Theo

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**Theo** is a supporting character in Celeste, who climbs the mountain alongside Madeline. He is an aspiring photographer who climbs Celeste Mountain primarily to take pictures that will boost his followers on InstaPix, and acts as a companion to Madeline on her journey. He appears at various points in the story to speak to Madeline as well as assuming a more active role in the story from the end of Chapter 4 to the beginning of Chapter 6.

## Appearance

Theo is a tall Brazilian-American man with a dark brown skin complexion, brown eyes, and curly brown hair with a large beard. Throughout the game, he wears a green checkered coat, dark blue pants, a yellow scarf and a brown backpack. He has a several tattoos: two circle designs on his left shoulder, a feather on the back of his neck, and an intricate floral design on his left forearm.

## Personality

Theo is a laid-back, friendly and happy-go-lucky young man, with an obsession for social media. He loves taking pictures, and just wants to have fun exploring Celeste Mountain. He often does "goofy" things during the course of the game, such as falling face-first off a small cliff to reunite with Madeline (in Chapter 4) and randomly taking mirror selfies in an ancient temple (in Chapter 5).

Despite being somewhat of a comic relief, he also displays maturity towards wanting to get the most out of his life and acts as emotional support for Madeline during the climb.

## Biography

### Pre-Mountain

Theo lived (and presumably grew up) somewhere in California with his late grandfather Carlos, younger sister Alex, and cat Spoons.

He eventually moved to Seattle, Washington to start a new unspecified desk job, leaving Spoons in the care of his sister back home (and stealing Alex's Walkman and at least one cassette tape to listen to on the trip). When he arrived in Seattle, he lived with a friend named AJ for his first week there. Theo hated his new job and quickly quit, deciding instead to take a bus to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the intention of climbing Celeste Mountain like his grandfather.

While on the road, Theo learned Alex successfully got into law school and was very proud of her. Once he reached Vancouver, he visited Stanley Park before hitchhiking the rest of the way to Celeste Mountain with a pair of locals.

### The Climb

**I tried to warn you.**

This section contains spoilers for Celeste. Do not read the following section if you wish to avoid spoilers for Celeste.

Theo met the Old Woman before the end of Chapter 2, and can be first seen in game in Chapter 1, where he talks to the timid Madeline about the Forsaken City. Later, near the end of Chapter 2 they have another conversation, and take a selfie together.
In Chapter 3, he enters the hotel before Madeline, and is frightened by Mr. Oshiro. During the Huge Mess section of the chapter, he can be seen trying to pull the grate off an air vent in the laundry room when Madeline encounters him. He tells Madeline that Mr. Oshiro could be dangerous and that she should escape the hotel along with him, but she declines, wanting to help him clean up. After this, Theo crawls through the vent alone to escape.

In Chapter 4, Theo encounters Madeline once again, by rather comically falling off a small cliff. He rides the Gondola with Madeline, talking with her for a while, and then taking a selfie. However, the Gondola suddenly stalls out and lurches (caused by Badeline), and Theo accidentally breaks the lever. This sends Madeline into a panic attack, but Theo successfully calms her down by teaching her a breathing exercise involving a floating feather (controlled by the player). The Gondola then resumes, and Madeline thanks Theo for helping her calm down. They both laugh at the terrible photo that resulted from the lurch as Chapter 5 begins.

At the beginning of Chapter 5, Theo rushes into the temple, excited to explore and take photos, despite Madeline's protests. After taking a mirror selfie, he becomes stuck inside the mirror, and eventually winds up trapped in a crystal, made out of his own psychic energy, unable to move. Eventually Madeline arrives and carries him out of the temple.

At the beginning of Chapter 6, Theo has a long conversation with Madeline regarding their origin of their mountain climbs, why they decided to do it, and what personal struggles they are dealing with. He also tells her about his sister - Alex, who has a lot of similarities with the main protagonist. After that, they both take a selfie as a way to remember their conversation, and go to sleep. He later wakes up during Madeline's encounter with Part of Herself. After she falls, Theo runs down to the cavern to find her. He later appears at the end of the chapter, relieved that Madeline is unharmed, and remarks that Badeline looks like "an adorable goth Madeline".

He later appears during the Epilogue, waiting for Madeline at home with the rest of their friends. Madeline later bakes a pie for them, and his reaction depends on the amount of strawberries the player has collected.

After the events of the climb, Theo spends some time with the Old Woman before returning to California to be there for Alex. The Old Woman tells Madeline this during Chapter 8.

After returning to Canada to visit Madeline again, he returns home once more. While there, he finds a treasure box from his grandfather containing various mementos, including a photograph of him with Celia the Old Woman at Celeste Mountain. Over a video call, he asks Madeline how she's been doing following the Old Woman's passing before showing her the photograph of her with his grandfather, showing that they too had been close once much to Madeline's surprise.
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### Post-Game

Following the events of the game and another visit to Madeline in Vancouver, Theo ultimately decides to take a break from social media, saying goodbye and wishing well to his followers.

