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  • Adorable Abomination: It’s hard to say exactly what they are beyond the embodiments of abstract concepts. They’re as cute as a button but they’re also super powerful fairy-like creatures of magic who have existed even longer than humanity has. Given how Tiki and Plaag’s true forms are a cross between angelic and alien, one can only imagine what the rest of the Kwamis truly look like.
  • A Form You Are Comfortable With: Their chibi appearance is suggested to be a form they take on, and not their true appearance. Tikki and Plagg can both be ordered to assume their true appearance, which is more humanoid but also more alien looking.
  • Alternate Self: Subverted; Miraculous World Paris reveals that a multiverse exists, but unlike humans, Kwamis are a metaphysical constant and consciously aware of these realities. They just never mention it because they're never asked about them and the chances of different universes interacting is infinitesimal.
  • Always Lawful Good: Implied. It is mentioned that the Miraculouses were created with the express purpose of empowering heroes as a means of influencing the world around them. Using them for anything other than selfless reasons would be an aberration. Sadly, kwamis don't seem to have any real say in the matter. Trixx, Duusu, Xuppu and Mullo lean more chaotic, though.
  • Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Averted with almost all of the kwamis. Most of them match the colour schemes of their real life counterparts, the colours being exaggerated or made more vibrant. The two stark outliers being Stompp and Roaar, the Ox and Tiger kwamis. Stompp and Roaar are coloured navy and magenta in contrast with real oxen and tigers who are typically brown and orange-and-black striped, respectively.
  • Animal Motifs:
    • All the kwamis have traits relating to their Miraculous. Tikki has antenna and spots, Plagg has several cat traits (whiskers, cat ears and a tail), Nooroo has butterfly wings, Wayzz has a shell, and Trixx has ears and a tail resembling a fox, Pollen resembles a bee completely.
    • Kaalki's hooved hands and feet stand out compared to the flat appendages of her fellow kwamis.
    • Transformations add more, with the aquatic versions of Tikki and Plagg being a fish and triton respectively.
  • Anthropomorphic Personification: Kwamis are abstract creatures. Each kwami is an embodiment of a concept, such as determination, transportation, creation, etc.
  • Ascended Extra: Trixx, Pollen and the Chinese Zodiac kwamis played minor roles since their introduction, only present in a few scenes in their focus episodes. After Marinette becomes the Guardian in Season 4, she allows them all to roam outside the Miracle Box, which makes them more active in her day-to-day life as they learn about the modern world. They also use their powers to help Marinette when needed or to alert Cat Noir of an attack, though only as a last resort.
  • Been There, Shaped History: In this 'verse, the kwamis are responsible for many major events in both history and folklore. For instance, Plagg is responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs, Tikki worked with Joan of Arc, Trixx has been revealed by Word of God to have been wielded by the Pied Piper, and the Monkey King was a wielder of Xuppu and the Monkey Miraculous.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: Sure, they're quirky little Ridiculously Cute Critters with squeaky voices and wacky personalities. They're also literal gods with incredibly destructive powers, and when they stop playing around they can quickly become very dangerous.
  • Black-Hole Belly: Kwami are tiny creatures but, as Plagg and Tikki show, are capable of swallowing whole large pieces of food without even bulging out their cheeks, let alone their stomachs and still gorging more.
  • By the Power of Grayskull!: They only transform their Miraculous wielders after an invocation. In French, their specific names have to be invoked with a command to transform, and wielders can't compel them to give their names. In English and some other dubs, they're given thematic command phrases that match whatever animal they resemble. Furthermore, they're given a different invocation when their users are invoking them as supervillains.
    • Ladybug (Ladybug, Mister Bug, Scarabella, Scarlet Fate): Tikki, spots on!/Spots off!
    • Cat (Cat Noir, Lady Noire, Cat Walker, Kitty Noire): Plagg, claws out!/Claws in!
    • Butterfly (Hawk Moth): Nooroo, dark wings rise!/Dark wings fall!
    • Fox (Rena Rouge, Rena Furtive): Trixx, let's pounce!/Let's rest!
    • Bee (Queen Bee, Vesperia): Pollen, buzz on!/Buzz off!
    • Turtle (Carapace, Jade Turtle): Wayzz, shell on!/Shell off!
    • Peacock (Mayura, Argos): Duusu, spread my feathers!/Fall, my feathers!
    • Snake (Viperion, Aspik): Sass, scales slither!/Scales rest!
    • Horse (Pegasus): Kaalki, full gallop!/Dismount!
    • Mouse (Polymouse, Multimouse): Mullo, get squeaky!/Unsqueak!
    • Dragon (Ryuko): Longg, bring the storm!/Open sky!
    • Rabbit (Bunnyx): Fluff, clockwise!/Counter-clockwise!
    • Monkey (King Monkey): Xuppu, showtime!/Naptime!
    • Eagle (hero; Eagle) Liiri, wings of liberty!
    • Eagle (villain; Miraclonizer) Liiri, wings of prey!
    • Pig (Pigella): Daizzi, rejoice!
    • Tiger (Purple Tigress): Roaar, stripes on!/Stripes off!
    • Goat (Caprikid): Ziggy, bleat it!
    • Rooster (Rooster Bold): Orikko, sunrise!
    • Dog (Miss Hound, Flairmidable, Canigirl): Barkk, on the hunt!/Lay down!
    • Ox (Minotaurox): Stompp, make way!
    • Multiple at once (Multifox, Multibug, Multinoir, Dragon Bug, Snake Noir, Shadow Moth, Lady Bee, Pegabug, Shadow Noir, Pennybug, Monarch, Rabbit Noir, Bunny Dog, Bug Noire):
      • [Kwami names], unify/divide!note 
      • [Kwami names], [multiple] metamorphosis/reverse morphosis!note 
  • Color-Coded Characters: Each Miraculous comes with a color-coordinated kwami; the color scheme extends to the suit of their bearers.
    • Red for Tikki/Ladybug/Mister Bug/Scarabella.
    • Black for Plagg/Cat Noir/Lady Noir/Cat Walker.
    • Purple for Nooroo/Hawk Moth.
    • Orange for Trixx/Rena Rouge.
    • Yellow for Pollen/Queen Bee/Vesperia.
    • Green for Wayzz/Carapace/Jade Turtle.
    • Navy for Duusu/Mayura/Argos.
    • Teal for Sass/Aspik/Viperion.
    • Dark brown and black for Kaalki/Pegasus.
    • Grey and pink for Mullo/Polymouse/Multimouse.
    • Red, black and gold for Longg/Ryuko.
    • Cyan and white for Fluff/Bunnyx.
    • Gold and brown for Xuppu/King Monkey.
    • White, brown and gold for Liiri/Miraclonizer/Eagle.
    • Pink for Daizzi/Pigella.
    • Plum for Roaar/Purple Tigress.
    • Black and white for Ziggy/Caprikid.
    • Blue for Stompp/Minotaurox.
    • Bright orange for Orikko/Rooster Bold.
    • Light brown for Barkk/Miss Hound/Flairmidable/Canigirl.
  • Cursed with Awesome: They were incapable of having any relationships with humans, good or bad, until they were enslaved. All kwamis with a good 'owner' are happy about the arrangement, and about being able to eat actual food.
  • Eastern Zodiac: There are kwamis based off of the animals from the Chinese zodiac, who are properly introduced in Sandboy.
  • Elemental Powers: While none of the shown powers have anything to do with the Five Elements, or Wu Xing, the five outer Miraculous, Fox, Bee, Turtle, Peacock, Butterfly, are stated to represent them.
  • Familiar: They serve as the magical companions of the Miraculous Heroes, inhabitting their Miraculous to give them power when they need to transform.
  • Fairy Companion: Each Miraculous comes with a fairy-like creature called a kwami that provides the power.
  • Fingerless Hands: Their upper limbs look more like fins than actual arms, but they can hold and carry stuff just fine.
  • Force and Finesse: An extreme in universe variation is revealed to be the reason why kwamis take holders, as they are very much the Force in the equation. Holders are a necessary Power Limiter because using their powers unrestricted will cause chaos and damage.
  • Geas:
    • The kwamis are magically compelled to never reveal the names of Miraculous holders to those who don't already know them, even other kwami, the only exception being if a previous user has explicitly renounced them. If they try to do so, colored bubbles pop out of their mouth instead of the name. This also extends to the guardian of the Miraculous, who technically claims ownership of the entire set even if they don't make use of them.
    • Kwami must obey any commands given by the holders of their Miraculous. Hawk Moth uses this to make sure Nooroo doesn't run away by ordering him to never move more than a few feet away at all times, and Nooroo is physically incapable of doing so thanks to the spell.
  • Genie in a Bottle: The Kwamis are bound to their respective Miraculous, and whoever happens to own them has complete control over them: they can voice their discontent all they want, but they'll be forced to obey their commands all the same.
  • Godzilla Threshold:
    • While Fu is reticent to give out anymore Miraculous given that he's already distributed the two most powerful ones, he acknowledges that even some of the other Miraculous are unique among the Miraculous. Before loaning out the Monkey and Snake Miraculous he acknowledges that their abilities are both special and powerful. Bunnyx also mentions that she is only ever called in, with the Rabbit Miraculous, when everyone else has failed, due to the consequences of tampering with the timeline.
    • The kwamis can use their powers independently of their human holders, but usually refrain from doing so because they have limited control over them. They can accomplish the desired effect, but usually cause collateral damage in the process.
      • The titular villains in "Style Queen" and "Gang of Secrets" proved so effective that Plagg and Trixx had to use their respective powers to save the heroes; Plagg nearly destroyed Paris, while Trixx only made the Eiffer Tower wobble like a slinky.
