Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1)

"" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. It aired on August 6, 2016.

Synopsis
Each story has its beginning. Discover how Marinette and Adrien, two high school students practically like everyone else, became Ladybug and Cat Noir, and why Hawk Moth is their sworn enemy.

Plot
The episode begins with a box, a voice telling its story, the story of the Miraculouses. The Miraculouses are millennia old. Throughout history, these jewels have been used to better humanity. Of all the Miraculouses, two exist that are more powerful than the others: the Ladybug Miraculous and the Cat Miraculous. Whomever owns both Miraculouses will have absolute power, according to legend.

The story abruptly ends, a man interrupting the kwami. In his hands is a brooch with a picture of Mrs. Agreste inside. This is the Moth Miraculous. Closing the locket in the brooch, the man proclaims that he wants that absolute power, calling Nooroo by his name. Nooroo mentions that they don't know where to find the other Miraculouses, but the man returns that he found Nooroo well enough.

At the man's insistence, Nooroo explains that his Miraculous allows the man to give someone a superpower, and that person would become the man's champion. The man interprets this as while he could create superheroes, he could use the Moth Miraculous to create super villains, thus drawing out the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. Nooroo protests, saying the Miraculouses are never intended to do evil. In a show of dominance, the man raises his voice and stomps his foot, scattering the butterflies around the room while he proclaims that he is Nooroo's master and that he needs the absolute power. Nooroo submits to the man's will.

The man attaches the Moth Miraculous to his chest, the butterflies in the room gathering around him. When the butterflies scatter, the man is clad in purple, and Nooroo is in his Miraculous. With an evil cackle, Hawk Moth begins his search for his first victim.

Meanwhile, a green kwami wakes up. He flies out of a gramophone to a small Chinese man, calling him "Master." The man covers for what kwami said, claiming that saying "Master" would help the man who is on the mat. The Chinese man shoves the man out of the building. As soon as the door closes, the kwami explains: he felt the Moth Miraculous, originally thought to be lost forever. On top of that, the kwami felt its negative energy, meaning that it fell into the wrong hands.

Determined to get the Nooroo back, the man holds up his arm, the Turtle Miraculous on his wrist. He call's Wayzz's name to transform, but freezes in pain. When he stands again, he comes to the conclusion that a new hero is needed. Walking to the gramophone, he presses several buttons, resulting in the gramophone revealing a chest.

The scene changes, going to the outside of a bakery before going into Marinette's bedroom, the girl in question just waking up. Turning off the alarm on her cellphone, she goes downstairs, kissing her mother on the cheek. Making breakfast, she bemoans her first day of school, expecting Chloé Bourgeois to be in her class for the fourth year in a row. Her mother tries to reassure Marinette that she doesn't have bad luck, but when Marinette sets down the box of powdered chocolate a bit too hard, an orange rolls out of the fruit bowl, across a pair of baguettes, and knocks into a butter knife which pitches forward and flicks a couple of sugar cubes and the sugar spoon into Marinette's breakfast, the sugar spoon tossing the cereal spoon into the box of chocolate and knocking it over. The orange knocks over the milk carton, which spills off the counter and over the floor, before it knocks over some yogurt, finally coming to a stop. Sabine puts down the pot she was mixing, helping her daughter clean up. As they clean, she silently reassures her daughter.

In the bakery section below, Tom Dupain sings Les Marseillaise as he presents his daughter with a box of macaroons. The green sweets are for Marinette to share with her class, the logo her own design. Marinette hugs her father, dropping the box in the process. Tom catches the box on his foot, handing it back to Marinette. Marinette kisses her parents, running out the bakery to a pedestrian cross walk, waiting for the light to change. She nearly drops the box again, but regains her balance.

As she waits, an old man--Master Fu--crosses the street. On both sides of the street, every pedestrian except for Marinette is on their phone. A car races down the avenue, honking at Master Fu and making no signs of stopping. Marinette lunges forward, grabbing Master Fu's arm and dragging him onto the sidewalk. In the process, Marinette drops the macaroons, people stepping on them when she notices. She offers one to Master Fu, going on her way to school. Master Fu holds a box in his hand, picking up his cane and walking into the bakery.

