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The family and main associates of the Miraculers in Miraculous Ladybug.

For tropes pertaining to villainous associates and family members, see here. For tropes pertaining to other characters from Marinette's school, see here.


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Dupain-Cheng family

    General 
  • Environmental Symbolism: Their house doubles as a bakery called "Tom and Sabine's Boulangerie Pâtisserie", whose interior is painted with whites, yellows, and has plenty of other breads on display. Not to mention having several French and Chinese decorations, reflecting their status as a warm, loving, multicultural family that came together to give comfort to others.
  • Foil:
    • To the Agreste family, being a loving middle class family that make time for each other despite living right above their place of business. This contrasts the wealthy yet fractured Agreste's, Emilie being in a permanent coma, and Gabriel barely interacting with his son despite remotely managing his business from his home.
    • Also to the Bourgeois, who are various degrees of Jerkass and blatantly toxic influences on one another, event the well meaning André overcompensating resulting in Chloé becoming the Spoiled Brat she is in the present.
  • Maligned Mixed Marriage: Marinette's father is a white Frenchman and her mother is Chinese. This is never directly addressed, but is implied to be the reason why her paternal grandfather had cut off all communication before Marinette was born. (His official reason was that he'd "corrupted" their family's traditional bread recipe by adding a foreign ingredient, rice).
  • Sweet Baker: Run a bakery and have exactly the kind of attitudes you'd expect from the people who raised Marinette.

    Tom Dupain 

Akumatized form: Weredad

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"Tom style! Boo-yah!"

Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Christopher Corey Smith (EN)Foreign VAs

Marinette's father. He and his wife, Sabine, own a bakery.


  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: How Marinette sees him and Sabine after they continuously interrupt her and Adrien's video game training with offers of food, and tell him that Marinette talks about him a lot. Adrien, whose parent is guilty of Parental Neglect, appreciates their gestures.
  • Author Avatar: Series creator, Thomas Astruc based Tom on himself.
  • But Not Too Foreign: French on his father's side, Italian on his mother's.
  • Chubby Chef: Is clearly a large man and is a Sweet Baker.
  • Foil: To Gabriel Agreste. Both are the fathers of the respective main characters, but everything about them from their personalities to their approaches in parenting are polar opposites. Tom is Happily Married with Sabine and knows what's best for Marinette, while Gabriel is cold and distant with the rest of the household and has been neglecting Adrien for most of his life. Tom genuinely cares about Marinette while occasionally scolding her for her flawed moments, and while Gabriel does care about Adrien, he's been raising him to be passive and is not only unresponsive to Adrien's flaws but is the main cause of his flaws in the first place. And since Gabriel is Hawk Moth, he often hides the truth from Adrien and is willing to brainwash people and inflict destruction on Paris to achieve his goal, even if it involves putting people's lives (especially Adrien's) at risk. This even extends to their villain forms Weredad and the Collector respectively, where both were the first people to be newly Akumatized at the start of a season (not counting Lila). While Weredad was akumatized because of his fatherly instincts towards Marinette and wants to protect her in every way he can, the Collector is Ax-Crazy and is obsessed with trapping everyone and everything into his sketchbook, even his loyal associates.
  • Good Parents: With Sabine. They clearly love their daughter, but they are also ready to scold her when they catch her being selfish or mean.
  • Happily Married: With Sabine. In one episode they celebrate their 20th anniversary, and they are as happy as the first day!
  • Hidden Depths: Tom is a skilled gamer. Pretty impressive, considering how huge his hands are.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: With Sabine. The height difference isn't too extreme, but Tom's forearm is about as wide as Sabine's waist. He's also this with his daughter, who's a full head shorter and far slimmer.
  • Like Parent, Like Child: He, like Marinette (his daughter), gets waaay too invested in Marinette and Adrien's (well, Cat Noir) life together with their big house and three kids and hamster.
  • Meaningful Name: "Dupain" means "bread" in French. He's a baker.
  • Nice Guy: Tom is a caring and kind person.
  • Papa Wolf: He goes against André Bourgeois' s authority when the latter tries to have Marinette arrested in "Rogercop". He also literally becomes this in "Weredad" after Cat appears to break Marinette's heart. In the alternate timeline seen in "Cat Blanc", he angrily bans Nathalie and Gabriel from his bakery after Gabriel blackmails Marinette into dumping Adrien.
  • Parental Obliviousness: He (and Sabine) are unaware of their daughter's superpowers.
  • Shipper on Deck:
    • He and Sabine are delighted that Marinette and Adrien spend time together in "The Gamer," and frequently pop in with excuses to check on the two of them.
    • He is utterly delighted when Marinette pretends to confess her love to Cat Noir in "Weredad", and sets up a romantic date between them.
  • Stout Strength: Is nearly as wide as he is tall, and capble of lifting and twirling his wife around. Justified given the strength many parts of the process of making bread require.
  • Supreme Chef: He's good enough in the kitchen to cater a major movie premiere attended by the likes of Adrien Agreste and Jagged Stone. Both Adrien and Plagg consider him the best baker in the city.
  • Sweet Baker: Like his wife, Tom is a skilled baker and they co-own their bakery. And like Marinette, he is a Nice Guy.
  • Top-Heavy Guy: Tom's upper torso is comparatively massive compared to his head and legs.
  • Tuckerization: Tom is named after creator Thomas Astruc.
  • Wacky Marriage Proposal: Apparently proposed to Sabine by hiding the ring in one of André's ice cream cones. She nearly swallowed it as a result.

    Sabine Cheng 

Akumatized forms: Verity Queen (incomplete), Qilin

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Voiced by: Jessie Lambotte (FR), Philece Sampler (1st EN) (2015-2021), Anne Yatco (2nd EN)Foreign VAs

Marinette's mother. She and her husband, Tom, own a bakery.


  • All Asians Know Martial Arts: Sabine is Chinese and can wield a baking paddle like a spear. "Qilin" does have her performing some tai chi (albeit following it off of the television) as she starts her morning to give some implication that she may have genuinely had martial arts training, though tai chi can also be practiced only as an exercise routine.
  • All There in the Script: Until the Christmas special, Sabine's name was only in promotional material.
  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: How Marinette sees her and Tom after they continuously interrupt her and Adrien's video game training with offers of food, and tell him that Marinette talks about him a lot. Adrien, whose parent is guilty of Parental Neglect, appreciates their gestures.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Normally the picture of a kind, composed woman who loves her daughter dearly... and when said daughter is threatened displays some impressive moves with a staff.
  • Character Tics: Usually seen drinking tea, especially when giving out pearls of wisdom.
  • Culture Equals Costume: Sabine wears a cheongsam to reflect her Chinese heritage. During the Christmas special, she wears a tang coat over it.
  • Good Parents: With Tom. They clearly love their daughter, but they are also ready to scold her when they catch her being selfish or mean. Exaggerated in "Qilin", which shows Sabine knows Marinette so well that she places a full laundry basket at the bottom of the stairs to Marinette's room to cushion her losing her balance on the stairs, places a sponge on the ground next to the kitchen table beforehand to soak up milk Marinette will spill, opens a magazine showing shoes on sale to make Marinette think about asking for bigger shoes, reserves a spot at a restaurant before Marinette suggests the two of them go to for lunch, and counts down on her fingers in prediction of the exact moment Marinette will call her after Marinette's missed the bus.
  • Happily Married: With Tom. In one episode they celebrate their 20th anniversary, and they are as happy as the first day!
  • Heroic Willpower: In "Qilin", she tries to resist from being akumatized even after getting unfairly arrested, but Shadow Moth's influence eventually manages to overcome her. However, she ends up breaking free of the Akuma once Ladybug brings the keys to her handcuffs in order to free her.
  • Hidden Depths: In "Troublemaker", she uses a peel as a makeshift Kung Fu spear.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: With Tom. The height difference isn't too extreme, but Tom's forearm is about as wide as Sabine's waist.
  • Like Mother, Like Daughter: Like her daughter, is a very kind, open minded person who encourages love where she sees it. "Qilin" shows she has the same Awesomeness by Analysis skills her daughter uses as Ladybug, easily anticipating said daughters steps and getting a rude bus passenger to slip off the disabled seat without taking a step near him.
  • The Maiden Name Debate: Even though she is married, Sabine kept her maiden name.
  • Mama Bear: Sabine uses a peel as a Martial Arts Staff in "Troublemaker" when Jagged Stone's cameraman barge into Marinette's room revealing her privacy without permission.
  • Naturalized Name: As revealed in the Shanghai special, she changed her name from Xia-Bing to the very similar Sabine when she moved to France.
  • Nice Girl: She is gentle, kind, and loving.
  • Open-Minded Parent: Sabine is more mild about protecting Marinette than Tom while remaining just as loving and caring. "Dearest Family" sees all of the Dupain-Cheng family akumatized over arguing on the topic of if Marinette should be allowed to have a motorcycle, and Sabine ends up coming off as the most reasonable by declaring that Marinette should be able to decide this sort of thing on her own (though ironically failing to get Marinette to let her say her piece throughout the argument), aside from how she wants to keep Marinette away from the rest of the family after being Akumatized.
  • Parental Obliviousness: She (and Tom) are unaware of their daughter's superpowers.
  • Shipper on Deck: She and Tom were delighted that Marinette and Adrien spend time together in "The Gamer," and frequently pop in with excuses to check on the two of them.
  • Sweet Baker: Like her husband, Sabine is a skilled baker and they co-own their bakery. And like Marinette, she is a Nice Girl.
  • Tuckerization: Sabine was named after Thomas Astruc's girlfriend at the time, who is French-Chinese.
  • Your Size May Vary: Sometimes, she goes from being the same height, to slightly shorter, to significantly shorter than Marinette.

    Wang Cheng 

Akumatized form: Kung Food

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Voiced by: Philippe Roullier (FR), Todd Haberkorn (EN)Foreign VAs

Marinette's great uncle on her mother's side. An accomplished Chinese chef who comes to Paris to participate in a cooking contest.


  • Badass Normal: He held his own against the Miraculized in "Re-creation" with his kitchen utensils.
  • Big Ol' Eyebrows: Wang has huge eyebrows.
  • Chubby Chef: One of the greatest chefs in the world, and on the chubby side.
  • Cool Uncle: To Sabine and Marinette. He's an accomplished Chef and a pretty nice fellow.
  • Eloquent in My Native Tongue: Can speak a bit of French, but still requires Adrien as a translator. Adrien himself becomes rather intrigued with Wang after their conversation in Mandarin. By the time Marinette meets him again his French has improved considerably to the point where they can interact with zero problems.
  • Interchangeable Asian Cultures: Chloé thinks he'll only be able to make sushi due to him being Chinese. Adrien corrects her, stating that Japanese people are known for making Sushi.
  • Keep It Foreign: He speaks Mandarin Chinese in every other dub, but in the Mandarin dub, he speaks Cantonese, which is still a Chinese dialect, but notably mutually unintelligible with Mandarin.
  • Mundane Made Awesome: The montage of him preparing his soup.
  • Nice Guy: He's soft-spoken, congenial, and respectful.
  • Older Than They Look: For a man with a grown niece and a teenaged great-niece, Wang certainly doesn't look old.
    • The Shanghai special states he's just turned 60 years old. He looks like he's early middle aged at the oldest.
  • Supreme Chef: Enters a cooking contest in Paris so he can achieve the title of "World's Greatest Chef". He eventually wins.

    Gina Bianchi 

Akumatized form: Befana

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Voiced by: Nathalie Homs (FR), Reba Buhr (EN)Foreign VAs

Marinette's grandmother on her father's side. A cool, motorcycle driving old Italian lady who loves Marinette, but is unfortunately out-of-touch with what Marinette likes.


  • Amicable Exes: The fact that she's not shown associated with her husband Rolland implies that they're divorced, but Marinette's Instagram post for New Year's Eve 2019 shows her amiably sitting next to her ex-husband.
  • Cool Old Lady: She travels across the world, rides a motorcycle, and is very stylishly dressed.
  • Cool Shades: She wears red glasses with tan rims.
  • Doting Grandparent: Gina's debut episode shows how much she absolutely adores her granddaughter.
  • Fashionable Asymmetry: Downplayed. Her outfit is nearly symmetrical except for the watch and assorted wristbands she has on her left and right wrists, respectively.
  • Gratuitous Italian: Between the Italian words she drops and her heavy accent, it's made quite clear that Italian is her native language.
  • The Maiden Name Debate: Implied inversion. Having been married to Roland Dupain, she is listed as Gina Bianchi in Sabine's contacts, implying that’s her maiden name.
  • Nice Girl: Gina is a kind, loving, and understanding person.
  • Shipper on Deck: Implied. When Adrien gives Marinette his birthday gift to her, Gina can be seen smiling at the two along with her son and daughter-in-law.
  • Silver Vixen: A rather attractive and good-looking grandmother with white hair.
  • Unwanted Gift Plot: Ends up gifting Marinette with a shirt that's several sizes too small. Marinette salvages it by sewing the shirt design over her purse.

