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* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly Miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.

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* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly Miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't doesn't cause nearly as much damage.
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* EvilIsBigger: The Butterfly Brooch made Gabriel slightly taller/larger whenever he transformed into his supervillain form. It does the same for Tom/Viceroy, making him even more physically imposing.


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* SkewedPriorities:
** PlayedForDrama with Gabriel. For all his claims that everything he did during his tenure as Hawkmoth was NecessarilyEvil for the sake of saving Emelie, he now cares more about punishing Ladybug for ''daring'' to get in his way, even devoting his Wish to ensuring she suffers in the rewritten reality.
** So your son's beloved wife has fallen ill and is currently hospitalized? Time to prove ''your'' recipes are superior!


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* WistfulAmnesia: Thanks to his father's Wish, Adrien initially felt as though he'd woken up from a very long, vivid dream, only to find that the memories of said "dream" didn't fade away entirely with time.

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* ControlFreak:
** Gabriel, naturally. He had no intention of giving up the ''power'' that the Miraculouses granted him just because he'd gotten what he supposedly wanted; no, his Wish revolved around clinging to that power while ensuring others paid the price for his {{ambition|IsEvil}}s.
** Rolland attempted to take advantage of Sabine's illness to force the Dupain-Cheng bakery to follow ''HIS'' preferences and recipes rather than their own, showing NoSympathy for their suffering.



* RuleOfSymbolism: Viceroy designed Caspases around their powers, without anybody ''specific'' in mind. Yet it's fitting that [[spoiler:Adrien]] is the one who ultimately recieves those powers, as Caspases' design is based off of [[spoiler:the caterpillar form of monarch butterflies]] -- perfect for [[spoiler:the son of a supervillain who once called himself Monarch]].

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* RuleOfSymbolism: RuleOfSymbolism:
** The Viceroy butterfly is visually similar to the Monarch butterfly, but is its own separate species, reflecting how Tom has switched roles with Gabriel but only resembles him on a superficial, surface level.
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Viceroy designed Caspases around their powers, without anybody ''specific'' in mind. Yet it's fitting that [[spoiler:Adrien]] is the one who ultimately recieves those powers, as Caspases' design is based off of [[spoiler:the caterpillar form of monarch butterflies]] -- perfect for [[spoiler:the son of a supervillain who once called himself Monarch]].

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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Chloé gloats about Marinette having to work for her family when hired for a job, Marinette hits back hard:
-->'''Chloé:''' Of course Marinette is going to cook for me, I actually have the money to pay her since she's got all those dead-mom bills or whatever!\\

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* ArmorPiercingResponse: ArmorPiercingResponse:
** After Marinette rejects his efforts to subvert the bakery, Rolland angrily demands to know how she expects to prepare all the bread without his help. Her reply actually staggers the stubborn old man:
--->'''Roland:''' How in the world are you supposed to cook all that bread by yourself?!\\
'''Marinette:''' Well! Considering you think my mom is never gonna come back, I'd better get used to opening up the store alone, right?
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When Chloé gloats about Marinette having to work for her family when hired for a job, Marinette hits back hard:
-->'''Chloé:''' --->'''Chloé:''' Of course Marinette is going to cook for me, I actually have the money to pay her since she's got all those dead-mom bills or whatever!\\


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* IgnoredEpiphany: {{Implied|Trope}} with Rolland. After Marinette counters his efforts to take over the bakery and points out that he just told her that her mother won't be coming back, he briefly looks remorseful while entreating her to let him help. But when she tells him to get out of her kitchen, he slams the door behind him.

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* DidntSeeThatComing: When Nooroo escaped the Agrestes, he went straight to Marinette, expecting that [[InSpiteOfANail she'd still be Ladybug]] in this new timeline. Instead, he found that she was just a normal teenager... and it was ''Tom'' who found him first, becoming Viceroy.

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* DidntSeeThatComing: DidntSeeThatComing:
** Rolland decided to use Sabine's illness as an opportunity to force ''his'' methods onto Marinette, insulting her parents and implying he didn't believe her mother was ''actually'' sick. He didn't anticipate Marinette standing up for her family and kicking him out of the bakery.
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When Nooroo escaped the Agrestes, he went straight to Marinette, expecting that [[InSpiteOfANail she'd still be Ladybug]] in this new timeline. Instead, he found that she was just a normal teenager... and it was ''Tom'' who found him first, becoming Viceroy.



* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Rolland attempted to take advantage of Sabine's illness in this fashion. His son trusted him to help with the bakery, only for Rolland to try preparing that day's bread using ''his'' recipe rather than rice flour, yelling at Marinette when she protested.



