History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS01E15TheGamer

* LostAesop: The episode seems to start off with the BrokenAesop that winners of competitions should be selected based on who wants it the most, rather than who actually earned and deserves it, with Marinette getting called out by multiple people for taking a spot in a video game tournament that would've gone to Max, who had practiced all year for the tournament and wanted to compete much more than Marinette did. This get further highlighted when she's accused multiple times of entering for the wrong reasons (she just wanted to spend more time with Adrien, whom she was paired up with due to him having the second highest score after her), with the fact that she earned her spot fair and square and that Adrien is also responsible for beating Max in the try-outs ignored. It's not until the end that someone, namely Adrien, states that Marinette should represent their school in the tournament due to being the best player, and he's portrayed as being in the right. However, he uses this as a reason for him to drop out so that Marinette and Max can both compete in the tournament, as Marinette was originally going to drop out so Max could take her place. No one ever brings up Adrien's hypocrisy in justifying letting a worse player take his place in the tournament so that Marinette won't have to do the same. Meanwhile, Max never apologizes for or gets called out on feeling entitled to a spot in the tournament despite losing to others fair and square.

* LostAesop: The episode seems to start off with the "aesop" that winners of competitions should be selected based on who wants it the most, rather than who actually earned and deserves it, with Marinette getting called out by multiple people for taking a spot in a video game tournament that would've gone to Max, who had practiced all year for the tournament and wanted to compete much more than Marinette did. This get further highlighted when she's accused multiple times of entering for the wrong reasons (she just wanted to spend more time with Adrien, whom she was paired up with due to him having the second highest score after her), with the fact that she earned her spot fair and square and that Adrien is also responsible for beating Max in the try-outs ignored. It's not until the end that someone, namely Adrien, states that Marinette should represent their school in the tournament due to being the best player, and he's portrayed as being in the right. However, he uses this as a reason for him to drop out so that Marinette and Max can both compete in the tournament, as Marinette was originally going to drop out so Max could take her place. No one ever brings up Adrien's hypocrisy in justifying letting a worse player take his place in the tournament so that Marinette won't have to do the same. Meanwhile, Max never apologizes for or gets called out on feeling entitled to a spot in the tournament despite losing to others fair and square.

* LostAesop: The episode seems to start off with the BrokenAesop that winners of competitions should be selected based on who wants it the most, rather than who actually earned and deserves it, with Marinette getting called out by multiple people for taking a spot in a video game tournament that would've gone to Max, who had practiced all year for the tournament and wanted to compete much more than Marinette did. This get further highlighted when she's accused multiple times of entering for the wrong reasons (she just wanted to spend more time with Adrien, whom she was paired up with due to him having the second highest score after her), with the fact that she earned her spot fair and square and that Adrien is also responsible for beating Max in the try-outs ignored. It's not until the end that someone, namely Adrien, states that Marinette should represent their school in the tournament due to being the best player, and he's portrayed as being in the right. However, he uses this as a reason for him to drop out so that Marinette and Max can both compete in the tournament, as Marinette was originally going to drop out so Max could take her place. No one ever brings up Adrien's hypocrisy in justifying letting a worse player take his place in the tournament so that Marinette won't have to do the same. Meanwhile, Max never apologizes for or gets called out on feeling entitled to a spot in the tournament despite losing to others fair and square.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Cat Noir uses Dupain's "(Insert Name) style! Booyah!" gaming catchphrase after destroying Gamer's robot. No, Ladybug doesn't notice.

* ColossusClimb: Ladybug run over the giant robots' arms to reach the head of The Gamer's and spray paint over its unique eye.

* RocketPunch: During the giant mecha battle at the climax, Ladybug and Chat Noir's robot pulls this off.

** Besides the obvious ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' moves they pull off during the giant robot battle, Ladybug and Chat Noir's mecha also trades a MacrossMissileMassacre with the Gamer, launches its shoulder-mounted propellers like Combattler V, fires off a Mazinger Z-like double RocketPunch and goes into ''[[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Grendizer]]'''s Space Thunder pose when firing lightning from its ears.

* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Subverted; although Marinette has selfish reasons to want to compete, as Alya and Tikki point out to her, both Adrien and Max acknowledge that she is the best gamer the school has and thus should compete to represent their alma mater.

** We also get [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros "Here comes a new challenger!"]] and [[StarFox "Do a barrel roll!"]] from Cat Noir.

* MostGamersAreMale: Marinette is the only female gamer in the episode compared to Max, Adrien, Tom, Kim and Nino (last two are visible on scoreboard) Downplayed however, since most of Marinette's classmates show interest in the Tournament, with Alya even stressing to her that it's SeriousBusiness. When Marinette volunteers, others are mostly surprised due to her very last second interest.

* SpinToDeflectStuff: One of many Gamer's moves.

* SaveScumming: After Cat Noir uses his Cataclysm to destroy The Gamer's robot, he reveals that he had "saved the game" by this point, and thus simply recreate the robot by reloading. At least the heroes gains their own mecha through this fleeting victory.

* OutOfGenreExperience: The episode turns into a hybrid video game/giant mecha battle near the end, complete with Calling Your Attacks.