History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS03E26MiracleQueenBattleoftheMiraculousPart2

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Cat Noir briefly objects to Ladybug combining her powers with the Dragon Miraculous, but she points out they can't play it safe in this situation.

* LogicalWeakness: Inverted. Kwamis so far were easily used for evil against their will, but their powers still require a special phrase to activate them. Even in dubs where it's the same for every kwami (<Kwami's name>, transform me) you still need to know their names. Thus when Chloé seizes the Miracle Box, she can't force a single kwami to follow her orders.

* {{Pride}}: Miracle Queen's threat is greatly reduced by Chloé's overconfidence meaning that she wastes the majority of the Miraculous she has. Hawk Moth is ''not'' pleased that she managed to lose all the Miraculouses ''and'' the entire population of Paris in one fell swoop.

* SoLastSeason: Played with because Miracle Queen's Wasps can do even more than Queen Wasp's (which could only paralyze not control) and they ARE a threat to the heroes at one point. However while avoiding Queen Wasp's bugs was something that kept them constantly on the run in that episode in this episode Dragonbug simply tosses up a water barrier that makes them a non issue for almost all of the fight barring that one point where King Monkey disrupts it and they manage to get in and sting her (but Snake Noir undoes with his own new power).

* TookALevelInBadass: Snake Noir is much more competent with Second Chance in this episode than he was in "Desperada" as Aspik. He only takes three tries to clobber the brainwashed heroes, retake their Miraculous and break Miracle Queen's akumatized item.
* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: The OpeningNarration emphasizes the two parts of the finale as episodes of loss. Indeed, the beloved Master Fu is punished with a mind wipe and must leave permanently, the PG version of being killed. Chloé loses her superhero status (and her way to redemption) permanently, and the last we see of Marinette and Adrien, they're resigned to renounce to each other despite the fact that it is the series' core concept, and [[PoorCommunicationKills could have been avoided easily]].
* TheUnmasking

** Hawk Moth learns the secret identities of all of the temporary superheroes other than Bunnyx.

** Master Fu sacrifices his memories to escape Hawk Moth, formally making Ladybug the new Guardian.

* RedemptionDemotion: The reverse actually. Queen Bee turned out to be quite effective as a heroine in previous episodes. As Miracle Queen she and her army of brainwashed heroes are rather easily defeated and she was actually more of a threat in both previous Akuma forms as Antibug and Queen Wasp then she was here. She actually got worse after turning villain. It should be noted that she had 12 Miraculouses and almost everybody in Paris under her control and still decided to send only 4 heroes into battle.

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form) the Miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the Miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the Miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite the fact it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]

* HurlItIntoTheSun: The brainwashed Pegasus tries to drop Snake Noir into the sun using Voyage. Good thing he had Second Chance...

* SerialEscalation: Averted. Miracle Queen's army is way smaller that Scarlet Moth's from the previous season finale. Even Ladybug and Cat Noir being all alone and forced to take on brainwashed Miraculous holders happened before. Instead, the conflict focuses on Master Fu's fate and on Chloé's FaceHeelTurn.

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: The OpeningNarration emphasizes the two parts of the finale as episodes of loss. Indeed, the beloved Master Fu is punished with a mind wipe and must leave permanently, the PG version of being killed. Chloé loses her superhero status (and her way to redemption) permanently, and the last we see of Marinette and Adrien, they're resigned to renounce to each other despite the fact that it is the series' core concept, and [[PoorCommunicationKills could have been avoided easily.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After having her Akuma purified, Queen Bee straps on ''every Miraculous not currently in use'' to get an edge over Ladybug... only to find that she can't actually ''use'' any of them because she doesn't know any of the kwamis' names or (depending on the dub) their transformation commands, and they refuse to tell her.

** "Battle of the Miraculous" ends Chloé's career as Queen Bee the same way as "Queen's Battle" started it: with the akumatization of Chloé and her parents.
** The season begins and ends with someone willingly taking an akuma to gain their powers. In fact, Chloé jumps up trying to catch a second akuma after her first was purified.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After having her akuma purified, Queen Bee straps on ''every Miraculous not currently in use'' to get an edge over Ladybug... only to find that she can't actually ''use'' any of them because she doesn't know any of the kwamis' names or (depending on the dub) their transformation commands, and they refuse to tell her.

* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of the episode, Hawk Moth has claimed the secrets of the grimoire, repaired the Peacock Miraculous, damaged the heroes’ bonds (though he doesn’t know that), and removed Master Fu from the equation, leaving the inexperienced Ladybug as guardian. Really, the only way things could’ve gone better for him was if he got the Ladybug and Black Cat jewels.

** [[spoiler: Subverted come Season 4. Marinette sees no problem in retaining everyone who was unmasked, and her identity even gets revealed to Alya and Luka, (though she doesn’t know about the latter), though she does force Alya into operating from behind the scenes.]]