* NoSympathy: Rolland's racism spurs him to dismiss Sabrina's hospitalization as her "faking it" to get out of having to work at the bakery.



* PlotParallel: Both Marinette and Emelie possess some awareness of Miraculous magic, but are LockedOutOfTheLoop when it comes to the full story surrounding those powers. Specifically, Marinette knows about Nooroo and has a close, friendly relationship with him, while Emelie is aware of both the Butterfly Brooch and Peacock Pin, with her usage of the latter playing a key role in much of the tragedy. Neither is aware of how Tom and Gabriel have ''used'' the Butterfly Brooch, or what they've done/have been doing with those powers.

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* PlotParallel: PlotParallel:
** A {{Flashback}} shows how much Rolland has in common with Gabriel Agreste: both are [[ItsAllAboutMe self-absorbed]] {{Control Freak}}s who try to twist the misfortune of others to their advantage. Marinette stands up to her raging grandfather much like how she defied Hawkmoth as Ladybug, making it clear that he will ''not'' get his way; Rolland then storms out of the bakery, implicitly ruining what remained of his relationship with the Dupain-Chengs much like how Gabriel has poisoned and destroyed his relationship with his own family.
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Both Marinette and Emelie possess some awareness of Miraculous magic, but are LockedOutOfTheLoop when it comes to the full story surrounding those powers. Specifically, Marinette knows about Nooroo and has a close, friendly relationship with him, while Emelie is aware of both the Butterfly Brooch and Peacock Pin, with her usage of the latter playing a key role in much of the tragedy. Neither is aware of how Tom and Gabriel have ''used'' the Butterfly Brooch, or what they've done/have been doing with those powers.
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* UnwittingPawn: Emelie doesn't know that using the Peacock Pin incurs a cost. Gabriel ''does'', and makes no real effort to stop her from doing so, so that the backlash she unthinkingly generates can harm others.

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* UnwittingPawn: Emelie doesn't know that using the Peacock Pin incurs a cost. Gabriel ''does'', and makes no real effort to stop her from doing so, so that the backlash she unthinkingly generates can harm others.
others, namely Ladybug and her loved ones.
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* DeconstructionFic: This series deconstructs the notion that Gabriel's tenure as Hawkmoth was in any way justified by having him [[RoleSwapAU switch places with Tom]] -- a man who ''demonstratably'' cares about his family, and who conducts his search for answers in a much cleverer and less ''destructive'' fashion than the ControlFreak.


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*** This applies to their relationship to their wives as well. For all that Gabriel uses Emelie to ''excuse'' his tyranny, her well-being is far from his biggest concern. She's just another extension of his will in his eyes; an UnwittingPawn.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: While Gabriel continues to use what happened to Emelie as an excuse for his villainy, it's also made clear that he's not ''that'' concerned about her safety, as he's more than happy to treat her as an UnwittingPawn.


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* UnwittingPawn: Emelie doesn't know that using the Peacock Pin incurs a cost. Gabriel ''does'', and makes no real effort to stop her from doing so, so that the backlash she unthinkingly generates can harm others.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Gabriel tries to claim that he doesn't remember how to fix the Peacock Pin after the backlash hits Emilie once again. It's clear that he cares more about punishing Ladybug for opposing him then his wife's health.
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* FashionVictimVillain: Defied by Tom, who spends time with his daughter going over fashion magazines and specifically picks his outfit based on what she approved of so if he does get caught, he'll at least look cool to her.
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* FashionVictimVillain: Defied by Tom, who spends time with his daughter going over fashion magazines and specifically picks his outfit based on what she approved of so if he does get caught, he'll at least look cool to her.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Duusu points out that if Gabriel actually cared about his wife's safety when using the Peacock Pin, he could use his knowledge of the original timeline and resources to fix the Miraculous. Gabriel claims that he didn't retain ''that'' little tidbit of information, but also makes clear that he just wants Ladybug to ''suffer'' for having ever opposed him.

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* EvilIsPetty: Even though he made sure that Ladybug wouldn't remember the old reality, Gabriel wants her to ''suffer'' for opposing him and keeping him from making his wish for so long, so he wished for her to bear the burden of Emilie's suffering, either indirectly like with Sabine, or directly with Marinette after she dies. Even after the power rebounds thanks to Caspases, Gabriel refuses to fix the Miraculous when Duusu asks, at first claiming to not have ''all'' his memories of the old timeline before making it clear to the kwami that he cares more about Ladybug's suffering than his wife, with the latter's survival [[MotiveDecay being more of a consolation prize by now]].

