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* SneezCut: Referenced but not shown: after Adrien says his father has no taste, the author notes in the tags, "Somewhere Gabriel is having a sneezing fit."
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Marinette's reaction when the Mayor greets Wang Cheng with almost JapanesePoliteness.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Marinette's reaction when the Mayor greets Wang Cheng with almost JapanesePoliteness.JapanesePoliteness.
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Marinette is on the phone with Alya, stressed: her great uncle, internationally famous chef Wang Cheng, has come to Paris to participate in a cooking contest, and is coming to visit his relatives - and he doesn't speak French. And Marinette is so nervous that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult him. Alya states she has an idea and hungs up on her, just as Wang Cheng appears.
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers, and she's shocked when the man begins to pluck the flowers. As they wait for the car to take them to the Grand Paris, where the contest is to take place, someone rings the doorbell: it's Adrien, who was warned by Alya and more than willing to offer his skills in Chinese - only to be shocked when Wang Cheng reveals he speaks French.
When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway, and the duo is confronted by M. Bourgeois, carrying a string of smoked sausages like a nunchaku. However, Chat Noir takes advantage of the man's distraction to quickly knock him out, and ties him to keep him from messing around.
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers, and she's shocked when the man begins to pluck the flowers. As they wait for the car to take them to the Grand Paris, where the contest is to take place, someone rings the doorbell: it's Adrien, who was warned by Alya and more than willing to offer his skills in Chinese - only to be shocked when Wang Cheng reveals he speaks French.
When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway, and the duo is confronted by M. Bourgeois, carrying a string of smoked sausages like a nunchaku. However, Chat Noir takes advantage of the man's distraction to quickly knock him out, and ties him to keep him from messing around.
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
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Marinette is on the phone with Alya, stressed: her great uncle, great-uncle, internationally famous chef Wang Cheng, has come to Paris to participate in a cooking contest, contest and is coming to visit will be visiting his relatives - and relatives--and he doesn't speak French. And While Marinette is knows enough Mandarin to greet him, she's so nervous that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult him. Alya states she has an idea and hungs up on her, just as Wang Cheng appears.
arrives at the door.
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers,and she's shocked only to panic when the man begins to pluck the flowers. flowers, thinking he already hates her. As they wait for the car to take them to the Le Grand Paris, where the contest is to take place, someone rings the doorbell: it's Adrien, who was warned by heard about Marinette's predicament from Alya and is more than willing to offer his skills in Chinese - Chinese... only to be shocked when Wang Cheng reveals he speaks French.
French, if only a little.
When they arriveto at the hotel, the Mayor mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and contest's jury--and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, great-uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: ingredient; he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, him and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally unknowingly uses her power over Tikki to force her the Kwami to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolutedisaster: disaster. Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives turns his disappointment into anger, giving Hawkmoth just the opening he needs to Akumatize him akumatize Wang Cheng into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members by brainwashing them through his soup and orders them to grabChloé, Chloé while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all Noir; of course, his real reason is so he can hide and transform and to help stop the Akuma. akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma him--the akuma is her great uncle, great-uncle, after all.
While In the meantime, Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - pool, which has been turned into a massive pot to cook soup. Hawkmoth informs his akuma that Chat Noir and Marinette intend to foil Kung Food's plans and rescue Chloé before she becomes a soup - ingredient. In response, Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Marinette, though Hawkmoth warns the akuma to defeat Chat Noir before going after Marinette: "Attacking the girl never ends well." Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker rock star into falling face-first into a closet, which with Chat Noir blocks blocking the door shut with a chair. Kung Food then sends M. Mayor Bourgeois to stop them.
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway,and upon which the duo is confronted by M. Bourgeois, the Mayor of Paris carrying a string of smoked sausages like a nunchaku. However, Chat Noir takes advantage of the man's distraction to quickly knock him out, out and ties him to keep him from messing around.coming after them once he wakes up.
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette,Tikki Tikki, who had been left behind in the kitchen in Chloé's purse, finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if though--if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' ''ruin'' her hair! Tikki reluctantly admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longergoing up, an option, Chat Noir opens puts a hole in the ceiling and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry infuriated Chat Noir makes then proceeds to quick and short work of both brainwashed minions.minions, which exasperates Hawkmoth to no end. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summonsthe her Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when to her shock, Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is soup makes it sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the With proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, to which he's willing to do. he happily agrees. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as jury. She attempts to deny this and insist she resigned, only for him to point to the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Sometime later, Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helpedhim, and Adrien Adrien, who admits how Marinette used the Ring ring to become Maotif. Maotif back in the Reflekta incident. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's perhaps time to take a second look at Marinette...
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers,
When they arrive
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute
Kung Food takes control of the jury members by brainwashing them through his soup and orders them to grab
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway,
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette,
With the elevators no longer
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons
Sometime later, Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Here, Marinette does know Chinese - the reason she's nervous is that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult her great-uncle.
* BerserkButton: Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goes into a short-lived RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Here, Marinette does know Chinese - the reason she's nervous is that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult her great-uncle.
* BerserkButton: Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goes into a short-lived RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: AchievementsInIgnorance:
** Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
** Chat Noir using his cheesey pickup lines on Marinette actually flusters her. Even Chat Noir himself can't believe they worked.
