| “ | Ladies and gentlemen, I am Startrain! You all get to live my dream with me! Shoot off the rails, and fly off in a rocket to explore not just the moon, but the entire universe! | ” |
—Startrain, "Startrain" | ||
Claudie Kanté is a minor character of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. She is the former conductor of Startrain and a recent astronaut. She is also the mother of Max Kanté.
In "Startrain", after Claudie thought she failed to become an astronaut, she was akumatized into Startrain, a train conducting supervillain.
Appearance[]
Physical Appearance[]
Claudia is a dark-skinned woman of average height. She has dark brown eyes and short brown hair that's styled in a low bun.
In Season 6, she is shown to wear pink eyeshadow.
Civilian Attire[]
She wears a moderate raspberry dress jacket with sleeves going slightly past her elbows with a matching galaxy rectangular pin attached with 'TRAIN' written on it over a black blouse, a black belt moderate crimson dress pants and a hat with a black peak and jacket matching accenting the pants-matching center equator and a matching name tag on her jacket. For accessories, she wears a black smart watch and earrings silver dangling with ringed planets.
As Startrain[]
Startrain had a very robotic and angled appearance, with most of her body being covered in armor and a black skintight suit underneath. The armor itself was primarily a blueish chrome, comprised of a seat, chest plate, gloves and a helmet reminiscent of a race car driver, complete with a red, angled visor. Her outfit was also styled with bright red and pink accents around the sleeves, waist and parts of her helmet. The deadman switch holding her akuma changed into a full arm attachment, confining her right arm to the console at all times. Her chair also provided the same limitations, restricting her movement. Underneath the armor, Startrain had a deep magenta skin tone and black lipstick, with her lower face being the only part visible.
- For more of Claudie's outfits and designs, see Claudie Kanté/Designs.
Personality[]
Claudie is very enthusiastic, both about her job and the possibility of becoming an astronaut. She can get very anxious when she is waiting for important news. Claudie is a very proud and sacrificing mother, as she postporned her dream to become an astronaut so she could remain close to her son, only pursuing it once Max was old enough to be self-suficient. She also treats A.I.s lilke Markov and A.D.A. as a sentient being instead of a robot.
As Startrain, she was so enthralled with her dream that she disregarded pleas from others, including her own son, though she acted cheerfully towards him. She completely disregarded other people's safety as she intended to travel across the universe with only a minimum oxygen supply. She was also very antagonistic towards those who threatened her, which was shown when she overheated a train car to stop Ladybug and Cat Noir from reaching her.
Abilities[]
As a Civilian[]
Claudie is very skilled in conducting a train safely and quickly. Max even says that he loves traveling through the Startrain because the travels with his mother are always safe and the train arrives on time to its destination.
Claudie passed all the tests required to become an astronaut, which includes various skills. After the training, she got skilled enough to conduct a flying test to Tsurugi Industries's newly space jet with A.I.
As Startrain[]
As Startrain, she was the conductor of the akumatized train of the same name, which was a vehicle capable of space flight. The train itself was well prepared for intergalactic travel, able to reach near impossible speeds instantaneously and break through the atmosphere in seconds. It was also indestructible, air tight and pressure shielded.
From within the train itself, Startrain could control any of its functions, displaying the ability to adjust the temperature with air conditioning units, drain oxygen from selected cars to create a void, or prevent doors from being opened without specialized equipment or skills in programming like Markov. She also had the ability to summon the beverage serving drones of the train, modified by the Akuma to be durable robots capable of shooting destructive laser bolts.
Interestingly, Startrain was one of the only villains to have no powers of her own, especially since she was both bound to the control board by the deadman switch and to the floor by her lower body. This meant that she became completely vulnerable once Ladybug, Cat Noir and Pegasus were able to break into the captain's cabin.
Family[]
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Relationships[]
Max Kanté[]
Claudie loves her son very much and is very proud of his accomplishments, especially the fact he was able to program an A.I. that is able to develop actual human emotions. Because her main dream involves being very far away for a long time, she put it on hold for a long time so she could look after Max until he was older.
As Startrain, she still had some affection for her son, as she excitedly told him she would be able to share her dream with him. However, despite everything, she turned against him when he tried to stop her, even if she only did it with the objective to prevent him from moving forward.
A.D.A.[]
Because A.D.A. was created based on her son's A.I. program and designed to help her pilot the Tsurugi space jet in case she can't, Claudie has great trust in her. After A.D.A. got hacked by Monarch and had her sensors turned off, Claudie got very worried about her, especially because she had become basically an unintended prisoner of her.
History
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Sightings[]
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Trivia[]
- Claudie was revealed in a synopsis by RTS Deux.[1]
- Claudie might be based on retired French astronaut Claudie Haigneré.
- Startrain is the second Akumatized villain to name herself, the first being The Collector.
- Startrain is the third Akumatized villain to act on her own accord. The first was The Collector, who Akumatized himself, and the second was Robostus, who betrayed Hawk Moth and tried to get the Miraculouses for himself.
- However, Startrain is the first Akumatized villain to not be Akumatized directly by Hawk Moth, as the Akuma was too far from him.
- In "Climatiqueen", it is revelated that Claudie wrote a book, "Claudie Kanté: Weather from Space".
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