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{{Title|Reflection |icon=[[File:ReflectionIcon.png|45px|left|frameless|alt=|link=Reflection]]}}
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| chapter = 6
| strawberries = {{goldberry}} 3
| characters = {{•}} [[Madeline]] <br> {{•}} [[Badeline]] <br> {{•}} [[Theo]] <br> {{•}} [[Granny]]
| music =
| previous = Mirror Temple
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'''Reflection''' is the sixth chapter of [[Celeste]]. Preceded by [[Mirror Temple]] and succeeded by [[The Summit]], it introduces five new mechanics: [[Feather|feathers]], [[Kevin Blocks]], [[Bumper|Bumpers]], [[Badeline Boss|Badeline as a boss]], and Badeline moving blocks.
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{{Spoiler
|level=Reflection
|Reflection begins immediately after the events of {{ch|5|lf=1}}. Madeline
Sometime in the middle of the night, Theo wakes up
{{Q|I'm good at keeping up appearances, but the truth is I'm barely holding it together.|Madeline}}
When describing what depression feels like to Theo, Maddy states
When Theo asks Madeline who built the temple, Madeline doesn't know, but suggests that it was built prior to everything else on the mountain; she then interjects, saying that
{{Q|You are not above me. And you can't climb this mountain.|Badeline}}
Madeline, awake again, slips onto the edge of the rock bridge she was sleeping on; this awakens Theo, who starts freaking out. The rock bridge collapses, destroying a now-unlit campfire and sending Madeline flying down the mountain. She lands into what looks like a crystal cave at the
=== Rest of the chapter ===
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|{{Q|It's over now. Why won't [[Badeline|she]] leave me alone?|Madeline}}
Madeline is now alone, stuck within a crystal cavern
She later manages to climb back to what appears like an elevator shaft; [[Granny]], along with the [[Bird]], are waiting there. The old woman first assumes that she "called it quits", but Maddy
After heading
[[File:Reflection levelup.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Madeline, now fused with Badeline, "leveled up" and has two dashes and (somehow) pink hair.]]
Upon being defeated, Badeline concedes, saying that she'll "try to leave". However, Madeline tells her that they should "work together", and tells her that it's okay to be scared. Badeline remains scared this whole time, but eventually agrees to "fuse" with Madeline, granting her a second dash. The skies clear out, and they then climb out a section of the cave before Badeline "Badeline-boosts" Madeline out of the cave. Madeline is shocked at first by their "together" powers, and tells her counterpart that they could still climb the mountain once again; Granny and Theo encourages her further. Badeline remains worried and scared this whole time, but eventually agrees. Theo asks if he can help, and Madeline reluctantly accepts, so he carries Madeline's backpack from now on.▼
▲Upon being defeated, Badeline concedes, saying
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| music = {{soundtrack|album=OST|num=13|track=Madeline and Theo}} <br> {{soundtrack|num=14|track=Starjump}} <br> {{soundtrack|num=15|track=Reflection}} <br> {{soundtrack|num=16|track=Confronting Myself}} <br> {{soundtrack|num=17|track=Little Goth}}
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Reflection's A-Side is one of the longest A-Sides found in ''Celeste'', after {{ch|9|lf=1}} and {{ch|7|lf=1}}. Its most significant addition is a Badeline boss fight, but it does introduce many other mechanics, including but not limited to [[feathers]], [[Kevin]]s, and [[Bumper|Bumpers]].
The ''Start'' checkpoint, following the initial story segment, is fairly simple. It introduces [[feather]]s (including trapped ones, requiring a dash to get them) and Starjump blocks. The ''Starjump'' track plays here.
The ''Lake'' checkpoint introduces Kevin Blocks and uses feathers to pass areas Madeline can't traverse normally.
The ''Hollows'' checkpoint starts with one large room with a feather that Madeline must reach to get to another area. This room also features the path to the Crystal Heart and the cassette tape. The subchapter has several split paths featuring large, horizontal rooms focused around Kevin Blocks, feathers, and bumpers.