*AdaptationalIntelligence: AdaptationalBadass:
** Marinette helps Chat Noir defeat both a {{Brainwashed}} Jagged Stone and Kung Food without the Ladybug Miraculous.
** Chat Noir [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] Mayor Bourgeois, Alec Cataldi, and Marlena Césaire all on his own.
* AdaptationalExplanation: The show simply stated that Chloé was removed from the judging panel; the comic makes it explicit that it was because she was CaughtOnTape sabotaging a contestant.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: ''Heavily'' downplayed, but unlike her canon counterpart, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Chloé doesn't attack Marinette and Wang Cheng's race]] here.
* AdaptationalSkill: Here, Marinette does knowChinese - Chinese: the reason she's nervous is that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult her great-uncle.
*BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
** Exploited by Marinette as part of her DoorJudo plan when she tells Jagged Stone (who is still {{Brainwashed}}) that she thinks "XY is more rock' n' roll" than him.
** Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goesinto on a short-lived RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
** Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
** Chat Noir using his cheesey pickup lines on Marinette actually flusters her. Even Chat Noir himself can't believe they worked.
*
** Marinette helps Chat Noir defeat both a {{Brainwashed}} Jagged Stone and Kung Food without the Ladybug Miraculous.
** Chat Noir [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] Mayor Bourgeois, Alec Cataldi, and Marlena Césaire all on his own.
* AdaptationalExplanation: The show simply stated that Chloé was removed from the judging panel; the comic makes it explicit that it was because she was CaughtOnTape sabotaging a contestant.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: ''Heavily'' downplayed, but unlike her canon counterpart, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Chloé doesn't attack Marinette and Wang Cheng's race]] here.
* AdaptationalSkill: Here, Marinette does know
*
** Exploited by Marinette as part of her DoorJudo plan when she tells Jagged Stone (who is still {{Brainwashed}}) that she thinks "XY is more rock' n' roll" than him.
** Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goes
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* BlatantLies: Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the jury, instead of being kicked out. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in "La Befana".
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocks M. Bourgeois out by hitting him in the face with his baton.
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door - Jagged falls inside, and Chat Noir locks the door to keep the rocker from further attacks.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
-->'''Tikki:''' You '''almost'' have a point there.
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette, because he knows the brainwashed minion just punched Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a second chance - foreshadowing her becoming Marigold in "Vanisher".
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it shows up, reflecting his mood.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in "La Befana".
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocks M. Bourgeois out by hitting him in the face with his baton.
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door - Jagged falls inside, and Chat Noir locks the door to keep the rocker from further attacks.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
-->'''Tikki:''' You '''almost'' have a point there.
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette, because he knows the brainwashed minion just punched Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a second chance - foreshadowing her becoming Marigold in "Vanisher".
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it shows up, reflecting his mood.
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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
** Adrien arrives sweating and panting at Marinette's place and offers to use his Mandarin skills to help her, saying he was in the neighborhood when he got a call from Alya about Marinette's situation. However, an arrow pointing at him indicates he "ran right over."
** Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from thejury, jury instead of being kicked out.out for sabotaging Wang Cheng. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* BrickJoke: Hawkmoth tells Kung Food to get his slaves to attack Chat Noir first rather than Marinette since [[BerserkButton "Attacking the girl never ends well."]] A few pages later, when Alec attacks Marinette first and makes Chat angry, Hawkmoth {{facepalm}}s and laments, "Dammit, what did I tell you?"
* BruceWayneHeldHostage: Like in canon, Chloé gets captured by the Kung Food's minions. Tikki was left behind in her purse and flies to her, thinking, "I hope Chloé doesn't anger the akuma and get killed before I get there." It gets even worse when she is tied up and dangled over boiling soup, and Tikki can't untie her without letting her drop. It takes a rescue by Chat Noir before Chloé can hide and transform.
* {{Callback}}:
** Hawkmoth warns Kung Food and the latter's brainwashed slaves to take out Chat Noir before attacking Marinette, obviously recalling from past experience that Marinette getting hurt is a major BerserkButton for the hero. The villain is then left exasperated when the brainwashed Alec Cataldi doesn't listen and gets [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by Chat Noir as a result.
--->'''Hawkmoth:''' Dammit, what did I tell you?
** Master Fu recalls that Scarlet Lady once claimed to be best friends with Chloé (in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS1E10Rogercop "Rogercop"]]) and finds it strange that the Ladybug heroine showed up late to save Chloé despite that. He also begins reconsidering making Marinette a hero after hearing how she used the Cat ring to become Maotif in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS2E3Reflekta "Reflekta."]]
* CaughtMonologuing: Happens to the mayor. Chat Noir quickly knocks him out as he's describing his weapon.
-->'''Caption:''' When you don't let them monologue, you WIN!\\
'''Tags:''' #lol that's why The Mime was actually so formidable
* CaughtOnTape: Turns out a security camera filmed Chloé sabotaging the soup. She's kicked off the jury as a result.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup,Chloé the latter doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ColorFailure: Both Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady turn white when confronted by Kung Food and his [[{{BFS}} giant pizza sword]].
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** Seeing Wang Cheng pluck petals from the bouquet she gifted him, Marinette thinks her uncle's destroying her present because he already hates her. He was actually planning to use the petals as a soup ingredient.
** Chloé tells Tikki to shut up and fails to realize the latter only obeyed because she's bound to.
** Despite being dangled over a swimming pool full of hot soup, Chloé fails to realize the akuma intends to cook her until he outright states it. Additionally, while she does fear falling in, she only seems to be concerned that [[RunningGag her hair will be ruined]] and [[SkewedPriorities not that she'll be boiled alive]].
