#my cousin and i are so felix and adrien

[blackcatsandlockets]

I don't know about you but if my cousin's girlfriend lied to him about his dad's death I'd be pretty pissed at her

[little-mari-on-a-roof]

Adrien and Felix had vastly different ways of dealing with their father's death and retrieving their amok rings

[grahamdefamily]

Shadow Strike 👁️

Chapter 5 — Eye of the Hurricane

“Might I remind you, we don’t have all the time in the world. This whole situation isn’t your classic Parmigiano-Reggiano, this is more like…brie.”

“What does that even mean?” Adrien mumbled absently, shaking his head.

“Brie has a very short shelf life and so will you if you don’t get moving.”

Please note that this chapter features a character having a panic attack.

If you would like to skip it, you can find a helpful recap in the end notes!

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[ninadove]

You get it you get it they are siblings in every way that matters

Senticousins textposts 💚🐈‍⬛💜🦚

+ Shadow Strike bonus under the cut:

[wisteriasymphony]

Alright so if Felix is a clone of Adrien but Adrien is a clone of Emilie, and Emilie and Amelie are identical twins, then. What do we call that relationship chart lmfao. And the children of identical twins are already considered genetically half siblings.

Could we say they both take strongly after their moms, like Gabriel and Colt's genetics just got absolutely crushed by the maternal genes. That seemed to happen anyway with their mothers, given that they look exactly like Milly and nothing like Emil. What is going on with this family.

Like I know Gabriel is canonically over six feet tall but Adrien and Felix?? They max out at five foot ten. Milly, Emilie, and Amelie height.

Canon has a habit of modeling children after their mothers (or vice versa), which I think is often because a lot of the fathers have very strong and/or exaggerated features. Think Emil's nose, Tom's build, etc. How diegetic the resemblance may be varies, but I think it's reasonable to say that that is the case for the Graham de Vanilys. Besides, I think them resembling their moms to a freakish degree (whether on accident or intentional as part of amok creation) is a very neat concept!

...I'm very much a sucker for awkward and lanky Adrien*, though, so my head canon thought process has always been that with age he'll eventually develop more of Gabriel's features. Whether it's a natural amok process from not being given orders for years (maybe continuous orders stunts the senti in a way?), or in AUs where he's not a senti it's just a genetic thing, it's really a matter of preference. Slightly sharper cheekbones, tall as fuck (though maybe not the exaggerated 7 or so feet Gabriel is iirc), darker hair etc.

...Back to your point: They're so related in my eyes that I call them brothers half the time just for convenience. Maybe it's because I did not grow up around my cousins—But yeah. Brothers. They're brothers to me in all but name. It's an entirely vibes-based call.

*It is crucial that I specify lanky. Tall Adrien only works if you keep the fact that he's a goofball and don't make him a 6'5" tiktok gymbro. This is also no shade to manlet Adrien because I much prefer the idea of short Adrien as a hypothetical fandom consensus.

[asukiess]

I think the perfect episode for me now would be if felix had to step in as the black cat holder for whatever contrived reason and plagg’s like “since you’re so good at copying looks, you can just be this dude” and felix is like ok yeah. so he fights with ladybug and the whole time felix is thinking “what the actual fuck marinette you are all OVER this dude?? you are dating my brother/cousin???” and then is even more confused when she starts crying about how she misses chat

so after the fight felix tells adrien “idk I know you were a fan of ladybug but um it kinda seems like she sucks. she’s in love with chat and cat walker wtf” and adrien starts crying happy tears and felix is like these people are UNSTABLE and then returns home to play the most insane teenage hormone fueled game of chess with kagami

[wackus-bonkus-maximus]

SEB I'M STILL IMPLODING LIKE THE OCEANGATE SUB

“What are you doing here?” “I live here”

(Duusu appreciation zoom)

From chapter 2 of lies of attrition by @wackus-bonkus-maximus & @ladyofthenoodle ❤️ This scene hasn't been able to leave my brain, (or the whole fic, GO READ IT.) something about finding sleepy félix in his pajamas eating cereal because he lives at the mansion, i want this reality and these familial interactions with the sentitwins SO BADLY anyway happiest birthday to you wackus!!!! 🥰 I have so much love for everything you make!!!

[adaobiiii]

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Adrien - everyday written on your arm is a specific event ur soulmate will face that day (ex promotion, death of family, new pet, meeting soulmate etc)

Unlike most people, Adrien quite liked his soul tie.

He had gotten his first, incredibly blurred glimpse of his soulmate when he was about six years old.

To his six-year-old eyes, she was an angel. He didn’t even register the fact that she was bungee jumping at such a young age. He was simply in shock that he could see her at all.

He remembered running to tell his mother and father the news. His mom had picked him up and gently placed him in her lap—he was quite short for a six-year-old.

“Mom! I was tryna fall asleep and then I opened my eyes and I saw this girl and she was falling in the air but then she suddenly got pulled up and everything was covered in clouds and she looked really pretty and I don’t know if I’m ever gonna see her again and—”

He rambled on and on and on, much to the amusement of his parents.

Adrien quickly learned that his soulmark allowed him to see incredibly significant events his soulmate would go through each month. Bungee jumping at the age of six must’ve been the craziest thing she did that month.

He’d always get excited to go to sleep, wondering if that night would bring his monthly glimpse of the girl of his dreams.

Every experience, every scene, would be shared with his parents the next morning—or sooner, if he was too excited to wait. Sometimes he’d sneak into their room and whisper about the things he saw. He saw when she lost her first pet, when she moved schools, when she got into an accident.

He yearned to comfort her. To be there for her wins and her heartbreaks.

And then his mother disappeared.

After that, he waited for those soulmark moments even more. He longed for the few precious hours when he could escape the haunting silence of his father's mansion.

He was nineteen now. He had moved out of his father’s house the day he turned seventeen—after finding out his father was Hawkmoth. It was all too much.

Thankfully, he had enough money to buy a small apartment on the opposite side of Paris.

Ding-dong.

That must’ve been the pizza he ordered.

Adrien got up from bed, stretching his arms as he padded toward the door. His living room was unusually clean. He narrowed his eyes, suspicious.

He opened the door, paid for the food, and turned back inside, eating a slice straight out of the box.

That’s when he noticed Felix, sleeping soundly on the couch. Plagg was curled into the boy’s hair, the kwami choosing to stay with his holder after the whole miraculous ordeal.

“That explains why this place is so clean,” Adrien mumbled with a fond smile. He placed the pizza box on the kitchen table, then made his way into the guest room. Grabbing a blanket, he hurried back and gently covered his cousin.

Felix looked peaceful. Calm. Adrien hadn’t seen him like that in months.

Maybe it was because he found his soulmate.

There was something about it—finding the other half of your soul. Adrien had noticed it in Felix and Marinette… even Kagami, when she talked about hers. That kind of quiet joy.

Fortunately, Adrien didn’t mind the wait. The glimpses he got were more than enough for now. They’d started coming at random times, not just during sleep. A few months ago, at one of Luka’s concerts, Adrien had been relaxing backstage when he was suddenly blinded by a warm light.

He’d expected something dramatic: mountain climbing, cliff diving, maybe a rooftop party.

Instead, he saw her sitting on a park bench, feeding a group of ducklings.

The scene was short. Sweet. Gentle.

And when he blinked, he was back.

Shaking the memory off, Adrien changed into a simple outfit—a white tee and sweatpants—before heading out to work. It was a bright, sunny day.

“Good to see you, dude.”

Adrien looked up at the familiar voice and smiled, waving. It was Marinette’s soulmate, now boyfriend, and his favorite co-worker.

Since it was a slow day, Adrien was working the register. He passed the time by watching people and thinking about what kind of crazy thing his soulmate might be doing next.

Then the light hit him again.

He blinked. Warmth washed over him.

This time, she was sitting in the center of a group of people, smiling as they lit the candles on a beautifully decorated cake. It was soft and glowing, and the room felt full of love.

He looked around. The place felt familiar.

A little too familiar.

His eyes darted to the window—dark outside.

Then to the calendar on the wall—July 31st.

Today.

Her birthday.

His soulmate was going to be in his cafe tonight, blowing out candles on her birthday cake.

The light faded, and Adrien’s breathing sped up. He stumbled out from behind the counter, asking someone to cover him before slipping into the break room.

“What do I do?” he whispered to himself, gripping the sink.

The vision had been here. Sure, the layout was a little different—like always—but it was unmistakable. That was their shop.

“If she’s gonna be here later…” He sighed, running a hand through his hair. “Guess I’m working overtime today.”

“Hi Adrien,” Marinette’s chirpy voice rang through the cafe. It was late now, the sky deep and dark. The two boys were finishing up their closing routine.

