History Fanfic / SmartAdversariesAU

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Just because Marinette wants to conceal the pacifier she took and drops it behind her, does not make it vanish from existence, or from a baby's wants.]]

* DramaticIrony: After Style Queen [[spoiler:captures Ladybug and placed her next to the petrified Adrien]], Hawk Moth says [[spoiler:that they will force Ladybug to reveal Chat Noir's location. "We'll soon have both of them here, side by side," he says, unaware that this has already happened.]]

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Style Queen turns against Chloé earlier, making her into a glitter statue before they leave the Agreste Mansion.

* HeroicSacrifice: Because of the change in timing (no conversation on the tower with Chloé), [[spoiler:it is Ladybug who blocks a shot from Style Queen to protect Alya, and Alya gets away with the Bee Miraculous]].

[[folder: Stilled by Style Queen]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13967055/1/Stilled-by-Style-Queen Stilled by Style Queen]] ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34292248/chapters/85321498 on AO3]]) is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a multi-chapter work, and it is still in progress.

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Style Queen turns against Chloé earlier, making her into a glitter statue before they leave the Agreste Mansion.
* HeroicSacrifice: Because of the change in timing (no conversation on the tower with Chloé), [[spoiler:it is Ladybug who blocks a shot from Style Queen to protect Alya, and Alya gets away with the Bee Miraculous]].

[[folder: Simon Slays]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Simon Says chooses to make Gabriel Agreste think he is an airplane earlier. [[spoiler: This results in Gabriel falling to his death, though it was fixed by the healing charm]].
* BackFromTheDead: Gabriel Agreste [[spoiler: is revived by the Miraculous Ladybug charm]].
* FaceHeelTurn: After Ladybug prioritizes stopping Simon over the life of his father, [[spoiler: Adrien turns against her and joins Hawk Moth]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lampshaded when Simon wonders why the association of Gabriel with butterflies came to his mind.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Adrien's comparison of [[spoiler: Ladybug and Hawk Moth, when he realizes both would use the Miraculous Ladybug cure to undo collateral damage without regard to the horrific memories left behind.]]
* TheUnmasking: Chat Noir's secret identity is [[spoiler: revealed to Hawk Moth, and Adrien joins forces with him]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Chat Noir tells Ladybug off for [[spoiler: not letting him go after Gabriel, resulting in his being traumatized by his fatal fall.]]

[[folder: Simon Slays]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Simon Says chooses to make Gabriel Agreste think he is an airplane earlier. [[spoiler: This results in Gabriel falling to his death, though it was fixed by the healing charm]].
* BackFromTheDead: Gabriel Agreste [[spoiler: is revived by the Miraculous Ladybug charm]].
* FaceHeelTurn: After Ladybug prioritizes stopping Simon over the life of his father, [[spoiler: Adrien turns against her and joins Hawk Moth]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lampshaded when Simon wonders why the association of Gabriel with butterflies came to his mind.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Adrien's comparison of [[spoiler: Ladybug and Hawk Moth, when he realizes both would use the Miraculous Ladybug cure to undo collateral damage without regard to the horrific memories left behind.]]
* TheUnmasking: Chat Noir's secret identity is [[spoiler: revealed to Hawk Moth, and Adrien joins forces with him]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Chat Noir tells Ladybug off for [[spoiler: not letting him go after Gabriel, resulting in his being traumatized by his fatal fall.]]

