History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS03E08Onichan

* PunnyName: The name Oni-Chan refers to a kind of yōkai, demon or troll in Japanese folklore. But this can be also be misinterpreted as Oniichan, which refers to an older brother.

* LameExcuse: Adrien offers a weak reason for being angry with Lila (that she got Nathalie and his bodyguard in trouble) rather than the real reason (that she faked an injury to try to get Ladybug killed). The latter isn't something he would know about if not for his SecretIdentity. Of course, this does showcase Adrien's personal values. He's practically a doormat when the only person in harm's way is himself, but the moment [[BerserkButton someone else gets hurt in any way...]]

* BadassNormal: Kagami slices down a tree in one swing. With a ''[[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter bamboo sword]]''. And this is ''before'' she gets akumatized.

** And, likely due to her akumatization, Oni-Chan manages to go even further with it, gushing about Adrien's alleged perfection and refusing to stop attacking Lila until she agrees to stay away from Adrien.

** As stated above, Oni-Chan adamantly defends Adrien's superiority to Chat Noir.
*** Even better, Kagami's previous akumatized form Riposte was dead-set on killing Adrien, her akumatization [[SoreLoser fueled by hatred over her defeat against Adrien]]. As Oni-Chan, she is dead-set on killing Lila because she assumes that they are dating, her murderous goal motivated by her ''affection'' for Adrien.

* EvilIsPetty: Upon seeing the fencing team photo with Adrien and Kagami close to each other and then seeing Ladybug's photo, Lila immediately talks Adrien into a selfie with her kissing his cheek and then sending the selfie out to a number of contacts, which somehow include Gabriel and Kagami, which was apparently enough to break the latter's heart and send her into tears and vulnerable enough to be akumatized.

* {{Irony}}: The last time Kagami was akumatized she tried to slice Adrien in half. This time she vows to protect him and declares her undying love.

* KnightTemplarParent: Evidence seems to indicate that Hawk Moth's primary goal in this episode is ''not'' the heroes' Miraculous, but to have Lila bumped off because she's a bad influence on Adrien. For once, he doesn't raise any complaints when his akumatized minion prioritizes their own revenge over getting him the Miraculous, and his recruitment speech to Kagami even seems to encourage this behaviour, only mentioning the Miraculous in the context of "the heroes are going to show up anyway, so you might as well give it a shot". Of course, when Lila [[InLoveWithYourCarnage impresses him with her capability for evil]], he quickly changes his tune and now sees her as a valuable potential ally.

* LaserGuidedKarma: All of Lila's deceit and lies catch up to her in many ways: initially angering Gabriel enough to want to send an akumatized villain specifically to deal with her; said villain is [[WomanScorned Kagami]], who as Oni-Chan hunts her down non-stop for her deception; finally [[BewareTheNiceOnes Adrien/Chat Noir]] is fully disgusted with her actions and realizes she won't change at all, first tells her off as Chat and then also as Adrien. All Lila can do is [[BreakTheHaughty stare in shock and disbelief]] once all is said and done.
** Subverted in the end when she impressed Gabriel Agreste so much that he makes an alliance with her.

** This episode reveals that Kagami has a genuine crush on Adrien. This also serves as an InternalReveal for Adrien himself via his alter ego.

* LovesMyAlterEgo: The first thing Kagami does after her new akumatization is find Adrien, give him a DeclarationOfProtection and goes after Lila. When Cat Noir jokes with Oni-Chan about how much better he is in comparison to Adrien, the infuriated Oni-Chan says he'll never be as perfect as Adrien and sends him flying into a nearby billboard (which, of course, is an ad for Adrien the Fragrance).

* SaveTheVillain: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as Ladybug and Chat Noir don't actually know how evil Lila really is, but they still protect her from Oni-Chan. Even after she fakes a leg injury to try and get Ladybug killed, Chat still protects her, albeit while calling her out on her dishonesty.

* SomethingAboutARose: The akumatized item is Kagami's rose from Adrien, pressed and preserved as a keepsake of her feelings for him. This extends to Oni-Chan's motif, from her symbol when someone receives her message on their phone to the style of her bokken.

* TrackingSpell: The horn that Oni-Chan puts on Lila's forehead allows Oni-Chan to teleport to her instantly, switching places with a person nearby when they open a text message from the akuma victim (the phone number is supplied by magic).

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Before this episode, Adrien, while aware of her ConsummateLiar tendencies, was still sympathetic to Lila. Lila's actions in this episode cause him to realize what a BitchInSheepsClothing she is. Of course, the PinocchioNose Oni-Chan gave Lila revealed gave her away everytime she lied and revealed her deceptions. In the end it was Hawk Moth who rattened her and did her and himself a great disservice.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Before this episode, Adrien, while aware of her ConsummateLiar tendencies, was still sympathetic to Lila. Lila's actions in this episode cause him to realize what a BitchInSheepsClothing she is. Of course, the PinocchioNose Oni-Chan gave Lila helped reveal the deceptions.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Before this episode, Adrien, while aware of her ConsummateLiar tendencies, was still sympathetic to Lila. Lila's actions in this episode cause him to realize what a BitchInSheepsClothing she is. Of course, the PinocchioNose Oni-Chan gave Lila gave her away everytime so it is actually on Hawk Moth.

