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Adrien Agreste is one of the two titular main protagonists (alongside Marinette Dupain-Cheng) of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and Miraculous World. He is a human-sentimonster created by his late mother Emilie Agreste from her emotions of love. He is a former student in Miss Bustier's class at Collège Françoise Dupont in Paris, France. He is also a former fashion model for his late father's brand.
With the Cat Miraculous, when inhabited by Plagg, Adrien transforms into the black cat-themed superhero Cat Noir ("Chat Noir" in the French version), gaining the power of destruction to stop Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch and his akumatized villains. He is the second-in-command of the French Miraculous superhero team.
In "Syren", after Master Wang Fu translates the Grimoire in order to find a way to give Ladybug and Cat Noir the ability to transform into different powered up forms, he is able to make the potion that grants the aqua form. Adrien is able to use it to become Aqua Noir, which gives him a specially modified aqua suit with fins on his feet, granting him the enhanced swimming capabilities, as well as allowing him to breathe and speak underwater.
In "Frozer" when the titular akumatized supervillain freezes over Paris to turn the city into his domain, Adrien uses Master Fu's Magic camembert to transform into Ice Cat, which gives him a specially modified ice suit with skates on his feet, granting him enhanced skating capabilities as well as allowing him to stand subzero temperatures.
In "Reflekdoll", Adrien temporarily obtained the Ladybug Miraculous, which, when inhabited by Tikki, would be able to transform him into a ladybug-themed superhero Mister Bug,[67] gaining the power of creation.[68]
In "Desperada", Adrien temporarily obtained the Snake Miraculous, which, when inhabited by Sass, would be able to transform him into a snake-themed superhero Aspik[69], gaining the ability to go back in time for a Second Chance. Later, he returned the Miraculous after failing for the 25,913th time to save Ladybug from a particular villain.[68]
In "Cat Blanc", in an alternative future, Cat Noir, conflicted between his loyalty towards his father and the girl he loved, was akumatized by Hawk Moth into Cat Blanc, a white cat-themed supervillain with the power of infinite destruction. Later, due to Ladybug fixing her mistake, the alternative future was erased, including Cat Noir's akumatization.
In "Miracle Queen," after removing the Snake Miraculous from a brainwashed Viperion, Adrien unified the Snake Miraculous with the Cat Miraculous to become Snake Noir[68] ("Serpent Noir" in the French version).
In "Miraculous World: New York - United Heroez", after Mr. Ramier had been reakumatized into Mr. Pigeon for the 51st time, Cat Noir became Astro Cat to stop Mr. Pigeon from taking over the moon for him and his pigeons. Astrocat has the power to travel long distances swiftly via flight, including in space.
In "Ephemeral", after finding out the truth about his parents, Adrien, affected by an akuma, gave the Cat Miraculous to Shadow Moth/Shadow Noir and was akumatized into Ephemeral, a supervillain who made time faster or sped up the time it took for a Miraculous holder to detransform. Later, after Sass used Second Chance, Ephemeral was erased from the reality.
In "Kuro Neko", after giving up on being Cat Noir due to feeling unappreciated by Ladybug, Adrien was convinced by Plagg to create a brand new identity as a holder of the Cat Miraculous, becoming Cat Walker ("Patte De Velours" in the French version), even donning a brand new suit. He later returned to his original hero persona.
In "Evolution", after future Bunnyx was paralyzed during a fight against Monarch, Cat Noir took her Rabbit Miraculous and combined it with the Cat Miraculous to become Rabbit Noir so he and Ladybug could keep on fighting the supervillain and prevent him from changing the past or discovering their true identities.
In "Miraculous Paris", he was kamikotized by Betterfly into Celesticat, an angelic-cat-themed superhero to help Ladybug and Betterfly escape from Shadybug and Claw Noir.
In "Passion", to avoid Safari's venom bolts, Adrien temporarily used the Ladybug Miraculous and once again becomes Mister Bug.
In "Revolution", after seeing all the Parisians willingly stand up and fight injustice with their own hands and refuse to turn their backs on Ladybug and Cat Noir, Adrien evolves his powers, and now, he doesn't detransform after using his powers, and is able to cast as many Cataclysms as he pleases without the need to recharge. Then, he was sent to London by his father, and yet, shared a kiss with Marinette before leaving.
In "Representation", after being sent to London, Adrien returns to Paris as Astrocat hoping to find Marinette so he could tell her his identity and stay together but after being struck with Nightormentor's dust and the fear of putting her in danger, he backs off the idea and returns to London.
In "Conformation", when Monarch commenced his global plan against the French Duo, due to him knowing he wasn't in the right state of mind to wield the power of Destruction safely and the fears of his nightmares, Adrien sent Plagg back to Paris with the ring to help Ladybug.
In "Re-creation", after Monarch's defeat and wish, Adrien reclaims his Miraculous and rejoins Ladybug and their whole team in Paris.
