Bakerix

"" is an episode of Season 3 of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Its world premiere was on May 4, 2019 (at 09:40 UTC+2) in Switzerland for French viewers on RTS Un.

First
Ladybug challenges her own grandfather. Transformed into Bakerix, he wants to destroy what he deems too modern to get back the Paris of his time.

Second (Movistar)
Marinette tries to reunite her father and her grandfather, who for some unknown reason haven't seen each other for 20 years, but her grandfather will not make it easy for her.

Plot
Nadja Chamack announces the unveiling of the Startrain, a modern-day train that will allow Parisians to travel from France to the UK faster than a plane. Tikki, who is watching this announcement from the computer in Marinette's room, asks Marinette how the train will cross the sea from France to the UK. Marinette explains that a tunnel was built underneath the English Channel. Tikki asks if superheroes built it, but Marinette tells her that it was just men with machines. Tikki is amazed by how many inventions mankind has come up with since the last time she had an owner, and then turns her attention to the sweater Marinette is knitting. Marinette explains that it's tradition for her to knit her father a sweater for his birthday, but for his 40th birthday, she wants to do something really special, though is unsure what. Tikki assures her that she'll think of something.

Marinette goes downstairs and overhears Sabine on the phone with Tom's father Rolland, asking him to come celebrate his son's 40th birthday. However, Rolland hangs up on her. Marinette expresses her disappointment that her grandfather's not coming to celebrate. Sabine is also upset as she believes Rolland coming over would've made Tom happy and she can tell that Tom losing touch with his father has made him sad. Marinette says that she would like to meet Rolland someday too, to which Sabine replies by informing Marinette that Rolland hasn't left his house or seen anyone in over 20 years. Marinette asks why, but Sabine only tells her that Rolland is very old-fashioned and if she wants to learn more, she should ask her father. However, when Marinette tries asking Tom, he tells her the same thing Sabine said and if she wants to know more, she should ask her grandma. Marinette calls Gina via video chat, but Gina says that same thing Sabine and Tom said about Rolland and tells her to ask her parents if she wants to know more. Marinette is frustrated that no one will give her a straight answer, but then gets an idea. She looks up Rolland Dupain's address and decides that as a gift to her father, she's going to reunite him with his father.

Marinette arrives at Rolland's house but fears that if she tells him who she is, he won't let her inside. Therefore, she rings the doorbell and tells Rolland that she is a friend, but Rolland claims that he has no friends and refuses to let her in. She tries again, but to no avail. Seeing that there's no use, Marinette sadly prepares to head home when she sees Rolland let a flour delivery man inside. Marinette quickly runs back and informs the delivery man that she is Rolland's granddaughter and would be happy to give him the flour. The delivery man is surprised that Rolland has a granddaughter but allows her to do so, even giving her his hat. Tikki is unsure if Marinette should be pretending to be someone else, but Marinette says that it's technically not a lie since she is delivering the flour. She goes inside the house and is surprised by how old-fashioned it is. She then spots Rolland, who is busy baking bread. He tells her to put the flour in its usual spot. Marinette asks where that usual spot is, catching Rolland off guard. He notices that she is not the usual flour delivery guy and asks if she's too young to be delivering flour, to which Marinette says that she is a flour delivery girl in training who wants to own her own flour shop someday. Though Rolland seems a bit suspicious, he says that it's good to be ambitious and tells her to put the flour down and leave. However, Marinette doesn't leave and instead begins asking questions and looking around the house, much to Rolland's annoyance. Eventually she hands him the flour and turns her attention to Rolland's dough. At first Rolland doesn't want her to touch it, but he allows her to after seeing that she knows how to knead it. Still, he insists that she's just a schoolgirl who recited a lesson she learned and doesn't really know her stuff. Marinette objects and says that maybe she knows more than him, which Rolland takes as a challenge. The two decide to each bake bread and see which one is better.

While baking, Rolland shows her a canteen that has been passed down for generations by his family. He also rants about how the Romans eventually took over and started putting cheese and vegetables on bread, calling it pizza. Marinette says that she likes pizza, but Rolland insists that's not how it's done and reveals that his son, Tom, added rice to dough to make it lighter, saying that's not how it's done. Marinette asks him if he ever tried his son's bread, to which Rolland says that he doesn't need to as he is sure that it isn't delicious. Marinette says that she thinks Tom's method is creative, but Rolland disagrees and the two get back to work. Marinette asks Rolland if his son is a baker, but Rolland says that he doesn't have a son anymore. Marinette thinks it's ridiculous that Rolland won't speak to Tom just because he put flour in dough, to which Rolland once again says that's not how it's done. Marinette suddenly gets an idea and asks Rolland if she'll do him a favor if her bread comes out as good as his. Rolland reluctantly agrees. While baking, Marinette begins singing a song Tom taught her, which Rolland recognizes as a song he used to sing with his son whenever they'd bake together. He realizes then that Marinette is his granddaughter. He is in shock at first, but then furiously kicks her out. Marinette begs him to come to her father's 40th birthday party, but Rolland refuses to listen. While putting the bread in the oven, Rolland expresses his belief that Marinette's bread will probably come out as bad as Tom's.

Hawk Moth senses Rolland's fury and sends an akuma after him, which infects his canteen. He offers him the power to punish anyone who doesn't do things they way they should. Rolland agrees and asks Hawk Moth if he'd like a croissant in return, but Hawk Moth instead tells him to get Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses for him. Rolland agrees and is transformed into Bakerix.

Major Characters

 * Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
 * Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
 * Hawk Moth
 * Tikki
 * Plagg
 * Akuma
 * Rolland Dupain/Bakerix

Minor Characters

 * Nadja Chamack
 * André Bourgeois
 * Quentin's mother (background)
 * Sabine Cheng
 * Tom Dupain
 * Gina Dupain
 * Gilbert
 * Mice named Charlotte, Marie-Louise, and Marguerite
 * August's mother (background)
 * André (background)
 * Nino Lahiffe
 * Alya Césaire
 * Chloé Bourgeois
 * Aurore Beauréal (pictured)
 * Civilians

Trivia

 * This episode is very special for the creator Thomas Astruc, for many reasons. He says that it gave him a lot of emotions.
 * This reflects on one of the reasons why Thomas Astruc named Tom Dupain after himself.
 * The events in this episode happen before "Backwarder", as it shows the inauguration of Startrain.
 * This episode shows Tom Dupain's 40th birthday, indicating that he was 39 prior to this episode.
 * The akumatized villain's name and appearance are references to Asterix, a French comic series about Gauls.
 * One shot where Bakerix is fighting with Ladybug is reused from Kung Food, with a little bit of new animated movement.
 * This is one of the few times Cataclysm is used without its usual activation sequence being shown.

Errors

 * Some of Nadja's hair is missing at the beginning.

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