Marinette runs past Fred Haprèle into Miss Bustier's classroom. Miss Bustier is at the front of the class, moving Nino to the front row. He gets up as Marinette sits down, groaning. Chloé Bourgeois' hand slams down on Marinette's desk, Chloé demanding Marinette move, claiming the spot Marinette had sat in the previous years is her spot. Sabrina backs her up, the two kicking Marinette out of her seat.

They force Marinette to sit in the front row next to the new girl. Chloé's reasoning is that Adrien will be coming to school today and will be sitting in front of her. Marinette has no clue who he is. Chloé and Sabrina laugh at her. The new girl stands up, asking Chloé who made her queen of the class. The two argue before the new girl grab's Marinette's arm, dragging her away. In the process, Marinette trips over her own feet, dropping the box of macaroons.

When she sits down next to the new girl, Miss Bustier begins the class. The new girl tells tries to get Marinette to relax, but Marinette says she'll never be able to stand up to Chloé. The new girl then explains she was emulating her favorite comic book hero, bringing up a picture of Majestia Issue 56 on her phone. Happier, Marinette breaks apart the single remaining macaroon, giving half to the new girl while introducing herself. The new girl introduces herself as Alya. They eat in happiness.

Outside the building, a blond boy runs to the upper stairs, a car that was following him swinging around to a halt as two people step out of it. Nathalie Sancoeur shouts at Adrien Agreste to stop him as his father did not allow Adrien to go to public school. Adrien protests, stalking up the stairs until he hears coughing; an old man is on the ground, his cane out of his reach. Adrien runs past Nathalie and his bodyguard, giving the cane to the man. He helps the man to his feet, smiling at the man's gratitude. When he turns around, Nathalie and Adrien's bodyguard are blocking the stairs. They usher Adrien back into the car, driving him home. Master Fu nods to himself, puts his cane on his shoulder, and walks away.

Back is Miss Bustier's classroom, Miss Bustier dismisses her class, telling the students who have physical education to find Armand D'Argencourt and the rest to go to the library. As the students leave, Kim hands Ivan a note. After Ivan reads it and crumples it, he shouts Kim's name and prepares to punch him. Miss Bustier stops him and sends him to Mr. Damocles.

Enter Hawk Moth, sensing Ivan's anger and sadness. He sends his first akuma into Paris.

Outside the collége Mr. D'Argencourt leads Kim, Max, Alix, Nino, and Rose to class. Inside the collége, Ivan opens the door to Mr. Damocles' office. Because he did not knock, Mr. Damocles makes Ivan leave the room and knock on the door. Angry, Ivan does as Mr. Damocles says and leaves the room. However, Ivan never knocks; the akuma flew into the crumpled note. Almost immediately, Ivan accepts Hawk Moth's proposal of taking revenge on those who hurt him, turning him into Stoneheart.

Inside his office, Mr. Damocles twiddles his thumbs, waiting for Ivan. When he asks Ivan if he's knocking, the door flies off its hinges, a stone monster entering the room shouting Kim's name. The crash makes Mr. Damocles fall over. Students in the library also fall over with each step Stoneheart takes. The students scream as they run toward the television in the library, Alya picking up Marinette and dragging her by the hand. On the top left screen is Stoneheart, shouting Kim's name. In his office, Mr. Damocles calls the police and the army.

Marinette has no clue what's happening, nor why the monster has Ivan's voice. Alya, on the other hand, is extremely excited over the prospect of a superhero showing up since Stoneheart is a super villain. She checks the GPS and battery on her phone before leaving Marinette behind in the library, chasing after Stoneheart. Before Stoneheart leaves the school grounds, he picks up a car and chucks it at the school, knocking out the camera.