“Hey,” he sighed, untying his apron.

She tilted her head, brows furrowed. “You okay? You look kinda… stressed.”

“I was just hoping I’d see someone today,” he said quietly.

She didn’t fully understand, but gave him a soft, comforting smile anyway.

“Nettie!” her soulmate called, poking his head in.

With a quick wave, Marinette was gone.

Adrien sighed again. The cafe was empty now. No celebration. No girl. No candles.

He didn’t feel like calling a taxi, and Felix was probably at his girlfriend’s place, so he started the long walk home.

About twenty minutes in, he passed a small shop. Warm light spilled from the windows, and people laughed inside. He was hungry, so he stepped in.

It was another cozy little cafe. Customers sat in clusters, sipping drinks. A small group was gathered in the corner.

Adrien moved toward the register, about to order—when he heard a chorus of hushed voices start singing a birthday song.

His head snapped around.

There.

There she was.

The girl from his soulmark visions. The same girl he saw fall off a cliff when he was six. The same girl who fed ducklings. The same girl whose birthday was today.

And she was looking right at him.

A/N : I will probably do a pt 2 of this (in y/n's pop) since this was mainly Adrien focused and i also wanna write a little after math ykyk

[stillbothered]

Some music for the road

My take, I think that marinette is immediately just a less interesting character than adrien by default and the writers just gave her a much bigger role and pushed adrien down for favourites sake, the show would be so much more interesting if chat was just in it more. Eg why the hell was adrien in a different country when the final battle against the villain they been battling for 5 SEASONS who also happens to be HIS DAD aiming to bring HIS MUM back to life... why was his girlfriend there but not him like what... and it's forever gonna irk me that gabriel NEVER finds out that CHAT NOIR IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN HIS SON... ONE OF THE GREATEST REVEALS AND YOU JUST DIDNT USE IT. Not including the fact adrien/chat doesn't even know his FATHER was MONARCH, this one is a little more forgivable since it's an ongoing plot line but the fact that his ex and his cousin know fsr but not him, they don't even use the fact they know they just do... and THEM AND HIS GF AND HIS ASSISTANT/ACTING MOTHER KNOW HES A SENTI BUT NOT HIM

.. kill me now.

Maybe its just my fomo but the way I would acc crash out if I was him rn like idc if mari get hers GIVE THIS MAN A VILLAIN ARC I BEGG. This is also just half of my rant.

Everything would be so much better if they just let Adrichat fight his own battles, fight his father, fight his COUSIN. literally emotion would be so good if after ladybug cast her lucky charm it was a ring telling her holdup imma let chat deal with this one (cuz tikki would know their cousins) and pretend felix never snapped adrien, chat has a fight with him and reveals he is adrien and they can just talk in an empty paris and we could get to know their relationship and MAYBE HE COULD FIND OUT HES A SENTI PLSSSSSSSS. Kagami could also fit there somewhere I honestly have nothing bad to say about her tbh.

My (probably) last point is Chat blanc, it was one of the breaking points where LB starts to leave CN cuz she can't trust him. In the mlb uni getting akumatized is a weakness and gives off a lack of control. YET IT HAPPENED TO CN 3 times without a fail like I get his dad can control him but he couldn't have borrowed one of Mari's 8 failed akumatizations??

Chat should've fought Cat blanc cuz it gives him a good reason to finally stop being in love with Ladybug if thats how u want the story to go. Cuz in s4, when he stopped loving her, it felt weird he was so smitten one episode then rejecting her the next?? It was too sudden. Chat blanc could be him realizing, my love for her is too dangerous and yada yada his feelings hath changed, then he can focus on smth else (LIKE BEING THE MAIN CHARACTER IN HIS OWN DAMN SHOW) also s4 him was not it he was too pushy and honestly both mari and chat need to learn to back up cuz can this show not convey boundaries properly? Like spending your parents savings to follow ur CRUSH across the globe is crazy work, and trying to destroy a sub in for ur partner out of jealous rage is no better. I hate how sometimes chats whole thing is needing ladybug I wish they just explored what HE needs not just his one sided love cuz it gets to a point

Anyw thanks for still listening to my half asleep poorly written rant and babyeeeeeee

[pisoprano]

Felix and Kagami, having each deduced the identity of one of Paris’ miraculous wielders, argue over which discovery was more impressive.

“I managed to figure out Hawkmoth’s identity while in another country.”

“You had the advantage of having private information about the Peacock miraculous, anyone in your position could have figured it out.”

“Well you had the advantage of being one of Marinette Dupain Cheng’s close friends, you were in a position to gather all the necessary clues.”

“Marinette has many friends, none of them realized.”

“My uncle was obviously evil and no one else realized.”

They both stare at each other.

“We’re at an impasse.”

“It appears so.”

“Then perhaps a competition will settle this? Felix Fathom, I challenge you to see which of us will be the first person to identify the secret identity of one of Paris’ heroes.”

“You have an advantage. Marinette likely chose you to be Ryuko because you are her friend and she likely chose the other holders the same way.”

“Except for Chat Noir. She has been quite adamant that she not learn his identity, so he theoretically could be anyone in the city.”

“You still would have an advantage due to having lived here for longer and gotten to know more people.”

“Aside from your cousin, the only friends I’ve made here were through Marinette. You have ample opportunity to interact with them, so our playing field is still quite level. Therefore, I ask again: are you up for the challenge?”

After establishing a few ground rules to keep the game interesting and fair (and coercing Adrien be their impartial referee), the competition to find out Chat Noir’s identity commences!

[purrincess-chat]

Stuff I wanna see in s6:

Adrien and Marinette going on dates

Adrien and Marinette hanging out at each other's houses and interacting with each other's families

Adrien and Marinette working through problems in their relationship like they did in s5

LADRIEN HUG (I know people want a kiss but I want the hug square completed!)

Moments of Ladybug/Chat Noir secretly fawning over their civilian bf/gf. (*slams fists on table* secret half-requited!!)

Classmate double/group dates (that inevitably end in disaster bc they're all superheroes)

Feligami

Felix and Adrien spending more time together (maybe Felix and Amelie move into the mansion)

Amelie and Nathalie raising their weird pseudo-twins as girl wives

I want someone else to find out Adrien’s identity, and I want it to be Gorilla.

I want Ladybug to suplex Argos at least once. As a treat.

LORE. Specifically around the Miraculouses

I want the Gabriel statue to take hits in every akuma battle. Cataclysm it, knock it over, blow it up. Use that gag as many times as yall want, bby girls.

Classmate identity shenanigans

I want at least once for an akuma to hit and the whole class is just like uhh I gotta go to the bathroom it's a super emergency *cough*

I of course want more Adrinette kisses

I want to see Adrien have more freedom now that Gabe is gone. Let that boy spend time with his friends and doing what he wants

I want group hangouts at the mansion. I want those walls to be lined with friends and loved ones, filling the once cold, empty cage with love and warmth.

I want Tom and Adrien father-in-law type bonding

I want to meet more of Adrien’s family

I want to meet Marinette's scary aunt in London and any cousins she may have

I wanna see my boy Master Fu living his best life and painting with his wife

Weirdly I want Feligami and Adrinette double dates, and specifically I want Felix and Kagami to roast Adrinette the whole time, like wow it took you guys a month to kiss on the mouth? Don't be such babies, it's just kissing. We are so much better at coupling than you two. Let us show you how it's done. (The gag is they're also super weird and bad at being a couple bc they have the collective social skills of a caterpillar)

And I want Marinette to take a nap. On screen. Just let her nap.

[jennrypan]

It's the fact Marinette had several chances in each season to bring Chat into the loop but she's went through every excuse under the sun to refuse telling him. She didn't tell him about Rena, kept recruiting every other hero making him feel as if he wasn't needed and then at the end. He's left to comfort her cuz she lost the miraculous cuz Felix was on his bullshit.

(And Felix never gets the repercussions of this mind you 😶 he gets a girlfriend and a shitty little redemption arc where he never apologizes to Adrien for putting his and Kagamis wants over him, never apologizes for giving the entire miraculous to Hawkmoth )

...anyways. then next season. Ladybug never really attempts to get Chat or anyone really. Felix never attempts to help his cousin despite having the peacock, so Ladybug goes to the fight alone (defeating the purpose of Chat ever being there cuz..he wasn't at the finally fight.) And then she finds out. Gabriel's hawkmoth and despite every LOGICAL reason, she decides to believe he's not evil and gave him the opportunity to make his wish and then she decides to agree to lie for the terrorist that neglected his son frequently, and then lie to all of Paris cuz?? She doesn't want Adrien to deal with the issues? It's so-- I'm like slowly getting tired I'm losing my train of thought fbtiiew

FUUUCK. I hate this plot line cuz it just sheds a bad light on Marinette and adrinette as a ship for me cuz she keeps coddling him and refusing to let him react properly. I geniunely hope Lila..Cerise whatever her name is-- outs her and it's a whole thing (not for salt purposes. I just love a good dramatic plot if its done right.) And I just want Adrien to get angry and fed up, I want him to lash out cuz it's what he deserves.

