Line #100 Characters/TheOneToMakeItStay


1	!!Marinette Dupain-Cheng
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3	* GrewASpine: {{Downplayed}}; While she's no ShrinkingViolet, a key part of her overall arc is becoming more assertive and standing up for herself against friends and allies alike.
4	* LovingAShadow: Believed Adrien to be a thoughtful, compassionate, empathetic young man who sees the best in everyone. Over time, she comes to realize that was an overly generous interpretation of his character, as she gets a better view of his flaws. [[spoiler:Especially after learning that he and Chat Noir are one and the same.]]
5	* RelationshipUpgrade: Asks Luka out at the end of ''Silence Can Be Beautiful''; they're officially dating as of ''White Hot Morning''.
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7	!!Luka Couffaine
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9	* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: From Second Chance to Snake Eyes.
10	* CelebCrush: Juleka mentions that Luka had one on [[Music/JustinTimberlake Justin Timberlake]] when he was five in ''All the Laughs''.
11	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: As revealed in ''I Know All the Songs'', he has autism.
12	* HypnoticEyes: Snake Eyes allows him to put his target into a trance by combining this with playing his lyre.
13	* RelationshipUpgrade: With Marinette.
14	* TookALevelInBadass: Receives the Snake Miraculous in ''White Hot Morning'' and [[spoiler:becomes Ladybug's permanent partner as of ''All the Laughs''. He temporarily receives the Turtle Miraculous in ''A Bottle of Exquisite Stuff''.]]
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16	!!Juleka Couffaine
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18	* ItsAllMyFault: Blames herself for [[spoiler:not managing to recover the stolen Cat from Worker Bee]], claiming it was because she wasn't strong enough [[spoiler:to handle Hawkmoth showing up]].
19	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Receives the Tiger Miraculous in ''The Radio Still Plays'' to become Tigresse Rayé and help fight Stage Fright.]]
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21	!!Rose Lavilliant
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23	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Thinking of Ways'' takes place from her perspective, and explores her and the rest of Kitty Section finding out that Lila lied about knowing Prince Ali, as well as catching her threatening Marinette.
24	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Receives the Pig Miraculous in ''The Radio Still Plays'' to become Princess Piggy and help fight Stage Fright.]]
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26	!!Ivan Bruel
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28	* ADayInTheLimelight: In the ''Paper Sky'' collection, ''It's Gonna Feel So Rare'' takes place in his perspective.
29	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Receives the Ox Miraculous in ''The Radio Still Plays'' to become Taureau Furieux and help fight Beach Bum.]]
30	* YoungerThanTheyLook: When they celebrate his birthday in the fourth chapter of ''The Radio Still Plays'', it's mentioned that despite being one of the biggest kids in their grade, Ivan is actually one of the youngest students, with his birthday falling at the end of July.
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32	!!Adrien Agreste
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34	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Paper Sky'' offers two tales from his POV:
35	** ''Hearing Only Yourself'' reveals his take on the museum incident, as well as how [[spoiler:he overheard Alya and Marinette's argument and [[InternalReveal learned about the latter's crush]]]].
36	** ''My World is Wishing Me Asleep'' follows his perspective of [[WhamEpisode certain events]] in ''All the Laughs'', affirming how and why [[spoiler:he fell for Miracle Queen's Mirage]].
37	* AdaptationalJerkass: Miles away from the flawed yet genuinely sweet and easy-going boy of canon.
38	* DerailingLoveInterests: Dosed to the gills with {{Adaptational Jerkass}}ery to make way for Marinette/Luka.
39	* EntitledToHaveYou: So far as he's concerned, he and Ladybug ''have'' to be partners in the ''romantic'' sense, purely because that's what ''he'' wants. Ladybug just needs to get with the program already.
40	* ExtremeDoormat: Ironically, given how forceful he gets with Ladybug and his SecretlySelfish nature, Adrien remains unwilling to rock the boat when it comes to things like the situation with Lila. His first instinct when faced with any kind of disagreement is to try and paper things over, and he often pushes the wounded party to be the one who apologizes.
41	* FatalFlaw: His belief that Ladybug '''must''' return his feelings despite all evidence to the contrary bites him HARD when [[spoiler:Miracle Queen exploits it through a Mirage. Rather than questioning why his partner has changed her tune so abruptly, he happily kisses her, and gets the ring stolen and his identity exposed as a result]].
