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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 for 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 appear in the Nintendo Switch version of ''{{w|TowerFall Ascension}}'', an earlier game by Maddy Thorson, as playable characters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/28/17791722/towerfall-nintendo-switch-release-date-celeste-nindies |title=TowerFall arrives on Nintendo Switch this September |work=Polygon |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=August 28, 2018 |accessdate=January 9, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, Madeline makes an appearance on many pieces of Celeste-associated merchandise, often alongside Badeline.
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== 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 more unrealistically. Madeline
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, being the legal age for buying alcohol in Canada.
== Biography ==
===
{{Spoiler
|level=''Celeste''
|Madeline first appears in [[Prologue]] as a very determined person, with the ultimate goal of climbing the mountain.
After reaching the mirror in [[Old Site]], Madeline encounters
Despite her goal, Madeline tries to help other struggling people
In [[Reflection|Chapter 6]], she has a conversation with Theo where she reveals that she has been struggling with depression and anxiety for a long time, causing
Madeline wakes up and attempts to talk to Badeline. She explains that she'd like to set her free
Throughout the entire climb up the summit, Madeline talks with Badeline, apologising for their mistakes and trying to move on, quickly reaching the
===
{{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 at her gravestone, apologising for not attending her funeral. She finds the [[Bird]], thinking that it might know where Granny could be found. Badeline tries to convince her
Madeline manages to encounter Granny for the last time, presumably in heaven, and she apologises for not being able to attend her funeral, thanking her for all Granny's done throughout her climb. Shortly after, Granny disappears and the protagonist finally wakes up. She hears a call from Theo and picks it up,
== Renaming ==
Upon creating a new save file for ''[[Celeste]]'', Madeline may be renamed to anything else up to 12 characters. This does not impact gameplay or
* 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 curiosity has grown about the possibility of Madeline being transgender. This has officially been [[CW:TR|confirmed]] on a 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 how the development of them and the character has gone through changes, and 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 realized over time that they've been writing a trans narrative all along. She also wanted to make sure everyone could relate to her story without feeling alienated.▼
}}
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▲** In the blog post, Maddy also explains how the development of them and the character has gone through changes, and that her gender identity was purposefully
** There are a couple of hints towards Madeline being trans, such as the pride flags, prescriptive pills, a short-haired picture of her in the Farewell ending cutscene, and a photo of her with rainbow socks on Theo's [[InstaPix]].
** The consistent usage of mirrors as a theme, visualization of Badeline, Madeline's reactions to taking selfies, and the hidden lament in the Mirror Temple theme reference common struggles of people dealing with gender dysphoria.
* Many emojis about ''Celeste'' are Madeline emojis. Many are based directly on expressions she shows in the game. Others simply consist of something completely unrelated with Madeline's hair stamped on top. The most notable example of this is [[Frogeline]] with its many variations.
* 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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