History WesternAnimation / MiraculousLadybug

->''"Miraculous! Simply the best!\\
Up to the test when things go wrong!\\
Miraculous! The luckiest!\\
The power of love always so strong!\\
Miraculous!"''
-->-- '''The show's ThemeSong'''

"''[[DescribeTopicHere In the daytime, I’m]]'' [[DescribeTopicHere Miraculous Ladybug]]''[[DescribeTopicHere : just a normal work, with a normal description. But there’s something about me that tropers know already, ‘cause I’ve got a trope list...]]''"

The story is about Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a junior high school girl living in Paris. Using a pair of earrings and the magic of her FairyCompanion Tikki, she has the power to become the superheroine Ladybug. Joining in her adventures is a black-clothed CatBoy named Cat Noir, whose secret identity happens to be Adrien Agreste, Marinette's crush. Like Ladybug, he gains his power from his companion Plagg. Ladybug and Cat Noir are pursued by the villainous Hawk Moth, who seeks to gather the [[TransformationTrinket Miraculous]][[{{Pluralses}} ...es]] to [[TakeOverTheWorld possibly...take over the world]]. To this end, he corrupts normal people with akuma, [[VillainPossessedBystander turning them into supervillains to do his bidding.]]

In the United States, the series first premiered on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} on December 6, 2015, followed by reruns on Creator/KidsClick starting July 3[[superscript:rd]], 2017, and new episodes are now seen on Creator/{{Netflix}} beginning with the second season in 2018. In the United Kingdom and Latin America, the series premiered on Creator/DisneyChannel; the U.K premiere was on January 30 and the L.A premiere was in May, 2016.

Not to be confused with ''Lovely Ladybug'', which is a completely unrelated comic created by [[ImageBoards /co/]] users.