[adastra-rising]

I’ve been rewatching episodes of miraculous because I finally got the family Disney Plus Password (was too lazy to ask) and I’ve been struck with thoughts.

I desperately want to rewrite the season 3 episode “Felix” because OH DEAR GOD I HATE IT. You only get the good shit when you read between the lines, what’s actually shown is ass.

So here’s my ideas for a rewrite

- Adrien definitively knows Colt Fathom was abusive, and alludes to it vaguely. He switched identities with Felix as a kid and has a good idea of what he went through at home.

- Adrien is less condescending in his taunts during the battle and shows a little more empathy towards his cousin. Less “boohoo bozo you have no friends” and more like, “dear god what happened to you bud?” Like he’s genuinely concerned over his wellbeing. Angry over what he did but genuinely concerned. Angry that his cousin never got a therapist lol.

- Marinette doesn’t try to confess her love to Adrien on the anniversary of his mother’s death because that’s literally so stupid.

- Felix is a bit more straightforward in his goals here, in that the audience is not led to believe he’s straight up evil. His behavior and general demeanor are more in-line with how he’s portrayed in season 4. He’s less obsessed with the GDV rings and more focused on outing his uncle as Hawkmoth or catching him in the act.

- He specifically chooses to mess with the videos to not only lure out Hawkmoth but because he’s extremely lonely and jealous. And that’s shown via subtle facial expressions and visual cues.

- His attempts to get Hawkmoth’s attention are more clearly shown to be an attempt to double-cross him and not just for the lols. Like, there’s certain things he does in the OG that are literally pointless, like the shit with Plagg’s cheese. Why? just, why?

- He is shown to be super competent at physical things (beating people up lol) but his social ineptitude is more clearly alluded to.

- No more SA scene I will burn that scene.

- Amelie actually gets to do stuff. She’s more straightforward about needing the GDV rings and actually makes an attempt to steal them herself. Auntie on a mission,

Canon Divergence Territory (aka rewrite)

✨MLB S3 Episode 23: Zelus✨

- If I wanted to do a bit more canon divergence, I’d shift focus from Felix being a trouble maker for the lols and instead focus on his jealousy. The feeling of being left behind by your only friend.

- His attempts to sabotage Adrien’s relationships is not to bait Hawkmoth but instead because he’s overcome with jealousy that Adrien has all these friends supporting him through his mothers passing, when Felix has never had anyone, both when his dad was dead and when he was alive. Nobody came to save him when he needed it and he’s gonna make that everybody’s problem.

- He thinks it’s unfair that Adrien seems to be so much happier than him and gets all of the things Felix wants (companionship) all the while getting to avoid the abuse he went through.

- Bro is genuinely super bitter and emotionally broken but hides it under a facade of showing no emotion at all until he snaps and gets akumatized into Zelus.

- Zelus (more commonly known as Phthonus) is the Greek personification of Jealousy.

- Maybe the ending could parallel the ending of Perfection, where other characters make an attempt to reach out and say “ur not alone <3” and while it works to defeat him, the message does NOT reach Felix and he goes home outwardly seeming better (it’s an act. One that Adrien believes) but remains just lonely.

- Like Kagami his trust issues run deep and one single episode is not gonna fix them. (They’ll heal together though, trust me!)

- His experience getting Akumatized proves to him that his uncle is Hawkmoth, he swipes the GDV ring on his way out to please his mother, and season 4 proceeds as written.

Dialogue Changes

Adrien: Listen, Plagg. Félix lost his dad not so long ago, he's probably not himself.

Plagg: I'm sorry, but there's just no excuse! You never touch my cheese, and yet, you just lost your mother not so long ago, right?

Adrien: My mom and his dad were nothing alike. It’s totally different.

[thefcguy]

Miraculous Main Character Ranking

Just like how I ranked the designs of superheroes for Miraculous Ladybug... now, I will be ranking the characters as a whole. Although design will be a small factor in some of this cases... it mostly has to do with the characters themselves this time. How enjoyable I think they are based on the show, its writting, the circumstances they have been put through, their purposes and, most importantly, my personal opinion.

Also, although i will be ranking this characters, I would like to say, before you guys read the ranking, that I don't actually hate any character here.

They are mostly victims of bad writting from Thomas Astruc, his team, and their lack of understanding on how teams interact with each other, and what interactions are okay and others not.

That's why I feel sympathy towards all of them. But, I understand if you don't.

These are characters from a show made for kid. Please, be respectful with my opinions, and I will be respectful with yours.

Also, if you are either a Marinette , Adrien, Felix or Chloe stan... please, don't look at my ranking, okay?

So, with nothing else to add... Let's begin!

(I hope I don't get destroyed for my opinions).

21- Socqueline Wang

... Can someone please explain me WHY she exists?

Socqueline is one of the characters that miraculous introduces later on for a specific reason, and then doesn't get used later.

However, out of all of these characters... Socqueline is the worst.

Although the idea of Marinette having a friend before Alya, but then moved away/got transferred is interesting, but they add her on SEASON 5!

She and Marinette were supposedly best buddies, and Socqueline was always there to "protect her from the irredeemable monster Chloe bwahhaaa", and yet, she doesn't visit Marinette ONCE in a period of 4 seasons?! Not a photo, not a mention... anything.

The worst part is how they try to make us fans believe that "she has always been here", like in episodes such as "Perfection" when she is added to the group of Kagami's friends.

But, besides "Jubilation" and even worse "Derision" her character has no purpose or impact to the story.

Marinette already has a group of female friends (Alya, Rose, Juleka, Mylene, Alix, Kagami, Zoe, and probably Sabrina on season 6) with badly developed relationships. Do we need one more girl on this mess?

I UNDERSTAND that she is supposed to be a reference to PV!Marinette, that Bridgette was just a name we, the fandom, gave her, and it was supposed to be fan-service, but... the way they made it makes no sense.

Socqueline could have been deleted from season 5 and it wouldn't have changed a thing.

A famous miraculous brazillian youtuber actually had an idea for the purpose the Socqueline could have had in season 5.

His idea (which I also enjoy) is that she, instead of Alya, should have been the one to use Tikki in the "Kwami's Choice" special.

Hawk Moth had already found out that she wasn't Ladybug in "Jubilation", she had no previous connections to Ladybug, and had the desire to be a hero.

This way, hero's choice could also expand on her as a character, explain why she hasn't spoken to Marinette in so long, her own fears and wished for the future...

And maybe... just MAYBE getting a crush on Kitty Noir as the new Ladybug, and, meeting Zoe later after losing the earrings, and getting attracted to her due to reasons she can't explain.

But no, she has the charisma and the importance of a cardboard. I am 75% sure that she will be forgotten in Season 6, and might be "replaced" by Sublime. Who knows.

As for her design... I feel like they did a good job in showing that Socqueline is PV!Marinete, while also making her unique enough in a way.

20- Felix Fathom

Although Socqueline is the most pointless... Felix is the worst character, definetely.

On his first episode, he lies, steals his cousin's phone, tries to ruin his friendship, tries to force Ladybug into kissing him, tries to make a deal with Hawkmoth, and steal's Gabriel's wedding ring... not a good start, right?

The episode's explanation, according to what some character's say, is that he is going through a rough phase because he hasn't been processing his father's death well, and that without his father's authority, he has been "out of control".

This will be important further on.

On his second episode, he is obsessed with finding Hawk Moth's identity, seeing it as a way to get what he wants. Then, again, he gives a wicked smile after he feels like he is winning.

On his third appearence, he uses Gabriel's wedding ring to CONTROL his cousin to agree with his plan, pretends to be Adrien, gets the Dog Miraculous, and uses it to give all the miraculous on the box to Gabriel...

Then, Season 5 arrives, and Felix erases the population of Earth, becomes an almost yandere for Kagami, and becomes a "good boy" because he is just misunderstood and Kagami's love fixed him. There is also the plot of his activism for Sentimonsters...

Do I need to explain myself on why I hate this character?

From the moment he appeared on screen, he has done nothing but caused chaos. And his cause of helping sentimonsters? Pretty hypocrite, considering how he controlled Adrien in "Risk", and tried to ruin his friendships in "Felix".

He is not a confused anti-hero with a noble cause in need of guidence... he is straight up a resentful villain who is unleashing his frustrations on others.

And all the chaos he caused is suddenly forgiven because of his redemption and his abusive father?