* SealedGoodInACan: Master Fu giving up ownership of the Miracle Box to Ladybug causes the box and all the kwami nearby to be sealed into a Ladybug-themed ball. [[spoiler: Season 4 reveals that the box has merely changed shape to match Ladybug being the new owner]].

* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of the episode, Hawk Moth has claimed the secrets of the grimoire, repaired the Peacock Miraculous, damaged the heroes’ bonds (though he doesn’t know that), deprived Team Miraculous of most of their members (including the most powerful) and removed Master Fu from the equation, leaving the inexperienced Ladybug as guardian. Really, the only way things could’ve gone better for him was if he got the Ladybug and Black Cat jewels.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Despite teaming up with Hawk Moth and intentionally revealing all of the heroes' (except for Cat, Ladybug, and Bunnyx) identities, Chloé gets away scot-free with Ladybug simply taking the Bee Miraculous away from her. However, Chloé does get some egg on her face in the end when she loudly insults the whole city before declaring she'll leave for New York with her mother to never have to answer to Ladybug again and get the last laugh, only to find out that thanks to her parents' renewed affection that's no longer an option and she's now stuck in a city that likely hates her even more. Also, she permanently loses the Queen Bee position.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Master Fu formally relinquishes the Miracle Box to Ladybug as the new Guardian, which both erases his memories of being one and transforms the Miracle Box into a Ladybug themed container. All the current Miraculous holders that Marinette recruited have been unmasked, meaning they can't use the same ones again, if at all. Chloé regresses from her previous HeelFaceTurn and leaves in a huff stating she's leaving Paris, only to find her parents more in love than they've ever been and wanting to stay. Nathalie manages to swipe Master Fu's tablet containing the translated passages of the Miraculous codex, which Gabriel is first shown using to restore the Peacock Miraculous meaning Mayura can show up more often at zero risk. On the civilian side both Marinette and Adrien, with some mild hesitation, have both decided for themselves to explore romantic opportunities with Luka and Kagami respectively.

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form) the Miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the Miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the Miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]

* SealedGoodInACan: Master Fu giving up ownership of the Miracle Box to Ladybug causes the box and all the kwami nearby to be sealed into a Ladybug-themed ball.

* TheCameo: Marianne returns and departs Paris with Master Fu.

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode:[[spoiler: The OpeningNarration emphasizes the finale are episodes of loss. Indeed, the beloved Master Fu is punished with a mind wipe and must leave permanently, the PG version of being killed. Chloe loose her superhero status (and her way to redemption) forever. And the last we see of Marinette and Adrien, they're resigned to renounce to each other despite this is the series core concept, and [[PoorCommunicationKills could have been avoided easily.]]]]

* TheUnmasking: Miracle Queen orders all of the brainwashed temporary Miraculous holders to come to her location, revealing their identities to herself, Hawk Moth, and Mayura. While Nino and Kagami never get the chance to transform, process of elimination makes their identities pretty simple, plus Hawk Moth already knew Kagami's. Only Alix doesn't come, because she hadn't been officially recruited yet.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Despite teaming up with Hawk Moth and intentionally revealing all of the heroes' (except for Chat, Ladybug, and Bunnyx) identities, Chloé gets away scot-free with Ladybug simply taking the Bee Miraculous away from her. However, Chloé does get some egg on her face in the end when she loudly insults the whole city before declaring she'll leave for New York with her mother to never have to answer to Ladybug again and get the last laugh, only to find out that thanks to her parents' renewed affection that's no longer an option and she's now stuck in a city that likely hates her even more. Also, she permanently loses the Queen Bee position.

** When Ladybug and Chat Noir face the other Miraculous holders, they intentionally target Viperion first because of his Second Chance.

* {{Pride}}: Miracle Queen's threat is greatly reduced by Chloe's overconfidence meaning that she wastes the majority of the Miraculous she has. Hawk Moth is ''not'' pleased that she managed to lose all the Miraculouses ''and'' the entire population of Paris in one fell swoop.

** Ivan and Mylene

* SacredFirstKiss: The beginning reveals that Adrien withdrawed when Kagami tried to kiss him. He states that he thought it "would be different" (i.e. with Ladybug instead) for his first time.

* RealityEnsues: After having her akuma purified, Queen Bee straps on ''every Miraculous not currently in use'' to get an edge over Ladybug... only to find that she can't actually ''use'' any of them because she doesn't know any of the kwamis' names or (depending on the dub) their transformation commands, and they refuse to tell her.

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form) the miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form) the miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their respective love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form) the miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: It was done out of pure necessity, but: Ladybug and Cat noir wear (in an amalgam form)the miraculous of the dragon and the snake during the climax. Respectively, they both wear the miraculous of the RomanticFalseLead of their love interest. It's even more remarkable coming from Adrien, as he's doing well with the snake here, while previously, he was so bad at it, the miraculous has to be given to Luka (his UnknownRival). Shall we see here that the two main characters already have in them all the other need in a relationship, despite it can't [[MutualMasquerade be revealed right now?]]?

* WhamEpisode: