Michigun (December 9, 1996 – March 2021) was an Austrian mobile player in Geometry Dash. He was known for the use of triple-spikes in his levels and as his trademark, as well as for once being the fastest star-grinder in the game. He achieved 61,626 stars and created many levels that were based on temples from the Legend of Zelda video game series.
History
He achieved first-place on the game leaderboard for star-count in late 2015 after beating zNymo98 and 3XotiC, only to be surpassed by Shaggy23 in April of 2017. In June of the same year, Noctalium overtook his global position and was then ranked 4th on the leaderboard. Towards the end of year, Michigun was surpassed by multiple other players such as Cool, Franchet, and Kaernk.
On December 8, 2017, Michigun posted a status message that read "game over. I wish you all the best. ;)" which he later revealed was his quitting of the game.[1]
On March 27, 2021, Viprin was informed of the passing of Michigun by one of his relatives. The official reveal of his passing was not made public until March 30, 2021, on request of Michigun's family.
Levels
Easy levels
- Double Triple Trial (starred) - A sequel to his other level, The Triple Trial. This level exclusively contains 25 sextuple-spike jumps as the player travels at quadruple-speed. It is Short length.
Hard levels
- The real Flappy Bird (starred) - His first level ever created. It is heavily inspired by the game Flappy Bird.
Insane levels
- The Triple Trial (starred) - A medium-length level that exclusively contains 50 triple-spike jumps in a row. It is Medium length.
Demon levels
Medium Demon levels
- Lava Temple (featured) - A collaboration with Ggb0y.
Hard Demon levels
- Desert Temple (featured) - A collaboration between XLetricVenom and The Bil. It was verified and published by Michigun.
- Fire Temple (featured) - A fire-themed temple level.
- Forest Temple (featured) - A dark forest-themed temple level. It is one of his most famous levels ever created.
- Shadow Temple (featured) - A shadow-themed temple level.
- Water Temple (featured) - His second level ever created and the first one to be inspired by The Legend of Zelda and its temples.
Insane Demon levels
- Trip (featured) - A collaboration with multiple people. It was his final level ever created before his untimely death.
Nominations and Awards
Received 1 nomination in the Geometry Dash Awards
Nominations
- Nominated in the 2.0 Awards for Best Temple Level with Forest Temple
Trivia
- Many levels tend to hide the statements "every level needs a triple" and "For Michi" behind a set of triple-spikes to refer to Michigun's frequent use of triple-spikes in his levels.
- He was banned from the leaderboards numerous times because of his large amount of stars.
- He made a face reveal on April 11, 2017, after reaching a goal of 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.[2]