Also... where does this Abusive father came from? His debut implied that Colt's death was what bittered Felix's heart. And that he was the one to keep Felix in control.

It either means that the crew thinks that Colt's abusive behavior was good because it keep Felix in line, or that they came up with that last moment to give him a redemption.

I will be going with the latter, because, oh GOSH, the writers put all their effort into redeeming Felix this season.

This boy over here has committed crimes and the show pet him on the head. Meanwhile, school bullies get sent to live with their abusive parent.

His design is great. He is supposed to look just like Adrien, and he clearly looks more formal.

19- Lila Rossi

Lila is... a lot like Felix, actually. She is bitter, manipulative, and always want to have the upper hand.

However, unlike Felix, that the show refuses to portray as a villain, the show actually knows that Lila is bad.

Still... they literally had no idea of what to do with her and went of the rails with her "arc".

When 'Volpina" aired, Lila was just a liar who wanted popularity and came up with the weirdest stories possible to make herself look better.

The class was infatuated by her, which, made sense considering she was new and all.

Then, the whole Ladybug fiasco happened and she became Volpina. Then, on the end of the episode, the writers hinted at Lila returning eventually and becoming a bigger threat...

And she disappears... for a whole season to be precise.

I remember how the fandom was excited to see Lila in action on season 2. Since many were expecting Chloe to be redeemed (since we had no idea how the Queen bee arc would play like), many started to assume that Lila would be the one causing akumas this season.

Which, would have been interesting! We were so used to the formula of Chloe bullying other until they turned into supervillains, that it would be interesting seeing how Lila would operate.

But, she disappeared and only returned when she was needed on Heroes Day.

Then, season 3 arrived, and boy, things got bad quickly.

The class still adores her (to an unnatural degree, tbh), she gets away with all of her stunts, ruins Marinette's reputation, gets Kagami akumatized and makes a deal with Gabriel.

Lila's plot armor this season is WILD. She brags about everything she does, there is proof that she was a part of Heroes Day instead of travelling as she stated (the illusion, and, even if people assumed there was another akuma with this power, considering the event was televisioned, she must have appeared at least one), and she, a teenage girl, impresses Hawk Moth to the point of him wanting her as an ally...

And she never faces the consequences of her actions. Except Onichan.

Then, after all the chaos she caused in season 3... she is benched on season 4, only to return with an even stronger plot armor in the season finale.

Alya somehow believes on her, even is she knows Ladybug's identity and who the real best friend is; and Lila managed to make an alliance with Chloe. WITH CHLOE.

Chloe, the girl who couldn't stand Marinette or Kagami 5 centimeters near Adrien. This Chloe, who probably saw Lila flirting with Adrien already at least once, makes an alliance with her.

The explanation? Chloe can't remember Lila from how "irrevalant" she is.

... do you guys get what I am saying? She has insane levels of plot armor!

Season 5 is when the writers literally gave up on keeping her consistent.

Now, she is an unstable girl cutting photos with Marinette's face, getting Kagami (one of the few people that disliked her) on her side, puts a teenage girl on the position of a mayor, and, am I forgetting something... oh yeah! She is literally crazy, may not even be a teenage girl, and has multiple identities and mothers...

This character makes no sense, her escalation into a supervillain comes out of nowhere, and, the moments we EXPECT her to be a villain, she isn't, and only appears way later.

Considering how much the plot protects her, I don't doubt that it will take at least 6 more seasons to defeat her.

Lila's design in general is okay with the exception of the hair... what's up with her hair? Like, she has 3 "ponytails". Does anyone actually use this hair and I just don't know it?

18- Chloe Bourgeois

Behold, the most incosistent character on this whole show.

I like to say that "Chloe" is not a character. It's a title giving to many identical looking characters that swap places depending on what the plot explains.

The First Chloe is season 1 Chloe, who is your typical mean girl. She bullies other students, is superficial... but, she is mostly a harmless thing. She is just mean, and the akumas all go after her on the end of the episode.

The Second Chloe is the Chloe of episode "Malekdiktator". This Chloe is a sensitive and fragile. She just feels lonely and purposeless.

The Third Chloe is the sassy anti-hero Chloe. She helps Ladybug and Chat Noir as Queen Bee, and can act kindly from time to time. But, she will still be occasionally mean and insult your clothing.

The Fourth Chloe is season 4 Chloe, who is like the first Chloe, but instead of having some depth and realism to her... she is now just pure evil. She trapped Sabrina in her closet and treats Andre like a slave.

The Fifth Chloe is season 5!Chloe, who is a heartless monster that becomes a dictator as soon as she can, becomes Hawk Moth's ally, and incriminates others to get her way.

The writing keeps changing Chloe to what they need her to be. There is no progressive transition or any signs of an arc.

She is a plot point which the writers will never let go.

As for her design... it's pretty iconic, not gonna lie.

17- Kagami Tsurugi

Man, it hurts me putting Kagami this low on the list... but the writers ruined her character.

When Kagami was introduced, she wasn't much different from the majority of the secondary cast.

All we knew is that she came from a strict family and that she was a perfectionist. She is very hard on herself, and wants to make her mother proud.

But as time progressed, the show showed how fierce and determined she could be and that even people like Lila and Chloe could get in the way of the things she wanted (Sadly, most of the time, her goal is Adrien, not a prizer or anything).

Then, Ikari Gozen happened, and we finally saw a new side of Kagami. How lonely she felt, how awkward she could be out of her comfort zone, and that, although she had her issues with Marinette, she wanted to have her as a friend.

On Season 4, she stays mostly the same, although, I feel even more sympathy towards her because Adrien was such a bad boyfriend to her.

(Seriously, Adrien dating Kagami while still having feelings for Ladybug, and Marinette dating Luka while still having feeling for Adrien was a mess that the show never acknowledged).

Season 5, however... things go downhill for her.

Before, she used to be one of the few people to not fall for Lila's, due to her intelligence and strategic thinking. But, now, she is one of Lila's MAIN puppets for the season.

But the worst is probably the relationship with Felix.

Kagami, GIRL, that boy gave the most powerful artifacts in the universe to a Terrorist. He erased human life from the face of the planet. It's not because he saved you from his mother that it makes him a good person deep down!

Man, Kagami was such a confident queen in the past, who knew who to trust... and they turned her into this mess during season 5.

If I was to rank Season 3-4 Kagami, she would be way higher on the list.

But Feligami destroyed her reputation.

I have a few issues with her design. The hair looks weird, and... the damn uniform. A lot of people comment on how her uniform is because of japanese steryotypes and I hate it.

16- Marinette Dupain-Cheng

Okay, before starting my explanation, I would like to disclaim a few things first.

Marinette as character, seems to be constantly having a hard time.

She has the most powerful miraculous, Chat Noir indeed doesn't treat things as seriously as he should, she becomes the guardian way younger than she should, and she has to carry a lot of weight for a girl her age.

Just like we saw in Steven from Steven Universe, this kind of responsibility indeed can lead to an unstable mental health.

And there is also the fact that Marinette only acts the way she does, because Miraculous a whole isn't good at executing ideas.

BUT, even with all of this... it is still very hard to defend her actions.

At season 1, at least, she was mostly just a fangirl. She didn't have the healthies behavior around Adrien, but, she still had salvation. And let's not forget that she was punished (at least, to some degree) by the narrative when she did something wrong (like in "Bubbler", when Tikki reprehends the way she used the Lucky Charm to stop Chloe from kissing Adrien, or when her reckless behavior as Ladybug led to Lila's akumatization on "Volpina).

Season 2 Marinette starts to do some questionable things, like leading Luka on, and keeping Chat Noir in the dark about the Guardian. Although, to be fair, she only kept secrets from Chat Noir because of Fu. She should have insisted more, but, it's not the worst she has done.

Then, on Season 3, Marinette goes off the rails. We have Animaestro, where she joins forces with Chloe to break Kagami, and Adrien, becomes overly paranoid with the Lila situation to the point of being obsessive with proving she is a liar. There is the Wax museum scene...

Season 4 Marinette is where I am torn about. In one hand, yes, she leaves the 4 kids she was supposed to be babysitting with her grandfather to be with Adrien, keeps a lot of info from Chat Noir, makes a whole plan to invade a party at Adrien's house, gives Adrien a miraculous although it already failed, and her whole relationship with Luka.

But, on the other hand... the girl is having the worst time of her life. She is guarding a bunch of small gods as a teenage girl, can't trust anyone, has no mentor to help her figure things out or to vent too, and needs to keep "Chat Blanc" a secret so that Chat Noir doesn't get akumatized. And Hawk Moth fixed the Peacock and he is a more dangerous threat (well, in-universe, that is).

