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What powers and concepts did you give to your versions of the canon miraculous?

Ooh thank you for asking I was probably going to make a post on my own otherwise. I have quite a few issues with the canon powers and concepts of several canon kwamis.

Tikki the Ladybug of Creation

Tikki's powers remain mostly the same. To be honest the biggest difference comes in the form of the Miraculous Ladybug power. For one thing the name doesn't change from holder to holder I thought that was a very odd decision but the bigger thing is that the power can be used without summoning a Lucky Charm. We see in the New York Special and Destruction that every lucky charm is used specifically for one crisis and Ladybug needs it to repair the damages caused by said crisis and if multiple crises take place at once or if she loses her Lucky Charm everyone is screwed. I've changed things so that a Lucky Charm or capturing an akuma/amok just focuses the Miraculous Ladybugs in a specific direction. When used without one of those things the Miraculous Ladybug power would release an unchecked wave of creation and restoration. With time the holder could learn how to direct it but to an inexperienced holder like Marinette in Season 1 there's no guarantees that she'd fix everything that needs to be fixed or she could cause more harm than good by say causing plant life to grow out of control. A Lucky Charm used to solve a specific problem or an akuma that created a villain will act as a guide for the Miraculous Ladybugs.

Plagg the Black Cat of Destruction

Plagg's powers definitely changed quite a bit more than Tikki's in attempt to help equalize the two (The Ladybug and the Black Cat are supposed to represent balance and yin and yang but Ladybug is significantly more powerful than Chat Noir) Cataclysm has remained mostly the same except now it can be used to destroy Sentimonsters and it can kill a human like what we saw in Volpina's illusion in Heroes' Day. The only reason that doesn't normally happen is because of Adrien's innate sense of self control that prevents him from permanently injuring or killing someone. Miraculous holders are offered some protection and they won't immediately die unless and very skilled and powerful Black Cat used Cataclysm or the power I'm about to talk about. Black Storm is in essence the opposite of the Miraculous Ladybugs, unfortunately it doesn't have a focusing tool like the Miraculous Ladybugs so most holders don't learn about it until later on when they have complete mastery of Cataclysm and of course can be trusted with such a dangerous power. Black Storm releases a wave of destruction and decay and can very easily kill many many people including miraculous holders if untamed. Black Storm can also cause other natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes if properly directed. Black Storm looks like a massive cloud of black energy crackling with bolts of green lightning. Finally Black Cats can capture akumas and amoks as well it's just instead of purifying the dark magic they assimilate the energy since dark magic and the negative energy the Black Cat can control are so similar. The baton has a special black void like the yo-yo.

Trixx the Fox of Deception

I've changed Trixx from Illusion to Deception because I think it fits exceptionally better and covers a broader spectrum than illusion alone. Mirage is basically the same except amped up so Volpina (screw you Lila you are awful) is left as nothing but a pale imitation in the face of a true Fox. Mirage can now be manipulated and changed in anyway the holder wishes from a beautiful display of fireworks to a raging dinosaur with a single illusion. Mirage can now also deceive multiple senses at least if the holder wills it, a bakery will smell like fresh bread and pastries, the illusions will have shadows, a rain storm will leave you feeling wet as long as the holder is thoughtful enough to include those things. Even teenaged holders can maintain an illusion for extended periods of time because as long as the illusion remains unbroken the timer will not start and even then skilled holders can split the illusion into multiple parts so that even if one part is broken the Mirage can still exist. The Fox also gets another power Reality. Now instead of only being able to dispel their own illusions they can dispel any kind of illusion or deception (For ex: if Rena Rouge was fighting against Volpina, Volpina's illusions could be banished with a word and a wave of her flute or if she was fighting Chameleon she could force her to return to her original form)

Pollen the Bee of Subjection

Notice how I wrote Subjection instead of Action because even if the writers want to retcon her concept I will refuse to comply. Pollen's power allows her holder to immobilize an opponent so her concept should be Inaction if anything because if we followed this logic Tikki could destroy things, Trixx could force people to tell the truth, etc. Now Pollen, as you could probably tell from my profile photo, is my favorite kwami and as such I believe she deserved a major upgrade and a power that fits her true concept of Subjection. Venom now instead of paralyzing someone transforms them into the holder's loyal servant akin to Miracle Queen, this control is absolute and unbreakable outside of the holder themself dispelling it, the Eagle using Liberation, or if a Black Cat with exceptional control used Cataclysm to specifically destroy it. As long as the body is physically capable of it the holder can force them to do it, forcing someone to forget something, performing exceptional acrobatic feats, or even...killing someone with a single word are all within the realm of possibility. Similar to Trixx's upgrade a teenaged holder's timer will not start until the victim is released and that power is called Absolve. Absolve not only dispels Venom but any form of magical control or subjection such as Malediktator's orbs or Princess Fragrance's perfume.

