Badeline

Badeline is the main antagonist later turned Deuteragonist of Celeste who haunts Madeline from chapter 2 onward, trying to make her regret climbing the mountain. She is petite like Madeline and has long purple hair, pale skin, and red eyes. She wears a purple jacket with black pants and boots, resembling a goth version of Madeline. She is generally seen levitating in the air with a purple aura about her. In Chapter 2, Badeline considers herself as Madeline's "Pragmatic" side. Madeline tells her in Chapter 6 that she is paranoid, controlling, and cruel. Badeline is sarcastic and her anger is often provoked during the storyline before she and Madeline make amends. This is seen at the beginning of Chapter 6, when Madeline is nearing the top of the mountain. Badeline is the more insecure part of Madeline, who is afraid of being alone and sad. She thinks in a more logical way rather than following her heart like Madeline wishes to, as is seen throughout the story. Badeline hates being incriminated, and this happens in the Mirror temple. She believes in dealing with her problems beforehand rather than doing mistakes and sorting them out. Badeline is a powerful magical entity, capable of breaking through multiple feet of hard rock when in an excited or depressed state. Badeline also appears to have a detailed knowledge of the mountain, as seen in Chapter 5 and Chapter 7.