And there was some logic as to why she chose "Adrien" to wield the Dog in "Strikeback". He had no mark, she was under Risk's influence and so on... (the part where she says that Flaimidable is an official part of the team pisses me off, though, cause, Miss Hound debuted AN EPISODE BEFORE).

Season 5 is where her mental health is finally at the bottom, and, combined with the fact she seems to be going back and forth of who she wants to be with (Adrien, Chat Noir and Luka in a way), she does a lot of bad decisions.

However, there is a limit to how many things a bad mental health can excuse. She kind of manipulated Chat Noir's feelings to get him to kiss her.

However, to be honest, if Astruc learned his lesson on how he can't write Marinette like a Stalker and overly jealous girlfriend, and tried to improve her portrayal on the next seasons, I could TRY to forgive her...

But then, Sublimation came.

Even after all the fans complaints, the forced backstory in Derision to try to justify her behavior, and the promise of starting a new arc... Marinette ends up breaking a girl's prosthetic leg because of Adrien.

In the end, even if I can see the archetype they were going for when creating Marinette, girl, I can't defend you and your jealousy!

Seriously, some of the things you did probably can be considered crimes.

(If I am forgetting something, please comment on the post. I don't have energy to search ALL the questionable things Marinette did on the show).

Her design isn't bad, but... the pigtails are childish, and the outfit looks like a simple pajama. Since she is a fashion designer, I expected something more.

15- Nino Lahiffe

Man, Nino... what have the writers done to you?

Nino on season 1 was Adrien's best friend who tried to teach him how to relax and have fun.

He was this chill guy who dated Alya and spoke a lot of "dude". He was never the most profound character, but, he was quite sweet.

On season 2, during "Anansi", Nino shows how much he care for Alya and gets the turtle miraculous.

Then, he becomes basically irrelevant in season 3. It felt like the writers have no idea of what to do with him anymore.

Probably because, since Adrien has less runtime than Marinette, Nino get's basically zero focus, since the show only cares for him as Adrien's best friend and Alya's boyfriend.

If this wasn't bad enough on its own already,at season 4, Nino gets turned into a toxic boyfriend, revealing him and Rena Rouge's identity in a moment of rage.

Then, at season 5, he starts the whole idea of the resistance... and his plans are... questionable to say the least.

I honestly feel bad for Nino. The writers don't seem to care for him for who he is, and all of his arcs are dependant on other characters.

The show doesn't show his own inner struggles, ambitions, or his home life. Which makes him very shallow.

I know that Astruc once commented that Nino has an older brother who has disappeared and gave him the hat before going missing, and that's why Nino was sad when Chamaleon stole it.

But, they never done anything with it in the show which makes Nino's character empty.

I wish the show had treated him better, but man, "Rocketear" and "Illusion" really damaged his image.

Nino's design is solid. I think it shows his chill personality well.

14- Adrien Agreste

Just like with Marinette, I would like to disclaim a few things.

I know Adrien has a complex home life. I know that all the sheltering from his parents made him a bit socially awkward. I know that Chat Noir is the only way he can truly be himself. AND I KNOW THE SENTIMONSTER PLOT KEPT HIM FROM HAVING AN INTEREST ARC.

Season 1 Adrien is... pretty wishy-washy. Although he is "nice" and he cares for his friends... he doesn't do much. A lot of that has to do with the fact Gabriel barely lets him out of the Manor, but, it doesn't excuse things such as him being friends with Chloe, even after she bullies not only Marinette, but Juleka, Mylene, Rose, Kim, and, honestly, everyone at the class.

As Chat Noir... he is a good enough hero. Cataclysm here was still useful, and he had his moments. Although his recklessness caused a lot of problems for Ladybug from time to time, and he didn't learn anything with it.

And let's not forget that he lied he was dating Ladybug just so Theo wouldn't flirt with her. Some people headcanon this as him protecting Ladybug (who he though was a minor) from an adult.

But let's be fair, Theo is probably their age in-universe, and Chat just did it out of jealousy. Which, was a bit of a dick move, but, not the worst thing he pulled out.

On season 2 he started to get a bit annoying. As Adrien, he keeps finding ways of defending Chloe, and "lecturing" how people shouldn't be happy with her leaving which... I understand he feels bad about his first friend leaving Paris, but, he can't explain the rest of the class should feel bad about it.

Chloe has been straight up BULLYING AND TORTURING the class for years, and everyone there had a right to be happy.

As Chat Noir, his jealousy becomes a problem with his character. Yes, Ladybug isn't exactly a great partner all the time, but he could try to remain professional instead of pouting.

Season 3 cements Adrien's character as a bland cardboard. Sorry, but his way of dealing with Lila wasn't good either. Like, if Lila's lies was harmless, I would understand the "high road idea", but she was straight up taking advantage of everyone. Lila's situation could have ended badly if they didn't take any action.

He does seem to change his stance on her a bit during "Onichan" and "Ladybug", but, it only affects the plot on season 5.

Then, season 4 happens, and boy, it isn't good for his image.

First, his whole relationship with Kagami is a mess. He CLEARLY has feelings for Ladybug while he is dating her. Like, he considers causing an akumatization on lies just because he is bored and wants to see her.

The scene with the yellow rose meant nothing on the special if Adrien would pull up a stunt like that on the second episode of the season.

As Chat Noir, he becomes so whiny this season. Like yeah, I understand Ladybug could put more trust on him, but, at this point, he should expect some secrets.

Season 5, surprisingly, is when Adrien's character actually gets a bit interesting.

Now that he is crushing on Marinette, and not Ladybug, we see him taking initiative as Adrien instead of Chat Noir. Which actually gives him a bit of development and depth...

Sadly, what holds him back is the sentimonster plot.

Meanwhile, Chat Noir this season is pretty ignored and forgotten by the plot. So, nothing to say about him.

Summing up my thoughts about Adrien: it's not his fault the way he is, but, most of the time, he whines or throws jealous tantrums.

Adrien's design is not bad, but... it's plain. It isn't that fashionable for the son of a designer, and it doesn't show his personality either.

13- Marc Anciel

You might be wondering why Marc is on the half of the list of characters that I don't like... and it's because I don't like him, sorry.

Like, Reverser was an interesting episode. The akuma was creative, and, since Marc was a writer, it was a way for the fanfic writers fan to relate to him...

HOWEVER, Marc suffers from an issue. It isn't new to us that the miraculous writers are not the best in characterization, and sometimes, many characters can feel the same.

Marc feels like he is just a more friendly version with Nathaniel. And whenever he appears, he is WITH Nathaniel. And they act like a hivemind.

This makes Marc feels less like a character and more like an extension of Nathaniel.

He doesn't feel original, and the fact that he only has a prominent role in 3 episodes (one of which is Gabriel Agreste, where his role was a mess), doesn't make him any more interesting.

And the fact that he is a part of Mendeleeive's class doesn't help at all, considering everyone there barely has cameos, and I doubt the show's team sees the majoirty of them as actual characters.

Then, in Penalteam, someway somehow, even with how little emphasis he had through the show, he got a miraculous...

Seriously, the writers made Chloe evil only so that there was a spare miraculous for Marc? When Zoe could have gotten the rooster?

(I usually only keep Marc as the rooster holder in my AUs cause 1, I like the design, and 2, he is the only confirmed writer on the teen cast).

There is also the fact that Marc was inspired by a person that was allegedly friends with Astruc, and that Astruc allegedly treated badly. This kind of sours the character even more to me.

And last, but not least... I don't like the design. It isn't the outfit, I just think that his face and his hair don't mix well.

It's mostly due to the hair, I think, because I love the combo of his bone structure with his Rooster Bold hair.

I personally like @maddascanbe-blog 's take on marc, because they adjust the face shape and the hair to make a better combo.

But, before moving on to the next character, I would like to state that I don't judge anyone who likes Marc as a character.

Again, he is a character who writes, and the miraculous fandom is known for its large amount of fanfiction and rewrites. He is a shy character that is also slightly geeky.

I understand why people like Marc, @artzychic27 has a lot of stories expanding on the character and creating a bunch of interesting headcanons in the process.

It's just that the character doesn't work for me.

Still, I think he deserved better.

12- Kim Ature

Kim is a character that angers me a lot.

And not because of Derision. Far from it, actually.

Kim, from the start, had questionable behaviors that he could have learned from and improved. But, the show kinds of ignores his past mistakes.

He is very insensitive with the feelings of his friends, like how we saw in Stoneheart, where he is literally mocking Ivan, a boy that clearly has low self-stem, because he can't confess his feelings.

And "Timebreaker" reveals that he is known for pressuring his friends into dares that no one seems to enjoy. Reason why Alix dares him into a race to see if she can stop him.

He is not a jerk, nor a bully, but, he clearly lacks emotional intelligence.