      • Later in "Sole Crusher", when Marinette is taken hostage by the titular villain, Tikki has Kaalki summon a Voyage to alert Cat Noir that Ladybug isn't going to be able to come to the fight. Her portals turned into a vortex that sucked up nearby objects and deposited them in random places.
      • Sass is perhaps the biggest example of this, since he's the only one who can undo a complete defeat scenario, but as a consequence, time becomes a wreck and apparitions from the past and the future start invading the present, and there's no way to fix things unless someone conveniently had the correct time memorized or recorded beforehand (whereas the effects from other Kwamis will eventually sort themselves out).
  • Good Feels Good: Wayzz notes that the kwamis felt good being able to help and communicate with humans once the Miraculouses were made, allowing humans to see them.
  • Intangibility: They can pass through things at will.
  • Invisible to Normals: Before the Miraculouses were created, kwamis couldn't be seen or detected by humans or other normal creatures. They also can't be caught on camera.
  • Locked Out of the Loop: Although the Guardians (for a while, just Master Fu and Marinette) have special mixes that can grant the kwamis additional powers, the kwamis themselves are not permitted to know the recipes in case their Miraculouses fall into the wrong hands. This definitely works out considering what happened to Nooroo.
  • Mascots Love Sugar: Tikki very much loves macarons and cookies; sugary treats are, in fact, her preferred food to recharge her magic after a transformation. It's convenient for both the plot and Tikki's sweet tooth that Marinette knows how to beak all sorts of pastries because her parents run a bakery. In contrast, Adrien's kwami Plagg prefers chunks of pungent Camembert cheese, making him an inversion.
  • Mentor Mascot: Tikki and Plagg in particular, but, mostly Tikki to Marinette.
  • Midair Bobbing: They can levitate at all times; kwami move around when talking or emoting, and even "standing still" they still bob a little up and down.
  • Missing Reflection: Of the technological sort. Cameras cannot detect kwamis, including the eyes of robots. However, they can apparently be heard over a phone (Marinette gave them one for emergencies), and Kaalki appears on Nathalie's tablet when it's connected to the eyes of a Sentimonster.
  • My Master, Right or Wrong: Most kwamis don't like being used for evil, but if someone evil gets ahold of their Miraculous and know how activate them, they have to obey them.
  • Mysterious Past: As of yet, not much about their origin has been revealed. However, a comic issue at least revealed that they began forming at the beginning of the universe and needed Miraculouses in order to interact with normal beings and that a mage created the Miraculouses, though there hasn't been any deeper explanation about it.
  • No Biological Sex: As confirmed by a crew member, kwamis "don't really have a gender." However, kwamis will go by male or female pronouns, and the kwamis who use female pronouns often have eyelashes. In the English dub, Daizzi uses they/them pronouns.
  • Non-Human Non-Binary: Kwamis have No Biological Sex by default, and while they do go by gendered pronouns, this is more for the sake of simplicity rather than because they see themselves as actually having a gender.
  • Numerological Motif: A lot of Miraculous in their active state have some element in their design that signifies a quantity of five. This represents the time limit users have before detransforming after using their special power, with the element beeping and diminishing by one after a certain amount of time. This is most often seen in the five spots on the ladybug miraculous, and the five paw pads on the cat miraculous.
  • Older Sidekick: All the kwamis are older than any human alive.
  • Older Than They Look: All of the kwamis are thousands of years old. They started forming at the beginning of time.
  • Omniglot: The kwamis can speak any language, a necessary skill when there's no telling what language the holder of the Miraculous may speak.
  • Our Genies Are Different: While they're seen as something akin to gods or fairies, they also share several traits with the genies: they're very old beings who were formed at the beginning of time and came before humanity, they're invisible to people who don't hold or wield a Miraculous, and like most genies in mythology, they're bound to an object and forced to obey the commands of those who wield it. About the only traits they don't share is that they don't age, can't be killed by mundane means, don't grant wishes (not counting the Ultimate Miraculous Superpower) and while possessing free will, are Always Lawful Good instead of evenly good or evil.
  • Our Gods Are Different: Kwamis are creatures akin to gods, with their name even being short for "Quantic Kami", Kami being the Japanese word for god, and they hold incredible power when not bounded and limited by their wielders. However, they're not in control of the universe.
  • Personality Powers: They're attracted to people whose temperament they do best with. While Tikki helps mentor and encourage Marinette, Plagg brings out Adrien's rebellious side.
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse: In the typical sense that kwamis are able to lift objects much larger and much heavier than themselves but also the fact that creatures around ten centimetres tall have power akin to those of literal gods. Shown most blatantly when Plagg uses Cataclysm without Adrien and almost destroys all of Paris. In a later episode just breathing on pavement causes it to collapse into a sinkhole the size of a bus.
  • Power Limiter: "Style Queen" indicates that the Miraculouses are necessary in limiting and focusing the kwamis' powers. For instance, Cat Noir can use Cataclysm on one specific object, while Plagg's attempt to use it without Adrien causes massive devastation across Paris. Later episodes hold this to be true of all kwamis. Trixx, Kaalki and Sass’s attempt to use their respective powers creates random illusions other than what was intended to be created, portals that have their own vaccums that send objects to various locations and an Anachronism Stew respectively. With destructive powers like Plagg's however a focuser/limiter is far more of an imperative.
  • Power-Up Food: Once a kwami uses up their energy, they need to eat in order to get their energy back and retransform their master. In theory any food should do, but each kwami has a favorite that may or may not be more effective at recharging them than other foods. For Tikki, it's baked sweets like cookies, and for Plagg, it's cheese. Using specific mixtures of ingredients allows the kwami to take on specialized forms, such as aquatic traits for underwater battles. Marinette bakes these formulas into macarons for Tikki while Adrien gets flavored cheese for Plagg. In "Mayura", Hawk Moth hints that this restriction may be due to the heroes' inexperience, rather than simply how the kwamis work.
  • Really 700 Years Old: They are all extremely old, having been around before the pyramids were built. A story from the Miraculous Adventures comic book series reveals that kwamis have existed since the beginning of time, forming whenever a new idea or emotion appears in the universe.
  • Ridiculously Cute Critter: The kwamis are a race of tiny fairies with huge heads and large eyes. "Furious Fu" even sees them abuse it against Marinette with "Operation Kwami Baby Doll Eyes" to convince her to let them see Master Fu.
  • Secret-Keeper: Naturally, as they're the ones who give their holders the powers in the first place, they always know their true identities. “Sole Crusher” reveals that they (or some of them) also know Adrien’s identity as Cat Noir. It's enforced by a geas that magically prevents them from ever revealing the secret (any attempt causes them to spit bubbles) unless the person is already aware.
  • Servant Race: Much like djinn, they are completely at the whims of their miraculous' wielders, referring to them as their "masters" and "owners" in spite of their overwhelming power. Because of this, they are restricted from doing certain things if their wielders wish it. Tikki and Plagg are physically incapable of saying their owners' names out loud, and Nooroo must remain within a few feet of Gabriel. Gabriel even briefly whims him unable to speak before undoing it, claiming that it was "just a joke". Despite this, it seems that the kwami are at their best, or at least much prefer to have a harmonious equal and equal partnership between them and their humans.
  • Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Played with; some of them have visible eyelashes, indicating that they are female. However, there are some with eyelashes who are actually male, and a few of them have different genders across dubs.
  • Theme Naming:
    • All the kwamis have a repeating letter in their name.
    • The concepts the kwamis are the embodiment of all end in an -ion suffix except for "freedom" and "reality". Tikki has Creation; Plagg, Destruction; Nooroo, Transmission; Wayzz, Protection; Trixx, Illusion; Pollen, Action; Duusu, Emotion; Fluff, Evolution; Longg, Perfection; Sass, Intuition; Xuppu, Derision; Kaalki, Teleportation; Mullo, Multipication; Daizzi, Jubilation; Roaar, Exaltation; Stompp, Determination; Ziggy, Passion; Orikko, Pretension; and Barkk, Adoration.
  • There Is Another:
    • "Feast" reveals that Master Fu's Miraculous Box was only one of many until his sentimonster destroyed them all. But Ladybug's World-Healing Wave after defeating Feast in the present day ends up restoring them...
    • The New York special ends with the reveal that there is another guardian operating in North America with his own Miracle Box; he was probably eaten by Feast and restored by the same World-Healing Wave mentioned in the previous point.
  • Time Abyss: Kwamis have been around since the universe began, making some, if not all of them, older than living things like humans.