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[[folder:Tropes A to B]]
* AccentAdaptation: In the French dub, Jagged Stone has a thick American accent. In the English dub, the French characters speak with American accents and Jagged Stone has a British accent instead.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Audrey Bourgeois never remembers anyone's name, even her own husband and daughter's. It just underlines how little she actually cares for anyone other than herself.
* TheAdjectivalSuperhero: '''''Miraculous''''' Ladybug.
* {{Adorkable}}: Most of the main cast gets a moment of this from time to time.
** Special mentions go to Marinette whenever she's around Adrien or talking about Adrien or thinking about Adrien.
** Relatedly, Adrien has a similar, if slightly more subdued, reaction to Ladybug.
* AdultFear:
** In general, anyone having a bad day or even righteous fury on someone else's behalf can get corrupted by Hawk Moth via an akuma. Also, Paris nearly gets destroyed OncePerEpisode.
** In "Stormy Weather", Marinette's young charge Manon gets trapped in a carousel with her friend Alya by the MonsterOfTheWeek. Alya tries to distract Manon from the ice spikes that are growing towards the ride and will impale them if Ladybug doesn't save the day.
** The Bubbler spirits off all the adults and forces a bunch of teens to party on Adrien's behalf. Marinette gets to witness the former firsthand when it grabs her parents.
** Timebreaker effectively ''kills'' multiple people by stealing their time, including [[spoiler:Cat Noir. Ladybug's reaction is absolutely heartbreaking]]. Luckily, time travel and Ladybug's WorldHealingWave fix that.
** And then there's "Animan", in which Cat Noir honestly believes Ladybug [[spoiler:has been eaten by the akumatised person of the week, currently in the form of a ''T. rex'']].
** Another Manon one: in "The Puppeteer" [[spoiler:Hawk Moth corrupts her, a ''child'' who was having a disagreement with her mother. Nadja has a terrified expression when she realizes what happened to her daughter and wants to stay to help.]]
** Adrien as Cat Noir freaks when [[spoiler:the akuma from "Simon Says" targets his father for sabotaging his win at a game show.]] For most of the episode he's in LetsGetDangerous mode and shouts at [[spoiler:his father for not being concerned about his safety]].
** In the Christmas episode, [[spoiler:Adrien can't bear to endure a Christmas without his mother, turns into Cat Noir and runs away from home ''in the middle of winter,'' with a fairly heavy snowfall. His father discovers that his room's empty, and everyone goes into a panic trying to find him.]]
** In the first episode of Season 2, Hawk Moth exploits Gabriel's disappointment in his son by akumatizing [[spoiler:himself]]. Adrien takes it very hard.
** "Gorizilla" has the bodyguard akumatized after he completely loses track of his charge, the one he is being paid to protect.
** "Gigantitan" has a mother concerned when her infant child gets hit by an akuma.
** "Sapotis" has Alya freaking out when her baby twin sisters are both akumatized and run off.
** "Zombizou" has Miss Bustier fall victim to the akuma out of her fear that one of her students was going to be akumatized.
** "Troublemaker" has Penny trying to compete with so many demands on her at once, many of which conflict, that the pressure gets her akumatized.
** "Sandboy" has the power to make peoples' fear reality. Adrien's is the fear of forever being trapped. Master Fu's fear is the disappointment of the previous Miraculous guardians, especially for having lost 2 Miraculouses.
** "Frozer" has the ice skater teacher Philippe get akumatized because he lacks any student and the rink is in danger of closing, and thus him being out of a job.
** "Malediktator" has Mayor Bourgeois get akumatized when his wife is about to drag their daughter Chloé off to New York, possibly forever.
* AdultsAreUseless: Take your pick. There's Lieutenant Raincomprix, the epitome of PoliceAreUseless who sees nothing wrong with his daughter Sabrina being in an abusive friendship; Ms. Bustier and Principal Damocles, who leave [[AlphaBitch Chloé's]] reign of terror unchecked for different reasons and are easily swayed by Lila's lies (and, alarmingly, ''don't even think to get her medical attention'' when she supposedly takes a nasty fall down the stairs); Mayor Andre Bourgeois, who spoils his daughter rotten (turning her into the AlphaBitch she is today) and is shown several times to be a sleazy politician; and Gabriel Agreste and Nathalie, who -- when they're not busy micromanaging Adrien's life and keeping him from having an actual childhood -- [[spoiler:terrorize Paris as Hawk Moth and Mayura, respectively]].
* AesopAmnesia: Chloé. Quite often it's her own actions that result in the MonsterOfTheWeek appearing, and she needs Ladybug and Cat Noir to save her. No matter how many times this happens she never seems to learn her lesson. One notable episode sees her literally begging for help and swearing to be nice forever, only to have her immediately rescind her vow to be nice once Ladybug saves her.
-->'''Chloé''': ''[thrown through the air.]'' Ah, I promise I'll be nice, be polite, just someone please save-- ah! ''[Ladybug dives in and saves her at the last second]'' ...I didn't ''promise''.
** Starting in Season 2, Chloé is becoming better. Not by much, and even at the end, she still has the same snobby attitude, but she's a bit better.
* AffectionateNickname: Cat Noir likes to address his fighting partner Ladybug as "Milady". When she's feeling playful, Ladybug sometimes calls her partner ''chaton'' or ''minou'' – "Kitty" in the English dub.
* AgeAppropriateAngst: People targeted by Hawk Moth usually get akumatized over problems that are fitting for their age: adult characters face issues like losing their jobs unfairly, while little kids get upset at being denied toys or candy.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Jagged Stone's pet alligator acts exactly like a dog -- wagging its tail when happy, lolling its tongue, rolling on its back for a belly rub, etc.
* AllCGICartoon: The entire cartoon is rendered in 3D CGI, to be precise. Only a few of the shorts, and a few fantasy sequences aren't in CGI.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited:
** Adrien, being oblivious to his own crush on her, noticeably refers to Marinette as simply being his friend; and in an ironic twist, Ladybug doesn't reciprocate Cat Noir's advances.
** Chloé constantly hits on Adrien, who gently rebuffs her advances since they're JustFriends and a few times she's pushed his buttons by being a {{Jerkass}}.
** Nino and Nathanael have developed crushes on Marinette in different episodes, but she doesn't reciprocate. Nino's quickly evaporates, especially when [[spoiler:he starts dating Alya after going on a date with Marinette that an akuma interrupts]].
** Adrien also attracted [[ConsummateLiar Lila]], who he finds hard to rebuff because she's so [[NoSenseofPersonalSpace pushy]] and lies about being friends with Ladybug.
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Ivan and Mylène, [[spoiler:who got together during the Origins episodes and have, chronologically, been dating throughout the whole show.]]
** Kim gets rejected by Chloé in "Dark Cupid". In a later episode, he accidentally rejects Ondine's attraction before she could confess. [[spoiler:By the end of this episode, Ondine and Kim do start dating.]]
** Kagami also seems to have some attraction for Adrien, as she suggests he "changes target" after his latest rejection. She also says that she will be there when he's ready.
* AlmostKiss:
** Ladybug and Cat Noir go through a series of these moments in "Dark Cupid", as Cat Noir has been corrupted by the villain's HatePlague and Ladybug is invoking TrueLovesKiss to cure him. She finally manages to pin him down near the end.
** Adrien and Marinette also have this moment when acting for a student film in "Horrificator".
* AlphaBitch: Chloé is an exaggerated Type 1, but it's played-with in that even though she is powerful, she is also very unpopular. She is also responsible (directly or indirectly) for most of the akumatized villains.
** Lila seems to be being set up as this as of the 3rd season, being a more deceitful example who is far more popular than Chloé and is actually being set up as Ladybug's nemesis, to the point where [[spoiler: she purposefully re-akumatized herself for a second time.]]
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Some of the supporting characters (such as Alya and Nino) are this in the show proper, with their ethnicities never being brought up. According to the creator, Alya's family is from Martinique while Nino's is from Morocco.
* AmateurFilmMakingPlot: "Horrificator" is set up by the students needing to put together a horror film, and scaredy-cat Mylene is turned into the titular MonsterOfTheWeek.
* AnachronicOrder: How the Season 1 storyline come off, because of each broadcaster airing in [[OutOfOrder a different order]]. There ''is'' a timeline to the show that can be gleaned from minor details (e.g. dates on news broadcasts), but for the most part, the episodes are pretty self-contained except for relationship and CharacterDevelopment between episodes. This is most apparent with Jagged Stone's appearances, as his last episode in Season 1 was presented as if it were his introduction despite him being akumatised one episode prior. The Christmas special is set somewhere in the middle of season 1, i.e. two months before the Valentine's Day episode. Nathalie mentions that it's Adrien's first Christmas without his mother, and the Origins episodes take place in September at the beginning of the school year. On Creator/{{Netflix}}, the episodes are placed in a rough chronological order with the [[OriginsIssue Origins episodes]] now placed in the middle of Season 1. Season 2 seems to return to a more linear story order.
* {{Animesque}}: Despite being a 3D-animated series, the visual humor and character designs emphasize large eyes and a cutesy aesthetic, indulging in many anime tropes, particularly Shoujo tropes.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: This applies to all the Miraculous wielders to one degree or another. The powers granted by a Miraculous ''mostly'' have little to do with the actual abilities of the animal in question, and are more related to the symbolic meanings assigned to those animals.
** Ladybugs are seen as symbols of good luck and thus Ladybug's primary ability is good luck in the form of her Lucky Charm. It's later specified that Ladybug's actual power is the PowerOfCreation.
** Black cats are symbolic of bad luck so Cat Noir's main power is bad luck in the form of his [[MakeThemRot Cataclysm]]. Later episodes specify that his actual power is destruction.
*** Cat Noir also has InnateNightVision.
** Butterflies are symbolic of transformation and metamorphosis and thus Hawk Moth's main ability is SuperEmpowering which also links with the fact that Nooroo is the kwami of generosity.
** Foxes, in almost every culture in the world, are seen as tricksters. Fittingly Rena Rouge's superpower is [[MasterOfIllusion illusions]].
** Peacocks are seen as symbolic of vibrancy and [[spoiler:Mayura can create allies for Hawk Moth's akumas. In essence, she can enhance his powers, increasing the ''vibrancy''. When we get to see her powers firsthand, they're quite similar to Hawk Moth's and she describes her monsters as being emotion given form, so it's emotion that she makes more vibrant.]]
** Turtles are symbolic of protection. The Turtle's powers create a giant bubble force field that protects everyone inside.
** Bees are symbolic of hard work and productivity. The Bee's power is to sting people, forcing them to be paralysed. Moreover, the term 'queen bee' as applied to humans [[spoiler: describes Chloé, the eventual wielder of the Bee Miraculous, perfectly]].
* AntagonistTitle: Every episode aside from "Ladybug and Cat Noir: Origins, Part 1" and "Mayura: Heroes' Day, Part 2" are named after the week's Akuma, and even Mayura ''is'' an important antagonist of the episode, [[OneSceneWonder if briefly]].
* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:In "The Collector", Gabriel is revealed to be Hawk Moth, making him this to Adrien/Cat Noir.]]
* ArtisticLicenseEducation: A few regarding Ms. Bustier and Principal Damocles.
** They leave Chloé's reign of terror unchecked for different reasons.
*** Bustier believed that Chloe shouldn't be punished for her actions but that Chloe should learn from a positive ''student'' role model (namely Marinette, Chloe's main target) even though, as a teacher, ''she'' should be that role model.
*** Damocles fears her father's, the Mayor, reprisal even though as mayor he doesn't have real power over the school. If he does something to the school, he can be ousted for corruption or it might cause a major scandal.
** Lila has made claims about her "disabilities" but Ms. Bustier never asked for a doctor's note and never seemed to have contacted her mother to confirm.
** The investigation into Lila's claims that Marinette stole her necklace, cheated on a test, and pushed her down the stairs was shoddy.
*** Marinette is known to be a good student, so these accusations would be wildly out of character for her.
*** Marinette makes good grades, so there is no real reason for her to cheat.
*** The evidence could have easily been planted.
*** If the student is grievously injured (or claims to be injured despite no visual injury), they should have sent the student to the nurse's office or called an ambulance. They did no such thing when Lila claimed to be pushed down the stairs.
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Odd given that the show is made in France, but in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E08Rogercop Rogercop]] it's overlooked that the Mayor of Paris has absolutely no authority over the police (including, quite obviously, no power to fire them)... and as a Paris cop himself, Roger should be well aware of this. While most cities in France ''do'' have Municipal Police who answer to the city's mayor, Paris does not. The Paris Police Prefecture, due to the city's importance as the nation's capital, are part of the National Police and answer to the Minister of the Interior.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: In "Robostus", Markov, Max's robot, gains the ability to take control of all machines in the city. This not only means controlling their actions, but giving them the power to move independently, float, or even fly despite lacking any means to do so.
** In the Dark Owl episode, the villain apparently has a device capable of freezing the base of the Eiffel Tower to a temperature of -700 degrees. That's far below absolute zero, on any temperature scale! [[spoiler: He's bluffing, but still.]]
* BadBadActing: The student film Marinette and her classmates try to make in "Horrificator" is rife with wooden acting and awkward movements.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Cat Noir. Beyond his cat-themed abilities, his power set revolves around bad luck, destruction and decay. Definitely not the typical powers for a hero. His [[SpecialAttack Cataclysm]] attack literally ''[[MakeThemRot rots away]]'' the first thing he touches after triggering it. In "Dark Cupid", a brainwashed Cat Noir tries to touch a [[FridgeHorror person]], saying he always wondered what would happen if it is used on a living being.
* BaitAndSwitch: Season 2 revealing that [[spoiler:there are more Miraculous pieces beyond the main seven, but just based on the Chinese Zodiac]] seemed to kill fan theories of any Miraculouses outside of them, only for Season 3 to reveal [[spoiler:that Master Fu's Miraculous Box is only one of ''many'', the rest having been lost to time but returned to the present day within the same episode that this is revealed]].
* BatmanGambit: When one of Kung Food's minions, the BrainwashedAndCrazy mayor, is about to steal Cat Noir's ring, Ladybug shows off several yo-yo moves and says the mayor can't do that. He takes up the challenge with a string of sausages, and brings a chandelier down on himself.
** Ladybug defeats the Mime by projecting a poster for a show, the source of his anger, onto the Eiffel Tower, and getting him so worked up that he sliced it in half without thinking. He then had to use his abilities to stop the tower from falling on him, leaving him unable to stop her from snatching his akuma.
** The Dark Owl's plan to take Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses revolved around the fact that they wouldn't allow any innocent creature, even a single kitten, to be harmed. He's completely right, and succeeds in making them use their special powers before maneuvering them into a DeathTrap and demanding their Miraculous in exchange for their lives. [[spoiler:He's ultimately foiled by the fact that he wasn't expecting Ladybug/Marinette to have a set of [[ChekhovsGun fake Miraculous]] with her, which she used to distract him while she and Cat fed their kwamis and re-transformed.]]
* BattleCouple: Played with. Marinette/Ladybug and Adrien/Cat Noir ''technically'' reciprocate each other's feelings in a TwoPersonLoveTriangle involving [[LovesMyAlterEgo their own alter egos]], but they're not an item. They do, however, trust each other unconditionally and take down akuma as a team (not to mention the prodigious amounts of ShipTease from their fights). In-universe, they're widely assumed to be a couple already.
** [[spoiler:In Season 2, Nino and Alya become this when they transform into Carapace and Rena Rouge, respectively.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Adrien only wanted a birthday party like a normal boy, something his father wouldn't give him. Fortunately the Bubbler, being Nino, was willing to oblige Adrien, at the cost of taking his classmates hostage, forcing them to party, and banishing anyone that pulled a droopy face. Adrien regrets his MomentOfWeakness in trying to enjoy the party before stopping the Bubbler as Cat Noir, though fortunately everything wrapped up in a positive note.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Plagg was single-handedly responsible for the disappearance of Atlantis, the extinction of the dinosaurs and why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: The Miraculous have been around for thousands of years, and in the Origins we get a glimpse of some of their wielders, including [[DragonSlayer St. George]] and Joan of Arc. Even the Egyptian exhibit had mention of them.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Nathalie, for Adrien's father. She's tasked with keeping an eye on Adrien and remembering to buy him a birthday gift. She was also Adrien's tutor before he went to school.
** Penny to Jagged Stone. In "Troublemaker", the stress is what gets her akumatized.
* BigFancyHouse: The Agreste mansion is ''huge'', and it only houses Gabriel, Adrien, and their employees. Adrien feels suitably lonely and constrained in it. In fact, its emptiness and stark black, white, and gray design are deliberately contrasted with Marinette's smaller, brightly-colored home and loving family.
* BigGood: The role the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous is supposed to play, giving powers to make heroes and using their mind link as their MissionControl. It's only Hawk Moth ([[spoiler:Gabriel]]) twisting the powers, as Nooroo pointed out, that necessitated the Master using Miraculous against Miraculous.
* BigNo: "Timebreaker" has quite a few, namely Timebreaker's response to the watch being broken the second time and Ladybug's response to [[spoiler:Alya and Cat Noir being frozen in time]].
* BilingualBonus: If you're watching the non-French dub, most of the text in the show is untranslated and offers little details non-French readers would miss.
* BilingualDialogue: "Kung Food" features Marinette's Chinese great-uncle, whose Mandarin is better than his French. Because Marinette can't speak it, Alya enlists Adrien to act as a translator. ShipTease ensues.
* BirthdayEpisode:
** "The Bubbler" is about Adrien's birthday and his lack of a party.
** Several other episodes mention people's birthdays, mostly as a throw-away line, at least in the English dub. For instance, the Evillustrator asks Marinette out on a date for his birthday.
** "Befana" is on Marinette's birthday, where her grandmother returns after a long time and doesn't realize how much she's grown.
** "Zombizou" takes place of Miss Bustier's birthday. She gets akumatized when she fears one of her students is about to be the target (and Marinette almost was).
** "Sandboy" takes place on Nooroo's birthday, who has turned 3500 cycles (which is explicitly different from years).
* ABirthdayNotABreak:
** Ironically, because it's his birthday, Adrien's friend Nino gets turned into the Bubbler over righteous fury about Adrien not being allowed to have a party. Adrien takes it in stride.
** Nathaniel, Alix, and Ms. Bustier all got akumatised on their birthdays.
** Marinette's grandmother Gina gets akumatised on Marinette's birthday.
* BerserkButton: Cat [[BrainwashedAndCrazy gets mind-controlled by akumas with worrying frequency]], but he rarely suffers any physical harm. Any time he does, the offending akuma ends up on the receiving end of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, courtesy of Ladybug.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: People corrupted by Hawk Moth's akuma take on the villain identity Hawk Moth gives them, [[ThatManIsDead declaring their former selves to be gone]]. Many of these victims often share similar traits through MookMaker abilities.
** The Pharaoh can convert people into loyal mummies.
** Darkblade has the power to brainwash anyone with his sword and convert them into armored mooks.
** Kung Food turns the people that ate his soup into mindless slaves, who pose a threat to Ladybug and Cat Noir.
** Princess Fragrance can turn anyone into her servants if she sprays them with her perfume. They also speak in singsong.
** Dark Cupid turns people's love into unquestionable hatred.
** The Puppeteer can take control of anyone whose puppet she has. She briefly turns Alya, Nathaniel, and Officer Roger back into their respective akumatised forms, possesses Cat Noir and almost takes over Ladybug.
** Simon Says has the power to make anyone do as he says, taking control of dozens of civilians.
** Stoneheart doesn't come with this power, but due to his akuma not being purified when freed the first time, it multiplies and akumatises several civilians into matching, but frozen, copies. When Ivan is re-akumatised, all those clones come to life and follow his orders.
** Befana could turn people she considered good into angelic servants.
** Zombizou has a zombie-like power that whoever gets touched by her lipstick kiss becomes singularly obsessed with kissing anyone not already infected, which also spreads the power.
* BrandX: The main network, [=TV1=], have a logo that look very much like the real-life main French network [[http://img.clubic.com/00758648-photo-le-logo-de-tf1.jpg TF1]] (which also runs the series in France).
* BrokenAesop:
** The episode "Rogercop" is suppose to be conveying the message "don't be quick to point fingers", but the way it does it is highly flawed. First of all, when Chloé accuses Marinette of stealing her bracelet, Marinette starts listing motives that her classmates might have had for stealing it. Marinette's father tells her she shouldn't be making accusations like Chloé is doing, except that she wasn't; Marinette was simply trying to defend herself by saying she's no more guilty than anyone else. Note that she even gets called out when she ''isn't'' naming anyone else specifically. Then when the titular MonsterOfTheWeek tries to arrest the mayor for abuse of power, Ladybug gives a MeaningfulEcho by saying Rogercop shouldn't be making accusations, [[DesignatedVillain except he wasn't doing that, either]]; the mayor was clearly abusing his powers (and some that he doesn't even have) by having Roger fired for not arresting Marinette without sufficient evidence, something that took place in full view of a classroom filled with students, their parents, and the teacher. Really the only ones who made any actual accusations were Chloé and her father, who both get KarmaHoudini at the end of the episode.
** The end of "Chameleon" also qualifies. Marinette spends the first half of the episode trying to call out Lila's lies, only for her to tell even more lies and make Marinette look like a {{Jerkass}} in front of her classmates. By the end of the episode, Marinette acknowledges that calling Lila out directly won't work...but instead of resolving to find a better way, the end of the episode implies that she should just sit back and wait for Lila's lies to fall apart around her. A number of fans called the creators out on this, and the episode resulted in an explosion of fanfiction about Marinette gathering concrete proof of Lila's falsehoods and making it impossible for her to lie her way out of trouble.
* BruceWayneHeldHostage: "Gorizilla" has the akumatized bodyguard hold on to Adrien for most of the episode. This leads to a point where Adrien is falling off the roof and Hawk Moth expects Cat Noir to appear. In the end, he orders Gorizilla to release Ladybug so she can save Adrien.
* BugsHeraldEvil: The akumas, butterflies corrupted by Hawk Moth, will seek out ailing people and evil-ize them.
* BuildingSwing: Ladybug gets around Paris in this fashion, along with RoofHopping. So does Queen Bee, when she gets her powers.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Miraculouses requires a line to activate (and can also be deactivated early with a similar line). In the French, they are all "Transformez-moi" ("detransformez-moi" to change back)[[note]]"Transform me" and "De-transform me," respectively[[/note]]. In the English dub, though, they each have a unique line:
** Ladybug: "Tikki, spots on!"
*** "Spots off."
** Cat Noir: "Plagg, claws out!"
*** "Claws in."
** Hawk Moth: "Nooroo, dark wings rise!"
*** "Dark wings fall."
** Rena Rouge: "Trixx, let’s pounce!"
*** "Trixx, let's rest."
** Carapace: "Wayzz, shell on!"
*** "Shell off."
** Queen Bee: "Pollen, buzz on!"
*** "Buzz off."
** Bunnyx: "Fluff, clockwise!"
*** "Counterclockwise."
** Ryuko: "Longg, bring the storm!"
*** "Open sky."
** King Monkey: "Xuppu, showtime!"
*** "Nap time."
** Mayura: "Duusu, spread my feathers!"
*** "Fall my feathers."
** Viperion: "Sass, scales slither!"
*** "Scales rest."
** Pegasus: "Kaalki, full gallop!"
*** “Dismount.”
** Multimouse: "Mullo, get squeaky!"
*** (phrase unknown)
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[[folder:Tropes C to D]]
