She also sees the destructive power of his Cataclysm as it breaks the Eiffel Tower and replies saying "No wonder he wasn't allowed out". He warned him if his or Ladybug's identity gets out then they can't be their alter egos giving up their jewels. The boy looked down at the sandwich before opening it and started eating. Upon examining the letter and Marinette's note, Plagg ponders the possibility of the letter being from Marinette. We explore the positives and negatives of both and have an answer ready for you! Adrien, Alya, and Nino stared betweeen the two, confused and a little frightened. In "The Collector", Plagg voiced concerns about Gabriel being able to see him thus revealing Adrien's identity as Cat Noir but was happy that kwamis couldn't be filmed or photographed. During "Oblivio", when Plagg loses his memory he refuses to help a couple of "strangers" despite being convinced by Tikki. What if when our heroes transform, they become surrounded by a magic aura that makes it literally impossible for the people they know to recognize them. Plagg asks Wayzz to join the other kwamis. So while younger viewers might not even notice how poorly this show treats the Eiffel Tower, if you're an adult fan of the show, we recommend making this a drinking game. Geez." He also gives him cheese, something he doesn't usually share, for his birthday, even though Adrien doesn't want it and Plagg eats it for him. In "Stormy Weather 2", when questioning Adrien's love for Ladybug again he suggested that Adrien should pick another girl. Tomorrow, I'll get some answers." However, he refers to Ladybug as the love of Adrien's life and questions why he didn't take the chance to find out her secret identity after the battle with Lady Wifi. Tikki hopes that Adrien will come to love Marinette as Marinette loves him, but she views it as an issue at times that Marinette's judgment occasionally becomes clouded … The kaiju-sized baby Gigantitan also knocks the Eiffel Tower over while he's having a temper tantrum. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Confused? Plagg (Miraculous Ladybug) Guardian Adrien; Fu is Punished; Marinette Salt; Fu Salt; Classmates Salt; Teacher Salt; Hawkmoth is dealt with along with Mayura; ... it up and staying a doormat or being considered even worse in his ways of dealing with Lilla when compared to those who know Marinette for for logner and a lot less to loose. Our heroes could totally avoid the bad fate of that other timeline by making better decisions. So, how has she not Figured out that Marinette is Ladybug? Rather than rescuing total strangers each week from the forces of Hawk Moth, Ladybug ends up coincidentally crossing paths with the same characters over and over again, like rock star Jagged Stone, newscaster Nadja Chamack, and mayor André Bourgeois. In "Reflekdoll", when getting ready for Marinette's photoshoot Plagg advised Adrien not to remove his ring but was in charge of guarding it but seeing Reflekta and her sentimoster's destruction he found the ring and went looking for Adrien but found Marinette instead. He hasn't met Lila in person but Plagg is aware of her since "Volpina" knowing that Adrien as himself wasn't enough to stop her. With Ladybug, Plagg knows that Adrien has a crush on her and how much she means to him, but he is skeptical about Adrien's feelings, reminding him that he doesn't know who Ladybug really is underneath the mask. The discovery of Gabriel's secret safe excites Plagg in "Volpina", though he quickly loses interest after seeing nothing interesting, other than thinking he may remember the book from somewhere. The teen's voice had taken on an annoying nasally quality that made the catlike Kwami's fur stand on end. He once hid from Adrien instead of coming out to help him when Stormy Weather was on the loose, and the only thing that lured him out was Camembert. Whenever our hero defeats one of Hawk Moth's creations and purifies their akuma, she unleashes a swarm of magic ladybugs that repair all of the negative effects caused by that villain's superpowers. "I don't...oh." After all, Tikki says Adrien's name plenty of times throughout the show, both before and after she learned his secret. In "Style Queen", Plagg officially meets Marinette and tells her of his owner's recklessness. Adrien demanded, confused and annoyed by Plagg's dumbfounded stare. With an akuma burning its way through Paris, Ladybug needs her devoted partner by her side. In the episode "The Pharaoh," Alya finds Ladybug's history book and thus realizes that the superhero has to be one of her classmates. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. TV Miraculous Ladybug Report. Mayura has the somewhat wordy "Duusu, spread my feathers," and Hawk Moth has the equally overwritten "Nooroo, dark wings rise." 1. I mean, Plagg IS the kawami of destruction. While watching Fill My Shoes in "Troublemaker", Plagg sees all the pictures of Adrien in Marinette's room, calling her another secret admirer. In "Chameleon", after Lila's akumatized villain form kissed Adrien on the lips, he fell into an enchanted sleep and was shoved into a locker. Plagg rolled his eyes. Marinette, on the other hand, is supposedly a total nobody, sitting at the absolute bottom of the high school hierarchy. But from where we're sitting, we think that pretty much all the transformation phrases, with the exception of our two leads, could've used another round of edits. If that's not enough, Marinette's best friend is a popular blogger, she babysits the child of a famous newscaster, and she's even the granddaughter