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{{Interwiki-ru|Мэдлин}}
{{Infobox char
| name = Madeline
| image = [[File:Madeline
| caption = ''Madeline
| othernames = Maddy <br> Strawberry ''(by [[Theo]])''
| age = 19+<ref name="age">Her age is
| gender = Female ([[CW:TR|trans]])
| pronouns = she/her
| instrument = Piano
| status = Alive
▲| status = Alive{{Spoiler inline|Madeline can die from countless different reasons; however, she respawns within seconds of dying, making her ''de facto'' immortal.}}
| family = {{bull}} Mom ''(unnamed)''
| friends = {{bull}} [[Theo]] <br> {{bull}} [[Granny]] <br> {{bull}} [[Alex]] (Dating)<ref>mentioned by Theo in [[Celeste 64]]</ref>
}}
{{Wikipedia|Madeline (Celeste)|Madeline}}
'''Madeline''' is the protagonist of ''[[Celeste]]'', and is the character whom the player controls in nearly
Presumably because of [[Celeste Mountain]]'s influence, as foreshadowed by [[Granny]], Madeline is frequently confronted by a doppelganger
Outside of ''Celeste'', she and Badeline
== Appearance ==
Even though Madeline takes a more "realistic" appearance in many of [[Amora Bettany|Amora B.]]'s works and many pieces of fanart, within ''Celeste'' itself, especially when it comes to portraits used during conversations, she is depicted
Madeline's status as trans is impossible to decipher solely from her appearance; however, hints shown in
▲Her age is technically unknown and up to interpretation, however due to certain acts and references, such as her being able to drive a car and her having a possible alcohol addiction, it's implied that she's over either 18 or 19 years old, it being the legal age for buying alcohol in Canada.
== Biography ==
===
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After reaching the mirror in [[Old Site]], Madeline encounters
Despite her
In [[Reflection|Chapter 6]]
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{{Spoiler inline
|A year after reaching the summit, Madeline meets up with Granny again, at
A long time passes by, and Madeline discovers that Granny has passed away, and within her dream, she arrives
Madeline manages to encounter Granny for
== Renaming ==
Upon
* If Madeline is renamed to <code>Alex</code>, the same name as [[Theo]]'s sister, Alex will be renamed to "Maddy".
* If Madeline is named <code>Fwahaha</code>, [[Kevin]] blocks make a different sound when they are dashed into.
== Trivia ==
* Madeline technically has her own voice lines
{{Spoiler inline|
* Upon Celeste's release, especially after [[Farewell]] has been introduced, a huge amount of curiousity has grown about the possibility of Madeline being a transgender woman. This has officially been [https://maddythorson.medium.com/is-madeline-canonically-trans-4277ece02e40 confirmed] on a ''Medium'' blog post by [[Maddy Thorson]], on the 6th of November, 2020.▼
{{Q|Sometimes, I don't really know what's going on anymore. I… I don't know who I am… I just look in the mirror and don't know who I'm looking at… or who's looking at me. I think a lot about where my train of thought is going, it's not always a good place… and it scares me. I don't like scaring myself… I don't…|Lena Raine (as Madeline)}}
** In the blog post, Maddy also explains on how the development of them and the character has gone through changes, as well as explaining that her gender identity was purposefully been shown very subtly to give Madeline and the trans community respect without it feeling forcefully shown, as well as they realising over time that they've been writing a trans narrative all along. They also wanted to be sure everyone is able to relate to the story without feeling alienated.▼
}}
** There's a couple images hinting towards Madeline's transness, such as the pride flags, prescriptive pills and a short-haired photo of her in the Farewell ending cutscene, an image of Madeline wearing rainbow socks and her having a slightly different posture, meaning effects of possible hormone therapy.▼
▲*
** The consistent usage of mirrors as a theme, visualisation of Badeline, Madeline's reaction to taking selfies, and the hidden lament in the Mirror Temple theme can be seen as references to common struggles of trans people dealing with gender dysphoria.▼
▲** In the blog post, Maddy also explains
* Many emojis about ''Celeste'' are Madeline emojis. Even though many are based directly on expressions she shows in the game. others consist simply of something completely unrelated with Madeline's hair stamped on top. The most notable example of this is [[Frogeline]].▼
▲** There
▲** The consistent usage of mirrors as a theme,
▲* Many emojis about ''Celeste'' are Madeline emojis.
* Maddy Thorson has made joke tweets revealing Madeline's height (213.36 cm = 7 feet)<ref name="height">{{Cite tweet|user = MaddyThorson|number = 1557484995618295808|title = hmmm i'd say about 213.36cm|date = August 10, 2022|access-date = November 7, 2023|archive-date = August 10, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220810215613/https://twitter.com/MaddyThorson/status/1557484995618295808}}</ref>, last name (Madeline McButt)<ref name="lastname">{{Cite tweet|user = MaddyThorson|number = 1557483970677260288|title = McButt. She's Madeline McButt 😔 sorry gamers|date = August 10, 2022|access-date = November 7, 2023|archive-date = August 10, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220810215641/https://twitter.com/MaddyThorson/status/1557483970677260288}}</ref>, and the contents of her backpack (full of spiders)<ref name="backpack">{{Cite tweet|user = MaddyThorson|number = 1552735660234006528|title = It's full of spiders 😬|date = July 28, 2022|access-date = November 7, 2023|archive-date = August 9, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220809224327/https://twitter.com/MaddyThorson/status/1552735660234006528}}</ref>.
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