# Strawberries

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Strawberries are Celeste's signature optional collectible. They are deliberately optional: the game reminds you they "impress your friends" and nothing more.

## Rules

- A strawberry is only banked once Madeline stands on solid ground after grabbing it.
- Winged strawberries fly away if you dash, so they must be collected dash-free.
- Seeded strawberries require gathering all seeds in a room, then holding the formed berry to safety.
- Each chapter also hides a blue Crystal Heart and a cassette tape; these gate post-game content.

## Golden berries

Golden strawberries appear at the start of a chapter after significant progress and require completing the entire chapter without dying. They are the game's ultimate challenge.

See [[Advanced Techniques]] for movement that makes hard berries manageable.