42	* {{Foil}}:
43	** To ''himself'' in the penultimate chapter of ''Silence Can Be Beautiful'', as the amnesiac Chat Noir [[AmnesiacDissonance doesn't share]] his sense of entitlement and offers a glimpse of what he could be like if he genuinely [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wanted Ladybug to be happy]] instead of just wanted ''her''.
44	** He also serves as one to Alya. See her entry for more details.
45	* GreenEyedMonster: Towards Viperion, immediately identifying him as a potential romantic rival.
46	* IgnoredEpiphany: Despite having done plenty of things that ''could'' trigger one, the closest he's come is feeling mildly guilty about accidentally eavesdropping on a private conversation between Marinette and Alya. Which he blames both of them for.
47	* ItsAllAboutMe: Puts his feelings and desires over everyone else, and refuses to acknowledge that this causes any problems. This proves so severe that he blames Plagg for [[spoiler:being captured and forced to work with Feline Fatale]].
48	* JerkassRealization: Ultimately has one that sticks after [[spoiler:Gabriel is unmasked as Hawkmoth]], as this forces him to realize that [[spoiler:his complete disregard for what others wanted was just like his father]].
49	* LovingAShadow: Doesn't love Ladybug so much as he loves her ''appearance''; he rejects her personality and priorities for not lining up perfectly with his desires, and [[spoiler:falls for Miracle Queen's Mirage because she presents her as timid, apologetic and submissive]].
50	* NeverMyFault: Insists that ''Ladybug'' is the one being unreasonable and ruining their partnership while acting out and refusing to work properly with her. Also lowkey blames Marinette and Alya for [[spoiler:the awkward manner in which he finally learned about her crush]], even though ''he'' put himself in that position with an ill-considered prank.
51	* SkewedPriorities:
52	** So far as he's concerned, having Ladybug as his 'girlfriend' matters more than dealing with the akuma or actually ''listening'' to anything she has to say that isn't what he wants to hear. [[spoiler:This ultimately costs him the Cat, in the worst possible way.]]
53	** When he sees the damage done when [[spoiler:Feline Fatale]] rampages across Paris, he's far more focused on the idea that they're [[spoiler:ruining the Cat's reputation]], even going so far as to [[spoiler:hold ''Plagg'' responsible for 'letting himself be used like that']].
54	* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Believes that [[DoggedNiceGuy all his efforts]] ''will'' pay off eventually, no matter how much Ladybug refuses. All she's doing is dragging things out unnecessarily by being ''stubborn'', right?
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56	!!Alya Cesaire
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58	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''I Owe You Every Joy of Love'' follows her perspective of the estrangement over the summer.
59	* FatalFlaw: Once she's set her mind to something, good luck getting her to change course. She'll just keep barging forward, secure in her belief that she has the right of things, despite any evidence to the contrary.
60	* {{Foil}}: To Nino, Chloé, Adrien and Felix.
61	** Both her and Nino take the news about being benched differently. Alya treats the situation like she lost the Fox entirely [[spoiler:(thanks to Lila convincing her that Ladybug was withholding the truth)]] while Nino realizes that he still has a chance to earn his place back. [[spoiler:This plays a role in getting Alya to come around and apologize to Ladybug.]]
62	** Both Alya and Chloé betray Ladybug's trust in some fashion, with Alya posting the edited video of Chat's confession, and Chloé continuing to bully and harass people as a civilian. However, [[spoiler:Alya eventually sees the error of her ways, while Chloé doesn't]].
63	** Similarly, both she and Adrien/Chat Noir have ''very strong opinions'' about who Marinette/Ladybug should end up with, and attempt to impose their will upon her over her protests. [[spoiler:Again, Alya has a self-revelation about her behavior in time to try changing her ways, while Adrien doesn't even have any epiphany to ignore before serious consequences catch up with him.]]
64	** Felix effectively steps into the role she had the year before when he arrives, being a NewTransferStudent who's very interested in learning everyone's secrets. He looks down on her and the Ladyblog for her mistakes, even as he makes his own, stamping on and ignoring the feelings of others in much the same way ''she'' did in his pursuit of the truth.