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* EvilIsPetty: Even though he made sure that Despite his victory, Gabriel still wants Ladybug wouldn't remember the old reality, Gabriel wants her to ''suffer'' for opposing him and keeping him from making his wish for so long, so to the point that he wished for her to Wished ''she'' would bear the burden of Emilie's suffering, either indirectly like with Sabine, or Emelie using the Peacock Pin, whether directly with Marinette after she dies. Even after the power rebounds thanks to Caspases, Gabriel or indirectly. He also outright refuses to use his resources to fix the Miraculous when Pin, with Duusu asks, at first claiming to not have ''all'' his memories of the old timeline before making it clear to the kwami pointing out that he cares more hardly ''cares'' about Ladybug's suffering than his wife, with the latter's wife's survival [[MotiveDecay being more of a consolation prize by now]].or safety anymore, especially after [[spoiler:Caspases ensures that the backlash actually hits ''Emelie'' instead]].


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* LoopholeAbuse: Duusu takes advantage of the fact that ''Emelie'' is the one who owns the Peacock Pin to taunt Gabriel with how he can't order them to ''shut up'':
-->'''Duusu:''' Heh heh heh... Emelie has my Miraculous right now, remember? You're not my master. You can't '''make me do anything'''.
* MotiveDecay: {{Discussed|Trope}}; Duusu notes that Gabriel doesn't ''truly'' care about Emelie's safety anymore:
-->'''Duusu:''' ''Ooooohhh'', I get it! You wanted revenge on Ladybug first and foremost... Emelie's survival was just a ''participation prize'', huh? You really think it's justified behavior so long as you win.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Duusu taunts Gabriel after Caspases causes his own evil plan to backfire against him:
-->'''Duusu:''' You're a funny man, Hawkmoth. Without Nooroo, you're nothing. You can't sense emotions, you don't have someone to beat up when you get frustrated, you can't akumatize strangers when you want to control someone... Nooroo's clever. He knew just went to slip out from beneath your nose, and I promise you, considering we Kwami remember everything you put us through... He's hiding somewhere you will never, ever find. Whoever is using his miraculous is likely plotting your downfall this very second. Nooroo is a kwami first and your victim second. He'll protect this world from you, no matter what.
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** ''Gabriel Agreste''. The whole AlternateUniverse depicted here came about courtesy of his selfish Wish. Instead of Wishing that his family never found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the ''first place'', he tailored his Wish around his intention to ''keep'' that power for himself, attempting instead to shunt the cost of abusing those powers onto others. And maybe Ladybug ''pay'', of course.

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** ''Gabriel Agreste''. The whole AlternateUniverse depicted here came about courtesy of his selfish Wish. Instead of Wishing that his family never found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the ''first place'', he tailored his Wish around his intention to ''keep'' that power for himself, attempting instead to shunt the cost of abusing those powers onto others. And maybe make Ladybug ''pay'', of course.



* EvilIsPetty: Even though he made sure that Ladybug wouldn't remember the old reality, Gabriel wants her to ''suffer'' for opposing him and keeping him from making his wish for so long, so he wished for her to bear the burden of Emilie's suffering, either indirectly like with Sabine, or directly with Marinette after she dies. Even after the power rebounds thanks to Caspases, Gabriel refuses to fix the Miraculous when Duusu asks, at first claiming to not have ''all'' his memories of the old timeline before making it clear to the kwami that he cares more about Ladybug's suffering than his wife.

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* EvilIsPetty: Even though he made sure that Ladybug wouldn't remember the old reality, Gabriel wants her to ''suffer'' for opposing him and keeping him from making his wish for so long, so he wished for her to bear the burden of Emilie's suffering, either indirectly like with Sabine, or directly with Marinette after she dies. Even after the power rebounds thanks to Caspases, Gabriel refuses to fix the Miraculous when Duusu asks, at first claiming to not have ''all'' his memories of the old timeline before making it clear to the kwami that he cares more about Ladybug's suffering than his wife.wife, with the latter's survival [[MotiveDecay being more of a consolation prize by now]].

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** ''Gabriel Agreste''. The whole AlternateUniverse depicted here came about courtesy of his selfish Wish. Instead of Wishing that his family never found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the ''first place'', he tailored his Wish around his intention to ''keep'' that power for himself, attempting instead to shunt the cost of abusing those powers onto others.

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** ''Gabriel Agreste''. The whole AlternateUniverse depicted here came about courtesy of his selfish Wish. Instead of Wishing that his family never found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the ''first place'', he tailored his Wish around his intention to ''keep'' that power for himself, attempting instead to shunt the cost of abusing those powers onto others. And maybe Ladybug ''pay'', of course.