Does the show does anything interesting with it? No, it doesn't. We never see him apologizing to Ivan, or trying to empathize with his classmates.

He doesn't have any arc and it's sad.

He is only higher on the list, because there are moments where Kim is actually enjoyable. And because I know he isn't a bad person.

Just wish the show actually tried to give him something.

His design fits him perfectly, and I can't imagine him any other way.

11- Alya Cesaire

I feel like the fandom has a weird view on Alya.

Most of the complaints I see is when people call her a bad friend and things like this.

However, I don't exactly see Alya as a bad friend. Her believing Lila is mostly due to bad writing. and, although she can be a bit pushy when it comes to Marinette's love life... literally the entire cast (but Zoe, as shown in Kwami's Choice) is.

My main problem with Alya is that she is not what the show tries to portray her as.

We are told that Alya is more of a serious reporter, or even a detective in the majority of cases.

But... she mostly seems like a fangirl, an amateur gossip reporter, or an influencer.

She is either after Ladybug's identity to post on her blog to get more views, making videos such as rankings, or taking unecessary risks to get some answers.

I know she is a teenager, and there aren't many teenagers in the real world who actually do serious investigative work, but, the problem is that the show tries to portray her in a more serious light.

But, besides helping Marinette with the Miracle Book in season 4, we don't see her doing anything else. We don't see her interrogating akuma victims to find a pattern, or trying to find Hawk Moth's identity with an investigative board... nothing.

If they embraced the more gossipy side, I think that she would be more interesting, but, since they don't, Alya ends up as just an annoying character to me.

Alya's design for me it's good. It's hard for me to imagine her any other way.

10- Ivan Bruel

From this point onwards, is where I start to find the characters interesting or even liking them.

Ivan, as a character, it's pretty interesting. He is sweet, insecure, has no friends, and, still, he seems to care so much about all his friends.

He is aware of his strengh, and, because of that, is afraid of hurting others.

Besides, he is such a cute boyfriend to Mylene, and is always trying to support her.

Astruc also confirmed that he has a hard home life, which, could lead to interesting episodes.

What holds him back is the lack of focus that he is given.

Besides Stoneheart, Horrificator, a bit of Mega Leech, and Penalteam, he doesn't do much, and just stands on the background.

He had the potential of being a fan favorite... but, the plot forgets his existence most of the time.

His design is simple, but, I kind of like it.

9- Mylene Harprele

Mylene, as a character, is interesting as well. I think that it's interesting how much she struggles with her fears, mostly because I struggle with mine as well.

And still, she manages to be an activist and fights for what she believes.

Sadly, she doesn't have much more going with her character.

Besides her sweetness, emphaty and insecurities, the show doesn't explore more about her.

They do have the plot of her interest in acting but... I think that her activism plot is more interesting.

Not that she can't be both, but, since we already have an actress on the main cast (Zoe), I think that they shouldn't overlap.

The web series 'Miraculous Secrets' on YouTube commented on Mylene wants to be a politician someday, and, I think that, if the show focused more on that, Mylene could get way more interesting.

Imagine if, instead of Marinette, Mylene was Class President? She would be forced to face her fears, doubts and Chloe to do so. It could be a great arc for her.

But, no, she only gets one or two uncreative episodes that try to teach about environmental awareness but fail badly.

And, although the fact that her mother left was only added to tarnish Chloe's image even more, they could have used it to explain where her phobias came from, and have an episode where she faces her traumas.

But no. The show just treats her as the "hippie girl" of the class.

As for her design, I don't have any complaints. I heard people talk about how her hair is cultural appropriation, but, since I am a white boy, I have no idea if it is or not.

If any black person would like to comment on the matter, I would gladly hear it.

8- Rose Lavillant

Rose, in general, is an interesting character.

Although she is very sweet and innocent, she is also very strong and dedicated.

And, even is she doesn't have many episodes where she has a prominent role, her minutes on the spotlight are very well utilized.

Either be her usual comments on the Love Square, her trying to cheer her friends up, and "Guilltrip" as a whole.

But, there is one BIG problem with her character... the "Toxic Positivity" she is always trying to force onto the other characters and the viewers.

As someone who grew up with Spongebob, and still uses toxic positivity nowadays as a copying mechanism... kids shouldn't be taught that. It isn't healthy.

And the show doesn't acknowledge that at any moment.

As for the design, I think it fits Rose perfectly. It matches how joyful and bubbly she is.

7- Luka Couffaine

Luka is a pretty chill guy. He usually is the group's therapist due to usually being the one with most experience and thoughtful.

Growing up without a father, and with Anarka being chaotic, he had to learn to be responsible and help himself and Juleka.

He is great at music and uses it to express himself and understand the world around him...

He is also very romantic, and know how to flirt.

He seems like the perfect Love Interest... which ends up making him a bit of an uninteresting character.

I understand why the fandom loves him, because, well, he is "perfect". But, that doesn't leave much room for him to grow.

We rarely saw Luka's inner conflicts or his struggles through the seasons.

Viperion, from his debut, is already great with his miraculous, and he never fails.

The times his powers fail is due to someone else's actions.

Season 5 brought an interesting arc for him. He found out about Ladybug and Chat Noir's identities, and, therefore, can't get akumatized. Because, if he does, Monarch wins.

But, after Migration, he is sent to Brazil and only returns at the season finale...

As for his design... I mean, it's okay. It kind of matches the character... BUT, I would like to comment on something.

During the big season 1 and 2 hiatus, where the fandom survived with the fan comics and the crumbs of information... some people created designs for Luka.

I don't know the artist because I only saw the comic on youtube, but, there was a design of him which he had a more circular face shape like Juleka, red highlights instead of cyan, and a more timid, but still playful behavior that was PERFECT!

Although Canon Luka is sufficient at his job... this fan comic Luka was so cool!

It's a shame I never found the artist...

All in all, I like Luka, but, he could have been more interesting.

6- Nathaniel Kurtzberg

Although I don't like Nathaniel as much as the fandom does, I do think he is interesting.

He is an art kid who enjoys fancomics and fanfiction. Pretty relatable in my opinion.

My main problem with Nathaniel is that the crew sometimes exagerrate with his sass.

Instead of being charismatically sassy (like Pearl on SU, for example), he feels more whiny from time to time.

Like, sometimes it can be a pain to see him in scream complaining or throwing a tantrum.

Still, he is not the worst character on the show.

As for his design... I don't like red on him. Like, we already have so many characters on red, like Marinette after she transforms, Marc, Kagami, Kim...

It's just a bit too much. After finding out he is actually a brunette, i was fully convinced they should have chosen another color for him.

Especially cause, although I love Caprikid's design, and it fits Nathaniel perfectly... the red doesn't look good.

Imagine him being Brunette with really dark hair as a civillian, and his turning black with white streaks after he transforms?

All in all, even if Nathaniel can be enjoyable in canon, he can also be a pain in the ass (and his behavior in "Reverser" was unacceptable).

5- Juleka Couffaine

Juleka is a character that I really like... mostly because of the Brazillian Dub.

In most countries, she is a character that jsut mumbles, and, most of the times I see the official accounts commenting on what she is trying to say... it's usually creepy. Like how people suggested that she once said that "Marinette should kidnap Kagami".

However, instead of just mumbling, Juleka actually speaks in Brazillian. Most of her lines are probably not what Astruc in mind, but, it makes her more interesting.

Brazillian!Juleka is, a lot of the times, a reluctant voice of reason. Like, in one episode, she suggested that Marinette should SPEAK with Kagami about her feelings for Adrien. Instead of any crazy plan.

Besides, I think that Juleka's arc is pretty interesting. She had to learn how to express herself, and stop people from stepping on her.

Although Crocoduel ended up being more about Lukanette's break up than Juleka, it shows us new sides of the character.

It shows how Juleka feels unfavored in comparison to Luka (specially by Jagged), how she doesn't want to disappoint her friends... and how she just want her parents to make peace and stop fighting.

It's a shame that the miraculous magically solved her self-stem, though, instead of being something more procedual.

Also, I hate how the tiger's power was basically the same as the cat, when the entire fandom wanted invisibility.

Still, Juleka had an arc on the show... which is more than I can say about the rest of the cast.

And, the design combines perfectly with her.

4- Max Kante

Max is miraculous best boy, and, no, you won't change my mind.

Max is pretty much the steryotype of the geeky nerd. He is great at math and objectivity, he is great at science, and can be a bit socially awkard from time to time.

Although he doesn't have an overarching story across the series, his hero choice was the one who made most sense in context. Unlike the other heroes who were mostly chosen due to being friends with Ladybug or Chat Noir and being related to the akuma, Max actually helped the heroes on the episode.