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Any time Ladybug or Cat Noir get GreenEyedMonster and act on their jealousy, karma comes to bite them in the form of a new akuma.
* CasanovaWannabe: Cat Noir, in contrast to his [[ChickMagnet civilian identity]]. Marinette explicitly tells Alya that Cat Noir is too much of a goofball to be Adrien when Alya notes some physical similarities, and she doesn't like Cat's LargeHam tendencies. Even Chloé, when Cat Noir was on bodyguard duty, didn't notice the benefits of having a hero around in a skintight catsuit; she merely bugged him to do her physics homework.
* CharacterTitle: Besides [[ProtagonistTitle the show's actual title]], in the French and English versions each episode (save the first OriginsEpisode) is named after [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming the villain fought in that episode]].
* ChekhovsLecture:
** In "Dark Cupid," Miss Bustier talks about how TrueLovesKiss often works as a curse-breaker in several fairy tales. Guess how Ladybug later cures Cat Noir of Dark Cupid's HatePlague?
** In "Princess Fragrance," Miss Mendeliev lectures the class on the flammability of Rose's perfume. Good thing Princess Fragrance unleashes her attack near a boat full of fireworks.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Santa Claws" is set at Christmastime, and features a BadSanta as the VillainOfTheWeek.
* ChildSoldiers: Master Fuu specifically says that the temple that kept the miraculous’ gave them entirely to children rather than adults, and he carries on the tradition in Paris.
* ClarkKenting:
** Played straight with Marinette/Ladybug, as her only differences are lighter hair/eyes. Adrien's transformation puts more effort into it, changing his hairstyle and eye color (his [[TechnicolorEyes sclera turn green]]!). It's also played straight with the more obvious villains of the week (eg. Lady Wifi), whom the heroes still have trouble recognizing.
** Averted with Queen Bee. In her first episode, she transforms in front of a bunch of people, and later tells all of Paris her true identity.
* ClimacticBattle: In the 2-part "Heroes Day" finale of Season 2, Hawk Moth transforms into Scarlet Moth; Ladybug and Cat Noir enlist the help of Alya, Nino and Chloé, who help to fight Scarlet Moth as Rena Rouge, Carapace, and Queen Bee to save Paris.
* ClingyCostume: When Lady Wifi attempts to unmask Ladybug, she finds that her mask is fused to her face.
-->'''Lady Wifi''': Why won't it come off?!\\
'''Ladybug''': Uh... Because it's magic?
* ColorCodedSecretIdentity: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Marinette's colour scheme is mainly pink and blue, but her rolled up sleeves show polka dots and she wears red hair ties. Alya's hair and shirt are orange, the same as Rena Rouge's colour scheme. [[spoiler: Chloé has blonde hair and wears a yellow jacket with black and white stripes on her shirt, referencing Queen Bee]]. Adrien wears a white shirt but has a black T-shirt with 4 stripes to go with his black cat costume.
* ColorMotif: The seven main Miraculous; shown by the colors of their kwami and the season 2 opening -- Tikki/Ladybug is red, Plagg/Cat Noir is black, Trixx/Rena Rouge is orange, Pollen/Queen Bee is yellow, Wayzz/Carapace is green, Duusu/Mayura is blue, and Nooroo/Hawk Moth is violet.
* CoolAirship: In the PV, Hawk Moth goes around Paris in a giant blimp (with the butterfly motif, of course). No sign of it in the final product, where Hawk Moth is a NonActionBigBad who seldom shows up in person.
* CombatParkour: Pursuing akumas across Parisian rooftops has Ladybug and Cat Noir adapting their usual parkour into fighting.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Marinette gets hit with this hard when using her Lucky Charm to get the AlphaBitch Chloé away from Adrien instead of using it to stop the titular villain in "The Bubbler". She loses energy on her transformation and has to power down to civilian form to recharge. Tikki calls her out for this, and for taking the time to pen her signature on a birthday gift to Adrien.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Jagged Stone tells Ladybug about his stalker, who goes to all of his concerts, digs through his trash, and followed Jagged Stone's mother to her weekly poker game. She comments how creepy that is and he objects, thinking she means the poker game.
* CompulsiveLiar: Lila Rossi, who is always telling lies to people, namely making her life more exciting and grandiose than it actually is, [[AttentionWhore to make people like her.]] When Ladybug calls her out on it, instead of seeking to change this, she develops a grudge against her, along with anyone else who calls her a liar, no matter how gently they tell her off.
* CrashIntoHello: How Ladybug and Cat Noir first meet; she was still trying out her powers when she crashed into him and accidentally got the two of them tangled in her yo-yo string.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: A recurring theme throughout and usually the case when Chloé isn't responsible for getting someone akumatised. Unlike most examples though, it's usually fixed by the end of the episode.
** The most direct and permanent example of this is Lila Rossi. Before meeting Ladybug she was just a [[ConsummateLiar very convincing pathological liar]], more of a nuisance than a real threat. After being outed as a liar by Ladybug though she willingly goes along with Hawk Moth and will actively seek out an akuma for the chance to take a shot at Ladybug. Possibly played even straighter with the implication that Lila [[spoiler: is going to become Hawk Moth in the future.]]
* CreativeClosingCredits: The end credits for "Santa Claws" have snowflakes falling in the foreground, with a seasonal arrangement of the theme tune.
* CreditsRunningSequence: The end of the opening credits for the first season has the two heroes running, with the kwamis flying around.
* CurseCutShort: In "Horrificator", the show deliberately leaves out a couple of choice words from the "Smelly Wolf" song.
-->'''Ladybug''': ''Smelly wolf, smelly wolf, trapped in a stinky hut''\\
'''Everyone''': ''Smelly wolf, smelly wolf, I'm going to kick your'' -- ''[cuts to Rose clapping her garbage can lid-cymbals together]''
* CutAndPasteTranslation: Although the English dub is very well-received in quality, there are script changes. Most are minor, such as [[{{Woolseyism}} changing the school years from the French system]], [[DubNameChange changing Cat Noir's nickname for Marinette from "princess" to "little lady" in "Evillustrator"]], and giving transformations [[{{Invocation}} Miraculous-specific invocations]] as opposed to just "[Kwami name], transform me". However, when Adrien and Ladybug see a picture of Adrien's mother, they tell each other in unison that she shares a trait with the other. In French, they say "She has your smile", but in English, this becomes "She's got your eyes". which is [[FamilyEyeResemblance logically valid for Adrien]], but [[AllegedLookalikes not so much]] for blue-eyed, biracial Ladybug, though he could be referring to the metaphorical way (the kindness and such in the eyes) rather than the literal shape and colour.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: When Adrien is transformed into a gold statue and trapped inside an impervious shield by Style Queen and thus, depriving Ladybug of her partner, Plagg offers to take his place, only for Master Fu to forbid it, reminding Plagg of the disasters that happened each time Plagg used Cataclycsm personally. Apparently, a Kwami using their special power directly makes it many times more potent, hence the need for a human bearer, to soften the effect. But he comes to Ladybug's aid anyway and while the resulting Cataclysm blast does break the shield, it also cuts the Eiffel Tower in half, causing it to fall towards the city below. Streets and buildings continue to crack, the destruction spreading... Fortunately, Plagg had planned for Ladybug's Lucky Charm power to undo the damage he knew would result.
** During "Kwamibuster," Marinette puts on every Miraculous in the miracle box to call out their kwamis as bait for the titular villain [[spoiler:after losing Tikki]]. Master Fu tries to dissuade her, warning that using the power of so many Miraculous at once could drive her insane. Marinette placates him by telling him that she only intends to use one; however, she nearly collapses after transforming, suggesting that just wearing that many Miraculouses at once is having a negative effect. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, Master Fu comments that he has never heard of anyone wielding as many Miraculous as Marinette did in this episode and coming out unscathed.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Hawk Moth spends his time standing in a dark room, is decked out in a dark purple suit, and imbues his white butterflies with black and purple energy to corrupt them.
* DarkIsNotEvil:
** Cat Noir wears dark clothing and is also [[BadPowersGoodPeople able to destroy stuff by touching it]], but he is Ladybug's crime-fighting partner.
** Ladybug's color theme (and also when you put the duo together) are ''red and black'', [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver classic villain colors]].
* DarkReprise: A darker rendition of the main theme plays when Hawk Moth's TransformationSequence is revealed in "Gorizilla".
* ADayInTheLimelight: The akumatizations serve as this for the minor characters; before they get akumatized the audience generally learns something about their family lives, personalities, or motivations. "Antibug" is this for Chloé in particular [[spoiler:in that she first gets tormented by the episode's ''first'' akumatised person (who does not become Antibug), and in the second act becomes the title villain herself]].
* DeadlyForceField: In the episode "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E18Anansi Anansi]]", Nino - now Carapace via the Turtle Miraculous - activates the power "[[DeflectorShields Shellter]]" for the first time to create a BeehiveBarrier around him, Alya and Cat Noir, cutting through the webbing that has them all trapped.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Invoked in "The Bubbler." When the Bubbler traps Ladybug and Cat Noir in a bubble and goes on a MotiveRant about parents never being there for their kids, Ladybug, who has GoodParents, says that parents are only trying to protect their kids and love them. Cat Noir, whose father practices ParentalNeglect, agrees with the Bubbler that not all parents are GoodParents, but that doesn't mean that you have to punish them ''all'' by default.
* DeusExMachina: Invoked with Ladybug's Lucky Charm, which produces an item that will solve whatever crisis she's dealing with. Also played with, as she has no idea what item will pop up and has to figure out how to put it to use. There are also times where she has to waste it on less important tasks.
* DisproportionateRetribution:
** Most akuma victims pull this. Get told off by a police officer for feeding pigeons? Kidnap all of them and trap them in a cage. Get humiliated in class by the school bully? Send spinning razor blades at her. Celebrity ruins your chances on a game show? Brainwash him into jumping off the roof of a building.
** Chloé sabotages Master Cheng's soup in a competition because his niece insulted her (and she really doesn't like soup). When Cheng is turned into an akuma, he goes after Chloé in revenge and tries to cook her, returning the favor.
* DomesticAbuse: Audrey Bourgeois' treatment of her family borders on this. The reason Chloé tries to emulate her in her own life is that she hopes that it will finally get her mother to treat her with some kind of love or affection.
* DomesticApplianceDisaster: Ladybug once used a microwave as a weapon, when she voluntarily put a metallic box in it in order for the waves to destroy a virtual padlock. It works, but not before the oven explodes.
* DominoMask: Marinette and Adrien's costumes both include one. In "Lady Wifi", Ladybug's is shown to be bonded to her face, making unmasking her more difficult than it might appear.
** Every Miraculous user has one, except for Hawk Moth, whose mask covers everything but his mouth.
* DoubleStandard:
** Whenever a guy has a crush on Marinette or Ladybug, they tend to be a NiceGuy who at worse is misguided due to akuma corruption, namely Evillustrator and Copycat. In contrast, whenever a girl crushes on Adrien, like Chloé or Lila, they tend to fall into the AlphaBitch category. Justified in that Adrien as a fashion designer's son and model would attract {{Gold Digger}}s while Marinette attracts those who adore her sweet personality.
** Many of the female characters' unhealthy and creepy obsessions/infatuations with male characters are PlayedForLaughs. Chloé and Lila invade Adrien's personal space quite often, along with Chloé's general behaviour. Rose is completely devoted to Prince Ali, and fantasises becoming his princess, clinging to him after her akumatisation. Marinette is possibly the biggest example, as she has an entire schedule of Adrien's activities and otherwise stalks him.
** Whenever Marinette and Adrien interact, Marinette can't bring herself to tell him how she actually feels. It's all her fault that Adrien still sees her as "just a friend", but it's all played to be funny and cute. When Cat Noir flirts with Ladybug, he's quickly rebuked, most frequently in season 1, and he's usually ridiculed. He does keeps going and it's generally seen as funny, if annoying, but at least he's trying to be honest and direct.
*** In a similar vein, Marinette/Ladybug is frequently encouraged to give Cat Noir a chance, despite her affection for Adrien. Meanwhile, Cat Noir/Adrien remains certain that Ladybug will one day fall for him, a sentiment which is encouraged by other characters despite Ladybug making it very clear that she's not interested. Some episodes even try to call her out for not reacting more favorably to his advances.
* DramaticIrony:
** Cat Noir likes Ladybug, but he doesn't really notice Marinette. Ladybug likes Adrien, but doesn't seem to return Cat Noir's feelings. The show milks this for all its worth.
** Alya is Cat Noir and Ladybug's biggest fan, chronicles their adventures for her blog, theorizes about their civilian identities... and [[UnwittingMuggleFriend has no idea]] that they're her friends Marinette and Adrien.
** Chloé idolizes Ladybug, and is none the wiser that she's actually Marinette, the girl she's been tormenting for years.
** In season two, the audience learns that [[spoiler:Hawk Moth is Gabriel Agreste, Adrien's father and one of Marinette's fashion idols]], while the heroes remain unaware.
* DrivenByEnvy: Aurore is incredibly jealous of Mireille for beating her in a competition, hence her turning into Stormy Weather.
* DubNameChange:
** Likely to avoid FluffyTheTerrible, Hawk Moth's name was changed from "le Papillon", which literally translates to "the butterfly".
** Cat Noir's name is often changed in dubs, see GratuitousForeignLanguage below.
** The Mandarin Chinese dub does translations and transliterations with character names. With Ladybug and Cat Noir, they mix both which causes some [[RepetitiveName Repetitive Naming]], as Ladybug's dub name translates back to "Ladybug Lady" in English, and Cat Noir's translates to "Cat Noir Noir" in French. Hawk Moth's dub name (加百利, ''jiābǎilì'') doesn't reference a butterfly or any other dub name, but is instead a loose transliteration of "Gabriel" (加百列, ''jiābǎiliè'').
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the earlier English dub episodes, Hawk Moth says more than once that he wants to use the power of the Miraculouses to TakeOverTheWorld. It's implied in later episodes after his identity is revealed that his actual goal is to use them to [[spoiler: bring back his missing wife]], making the GenericDoomsdayVillain talk seem out of place.
* EasternZodiac: In addition to the seven main Miraculous, there is a kwami for every animal of the Eastern Zodiac. They are first explicitly seen in "Sandboy".
* EatingLunchAlone: Adrien seems to do this every day at home. He seems quite used to it, if not happy.
* EconomyCast: Several one-shot villains like Aurore and Theo tend to show up as background characters in order to fill up crowd scenes (Aurore is a student at Marinette's school, and Theo does random jobs around Paris). Also, we have only one non-faceless cop in the entirety of Paris (Roger), a generic photographer that takes both Adrien's modelling shots as well as class photos (Vincent) and one or two TV reporters (Alec and Nadja).
* EdibleBludgeon: The weapons seen in "Kung Food", which has Marinette's SupremeChef uncle as a villain, are all made out of food. There's a mace made out of seafood, a whip made out of sausages, a crossbow made out of cheese ([[EdibleAmmunition which fires it, too]]), a bow and arrow set made of desserts, and a {{BFS}} made out of ''pizza''.
* EiffelTowerEffect:
** Marinette's home and school are located in the fictional 21[[superscript:st]] Arrondissement of Paris, which is somehow both directly across the river from Notre Dame (in the 5[[superscript:th]]) and in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower (in the 7[[superscript:th]]). A 21[[superscript:st]] arrondissement would border the 11[[superscript:th]], 12[[superscript:th]] and 20[[superscript:th]], but would still be nowhere near either landmark.
** Also in some scenes at the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower can be seen as being behind the museum towards the south-east when it's actually more or less due west.
* ElectionDayEpisode: "Darkblade" opens with the results of the Paris mayoral elections; Chloé's father has once again won in a [[LandslideElection landslide]] with 97% of the votes. Meanwhile, Marinette's class is about to have their own elections for class president, with everybody being too scared to run against Chloé, except Marinette.
* EmpathicShapeshifter: All of the villains, save presumably for Hawk Moth, are made to fit the feelings and desires of the people who get akumatized and the situations that caused those feelings. A jilted suitor becomes a bitter anti-Cupid, a timid actress becomes a horror movie monster, etc. Some of them are extremely context-specific as a result, like the Bubbler who is a party animal with a bubble theme because Nino wanted to throw Adrien a party at the time, and happened to be using a bubble wand when Hawk Moth noticed him.
* EnemyMime: One of Hawk Moth's victims is a mime, who gains the power to create invisible items by miming them, such as conjuring up an invisible sword for attacking or invisible vehicles to escape. However, he can only have one item mimed at a time.
* EveryDeviceIsASwissArmyKnife: Ladybug's magic yo-yo and Cat Noir's baton. Aside from being their main weapons, they also work as [[SpinToDeflectStuff shields]], [[BuildingSwing grappling hooks]], poles, phones (with internet connection!), maps, spyglasses, [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands and basically whatever the episode requires of them]].
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: [[ObliviousToLove Adrian]] is probably the ''only'' person in Paris that does '''not''' know Marinette is in love with him. Even ''[[NoSocialSkills Kagami]]'' has it figured out the first time she sees them together.
* EvilMakeover: Whenever someone becomes akumatized, they get transformed into a supervillain outfit, including possible changes in skin tone. This is especially noticeable when [[spoiler:other Miraculous wearers get akumatized, changing from bright colours to decidedly darker ones. Hawk Moth also gets one, despite already being a villain, when Catalyste supercharges his ability so he can akumatize more than one person at a time.]]
* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: No matter how many akumas the heroes defeat, Hawk Moth can just keep sending out more.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: In a sense, Akumitized victims will always have a stained patch around their eyes; it seems this is how they communicate with Papillon / Hawk Moth.
* {{Expy}}: The characters can be considered this to the Franchise/SpiderMan cast in some capacity.
** Marinette is an Expy of Peter Parker: Both are {{Adorkable}} red insect themed superheroes whose primary means of transportation around the city is swinging from building to building.
** Adrien is one for Harry Osborn: Both have a close relationship to TheHero's alter ego and both are {{Lonely Rich Kid}}s with emotionally distant fathers.
** Hawk Moth is this for the Green Goblin: Both are the hero's ArchNemesis who (depending on the version with the Green Goblin) are directly responsible for creating the Rogues' Gallery, and both are actually [[spoiler:rich businessmen and have strained relationships with their sons]].
** Chloé is comparable to Flash Thompson: Both are TheBully to the hero's civilian form, but are ironically fans of their [[LovesMyAlterEgo superhero alter egos]]. Both have a FreudianExcuse involving AbusiveParents, and both [[spoiler:eventually become heroes in their own right]].
** Lila can be seen as the Eddie Brock version of Venom: Both have a grudge against the hero because they exposed them as liars (though in Eddie's case, it was usually a misunderstanding save for ''Film/SpiderMan3''), both willingly embraced their SuperpoweredEvilSide, and both can be considered the hero's EvilCounterpart. Additionally, Lila is the only person who hates both Ladybug and Marinette.[[note]]It has been said that while Green Goblin is Peter Parker's archenemy and Doctor Octopus is Spider-Man's, Venom stands out in his hatred for both.[[/note]] Also, as Volpina, she’s comparable to Mysterio. Both have the power to create illusions, and both use this power to pretend to be a superhero in their initial appearance.
* FakeFirstKiss: Ladybug gives Cat Noir their first kiss to break him out of Dark Cupid's mind control, but she still doesn't figure out that he's the guy she loves and their relationship doesn't change, as he also doesn't remember the kiss.
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: In "Kung Food", Marinette tricks the brainwashed Mayor Bourgeois in catching his whip on a chandelier, which he then brings down on himself in an effort to dislodge it. Curiously, this results in him being wrapped up in his own whip, as opposed to being knocked out.
* FamilyPortraitOfCharacterization: The Agreste family portrait shows their dynamic perfectly. Although it looks beautiful you can see both Adrien and Gabriel aren't looking at each other or interacting at all, Adrien doesn't even seem to be happy but is just doing what his dad told him too. We later see another, happier portrait of the family this time with Missing Mom Emilie.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In "Catalyst", [[spoiler:we have the misfortune of witnessing Ladybug hit Cat Noir with his own Cataclysm, causing him to be ''petrified and reduced to ash in the wind''. Sure, it's all an illusion caused by Volpina, but ''damn''.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** Tikki and Plagg. While Tikki is more responsible and serves as TheConscience for Marinette, Plagg is content to let Adrien neglect his duties as Cat Noir and enjoy being normal.
** Adrien's father and Marinette's parents. Gabriel practices ParentalNeglect on a regular basis and denies his son pleasures like a birthday party, while Tom and Sabine are loving [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure authority figures]] who gently nudge Marinette to do her chores.
** Adrien and Marinette come from radically different backgrounds -- Marinette is from a loving middle-class family while Adrien is from a wealthy broken one. Marinette has a bold personality (except around Adrien) while Adrien often has trouble verbalizing his feelings. Their reactions to getting their Miraculous show this. Neurotic, insecure Marinette [[RefusalOfTheCall refuses the call]], while sheltered, lonely Adrien [[JumpedAtTheCall jumps at it]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In "Stormy Weather", Manon complains to Alya that "you always win" about their hand-clapping game. [[spoiler:The same complaint contributes to her becoming The Puppeteer later.]]
** In the second season opening, paying close attention to the shots containing the classmates has [[spoiler:one photo with Alya next to a fox emoticon, hinting at her using the Fox Miraculous to become Reina Rouge.]]
*** Same applies for the other characters. Pay close attention to the animal emoticons that are near or on them.
** In "Syren", Marinette tells Tikki that the blue macaron she made is supposed to have ice powers. This is exactly what she uses in "Frozer".
** In "Time Tagger", events in the present affect the future, unintentionally caused by the lead characters. Marinette forbids a child she is babysitting from playing a tablet game results in him becoming Hawk Moth's protege in the future. When Cat Noir suggests a frequent Akumatization victim find another animal to care for, he chooses rats and it is implied this leads to him becoming the supervillain Monsiuer Rat.
* FreakyFridayFlip: While no one switched bodies, a mix up with their Miraculouses in "Reflekdoll" causes Marinette and Adrien to end up with each other's Miraculous and so they become Lady Noir and Mister Bug, respectively.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
** Nathanael can occasionally be seen faceplanting into his desk in some shots of the classroom.
** In "Despair Bear", one girl at the party can be seen to have - quite sensibly, given the context! - scrambled halfway up a column to avoid the akuma of the week.
* FusionDance: What the heroes' {{Transformation Sequence}}s amount to. Their respective kwamis fuse with the Miraculous during it and are nowhere to be seen until the transformations revert. This gives them not only their powers but also a notable change in personality, which becomes a mix of the civilian self and the kwami.
* GayParee: Paris is as picturesque as you'd expect and the Eiffel Tower is frequently in the background (even if it's geographically impossible).
* GenkiGirl: Marinette is extremely excitable and clumsy, but always has a good attitude, as is typical for a MagicalGirl alter ego.
* GenreSavvy: In "Horrificator", all of the students are trapped in school, and Chloé decides to call for help. Meanwhile, Nino opts to continue filming his movie, his choice words being, "Dude, you know cell phones never work in horror movies." And he's right, when the rest of the students fail to get reception on their phones.
