If you name yourself Alex then Theo's sister is renamed to Madeline. It's actually stored in your save file, meaning you can change Theo's sister's name to whatever you like
The bird who appears in the audio easter egg in Farewell isn't The Bird, it's Archie the parrot, who is significant in the Celeste speedrunning community. A speedrunning technique is called the "Archie", named after him.
Isn't that the bird in the faked World Record speedrun? The bird that covered the corner where the mountain save symbol would appear the first time you reach each subchapter to hide the fact that it was fake?
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Golden Moon Berry, since you mentioned Wow and and the Winged Golden. Basically, if you complete the ENTIRETY of chapter 9 while keeping your golden berry intact, you are transported to a sepia toned final challenge that you can't find anywhere else in the game. Its brutal, but it's one final triumph when you beat it. (I really hope I'm not misremembering this, in certain it's in the base game and not a mod but the fact that you didn't mention it has me second-guessing lol. Great video either way!)
Kind of sad to see the rickroll become more known, it used to be something every modder got gotten by but never told anyone of it to keep the surprise.
I especially love the spectrographic stuff. Whenever I make my game, Imma wanna do the same, but only in the Dreamcast release (of course, assuming I can somehow make that work on the hardware). Why comment this in a reply, you may ask? I'm watching on PS Vita for numerous reasons, and sadly YT on here ATM is broken and won't lemme make a comment of my own.
I have 400 hours in Celeste and i didn't know about the nest. Also hey, anyone whos trans knew about madeline before Chap 9 released. It's not said explicitely but heavely implied (Lena's reversed voice lines in 5A being a thing. Also the way she's *horrified* when Theo calls her a name she's not.)
@@lesstime7835 He called her Alex, the name of his sister. The exact name doesn't really matter, though it fits well with that theory since it's a gender-neutral name
@@lesstime7835 there's a part where he accidentally refers to Madeline as his sister, Alex, apparently because she reminds him of her. Alex is a bit of a gender neutral name and could easily sound as male as it does female, which (as a trans person) is very understandably scary to hear
15:14 For the record, the crouch hint was added in the most recent version, 1.4, due to the puzzle requiring outside knowledge. Also, something you didn't mention is that the Golden strawberries actually have a unique sound if you get a 1-up from them. You can hear it by grabbing the golden berry, then grabbing at least 5 normal berries, bringing them to the end, then stay on the ground for a bit to collect the red berries, and finally move right to get the Golden 1-UP.
I absolutely cannot believe I didn't notice the crouching. I don't know how I never saw those, even after getting that crystal heart like 3 times now. I am astonished
@@franbh94 to the left and right of the white block, u can now see 2 crouching madelines. if its hard to see them, its because they have a purple tint to match the rocks behind the white block (im explaining just in case u are colorblind and might not be able to see them...)
@@lazy_bt Don't worry, good explanation. I'm not colorblinded but it's appreciated regardless. It turns out I was just laser focused on that stupid block I didn't see the crouching Madelines. I feel dumb, and blind.
@@franbh94 nah dont worry, they are pretty inconspicuous. its not dumb to not notice smth so well-hidden! i didnt notice them either until the text in the video under the one on the left showed up. it seems op also didnt notice them until editing the video ahaha... then again, older versions of the game didnt have them.
I'm Pretty Sure "The Bird" at 11:16 is in reference to a Very Famous Fake Speedrun that Heavily featured the same Image of the bird in order to Hide part of the screen.
Wow, really? I guess there's a decent amount of people who haven't played Mario 3. As soon as I saw that block I knew what to do and thought it was an amazing reference.
@@tjg121389 Yep. I recognized it too, but apparently a lot of people didn't. Sheesh, the main reason I recognized it is because I grew up with both the GameCube *AND* the SNES, with Super Mario All-Stars being one of the games we had on it - otherwise, I can't guarantee I'd have known it.
fun trivia: theo calls madeline "strawberry" at the end of chapter 9, but if madeline's name is already strawberry, there is no change to the nickname. this is notable because if you name yourself alex, theo's sister's name will be changed to maddy, so i was personally expecting this to be taken note of as well
lol good one :> they should add the trans pride flag emoji they already have the gay pride flag (🏳️🌈), but i feel like they sgould add the trans one too cus it would be poggers.