* EvilIsPetty: Even though he made sure that Ladybug wouldn't remember the old reality, Gabriel wants her to ''suffer'' for opposing him and keeping him from making his wish for so long, so he wished for her to bear the burden of Emilie's suffering, either indirectly like with Sabine, or directly with Marinette after she dies. Even after the power rebounds thanks to Caspases, Gabriel refuses to fix the Miraculous when Duusu asks, at first claiming to not have ''all'' his memories of the old timeline before making it clear to the kwami that he cares more about Ladybug's suffering than his wife.



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* InternalReveal: PlayedWith; while Nooroo had informed Tom that his wife's illness was caused by an outside force, that's not ''confirmed'' for him until an incident where [[spoiler:''Marinette'' gets hit by the magical backlash and is saved by Caspases taking her into his pocket dimension]]. While he had prepared ahead of time for this possibility, he's still quietly devestated to learn Nooroo was indeed correct.



* TheReveal: PlayedWith; while Nooroo had informed Tom that his wife's illness was caused by an outside force, that's not ''confirmed'' for him until an incident where [[spoiler:''Marinette'' gets hit by the magical backlash and is saved by Caspases taking her into his pocket dimension]]. While he had prepared ahead of time for this possibility, he's still quietly devestated to learn Nooroo was indeed correct.
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** Marinette is no longer intimidated by Chloé. While willing to put aside her grudge to ''some'' extent so long as the Bourgious is a paying customer, she also freely fires back with her own pointed remarks.
** Contrary to his assumptions, Marinette has ''not'' EasilyForgiven Kim for the spiders incident and wants nothing more to do with her ''former'' crush. Tom ''also'' doesn't care for Kim, and is more than happy to kick him out of the bakery.


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* CrazyPrepared: {{Justified|Trope}}; Tom/Viceroy designed Caspases ''long'' before an akuma with his specific powers was required specifically because of what Nooroo had told him.


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* RuleOfSymbolism: Viceroy designed Caspases around their powers, without anybody ''specific'' in mind. Yet it's fitting that [[spoiler:Adrien]] is the one who ultimately recieves those powers, as Caspases' design is based off of [[spoiler:the caterpillar form of monarch butterflies]] -- perfect for [[spoiler:the son of a supervillain who once called himself Monarch]].

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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
** Generally speaking, Marinette is more detached from her classmates here, as she's no longer attending Francoise Dupont regularly, spending more time at the bakery and supplementing her education with homeschooling instead.
** On the flip side, Rose is closer to Marinette due to their CommonalityConnection and how she supported her during a particularly harsh time at the hospital.
** Since Marinette doesn't attend school as often, Lila doesn't percieve her as a major threat to her plans. In fact, she's eager to ''befriend'' her in hopes of scoring free baked goods and an ally in her campaign to take down ''Chloé''.



* AttackReflector: Albeit indirectly. The akuma Caspases has the ability to create a mirror chrysalis, a subspace protecting anyone he brings inside from outside forces. When he uses this to protect Marinette from the Peacock Pin's backlash, said backlash bounces back towards its user: Emelie.

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* AttackReflector: Albeit indirectly. The akuma Caspases has the ability to create a mirror chrysalis, a subspace protecting anyone he brings inside from outside forces. When he uses this to protect Marinette [[spoiler:Marinette]] from the Peacock Pin's backlash, said backlash bounces back towards its user: Emelie.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Gabriel wished that the magical backlash of the Peacock Miraculous would be directed onto others rather than that his family never found them. Aside from Nooro escaping, thus preventing him from being Hawkmoth, and giving it to Tom, who seeks to make Gabriel pay once he learns who he is, when Emelie tries using the Peacock Miraculous again and the backlash is transferred to Marinette, Viceroy makes an Akuma out of Adrien that reflects the backlash back onto Emelie.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: LaserGuidedKarma:
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Gabriel wished that the magical backlash of from using the broken Peacock Miraculous would be directed onto others rather than that others. Nooroo mamages to escape his family never found them. Aside from Nooro escaping, thus preventing him from being Hawkmoth, grasp and giving it to Tom, finds his way into Tom's hands, arming somebody who seeks to make Gabriel pay once he learns who he is, when becomes hellbent on tracking the one responsible for his own wife's death and making them ''pay'' for all their crimes.
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Emelie tries using uses the Peacock Miraculous again and in an effort to track the Butterfly down for her husband, [[spoiler:Marinette]] suffers the backlash is transferred to Marinette, in her place... until Viceroy makes an Akuma out of Adrien that reflects the has Caspases protect her victim, causing said backlash to reflect back onto Emelie. upon ''Emelie'' instead.



* TheReveal: Tom learns definitively that Sabine was made sick by an outside force rather than an illness when Marinette is affected and then cured by an akuma who puts her in a pocket dimension. Nooroo had told him the truth but he had hoped he was wrong.