[[folder: Syren Sinks]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12976083/1/Syren-Sinks Syren Sinks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 4-chapter work and it is now completed. It has some spoilers for the new episodes of Season 2.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12892120/1/Robustus-Triumphant Robustus Triumphant]]'' -- What if Robustus got his wish?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13517541/1/Roger-Over-and-Out Roger Over and Out]]'' -- What if Officer Roger saw Ladybug put Chloe's bracelet back in her purse?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13945476/1/Rushed-Rocketear Rushed Rocketear]]'' -- What if Shadow Moth akumatized Nino sooner over his jealousy of Chat Noir?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13001702/1/Sapotis-are-Suspicious Sapotis are Suspicious]]'' -- What if all of the Sapotis didn't fall for the illusion of an amusement park?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13926815/1/Sentibubbler-Super-Bowl Sentibubbler Super Bowl]]'' -- What if Shadow Moth saw through Alya's bathroom ruse?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272526/1/Silence-Please Silence Please]]'' -- What if Silencer saw through Ladybug's trick and didn't say what she wanted him to say?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]]'' -- What if Simon Says played a different card when he first hypnotized Gabriel Agreste?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12976083/1/Syren-Sinks Syren Sinks]]'' -- What if Syren made better use of her underwater advantage when Ladybug came after her alone?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13302326/1/Time-After-Timetagger Time After Timetagger]]'' -- What if Timetagger didn't let Ladybug write a note?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12945228/1/Time-Pair-Doxxed Time Pair Doxxed]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth spoke to the Timebreaker from the future before creating another one?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12998362/1/Troublemaker-is-On-Task Troublemaker is On Task]]'' -- What if Troublemaker grabbed both earrings from Ladybug when she first had the chance?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12841115/1/The-Turning-of-a-Page The Turning of a Page]]'' -- What if Adrien found the Peacock Miraculous? (Adrien is an AntiHero here.)
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13236978/1/Weird-Dad Weird Dad]]'' -- What if the former Gigantitan remembered that he wanted his pacifier?

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939587/1/Mime-Time Mime Time]]'' -- What if the Mime wasn't fooled into attacking the Eiffel Tower?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12876953/1/No-Bars No Bars]]'' -- What if Lady Wifi had tried to take Ladybug's earrings when she had her hands locked?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13242815/1/Oblivio-Is-Not-Oblivious Oblivio Is Not Oblivious]]'' -- What if Oblivio didn't fall for the trick on the stairs?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13283713/1/Ominous-Onichan Ominous Onichan]]'' -- What if Lila took a picture of Marinette among the trash cans and sent it to everyone?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13397958/1/On-Reflection On Reflection]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth didn't waste Mayura's powers on creating an ally for Reflekta?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13366059/1/Party-Crusher Party Crusher]]'' -- What if Party Crasher captured Master Fu before he gave out any more Miraculous?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12940256/1/Pharaoh-s-Princess Pharaoh's Princess]]'' -- What if the Pharaoh had grabbed back his amulet before flying after the toy earrings?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13215053/1/Pixelator-Picks Pixelator Picks]]'' -- What if Pixelator didn't take Ladybug's deal?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12951502/1/Power-to-the-Pigeons Power to the Pigeons]]'' -- What if Mr. Pigeon was more ruthless when he had the heroes caged?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939163/1/Prime-Queen-Time Prime Queen Time]]'' -- What if Prime Queen didn't take the bait when the TV screen was blocked?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12935912/1/The-Princess-and-the-Peek The Princess and the Peek]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth had used his chance to learn something when Chat Noir was under the control of Princess Fragrance?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12902444/1/The-Puppeteer-is-Prompt The Puppeteer is Prompt]]'' -- What if the Puppeteer acted faster when she had Ladybug's doll?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13348255/1/Puppeteer-Too Puppeteer Too]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth gave The Puppeteer powers that were as strong as the first time?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12933860/1/Reflekta-is-Reflective Reflekta is Reflective]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth warned Reflekta not to transform Chat Noir before getting his Miraculous?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13024389/1/Reverser-Retargets Reverser Retargets]]'' -- What if Reverser didn't let himself be distracted by Officer Roger in the park?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13047311/1/Riposte-Lets-Rip Riposte Lets Rip]]'' -- What if Riposte didn't let herself be persuaded to delay her revenge against Adrien?