I’m genuinely glad there I still things I had no idea about still in this game, especially as someone who only recently got into the game when a lot of stuff became public knowledge. I’m super excited to follow more of Maddy’s future works if they are filled with as much love as Celeste
I don't see others talking about it, but i just appreciate that you're openly against transphobia in the comments, with all the "game good, trans bad", and openly expressing your dislike of such comments. It might seem small to you or others, but it brings a sense of safety (i know it sounds weird) that my favorite youtubers won't be turning on me or the communities im a part of any day soon. Keep being amazing.
The letters "nh" in Portuguese (I think it's the same in Brazil and Europe) are pronounced just like ny, like nyan cat. It's the same as the ñ in Spanish. So Caipirinha sounds like kai-pi-ri-nya.
extremely late to the party, but yes both european portuguese and brazilian portuguese are the same in pronouncing the "nh" (altho theres a lot of pronunciation differences, that isnt one of them lol) i like to explain the "nh" not only when saying "nyan" (if nyan is pronounced at least somewhat correctly, and not like "knee-ann"), but also _quickly._ at least in my experience, that tends to help native english-speakers!
This was a great video! I've been really into Celeste for quite a while but even I didn't know all of these secrets. I wanted to add some extra details for anyone interested: 3:13 the 'locals' in the photo are actually Maddy (Matt at the time -- front) and Noel (back): the lead developers of Celeste 4:24 Madeline practicing archery was actually posted in time to promote the addition of Madeline and Badeline into Towerfall: Ascension for the Switch (iirc) 5:24 Celeste 2 released in January 2021 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the full PC/Console version of Celeste -- I livestreamed it on my alt ( th-cam.com/users/RaddedMC ) Edit: Oh I forgot another thing: If you name your character 'Alex', the name of Theo's sister becomes 'Madeline' You can actually see what Theo's sister's name is in your savefile on the PC version, since the saves are just XML.
I’ve been playing the hell out of this game over the last few weeks for about the thousandth time so I loved this video. I just managed the moon berry in chapter 9 earlier today and it was ROUGH.
Although I already knew most of these, because I am a massive Celeste fan, I still really enjoyed this video, because you put most of the Easter eggs into one easy to digest video.
In prologue, there is an extra room above where you first spawn in, in chapter three B side, if you go to the left, you can find a scope overlooking birds, if you take the bubble left in 5b, you can find and island. -sincerely Uel
Something that I always hold dear to my heart is that the article confirming Madeline's transness was published only 6 days before I finally confirmed my own transness Celeste had always been my favorite game and when I found out how close me and Madeline actually were it made me love it even more I celebrate November 11th as my birthday now!
Being trans myself, it was... quite obvious from the context that Madeline is trans. Which I really like! It's not obvious or made a big point in the story, it's just part of her, like with any other trans person. She's her own person, with her own traits, goals, and problems... being trans doesn't change any of that, and I really like how they showed it in this game!
@@jeremiahbaugh8195 It's been a while since I played the game but here are a few things that pointed to it when taken into consideration simultaneously: - The whole thing about her leaving her comfort zone and facing the mountain with no experience, not even sure she can make it to the top, but is sure it's what she needs to do - When she faces the chapter 2 mirror, it breaks and her evil reflection starts chasing her down everywhere she goes. And although it is hurting her, she cannot get rid of it and eventually has to learn how to work with it in order to make it to the top. Through a trans lense, it looks an awful lot like what it feels like to have body dysphoria hit you hard and being left with no choice but to avoid it as you feel like there's nothing you can do about it. It's very overwhelming but as you get further into your transition, you learn to work with the cards you've been dealt, with the body you have, in order to feel happy in it. You can't ignore this part of you because it follows you anywhere you go, so you might as well befriend it. (I KNOW THERE IS MORE TO BADELINE I'm just saying that the way she is presented in the game might be really relatable to trans audiences more than most cis-centered media) - Madeline was uncomfortable with taking selfies in the beginning of the game. - Madeline struggles with anxiety, depression, and implied self-harm, which is quite common amongst trans people due to gender dysphoria and/or transphobia. - Madeline's hair can turn light blue and pink. These shades are very similar to those found on the trans flag. (Shades of these colors are also found in summit, during the checkpoint transitions in which madeline talks to badeline) - THE WHOLE ASS CUTSCENE AT THE END OF FAREWELL - and other things i probably forgot about
@@jeremiahbaugh8195 many trans people go through extremely similar mental health journeys as Madeline. That’s what I thinks great about the story and madeleines problems - they’re not specifically mentioned to be caused by her being trans, which means someone that isn’t trans like me can find the story moving for it’s message about mental health in general, which is what I thought as I played through the game. I didn’t even know about the trans metaphors until I looked the game up online after I played it. However, someone that is trans can find it moving because it’s similar to the struggles that may have gone through. On a side note, while the main game expertly tackles the theme of depression, the farewell expansion also tackles the theme of grief well.
lil' correction I decided to add in because I saw it nowhere in the comments; Celeste Classic 2 did come out for the game's third anniversary (in 2021, not 2019!) but it wasn't for another gamejam. Instead, it was intended to be a gift, if you will, to the community by Maddy and the others that was developed in secret a little before the game turrned 3.