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* TheReveal: PlayedWith; while Nooroo had informed Tom learns definitively that Sabine his wife's illness was made sick caused by an outside force rather than force, that's not ''confirmed'' for him until an illness when Marinette is affected incident where [[spoiler:''Marinette'' gets hit by the magical backlash and then cured is saved by an akuma who puts Caspases taking her in a into his pocket dimension. dimension]]. While he had prepared ahead of time for this possibility, he's still quietly devestated to learn Nooroo had told him the truth but he had hoped he was wrong.indeed correct.

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* AttackReflector: Adrien's Akuma form, Caspases, has the ability to create a mirror chrysalis, a subspace that protects anyone he brings inside from outside forces. When he brings Marinette inside when the Peacock Miraculous' magical backlash is transferred to her, the backlash is reflected back onto Emelie.

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* AttackReflector: Adrien's Akuma form, Caspases, Albeit indirectly. The akuma Caspases has the ability to create a mirror chrysalis, a subspace that protects protecting anyone he brings inside from outside forces. When he brings uses this to protect Marinette inside when from the Peacock Miraculous' magical Pin's backlash, said backlash is transferred to her, the backlash is reflected bounces back onto Emelie. towards its user: Emelie.



* DidntSeeThatComing: When Nooroo escaped he went to Marinette expecting her to be Ladybug in the new timeline. Instead she was a normal teenager and Tom found him and became Viceroy.

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* DidntSeeThatComing: When Nooroo escaped the Agrestes, he went straight to Marinette Marinette, expecting her to that [[InSpiteOfANail she'd still be Ladybug Ladybug]] in the this new timeline. Instead Instead, he found that she was just a normal teenager teenager... and Tom it was ''Tom'' who found him and became first, becoming Viceroy.



** The thoughtless way Emelie treats the Peacock Miraculous also parallels how Adrien originally saw Chat Noir as a way of escaping his responsibilities, without considering the responsibilities that [[ComesGreatResponsibility came with becoming a superhero]].

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** The thoughtless way Emelie treats the Peacock Miraculous also parallels how Adrien originally saw Chat Noir as a way of escaping his responsibilities, the expectations placed upon him by others, without considering the responsibilities that superpowers [[ComesGreatResponsibility came with becoming a superhero]].their own responsibilities]]. In particular, he relied upon Ladybug and her WorldHealingWave to ensure was magically okay. Similarly, Emilie dismisses the notion that using the broken Miraculous could result in anything bad happening to her.



* InUniverseReveal: Tom learns definitively that Sabine was made sick by an outside force rather than an illness when Marinette is affected and then cured by an akuma who puts her in a pocket dimension. Nooroo had told him the truth but he had hoped he was wrong.


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* TheReveal: Tom learns definitively that Sabine was made sick by an outside force rather than an illness when Marinette is affected and then cured by an akuma who puts her in a pocket dimension. Nooroo had told him the truth but he had hoped he was wrong.
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* AttackReflector: Adrien's Akuma form, Caspases, has the ability to create a mirror chrysalis, a subspace that protects anyone he brings inside from outside forces. When he brings Marinette inside when the Peacock Miraculous' magical backlash is transferred to her, the backlash is reflected back onto Emelie.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: Gabriel wished that the magical backlash of the Peacock Miraculous would be directed onto others rather than that his family never found them. Aside from Nooro escaping, thus preventing him from being Hawkmoth, and giving it to Tom, who seeks to make Gabriel pay once he learns who he is, when Emelie tries using the Peacock Miraculous again and the backlash is transferred to Marinette, Viceroy makes an Akuma out of Adrien that reflects the backlash back onto Emelie.


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* PapaWolf: Tom is very protective of Marinette. He's furious when he sees Kim trying to coerce Marinette into baking for the swim team bake sale and says he'll take pleasure in destroying the ones who almost caused Marinette to fall to the same illness as her mother.
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* InUniverseReveal: Tom learns definitively that Sabine was made sick by an outside force rather than an illness when Marinette is affected and then cured by an akuma who puts her in a pocket dimension. Nooroo had told him the truth but he had hoped he was wrong.

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* BrokenPedestal: Adrien is very disillusioned with both Gabriel and his revived mother. He agrees Gabriel must be punished but still doesn't stand for Viceroy killing him.

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* BrokenPedestal: Adrien is very disillusioned with both Gabriel and his revived mother. Gabriel due to the whole 'supervillain whose selfish Wish reshaped reality' thing and Emelie for her complete obliviousness to the impact of her own thoughtless actions. He fully agrees that Gabriel must be punished but still doesn't stand for Viceroy killing him.his crimes, though unlike Viceroy, he's not too keen on seeing him '''dead'''.