Wayzz the Turtle of Protection

Wayzz was mostly fine in my opinion his power just needed a little tweaking. Shell-ter's shape can now be manipulated by the holder. Inexperienced holders are limited to simple stuff like changing the shield from a dome to a sphere or vice versa but more skilled holders have much finer control, think Steven Universe's bubble power (specifically in the movie and Steven Universe: Future). Wayzz like Pollen and Trixx gets a little buff so that the timer doesn't start until the shield is broken or dispelled. Speaking of dispelling Wayzz gets a new phrase too, Exposure. Exposure like Reality and Absolve dispels the holder's power but also foreign powers as well, in this case foreign protections like Style Queen's barrier or Penalty's bubble

Duusu the Peacock of Manifestation

Now I’ll be honest I debated Duusu’s concept for a while but I think Manifestation is the best concept for their powers, Emotion did work but I feel that the kwami of Emotion should be able to control emotions. Anyway now instead of only being able to manifest emotions into corporeal form they can manifest desires, thoughts, and even memories. Senticreatures (which is what I’ve decided to call the good sentimonsters) can still be basically anything and have pretty much any power the sheer magnitude of said powers are greatly reduced similar to the Butterfly which I’ll get into in a second, their strength comes from their versatility not their raw power. Avatar is the new power name which I took from the official kwamis’ book just like the Peacock’s detransformation phrase: Fold My Feathers which to me sounds a lot better than Fall My Feathers. Also now the Peacock’s telempathic link you know the one we saw in Heroes’ Day with the cool light mask is much more limited, now it only appears at the moment of contact between the amok and the object, the holder makes their deal, the senticreature is manifested, then that’s it no further communication after that. The Peacock is a little more detached than the Butterfly in that sense. They can also create more than one senticreature at a time they just need to wait a little while between creations or else their previously created senticreatures will begin to fall apart. The amount of time they have to wait after creating a senticreature to create a new one all depends on how complex and/or powerful the first one was and how much energy the holder can pour into it.

Nooroo the Butterfly of Transmission/Transformation

Now here’s the thing I’m conflicted about on Nooroo in a similar vein to Orikko and Barkk multilie concepts fit well (although in this case the powers don’t really change all that much unlike the other two) I just haven’t decided which one I like better solely based on the additional powers I grant each Miraculous. Anyway the base power which I’ve decided to call Metamorphosis, because it fits and is a whole lot better than Empower, still functions relatively the same way, the power scope as I said earlier is just more limited. In canon we see Gabriel creating akumas like Volpina and Stormy Weather 2 who are in one case exceptionally more powerful than the true Fox Miraculous holders and in the other able to create a volcano powerful enough TO FORCE THE EARTH OFF ITS ORBIT. If Gabriel could create akumas like this from the start why not create an akuma to heal Emilie or make Stormy Weather that powerful in the first place. In the case of a champion like Volpina, one specifically created to emulate a miraculous holder, will always be inferior to the real thing. Stormy Weather 2 would only be able to accomplish anything remotely close to canon if her powers were boosted by a sentimonster. Also no akumas like Gang of Secrets where they’re not even touching the objects and all get akumatized to they’re previous levels, either they’d be significantly depowered or Gabriel would need a sentimonster that could boost his powers. None of this hiding this akumatized object either like we saw in Risk, if a Champion gets to far away from their object they start to lose their powers and can even detransform. An akuma (in this case a dark magic powered butterfly) cannot multiply they will simply continue to gather negative energy, which I said before is extremely similar to dark magic. Eventually they’ll return to their original recipient except they will be incredibly more powerful, Stoneheart for example would now be able to manipulate stone and earth and potentially even encase other people in stone to create allies. Now hopefully the last thing is that the phrases are now just Wings Rise and Wings Fall (Gabriel just adds the dark to be dramatic which is totally in character considering he talks to himself and says stuff like evilize) I don’t really get the whole Good vs Evil phrases thing canon has going on

