History ScarletLady / TropesKToM

* LastSecondChance: During the final showdown with Hawkmoth, [[spoiler:Ladybug offers Chloé one last chance to fight alongside them and help take down Hawkmoth. Unfortunately, Hawkmoth jumps the heroes before she can respond.]]

* LemonyNarrator: The comments made under the comics serve as this, responding to the events in the comics with varying degrees of snark. Such as chiding Adrien for barely getting any sort of cover before transforming.

** Zoé helps to distract Gigantitan by driving a Vespa, before [[spoiler:Marinette, now the new Ladybug hero]], defeats the akuma and then drives the Vespa herself while Zoé rides with her; in canon, Zoé's first involvement with an akuma that wasn't herself involved her riding a Lucky Charm Vespa with Ladybug.

** In "Catalyst", Lila tells the class that for Heroes Day, she's going to teach sign language with her stepmother, and cut and donate her hair (the latter of which she says is because of a lost bet). These are references to the reveals in Season 5 of the show that she was somehow pretending to be the daughter of multiple women, one of which was deaf, and her hair was actually a wig with much shorter hair underneath. The next page has a bonus panel explaining that she also has a godmother.

** In "Catalyst", Lila tells the class that for Heroes Day, she's going to teach sign language with her stepmother, and cut and donate her hair (the latter of which she says is because of a lost bet). These are references to the reveals in Season 5 of the show that she was somehow pretending to be the daughter of multiple women, one of which was deaf, and her hair was actually a wig with much shorter hair underneath.

* LaserGuidedKarma:
** While Scarlet Lady successfully steals the credit for all of Chat Noir's hard work in "Origins," her mistreatment of her partner makes Adrien ''much'' less patient with her antics in ''either'' identity, and he promptly hits Chloé with an ultimatum: shape up or lose his friendship.

** "Intermission 3" has [[spoiler:Purple Tigress tell Pigella that she looks like a "space ballerina"l Pigella excitedly says that she would have looked really cute with a tutu, referencing the one from her canon costume]]. Also, [[spoiler:Caprikid]] decides to patrol by themself because they prefer to work alone, referencing [[spoiler:Nathaniel's reluctance to work in a team from "Penalteam" in season 4 of the show]].

** Alec taunts Aurore after she loses the contest, rubbing in her face ''just how much'' Mireille won by. This doesn't end well for him once Stormy Weather is born, [[spoiler:nor does rigging the contest in the first place once Mireille reveals the truth on Twitter and triggers a backlash against him and the studio]].
** In "Mr. Pigeon," Chloé's attempt to copy Marinette's entry for the design contest, once exposed, earns her stony rebukes from Gabriel, Damocles, and Nathalie and gets her instantly disqualified and banned from all future competitions.
** Chloé gets this again in "Rogercop." After all the grief she caused Marinette, she is forced by her father to apologize while Marinette and Chat Noir enjoy it. [[spoiler:Her actions also result in Sabrina have a BrokenPedestal relationship with her, which only gets worse over time]].
** Max losing his place in the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament is presented as this, with it made clear that he'd been showing off due to expecting to easily trounce everyone else. He scoffs at both Adrien and Marinette, assuming that neither poses any threat, only to be beaten by them both, fair and square.

** In "Timebreaker," Scarlet Lady decides to [[spoiler:not even bother fighting the villain and stay out of reach until the akuma's defeated]]. [[spoiler:When Marinette calls her out on this and threatens to expose her laziness, Scarlet confronts her, which allows Timebreaker to touch the Ladybug heroine]]. This also doubles as a bit of karmic backlash for her actions in "Gamer": [[spoiler:after all of her efforts to get Marinette temporarily killed, ''she'' gets wiped out by an akuma]].
** At the beginning of "Simon Says," Alec screws over Simon by disqualifying him for something the latter had absolutely no control over (Gabriel refusing to participate in the game). At the end, Nino is challenged to pick two celebrities and get them to dance to his music, and he picks his own friends, Alya and Adrien, removing any sense of challenge. He even brings up the Simon screw job when Alec dares to complain.