His relationship with his mother is also very cute, especially considering how badly Parent and children relationships are written in the show. It reminds me a bit about mine with my mother (although my relationship with my mother can be a bit more complex due to some reasons XD).

My biggest disappointment towards him, however, is that he was given the horse, and not the, I don't know, the RABBIT!

Like, out of all kids in class, he is the one who would probably understand about time travel. Imagine if he was the one safe watching the timeline?

I like to imagine Rabbit!Max as a Professor Paradox from Ben 10, of sorts, who appears only when necessary and knows what to do to keep the events on the rails.

It makes more sense for him to have this role than Alix. At least, in my opinion.

Besides, imagine episodes focused on Max learning how to deal with time annomalies inside of Burrow. Like a Rabbit!Max spin-off! Let me dream, guys, please.

As for his design, it is adorable. I love the suspenders.

I do have my complaints about his character, like, the circumstances for his two akumatizations are pretty... meh and two basic, and his friendship with Kim is too underutilized and explored by the show.

3- Alix Kudbel

Alix is such a fun character to watch. She is competitive, and has a bit of a short fuse, but, at the same time, she is also the one who tends to be the most reasonable on her friends' group.

She is sassy, but on the right measure, and has her moments of vulnerability. And, even if her relationship with her father isn't frequently shown, I think it's interesting that, even is she tends to be a bit rebellious... he supports her and trusts her.

My main problem with her is the choice of her miraculous...

Alix has always been a character that is straight to the point. She is brave, direct and confrontational... and they gave her a miraculous that forces her to be on the sidelines...

In my opinion, she should have been given either the Snake, the Tiger, the Ox, the Bee or the dog.

Due to her position as Bunnix, she doesn't appear as much as she should.

(Although, like with Max, maybe some episodes focused on her adventures inside of burrow could also solve this issue).

Her design is also very cool. It's pretty rebellious and sporty. Although, I don't like the shade of pink in her hair... like, it just doesn't clash well.

I also would like to thank my friend @natedogx15 , by making Alix a main character in his rewrite, he showed me how good Alix could actually be.

2- Zoe Lee

Okay, this character grew a lot in me as I rewatched season 4 and 5 (also the fact that the other characters got worse and worse in my eyes).

Although Zoe is usually seen as just Chloe's half-sister who became the next Queen Bee, she is much more than that.

She is a girl from an abusive family, who felt powerless on her own house, and lost herself in an attempt to fit in a world where she thought she had to belong...

Only to find out that she could be herself, because she would eventually find a place where people would like her for who she is.

I am making a bunch of analysis on Zoe's character, but, to sum it up, she isn't a bad character. It's just that the show hates her.

I would also recommend @nerdy-chocomallow analysis on her. It will surely help you guys have a new vision on her.

1- Sabrina Raincomprix

I am aware that this opinion is very unpopular among the fandom, and I kind of understand it.

She was Chloe's servant from seasons 1 to 4, and, even if she was treated badly... she still helped Chloe into torturing the rest of the class without visible remorse, only to suddenly few guilt in Season 5 and turn her back on Chloe and Lila...

But, just like the majority of Sabrina fans, I like Sabrina for 1, how much i relate to her, and 2, for all the headcanons that I created with her unused potential.

The old webseries commented on how, with the exception of Adrien, Sabrina has the best grades of the class.

You might ask yourself "What about Max?". I like to imagine that, although he is a prodigy at math and science... he isn't as good with subjective subjects. Like poetry.

As for Sabrina, I headcanon her as for being a jack of all trades. She isn't a master at science or Math like Max, but passionate and dedicated enough to get the top grades.

I also like to imagine Sabrina writes poems. She can't vent her feelings with words, so she does it via poems.

Also, as Penalteam shows, she loves soccer. I imagine she is a fan of sports in general, and uses them as a way to relieve stress.

Why she is so dedicated in general? Maybe it's a way to try to get her busy father's attention. Maybe it's so that she can fill the voide she feels due to her loneliness.

Sadly speaking, that's what those headcanons are. Headcanons.

If you guys want more Sabrina headcanons like this, i recommend @sabrina-central to get more info.

It's a shame that canon Sabrina didn't get more explored. Although I never had a toxic friendship on this level, I know the feeling of feeling alone, and that you will never find friends outside your current group. I know how it is to have a lot to say, but unable of externalizing it.

As for her design... I just think that the shorts are ugly. Like, the shade of cyan they chose doesn't fit the character at all.

Anyway, that was my ranking. If you disagree with me... I understand. Miraculous as whole doesn't have good writting, especially when it comes to the characters.

And I understand people excusing or defending a character because they can relate to them.

I just think it's important for us to be critical so we can learn from the mistakes the characters make.

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Miraculous LadyBug Fics

This is a list of Miraculous Ladybug fics I like on AO3, if you have any recs for me feel free to send me some!

I have a separate list for Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Damian Wayne Fics Here: Part 1 Part 2

Updated 11/2/24

Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Felix Graham De Vanily

Hey, Little Songbird by charlietheepic7 *Finished*

~Really, Felix couldn't believe his cousin sometimes. Marinette was talented, beautiful, kind, and had a crush on Adrien bigger than the mansion, yet Adrien was blind to the treasure right in front of him. "Just a friend," indeed.

Well, if Adrien wasn't going to do anything, it wouldn't matter if Felix... snatched her up?~

Welcome To The Back by Geeeny *Finished*

~Marinette Dupain-Cheng sits alone in the back. Until she doesn't.~

birds of a feather by WithLovePoohBear *Finished*

~When Mme Bustier’s class gets a new student, Marinette might just finally find true friends who love and support her for who she is.

But more accurately, she finds her home.~

Pen Pals by That_Kwami_plagg  *Finished*

~Marinette and Felix have been Pen Pals for two years. She tells him everything. All of the abuse, lies and manipulations. He became her sanctuary, and her his. What happens when Felix moves to France? Can he help her through her struggles, or will he be another victim of Lila?~

Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Tim Drake

Tiny Tim by LeoLeonte *Finished*

~Tim leaned back on the chair. Disrespect was a common occurrence at the meetings he attended but usually people were far more subtle about it.

In which sleep deprivation makes people do, and say stupid things.~

The Contingency by AbyssalGuardian *Finished*

~After Marinette loses the support of her parents she decides that it’s time for her to enact one of her contingency plans and disappear.

Where better to disappear than Gotham?~

coup de foudre (came with a lightning bug) by newdog14 *Finished*

~“So unfortunately I’m being forced to turn in my resignation without having a replacement trained just yet,” Marinette said, looking genuinely regretful.

“Marry me!” Tim blurted out, and Marinette blinked at him in shock~.

Damsel in Distress by Izanae *Finished*

~All Marinette wanted to do was check out the competition.

Instead, she finds herself at the mercy of a Rogue - and a certain Red bird.~

Misc.

No Hesitation by orphan_account *Finished*

~Marinette could never have foreseen just how quickly Lila's plan would work - but now a new school year has begun and she has transferred to a new school that could support her fashion career far better than Dupont ever could.~

Accidentally on Purpose by LadyLiterature

~When Marinette had been chosen to intern with Monsieur Wayne’s PA, she hadn’t been expecting anything special. Sure, the Waynes were an odd breed and generally considered strange, but Marinette hadn’t actually expected to have much contact with them, if any at all.~

Multi-mouse will multi-wreck your shit by Assassinscred, Bloodhungrywolfpack *Finished*

~The whole world is watching the live stream as Multi-mouse's miraculous is ripped from her neck. They are all watching as the girl underneath is revealed. The super hero community, specifically the Bat clan, are stunned as she continues to fight, berating her foe the whole way.

With this new public knowledge, Batman once again reaches out to offer his assistance with the situation. Unlike a few years ago, this time Ladybug accepts.~

Siren Song by MelsCalamity *Unfinished*

~Or the story how Marinette Dupain-Cheng one night randomly woke up in Gotham City and suddenly got adopted by the Gotham City Sirens.~

[jasmine-the-fox]

Was just a mask

Okay guys! another fic request from A29Z10 here for you guessed it VALENTINE'S DAY!! I hope you all enjoy it!!

Adrien Agreste was many things… but perfect was the main thing people believed about him… not knowing that it was all an act… a mask to be exact. Adrien was actually a psychopath… just like his father Gabriel. This was something that Emilie greatly feared and when Adrien began to be like his father…

She quickly used the peacock miraculous to purposefully harm herself to escape Gabriel and Adrien. This resulted in Gabriel determined in a psychotic way to get her back, as a result he became Hawkmoth and created akuma’s to help him get the ladybug and black cat miraculous for him so he can use the wish to bring back his wife.