Contents
1 Appearance
1.1 Physical appearance
1.2 Civilian attire
1.3 As Cat Noir
1.4 As Mister Bug
1.5 As Aspik
1.6 As Snake Noir
1.7 As Cat Walker
1.8 As Rabbit Noir
1.9 As Cat Blanc
1.10 As Ephemeral
1.11 As Celesticat
2 Personality
3 Abilities
3.1 As a civilian
3.2 As Cat Noir
3.2.1 As Aqua Noir
3.2.2 As Ice Cat
3.2.3 As Astro Cat
3.3 As Mister Bug
3.4 As Aspik
3.5 As Snake Noir
3.6 As Rabbit Noir
3.7 As Cat Blanc
3.8 As Ephemeral
3.9 As Celesticat
4 Family
4.1 Tree
4.2 Notes
5 Relationships
6 History
7 Sightings
7.1 Episodes
7.2 Comics and books
7.3 Other
8 Etymology
8.1 Superhero
9 Trivia
10 Gallery
11 References
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Appearance
Physical appearance
Adrien is a handsome and fair-skinned teenage boy with an average height who is about half a head taller than Marinette Dupain-Cheng with brushed-back blond hair that is swept to the right, emerald-green eyes, a rosy tint on his cheeks, nose and the tips of his ears.
Civilian attire
Adrien wears a white button-down jacket with an upturned collar and sleeves rolled up above his elbow, which he keeps unbuttoned. Underneath, he wears a black t-shirt with five horizontal stripes around the chest, which are colored, from top to bottom, yellow, brown, bright green, navy blue, and purple. He wears blue jeans and orange sneakers with white laces, and a logo of a black butterfly in a circle on the sides. On the ring finger of his right hand, he wears the Cat Miraculous, which is silver when he's not transformed. He wears the Graham de Vanily Twin Rings on the ring finger of his left hand. He sometimes carries the lucky charm bracelet Marinette gave him in his pocket.
As Cat Noir
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Adrien transforming into Cat Noir.
Cat Noir has cat eyes with green sclerae, dark green irises and slitted pupils. His hair becomes longer and untamed and it covers his normal ears. Cat Noir wears a textured black skin-tight catsuit with metal details. He wears matching gloves that have claws on the fingertips and boots with a hidden wedge, silver toes, and paw-shaped treads. He has a golden bell on his neck, connected to a zipper on the front of his costume, and a long belt that wraps around his waist and hangs out from the back like a tail. He wears black cat ears and a black mask to cover his face. When transformed, his ring turns black and gains a bright green paw print on its face. He keeps his staff attached to his lower back.
As Mister Bug
As Mister Bug, Adrien's hair was the same as his civilian form unlike Cat Noir, covering the Ladybug Miraculous. On his face was a red mask with black spots in a symmetrical design, his eyes were still green, and the waterlines were black.
He wore a black, turtlenecked skin-tight superhero jumpsuit with red accents on his upper torso, extending to his abdomen, thighs, on his forearms ending on a point in the back of his hands, in his shins resembling boots with black soles, all of which were covered in black spots. He had red shoulder pads and armor in his chest which were covered in black spots. The yo-yo, when not in use, was tied on his waist with a black string.
As Aspik
Aspik's eyes had vivid green irises and golden scleras. He wore a green and turquoise skin-tight suit with yellow accents and a skullcap covering his hair. He wielded a lyre as his Miraculous tool, which was located on his back when not in use. He wore the Snake Miraculous on his left wrist.
As Snake Noir
As Snake Noir, Cat Noir's suit resembled his own suit, and Aspik's suit, and it was black, with turquoise accents, and without Aspik's shoulder pads. He sported Cat Noir's boots, pockets, and his belt, which had a accent colored-tip, and green cat eyes. Alongside the usual black cat ears, his hair was again covered. He wore the Cat and Snake Miraculouses on his right ring finger and wrist.
As Cat Walker
As Cat Walker, Adrien had greenish-blackish hair that he parted on the left with a few wild strands and short ponytail on the back. He also had a pair of fake cat ears in his hair. He had the same eye color and cat-like slit sclerae as Cat Noir. His mask was black, similar to Cat Noir's, but it had a horizontal golden stripe across the top with a dip in the middle where the edge of the mask dipped. His costume was dark gray and looked similar to an 18th century military uniform with six gold paw print shaped buttons, and another two on the backs of his shoulders, and gold lining. He had tall black boots that reached a little past his knees and long black gloves that almost reached his shoulders. His shoulders were also black and the ends of his fingers had pointed curved cat-like claws. Unlike Cat Noir, he had no bell. His long black belt was tied around his waist and extended into a fake tail in the back along with a silver belt buckle on the front in the shape of a right angle pointing to his left.
As Rabbit Noir
Most of his suit remained black, gaining light blue highlights on his shoulders, lower arms, legs, boots and belt with a white cotton ball on the end. He maintained his ears but they changed from cat to rabbit with black outsides and blue insides. And his bell changed from gold to white, keeping the Rabbit Miraculous on his waist and the umbrella on his back. He also gained light blue markings under his eyes on his mask.