Chinese Miracle Box

Yin and Yang Kwamis

    Tikki 
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"Marinette, you are different, but different as in surprising, unpredictable, and endearing, and very talented. You learn fast."

Voiced by: Marie Nonnenmacher (FR), Mela Lee (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of creation. A helpful, kind, fairy-like creature that mentors Marinette. Connected to the Ladybug Miraculous, the main power she provides is Lucky Charm. Her Miraculous are Marinette's earrings, and she helps her transform into Ladybug. She was briefly used by Adrien to transform into Mister Bug and by Alya to transform into Scarabella.


  • Be Yourself: Most of her advice boils down to this sentiment. Whenever her charge is doubting her abilities, Tikki's always there to reassure Marinette that believing in herself will fix her current problem.
  • Big Eater: While not quite as obsessed like Plagg, she is described as having a "gourmet craving of cosmic dimensions" and can become insatiable if she eats something especially good.
  • The Conscience: She often urges Marinette to take her duty as Ladybug more seriously, or just to be a better person in general.
  • Creepy Monotone: Her true form has a more slow and monotonous voice than her regular chibi form.
  • Genki Girl: Is very cheerful and enthusiastic.
  • Innocent Blue Eyes: To show her friendly and heroic nature.
  • The Maker: While it is unclear whether she had a hand in the creation of the universe, it is explicitly said that she is the Anthropomorphic Personification of Creation, technically qualifying her as a Creator God.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Possibly. "Tiki" was the first man in Māori legend — a fitting name for the spirit of creation.
    • Alternatively, "Tyche" is a Greek goddess of luck, specifically associated with the fortune and destiny of cities.
  • Nice Girl: Very sweet and kindhearted.
  • Not So Above It All: Plagg is far more overt about his voracious eating habits, but when Tikki finds a food she really loves, she loses control in a way that even scares other kwamis.
  • The Older Immortal: Tikki is the oldest kwami, forming before the others at the beginning of the universe.
  • Older Than She Looks: Tikki came into being at the same time as the concept of creation, meaning that despite looking and behaving like an excited little girl she is as old as the universe itself.
  • Only Sane Woman:
    • Beneath her cutesy exterior, she displays the most levelheaded personality of the cast and is nothing but helpful and encouraging with Marinette.
    • Compared to Plagg, Tikki is more responsible and grounded.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: The usually calm Tikki is extremely proactive in trying to get the Miraculous book during "Volpina", which shows just how important it is.
  • Outside-the-Box Tactic: When manifesting Marinette's Lucky Charm, her choice of materials is a bit...odd. For instance, when fighting the mime, she gives out a shoebox to help Ladybug construct a makeshift projector, a coin to buy a bag of popcorn to distract pigeons, and a rubber ball to break the lamps in a room.
  • The Power of Creation: She grants the power of creation, manifesting as Ladybug's Lucky Charm and Miraculous Ladybugs. This is because she formed at the beginning of the universe.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Plagg's red (ironic, since she herself is red). Tikki acts as something of a mentor to Marinette that encourages her to not let her runaway emotions cloud her judgement and be more responsible. This is in contrast to Plagg, who is a Troll (though smarter than he looks) that encourages Adrien - whose life has always been all work and no play - to forgo his responsibilities and learn to be a little more selfish.
  • Secret-Keeper: As the one who gave Marinette her powers, she is naturally one of the only ones who knows her true identity.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper: As of "Dark Owl", she knows the truth about Adrien being Cat Noir without the latter being aware. In "Reflekdoll", Adrien formally meets Tikki for the first time and interacts with her as both a superhero and civilian, making her into his regular Secret-Keeper.
  • Shipper on Deck: She gives advice to Marinette about how to approach Adrien.
  • Sweet Tooth: Tikki likes everything from the bakery that Marinette's parents run, but cookies and galettes in particular.
  • Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Unlike the male kwami Plagg, Tikki has visible, long eyelashes.
  • Time Abyss: While we don't know how old exactly, she's been around long enough to have been the companion to Queen Nefertiti, who lived over five thousand years ago. She's much older than that, and says she was there since the first Ladybug.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Baked foods, which is pretty nice when your best friend and partner is the daughter of two bakers. She is normally seen munching on chocolate chip biscuits, she eats macarons when she needs to recover energy or transform, and she becomes absolutely addicted to galettes.
  • Trickster Mentor: Sometimes gives cryptic advice to help Marinette that isn't immediately obvious.

    Plagg 
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"Oh, I'm sure there'll be another Cat Noir to give me cheese... but he won't be you."

Voiced by: Thierry Kazazian (FR), Max Mittelman (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of destruction. A gluttonous, lazy but ultimately good-natured fairy-like creature that mentors Adrien. Connected to the Cat Miraculous, his main power he provides is Cataclysm. His Miraculous is Adrien's ring, and he helps him transform into Cat Noir. He was briefly used by Marinette to become Lady Noir, and again alongside Mullo to transform her into Multinoir and by Zoé to become Kitty Noire.


  • Affectionate Nickname: He refers to Tikki as his "sugarcube".
  • The Anti-God: Plagg is the Dark Is Not Evil equal and opposite to Tikki in a bitheism and duotheism Daostic kind of relationship. They also have opposite personalities.
  • Bad Powers, Good People: The source of Adrien's destructive powers, but like all kwamis, his powers are intended to be used for good.
  • Big Eater: He can (and will) eat cheese blocks bigger than his body in one bite. Case in point, the Origins episode shows that the first thing he does after waking up from who knows how long is look for something to eat.
  • Cat Stereotype: Plagg is the spirit of bad luck, so he has the form of a black cat. He's also quite lazy, and loves dairy products.
  • Cute Little Fangs: Also the only teeth he has, but it adds to "mischievously cuteness" appeal.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Downplayed on both counts, since the audience already knows he's the one to give Adrien his powers, but one would probably not expect the food-obsessed, lazy and trolling kwami to be responsible for the sinking of Atlantis and the extinction of the dinosaurs along with the tilting of the Tower of Pisa.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: He is a black cat with powers related to rot, but like all kwami he is benevolent. Though lazy and annoying.
  • Destroyer Deity: He counts as this, being the Anthropomorphic Personification of Destruction. Granted he is a rare benevolent example, acting as an equal/opposite counterpart to Tikki in the Taoist concept of yin and yang.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Plagg implies in "Deflagration" that he Cataclysmed the dinosaurs into extinction because they were mean to him. Thankfully, he has previously admitted this was excessive... though he was rather boasting about his successful extinction in his implication.
  • Dude, Where's My Respect?:
    • Tikki is seriously strict about dealing with Plagg, similar to Ladybug and Cat Noir's banter. After centuries dealing with it, Tikki is probably used to Plagg's unorthodox ways, but not as patient.
    • Sometimes, Adrien is in the receiving end of this in their partnership. More than once, Plagg left Adrien alone to do its own thing, mainly in situations Adrien was really in need of his powers.
  • Fatal Flaw: Gluttony. His endless hunger for cheese gets himself and Tikki outed to Ms. Mendeliev and nearly costs Ladybug and Cat Noir their secret identities in "Kwamibuster".
    • Even before this, his mistaking a bracelet for a camembert box ends up setting off the conflict of "Rogercop" and not only results in the titular Akuma, but stops Adrien from transforming for a little while since the bracelet gets stuck on Plagg's body.
  • Forgot About His Powers: "Rogercop" would have been a very short episode if Plagg had remembered he could use his Intangibility powers to free himself from the bracelet. Instead, he spends half the episode with the thing stuck around his head, until Adrien figures out another way of removing it.
  • Give Him a Normal Life: Downplayed. Plagg tries to encourage Adrien to enjoy his youth whenever possible. Sometimes, it's ill thought-out advice.
  • Good Is Not Soft: While lazy and snarky, Plagg is a nice and friendly being who is somewhat flippant but cautious in regards to his unrestrained powers. But when Gabriel manages to get his hands on the Cat Miraculous in "Ephemeral" and "Deflagration", Plagg tries to outright murder him with his raw power.
  • Hidden Depths: Though he can't sing a note, he's actually pretty good on the piano, though his small size means he can only imitate the part of one hand.
  • Hollywood Tone-Deaf: In "Captain Hardrock", after Gabriel forbids Adrien to go to his friends' concert, Plagg tries to cheer him up with an ode to Camembert...which is sung horribly off-key. Adrien still appreciates the thought.
  • Informed Species: His true form in "Re-creation" resembles a bat more than a cat.
  • Irony: Plagg always says that Adrien should enjoy himself, and Plagg takes his own advice by indulging in eating cheese at every opportunity...unfortunately for their mutual goals, Adrien only reliably enjoys himself when he has the freedom he gets from turning into Cat Noir, which causes Plagg to go into Adrien's ring and regularly prevents his cheese-eating.
  • Jerkass Has a Point:
    • In general, he's not wrong that Adrien should enjoy being a kid, especially since he was raised and lives in such a restrictive household environment.
    • He pointedly gives Adrien a minor What the Hell, Hero? moment in "Copycat" — correctly stating that it was Adrien's jealousy that resulted in the titular akuma.
    • Plagg gives Adrien another What the Hell, Hero? moment in "Frozer", as despite often saying how he's in love with Ladybug, he goes on a date with Kagami, and then briefly leaves her to see how Marinette's doing. The kwami makes a good point on how Adrien is giving some mixed signals and how he's being unintentionally insensitive to all of the girls (really, only two) involved.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Plagg tends to be lazy, irresponsible and snarky, but it's obvious he cares for Adrien, asking if he's okay after Gabriel skips out on career day and empathizing with him after the events of "Simon Says".
  • Make Them Rot: He grants the power of destruction, manifesting as Cat Noir's Cataclysm.
  • Meaningful Name: "Plagg" sounds a lot like "Plague". Fitting for the spirit of destruction. His name also sounds similar to Cath Palug, a monstrous cat from Welsh folklore.
  • Mellow Fellow: Plagg is mellow and calm to the point of being lazy.
  • Mundane Utility: His immortality allows him to eat cheese, a food which Real Life cats like but isn't healthy for them (they have difficulty digesting compacted lactose).
  • No Mouth: His true form, as seen in "Re-creation", has no visible mouth, only speaking telepathically.
  • Older Than They Look: He's the spirit of destruction in direct balance with the Ladybug Miraculous, meaning that he's at least as old as Tikki is, but never really references his age onscreen.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
    • The usually laid-back and goofy Plagg gives a sad, sympathetic look to Adrien in "Simon Says" when the latter is looking at past pictures of him with his currently Missing Mom.
    • Plagg seems genuinely sad over Adrien seemingly ditching him for Sass, is greatly dissapointed in Adrien's plan in "Desperada", and also seems to be aware of all the timelines that Adrien went through. Poor Plagg...
  • Person of Mass Destruction:
    • He can use Cataclysm just like Cat Noir, but with far greater destructive power and far less finesse. When he uses it to help Ladybug in "Style Queen", he lightly taps the ground, creating a massive shockwave that destroys the Eiffel Tower and causes major damage to the rest of Paris. He's also apparently responsible for the sinking of Atlantis, making the Tower of Pisa lean, and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
    • In "Catalyst", he is able to create a massive sinkhole just by breathing on the street.
    • In "Deflagration" he cataclysms his own ring to prevent Gabriel from using it, which creates a massive explosion in the middle of Paris that undoubtedly kills many people.
  • Phlebotinum Killed the Dinosaurs: Turns out that a reckless use of Cataclysm was behind it.
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse: You wouldn't normally expect a palm-sized creature like him to be capable of instant citywide destruction.
  • Power Makes Your Voice Deep: His true form has a more ominous and sinister-sounding voice than his regular Chibi form.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Tikki's blue. While Tikki is The Conscience for Marinette, encouraging her to be more responsible and think rationally, Plagg acts more as an Anti-Mentor (or a Trickster Mentor) that tries encouraging the introverted, "all-work, no-play" Adrien to be more impulsive and has his own fair share of good points despite his counter-productive advice.
  • The Sacred Darkness: The kwami of destruction and misfortune, yet he is the Dark Is Not Evil and holy yin counterpart to Tikki.
  • Secret-Keeper: As the one who gave Adrien his powers, he is naturally one of the only ones who knows his true identity.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper:
    • As of "Dark Owl", he knows the truth about Marinette being Ladybug without the latter being aware.
    • Subverted as of "Sandboy", as Plagg is seen with Marinette at Master Fu's place at the end. He is later shown interacting directly with Marinette in both of her identities in "Style Queen".
  • Shipper on Deck: He often tries to help Adrien with his feelings for Ladybug, despite the teasing. He's also teased him about Marinette on two separate occasions.
  • The Slacker: He is quite lazy.
  • Sidekick Creature Nuisance: He isn't as helpful to Adrien as Tikki is to Marinette. He only explains things when pushed to by others and generally acts like more of a live-in pig than a mentor.
  • The Snack Is More Interesting: Plagg will always, always, focus on his next meal rather than what is actually important. A particularly egregious example is when he can only whine about wanting Camembert after he and Adrien break into Gabriel's hidden safe and find a tome about the Miraculouses along with the Peacock Miraculous, which Plagg fails to even notice.
  • Snarky Non-Human Sidekick: To Adrien. Plagg is very sarcastic.
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich: He's often about to eat cheese before Adrien forces him to transform. Of course, Plagg is usually just about to eat cheese in any scene he shows up.
  • Third Eye: His true form has three eyes.
  • Time Abyss: According to himself, he was young during the age of dinosaurs.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Cheese wedges. He especially likes Camembert, a kind of cheese traditionally made with unpasteurized milk and known for for its strong (and sometimes unpleasant) smell.
  • Troll:
    • Sure, Camembert is Plagg's favorite cheese, but there are some subtle implications that one of the reasons he keeps demanding it is the fact that Adrien dislikes the smell.
    • In "Weredad", Plagg gleefully encourages Adrien to pursue Marinette as well as Ladybug, telling him there's nothing wrong with going after two girls at the same time. After Adrien leaves, he quietly adds, "especially when they're the same one".
  • Undying Loyalty: To Adrien. This is especially shown in Kuro Neko, as when Adrien renounces him, he rips into Ladybug for how she treated him, and returns to him when she allows him to find a new holder.
  • We Are as Mayflies: He is cavalier about having permanently (and accidentally) destroying the city of Atlantis, an act which must have had human casualties and earned Plagg the Guardians' ire. Perks of being a kwami...

