#ml mayura

[diadraws]

these talons were(n't) made for gripping

[ijustliketoreadstuff]

It wasn't about the miraculous.

Near the end of "Strike Back" when Cat Noir promised he and Ladybug would take back all the miraculous Monarch took from the miracle box, we knew it was only a matter of time before our two heroes would get their chance.

However, simply taking them all back would be no easy fit as Monarch had become unpredictable. They didn't know which miraculous he would use, what he would do next, let alone know the kind of boundaries he was willing to break now that he had so much power on his side. 

But out of all the moments Ladybug and Cat Noir came close to retrieving the miraculous(more on this later), there was one moment in particular which raised question, I am of course talking about the moment in "Intuition", when Cat Noir succeeded in grabbing Monarch's hand through the portal, and yet despite knowing the miraculous were in his reach, he did not take them, instead, he chose to activate the power of second chance.

Cat Noir could have taken the miraculous, but he didn't, not because he couldn't, but because in a moment of weakness, Cat Noir realized he could obtain something he couldn't before, revenge. This one moment when Cat Noir finally got a hold of Monarch, was not about the miraculous, it was about Nathalie.

Cat Noir has always felt a great deal of disappointment in knowing Monarch would target innocent people for his plans, but during the events of "Passion", a line was crossed. After losing his mother, Adrien had developed a new bond with Nathalie, viewing her as his new mother figure, but to see her grow just as sickly as he remembered his mother being, left him fearful of her potentially facing the same fate as his mom.

The fear of something potentially happening to Nathalie continued to plague Adrien's mind, so much that Marinette noticed immediately when he arrived to school.

And so, when he found out Monarch akumatized Nathalie in her sickly state, he wasn't just upset, he was furious. Granted, Nathalie was akumatized of her own free will, but Cat Noir does not know this. And although we have seen Nathalie be akumatized in private, as Catalyst, it wasn't until "Passion" that Ladybug and Cat Noir finally faced her as Safari, making the moment all the more impactful and tragic for Adrien as he was left no other choice but to fight Nathalie in order to save her, and just as tragic for Nathalie as Adrien remains unaware that she only agreed to be akumatized so she could save him from an orphaned life.

After Nathalie was de-akumatized, Cat Noir could no longer view Monarchs actions as the actions of a villain, he saw him as a monster for targeting someone like Nathalie. He already lost his mom, he couldn't bare losing Nathalie to, let alone disregard anyone who would dare endanger her.

(Adrien develops a new hatred for Monarch after he akumatized a sickly Nathalie, vowing to make Monarch pay for what he had done.)

As a result, in “Intuition”, when Cat Noir finally came face to face with Monarch all the way out in space and saw the snake miraculous before his very eyes, he thought about what Monarch did to Nathalie back in "Passion", but most of all, he thought about just what the power of the snake miraculous was subjecting Monarch to. Monarch may have the majority of the miraculous, but Cat Noir knew that if he was using the power of second chance for his own self interest, then this could only mean he had now trapped himself in a cycle of failure, one Cat Noir knew all too well when he tried to use the snake miraculous for his own self interest back in "Desperada".

In "Desperada", despite Plagg's warning, Adrien attempted to use the power of the snake miraculous so he could impress Ladybug as Aspik. This of course ended terribly as all his plans ended in Ladybug being captured by Desperada, every single time. Monarch explained that when the second chance is activated, time rewinds for everyone, except the holder of the snake miraculous, the holder remembers everything that happened from all those repeated moments, and that is exactly what happened to Adrien during his time as Aspik.

(Monarch continued to use the power of second chance, believing things can work in his favor by giving himself more time)

(Aspik continued to use the power of second chance, believing things can work in his favor by giving himself more time)

Adrien remembered every moment he saw Ladybug be captured by Desperada, he remembered the unbearable frustration of watching his plans fall apart no matter how many things he tried to change, he remembered the unyielding dependence he had on the snake miraculous to continue giving himself a second chance, to try again and somehow get things to go the way he wanted, simply because he had the power to do so. But most of all, Adrien understood the crushing sense of failure he faced all 25,913 times he used the power of second chance.

(After months of failed attempts, Adrien stops using the power of second chance, devastated as he realizes he cannot save Ladybug, no matter what he does differently)

When Cat Noir saw Monarch using the power of second chance, he wanted him to experience that same crushing failure again and again, all so he could finally make Monarch pay for what he did to Nathalie.