** In order to make Scarlet Lady unnecessary, Lila thinks about using the Rooster Miraculous to get a similar power but Orikko says he "can't grant the power of another Kwami" since "each power is a "concept" and a "concept" cannot exist twice at once". Lila tries to figure out a way around that.
-->'''Lila:''' What about X?
-->'''Orikko:''' Hm, it has to be a power, that's a wish.
-->'''Lila:''' What if I phrase it like Y?
-->'''Orikko:''' Closer, but...
-->'''Chat Noir:''' 'Scuse me, we gotta '''go!'''

** "Intermission" is mostly a BreatherEpisode, but ends on a downbeat note as Chat Noir and [[spoiler:Marigold]] reflect upon how Tikki is effectively trapped with Scarlet Lady in much the same way that Nooroo is with Hawk Moth.

** While searching for her missing bracelet, Chloé demands that Marinette submit to having her bag searched, to which Marinette responds by dumping her bag's contents out on the ground. Without missing a beat, Chloé orders her to empty her pockets, too.
** When Zoé tries to make a deal with Malediktator so the latter will stop terrorizing Paris, it doesn't work and Marigold says he'd "just move the goal post".

** The whole reason Hawkmoth sent out an akuma in "Party Crasher" was because he wanted someone to turn the lights in his lair back on.

** Marc's fanfic in "Reverser" features an "alternate universe" in which [[spoiler:Marigold has the Ladybug Miraculous and Hawk Moth is helped by Scarlet Queen and her minion Antibug, who's implied to be Chloé. In canon, Antibug is Chloé's first akuma self]].
** In "Frightingale", some of the temporary heroes distract Frightingale by singing the Miraculous Ladybug theme song.
** In "Intermission 3", [[spoiler:when Purple Tigress tells Pigella that she looks like a "space ballerina", Pigella excitedly says that she would have looked really cute with a tutu, referencing the one from her canon costume. Also, when Caprikid decides to patrol by himself, he says he prefers to work alone, referencing Nathaniel's reluctance to work in a team from "Penalteam"]].
** In "Queen Wasp", [[spoiler:Chloé decides to show off she's exceptional by transforming into her hero identity, only to be met with the indifference of her mother, much like in the episode of the same name]].

** Marc's fanfic in "Reverser" features an "alternate universe" in which [[spoiler:Marigold'' has the Ladybug Miraculous and Hawk Moth is helped by Scarlet Queen and her minion Antibug, who's implied to be Chloé. In canon, Antibug is Chloé's first akuma self]].

* MovingTheGoalposts: While searching for her missing bracelet, Chloé demands that Marinette submit to having her bag searched, to which Marinette responds by dumping her bag's contents out on the ground. Without missing a beat, Chloé orders her to empty her pockets, too.

** Marc's fanfic in "Reverser" features an "alternate universe" in which [[spoiler:Marigold'' has the Ladybug Miraculous and Hawk Moth is helped by Scarlet Queen and her minion Antibug, who's implied to be Chloé. In canon, Antibug is Chloé's first akuma self.

** Similar to D'Argencourt, Kagami could be considered a minor example of this due to her deliberately using various moves that are not allowed in the sport she professes to be good at. It's not helped by how she seems to think fencing without machines is a good idea on the grounds that it allows for more freedom, when it really means giving up an impartial judge.

** After Chloé locks Juleka in the bathroom to take her place next to Adrien, he repays Chloé's clinginess by ''shoving'' her off him. Later, Juleka's akumatization into Reflekta distracts Chloé long enough for [[spoiler:Marinette to both delete the incriminating video of herself and get away with the camera chip containing the class photo she wants to delete]].

** {{Downplayed}} with Adrien; his experiences with Scarlet Lady make him much more critical of Chloé's faults, to the point that he calls her out in "Origins Part 2" and declares that if she's going to act like a bully, they won't be friends anymore. In other words, her behavior as Scarlet Lady has made him far less tolerant of her antics as Chloé, though he isn't aware that they're one and the same.