    Gimmi (MAJOR SPOILERS) 
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"I am everything that is, was, or will be."

Voiced by: Marie Nonnenmacher and Thierry Kazazian (FR)

The kwami of reality, and the unification of Tikki and Plagg's true forms. The power they provide is the Ultimate Miraculous Superpower.


  • Apocalypse Maiden: Them simply being brought into existence will consequently cause their summoner to make a wish, which will then destroy and recreate the universe in order to accomplish said wish.
  • Barrier Warrior: Whenever they're summoned, they and their summoner are surrounded by a pink barrier that cannot be penetrated whatsoever, ensuring that the wishing session goes unimpended.
  • Benevolent Abomination: They look completely alien and they are a giant butterfly genie, but they have a positive outlook and would rather be summoned out of rejoice rather than to make a wish and be done with it.
  • Benevolent Genie: Even when establishing what a wish's sacrifice must be, they will grant that wish to the letter, and will even give the wisher a chance to make their wish clear so there's no mistakes or mishaps.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Attempts to try and discuss gossip rather than granting wishes upon their summoning,
  • Equivalent Exchange: Every wish they grant must have an equivalent sacrifice. For an example provided by them; if somebody wishes for something to change color, then an equivalent object with the desired color would have to exchange with it.
  • Extra Eyes: They have five eyes, two from Tikki's true form, three from Plagg's true form.
  • Fusion Dance: They are Tikki and Plagg unified, but mentally, they're a completely different entity from either of them.
  • Make a Wish: Their entire gimmick is that they're a fusion of Tikki and Plagg who, when summoned, will grant the summoner a wish that will then cause the universe to be rewritten in order to accomodate for said wish.
  • Meaningful Name: Gimmi is one letter off from "gimme", which is rather appropriate for a wish granting being.
  • The Omnipotent: They're a fusion between the Kwamis of Creation and Destruction themselves, and their main ability allows them to remake the entire universe as long as its in the form of a wish.
  • Reality Warper: They're a combination of the Kwamis of Creation and Destruction who can and will rewrite the entire universe in order to grant a wish.
  • Retconjuration: Their power as the Kwami of Reality is the ability to grant one wish that will completely rewrite the the universe, for an equivalent sacrifice.
  • Story-Breaker Power: They have the combined powers of Tikki and Plagg, which means control over Creation and Destruction itself, and their main power is the ability to rewrite the entire universe in order to accomplish their summoner's wish.
  • Time Abyss: They've been around since the very conception of the universe, meaning they're at least 13 billion years old. The fact their power has been used at least once before, thus meaning the universe was remade before, implies they're even older than that.
  • Top God: As the kwami of Reality, Gimmi is the mightiest Kwami in existence (To The Omnipotent levels) albeit given how they only appear in one scene, it's difficult to determine how the other Kwami's consider them, but the fact that Tikki once entrusted her Lucky Charm to the universe (and thus implicitly Gimmi) implies they hold absolute authority unless that was a Desperation Attack on her part to keep Hawk Moth from winning.
  • The Un-Reveal: While not physically shown prior to "Re-Creation", Gimmi was summoned offscreen in "Ephemeral" with Sass using his power to quickly rewind time with the events leading to it averted. Also in "Miraculous Paris", alternate Marinette tries to summon Gimmi with her and alternate Adrien's Miraculouses, only for Gimmi being unable to appear due to The Supreme's magical seal placed on Tikki and Plagg. They eventually do appear in person in "Re-Creation".
  • Unseen No More: After only being indirectly mentioned in the Origins episode, and appearing offscreen during "Ephemeral", Gimmi appears in person during "Re-Creation".
  • Voice of the Legion: They speak with Tikki and Plagg's voices at the same time.
  • Walking Spoiler: Their very existence spoils the outcome of the season 5 finale.
  • Wings Do Nothing: They have multiple wings on their backs, but they're mostly for decoration since they can float just like any other Kwami.

Five Elements Kwamis

    Nooroo 
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"But Master, the Miraculous are not meant to be used for evil purposes!"

Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Ben Diskin (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of transmission. A sweet but haggard fairy-like creature that is enslaved by Hawk Moth. Connected to the Butterfly Miraculous, the main power he provides appears to be Akumatization. His Miraculous is a brooch, and he helps its wielder transform into Hawk Moth.

As of Re-Creation, he winds up becoming the companion of Lila Rossi when she gets ths Butterfly Miraculous without anyone realizing.