65	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Has a bad tendency to see what she ''wants'' to see in others, such as her firm belief that Lila is just as sweet as she seems and that Marinette's distaste for her is based [[YoureJustJealous entirely in jealousy]].
66	* ItsAllAboutMe: Nora accuses her of this after she accidentally skips out on her babysitting duties, then tries to defend herself by revealing she was trying to help her friends with their romantic troubles.
67	* NeverMyFault: [[ZigZaggingTrope Bounces back and forth]]; While she doesn't see anything wrong with how she edited that footage, she acknowledges that Hawkmoth following her blog would be a very bad thing... then later decides [[BeneathNotice there's no way he's actually doing that]]. As time goes on, she grapples with how, if she accepts she's been wrong, actually ''admitting it'' means facing consequences she'd rather not have to deal with.
68	* PhoneaholicTeenager: Lila observes at one point that Alya is nearly constantly on her phone, making it tricky for her to [[spoiler:swipe it for her scheming]].
69	* ShipperOnDeck: For Marinette/Adrien and Ladybug/Chat Noir, which causes no small amount of problems.
70	* SkewedPriorities: Decided that having 'exclusive footage' of a supposed [=LadyNoir=] hookup was more important than respecting the heroes' boundaries or even reporting things ''accurately'' or ''truthfully''. This also gets her into serious trouble with her family for putting the Ladyblog, dating Nino and trying to get her friends together romantically over things like her studies or other responsibilities.
71	* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Thinks she just needs to find the right ZanyScheme to help Marinette and Adrien hook up. Honestly thinks that Ladybug is ''only'' upset about her supporting her ship and is [[DisproportionateRetribution overreacting]] to her edited video. Accuses Marinette of only dating Luka to [[OperationJealousy make Adrien jealous]] -- and more tellingly, ''doesn't see anything wrong with that'', completely disregarding how Luka might feel about being used in that fashion [[spoiler:or that Lila might be less than thrilled about being involved in a similar scheme without being ''asked'' first]].
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73	!!Nino Lahiffe
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75	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''The Hour Glass is Drifting Away'' takes place in his perspective.
76	* AccompliceByInaction: Didn't help Alya with her plan to edit the footage she took of the Obliviated Chat Noir and Ladybug; however, he also didn't do anything to stop her. This gets Carapace benched right alongside Rena Rouge for the summer.
77	* ExactWords: Carefully tells Ladybug that no, he hadn't heard about Rena being sidelined for the summer... as Alya had told him she'd been ''permanently'' retired, and he didn't want to risk upsetting Ladybug any further by revealing the exaggerated version of events he'd been told.
78	* {{Foil}}: Serves as one to Alya when dealing with their superhero personas being benched, and [[spoiler:helps her reach her JerkassRealization as a result]].
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80	!!Lila Rossi
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82	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Counting Stars in Her Perfume Jar'' shows her learning of Alya attempting to use her for her OperationJealousy and stealing her phone, and [[spoiler:eventually gaining Duusu]].
83	* AssholeVictim: This is shown to be Nathalie's self-justification for [[spoiler:passing on a damaged Miraculous]]. Lila reminds her of the girls who used to bully ''her'', so she has no moral qualms about manipulating her.
84	* ConsummateLiar: She successfully manages to convince most of Bustier's class that she's traveled around the world and befriended various celebrities. She also convinced most of the class that Marinette is being a bully to her when it's actually the opposite.
85	** However, most of the class changes their opinion regarding Lila in ''Thinking of Ways'' when Rose, Juleka and Ivan break the news about Lila lying about knowing Prince Ali. The only ones that don't appear to be swayed are Alya, Nino and Kim.
86	* CrocodileTears: Fond of employing these while PlayingTheVictimCard.
87	* CultureJustifiesAnything: Attempts to invoke this after greeting Luka in a flirtatious manner, claiming it's a normal way of greeting people in Italy. Luka doesn't buy it, but Alya does when she retells the incident to her.
88	* EvilIsPetty: Immediately starts flirting with Luka on sight purely because he was with Marinette, and she's determined to take ''everything'' away from her.
89	* IHaveManyNames: After she [[spoiler:gains the Peafowl Pin]], she gives herself multiple aliases: [[spoiler:first Incantratrice Blu, then Fenice Luminosa]].
