They learn each other's identities at the end of season 2, and everything is just fine. Although Miraculous is a show that's very much intended for an international audience, some of the jokes still end up being extremely French. In "Weredad", Plagg liked the idea of Marinette being Adrien's girlfriend especially when she is the daughter of the best baker in Paris, quietly commenting that Marinette and Ladybug are one and the same. In "Mayura", Plagg rarely but also generously shared his Camembert with Adrien, which the latter, unlike how he normally would instinctively detest it, gladly accepted. Marinette loves Adrien, and Adrien loves Ladybug. But here's the dirty little secret that the show tries to hide from you. 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. "Where do you think she spends most of her time after school?" In this episode, Marinette ends up befriending the world-famous rock star Jagged Stone. If only there was some third party who knew both of their identities, they could just tell our two heroes the nature of this ridiculous predicament they're in, and Adrien and Marinette could finally be together. Also, both Ladybug and Sailor Moon transform into their superhero costumes through the use of magic items, and both have talking animal sidekicks. Plagg meets Marinette 881K Reads 27.5K Votes 26 Part ... What am I going to do now?' Miraculous Ladybug Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Upon being set free Plagg reunited with Adrien giving him advice about coming up with a story to hide his identity. Instead, Cat Noir's kwami, Plagg, topples it himself with his "cataclysm" ability. However, Plagg has shown that he does care for Adrien, like when he asks if he's okay when his father doesn't appear for parent show-and-tell at school and in "Santa Claws" when he genuinely tells Adrien "Merry Christmas." She figures out that the letter in "Dark Cupid" is referring to Marinette — not knowing it's actually referring to Ladybug — and she realizes the danger in Adrien seeing all of the pictures Marinette has of him in her room in "Gamer". Oh wait, there totally is. "Her house...I know where she lives…" Oh my god, DUH! Aware of Lila's deceitful nature in "Oni-Chan", Plagg asked Adrien why is he being nice to her warning him of how sneaky she is. 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 (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. Marinette is half French and ? And in the episode "Style Queen," it isn't even a villain that destroys the tower. These two artsy kids are practically inseparable, and Marc is undeniably designed to be read as queer. How well do you know Marinette / ladybug. So, how has she not Figured out that Marinette is Ladybug? Adrien is popular and famous due to his renowned father and his own career as an aspiring model. 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. "Marinette, take a deep breath. 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 … 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. Tikki and Plagg are just being jerks. Be the first to watch BRAND NEW episodes of #MiraculousLadybug in the UK! And in these cases, younger audience members from the English-speaking world might not understand exactly what they mean. Besides, her heart belongs to Adrien. 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. There's even a popular fan theory that offers a potential fix to this problem. 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". But when he sees Marinette's home engulfed in flame, there's only one way for her to prove to him that Marinette issafe. Have you ever wondered what will be if Adrien and Marinette were with each other Miraculouses? 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. Plagg rolled his eyes. Oh dear, we're getting old, aren't we? 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. Marinette is also extremely popular, just as beloved by her peers as Adrien, and perhaps even equally famous, as well. While not caring about it beforehand, he learns her secret identity in "Dark Owl", when he finds her plan to trick Dark Owl, involving detransforming, surprising.[2]. 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. Marinette sat on her chair, wondering about this. Alya. He warned him if his or Ladybug's identity gets out then they can't be their alter egos giving up their jewels. 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. Savanna. When comes to anything involving cheese he doesn't always listen to Tikki is in "Kwamibuster". But upon seeing Oblivio's bubble and remembering Tikki's words, he returns to Adrien asking if he can help. Marinette's secret rise to stardom is mainly due to the events of the episode "Pixelator." Much like Green Lantern or the Incredibles, Ladybug and Cat Noir have opted for a ... "minimalist" approach when it comes to their disguises. Also as a sign that he cares, is in "Glaciator", believing that Adrien had a heartache, Plagg offers to share his cheese with him. In a later episode, Jagged asks Marinette to design the cover to one of his albums, which ends up becoming a chart-topping bestseller. Alya adores Ladybug - No Doubt about that. 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. Whether you settle on "shazam," "henshin," or "by the power of Grayskull," a good catchphrase is paramount. Plagg asks Wayzz to join the other kwamis. There's even a bit in the episode "Animan" when he tries to stealthily smell her without her noticing. Cookies help us deliver our Services. 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. The first major gay relationship in the show is between shy goth Juleka Couffaine and bubbly blonde Rose Lavillant. He is informative to Adrien at times, like when he warns him that they can't transform in "Rogercop" while Chloé's bracelet is stuck on Plagg's head, as it would damage Cat Noir's powers. half Mexican « » Log in or sign up. 