Wow I remember watching this channel a while ago and I’m happy I discovered this video about my favorite game. Also really liked the end part which you asked people to be respectful in the comments about Madeline being trans, means a lot to me
Something i always find funny about Madeline being trans is that 1. I somehow didn't catch on, even with the pride flags 2. About a month or so after Maddy confirmed Madeline was trans, i realizsd that i also was trans, which made me realize why i loved celeste so much. Especially so since Madeline is amazing transfemme representation imo. I related a lot to her character even before realizing she was trans, and now also being transfemme i can relate even more
Idk man. It could just be my screen colours but the person to the right of her seems like she has purple hair. Also, wouldn't the person above her be her mum? The one who has blue. I mean, I keep looking at it.-sincerely Uel
On second thoughts as well, wouldn't the fourth person be Madeline's dad as well? Or just some dude. We know nothing about him but it could be a family photo. -sincerely Uel
It took my dumbass a few months to realise the metaphors shown throughout the game and the fact that Madeline is trans, it’s like my processing was just like “ooga booga pixel platform game”
In your defense, the lead dev didn't realize it until the development of Chapter 9 update. They just based Madeline largely on their personal experiences. The community figured it out before Maddy figured themself out.
15:12 What. Those statues were definitely not there when I spent an hour poking at that white block and then eventually looking up a guide. This is clearly the Mandelbrot effect in action
I did 1A dashless with the same guide a few weeks ago and holy hell it is like 10x better than any other guides I saw but that last room is brutal and I dont blame you for not attempting moonberry it killed me but I did get it after like 2 days of attempts (i didnt play nonstop or anything)
I've 100%'d this game multiple times over the years it's been out (except for the golden strawberry in chapter 9), and I STILL never noticed that the white mario block in chapter 4 has crouching Madelines next to it
4:27 I thought this was him revisiting Granny’s shack, since he mentions saying Farewell (the extra chapter’s name, and a reference to him saying goodbye to Granny) and he asks Madeline to text him (likely because she wasn’t at the funeral)
4:09, picture in the background has Badeline in it although it was pre-mountain. I don't think anybody has noticed this. Perhaps this was the way Madeline thought of the picture and imagined her anxiety there although it was never Badeline. I am not sure. What are your thoughts? -sincerely Uel
Idk, first thing I thought when I saw it. Wouldn't make sense but you know, purple hair and pufferjacket. Could you see why I thought it? -sincerely Uel
I feel that the whole "was madeline being trans meant to be hidden so it would be more relatable to cis people" thing is a bit ignorant. The story isn't about her being trans, it's about her struggles with depression and anxiety. Her personality trait isn't being trans, it doesn't need to be stated, any trans person doesn't HAVE to say that they're trans to every person they meet anyways. I love that Madeline is trans thought, it's a neat thing that im sure many of the people in the community appreciate.
you realise those struggles of her character were based off of Maddy's own experiences no? I think Maddy may have already known she was trans when writing the game but even if not there would definitely be some part of it that was reflected in the narrative, even if unintentional
@@akgfilming "During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans. During the Farewell DLC’s development, I began to form a hunch. Post-development, I now know that we both are."- Maddy Thorson. This is from the first paragraph in the medium article she wrote about Madeline being canonically trans. She did say that it was still unknowingly to her written from a trans perspective, like Madeline running from her own reflection.
0:49 you didn’t get the speed from the hyper so it’s technically not a hyper, also hypers that you extend like that are called extended hypers, not just hypers. I think a wavedash or super would do you just fine there
Isnt the bird parrot referenc to wr speedrunner who cheated his run by mashing his best times on single levels and covering save indicator by said parrot?
16:58 actually, shortly after beating the game back in summer 2020, I had found a wiki article discussing this… It may or may not having broken the egg…
I know I’m a year late, but you missed the secret ending for collecting all 202 berries, including the Easter egg ones! Instead of baking a pie, Madeline bakes a cake!