As Cat Blanc
Cat Blanc looked like Cat Noir, except that his skin was very pale, and his catsuit was completely white, including the bell and the cat ears. His hair was also white, and his eyes were an icy blue instead of their normal green.
As Ephemeral
Ephemeral had pale, light grayish heliotrope colored skin and glowing pupil-less brilliant magenta eyes and wore a moderate magenta skin-tight outfit that covered most of his body, except for his eyes and the area of his nose and mouth. The suit possessed shoulder pads, gloves and knee-high boots that were a darker shade of moderate magenta and glowing pink outlines and a black line around the waist. There were sets of three black arrows pointing down on his torso and members and a pointy helmet on his head with the same color of the suit with a black coloration at the front outlined by a glowing pink line and black arrows at the sides. All the arrows of his body started to flicker when he started accelerating one's time until all of the arrows were lit up and the acceleration took effect.
As Celesticat
Celesticat was extremely similar in appearance to Cat Blanc, but with green eyes and a pair of large, angel-like wings for flight.
For more of Adrien’s outfits and designs, see Adrien Agreste/Designs.
Personality
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Adrien fist bumps with Nino after he wins "The Challenge".
Adrien is a dreamer and charismatic, but he is also often shy, a bit reserved and considerably innocent and naive — particularly due to his unfamiliarity with much of the world beyond his father's reach.[70] According to Nino Lahiffe, because of it, he resembled a baby bird afraid to come out of his shell. Due to his kind heart with or without his mask, Adrien always tries to see the best in others, to those that have mean or cruel intentions, like Lila Rossi and Chloé Bourgeois, he's willing to give second chances believing that with patience and time, anyone can change. His patience does have limits though, as he ended his friendship with Chloé after she refused to apologize for her actions in "Queen Banana", even though they reconciled in the next episode. As his patience ended with Chloe when he found out about her actions in "Derision", ending their friendship.
However in "Revelation", he saw the difference of those who mean well and those who don't. It is seen that he reaches his limit of patience with those who manipulate such as Chloe and Lila. This is demonstrated as he becomes blunt to Lila, and ends his friendship with Chloe.
Despite that, he can be oblivious at times to the darkness or mischief in the hearts of others, like his father Gabriel Agreste or his cousin Félix Fathom. Also extending to the situations of others like in the Season 4 finale if he thought more clearly and remembered as Cat Walker that it is possible he could be akumatized like Ladybug and everyone else when she mentioned it was her greatest fear and tried to protect him. Possibly oblivious of his own actions such as when he asked to take on some of his partner's responsibilities to prevent Ladybug's akumatization. His reaction in "Rocketear", when Nino told Adrien of him and Alya knowing their identities through Ladybug as she did it in an emergency the same way he found loopholes in his father's rules he wouldn't have reacted with that much shock or anger.
Even though he is not very openly emotional to most people, he is friendly, empathetic, understanding, supportive, selfless, and encouraging to others in hard times and will defend his friends against those who would do them harm. His will for exposure, change and making friends definitely complements his personality, although it is a bit of a struggle for Adrien due to his busy schedule. He always put the needs and feelings of others above his own even with those like Plagg or Chloe, with or without his mask, he connects with the hearts of others before speaking his feelings of anger or sadness. He does it with many of his classmates and friends. Like with Marinette Dupain-Cheng to think before she speaks and to be more open-minded, positive, and patient when she dislikes people or feels emotions of anger. Or with Kagami Tsurugi to be more understanding, open-hearted, and compassionate when it comes to others who make her feel hurt or insecure.
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Adrien acts awkwardly in his Cat Noir costume.
Adrien's shyer and gentler characteristics can be observed in awkward, uncomfortable situations or scenarios with particular people. This was shown when he nervously asked Marinette to sign his copy of Jagged Stone's new album, shyly greeted Ladybug in "Simon Says", posed with Marinette as their alter-egos in Clara Nightingale's music video and tried to make Marinette more comfortable around him, but froze up and instead played a joke during "The Puppeteer 2".
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Adrien calling his father, upset that he hasn't shown up for Career Day.
While liking to have fun, Adrien is more serious, obedient, somewhat insecure and less lively due to his strict upbringing. He is sensitive and perceptive; he was the only one who thought it was rude to party when Chloé told everyone she was 'leaving Paris'. He gets his feelings hurt and cries easily-- mention of his mother is enough to make his eyes tear up-- however he is used to disappointment and is able to manage these feelings to avoid attracting akumas. When in public, he usually tries to downplay his feelings on it, like his relationship with his father. He has an easier time letting his feelings show to those whom he is close to. However, Adrien will act on impulse if emotional enough, like lying to Théo Barbot out of jealousy about his relationship with Ladybug and sneaking out into the night while unhappy on Christmas, missing his mother. He feels that his father is overprotective, causing him to occasionally act rebelliously, like going places with his friends or alone without informing his family and taking things that don't belong to him, though the former case was caused by his father's over-protection.