(After nothing but failed attempts, Monarch stops using the power of second chance, his body no longer able to withstand the strain of the cataclysm spreading through his body, even more than it has before)

Unfortunately, Cat Noir is unaware of the fact that his cataclysm is currently killing his father, worst of all, he doesn't know that the power of second chance was speeding up the effects of the cataclysm, inching Gabriel closer and closer to his demise. In other words, Adrien has no idea that his attempts at revenge, had also unintentionally aided in shortening the time his father had left to live.

[character-fan19]

Love Square Screen Time Records

Hey, everyone! As some of you may know, I've recently completed calculating the exact screen time for all the love square ships for all the episodes we have up until now, including the Miraculous World Specials. Now I've decided to list all the noteworthy moments in love square screen time based on the data I've collected.

We're going to start with doing some general overall records, then we're going to see the noteworthy moments of love square screen time for all the love square ships individually. so let's begin, shall we?

General Records

First episode to include all of the love square ships: Cat Blanc

Of course it's "Cat Blanc' of all episodes to not only be the first episode to have screen time for all the love square ships, but also the only episode by far to have screen time for all the love square ships. It's already one of the greatest episodes of all time, so why not add some screen time for all the love square ships with it too?

We have the Adrienette dating montage, the battle between Ladybug and Cat Blanc, Adrien saving Marinette from akumatization as Cat Noir and revealing his identity along with it too, and finally Ladybug starting this mess by coming in to deliver her gift to Adrien, allowing him to catch her and piece together her identity.

2. First episode to include none of the love square ships: Representation

Closely followed by "Conformation" as the second. Who does this episode have to thank for to having this record? Gabriel, of course. Since Gabriel sent his his son to London specifically so that he can't spend time with his girlfriend anymore, this was the result. Adrien and Marinette weren't able to get together again until the end of "Re-Creation".

3. Love square ship with the most screen time in an episode: Adrienette in "Oblivio"

Not that surprising since a lot of the episode was spent in Adrien and Marinette running from the titular villain and re-learning who they are. It was only towards the end that they were able to figure out how to activate their powers again, thanks to Master Fu, giving Adrienette a total of 9 min 3 sec of screen time in this episode.

Adrienette Records

Episode with the most Adrienette screen time: Oblivio

Since this episode already has the title for ship with most screen time in an episode, it will obviously also have the the title for episode with with the most Adrienette screen time. No need to repeat what I said earlier.

2. Season with most Adrienette screen time: season 5

No surprise here. We don't need to know the exact screen time to know that this season was full of Adrienette. First third of the season had a few patches of Adrienette here and there but from "Transmission" onwards we had a continuous stream of Adrienette content up until "Revolution" where Gabriel separated them by sending Adrien to London, after which the only got back together at the end of "Re-Creation".

Even though Adrienette didn't dominate this season like Ladynoir does every season, it still had over a third of the love square screen time and had 45 min 57 sec of screen time this season which a lot more than it usually has.

3. Season with least Adrienette screen time: season 4

Just like the other love square ships this season, Adrienette took a significant hit, having been reduced to having 12 min 38 sec of screen time as opposed to its usual half hour of screen time per season (roughly). It makes sense though considering that this season is more focused on the plot than past seasons have been and this is supposedly the season of Ladynoir.

4. Miraculous World Special with most Adrienette: New York Special

Makes sense for this to be the special with the most Adrienette as this special had the plotline of Marinette trying to be nothing more than a friend to Adrien, giving us a total of 7 min 40 sec of Adrienette in this 1-hour special, even surpassing Ladynoir in screen time.

5. First episode Adrienette surpasses Ladynoir in screen time: Gamer

Yes, this is an actual category since it's usually the norm for Ladynoir to have the most screen time in an episode. Not only was this the first episode where Adrienette surpasses Ladynoir in screen time, it's the first episode where any ship surpasses Ladynoir in screen time, and also the sole episode in season 1 where an episode surpasses Ladynoir in screen time. Adrien and Marinette being partners in the Mecha Strike tournament really did well to increase the Adrienette screen time.