    Rolland Dupain 

Akumatized forms: Bakerix, Simpleman

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"You're not a traditional granddaughter, Marinette. And you know what? I like it."
Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Paul St. Peter (EN) Foreign VAs

Marinette's grandfather on her father's side. A crotchety old man who holds anything modern in contempt and is estranged from his son.


  • Berserk Button: Any modern innovation, as well as "ruining" bread by making any changes to the recipe or eating it any way other than plain. He disowned his son for adding rice flour to his dough recipe, curses the Romans for conquering Gaul and introducing the concept of sandwiches to the people there, and considers pizza to be an unholy abomination.
  • Better with Non-Human Company: Other people haven't seen him outside of his house in years and Marinette soon finds him quite unsociable...but he's got three mice in his house (despite the obvious health risk they'd possess to cooking) that he's named Charlotte, Marie-Louise and Marguerite which seem to have such a mutual understanding with him that they fetched him and Marinette ingredients for their bread making competition without him directly telling them to do this.
  • Catchphrase: "That's not how it's done!"
  • Conservative Dad, Liberal Mom: In "Dearest Family", the Dupain-Cheng household gets into a heated argument when Gina, Marinette's paternal grandmother, decides to gift her with her old motorcycle, arguing that it's time for Marinette to spread her wings a little, even though Marinette is not old enough for a driver's license. Her ex-husband Rolland is aghast, as he believes that girls should be firmly under their father's thumb until they're adults. and their son Tom seems to agree, inasmuch as he doesn't like the idea of Marinette trying to navigate the busy streets of Paris on an old motorcycle. His wife Sabine, on the other hand, thinks it should be up to Marinette to decide whether or not she's up to riding a motorcycle. This argument ends up getting all four of the adults akumatized. After Ladybug has stopped all of them, Marinette manages to defuse the argument by suggesting that a motorcycle is impractical for getting around Paris, but she could use a scooter (with a helmet, of course.)
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?: He stopped talking to his son 20 years ago for "adding rice" to the family's traditional bread recipe. Recall that Tom married Sabine around the same time. Though he's perfectly willing to talk to Sabine over the phone and only gets mad when she brings up Tom, so it's possible he really is just that petty.
  • Environmental Symbolism: His home is an old building that stands out for being unpainted and having several cracks, indicating it hasn't been renovated at all over the years. The interior has plenty of old school baking equipment and a TV that no longer works, as well as red curtains obscuring the sun. All of this reflects his close minded nature, refusal to diverge from the "traditional" way, and how that has led to him being closed off and miserable.
  • Evil Luddite: Downplayed. He's merely a Jerkass Luddite until he gets akumatized. He refuses to consider anything that does not fit into his traditionalist mindset.
  • Grumpy Old Man: He's extremely irritable and unsociable. When Marinette first tries to talk to him, he shuts down all attempts without even knowing who she is.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Eventually, Marinette manages to make him reconsider and he attends his son's birthday party.
  • I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham: When he finally tries Tom's altered recipe, he admits that it actually is as good as everyone says it is.
  • I Have No Son!: Disowned Tom after he changed the family's traditional bread recipe.
  • Irony: He expresses a grudge against the Romans for conquering the Gauls and trying to change their traditions, his ancestor's bread being the main reason... yet he married an Italian woman.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Underneath that crabby traditionalist exterior is a man who, after not leaving his home for 20 years, deeply misses his family. After his Akumatization ends, he quickly worries about Marinette since his home oven may have been alone...though he lies badly that he was just worried the bread might have gotten overbaked.
  • Meaningful Name: Rolland. As in bread rolls. Given that he's usually Akumatized after getting worked up about tradition, his name may also be a reference to Roland, the titular hero of The Song of Roland, who is famed for giving his life in defense of Francia.
  • Miniature Senior Citizens: His son and ex-wife are way taller than him.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Positive example. After being freed from his Akumatization, his worry for Marinette (despite passing it off as worry for the bread he was cooking) is enough that he accepts Cat Noir's offer for a lift, despite disdaining any "nontraditional" forms of transportation.
  • Papa Wolf: Grandpapa Wolf in this case, but after recovering from his Akumatization, his first thought is panic at the possibility that Marinette might be in danger. In "Simpleman", he's also highly protective of the children Marinette left in his care, even after being Akumatized again.
  • Patriotic Fervor: Implied, given his dedication to traditional French recipes. Additionally, in "Simpleman," one of the things he recommends the kids watch is the 1998 World Cup Finalnote . This also shows up in his Akumatized forms, with Bakerix alluding to his pride in his Gallic heritage and Simpleman being a French Captain Patriotic.
  • Serious Business: Bread is very serious business to this man. He goes as far as to condemn sandwiches and pizza as affronts to bread.
  • The Shut-In: He hasn't left his house in 20 years. The only person he talks to on a regular basis is the guy who delivers his groceries.
  • Technologically Blind Elders: He really dislikes new things, especially technology, which he's decades behind on. He doesn't understand how wirelss transmission for telephones and internet works, despite likely being familiar with the radio before television. In Simpleman, the younger children Marinette babysits deconstruct this by suggesting that maybe he's afraid of so many new things because he doesn't understand them. Because everything is new to them as well, they offer to learn with him about how they work, which he considers.
  • Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: He's rather plain-looking, being short, chubby, and bald, while his wife is a Silver Fox.
  • When I Was Your Age...: Downplayed, while he never fails to express his discontent with pretty much anything he considers new and non-traditional, he doesn't tend to actually say that the traditional ways being less convenient or effective made the people using it better - he just gets grumpy at new things and gripes "That's not how it's done!", but he doesn't continue to complain about the modern world overall any further. He's once Akumatized into Simpleman, which has him make everyone simpler (and stupider) because he thinks it'd all work better that way, which certainly implies some inkling of this trope's train of thought is in his head - but as far as grumpy luddites go, he doesn't go around justifying his own opinion very much, he just doesn't like new stuff.

Agreste family and associates

    In General 
  • Environmental Symbolism: The Agreste mansion is a massive four story building with massive walls, reflecting Gabriel's preference for isolation. The interior has stifling white colours, with the occasional black, reflecting how Gabriel has to control everything around him, and the portrait of him and Adrien in black on the staircase showing that Emilie's death is at the forefront of his mind.
  • Foil: The the Dupain-Cheng's, being a very wealthy, yet broken family in contrast to their middle-class work and loving nature. Gabriel manages his company from his home, yet barely bothers to make any time for his son, while Tom and Sabine have their bakery downstairs and are always available when Marinette needs them. Their respective children are also given large rooms to themselves, but while Marinette's is in the attic filled with her sketches, and connects to a balcony that gives her an overview of the city, Adrien's is a two-story room filled with material wants his father considered for him and gives him a limited view of the city with the high fences in the way, reflecting how he's essentially trapped in a Gilded Cage.

    Émilie Agreste née Lady Graham de Vanily 
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Voiced by: Colleen O'Shaughnessey (EN), Fernanda Baronne (BRP)

Émilie Agreste is Gabriel Agreste's wife and Adrien's mother. Also she's a former Peacock Miraculous holder who used it to create her son Adrien.