* EntitledBastard: In this universe, Kim staged his horribly traumatic 'box full of live spiders' prank on Marinette on the same day that Sabine fell into a coma, never to reawaken. This doesn't stop him from expecting her to donate a bunch of free baked goods to his swim team's upcoming bake sale, brushing off her dismayed rejection. It takes Tom getting involved to make him back off. Big Fat Break notes that Kim's more ''idiotic'' than malicious.

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* EntitledBastard: EntitledBastard:
** ''Gabriel Agreste''. The whole AlternateUniverse depicted here came about courtesy of his selfish Wish. Instead of Wishing that his family never found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the ''first place'', he tailored his Wish around his intention to ''keep'' that power for himself, attempting instead to shunt the cost of abusing those powers onto others.
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In this universe, Kim staged his horribly traumatic 'box full of live spiders' prank on Marinette on the same day that Sabine fell into a coma, never to reawaken. This doesn't stop him from expecting her to donate a bunch of free baked goods to his swim team's upcoming bake sale, brushing off her dismayed rejection. It takes Tom getting involved to make him back off. Big Fat Break notes that Kim's more ''idiotic'' than malicious.


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** The thoughtless way Emelie treats the Peacock Miraculous also parallels how Adrien originally saw Chat Noir as a way of escaping his responsibilities, without considering the responsibilities that [[ComesGreatResponsibility came with becoming a superhero]].
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* ThrowTheDogABone: While Nooroo is still being used by a villain, Tom lets him hang out with Marinette, who's very kind towards him as one of their "fairy guardians".

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* ThrowTheDogABone: While After everything he endured at Gabriel's hands, Nooroo is managed to escape the Agreste Manor in the new reality and make his way to the Dupain-Cheng bakery. While he's still being used by a villain, Tom treats him as more than just a vehicle to grant him powers, and lets him hang spend time hanging out with Marinette, who's very kind towards him as one of their "fairy guardians".

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** Emelie also serves as a foil to her husband in that she's blissfully unaware of the impact her actions have upon others. Especially when it comes to her blithe usage of the Peacock Pin; she doesn't realize that there ''are'' consequences for activating the broken Miraculous. Gabriel, meanwhile, is fully aware, but simply doesn't ''care'' so long as [[ItsAllAboutMe he and his don't have to deal with the fallout]].

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** Emelie also serves as a foil to her husband in that she's blissfully unaware of the impact her actions have upon others. Especially when it comes to her blithe usage of the Peacock Pin; she doesn't realize that there ''are'' consequences for activating the broken Miraculous. Gabriel, meanwhile, is fully aware, but simply doesn't ''care'' '''care''' so long as [[ItsAllAboutMe he and his don't have to deal with the fallout]].fallout]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Gabriel Wished that the magical backlash from Emelie using the broken Peacock Miraculous would be redirected towards others, not caring who got hurt as a result. His selfishness led to Tom becoming the new reality's version of Hawkmoth, using the powers ''Gabriel'' once wielded to ferret out his identity and hunt him down.
** Chloé incorporated the internet into her efforts to humiliate Marinette and other victims, gleefully posting pictures and video online... meaning she created a record of her own cruelty which Tom turned against her after the spiders incident.


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* PlotParallel: Both Marinette and Emelie possess some awareness of Miraculous magic, but are LockedOutOfTheLoop when it comes to the full story surrounding those powers. Specifically, Marinette knows about Nooroo and has a close, friendly relationship with him, while Emelie is aware of both the Butterfly Brooch and Peacock Pin, with her usage of the latter playing a key role in much of the tragedy. Neither is aware of how Tom and Gabriel have ''used'' the Butterfly Brooch, or what they've done/have been doing with those powers.

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* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly Miraculous, in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.

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* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.


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* TheBadGuyWins:
** The whole AU comes about in the first place thanks to Hawkmoth triumphing and getting to make his reality-warping Wish.
** Chloé's campaign of constant cruelty and harassment contributes to Marinette dramatically dialing back her attendence of Francoise Dupont after Sabine's passing. When she first finds out about this, Chloé [[EvilGloating relishes her victory]].