His desire to be loved makes him vulnerable whenever disappointed by those he cares for, as seen when Ladybug didn't show up for their date in "Glaciator". Family-related issues also strike him emotionally, even in the simple situation when his father doesn't show up to spend dinner with him. Or when Mayura's deception leads him into trouble, meaning that he follows his heart at the most inconvenient times. To the point where he admits as Cat Noir that his love impulses are hard to control due to his father showing him a lack of love and inability to share it due to his lack of contact with others. Even moreso it makes him sad and angry when he finally has the love he desires just to have it be taken from him as seen in "Oblivio" and "Cat Blanc". Reaching for a critical point in "Jubilation", when the power of Gift forced him to live his greatest desire about having Ladybug's love, her hand in marriage and a family with her. Only to be tearfully told the truth by Ladybug that it wasn't real and upon waking up, he reacted violently even to the point of almost using his Cataclysm on an akumatized villain.
To the point where he was so desperate for love that he stepped on boundary lines such as he relentlessly and romantically chased after Ladybug despite knowing she was after someone else. But through love he learned what it means to have patience, slow down, and to let someone go but can still be close to them such as in "Passion", "Elation", "Perfection". Reaching a critical point in growth following "Migration" and "Derision", where he took his time in learning about Marinette especially when it came to her love trauma during their relationship.
Adrien understands that all life is valuable, so he usually thinks reasonably and will express distress and frustration when someone is difficult or something is going wrong, especially in Plagg's case. However, according to Gabriel, he is very similar to his mother, describing them as "dramatic" and "headstrong when it comes to other people's safety". And in "Miraculous Paris", where he refused to use the ultimate power at the cost of another family ending up like his broken. He can be rather reckless with or without the mask, insisting on fighting Riposte with a sprained ankle in order to protect his crime-fighting partner. Then, seen again to a more dangerous extent when his ribs were broken as a result of his Cataclysm being used against him. On the verge of dying, he insisted on continuing to fight, showing his will and determination to help even if restrained.[71] On certain occasions, Adrien (as Cat Noir) can be hasty sometimes, evidently when rushing to face certain akumatized villains without a plan. Due to this rashness, he often needs to be restrained or stopped by Ladybug or Master Fu.
At times, Adrien can be persistent and curious about his Miraculous powers[72] or when wanting to figure something out, as seen when he continuously bribed Plagg with cheese until he spilled the truth about what Ladybug was hiding. This trait is highly apparent in his romantic pursuit of her, to the point where both Marinette (referring to Cat Noir) and Kagami believe that he is stubborn. However, like Alya Césaire, he places extreme values on the mutual trust he has with Ladybug, respecting her decision to keep her identity secret and eventually her secrets with the guardian and when Ladybug became one. To where he held a great fear of losing it and disappointing Ladybug to where he tried to hide the truth from her, evident in "Miraculous New York". According to Ladybug, Cat Noir does annoy her a lot, but he has never lied to her. Per her wishes, he is secretive to others about his personal life, such as his love towards her, partially telling his true feelings to her aforementioned friends.
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Cat Noir taunting mummies while on a lamppost.
Adrien is also unaware that his mother is still alive but in a comatose state due to the Peacock Miraculous. He believes that his mother is dead, which is why he told his father it was fine with him if his father wanted to pursue a romantic relationship with Nathalie. Showing that he has more fortitude than his father as Adrien despite being in the dark accepted her passing and it didn't lead him down a dark path like his father.
Similar to Chloé, it's also understandable as to why Adrien hates secrets because of his father and possibly mother as he had to live his whole life as one big secret as he was home schooled meaning he was unable to interact with anyone else beside Chloé. Extending to the point to where no one else knew the real him, only the image his father made up of him and as a model. Not only that because of his parents mistake he felt excluded from them as well even mentioning himself that he took up modeling just to get close to his father. When he dons the mask of Cat Noir, Adrien is free to express his inner self, but is bound by his secret identity and ends up becoming a liar himself as seen in "Lies". However his understanding is bit more refined than Chloé; as he accepts the secrets of his father and Ladybug and trusts that they have good intentions. Which also shows his strong desire to be included to point of being impatient as it takes time for people to trust others. During the alternative timeline in "Ephemeral", after Adrien revealed his secret identity to Ladybug, both side traits merged, with him showing traits of one when he is the other, as he no longer needed to hide who he really is from her.
Due to his father planning every detail of his life Adrien was unsure of what to do about the future. More so about who he truly is at first starting to accept Cat Noir as his true self but as time went on he wasn't sure. In "Kuro Neko", Adrien believed if he reinvented himself as Cat Walker things would change. But seeing how much Ladybug cared for his old alterego and after the Sentimonster's defeat from Plagg he started to accept that he is both Adrien and Cat Noir.
Unknowingly from his father, Adrien learned what happens when one gives into their own desires through desperation and/or not thinking things through as he let his cousin play on his desire for freedom but it led to the opposite of what he wanted as he got put deeper inside his cage along with everyone else. After their defeat, Adrien learns that his friends were right as he should've fought for what he wanted and doing so he found it wasn't that hard.