  • Adventurer Archaeologist: Though not an archaeologist by trade, she searched Nepal for lost Miraculouses; Nathalie flashbacks to her in a tunnel, with the classic khakis and torch.
  • Ambiguously Evil: Adrien and Gabriel seem to remember her as a good person, but the show hints that Émilie might be sketchier than they let on. It's made clear by many of Adrien's statements that Gabriel's abhorrent parenting techniques date back to before Émilie's disappearance, implying that she at least went along with them. In fact, Gabriel has actually softened on some things like letting Adrien go to school, which did not happen while Émilie was around. Furthermore, she worked with Gabriel in his initial pursuit of the Miraculouses, and used the Peacock one herself, for reasons unknown. "Passion" and "Collusion" further muddles things by showing that she was concerned about how obsessed Gabriel was becoming about obtaining the rest of the Miraculouses and wanted him to stop his search.
  • Art Imitates Art: The portrait of her that hangs in Mr. Agreste's office is a shout-out to Gustav Klimt's The Woman In Gold.
  • Blue Blood: She and her younger twin sister, Amélie, are daughters of aristocrats from a British noble family and had a Lady courtesy title and rank before renouncing it.
  • Blue Is Heroic: In one of her old phone pictures in "Passion", she's shown wearing a dark blue winter coat and hat, which are the same color of the Peacock Miraculous and she used it to create her son Adrien.
  • Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: They pretty much just took a photo of Tara Strong, recolored the dress and gave her a new face. In fact, the writers admitted that they modeled Mrs. Agreste's design on Tara.
  • Dating What Daddy Hates: Both her parents in her case, as they opposed her marriage to Gabriel, who was then a poor tailor who went by Gabi Grassette.
  • Everyone Has Standards: When she was still alive, despite initially wanting to be healed from her Peacock Miraculous illness, she didn't agree with Gabriel's obsession with finding the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses as she saw how he was neglecting their son because of it and in one of her video recordings seen in "Re-creation" she made it clear that she didn't want to be revived with the wish at the cost of stealing someone else's life.
  • Exhausted Eye Bags: As seen in one of her old photos and in a flashback in "Werepapas", Émilie started having eye bags due to her illness for using the damaged Peacock Miraculous.
  • Family Eye Resemblance: Adrien has inherited her green eyes. This was lampshaded by Ladybug in the English dub. In "Representation" it's revealed that she created her son with the Peacock Miraculous, so it might be intentional.
  • Family Pillar Death: Her death caused Gabriel to isolate himself from Adrien, spending all his time working as well as trying to get the Miraculous to bring his wife back to distract himself from the grief as well as lock their son away and micro-manage every aspect of his life (in Gabriel's mind to keep Adrien safe). As such, resentment started growing in Adrien towards his father. Slightly downplayed as they still show their love for each other from time to time until Season 5 where Gabriel's many losses had resulted in him spiraling down so far that he was willing to akumatize his son as, in his mind, it wouldn't matter as the universe would be reset anyways once he wins.
  • Family Theme Naming: Her name is two letters off from her sister Amélie. May be Theme Twin Naming, due to their resemblance.
  • Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish to Amélie's responsible in choosing to marry another man that her parents disapprove of and lacking interest in taking responsibilities for the family's legacy. However, as shown with Amélie being forced in a likely loveless marriage and her father's snobby attitude shown in "Werepapas", it's not hard to understand why she wanted to free herself from her aristrocratic life, besides her wish to marry Gabriel.
  • Good Parents: Implied. While Adrien's relationship with his father is strained, there is not a single hint this applies to his mother. He has shown numerous times to deeply love his mother, keeping many pictures of her on his phone and becoming depressed in "A Christmas Special" because it is his first Christmas without her. In "Werepapas", it was shown that she indeed spent time with her son during her illness and also wanted Gabriel to stop neglecting Adrien as well.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has blonde hair and is regarded as a loving wife and mother, and appeared closer to Adrien than Gabriel is.
  • Happily Married: Implied. While not much is known about her relationship with Gabriel, there are moments that show they had a loving marriage — He keeps many pictures of her in their home and that Adrien explained in the webisode, "Adrien's Double Life", that ever since Émilie disappeared, Gabriel has been a "changed man". Also they were shown together in "Evolution" in a lovely picnic and Gabriel even bridal carries her.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: She was friends with Nathalie from their teenage years until her own death, shared a house with her even after getting married, and devoted a section of her video will to her, and even entrusted her to take care of her son, knowing Nathalie would do so like a mother.
  • I Regret Nothing: She insists to Nathalie in her recordings that she has zero regrets ultimately giving up her life to have created Adrien even if she and Gabriel were unaware of that side effect at the time. She only wishes for him and Gabriel to be happy without her.
  • I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: In her recordings, she wanted Gabriel to stop obsessing over the Miraculous, move on, and be happy. The same with Adrien. She even asks Nathalie to help them with this.
  • Like Parent, Like Spouse: She became estranged from her parents because they valued wealth and status over her which is probably what motivated her to marry Gabriel. However at some point after becoming a very successful fashion designer, Gabriel became very similar to her father in the way he treated people and conducted himself.
  • Living Emotional Crutch: Implied to be this to Gabriel. According to Adrien in a webisode, she disappeared, leaving her husband a changed man and in "A Christmas Special", he is shown looking at her portrait forlornly. This is further confirmed by Gabriel himself in "Re-creation", where he tells Bug Noire that he felt that his world closed down when Émilie got sick and eventually fell in her coma.
  • The Lost Lenore: Played with. Émilie isn't dead, just in a very deep sleep. However, after Gabriel makes his wish in "Re-creation", it is revealed that she and Gabriel are now in the afterlife together.
  • Loving Parent, Cruel Parent: Downplayed. Adrien's father Gabriel Agreste is incredibly strict and controlling while also neglecting his son, and at times his actions cross into emotional abuse. While there are hints that Émilie was equally controlling. As shown in flashbacks in "Werepapas", she was also a loving parent who always listened to Adrien and used to spend a lot of time with him despite her illness.
  • Mama Bear: Also in her recordings, Émilie called Adrien her and Gabriel's "little prince" and "little miracle". Her wishes were for him to be free, have control over his life, be able to make his own decisions, be protected, and more than anything, she just wanted him to be happy and create his own vision of happiness. Also, she smiles in approval when seeing Nathalie comforting her son when he's sad by Gabriel's neglect in a flashback from "Werepapas".
  • Missing Mom: To Adrien. She disappeared some time before the series premiere and "A Christmas Special" reveals that her disappearance happened some time in the last year, as it is Adrien's first Christmas without her.
  • Motherly Side Plait: In all of Adrien's photos of her, Émilie wears her hair in a large corkscrew curl draped over her left shoulder. Very fitting for a woman said to be a good-hearted wife and mother.
  • Mysterious Parent: Even more-so than her husband; almost no information about Émilie, like the circumstances of her disappearance, has been brought to light yet. Although, it is known that Émilie was a former holder of the Peacock Miraculous and used it to create Adrien.
  • Nice Girl: Not much is known about her, except she was stated to be kind-hearted and a loving mother/wife to her family. Also, as shown in one of her video recordings in "Re-creation", she made it clear that contrary to her husband's wishes, she never wanted to be revived with the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses at the cost of stealing someone else's life.
  • Not Even Bothering with the Accent: Like her sister and nephew, she doesn’t speak with a British accent during the recording of her last moments before becoming comatose in the dub.
  • Pet the Dog: In "Representation" it's shown that despite cutting her ties with her parents, she still cared for her twin sister Amelie, and when the latter was unable to have a child, Émilie felt sorry for her and asked Gabriel to loan her and Colt the Peacock Miraculous to help them to have a son as well, which leads to Félix's birth.
  • Plot-Triggering Death: Not death, but Émilie falling into a coma is what inspired Gabriel to take up the Butterfly Miraculous and terrorize Paris in order to lure out the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous. Also, her video recordings to Nathalie were part of the reason she turned against Gabriel. Those same video recordings also motivate Gabriel to sacrifice his life in exchange of Nathalie's in "Re-creation".
  • Promotion to Parent: In her video recordings in "Passion", as one of her last wishes, she asks Nathalie to take care of her son Adrien after her death, mentioning that she knows Nathalie would care for him like a mother, as she previously saw in a flashback seen in "Werepapas" where she smiles at seeing Nathalie comforting a young Adrien. This is what leads Nathalie to initially try to get the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses to try to heal herself and later to protect Adrien's happiness from Gabriel.
  • Properly Paranoid: "Passion" and "Collusion" reveals that Émilie had grown concerned about how obsessed Gabriel was becoming with finding the Miraculouses and wanted him to give up on the idea, especially because he neglected their son as seen in "Werepapas". She left behind recordings to him to try and convince him to stop should the worst come to pass and also left a recording for Nathalie to look after Adrien. Considering everything that happened up to the point this was revealed she was right to be worried and smart to make those recordings.
  • The Reveal: "Style Queen" reveals she was comatose before the start of the show, and Hawk Moth wants to collect the Miraculouses in order to revive her.
  • Riches to Rags: In "Representation", it was revealed that Émilie was an aristocrat who came from a British noble family, but she gave up her title and wealth to marry a then poor Gabriel. However, after he becomes a successful fashion designer, he and Émilie are able to live a wealthy lifestyle until her coma.
  • Spirited Young Lady: She was this in her youth; adventurous, bold, and wild. She hated the nobility life and escaped it whenever she could. She eventually left her aristrocratic life to marry Gabriel and also pursued other interests like acting and hunting treasures.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Émilie strongly resembles her mother Millie in appearance, with the only difference being their hair color.
  • Suddenly Speaking: She says "Yes" when accepting the Peacock Miraculous from a young Gabriel in "Evolution", which is the first time she has ever spoken in the series.
  • Unnamed Parent: Until "Gorizilla", Émilie was only ever referred to as [Adrien's] mother or [Gabriel's] wife.

    Adrien's chauffeur / "the Gorilla"/Placide I.T. 

Akumatized form: Gorizilla

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Voiced by: Gilbert Lévy (FR), Ezra Weisz, Ethan Murray (EN)Foreign VAs

Adrien's bodyguard and driver for the Agreste family.


  • All in the Manual: The official Collectible Card Game, Miraculous Secrets, reveals his first name: Placide.
  • Animal Motifs: He's sometimes called "The Gorilla" in-show (which is French slang for a bodyguard). In "Simon Says", he's even hypnotized to act like an actual gorilla. And in "Gorizilla", he's Akumatized into the titular villain, which is a giant, blue gorilla.
  • Badass Bystander: Downplayed since it never amounts to anything, but there are several instances where he challenges an akumatized villain to protect Adrien. While he's often shown struggling against the sheer amount of Adrien's rabid fanbase, he is good at his job when he's not literally being buried under a mass of humanity, notably spotting and preventing Fei's attempt to pick Adrien's pockets before she can make the attempt.
  • Bait-and-Switch Boss: He is set up to be the antagonist of "Gigantitan" after he gets caught up in Marinette's Zany Scheme to get a date with Adrien, but he calms down at the last second and the role goes to a nearby infant. He gets his turn as an akumatized villain in "Gorizilla".
  • Bruiser with a Soft Center: Despite his extremely intimidating appearance, he is very fond of Adrien and often goes behind his boss's back to make him happy.
  • Closet Geek: He reads superhero comic books and has an extensive collection of superhero action figures.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: Before being hired by Gabriel, he was "the strongest knight" of Colt Fathom, an arms dealer, which suggests that he was either a bodyguard, a mercenary or something... worse.
  • The Driver: His main role is to drive Adrien around in the Agreste's family car, although he sometimes also acts as his bodyguard.
  • Hidden Badass: His large size makes him someone you don't want to end up fighting. In "Simon Says", when the titular villain shows up in the studio, he immediately puts himself between Adrien, Nino, and Simon Says, before charging at the guy without hesitation. Goes about as well as you would expect, but hey, this guy takes his job seriously.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He may be a serious, grim, and stoic man, but his reaction to seeing that Adrien is safe in "Gigantitan" shows that he really does care for his young charge. He also often disobeys his boss on many occasions like letting Adrien have a party in "Party Crasher", or letting Adrien get out of his seat to see Marinette in "Revolution" for their Big Damn Kiss. Also, he's saddened when learning of his boss' death in "Miraculous London".
  • Locked Out of the Loop: It's implied that he has no idea his employer is Hawk Moth.
  • Manly Tears: He had tears in his eyes seeing Adrien being forced to leave Marinette in "Revolution".
  • No Name Given: Even the show's creator just calls him "The Gorilla". The most given by the show is his name in Adrien's contact list where he is simply called "G".
  • Pet the Dog: In "Cat Blanc", when Marinette breaks up with Adrien and runs off, Adrien begs him to let him go after her. Gabriel told him not to, but he disregards the order and lets Adrien go. He also seems to witness Adrien transforming into Cat Noir, but unlike Nathalie, he doesn't seem to report it to Gabriel. Of course, reporting it to Gabriel would require actually speaking, and he isn't very fond of that. Also, in "Miraculous London", he stops Bug Noire from Cataclysming the door of Adrien's prison room and opened it himself to allow her to tell Adrien the news about Gabriel's death.
  • Primal Fear: The New York special reveals he's deeply afraid of flying. He has to listen to relaxing music throughout the plane ride and even when he lands. This is probably a little joke about his Akumatized form being a giant gorilla and the planes shooting King Kong in the famous "King Kong" Climb.
  • Satellite Character: Even more so than Nathalie, as his appearances coincides mainly with Adrien.
  • Serious Business:
    • According to Hawk Moth in "Gigantitan", the Gorilla takes his job as a chauffeur very seriously, to the point that a few parking tickets made him susceptible to being akumatized before he calmed down at the last second.
    • He is an avid collector of superhero action figures. So much that he is willing to go behind Gabriel's back by letting Adrien's friends throw a party in the house for a few rare ones.
  • Spanner in the Works: In "Cat Blanc", Gabriel orders him to not let Adrien go after Marinette after the latter breaks up with the former. When he disobeys him, it leads to Adrien revealing his identity to Marinette, Nathalie, and Gabriel. As a result, Gabriel is able to emotionally manipulate Adrien so that he can akumatize him, which leads to the End of the World as We Know It. However, Ladybug from an alternate timeline is at least able to reverse it, because if the Gorilla had followed his orders instead, then Marinette would have been akumatized.
  • To Be Lawful or Good: Despite being under Gabriel's payroll, he frequently disobeys him in order to let Adrien do what he wants to do, firmly setting him as the Good part of this trope.
  • Token Good Teammate: Between himself, Gabriel, and Nathalie, he's the only one who's not actively crusading for Hawk Moth's goals (at least when not akumatized).
  • The Voiceless: He never bothers to speak; he just grunts or growls.

    Lady Amélie Graham de Vanily 
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Voiced by: Jeanne Chartier (FR), Laura Post (EN)

Émilie's twin sister and Félix's mother.


  • Ambiguous Situation: While she knows about Félix being Argos, it is unclear if she knows that her brother-in-law is Hawk Moth/Monarch or that her sister is in a coma while being preserved in a cryogenic pod.
    • Also, while it's known that her husband Colt was abusive towards their son, it's unknown if Amélie was aware of this or if she was also treated badly by her husband.
    • Argos lists her among the people Gabriel controls/has been controlling, but doesn't elaborate further. It's hard to imagine through what means Gabriel would have been able to do such a thing, why, and to what extent.
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Played with, as in "Multiplication" it is revealed that Amélie is an aristocrat by the of "Lady" and hides her son from Ladybug and Cat Noir after he betrayed them, as she believed they mistakenly thought that Félix was a villain.
  • Arranged Marriage: In "Representation", it was revealed she and Colt were paired up by the former's parents.
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Like almost everything about her, it's rather ambiguous. She acts fairly cheerfully when meeting Gabriel and Adrien again, except she's only there to take back Gabriel and Émilie's wedding rings, as she bluntly tells the fashion designer she considers them to be part of her family's heritage, and subsequently her own, now that her sister has passed away. However, when she leaves, she has made no other move nor plea in order to have them back. But she is absolutely delighted to see that Félix managed to snatch Gabriel's ring. Unlike what he believed, she wanted the ring not for her, but for him.
  • Blue Blood: She and her older twin sister, Émilie, are daughters of aristocrats from a British noble family and has a Lady title and rank.
  • Clothing Reflects Personality: While her sister is only ever seen in white, Amélie is only ever seen in all-black. Though it might also be to show she is still officially in mourning, given her husband died less than a year ago.
  • Domestic Abuse: Implied at the hands of her husband by Félix as he mentioned in his play that "if he became fond of anyone who displeases his father", and it showed an arm of a stuffed bunny being ripped and in "Gabriel Agreste", Amélie also wore a bunny mask in the party.
  • Doting Parent: Amélie is incredibly fond and proud of her son. She doesn't scold him for his pickpocket habits and hides him from Ladybug and Cat Noir when they come to her home looking for him after the events of the end of Season 4. She always has a supportive or congratulative word for him. Their mutual trust and affection is really sweet, especially in the light of the darker aspects of Félix's character.
  • Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible to Émilie's foolish in being obedient to their parents by doing whatever they wanted and accepting her arranged marriage to Colt.
  • Lack of Empathy: Gives Gabriel some thinly-veiled mockery for wearing his wedding ring after Émilie's disappearance, despite having lost her own husband (who in fairness was never really a saint) around the same time.
  • Like Parent, Like Spouse: Though never seen, Colt was described as an elitist snob, abusive husband and a major Jerkass. When Emil finally appears he's all of those things.
  • Mama Bear: A villainous example. She actively harbors Félix after his betrayal of the heroes in Paris.
  • Mugging the Monster: Although she doesn't know it, the person whose wedding ring she's trying to steal is Hawk Moth.
  • Not Even Bothering with the Accent: Laura Post (who is American) didn’t bother attempting a British accent while voicing her in the dub.
  • Secret Test of Character: Gives one to Gabriel in "Emotion", by pretending that her son is missing and scolding Gabriel for not helping her to find him, only to be coldly dismissed by him, convincing Amélie that her brother-in-law is a monster.
  • So Proud of You: Gives one to Félix after she finds out that he stole Gabriel's ring.
  • Twin Theme Naming: Her and her sister's names are very similar in both spelling and pronunciation.
  • Villainous Mother-Son Duo: Downplayed. She and Félix are small potatoes compared to Hawk Moth, Mayura, and Lila, but they're nonetheless out to get back Gabriel and Émilie's wedding rings, amicably or not, legally or not. Amélie's conversation with her son implies there's more to the rings than meets the eye. And indeed, the rings are the receptacles of Adrien's Amok and Félix tries to use Gabriel's as a bargaining asset to get the Peacock Miraculous.
  • "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: In "Representation", she was revealed to be this in her youth, unlike her sister Émilie, as she always wanted to please her parents and even agreed to wed the heartless billionaire Colt Fathom in an arranged marriage for their sake.