90	* ItsAllAboutMe: The reason why she lies is because she wants all the attention and praise. She has also shown signs of being a narcissist.
91	* LaserGuidedKarma: Is on the receiving end of this when [[spoiler:she attempts to get Alya expelled by setting her up to look like she cheated on a test and stole from her friends. She doesn't count on Chloé teaming up with Marinette, Felix and the others to not only prove that Alya was innocent, but that Lila teamed up with Hawkmoth.]]
92	* TookALevelInBadass: {{Downplayed}}. [[spoiler:She obtains the Peafowl Miraculous and becomes Incantatrice Blu. However, using it will make her sick, since the Miraculous is damaged.]]
93	* ToxicFriendInfluence: Encourages Alya to question and second-guess Marinette's motives for 'taking a break'.
94	* UnwittingPawn: {{Downplayed}}; it's made very clear that Gabriel and Nathalie both see her as such, treating her as disposable enough to make a good candidate for [[spoiler:using the Peafowl Miraculous]].
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96	!!Chloé Bourgeois
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98	* EvilIsPetty: {{Downplayed}}. While Chloé isn't ''evil'', Marinette has noted on a few occasions that Chloé still seems to be pretty mean overall. At the movie premiere, Chloé says she intends to put Kagami in her place, hinting that Chloé tried to sabotage her date with Adrien by herself.
99	* {{Foil}}: To Alya. Both girls do something to betray Ladybug's trust. [[spoiler:While it takes Alya a while to do so, she does eventually come around and see the error of her ways. Chloé, on the other hand, is content to continue bullying and harassing people.]]
100	* IgnoredEpiphany: When Marinette points out that Ladybug wouldn't approve of her bullying, she looks briefly concerned before dismissing her as [[YoureJustJealous jealous of her heroine status]].
101	* LaserGuidedKarma: Gets sniped by this when her decision to pick on Aurore leads directly to her [[spoiler:getting stripped of the Bee]].
102	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of this after learning that [[spoiler:she ''successfully'' helped Hawkmoth obtain the Cat]].
103	** "Cyclone Full on Feeling" delves deeper into this, exploring her regrets in the wake of the above incident as well as the consequences she's been coping with since then.
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105	!!Master Fu
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107	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: While he was training with the Guardians, [[spoiler:he made friends with Bo, who wound up betraying the order. The Butterfly and Peacock were both lost in the ensuing conflict]]. Fu holds himself responsible for this, and [[PlotParallel sees similarities]] between his circumstances and elements of Marinette's plight, leading him to share his story with her in hopes that it will help her find her way.
108	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Proves to be a patient and understanding mentor, working with Marinette and encouraging her to trust her judgment more. When she makes mistakes, he doesn't hold them over her head, but treats them as learning experiences.
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110	!!Jagged Stone
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112	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''When the Dream's So Real'' provides his perspective on the start of ''All the Laughs We Had in the Past''.
113	* TookALevelInKindness: Is making an effort to be less demanding.
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115	!!Penny
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118	!!Ruby
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120	* CelebCrush: ''A Bottle of Exquisite Stuff'' reveals that her celeb crush is [[Music/HayleyKiyoko Hayley Kiyoko]].
121	* TheIntern: Under Jagged Stone and Penny.
122	* TakeMeInstead: Does this in order to distract Reflekdoll from Jagged Stone.
123	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She's introduced in the third chapter of ''White Hot Morning'', hiding with Jagged and admitting to accidentally throwing out Juleka's figurines. She didn't intend to upset Juleka enough to get her akumatized, she was just trying to do her job and got overwhelmed.
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125	!!Aurore Beaureal
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127	* ReformedButRejected: Grapples with a {{Downplayed}} version of this; following the Weather Girl incident, she's tried to improve her image, but fears that others will only see Stormy Weather when they see her. A fear that [[AlphaBitch Chloé]] stomped hard on.
128	* WhamLine: Is the one to reveal to Marinette that [[spoiler:Alya put the Ladyblog on hiatus]].
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130	!!Mirielle Cauquet
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132	* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: [[spoiler:The reason behind her akumatization into Stage Fright. Alec [[{{Invoked}} planned to]] sabotage her performance at Summer Sesh to create a viral video. She may not have been the only victim of this either...]]