Master Fu stands outside the Agreste mansion, a small box in his hands, smiling. Inside the Agreste mansion, Nathalie is quizzing Adrien on the first President of the 5th Republic of France. Adrien sits at the dining table, three books and a binder open before him. Bored, he answers René Coty but explains that everyone thought it was de Gaulle. Gabriel Agreste interrupts Nathalie, stating he must speak with his son. Gabriel reprimands Adrien for sneaking out, telling Adrien that he has everything he could ever want in the mansion and that the outside world is too dangerous. Gabriel leaves. Nathalie then states that they could be done with the homeschooling for the day, if Adrien wished. Before she finishes speaking, Adrien runs from the room to his bedroom.

In his room, Adrien lies on his bed, face in a pillow. Rumbling crashes peak his curiosity, causing him to run outside and see police cars and hear sirens. The police ready their weapons as Stoneheart approaches, firing on Roger Raincomprix's command. When they fire, Stoneheart glows yellow, curling in on himself before growing in size. He picks up a police van and throws it as the officers scatter.

On the television, mayor André Bourgeois tells the Parisians to stay in their homes from the footsteps of the Hôtel de Ville. News reporter Nadja Chamack tells viewers what is going on with Stoneheart, the TVi News station switching over to an interview with an injured Roger.

Marinette watches from the news from her computer, terrified.

At the same moment, in two different houses only a couple blocks away, both Marinette and Adrien look down at the tables in front of them, each finding a small, octagonal, black and red box. When they open the boxes, each flashes with a circle of light, Adrien's green, Marinette's red. They both flinch back from the lights as they leave from the box, becoming spheres as large as each of their heads.

When the light fades for Marinette, a red creature remains. Marinette shouts, jumping out of her chair and away from it. In response, the creature flies closer to her. Marinette doesn't understand what it is, thinking it is a practical joke played on her. When the creature begins to speak, trying to calm Marinette, Marinette throws her books at it, the creature dodging the projectiles.

When the light fades for Adrien, a black creature remains, yawning. Adrien moves to poke it, assuming it's similar to a genie in a lamp. The creature remarks that while yes, Adrien has found him, they are both exhausted and he wants cheese. The creature introduces himself as Plagg before flying off to find something to eat. He flies over to a Foosball table first, biting one of the metal heads before moving on to an arcade game, biting on the joystick before moving on to something else, Adrien chasing after him all the while.

Back in Marinette's room, Marinette has run out of things to throw at the creature. The creature is still trying to calm down Marinette, who reaches behind herself to her vanity and grabs a glass. She brings the glass down on the creature. The creature cedes, remaining in the glass if that's what it will take to keep Marinette calm. Marinette questions it, wondering how it knows her name. The creature introduces herself as Tikki, a kwami, and promises to explain everything to Marinette.

Back in Adrien's room, Plagg is biting the television's remote control while Adrien is climbing up his rock wall, jumping off it and catching Plagg in his hands. They land on Adrien's couch. Plagg explains he's a kwami who gives out powers and that Adrien's is the power of destruction. Adrien doesn't understand, but Plagg doesn't care, asking for food. Adrien thinks Plagg is a joke from his father before realizing that his father doesn't have a sense of humor. Plagg slips from Adrien's fingers, ordering him to never tell anyone that he exists.

In Marinette's room, Marinette lifts herself off the floor, keeping a hand on the glass. She lifts the trap door to her room, calling for her parents while Tikki protests. Tikki phases through the glass, flying in front of Marinette to get her to stop. Marinette can only stare at the kwami in uncertainty.

The scene changes to Master Fu's shop, the chest which once held seven Miraculouses now only holding two. Wayzz asks Master Fu if he made a mistake. Master Fu responds that he's only made one mistake in his life and he doesn't intend on making a second. He closes the chest and it returns to its gramophone shape.

Meanwhile, Marinette reasons with Tikki that she can't be a superhero; she has too much bad luck. She reasons that Alya would be better for this role as Alya adores superheroes. Tikki disagrees, telling Marinette that it was she who was chosen.