Ladynoir Records

Episode with most Ladynoir screen time: Mayura (Heroes' Day- part 2)

Kind of an interesting episode to have as the one with the most Ladynoir but OK. This part had the secondary heroes up until now put out of commission by scarlet akumatization in the first few minutes of the episode, leaving Ladynoir to fend for themselves, them against the world just as always.

2. Season with most Ladynoir screen time: season 1

Of course it's season 1 with the most Ladynoir screen time, with this being the show being at its most formulaic at this time, leading the focus to be more on the usual battle with the akumatized villains than with progressing the plot, gives us a total of 1 hr 53 min 26 sec of screen time that season which is nearly 2 hours.

3. Season with the least Ladynoir screen time: season 4

Ironically, the supposed Ladynoir season had the least Ladynoir screen time out of all the seasons. Despite it having the most screen time in terms of percentage, it still had the least screen time in terms of actual value, having a total of 59 min 24 sec of screen time this season, which isn't even an entire hour, although it's pretty close. But since this season focused more on the plot progression than any season we had before, it makes sense.

4. Miraculous World Special with most Ladynoir screen time: New York

Similar to Adrienette, Ladynoir also gets the most screen time it's ever gotten in the New York Special, and just like Adrienette it makes sense given that this special had a lot of focus on their relationship and how Cat Noir broke Ladybug's trust by coming to New York, giving us a total of 6 min 29 sec of screen time.

Maricat Records

Episode with most Maricat screen time: Glaciator 2

Out of all the designated Maricat episodes, this was the one that got the most screen time for Maricat having a total of 8 min 14 sec of screen time. Makes sense, given that the whole episode was them practicing Marinette being able to confess her love to Adrien and going on a "date". "Elation" would be a worthy contender but as it turns out it didn't have nearly as much screen time as we thought though it was still a fair five and a half minutes.

2. Season with most Maricat screen time: Season 4

While season 4 had the least amount of screen time for Adrienette and Ladynoir, it had the most amount of screen time for Maricat, although it was only featured in 3 episodes of season 4 and most of the screen time was concentrated in "Sentibubbler" and "Glaciator 2". This gives it a total of 9 min 44 sec.

3. Season with least Maricat screen time: Season 2

Season 2 had Maricat take a huge hit due to which it became the ship with least screen time in a season for the first time. It only really got to shine a little bit in the designated Maricat episode of the season "Glaciator" and other than that had small moments in "Befana" and "Anansi", leaving it with 4 min 7 sec of screen time in the entire season.

4. First episode Maricat surpasses Ladynoir in screen time: Weredad

After 2 seasons of Ladynoir taking away their designated episode of the season, Maricat was finally able to surpass Ladynoir in screen time with 3 min 57 sec of screen time. Considering that the episode revolves around Marinette getting herself into the mess of Cat Noir thinking she has feelings for him and the awkward date between them set up by Tom and Ladynoir was only present at the beginning and towards the end of the episode, you can see why.

Ladrien Records

Episode with most Ladrien screen time: Desparada

The episode where Ladybug entrusts Adrien with the Snake Miraculous gets the title of the episode with the most Ladrien screen time. It's obvious why since a good portion of the episode is Adrien as Aspik trying to woo Ladybug and failing terribly because he's focused more on that rather than defeating the titular villain.

2. Season with most Ladrien screen time: Season 2

After only having most of its screen time concentrated towards the end of the season aside from "The Bubbler" and "The Mime" in season 1, Ladrien was finally able to get its moment to shine in season 2 with there being several episodes focuses extensively on Ladrien, some even surpassing Ladynoir in screen time, giving it a total of 8 min 46 sec in the entire season which is the most it will ever get as from here on out it, its screen time decreases with ever season.

3. Season with least Ladrien screen time: season 5

Ladrien already usually gets the short end of the stick in Miraculous due to it's lack of a requirement for any development, so naturally, season 5 ends up being the season with the least Ladrien screen time, with us only getting Ladrien in "Passion" with detransformed Adrien holding a Venomed Ladybug and the small scene in "Deflagration" of Adrien handing Ladybug's Miraculous to her. Hopefully, future seasons will give us more Ladrien, but I doubt it.