* ComicalOverreaction:
** Marinette ''freaks out'' when she sees Wang Cheng plucking off the petals of her bouquet, wrongly assuming it's a sign he already hates her.
** Chat Noir goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Alec Cataldi makes Marinette's eye sting using smelly cheese.
--->'''Chat Noir:''' You'll %$#& pay for that!\\
'''Caption:''' Marinette: Gets some dust in her eyes. Chat Noir: YOU MOTHER-!
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS2E8LaBefana "LaBefana".
Befana"]] to Gina.
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocksM. Mayor Bourgeois out by hitting him in the face with his baton.
baton. He then quickly takes out both Marlena Césaire and Alec Cataldi after the latter pushes the Cat hero's BerserkButton by making Marinette's eyes sting.
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Chloé sneaks into the kitchen to sabotage Wang Cheng's soup without considering that there might be video cameras in a fancy hotel kitchen.
-->'''Caption:''' How'd you forget CAMERAS exist?!
** Tikki tries to untie Chloé while her holder is dangling over a pool full of boiling soup. Chloé [[DumbassHasAPoint rightfully]] stops her,
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door- she was standing in front of. Jagged falls inside, and Chat Noir locks the door to keep the rocker from going on further attacks.
* DramaticIrony: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "best friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars, not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tags:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stopsher, her because if she falls in in, it will ruin her hair.
-->'''Tikki:''' You'''almost'' '''''almost''''' have a point there.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mayor Bourgeois greets Wang Cheng with near JapanesePoliteness. Moreover, the mayor doesn't shield his daughter from the consequences of her actions this time and kicks her off the jury for sabotaging a contestant's dish. Chloé getting CaughtOnTape meant the evidence against her was just too irrefutable, even for him.
* EvilIsPetty: Chloé ruins Wang Cheng's entry into the contest just because he's related to Marinette and made soup ([[DoesNotLikeSpam which Chloé hates]]).
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette,because he knows knowing the brainwashed minion just punched Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* FailedASpotCheck: Chloé is so distracted talking on her phone that she doesn't notice Kung Food's brainwashed slaves sneaking up right behind her.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a secondchance - foreshadowing chance, [[spoiler:hinting at her becoming Marigold in "Vanisher".
[[Recap/ScarletLadyS3E1Vanisher "Vanisher."]]]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it showsup, reflecting up to reflect his mood.
** Adrien arrives sweating and panting at Marinette's place and offers to use his Mandarin skills to help her, saying he was in the neighborhood when he got a call from Alya about Marinette's situation. However, an arrow pointing at him indicates he "ran right over."
** Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the
* BrickJoke: Hawkmoth tells Kung Food to get his slaves to attack Chat Noir first rather than Marinette since [[BerserkButton "Attacking the girl never ends well."]] A few pages later, when Alec attacks Marinette first and makes Chat angry, Hawkmoth {{facepalm}}s and laments, "Dammit, what did I tell you?"
* BruceWayneHeldHostage: Like in canon, Chloé gets captured by the Kung Food's minions. Tikki was left behind in her purse and flies to her, thinking, "I hope Chloé doesn't anger the akuma and get killed before I get there." It gets even worse when she is tied up and dangled over boiling soup, and Tikki can't untie her without letting her drop. It takes a rescue by Chat Noir before Chloé can hide and transform.
* {{Callback}}:
** Hawkmoth warns Kung Food and the latter's brainwashed slaves to take out Chat Noir before attacking Marinette, obviously recalling from past experience that Marinette getting hurt is a major BerserkButton for the hero. The villain is then left exasperated when the brainwashed Alec Cataldi doesn't listen and gets [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by Chat Noir as a result.
--->'''Hawkmoth:''' Dammit, what did I tell you?
** Master Fu recalls that Scarlet Lady once claimed to be best friends with Chloé (in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS1E10Rogercop "Rogercop"]]) and finds it strange that the Ladybug heroine showed up late to save Chloé despite that. He also begins reconsidering making Marinette a hero after hearing how she used the Cat ring to become Maotif in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS2E3Reflekta "Reflekta."]]
* CaughtMonologuing: Happens to the mayor. Chat Noir quickly knocks him out as he's describing his weapon.
-->'''Caption:''' When you don't let them monologue, you WIN!\\
'''Tags:''' #lol that's why The Mime was actually so formidable
* CaughtOnTape: Turns out a security camera filmed Chloé sabotaging the soup. She's kicked off the jury as a result.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup,
* ColorFailure: Both Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady turn white when confronted by Kung Food and his [[{{BFS}} giant pizza sword]].
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** Seeing Wang Cheng pluck petals from the bouquet she gifted him, Marinette thinks her uncle's destroying her present because he already hates her. He was actually planning to use the petals as a soup ingredient.
** Chloé tells Tikki to shut up and fails to realize the latter only obeyed because she's bound to.
** Despite being dangled over a swimming pool full of hot soup, Chloé fails to realize the akuma intends to cook her until he outright states it. Additionally, while she does fear falling in, she only seems to be concerned that [[RunningGag her hair will be ruined]] and [[SkewedPriorities not that she'll be boiled alive]].
* ComicalOverreaction:
** Marinette ''freaks out'' when she sees Wang Cheng plucking off the petals of her bouquet, wrongly assuming it's a sign he already hates her.