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12938381/1/Copycat-Cops-It Copycat Cops It]]'' -- What if Copycat had not suggested Ladybug take Chat Noir's ring, and just took it himself?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13247233/1/Cupidity Cupidity]]'' -- What if Dark Cupid shot Marinette instead of Alya?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12955836/1/Darkblade-and-the-Diary Darkblade and the Diary]]'' -- What if Chloe tried harder to demonstrate her leadership skills during the Darkblade attack?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12900116/1/Dark-Owl-is-Not-Deceived Dark Owl is Not Deceived]]'' -- What if Dark Owl saw through the deception at the death trap?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12962254/1/Despair-Bear-Scare Despair Bear Scare]]'' -- What if Despair Bear made a clever switch at the last moment in the fight between Ladybug and Chat Noir?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12942253/1/Evillustrator-Entangles Evillustrator Entangles]]'' -- What if the Evillustrator was more thorough with the death trap he made for Marinette and Chat Noir?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12920556/1/Fox-Among-the-Pigeons Fox Among the Pigeons]]'' -- What if Volpina was more careful when she did the illusion of a crumbling building?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12990706/1/Frightningale-Fixates Frightingale Fixates]]'' -- What if Chloe took longer to find the perfect revenge against Clara Nightingale?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13322969/1/Gamer-Too Gamer Too]]'' -- What if Gamer didn't fall for Ladybug's trick?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12957472/1/Gigantitan-Gulps Gigantitan Gulps]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth was more clever in finding ways to control a giant baby?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12928584/1/Gorizilla-Grabs Gorizilla Grabs]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth was more effective in directing Gorizilla when he had Adrien and Ladybug grabbed?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13307210/1/Horrid-Horrificator Horrid Horrificator]]'' -- What if Horrificator attacked sooner, when Marinette and Alya were in the bathroom?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13043389/1/Kung-Food-Processing Kung Food Processing]]'' -- What if Kung Food thought like a regular chef when he was preparing his soup?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13235223/1/Lightning-Strikes-Twice Lightning Strikes Twice]]'' -- What if we knew how Ladybug and Chat Noir defeated Stormy Weather the second time? And what else could happen in an AU?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13159007/1/The-Malevolence-of-Malediktator The Malevolence of Malediktator]]'' -- What if Malediktator was more assertive about getting Chat Noir's ring?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13189759/1/Mayura-Mayhem Mayura Mayhem]]'' -- What if Volpina did a better job of concealing Scarlet Moth during the confrontation at the Eiffel Tower?

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12907186/1/Butterflies-Aren-t-Free Butterflies Aren't Free]]'' -- What if Hawk Moth was more subtle when he targeted Marinette with an akuma in the Zombizou episode?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13170063/1/Charmer-Chameleon Charmer Chameleon]]'' -- What if Chameleon did a better job of impersonating Adrien?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13208053/1/Christmaster-Crisis Christmaster Crisis]]'' -- What if Christmaster had made a different choice about his toy?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13252926/1/Collected-But-Not-Calm Collected But Not Calm]]'' -- What if the Collector captured the Foosball table before Ladybug could use it against him?

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13202338/1/Antibug-Anticipates Antibug Anticipates]]'' -- What if Antibug had used the decoy cellphone to learn more about Ladybug?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13222664/1/Backwarder-Backtracks Backwarder Backtracks]]'' -- What if Backwarder didn't get caught by Ladybug's trap?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12963965/1/Befana-Blasts Befana Blasts]]'' -- What if Befana had tried harder to transform Marinette at her birthday party?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13014061/1/Bubble-Your-Troubles-Away Bubble Your Troubles Away]]'' -- What if The Bubbler went after Ladybug when she hijacked his party music?

* {{Blackmail}}: Ladybug uses the threat of exposing [[spoiler:Mayor Bourgeois for poisoning Tomoe]] in order to [[spoiler:get Roger Raincomprix reinstated in his job]].

* DiscardAndDraw: Marinette makes a deal [[spoiler:with Master Fu, giving him back the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous in exchange for the Dragon Miraculous, for a chance to use the new powers to save Adrien]].