* GibberishOfLove:
** Marinette in early episodes is like this around Adrien. She slowly gets better as their friendship grows.
** Nino gets this during "Animan" when he suddenly develops a crush on Marinette.
* GildedCage: Adrien's life. On the surface he's a rich kid with a steady modeling job, good looks, nice friends and decent grades. BeneathTheMask, however, he has to deal with ParentalNeglect from both his father and his father's assistant, and not being able to enjoy the normal things that most other boys his age have. He originally didn't even have friends, being homeschooled and [[IJustWantToBeNormal wanting to attend school]].
* {{Glamour}}:
** The Miraculous change color and occasionally shape when they are activated and given to wielders. The Ladybug earrings, for example, lose their spotted pattern and appear to be simple black studs, while the Cat ring goes from black to silver. The Moth brooch changes more dramatically, losing its wings and appearing as a simple oval pin. The Miraculous revert back to their true appearance when their wearers transform.
** [[spoiler:As shown in "Reflekdoll", the Miraculous jewelry appears slightly different depending on who's holding it -- when Marinette gets the Cat ring, it gets colored pink and becomes less bulky, and when Adrien gets the Ladybug earrings, they go from black studs to silver studs.]]
** [[spoiler:The season 3 finale shows this also applies to the Miracle Box -- after Master Fu renounces his guardianship and passes the box to Ladybug, it goes from a wooden Chinese-style box to a rounder, plastic-appearing Ladybug-themed container.]]
* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Deconstructed in an episode featuring a preadolescent girl--definitely a SpoiledBrat in several ways--whose villainous motive is that she appears to identify with the villains who Ladybug fights, and feel that [[TheBadGuyWins these villains should defeat Ladybug sometimes]]. Or maybe she will be fine with it as long as she can own a Ladybug doll which (she believes) will allow her to win every time.
* GoodParents: Marinette's parents are this -- they're kind, loving, and supportive; in contrast to Adrien's distant and aloof "parent". The other most prominent parent, the Mayor, is implied to be a doormat when it comes to his daughter, resulting in her spoiled attitude.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Cat Noir namedrops this trope when Ladybug explains how they have to take out the Sapotis.
* GratuitousEnglish:
** "Ladybug" is the heroine's name in the most dubs, due to TheAdjectivalSuperhero title. One exception is the Chinese dub, which uses the characters for "ladybug" and then a [[RepetitiveName transliteration of the English "lady"]].
** "Miraculous" is also the term used in French, and most of the non-English dubs, for the {{Transformation Trinket}}s.
** Ladybug's {{Invocation}} of her main power is the English "Lucky Charm" in most dubs, with an exception in the Mandarin Chinese dub.
** "Hawk Moth" is used in the Korean, German, Latin American Spanish, European Spanish, and Portuguese dubs.
** In the French dub, several of the villains have English names as well: Chronogirl (Timebreaker), Lady Wifi, Rogercop, Animan, Guitar Villain, Kung Food, Gamer, and Antibug.
* GratuitousFrench:
** Cat Noir's name usually changes [[DubNameChange depending on the dub]], but the Italian dub keeps the French name, while the English and Catalan dubs do a partial translation (Cat Noir and Gat Noir respectively). The Spanish dubs and Portuguese dub borrow from the English dub and use "Cat Noir", whereas the Russian dub ditches the "black cat" name entirely and goes with "Supercat". In the Chinese dub the first two characters of his dub name mean "black cat", and the last two are a [[RepetitiveName transliteration of the French "noir"]].
** The Italian dub also retains the French "Papillon" for Hawk Moth.
** Rena Rouge and Zombizou are the only characters in English dub with untranslated names (former meaning "red fox" and latter being portmanteau of "zombie" and "kiss").
* GratuitousJapanese:
** "Akuma" is Japanese for "devil".
** "Kwami" stands for "quantic kami"; "kami" is the Japanese term for spirits.
** The Korean version uses "Henshin!" as the heroes' transformation phrase.
* GreenEyedMonster:
** It's what makes Copycat vulnerable to Hawk Moth. However, it's prompted by ''Cat Noir's'' jealousy, after he lies that he and Ladybug are together when he gets annoyed by Theo talking too much about his crush on Ladybug.
--->'''Adrien''': How did I not see that jealousy coming a mile away?\\
'''Plagg''': Yours or his?\\
'''Adrien''': ''Ha ha.'' So funny.
** It also motivates Marinette into exposing Lila, and setting off Volpina.
* HairContrastDuo:
** Played with. Marinette and Adrien have contrasting hair colors and behaviors, as civilians and as their alter egos. Dark-haired Marinette has a strong, outgoing personality, while blond Adrien is shyer and more reserved. Ladybug, meanwhile, tends to be cooler and more level-headed (although not without her own NotSoAboveItAll moments) versus Cat Noir's hammier tendencies.
** Best friends Rose and Juleka play this trope straight. Short, cheerful, idealistic, [[PinkMeansFeminine all-pink-wearing]] caring Rose has short blond hair, while tall, quiet, shy, {{goth}}-dressing Juleka has long dark hair and PeekABangs.
* HandshakeSubstitute: Ladybug and Cat Noir almost always do a fist bump to celebrate having vanquished the VillainOfTheWeek.
* HatesMySecretIdentity:
** Played straight in "Evillustrator" and "Antibug" where Chloé gets to meet Ladybug personally and keeps hugging her. Ladybug's response every time is to push her away with a disgusted expression and some light slapping, because of her personal experiences as Marinette.
** Subverted in "Lady Wifi" where Alya leads Cat Noir to believe Chloé may be Ladybug (he is watching Chloé cosplaying) and he's horrified at the possibility he may be crushing on her. Naturally, he is tremendously relieved when the actual Ladybug shows up to meet him.
* HellBentForLeather: Cat Noir typically wears a black catsuit ([[IncrediblyLamePun heh]]) made of a material that looks like leather.
* HenshinHero: The Miraculous wielders all definitely qualify. This series also show a rare case of a Henshin ''Villain'' due to the BigBad also having at least [[TransformationTrinket two Miraculouses]], one of which he uses.
* HeroesPreferSwords:
** Generally inverted. All of the villains who somehow use Lucky Charm against Ladybug get a {{BFS}}, and Hawk Moth himself (who would theoretically be a straight example were it not for the fact that he's misusing his powers) uses a cane sword as his WeaponOfChoice.
** Played fully straight by Ryuko/[[spoiler:Kagami Tsurugi]], who wields a sword as the holder of the Dragon Miraculous.
* HiddenDepths: As it turns out, the episode "Oblivio" shows that Marinette's ''"Lucky Vision"'' [[spoiler:isn't a superpower at all. Marinette is just naturally clever and creative enough to {{MacGyver|ing}} her way out of a dangerous situation with what anyone else would see as something completely useless.]] In fact, [[spoiler: it's not even something only Marinette can do. It's just a creative visual metaphor used to (probably) replace {{Inner Monolgue}}s, as there are pretty much none in this show. Max and Adrien have been shown to be able to do the same.]]
* HiddenInPlainSight: When not in use, the Miraculous change color and occasionally shape to conceal their true nature. Ladybug's earrings and Cat Noir's rings become featureless and change color, Hawk Moth's moth brooch loses the defining wings (and is hidden behind his tie in any case), and Carapace's bracelet trades the shell pattern for a light jade color.
* HighTechHexagons: Close-ups on Ladybug and Cat Noir's superheroes costumes show they are composed of a fine mesh of hexagons.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Ladybug gets two BrainwashedAndCrazy chefs to turn their weapons against each other -- dessert arrows and cheese crossbows respectively.
* {{Homage}}: The Season 2 episode, "Dark Owl", is one towards the Creator/AdamWest ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' show.
* TheHost: [=TV1=]'s Alec, who seems to be the go-to host for all televised competitions seen in-series. He's appropriately bubbly and excitable during each one, although he's notably more down-to-earth when off camera. Unfortunately for him, all three of the competitions we've seen him host have had someone turn into an akuma.
* HourOfPower: Whenever Ladybug or Cat Noir use their special abilities (Lucky Charm and Cataclysm, respectively), they ([[MagicCountdown allegedly]]) only have five minutes before their transformation ends. The symbols on their Miraculous have five lights that will count down after the power is activated.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Cat Noir loves delivering these as CasualDangerDialogue, much to Ladybug's exasperation.
* HypocriticalHumor
** In "Kung Food", the villain snickers about Ladybug's Lucky Charm being a piece of paper; Cat Noir points out that Kung Food has been attacking them with "cheese and sausages".
** From "The Gamer":
--->'''Chloé''': How can someone spend so much time in front of a screen?\\
'''Sabrina''': Yeah, totally. It's crazy.\\
''[both girls return to their cell phones]''
** In "Robostus", when Marinette sees Max talking to his satchel and mentioning his best friend, she thinks it's weird that his friend is inside his bag. Says the girl talking to her Kwami who is being carried inside her purse.
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[[folder:Tropes I to M]]
* IdealIllnessImmunity: Averted. Having a Miraculous does not make you immune to being Akumatized. Every time it might have been Adrien or Marinette it's always been just their good luck or actively resisting that saved them.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: In the French and English dubs, the episodes are named after the villains, with the exception of the Origins episodes. This is not always the case in the Korean dub; the Korean title for "The Bubbler"/"Le Bulleur" is "Bring Back the Adults", for example.
* IdiotBall:
** The entire plot of "Timebreaker" could have been avoided if Alya or Marinette remembered they have pockets. Instead, they just hold Alix's antique watch in their hands while trying to juggle other tasks and it ends up being broken.
** Chloé complaining about soup in "Kung Food" and being a racist {{Jerkass}} in front of her crush Adrien. Unsurprisingly, by the end of the episode, [[spoiler:she is kicked out of the jury]] for tampering with Master Cheng's soup.
** In season one, both Reflekta ([[spoiler:Juleka]]) and Timebreaker ([[spoiler:Alix]]) have powers that render the Miraculous inaccessible when used on their wielders--Cat Noir's ring disappears when Reflekta turns him into a copy of her, while Timebreaker makes him and his Miraculous fade from existence when she touches him. Other villains, such as Horrificator and Animan, have forms that would make it difficult to retrieve the Miraculous even if they did succeed in defeating the heroes. [[spoiler:By season 2, Hawk Moth seems to have started making an effort to avoid these pitfalls; every akuma in the second season has opposable thumbs or some equivalent appendage.]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Averted with the akuma-possessed villains. Any attempt to appeal to who they were ends with a succinct ThatManIsDead reply. Cat Noir and Ladybug merely work together to free them of the akuma and return things to normal.
* ImagineSpot: Marinette has a few when she thinks about Adrien, often used as a pretext for ArtShift. One of them takes the form of manga panels!
* ImAHumanitarian: The villain Kung Food tries to cook Chloé in retaliation for her sabotaging his soup.
* InASingleBound:
** Ladybug and Cat Noir can jump higher and further than most normal humans, though not to the extent of leaping over entire buildings. They combine this with their yo-yo and staff, respectively, to bounce around the Parisian rooftops with ease.
** Rena Rouge, on the other hand, jumps much higher and can, in fact, leap from the street to the rooftops under her own power. It's her primary way of getting around, while the other heroes use their weapons to propel or pull them.
* InconsistentColoring: Due to different character models and shading setups, the characters' hair and skin colours frequently change from episode to episode. Marinette is the most obvious, with her blue hair going from a lighter pale blue to a black with blue highlights.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: How Chloé is caught stealing Marinette's diary, when she hadn't revealed what was inside her "magic box".
* IncompetentGuardAnimal: Fang, Jagged Stone's pet crocodile, behaves less like the swamp predator that he is and more like a pet dog, wagging his tail, panting with his tongue hanging out, having his belly scratched and so on. In "Pixelator", he consistently acts like a lovable pet, so when the titular villain Pixelator breaks into Jagged's hotel room with the intent of kidnapping him, Jagged tries to have Fang attack him, only for the crocodile to roll over, wanting a belly-rub.
* InkSuitActor: Fred Haprèle's boss Josiane looks like a younger [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiane_Balasko Josiane Balasko]], her French voice actress.
* InstrumentOfMurder:
** Guitar Villain wields a guitar that fires devastating sonic blasts.
** The Fox Miraculous wielder gets a flute. The akumatized form uses it to cast illusions.
* InsultBackfire: Cat Noir receives one in the episode "The Pharaoh", after hearing that the titular akumatized villain was stopped by a Ladybug before.
-->'''Cat Noir''': Well, you don't look a day over three thousand.\\
'''Ladybug''': Now you know why I am so much wiser than you.
* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: Cat Noir attempts to finally confess his love for Ladybug in the Valentine's Day episode, only for this to happen when they are attacked by Dark Cupid. [[ShipTease Cue screams of frustration.]]
-->'''Cat Noir''': Ladybug, I lov- loathe you.
* ItsAllMyFault:
** When "The Bubbler" turns on the teens at Adrien's forced birthday party and begins imprisoning them in bubbles like he did all the adults, both Adrien and Marinette recognize they're to blame (Adrien for playing along due to his desperate desire to have a party with his friends, Marinette for spending more time trying to make sure Adrien knows she left him a present than actually stopping the Bubbler).
** Marinette blames herself for provoking Chloé, who then sabotaged her uncle's soup, making him a victim for Hawk Moth.
** Marinette similarly takes the blame for embarrassing Lila and turning her into Volpina.
* ItsAlwaysSpring: The weather is perpetually warm and sunny, and school's always in session. The exception is "Stormy Weather", where the akuma victim pointedly makes the weather wintery as a method of revenge, the rain at the beginning of "Princess Fragrance" (a plot point as it makes Tikki ill), at the end of "Stoneheart" (because rain is never shown in the series, Marinette and Adrien's reconciliation stands out more and becomes much more heartwarming), and obviously in the Christmas episode.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Chloé Bourgeois.'' She is snobby, entitled, vain, and petty, and Season 2 gives her the "honor" of being the first person to reach an akumatization count in the ''double digits''. It's so bad that in "Despair Bear", Hawk Moth actually sends the akuma off early, knowing that someone was going to get hurt during a party for everyone held by Chloé.
* KeepItForeign: Adrien takes Mandarin Chinese lessons, but in the Mandarin Chinese dub, he knows Cantonese, which is a Chinese dialect that is mutually unintelligible with Mandarin. Hence, in "Kung Food", when Adrien and Wang Cheng would alternate between the dub language and Mandarin Chinese, they instead translate between Mandarin and Cantonese.
* KentBrockmanNews: The news captions in Nadja Chammak's newscast are usually very silly and rarely informative. For example, when she's covering Mr. Pigeon's attacks, the caption reads "Rrooo Roloooo!"
* KillerYoYo: Ladybug's weapon of choice.
* KissedKeepsake: After Adrien briefly touches Marinette's shoulder, she swoons that she's never going to wash her jacket again.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: All the akumatized victims don't remember what they said or did while they were a supervillain.
* LateForSchool: The intro shows Marinette running late for school with a croissant in her mouth, before tripping because of a black cat. Also happens often in episodes.
* LeParkour: Quite a lot of French superheroes and supervillains are fond of doing this, apparently. [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E09Miraculer In one episode]], Alya and Nino are practicing during a date just before Ladybug shows up to give them their Miraculous. Both of them do a pretty damn impressive job at it though, considering that they're doing it [[BadassNormal before they've even transformed]] and [[RuleOfCool while carrying ice cream]](Andr&eacute's natch).
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Juleka ends up getting akumatized in part due to her belief in a curse preventing her from having her face photographed. The animators seem to be affected by this "curse" as well since the Season 1 theme song has her face mostly obscured by Nino's arm.
* LegacyCharacter: "The Pharaoh" episode reveals that [[spoiler:Tikki and other kwamis are over 5000 years old and have been assisting multiple Miraculous holders in the past. One of the Ladybugs Tikki helped was Tutankhamen's arch-enemy.]]
* LettingHerHairDown: Gender-flipped with Adrien. In civilian form, his hair is neatly combed back. But when he's Cat Noir, his hair is much fluffier and wilder, and it seems he becomes a lot more expressive and daring.
** Marinette later does this in "Cat Blanc" and "Heart Hunter".
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Rose Lavillant is generally the kind, bubbly girl while Juleka Couffaine is more of the gloomy, spooky sort. They're also best friends.
* LightIsNotGood: Hawk Moth starts his plans by opening a window and letting sunlight into his lair, surrounded by a number of glowing butterflies who flutter around him. His powers, on the other hand, are firmly in the DarkIsEvil category, at least how he uses them.
** Compounded by the fact that it is revealed that Hawk Moth powers come from Nooroo which is the Kwami of Generosity.
* LikesClarkKentHatesSuperman:
** Marinette has a massive crush on Adrien but finds his alter-ego Cat Noir to be obnoxious. On the other side of things, Adrien has a crush on Ladybug but does not realize that she is secretly Marinette.
** Chloé hates Marinette but considers herself to be Ladybug's biggest fan.
** [[spoiler: Gabriel Agreste appears to genuinely love his son (despite being a horrible parent). Unbeknownst to him, his son is one of the two superheroes that his akuma minions battle on a daily basis.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: For a show whose protagonists are an aspiring fashion designer and a model, the students pretty much stick to one outfit, even when interning at a hotel or exercising in P.E. class. In Adrien's case, we see him modeling his father's outfits and even in a fencing getup at one point, but for the most part, he sticks to one outfit like the rest of the cast. (Although in the ChristmasEpisode, everyone is seen with winter outfits...except Adrien, who walks around in the snow in his normal outfit like it's the middle of spring, although [[spoiler:he might have neglected to bring a coat with him when he ran away out of frustration]].)
* LipLock: The show was lip-synced to the English script (a standard practice for a lot of European animation nowadays), making it this trope ''[[MindScrew in its own native language]]''.
* LogicalWeakness: A number of them. The heroes themselves can't transform if they can't speak the transformation words (Silencer), the Miraculous Ladybug spell needs Ladybug to actually hold it (Oni-Chan), and she can't purify akuma if her yo-yo is taken (The Collector), while defeating villains usually involves exploiting this. Likewise, Cat Noir is partnered with Ladybug because of a logical weakness: if an akumatized object can't be broken, then the akuma can't be captured, but his Cataclysm breaks anything.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: A few akumatizations have to do with Hawk Moth taking advantage of other people's crushes (such as Copycat and Dark Cupid). Played with in the case of the Evillustrator; his crush on Marinette actually makes him ''less'' evil. [[spoiler: Also applies to Hawk Moth/Gabriel himself, as it's been implied he's after the miraculous' powers so he can bring his missing wife back.]]
-->'''Hawk Moth''': Ladybug, Cat Noir...If Zombizou is right, if love does always conquer; [[spoiler: then someday, my most cherished wish will come true for sure!]]
* LoveTriangle: One developing between Adrien, Marinette and Juleka's brother, Luca.
* LovesMyAlterEgo:
** Adrien/Cat Noir loves Ladybug, but not Marinette. Marinette/Ladybug loves Adrien but not Cat Noir.
** Implied with Nathaniel at the end of "Evillustrator", who appears to get over Marinette [[HereWeGoAgain only to be smitten with Ladybug]].
** In a nonromantic slant, Chloé bullies Marinette, but is a huge fan of Ladybug. Similarly to Marinette, Chloé is obsessed with Adrien, but doesn't seem to think much of Cat Noir in comparison to Ladybug.
* LuckyTranslation: The villain name for the lovesick sculptor who impersonates Cat Noir is "Imposteur" in the original French. In English the translation is "Copycat" which is both a perfectly natural translation choice and a delightful little pun too, which is especially appropriate for a villain posing as Cat Noir.
* LovingBully: Averted with Chloe as she's unpleasant to those around her, but truly cares about and respects Adrien.
** Also averted with Lila as he's well aware she's willing to resort to the nastiest tactics to get to him, but she has never directly tried to hurt him.
* MacGyvering: The skill that Ladybug needs to use their Lucky Charm. It gives the user exactly what they need to get out of the danger they're in. Figuring out how however, is on them. [[spoiler: ''Oblivio'' proves that the powers of the Miraculous don't impart any special insight into how to use the Lucky Charm effectively. The wearer has to figure that out on their own.]]
* MadeOfIndestructium: Ladybug's yo-yo and Cat Noir's staff. They've used it to stop cars, buses, helicopters or even a plane (though the last one was in Marinette's ImagineSpot, thus unclear if it actually happened) without ever breaking. Ladybug explicitly states in "Animan" that the cord from her yo-yo cannot be broken. (Although it does break in "Simon Says", but that is after the yo-yo is depowered.)
* MagicCountdown: Though the stated time for Ladybug and Cat Noir's HourOfPower is five minutes, this tends to either be compressed or stretched out as the plot demands.
* {{Magitek}}: The Miraculous tools or weapons are all inherently magical in nature; appearing when the transformation is initiated and disappearing when it's done however all are confirmed by WordOfGod to function as communicators as well. Interestingly Ladybug's yo-yo is seen to access the Internet and can be used as a GPS. Whether these features were available to former Ladybug's before such things were invented is unknown.
** In "Syren" and "Queen Wasp", the staff and yo-yo can be used as underwater breathing devices.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Ladybug'', who has good luck-based powers. Ladybugs are a symbol of good luck in France.
** Cat Noir, which is English and French for ''black cat'', has bad luck-based powers.
** The name ''Marinette'' is derived from ''Marina'', referring to her blue eyes, and ''Dupain'' literally means "of the bread", fitting for a baker's daughter.
** ''Agreste'' is the French name for the grayling butterfly, which matches up with the butterfly motif used in some of Gabriel's advertising, such as on Adrien's sneakers. [[spoiler:Doubly fitting, since Gabriel is in fact Hawk Moth[=/=]Papillon himself.]]
** ''Bourgeois'' is a French word referring to the upper/middle classes, which was used by Marx to describe those who owned the means of production. A fitting name for a rich girl like Chloé.
* MetaOrigin: Every super-powered character in show gets their powers from a Miraculous, if indirectly in the case of Hawk Moth's minions.
* MineralMacGuffin: The Miraculouses are made of magic jewels, as said in the opening of the first Origins episode.
* MomentOfWeakness:
** In general this is how Hawk Moth finds his victims. They have a moment of sullenness or anger, and he sends a butterfly after them to feed on their negative emotions.
** Both Marinette and Adrien suffer one in "The Bubbler". Adrien takes a few minutes to enjoy the party that the Bubbler has thrown for him, since he's never been to a party, and Marinette in Ladybug form gets him away from a ClingyJealousGirl, while in civilian guise takes time to sign a birthday present she gave to Adrien. As both heroes realize, they gave The Bubbler an opening to start spiriting away dissenting partygoers.
* MonsterOfTheAesop: Sometimes the MonsterOfTheWeek verges into teaching some sort of lesson. The Bubbler is about the importance of adults, Horrificator is about facing one's fears, The Gamer is about losing gracefully, etc.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: The show's format. Each episode is about Hawk Moth sending out a different villain against Ladybug and Cat Noir. Sometimes broken, like with "Antibug" who counts two villains in one episode and "Princess Fragrance", which briefly mentions another akuma in the very first few minutes.
* MonumentalDamage:
** Superhero series in Paris? Yeah, this was gonna happen. Famous landmarks suffer much abuse at the hands of supervillains, although Ladybug's WorldHealingWave always repairs them by the end of the episode.
** Exploited when fighting the EnemyMime. Marinette deliberately goads him into cutting down the Eiffel Tower, just so he'll be forced to protect himself and give her an opening to grab the akuma-possessed item on his person.
** In "Origins Part 1", Stoneheart destroys the Tour Montparnasse.
** In "Riposte", the Louvre's glass pyramid gets cut in half.
** In the Toei PV, the Louvre gets blown up and the Arc de Triomphe is cut in half by a PillarOfLight.
** What's the first thing the heroes do when they get to London in "Startrain"? ''Crash a train into Big Ben''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: How Master Cheng cooks, which is TruthInTelevision. When Hawk Moth turns him into an supervillain, he turns the hotel pool into a large soup basin and plans to boil Chloé, Ladybug and Cat Noir in it.
* MusicalEpisode: "Santa Claws" is interspersed with the characters singing.
