Volpina

"Volpina" is an upcoming episode of the first season of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Its air date in the US is unknown.

Synopsis
Lila, a new student, arrives at the collège, and Ladybug makes herself a mortal enemy by humiliating her. Akumatized, Lila becomes Volpina, master of illusions. Will Volpina manage to deceive Ladybug and Cat Noir?

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

The episode begins with Adrien finding his father on the phone as he spies him closing a safe that happens to behind the painting of his mother. Adrien sneaks into the room after his father's departure and opens the safe to find the Peacock Miraculous and a mysterious book.

Meanwhile Marinette and Alya are arriving at school to find a new girl Lila, an Italian new student whose parents travel frequently, getting far to cozy to Adrien. A jealous Marinette watches the two before following them into the Library. Marinette watches Adrien look through some books while Lila claims to be a miraculous holder known as Volpina. Adrien soon takes the miraculous book paging through it before Tikki recognizes it in shock and goes in for a closer look. Adrien then packs up the book and Lila kicks his bag over before sliding the book toward her and helping Adrien repack his stuff.

After class, Marinette follows Lila and Adrien to the park and Lila has just thrown the Miraculous book she swiped into a nearby garbage gin. Tikki heads to retrieve it and returns giving the book Marinette. Marinette then sees Lila telling Adrien that she and Ladybug are best friends. Enraged Marinette transforms calling out all of Lila's lies. Adrien chastises Ladybug but it is too late Lila who has run off humiliated has already been akumatized into the mistress of illusions, Volpina

Ladybug soon identifies Volpina and Adrien immediately transforms into Cat Noir upon noticing her flying over Paris. Ladybug, Volpina and Cat Noir group and Volpina creates an illusion of Hawk Moth on multiple rooftops to trick Ladybug and Cat Noir. She succeeds as they both go after the Hawk Moth's, however it doesn't take Ladybug long to realise it's a fake and soon after Ladybug has rockets in front of her face and an angry Volpina wanting only her miraculous. Volpina then points out an exploding building in the distance and insists Ladybug hand over her miraculous again. Ladybug almost complies before seeing a pigeon fly through the explosion unharmed she realizes everything is an illusion.

Ladybug and Cat Noir regroup at Adrien's house and Ladybug frets over Adrien. It is not long before they catch sight of Volpina again holding a duplicate of Adrien by the hand. Ladybug is terrified and pursues them while Cat knows it is a fake. Ladybug and Cat Noir watch Volpina dangle Adrien off the Eiffel Tower before Cat Noir destroys the duplicate, Volpina retaliates making duplicates of herself surround the Eiffel Tower. Ladybug summons her Lucky Charm, an ice cream bar which emits light that she uses to destroy the illusions of Volpina. Cat Noir then uses his Cataclysm to make the original Volpina fall so Ladybug can snag her necklace crushing it and freeing the akuma. Ladybug then purifies the akuma and everything has reverted to normal.

Ladybug sees Lila kneeling on the ground and attempts to apologize for her behaviour but the girl rejects her apology and storms off. Hawk Moth is angry he has not won but announces that Volpina will return some day soon. Ladybug then goes into panic about Adrien rushing off to find him. Cat Noir makes his way to Agreste Mansion turning on the shower which causes Ladybug to retreat leaving them both breathing heavily.

Marinette then remembers the Miraculous book which Tikki informs her belonged to a man. They head to house of the Master Fu, and when Marinette enters, he immediately identifies her as Ladybug and the door closes behind them.

Major characters

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

Minor characters

 * Gabriel Agreste
 * Nathalie Sancoeur
 * Adrien's chauffeur
 * Alya Césaire
 * Rose
 * Juleka
 * Chloé Bourgeois
 * Sabrina
 * Nino
 * Max
 * Kim
 * Master Fu
 * Mrs. Agreste (picture)
 * Prince Ali (mentioned)
 * Jagged Stone (mentioned)
 * Jean Duparc
 * Civilians
 * Pigeons

Trivia

 * This is the 26th episode (and the first season finale) to air on Télé-Québec.
 * Creator Thomas Astruc and storyboard artist Wilfried Pain consider this episode to be the season finale.
 * According to Thomas Astruc, the real question this episode implies is how "he" will react when he realizes "something" is missing, likely referring to Gabriel Agreste and the Miraculous book.
 * This is the only episode so far where Ladybug is willing to take off her Miraculous earrings in order to save civilians and Adrien.
 * This is the third episode where an akumatized villain looks like a superhero, Volpina looking like the fox themed miraculous holder. The other two were Copycat looking identical to Cat Noir and Antibug looking like an inverse Ladybug.
 * It is revealed that the Peacock Miraculous is kept by Gabriel Agreste inside a safe box behind a painting of Mrs. Agreste.
 * It is also revealed that Gabriel owned a book containing information about the Miraculouses, which Adrien finds.

Errors

 * Lila's hair ties constantly change colors, going from orange to black to white to orange again.
 * Before Adrien arrives at the park, Lila puts on her necklace, but after his arrival, it is no longer around her neck.
 * When Volpina threatens to drop "Adrien" from the Eiffel Tower, her grip on his wrist is reversed in the close-up.