As Cat Noir, his personality is an overall combination of both himself and his alter ego, he´s the perfect son who´s extremely successful at everything he does but he´s also Cat Noir who just wants to enjoy life and have fun as Plagg said in "Kuro Neko". Adrien has the freedom to act however he desires outside of his normal life, letting his wilder side come out.[73] More optimistic and open, he says whatever comes to his mind and has a habit of cracking cat-related jokes and puns. As he said in "Plagg", being Cat Noir is the only time Adrien can be himself. Much of his exaggerated personality, especially his flirtatious behavior with Ladybug, stems from entertainment such as anime, television, and movies due to his lack of experience with people his age beyond Chloé.[73] According to Plagg, Adrien often takes after him and is one of his most irresponsible owners in 5000 years, though the latter might have exaggerated since he also considered him the best "Cat Noir". It is rare for Cat Noir to reveal his vulnerable side, but it does come through at times. Examples of this are when he quietly comments that not all parents are loving, tries in vain to tell Ladybug about his love for her before their transformations wore off, and opens up to Marinette about his struggles in the love department.
Since he became Cat Noir, like Marinette, Adrien has grown in confidence and developed characteristically. This is seen when he lashed out at his father and courageously asked Nathalie if he could bring his friends with him to the wax museum. In "Multiplication", when Su-Han confronted him and Ladybug about losing the Miraculous he stood up to the Grandmaster about their progress and his lack of help.
In his attempts to get Ladybug's attention, as well as interacting with certain other people, he acts cocky and brags, liking to boast about himself in a comedic way.[74] In "Cat Noir as seen by Marinette", he was described by Ladybug in the same way. His perspective of people slowly begins to change at first through his fights as Cat Noir; Adrien naively believed that people are only dangerous when akumatized, but in "Oni-Chan" through Lila, he learned that people could become dangerous even without superpowers. Horrified that her hatred of Ladybug is so deep, she was willing to leave the heroine and, by extension, everyone else in great danger just to have her revenge.
However, Cat Noir occasionally shows insecurity when comparing his abilities to Ladybug or their new partners but it´s also when Cat Noir is at his strongest and his warrior side comes out.[75] He displayed his biggest sense of insecurity when he failed to save those he cares about, leading to the fear of losing them seen in "Desperada", when his romantic feelings towards Ladybug caused him to take the Snake Miraculous despite knowing she also needed him as Cat Noir. Another time he feels insecure is when in the shadows of others this was seen at a critical point in "Kuro Neko" and "Strikeback". Both times he was left out by Ladybug because since she became guardian she has more responsibilities and thinks Cat Noir won't take them seriously and as a result he gets akumatized. So he felt like he meant nothing to her so much so, he was willing to give up on being Cat Noir. As Aspik, he tried for months before coming to the realization that he wasn't the right choice. These traits also often spark his instincts to protect Ladybug before himself, sacrificing himself numerous times always with a confidence she'll find a way when he can't. In "Furious Fu", realizing that if Ladybug had gave up the Miracle Box and her memories she'd forget about him. Finding the memories they share so precious, refusing to lose her and their duty too important to pass onto someone else Cat Noir bravely defied Su-Han. To where he impulsively attacked Scarabella with his Cataclysm fearing that something happened to Ladybug in "Hack-San". During the "New York special", he grew aware of the destructive capabilities of the Cat Miraculous as he accidentally struck Uncanny Valley, knowing that if she weren't an android the outcome would've been different, in contrast to Stoneheart in "Origins". Because of this for a time Adrien felt unworthy of his powers and renounced them showing his growing discipline, restraint and caring side. This happened again in "Destruction" and "Miraculous Paris" as the Cataclysm was used on people. Albeit, they forced Cat Noir to do so, even though he didn't want to. But this made Adrien feel guilty and disappointed in himself, so much so it grew as a great fear as seen in "Representation".
However like Ladybug, he too is aware of Hawk Moth's increasing sneaky nature and because of his archenemy behavior Cat Noir slowly accepting that they can't treat everything with "kid gloves" as he attempted to use his powers on their enemies on multiple occasions but as a last resort when there is nothing else to try. He still shows his self control when using his Cataclysm on someone shown in "Destruction" doing it only as a means of intimidation. Even refusing to use it on his archenemy knowing that he didn't want to hurt Monarch despite all the pain he caused. Knowing he is still a person underneath but became shocked and horrified when Monarch forced him to do it. Showing the greatest discipline of all in "Conformation", where Adrien relinquished his ring understanding that the emotional state he was in was no good to anyone.
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Cat Noir is shocked and concerned by Hawk Moth’s message.
