to red and green because it fit the Christmas theme, but he switched back after its video release on Christmas of 2020.
He briefly used white along with reddish pink as his icon colours but is currently using his original colours.
12 Demons of Christmas[]
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1st Generation (2018-2021)[]
EricVanWilderman started a series called "The 12 Demons of Christmas" and played 12 Demons every day, sometimes it was initially started on December 14 or 15. On 2 December 2021, the series was started early.
Every video in the series begins with a parody of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song, with the lyrics being replaced by the level names and creators.
2018[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty |
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| LastStep | Nashii |  Medium Demon
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| Deep Travel | BlueLite | Medium Demon
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| The Death Moon | Akame GD |  Easy Demon
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| Against the God | 1374 | Medium Demon
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| DeCodeX | Rek3dge |  Hard Demon
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| The Caverns | Pasiblitz | Hard Demon
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| Red Belly | Danzmen | Easy Demon
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| The Realistic | Softable | Medium Demon
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| Fusion | Manix648 | Hard Demon
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| dudeXmas | Pan | Easy Demon
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| Dark Travel | JonathanGD |  Insane Demon
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| Quest For Perfection | LazerBlitz | Insane Demon
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2019[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| BuTiTi II | JonathanGD | Insane Demon
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| Acid Rush III | Serponge | Hard Demon
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| Nantendo | Im Fernando | Medium Demon
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| Minesap | Hard Demon
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| hi | KrmaL | Insane Demon
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| Deadlocked v2 | iID4sh3rIi | Medium Demon
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| Magma Bound | ScorchVX | Insane Demon
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| Hey rob rate this | Danzmen | Easy Demon
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| The Eschaton | Xender Game | Hard Demon
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| Bloodbath Z | Zyzyx | Medium Demon
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| White Ice | YakobNugget | Medium Demon
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| Temple of Destiny | Drakeghast | Insane Demon
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2020[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty | Note |
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| The Lost Existence | JonathanGD |  Extreme Demon
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| A New Cataclysm | Ryder | Insane Demon
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| Sharp Minor | Giron | Hard Demon
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| Ultra violence | Xender Game | Medium Demon
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| Leyak | EnZore | Insane Demon
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| Thanatophobia | ARtu | Insane Demon
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| CastleMania | Serponge | Medium Demon
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| UltraSonic | ZenthicAlpha | Insane Demon
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| Acu | neigefeu | Extreme Demon
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| Zap | Darwin | Hard Demon
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| Snowblind | YakobNugget | Medium Demon
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Verification |
| Red World Rebirth | Riot | Extreme Demon
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2021[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Falling Up | KrmaL | Extreme Demon
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| Temple of Time | DavJT | Insane Demon
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| 4 Matilda | Jeyzor | Insane Demon
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| Misty Mountains | We4therman | Extreme Demon
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| Arcane Ascent | Alkali | Insane Demon
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| Deadly Games | DaminosKabanos | Medium Demon
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| Sonic Boom | SirHadoken | Insane Demon
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| Dark Odyssey | JonathanGD | Extreme Demon
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| Scorpius | Proxima | Hard Demon
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| Zacarius | Vit12 | Insane Demon
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| Jam Factory | JamAttack | Medium Demon
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| The Ultimate Phase | Andromeda | Extreme Demon
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2nd Generation (2022-Present)[]
Starting on this generation, EricVanWilderman invited other players to his series by their video. However, due to interruption with 2.2 coming out during the 2023 series, everything after Day 6 was pushed back by two days.
