Gabriel Agreste

"Nino, wait! I'm sorry, my father, he's pretty stubborn. It's just best to stay out of his way."

- Adrien Agreste

Gabriel Agreste is Adrien's father and Mrs. Agreste's husband. He is also a famous fashion designer, creating and owning the brand Gabriel.

Appearance
Gabriel is tall with combed back light blond hair and blue eyes.

He wears black-framed silver glasses. He has a white dress shirt underneath a silver vest with red buttons and a cream-colored dress jacket, along with a red and white striped tie. He also wears red dress pants and white shoes. On the middle finger of his left hand, he has a silver band ring.

Personality
Gabriel is shown to be cold, harsh, and very strict. He is very protective of his son Adrien, having kept him home for most of his life, although distant. Despite this, he can also be respectful and kind at times. According to Adrien in "Adrien's Double Life", ever since the disappearance of Mrs. Agreste, he is a changed man. While he does seem to care for Adrien, this usually is in a possessive way. He also strongly dislikes taking orders from anyone, even if they are from superheroes trying to protect him.

Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
Despite being protective of his son, Gabriel's relationship with Adrien is distant. He and Adrien do not spend time together often, which greatly upsets the latter. He is also very controlling of what Adrien does, having his schedule planned from day to day and not allowing him to go to school without his bodyguard to ensure his safety. However, some if not all of his actions towards Adrien are because he is overprotective. To some extent, he does seem to care for his son, wanting to get him a birthday present in "The Bubbler". despite not choosing it for him himself. In "Simon Says", he shows that he's proud of him, telling Ladybug that he's perfect and that he's a lot like his mother. After being saved from nearly dying, he finds Adrien in his room and hugs him.

When he meets Cat Noir in the aforementioned episode, he isn't pleased when the superhero starts giving orders to protect him, yet when Cat Noir insists more, Gabriel tells him that he is headstrong and that he reminds him of someone, after which he turns to face a portrait of his wife. He seems to have gained respect for Cat Noir at the end. In the end of the episode, he notices both Cat Noir's and Adrien's ring and appears to become suspicious.

Mrs. Agreste
Not much is known about the relationship between the couple. However, Gabriel did genuinely and strongly care for his wife. According to Adrien in the webisode "Adrien's Double Life", ever since Mrs. Agreste disappeared, Gabriel has not been the same.

Nathalie Sancoeur
Gabriel entrusts his personal assistant, Nathalie, to take care of tasks for him and Adrien. He doesn't appreciate when she messes up, however, like getting impatient with her when she forgets to get a birthday present to give to Adrien on his behalf.

Nino Lahiffe
Gabriel has a strong distaste of Nino and believes that Nino is a bad influence on Adrien. When Nino objects to him not allowing Adrien to have a birthday party in "The Bubbler," Gabriel, displeased with his authority and decisions being questioned, tells Nino that he is not allowed in the mansion anymore because he is a bad influence on his son. In "Simon Says", he hardly acknowledges his presence inside the mansion.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
Despite not actually meeting Marinette in person, he recognizes her as a skilled hat maker and lets her prove that her hat is her own creation.

With Ladybug, he seems to respect her, listening to her advice and chatting with her while she and Cat Noir are guarding him in "Simon Says". He also showed some interest towards her earrings.

Trivia

 * Gabriel is named after Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who created the French designer brand, Chanel.
 * Gabriel is Marinette's role model, as she hopes to be a great fashion designer like him.
 * In "The Evillustrator", Chloé bribes Sabrina using a beret that Gabriel designed.
 * He is responsible for Nino's and Simon Grimault's akumatization.

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