4. First episode Ladrien surpasses Ladynoir in screen time: Riposte

Since season 2 was the first time Ladrien ever got to shine, it also contains the episode where Ladrien surpasses Ladynoir in screen time, that being the first Ladrien-focused episode of the season, "Riposte" involving the titular villain going after Adrien, hence Ladybug having to protect him and Adrien being unable to go off somewhere to transform.

Conclusion

Well, that's it for all the love square screen time records. Let me know what you think about them and feel free to find any other notable records in love square screen time history by checking my work here. Until next time!

[nemaliwrites]

ml covid special // ml glaciator // ml mayura // the parable of the caller

[mamayura]

Sometimes I still think back to how odd it was that in season 4 "Optigami" (the first mid-season finale episode, right?) they just randomly had Nathalie come back as Mayura and then never again.

Normally when you do that that's a sign that said character will come back in future because they officially undid her conventional exit from the narrative in the season 3 finale:

If that had been Nathalie's last appearance as Mayura I still would have been sad because of how underutilized Mayura was in the narrative, but it wouldn't feel like she stopped showing up at a weird and unsatisfying point in the story.

But because of "Optigami" that's now the case and I find that so weird. Why do that for no reason?

[pythagoras180]

[kyitsya]

just give me ONE chance, ms. mayura, please i beg u 🙏😭♥️

[uptoolateart]

Gabriel is one of those classic villains of legend, who can't recognise a godlike being when it's right in front of them. They're too absorbed in what ancient Indian tales call maya, the illusion of the material world - also hinted at in the name Mayura, which is Sanskrit for both 'peacock' and 'illusion'.

Gabriel is a man of great wealth and materialism. He is so trapped in maya that he mistakes it for reality. But in all such stories, reality is something so much deeper, something that transcends the physical and even death...something he fails to comprehend.

There are so many ancient stories where someone comes across a small child, for instance, and can't see through the mask - can't see that the child is actually an ageless person of divine wisdom.

Similarly, Gabriel thinks of the kwamis as 'pathetic little beasts', cute little Pokemon he's managed to capture and conquer. He is so deluded by his earthly power that he imagines he holds power over everything.

But when he orders Plagg and Tikki to reveal themselves - a reveal scene maybe we weren't expecting - he's faced with their magnitude. I doubt that was even their true size. It's just what fit in the basement. They are concepts that cannot be quantified and confined.

When they unify, they become the kwami of reality...what lies behind that maya. Again, I think Gimmi only appeared in a form Gabriel could handle. The true form must be unfathomable and would likely make him lose his mind - like in the Mahabharata, when Krishna shows his Universal Form and Arjuna begs him to stop. The kwamis having all those extra arms also felt very Indian in design.

It's a testament to Gabriel's arrogance that he held his chin high and addressed Gimmi as a subordinate. But I can't help but wonder what revelation he had when he dissolved into pure energy or whatever. I like to imagine there was a moment when he came face to face with The All and it finally hit him that he was the pathetic little beast all along, trapped in a cage of his own making.

[beezonia]

Rewatching Ladybug again

And I just noticed when Duusu is worrying about Nathalie in the sewers their arms do little hurried flaps

It shows that Duusu has bonded with Nathalie I like to think.

They have seen what is happening to her happen before with Emilie, they really don’t want it to happen again

Especially with the desperate sounding “you should be resting”

Duusu really does look out for their holder

[trashart00]

A fun way in which they could’ve differentiated between the Peacock and Butterfly miraculous would’ve been if the Butterfly could only empower other people (because it embodies Transmission) while the Peacock could only create Sentimonsters from the holder’s emotions (because it represents Emotion) - so Mayura would have to be present on the battle field, making her more active while Hawkmoth is passive.

They’re still very similar concepts but it would’ve given the villains more variety.

(Though it does eliminate the Collector)

[burningstarfishqueen]

I ran across some speculation about Marinette’s season five character arc, and I thought I’d bring in an element from season three. In Le Jour des Héros, Marinette gets brave.

Following that, she finds ways to confess without speaking. She does mess up at first.

Marinette would certainly rather not have asked Adrien to fetch her constipation pills! His response is so sweet, though.

One time it works:

She confessed a little too much, and had to erase Chat Blanc from the timeline.

In Félix, her message is full of love.

Adrien, I love you. You can always count on me. Marinette sent it to Adrien’s phone. The correct video, with clear words. Adrien never saw it. Still, Marinette’s work on courage and openness to tell him she loves him came to fruition.