** {{Downplayed}} with Adrien and [[spoiler:Marigold]]. Because of his experiences with Scarlet Lady, [[spoiler:he is initially wary of Marigold while being head over heels for Marinette, though he does warm up to the former fairly quickly]].

** For his second challenge, Nino must make two celebrities dance but is allowed to choose his "opponents." He chooses his friends Adrien (supermodel) and Alya (who runs the Ladyblog).

* LoveConfession: Théo gets his chance to tell Scarlet Lady how he feels after the statue unveiling. Her response?

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Chloé is shown painting her nails while Tikki's trying to convince her to take Sabrina to the museum during their study date. When Sabrina arrives only to learn from the butler that Chloé bailed on her, she mentions that they "were going to do our nails while I read the review to her". This subtly underscores Chloé's lack of care for her 'friend'; even before abandoning their original plans, she was already doing the very thing Sabrina was looking forward to without her.
* MemoryWipeExploitation: After Marigold gives Adrien the Snake Miraculous in "Desperada" (not knowing he's already Chat Noir), he decides that since his only option is to fail miserably and never get called on again, he'll take the opportunity to exploit Second Chance to get some InUniverseCatharsis and torment Scarlet Lady as much as possible without true consequences. This ranges from deliberately getting her zapped by the villain to revealing his identity to her. The one time we see Marigold's appalled reaction to his behavior, Aspik simply tells her, "Don't worry. You won't remember this."

* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Mme. Bustier generally acts more like she's teaching grade-schoolers than teenagers. When Alya notes that her ramblings about love come off as juvenile, Marinette responds that she's been teaching some of them since they were six.

** Sabrina eventually cuts Chloé out of her life after realizing her classmates are so much nicer to her than her so-called "best friend" is.
** Played with regarding Adrien's reason for ending his friendship with Chloé. While he is clearly annoyed by how she doesn't respect his personal space or care about him as a person, he's just as if not even more disgusted by how poorly she treats others.

** "Intermission" is mostly a BreatherEpisode, but ends on a downbeat note as Chat Noir and Marigold reflect upon how Tikki is effectively trapped with Scarlet Lady in much the same way that Nooroo is with Hawk Moth.
** "Princess Fragance" ends with a funny scene where Prince Ali presents Rose as his girlfriend (and Juleka as ''her'' girlfriend) - only for things to turn serious as Marigold summons Chat Noir [[spoiler:so they can discuss how they are going to take Scarlet Lady's earrings]].
* MovingTheGoalposts: While searching for her missing bracelet, Chloé demands that Marinette submit to having her bag searched, to which Marinette responds by dumping her bag's contents out on the ground. Without missing a beat, Chloé orders her to empty her pockets.

* In "Reverser", Marc's fanfic features an "alternate universe" where Marigold had the Ladybug Miraculous and Hawkmoth is helped by Scarlet Queen and her minion Antibug, who's implied to be Chloé. In canon, Antibug is Chloé's first akuma self.

* KickTheDog: In "Princess Fragrance," Chloé rudely refuses a sick Tikki's request to be taken to a healer, telling the Kwami to "suck it up" because she doesn't want her school attendance ruined ([[{{Hypocrite}} ignoring the fact that it was already ruined by her outings as Scarlet Lady, as well as what happened in "Vanisher"]]).

** When Marinette says that getting back in time to give Nadja her cake order will be a "piece of cake", her mother retorts, "How dare you pun at me."

** Alec taunts Aurore after she loses the contest, rubbing in her face ''just how much'' Mireille won by. This doesn't end well for him once Stormy Weather is born, [[spoiler:nor does rigging the contest in the first place, as Mireille reveals the truth on Twitter and triggers a backlash against him and the studio]].

** Max losing his place in the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament is presented as this, as it's made clear that he shows off due to expecting to easily trounce everyone else. He scoffs at both Adrien and Marinette, assuming that neither poses any threat, only to be beaten by them both, fair and square.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In "Syren", Scarlet Lady finds out that Chat Noir knows something she doesn't: [[spoiler: where Marigold got her Miraculous]], and she's furious about it. This parallels Chat Noir's feelings in canon when he realizes Ladybug has access to secrets that he doesn't.