* MusicalThemeNaming: All of Alya's family members are named after famous jazz musicians: her mother Marlena (Music/MarlenaShaw), her father Otis (Music/OtisRedding), and her little sisters Ella (Music/EllaFitzgerald) and Etta (Music/EttaJames). Alya herself is named after Music/{{Aaliyah}}.
* MutualMasquerade: Marinette and Adrien have no idea that the other is their crush[=/=]trusted superhero[=/=]partner.
* MythologyGag: "Animaestro" involves an animated movie about Ladybug and Cat Noir. A clip of the movie is shown, and it turns out to be a clip from the original 2D trailer for the show.
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[[folder:Tropes N to R]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** In "Copycat", Cat Noir (jealous of the sculptor Theo's interest in Ladybug) taunts him by implying he and Ladybug are secretly an item, thus creating Copycat.
** In "The Gamer", Marinette crushes Max in a video game match so she can pair up with Adrien, despite knowing the guy specifically trained for the tournament while she was simply entering on a whim, allowing him to be akumatized.
** In "Antibug", Ladybug's dismissive treatment of Chloé (who actually offered genuinely useful advice) while fighting one akuma leads to her becoming akumatised. Even before this, Cat Noir calls her out on her bad attitude, refusing to give their signature fist bump.
** In "Queen Wasp", one of the biggest examples so far. [[spoiler: After having his most powerful villain so far beaten, Gabriel was ready to give up being Hawk Moth. Then Chloé, who had just gotten the Bee Miraculous, shows that she only wants to be a hero because she's so angry, giving him new hope that he might just create a villain powerful enough finally win. It didn't work, but it did keep the hope alive in Gabriel and kept him going on his plan to bring back his wife.]]
* NoFlowInCGI:
** Marinette's pigtails are short and a single object with a few strands sticking out. Chloé's hair is tied back. As a civilian Alya's hair barely passes her shoulders. Lila's hair is long but tied at the very end to keep it as a single object. Although Juleka's hair is long and untied, it acts as a single sheet. Since the hair is animated with a physics engine, very sudden movements can cause clipping (notable with Ladybug and Volpina's bangs), or give a wig-like air, and Marinette's pigtails and Lila's sidetails react badly to touching their shoulders or the ground.
** In regards to clothing, none of the major characters wear skirts or dresses. The few characters who do are either background characters with minimal movement, characters who don't physically engage in a fight, or have their skirts designed so that they're bell-shaped and don't touch their legs (such as Reflekta or the Puppeteer). However, Marinette and Adrien's jackets still flow appropriately, notably in Marinette's transformation sequence.
* NoodleIncident: When Plagg used his Cataclysm powers directly, he made Atlantis sink, tilted the Tower of Pisa and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
* NoOntologicalInertia: Any damage that happens to Paris gets quickly undone with Ladybug's WorldHealingWave. Justified, as it's an explicit power of hers based around the PowerOfCreation.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Despite Cat's skintight outfit and his physical strength, everyone sees him as more of a CasanovaWannabe and PungeonMaster.
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Ladybug and Cat Noir canonically have invulnerability, as may the akumatised victims, but normal civilians also survive falls and sudden stops without a problem. Notably, Chloé is thrown off the Eiffel Tower in "Stoneheart: Origins Pt. 2.", and Ladybug catching her in her arms before hitting the ground apparently keeps Chloé from injury.
* NumberedSequel: Starting from the third season, sometimes previously akumatized villains make a return, with their episodes being named this way. Downplayed with "Gamer 2.0" where although his design is the same, his powers are slightly different this time and the "2.0" is part of his name, and averted with "Reflekdoll" where the title character is actually a sentimonster and Reflekta herself is defeated fairly early.
* ObliviousToHerOwnDescription: Marinette can't see herself in Adrien's love poem (which is actually written ''about'' her but not ''to'' her) without some convincing from Tikki.
* ObliviousToLove: Both of our heroes have this UpToEleven.
** Adrien to Marinette's crush, even when she stutters in front of him. He's oblivious to Lila as well but appears aware of Chloé's non-platonic affections for him.
** Ladybug to Cat Noir's crush, despite (or because of) his constant flirting. She also had no idea about Nathanael's and Nino's respective crushes on her despite the latter's [[GibberishOfLove Marinette-ing]] right in front of her.
* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The show's full title, ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'', is rarely used for marketing, if ever. Much more often, the show is advertized as ''Miraculous Ladybug'', and sometimes as just ''Miraculous''.
* OhNoNotAgain: Marinette, Adrien, and Alya when [[spoiler:The Puppeteer compels Alya to turn into Lady [=WiFi=] ]] on the train.
* OncePerEpisode: Numerous, and sometimes more than once. Opening shot of Eiffel Tower, bad guy's butterfly scene, Marinette's transformation, Cat Noir's transformation (occasionally skipped), Ladybug confused by the lucky item, magical reset, Hawk Moth vows revenge with a pun.
** In season two, every time Master Fu asks Marinette to choose an ally she can trust to temporarily receive the power of a Miraculous, the exact same two scenes play with the box of Miraculous and Ladybug's speech about the Miraculous she is lending away. [[spoiler: In Alya's case, having been Rena Rouge twice, giving her the speech for the second time onscreen is unnecessary since she already knows the conditions attached.]]
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Thanks to the EconomyCast. Nearly every character, akumatized or not, is related to someone Marinette or Adrien know. The zookeeper Kim annoys is Alya's father, the historian in the Louvre is their classmate Alix's brother, every teenaged akuma victim attends their school, et cetera.
* OneMythToExplainThemAll: The OriginsIssue implies that [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Heracles]] and Joan of Arc were wielders of the Black Cat and Ladybug Miraculous, respectively. It has been revealed that other holders of the Ladybug Miraculous include Hippolyta and Mudekudeku, an [=OmuHimba=] girl.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted; there are two Vincents in this show. Oddly enough, they're both photographers. There are also two Xaviers (Ramier and the real name of XY). And there're also two Andres, who are Chloé's father and the ice cream man.
* OppositesAttract: Ladybug: A symbol for good luck. Black Cat: A symbol for bad luck. Do the math. Played with, due to the dual LovesMyAlterEgo situation.
* OriginsEpisode: Episode 25 and 26 reveal how Marinette and Adrien received their Miraculouses and became Ladybug and Cat Noir.
* OutOfGenreExperience:
** "Horrificator" is something of a horror movie as the DwindlingParty of classmates attempts to hide from the monster in the school. Lampshaded by Nino.
** "The Gamer" turns into a hybrid video game/giant mecha battle near the end, complete with CallingYourAttacks and [[ShoutOut shout-outs]] to ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.
** "Zombizou" is, as the name suggests, a zombie movie. The akuma's ability spreads by kissing, with lipstick marks standing in for "zombie bites." [[BrokenHeel Chloé is rendered helpless by a twisted ankle]], a character escapes only to [[ZombieInfectee reveal that they were unknowingly turned]], and there's a DwindlingParty once again.
* PairTheSpares: Alya and Nino, the best friends of the two main characters, who are implied to be in a relationship after the events of "Animan".
* PaperThinDisguise:
** Marinette's disguise is basically a small mask over her eyes; the transformation doesn't even change her hairstyle! Even so, many people mistake other characters as Ladybug when dressed in the costume. This is most blatant when Lady [=WiFi=] reveals that Chloé dresses as Ladybug in private and thus believes that Chloé is the real thing. So far Jagged Stone seems to be the only person who notices that Chloé's hair is different when in costume. When Chloé showcases her Ladybug outfit, it even includes a replica wig that's, of course, identical to Marinette's hair.
** By contrast, Adrien's Cat Noir disguise gives him a likewise small mask, but also significantly changes his hairstyle and transforms his eyes into green cat ones (sclera included), making it much harder for someone to guess his true identity. When Adrien wears the Ladybug Miraculous and costume, however, his eyes are a very normal shape and still neither Marinette nor any onlookers notice the distinct similarities he has to a world-famous model. Adrien has also twice been selected to play screen adaptations of Cat Noir - once for his looks in a music video and once for his voice in an animated film.
** To further compound how little effort they put into maintaining their secret identities, neither one ever bothers to actually get somewhere private before transforming: usually they just duck behind something that only blocks line of sight in one direction (like ducking into a subway station) something that doesn't even fully block line of sight (like behind a park bench), or just ducking around a corner in a hallway that ought to have security cameras.
** It becomes kind of hilarious when each of them have to, on multiple occasions, vocally imitate their alter-ego (in or out of transformation) and no one ever seems to notice either that their voice is different or that their alter-egos sound identical.
** After Ikari Gozen returns to being Ms. Tsurugi (causing her to forget Ryuko's alter ego), Ryuko assures Ms. Tsurugi that her daughter is safe. Ms. Tsurugi is ''blind'', so she can't even see Ryuko's costume, yet still shows no sign of realizing that the person speaking to her is Kagami.
* ParasolOfPain: "Stormy Weather" features the titular villain, "Stormy Weather" ("Climatika" in the French version), wielding a parasol with which she can control the weather. Bunnyx' Miraculous weapon is also a parasol and being unbreakable, can definitely bring the pain.
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Aurore Beauréal carries one in "Stormy Weather". Becomes a ParasolOfPain when she gets akumatized.
* LeParkour: Some of the duo's RoofHopping looks like this, which is not surprising considering Parkour originated in France.
* PictureDay: The subject of "Reflekta". Juleka is uncomfortable about having her picture taken and Chloé ruins it, causing Juleka to become akumatized.
* PlotHole:
** Ladybug always throws her Lucky Charm Object in the air, even when it's nowhere near her.
** Cat Noir occasionally has to run before he times out, even if he doesn't use Cataclysm during this transformation. ("The Pharaoh", "Darkblade") Although this is only if that's the only way to drain Cat Noir's power to that point and not just the most expedient one.
** In the third issue of the ''Miraculous Adventures'' comics, while Adrien transforms back into his swim trunks without a problem, Marinette ends up completely naked despite wearing a shirt and shorts before turning into Ladybug.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Chloé, when she says Marinette's uncle should just make sushi "like everyone else". As Adrien points out, [[InterchangeableAsianCultures sushi is Japanese whereas Marinette's uncle is Chinese]].
* PowerAtAPrice: Combining the Cat's ring and the Ladybug's earrings give the power to reshape reality or grant any one wish. But that wish comes with a price tag. For whatever that wish gives [[EquivalentExchange something of equal value will be taken away]].
* PowerTrio: Marinette/Ladybug, Alya/Rena Rouge, and Chloé/Queen Bee are the only girls who wield the Miraculous. They fit multiple molds, such as the BeautyBrainsAndBrawn (Chloé is the beauty, Marinette is the brains, and Alya is the brawn), the BlondeBrunetteRedhead (Chloé is the blonde, Marinette is the brunette, and Alya is the redhead), and the NiceMeanAndInBetween (Marinette's nice, Chloé's mean, and Alya's in-between).
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Cat Noir sometimes uses his staff in baton form as a thrown weapon, and it usually ricochets back into his hand. It can even split in half mid-air and boomerang back. Might be another magical property of it rather than just ImprobableAimingSkills, though.
* PungeonMaster: Cat Noir is fond of making cat-related puns. Hawk Moth occasionally drops a few puns as well. [[spoiler: Like father, like son]].
* PunnyName:
** The musician Jagged '''Stone''' and his assistant Penny '''Rolling'''. Put their names together and you get Music/TheRollingStones!
** Aurore Beauréal, one of the girls from "Stormy Weather", whose name is a reference to the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The team of Miraculous heroes consists of a CuteClumsyGirl, a pampered but sweet model, a GenreSavvy redhead, a DJ extreme, and an AlphaBitch.
* RandomEffectSpell: Ladybug's "Lucky Charm" spell creates an item tailor-made to resolve a crisis, but Ladybug has no idea what the item will be in advance, so she has to figure out how to apply it.
* RealityEnsues:
** Hawk Moth is a fully developed adult with his own Miraculous to even the playing field. The few times he bothers to fight Ladybug and Cat Noir directly, he can usually fight them to a standstill single handedly.
** Even though Lila [[spoiler:lied about being Ladybug's friend and that her grandmother was also a superhero]] in the episode "Volpina", she's still hurt that Ladybug would reveal this in front of her crush Adrien all the while chastising her for it -- something that Adrien even [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on]]. (Made worse since Marinette mostly did it to keep Lila from dating him.) Later, when Ladybug tries to apologize over the incident, [[RejectedApology Lila refuses to accept it]] and runs off.
** In "Simon Says", Marinette is grounded by her parents over her numerous absences from school due to her superhero alter ego.
** Though PoliceAreUseless is used a lot in the series, most of the time it's not due to deliberate incompetence, but rather the fact that the non-powered police have no real way of going against [[MonsterOfTheWeek the ever-changing assortment of superpowered villains]] that Hawk Moth sends out.
* RecurringExtra: Theo, the sculptor who was turned into Copycat, is seen doing different jobs in later episodes: mover, flyer-passer-outer, boom operator. He also appears in the boy's bathroom in "Animan", leading some to speculate he might be a senior in Marinette and Adrien's school. Although, considering their school is explicitly a French collège (the oldest students would be 15), it may just be the EconomyCast.
* RedGreenContrast: Ladybug and Cat Noir are partnered heroes that share this color scheme. Ladybug's outfit is predominantly red, tempered with black spots. In contrast, Cat Noir's design is predominantly black, tempered with various accents of green (mainly his green eyes and the paw-print symbol on his ring when active).
* RedIsHeroic: Ladybug's costume is naturally red with black spots, to imitate the look of a ladybug. The ladybug Miraculous wielder is generally considered to be the leader of the Miraculous wielders.
* RefusalOfTheCall: In the OriginsEpisode, Marinette doesn't think she's cut out to be a superhero and takes off her [[TransformationTrinket magic earrings]]. She gets better, of course.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Applies to a number of villains: So far there are Dark Cupid, Sapotis, Syren, Anansi (who's here a DumbMuscle instead of TheTrickster) and Mayura.
* {{Revenge}}: The most common akuma motivation is wanting to get revenge on someone who's wronged them.
* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: The Agreste family's mansion is almost entirely monochrome inside and out. The most splashes of colors are found in Adrien's bedroom, but even that is mostly from the paraphernalia.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Both Ladybug's and Cat Noir's {{Fairy Companion}}s, which allow the two to transform, are drawn with big heads, wide eyes, and small bodies.
* RockIsAuthenticPopIsShallow: The show pits eccentric, flamboyant rock star Jagged Stone against obnoxious, manufactured pop/EDM musician XY. In "Guitar Villain", Jagged's management tries to get him to change his sound to better stand against XY; Jagged later comes to the conclusion that it's all right that he lags behind XY in sales as long as he gets to make the music he loves. However, the show doesn't portray pop music as ''bad'' -- the main issues with XY are his manufactured sound and {{jerkass}} attitude; when unrelated sweet pop star Clara Nightingale rolls into Paris in season 2, she is portrayed positively.
* RoofHopping: Ladybug's and Cat Noir's preferred method of getting around Paris, though Ladybug supplements the [[LeParkour parkour]] with BuildingSwing and Cat Noir with pole vaulting thanks to his TelescopingStaff.
* RooftopConfrontation: Quite a few battles take place over the rooftops of Paris.
* RubeGoldbergDevice: Most of Ladybug's Luck Charm moves involve assembling objects in odd ways to bounce off each other to trap or defeat the villain.
* RuleOfSeven: Seven main miraculous, each bestowing a different power.
* RunningGag:
** Marinette giving Adrien gifts or letters but forgetting to sign them. She manages to sign his birthday gift, but the note is thrown out by Nathalie. She's already dropped the Valentine's Day letter into the mailbox by the time Alya asks if she's signed it, which she hasn't. Although, in the Christmas episode, she finally remembers to sign her gift and [[RunningGag Adrien actually receives it knowing she is the sender]].
** Ladybug and Cat Noir doing a fist bump in celebration of their victory, while the recently de-evilised villain looks confused in the background. "Pound it!"
** Plagg's constant request for Camembert cheese, which is his favorite food, and especially Adrien's hatred of it, is also often played for laughs.
** Starting in Season 2, there are a ton of references to Marinette getting a pet hamster, usually in relation to romantic interests.
*** In the same vein, she (and anyone else who mentions the hamster) is always cut off before its name can be revealed.
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[[folder:Tropes S to Z]]
* SailorEarth: Just create a new akuma or miraculous wielder and your OC is good to go.
* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: Marinette starts off thinking Adrien is one of Chloé's cronies, but her crush on him begins after he apologized for [[NotWhatItLooksLike their earlier misunderstanding]] and he gives her his umbrella to use after seeing that she didn't have one.
* SaveTheVillain: Or at least Save the AlphaBitch. Ladybug and Cat Noir do this whenever the akuma target Chloé, which is often.
* SayYourPrayers: Chloé starts praying as Stoneheart hurls her off of the Eiffel Tower, promising to be nice to everyone. Ladybug [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou catches her]], and she says she didn't mean it, leaving Ladybug confused as to what she meant.
* SecondSuperIdentity: Realizing that Ladybug and Cat Noir are close to discovering his civilian identity, Hawk Moth akumatizes ''himself'' [[spoiler:into The Collector]] as a FalseFlagOperation to ward off suspicion.
** Marinette pulls a similar stunt in "Kwamibuster", where she "accidentally" outs herself as Multimouse in front of Cat Noir to keep him from suspecting she is Ladybug.
* SecretKeeper:
** Each Miraculous wielder's kwami obviously knows who they are, being the ones who give them their powers. Master Fu, as TheChooserOfTheOne, also knows who all of the Miraculous wielders are with the exception of Hawk Moth. Ladybug also knows who everyone is except Cat Noir and Hawk Moth due to being the one who loans out the Miraculous.
** In "The Collector", it's revealed that [[spoiler:Nathalie]] knows who [[spoiler:Hawk Moth]] is.
** In "Dark Owl", Plagg and Tikki discover the secret identities of Ladybug and Cat Noir at the same time. Neither of them reveal this information to their partner.
** In "Catalyst", [[spoiler:Rena Rouge and Carapace learn each other's identities (although Alya had suspected Nino was Carapace from the very beginning)]].
* SecretTestOfCharacter: To test if Marinette and Adrien will make suitable candidates for their eventual Miraculouses, Master Fu sees if they will assist someone in jeopardy. Marinette is tested by seeing if she will pull him out of the path of oncoming traffic. Adrien's test is far less dangerous; he simply has to help the Master stand up after falling down. However, by doing so Adrien sacrificed his chance to enter the school and forfeited something important to him, just to help an old man he doesn't know.
** When Clara fails to find a suitable performer to play Ladybug for her music video, she walks out to the line of those waiting to be chosen as extras and pretends to fall down to see who will break from the line to help her up. Marinette happens to be the only one who comes to her aid.
* SharedUniverse: The show shares the same universe as with other shows in the Zag Heroes such as Zak Storm, Ghost for and Pixie Girl. Also a crossover called Ladybug in New York that crosses over with Pixie Girl and Ghost Force.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Alya and Marinette's parents ship Marinette and Adrien.
** Tikki and Plagg also have their moments.
** Alya for both the Adrien/Marinet and Ladybug/Cat Nior ships (You can see she has aranged her action figures of the pair holding hands in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E8TheDarkOwl The Dark Owl]]")
** At the end of "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E26StoneheartOriginsPart2 Stoneheart (Origins – Part 2)]]" Master Fu observes that the pair were "made for each other".
--->'''Plagg''': First day of school and we already have two lovebirds.
* ShockwaveClap: Pharaoh can clap his hands and send out powerful shockwaves.
* ShoutOut:
** According to WordOfGod, Hawk Moth's creepy grey mask is based on the one worn by the movie version of Film/{{Fantomas}}.
** In "Mr. Pigeon", Cat Noir decides to dance while waiting for Mr. Pigeon to show up. Among the recognizable moves include [[Music/MichaelJackson the Moonwalk]] and [[Music/{{PSY}} Gangnam Style]].
** In the French version of same episode, a hilarious quote from ''Film/LaCiteDeLaPeur'' ("Good news for batavia lettuce lovers!") is used as a transition in TV news.
** In "Origins", Alya theorizes that Ladybug got her powers by being bitten by a radioactive ladybug and tosses out every adjective that was included in a ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic title for good measure. For that matter, Ladybug's form-fitting red costume and her use of her yo-yo to swing around the city are strongly reminiscent of Spidey.
** Chloé can't resist tossing out superhuman references, referencing Cyclops of the X-Men and making a sardonic comment alluding to [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulking Out]].
** The in-universe superheroine Majestia has a resemblance to ComicBook/CarolDanvers.
** In "Kung Food", Kung Food's minions use caramel to seal off the hotel he's in, which comes out similar to the slime wall covering the museum in ''Film/GhostbustersII''. Kung Food himself is a shout-out of [[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'s Super Saiyan form. Also, he fights using a Pepperoni Pizza [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Buster Sword]].
** The battle against "The Gamer" is full of shout-outs to ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', with the heroes and Gamer trading signature attacks of the most famous characters (e.g. M. Bison's Psycho Crusher, Ryu's Hadouken, Ken's Shoryuken, Dhalsim's Yoga Fire). Ladybug and Cat Noir's robot even goes into Ryu's fighting stance.
*** In addition, the giant robot fight uses attacks from (among others) ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''[[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Grendizer]]'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV''.
** Marinette and Adrien go to the ''collège'' Françoise Dupont. Françoise Dupont is the secret identity of French teenage superheroine Fantômette, from a 1960s series of books later adapted into a live-action TV series and cartoons.
** Rogercop seems to be a PG mix of Franchise/RoboCop and ComicBook/JudgeDredd.
*** From the same episode, Cat Noir stands up and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger points]] just to say he and Ladybug should defend themselves in a court of law. Coupled with his dialogue about law, his pose is clearly a reference to ''Franchise/AceAttorney''.
** In "Bubbler", when Marinette is standing outside of Adrien's house, her surprise at the camera ball and the blunt way she's being spoken to strongly resembles [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi C-3PO at the gate of Jabba's Palace]].
** In "Antibug", Chloé (a powerless human) is trying to help Ladybug (superhero), but Ladybug thinks she is just carelessly putting herself in danger and doesn't listen to her "biggest fan". Crushed by this, Chloé becomes Ladybug's EvilCounterpart with the goal of proving that she is better. [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Sounds familiar?]]
** In "Riposte", Kagami Tsurugi's akumatized form resembles a cross between [[Franchise/XMen the Silver Samurai]] and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the Shredder]]. The reason she was akumatised (bitter at losing to Adrien despite being trained from youth to be an excellent fencer) is similar to how another Tsurugi acted towards the end of ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' (the protagonist Tetsuya Tsurugi resented the return of the previous series' hero, to the point it affected his fighting ability).
** In "The Puppeteer", Marinette's address is revealed to be Gotlib Street, which is very probably a reference to French cartoonist Creator/{{Gotlib}}, whose works very frequently featured a snarky ladybug.
** A meta example occurs in "The Gamer". When confronting an akumatized Max in his robot mecha at the soccer stadium, one of the ads on the stadium walls is for "ZAG", the studio behind the show.
** Another thing worth noting is that in the episode [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E06Robostus Robustus]], [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist in order for a wish to be granted on the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses' combined power, something of equal value must be lost to keep the universe in balance.]] Also, Robustus' CombiningMecha body is quite similar to Devastator from Franchise/{{Transformers}}.
** In "Sapotis", when Ladybug explains that they have to destroy the hat of the clone that Hawk Moth akumatized first, Cat Noir asks if this means they've "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Gotta catch 'em all]]".
** In "Frightingale", to shut down the filming of the clip, André tells Clara that she forgot to procure the [[WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix Permit A-38]].
** In "Sandboy", Marinette's nightmare version of Adrien breaks through Master Fu's house with a PsychoticSmirk that parodies the infamous "Here's Johnny!" scene from ''Film/TheShining''.
** In "Oblivio", an amnesiac Cat Noir refers to the akuma as a [[Disney/TheLionKing Hakuna Matata]].
** In "Gamer 2.0", when Cat Noir wins with Reflekta against Gamer 2.0's Roger Cop, he references lyrics from the song "Riding Dirty" by Chamillionaire. Though the lyrics were altered slightly to add in a cat pun.
** The concept of the Miraculous timers is similar to the Colour Timers from the Franchise/UltraSeries.
** ("Ladybug") "Cat Noir, [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar I don't feel so good...]]"
** "Startrain": Max is an expert gamer. Whose best friend is an AI with emotions. Whose transformation gives him a throwing weapon on the back. Who has created and gone himself into a cyber-space game. Definitely not [[{{Film/Tron}} Kevin Flynn]]... right?
** Wayzz's name might be a reference to [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Master Oog'''way''']], who just so happens to also be a turtle and a MentorArchetype.
** "Kwamibuster" includes multiple references to ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''. The titular villain is styled after the ghost hunters, including a vacuum-like device to capture and store kwamis, at one point Cat Noir states "I love this plan, I'm excited to be part of it," and after the battle Multimouse says "We came, we saw, we kicked her [[LastSecondWordSwap hat]]."
** The beginning of "Kwamibuster" has Ms. Mendeliev trying to prove the existence of kwamis, at one point using a butterfly net to try and capture them. This is similar to Denzel Crocker's obsession with fairies in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''
** "Cat Blanc": BiggerOnTheInside ? Check. White background ? Check. Full of "the round things"? Check. Can be used for traveling through time and space? Double Check. Bunnyx's Burrow is basically a [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS.]].
* SickEpisode: Tikki is ill during "Princess Fragrance".