** Chat Noir goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after Alec Cataldi makes Marinette's eye sting using smelly cheese.
--->'''Chat Noir:''' You'll %$#& pay for that!\\
'''Caption:''' Marinette: Gets some dust in her eyes. Chat Noir: YOU MOTHER-!
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in [[Recap/ScarletLadyS2E8LaBefana "La
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocks
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Chloé sneaks into the kitchen to sabotage Wang Cheng's soup without considering that there might be video cameras in a fancy hotel kitchen.
-->'''Caption:''' How'd you forget CAMERAS exist?!
** Tikki tries to untie Chloé while her holder is dangling over a pool full of boiling soup. Chloé [[DumbassHasAPoint rightfully]] stops her,
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door
* DramaticIrony: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "best friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars, not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tags:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops
-->'''Tikki:''' You
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mayor Bourgeois greets Wang Cheng with near JapanesePoliteness. Moreover, the mayor doesn't shield his daughter from the consequences of her actions this time and kicks her off the jury for sabotaging a contestant's dish. Chloé getting CaughtOnTape meant the evidence against her was just too irrefutable, even for him.
* EvilIsPetty: Chloé ruins Wang Cheng's entry into the contest just because he's related to Marinette and made soup ([[DoesNotLikeSpam which Chloé hates]]).
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette,
* FailedASpotCheck: Chloé is so distracted talking on her phone that she doesn't notice Kung Food's brainwashed slaves sneaking up right behind her.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a second
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it shows
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-->'''Caption:''' Anime didn't prepare him for when the flirting WORKS!
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during "Reflekta".
* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during "Reflekta".
* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
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-->'''Caption:''' Anime didn't prepare him for when the flirting WORKS!
[[AchievementsInIgnorance WORKS!]]
* IWarnedYou: Hawkmoth's response to a brainwashed Alec Cataldi attacking Marinette despite Hawkmoth saying it doesn't end well. He's soon proven right when Chat Noir goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* IdiotBall: Chloé has a firm grip on this when she sabotages Cheng's dish and leaves her purse behind at his station. Not only is this evidence of what she's done, Tikki is still inside, which makes [[BruceWayneHeldHostage dealing with the vengeful akuma a LOT trickier]]. The author comments, "Just because you treat the hotel as your whole ass house doesn’t mean you leave your stuff everywhere!"
* InSpiteOfANail: Chloé still gets tied up to be cooked in soup, and Marinette still helps Chat Noir rescue her and fight Kung Food's brainwashed minions, though as her civilian self since she isn't the Ladybug heroine.
** Even without the Ladybug yo-yo, Marinette and Chat Noir defeat Jagged and lock him in a closet after he falls in headfirst, which is followed by one of them reclining on a chair while sliding it into place against the closet door before fist bumping the other. Here, though, Marinette stands in front of the closet door while pressing Jagged Stone's BerserkButton (by comparing him to XY), then steps aside and opens the door as Jagged charges at her, causing the rockstar to fall inside. Additionally, Chat Noir is the one who slides the chair in place instead.
** Marinette's response to Chat Noir's flirting as they're in the elevator uses almost the same words as in canon ("Like up"), though since she reciprocates the superhero's feelings here, she instead says the words in a flustered tone as she awkwardly tries to flirt back.
** Mayor Bourgeois doesn't attempt to imitate Ladybug's moves with her yo-yo since Marinette obviously doesn't have it here, meaning he presumably doesn't accidentally cause the chandelier to fall from the ceiling either. Nevertheless, he still ends up lying tied up in his own string of sausages, which here is due to Chat Noir giving an immediate NonLethalKO in the face with his baton before tying the mayor up with the sausage string. Moreover, Chat Noir and Marinette still end up climbing through a hole in the ceiling to get onto the next floor of the hotel, right before Alec and Marlena arrive to intercept them.
** Alec and Marlena still get taken out by each other's weapons, though here, an enraged Chat Noir takes the two down on his own after [[BerserkButton seeing Alec make Marinette's eyes sting]] with a cheese bomb. He shoots Alec after seizing hold of Marlena's bow and arrows and then throws Marlena on top of Alec, causing the latter's cheese bombs to explode in her face.
** Chloé is still caught by one of the original heroes (Chat Noir in this case) just as she's about to fall into the soup.
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during"Reflekta".
[[Recap/ScarletLadyS2E3Reflekta "Reflekta."]]
*{{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it KilledMidSentence: Knocked unconscious in this case. Mayor Bourgeois [[CaughtMonologuing tries to monologue about his weapon]], only to get hit in the face by Chat Noir's baton.
* LackOfEmpathy: After the mayor isthat Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying knocked out, both Scarlet Lady Kung Food and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!declare her father useless.
* IWarnedYou: Hawkmoth's response to a brainwashed Alec Cataldi attacking Marinette despite Hawkmoth saying it doesn't end well. He's soon proven right when Chat Noir goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* IdiotBall: Chloé has a firm grip on this when she sabotages Cheng's dish and leaves her purse behind at his station. Not only is this evidence of what she's done, Tikki is still inside, which makes [[BruceWayneHeldHostage dealing with the vengeful akuma a LOT trickier]]. The author comments, "Just because you treat the hotel as your whole ass house doesn’t mean you leave your stuff everywhere!"