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* {{Foil}}: A RunningTheme in the AU is how flipping Tom and Gabriel's positions underscores just how self-absorbed and short-sighted the latter is.
** While lacking the resources Gabriel possessed, Tom proves to be much more ''resourceful'', pragmatic and discreet in how he uses the Butterfly's powers. Rather than openly terrorizing Paris, Viceroy works to minimize the impact of his search for answers and is much more clever and careful.
** Tom is also a doting father who cares deeply for his daughter, whereas Gabriel sees his own son as nothing more than a possession -- in his eyes, Adrien isn't even a ''person''.
** Emelie also serves as a foil to her husband in that she's blissfully unaware of the impact her actions have upon others. Especially when it comes to her blithe usage of the Peacock Pin; she doesn't realize that there ''are'' consequences for activating the broken Miraculous. Gabriel, meanwhile, is fully aware, but simply doesn't ''care'' so long as [[ItsAllAboutMe he and his don't have to deal with the fallout]].

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!!This FanWebcomic {{Fan Webcomic|s}} contains the following tropes:

* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly miraculous Miraculous, in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage. damage.
* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Chloé gloats about Marinette having to work for her family when hired for a job, Marinette hits back hard:
-->'''Chloé:''' Of course Marinette is going to cook for me, I actually have the money to pay her since she's got all those dead-mom bills or whatever!\\
'''Marinette:''' at least my mom had to die to be apart from me, yours would rather be in New York than stomach your presence.\\
'''Chloé:''' How da--'''!!!'''\\
'''Marinette:''' ''(brandishing a large kitchen knife)'' ''Give me your order before I put YOU on the menu.''


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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Marinette cut her hair because it kept getting in the way while working at the bakery; it also serves as a way of honoring her late mother and strengthening her resemblance to her.


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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Viceroy; in order to prevent people from noticing how many of the glowing white butterflies created by his powers are around the bakery, he floods ''all of Paris'' with them.

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You can't get something for nothing, even when you're using a reality warping wish. Gabriel got his wife back...

...and the Dupain-Chengs paid the price.

The [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/tagged/dad%20villain%20au dad villain au]] is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' AlternateUniverseFic by [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/ Big Fat Break]] in which Gabriel Agreste successfully makes the wish to save Emilie and the symptoms of overusing the Peacock miraculous were transferred to Sabine Cheng.

!! dad villain au contains the following...
* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain is the wielder of the Butterfly miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.

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You can't get something for nothing, even when you're using a reality warping wish. [[TheBadGuyWins What if Gabriel got his Wish?]]

After a campaign of magical terrorism, Gabriel Agreste gets his hands on the Ladybug Earrings and Black Cat Ring, immediately combining the pair in order to MakeAWish to [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy rewrite reality]] so that Emilie never became sick. Oh, she still used the Peacock Pin, despite how it was still broken; he simply altered things so that the magical backlash from using the broken Miraculous hits ''other'' people, not the user. Because why should he care if others suffer, so long as HE gets what he wants?

Among the victims of this misdirected, malign power is Sabine Dupain-Cheng, who falls mysteriously ill and eventually passes out, entering a coma from which she never awakens. And unlike the Agrestes, Tom doesn't have the money or resources to stash his
wife back...

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away in cryostorage, leaving him to raise their daughter all by himself.

Managing to escape the Manor carrying his own brooch, Nooroo finds his way to the Dupain-Cheng bakery, mistakenly assuming that Marinette has still become Ladybug. Cue a fateful encounter with Tom, who swiftly gleans that ''somebody'' is responsible for what happened to Sabine. Somebody he intends to find
and make ''pay'' for their crimes.

Thus begins
the Dupain-Chengs paid the price.

The [[https://bigfatbreak.
''[[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/tagged/dad%20villain%20au dad villain au]] is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' AlternateUniverseFic by [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/ com/tagged/dad%20villain%20au/chrono Dad Villain AU]]'', another product of the mind of Big Fat Break]] Break of ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'' fame. A RoleSwapAU wherein Gabriel's Wish results in which Gabriel Agreste successfully makes Tom Dupain Cheng becoming the wish titular supervillain in order to save Emilie track down the one who created this world and the symptoms of overusing the Peacock miraculous were transferred to Sabine Cheng.

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teach them that all their actions have consequences.

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following tropes:

* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain Dupain-Cheng is the wielder of the Butterfly miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.



* EntitledBastard: In the Dad Villain AU, Kim pulled a horribly traumatic prank on Marinette on the same day that her ailing mother fell into a coma, never to reawaken. This doesn't stop Kim from expecting Marinette to donate a bunch of free baked goods to his swim team's upcoming bake sale, brushing off her dismay. It takes Tom getting involved for Kim to back off. AS explained by the creator, Kim is more idiotic than malicious.