Despite all these traits, Adrien's change to his superhero status and mistakes doesn't diminish his empathy and concern for others, among his other personality traits, such as his reasonable character and reckless behavior. He usually tries to persuade the supervillains to calm down and stop their rampage before fighting them when able to do so. While more prone to goofing off, Cat Noir gets serious when it is a lethal situation. He understands that it takes more than just superpowers to be a hero or useful, using his wits, empathy, and wisdom to help Ladybug out of a tight spot even without them. Even understanding that it's a hero's duty to rescue everyone especially those that cause trouble holding onto hope by setting an example for them that it will help others change seen in "Félix". Underneath his hero exterior, Cat Noir never forgets that he and Ladybug are still human with their own problems. He also knows how to cheer up his partner during their hardest times and encourages her to try to fight again. Deeply loyal and determined to help others and save the day, he really cherishes being uninhibited by his civilian life as a superhero. Due to his lifestyle and yet unlike his father he isn't tempted by power because he understands depending on how a person uses it won't get them what they need the most.
Even though, Adrien cherishes his freedom he knows it shouldn't be done carelessly as he said in "Emotion", that he couldn't enjoy it not without those he loved. Although, he does desire his freedom, he wishes for it to be gained on his own terms as didn't he didn't approve of his cousin's method.
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Cat Noir happily welcomes Rena Rouge into the team.
Cat Noir is welcoming and friendly when it comes to accepting new additions to the team, having open arms for Lila in "Volpina" and Rena Rouge in "Sapotis". He is also open to accepting help from others like Alix and Nathaniel during battles, as shown during the time he was reversed from "puss to wuss", becoming a complete coward, contrasting to his brave and confident nature. Like Ladybug, he is good at providing advice to others when they need it. [76] As Cat Noir, Adrien has the people's loyalty, respect, trust, and help when he needs it.[77]
Through spending time with his other allies, Cat Noir, like Ladybug, also values their support and help. Thanks to his time as his alter ego and daringly wanting to see the outside world, Adrien got to experience something his father may have forgotten: The power of love and acceptance towards others. Starting to feel that Ladybug and the team are like his second family.[78] As well as valuing the support, companionship, and help of his friends. Due to Shadow Moth's power and desire ever growing like her, Cat Noir is thankful for the help of their old and new allies but due to them constantly showing up he felt left out and started to believe that there will be a day when Ladybug won't need him. This suggests he has little sense of his own worth due to his home-life. By "Kuro Neko", his feelings of being left out by Ladybug and the others then makes him so depressed that Adrien didn't bother going on missions, temporarily giving up his ring and would not do anything else. But seeing how Ladybug felt about his old hero alter ego he showed remorse for his earlier behavior understanding that he was just as valuable as the other team members and that unlike Chloé as well as his father, Adrien can't use force, intimidation, nor his status to make others give him what he wants. Understanding what it truly meant in "Multiplication" and "Elation", as he also let Félix unintentionally play on his desire to be included by Ladybug but he felt guilty on how he got it as he believed that the other's didn't deserve to be depowered because of him and yet he was happy to know that even without their powers Adrien still had their support. When he used his alterego just so he could be with the girl he loved and to the point of where he nearly revealed his identity to her in "Representation".
Cat Noir is also very versatile, while Ladybug was away in "Hack-San", Cat Noir takes over as leader of the team taking after the heroine's cautiousness and seriousness acting like a stern older brother and mentor as he did with Scarabella. After Ladybug was struck by Psycomedian becoming very angry he took after her calm and coolness aware in her state that she was reckless and kept her close.
As Mister Bug, Adrien retained most of his personality as Cat Noir, like his hastiness and his confidence in his abilities. However, according to Lady Noire, he lost some of his sense of humor, getting a taste of Ladybug's careful side and creative thinking.
As Aspik, Adrien retained more of his personality as a civilian rather than as Cat Noir. However, despite being still trustworthy and faithful, he was unfocused as his crush on Ladybug kept him from doing a good job with fighting Desperada. Desperate to impress her as Adrien, he disregarded the villain's movements and kept using his power to go back in time to try to prevent Ladybug from being captured. Eventually, he came to the conclusion he could not be of any help to her as Aspik and returned the Snake Miraculous to Ladybug, understanding that what he was doing brought more harm than good.
As Snake Noir and remembering his time as Aspik, Adrien greatly improved using the power of Second Chance, as he shook off his desire to impress Ladybug. Following Viperion's example, he turned it into calmness, focus, and determination to save his friends.
As Cat Walker, Adrien acted as he normally does in his civilian form, being respectful, gallant and soft-spoken at the same time. Unlike Cat Noir, he did not fool around and focused on the job at hand. Despite a new superhero identity, he still loved Ladybug, showing it more subtly. All that reflected the image of perfection his father wants him to be. In fact, Cat Walker acted so much like his civilian self that even Ladybug couldn't act like herself, similar to how when she is around Adrien, even interfering with her ability to use her Lucky Charm. Through this new persona he learned not to take exclusions so hard as Ladybug told him he is irreplaceable.
As Rabbit Noir, he retained most of his personality as Cat Noir, but in more of a responsible manner also remembering his time as Snake Noir where he managed to show a great improvement over his uses with the time powers.
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Cat Blanc manipulating Ladybug.