  • Butterfly of Transformation: Nooroo's Miraculous grants its wielder the ability of Super-Empowering other people, transforming them into superheroes or supervillains, depending on the user's intent.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Zigzagged, as Nooroo himself is fairly kind and says that the Miraculouses are not to be used for evil, but he has no rule over the use of the Butterfly Miraculous, and it's up to the user to use their powers for good. Gabriel doesn't. It's also shown that, regardless of how it's used, the act of creating an akuma imbues it with dark energy.
  • Doomed by Canon: According to "Timetagger", Hawk Moth (who's not Gabriel Agreste) will still exist in the future, meaning Nooroo will be Forced into Evil again by whoever Gabriel's successor is, thus even if Marinette does free him like she promised Tikki in "Sandboy", it's not going to last. In "Re-Creation", the Butterfly Miraculous ends up in the hands of Lila, ensuring that Nooroo's suffering is not over with Gabriel's demise.
  • Forced into Evil: He would rather not have his powers used for evil, but he has no say in the matter.
  • Grew a Spine: Minor but in "Stormy Weather 2" Nooroo talks back to Gabriel and says that he should spend more time with Adrien. He once again insists that Gabriel shouldn't be using the Butterfly Miraculous in the way that he is.
  • Horrible Judge of Character: It's implied in the "Origins" two-parter that he gave Gabriel most of the exposition on the Miraculous before he realized that the latter intended to use the powers for selfish purposes, though he wouldn't have had a choice in the matter even if he had realized Gabriel's intentions.
  • Meta Power: His power is to grant superpowers, which while cannot be used directly on the user, has much less limits than Orikko's Sublimation such as interfering with the magic of other kwamis or copying their effects.
  • Mr. Exposition: He provides an Info Dump on the Miraculous.
  • Non-Standard Character Design: Nooroo is the only kwami whose antennae are not on his head, instead having them on his hind wings like a swallowtail butterfly.
  • No Ontological Inertia: One of two Kwamis who averts this. The Akuma persist even if the user isn't transformed or renounces the Miraculous completely, and can only be stopped if purified or recalled. Gabriel exploits this to akumatize himself at the start of season 2, deflecting suspicion that he's actually Hawk Moth.
  • No Self-Buffs:
    • The akuma he creates are unable to empower his wielder. Gabriel works around the restriction by temporarily renouncing Nooroo in order to transform himself into The Collector. By season 4, his powers have evolved to the point where he can akumatize himself without having to renounce Nooroo, though he must be untransformed in order to accept the akumatization.
    • At the end of season 2, Hawk Moth finds another loophole by akumatizing Nathalie into Catalyst, who has the ability to amplify his power so he can create infinite akumas.
  • Powers as Programs: It's implied that Transmission is what allows Monarch to transfer the abilities of other kwamis through the Alliance Rings to his akumatized villains.
  • Pretty Butterflies: A powerful butterfly-themed spirit.
  • Punch-Clock Villain: As stated in Forced into Evil Nooroo may power up Hawk Moth's miraculous and allow him to use his power, but he himself isn't a bad kwami, he just got suck with the wrong user.
  • She's a Man in Japan: Male in the French version, female in the Korean and Mexican versions.
  • Super-Empowering: He grants the power of transmission, manifesting as Hawk Moth's Akumatization.
  • Support Party Member: Of the kwamis whose special power has been revealed, Nooroo's has the least direct effects against an opponent, only being able to bestow Magic Enhancement / Super-Empowering on others. In "Queen Wasp", it's revealed that this ability can buff other Miraculous.
  • Trauma Conga Line:
    • Not only is Nooroo unwillingly complicit in akumatizing many people into villains, when it's explicitly stated that kwamis desire only to do good, he has to endure Hawk Moth's abuse. In "Sandboy", it's revealed that a kwami must obey their Miraculous holder, with the magic of the Miraculous enforcing commands if necessary. Nooroo is confined to a specific distance from Gabriel that he can't leave no matter what that manifests as a barrier when he tries and when Gabriel gives a temporary order not to speak, Nooroo's mouth disappears.
    • Even when Hawk Moth no longer holds his Miraculous, his torment doesn't end. In the future seen in "Timetagger", Nooroo has a second Hawk Moth abusing his powers to look forward to, a future that comes to pass in the season 5 finale when Lila gets her hands on his Miraculous after Gabriel is defeated.
  • Walking Spoiler: His appearance at the end of season 1 reveals the nature of Hawk Moth's powers.

    Wayzz 
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"Excellent choice, Master."

Voiced by: Patrick Préjean/Martial Le Minoux/Franck Tordjman (FR, first, second and third voice, respectively), Christopher Smith (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of protection. A sage and wise fairy-like creature, former companion to Master Fu and habitual mentor to Nino. Connected to the Turtle Miraculous, the main power he provides is Shellter. His Miraculous is Fu's and Nino's bracelet, and helps the former turn into Jade Turtle and the latter transform into Carapace.


  • Deflector Shields: He grants the power of protection, manifesting as Carapace's Shellter.
  • Demoted to Extra: During the first three seasons, Wayzz was one of the more prominent Kwami, often bouncing off Master Fu as a source of exposition and being Fu's main supporting cast member. With Master Fu's retirement as guardian, Wayzz no longer appears as prominently, with many of the roles he'd have going to other Kwami like Sass and Kaalki instead.
  • Meaningful Name: Most obvious in the French dub, where his name is pronounced as the English "wise".
  • My Significance Sense Is Tingling: He senses that Nooroo is being used for evil and warns Master Fu.
  • Not So Above It All: When reuniting with Nino in "Catalyst", the first thing the two do is a moderately complex Secret Handshake. Wayzz looks like he's enjoying every moment of it.
  • Shipper on Deck: He shares Tikki and Plagg's opinion that Marinette and Adrien would make a great couple.
  • Walking Spoiler: In a similar vein to Nooroo, his existence reveals that there is another active Miraculous wielder aside from Ladybug and Cat Noir.
  • Wise Old Turtle: Wayzz has been around for thousands of years if not longer and is just as sage and wise as Master Fu.
  • You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Wayzz supports Fu despite the latter's mistakes, and convinces him in "Feast" that he can face his past instead of running from it.

    Trixx 
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"You're absolutely right, Alya. I'm sure the three of you will make quite a team! You have all the making of a true superhero. You're strong, brave. But most of all, you're trustworthy."

Voiced by: William Coryn (FR), Cherami Leigh (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of illusion. A playful fairy-like creature that habitually mentors Alya. Connected to the Fox Miraculous, the main power he provides is Mirage. His Miraculous is Alya's necklace, and he helps her transform into Rena Rouge. He was used by Marinette in tandem with the Mouse Miraculous, transforming her into Multifox.


  • Art Evolution: From Season 4 onward, the sclera of his eyes is colored purple-gray instead of white.
  • Asian Fox Spirit: Resembles one in design, but only has one tail, and grants mystical powers to his wielder.
  • Been There, Shaped History: One of Trixx's illusions was responsible for the Loch Ness Monster.
  • Color Contrast: Trixx is essentially god of illusion and possesses purple eyes which stand in stark contrast to his mostly orange design.
  • Cute Little Fangs: In keeping with kwamis possessing characteristics of the animals they're based off of, Trixx has little fox incisors.
  • Crazy Jealous Guy: When Alya is chosen by Marinette to weird the Ladybug Miraculous as Scarabella, he wasn't fond of sharing his owner with Tikki.
  • Dude Looks Like a Lady: Trixx's appearance had many fans assuming he was female before his first voiced appearance. The Brazilian dub refers to Trixx as female, though, since he's voiced by a woman.
  • Exact Words: In "Gang of Secrets", Trixx assures Ladybug that any damages inevitably caused by his use of Mirage will be limited to illusions, which is technically true. He just didn't mention that these illusions would be of a city-wide scale, as Ladybug finds out when she sees the Eiffel Tower "dancing".
  • Forced into Evil: An Implied Trope. One of Trixx's past holders was The Pied Piper of Hamelin, so if the Piper was villainous, this applies to Trixx.
  • Guile Hero:
    • Trixx is the first of the kwamis to manipulate his own holder through deception. Plagg will encourage Adrien to bend the rules, and engages in obvious lying when he's lazy, and Tikki has asked Marinette to do things without explanation before, but Trixx dropping "Trustworthy" with the intent of being returned is first time we've seen a kwami con its holder.
    • "Gang of Secrets" further explores this trait of his. The kwamis realize that only Tikki can get through to Marinette, but she refuses to detransform. Trixx tells them he'll handle this, flies close to Ladybug and guilt-trips her into detransforming by saying that even though (she says) she's fine, Tikki might want to rest for a while or eat something. It works like a charm.
  • Master of Illusion: He grants the power of illusion, manifesting as Rena Rouge's Mirage.
  • Meaningful Name: "Trixx" is phonetically similar to "tricks", fitting his powers and appearance.
  • Oblivious Guilt Slinging: When Alya is reluctant to return her Miraculous after getting to be a superhero, Trixx encourages Alya to keep it and mentions trustworthiness as one of her qualities, which prompts Alya to keep her word and return the Miraculous. Given that he's a tricksy fox, it's entirely possible it wasn't "oblivious" so much as "completely intentional".
  • She's a Man in Japan: Is female in the Brazilian Portugese dub.
  • Secret-Keeper: As the one who gave Alya her powers, he is naturally one of the only ones who knows her true identity.
  • Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Subverted. Despite his visible eyelashes and this concept art showing him in a effeminate pose, he's referred to with male pronouns and has a male voice actor (in the original French).
  • This Is My Human: In "Truth", Daizzi takes a shine to Alya and says he wants her to be his new holder. Trixx immediately vetoes it, smugly informing his fellow kwami that this particular human is "already taken".

    Duusu 
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"Where is Nathalie? Are you my new holder?"

Voiced by: Fanny Bloc (FR), Melissa Fahn (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of emotion. Connected to the Peacock Miraculous, the main power he provides Mayura is Amokization. His Miraculous is a brooch, and he helps Nathalie transform into Mayura.

Later, after his Miraculous is fixed, he (unwittingly) helps Gabriel to transform into Shadow Moth by fusing both the Peacock and Butterfly Miraculouses.

Since "Strikeback", he has become Félix's kwami, allowing him to become the antihero Argos.