of the world's most famous chef. And while it's clearly written for young kids, Miraculous has a surprising amount of hidden depth for geeky adults to dig into. He often teases him, usually for his impossible love for Ladybug, or points out questionable decisions when he isn't opting for doing them himself. Not that we mind seeing these same characters all the time, but it just provides more evidence that the Paris of this world has a only a few dozen inhabitants and is otherwise totally empty. Before leaving Master Fu's shop again he saw that Tikki was really close and affectionate with her owner Marinette. In "Riposte", Plagg respects Ladybug enough that he questions if Adrien should leave the place she hid him to transform. The joke here is that Adrien apparently has at least five names — his first name and at least four middle names — and that Marinette has such a huge crush on him that she not only knows all five of his names but would also buy him a present for his fifth name day. During "Oblivio", since Plagg lost his memory he couldn't remember what or who Adrien was and refused to help him against the villain. He spends brief time with Tikki in "Reflekdoll", until the two were sent flying along with the limo seeing the sentimoster's destruction, Plagg helped remind her of the task at hand and assured her that everything would be okay. The next morning when Marinette arrived at school, she was determined to ask Plagg about Cat Noir. But little does she know cat noir is Adrian and she doesn’t find that out cause Bunnex Never told her so then when ladybug came in and tried fixing the present life by throwing her miraculous in the air she prevents ladybug from riding Marinette because she thinks Adrian‘s gonna tell everybody and have cat noir find out that ladybug is Marinette so then after it’s all fixed she goes to bunnex … Why do you hate love, you weird little bugs? So in France, in addition to buying someone a birthday present, you might also get them a name day present. In "Chameleon", he doesn't see her as good friend for Adrien after she puts him to sleep with an enchanted kiss. Plagg asked tonelessly. Though polar opposites in many ways, the two characters are clearly very close. On the other hand, there was that time in the episode "Cat Blanc" when Marinette was sneaking through Adrien's bedroom while he wasn't home, and she touched all his belongings and smelled his pillow, so maybe turnabout is fair play? By night, Marinette fights crime as the cool and confident superhero Ladybug, alongside her sidekick, the thoroughly awkward Cat Noir. She has an entire blog dedicated to her! Adrien also noticed that Marinette was acting as if she didn't know Plagg was a kwami, and yet she knew his name. There's an enormously complex mythology surrounding the Miraculouses, the items that give our heroes their powers, the kwamis, the magical guardians of these items, and the villainous Hawk Moth, who can transform the normal citizens of Paris into powerful supervillains through the use of his magic akumas. However, two of the more obvious influences on Miraculous might be from so long ago at this point that some of the smaller kids in the audience might not recognize them. Even as Chat Blanc, he hesitated on using his powers on Marinette/Ladybug. When Adrien woke up, he asked Plagg what was he doing and said nothing and explained what happened with Lila he advised Adrien to be more careful picking his friends. How well do you know Ladybug? Who do you think belongs with Marinette? Sailor Moon prominently features a romance between a teenage superheroine, the eponymous Sailor Moon, and a masked mystery man who serves as her sidekick, Tuxedo Mask. We know it's a minor detail to fixate on, and yet the one thing that our party pooper adult brains can't shut up about as we watch this show is why nobody has figured out the secret identities of Ladybug and Cat Noir. "Plagg, how nice to see you," Tikki said "Hey Tikki," Plagg said and flew in. It's a great joke, but to younger English speaking viewers, it must seem absolutely impenetrable. All we would need to do is make them realize they love their alter egos! Plagg attempts to give Adrien love advice. Plagg meets Marinette 881K Reads 27.5K Votes 26 Part ... What am I going to do now?' Because our precious sunshine child can’t seem to have an easy life. The first obvious precursor to Miraculous is Sailor Moon. Plagg tried to warn Adrien about using another Miraculous especially since he couldn't be two different heroes at the same time. "Where do you think she spends most of her time after school?" We assume the main reason behind this is most likely a technical one. After the ordeal he embraced Adrien for letting him have his freedom (mostly) and being the best Cat Noir ever. "Don't freak out, kid. By day, shy teenager Marinette Dupain-Cheng has a secret crush on the dreamy Adrien Agreste, but he's barely even aware of her existence. It clicked, and Adrien suddenly wanted to smack himself. Without a doubt, Ladybug's most impressive superpower involves her Miraculous Ladybugs. Cat Noir has a not-so-secret crush on Ladybug, but she's not interested in that goober. Plagg and his Miraculous are currently active, used by Adrien Agreste to transform into Cat Noir. If he hadn’t been so stressed out, Plagg knew he’d probably ask something like ‘how did Marinette know ladybug’s kwami’ but luckily, Adrien’s mind wasn’t all here right now. Plagg and Gabriel have never met, and when Adrien suggests that his father is playing a prank on him with Plagg in "Stoneheart", Plagg adamantly warns Adrien that he can never reveal his secret identity to his father or anyone else. In fact, they can now even provide alibis for each other, making it arguably more difficult for their identities to be revealed to the wider world. "Well, when I got home, I was looking around for, err… 'something'(Tikki). 