* SignificantDoubleCasting: In most languages, [[spoiler:Gabriel Agreste and Hawk Moth]] are voiced by the same guy. That's not a coincidence.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Marinette for Adrien and Cat Noir for Ladybug, which makes a rare case of the characters being in a love quadrangle with [[LovesMyAlterEgo themselves]]. Even more remarkable on Adrien's side as he has hundred of fangirls but is indifferent to anybody other than Ladybug (thus, Marinette).
** This gets briefly explored during "Frozer," when Adrien decides to try dating Kagami, which pushes Marinette to ask Luka out. Both return to their original targets by the end of the episode.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Prevalent.
** Marinette starts off disliking Adrien in "Origins" but falls for him once he shows her how kind he is despite his loneliness.
** Rose has a CelebCrush on Prince Ali, mostly for the fact that he does volunteer work with children's charities and clearly has a heart of gold.
** Even Ivan, who's burly and scary at first glance, wins Mylène's affections when she sees his gentler side.
* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Rena Rouge, Carapace and Queen Bee.]]
** [[spoiler:Hawk Moth gains Mayura as an ally after "Heroes Day, Part 2"]]
* SkewedPriorities:
** When Marinette's uncle is turned into an akuma during a cooking competition, Plagg is only concerned that Adrien didn't sneak him any Camembert.
** Likewise, a tied-up Chloé, about to be boiled in a swimming pool of soup, complains that the soup's steam is making her hair greasy. Lampshaded by the akuma Kung Food, who tells her that greasy hair is the least of her worries.
** This is a common complaint of Chloé's, that despite whatever is happening to her, she only cares that she's personally inconvenienced somehow.
* SlasherSmile: Hawk Moth does a particularly chilling one during his transformation.
* SleazyPolitician: Mayor Bourgeois. He regularly abuses his power, including in one episode firing a police officer because said officer refused to arrest a teenage girl on charges the mayor had just made up on the spot. The episode "Darkblade" makes it clear that he has won four consecutive elections by bribing key voters and paying reporters to smear his opponents' reputations. His daughter Chloé Bourgeois also counts, as a sleazy class representative, first blackmailing the other students to keep them from running against her, then when Marinette runs anyway, Chloé tries to bribe the students with Jagged Stone concert tickets, and then tries to steal Marinette's diary in order to smear her reputation.
%%* SleepingDummy: Marinette constructs one so she can sneak out of the house to become Ladybug while grounded in "Simon Says".
* TheSlowPath: Stranded 5000 years in the past, Bunnyx (Alix) must sleep inside a stone column until her younger self meets her in the present with the Rabbit Miraculous to replace her damaged one so she can regain her time travel powers and go back to the future.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: A gender-flipped version; because Adrien is a good-looking model, while a teenager, he seems to attract a lot of girls that fall into the AlphaBitch or {{Jerkass}} territory. Chloé makes it a point to hit on him while Lila violates his personal space.
* SoreLoser: The direct cause of three akuma (Stormy Weather[[note]]Aurore's bitterness and anger at losing the weather girl competition to Mireille[[/note]], Darkblade[[note]]D'argencourt is angry about losing the elections to Mayor Bourgeois[[/note]], and The Gamer[[note]]Max's resentment at Marinette being chosen for a video game competition that he spent a year training for instead of him, although he gets points for trying to be a GracefulLoser[[/note]]) and a contributing factor in others.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: As the episodes progress, Ladybug and Cat Noir find themselves facing more difficult akuma. Justified, as the Origins episodes reveal that Hawk Moth acquired his Miraculous right before they did and is likewise new to using it.
** Hawk Moth creates two consecutive ones in "Antibug" [[spoiler:Sabrina and Chloé]] and in "The Puppeteer" the titular akuma [[spoiler:who is a child]] comes ''very'' close to stealing the Miraculous. Finally, in "Volpina" [[spoiler:Ladybug nearly surrenders her Miraculous twice when the akuma creates illusions of causing a building to collapse and threatening to drop Adrien off the Eiffel Tower.]]
** Come season 2 the akumas have become increasingly difficult to the point that Ladybug and Cat Noir come much closer to losing than they did in season 1. Special mention goes to Dark Owl, Sapotis and Syren: Dark Owl ''took one of the Ladybug earrings by force'' and Sapotis and Syren required a new superhero and a power-up, respectively. Furthermore, the akumas of season 2 are shown to be far more willing ''to kill'': Riposte slashed open a sarcophagus thinking Adrien was inside and Prime Queen threatens to crush Chloé on the Metro and drown Alya in the Seine.
** Season 3 arguably has the most powerful villain in the show: ''Desperada''. A shootin-tootin' villain with the power to turn anyone she shoots into stickers with her trumpets. She is the closest villain to have ever won, and basically did. In this episode, Adrien fails to stop Desperada from capturing Ladybug in ''every timeline''. Viperion's plan involved both Cat Noir and Ladybug getting shot, and while it was a BatmanGambit, Desparada still managed to capture them. Basically, it weren't for Viperion, both Ladybug and Cat Noir would have '''lost'''.
* TheSouthPaw:
** Nathaniel is evidently left-handed (his drawing pad as the Evillustrator is on his right arm).
** Rose writes her letter to Prince Ali with her left hand.
** Marinette has scenes where she's left-handed, but these are due to continuity errors. She is right-handed, as evidenced in "Pixelator", where she loses use of her right arm and fumbles on throwing her yo-yo. However, when using Lucky Charm, she always uses her left hand.
** Chloé appears to be also left-handed, notably in "Antibug".
* SpiderManSendUp: Marinette holds many similarities to Peter Parker, both in and out of costume. She struggles to balance her hero work with her personal life, only continuing it out of a sense of moral duty, with a blond crush (Adrien/Gwen), a blonde bully (Chloé/Flash), a high-class villain that is the head of the various villains in the series (Hawk Moth/Kingpin) and a villain who happens to be the father of someone close to her (Gabriel Agreste, father of Adrien/Norman Osborne, father of Peter's friend Harry). As Ladybug, she is an AnimalThemedSuperbeing with [[PrimaryColorChampion blue and red being predominant in her color scheme]], she has enhanced flexibility, transports herself via BuildingSwing, and possesses an enhanced sense of intuition when using the item her lucky-charm deposits.
** Cat Noir bears more than a passing resemblance to ComicBook/BlackCat, given his powers of probability, his black catsuit, his flirtatious relationship with the Spider-Man {{Expy}} and the fact that his hero name is the ''literal French translation of "Black Cat"!''
** Marc Anciel's akumatized form Reverser bears a passing resemblance to the Green Goblin.
* SpinToDeflectStuff:
** Cat Noir's weapon of choice is a retractable staff, so of course he does a lot of spinning with it to deflect attacks coming from the VillainOfTheWeek.
** Ladybug also does it by spinning her magic yo-yo; however in this case it doesn't so much deflect than create an impenetrable shield that disintegrates what's thrown at it. She uses it once to protect herself and Cat Noir from a [[BlowYouAway blown-away]] ''bus''; this doesn't stop it, but they end up safely inside through a perfectly round hole on its side.
** Queen Bee can deflect projectiles much like Ladybug can with her spinning top.
* SpoilerOpening:
** Almost all of Season One's akuma victims appear in the opening theme song. The exceptions are Otis, Wang Cheng, and [[LastEpisodeNewCharacter Lila]].
** [[spoiler:Nooroo and Wayzz]] appear briefly in the opening theme long before they appear on the show. Both are [[WalkingSpoiler major spoilers]] to boot.
** The opening also spoils the fact that [[spoiler:Hawk Moth's powers come from the Butterfly Miraculous]].
** Season 2's opener reveals the outline of all 7 Miraculous users as of the first episode, even if we've only seen 3 transformed up to that point.
* SpotTheImpostor: Happens frequently.
** Among akumas: Reflekta's entire schtick is changing people into her image. Copycat is a perfect double of Cat Noir. The Sapotis simply duplicate themselves, but since only the original(s) have the akuma, they still have to weed out the duplicates.
** Chloé in particular is very good at passing herself off as Ladybug, simply by wearing the suit and DominoMask, despite having a (slightly) different body type, voice, personality and hairstyle[[note]]Jagged Stone does notice the latter, but it doesn't even raise his suspicion. He simply asks if she changed it[[/note]]. Interestingly enough, the one time she ''does'' wear the wig that comes with the costume, thus most closely resembling Ladybug, is the one time she's instantly recognized as herself[[note]]when she auditions for Clara Nightingale's Ladybug-and-Cat-Noir-inspired music video[[/note]].
* StalkerShrine:
** The walls of Marinette's room is plastered with photos and ads of Adrien.
** An unconventional kind is the Agreste home. It is so loaded with the image of Gabriel's beloved wife, Emilie, that ''the house she lived in'' could be considered a shrine to her.
* StalkerWithACrush: Marinette's crush has led to her stealing Adrien's phone to erase an embarrassing voicemail she left him, she has pictures of him all over the walls in her room, and even knows his entire schedule somehow. This is {{played for laughs}} for the most part. Justified in that whenever Marinette tries to talk to Adrien (especially in early episodes), she gets so tongue-tied it's a wonder she can still form coherent words, much less intelligible speech. Marinette also seems to be at least partially aware of her stalkerish tendencies, especially when the idea of how it might look to Adrien comes up.
* StealthPun: The Pig Miraculous is a pearl bracelet.
* StepfordSmiler: Adrien about his home life, given his only parent is either always working or ignoring him. He's warm and friendly to most of his classmates, and energetic as Cat Noir, but when alone the demeanor drops and he's much sadder.
* StockFootage:
** The animation of the evil butterflies exiting Hawk Moth's tower; Ladybug and Cat Noir's transformation sequences, as well as activating their special powers. When Ladybug captures and purifies the akuma, the footage is reused. For releasing the butterfly and initiating her WorldHealingWave, the same animation is used although in different locations. Both transformation sequences do have alternate versions where the character is more solemn and sad. There is also a version of Cat Noir's Cataclysm after his belt has been removed and one for Marinette transforming into Ladybug while wearing her nightclothes.
** When Ladybug or Cat Noir power up using elemental based powers, there's first a scene of their kwami changing into the new element-based form, then a new transformation sequence that changes the costume into one revolving around said theme.
*** During "Syren", Tikki turns into "Aqua Tikki" and Ladybug's costume had a scale pattern and flippers on her feet. Cat Noir has similar flippers, but Plagg's transformation isn't seen.
*** During "Frozer", Tikki turns into "[=StalacTikki=]" and Plagg became "[=PlagGlacier=]". Both Ladybug and Cat Noir have ice skates on their feet, but Ladybug's costume is tinted white with snowflake patterns and an ice tiara.
* SuperpowerLottery: The powers people obtain after being possessed by the akuma range everywhere from TimeTravel, WeatherManipulation, even channeling the ''Egyptian Gods''... to [[LethalHarmlessPowers controlling pigeons and magic bubbles]].
* SuperReflexes: Both Cat Noir and Ladybug get superhuman reflexes and agility from their transformations. During any fight, they keep moving all the time and are extremely hard to hit.
* TakingTheBullet:
** Happens (so far) twice with Cat Noir. Granted, he actually takes curses (from Timebreaker and Dark Cupid) meant for Ladybug, but still....
** Played with in "Reflekta": Cat Noir takes a curse for Ladybug again, but because he is already affected by it himself, he suffers no additional ill effects, which he immediately points out.
** In "Heroes' Day, Part 2", [[spoiler:Rena Rouge jumps in the path of Dark Cupid's arrow going for Carapace, whose shield had been knocked away and was engaged with an enemy.]]
* TeensAreShort: With a few rare exceptions (like Marinette's mother, who's quite petite, or Ivan, who's a massive teenager), the adults are at least one head taller than most of the teenage characters.
* ThemeNaming: A ''very'' subtle example: all of the Kwamis which have so far been named contain a double letter somewhere in their name (Ti'''kk'''i, Pla'''gg''', N'''oo'''r'''oo''', Way'''zz''', Tri'''xx''', Po'''ll'''en, and [[spoiler:D'''uu'''su]]).
* ThemeTwinNaming:
** Alya's younger twin sisters are named Etta and Ella, which are phonetically similar and fit within their FamilyThemeNaming of jazz singers.
** Adrien's mother Emilie has a sister who looks very much like her (but isn't outright stated to be her twin) named Amelie.
* ThemeTuneCameo:
** Ladybug casually whistles the show's theme song [[spoiler:after taking out four akumatized villains and a possessed Cat Noir single-handedly.]]
** Jagged Stone's piece at the end of "Pixelator" is a piano rendition of the song that plays at the end of every episode, which is the instrumental of the theme tune.
** Nightingale's music video is the theme song, this time with lyrics.
* ThisIsNoTimeForKnitting: Pretty much [[OnceAnEpisode every time]] Ladybug uses Lucky Charm, Cat Noir makes a comment about the seeming uselessness of the object she gets, though usually he isn't serious.
* TimeTravelEpisode: "Timebreaker", where Alix-as-Timebreaker wants to go back in time to fix the watch her classmates broke by accident. She accomplishes this by outright killing people to steal their "minutes".
* TokenRichStudent: Downplayed. Both Chloé, who is the daughter of the Mayor who owns a hotel, and Adrien, son of a fashion tycoon, fit while we are not given any indication that any other of the kids are that well off. However, only Chloé ever uses her family's wealth in any appreciable method.
* TookALevelInBadass: Any civilian that falls under the thrall of an akuma becomes strong enough to take on Ladybug and Cat Noir.
* TotallyRadical: Only really apparent with Alya and Nino/Bubbler (but not Lady Wifi). While Nino/Bubbler always speak this way, Alya only affects it when giving compliments. [[spoiler:This verbal tic is how Alya knew Nino was Carapace before Ladybug was forced to reveal it.]]
* ToxicPhlebotinum: While using one or two Miraculous at once is harmless, stacking too many of them can drive the user insane. Master Fu remarks at the end of "Kwamibuster" that nobody has ever wielded as many Miraculous simultaneously as Marinette does during the events of the episode (she uses the Ladybug, Cat, Mouse, and Fox all at once).
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Plagg is a huge fan of Camembert. Tikki seems to like all sweets, but is partial to macarons. These are the foods that contain the special compounds to grant the kwamis extra powers.
* TransformationSequence:
** Both Marinette and Cat Noir get one, with surprisingly little fanservice for either of them. Thankfully, [[DownplayedTrope they only last fifteen seconds]]. However, this means that sometimes a character will transform twice in an episode.
** It takes roughly a season and a half, but Hawk Moth gets his own transformation sequence in "Gorizilla".
* TransformationTrinket: The seven Miraculouses, each with an accompanying fairy and specific power:
** Ladybug's earrings and Tikki, which grant the power of creation.
** Cat Noir's ring and Plagg, which grant the power of destruction.
** Hawk Moth's moth brooch and Nooroo, which grants the power of transmission.
** Master Fu and Carapace's bracelet and Wayzz, which grants the power of protection.
** Rena Rouge's necklace and Trixx, which grant the power of illusion.
** Queen Bee's haircomb and Pollen, which grants the power of subjection.
** [[spoiler:Mayura's]] peacock brooch, which [[spoiler:summons a beast from the target to protect them]].
* TrueLovesKiss:
** How Ladybug cures Cat Noir from HatePlague on the [[ValentinesDayEpisodes Valentine's Day Episode]]. She remembered in her literature class about {{fairy tale}}s. However, as far as Ladybug knows, she is not in love with Cat Noir and is still unaware of the latter's feelings towards her at this point. [[FridgeLogic So, how did such an idea ever reach her mind if it should not have worked?]] It's because they're technically -- albeit [[TwoPersonLoveTriangle unaware]] [[LovesMyAlterEgo of it]] -- in love.
** How Mylène distracts Ivan turned into Stoneheart in the second half of the OriginsEpisode.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. Of the Miraculous heroes, there are two males (Adrien as Cat Noir and Nino as Carapace) to three females (Marinette/Ladybug, Alya/Reina Rouge, Chloé/Queen Bee). During Season 2, aside from Ladybug and Cat Noir, all the superheroes are temporarily recruited.
* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: Or what the fandom has dubbed the "[[FandomNickname Miraculous Love Square]]." Marinette/Ladybug ''adores'' Adrien, but doesn't really care for Cat Noir that way. Adrien/Cat Noir is in love with Ladybug but only considers Marinette a talented classmate/friend. Neither has any idea of the other's identity.
* UngratefulBastard: Chloé after Ladybug saves her in "Kung Food", she complains that Ladybug took her time to mount a rescue. Ladybug promptly drops her with a sarcastic "whoops".
* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Happens EVERY episode, in a way. Marinette is in love with Adrien. Cat Noir is in love with Ladybug. Adrien seems [[ObliviousToLove unaware of Marinette's crush]] on him. Ladybug is kind of annoyed with Cat's constant flirting. Oh, Marinette IS Ladybug and Adrien IS Cat Noir.
* UrbanFantasy: The show takes place in the present day, that being about 2015, give or take a couple of years (as 2015 is the year the show first started airing), with the main cast being in middle school and Marinette & Kagami mentioning that their Chinese Zodiac signs are snake and dragon respectively, which would place their birth years as 2001 and 2000. And of course, the show is about superheroes who use [[SpaceIsMagic cosmic magic]] to fight supervillains and monsters.
* ValentinesDayEpisode: "Dark Cupid", featuring Valentine shenanigans between Marinette and Adrien, Kim attempting to confess to Chloé, and a holiday-themed villain!
* VillainPossessedBystander: This is Hawk Moth's whole strategy. He will send an Akuma to any person that recently got disappointed and is holding a grudge (justified or not) so he can offer them a "chance for revenge" in exchange of them helping him to take the [[TransformationTrinket miraculous]] of Ladybug and Cat Noir.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Both Marinette and Adrien have to balance attending middle school and saving Paris. In "Simon Says" and "Princess Fragrance" it's shown that both of them frequently end up late or cutting class altogether.
* WalkThePlank: In "Guitar Villain", the eponymous villain attempts to make an annoying pop star walk the plank... off the top of ''the Eiffel Tower''!
* WeaponOfChoice:
** Ladybug Miraculous: KillerYoYo.
** Cat Miraculous: TelescopingStaff.
** Butterfly Miraculous: SwordCane.
** Fox Miraculous: [[InstrumentOfMurder Flute]].
** Turtle Miraculous: [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Shield]].
** [[spoiler:Bee Miraculous: [[BattleTops Trompo.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Peacock Miraculous: Implied to be a CombatHandFan.]]
** [[spoiler:Rabbit Miraculous: [[ParasolOfPain Umbrella.]] Also functions as a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Shield]] when opened.]]
** [[spoiler:Horse Miraculous: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Horseshoes]], which are used as throwing projectiles.]]
** [[spoiler:Snake Miraculous: [[InstrumentOfMurder Harp]].]]
** [[spoiler:Monkey Miraculous: [[SimpleStaff Jingu Bang]]]][[note]]The kind of staff wielded by [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong[[/note]]]].
** [[spoiler:Mouse Miraculous: [[WhipItGood Jump rope]].]]
* WhamLine:
--> '''Timetagger''': I said I was sent by the Hawk Moth of the future, but I never said the Hawk Moth of the future was you. [[spoiler:''[The end of the episode implies that Lila becomes Hawk Moth in the future.]'']]
* WhamShot: In "The Collector", the first episode of Season 2, Hawk Moth sends out his akuma like usual... [[spoiler:and then tells it to ''stop'' before it leaves the window, because he's going to akumatize ''himself''. Then he transforms back into his civilian identity: Gabriel Agreste.]]
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After expressing interest (and being rebuffed) throughout the episode, Cat Noir has the opportunity to find out Ladybug's real identity without her knowing. He grapples with the idea for a few tense seconds but ultimately chooses not to look, even closing the door she'd unintentionally left ajar. Plagg is openly shocked at the decision.
* TheWorfEffect: In "Kung Food", it's shown how dangerous the title villain is when he and his minions nearly manage to defeat Cat Noir multiple times.
* WorldHealingWave: Ladybug can use her summoned Lucky Charm item to cast a spell to undo most of the damage caused by fighting the MonsterOfTheWeek. This even retroactively repairs things that led to the creation of the Akuma, and at one point resolved a temporal paradox. It also [[HeroInsurance fixes any damage caused by the heroes themselves while fighting the villain]]. She usually uses it after beating the akuma, though there are instances where she casts it first due to losing her yo-yo and needing it back to finish the job.
* YinYangBomb: In "Ladybug and Cat Noir (Origins – Part 1)", [[spoiler:it's revealed that possessing the powers of Tikki ([[PowerOfCreation Creation]]) and Plagg (Destruction) at once would grant their user godlike power]].
* YouALLLookFamiliar: The show uses {{PaletteSwap}}s of the same background character models to populate scenes.
* YourMimeMakesItReal: The EnemyMime can mime whatever he wants into existence, from a sword to a car, including a ''bazooka''. Only one item can be created at a time.
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* BugsHeraldEvil: The akumas, butterflies corrupted by Hawkmoth, will seek out ailing people and evil-ize them.

