History Expy / MiraculousLadybug

* [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugParisChampions Dupain-Cheng]] is an [[SpiderManSendUp obvious stand-in for Peter Parker himself]]; both are EndearinglyDorky arthropod-themed [[KidHero teenage heroes]] (at least at the start - "Timetagger" indicates that Ladybug, much like Spider-Man, will continue her heroic career well into adulthood) who [[RedIsHeroic wear primarily red costumes]], travel about via BuildingSwing, and have enhanced senses of intuition (Peter has his SpiderSense, while Marinette uses AwesomenessByAnalysis to make use of her [[ImprobableWeaponUser various Lucky Charms]]).

* [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugMarinetteDupainCheng Marinette Dupain-Cheng]] is an [[SpiderManSendUp obvious stand-in for Peter Parker himself]]; both are EndearinglyDorky arthropod-themed [[KidHero teenage heroes]] (at least at the start - "Timetagger" indicates that Ladybug, much like Spider-Man, will continue her heroic career well into adulthood) who [[RedIsHeroic wear primarily red costumes]], travel about via BuildingSwing, and have enhanced senses of intuition (Peter has his SpiderSense, while Marinette uses AwesomenessByAnalysis to make use of her [[ImprobableWeaponUser various Lucky Charms]]).

* [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugAdrienAgreste Adrien Agreste]] has Peter's traits of being a StepfordSmiler with a wise-cracking alter ego alongside shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a close friendship with the hero and strained relationship with an father who happens to an villain, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villain with his name being a masculine variant of "Felicia". [[spoiler:Then both are revealed to take after Ben Reily as artificial humans with blonde hair.]]

* [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugChloeBourgeois Chloé Bourgeois]] is comparable to [[Characters/MarvelComicsFlashThompson Flash Thompson]]: Both are TheBully to the hero's civilian form, but are ironically fans of their [[LovesMyAlterEgo superhero alter egos]]. Both have a FreudianExcuse involving AbusiveParents, and both eventually become heroes in their own right. Chloé can also been seen as a composite of Sally Arvil (cruel AlphaBitch classmate who picks on the protagonist and only became a hero for the glory) and the Eddie Brock version of Venom (Having a grudge against the hero over a misunderstanding with her Anti-Bug form being the hero's black-colored EvilCounterpart)
* [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugLilaRossi Lila Rossi]] can be seen as the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi]] version of Eddie Brock in both being sociopaths with a grudge against the hero because they deliberately exposed them as liars and willingly embraced their SuperpoweredEvilSide to be considered the hero's EvilCounterpart. Lila predates Chloé in hating both Ladybug and Marinette.[[note]]It has been said that while Green Goblin is Peter Parker's archenemy and Doctor Octopus is Spider-Man's, Venom stands out in his hatred for both.[[/note]] Her usual villain form Volpina is Mysterio as both use their illusionist powers to pretend to superheroes in their initial appearance. [[spoiler: In season five, Lila takes traits of the MCU version of Mysterio in acting under an alias and plotting revenge on a former employer who callously fired them.]]

* Lila can be seen as the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi]] version of Eddie Brock in both being sociopaths with a grudge against the hero because they deliberately exposed them as liars and willingly embraced their SuperpoweredEvilSide to be considered the hero's EvilCounterpart. Lila predates Chloé in hating both Ladybug and Marinette.[[note]]It has been said that while Green Goblin is Peter Parker's archenemy and Doctor Octopus is Spider-Man's, Venom stands out in his hatred for both.[[/note]] Her usual villain form Volpina is Mysterio as both use their illusionist powers to pretend to superheroes in their initial appearance. [[spoiler: In season five, Lila takes traits of the MCU version of Mysterio in acting under an alias and plotting revenge on a former employer who callously fired them.]]

* Marinette is an [[SpiderManSendUp obvious stand-in for Peter Parker himself]]; both are EndearinglyDorky arthropod-themed [[KidHero teenage heroes]] (at least at the start - "Timetagger" indicates that Ladybug, much like Spider-Man, will continue her heroic career well into adulthood) who [[RedIsHeroic wear primarily red costumes]], travel about via BuildingSwing, and have enhanced senses of intuition (Peter has his SpiderSense, while Marinette uses AwesomenessByAnalysis to make use of her [[ImprobableWeaponUser various Lucky Charms]]).