Mullo the Mouse of Multiplication

Nothing much had changed with Mullo honestly especially since we found out in Strike Back that the holder can further multiply even after they’ve multiplied originally. The big thing is that skilled holders can eventually get to the point where they can multiply without losing any size at all. The Mouse does get the Fox, Bee, & Turtle treatment though, Solitude allows the holder to reunite with all their clones and cancel out the effects of other multiplying magics like Sapotis for example (I will be choosing to ignore the canon counter phrase: Unite). Also the phrases have once again changed to Scurry Forth and Scurry Away as coined by my friend @graaythekwami. Get Squeaky was okay but it’s counter phrase Unsqueak is awful I mean they could have done Get Quiet, Quiet Down, or my favorite Quiet as a Mouse, but in general I prefer Scurry Forth and Scurry Away. Oh and also when it comes to unification if a unified Miraculous holder multiplied the other miraculous would get multiplied as well and their power could even be used multiple times by an underage holder but it would be incredibly draining for the kwami no matter what because their powers weren’t meant to stretch the way Mullo’s are.

Stommp the Ox of Determination

Stompp’s powers get some name changes and buffs and I’ll be telling you about two of her powers out of the 3-4 I have for most all kwamis. Resistance is now Stampede however instead of only stopping superpowers the holder becomes truly invulnerable and unstoppable in motion à la Juggernaut from Marvel comics. Holders also gain the power: Bulldoze which turns their determination into raw strength which causes their hammer and body to glow and they can cause massive amounts of damage. The activation phrase Make Way has grown on me but I’m conflicted on the deactivation phrase between Push Back and Stand Down

Roaar the Tiger of Confrontation

Listen Exaltation wasn’t a good concept to begin with but the english concept Elation is even worse especially considering we have Jubilation as well. Of course I myself have kwamis of War and Aggression so isn’t confrontation very similar, well yes it is but all their powers manifest differently. War is about the battle, the bloody conflict between opposing factions, Aggression is the feeling of rage and ferocity from when you’re pushed over the edge. Confrontation is the actual clash, the attack, Roaar is in this sense the opposite of Wayzz (I really wish Attackion was a word), the Unstoppable force to Wayzz’s immovable object, the Spear to his Shield. Speaking of spears I changed Roaar’s weapon, bolas aren’t a bad weapon in concept but they don’t fit the Tiger especially the one we go instead of the one we all thought it would be. The phrases are now On the Hunt and Off the Hunt because they fit Roaar a million times better than they did Barkk and also because Stripes On/Off is stupid. Clout is now Collision which I stole from the Portuguese dub because it sounds better and the Tiger also gets another power: Tiger’s Fury. Tiger’s Fury envelopes the holder in a shroud of raw energy that boosts all of their physical abilities to new levels beyond even that of the other miraculous; stronger than the ox, faster than the horse, and more agile than the fox. This power can also be focused into their fist, spear, foot, or even head for Collision (basically Collision just focuses alot of raw energy into a single focal point to be unleashed). But this can’t be reversed unless you’re already an adult, once Collision is used Tiger’s Fury cannot be.

Fluff the Rabbit of Evolution

Fluff is complicated (as all time travel is) her power is basically the same except for two main differences. 1. Only adults can use it an unlimited number of times unless a loop hole is abused. Whenever a Rabbit or any holder of time related Miraculous enters the Burrow, the center of all timeflow and temporal energy, their Miraculous is charged to full capacity. So bascially it functions the same as canon as long as the Rabbit holder enters the Burrow at some point, but solely sending someone else through time like adult!Bunnyx did to Monarch in Evolution will start the timer. Now to explain the second difference I need to explain more about Fluff’s role in itself. The avatars of Evolution are tasked with maintaining the timeline, the best timeline or that is to say the timeline that benefits the most people. If you really want a deep dive into what that means I recommend you check out my friend @graaythekwami‘s fanfiction Crimson & Noire. (I’m not just saying it’s great because they’re my friend I was reading their fics before we became friends and I love them; C&N, Withered Wings, and Mother Hen are my favorites of theirs) C&N really does a good job explaining what the Rabbit is supposed to do and more importantly what they’re not supposed to. Basically the Burrow is guarded fiercely by every holder of the Rabbit Miraculous there’s ever been and ever will be and if you try and make a change to the timeline that Fluff wouldn’t approve of then you’ll get your butt kicked by countless different Rabbits and their companions. Speaking of companions from modern times onward most Rabbits are joined by another trusted Miraculous holder to support them as being the avatar of Evolution is a very very difficult job. These companions join the Rabbits on almost every mission except for the most delicate and imperative which must be managed solo.

This post is long enough already I’m afraid so I’ll cover the rest of the kwamis in a following post. I’d like to thank @graaythekwami for all their help with ideas and headcanons specifically about the Rabbit Miraculous because time travel is already complicated enough xD

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