** In "Time Tagger", events in the present affect the future, unintentionally caused by the lead characters. Marinette forbids a child she is babysitting from playing a tablet game results in him becoming Hawkmoth's protege in the future. When Cat Noir suggests a frequent Akumatization victim find another animal to care for, he chooses rats and it is implied this leads to him becoming the supervillain Monsiuer Rat.

** Also while many fans call out Chat Noir's behavior towards ladybug as problematic. Few fans call out Marinette' behavior towards Adrien despite being much more possessive and has even used her miraculous to get rid of perceived competition

There are two series of webisodes. One is titled ''Miraculous Secrets'', and the other, animated in 2D, is ''Tales from Paris''. They are available on the official [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuhrB_7OzeSyP667fsd0lOQ7QQHXUZaU2 YouTube channel]] or (for those who know French) on [[http://www.tf1.fr/tf1/miraculous/videos TF1's website.]]

* BugsHeraldEvil: The akumas, which when corrupted by Hawkmoth will seek out ailing civilians and evil-ize them.

''[[DescribeTopicHere In the daytime, I’m]]'' [[DescribeTopicHere Miraculous Ladybug]]''[[DescribeTopicHere : just a normal work, with a normal description. But there’s something about me that tropers know already, ‘cause I’ve got a trope list...]]''

