Gamer

"The Gamer" (French translated title) is an upcoming episode of the first season of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug &amp; Cat Noir. Its air date in the US is unknown.

Synopsis
Coming soon!

Plot
Click here to see spoilers for an unaired episode plot.

The episode begins with Marinette writing in her diary, discussing how Cat Noir almost discovered her identity in an attack earlier that day. Tikki stops her, reminding her about a presentation she has to do with Alya. Marinette grabs her phone, puts her diary away, and leaves her room, heading to the school.

She enters the school's courtyard, hearing a noise coming from the school's library. Marinette goes to investigate, finding Alya, Juleka, Alix, Rose, Miss Bustier, Mr. Damocles, Kim, Nino, and Myl ène watching Max and Adrien play the game Ultimate Mecha Strike III. Adrien's character is NADO3, and Max's is MX-01. Since Marinette has no clue as to why they're playing a video game, Rose cuts in and explains it to her: there's a video game competition between schools. Kim says that the qualifying round happening in the library is to determine who is to be partnered with Max since Max has been practicing for months.

NADO3 defeats MX-01, making Adrien the number one player in the school and Max's partner. Everyone cheers, except for Max. Instead of brooding for long, Max congratulates Adrien and looks forward to their partnership. Marinette thinks for a moment, realizing that whoever beats Max's score will become Adrien's partner. Alya pulls Marinette to the side, telling her not to try to beat Max and not to flirt with Adrien. Marinette ignores her, asking Mr. Damocles if she can participate. Mr. Damocles mentions that the library is closing in five minutes, but Marinette persists, sitting on a chair in front of the screen.

Adrien gives her his controller, which she promptly puts up against her face before lowering it hastily. Kim doesn't believe that Marinette can beat Max, but Alya responds that she's motivated to beat Adrien's high score. Max tries to explain the rules of the game, but Marinette cuts him off, explaining the rest of the rules. They shake hands after a brief flashback to Marinette destroying her father in the game while at their house. Chloé and Sabrina stand on the second story of the Library, watching and wondering how someone could spend so long looking at a screen. They then pick up their phones and scroll through social media.

Alya records the match.

Major characters

 * Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
 * Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
 * Hawk Moth
 * Plagg
 * Tikki
 * Akuma
 * Max/The Gamer

Minor characters

 * Alya
 * Juleka
 * Alix Kubdel
 * Rose
 * Caline Bustier
 * Mr. Damocles
 * Kim
 * Nino
 * Myl ène Haprèle
 * Tom Dupain
 * Chloé Bourgeois
 * Sabrina
 * Sabine Cheng
 * Master Fu
 * Nathanaël
 * Civilians

Trivia

 * The video game is called "Ultimate Mecha Strike III."
 * This entire episode is a reference to the production staff's favorite robot shows. Shows and other references are as follows:
 * Street Fighter
 * Star Wars
 * R2D3
 * Gurren Lagann
 * Futurama
 * WI2NY
 * The Iron Giant
 * IRON