    Colt Fathom 

Voiced by: N/A

Amélie's late husband and Félix's father, an American billionaire and arms dealer.


  • Abusive Dad: In "Pretension", Félix mentioned that his father was "a thousand times worse" than the strict Tomoe Tsurugi. In "Representation", it was shown he called Félix a monster, controlled him with his amok like a puppet while spending his final days taking anything that made Félix happy.
  • Ambiguously Christian: The way he is shown to have reacted to the Peacock Miraculous, gasping "witchcraft!?" rather than "magic", also tends to paint him as somehow bigoted in a "Bible belt" fashion, although his actual beliefs aren't confirmed.
  • Ambiguous Situation: In "Multiplication" it was revealed by Ladybug that he died a year before the events of the episode, but the cause of his passing was never revealed. However, it was confirmed that he died as a result of using the damaged Peacock Miraculous to create Félix.
  • Americans Are Cowboys: In Félix and Kagami's play, Colt Fathom is shown wearing a cowboy hat at every moment. The first time he appears in it, he rides a big missile like it’s a horse, Dr. Strangelove' style. Add in his unpleasant personality and his characterization as a "Lord of War", and all of this points towards a "Murica the boorish" flavor of Eagleland character.
  • Arms Dealer: He is referred to as a "Lord of War", implying he was this, or at least got some of his wealth by less noble means.
  • Arranged Marriage: In "Representation", it was revealed he and Amélie were paired up by the latter's parents.
  • Asshole Victim: Considering how much of an abusive snob and overall bastard he was towards his son (and possibly his wife, too), no one will mourn him, with neither family members really being sad about it.
  • Babies Ever After: Along with his in-laws, Colt also wanted a child to symbolize their wealth and status.
  • Domestic Abuse: It's implied that he was not only abusive towards Félix but also Amélie as he mentioned in his play that "if he became a fond of anyone who displeases his father", and it showed an arm of a stuffed bunny being ripped and in "Gabriel Agreste", Amélie also wore a bunny mask in the party. The fact that she doesn't seem to care that he's dead further compounds this.
  • The Ghost: He has yet to appear on the show, even in flashbacks. The only thing we know about his appearance is that he had a mustache.
  • Good Hair, Evil Hair: Félix and Kagami's play indicates he had a prominent moustache, and was a horrific Abusive Parent to his son that is implied to have engaged in Domestic Abuse towards his wofe, not to mention an immoral Arms Dealer to boot.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: Colt was jealous of Émilie and Gabriel being able to have a child while he and Amélie couldn't, and Colt created Félix from that jealousy.
  • Hate Sink: Despite not having much known about him, what is known about him makes him out to be an incredibly detestable person, even arguably up there with the likes of Gabriel, Lila, and Chloé, for being an incredibly rude snob and an absolutely horrible father to Félix, abusing him and calling him a monster.
  • Hypocrite: He called Félix a monster, despite being a horrible person himself.
  • Jerkass: From what we have heard about him, he is known to have been a horribly Abusive Parent, an implied Domestic Abuser, and a rich snob even outside of his family relations, with none of Gabriel's altruistic traits.
  • Never My Fault: He blamed Félix for his illness, when it was Colt who created him with the Peacock Miraculous.
  • Rich Bitch: In "Multiplication" it was stated that Colt was a billionaire and Félix implied that his father was abusive towards him in "Pretension".
  • Small Role, Big Impact: He's deceased, but the Agrestes being absent from his funeral caused Félix to be embittered towards Gabriel and Adrien. Also, it's implied that Félix wants to free his cousin and Kagami from their strict parents because he was oppressed by his father. Also due to creating Félix from his jealousy, caused his son to be envious and aloof.
  • You Monster!: Called Félix this, due to his creation being the cause of his deteriorating health. Though given how he tormented him in response, he's in no position to judge.

    Lord Emil and Lady Millie Graham de Vanily 

Akumatized form: Ringmaster (Millie)

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Lord and Lady Graham de Vanily

Voiced by: Benjamin Diskin (EN, Émil)Foreign VAs

The parents of Émilie Agreste and Amélie Graham de Vanily, the in-laws of Gabriel Agreste and Colt Fathom, and the maternal grandparents of Adrien Agreste and Félix Fathom, they are first pictured in "Representation" where they are portrayed by Félix and Kagami.

Season 6's Werepapas sees them making their onscreen debut and meeting Adrien for the first time.


  • Abusive Parents: They were overly harsh on both their daughters, and Émilie refused to see them after Adrien was born.
  • Arranged Marriage: They arranged one between Amélie and Colt Fathom.
  • Babies Ever After: After Amélie and Colt's wedding, the parents wanted the two to have an heir to continue their wealthy, aristocratic, and noble lineage.
  • Blue Blood: They are aristocrats of the British nobility. Since the daughters have a Lady courtesy title, the father is either a Duke, Marquess, or Earl (the British equivalent for Count). As Werepapas reveals, he goes by Lord, while his official title is Duke of Westchester.
  • Commanding Imperial Beard: He has a truly impressive mutton chops, as one would expect from an old-fashioned British nobleman.
  • Dating What Daddy Hates: Both parents opposed Émilie's marriage to Gabriel, who was then a poor tailor named Gabi Grassette. In Werepapas, even after Gabriel's death, Emil still calls him a tailor in a mean way in front of Adrien and it also reveals Emil doesn’t allow Millie to make many decisions by herself, so how much she truly agreed with her husband and how much was her having no say in the matter is questionable.
  • The Dog Bites Back: Millie gets fed up hearing Adrien's grandfathers argue over his future without consideration for what he wants and gets akumatized when she's had enough of her husband silencing her. She proceeds to use her new powers to punish the both of them, taking great joy in doing so.
  • Domestic Abuse: Emil verbally berates Millie for speaking or acting out of turn, in a way clearly colored by patriarchal standards of high society, and also aggressively grabs her wrist when she amicably goes to shake the Grassette's hands. It's this suppression of his wife that plays a significant part in Millie getting akumatized. He seems to soften considerably after she gets de-akumatized by Ladybug, and concedes when she speaks up on Adrien's behalf.
  • Family Honor: This is Emil's main motivation for seeking custody of Adrien, as he's desperate to not have the Graham de Vanily name besmirched by knowledge of a family member born to a commoner getting out.
  • Family Theme Naming: Jam "Emil" and "Millie" together, and you get "Émilie".
  • Gruesome Grandparent: Emil is adamant about taking Adrien with him no matter what Adrien wants. Thankfully he grows out of it.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While Emil starts off being rude towards his grandson Adrien, by dismissing his late father as a tailor in front of him, insisting that his grandson calls him "Lord Graham" and trying to get full custody of him apart from Nathalie, his paternal grandparents and his life in Paris, he gets better after his wife's deakumatization, allowing Adrien to stay in Paris in Nathalie's custody and getting along with Gabriel's parents.
  • Large and in Charge: Emil has the official title of Duke and he's a very tall man, standing head and shoulders above all the other adults present at Adrien's grandparents' reunion, even the Gorilla.
  • Mirror Character: Millie is the Only Sane Man in Adrien's family that asserts his right to decide his future for himself over the rest of his relatives imposing what they want him to do, much like Sabine is for the Dupain-Chengs. Like Sabine her husband is much, much taller than her, and everyone else in the family in fact, but unlike Sabine he's domineering and suppressive of her input.
  • Nobility Marries Money: They expected this from their daughters. They set up Amélie with Colt because of his status and wealth.
  • Not So Above It All: Emil. Despite his initial dislike for the Grassettes, he's revealed to secretly love French fries, much to the Grassettes' pleasant surprise.
  • Outliving One's Offspring: Émilie died well before them.
  • Pet the Dog: Though Émilie cut ties with her family after she infuriated them for marrying beneath her, they were willing to give her the best medical treatments as she and Amélie were infertile. Also, they gave their mansion in Paris for her and Gabriel to live in after they got married.
  • Small Role, Big Impact: Worried about Émilie's rebellious nature, they sent her to Paris for her education, where she met Gabriel. They arranged Amélie's marriage to Colt. Even with the best medical treatments for their daughters, neither could have a child, leading Émilie and Colt to use the broken Peacock Miraculous to create Adrien and Félix.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Millie looks like an older version of her daughters Émilie and Amélie.
  • Tall Is Intimidating: Emil being so tall underscores his imperious attitude, and the aggressiveness of when he grabs Millie.
  • Visual Pun: Emil's great height means that, when standing, he's literally looking down at everyone he interacts with. Even sitting he still sticks out.

    Johnny and Gabrielle Grassette 
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Voiced by: Paul St. Peter and Deneen Melody (EN, Johnny and Gabrielle, respectively)Foreign VAs

The parents of Gabriel Agreste, and Adrien's paternal grandparents.


  • Common Law Marriage: Despite using the same last name, wearing rings, and raising Gabriel, they are not legally married.
  • Cool Old Guy: They are introduced riding a motorcycle, and are in general chill.
  • Family Theme Naming: Gabrielle's name is the feminine version of her son's birth name and stage name.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: Unlike their late son, they're actually nice people, wanting to get to know their grandson Adrien, wanting him to decide for himself what he wants and being happy for him when learning that he's in a relationship with Marinette.
  • Named After Somebody Famous: Johnny may be a nod to Johnny Hallyday... Who's most famous song is titled 'Gabrielle'.
  • Outliving One's Offspring: Just like Émilie's parents outlived her, Gabriel died well before them, though more recently.
  • Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Both of them are goofy and laid-back as opposed to the uptight Gabriel. Downplayed in the fact Gabriel may have been like them as a teen.

Bourgeois family and associates

    In General 
  • Big, Screwed-Up Family: Audrey has at least three children with three different men, cheated on her current husband at least once, and routinely neglects and abuses her daughters. Meanwhile, Andre is a doormat who lets his wife and daughter walk all over him until the episode "Revolution" where he tosses Chloé to Audrey. Chloé is also abusive to her half-sister Zoé.
  • Environmental Symbolism: Le Grand Paris, the hotel André owns, lives in, and which funds his campaigns. It reflects the family's wealth and the emotional distance between the members given they stay in separate areas, the closest thing to affection they give being material goods.
  • Family Theme Naming: All of Audrey's children have names that end in -oé.
  • Foil: The the Dupain-Cheng's, their rich status and toxic nature contrasting the middle class loving relationship of the latter. Further highlighted by how both families live in their place of business, but while the Dupain-Cheng's live above it and work together in the bakery itself, the Bourgeois's live in individual rooms and typically have noticeable distance between them.

