Miraculous Ladybug: Difference between revisions

* [[Antagonist Title]]: Most individual episodes are named after the [[Villain of the Week]].

* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: {{spoiler|Hawk Moth is actually Adrien's father Gabriel, but at the time of writing, [[Mutual Masquerade| neither know the other's identity]].}}

* [[Balancing Death's Books]]: {{spoiler|As [[Eccentric Mentor|Master Fu]] explains in "Robostus", anyone who gains possession of all the Miraculous-es could use them to do practically ''anything''. They could alter reality, create life, and possibly even change history. While this could, theoretically, be used for philanthropic purposes, like ending hunger and poverty or stopping all wars, the [[Powers That Be]] demand a price; whatever is given is taken from someone else to maintain a [[Balance of Power]] in the universe. Thus, if life is created, it will then be taken from someone else. For this reason, no one person can ''ever'' be allowed to assemble them all.}}

* [[Battle Couple]]: Zigzagged with Ladybug and Cat Noir. Their partnership has never truly been official, and while the two are ''technically'' reciprocate each other's feelings due to a [[Two-Person Love Triangle]] involving alternate identities, the farthest it has gone is a [[Ship Tease]]. However, both at least trust the other as a partner completely.

** Adrien has a black cat theme and destructive powers.

** Ladybug's costume is red with black spots, [[Red and Black and Evil All Over|a traditional villain color scheme.]] This is emphasized in Season 5, where her costume is upgraded with her new powers as Guardian of the Miraculouses, the new costumes putting more emphasis on the black.

* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: The akumatizations serve as this for members of the supporting cast; it's rare that the character is someone who has not appeared before or isn't intended to appear again.

* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Hawk Moth isn't exactly the Devil, but he tends to follow the same path, offering power through his akumas to someone in the midst of a [[Moment of Weakness]]. Unfortunately for him, [[Faustian Rebellion]]s happen at an increasingly alarming rate.

* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: {{spoiler|Not even Adrien realizes that his father - as resentful he is of him at times - is the villainous Hank Moth and how close he and Ladybug are to their foe. But then, neither does Hawk Moth.}}

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Most akuma victims start out with a small grudge over a small slight; Hawk Moth's influence amplifies this grudge into a desire for revenge that has the potential to turn murderous.

* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]:

** Marinette's house and school are located in the fictional 21st Arrondissment of Paris, which is somehow both directly across the river from Notre Dame (in the 5th) and in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower (in the 7th). A 21st arrondissement would border the 11th, 12th and 20th, but would still be nowhere near either landmark.

* [[Empathic Shapeshifter]]: All of the villains, save presumably for Hawk Moth, are made to fit the feelings and desires of the people who get akumatized and the situations that caused those feelings. A jilted suitor becomes a bitter anti-Cupid, a timid actress becomes a horror movie monster, etc. Some of them are extremely context-specific as a result, like the Bubbler who is a party animal with a bubble theme because Nino wanted to throw Adrien a party at the time, and happened to be using a bubble wand when Hawk Moth noticed him.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Lighthearted example in Season 3; Marinette tries to spy on Adrien and Lila by stacking garbage cans, climbing on them, and peering over the wall of his house, only to fall and wind up buried and garbage. Lila sees this as she leaves, and says she could take a selfie of it and post it in order to humiliate her... but then declines to do so, saying it would be "too easy".

* [[Evil Is Not Well Lit]]: Hawk Moth directs his evil schemes from a dark, mostly featureless room with his viewing panel providing the only illumination.

* [[Evil Only Has to Win Once]]: Seeing as akuma prey on victims overcome with negative emotions, it is likely Hawk Moth will ''never'' run out of pawns unless the heroes somehow defeat ''him''. Until then, one bad day would be all it would take...

* [[Gay Paree]]: In this version of Paris, the weather is always sunny and warm, and the city is as picturesque as can be, with the Eiffel Tower visible from ''anywhere''.

* [[Hour of Power]]: Whenever Ladybug or Cat Noir use their most powerful special ability (Lucky Charm and Cataclysm, respectively), a [[Magic Countdown]] starts that causes them to ''completely'' lose their transformation in five minutes. The symbols on their Miraculous have five lights that will count down after the power is activated.

* [[Late for School]]: Happens to Marinette in the intro, and has caused many problems in actual episodes.

* [[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: Defied twice-over in "Timebreaker"; Not only is Ladybug able to safely interact with - and form a team with - her past self, but [[Big Bad|Hawk Moth]] gets the smart idea to double his pawn's power by sending a second akuma to corrupt the past one, so they can ''also'' form a team. [[Fridge Brilliance]] kicks in here, as two Ladybugs were likely needed to purify two akumas.

* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Despite the Marinette and Adrien having career goals of fashion designing and modeling, each tends to stick to the same outfit unless there's a reason for something else, like PE class. Marinette always wears a white shirt, black jacket, and pink slacks, while Adrien wears a black shirt, white jacket, jeans, and orange shoes. Most of the supporting cast is like this too.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: The cast has steadily grown in only two seasons, as akumized victims usually become recurring members of the supporting cast afterwards.

* [[Made of Indestructium]]: Both Ladybug's yo-yo and Cat Noir's staff seem unbreakable. They've used the weapons to stop cars, buses, helicopters, and even a plane in one case, without the weapons getting so much as a crack. (Although in all fairness, the last one may have just been Marinette daydreaming.)

* [[Magic Countdown]]: The stated countdown for both heroes' [[Hour of Power]] is five minutes, although this seems to be expanded or compressed [[Depending on the Writer| as the plot demands.]]

* [[Secret Secret Keeper]]: {{spoiler|Master Fu was this from the start, as he gave the Miraculous-es to both the current holders. As of "Dark Owl", both Tikki and Plagg know the identities of ''both'' heroes, but haven't revealed it to their holders.}}

* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]]: Gender offers neither Marinette nor her female classmates protection from [[Amusing Injuries]].

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Akuma victims are all over the scale here. Winners gain abilities like [[Time Travel]] and [[Weather Control Machine|Weather Control]], while losers can do things like [[Lethal Harmless Powers|control pigeons or magic bubbles]]. Hawk Moth may be both a winner ''and'' a loser, as he is able to grant almost ''any'' power to his pawns, but none to himself.

* [[Superpowers for A Day]]: {{spoiler|Alya's role as Rita Rouge was supposed to be this originally (at least in-story) but she was just too awesome to get rid of, and she seems to have advanced to "part-timer heroine."}}

** Lila is even worse, to absolutely ''nobody's'' surprise.

* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]: Often with elements of all three in the plot.

* [[World-Healing Wave]]: Once per episode, after the villain is defeated, Ladybug is able to use her Lucky Charm to repair the damage that has been done, this power even able to reverse death.

* [[World of Ham]]: Cat Noir is probably the worst, but everyone has a few spells of hamminess.