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. To be fair, Plagg states in the episode "Sandboy" that kwamis are unable to say the names of their current owners, but no such prohibition exists against saying the name of another Miraculous holder. Also, in the episode "Cat Blanc," Marinette travels to an alternate future in which the world basically gets destroyed, and in that timeline, she and Cat Noir know each other's identities, but the end of the world isn't directly caused by that knowledge. "Hey Tikki . When he's acting as Cat Noir, Adrien repeatedly professes his love for Ladybug, time and time again, forcing her to endlessly rebuff his affections, and he sometimes even does this in the middle of their battles against supervillains. While watching Fill My Shoes in "Troublemaker", Plagg sees all the pictures of Adrien in Marinette's room, calling her another secret admirer. Though queer representation in kids' shows is now becoming more of the norm in America, it seems as though France might be a step behind in this regard because there aren't any confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in Miraculous, at least not in the canonical text of the show. 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. In "Chameleon", he doesn't see her as good friend for Adrien after she puts him to sleep with an enchanted kiss. She even has the same name as Cat Noir, albeit translated into English — Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat. Dropping hints like this was sure to insure that he won the bet. The air was thick with tension. "Tikki, I know we aren't supposed to interfere in any way with the reveal of their identities, but they're in a love square! Things Only Adults Notice In Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. Plagg interested by Chloé's bracelet in her bag. What comes to mind? 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. 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 … Chloe « » Log in or sign up. In the episode "The Dark Owl," Tikki learns that Cat Noir is Adrien, and Plagg learns that Marinette is Ladybug, and yet even after this, both kwamis refuse to tell their owners the truth. For instance, Alya's foxy superhero persona, Rena Rouge, is based on the phrase "renarde rouge," meaning red fox. Seriously, we all wanted to know how he wasn’t a super villain and now we got to see him as one. Plus, they both display super agility and a preference for travel by swinging — through the use of web shooters and a magic yoyo, respectively. As proof that this sort of thing can be done, look at Nino and Alya, aka Carapace and Rena Rouge, two Miraculous holders who are also dating. After the ordeal he embraced Adrien for letting him have his freedom (mostly) and being the best Cat Noir ever. 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? That was the question. It asks you to turn off your brain and enjoy the ride. in the Episode "Pharaoh" She picks up a History book after Marinette as Ladybug drops it. ... Marinette. That's the premise of the French TV series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, a story for helpless romantics of all ages. He has a large head and small body. They know, but they can’t say their Kwami holders names (plagg can’t say adrien in a way they would reveal he was cat noir. 10. They're short, punchy, and memorable. "Well, when I got home, I was looking around for, err… 'something'(Tikki). By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. But we actually have more recent and fairly conclusive evidence that he doesn't know. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Similar to Tikki, Plagg is loyal to Wang Fu where he refused to tell Adrien any secrets in "Syren". They know the truth, and have decided it's time to come clean once and for all. In "Sandboy", after leaving Adrien; he meets with Tikki on a rooftop affectionately calls her "Sugarcube". Contributing even more to the feeling that not that many people live in Paris is the show's remarkably consistent cast of minor recurring characters. Plagg asked tonelessly. In "Frozer", Plagg jokes on how he greets a Camembert before eating it as an advice for Adrien who is unsure about whether Ladybug is his only crush after giving a rose to Kagami Tsurugi, though Adrien thinks that Plagg should give this piece of advice to someone else. I mean, Plagg IS the kawami of destruction. "Don't freak out, kid. half Italian. 1. An idea sparks and now the adorable, still oblivious, dorks are on a hunt across Paris to find the precious treasure at the end. But dang…I’m glad he’s still mostly our Adrien. Unfortunately, it's pretty clear that the writers — or perhaps just the translators — quickly ran out of steam after coming up with these first two catchphrases because pretty much every other Miraculous holder we meet has a transformation phrase that's either extremely wordy, nonsensical, or both. https://twitter.com/WinnyGZ/status/690812112290107393, https://curiouscat.me/MiraculousMX/post/257015426, https://miraculousladybug.fandom.com/wiki/Plagg/Relationships?oldid=717430. 