* InSpiteOfANail: Chloé still gets tied up to be cooked in soup, and Marinette still helps Chat Noir rescue her and fight Kung Food's brainwashed minions, though as her civilian self since she isn't the Ladybug heroine.
** Even without the Ladybug yo-yo, Marinette and Chat Noir defeat Jagged and lock him in a closet after he falls in headfirst, which is followed by one of them reclining on a chair while sliding it into place against the closet door before fist bumping the other. Here, though, Marinette stands in front of the closet door while pressing Jagged Stone's BerserkButton (by comparing him to XY), then steps aside and opens the door as Jagged charges at her, causing the rockstar to fall inside. Additionally, Chat Noir is the one who slides the chair in place instead.
** Marinette's response to Chat Noir's flirting as they're in the elevator uses almost the same words as in canon ("Like up"), though since she reciprocates the superhero's feelings here, she instead says the words in a flustered tone as she awkwardly tries to flirt back.
** Mayor Bourgeois doesn't attempt to imitate Ladybug's moves with her yo-yo since Marinette obviously doesn't have it here, meaning he presumably doesn't accidentally cause the chandelier to fall from the ceiling either. Nevertheless, he still ends up lying tied up in his own string of sausages, which here is due to Chat Noir giving an immediate NonLethalKO in the face with his baton before tying the mayor up with the sausage string. Moreover, Chat Noir and Marinette still end up climbing through a hole in the ceiling to get onto the next floor of the hotel, right before Alec and Marlena arrive to intercept them.
** Alec and Marlena still get taken out by each other's weapons, though here, an enraged Chat Noir takes the two down on his own after [[BerserkButton seeing Alec make Marinette's eyes sting]] with a cheese bomb. He shoots Alec after seizing hold of Marlena's bow and arrows and then throws Marlena on top of Alec, causing the latter's cheese bombs to explode in her face.
** Chloé is still caught by one of the original heroes (Chat Noir in this case) just as she's about to fall into the soup.
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during
*
* LackOfEmpathy: After the mayor is
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) and almost boils her alive - and, even after getting saved, she's still humiliated for what she did.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) Lady), and almost boils her alive - and, even alive. Even after getting saved, she's still kicked off the judging panel and gets humiliated when she [[BlatantLies tries to lie about it]].
* LetsSplitUpGang: Marinette is surprised when Adrien says he will go look forwhat her uncle and asks why they shouldn't stay together. He suggests that she did.
[[PrivacyByDistraction try to flag down Chat Noir]]. Foreshadowing Marinette's future hero role, the author says, "She's gonna miss these easy separations in the future."
* LateToTheRealization: When Kung Food says, "...I'm gonna cook the girl now," Chloé exclaims, "Hah?!" It seems she only then becomes aware of the akuma's intention in suspending her over a pool of boiling soup.
* MomentKiller: Chat Noir is caught off guard when Marinette blushes and babbles in response to his TerriblePickUpLines while they're in the elevator. Marinette's actually quite grateful when they're interrupted by the elevator abruptly stopping.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she did anything to earn the akuma's wrath. Additionally, even though she was the one who left her purse in the kitchen with Tikki inside, when Tikki finally finds Chloé after the latter has been tied up by Kung Food's minions and dangled over boiling soup, Chloé angrily asks where the Kwami's been.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fu might've come close to figuring out Scarlet Lady's secret identity if Adrien hadn't dismissed the man's observations.
* OhCrap:
** Tikki sees Wang Cheng being akumatized and realizes he intends to go after Chloé, who left the Kwami behind in the kitchen.
** Chloé has this reaction when she ''finally'' realizes the akuma intends to cook her.
** Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady combine this with ColorFailure when Kung Food brings out his {{BFS}}.
* PetTheDog: PlayedForLaughs. Both Marinette and Adrien are put off seeing Mayor Bourgeois [[JapanesePoliteness being so polite]] to Wang Cheng.
-->'''Caption:''' TFW the local asshole's father is respectful and it knocks you off balance.
* PragmaticVillainy: Hawkmoth tells Kung Food not to hurt Marinette. He could care less what happens to her, but he knows from experience thatcaused the Akuma.hurting her won't end well due to it being Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* RevengeByProxy: Because Wang Cheng is Marinette's great-uncle, Chloé tries to ensure his loss.
* LetsSplitUpGang: Marinette is surprised when Adrien says he will go look for
* LateToTheRealization: When Kung Food says, "...I'm gonna cook the girl now," Chloé exclaims, "Hah?!" It seems she only then becomes aware of the akuma's intention in suspending her over a pool of boiling soup.
* MomentKiller: Chat Noir is caught off guard when Marinette blushes and babbles in response to his TerriblePickUpLines while they're in the elevator. Marinette's actually quite grateful when they're interrupted by the elevator abruptly stopping.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she did anything to earn the akuma's wrath. Additionally, even though she was the one who left her purse in the kitchen with Tikki inside, when Tikki finally finds Chloé after the latter has been tied up by Kung Food's minions and dangled over boiling soup, Chloé angrily asks where the Kwami's been.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fu might've come close to figuring out Scarlet Lady's secret identity if Adrien hadn't dismissed the man's observations.
* OhCrap:
** Tikki sees Wang Cheng being akumatized and realizes he intends to go after Chloé, who left the Kwami behind in the kitchen.
** Chloé has this reaction when she ''finally'' realizes the akuma intends to cook her.
** Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady combine this with ColorFailure when Kung Food brings out his {{BFS}}.
