Start (The Summit)

**Start** is the first subchapter of Chapter 7: The Summit in Celeste. The subchapter starts with Madeline looking up at the mountain and then she soars up and arrives at the first room. This subchapter has some simple areas to give the player some practice with their new double mid-air dash. Purple orbs in the last room of the subchapter are used to give Madeline a boost up for the first time in the game and when she reaches the final purple orb, she and Badeline will talk before arriving in the next subchapter.

## **Gameplay**

All of the rooms in this subchapter will make the player utilize both mid-air dashes to get across. The first room pits a heap of crystals at the beginning which needs 2 diagonal dashes to get over, and the rooms afterward are bottomless and will need 2 dashes to maneuver through. In the fourth room of the subchapter, the springs will force the player to dash the other direction twice to advance over them. The fifth room of the subchapter will make the player dash right, then up into the dash crystals to get across.

The star piece of the Crystal Heart of this chapter is located in the seventh and last room of this subchapter. After bouncing on the final spring, dash twice diagonally to the right above the final purple orb and a secret area will reveal itself on the right ledge which holds the star piece.

### **Strawberries**

There are 4 Strawberries found in this subchapter (not including the Golden Strawberry which spawns in the first room).

Berry 1

In the third room of the subchapter, above the first spring's location are some crystals. There is a gap in these crystals which can be dashed up and open a hidden area. In the room above, the Strawberry is right there to claim, but the escape will be a challenge. Jump and dash up into the Strawberry, then dash into the wall and climb up it. Jump off the wall and dash to the left and continue left to land on the floor. Jump from this floor to the left and dash diagonally up-left the climb the wall and at the top, dash right to land on the other bit of floor. By going up above this section, another area is found at the top which is just dashing over some crystals and then you can get out and claim the berry.

Berry 2

At the end of the fifth room of the subchapter, go to the left and dash up into the oddity in the ceiling to break a smashable wall and gain access to a room above. There are 2 berries to be found in this room. To get the one on the left, stand below the spring and dash twice up to it and bounce to the left. As you fall to the level of the Strawberry, dash right into it and then dash left to get out. When you fall to the dash crystal below, dash to the right twice quickly to make it back to safety.

Berry 3

This Strawberry will be found in the same room as the last one, except on the right side instead of the left. Dash up and grab the green part of the ceiling hanging in the middle of the room, then jump to grab the floating platform on the right's left side. Jump up from there and dash to the right to collect the dash crystal, then fall to the Strawberry and dash up, then left to get out of the area.

Berry 4

Found in the sixth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry will be hovering above some crystals in the middle of the room. There is a multitude of possible ways to get this berry safely, but the most reliable one is to hold onto the floating platform which is 2 to the left of where the Strawberry is hovering above. Climb to the top of the right side of that floating platform and jump to the right, doing 2 diagonal up-right dashes to get to the berry and get out.