  • Chekhov M.I.A.: While the Peacock Miraculous has been seen in the possession of Gabriel Agreste, Duusu has not. That being said, the Peacock Miraculous's position in the top of the Miracle Box implies that it is important, and it's being used by Mayura, and he eventually shows up in Season 3.
  • Dude Looks Like a Lady: Despite some confusion caused by his somewhat feminine design and voice and the dubbing error in "Sandboy" where he's stated to be a "she", being the "Peacock Miraculous" isn't a misnomer. The show's creators confirmed he uses he/him pronouns, to match his design being based on the blue color and long train found in male peafowl.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: He briefly appears in the season 2 intro, long before his first appearance in season 3's "Reflekdoll".
  • Feathered Fiend: Not by choice, but he's a bird-like creature serving and empowering a supervillain. Since "Pretension", this is no longer the case.
  • Forced into Evil: While not confirmed, it's been implied that all the kwami are inherently good and Duusu's powers are currently being used by Mayura to aid Hawk Moth. The twist is that Duusu doesn't realise his powers are being used for evil. At least not until after his Miraculous has been repaired.
  • Glamour Failure: In "Reflekdoll", when Nathalie puts on the Peacock Miraculous, it glitches between its charged and camouflaged forms.
  • Heroic RRoD: "Heroes' Day" reveals that the Peacock Miraculous is damaged, and Nathalie seems ill after using his powers just once.
  • Keet: Duusu is quite excitable, even in the face of defeat.
  • Mood-Swinger: Duusu can go from overly cheerful to crying and back again at the drop of a hat.
  • Mook Maker: He grants the power of emotion, manifesting as Mayura's Amokization.
  • Non-Standard Character Design: So far, he's the only kwami based on a bird who has a normal mouth instead of a beak.
  • No Ontological Inertia: One of two Kwamis who averts this. The Amoks persist even if the user isn't transformed or renounces the Miraculous completely, and can only be stopped if purified or recalled. Master Fu's sentimonster survived a century with no active user, Gabriel and Nathalie have had two sentimonsters running simultaneously by sharing the Miraculous, and it's confirmed that Adrien and Félix, (and hinted that Kagami as well) are all sentimonsters created by different users years ago, one of whom is known to be dead.
  • Not Himself: "Truth" reveals that while their Miraculous was damaged, Duusu felt like there was a chaotic storm inside their head. They're back to normal now that their Miraculous has been fixed.
  • Obliviously Evil: "Reflekdoll" reveals that Gabriel and Nathalie are hiding from him that they're using his powers for evil and they're also hiding from him that using the Peacock Miraculous makes the user sick. No longer the case as of "Truth" where the Peacock Miraculous has been fixed.
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning: Not by choice, but he has red eyes and he serves a supervillain.
  • Shipper on Deck: He calls Nathalie's Undying Loyalty to Hawk Moth "so romantic!". Also, he happily helps Félix and Kagami tell Marinette the truth so they can love each other freely.
  • Small Role, Big Impact: Three times over.
    • Fu using his Miraculous to create Feast resulted in the destruction of the Guardian temple and the Peacock and Butterfly being lost for a century.
    • Emilie’s use of the damaged Peacock Miraculous put her in an external sleep, that caused Gabriel to become Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch to save her.
    • Colt Fathom’s brief use of it to create Félix resulted in his death, causing the former to become abusive with his son, which made Félix willing to do anything to get the Peacock brooch.
  • Support Party Member: His powers have been used to support another Support Party Member. Hawk Moth, via Nooroo, creates akuma villains and Mayura, via Duusu, creates allies for them. However, instead of empowering the akuma villains directly, he creates sentimonsters to protect, aid and empower them. Although he can also create sentimonsters for other people, and can even create them for his holder, while Nooroo can't akumatize the active Butterfly holder.
  • Toxic Phlebotinum: According to Gabriel, the Peacock Miraculous is damaged in such a manner that makes using it dangerous to the holder. Nathalie's brief use of it fatigues her and causes her to break out coughing, which only gets worse with subsequent uses. The damage is progressive, and continues to worsen well into season 5. It's also implied to be the reason why Gabriel keeps Emilie in stasis. In the season 3 finale, Gabriel gets his hands on the translated grimoire and manages to repair it, making it safe for him to use, though it doesn't reverse the damage it's already caused to Nathalie.

    Pollen 
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"How may I please you, my queen?"

Voiced by: Emmylou Homs (FR), Cassandra Lee Morris (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of action. A polite, obedient fairy-like creature that was initially intended to go to Alya but falls into Chloé's hands when Ladybug loses her Miraculous. Connected to the Bee Miraculous, the main power she provides is Venom. Her Miraculous is a haircomb, and she helps her owner transform into a bee-themed superhero. She was initially used by Chloé to become Queen Bee, but the latter lost her title and expelled from the team after she betrayed them to Hawk Moth.

In "Queen Banana", she becomes the companion of Zoé Lee, allowing her to transform into Vesperia.


  • Ambiguous Situation: Pollen is inside the Bee Miraculous when Cat Noir uses Cataclysm on it but Ladybug's World-Healing Wave repairs it almost immediately, and it's not made clear whether Pollen was killed and then brought back to life or if she was totally unharmed. Given that it's implied that the Miraculous are merely objects that allow kwami to interact with and empower humans, the latter possibility is more likely.
    • Confirmed in "Deflagration". When Plagg uses Cataclysm to destroy his own miraculous, Tikki says this will prevent him from interacting with humans but says nothing to suggest that he's dead.
  • Bad Powers, Good People: While Nooroo's power is meant to be used on people, in the hands of a good-natured individual it's meant to create heroes. Pollen's power, on the other hand, is intentionally debilitating and can only be used on living beings or things that can be considered alive, like sentimonsters. Nonetheless, Pollen remains a force for good.
  • Et Tu, Brute?: Seems both shocked and afraid, not to mention quite hurt by Chloé's Face–Heel Turn in "Heart Hunter".
  • Good Is Not Soft: The only kwami of the core seven whose default power has no use other than as a weapon against living beings. (Even Plagg's Cataclysm can be used on inanimate objects.)
  • Lady of War: Even though she is very polite and proper, referring to Chloé as "my queen", it doesn't detract from the fact that Pollen grants her holder powers that are extremely battle-oriented. The powers Pollen grants are even more battle-oriented than those granted by Plagg.
  • Meaningful Name: Pollen is the flower dust used for their reproduction. It gets on bees after they drink from their nectar, helping to pollinate the flowers.
  • The Paralyzer: She grants the power of action, manifesting as Queen Bee's Venom. Whoever is hit by Venom is completely immobilized, physically and mentally.
  • The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female member of the Five Elements Kwamis.
  • Speed Stripes: The design of her Miraculous is a comb with teeth formed by the stripes trailing behind a bee.
  • Stealth Pun: The Bee Miraculous is a comb with a bee decorating the top of it. Or, in other words, it's a honeycomb.
  • Virtuous Bees: She resembles a bee and creates bee-themed superheroes.

Chinese Zodiac Kwamis

    Mullo 
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Voiced by: Deneen Melody (EN)

The kwami of multiplication. Connected to the Mouse Miraculous, the main power she provides is Multitude. Her Miraculous is a pendant necklace and she helps Marinette transform into Multimouse.

In "Mega Leech", she becomes the companion of Mylène Haprèle, allowing her to transform into Polymouse.


    Stompp 
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"Keep singing! We must try to find out where he’s hiding!"

Voiced by: Marc Bretonnière (FR), Lauren Landa (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of determinaton. Connected to the Ox Miraculous, the main power he provides is Resistance. His Miraculous is a nose ring.

In "Penalteam", he becomes the companion of Ivan Bruel, allowing him to transform into Minotaurox.


  • Determinator: Implied in "Sandboy", as while the kwamis are mostly scared after accidentally contacting Hawk Moth, he remains persistent, and tells them to keep singing so they can know his location. This makes sense considering he is the personifcation of determination.
  • No-Sell: He grants the power of determination, manifesting as Minotaurox's Resistance. This power is immunity to all other superpowers...but not plain, brute force.
  • She's a Man in Japan: Female in the English dub, but male in the French dub.

    Roaar 
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"Wait, wait! I think I’ve got it! It’s a paintbrush!"

Voiced by: Caroline Mozzone (FR), Sandy Fox (EN, second voice) Foreign VAs

The kwami of exaltation. Connected to the Tiger Miraculous, the special power she provides is Clout, allowing the wearer to turn their emotions into strength. Her Miraculous is a panjas bracelet.

In "Crocoduel", she becomes the companion of Juleka Couffaine, allowing her to transform into Purple Tigress.


  • Entertainingly Wrong: When Tikki presents a marker to the kwamis, Roaar touches the top and assumes it’s a paintbrush when the color runs off on her paw. This gives a good indication that the kwamis have been locked away for a pretty long time.note 
  • Meaningful Name: She's named after her animal's call, a roar.
  • Megaton Punch: She grants the power of exaltation, manifesting as Purple Tigress' Clout.
  • She's a Man in Japan: Roaar has a female VA in the original French dub and officially goes by she/her pronouns, but had a male voice during her debut in the original English dub. Subverted in Season 3 where she has a female voice and keeps it, making her first English appearance a case of Early-Installment Weirdness.

    Fluff 
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"Was it breakfast or dinner? What time will it be yesterday? Is it tomorrow already? When it'll be the day after tomorrow, it will have be yesterday again!"

Voiced by: Laura Préjean (FR), Ryan Bartley (EN), Foreign VAs

The kwami of evolution. A hyperactive, motormouth fairy-like creature that will, in the future, come to mentor Alix. Connected to the Rabbit Miraculous, the main power she provides is Burrow. Her Miraculous is a pocket watch, and she will help Alix in the future tranform into Bunnyx.


  • Affectionate Nickname: Both present and future Alix call her "Big Ears'.
  • Alice Allusion: She and Bunnyx are both obviously references to the White Rabbit from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with both of them resembling white rabbits and her Miraculous being Alix's pocket watch. There's also her fixation on the concept of time, and her rambling about nonlinear time is very much in line with Wonderland's themes of experimental thought.
  • All There in the Manual: Her name was given in this tweet six months before its proper reveal in the show.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: She's shown to be very talkative and obsessive over the concept of time, whilst talking a mile a minute.
  • Motor Mouth: Talks quite a lot in her short moment onscreen.
  • The Only One: In "Evolution", the episode named after her concept, Fluff is freed from Monarch as the heroes retrieved the Rabbit Miraculous from him. Unfortunately, the same does not go for the other Kwamis as Monarch locked them up in cages and reshaped the Miraculous into rings to transmit powers to his akumatized villains so he does not risk losing another Miraculous.
  • Parasol of Pain: Her Miraculous tool.
  • Stock Animal Diet: Her Trademark Favorite Food is carrots.
  • Thinking Up Portals: The Burrow ability she grants can be used to teleport around.
  • Time Travel: She grants the power of evolution, manifesting as Bunnix's Burrow.
  • White Bunny: She's the Rabbit Kwami, and being based on the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, she's also white.

