History YMMV / CutMyLifeIntoPiecesThisIsMyLastResort

%%* MagnificentBastard: [[BigBad Hawk Moth]], civilian identity [[ArchnemesisDad Gabriel Agreste]], is the ArchEnemy of Ladybug and Chat Noir, the latter secretly being his own son Adrien, who seeks to use their Miraculous to resurrect his comatose wife Emilie. After one of his Akumas seemingly kills Marinette, Hawk Moth chooses to use less destructive Akumas to prevent it from ever happening again. And the event also causes him to reflect on how bad of a father he's been, striving to treat Adrien better. Eventually, he learns that Lila Rossi has been sexually harassing Adrien. After angrily firing her, he takes the opportunity to Akumatize her. Using his Scarlet Moth mode, he creates other Akumas to distract the heroes from her while using her ability to create illusions to weaken Chat Noir using his grief over Marinette's death. [[XanatosGambit If she or the other Akumas actually get the Miraculous from the weakened heroes, he wins, if not, they've angered Chat Noir enough to become Akumatized, giving Scarlet Moth his Miraculous anyway]]. This only fails due to Marinette actually having only faked her death, therefore being able to calm Chat down as Multimouse. Afterwards, he approaches Adrien with the Peacock Miraculous. Sincerely apologizing to Adrien for Marinette's death, and offering to resurrect her as well. After Adrien refuses, he proves to be very understanding. And even in defeat, Gabriel manages to negotiate with the heroes as the Guardians heal his wife to turn himself in in exchange for a reduced sentence, eventually reconciling with Adrien and Emilie, ending the story on a mostly high note. Intelligent, adaptable, and ruthless but not without a conscience, Gabriel proves to be a genuinely compelling antagonist.

* MagnificentBastard: [[BigBad Hawk Moth]], civilian identity [[ArchnemesisDad Gabriel Agreste]], is the ArchEnemy of Ladybug and Chat Noir, the latter secretly being his own son Adrien, who seeks to use their Miraculous to resurrect his comatose wife Emilie. After one of his Akumas seemingly kills Marinette, Hawk Moth chooses to use less destructive Akumas to prevent it from ever happening again. And the event also causes him to reflect on how bad of a father he's been, striving to treat Adrien better. Eventually, he learns that Lila Rossi has been sexually harassing Adrien. After angrily firing her, he takes the opportunity to Akumatize her. Using his Scarlet Moth mode, he creates other Akumas to distract the heroes from her while using her ability to create illusions to weaken Chat Noir using his grief over Marinette's death. [[XanatosGambit If she or the other Akumas actually get the Miraculous from the weakened heroes, he wins, if not, they've angered Chat Noir enough to become Akumatized, giving Scarlet Moth his Miraculous anyway]]. This only fails due to Marinette actually having only faked her death, therefore being able to calm Chat down as Multimouse. Afterwards, he approaches Adrien with the Peacock Miraculous. Sincerely apologizing to Adrien for Marinette's death, and offering to resurrect her as well. After Adrien refuses, he proves to be very understanding. And even in defeat, Gabriel manages to negotiate with the heroes as the Guardians heal his wife to turn himself in in exchange for a reduced sentence, eventually reconciling with Adrien and Emilie, ending the story on a mostly high note. Intelligent, adaptable, and ruthless but not without a conscience, Gabriel proves to be a genuinely compelling antagonist.