* Adrien has Peter's traits of being a StepfordSmiler with a wise-cracking alter ego alongside shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a close friendship with the hero and strained relationship with an father who happens to an villain, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villain with his name being a masculine variant of "Felicia". [[spoiler:Then both are revealed to take after Ben Reily as artificial humans with blonde hair.]]
* Gabriel is this for Norman Osborn: Both are a hero's arch nemesis who is a businessman with poor parenting skills and (depending on the version of Norman) created the hero's Rogues' Gallery. He also has elements of Wilson Fisk in wearing white clothes and being a VillainWithGoodPublicity. His forms as Hawk Moth and Monarch take after Thanos as purple-colored villain seeking a McGuffin set to rewrite reality, his Monarch form taking aspects of the [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021 ''Heroes Reborn'']] version of Thanos who is armed with magic rings. [[spoiler:His death scene also combines the death scenes of the Sam Raimi Spiderman Trilogy's Norman Osborn and the MCU's Thanos.]]

* Chloé is comparable to Flash Thompson: Both are TheBully to the hero's civilian form, but are ironically fans of their [[LovesMyAlterEgo superhero alter egos]]. Both have a FreudianExcuse involving AbusiveParents, and both eventually become heroes in their own right. Chloé can also been seen as a composite of Sally Arvil (cruel AlphaBitch classmate who picks on the protagonist and only became a hero for the glory) and the Eddie Brock version of Venom (Having a grudge against the hero over a misunderstanding with her Anti-Bug form being the hero's black-colored EvilCounterpart)

** Majestia is a fusion of ComicBook/WonderWoman and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} whose appearance evokes ComicBook/CarolDanvers.

* Alya is reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman2012 ''Ultimate Spiderman'' version]] of Mary Jane Watson, being a fiery redhead journalist. During the fifth season, Alya's tenure as Scarbella makes her comparable to [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales]]: [[SpiderManSendUp Both dark-skinned successor/temps to the current hero]].

* Adrien has Peter's traits of being a StepfordSmiler with a wise-cracking alter ego alongside shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a close friendship with the hero and strained relationship with an father who happens to an villain, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villain with his name being a masculine variant of "Felicia". [[spoiler:Then both are revealed to take after Ben Reily as artificial humans with blonde hair]]

** [[Spoiler: Her alternate universe counterpart Shadybug is a stand in for the versions of Peter Parker depicted in multiverse stories, especially ones that result in less heroic variants of Spider-Man. She also has elements of the Silver Surfer in being formerly a more powerful villain's representative before defecting to the join the protagonists.]]

* Alya is reminiscent of Mary Jane Watson as a fiery redhead, her journalist qualities along with being forced into becoming an antagonist making her similar to the [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman2012 ''Ultimate Spiderman'' version]]. As of the fifth season, Alya becoming Scarbella also makes her comparable to [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales]]: [[SpiderManSendUp Both dark-skinned successor/temps to the current hero]].
* Santa Claus' akumatized Santa Claws bears a passing resembles to the Green Goblin (Elvish fiend with green-skin and holiday motif) while Marc Anciel's akumatized form Reverser bears a passing resemblance to the Hobgoblin (He wears a hood and rides on an object that glides along the sky).

Most of the primary characters in ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' can be considered [[{{Expy}} expys]] to the Franchise/SpiderMan cast in some capacity.

* Chloé is comparable to Flash Thompson: Both are TheBully to the hero's civilian form, but are ironically fans of their [[LovesMyAlterEgo superhero alter egos]]. Both have a FreudianExcuse involving AbusiveParents, and both eventually become heroes in their own right. Chloé can also been seen as a composite of Sally Arvil (Cruel Alpha Bitch classmate who picks on the protagonist and only became a hero for the glory) and the Eddie Brock version of Venom (Having a grudge against the hero over a misunderstanding with her Anti-Bug form being the hero's black-colored EvilCounterpart)

* Gabriel is this for Norman Osborn: Both are a hero's arch nemesis who is a businessman with poor parenting skills and (depending on the version of Norman) created the hero's Rogues' Gallery. He also has elements of Wilson Fisk in wearing white clothes and being a Villain with Good Publicity. His forms as Hawk Moth and Monarch take after Thanos as purple-colored villain seeking a McGuffin set to rewrite reality, his Monarch form taking aspects of the [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021 ''Heros Reborn'']] version of Thanos who is armed with magic rings. [[spoiler: His death scene also combines the death scenes of the Sam Raimi Spiderman Trilogy's Norman Osborn and the MCU's Thanos]]

* Adrien has Peter's traits of being a Stepford Smiler with a wise-cracking alter ego alongside shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a close friendship with the hero and strained relationship with an father who happens to an villain, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villain with his name being a masculine variant of "Felicia". [[spoiler:Then both are revealed to take after Ben Reily as artificial humans with blonde hair]]

* Santa Claw's akumatized Santa Claws bears a passing resembles to the Green Goblin (Elvish fiend with green-skin and holiday motif) while Marc Anciel's akumatized form Reverser bears a passing resemblance to the Hobgoblin (He wears a hood and rides on an object that glides along the sky).

