Michigun

Michael Reisner † (December 9, 1996 - March 10, 2021 [aged 24]), better known online as Michigun, was an Austrian pro Geometry Dash mobile player and level creator. He is arguably the most honored Geometry Dash player in the world. Reisner is well-known for creating a series of The Legend of Zelda-inspired Demons known as The Temple Series. He is also known to have had been first in the in-game leaderboard, showing his account when the leaderboards were frozen for some time.
==History==
Reisner joined YouTube in 2011. He started his adventure with Geometry Dash in 2014, recording completions of levels considered very difficult at the time. He also created his own challenging levels, including a series of The Legend of Zelda inspired levels known as the Temple Series. Most of his levels contained many triple spikes (often typed as ▲▲▲ or /\/\/\ in text), something that quickly became his signature symbol. This prompted him to host the Demon megacollaboration Trip, where most obstacles are triple spikes and the rest are variations of the triple spike.
In 2015, Reisner took the first place in the world ranking of Geometry Dash in the total number of stars scored. He was the leader until 2017 when he relegated to second place, and announced at the end of the year that he was leaving the game. However, in 2019, he decided to return to the community.
== Death ==
Reisner died on March 10, 2021 for unknown reasons. His death was confirmed by player and creator Viprinhttps://twitter.com/vipringd/status/1378206328766742529, who was a close friend of him. To this day, he's well-respected across the Geometry Dash community for his impact on the game and how he inspired hundreds of players.
==Trivia==
*He was one of the top ranked Austrian Geometry Dash players.https://flipboard.com/article/rip-michigun-of-geometry-dash-death-of-top-player-shocks-community/f-9eaca43e09%2Fthefocus.news
*He had been so notorious for using triple spikes that he made merch revolving around the triple spike after he had reached 100,000 subscribers. RobTop also referenced this in the game with the 2.11 update, crediting him in the Special Thanks in the Community Shop along with Viprin and Etzer.
**In the 2.2 update, which released in December 2023, the credits were updated, adding a green heart next to his name in memoriam.
*He obtained over 61,000 stars, 16,000 diamonds, 149 secret coins (the maximum), exactly 1000 demons and 17 creator points before leaving the game.
*Due to the huge number of stars, he was excluded from the ranking twice due to the game developer RobTopGames's suspicions.
*His nickname Michigun is a portmanteau of Machine Gun and Michigan.
*He used an iPhone to play Geometry Dash.
*He was described by the community as a kind and helpful person.https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/31/michigun-geometry-dash-death/
*He had a memorial for him in the r/place 2022 event and the GDPlace event by Spu7nix.
*He was referenced in the Geometry Dash 10th anniversary video by RobTopGames.
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Austrian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2011
Category:Deceased YouTubers