    Mayor André Bourgeois 

Akumatized forms: Malediktator, Heart Hunter (with Audrey)

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Voiced by: Gilbert Lévy (FR), Joe Ochman (EN)Foreign VAs

Chloé's father, the owner of Le Grand Paris hotel, and the former mayor of Paris.


  • Being Evil Sucks: The weight of constantly doing the bidding of his wife and daughter, coupled with Gabriel betraying him, convinces André to resign as mayor as of "Collusion".
  • Birds of a Feather:
    • In stark contrast to his and Chloé's relationship, André actually has much in common with his stepdaughter, Zoé, and they bond over their necessity to take the backseat for the family and have to give up a dream to please them. Zoé's presence has a positive influence on André, where he tries to assert himself a little more to Chloé and Audrey's demands.
    • In a deleted scene from "Collusion", where André finally mans up, resigns as Mayor, and declares that he's done being Audrey and Chloé's slave (even divorcing the former), he takes custody of Zoé. Aside from wanting to get his stepdaughter away from such horrible influences, it's very likely he did so out of gratitude for her being such a positive influence on him and helping him reignite his true passion.
  • Corrupt Politician: Played for Drama. Most of his immoral actions as mayor are the result of being a Doting Parent to Chloé and a Henpecked Husband to Audrey. He even lampshades his predicament in "Collusion" to Gabriel, who doctored the footage to further tarnish his image.
  • Cuckold: André and Audrey have been married for 20 years, but it's revealed Audrey has a teenage daughter with another man shortly after giving birth to Chloé.
  • Doting Parent:
    • Deconstructed with his relationship with Chloé. André pays for Chloé's every whim and she uses his status to ensure she never has to face the consequences of her actions, effectively turning Chloé into the spoiled brat she is today. He finall puts his foot down at the end of "Revolution".
    • "Sole Crusher" demonstrates he has the capability to be a more positive version of this, given he is the only one of the Bourgeois to show Zoé any normal familial love. This is even sweeter when you remember that Zoé is not even his biological child, but the result of an affair Audrey had, so he would have every reason to disdain her.
  • Engineered Public Confession: Became a victim of it while complaining about all the horrible things he's done to stay in his wife's good graces. Gabriel secretly recorded André and edited the footage so he can release it online and discredit him.
  • Ermine Cape Effect: He is always seen wearing his sash with the colours of the French flag. Normally in France a mayor would be expected to wear this piece of garment only during a formal ceremony.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: While reluctantly willing to cater to the demands of his more immoral relatives, André wilfully refuses to replace the Parisian police force with robots.
  • Fat Bastard: Appears rather pudgy, and is a textbook case of Mayor Pain for most of his screentime.
  • Foil:
    • To Gabriel Agreste — In matters of parenting styles, Mayor Bourgeois is the opposite. While Gabriel is aloof and has placed restriction after restriction on his son's life, André is usually personable, but gives his daughter more freedom than is safe or healthy. Also, while Gabriel is openly rude to everyone, he does have a softer side, whereas André is more friendly in comparison, but can be quite obnoxious, especially when it comes to his daughter.
    • To Tom and Sabine — Both are loving parents to their respective daughters, but while Tom and Sabine know when to discipline Marinette for her behavior, André constantly excuses Chloé's brattiness.
  • Freudian Excuse: As the show goes on, André’s status as a bitter Corrupt Politician is revealed to be because he gave up his dreams of film-making to impress a wife who never loved him and has spent an entire political career he did not want kow-towing to a daughter who was a Generation Xerox of said wife.
  • Good Stepmother: Gender-inverted. While Zoé isn't his biological daughter, he cares for her as if she were his own.
  • Grew a Spine: As the show goes on, André gains the courage to stand up for himself against his demeaning wife and daughter by exiling them to London in "Revolution".
  • Heel Realization: André admits that he has abused his power as mayor for the sake of his wife and biological daughter who treat him like dirt regardless, and was happier when he had a simple life. This motivates him to finally step down as mayor.
  • Henpecked Husband: His wife has absolutely no respect for him and she has him completely under her thumb. The prospect of disappointing Audrey leads him to go along with his daughter's scheme in "Frightningale". "Adoration" reveals that not only did he go into politics to please Audrey (as revealed in "Sole Crusher"), but went so far as to change his name from "Anaximandré" to "André" just to make her happy.
    • This contributes to his spoiling of Chloé by Season 5, Audrey pressuring him into threatening Principle Damocles to stop him from expelling the girl after her attempt to sabotage everyone elses futures.
  • Hidden Depths: "Sole Crusher" reveals he had aspirations of being a film director, and was the one to direct Solitude, the film that Émilie Agreste starred in. But was forced to become a politician to stay in his wife's good graces.
  • Like Parent, Like Child: André admits that his father used to be a politician which was part of his motivation in becoming mayor.
  • Mayor Pain: Of the incompetent kind. He fires Officer Roger on a spur of the moment because he accidentally upset Chloé, among others abuses of power. The "Darkblade" episode also implies he's a Sleazy Politician.
  • Never My Fault: Just like Audrey, he never accepts any responsibility for how Chloé turned out. Subverted in "Revolution", where he kindly denies Ladybug giving his daughter a Magical Charm and finally takes responsibility for his errors.
  • Open-Minded Parent: For all his other faults, he is highly supportive of Zoé's crush on Marinette.
  • Papa Wolf:
    • Deconstructed in his relationship with Chloé. If he feels that his daughter has been wronged, he will go to any lengths to help her... even if it means jumping to conclusions and using his position to threaten others.
    • Despite the amount of slack he cuts Chloé, there is one thing he refuses to do for her — harm his stepdaughter Zoé.
  • Pushover Parents: He bends and caters to Chloé's every whim, and she's naturally developed into a Spoiled Brat and a Kiddie Kid because of it.
  • Resigned in Disgrace: After Gabriel uses Manipulative Editing to make André look like (even more of) a Sleazy Politician, his reputation is ruined. As André already deeply regretted the lengths to which he went to make his wife and daughter happy (and they still treat him with no respect, anyway), he sees it as the perfect opportunity to pursue his true passion and gladly resigns when Ms. Sans-Culotte confronts him.
  • Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: He's not above abusing his power to get his way, and it's usually similar to his daughter's hissy fits.
  • Secret-Keeper: He knows about Zoé's crush on Marinette, and helps her keep it a secret from Chloé, who would almost certainly redouble her efforts to ruin Zoé's life if she found out about it.
  • Shipper on Deck: In "Adoration", he helps facilitate Zoé's efforts to hang out with Marinette, knowing that she has a crush on her.
  • Sleazy Politician: Mayor Bourgeois is implied to be one. While he doesn't seem to be a bad man, Chloé claims that, if there is one thing her father's campaign tactics have taught her, it is that the way to win an election is to make your opponents look bad. It's worth noting two of the villains were created as a result of his actions. André even admits as much to Gabriel in private, though he's not proud of it.
  • Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: His wife is a Statuesque Stunner, while he’s overweight and seemingly older than her, judging from his grey hair.
  • Ultimate Authority Mayor: Downplayed. He is shown seeking reelection in "Darkblade" and the conflict of "Malediktator" starts when his wife and daughter make a demand of him that exceeds even his authority, but he's still treated as the highest authority in Paris with no sign of any interference from the central government.
  • We Used to Be Friends: How he feels about Gabriel after the latter betrays him in "Collusion" by releasing an Engineered Public Confession of the mayor.
  • Why Are You Not My Son?: André eventually recognizes his daughter Chloé as an incorrigible jerk and declares Zoé to be the daughter he wishes he had. It goes so far that he banishes Chloé to London and moves Zoé into her room.

    Armand the Butler 

Akumatized form: Despair Bear

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Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Ben Diskin (EN)Foreign VAs

An employee at André's hotel who acts as Chloé's personal valet.


  • Accidental Misnaming: Neither Chloé nor Audrey care enough to learn his name, and just call him various compound names that start with Jean. Sole Crusher lampshades it by calling him "Jean-Something". His name actually isn't Jean-anything; it's Armand.
  • The Conscience: Invoked in "Despair Bear," where he pushes Chloé to improve her personality by asking her what her stuffed bear would do.
  • Maurice Chevalier Accent: He is noticeably the only character who speaks with a French accent in the English dub until the appearance of the Grassettes in Season 6.
  • Nice Guy:
    • He's been looking out for Chloé since she was a little girl, and is more patient with her than you would think humanly possible. When Adrien threatened to end his friendship with her, he comforted her and encouraged her to be a better person, so as to amend their relationship.
    • He is one of the few adults in the series who looks out for Sabrina's welfare, even though she's not technically his responsibility. In "Antibug", he is the one who alerts Ladybug and Cat Noir to the role Chloé played in Sabrina's disappearance, and in "Miraculer", he tries to warn her not to approach Chloé when she's in a particularly bad mood, because he realizes that Chloé would take out her anger on Sabrina.
  • Old Retainer: He's not old per se, but he's apparently been working for the Bourgeoises since Chloé was a toddler, and acts as the fatherly figure that André does not provide by acknowledging her shortcomings and encouraging her to improve.

Bruel Family

    Raúl Bruel 

Akumatized form: El Toro de Piedra

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Voiced by: Frédéric Souterelle (FR), Keith Silverstein (EN)
Ivan's father and a former supervillain of renown known as "El Toro". A rough, vicious man who has recently left prison under a new rehab program introduced by Mayor Bustier, although he doesn't intend to give up on villainy at all, instead wishing to resume his career while bringing Ivan into his schemes.
  • Abusive Parents: He is very harsh towards his son Ivan, and wants him to be obedient and molded in his his image. His own father did the same with him.
  • Ambiguously Human: With it being implied that he can easily tear through steel, it's left ambiguous whether he is simply a Badass Normal whose powers are simply the result of his muscular physique, or if he is naturally superhuman like Majestia.
  • Animal Motifs: Bovines, like his son. Unlike his son, he fully embraces the negative aspects, having an large, intimidating figure to go with his toxic masculine mindset.
  • Animal-Themed Superbeing: His original "El Toro" supervillain identity. It is unknown if he actually has superpowers however, outside of an intimidating physique and maybe Super-Strength.
  • Brutish Bulls: His general motif as a criminal.
  • Devilish Hair Horns: He has two hair horns, going along with his bull motif.
  • Disappeared Dad: Due to Raúl being in jail, Ivan's grandmother had to be the one to raise him.
  • Don't You Dare Pity Me!: He lashes out at Chrysalis when they try to express compassion towards him.
  • Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He genuinely cannot understand why Ivan would reject his criminal lifestyle and refuse to aid him, believing that his influence should be able to toughen him up for a world he sees as unforgiving and unfair. He starts to come around on this by the end of his debut.
  • Evil Is Bigger: He is both incredibly tall and muscular, towering over just about every other character.
  • Generational Trauma: Appears to have been abused by his own father, which turned him into the criminal he is today. He tried to shape his own son into being a tough criminal like him in turn.
  • Heel–Face Turn: At the end of his debut episode, he decides to take his second chance and act as a good father.
  • He-Man Woman Hater: Implied. He's incredibly masculine, patriarchal and expresses great resentment towards Ivan's grandmother for making him "weak". And during his akumatization, Chrysalis takes on a feminine voice when he manages to scare her, then takes on a more masculine voice when encouraging him to give into his worst impulses.
  • Horrifying the Horror: His incredible anger manages to scare Chrysalis enough that they briefly lose composure while akumatizing him.
  • Life Isn't Fair: Seems to be his general outlook on life, as he makes the remark that his son wants to be nice in a world that isn't right before his akumatization.
  • Notorious Parent: Ivan is clearly not proud of having a criminal father.
  • Outside-Genre Foe: A downplayed case since the existence of non-Miraculous heroes and villains has already been well-established, but he still stands out for being a costumed supervillain in Paris who is completely untied to the magical jewels. At least, until he gets akumatized, that is.
  • Redemption Rejection: Initially, he only sees the New Chance program as an opportunity to pull another heist, clearly not taking the opportunity to turn his life around seriously. Subverted when Ladybug, Cat Noir and Minotaurox choose to give him their support and encourage him to be better for his son, getting him to finally decide to give the program a legitimate shot.
  • Remember the New Guy?: He is the first non-akumatized, non-American supervillain to be introduced into the series, but by the time of his introduction the police and general public already appear to be aware of him. Even Ladybug seems to know who he is, given her reaction when she finds out Ivan is his son.
  • The Social Darwinist: Believes that the world is a cruel place and anyone who doesn't toughen up will end up being beaten down by it.
  • Stupid Evil: Despite his insistence that it's foolproof, his grand plan to steal the Mona Lisa isn't very well-thought out: as the painting is being moved, he wants Ivan to create a distraction by dressing up in his old costume and attacking the museum, allowing him to run off with the painting while Ivan undresses and exits the museum undetected. Even if there are no security cameras in the museum, his plan assumes that nobody would be able to figure out that the former supervillain in the Louvre's employ was involved in a crime where someone else was dressed up in his own costume. And as shown when he was de-akumatized, the police were more than prepared to arrest him the second they suspected he turned back to crime. The only reason he didn't end back up in jail was because Ivan stopped his plan before it even started.
  • Toxic Family Influence: His Darwinist mindset and criminal behavior seem to have been instilled in him by his father. He attempts to inflict this same way on thinking onto Ivan, but his son resists his influence.
  • Villainous Breakdown: His akumatization is caused by him breaking down when Ivan bails on his plan to steal the Mona Lisa, and leaves a note condemning his supervillain lifestyle where he stashed his costume.
  • Women Are Wiser: He acknowledges that Ivan inherited his smarts from his wife, whoever that is/was. He also claims his mother (Ivan's grandmother) is the reason his son became a nice, compassionate person.