* PetTheDog: PlayedForLaughs. Both Marinette and Adrien are put off seeing Mayor Bourgeois [[JapanesePoliteness being so polite]] to Wang Cheng.
-->'''Caption:''' TFW the local asshole's father is respectful and it knocks you off balance.
* PragmaticVillainy: Hawkmoth tells Kung Food not to hurt Marinette. He could care less what happens to her, but he knows from experience that
* RevengeByProxy: Because Wang Cheng is Marinette's great-uncle, Chloé tries to ensure his loss.
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'''Adrien:''' I mean people with '''taste'''.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. When M. Bourgeois starts to monologue, Chat Noir quickly hits him with his staff and knocks him out.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. When M. Bourgeois starts to monologue, Chat Noir quickly hits him with his staff and knocks him out.
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'''Adrien:''' I mean people with '''taste'''.
'''''taste.'''''
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Adrien declares that Scarlet Lady didn't show up to rescue Chloé due to lying about being best friends with her. He's right, but that's because the two of them are the same person.
* RunningGag:
** Hawkmoth is frustrated that he has to introduce himself to a foreigner, again.
** As usual, Chloé exhibits SkewedPriorities over her hair.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stopsher - if her--if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
* SneezCut: Referenced but not shown: after Adrien says his father has no taste, the author notes in the tags, "Somewhere Gabriel is having a sneezing fit."
* SpottingTheThread: Fu wonders why Scarlet Lady didn't arrive to save Chloé despite claiming to be her best friend. Unfortunately, Adrien dismisses it as the two of them being liars before Fu manages to figure out Scarlet's secret identity.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. WhenM. Mayor Bourgeois starts to monologue, Chat Noir quickly hits him with his staff and knocks him out.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Adrien declares that Scarlet Lady didn't show up to rescue Chloé due to lying about being best friends with her. He's right, but that's because the two of them are the same person.
* RunningGag:
** Hawkmoth is frustrated that he has to introduce himself to a foreigner, again.
** As usual, Chloé exhibits SkewedPriorities over her hair.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops
* SneezCut: Referenced but not shown: after Adrien says his father has no taste, the author notes in the tags, "Somewhere Gabriel is having a sneezing fit."
* SpottingTheThread: Fu wonders why Scarlet Lady didn't arrive to save Chloé despite claiming to be her best friend. Unfortunately, Adrien dismisses it as the two of them being liars before Fu manages to figure out Scarlet's secret identity.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. When
* TemptingFate: Marinette finds comfort that at least her uncle can appreciate the bouquet she got him but then panics when he starts "destroying" it. Subverted, because everyone who watched the canon episode knows he actually plans on using the flowers as a soup ingredient.
* TerriblePickUpLines: Chat Noir tells Marinette, "We could go places," while they're in the elevator. To his surprise, they ''work'' on her! She even mutters, "Uh, well, like, up?" in response.
* TerriblePickUpLines: Chat Noir tells Marinette, "We could go places," while they're in the elevator. To his surprise, they ''work'' on her! She even mutters, "Uh, well, like, up?" in response.
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** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
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** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only does she forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize theAkuma akuma intended to cook her alive.alive.
* UngratefulBitch: Aside from [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike not even thanking Chat Noir for saving her]], when Kung Food calls her father (who constantly caters to her whims) useless, Chloé responds, "Tell me about it."
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the
* UngratefulBitch: Aside from [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike not even thanking Chat Noir for saving her]], when Kung Food calls her father (who constantly caters to her whims) useless, Chloé responds, "Tell me about it."
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* IncrediblyLamePun: When Jagged Stone shows up with a seafood club...
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' [[LamePunReaction Chat, oh my gawd.]]
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' [[LamePunReaction Chat, oh my gawd.]]
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* LamePunReaction: When Jagged Stone shows up with a seafood club...
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' Chat, oh my gawd.
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' Chat, oh my gawd.
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When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
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When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
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As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
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As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
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* BlatantLies: Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the jury, instead of being kicked out. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
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* BlatantLies: Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the jury, instead of being kicked out. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
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* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
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* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) and almost boils her alive - and, even after getting saved, she's still humiliated for what she did.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
* RhethoricalQuestionBlunder: Adrien asks who wouldn't love Marinette.
-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
* RhethoricalQuestionBlunder: Adrien asks who wouldn't love Marinette.
-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) and almost boils her alive - and, even after getting saved, she's still humiliated for what she did.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
*RhethoricalQuestionBlunder: RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Adrien asks who wouldn't love Marinette.
-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
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-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
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* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
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* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
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** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
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** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
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!![[https://zoe-oneesama.tumblr.com/post/635980055440474112/destroying-gifts-marinettes-anti-love-language Episode 19]] - Kung Food - Tales of Wang Cheng the Chef
Marinette is on the phone with Alya, stressed: her great uncle, internationally famous chef Wang Cheng, has come to Paris to participate in a cooking contest, and is coming to visit his relatives - and he doesn't speak French. And Marinette is so nervous that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult him. Alya states she has an idea and hungs up on her, just as Wang Cheng appears.
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers, and she's shocked when the man begins to pluck the flowers. As they wait for the car to take them to the Grand Paris, where the contest is to take place, someone rings the doorbell: it's Adrien, who was warned by Alya and more than willing to offer his skills in Chinese - only to be shocked when Wang Cheng reveals he speaks French.