Another hint towards Madeline being trans is the fact that the pictures of young her show her with much shorter hair, a generally more male-associated trait. She probably hadn't realized/ came out yet so she looked masculine
If you name yourself Alex then Theo's sister is renamed to Madeline. It's actually stored in your save file, meaning you can change Theo's sister's name to whatever you like
i never knew this!
“Mind if I take a slice home? My sister Penis would love it.”
Cool
Renaming her to:
Karen
@@Obsidian_Knight g
Did I just get rickrolled by fucking Celeste? I should play this game.
That's a nice one
Yes. Yes you just did
Yeah
you should absolutely play this game if you haven't by now.
The best this is that is a cover by Madeline
The bird who appears in the audio easter egg in Farewell isn't The Bird, it's Archie the parrot, who is significant in the Celeste speedrunning community. A speedrunning technique is called the "Archie", named after him.
That's that demo dash in bubble from 4a thing right?
Isn't that the bird in the faked World Record speedrun?
The bird that covered the corner where the mountain save symbol would appear the first time you reach each subchapter to hide the fact that it was fake?
@@thehiddenninja3428 yes but that was a reference to the real Archie
LMAO THAT BEING AN ARCHIE REFERENCE MAKES IT SO MUCH BETTER
I am very used to seeing the "jump around impatiently" animation from crying (for at least 30 seconds) after dying on 7C.
I wonder what someone will think if they accidentally find Theo's instagram account without having heard of Celeste
A joke account
It’s official! Granny is clearly a gamer!
i think it's Madelines chair
@@kallixo that just means Granny is a secret gamer in disguise.
I bet she'd get along with the SRL researcher's kickflipping grandma.
candy crush pro gamer
@@kallixo why would Madeline bring a gamer chair to a mountain?
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Golden Moon Berry, since you mentioned Wow and and the Winged Golden. Basically, if you complete the ENTIRETY of chapter 9 while keeping your golden berry intact, you are transported to a sepia toned final challenge that you can't find anywhere else in the game. Its brutal, but it's one final triumph when you beat it.
(I really hope I'm not misremembering this, in certain it's in the base game and not a mod but the fact that you didn't mention it has me second-guessing lol. Great video either way!)
Ahh, had no clue that was a thing, oops. Checked, seems you are correct
I thought you only needed to get the golden berry, not the moon berry
@@skullmastergamer the moon berry does not matter, at least from what I've seen
Kind of sad to see the rickroll become more known, it used to be something every modder got gotten by but never told anyone of it to keep the surprise.
Wow, the care the creators took in building this game is incredible. What a brilliant game!!
I especially love the spectrographic stuff. Whenever I make my game, Imma wanna do the same, but only in the Dreamcast release (of course, assuming I can somehow make that work on the hardware). Why comment this in a reply, you may ask? I'm watching on PS Vita for numerous reasons, and sadly YT on here ATM is broken and won't lemme make a comment of my own.
Bruh watching on a PS Vita? Thats really cool :D
@@DPadGamer how do you tell what device he’s using
Franklin said so in their comment
@@DPadGamer oops I’m stupid
I have 400 hours in Celeste and i didn't know about the nest.
Also hey, anyone whos trans knew about madeline before Chap 9 released. It's not said explicitely but heavely implied (Lena's reversed voice lines in 5A being a thing. Also the way she's *horrified* when Theo calls her a name she's not.)
what did he call her?
I began speculating around the time Theo's Instagram account dropped the picture of her with rainbow socks.
@@lesstime7835 He called her Alex, the name of his sister. The exact name doesn't really matter, though it fits well with that theory since it's a gender-neutral name
@@lesstime7835 there's a part where he accidentally refers to Madeline as his sister, Alex, apparently because she reminds him of her. Alex is a bit of a gender neutral name and could easily sound as male as it does female, which (as a trans person) is very understandably scary to hear
@@Alinanonymous yeah one of my uncles is named alex
Amazing. I thought i knew almost all the secrets in Celeste, but I had no idea about that crouch-dash room
I didn’t know about the Kevin blocks or the Instagram.
15:14 For the record, the crouch hint was added in the most recent version, 1.4, due to the puzzle requiring outside knowledge.
Also, something you didn't mention is that the Golden strawberries actually have a unique sound if you get a 1-up from them. You can hear it by grabbing the golden berry, then grabbing at least 5 normal berries, bringing them to the end, then stay on the ground for a bit to collect the red berries, and finally move right to get the Golden 1-UP.
I absolutely cannot believe I didn't notice the crouching. I don't know how I never saw those, even after getting that crystal heart like 3 times now. I am astonished
Where is the hint? I remember having to watch a guide.