    Longg 
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"Greetings, young lady, and good day to you! Fear not, I'm Longg, the Dragon kwami."

Voiced by: Marie Nonnenmacher (FR), William Salyers (EN)

The kwami of perfection. A formal, disciplined and curteous kwami that mentors Kagami. Connected to the Dragon Miraculous, the main power he provides is elemental shapeshifting. His Miraculous is a beaded choker, and he helps Kagami transform into Ryuko.


    Sass 
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"It is a good thing you are here. Your owners were wise to give you permission to come."

Voiced by: Alexandre Nguyen (FR), Ben Diskin (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of intuition. A wise and calm kwami that mentors Luka. Connected to the Snake Miraculous, the main power he provides is Second Chance. His Miraculous is an ouroboros bracelet, and he helps Adrien and Luka transform into Aspik and Viperion respectively. Later, in tandem with Plagg, he transforms Adrien into Snake Noir.


  • Added Alliterative Appeal: In the English dub, the formula used to trigger the transformation is "Sass, scales slither".
  • Drama-Preserving Handicap: Because of his Cataclysm-induced injury worsening with each loop, Monarch can't abuse Second Chance to just loop the battles over and over again until the Akumatized villain wins. Not that it's stopped him from trying.
  • "Groundhog Day" Loop: A fairly short one. Sass’ power can only send the user back five minutes, but they can repeat that time as often as they like.
  • I Am Very British: Sass speaks with an RP accent.
  • The Leader: Seems to be one for the kwamis as a whole, as everyone listens to him and he's the one leading the other kwamis into contacting Nooroo.
  • Required Secondary Powers: One of the most important components of his power is that the wielder isn't reset along with everyone else, merely sent back to the initial save point. Gabriel using it while suffering from the effects of being Cataclysmed makes it exceedingly dangerous for him to abuse, as his wound continues to grow through each reset.
  • Save Scumming: His power allows his wielder to redo a critical moment in battle. When used without a holder, Sass can go back to any previously recorded moment, even if it's outside of the previous five minutes.
  • Sssssnake Talk: It's subtle, but Sass elongates his S's into a hiss. It's less subtle in the French dub.
  • Time Crash: Whenever he uses Second Chance without a wielder, time will malfunction at his destination time. Non-magical clocks will go haywire until properly reprogrammed, and pieces of the past will glitch into the present.
  • Time Rewind Mechanic: He provides the power of intuition, manifesting as Viperion's Second Chance.

    Kaalki 
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"Oh, to whom do I have the pleasure of speaking?"

Voiced by: Fanny Bloc (FR), Deneen Melody (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of teleportation. An aristocratic, elegant and proud fairy-like creature who mentors Max. Connected to the Horse Miraculous, the main power she provides is Voyage. Her Miraculous is a pair of glasses, and she helps Max transform into Pegasus.


  • Glory Seeker: Her preferred criteria for a holder is someone with many famous deeds to their name, although in a pinch she's willing to trust in whoever the Guardian chooses.
  • I Am Very British: The horse kwami has a noticeable English accent, though it's somewhat less posh than Sass's.
  • Insistent Terminology: She is not a horse. She's a steed. When Marinette sends a coded message saying to send a horse, in Kaalki's eyes it makes more sense for her to mean Fluff, the rabbit kwami.
  • Meaningful Name: Kaalki is an avatar of Vishnu in Hindu mythology that rides on a white horse and brings the end of the world.
  • Mundane Utility: In season 5, Monarch uses her in nearly every episode just to make the akumas get to their destination a little faster.
  • Never My Fault: She takes no responsibility for the damage her direct use of Voyage causes in "Optigami", insisting she only "contributed to the extraordinary."
  • Proper Lady: Her ultra-posh manner of speaking evokes this image. She refers to Adrien as "Mr. Noir".
  • Thinking Up Portals: She grants the power of teleportation, manifesting as Pegasus’s Voyage.
  • Unrealistic Black Hole: A downplayed version. If Kaalki uses her powers without an owner, it will fling anyone/anything who goes through the portal at high velocities to the chosen destination, before sucking in any nearby object to random spots across the galaxy. In "Sole Crusher", she has to use Voyage to get Adrien's help and is rocketed into his window when she arrives. Afterwards her portal sucks Plagg's camembert into space and Adrien's foosball table to a gorilla exhibit at a zoo.

    Ziggy 
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Voiced by: Céline Melloul (FR), Susannah Corrington (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of passion. Connected the Goat Miraculous, the main power she provides is Genesis. Her Miraculous is a pair of hair clips.

In "Penalteam", she becomes the companion of Nathaniel Kurtzberg, allowing him to transform into Caprikid.


    Xuppu 
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"I'm no plushie! My name's Xuppu, you nitwit!"

Voiced by: William Coryn (FR), Sarah Weisz (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of derision. A mischievous and cheeky fairy-like creature that mentors Kim. Connected to the Monkey Miraculous, the main power he provides is Uproar. His Miraculous is a circlet, and he helps Kim transform into King Monkey.


  • Blowing a Raspberry: He does this in his very first conversation with Kim after angrily exclaiming that he's not a plushie.
  • Cool Crown: His Miraculous is a simple circlet that resembles a pair of monkey tails.
  • Immortal Immaturity: Despite being a god-only-knows-how-old being of mythical power, he wastes no time getting into a childish argument with Kim when he is first summoned, which results in them pulling goofy faces at each other.
  • Power Incontinence: He grants the power of derision, manifesting as King Monkey’s Uproar. In short, his holders can inflict this on others.
  • Shout-Out: To the Monkey King from Journey to the West, being a monkey with trickster powers. According to Word of God, Sun Wukong was actually a Monkey Miraculous user in-universe.

    Orikko 
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Voiced by: Sabrina Weisz (EN)

The kwami of pretension. Connected to the Rooster Miraculous, the main power he provides is Sublimation. His Miraculous is a thumb ring.

In "Penalteam", he becomes the companion of Marc Anciel, allowing him to transform into Rooster Bold.


  • Imagination-Based Superpower: With limits that keep it from being an outright reality warping wish, Sublimation can grant any ability the user wants so long as they can comprehend how it would work. It can't grant knowledge, like how to do something, but can grant abilities to supplement existing skills. For example, Rooster Bold asks for the power to kick a soccer ball into the goal every time, a quantifiable effect of an action he can already perform. It can also grant typical superpowers like invisibility and flight, as they aren't Miraculous powers while also having effects that can be easily quantified.
  • Like Cannot Cut Like: Sublimation can't be used to mess with the natural abilities another kwami has or bestows.
  • Loophole Abuse: Sublimation can't interfere with the abilities of other kwamis or their miraculous, so Gabriel couldn't simply ask for the ability to duplicate or track other Miraculous. Matagi Gozen worked around this restriction by asking for the power to track objects back to their owners, which was used to track transformed Miraculous holders through their weapons or related tools, but it immediately stopped working when the target detransforms into their civilian identity.
  • Meaningful Name: His name is derived from "Cocorico", the French equivalent of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo".
  • Meta Power: Grants the power of pretension, manifesting as Rooster Bold's Sublimation, which can be any power the user wants it to be, with some limitations, such as it needing to be a power, not something closer to a wish, and can't copy the powers of an existing Miraculous.
  • Odd Name Out: Orikko is the only kwami whose name is three syllables long rather than one or two. Thomas Astruc highlighting it himself implies there's an important reason behind this.
  • Superhero Speciation: One of the major limits of Sublimation is the inability to copy the power of another kwami or otherwise interfere with their powers.

    Barkk 
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Voiced by: Jessie Lambotte (FR), Sabrina Glow (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of adoration. Connected to the Dog Miraculous, the main power she provides is Fetch. Her Miraculous is a collar necklace.

In "Penalteam", she becomes the companion of Sabrina Raincomprix, allowing her to transform into Miss Hound. In "Strike Back", she is given to Félix, disguised as Adrien, to turn to Flairmidable. And is temporarily given to Alix in "Evolution", to turn into Canigirl.


  • Canine Companion: She serves as one to her holders.
  • Heroic Dog: Being able to allow someone to transform and become a hero definitely makes her qualify for this.
  • Irony:
    • Barkk is one of the most headstrong kwamis and, along with Wayzz, acts as Sass' lieutenant of sorts. Her Miraculous is given to Sabrina, an Extreme Doormat extraordinaire who caters to Chloé's every whim.
    • Dogs have also been known for their loyalty, but her miraculous has had the most userslist seen in the show than any Kwami before.
  • Meaningful Name: Well, dogs bark.
  • Summon to Hand: Grants the power of adoration, manifesting as Miss Hound's Fetch. This allows for an object previously struck by the user's ball to be teleported into their grasp.

    Daizzi 
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"Oh, what did you bring? What did you bring?"

Voiced by: Tony Marot (FR), Natalie Palamides (EN) Foreign VAs

The kwami of jubilation. Connected to the Pig Miraculous, the special power he provides is called Gift. His Miraculous is a pearl anklet, and helps Rose transform into Pigella.