    Ivan's Grandmother 

Ivan's main parental figure.


  • The Ghost: She never appears on-screen, and the only thing we know is that Ivan's kind personality was shaped by her.
  • Raised by Grandparents: Raised Ivan after his father ended up in jail.
  • Women Are Wiser: Appears to be wiser in comparison to Raúl, a brutish supervillain whose hair-brained schemes have repeatedly landed him in prison.

Césaire family

    In General 
  • Environmental Symbolism: Their apartment has several animal photo's and Creole decorations, reflecting Otis' job and their background.
    • Alya's room is filled with superhero posters and notes, reflecting her status as a massive fan.
    • Nora's is full of exercise equipment, sports and martial arts posters, reflecting her being a Passionate Sports Girl.
  • Family Theme Naming: They are all named after famour Jazz singers.

    Otis Césaire 

Akumatized form: Animan

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Voiced by: Éric Peter (FR), Paul St. Peter (EN)Foreign VAs

The zookeeper at Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes and the father of Alya and her siblings.


    Marlena Césaire 
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Voiced by: Nathalie Homs (FR), Erin Fitzgerald (EN)Foreign VAs

Alya's mother and the head chef at Le Grand Paris.


  • Ambiguously Brown: Marlena may be of Martinican descent, considering that she's the mother of Alya.
  • Brutal Honesty: While she is nicer than the other judges, Marlena doesn't hide her opinion of Cheng's dish (which was messed with by Chloé).
  • Curtains Match the Windows: Brown hair and brown eyes.
  • Family Theme Naming: The names of her and her family are related to jazz singers (in her case, Marlena Shaw).
  • Nice Girl: Very kind and considerate.
  • Supreme Chef: A given, considering she is the head chef at a high end hotel.
  • Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Downplayed. Marlena is a conventionally attractive woman. Otis, on the other hand, isn't ugly, but is a fat man with unkempt, bushy hair.

    Nora Césaire 

Akumatized form: Anansi

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"Look how many times you've been in direct danger. So, you're staying home, safe and sound, period!"

Voiced by: Céline Melloul (FR), Laila Berzins (EN, Season 2)Foreign VAs

A kickboxer, and Alya's overprotective older sister.


  • Animal Motifs: Spiders, to go with her nickname 'Anansi'. In contrast to the mythological figure, she fits more with the larger, more imposing spiders to go with her status as The Big Girl.
  • Badass Normal: Nora has no powers, but in "Mayura", she leads a small army of Parisians against Hawk Moth's Akuma army.
  • The Big Girl: She completely towers over Alya and her friends. She's big enough and strong enough that she can wrap all three of her siblings and Nino in a single bear hug.
  • Big Sister Instinct: Very protective of her younger sisters.
  • Boisterous Bruiser: She's loud, short-tempered, and very proud of her fighting skills. However, she's still a nice person to be around.
  • Boxing Battler: She mostly fights like this in spite of being a kickboxer, as otherwise it would be too easy.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Apparently, she's used to delivering them, claiming that most of her matches end with her winning in Round 1.
  • Do Not Call Me "Paul": Insists on being called by her ring name, Anansi.
  • Epic Fail: Marinette mentions that Nora once tried to protect Alya from an Akuma...who turned out to simply be an unfortunate Mr. Banana.
  • Family Theme Naming: The names of her and her family are related to jazz singers (in her case, the late Nora York).
  • Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The fool to Alya's responsible one. She may be the family's oldest sibling, badass and brave, but she's also cocky, prone to Open Mouth, Insert Foot, unnecessarily overprotective and short-tempered. When she feels she committed a blunder in Transmission, she calls Alya for some advice. Alya's exasperated reaction shows that it's not the first time she has to help her sister defuse a situation she brought upon herself.
  • Gender-Blender Name: Well, a nickname. Anansi spiders are named after a male character from African folklore. Might double as Tomboyish Name.
  • Handwraps of Awesome: Never seen without them.
  • Hidden Depths: A Freeze-Frame Bonus in "Climatiqueen" reveals that she's one of the content creators competing to gain likes and followers for Chloé's Bee community contest. The fact that she's in third place implies that she's quite good at making videos.
  • Jerkass Has a Point: She wasn't wrong about Alya being in constant danger by Akuma victims.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Nora is unbelievably overprotective of Alya and underestimates Nino and even Ladybug and Cat Noir, but that's only because she loves her younger sister and doesn't want anything bad to happen to her.
  • Knight Templar Big Sister: She takes a page out of the Gabriel Agreste parenting guide when it comes to overprotectiveness.
  • Nerves of Steel:
    • In "Catalyst", she beats back a swarm of Akumas without batting an eyelash, avoiding Akumatization due to her total lack of fear.
    Nora: Fear? [laughs] Little sister, fear is afraid of me!
    • In "Mayura", she leads the charge against an army of supervillains.
  • The Nicknamer: Quickly dubs Marinette "Baguette", Nino "Cappy", and Adrien "Cell Phone Boy" note . She also refers to the group at large as "flyweights".
  • Troll: In "Transmission", she posts humiliating edits of her fellow boxer Kouki as retaliation for him acting disrespectful towards her.
  • Remember the New Guy?: All the characters know her already in her debut episode. Alya even lampshades that she can't remember the last time she spent time with her sister.

    Etta and Ella Césaire 

Akumatized form: Sapotis

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"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!"

Voiced by: Jessie Lambotte and Marie Nonnenmacher (FR, Etta and Ella, respectively), Cherami Leigh (EN)Foreign VAs

Alya's younger twin sisters.


Couffaine family

    Anarka Couffaine 

Akumatized form: Captain Hardrock

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"Cap'n Anarka speakin' to ya! So how's it comin' along, me young pirates?"

Voiced by: Laura Préjean (FR), Cindy Robinson (EN)Foreign VAs

Luka and Juleka's mother who lives in a houseboat with her children. She loves speaking like a pirate, freedom and blasting loud music.


  • Amicable Exes: A (possibly) non-romantic example with Jagged Stone. They used to perform together, and the way Jagged begs for "Nanarky" to come back to be his guitarist in "Desperada" is very flirty-sounding. Anarka herself doesn't want anything with Jagged, but still visibly considers his proposal for a brief moment and is actually proud that she was his "first" guitarist. "Truth" reveals this is actually the case.
  • Cool Old Lady: A bombastic middle-aged woman who takes joy in blasting loud rock music.
  • Environmental Symbolism: Lives on a house boat named "The Liberty", after her love of being free from rules. It also reflects her consideration towards the environment and how she has her unique way of doing things.
  • Family Theme Naming: Like her two children, her name ends in "-ka".
  • Glasses of Aging: If her grey hair is indicative of her age, then her glasses are certainly this trope.
  • Large Ham: Anarka has very little volume control.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: Both her children seem to be far more mellow than she is.
  • Miniature Senior Citizens: Downplayed as she's still taller than Juleka, but Luka is taller than her and Jagged Stone is practically one head taller currently, while they were approximatively of the same height in their younger years.
  • Moral Myopia: As part of her pirate thing, she doesn't respect law enforcement... or regulations. It turns out her houseboat breaks several regulations and lacks permits, which was only discovered because she refused Roger's request she turn her speakers down from the dangerous noise levels they were at. Her rage at getting ticketed is what makes her become Captain Hardrock, but she was the one in the wrong.
  • The Pig-Pen: While she's not obviously dirty herself, she does chastise Marinette for cleaning up the boat since she apparently likes things messy, and throws all the trash Marinette picked up back on the floor.
  • Punny Name:
    • Anarka, as in "anarchy". Doubles as a Meaningful Name, given her love of personal freedom and contempt for law enforcement.
    • Her last name sounds like "acouphene", which is French for "tinnitus". Given how loud Anarka likes her music, hearing loss is probably in her future.
  • Shared Family Quirks: A talented music lover, like the rest of her family.
  • Talk Like a Pirate: She insists on speaking in this manner for no apparent reason other than to have fun with the fact she lives on a houseboat.
  • Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Extremely bombastic and eccentric, especially by comparison to the more mellow Luka and shy Juleka.

    Jagged Stone 

Akumatized form: Guitar Villain

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"I'm a real artist! Real talent! Even my hair is real! And that's what people love about me."

Voiced by: Matthew Géczy (FR), Lex Lang (EN)Foreign VAs

A popular rock star of whom both Marinette and Adrien are fans.


  • Accent Adaptation: In the original French version he speaks with a pronounced American accent, but in the English dub he has a British accent.
  • Amicable Exes: To an extent with Anarka, who does not want anything with Jagged anymore, but still has good memories of their time together as rockstars. Incidentally, Jagged is also the father of Anarka's children.
  • Animal Motifs: Crocodiles. Not only does he have a saltwater croc as a pet, his first band with Anarka was called "Croco Duel" and he mentions having wished to be one when he was a kid. Fitting given crocodiles are a symbol strength, power, and primal energy given he's a famous rock star who believes in Doing It for the Art.
  • Be Yourself: Jagged Stone is shown to believe this in "Guitar Villain". He adamantly refuses his producer's insistence to copy a trendy DJ, because he prefers Doing It for the Art and encourages Marinette to do the same with her designs.invoked
  • British Rockstar: The English dub takes this route with him, as he's given a British accent and he's already clearly inspired by Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones (the Eiffel Tower glasses he requests in his first appearance are pure '70s Elton John). However, this isn't the case in the original French version since he has a pronounced American accent instead.
  • Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: The reason Jagged didn't try to be part of Luka and Juleka's lives was because he knew he would be a poor parent, considering how much he loves his rockstar lifestyle.
  • Doing It for the Art: In-Universe, this is the kind of musician he is. He couldn't care less if he's not at the top of the sales charts, as long as he gets to do his own thing. Of course, #2 is still nothing to sneeze at, which he points out to his producer.
  • Eccentric Millionaire: He leans towards this; he picks fights with his producer, has a very unique and distinct style, gives his pet crocodile baths in hotel bathtubs and so on.
  • Genre Motif: Rock and roll, being a famous rock star who clashes with his agent and firmly believes in Doing It for the Art.
  • Hidden Depths: "Wishmaker" reveals that he wanted to be a crocodile when he was a child, explaining why he has Fang for a pet in the present day.
  • Intergenerational Friendship: Suggested to be genuinely fond of Marinette after quite liking her design work for him.
  • Keet: He's wild and loves to be entertained.
  • Large Ham: Extremely extroverted and bombastic, Jagged tends to dominate any scene he's in.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: Jagged and Luka are both talented musicians, though Luka has no interest in using his talents to become a famous rock star like his father, preferring to use music as a tool to help others.
  • Luke, I Am Your Father: "Truth" reveals that he is Juleka and Luka's dad.
  • Nice Guy: While he starts out pretty rough in his debut episode, Jagged is very humble and friendly for a famous rocker. When Marinette brings him an album cover concept that isn't very artistic but similar to what his manager—who's more interested in money than artistic integrity—would like, he realizes that his manager told Marinette that he wanted something like that and politely asks her to make another one by following her own instincts.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: His name is likely a reference to The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, while his appearance borrows a lot from Johnny Depp (who is Stones-adjacent, via his longtime friendship with Keith Richards.)
  • Older Than They Look: According to Bob Roth in "Lies", Jagged lies about his age, implying he's much older than he actually looks. "Truth" reveals that he's old enough to have two teenage children.
  • Punny Name: His name is a pun on the genre "Hard Rock" while also calling back to Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones. His assistant's last name is Rolling, furthering the reference.
  • Put on a Bus: He goes on tour in Season 5 so Luka has an excuse to skip town by joining him.
  • Rock Is Authentic, Pop Is Shallow: He certainly thinks so. In his words:
    Jagged Stone: I'm a real rock n roller. Not some pop star in diapers!
  • The Rock Star: Has the typical look and popularity, but the show refrains from portraying more adult aspects of the trope (eg. Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll).
  • Shipper on Deck: In "Troublemaker", after accidentally entering Marinette's room, he sees her pictures of Adrien and realizes she has a crush on him and Jagged even considers it sweet.
  • Too Dumb to Live: In "Wishmaker", he's transformed into a crocodile and decides to test out his new form by jumping into the Seine. He immediately starts drowning because he has no idea how to swim and assumed that having a crocodile body would automatically give him the ability.
  • Took a Level in Badass: In "Re-creation", it's revealed that he, Luka and Penny Rolling joined the Order of Guardians at some point while they were on their world tour, thus becoming knowledgeable in the anti-Miraculous martial art of Mirakung-fu. They are seen using their skills to aid Grandmaster Su-Han in battling Monarch's Miraculized soldiers in both Brazil and Paris.
  • Took a Level in Kindness: Jagged's initial appearance is a rather negative impression that makes him seem entitled and unreasonable, being very surly when Mayor Bourgeois understandably doesn't know how to provide for a crocodile, and getting furious when Marinette (a mere fourteen-year-old girl) didn't provide him with a very specific set of glasses he wanted and, not caring that they didn't exist, forcing her to get him them anyway. After she succeeds in making them for him and in subsequent episodes, he shows a lot of gratitude and humility, is thankful for Marinette and Penny's work and, upon notices that Marinette's first album cover probably was forced upon her by his boss, encourages her to do it again, but from her own direction. Consistency is maintained, however, in that his tastes are a bit eccentric ("Troublemaker" has Penny having to ask about getting a polar bear to serve his breakfast on).