She has more traumas by season five. She’s not going to confess. But it’s not something she’s never done.

[artaacari]

Across Miraculous

New edit!

Part 18: Mayura (season 3)

This series of collages will help you remember your favorite moments, appreciate the animation in different seasons, and just admire your favorite characters. This time there will be more, for everyone who loves MLB!

Unfortunately, there are too few shots of Mayura in the season 2 for me to make another collage. And in the season 4 there was only a flashback with her.

[ijustliketoreadstuff]

One learns, one doesn't

At the start of "Intuition", Gabriel ponders over his numerous failed attempts to defeat the heroes even with the power of the snake miraculous providing him numerous chances to change his tactics. Gabriel points out that no matter what he does, he is no match for Ladybugs "magical luck" helping her evade any and all dangers, and with the lucky charm constantly adapting, victory continues to stay by Ladybugs side no matter what changes he makes in one moment.

Gabriel genuinely believes Ladybug is only able to succeed because of her "magical luck" and her Lucky Charm, but in reality, this is far from the truth. While the lucky charm does provide its holder an item to help them achieve their goal, its power still remains as the power of creation, not luck. It's just as Cat Noir said back in "Determination", Ladybug's true power has never been in the objects her powers of creation provide her, its always been in HER figuring out how to use those objects. The Lucky Charm may help Ladybug achieve her goal by providing a hint to the solution she seeks, but it has always been her skills and her own personal abilities which have allowed her to make use of the lucky charm to find thee solution to the problem.

While Gabriel has grown to become overly reliant on the powers of the miraculous, Marinette has done the one thing Gabriel is often times unwilling to do as he remains distant and hidden, which is learn. Marinette is far from the girl who used to believe there was no solution to her problems, she has learned to harness her own personal skills and abilities and has learned from her mistakes and experiences as time went on, becoming better and better in trusting her own intuition to find a solution, with or without the Lucky Charm.

(Overtime, Marinette learns to trust her instincts, creating plans to stay one step ahead of the villains. In "Destruction", Marinette reveals she had already made a plan to protect her identity in the event Monarch ever got ahold of one of the kwamis)

Gabriel thinks Ladybug's luck is all magical, but its not, the luck has always been part of who Marinette is, and this luck continues to stay strong the more she is willing to take a chance to trust herself, her abilities and the people who are willing to help her and stay beside her along the way as she continues to fight for the greater good.

(No matter what strugglers she faces and no matter how close to defeat she is, Ladybug is never alone in her endeavors. So long as Cat Noir and her team stay beside her to help, defeat is not set in stone for her)

Gabriel might have taken all the miraculous in the miracle box near the end of season 4, but this change did not drag the heroes and the other holders down to the point of accepting defeat, no, they continued forward and learned to live life without the other miraculous.

Ladybug and Cat Noir learned to fight without the power of the other miraculous, and the former miraculous holders learned to find ways to help the heroes and Paris even without powers, forming the resistance and still being readily available to help the two heroes in whatever way they could.

Ladybug and the others, succeed because they as people have been willing to stand together and adapt to a situation, learning every step of the way. Gabriel on the other hand, is not as willing to do the same. If something doesn't work out, its because he believes he did not have enough power, if the heroes continue to win, its because they hold more power against him in more ways than one, and while he knows his attempts to continue using the snake miraculous have done him more harm than good as it has even sped up the cataclysm that is slowly inching him closer and closer to his demise, he does not stop.

Gabriel remains trapped, reliving the same mistakes again and again, refusing to move forward as he continues to find solace in bringing back the past life he once lived with Emelie. No matter what warning Nathalie gives him and no matter what cruel fate awaits Adrien, he will not stop, not as long as he can still give himself a second chance to take back what he lost.

(Nathalie becomes furious with Gabriel as he continues to willingly relive the same mistakes, refusing to learn that his actions have only made matters worse for them and Adrien)

[buggachat]

"take a scene from miraculous ladybug but switch the costumes to emphasize the irony" except the most cursed version possible

[rwsdarw]

gross old people

[theartofnieriel]

Even heroes and villains need a day off. 

When the two couples incidentally find themselves on the same beach, they decide to bury the hatchet for the day and enjoy their vacation.

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