* SlidingScaleOfContinuity: Level 0. While each story shares a common mythology regarding Master Fu's mistake and (with [[Fanfic/TheTurningOfAPage one exception]]) what happened to Adrien's mother, they all branch out from different episodes in the canon timeline.

The series is ongoing, with 52 entries so far, [[CompletedFic most complete]].

* DecompositeCharacter: The wielder of the Peacock Miraculous. In canon, [[spoiler:Nathalie]] uses it under the name Mayura. In this series, [[spoiler:Emilie]] used it for several years prior to the events of the cartoon and typically retakes the mantle under the name Le Paon (the name used for the character during development), while the canon wielder takes up the mantle as Mayura during ''Riposte Lets Rip'' and [[spoiler:Lila Rossi]] does the same in ''Mayura Mayhem''.

* {{Irony}}: The main focus of the series is having Hawk Moth and his villains act smarter, yet only 9 out of the 50 completed stories end with him coming out ahead in the long run[[note]]Puppeteer ends with [[spoiler:Marinette retiring as Ladybug to be replaced with someone with less experience]], Copycat and Pixelator end with [[spoiler:Ladybug and Chat Noir's relationship being severely damaged]], Prime Queen ends with [[spoiler:Ladybug's identity exposed]], Simon Says ends with [[spoiler:Chat Noir pulling a FaceHeelTurn]], ''The Turning of a Page'' ends with [[spoiler:Gabriel's stint as Hawk Moth being undone and his wife being returned to him]], Reverser ends with [[spoiler:Ladybug becoming a public pariah]], Kung Food ends with [[spoiler:both Ladybug and Chat Noir retiring to be replaced with someone with less experience]], and Dark Cupid ends with [[spoiler:him learning that Ladybug has feelings for Adrien]].[[/note]] while 15 have him break even[[note]]Mime, Pharaoh, Evillustrator, Mr. Pidgeon, Darkblade, Gigantitan, Despair Bear, Troublemaker, Sapotis, Weredad, Christmaster, Silencer, Timetagger, Horrificator, and Puppeteer 2[[/note]]; 12 stories end with him in the slammer or otherwise in the heroes' custody[[note]]Lady Wi-fi, Zombizou, Gorizilla, Reflekta, Befana, Syren, Frightningale, Bubbler, Malediktator, Chameleon, Antibug, and Collector[[/note]], 2 end with him dead[[note]]Robustus and Gamer 2.0[[/note]], 3 end with his identity exposed to the heroes[[note]]Dark Owl, Backwarder, and Party Crasher[[/note]], 1 ends with his identity exposed to someone who is known to the heroes[[note]]Mayura[[/note]] 1 ends with him on the run[[note]]Volpina[[/note]], 1 ends with him neutered for the time being[[note]]Princess Fragrance[[/note]], 2 end with him comatose[[note]]Riposte and Reflekdoll[[/note]], 1 ends with the whole world turned against him [[note]]Stormy Weather 2[[/note]], 1 ends with both the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous getting lost [[note]]Oblivio[[/note]], 1 ends with him on the run and having lost his Butterfly Miraculous in exchange for one of Ladybug's earrings[[note]]Onichan[[/note]], and ''Time Pair Doxxed'' ends with three different versions of him getting screwed in various ways[[note]]Three timelines are created as a result of the fic; the first has [[spoiler:Chat Noir and his Miraculous erased and Ladybug gone, leaving Hawk Moth with a big fat nothing]], the second has [[spoiler:him get an alternate timeline copy of the Ladybug Miraculous, but his identity is exposed to Ladybug and Chat Noir]], and the third has [[spoiler:Ladybug and her Miraculous erased and Chat Noir aware of Hawk Moth's identity, meaning he's already lost]][[/note]].

This is a multi-chapter work and it is still in progress, with three chapters so far.

* NotSoDifferent: Adrien's comparison of [[spoiler: Ladybug and Hawk Moth, when he realizes both would use the Miraculous Ladybug cure to undo collateral damage without regard to the horrific memories left behind.]]