When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway, and the duo is confronted by M. Bourgeois, carrying a string of smoked sausages like a nunchaku. However, Chat Noir takes advantage of the man's distraction to quickly knock him out, and ties him to keep him from messing around.
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
!!This episode contains examples of:
* AchievementsInIgnorance: Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Here, Marinette does know Chinese - the reason she's nervous is that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult her great-uncle.
* BerserkButton: Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goes into a short-lived RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* {{BFS}}: Kung Food wields a pepperoni pizza sword that is several times larger than him.
* BlatantLies: Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the jury, instead of being kicked out. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in "La Befana".
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocks M. Bourgeois out by hitting him in the face with his baton.
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door - Jagged falls inside, and Chat Noir locks the door to keep the rocker from further attacks.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
-->'''Tikki:''' You '''almost'' have a point there.
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette, because he knows the brainwashed minion just punched Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a second chance - foreshadowing her becoming Marigold in "Vanisher".
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it shows up, reflecting his mood.
* GoneHorriblyRight: PlayedForLaughs when Chat Noir drops his "we could go places" flirting line. Marinette becomes so flustered that Chat Noir is also left a blushing mess.
-->'''Caption:''' Anime didn't prepare him for when the flirting WORKS!
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Jagged Stone shows up with a seafood club...
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' [[LamePunReaction Chat, oh my gawd.]]
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during "Reflekta".
* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) and almost boils her alive - and, even after getting saved, she's still humiliated for what she did.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
* RhethoricalQuestionBlunder: Adrien asks who wouldn't love Marinette.
-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
'''Adrien:''' I mean people with '''taste'''.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. When M. Bourgeois starts to monologue, Chat Noir quickly hits him with his staff and knocks him out.
* TaughtByExperience: Hawkmoth warns Kung Food to go first for Chat Noir, knowing quite well how harming Marinette will not go well.
* TooDumbToLive:
** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Marinette's reaction when the Mayor greets Wang Cheng with almost JapanesePoliteness.
Marinette is on the phone with Alya, stressed: her great uncle, internationally famous chef Wang Cheng, has come to Paris to participate in a cooking contest, and is coming to visit his relatives - and he doesn't speak French. And Marinette is so nervous that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult him. Alya states she has an idea and hungs up on her, just as Wang Cheng appears.
Marinette nervously welcomes Wang Cheng with a bouquet of flowers, and she's shocked when the man begins to pluck the flowers. As they wait for the car to take them to the Grand Paris, where the contest is to take place, someone rings the doorbell: it's Adrien, who was warned by Alya and more than willing to offer his skills in Chinese - only to be shocked when Wang Cheng reveals he speaks French.
When they arrive to the hotel, the Mayor welcomes the chef, and Adrien and Marinette are besieged by Chloé, who has been named a member of the jury - and who intends to fail the chef just because he's related to Marinette. Marinette defends her great uncle, and Adrien happily lets her call Chloé out. Afterwards, Marinette mentions what Cheng did with the flowers, but Adrien explains that the chef only did that because he intends to use the petals as an ingredient: he's certain that Cheng already loves her.
At the kitchen, Chloé distracts Cheng by claiming Marinette's looking for him, and takes advantage of him leaving to sabotage the soup he's making. Tikki tries to stop her, but Chloé accidentally uses her power over Tikki to force her to stay silent.
When Cheng's Celestial Soup is served, it's an absolute disaster: Cheng realizes someone has sabotaged his soup, and both Adrien and Marinette immediately realize this was Chloé's doing. Cheng returns to the kitchen, devastated over losing his chance to become the world's greatest chef... until he sees Chloé's purse, bursting in anger as he realizes what really happened - which gives Hawkmoth the opening he needs to Akumatize him into Kung Food.
Kung Food takes control of the jury members and orders them to grab Chloé, while he seals all the exits with caramel, preventing people from escaping. Adrien suggests Marinette to split off so she can try to flag down Chat Noir - all so he can transform and help stop the Akuma. When he returns as the hero, he tries to get her to safety, but Marinette insists on helping him - the Akuma is her great uncle, after all.
While Chloé is left hanging over the rooftop pool - turned into a massive pot to cook soup - Kung Food sends Jagged Stone to attack Chat Noir and Marinette. Jagged tries to hit Chat Noir with a large seafood club, but Marinette manages to trick the rocker into a closet, which Chat Noir blocks with a chair. Kung Food sends M. Bourgeois to stop them.
Chat Noir and Marinette take the elevator up. Chat Noir flirts with Marinette, only to become flustered when the flirting actually works. The elevator is stopped midway, and the duo is confronted by M. Bourgeois, carrying a string of smoked sausages like a nunchaku. However, Chat Noir takes advantage of the man's distraction to quickly knock him out, and ties him to keep him from messing around.
As Kung Food sends his last two minions (Alec Cataldi and Marlena Césaire) to stop Chat Noir and Marinette, Tikki finally reaches Chloé and attempts to untie her. Chloé stops her, though - if she falls into the boiling soup, it'll '''ruin''' her hair! Tikki admits she's got something of a point.
With the elevators no longer going up, Chat Noir opens a hole and pulls Marinette up with him to the next floor. Alec and Marlena show up, armed with a cheese crossbow and a cake bow. Alec fires the crossbow and hits Marinette, making her eyes sting from the strong smell. An angry Chat Noir makes quick and short work of both brainwashed minions. Kung Food decides to start cooking Chloé, much to the latter's shock.
