Talk:Christmaster/@comment-1674355-20190303195512/@comment-37210617-20190310223706

Well - they are 2 characters, there is nothing ambiguous.

Santa Claus in "Santa Claws" is an old man who earns money as a Santa Claus during Christmas, never claiming to be Santa Claus to adults.

Santa Claus in "Christmaster" was created by the akumatized Chris Lahiffe - just as Chris imagines him, after what Marinette told him before. He is convinced that he is actually Santa Claus - just like the toys that find nothing out of the ordinary to be alive.

The reason why both look the same, is obvious: After "Christmaster" was rejected as a Christmas episode, Thomas Astruc and his team have created "Santa Claws". At that point, the storytellers assumed that "Christmaster" had ended up in the garbage. So they limited the damage and recycled the Santa Claus for "Santa Claws".

Creating such a figure is expensive. You do not do that twice, unless it is absolutely necessary.