Plagg told Adrien the same thing. Adrien protests, claiming that he can't be a superhero since he's trapped in his room. Plagg tells Adrien that it can all change, if he is willing. (During this, Plagg is unrolling toilet paper rolls without concern.)

Marinette puts on the earrings that were in the box, repeating what Tikki said about Marinette's superpowers, clarifying what she was told of the akuma. Even after having it explained to her twice, Marinette is still lost. Tikki tells Marinette to believe in herself, telling her the words to transform in the process. She repeats Tikki's phrase of "Spots on" questioningly, accidentally triggering her transformation. When she transforms, she doesn't pose, visibly distressed.

Adrien slips the ring from the box on his finger. Plagg pops up from a toilet paper tube, telling Adrien to say, "Claws out," in order for him to transform. Adrien nods to himself, immediately saying the words. Plagg clings to a toilet paper roll, claiming that he hasn't finish explaining Adrien's powers. Adrien transforms, amazed by the result.

Marinette, however, is not amused. She doesn't want to be wearing her transformation. She tries to ask Tikki how to return to normal, but the image of Alya chasing after Stoneheart on a bike on her computer makes her pause. Marinette's mother calls up from the floor below, forcing Marinette to flee to her balcony. She takes her yo-yo and throws it, catching it on one of Notre-Dame's gargoyles. She tugs on the yo-yo and it flings her forward.

Adrien is enjoying his weapon too, his staff planted in the side of a building and extended as he walks across it. He pauses as he hears screaming, glancing up to find a girl falling from the sky. She crashes into him, her yo-yo wrapping around them both and suspending them from his staff. They dangle, Marinette apologizing and Adrien understanding. After all, he's getting adjusted to being a superhero too.

Freed, Adrien recognizes her as the partner Plagg told him about. He introduces himself as Cat Noir. Marinette, on the other hand, is busy tugging on her yo-yo to free it. It comes crashing down, dropping it and the staff on Cat Noir's head. When she introduces herself, she nearly slips up, calling herself, "Madly Clumsy," instead of "Marinette." Cat Noir forgives "Madly Clumsy" for accidentally hurting him.

Loud thumping interrupts them, a building across the street crashing down. Cat Noir extends his staff and vaults up to Paris' rooftops, intent on saving the city. "Madly Clumsy" reluctantly follows, screaming all the while.

At the Parc des Princes, the students are finishing up class, either stretching or gathering their things. Stoneheart jumps on the wall of the stadium, shouting Kim's name. The students flee as Stoneheart chases after Kim. Kim trips over his feet and falls to the ground. Cat Noir's staff stops Stoneheart from touching Kim and gives Kim time to flee. Cat Noir goads Stoneheart into attacking him.

In his lair, Hawk Moth is happy as everything is going according to plan.

Cat Noir hits Stoneheart with his staff, Stoneheart growing in size. Cat Noir avoids Stoneheart's next blows, wondering where his partner is. The girl in question is watching the fight in horror from the top of the stadium's wall. She covers her face in fear, certain that she will not be successful.

Stoneheart wrenches a soccer goal post from the ground and throws it at Cat Noir. It bounces, arcing toward Alya who is hiding and filming near an exit to the stadium. Cat Noir acts fast, throwing his staff and extending it. The goal post bounces off it, landing on its side. This distraction gives Stoneheart the opportunity to catch Cat Noir.

Alya spots Marinette, asking her what she is waiting for. Marinette winces, steeling her courage. With a determined look on her face, she dives into the stadium. She hooks her yo-yo around Stoneheart's legs and slides to a stop in front of him. Pulling on her yo-yo string, she unbalances Stoneheart. The villain falls, releasing Cat Noir. Alya cheers as Cat Noir rolls to a stop in another soccer goal. Marinette runs to his side, apologizing for taking so long. He doesn't mind, preparing to go back into the fray.

