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'''Madeline''' is the protagonist of ''[[Celeste]]'', and is the character whom the player controls in nearly all instances<ref name="playercontrol">except the 5A minigame and if using the Other Self variant</ref>. She is a [[CW:TR|trans]] woman who struggles with her mental illnesses, depicted multiple times throughout her ascension of Celeste Mountain. Even though her motives for climbing the mountain are left open to interpretation, her determination manifests itself throughout the events of Celeste's first [[List of chapters|seven chapters]] and continues even after that.

Presumably because of [[Celeste Mountain]]'s influence, as foreshadowed by [[Granny]], Madeline is frequently confronted by a ~~doppelganger~~ (a Part of Her), who attempts to convince her to return home and to give up. This character, more commonly known as [[Badeline]], serves as ''Celeste'''s primary antagonist between [[Old Site|chapter 2]] and [[Reflection|chapter 6]], being responsible for many of her pitfalls.

Presumably because of [[Celeste Mountain]]'s influence, as foreshadowed by [[Granny]], Madeline is frequently confronted by a doppelgänger (a Part of Her), who attempts to convince her to return home and to give up. This character, more commonly known as [[Badeline]], serves as ''Celeste'''s primary antagonist between [[Old Site|chapter 2]] and [[Reflection|chapter 6]], being responsible for many of her pitfalls.

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 is a Canadian woman with pale skin, brown eyes, and a cowlick near the center of her hair. Her hair is typically auburn ~~in color~~ but shifts to cyan blue after dashing, or pink {{c|after acquiring a second dash via [[Badeline]]}}. Throughout the game's events, Madeline is depicted with a turquoise-blue hood-less winter jacket, charcoal gray pants, and black-and-gray winter boots. From Prologue to Reflection and in Core, she also has a brown backpack containing a red sleeping mat and a water bottle.

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 is a Canadian woman with pale skin, brown eyes, and a cowlick near the center of her hair. Her hair is typically auburn but shifts to cyan blue after dashing, or pink {{c|after acquiring a second dash via [[Badeline]]}}. Throughout the game's events, Madeline is depicted with a turquoise-blue hood-less winter jacket, charcoal gray pants, and black-and-gray winter boots. From Prologue to Reflection and in Core, she also has a brown backpack containing a red sleeping mat and a water bottle.

In Theo's [[InstaPix]] account, more details about Madeline's appearance are revealed: for instance, she is depicted with an indigo shirt underneath her jacket, and, in photos taken after the events of ''Celeste'', many other pieces of clothing. Still, Madeline is almost always pictured with her auburn hair and a distinctive cowlick. In Celeste's game cover, Madeline is shown reaching for a winged strawberry.

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** 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.

* 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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 '''Madeline''' is the protagonist of ''[[Celeste]]'', and is the character whom the player controls in nearly all instances<ref name="playercontrol">except the 5A minigame and if using the Other Self variant</ref>. She is a [[CW:TR|trans]] woman who struggles with her mental illnesses, depicted multiple times throughout her ascension of Celeste Mountain. Even though her motives for climbing the mountain are left open to interpretation, her determination manifests itself throughout the events of Celeste's first [[List of chapters|seven chapters]] and continues even after that.
-Presumably because of [[Celeste Mountain]]'s influence, as foreshadowed by [[Granny]], Madeline is frequently confronted by a doppelganger (a Part of Her), who attempts to convince her to return home and to give up. This character, more commonly known as [[Badeline]], serves as ''Celeste'''s primary antagonist between [[Old Site|chapter 2]] and [[Reflection|chapter 6]], being responsible for many of her pitfalls.
+Presumably because of [[Celeste Mountain]]'s influence, as foreshadowed by [[Granny]], Madeline is frequently confronted by a doppelgänger (a Part of Her), who attempts to convince her to return home and to give up. This character, more commonly known as [[Badeline]], serves as ''Celeste'''s primary antagonist between [[Old Site|chapter 2]] and [[Reflection|chapter 6]], being responsible for many of her pitfalls.
 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 is a Canadian woman with pale skin, brown eyes, and a cowlick near the center of her hair. Her hair is typically auburn in color but shifts to cyan blue after dashing, or pink {{c|after acquiring a second dash via [[Badeline]]}}. Throughout the game's events, Madeline is depicted with a turquoise-blue hood-less winter jacket, charcoal gray pants, and black-and-gray winter boots. From Prologue to Reflection and in Core, she also has a brown backpack containing a red sleeping mat and a water bottle.
+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 is a Canadian woman with pale skin, brown eyes, and a cowlick near the center of her hair. Her hair is typically auburn but shifts to cyan blue after dashing, or pink {{c|after acquiring a second dash via [[Badeline]]}}. Throughout the game's events, Madeline is depicted with a turquoise-blue hood-less winter jacket, charcoal gray pants, and black-and-gray winter boots. From Prologue to Reflection and in Core, she also has a brown backpack containing a red sleeping mat and a water bottle.
 In Theo's [[InstaPix]] account, more details about Madeline's appearance are revealed: for instance, she is depicted with an indigo shirt underneath her jacket, and, in photos taken after the events of ''Celeste'', many other pieces of clothing. Still, Madeline is almost always pictured with her auburn hair and a distinctive cowlick. In Celeste's game cover, Madeline is shown reaching for a winged strawberry.
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 ** 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.
+* 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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