Rescue is the fifth and final subchapter of Chapter 5: Mirror Temple in Celeste. The subchapter comprises of Madeline having to carry Theo encased in a crystal to the end. In the final room, a giant eyeball sending glitchy distortion waves is encountered. By throwing Theo at it, the eye will be destroyed, and Theo will break free from the crystal, causing the chapter to end.
Gameplay[]
The player will start this subchapter by seeing Theo in his trapped state (in the same room it was possible to get a glimpse of in the previous subchapter) and walking up to him. After a conversation between him and Madeline, Theo's crystal is dropped on the ground. By holding the climb button while near the crystal, Madeline will pick it up. This severely limits her movement capabilities— she will walk slower, not be able to climb walls, and not be able to dash. By releasing the climb button, Madeline will throw the crystal forward and if the player holds down when releasing the button, the crystal is simply dropped in place. This throw can activate dash switches and knock away Seekers. Theo can die if he falls into a pit (which results in a death for the player), however Seekers can't damage him, nor can crystals as he will go right through them. He can also collect key tokens for the player when thrown or launched into them.
Many of the rooms in the subchapter won't require you to utilize Theo to complete them, and he only serves as a burden to bring to the end. The gates at the end of each room will be shut unless Theo is brought through them, so it's important to keep him in a safe position to retrieve after the main challenge of the room has been finished. Certain rooms such as the seventh room of the subchapter will make Theo integral to advance, in this example you would boost him high into the air using a swap block to allow him to grab a key token for you.
Strawberries[]
There is 1 Strawberry found in this subchapter.
Berry 1
Found in the sixth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry will require strategic use of Theo and the Seeker to reach. Get to the end of the room where the Strawberry is above and lure the Seeker over. Try to get a good bounce off of the Seeker and use the height to throw Theo into the dash switch on the wall inside crystals. This will open the temple gate blocking the berry, allowing you to freely dash up to it.