2022[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty | Completed by | Notes |
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| Reanimate | ilnm | Extreme Demon
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EricVanWilderman | |
| Wintertime | VigorousGard3n | Extreme Demon
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AeonAir | |
| Eko | PureDinomight | Extreme Demon
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SiKky | |
| RUST | neigefeu | Extreme Demon
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Zeronium | |
| arcturus | maxfs | Extreme Demon
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Doggie | Doggie started singing from the start to his completion: Reanimate to arcturus. |
| Fairydust | mkComic | Hard Demon
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Stallion | Stallion made a joke about this level, copying it, changing colours to red, green, and white, referencing a Christmas-theme. |
| Retention | WOOGI1411 | Extreme Demon
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Tride | |
| Frozen | Ratquesadilla | Extreme Demon
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LastPrismAlex | |
| Stalemate | Nox | Insane Demon
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Wulzy & Juniper | First completion on the series duo. |
| Ethereal Artifice | Zeroya | Extreme Demon
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npesta | |
| Arctic Lights | Metalface221 | Extreme Demon
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AeonAir | |
| Hyper Space | LazerBlitz | Insane Demon
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EricVanWilderman | First LazerBlitz completion since Quest for Perfection. Additionally, Black Blizzard was originally going to be in the 2022 Community series as Demon #12. However, because he could not complete it in time, it ended up being replaced with this level, making it the only final level that is not Extreme Demon at the time. |
2023[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty | Completed by | Notes |
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| Future Funk II | JonathanGD | Insane Demon
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EricVanWilderman | |
| lodin da fish washer | Koko43 | Extreme Demon
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AeonAir | |
| Red World | SaRy | Extreme Demon
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SiKky | |
| Kenos | npesta (referred sometimes as Bianox) | Extreme Demon
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Zeronium | |
| Ithacropolis | Bigmac77 | Extreme Demon
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Tride | |
| Frozen Cave | TrueParadoxTeam | Extreme Demon
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npesta | |
| Sonic Wave Infinity | APTeam | Extreme Demon
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Doggie | The video date was interrupted due to his Geometry Dash 2.2 video reveal. |
| GD10 | Floppy | Hard Demon
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Wulzy & Juniper | |
| Court Circuit | Fafenel | Extreme Demon
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LastPrismAlex | |
| Black Blizzard | KrmaL | Extreme Demon
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Brandon Larkin | Originally meant to be EricVanWilderman's final in the 2022 Community Series, later completed by Brandon Larkin instead. |
| Cognition | EndLevel | Extreme Demon
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AeonAir | |
| I wanna be the guy | Aless50 | Insane Demon
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EricVanWilderman | First 2.2 completion and first platformer level in the series. Additionally, Stereo Extremeness was originally going to be his final 12th Demon of Christmas 2023 but he switched levels due to 2.2 changing the level's physics. |
2024[]
| Name | Creator(s) | Difficulty | Completed by | Notes |
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| Throat of the World | TheJShadow | Extreme Demon
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EricVanWilderman | |
| Trueffet | SyQual | Extreme Demon
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PersonHuman42 | |
| Artifice | F3lixsram | Extreme Demon
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SiKky | |
| The Yangire | Dorami | Extreme Demon
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Zeronium | This is the first classic level in the series to include 2.2 features. |
| SHIMMER | Amplitron | Extreme Demon
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Doggie & Zoink | Completed via Globed using DeathLink. |
| Buddy Trials | Wolvyyy | Medium Demon
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Stallion & Contra | First non-Geometry Dash player to be involved in the series. Also the first 2-player level in the series. |
| Snowfall Storm | NotGed25 | Extreme Demon
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LastPrismAlex | |
| Escape Room | SleyGD | Extreme Demon
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npesta | npesta forgot to sing in his video, marking the first time in the series the intro song was not included. |
| The Hell Factory | TeamN2 | Extreme Demon
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Tride | |
| Multition | Parpan | Insane Demon
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Wulzy & Juniper | |
| Astral Divinity | Knobbelboy | Extreme Demon
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AeonAir | |
| Conical Depression | KrmaL | Extreme Demon
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EricVanWilderman | First final demon to be Extreme Demon since The Ultimate Phase in 2021. |
Levels[]
Collaborations with other creators not on EVW's account are italicized.
Unrated levels[]
- BALD - Made during his level swap with Wulzy.
- drop kick
- electroman buffed - A buffed version of Electroman Adventures.
- hi 240hz bugfix - A bug-fixed version of the Insane Demon hi meant for 240Hz users. He completed it as the fifth Demon in the 12 Demons of Christmas 2019.
- I ship it
- juniper PLAY THIS - A swing-copter challenge level for Juniper.
- larkin copter
- one click ball
- one click cube
- one click robot
- one click ship
- one click spider
- one click ufo
- one click wave
- the wilder van - Made during his level swap with Wulzy.
- Worlds hardest swing
- sm 1 click is faster
- Dash click is faster
- make your video evw
- maximum dash - A superbuffed version of Dash, verified by Esoteric Hydra on September 21, 2024.
- nightmare but fast - same concept as sm 1 click is faster, but with The Nightmare
Demon Levels[]
Insane Demon levels[]
- Astral Nebula - A mega-collaboration with ZinkZeta, Zenith, Awzer, Elisione, Hynra, Gachristian1, Metalface221, GDEetuUT, BlakeJM, GDIntrepid and Hexhammer.
- Subterranean Animism (featured) - A mega-collaboration with Aquatias, JacobRoso, Zak, Snowbally, Dudex, Speed, Hinds, Darwin, knobbelboy, Vlacc and Rustam. It was verified and published by EricVanWilderman himself. It is the first level published to his account.