As Cat Blanc, he retained most of his personality as Cat Noir, but in more of a twisted manner. He used his flirtatious behavior as a façade to get close to his opponents to attack them. His love for Ladybug had become more obsessive and, while still showing to care for her, he still tried to get her Miraculous, even if that meant destroying her. His temper became even more intense as he tried to destroy the whole galaxy, if not more, in anger for Ladybug not giving him her Miraculous. He also started to resemble his father in the sense that he let his emotions get the better of him.
As Ephemeral, he was shown to be very lethargic, as he was forced by his father, the one who akumatized him, to betray the girl he loves to get her Miraculous. Just like his power was to accelerate time, he wished nothing but that time passes quickly, not only because he wanted his mother to return, but also because he wanted Marinette's suffering to end. Despite being completely submissive to his father, Ephemeral was shown to still care for Marinette, as he was shown to react to her when she called for his help as Shadow Noir took her Miraculous.
As Celesticat, unlike his other akumatized forms, he maintained his same personality as Cat Noir because he is a kamikotized form. He was also still willing to help his partner, Ladybug, and Betterfly (a Miraculous wielder he barely knew) escape Shadybug and Claw Noir for being trapped in an invulnerable moment.
Abilities
As a civilian
As a civilian, studious and formerly home-schooled, Adrien is the top student in his class, with his lowest grade being an A- in Math. This was seen in ¨Reunion¨ when Adrien figured out the Book of Truth's question. He is especially good at physics. Having many extra lessons, Adrien can speak fluent Chinese and Japanese and can even understand Morse code. He is also very skilled at playing the piano and enjoys sharing musical joy with others.
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Adrien defeats his fencing opponent.
Adrien is able to fight on equal grounds with his fencing teacher and fend off most of his students effortlessly, with the exception of Kagami, showing great reflexes and skill for offensive or defensive movements. Other than fencing, Adrien does Karate and Kung Fu, which enables him to fight in hand-to-hand combat and briefly fight his akuma-controlled bodyguard. Furthermore, Adrien takes basketball lessons.[79]
He took an interest in video games as well, being able to beat Max Kanté in Ultimate Mecha Strike III and achieve one of the top scores in the entire school (despite being surpassed by Marinette later). The skill came in handy when it was revealed that in "Zombizou" that Adrien can drive because of his experience playing "Extreme Racing 3" and in "Glaciator 2" his skills had improved. In Félix and Multiplication it was also implied that Adrien is good at strategy games like Rummy and Chess. It is shown in "Mr. Pigeon" that he can whistle.
Like Marinette, to a possibly lesser extent, Adrien has great stamina and endurance as he was able to outrun a fan mob and was able to handle both the physical and mental strain of wielding two Miraculous together without struggle.
Though often looked down on compared to Ladybug and being more simple, straightforward-minded, Adrien is very intelligent, talented, and adaptable. He is able to look for loopholes in his father's rules, which his friends considered "sneaky". He is also able to figure out solutions to problems when Ladybug is M.I.A or affected by a supervillain. In "Psycomedian" when Ladybug was affected by Psycomedian's power, Cat Noir had to figure out how to use the lucky charm on his own and defeat the villain, while Ladybug wasn't in her right mind. This was also seen in "Miraculous Paris" as Cat Noir tricked and surprised Claw Noir multiple times before Claw Noir stole the Cat Miraculous from him. He also tricked Ladybug (and indirectly the suspicious Hawk Moth) into believing he wasn't Adrien in "Gorizilla".
Though restless and reckless, Cat Noir is observant, committed, wise, compassionate, and alert noticing where the akumas are hidden several times and finding ways to save/protect his Miraculous or another holder's even when captured or in a tight spot. In Copycat he learned who the fake Cat Noir was, where he may be, and suggested a way to defeat him. Or when he was able to track Frozer down and observe his movements so he could be ready(as seen in the respective episode). This was again seen in "Truth", when Cat Noir gave Ladybug a chance to use her lucky charm without revealing any secrets due to the akumatized villain's power. He is also very wise and compassionate in Miracle Queen or Strikeback he gave Ladybug advice and encouragement to keep fighting and she would always solve the problem. Or when he was able to convince Lila into making up a lie to bring Marinette back to school in "Ladybug". He further demonstrated his skills in his use with the Snake Miraculous as Snake Noir.
From his lessons with Master Fu, Adrien has received the same knowledge about the history of the kwamis and the Miraculouses as Marinette, though likely to a lesser extent, as he wasn't prepared to become a guardian. This was seen in "Passion" as Adrien figured out how to defeat Safari without risking his identity or Ladybug's and when he thought about using the wish to put an end to Monarch. He also demonstrated that skill with the Rabbit Miraculous as Rabbit Noir.
To a lesser extent compared to Marinette, Adrien does have an artistic side, as he was able to create a lucky charm for Marinette in "Befana". Another example was in "Protection" as he secretly made a picnic for him and Marinette to date and he decorated it beautifully. And in "Glaciator" he adorned a roof so he could tell Ladybug how he felt.
