| “ | Fly away, beautiful Amok. | ” |
An Amok[1] is a blue feather that creates a sentimonster from a person's emotions. The feather is used by Mayura, while Ladybug and Cat Noir are tasked with capturing and purifying them.
Appearance
Before it is turned into an amok by Mayura, the feather is pure white. However, once it becomes an amok, it turns blue.
Creation and Abilities
Mayura creates an amok by charging a feather from her hand fan with energy.
The purpose of an amok is to possess an important object of a person, forming a telepathic connection between the person and Mayura. Once the deal is made, the amok in the object releases a black and blue substance to create a monster. They can squeeze through impossibly small spaces, even being able to move through the seal of a window pane.
Fate
The amok leaves the object it inhabits after it is destroyed. From there, Ladybug can catch it with her yo-yo in order to "de-evilize" it by removing the dark energy from it. Afterward, once the amok reverts back to being a normal feather, she releases it.
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Trivia
- The phrase "running amok" is based on a Malaysian/Indonesian spiritual belief, where the state of "amok" was caused by a spiritual being entering one's body and caused them to commit wild and violent acts. As a culture-bound syndrome, an individual, having displayed no previous signs of anger or violent tendencies, will suddenly acquire a weapon and begin to attempt to harm themselves and those around them.[2]
- Ironically, the real concept of amok is more similar to Akumatization.
- It is unknown what happens to an Amok if it isn't purified.
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