Marinette stops him, pulling on his tail before releasing him, reminding him of Stoneheart's ability to grow stronger with each hit. Cat Noir asks her what she plans to do about it, but she doesn't have an idea. He then suggests that they use their powers. Cat Noir goes first, summoning his Cataclysm. He explains his power to her, testing it on one of the goal's posts. Marinette protests, but it's too late; the goal post rusts and dissolves. Excited, Cat Noir runs out to Stoneheart, placing his hand on Stoneheart's foot. When nothing happens, Stoneheart kicks him back to Marinette.

Marinette berates Cat Noir, telling him he has only five minutes left before he transforms back into his civilian self. Turns out, Cat Noir didn't listen to his kwami when Plagg explained--or rather, didn't have time to explain--his powers. Now Marinette's turn, she pulls out her yo-yo and throws it in the air, summoning her Lucky Charm. It's a wet suit. She then explains her power to Cat Noir. She also tells him that they have to break the object that's housing the akuma.

Cat Noir points out that they don't know where the akuma is. In response, Marinette points out that Stoneheart keeps his right fist closed; the object is hidden in his fist. As for her plan, Marinette glances around, pinpointing Stoneheart's fist, Alya herself, the water spigot next to her, and the hose by the superheroes' feet. Pointing to the hose, Marinette ties the open ends of the wet suit together, tying the hose into the neck of the suit.

Asking Cat Noir to trust her, Marinette wraps her yo-yo around his legs and begins swinging him, eventually throwing him at Stoneheart when they gain enough centrifugal force. Stoneheart catches Cat Noir in his left fist. Marinette then taunts Stoneheart and throws herself at him, wet suit in hand. When Stoneheart catches her, he drops the crumpled note, now a purple rock. Marinette then yells at Alya to turn on the hose, allowing the wet suit to fill with water and force Stoneheart's hand open.

Marinette runs over to the purple rock and stomps on it. The rock shatters, freeing the akuma. It flutters off, turning Ivan back to normal and dropping Cat Noir to the ground. Once it's out of sight, the crumpled note returns to its paper form.

Ivan has no clue what's going on nor why he is at the Parc de Princes. Marinette and Cat Noir fistbump, the two of them complimenting each other. Cat Noir leaves before his Miraculous runs out. Marinette turns to Ivan, reading the note and consoling him. Alya is still filming the entire thing. She asks Marinette many questions before Marinette gets up and walks away. The only question she answers is her name: Ladybug. Taking out her yo-yo, Ladybug swings up and out of the stadium.

The scene switches back to Marinette' room, Marinette watching a review of the fight on her computer. Her father calls her down from her room for dinner, the television in the living room on a press conference from Mayor Bourgeois, stating that he will be hosting a grand party in Ladybug's and Cat Noir's honor.

Adrien is watching the same press conference in his room. Plagg is not, instead searching through the four covered dishes in Adrien's room for food. He lifts the cover of the fourth one, revealing a dessert. Disgusted, he tells Adrien such and that his pallet is more refined.

While Adrien figures out what Plagg eats, the free akuma lands on the top of the Eiffel Tower. It multiplies, sending out streams of its copies into Paris.

Marinette is washing dishes when the news reports on multiple citizens turning into Stoneheart, much to the horror of the Dupain-Chengs. Tom and Sabine hold each other as Marinette rushes to her room.

At the same time, Adrien laments that he's going to smell like socks from Plagg's affection of Camembert. The news tells him that the Stonehearts are inactive and immobile.

When asked what went wrong, Plagg and Tikki ask the same question: "Did you capture the akuma?"

Tikki explains that the akuma can multiply itself and seek out the people who have negative emotions. This can create an army of akumatized villains. Marinette blames herself, saying that it's all her fault and that she's too clumsy to be a superhero. Tikki tries to tell Marinette that it's only her first time fighting, that she'll fight Stoneheart again and win next time. Marinette doesn't listen, insisting that she makes everything worse for everyone. She even states that Cat Noir would be better without her.

Cat Noir, in fact, would not be better without her; only Ladybug can capture and purify the akuma and repair its damages.