10. Despite Marinette's continued insistence that she's just a klutzy loser who has zero chance with Adrien, if you actually pay attention to the events of the show, you'll see that all of Marinette's supposed "unpopularity" only exists within her head. But we can't do that because we're adults now, so we're gonna turn our brains on and start thinking about Miraculous way too hard. The tower is first destroyed in episode 13, when the Mime cuts it in half with an enormous invisible sword. You see, the romantic tension between Marinette and Adrien is arguably the most compelling part of the show. "Speaking of Cat Noir, how does he treat you? Tikki face palmed,"Of course he is… I should have known that Plagg would try and corrupt you…" But Marinette wasn't listening. The most common place that this pops up is with characters whose names are puns in the French languages. While looking for Adrien, upon someone seeing him Plagg thought he found his owner but upon hearing her voice he's surprised to meet Marinette again who was transformed into Reflekta in "Reflekdoll". The other subtextually queer pairing in Miraculous is the one between Marc Anciel and Nathaniel Kurtzberg. "You're right Tikki. We'll break that one down for you. Chloe « » Log in or sign up. 1. There's a big problem at the heart of Miraculous. As early as the show's fourth episode, we learn that her entire class is overjoyed to see her when she arrives to hang out after school, and Adrien even winks at her. Marinette pet Plagg's head affectionately. By playing a duet with him on the piano causing Adrien laugh. "Marinette, take a deep breath. He couldn't pass this up, besides Adrian wouldn't miss him for five minutes. In "Sandboy", he can easily tell the real Adrien from a fake Adrien quoting, "The real one talks nonsense but it's never this bad." What Marinette doesn't know is how much Marinette means to Chat Noir. An idea sparks and now the adorable, still oblivious, dorks are on a hunt across Paris to find the precious treasure at the end. "Plagg," Marinette growled. The word he uses in it's place is "bug-a-boo". These two artsy kids are practically inseparable, and Marc is undeniably designed to be read as queer. So either the fan translation was bad, the term meant something different, or the creators wanted to avoid the implication (either true or false) that he already knows her identity. Both Peter Parker and Marinette are teenagers in red bug costumes. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As if to answer his thoughts, rose asked Marinette why she called Plagg by that name. Upon seeing the Science teacher Plagg is told why he should listen to her. Besides, her heart belongs to Adrien. In "Dark Cupid", unaware that the Valentine's Day card came from Marinette, upon reading it Plagg comments "that anyone who writes as sickeningly sweet as you must be your soulmate." He was just sitting in Adrien's bag with absolutely nothing to do. As you might imagine, she does notice, and she isn't too pleased. We want to root for this relationship to happen, and most of the time, we can. Adrien is popular and famous due to his renowned father and his own career as an aspiring model. They're often shown holding hands, leaning on or comforting each other, and the two are even implied to kiss in the episodes "Zombizou" and "Reflekdoll," though it's somewhat obscured both times. Also as a sign that he cares, is in "Glaciator", believing that Adrien had a heartache, Plagg offers to share his cheese with him. During "Sandboy", he can see that Marinette is really close and affectionate with Tikki. superhero, adrien, catnoir. If you're a superhero who magically transforms into your alter ego, there's something important that you need to decide ASAP, right up there with your costume and your name — your transformation phrase. Yes, we know that those tiny little domino masks are just a part of superhero fiction, and we would totally be willing to accept that, but the show just won't stop rubbing our faces it in. Series creator Thomas Astruc even semi-confirmed Mark's queerness when he revealed that the character was based on a friend of his, the bisexual genderfluid artist Hope Morphin. In this episode, Marinette ends up befriending the world-famous rock star Jagged Stone. Plagg works with Adrien to help him become Cat Noir, but he doesn't show great amounts of dedication towards him most of the time. If you're that worried, then ask Plagg tomorrow," Tikki suggested. Ladybug and Cat Noir definitely have this covered. But every once in a while, Adrien crosses a line. Plagg is aware that Nooroo's powers are being used for evil and promises to free him one day. Then, was asked a series of questions to which he tells her it's "a long story" and helps transform her into Lady Noir. Alya. When she asked about Cat Noir's safety, Plagg assured her he'd watch over him. And the bread-themed villain Bakerix is a riff on the popular French comics character Asterix. But dang…I’m glad he’s still mostly our Adrien. During "Stormy Weather 2", when Adrien believes that his life hasn't change nor will his father Plagg thought otherwise reminding him of everything that happen since last summer vouching that his life had changed for the better.