* LoveEpiphany: In "Evillustrator", [[spoiler: Marinette realizes she's in love with Chat Noir when Master Fu points it out. She then gets upset because Chat made her promise to no longer get involved with akumas, but she also loves him too much to leave him to put up with Scarlet Lady]].
* LovesMyAlterEgo: [[spoiler: While Marinette still likes Adrien, she has more of a preference towards Chat Noir and even realizes she loves him, not knowing that they are the same person. On the other hand, Adrien likes Marinette but he's just professional with his bee-heroine partner Marigold. Ironically during "Dark Cupid", when Chloé catches him writing a love letter and demands to know who it's for, he blurts out "Marigold" in a panic so as not reveal it's Marinette, making Marinette think it's this trope. She's ironically flattered rather than disappointed.]]

* MemoryWipeExploitation: In "Desperada", after Marigold gives Adrien the Snake Miraculous not knowing he's already Chat Noir, he decides that since his only option is to fail miserably and never get called on again, he'll take the opportunity to exploit Second Chance to get some InUniverseCatharsis and torment Scarlet Lady as much as possible without true consequences, from deliberately getting her hit by the villain to revealing his identity to her. The one time we see Marigold's appalled reaction to his behavior, Aspik simply tells her "Don't worry. You won't remember this."

* MundaneMadeAwesome: In "Reflekta", Adrien claims his photographer "makes even the most mundane shoots fun".

** In "Gamer", [[spoiler:Chloé[=/=]Scarlet Lady actively leads the titular akuma towards Marinette in the hopes of getting her zapped because she's pissed that she got to spend time with Adrien.]] According to the author, she believes that [[spoiler:since Miraculous Ladybug will simply resurrect her after the battle, it doesn't count as attempted murder]].
** In "Befana", [[spoiler:Chloé is delighted to see Marinette in danger and tells Tikki to "give it a few more minutes" before she transforms to fight the akuma]]. She also [[spoiler:leads the akuma directly to Chat Noir and Marinette, just as she did in "Gamer". When Chat gives her a DeathGlare, she pretends innocence and asks "What?"]]
** In "Zombizou", [[spoiler:Chloé as Scarlet Lady becomes oddly helpful in the adventure; internally, though, she's waiting for the opportunity to throw Marinette to the zombies and even goes as far as to directly attack Marinette herself in order to do it]].
* MustacheVandalism: In "Evillustrator", Chloé adds a mustache, a goatee and glasses to Nathaniel's drawing of Marinette.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Marigold]] is horrified at how Adrien was injured while protecting them from Riposte, blaming themselves for not noticing the akuma's attack in time. This sharply contrasts with Scarlet Lady's reaction, as she refuses to acknowledge her own fault in the matter.

** "The Collector" ends on a bonus shot of Alix texting Lila, bugging her to attend Marinette's upcoming birthday party. This not only [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] that "La Befana" is next but alludes to a {{Flashback}} in "Ladybug," which showed Lila enviously watching the celebration from afar.
** When Lila [[spoiler:apologizes to her classmates]], Kim declares that it's not really a big deal that she [[CelebrityLie lied about knowing famous people]], adding that "it's not like you had us do your homework or carry your stuff!" [[spoiler:Lila laughs nervously, visibly relieved that her plans didn't reach that point, which they did in canon]].
** The author drew a page with the character outfits for "La Befana" and says that "Some of these may look familiar if you’ve seen the Christmas Special!" Many of them look like the outfits worn by the classmates when they come to the bakery and get Christmas logs.

** Also in "Vanisher", [[spoiler:one of the heroes is left unable to transform by the villain, so their Kwami has to use their ability without a wielder]], much like what happened in the canon "Style Queen." [[spoiler:Additionally, a character ends up getting the Bee Miraculous]].