Growing up, Adrien had caused a lot of problems by manipulating others and hurting some… but he was never punished as he got it all pinned on his first friend Chloe Bourgeois. At some point she thought about leaving Adrien… but due to her belief that he was her only friend she didn’t and stayed with him which caused her to blamed for everything he did.

Gabriel wanted to help Adrien work on a way to hide the truth better so he made him into a model so he could learn, as a result he was able to hide the truth from many… except from his aunt Amélie and his cousin Felix who knew the truth thanks to Emilie. Sadly, Felix wasn’t able to prove who Adrien really was since every time he would confront Adrien… it ended with Felix claimed as the bad guy.

Now years have gone by, Marinette is Ladybug the hero of Paris who is trying with the help of her partner Cat Noir… defeat Hawkmoth and stop him from akumatizing people. Sadly, things weren’t easy for her, both as Marinette and Ladybug… she was alone all because of Lila, Adrien and Cat Noir who worked hard to tear her away from her loved ones and now with-it being Valentine’s Day… she was alone.

She didn’t even understand why this was all happening to her “Marinette Dupain-Cheng?” she looked up to find Felix who held his phone in hand “You need to see this” he said before handing her his phone with a video open for her to watch… it greatly confused her but… she didn’t have anything else to do and from the look of it… he wanted her to know something important.

So… Marinette played the video… and uncovered Adrien’s true colors…

She was horrified as she watched Adrien harm people and then pin all of the blame onto Chloe to make him look innocent “And he’s been doing this for years?” she asked making Felix nod “It’s why my aunt vanished… Adrien got this from uncle and she couldn’t take it” he said making her eyes widen.

He then swiped on the screen and played her another video… one where she discovers that Adrien has been helping Lila to keep Mari alone… so he could be with her… if Ladybug rejects him again “Adrien is Cat Noir?” Mari asked making Felix nod “Turns out he told Lila and she agreed to keep his secret if he helped her with you… but he turned it around and made it he would help her keep you alone in exchange of him not revealing her as a liar” he explained making her nod before she slowly began to make her way back home to be in her bed and think over everything that she was now told.

As she walks into her room, she is surprised to find Chloe and Luka there “She was trying to gain the courage to come in and I helped her do so” Luka explained making her nod and look at Chloe. She looked nervous but at the same time determined to say something to Marinette “I wanted to say that I’m sorry for what I did to you” she explained this of course surprised Marinette considering who Chloe really… but then she remembers the video Felix showed her of when Adrien was younger.

It made her as a result not keep her guard up towards Chloe “Chloe and I spoke and have decided to work together to stop Adrien and Lila” Luka explained which surprised Mari “But how? Adrien is rich and Lila is a liar who can manipulate anyone she wants” she explained making Chloe grin “I’m rich too though” she said before she and Luka left the room to head out.

For the next couple of days, Chloe and Luka work together to collect evidence against Lila and Adrien. It took them a while but soon they had enough to take them down once for all… and to show that Lila is really a liar while Adrien isn’t the guy they thought he was from the start.

They slowly worked on a plan to reveal them and decided to make it happen at a fake Valentine’s Day ball where everyone can watch as they are revealed for who they really are in the end. Marinette designed the invites for the ball while Luka spread them around leaving Chloe and Felix to make sure everything was ready for the ball and their plan to destroy the Agreste’s and Lila once and for all “I just hope they leave me alone after this… I can’t take anymore of it” Marinette said as she worked on her dress for the ball.

Chloe had sent her all the materials she would need to design her own dress and promised her anything else she could need if needed… but that didn’t make her not worry that the plan backfires on them “Don’t worry Marinette! I’m sure everything will be fine in the end” Tikki said while eating her cookies.

Her words helped soothed some of Mari’s nerves… but not all of them but still enough that she was able to finish her dress for the ball “Now all there is left to do is wait for the big day” she said simply and moved away to relax and do something else to keep herself busy for now. Felix would sometimes come and visit to see how she was doing and that was what happened that day… however, Mari fell asleep so Tikki watched as Felix came in and spotted the dress.

He walked around it, examined it, touched it, checked the materials used to make it, added a few touches in her notes for her to look at when she wakes up, prepared the materials in case she wanted to add his ideas… and placed a box down by her sketchbook before walking over to Marinette, moving her hair away from her face, tucked her under a blanket and then left her room.

When she woke up confused Tikki quickly explained what happened so she moved to see the notes Felix wrote for her “These are amazing” she whispered and quickly moved to add what he wrote with a smile on her face while Tikki watched over her holder with a giggle… it was clear that Felix had fallen for her hard and he was determined to keep her close to him in anyway he could have her. Once Mari was done, she picked up the box and found a lovely choker with a heart shaped ruby… it was small of course but gorgeous to her.

It was going to look gorgeous with the dress when she puts them on together…

Soon… the night of the ball came. Mari was nervous but Felix was by her side as he was her date to the ball “Chloe and Luka are waiting by the entrance of the ball” he said making her nod in understanding… but she was still nervous about the whole thing.

Anything could happen and cause them to be seen as the bad guys in the whole thing and the last thing she wanted was for that to ruin her life and make her need to leave Paris forever in the end because someone wanted to hide who they really were. Mari took a deep breath as the car stopped, Felix let her do so and after a while moved to open the door and help her out to get inside for the ball “Everything will be fine… I promise” he whispers and Mari smiles in relief to his words… and then her eyes land on the new ring he was wearing.

Not knowing that it was the black cat miraculous… that he took from Adrien the first chance he had…

He hated that his cousin was Ladybug’s partner… and he didn’t want her to have him for much longer. As a result, he went to see his cousin one day as he was rushing around to get ready for a photo shoot. It hadn’t been hard at all to slip of the miraculous from Adrien and slip him a fake… Adrien clearly hasn’t noticed and thinks Plagg gave him the silent treatment or something “He probably won’t notice until the next akuma comes and a new black cat appears” Plagg told him once he slipped on the miraculous.

It was really obvious how blind Adrien was to his personal desires at the moment… Felix really hoped this plan works because he really was just done with all of this. He guided Mari inside where Luka and Chloe waited “The trio is inside too… ready when you are” Luka said while looking at Felix.

He looked at Chloe and nodded making her pull out her phone “Play it now” she said and seconds later the video of little Adrien began to play and reveal who he really is, people were shocked at it and became disgusted when they uncovered that he was like this because of Gabriel… but they all became horrified when Lila was revealed… and the fact Adrien is Cat Noir.

She tried to play it off… to spin another lie but everyone was done with her and Adrien and demanded answers. All of a sudden, Adrien and Lila were akumatized into Lovers who had the power to make anyone love and follow them. Mari quickly ducked out and transformed into Ladybug while Felix hid to transform into… Shadow. He quickly went to help Ladybug… resulting in Adrien and Lila getting quickly defeated… and Hawkmoth getting captured as he was at the ball too.

He detransformed and was revealed to being Gabriel. Ladybug took his miraculous before he with Lila and Adrien were taken away. The ball then ended making everyone leave “You three can come stay in my hotel room… I mean were at the hotel” Chloe said making the three agree and went up with Chloe to her room where they relaxed and slept.

The next day, Ladybug and Shadow went to the Agreste manor and grabbed the grimoire and peacock miraculous that Gabriel had just been able to repair. They used it to heal Nathalie and bring back Emilie who not only reported Gabriel and Adrien… but confessed to everything she knew about the miraculous… and how she used a damaged miraculous on purpose to escape her psychotic husband and son at long last.

As a result… Gabriel was in jail and Adrien was sent to a psych ward while Lila was deported back to Italy for good. Paris was now safe but Ladybug and Shadow continued to patrol Paris to help where they can together. Marinette now being freed from Lila’s lies… sued the school and her classmates for everything they had put her through because of Lila.

Chloe helped by paying for the lawyer and she showed no mercy… Damocles and Caline were charged for their crimes against Marinette and her classmates all suffered for their actions… they all tried to pin it on Lila but the judge only said one thing “She never told you to do any of those things! You decided to do it on your own! She may have given you the match… but you chose to light it” he said to them explaining that Lila never made them do anything… they decided to do it.

This as a result… cost them their dreams. Reporter, director, actress, famous artist, Olympic swimmer, professional rollerblader, singer, model and many more dreams were shattered all because of their choices. Alya thought… had it worst. She was known as Lila’s best friend and so she suffered even more than the rest of the class… she couldn’t even attend college because of her actions in the end.

So, when three years passed and she watches on the news that Felix proposed to Marinette while Luka proposed to Chloe on Valentine’s Day… Alya Cesaire then understood that she had directed her anger on the wrong person… it was never Marinette who was to blame for her fate or Lila’s…

It had always been her fault… it was the classes fault from the start… like the judge said… Lila gave them the match… but they all lighted it themselves…