    Irupé 

A friend of Luka's from Brazil, who pretends to be his girlfriend.


  • Contrived Coincidence: Of all the girls in Brazil Luka could've asked to be his fake girlfriend, he picked one that just happens to be a superheroine.
  • Fake Relationship: She acknowledges that she's not really Luka's girlfriend; the two of them are just pretending for Marinette's sake, giving Luka an excuse to return to Brazil and avoid letting his feelings for Marinette sabotage her relationship with Adrien.
  • Hero of Another Story: Unbeknownst to Luka, she's actually a Brazilian superhero with her own Kwami-like companion.
  • Hypocritical Humor: She remarks on how Luka is keeping secrets from her when she sees him with Ladybug; while also keeping the fact that she's also a superhero secret from him.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She's an attractive teenager who wears a revealing swimsuit.
  • The Reveal: The end of her debut episode establishes that she has a Kwami-like companion named Maino'li, revealing that she is a hummingbird-themed superhero.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper: While she hasn't yet figured out that Luka is Viperion, she does find out that he personally knows Ladybug after observing the two together.
  • Walking Swimsuit Scene: She sports a two-piece swimsuit.

Kanté family

    Claudie Kanté 

Akumatized form: Startrain

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Voiced by: Laura Préjean (FR)

Max's mother. She is a train conductor who dreams of becoming an astronaut.


  • Badass Bystander: In "Intuition", she breaks the window of her akumatized spaceship and catapults herself into space in order to save Cosmo Bug from getting her Miraculous taken away by the villain. Her presence ultimately causes Monarch to give up on that plan entirely, as he can't neutralize Claudie without admitting to ADA that he's deceiving her.
  • Family Versus Career: Downplayed. She was forced to put her dream of becoming an astronaut on hold in order to raise Max. Now that he's a teenager who can be trusted to take care of himself for an extended period of time, she's able to pursue said dream in earnest. Even so, she states herself that she didn’t want to miss Max grow up, and is very close to and proud of her son.
  • Nice Girl: She's a loving mother and courageous woman who's willing to risk her life in order to help the heroes.
  • Punny Name: Her name sounds like "claudiquante", French for "walking with a limp".
  • Shout-Out: Her first name and her dream to be an astronaut is likely a reference to the first female French astronaut Claudie Haigneré.

    Markov 

Akumatized form: Robostus

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Voiced by: Alexandre Nguyen (FR), Grant George (EN)Foreign VAs

A small but highly advanced robot built by Max Kanté.


  • A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Averted. Markov only went rogue due to Hawk Moth's influence and is otherwise nothing but friendly.
  • Benevolent A.I.: Markov is a polite, innocent, helpful little robot.
  • Blue Is Heroic: His overall colour is blue and he's quite friendly.
  • Brutal Honesty: Markov tells Ms. Mendeleiev she's unreasonable for talking down to him and Max, and it's the final straw that gets him confiscated.
  • Constantly Curious: As an AI that can get information by itself, Markov is always asking questions.
  • Cute Critters Act Childlike: Though not exactly a "critter", Markov is innocent, perpetually curious, and utterly adorable.
  • Cute Machines: A tiny robot with an adorable design.
  • Do Androids Dream?: Ms. Mendeleiev and Principal Damocles both question whether Markov, as a robot, can truly have feelings. As Hawk Moth demonstrates by Akumatizing him, the answer is a definite "yes".
    Hawk Moth: Two dear friends who've been separated...there is nothing artificial about those emotions!
  • Flight: Markov has a small propeller attached to the top of his head that allows him to fly.
  • Heroic Bystander: In "Startrain", he assists the heroes in disabling the deathtraps despite being in a life-or-death situation.
  • Named After Somebody Famous: Likely named with the Russian mathematician Andrei Markov in mind.
  • Nice Guy: A friendly, polite robot.
  • No Mouth: Markov doesn't have a mouth, just two eyes that can change shape to reflect his moods. He eventually gets a small mouth when he is upgraded between Seasons 5 and 6.
  • Ridiculously Human Robots: Not in appearance, but certainly in personality.
  • Robot Buddy: Markov is a robot created by Max and is the latter's best friend.
  • Schizo Tech: Magical superheroes aside, the technology shown in Miraculous Ladybug is roughly equivalent to that of the real world at the time of airing. Markov is the second exception to this (after Alix's watch which isn't actually an exception; it's tied to the magical superheroes, meaning Markov really is the first case) — a robot who is able to fly, communicate with others, and possesses enough sentience to be akumatized. The really impressive part? He was built by a teenager!
  • Secret-Keeper: He is present when Max is granted the Horse Miraculous in "Startrain", and is thus aware that Max is Pegasus.
  • Tag Along Kid: A variant. Starting in Season 6 with his new robot body, Markov is able to connect with Max's smartwatch and assimilate into the latter's Pegasus transformation, letting him join the hero on duty even if he is unable to directly take action.
  • Wingding Eyes: His eyes can change form to shapes like hearts, question marks, or exclamation points. Of course, it's justified by him being a robot with a screen for a face.

    Affection Decision Assistant (A.D.A.) 

Akumatized form: Bugfighter

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Voiced by: Frédérique Marlot (FR), Haviland Stillwell (EN)
The A.I. Mission Control of the Tsurugi Space Jet. Since she was created with the same technology as Markov, she can be considered his little sister, which is why she is under the Kanté family header.
  • A.I.-cronym: She's the Affective Decision Assistant.
  • Benevolent A.I.: She wants nothing but the best for her pilots and humanity in general. When she believes Claudie has been lost in space while piloting her, she chooses to exile herself to the far reaches of space because she believes herself to be a danger to humanity.
  • Do Androids Dream?: Like her "big brother", she has enough emotion to be Akumatized.
  • The Empath: Her sensors allow her to detect the emotions of her pilots from their voices.
  • The Exile: A self-imposed example. When she believes she has lost Claudie in space, she decides that she is a danger to humans and banishes herself to the far reaches of the universe to prevent herself from causing them any more harm.
  • Heroic Willpower: She manages to de-Akumatize herself when she realizes that Monarch deceived her and that Claudie is still safe and sound.
  • Impeded Communication: Invoked by Monarch, who hacks into her system and shuts down her biometric sensors, leaving her unable to detect Claudie and making her believe Claudie has been lost in space, which makes her vulnerable to his Megakuma.
  • Mission Control: She is designed to assist astronauts piloting the Tsurugi Space Jet, and can temporarily take over control of the jet for them if she senses that they are too stressed to pilot it safely.
  • Superior Successor: She was made with the same technology as Markov, and refers to herself as his "updated, improved sister."

Kubdel family

    Alim Kubdel 
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Voiced by: Thierry Kazazian (FR), Todd Haberkorn (EN)Foreign VAs

Alix and Jalil's father. A historian who works at the Louvre.


  • Early Installment Character-Design Difference: His hair is dark brown in "Timebreaker", but reddish-orange in "The Pharaoh".
  • Good Parents: Alim is shown to be a supportive parent when understanding Alix's wish to be with her friends in "Timebreaker" and has shown when to get strict when needed as seen when scolding his son for almost breaking the rules in "The Pharaoh".
  • Meaningful Name: His name is Arabic for "scholar", fitting as he is a historian.
  • Schizo Tech: The family watch he gave to Alix in "Timebreaker", which has holographic capabilities. Ultimately justified when "Timetagger" reveals the watch's true nature.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper: He not only knew that the pocket watch was a Miraculous but also that his daughter Alix will become its wielder.
  • Smart People Wear Glasses: He's an historian, so of course he wears glasses.
  • Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His dismissal of Jalil's theories directly leads to his son's Akumatization.

    Jalil Kubdel 

Akumatized form: The Pharaoh

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Voiced by: Franck Tordjman (FR), Vic Mignogna (Season 1), unknown (Seasons 2-3), Alejandro Saab (Season 5) (EN)Foreign VAs

Alix's older brother and a young historian.


  • Anger Born of Worry: Jalil worries so much about Alix having left her own time to time-travel and the odds she might face that he gets angry at his father, Ladybug and Cat Noir, leading to another akumatization.
  • As You Know: He explains to his father about the history behind a scroll from the Louvre's Egyptian exhibit, even though Mr. Kubdel is the exhibit's director and already knows all about it, leading to some Lampshade Hanging.
  • Black Sheep: Downplayed. Jalil still fits in his family, being academically smart, cultured and passionate about history like his father and sister, in two different ways. However, his Conspiracy Theorist leanings clearly embarass/annoy/shame Alix while his father tries his best to keep them in check which visibly tires and wears him off.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: As shown in "Kwamibuster", he seems to believe that the pyramids were alien spaceships, much to Alix's embarrassment.
  • Conspiracy Theorist: He already had shades of this in his debut episode, but his later appearances made it more prominent; in "Kwamibuster" he's shown to believe that the Egyptian pyramids were alien spaceships, and in "Reunion" he buys into online conspiracy theories that Paris' heroes aren't as benevolent as they seem.
  • Didn't Think This Through: As Marinette notes, Jalil is quick to make assumptions without thinking ahead.
  • It's All About Me: Jalil was willing to risk his safety and father's job just to prove he was right about a spell.
  • Jerkass Ball: In "Reunion", after thinking that Alix was forced to travel through time against her will and believing the social media rumours about Ladybug and Cat Noir not being as benevolent as they seem, he voluntarily helps Monarch to defeat the heroes and bring their Miraculous to him in order to return his sister in the current timeline. However, he rejects his Akuma once he finds out that all the rumours about the heroes were lies and apologizes for believing the worst about them.
  • Knight Templar Big Brother: He misses Alix so much and is so protective of her that he lets his mind get poisoned by malicious theories from social medias, and actively calls for his akumatization in order to prove Alix didn't depart from free will but was manipulated or coerced by Ladybug. As soon he finds out to be in the wrong, he rejects his Akuma.
  • Locked Out of the Loop: While Alim knew long before the moment actually came that Alix would have to leave to travel through time in order to protect the Rabbit Miraculous, Jalil is not there when it happens and thus doesn't have access to the full picture of the events, in addition of not being able to properly say goodbye to his sister. These two elements contribute to his 4th akumatization, with a little push from social media.
  • Meaningful Name: "Jalil" means respected in Arabic, and he desires his father's respect as a young historian following in his footsteps.
  • Not Brainwashed: In his fourth Akumatization he helps Monarch voluntarily.
  • Smart People Wear Glasses: Jalil wears circular glasses and is able to translate an ancient papyrus by himself and wants to perform the spell that is written on it.
  • Social Media Is Bad: In this case, it corrupts him to the point he wants to side with a magical terrorist over the heroes.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: He shares a lot of his father's facial features.
  • The Un-Favorite: While the French dub is clear to state that the heirloom pocket watch goes to the youngest child of the family (and thus Jalil wasn't skipped maliciously), Thomas Astruc also stated that Mr. Kubdel favors Alix because Jalil can be absentminded and prone to making snap judgments.
  • Willing Channeler: In "Reunion", he summons Monarch to akumatize him.