@@franbh94 to the left and right of the white block, u can now see 2 crouching madelines. if its hard to see them, its because they have a purple tint to match the rocks behind the white block (im explaining just in case u are colorblind and might not be able to see them...)
@@lazy_bt Don't worry, good explanation. I'm not colorblinded but it's appreciated regardless.
It turns out I was just laser focused on that stupid block I didn't see the crouching Madelines.
I feel dumb, and blind.
@@franbh94 nah dont worry, they are pretty inconspicuous. its not dumb to not notice smth so well-hidden! i didnt notice them either until the text in the video under the one on the left showed up. it seems op also didnt notice them until editing the video ahaha... then again, older versions of the game didnt have them.
I'm Pretty Sure "The Bird" at 11:16 is in reference to a Very Famous Fake Speedrun that Heavily featured the same Image of the bird in order to Hide part of the screen.
Another reason to love Celeste.
~15:15 I believe those statues were just added in the most recent update, since some people didn't know what to do here.
I genuinaly thinked that would be a mega complicated technic
Wow, really? I guess there's a decent amount of people who haven't played Mario 3. As soon as I saw that block I knew what to do and thought it was an amazing reference.
@@tjg121389 Yep. I recognized it too, but apparently a lot of people didn't. Sheesh, the main reason I recognized it is because I grew up with both the GameCube *AND* the SNES, with Super Mario All-Stars being one of the games we had on it - otherwise, I can't guarantee I'd have known it.
You know this game is unique, when you get rickrolled by a 8 bit character that barely goes on the internet
fun trivia: theo calls madeline "strawberry" at the end of chapter 9, but if madeline's name is already strawberry, there is no change to the nickname. this is notable because if you name yourself alex, theo's sister's name will be changed to maddy, so i was personally expecting this to be taken note of as well
I didn’t expect to be rick-rolled by an Indie-Game.
I wish toby fox also pull a rickroll
Im glad you saved the most important "egg" for the end of the video
:D
I love your videos and appreciate your respect for the community
I can't believe you got me with an egg joke
lol good one :>
they should add the trans pride flag emoji
they already have the gay pride flag (🏳️🌈), but i feel like they sgould add the trans one too cus it would be poggers.
@@toast_2375 ok toast🫀
@@toast_2375 good news 🏳️⚧️
hehe lmfao
I’m genuinely glad there I still things I had no idea about still in this game, especially as someone who only recently got into the game when a lot of stuff became public knowledge. I’m super excited to follow more of Maddy’s future works if they are filled with as much love as Celeste
A year later, after thinking i finished celeste. This man says the words "chapter 9" and i went 'Oh. Oh no."
I don't see others talking about it, but i just appreciate that you're openly against transphobia in the comments, with all the "game good, trans bad", and openly expressing your dislike of such comments. It might seem small to you or others, but it brings a sense of safety (i know it sounds weird) that my favorite youtubers won't be turning on me or the communities im a part of any day soon. Keep being amazing.
The letters "nh" in Portuguese (I think it's the same in Brazil and Europe) are pronounced just like ny, like nyan cat. It's the same as the ñ in Spanish. So Caipirinha sounds like kai-pi-ri-nya.
This is probably the best way to explain the "ñ" sound to people who dont have it in their language
@@thebrickinquestion
Oh God, I am spanish and I had never been able to explain Ñ to English speaking people 😅.
This helps so much
extremely late to the party, but yes both european portuguese and brazilian portuguese are the same in pronouncing the "nh" (altho theres a lot of pronunciation differences, that isnt one of them lol)
i like to explain the "nh" not only when saying "nyan" (if nyan is pronounced at least somewhat correctly, and not like "knee-ann"), but also _quickly._ at least in my experience, that tends to help native english-speakers!
At 16:50 one of the pictures next to the bed seems to show a woman and a young boy who may have been Madeline when she was younger
Yeah
Wow! Madeleine is so talented at singing!
This was a great video! I've been really into Celeste for quite a while but even I didn't know all of these secrets.
I wanted to add some extra details for anyone interested:
3:13 the 'locals' in the photo are actually Maddy (Matt at the time -- front) and Noel (back): the lead developers of Celeste
4:24 Madeline practicing archery was actually posted in time to promote the addition of Madeline and Badeline into Towerfall: Ascension for the Switch (iirc)
5:24 Celeste 2 released in January 2021 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the full PC/Console version of Celeste -- I livestreamed it on my alt ( th-cam.com/users/RaddedMC )
Edit: Oh I forgot another thing: If you name your character 'Alex', the name of Theo's sister becomes 'Madeline'
You can actually see what Theo's sister's name is in your savefile on the PC version, since the saves are just XML.