  • Cuteness Proximity: He calls Rose adorable at the same time she calls him cute.
  • False Utopia: The power of the jubilation can also be used to trap the target in a fantasy scenario, leaving their body in their real world paralyzed.
  • Heart Is an Awesome Power:
    • Daizzi's power, Gift, does not seem to be as useful as the powers his fellow Kwamis grant. But the ability to encourage positivity and remind someone of their deepest desires can help them resist Hawk Moth's influence and fight off the negative emotions created by his villains and sentimonsters.
    • Used for evil, victims can be trapped in a trance and helpless against the villain.
  • Gender-Blender Name: Daizzi's name appears to come from the name "Daisy", typically given to women. In the French dub however, Daizzi has a male voice and uses he/him pronouns.
  • Stealth Pun: His Miraculous is a pearl anklet, meaning that its user is casting pearls before swine.
  • Your Heart's Desire:
    • A non-villainous example. He grants the power of jubilation, mainfesting as Pigella's Gift. Gift allows the wearer to reveal the target's most heartfelt wish.
    • Played straight in the episode "Jubilation" in which the akumatized villain uses this power to trap Ladybug and Cat Noir in their deepest wish, leaving them in a trance and vulnerable.

Native American Miracle Box

    Liiri 
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"It's been a long time since we last stretched our wings, Gilbert!"

Voiced by: Cedric L. Williams (EN)

The kwami of freedom. He is contained in the Eagle Miraculous, which was once wielded by the Marquis de Lafayette before being given to George Washington. His Miraculous is a talon pendant.


  • Breaking Old Trends: The kwami of the Chinese Miracle Box embody concepts described with words that end in the -ion suffix, like creation or emotion. Liiri is described as embodying freedom and it's the special power he grants, Liberation, that ends in -ion.
  • Deprogram: Liiri's Liberation comes into play in curing the effects of Nightormentor's fear gas.
  • Eagleland: The eagle is a national symbol in the United States and are also an important animal to various Native American tribes, believed to be the mythical Thunderbird.
  • Forced into Evil: He is briefly captured by Hawk Moth and forced to aid him in his efforts to seize the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. Fortunately, Ladybug and Cat Noir rescue him, and he later goes on to become the companion of Jessica, who's fully heroic.
  • Lethal Harmless Powers: Targeting and removing a mental state that holds someone back doesn't seem that powerful, which even Liiri downplays, but it's demonstrated that someone can be made to act completely counter to their normal selves simply by targeting a positive trait that restricts a negative one.
  • Odd Name Out: Whilst Liiri's name follows the double letter rule of kwamis, his concept, freedom, is the first to not have the suffix -ion. This could be because he comes from a different Miracle Box.
  • The Unfettered: He grants the power of freedom, manifesting as Eagle's Liberation. Specifically, he grants freedom from one's mental and emotional restrictions.

Prodigious

    The Renlings 
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Long Long voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Christopher Smith (EN)
Xiong Xiong voiced by: Jessie Lambotte (FR), Sabrina Weisz (EN) Foreign VAs
Hou Hou voiced by: Jérémy Prévost (FR), Brook Chalmers (EN)
Tang Tang voiced by: Fily Keita (FR), Mela Lee (EN)
She She voiced by: Marie Chevalot (FR), Carrie Keranen (EN)

A race of kwami-like spirits introduced in "The Legend of Lady Dragon", possessed in the Prodigious jewelry piece located in Shanghai. Representing human values, they can transform the user into the animals they represent so long as the user is worthy of their values.


  • Ambiguously Related: They are described as "cousins" to the kwamis. What that means in this context is yet to be revealed.
  • Animal Motifs: The renlings seemingly correspond to the Five Animals that frequently appear in the imagery of Southern styles of martial arts; Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. Alternate sets replace the Leopard and the Dragon with the Monkey and the Mantis, and other animal styles include the Horse and Bear among others.
  • Anthropomorphic Personification: By their own description, instead of personifying abstract concepts like kwamis, renlings personify human values like patience, calm and justice.
  • A Dog Named "Dog": All their names translate to their respective species repeated twice - Xiong means bear, Ma means horse and so on. Tang Tang is variation as her name is play on "tang lang", Chinese for mantis.
  • Elemental Motifs: Their five colors (gold, red, orange, black, white) fit the five elements of Wu Xing; wood, fire, earth, water and metal.
  • Invisible to Normals: Unlike the kwamis, who are visible to all once their respective Miraculouses are claimed, the renlings of the Dragon Prodigious are only visible to their wielder.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Ren can refer to ren, the Confucian virtue of being humanely good, or altruistic.
    • Ren can also mean "people" (like how Chinese people call themselves Huaren in their own language).
    • Ling can refer to ling, the concept of sacredness in Chinese religion, such as the balance between yin and yang — in other words, the balance between opposites.
    • Ling can also mean "other", "another", and "separate".
  • Our Dragons Are Different: Long Long is based on a chinese dragon, and grants the ability to transform into one if the user exhibits the virtue of Justice. Becoming a dragon grants all the same elemental powers of the storm as the kwami Longg, only instead of becoming those elements the user can manipulate preexisting natural sources. Except lightning, which can be discharged anytime as a Breath Weapon.
  • Super-Deformed: The renlings also resemble animals except, instead of the loosely similar featureless limbed appearance that the kwamis have, they are all fun-sized versions that retain features like noses and digits.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Just like the kwamis, they are small, immortal sprite-like beings that are used as a power-source for a Magical Accessory to grants humans superpowers. Unlike the kwamis however, they are all used to power only one piece of jewelry; the Prodigious.

    Mei Shi 

Akumatized forms: YanLuoShi

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Voiced by: Nicolas Justamon (FR), Mark Chen (EN) Foreign VAs

The guardian of the Prodigious in the Dragon Cave, testing those who wish to wield it. Though neither a kwami or a renling, and instead a different kind of spirit, he highly resembles one and protects the Prodigious.


  • Blue Is Heroic: Blue is one of his main colors, and when he's Akumatized into YanLuoShi, his blue parts are replaced with red.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Black is one of his main colors, but he's a protector.
  • Heroic Neutral: He does nothing while Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Renren fight Hawk Moth and King Cash, as he is only meant to ensure the Prodigious isn't being misused and both parties using it are too occupied with fighting each other to prove themselves to him.
  • King of Beasts: He is a lion spirit and appears to be the highest on the Prodigious' hierarchy - while the dragon form is locked away from a prospective Prodigious user until they can prove themselves worthy of all of the virtues to transform into it, he's the one who personally judges the user and reveals that he will also be aiding them after they prove themselves worthy of the Prodigious.
  • Meaningful Name: In Chinese, mei can mean "dark, to conceal" and shi means "lion". Most likely, Mei Shi's directly translated name would be "dark lion", befitting his color scheme and being based on the Chinese guardian dog, as well as guarding the secret of the Prodigious. When he is Akumatized by Hawk Moth, his name changes to Yan Luo Shi, which translates from Chinese to "Yama's lion", since Yan Luo is an alternative name of Yama, the Buddhist god of death and king of the underworld.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: After being deakumatized by Renren and Ladybug, he's horrified by the destruction he caused throughout Shanghai. Fortunately, Ladybug's Lucky Charm undoes it a second later.
  • Mythical Motifs:
    • He is based on the Shishi, also known as the Chinese guardian lions, statues believed to guard buildings and tombs.
    • He is also based on the Buddhist interpretation of Yama, the god of death, the underworld, and justice. He may even be Yama himself, as he calls himself "the infernal sovereign Yama".
  • Sleep-Mode Size: As a guardian, he's twice as tall as a man and powerfully built. Once the Prodigious has been claimed, he shrinks into a kwami-like being that lives inside the jade bracelet owned by the holder of the Prodigious.

Alternate Universe

    Tikki 
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The Alternate version of Tikki of another universe, whose current owner is Marinette Dupain-Cheng, who used her initially to become the supervillain Shadybug.


  • Forced into Evil: Like her main counterpart, Tikki wants to be used by good, but the Supreme gave her Miraculous to Marinette to become a supervillain. At the ending, Tikki gets better as her owner reformed and decided to become a superhero.
  • Painful Transformation: Zigzagged, as Tikki is able to reveal her true form unharmed, but due to the Supreme's magical seal, she's unable to fuse with Plagg to become Gimmi and any attempt will only cause her pain.
  • Security Cling: Does this with Plagg, when Alternate Marinette learns of the Ultimate Miraculous Power and commanded the Kwamis to show their true forms.
  • The Speechless: Is unable to speak due to a magical seal put on her by The Supreme to prevent her from revealing someone about the Ultimate Miraculous Power.

    Plagg 
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The alternate version of Plagg, whose current owner is Adrien Agreste who uses him to become the supervillain Claw Noir.
  • Forced into Evil: Alternate Plagg is this, as he's forced to empower Adrien Agreste, who uses his powers to destroy. He later gets better, when Adrien decides to reform and become a superhero.
  • Painful Transformation: Zigzagged, as Plagg is able to reveal his true form unharmed, but due to the Supreme's magical seal, he's unable to fuse with Tikki to become Gimmi and any attempt only makes Plagg to hold his head in pain.
  • The Speechless: Plagg is unable to speak due to the magical seal the Supreme put in his mouth.
  • Security Cling: Does this with Tikki when Alternate Marinette commands them to show their true forms.

    Nooroo 
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The alternate version of Nooroo, whose current owner is Gabriel Agreste who uses his power to transform into the superhero Betterfly.
  • The Only One: He's the only Kwami free from the Supreme and using his powers for good. That's until both Shadybug and Claw Noir reform and become superheroes.
  • True Companions: With his owner Gabriel, as shown in the opening, that unlike his main counterpart, he actually cares for his kwami and uses his powers for good.


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