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* EntitledBastard: In the Dad Villain AU, this universe, Kim pulled a staged his horribly traumatic 'box full of live spiders' prank on Marinette on the same day that her ailing mother Sabine fell into a coma, never to reawaken. This doesn't stop Kim him from expecting Marinette her to donate a bunch of free baked goods to his swim team's upcoming bake sale, brushing off her dismay. dismayed rejection. It takes Tom getting involved for Kim to make him back off. AS explained by the creator, Kim is Big Fat Break notes that Kim's more idiotic ''idiotic'' than malicious. malicious.



* ThrowTheDogABone: Nooroo is far better off in the new timeline. While he is still used by a villain, he can hang out with Marinette, who is very nice to him.

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* JustJokingJustification: Kim brushes off Marinette's pointed reminder of how he pranked her with a box of spiders in this fashion:
-->'''Kim:''' Aww, it was just a joke!\\
'''Marinette:''' It wasn't to me.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty:
** Tom's ultimate goal is to ensure that Gabriel doesn't get off scot-free for abusing the power of the Miraculous, causing the death of Sabine and the suffering of others.
** {{Downplayed|Trope}} somewhat with Chloé. While she [[EvilGloating gloated about]] successfully driving Marinette out of Francoise Dupont, Tom turned around and pressed charges, wanting a ''restraining order'' against her. While her father successfully managed to prevent Chloé from winding up with a criminal record, he was still forced to promise that her behavior would be addressed... and as Viceroy, Tom ''ensures'' that the Mayor doesn't simply brush off his promise.
* RippleEffectProofMemory: As the one who made the Wish, Gabriel recalls the original reality. He incorrectly assumes that he's the ''only'' one who remembers, as he specified that he would be "the only person" on Earth who remembers. However, he doesn't consider Kwami or sentimonsters to be "people", so they ''also'' recall the original reality.
* RoleSwapAU:
** The central premise: Tom Dupain-Cheng becomes the new ArchnemesisDad when he uses the Butterfly Brooch to become Viceroy, searching for the bastard responsible for Sabine's tragic death... a fate that was shunted off on them by Gabriel Agreste's selfish Wish.
** Marinette and Adrien also subsequently swap their roles in the narrative, with Marinette being blissfully unaware of her father's secretive activities while Adrien gradually realizes the AwfulTruth of how they got here and shoulders the responsibility of trying to figure out a way of fixing what his father destroyed.
* ThrowTheDogABone: While Nooroo is far better off in the new timeline. While he is still being used by a villain, he can Tom lets him hang out with Marinette, who is who's very nice to him.kind towards him as one of their "fairy guardians".

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* BrokenPedestal: Adrien is very disillusioned with both Gabriel and his revived mother. He agrees Gabriel must be punished but still doesn't stand for Viceroy killing him.


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* EntitledBastard: In the Dad Villain AU, Kim pulled a horribly traumatic prank on Marinette on the same day that her ailing mother fell into a coma, never to reawaken. This doesn't stop Kim from expecting Marinette to donate a bunch of free baked goods to his swim team's upcoming bake sale, brushing off her dismay. It takes Tom getting involved for Kim to back off. AS explained by the creator, Kim is more idiotic than malicious.


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* FairyCompanion: Nooroo acts like this to Marinette, being a source of comfort in her life.
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* ExactWords: Adrien, Kagami, Felix, and the Kwami all remember the new timeline because Gabriel wished that no people would remember the old one, and he [[WhatMeasureIsNonHuman doesn't view any of them as people]].

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* ExactWords: Adrien, Kagami, Felix, and the Kwami all remember the new timeline because Gabriel wished that no people would remember the old one, and he [[WhatMeasureIsNonHuman [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman doesn't view any of them as people]].
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You can't get something for nothing, even when you're using a reality warping wish. Gabriel got his wife back...

...and the Dupain-Chengs paid the price.

The [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/tagged/dad%20villain%20au dad villain au]] is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' AlternateUniverseFic by [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/ Big Fat Break]] in which Gabriel Agreste successfully makes the wish to save Emilie and the symptoms of overusing the Peacock miraculous were transferred to Sabine Cheng.

!! dad villain au contains the following...
* AntiVillain: Tom Dupain is the wielder of the Butterfly miraculous in this continuity and his goal is to find out who caused his wife's death. He also takes a far subtler approach to creating Akuma that don't cause nearly as much damage.
* DidntSeeThatComing: When Nooroo escaped he went to Marinette expecting her to be Ladybug in the new timeline. Instead she was a normal teenager and Tom found him and became Viceroy.
* ExactWords: Adrien, Kagami, Felix, and the Kwami all remember the new timeline because Gabriel wished that no people would remember the old one, and he [[WhatMeasureIsNonHuman doesn't view any of them as people]].
* ThrowTheDogABone: Nooroo is far better off in the new timeline. While he is still used by a villain, he can hang out with Marinette, who is very nice to him.

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