Man its so cool that theres a trans character and its the character you play as...it makes the game have more charm! (My brother is trans :-D)
it surprises me that the bird is an easter egg, because as i remember, it was used to hide evidence of cheating a speedrun
It’s nice of the devs to take speed run techs and turn them into things that have to be used in The game/ make the tricks easier
Well done! glad the tutorial helped 😆
Oh hey dadbod
@@Billbobs678 salutations... a month late
I’ve been playing the hell out of this game over the last few weeks for about the thousandth time so I loved this video. I just managed the moon berry in chapter 9 earlier today and it was ROUGH.
Another one, if you finish farewell while having the golden strawberry (good luck with that lol) then you get an extra room at the end
at 3:13, the "locals" in the car ride are devs of celsete! namely, maddy and noel, iirc
i read it as "Mountain of Faith" and thought Dpadgamer made a Touhou video
a touhou brain is a touhou brain..
Although I already knew most of these, because I am a massive Celeste fan, I still really enjoyed this video, because you put most of the Easter eggs into one easy to digest video.
niko madeline
In prologue, there is an extra room above where you first spawn in, in chapter three B side, if you go to the left, you can find a scope overlooking birds, if you take the bubble left in 5b, you can find and island. -sincerely Uel
I hope we get Celeste 2 as a full game someday.
Goodness, I love this game so much. Thanks for sharing all of this!
nice pfp
2:04 Wow that’s such a cool trick!
yo gyro
@@-username-6442 Hey kid, wanna learn the Golden Rotation?
Something that I always hold dear to my heart is that the article confirming Madeline's transness was published only 6 days before I finally confirmed my own transness
Celeste had always been my favorite game and when I found out how close me and Madeline actually were it made me love it even more
I celebrate November 11th as my birthday now!
Being trans myself, it was... quite obvious from the context that Madeline is trans. Which I really like! It's not obvious or made a big point in the story, it's just part of her, like with any other trans person. She's her own person, with her own traits, goals, and problems... being trans doesn't change any of that, and I really like how they showed it in this game!
Please tell me how it's obvious.
@@jeremiahbaugh8195
It's been a while since I played the game but here are a few things that pointed to it when taken into consideration simultaneously:
- The whole thing about her leaving her comfort zone and facing the mountain with no experience, not even sure she can make it to the top, but is sure it's what she needs to do
- When she faces the chapter 2 mirror, it breaks and her evil reflection starts chasing her down everywhere she goes. And although it is hurting her, she cannot get rid of it and eventually has to learn how to work with it in order to make it to the top. Through a trans lense, it looks an awful lot like what it feels like to have body dysphoria hit you hard and being left with no choice but to avoid it as you feel like there's nothing you can do about it. It's very overwhelming but as you get further into your transition, you learn to work with the cards you've been dealt, with the body you have, in order to feel happy in it. You can't ignore this part of you because it follows you anywhere you go, so you might as well befriend it. (I KNOW THERE IS MORE TO BADELINE I'm just saying that the way she is presented in the game might be really relatable to trans audiences more than most cis-centered media)
- Madeline was uncomfortable with taking selfies in the beginning of the game.
- Madeline struggles with anxiety, depression, and implied self-harm, which is quite common amongst trans people due to gender dysphoria and/or transphobia.
- Madeline's hair can turn light blue and pink. These shades are very similar to those found on the trans flag. (Shades of these colors are also found in summit, during the checkpoint transitions in which madeline talks to badeline)
- THE WHOLE ASS CUTSCENE AT THE END OF FAREWELL
- and other things i probably forgot about
When I realized I was like "oh wow, this seems like a really awesome way of doing that for sure"! It's good to know that it was, in fact, good!
@@jeremiahbaugh8195 many trans people go through extremely similar mental health journeys as Madeline.
That’s what I thinks great about the story and madeleines problems - they’re not specifically mentioned to be caused by her being trans, which means someone that isn’t trans like me can find the story moving for it’s message about mental health in general, which is what I thought as I played through the game. I didn’t even know about the trans metaphors until I looked the game up online after I played it. However, someone that is trans can find it moving because it’s similar to the struggles that may have gone through.
On a side note, while the main game expertly tackles the theme of depression, the farewell expansion also tackles the theme of grief well.
trans people are heckin awesome
Wow, literarily just finished all the B-sides and then this comes out!