The ''Reflection'' checkpoint consists of a talk with Granny, a room with a lot of bumpers and one featuring [[water]], and, lastly, one room containing a giant Kevin Block which leads to Badeline.
The ''Rock Bottom'' checkpoint is a chase between Madeline and Badeline's boss form, which can shoot deadly energy spheres and lasers at Madeline. It also introduces Badeline-activated moving blocks, which can either move between two spots or fall down upon Badeline being hit by Madeline.
The ''Resolution'' checkpoint has Madeline use a newly-obtained second dash to get back up with help from Badeline, who throws her upwards into a cutscene with Granny and Theo, ending the chapter. It is nigh-impossible to die here outside of the first screen without resetting.
=== B-Side ===
Reflection's B-Side is notable for being very difficult and is a sizable step up from the A-Side. Neither the cutscene with Theo, Badeline, nor Granny are present in this level. It starts with relatively difficult gameplay before plunging into a series of rooms where you fall through for quite a while. Overall, these rooms are quite a difficulty spike from the previous. After this checkpoint, the boss fight with Badeline starts, which is also a massive step up from the one in 6A. Due to the lack of cutscenes, the entire 6B is spent with a single dash. Despite this, you will still have 2 dashes in {{ch|7|lf=1}} even if you completed 6B instead of 6A.
=== C-Side ===
Reflection's C-Side is notable for having four gameplay checkpoints instead of the typical three within [[C-Sides]]. Despite this, it is still three screens. The first room consists primarily of [[wallbounces]] and bumpers. The second room is a "freefall" section with feathers. The final room, which contains two checkpoints, is divided into two sections: a [[Kevin|Kevin Block]] section, where a single four-sided Kevin Block must be hit several times to cross a large gap, and a final section, consisting mainly of bumpers and one additional wallbounce.
== Strawberries & Collectibles ==
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Main article: [[Reflection/Collectibles|Reflection collectibles]]
Reflection does ''not'' contain any red strawberries, owing to its narrative importance and use of split paths on several occasions. However, a [[Cassette Tape]], [[Golden Strawberries|Golden Strawberry]], and Blue [[Crystal Heart]] are hidden within, just like all prior A-
== Speedrun strategies ==
=== Routing ===
In any%, All Red Berries (ARB), and True Ending speedruns, the optimal strategy is to collect the [[Reflection#Collectibles|Cassette Tape in 6A]]
A common way to quickly go through the 6A cassette room is to hit the Kevin Block's left side and do an [[Ultradash|ultra]] off of it when it's about to hit the wall. If timed correctly, the ultra will be chained with a block boost, giving Madeline a huge amount of momentum, allowing her to skip most of the room with quick [[Bunnyhops]].
=== 6B demo spot ===
In the middle of the final falling room of 6B is a wide gap between spinners, allowing players to [[Demodash]] through it and save a few seconds. The window to perform it is, however, quite tight (2 frames), so it's mostly used by higher-level speedrunners.
=== 6B feather skip ===
▲In any%, All Red Berries (ARB), and True Ending speedruns, the optimal strategy is to collect the [[Reflection#Collectibles|Cassette Tape in 6A]], and then subsequently complete 6B. This is because of how Reflection's [[6B|B-Side]] is quite a bit shorter than [[6A|its A-Side]], and because of how 6A does not contain any red strawberries.
In the third Badeline room in 6B, it's possible to quickly jump off the left falling block and instantly perform a Hyper or Super off the next block before it falls into the spikes. This trick is rather precise and easy to miss, so it's often done on the most optimal runs.
== Trivia ==
* Reflection is the only chapter in
* Reflection also marks the first time a chapter's end card is animated
* In early development, Reflection was meant to be mainly an underwater level. The idea was eventually scrapped as the devs didn't find the rooms interesting enough to be kept in the game.<ref>Maddy Thorson, [https://youtu.be/u-nSjhIgmXc?si=-JFe-ADqnSGJvXJ1&t=7089 Celeste Developer Commentary Livestream] on YouTube</ref>
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