Talk:Hawk Moth/@comment-26530425-20160407104048/@comment-61573-20160507095051

While it's not confirmed by canon, my theory is that Hawkmoth murdered Mrs Agreste to obtain the Moth Miraculous. If he was truly Gabriel Agreste, it would have been much simpler to take it from her while she was sleeping or something.

Also, I think this is what has caused Gabriel to be overprotective of Adrien, he lost his wife because he didn't protect her enough and doesn't want the same mistake to happen again.

As to why he hasn't used the Peacock Miraculous, perhaps he doesn't believe anyone should. If my theory is correct, he believes that anyone who has a Miraculous is a target for a supervillian and they're safer if they don't use it at all. This could mean he collects Miraculi to prevent what happened to his wife from happening to other users, if they're locked in his safe, nobody can use them.

Alternatively, they might be saving it for a surprise plot twist, if Hawkmoth finally gets the upper hand over Ladybug and Cat Noir, Gabriel might use the Peacock Miraculous out of desperation and give Hawkmoth a royal blue beating.