I haven't gotten notified for you channel in a while. Of course another great video dpad. Keep up the good work dpad. I really like your content
lil' correction I decided to add in because I saw it nowhere in the comments; Celeste Classic 2 did come out for the game's third anniversary (in 2021, not 2019!) but it wasn't for another gamejam. Instead, it was intended to be a gift, if you will, to the community by Maddy and the others that was developed in secret a little before the game turrned 3.
Wow I remember watching this channel a while ago and I’m happy I discovered this video about my favorite game. Also really liked the end part which you asked people to be respectful in the comments about Madeline being trans, means a lot to me
Something i always find funny about Madeline being trans is that
1. I somehow didn't catch on, even with the pride flags
2. About a month or so after Maddy confirmed Madeline was trans, i realizsd that i also was trans, which made me realize why i loved celeste so much. Especially so since Madeline is amazing transfemme representation imo. I related a lot to her character even before realizing she was trans, and now also being transfemme i can relate even more
Thanks for making this. Seeing this, I thought I had saw everything there was to see, but you surprised me multiple times. Thank you. -sincerely Uel
Idk man. It could just be my screen colours but the person to the right of her seems like she has purple hair. Also, wouldn't the person above her be her mum? The one who has blue. I mean, I keep looking at it.-sincerely Uel
On second thoughts as well, wouldn't the fourth person be Madeline's dad as well? Or just some dude. We know nothing about him but it could be a family photo. -sincerely Uel
6:14 this feather btw helped me in real panic attack, so thanks Celeste👍
I was thinking did somebody actually get help from that feather ?
In the secret dev room, the flying 1 eyed bat is the logo from the brasilian studio "mini-boss" which has 2 artists of it working in celeste
I remembered feeling so smart when I figured that super Mario 3 puzzle.
Yeah finally a video from dpadgamer and it is Celeste !
that dev screen was my computer background for so long, so everytime i logged on, i could see the difficult platforming i had overcome
I only finished the main story! The B-sides are too complex for me! XD
I always find new reasons to love this game
It took my dumbass a few months to realise the metaphors shown throughout the game and the fact that Madeline is trans, it’s like my processing was just like “ooga booga pixel platform game”
In your defense, the lead dev didn't realize it until the development of Chapter 9 update. They just based Madeline largely on their personal experiences. The community figured it out before Maddy figured themself out.
@JaggerG Yup!
This is fantastic stuff! Thanks for this overview, a lot that was new to me! I should really try to beat Farewell sometime...
The protagonist of my favorite game ever being trans has to be the best things ever in the world!
celeste classic 2 was actually released in 2021, on the full game's 3rd anniversary
4:21 The archery photo coincided with Madeline being included as a playable character in the Switch version of Towerfall
15:12 What. Those statues were definitely not there when I spent an hour poking at that white block and then eventually looking up a guide. This is clearly the Mandelbrot effect in action
"Mandelbrot effect" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
I love in Theo's insta, the one pic with Maddie's rainbow socks
Dpad, hello
Have a nice day!
I did 1A dashless with the same guide a few weeks ago and holy hell it is like 10x better than any other guides I saw but that last room is brutal and I dont blame you for not attempting moonberry it killed me but I did get it after like 2 days of attempts (i didnt play nonstop or anything)
Really hope the bow gets involved if there is a sequel to Celeste.
I've 100%'d this game multiple times over the years it's been out (except for the golden strawberry in chapter 9), and I STILL never noticed that the white mario block in chapter 4 has crouching Madelines next to it
It's been added in a recent update, so that players wouldn't miss the Heart because they didn't play Mario 3.
Wait what?? There's a golden strawberry at chapter 9?????
@@bareq99 Yep, I believe it appears after you beat chapter 9 for the first time, but good luck getting it
@@vsptylore3639 Jesus f*cking christ
How tf can anyone finish ALL of chapter 9 with no deaths is beyond me 💀
4:27 I thought this was him revisiting Granny’s shack, since he mentions saying Farewell (the extra chapter’s name, and a reference to him saying goodbye to Granny) and he asks Madeline to text him (likely because she wasn’t at the funeral)
4:09, picture in the background has Badeline in it although it was pre-mountain. I don't think anybody has noticed this.
Perhaps this was the way Madeline thought of the picture and imagined her anxiety there although it was never Badeline. I am not sure. What are your thoughts? -sincerely Uel
no it doesn't?