* MagnificentBastard: [[BigBad Hawk Moth]], civilian identity [[ArchnemesisDad Gabriel Agreste]], is the ArchEnemy of Ladybug and Chat Noir, the latter secretly being his own son Adrien, who seeks to use their Miraculous to resurrect his comatose wife. After one of his Akumas seemingly kills Marinette, Hawk Moth chooses to use less destructive Akumas to prevent it from ever happening again. And the event also causes him to reflect on how bad of a father he's been, striving to treat Adrien better. Eventually, he learns that Lila Rossi has been sexually harassing Adrien. After angrily firing her, he takes the opportunity to Akumatize her. Using his Scarlet Moth mode, he creates other Akumas to distract the heroes from her while using her ability to create illusions to weaken Chat Noir using his grief over Marinette's death. [[XanatosGambit If she or the other Akumas actually get the Miraculous from the weakened heroes, he wins, if not, they've angered Chat Noir enough to become Akumatized, giving Scarlet Moth his Miraculous anyway]]. This only fails due to Marinette actually having only faked her death, therefore being able to calm Chat down as Multimouse. Afterwards, he approaches Adrien with the Peacock Miraculous. Sincerely apologizing to Adrien for Marinette's death, and offering to resurrect her as well. After Adrien refuses, he proves to be very understanding. And even in defeat, Gabriel manages to negotiate with the heroes as the Guardians heal his wife to turn himself in in exchange for a reduced sentence, eventually reconciling with Adrien and Emilie, ending the story on a mostly high note. Intelligent, adaptable, and ruthless but not without a conscience, Gabriel proves to be a genuinely compelling antagonist.

* MagnificentBastard: [[BigBad Hawk Moth]], civilian identity [[ArchnemesisDad Gabriel Agreste]], is the ArchEnemy of Ladybug and Chat Noir, the latter secretly being his own son Adrien, who seeks to use their Miraculous to resurrect his comatose wife. After one of his Akumas seemingly kills Marinette, Hawk Moth chooses to use less destructive Akumas to prevent it from ever happening again. And the event also causes him to reflect on how bad of a father he's been, striving to treat Adrien better. Eventually, he learns that Lila Rossi has been sexually harassing Adrien. After angrily firing her, he takes the opportunity to Akumatize her. Using his Scarlet Moth mode, he creates other Akumas to distract the heroes from her while using her ability to create illusions to weaken Chat Noir using his grief over Marinette's death. [[XanatosGambit If she or the other Akumas actually get the Miraculous, he wins, if not, they've angered Chat Noir enough to become Akumatized, giving Scarlet Moth his Miraculous anyway]]. This only fails due to Marinette actually having only faked her death, therefore being able to calm Chat down as Multimouse. Afterwards, he approaches Adrien with the Peacock Miraculous. Sincerely apologizing to Adrien for Marinette's death, and offering to resurrect her as well. After Adrien refuses, he proves to be very understanding. And even in defeat, Gabriel manages to negotiate with the heroes as the Guardians heal his wife to turn himself in in exchange for a reduced sentence, eventually reconciling with Adrien and Emilie, ending the story on a mostly high note. Intelligent, adaptable, and ruthless but not without a conscience, Gabriel proves to be a genuinely compelling antagonist.

** Adrien becomes consumed with guilt over what happens to Marinette, and nearly drives himself insane to get justice for her. To say nothing of the [[TraumaCongaLine absolute ringer]] Hawk Moth and Volpina put him through for his trouble.

** Marinette qualifies as an IronWoobie. In just the first chapter, it's shown that she's been all but phased out by her classmates save Adrien, Alya, and Nino. And later after [[FakingTheDead faking her death,]] she's forced to watch the people she loves suffer because of her lies. And yet she soldiers on anyway to carry out her mission.

* CatharsisFactor: Adrien's [[LiarRevealed scathing exposure]] of Lila's true nature to the class and later [[spoiler: Chat Noir's vicious CurbStompBattle to Volpina.]]

* CatharsisFactor: Adrien's scathing exposure of Lila's true nature to the class and later [[spoiler: Chat Noir's vicious CurbStompBattle to Volpina.]]

** Adrien becomes consumed with guilt over what happens to Marinette, and nearly drives himself insane to get justice for her. To say nothing of the absolute ringer Hawk Moth and Volpina put him through for his trouble.

* CatharsisFactor:Adrien's scathing exposure of Lila's true nature to the class and later [[spoiler: Chat Noir's vicious CurbStompBattle to Volpina.]]