## Quotes

*"Nailed it." - Chapter 4*

*"YOLOOOOOOOOO!!" - Chapter 1*

*"Selfies are always worth it, dude." - Chapter 1*

*"Madeline, you just saved my life. That's not pointless." - Chapter 6*

## Gallery

Theo and Madeline's first selfie in Chapter 2.The filtered version.Chapter 4 selfie.Theo's introduction.Theo's "reason" for climbing the mountainNailed itTheo's family photo (from left to right: Alex, Theo and "vovô")Chapter 6 Selfie.
## Trivia

* Theo's Instapix account, theounderstars, is a real Instagram account. It follows Theo's everyday life before, during and after the events of the game. On some posts, he even responded to comments.
* Theo's favorite shoes appear to be a pair of purple Converse-brand shoes. He's owned a pair for a long period of time, as they're falling apart, but he loves them too much to throw them away.
* When he was younger, Theo lacked a beard and had painted nails.
* Theo's bedroom in California has posters of the character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from the film *The Big Lebowski* and the British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees.
	+ The *Big Lebowski* poster is based on a pop-art style poster created by the company Poster Stop Online.
	+ The Siouxsie and the Banshees poster is based on a poster for their 1986 appearance in the Cullen Auditorium in Houston, Texas).
* Theo's family is from Brazil, as indicated by calling his grandfather "vovô" and confirmed in a comment, though Theo considers his own grasp of the Brazilian language bad. His grandfather appears to have immigrated to America, suggested by what appears to be a passport of his kept in his treasure box.
* Theo's younger sister Alex:
	+ Wore a Wonder Woman shirt as a child that, according to him, she never washed.
	+ Got into law school.
	+ Is into listening to cassette tapes with a Walkman device, and has a tape containing anime opening songs labelled "Best Anime OPs (Part 1)". According to Theo, the tape's B-side "gets really crazy".
* According to Theo, another member of his family (presumably his grandfather) was known to have a knack for taking good photographs, and thinks photography might run in the family.
* The picture Theo took in Vancouver on Instagram is based on a stock photo of a pair of foo dog statues on the main street entrance to Vancouver's Chinatown.
* When Theo hitchhiked from Vancouver to Celeste Mountain with a pair of men, the one riding in the back is seen playing a Nintendo Switch and the driver is wearing a Pikmin shirt.
	+ Theo found their Canadian accents adorable.
* Despite adding a filter to his and Madeline's first selfie in-game, the picture posted onto Instagram itself has no filter.
* During the events of Chapter 5, while trapped in the crystal, Theo is surrounded by eyes that are perpetually staring at him. It is unknown whether this represents some form of anxiety (similar to Badeline and the Seekers) or just a simple fear of being stared at.
* If you name Madeline “Alex,” then Theo’s sister will be named Maddy, most likely short for Madeline.
* If you don't interact with Theo in Chapter 1 or 2, Madeline will ask theo if he is a guest in chapter 3 where you have to talk with theo then they will introduce themselves like in Chapter 1.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Theo's Instagram: "SEATTLE SELFIE!"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theo's Instagram: "Spoons opened the sock drawer"
3. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Going back home now"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theo's Instagram: "Good morning!! 🌞 Spoons says hi too!"
5. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Best summer of my life."
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Theo's Instagram: "I caught up with Maddy, it's all good."
7. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "OK I finally have an account here!"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 9: Farewell (see this image)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Theo's Instagram: "Found an old treasure box from vovô <3"
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Theo's Instagram: "Alex got into law school!!! So proud of my little sister" (see this image)
11. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Pulled an all-nighter again"
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Theo's Instagram: "Packing up and moving to Seattle!" (see this image)
13. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "NEW JOB IN SEATTLE"
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Theo's Instagram: "Alex is really into cassettes for some reason. She's such a hipster. I stole her walkman for this trip tho lol" (see this image)
15. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "This job sucks. Am I supposed to enjoy it yet?"
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Theo's Instagram: "Vancouver is 😍 Thanks @hannahisabelb for the hot tourist tips!" (see this image)
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Theo's Instagram: "I quit. I couldn't stand another day of that. Maybe I'm just not cut out for a real adult career. Peace out Seattle, I'm going to Canada!" (see this, this, this, and this image)
18. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "I'm almost there, vovo. Let's see what's so special about Celeste mountain."
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Theo's Instagram: "Almost there! Hitchhiking with these adorable locals." (see this and this image)
20. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Met this nice old lady today! #newfriend"
21. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "What a crazy experience. I've decided to go home for now, so I can be there for Alex."
22. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "New scarf?? Y/N (Alex thinks yes)"
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Theo's Instagram: "Favorite kicks" (see this image)
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Theo's Instagram: "#tbt my fave pic." (see this and this image)
25. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Wow. So this is Celeste mountain." (see this image)
26. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Met this nice old lady today!" (see this, this, this, this, and this image)
27. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "No beard Theo!"
28. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/NMR-24941-Lebowski-Decorative-Poster/dp/B004WELFW2?th=1
29. ↑ https://turnupthevolume.blog/2022/04/28/poster-this-siouxsie-and-the-banshees-1986/
30. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "I really like this pic. Maybe photography runs in the family."
31. ↑ https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-foo-dogs-at-the-end-of-main-street-entrance-to-vancouver-port-chinatown-53527926.html
32. ↑ Theo's Instagram: "Me and my new BFF Madeline!"