As Cat Noir
Cat Noir has enhanced physical skills such as superhuman speed, agility, and near-invulnerability.[80] He is fast enough to outrun a pair of panthers, being capable of running at least between 35-50 mph. His increased strength allows him to do things such as being able to over shoulder throw his own bodyguard into an elevator, use his staff as a lever to knock over a city bus, roundhouse kick, punch and stomp vending machines and kitchen appliances with just one strike. His increased stamina, durability, and endurance allow him to survive being smashed into a series of cars, a face-plant into a traffic pole, falling several stories, being flung by Gigantitan, and take a crash landing through André's ice cream stand without being dazed or injured. He has even survived attacks from Ikari Gozen and Bakerix, both of whom are akumatized villains who are strong enough to lift and throw around entire city buses. He also has good hand-to-hand combat skills when needed. Even out of "Aqua Mode," Cat Noir is a good swimmer. He can even handle temperatures as severe as absolute 0.
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Cat Noir uses his claws on Captain Hardrock's ship.
Like a cat, Cat Noir has enhanced senses such as hearing, smell, night vision, and super stealth,[81] which he sometimes uses to find opponents. Also, like a cat, Cat Noir can use his claws to climb up surfaces or use them to cut through things.
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Cat Noir battles Darkblade.
Cat Noir uses his staff efficiently, wielding it as a sword, throwing it with great precision, and having it be deflected back to him. He is able to spin it at high speeds to form a shield or take advantage of its duplication and length-changing features. To travel long distances, he uses his staff and its variety in length to vault over obstacles. In and out of "Aqua Mode", he can also use his staff as a breathing apparatus for those who can't breathe underwater.
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Cat Noir calls on his Cataclysm.
His special power, Cataclysm, allows him to negatively affect and essentially destroy anything that he touches with his ring hand. While it is usually used for object destruction, it can be used for a variety of different effects, for example, causing a bus's controls to go haywire and creating a platform in a structure. However, like other superheroes, using Cataclysm drains his Miraculous power, causing him to revert back to Adrien five minutes afterward. But, after the events of "Revolution", that is not the case anymore, and he can use as many Cataclysms as he wants without transforming back.
As Aqua Noir
Aqua Noir has enhanced swimming capabilities due to the fins on his feet as well as the ability to breathe and speak underwater.
As Ice Cat
Ice Cat has enhanced skating capabilities as well as being able to handle extremely low temperatures.
As Astro Cat
Astro Cat has the ability to survive at high altitudes and in space as well as the ability move freely and quickly while up in the air due to his jetpack.
As Mister Bug
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Adrien as Mister Bug
He had the same abilities as Ladybug: enhanced skills like speed, agility, and strength, and near invulnerability to physical damage.
Like Ladybug, Mister Bug could wield his yo-yo remarkably well, like using it as a grappling hook, a rope to restrain others, a projectile, and a shield if he spins it fast enough. After an evil akuma was released from its corrupted object, he could open his yo-yo, throw it to grab it, and remove the energy it was charged with, releasing it as a normal butterfly.
Along with his special power, Lucky Charm creates an object that helps him to achieve his objective, and it often was to stop a villain. Though usually confused at first, his cleverness helped enable him to perceive how the object could be used to help him achieve his goal. However, the Lucky Charm drained his power and caused him to revert back to Adrien shortly afterward, so he had to use it wisely. Once the villain was dealt with, Mister Bug could throw his Lucky Charm object into the air and use the Miraculous Mister Bug, which would make it revert back to energy and fix all of the damage done since the villain appeared.
As Aspik
Like Viperion, Aspik had much more enhanced skills, such as speed, agility, and strength, and he was almost invulnerable to physical damage. Like a snake, he also had enhanced senses like hearing and smell as well as infrared vision.
His special power, Second Chance, allowed him to reverse time and change the outcome of an event, in which the power activated by sliding his finger on his Miraculous.
As Snake Noir
Snake Noir had the powers of both Cataclysm and Second Chance, which he used to attack and read his opponents' movements in battle, respectively.
As Rabbit Noir
Rabbit Noir had the power of both Cataclysm and the ability to travel through time by using Burrow.
As Cat Blanc
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Cat Blanc using Mega Cataclysm
As Cat Blanc, he possessed the power of infinite destruction. He could use a super-enhanced version of the Cataclysm, known as the Mega Cataclysm. He could also release his destructive power at long range, as a blast, or as a ray. He was capable of unleashing destructive energy that could potentially destroy whole galaxies in a single strike, unlike Cat Noir, who could only destroy one thing at a time. He could use his power an infinite number of times without his transformation dropping or his power source exhausting.
As Ephemeral
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Ephemeral took the powers of Ladybug.
As Ephemeral, he had the power to accelerate time for another person. He did this by touching someone, causing an orb of lilac energy to get pulled out of them, and then absorbing it, which caused the arrows on his body to flicker as time started to accelerate. When this power was used on a Miraculous holder, after they have used their superpower, their detransformation happened much sooner, going from five minutes to a few seconds.
As Celesticat
As Celesticat, he had the power of flight and could glow brightly to disrupt an opponent's sight.