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. He was also aware that Ladybug might have a plan however upon seeing more of his kwami brothers and sisters get captured, Plagg believed that Tikki's owner had failed in "Kwamibuster". After all, Miraculous is about feelings, not logic. And yet, they both share the concern of contacting Nooroo. When you move over to the villains, things don't get better. Ladybug is Marinette, so she lives in Marinette's house-her OWN house! Is Adrien unforgivably creepy, or do these two freaks absolutely deserve each other? Marinette pet Plagg's head affectionately. In "Simon Says", Plagg looks concerned and sad for Adrien when Gabriel hugs him and leaves quickly when he notices Adrien's ring for the first time. Adrien also noticed that Marinette was acting as if she didn't know Plagg was a kwami, and yet she knew his name. All we would need to do is make them realize they love their alter egos! Also, unlike Tikki, he doesn't pressure him when it comes to working. Miraculous contains multiple minor supporting characters who are pretty clearly intended to be in same-sex relationships, even if the show doesn't ever come out and say so explicitly. Like Adrien, Plagg is unaware that Gabriel is Hawk Moth, but in "Sandboy", he shudders at the idea of being discovered by him. The next morning when Marinette arrived at school, she was determined to ask Plagg about Cat Noir. The kwami refers to them again in "Stormy Weather 2", when Plagg questioned Adrien's love for Ladybug again grabbing a pile Valentine Day cards he suggested picking another girl who's available. Viperion is stuck with the awkward tongue twister "Sass, scales, slither," and Multimouse has the cringe-inducing "Mullo, get squeaky." 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. But seeing that he was so love struck that Ladybug picked him to wield the Snake Miraculous in "Desperada", he gave up trying to reason with him. In spite of Master Fu being his guardian, as seen in "Style Queen", he disagrees with Master Fu's fact on how dangerous he can be and doesn't listen to the latter, which implies that Plagg won't fully obey anyone including Master Fu other than Adrien. Aware of the rules Plagg was worried when he spilled information to Adrien risking Ladybug's identity. He admits in a way that Adrien is his close friend. In "Oni-Chan", he is suspicious of Lila when she goes sneaking around Adrien's room aware that she lies frequently and was unsure what she was looking for. Since he's just a teenager, we're willing to cut the kid some slack, but enough is enough. Marinette, on the other hand, is supposedly a total nobody, sitting at the absolute bottom of the high school hierarchy. Because our precious sunshine child can’t seem to have an easy life. Cat Noir has a not-so-secret crush on Ladybug, but she's not interested in that goober. Plagg attempts to give Adrien love advice. The most common place that this pops up is with characters whose names are puns in the French languages. superhero, adrien, catnoir. As Aspik, he scolded Adrien for not listening to him, but after the final time he was happy that Adrien came to his senses and encouraged him to make up the experience as Cat Noir. In France, most common names have a corresponding day of the year, a practice which grew out of the Catholic tradition of saints having yearly feast days. 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. 1. Plagg also attempts to cheer Adrien up in "Captain Hardrock" by performing a brief concert for him when he wasn't allowed to go to his friends' concert. "I said that's enough." Geez." But little does Marinette know that Adrien also has a secret — he is Cat Noir. In "The Dark Owl", Plagg sees Tikki after Marinette and Adrien detransform, who shushes him when he expresses surprise. There's a big problem at the heart of Miraculous. But if you haven't noticed, there's one particular iconic Parisian landmark that the show loves to destroy whenever it gets the chance — the Eiffel Tower. His appearance is very cat-like, having cat ears, a tail, two cat incisors, and green cat-like eyes, along with one whisker on his forehead and one whisker on each cheek. Although never meeting her, Plagg doesn't care much for her. TV Miraculous Ladybug Report. During "Sandboy", he can see that Marinette is really close and affectionate with Tikki. "I don't...oh." As you might imagine, she does notice, and she isn't too pleased. But every once in a while, Adrien crosses a line. Who do you think belongs with Marinette? 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. He also tried to cheer Adrien up in "The Puppeteer 2" and also in "Feast", when Nathalie's condition made him think of his mother. As a result, there are things only adults notice in Miraculous, and we're here to analyze and critique all the little details in this show that you're probably not supposed to think about too much. Alya, apart from your best friend, are there really that many other girls with bluish-black hair in twin pigtails in your grade level? 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". . 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. Whenever Miraculous features an outdoor scene on the streets of Paris, our main characters are often the only people around, walking down totally empty sidewalks, with only the occasional car passing by in the background. 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. Plagg once lets Adrien neglect his duties as Cat Noir, suggesting that he should have fun at his birthday party before trapping the Bubbler's akuma. 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. 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. And Plagg shouldn't even know her name! In "Style Queen", Plagg officially meets Marinette and tells her of his owner's recklessness. 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. She even made a Camembert tart to be sure he would come today. If you're that worried, then ask Plagg tomorrow," Tikki suggested. And while it's clearly written for young kids, Miraculous has a surprising amount of hidden depth for geeky adults to dig into. Then, was asked a series of questions to which he tells her it's "a long story" and helps transform her into Lady Noir. When she asked about Cat Noir's safety, Plagg assured her he'd watch over him. He tried to get out and offered to use his Cataclsym but was halted by Tikki saying he couldn't control his powers. After all, Tikki says Adrien's name plenty of times throughout the show, both before and after she learned his secret. 