Where the hell do you see badeline. All I can see that you might think is her is the person Madeline calls at the end of chapter 2
I'm pretty sure that's not badeline..
Idk, first thing I thought when I saw it. Wouldn't make sense but you know, purple hair and pufferjacket. Could you see why I thought it? -sincerely Uel
@@samuellees3534 blue hair...
Damn Madeline rickroll'd us
The only thing that I learn from this game is that If you’re trans u have double jump….
And that’s cool
yep, and if you're trans and plural you have triple jump
@@tempest_dawn and if you're trans, plural and brazillian you get a quadrouple jump... And a winning smile
As a trans Person i can confirm this
I haven't gotten my double jump yet, do I unlock it by taking E or is there a cheat code I don't know the inputs for?
Plot twist: Trans people are very good at speedrunnning mountain climbing.
I FINNALY MADE THE DEVS EOOM WITHOUT ASSIST
I feel that the whole "was madeline being trans meant to be hidden so it would be more relatable to cis people" thing is a bit ignorant. The story isn't about her being trans, it's about her struggles with depression and anxiety. Her personality trait isn't being trans, it doesn't need to be stated, any trans person doesn't HAVE to say that they're trans to every person they meet anyways. I love that Madeline is trans thought, it's a neat thing that im sure many of the people in the community appreciate.
you realise those struggles of her character were based off of Maddy's own experiences no? I think Maddy may have already known she was trans when writing the game but even if not there would definitely be some part of it that was reflected in the narrative, even if unintentional
@@akgfilming She did not know she was trans while making the game.
@@wren6323 did she not?! did she say that anywhere
@@akgfilming "During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans. During the Farewell DLC’s development, I began to form a hunch. Post-development, I now know that we both are."- Maddy Thorson.
This is from the first paragraph in the medium article she wrote about Madeline being canonically trans. She did say that it was still unknowingly to her written from a trans perspective, like Madeline running from her own reflection.
@@wren6323 oh okay thank you!!!
i always learn more and more easter eggs in this game! great video :)
2:04 The cutest way to rickroll
That article about Madeline being trans is what made me start speedrunning Celesele and start streaming, as I myself as trans. 🏳️⚧️
Its the reason I started playing the game, as I don't usually 0lay platforms. And heck I'm so glad I did, I beat it 2 days ago and it was great
Nice my friend
Love to all
0:49 you didn’t get the speed from the hyper so it’s technically not a hyper, also hypers that you extend like that are called extended hypers, not just hypers. I think a wavedash or super would do you just fine there
Damn, that's a lot of love for a great game
9:14 that voice crack is criminal ☠️
1:42 I actually saw that one in game
Wow... Even as a trans girl myself i didnt know Madeline is trans or could be trans. But i love it.
I’ve played this game for 3 years and never noticed the crouching Madeline’s in 4a heart. Are they new?
11:42 that me :)
Madeline has rickrolled you.
2:04
4:13 me, a brazilian: (happiness noises)
I just got this game and it’s so fun
Isnt the bird parrot referenc to wr speedrunner who cheated his run by mashing his best times on single levels and covering save indicator by said parrot?
Another cool Easter egg if you’re name is Alex Theo says his sisters name is Madeleine I don’t know why but it’s a neat little egg
11:17 omg it that the bird from the fake world record run
16:58 actually, shortly after beating the game back in summer 2020, I had found a wiki article discussing this…
It may or may not having broken the egg…
2:04i cant believe you've done this to me
Wow I played this once, this should be fun
I didnt expect that troll file!
The snowballs are like angry oshiro.
2:04 I can't believe it
one i dont see many people mention is the secret poem at the end of old site
I know I’m a year late, but you missed the secret ending for collecting all 202 berries, including the Easter egg ones! Instead of baking a pie, Madeline bakes a cake!
I may uh be 5 months late but thats a mod
Fun fact on the final part of the moon level you can get special dialogue by dying a whole bunch of times
the "demo dash" has its own button bind and many other movement techniques are tutorialed like wallbounce and wavedash
Another hint towards Madeline being trans is the fact that the pictures of young her show her with much shorter hair, a generally more male-associated trait. She probably hadn't realized/ came out yet so she looked masculine
Girl can have short hair too!!
never give you up [but in beeps and boops]
Syrawberries represent madelines progress and in ch 6 there is no strawberries beacause madeline does not progress until she reconciles with badeline
0:01 "where the music is peaceful"
yeah this guy never heard of mirror temple
Especially the B-Side lol
Man never heard of forsaken City or old site