133	* ProperlyParanoid: Her worries about her scheduled performance at Summer Sesh prove apt when she discovers that [[spoiler:Alec intended to ruin it all along]].
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135	!!Colette
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137	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Is cousins with Vivica.
138	* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 12 of ''There's a Horror in My Head'' shows Colette noticing an akuma at Adrien's party, and preventing it from touching Wayhem by helping him get passed the bodyguard.
139	* TeamMom: Her interlude hints that she may be developing into one of these.
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141	!!Vivica
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143	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Is cousins with Colette.
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145	!!Alec Cataldi
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147	* AdaptationalJerkass: Rather than being InnocentlyInsensitive, Alec is ''entirely'' aware of the effect his words can have on others, intentionally antagonizing Aurore over the Weather Girl contest. He also harassed Vivica enough to create Desperada, and planned on [[spoiler:humiliating Mirielle at Summer Sesh, sabotaging her performance in hopes of creating a viral video out of the results]].
148	* ComplexityAddiction: His plans for Summer Sesh were rather needlessly complicated; rather than simply focusing on delivering the best show possible, he [[spoiler:planned to humiliate Mirielle and potentially others by sabotaging their performances, believing that he could deliberately engineer viral videos mocking their misfortune]].
149	* DidntThinkThisThrough: The guy decided to [[spoiler:deliberately humiliate performers at Summer Sesh]] despite the existence of an emotion-exploiting terrorist who had previously taken advantage of his actions and empowered his victims.
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151	!!Mylène Haprèle
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153	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Receives the Mouse Miraculous in ''The Radio Still Plays'' to become Mouseketeer and help fight Beach Bum.]]
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155	!!Félix Graham de Vanily
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157	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: ''A Bottle of Exquisite Stuff'' reveals that he is [[spoiler:the great-grandson Marianne was talking about]]. However, he still remains cousins with Adrien.
158	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''And It Won't Be Long'' is his ''Paper Sky'' chapter. It's written as a series of journal entries.
159	* {{Foil}}: To Alya, stepping into the role of 'New student with an interest in investigation and a bad habit of ignoring the human factor in the process of pursuing answers'. He also looks down upon her for the mistakes she made with the Ladyblog, even while making missteps that fall along the same general lines.
160	* NotHereToMakeFriends: Non-competitive version. He doesn't particularly ''care'' about his new classmates and peers; he just wants to learn everything he can about what's been going on with the 'Akuma Incubation Class', along with every other secret he can ferret out.
161	* SmugSmiler: Prone to sporting such expressions.
162	* WildCard: His nosiness makes him a threat to Marinette and her allies who's unrelated to Hawkmoth.
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164	!!Kagami Tsurugi
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166	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Tears Are in Your Eyes Tonight'' from ''Paper Sky'' chronicles her view of various events leading up to [[spoiler:her akumatization into Friend Zone]].
167	* TookALevelInBadass: Like in canon, [[spoiler:she receives the Dragon Miraculous when her mother is akumatized. Unlike there, her secret identity isn't compromised]].
168	* WomanScorned: She's none too pleased when anyone interferes with her time with Adrien, [[spoiler:and gets akumatized into Friend Zone when she realizes that he never defends himself... or defends ''her'' from being harassed and insulted]].
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170	!!Gabriel Agreste
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172	* EvenEvilHasStandards: When the opportunity arises, he immediately has Nathalie [[spoiler:stop using the Peacock and switch to the Cat, not wanting her to risk her health any further with the broken Miraculous]]. PlayedWith, however, in that he has no problem [[spoiler:passing the Peacock on to Lila and letting ''her'' risk her health]].
173	* EvilGloating: Goes so far with this that he's willing to taunt his own son by declaring that [[spoiler:Emilie will die without his help]], though Ladybug notes that he's choking back tears as he does so.
174	* WouldHurtAChild: Not only is he willing to do whatever it takes to get the Ladybug and Cat away from their teenage bearers, he [[spoiler:arranges for Lila to receive the Peacock]].
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176	!!Nathalie Sancoeur
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178	* WouldHurtAChild: Just like her boss. She even smiles knowingly when [[spoiler:setting up Lila for the Brooch, fully aware of what sort of agony the girl will likely suffer when using its powers]].
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