Kurtzberg family

    Shirel Kurtzberg 

Akumatized form: The Ruler

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Nathaniel's very strict mother. An accomplished architect who thinks her son is wasting his talent making comics instead of pursuing a more respectable art form.


  • Abusive Parents: The emotional kind. She has no qualms in destroying anything relating to comics in front of her son, if only to teach him a lesson.
  • Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: From a release order perspective, she is this to Ivan's father, Raúl. Both are the parents of Miraculous holders who wish for their children to follow the family trade through rigorous discipline. However, they are worlds apart in terms of social class and motivation, with Raúl being a criminal who seeks to punish his son into becoming a villain and Shirel a wealthy architect who desires to protect hers from perceived bad influences.
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?: Subtextually, her hatred of comic book art, trying to sway Nathaniel away from making comics and instead creating "proper" art and attempting to prevent him from seeing Marc—and the emotional repercussions this places on her son—all represent anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Though after coming to appreciate the beauty of Nathaniel and Marc's comic, she appears to have surrendered this mindset.
  • Education Mama: She forcefully tries to get Nathaniel to abandon his comics so he can dedicate himself to more sophisticated and traditionally prestigious artistry, like industrial design or scenography.
  • Evil Wears Black: Downplayed in that she's not exactly evil, but she is a personal antagonist for Nathaniel, and her fully dark ensemble contrasts heavily with her husband and son's more colorful, brighter clothing.
  • Fantasy-Forbidding Father: Gender-inverted. She even shreds the script Marc gave to Nathaniel just to teach him a lesson that comics are garbage.
  • Fiery Redhead: Has the same hair color as her son's, but a far more aggressive and domineering personality to better match it.
  • Follow in My Footsteps: She wishes for Nathaniel to dedicate his art skills to a more serious pursuit, and cites her own career in architecture as a possible option.
  • For Your Own Good: Her justification for being harsh on Nathaniel's comic work is because she doesn't see a future in them.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Following her akumatization and defeat, Shirel tearfully admits that she was wrong for forbidding her son for following his passion and relents from the abusive way she was treating him and his work.
  • Jewish Mother: Considering the Ambiguously Jewish theme of her family, she does fit the stereotype to a T, being rather controlling and overprotective of Nathaniel.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: While Nathaniel is a comic book artist with a creative spirit and dynamic artwork, Shirel is a cold, modernist architect who values practicality and has a restrictive vision about what counts as real art.
  • My Beloved Smother: She is extremely strict about Nathaniel's life and is ready to do some drastic stuff in order to "set him straight".
  • So Proud of You: Admits that she's proud of her son once she finally comes to appreciate his art.
  • Stern Parent, Doting Parent: As can be made clear from her entries, she is an example of the former.
  • Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids: Because of her stern ways, Nathaniel often has to hide his comics away whenever she comes by his room.

    Aton Kurtzberg 
Nathaniel's father. While not as strict as his wife, he is still not comfortable about the path his son is following.
  • Henpecked Husband: It's implied that he lets Shirel make the important decisions about how to raise their kid, and he appears to be generally submissive to her opinions.
  • Hide Your Lesbians: Invoked regarding his opinion on Nathaniel's comic, as he believes the story would be better if the male lead had a straight romance with the villain instead of his same-sex partner. He comes around to it, however.
  • Stern Parent, Doting Parent: In comparison to his wife, he is the doting one, being more easygoing and accepting about the artistic merit of comic books. Shirel also implies that he is the reason Nathaniel likes comics to begin with.
  • Tuckerization: Just like his son, Aton is named after a member of the show's production team: in his case, executive producer Aton Soumache. Even his appearance is greatly influenced by the real deal.

Tsurugi family

    Mr. Tsurugi 

Kagami's grandfather, and a former champion fencer.


  • Ambiguously Absent Parent: It's left unsaid what's become of him in the present day, but he doesn't seem to be around. Averted with his wife Oba, who seems to have remarried to/started dating Shinobu.
  • The Ghost: So far, he's only ever been mentioned in "Riposte" without any other appearances to his name. Even when Kagami reunites with her grandmother in Miraculous Tokyo, he's nowhere to be seen.
  • Gruesome Grandparent: Implied. With the reveal that Kagami's grandmother Oda is a kind and nurturing person, it has to be assumed that Tomoe inherited her rigidness and hatred of men from someone.
  • Like Father, Like Son: At least in regards to taking up fencing, as both he and his daughter Tomoe are said to be masters.
  • Master Swordsman: Adrien mentions that he was a champion fencer in his day. It's almost certainly from him that Tomoe and Kagami inherited their affinity for fencing.

    Oba Tsurugi 

Voiced by: Unknown (FR)

Kagami's grandmother, and a legendary Dorayaki chef in Tokyo.


  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Downplayed. When she has dinner for Kagami and Marinette, she tries to make small talk about Kagami's "boyfriend" Kazuno. Kagami quickly shoots this down by saying he wasn't her boyfriend, though it still makes Marinette intrigued.
  • Ambiguously Bi: In "Riposte", Kagami's grandfather was mentioned, though by the present day there is no trace of him to be seen, leaving their marital status ambiguous. Also ambiguous is her relationship with Shinobu, who she seems to be dating/re-married to given that they live together, though Kagami only refers to them as friends.
  • Doting Grandparent: Unlike Kagami's closed-off and emotionally distant mother, she is openly affectionate towards her granddaughter and her friends.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: She's an open, loving and warm grandmother who comes from a middle-class background; in direct contrast to her wealthy, emotionally closed and malicious daughter.
  • Miniature Senior Citizens: She's about the same height as her teenage granddaughter.
  • Mr. Exposition: She appears quite knowledgeable about in Japanese culture and tells Marinette all about the origins behind the Hoshi Matsuri festival going on during their visit.
  • Rose-Haired Sweetie: She has short pink hair, reflecting her sweet personality.
  • Secret-Keeper: During the battle against Modeler's army of Kaiju, she finds out that her granddaughter is Ryuko when she's forced to transform in front of her.
  • Supreme Chef: She's a renowned Dorayaki chef. Her culinary talents aren't limited to pastry, as her idea of a "little something" for Kagami and Marinette is a full-blown feast that's so delicious Marinette starts crying.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She combines traits from both Marinette's parents Tom and Sabine and Adrien's paternal grandparents Johnny and Gabrielle. Like the former, she is a renowned pastry chef who both owns and lives in her own bakery. Like the latter, despite being an openly caring and generous person, her offspring ultimately turned out to be wealthy industrialists who (seemingly) want nothing to do with her.

    Shinobu 

Voiced by: Unknown (FR)

Oba's friend who helps her deliver Dorayaki.


  • Ambiguously Gay: Her relationship with Oba is left ambiguous, though she seems to be living with her and the pair are seen being physically affectionate with one another.
  • Badass Biker: She owns a motorcycle, and is seen driving Oba, Marinette, Kagami and all of the supplies to set up the former's Hoshi Matsuri festival booth.
  • Creepy Good: Marinette compares her to a Yōkai, constantly getting freaked out when she bumps into her at Oda's house. Despite this, she is only ever kind towards her, in her own way.
  • Opposites Attract: A gruff, tall, unkempt woman who never smiles who happens to be partnered with a small, rose-haired all-loving pastry chef. Assuming that's what's going on with them, anyway.
  • Perpetual Frowner: She is almost always seen with a scowl on her face.
  • Romantic Ride Sharing: Oda can be spotted hugging her as they drive to set up their Hoshi Matsuri booth.
  • Secret-Keeper: Like Oba, she becomes aware of Kagami's secret identity when she's forced to transform into Ryuko in front of them.

Others

    Lieutenant Roger Raincomprix 

Akumatized form: Rogercop/Daddycop

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Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (FR), Christopher Corey Smith (EN)Foreign VAs

Sabrina's father, a policeman.


  • Alliterative Name: Roger Raincomprix.
  • Bait-and-Switch Boss: In "Startrain", his agitation over being forced to ignore several lawbreakers in order to take Sabrina to her field trip makes him vulnerable to an Akuma, but he calms down before it can reach him.
  • Butt-Monkey: Many of his scenes involve him being thrown about by various supervillains.
  • By-the-Book Cop: He follows the law to a T, no matter how wealthy or influential the people involved in a case are.
    • In "Rogercop", his refusal to arrest a girl without evidence almost costs him his job.
    • He also tries to be fair to people only violating things like noise ordinances, giving Anarka a warning that she'll need to turn down the volume on her speakers. But when she gets belligerent about his reasonable request, he promptly charges her with all the other regulations her houseboat was breaking. Post-Akuma, he takes her turning her speakers almost all of the way down as a sign of good faith and doesn't charge her for anything for the rest of the day.
    • "Mega Leech" has him slightly worse off in this regard with the mayor demanding him to arrest Ivan and Mylène for protesting which causes him to reluctantly start driving them home, until Ms. Bustier demands back to not do so and he eventually comes around to agreeing with the protesting's purpose anyway.
  • Determinator: In "Captain Hardrock", he will not stop trying to arrest the titular Akuma, even if he is ludicrously outmatched.
  • Economy Cast: If a scene requires a cop character, he will probably fill the spot.
  • First-Name Basis: Possibly - it's not quite clear if his surname is Roger or Raincomprix (Sabrina's surname).
  • Generic Cop Badges: He wears for a badge a patch with France's flag on his right arm and that's about it. If it wasn't for his cap having "POLICE" emblazoned on it, you'd never know he's an officer from looks alone. The background cops don't share that privilege, seeing that they don't sport any badges.
  • Hypocrite:
    • While he is usually a By-the-Book Cop with a strong belief in upholding the law, he'll occasionally ticket people just because he wants to.
    • Tries to arrest Raúl Bruel for his actions as an akumatized villain, despite having been akumatized himself and knowing that akuma victims aren't responsible for their actions.
  • Jerkass Ball: Whenever his actions are required to akumatize someone, he'll ticket them for petty reasons like ruining his mood or just because he felt like it.
  • Lawful Stupid: He occasionally prioritizes enforcing the law over his own self-preservation when he confronts people who are clearly Akumatized and capable of crushing him like a grape. Most notably, he sided with a racist ticket inspector over Sabine, whom he knows well enough to verify her citizenship. But arrests her anyway for not having her ticket.
  • Papa Wolf:
    • When Chloé's father tries to arrest Sabrina, Roger tells him point blank to back off.
    • This is deconstructed in "Daddycop", where his concerns for Sabrina's (lack of) social life and well-being are what leads to his akumatization.
  • Police Are Useless: Being a muggle cop, Roger is very rarely any help against supervillains, although he does try his best. Especially against Captain Hardrock, whom he never gives up the pursuit of—leading to him distracting her at an important time for the heroes.
  • Profiling: While far from a full-on Bigot with a Badge, he is guilty of doing this in "El Toro de Piedra", when he tries to have Raúl arrested for his actions while akumatized, even though he's never tried to arrest anyone for what they've done under an akuma's influence before. After Ladybug repairs the damage, he still insists that Raúl is a supervillain and must have done something to warrant being arrested.
  • Punny Name: "(Ro)ger Raincomprix" is very phonetically close to "j'ai rien compris" ("I didn't understand anything").
  • Rank Up: He gets promoted from Officer at the end of "Rogercop".
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: In "Mega-Leech", after hearing about how bad Project Oxygen would be for the environment, Roger sides with the protestors.

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