Chat Noir manages to save Chloé in the nick of time (not that Chloé bothers to thank him) and jumps to fight Kung Food, allowing Chloé to transform. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm (a credit card machine), but she's shocked when Kung Food brings out a huge pepperoni pizza sword. Marinette, however, grabs the Lucky Charm and realizes how to use it: dipping the paper roll it into the soup, the paper is sticky enough that she can use it to entangle Kung Food, allowing Chat Noir to destroy the akumatized object.
Given the proof that Chloé sabotaged his dish, Wang Cheng is given a second chance to craft his Celestial Soup. Marinette asks Cheng if he's willing to teach her how to cook it, which he's willing to do. Chloé attempts to bring down the mood, but Adrien tells her off by pointing out that she got kicked off the jury - as well as the cameras that filmed her sabotaging the soup. In the end, the Celestial Soup is a success, Wang Cheng is proclaimed the winner, and the chef names the dish after a happy Marinette.
Adrien meets Master Fu, telling him about the events of the day. Fu ponders if there's a connection between Chloé being in danger and Scarlet Lady showing up late, but Adrien shoots down the idea. Fu mentions how Marinette helped him, and Adrien admits how Marinette used the Ring to become Maotif. Fu begins to consider if perhaps it's time to take a second look at Marinette...
!!This episode contains examples of:
* AchievementsInIgnorance: Chloé accidentally manages to make Tikki seal her own mouth.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Here, Marinette does know Chinese - the reason she's nervous is that she's afraid she'll flub the pronunciation and accidentally insult her great-uncle.
* BerserkButton: Once more, Chat Noir's (harming Marinette) is pressed. When Alec hits Marinette with stinky cheese that makes her eyes sting, Chat Noir goes into a short-lived RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* {{BFS}}: Kung Food wields a pepperoni pizza sword that is several times larger than him.
* BlatantLies: Chloé attempts to claim she resigned from the jury, instead of being kicked out. Adrien points out the cameras that caught her red-handed.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: When Chat Noir saves Chloé from taking a dip in boiling hot soup, Chloé doesn't even bother to thank him.
* ContinuityNod: Hawkmoth complains about having to explain himself to another foreigner, following how he had to do it in "La Befana".
* CurbStompBattle: Chat Noir quickly knocks M. Bourgeois out by hitting him in the face with his baton.
* DoorJudo: Marinette tricks Jagged Stone into trying to rush her, only to dodge and open the closet door - Jagged falls inside, and Chat Noir locks the door to keep the rocker from further attacks.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Tikki attempts to untie Chloé while she's hanging over the boiling soup. Chloé stops her, because if she falls in it will ruin her hair.
-->'''Tikki:''' You '''almost'' have a point there.
* FacePalm: Hawkmoth's reaction after Alec hits Marinette, because he knows the brainwashed minion just punched Chat Noir's BerserkButton.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After learning of Marinette becoming Maotif, Fu ponders about giving Marinette a second chance - foreshadowing her becoming Marigold in "Vanisher".
* FreezeFrameBonus: The front of Kung Food's shirt has an emoticon that changes every time it shows up, reflecting his mood.
* GoneHorriblyRight: PlayedForLaughs when Chat Noir drops his "we could go places" flirting line. Marinette becomes so flustered that Chat Noir is also left a blushing mess.
-->'''Caption:''' Anime didn't prepare him for when the flirting WORKS!
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Jagged Stone shows up with a seafood club...
-->'''Chat Noir:''' This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi scampi]] happening!\\
'''Marinette:''' [[LamePunReaction Chat, oh my gawd.]]
* InternalReveal: Fu finds out about Marinette becoming Maotif during "Reflekta".
* {{Irony}}: Fu notes how suspicious it is that Scarlet Lady didn't show up even though her "great friend" Chloé was in grave danger, but Adrien shoots it down by saying both Scarlet Lady and Chloé are big liars - not realizing how close Fu was to finding the wielder of the Ladybug earrings.
-->'''Tag:''' #Fu's trying to have valid points Adrien stop shutting them down!
* LaserGuidedKarma: Chloé causes the Akuma by sabotaging Wang Cheng's dish. The Akuma captures her, keeps her tied up (preventing her from doing anything as Scarlet Lady) and almost boils her alive - and, even after getting saved, she's still humiliated for what she did.
* NeverMyFault: Chloé is unable to admit that she was the one that caused the Akuma.
* RhethoricalQuestionBlunder: Adrien asks who wouldn't love Marinette.
-->'''Marinette:''' Uh, Chloé, Scarlet Lady, jury's still out on your dad...\\
'''Adrien:''' I mean people with '''taste'''.
* SkewedPriorities: When Tikki attempts to untie Chloé, the latter stops her - if she falls into the soup, her hair will be ruined!
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. When M. Bourgeois starts to monologue, Chat Noir quickly hits him with his staff and knocks him out.
* TaughtByExperience: Hawkmoth warns Kung Food to go first for Chat Noir, knowing quite well how harming Marinette will not go well.
* TooDumbToLive:
** When Chloé sabotages Cheng's soup, she not only forgets her purse in the kitchen, she doesn't even check for cameras.
** The fact that she was tied up and hanging from above a large boiling soup wasn't enough of a hint for Chloé to realize the Akuma intended to cook her alive.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Marinette's reaction when the Mayor greets Wang Cheng with almost JapanesePoliteness.