** At the end of "Vanisher," Chloé is discussing [[spoiler:the new hero]] with Tikki. The former says, "Whatever. As long as she remembers who the '''true''' Queen is," which is likely a reference to Chloé's self-chosen hero name in canon, Queen Bee.

** Nino wants to see "some cool turtles" at the zoo. In canon, he's the Turtle hero.
** In "Guitar Villain," Chloé gives her Rule 72: "All guys have to be crazy about you." This is one of the rules she gives Zoé in the canon episode "Sole Crusher." In a tag the author adds, "so nice of sole crusher to come up with these Rules of the Bourgeois that I can exploit lol."

** Part 3 of "Anansi" has a tagline that reads "Power of Love Always so Strong~," which is part of the series's intro song.

** In "Zombizou", [[spoiler:Marigold's new suit shares some similarities with Ladybug's powered-up suit in the fourth season of the show]].
** At the start of "Gorizilla", Mayor Bourgeois asks Chloé if she wants to come and see a screening of his film with him. In canon, it was revealed in the fourth season that he was the one who directed "Solitude".

** Downplayed with D'Argencourt, who’s a genuinely talented fencer but doesn't seem to know the actual rules of the sport as well as he thinks. When Kagami fights Adrien for a spot on the fencing team, D'Argencourt praises their match as being "real fencing" and is seemingly unaware that Kagami made several blatantly illegal moves. In contrast, Marinette, who is completely new to the sport, instantly recognizes that Kagami shoving Adrien off the mat is a "corps-a-corps" and points out that according to the rules, the bout should have stopped then.

** In "Copycat", Marinette uses the Lucky Charm spoon to make a rudimentary fishing pole, and states that she may not be able to take Copycat down, but she can take him '''up'''. Scarlet just boos at her.
** When Marinette says that getting back in time to give Mrs. Chamack her cake order will be a "piece of cake", her mother retorts, "How dare you pun at me."

* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Ms. Bustier generally acts more like she's teaching grade-schoolers than teenagers. When Alya notes that her ramblings about love come off as juvenile, Marinette responds that she's been teaching some of them since they were six.

* MistakenForPedophile: Throughout "Copycat", Théo's crushes on girls (apparently) younger than him have been prompting others to ask about his age. [[spoiler:Turns out he's the same age as Marinette and co.]]

* MovingTheGoalposts: While searching for her missing bracelet, Chloé demands that Marinette submit to having her bag searched. Marinette responds by dumping its contents on the ground. Without missing a beat, Chloé orders her to empty her pockets.

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** In "Desperada," Vivica is shown looking fondly at Chat Noir when he offers to escort her back to the houseboat, a possible nod to how she was originally going to be a Chat Noir fangirl in canon.

** Chloé gets this again in "Rogercop." After all the grief she caused Marinette, she is forced by her father to apologize while Marinette and Chat Noir enjoy it.

** In "Timebreaker," Scarlet Lady decides to [[spoiler:not even bother fighting the villain and stay out of reach until the akuma's defeated]]. [[spoier:When Marinette calls her out on this and threatens to expose her laziness, Scarlet confronts her, which allows Timebreaker to touch the Ladybug heroine]]. This also doubles as a bit of karmic backlash for her actions in "Gamer": [[spoiler:after all of her efforts to get Marinette temporarily killed, ''she'' gets wiped out by an akuma]].

** PlayedForLaughs in "Lady [=WiFi=]": when Nino tells Adrien that Alya suspects Marinette is Scarlet Lady, Adrien looks utterly ''horrified'' by the notion, and Plagg teases him about it later.
** {{Downplayed}} with Adrien and Marigold. Because of his experiences with Scarlet Lady, he is wary of Marigold while being head over heels for Marinette.

* MeanBoss: Nino proves to be overbearing and not very fun to work with as a director during "Horrificator", as he treats his classmates poorly, makes changes to the script without informing anyone, and prioritizes the film over their safety.

* MirrorCharacter: Both Chloé and Lila latch onto Adrien, forcing their way into his space and ignoring all signs of his discomfort. Chloé cheerfully abuses her powers as Scarlet to publicly humiliate Lila; in return, Lila accepts akumatization in order to get revenge... and to gain glory as Volpina, aiming to show her up as a superheroine.