!!Reader, here is the Miraculous of the troper, which grants the power of lampshade hanging. You will use it only for the greater good. Once the job is done, you will return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?

** Marinette later does this in "Chat Blanc" and "Heart Hunter."

** Marinette later does this in "Chat Blanc" and "Loveater."

* AdultsAreUseless: Take your pick. There's Lieutenant Raincomprix, the epitome of PoliceAreUseless who sees nothing wrong with his daughter Sabrina being in an abusive friendship; Ms. Bustier and Principal Damocles, who leave [[AlphaBitch Chloé's]] reign of terror unchecked for different reasons and are easily swayed by [[TheSociopath Lila's]] lies (and, alarmingly, ''don't even think to get her medical attention'' when she supposedly takes a nasty fall down the stairs); Mayor Andre Bourgeois, who spoils his daughter rotten (turning her into the AlphaBitch she is today) and is shown several times to be a sleazy politician; and Gabriel Agreste and Nathalie, who -- when they're not busy micromanaging Adrien's life and keeping him from having an actual childhood -- [[spoiler:terrorize Paris as Hawk Moth and Mayura, respectively]].

A [[https://imdb.com/title/tt7655622/ movie has been announced for 2019]]. There is a [[https://twitter.com/CristinaVee/status/1180293260243173376?s=09 sneak peek of it]].

** The episode "Rogercop" is suppose to be conveying the message "don't be quick to point fingers", but the way it does it is highly flawed. First of all, when Chloé accuses Marinette of stealing her bracelet, Marinette starts listing motives that her classmates might have had for stealing it. Marinette's father tells her she shouldn't be making accusations like Chloé is doing, except that she wasn't; Marinette was simply trying to defend herself by saying she's no more guilty than anyone else. Note that she even gets called out when she ''isn't'' naming anyone else specifically. Then when the titular MonsterOfTheDay tries to arrest the mayor for abuse of power, Ladybug gives a MeaningfulEcho by saying Rogercop shouldn't be making accusations, [[DesignatedVillain except he wasn't doing that, either]]; the mayor was clearly abusing his powers (and some that he doesn't even have) by having Roger fired for not arresting Marinette without sufficient evidence, something that took place in full view of a classroom filled with students, their parents, and the teacher. Really the only ones who made any actual accusations were Chloé and her father, who both get KarmaHoudini at the end of the episode.

* PowerTrio: Marinette/Ladybug, Alya/Rena Rouge, and Chloé/Queen Bee are the only girls who wield the Miraculous. They fit multiple molds, such as the BeautyBrainsAndBrawn (Chloé is the beauty, Alya is the brains, and Marinette is the brawn), the BlondeBrunetteRedhead (Chloé is the blonde, Marinette is the brunette, and Alya is the redhead), and the NiceMeanAndInBetween (Marinette's nice, Chloé's mean, and Alya's in-between).

* LeParkour: Quite a lot of French superheroes and supervillains are fond of doing this, apparently. In one episode, both Alya and Nino suddenly do [[CoolButInefficient random and pretty]] [[RuleOfCool unnecessary parkour moves]] just to visit Ladybug on a bridge. To be fair, both of them do a pretty damn impressive job at it though, considering that they're doing it [[BadassNormal before they've even transformed]].

** The Dark Owl's plan to take Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculouses revolved around the fact that they wouldn't allow any innocent creature, even a single kitten, to be harmed. He's completely right, and succeeds in making them use their special powers before maneuvering them into a DeathTrap and demanding their Miraculous in exchange for their lives. [[spoiler:He's ultimately foiled by the fact that he wasn't expecting Ladybug/Marinette to have a set of [[ChekhovsGun fake Miraculous]] with her, which she used to distract him while she and Chat fed their kwamis and re-transformed.]]

* BerserkButton: Chat [[BrainwashedAndCrazy gets mind-controlled by akumas with worrying frequency]], but he rarely suffers any physical harm. Any time he does, the offending akuma ends up on the receiving end of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, courtesy of Ladybug.

* DeadlyForceField: In the episode "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E18Anansi Anansi]]", Nino - now Carapace via the Turtle Miraculous - activates the power "[[DeflectorShields Shellter]]" for the first time to create a BeehiveBarrier around him, Alya and Chat Noir, cutting through the webbing that has them all trapped.

*** In a similar vein, Marinette/Ladybug is frequently encouraged to give Chat Noir a chance, despite her affection for Adrien. Meanwhile, Chat Noir/Adrien remains certain that Ladybug will one day fall for him, a sentiment which is encouraged by other characters despite Ladybug making it very clear that she's not interested. Some episodes even try to call her out for not reacting more favorably to his advances.

** In season one, both Reflekta ([[spoiler:Juleka]]) and Timebreaker ([[spoiler:Alix]]) have powers that render the Miraculous inaccessible when used on their wielders--Chat Noir's ring disappears when Reflekta turns him into a copy of her, while Timebreaker makes him and his Miraculous fade from existence when she touches him. Other villains, such as Horrificator and Animan, have forms that would make it difficult to retrieve the Miraculous even if they did succeed in defeating the heroes. [[spoiler:By season 2, Hawk Moth seems to have started making an effort to avoid these pitfalls; every akuma in the second season has opposable thumbs or some equivalent appendage.]]

* MythologyGag: "Animaestro" involves an animated movie about Ladybug and Chat Noir. A clip of the movie is shown, and it turns out to be a clip from the original 2D trailer for the show.

** Hawk Moth is a fully developed adult with his own Miraculous to even the playing field. The few times he bothers to fight Ladybug and Chat Noir directly, he can usually fight them to a standstill single handedly.

** Season 3 arguably has the most powerful villain in the show: ''Desperada''. A shootin-tootin' villain with the power to turn anyone she shoots into stickers with her trumpets. She is the closest villain to have ever won, and basically did. In this episode, Adrien fails to stop Desperada from capturing Ladybug in ''every timeline''. Viperion's plan involved both Chat Noir and Ladybug getting shot, and while it was a BatmanGambit, Desparada still managed to capture them. Basically, it weren't for Viperion, both Ladybug and Chat Noir would have '''lost'''.

* VillainPossessedBystander: This is Hawk Moth's whole strategy. He will send an Akuma to any person that recently got disappointed and is holding a grudge (justified or not) so he can offer them a "chance for revenge" in exchange of them helping him to take the [[TransformationTrinket miraculous]] of Ladybug and Chat Noir.

** Wayzz's name might be a reference to [[Film/KungFuPanda Master Oog'''way''']], who just so happens to also be a turtle and a MentorArchetype.

** Cat Noir occasionally has to run before he times out, even if he doesn't uses Cataclysm during this transformation. ("The Pharaoh", "Darkblade") Although this is only if that's the only way to drain Cat Noir's power to that point and not just the most expedient one.

** By contrast, Adrien's Cat Noir disguise gives him a likewise small mask, but also significantly changes his hairstyle and transforms his eyes into green cat ones (sclera included), making it much harder for someone to guess his true identity. When Adrien wears the Ladybug Miraculous and costume, however, his eyes are a very normal shape and still neither Marinette nor any onlookers notice the distinct similarities he has to a world-famous model. Adrien has also been selected twice to play screen adaptations of Chat Noir - once for his looks in a music video and once for his voice in an animated film.

* OppositesAttract: Ladybug: A symbol for good luck. Black Cat: A symbol for bad luck. Do the math.