Learning this, Marinette tells Tikki to look for another Ladybug. She takes her earrings out, much to Tikki's protest. Before Tikki can say anything to dissuade Marinette, she disappears. Marinette puts the earrings back in their box and hides the box away in her vanity. She kneels at the foot of the vanity, upset.

For Hawk Moth, everything is going according to plan. Ivan has a sensitive heart; it won't take long for him to be akumatized again. The akuma flies back through the open window, landing on Hawk Moth's cane and resting in its jewel. As the episode ends, Ivan sits on the steps of the collège, Adrien worries in his room, Marinette regrets her decisions in front of her vanity, and Hawk Moth cackles as his window closes.

Major characters

 * Hawk Moth
 * Master Fu
 * Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
 * Ivan Bruel/Stoneheart
 * Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
 * Akuma
 * Tikki
 * Plagg

Minor characters

 * Mrs. Agreste (pictured)
 * Nooroo
 * Wayzz
 * Sabine Cheng
 * Chloé Bourgeois
 * Tom Dupain
 * Fred Haprèle (background)
 * Caline Bustier
 * Nino Lahiffe
 * Rose Lavillant (background)
 * Lê Chiến Kim
 * Max Kanté
 * Mylène Haprèle
 * Sabrina Raincomprix
 * Juleka Couffaine (background)
 * Alya Césaire
 * Nathaniel Kurtzberg (background)
 * Alix Kubdel (background)
 * Nathalie Sancoeur
 * Adrien's chauffeur
 * Armand D'Argencourt
 * Mr. Damocles
 * Gabriel Agreste
 * Roger Raincomprix
 * André Bourgeois
 * Nadja Chamack
 * Civilians

Trivia

 * This episode was the 21st to air on Télé-Québec.
 * It was the season 2 premiere (episode 14) in Korea.
 * The title for the French version is "Ladybug et Chat Noir (Origines - Partie 1)", and the title for the Korean version is "Rise! Ladybug 1".
 * This is the first part of the two-part episode about Ladybug and Cat Noir's origins.
 * This is one of Thomas Astruc's favorite episodes to direct.
 * Mélody Cisinski did the pre-layout and cleaned this episode while it was in production.
 * Rather than being the season finale, Thomas considers this episode, as well as its second part, to be "a special 2-parter to be watched after the series."
 * This is the only episode of Season 1 that is not named after an akumatized villain.
 * Alya is revealed to be a new student in Marinette's class; they have not met before this episode.
 * Majestia Issue 56 makes an appearance.
 * Ivan was the first character to be akumatized by Hawk Moth.
 * Marinette's first transformation sequence is different than all the others: she's frightened and doesn't pose.
 * Adrien, on the other hand, transforms like he does in every episode.
 * This is the only time that Hawk Moth's transformation is seen.
 * Plagg unrolls at least four toilet paper rolls in Adrien's room.
 * In the French version, "Maladroit" is the name Ladybug calls herself when she meets Cat Noir, which means clumsy in French. Additionally she calls herself "Madly Clumsy" when they meet in the English version.
 * Alya asks Ladybug if she was stung by a radioactive ladybug when she got her powers, a theory she mentions in the webisode "Alya's Ladyblog".
 * The akuma isn't captured and the Miraculous Ladybug isn't used.
 * This episode doesn't have an end card.

Errors

 * When Adrien is lying on his bed, he is wearing the ring even though he hasn't seen the box yet.
 * When Adrien grabs Plagg, he is still wearing the ring, even though he hasn't put it on yet.
 * The earrings have their transformed colors when Marinette puts them on, but in the next shot, they are in their usual solid black color.
 * When Cat Noir throws his staff to save Alya, it reappears on his lower back, even though he was nowhere near her to retrieve it.
 * There are many more errors in the French version of the show than in the subsequent versions. These errors include certain objects glowing (the Moth Miraculous) or being transparent (Cat Noir's ring). This is due to the show's staff still working on the episodes at the time they aired. Many errors have since been corrected in subsequent versions of the show.

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