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. 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. The teen's voice had taken on an annoying nasally quality that made the catlike Kwami's fur stand on end. Lila. Adrien, Alya, and Nino stared betweeen the two, confused and a little frightened. Plagg meets Marinette Fanfiction. He couldn't pass this up, besides Adrian wouldn't miss him for five minutes. Seeing the damage, Plagg hoped he was okay and was relieved he survived his nightmare. Perhaps even worse, Carapace has "Wayzz, shell on" and Queen Bee has "Pollen, buzz on," both of which are basically just copies of Ladybug's phrase. Before leaving Master Fu's shop again he saw that Tikki was really close and affectionate with her owner Marinette. Not only does he have visible makeup, rainbow clothing, and queer-coded mannerisms, even his name, Marc Anciel, is a pun on the French term for rainbow, "arc-en-ciel." The word he uses in it's place is "bug-a-boo". Both Peter Parker and Marinette are teenagers in red bug costumes. Tikki face palmed,"Of course he is… I should have known that Plagg would try and corrupt you…" But Marinette wasn't listening. "Plagg," Adrien said slowly, "leave Marinette … To regain his energy, Plagg accepts sharing a macaron with Tikki and they "know each other very well."[1]. "Oh man, this is hilarious. To be frank, despite the show's attempts to frame Adrien's crush on Ladybug as sweet and endearing, he sometimes exhibits obsessive, borderline stalker-ish attitudes and behaviors. It would take an enormous amount of time and money to model and animate a hundred bystanders whenever the characters go outside. Our heroes could totally avoid the bad fate of that other timeline by making better decisions. "You're right Tikki. However, he occasionally shows that he does get behind Ladybug and Adrien becoming a couple, like being upset with Adrien not staying around to see Ladybug detransform in "Lady Wifi". In "Riposte", Plagg respects Ladybug enough that he questions if Adrien should leave the place she hid him to transform. Because of this handy plot device, the entire city of Paris can get completely trashed on a weekly basis, and as long as Ladybug defeats the monster of the week, we know that everything will be okay. Never having met Nino, Plagg knows that Adrien views him as his best friend. The other subtextually queer pairing in Miraculous is the one between Marc Anciel and Nathaniel Kurtzberg. Confused? How well do you know Ladybug? We want to root for this relationship to happen, and most of the time, we can. Bubbles come out of their mouths lol) but they don’t tell adrien and marinette because they would only be trying to protect each other in battle, like Ayla and nino right after they found out each other’s identities in heroes day part 1. He also invades Chloé's bag for what looks like a box of Camembert, and after learning it isn't, he plays with her bracelet before it gets stuck on his head, leading to a lot of problems, including getting Marinette in trouble. Add to library 2 » Discussion 5 » Follow author » Share . Click here to see quotes from Plagg. Just try saying one of those out loud with a straight face, we dare you. In "Sandboy", he knows that it's Nooroo's birthday and misses him dearly to the point where he cries. It's possible that all these phrases sound absolutely gorgeous in French, and there's an enormous amount of subtle wordplay going on here that's sailing over all our heads. 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. Plagg wanted to scoff at his young holder. Seriously dude, don't keep hitting on someone who's already shot you down, especially not while they're at work. It clicked, and Adrien suddenly wanted to smack himself. Plagg also mentions Tikki to Adrien leading him to figuring out the heroine's identity which left him worried. The highly idealized and colorful version of Paris that we see in Miraculous does indeed have all of these things, but there's also one detail that's consistently missing — people. In "Stoneheart", he teases Adrien by referring to him and Marinette as "two lovebirds". Though polar opposites in many ways, the two characters are clearly very close. He was just sitting in Adrien's bag with absolutely nothing to do. It's a cool theory, and we'd love it if the series confirmed it one day, largely so that we could get over this distracting obsession and just get back to enjoying the show. In the episode "The Dark Owl," Tikki learns that Cat Noir is Adrien, and Plagg learns that Marinette is Ladybug, and yet even after this, both kwamis refuse to tell their owners the truth. Adrien demanded, confused and annoyed by Plagg's dumbfounded stare. Plagg was bored. In "Style Queen", he shows great concern for Adrien when he is turned into a golden statue by the villain. "Speaking of Cat Noir, how does he treat you? Like many superhero stories, Miraculous draws heavy inspiration from older TV shows and comic books, and it makes no attempts to hide these influences. 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." That means if you were one of Marinette's friends and you saw Ladybug, you'd still be able to see all of her facial features, but you'd suffer from a sort of acute face blindness that would prevent you from connecting these features to someone you know. In "Weredad", Plagg liked the idea of Marinette being Adrien's girlfriend especially when she is the daughter of the best baker in Paris, quietly commenting that Marinette and Ladybug are one and the same.