* LaserGuidedKarma: All of Lila's deceit and lies catch up to her in many ways: initially angering Gabriel enough to want to send an akumatized villain specifically to deal with her; said villain is [[WomanScorned Kagami]], who as Oni-Chan hunts her down non-stop for her deception; finally [[BewareTheNiceOnes Adrien/Chat Noir]] is fully disgusted with her actions and realizes she won't change at all, first tells her off as Chat and then pushing her away as Adrien. All Lila can do is [[BreakTheHaughty stare in shock and disbelief]] once all is said and done.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Before this episode, Adrien, while aware of her ConsummateLiar tendencies, was still sympathetic to Lila. Lila's actions in this episode cause him to realize what a BitchInSheepsClothing she is. Of course, the PinocchioNose Oni-Chan gave Lila also helped.

** Lila states that she loves Adrien while still under the PinocchioNose curse and it ''doesn't react at all''. Which at the very least means she believes her feelings are genuine. ''However'', Lila ''also tells the truth'' when she said the only thing would make her give up Adrien, it's getting rid of Ladybug...

* ClingyJealousGirl: Lila's pursuit of Adrien begins to take on new levels of self-centered possessiveness as she shows a level of disregard for Adrien's personal boundaries that makes the worst of Marinette's StalkerWithACrush tendencies look downright innocent by comparison. She stages a photo of her kissing Adrien and sends it to everyone on her contacts list (which apparently somehow includes Natalie) for no other reason than she found pictures of Kagami and Ladybug in his room.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When you get down to it, the main conflict is about one ClingyJealousGirl attacking the other ClingyJealousGirl [[CatFight over a boy]]. Sure, one is a ConsummateLiar who manipulated Adrien and broadcasted the facade of being his girlfriend on social media, this being the catalyst for the other to be corrupted into a supervillain, but the trope is still there in spirit. Throw in Ladybug and you have ''three'' girls crushing on Adrien out for each other's throats in a spinning wheel, Lila even going so far as to manipulate things with the hope of either Ladybug or Oni-Chan to take each other out to thin out the competition.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: As Lila drags Adrien off to go to his house, Marinette scoffs that there's no way Adrien's hulking bodyguard will allow it only to watch in astonishment as does just that.

* LaserGuidedKarma: All of Lila’s deceit and lies catch up to her in many ways: initially angering Gabriel enough to want to send an akumatized villain specifically to deal with her; said villain is [[WomanScorned Kagami]], who as Oni-Chan hunts her down non-stop for her deception; finally [[BewareTheNiceOnes Adrien/Chat Noir]] is fully disgusted with her actions and realizes she won’t change at all, first tells her off as Chat and then refusing to give her a second thought as Adrien. All Lila can do is [[BreakTheHaughty stare in shock and disbelief]] once all is said and done.

** At the end Adrien flirts with Kagami after their fencing match. He says he wants to be worthy of her, a slight echo of her words as Oni-Chan: "...he's the only one worthy of me, the only one [[ThisIsSparta I... will... ever.. love!]]"
** When Lila declares her love to Adrien her horn does not react.

* PunnyName: The name Oni-Chan, refers to a kind of yōkai, demon or troll in Japanese folklore. But this can be also be misinterpreted as Oniichan, which refers to an older brother.

* TelephoneTeleport: Oni-Chan's power is a variant. She can switch places with people who receive her message on their phones which the horn she gave Lila transmits.

* UngratefulBastard: Lila. To the surprise of no one.

** Lila states that she loves Adrien while still under the PinocchioNose curse and it ''doesn't react at all''. Which at the very least means she believes her feelings are genuine. ''However'', Lila ''also tells the truth'' when she said the only thing would make her give up Adrien,,it's seeing Ladybug finished...

** Lila states that she loves Adrien while still under the PinocchioNose curse and it ''doesn't react at all''. Which at the very least means she believes her feelings are genuine. ''However'', Lila ''also tells the truth'' when she said the only thing would make her give up of Adrien it's see Ladybug finished...

* InLoveWithYourCarnage: When Lila effortlessly manipulates the supervillain out for her head into not only agreeing to leave her alone, but ''killing Ladybug on her behalf'', Hawk Moth absolutely ''gushes'' at her display of pure malevolence, and immediately wants to team up with her.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: As Lila drags Adrien off to go to his house, Marinette scoffs that there's no way Adrien's hulking bodyguard will allow it only to watch in astonishment as does just that.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She's definetly ''not'' his girlfriend per se, but as Oni-Chan, Kagami acts like that and she's unwavering about protect Adrien from Lila. The methods are all but suitable, but she's right about Lila being bad news.

** This episode reveals that Kagami has a genuine crush on Adrien. This also serves as an InternalReveal for Adrien himself via his AlterEgo.

** As stated above, Oni-Chan adamantly defends Adrien's superiority to [[AlterEgo Chat Noir.]]

* DramaticIrony: As stated above, Oni-Chan adamantly defends Adrien's superiority to [[AlterEgo Chat Noir.]]

* KnightTemplarParent: Evidence seems to indicate that Hawk Moth's primary goal in this episode is ''not'' the heroes' Miraculous, but to have Lila bumped off because she's a bad influence on Adrien. For once, he doesn't raise any complaints when his akumatized minion prioritizes their own revenge over getting him the Miraculous, and his opening speech to Kagami even seems to encourage this behaviour, only mentioning the Miraculous in the context of "the heroes are going to show up anyway, so you might as well give it a shot". Of course, when Lila [[InLoveWithYourCarnage impresses him with her capability for evil]], he quickly changes his tune and now sees her as a valuable potential ally.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She's definetly ''not'' his girlfriend per se, but as Oni-Chan, Kagami acts like that and she's unwavering about protect Adrien from Lila. The methods are all but suitable, but she's right about Lila be bad news.

* LoveInterest: This episode reveals that Kagami has a genuine crush on Adrien. This also serves as an InternalReveal for Adrien himself via his AlterEgo.