** Juleka weras an atypical white ensemble in ''Rogercop'', an episode where an animation error has her in the same color scheme.
** While visiting the Rossis, Marinette asks Lila if she seriously believes that she can trick her mom into letting her miss a whole year of school. Lila responds that "You underestimate my power," referencing how she [[PutOnABus did just that]] canonically.
** "The Collector" ends on a bonus shot of Alix texting Lila, bugging her to attend Marinette's upcoming birthday party. This not only [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] that "La Befana" is next, but alludes to a {{Flashback}} in "Ladybug" which showed Lila enviously watching the celebration from afar.
** When Lila apologizes to her classmates, Kim declares that it's not really a big deal that she [[CelebrityLie lied about knowing famous people]], adding that it's "not like you had us do your homework or carry your stuff!" Lila laughs nervously, visibly relieved that her plans didn't reach that point.
** The author drew a page with the character outfits for "Befana" and says that "Some of these may look familiar if you’ve seen the Christmas Special!" (Many of them look like the outfits seen when classmates come to the bakery and get Christmas logs).

** In "Vanisher" the akuma draws mocking pictures of Chloé on the blackboard, including some with large mustaches. This may be a reference to the original "Antibug", where Butler Jean played a villain named "Big Mustachio" who wanted all Parisians to have "heinous mustaches." (In canon, Vanisher drew similar images in the girl's bathroom and the mustaches were likely a reference to their superhero dress-up game. There's no game in the AU, only a lunch date that goes wrong.)
** Also in "Vanisher", [[spoiler:one of the heroes is left unable to transform by the villain, so their kwami has to use their ability without a wielder]], much like what happened in the canon "Style Queen." [[spoiler:It also involves a character getting the Bee Miraculous]].
** Also in "Vanisher", Marinette [[spoiler:makes bee-themed accessories and gives them to her friends. Alya picks the one that looks like the Bee Miraculous. In canon, Ladybug intended to give Alya that Miraculous]].
** At the end of "Vanisher" Chloé is discussing [[spoiler:the new hero]] with Tikki. She says, "Whatever. As long as she remembers who the '''true''' Queen is," likely a reference to Chloé's self-chosen hero name in canon, Queen Bee.
** In "Captain Hardrock", Chloé has the same thoughts upon seeing Luka for the first time as she did in "Miracle Queen" in canon.
** "Syren" still sparks drama from a team member being LockedOutOfTheLoop regarding the Guardian's existence. However, unlike Ladybug, Adrien has NoSympathy for Scarlet Lady's anger at being excluded, and [[spoiler:brings ''Marigold'' to meet Master Fu without a second thought]].
** In "Animan", Tikki suggests Chloé should hide in the bushes. That hideout was used in canon by other students.

** In "Guitar Villain" Chloé gives her Rule 72: "All guys have to be crazy about you." This is one of the rules she gives Zoé in the canon episode "Sole Crusher." In a tag the author says, "so nice of sole crusher to come up with these Rules of the Bourgeois that I can exploit lol".
** In "Princess Fragrance" Chloé criticizes Rose's perfume. Sabrina, [[WeUsedToBeFriends now her enemy]], points out that Chloé has the same perfume in her locker. (The author notes the perfume can be seen as a FreezeFrameBonus when Chloé has her locker open in the canon version of "Lady [=WiFi=]".)
** In "Sapotis", Alya speculates what her superhero name might be as the Ladybug hero, just as she canonically does in "Hack-San". She even mentions Scarabella, the name she ultimately goes with.
** Part 3 of "Anansi" has a tagline that reads "Power of Love Always so Strong~". That's part of the series' intro song.
** In "Troublemaker" Marinette dresses up for the "Fill My Shoes" TV show in a maid uniform similar to the one that she wears in canon for "Animaestro."
** In "Desperada", Vivica is shown looking fondly at Chat Noir when he offers to escort her back to the houseboat, a possible nod to how she was originally going to be a Chat Noir fangirl in canon.