** There are also expies of Bumblebee[=/=]Wasp (Sting), Storm (Hurricane), Ice (Snowflake), and Poison Ivy (Thorn).

* Gabriel is this for Norman Osborn: Both are a hero's arch nemesis who is a businessman with poor parenting skills and (depending on the version of Norman) created the hero's Rogues' Gallery. He also has elements of Wilson Fisk in wearing white clothes and being a Villain with Good Publicity. His forms as Hawk Moth and Monarch take after Thanos as purple-colored villain seeking a McGuffin set to rewrite reality, his Monarch form taking aspects of the [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021 ''Heros Reborn'']] version of Thanos who is armed with magic rings.

* Adrien has Peter's traits of being a Stepford Smiler with a wise-cracking alter ego alongside shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a close friendship with the hero and strained relationship with an father who happens to an villain, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villain.

* Gabriel is this for Norman Osborn: Both are a hero's arch nemesis who is a businessman with a strained relationship with to his son and (depending on the version of Norman) created the hero's Rogues' Gallery. He also has elements of Wilson Fisk in wearing white clothes and being a Villain with Good Publicity. His forms as Hawk Moth and Monarch take after Thanos as purple-colored villain seeking a McGuffin set to rewrite reality, his Monarch form taking aspects of the [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021 ''Heros Reborn'']] version of Thanos who is armed with magic rings.

* Chloé is comparable to Flash Thompson: Both are TheBully to the hero's civilian form, but are ironically fans of their [[LovesMyAlterEgo superhero alter egos]]. Both have a FreudianExcuse involving AbusiveParents, and both [[spoiler:eventually become heroes in their own right]]. She can also been seen as a composite of Sally Arvil (Cruel Alpha Bitch classmate who picks on the protagonist and became a hero for the glory) and the Eddie Brock version of Venom (Having a grudge against the hero over a misunderstanding with her Anti-Bug form being the hero's black-colored EvilCounterpart)

* Alya takes after Mary Jane Watson as a fiery redhead, her journalist qualities along with being forced into becoming an antagonist making her similar to the [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman2012 ''Ultimate Spiderman'' version]]. As of the fifth season, Alya's becoming Scarbella also makes her comparable to [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales]]: [[SpiderManSendUp Both dark-skinned successor/temps to the current hero]].

* Alya takes after Mary Jane Watson as a fiery redhead, her journalist qualities along with being forced into becoming an antagonist making her similar to the [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman2012 ''Ultimate Spiderman'' version]]. As of the fifth season, Alya's becoming Scarbella also makes her comparable to [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMiles Morales]]: [[SpiderManSendUp Both dark-skinned successor/temps to the current hero]].

* As for the fifth season, Alya's tenture as Scarbella makes her comparable to [[SpiderManSendUp Mile Morales: Both dark-skinned successor/temps to the current hero]].

* Adrien has shades of multiple prominent characters from the Spider-Man mythos; he's a blond-haired LoveInterest to TheHero (like ComicBook/GwenStacy), is a model like [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]], has a feline-themed alter ego in which he acts openly flirtatious towards Ladybug (calling to mind [[ComicBook/BlackCat Felicia Hardy]]); and is a LonelyRichKid with a strained relationship with his father [[spoiler:(who is also the hero's ArchEnemy)]] and has a close friendship with the hero, not unlike Harry Osborn. His identical cousin Felix takes after the movie versions of Harry as an antihero/anti-villian.
* Hawk Moth/Monarch is this for the Green Goblin: Both are the hero's ArchNemesis who (depending on the version with the Green Goblin) are directly responsible for creating the Rogues' Gallery, and both are actually [[spoiler:rich businessmen and have strained relationships with their sons]]. He also combines elements of Wilson Fisk in his white-colored civilian attire and Thanos in being a purple-colored villian seeking a McGuffin set to rewrite reality.

* Lila can be seen as the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi]] version of Eddie Brock in both being sociopaths with a grudge against the hero because they deliberately exposed them as liars and willingly embraced their SuperpoweredEvilSide to be considered the hero's EvilCounterpart. Lila predates Chloé in hating both Ladybug and Marinette.[[note]]It has been said that while Green Goblin is Peter Parker's archenemy and Doctor Octopus is Spider-Man's, Venom stands out in his hatred for both.[[/note]] Her usual villian form Volpina is Mysterio as both use their illusionist powers to pretend to superheros in their initial appearance. [[spoiler: In season five, Lila takes traits of the MCU version of Mysterio in plotting revenge on a former employer who callously fired them.]]

* During the Heroes Day special, Hawk Moth becomes very similar to the ComicBook/RedLanterns, being a red based villain who operates by controlling others and consuming them with their inner rage.