Celeste’s reaction to being placed in front of a cauldron was discovered by an Animal Crossing: New Horizons player. Player interactions like this are still being discovered despite Animal Crossing is available for almost two years. To discover this interaction, players had to wait for one of the island’s infrequent visitors to arrive before they could try it out themselves.
Animal Crossing’s Celeste is one of the many guests who will stop by a player’s island from time to time. When Celeste shows up, she’ll provide the player with a slew of new homemade recipes, many of which have a lunar theme. Celeste’s role in Animal Crossing is also significant because she teaches players how to wish on shooting stars and provides them with the recipe for crafting a Star Wand from the Star Fragments that are generated when a player successfully wishes on a star. Players will be quick to take advantage of Celeste’s appearances because they will coincide with a meteor shower. However, as one Animal Crossing player discovered, her visits also give her the opportunity to observe a very unique interplay with the environment.
On Reddit, user Musicfanatic75 posted a video showing what happens when Celeste is placed in front of a cauldron using Animal Crossing’s photo mode. Her eyes widen and she begins to shake uncontrollably as if she were being possessed by an evil spirit. Celeste’s narration of this episode has left Musicfanatic75 speechless. The video shows Celeste and the player character in what appears to be a dungeon belonging to a witch or wizard. Alchemy ingredients and jars of green potions were all around Celeste in an attempt to fool people into thinking she was under a spell.
It’s possible that Musicfanatic75 didn’t know about this interaction when he set up the scene for this photo, but it definitely adds to the mood behind the clip. That Celeste is the one featured in this clip, who is known for her mystical connections to Animal Crossing, is a bit of an interesting coincidence.
Even though Animal Crossing: New Horizons will not be receiving any more updates in the near future, it is moments like this that demonstrate just how much it is for players to discover and enjoy. Even though this interaction has no effect on how players enjoy the game, it is still a fun and interesting nugget of information that other players clearly found fascinating.