Verified levels[]
- Beauty Underneath - A Medium Demon by kDarko, and the sequel to Angel of Music.
- Betelgeuse - A Team Proxima mega-collaboration.
- Cosmic Festival
- Snowblind - A Medium Demon mega-collaboration hosted by YakobNugget, verified for the 12 Demons of Christmas 2020.
Level cameos[]
- GD Gangster Rap
Nominations and Awards[]
Received 5 nominations in the The Geometry Dash Awards
Nominations[]
- Nominated in the 2.1 Awards for Best Content Creator
- Nominated in the 2020 Awards for Best YouTuber
- Nominated in the 2021 Awards for Best YouTuber
- Nominated in the 2022 Awards for Best YouTuber
- Nominated in the 2023 Awards for Best YouTuber
Quotes[]
- "Are you ready for some badassery?" (before the completion attempt on a Demon level, not used anymore)
- "How's it going guys, my name is EricVanWilderman and welcome back to Geometry Dash." (his intro)
- "And as always, peace!" (his outro)
- "THE RECENT TAB!" (included in his intros in the Recent Tab series)
- "IMPOSSIBLE/POSSIBLE." (when a level is impossible/possible in his Impossible or Not series)
Trivia[]
- He reached 1,000,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel on April 28, 2024.
- His worst fails include 98% on Bloodbath (due to a 240Hz bug), 97% on Ultimate Demon Mix, 98% on Spacelocked, 98% on Jawbreaker, 98% on hi, 99% on HexaForce, 99% on BuTiTi II, 98% on AcropoliX, 95% on ICE Carbon Diablo X, 85% on Thanatophobia twice, once to the last input and once to the last green orb (which he referred to as a 99% death because the rest is auto), 98% on Acu, 95% on Artificial Ascent, 99% on Heartbeat and 93% on Sakupen Hell.
- He does commentary videos, like Brandon Larkin and Merg.
- He also has a few different series of Geometry Dash episodes on YouTube. For example, a series of going into the recent tab, a series of completing 5 Easy Demons in one video, a series of beating buffed versions of levels, a series where people send him levels and him deciding if they deserve a star rating, and a series of looking up "impossible" levels to determine whether they are impossible or not.
- Some of the hardest Demons he has beaten include Red World Rebirth, NecropoliX, Heartbeat, aftermath, Down Bass, Bloodbath, Sakupen Hell, Phobos, Black Blizzard, Artificial Ascent and Digital Descent.
- He has also done practice runs on Bloodlust and The Yandere, although for fun, as he does not plan on beating those anytime soon.
- He is the second oldest well-known Geometry Dash player next to DashieGames.
- He created his channel in November of 2012 and kicked off his Let's Play career with the game Okami HD, followed by Knytt Underground. He wound up deleting the Let's Plays from both games.
- He owns a stuffed animal bunny named Benson, known for being a bully to Eric. He also has a stuffed Bulbasaur, which he won in a claw machine.
- He owned multiple other channels, such as EricVanWildermanTOO (used for mainly Mario Maker and other gaming content), EricWilderman (used for horror video game content), and EricVanWilderman (used to post tutorial videos on Geometry Dash levels).
- As of April 2018, he is a married man.
- As of April 11, 2020, he is a father to a boy named Taylor. Taylor has appeared in a few videos, such as his completion of A New Cataclysm and one of his Impossible or Not videos. Taylor has also made an appearance on his Mario Maker channel.
- As of October 24, 2020, he is an in-game moderator.
- He has done a Geometry Dash "manhunt" with AeonAir, in which both players must play through the entire official level list; however, the "hunted" player begins at Polargeist, and the "hunter" begins at Stereo Madness. The goal is for the hunter to catch up to the hunted's progress before they finish all official levels.
- He is a former member of GeoStorm.
- Eric has completed two Extreme Demons immediately after saying words around the lines of: "This is gonna be my last attempt before I gotta go" twice in a row, the first being with Down Bass and the second being Artificial Ascent.
- His favorite level is Forest Temple.
- He was nominated in the Best YouTuber category in the Geometry Dash 2021 Awards. He got second place with 29.9% of the votes, behind Doggie.
- In the Geometry Dash 10th Anniversary, Eric won the vote for "Who is your favorite content creator of all time?" with 3,717 votes from the form results.
- After beating Yatagarasu (which he currently has 79% on), Eric plans to beat the rest of the Original RGB trilogy, starting with Erebus, and then Sonic Wave.
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