** After Chloé locks Juleka in the bathroom to take her place next to Adrien, he repays Chloé's clinginess by ''shoving'' her off him. Later, Juleka's akumatization into Reflekta distracts Chloé long enough for [[spiler:Marinette to both delete the incriminating video of herself and get away with the camera chip containing the class photo she wants to delete]].

* KickTheDog: In "Princess Fragrance", Chloé rudely refuses a sick Tikki's request to take her to a healer, telling her to "Suck it up" because she doesn't want her school attendance ruined (ignoring the fact that it was already ruined by her outings as Scarlet Lady, as well as what happened in "Vanisher").

** Alec taunts Aurore after she loses the contest, rubbing in her face just how ''much'' Mireille won by. This doesn't end well for him once Stormy Weather is born. [[spoiler:Nor does rigging the contest in the first place, as Mireille reveals the truth on Twitter and triggers a backlash against him and the studio.]]
** Chloé's attempt to steal Marinette's design, once exposed, earns her stony rebukes from Gabriel, Damocles, and Nathalie and gets her instantly disqualified and banned from all future competitions.
** Chloé gets this again in "Rogercop." After all the grief she caused Marinette, she is forced by her father to apologize, while Marinette and Chat Noir enjoy it.
** Max losing his place in the [=UMS3=] tournament is presented as this, as it's made clear that he expected to easily trounce his classmates and show off. He scoffs at both Adrien and Marinette, assuming that neither poses any threat, only to be beaten by them both, fair and square.
** After Chloé locks Juleka in the bathroom to take her place next to Adrien, he repays Chloé's clinginess by ''shoving'' her off him.
** In "Timebreaker," Scarlet Lady decides to [[spoiler:not even bother fighting the villain and stay out of reach until the akuma's defeated. When Marinette calls her out on this and threatens to expose her laziness, Scarlet confronts her, which allows Timebreaker to touch her]]. This also doubles as a bit of karmic backlash for her actions in "The Gamer": [[spoiler:after all of her efforts to get Marinette temporarily killed, ''she'' gets wiped out by an akuma]].
** At the beginning of "Simon Says," Alec screws over Simon by disqualifying him for something the latter had absolutely no control over (Gabriel refusing to participate in the game). At the end, Nino is challenged to pick two celebrities and get them to dance to his music, and he picks his own friends Alya and Adrien, removing any sense of challenge. He even brings up the Simon screwjob when Alec dares to complain.
** Scarlet Lady's assholish personality bites her in the rear at the end of "Anansi" when she antagonizes Koki Marina for no reason beyond her own amusement, unaware she's burning bridges with a major media figure who was responsible for her good PR and, up until that point, had been one of her staunchest remaining supporters. The episode's ending shows Alya compiling a dossier about how much of a failure Scarlet Lady is as a heroine.

** Bob Roth in "Crocoduel" after Jagged and Anarka [[spoiler:realize that Bob had forged letters to split them up when Anarka told Bob she was pregnant]]. Jagged promptly has Penny [[spoiler:send a letter of resignation to the sleazy record dealer, who presumably has just run up a ShockinglyExpensiveBill at a fancy restaurant right when his record company is about to take a huge hit]].

* LetsSplitUpGang: In "Kung Food" Marinette is surprised when Adrien says he will go look for her uncle, and asks why they shouldn't stay together. He suggests that she [[PrivacyByDistraction try to flag down Chat Noir]]. Foreshadowing Marinette's future hero role, the author says, "She's gonna miss these easy separations in the future."

** For his second challenge, Nino must make two celebrities dance but is allowed to choose his "opponents". He chooses his friends Adrien (supermodel) and Alya (ladyblogger).
** Adrien invokes this when Gabriel turns himself into an Akuma, noting that while ''he's'' grounded, Chat Noir's not.
** The kwamis are geased not to be able to speak their owners' names. [[spoiler:Pollen gets around this by pointing at Marinette and telling Tikki "She's my queen."]]