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| “ | I've had enough of being shut up at home by my dad. I want to meet people and make friends! Go to a normal school like everyone else! | ” |
—Adrien, "Stoneheart" | ||
Collège Françoise Dupont, called Françoise Dupont Middle School/High School (see note below) in the English version, is a public middle school (collège in French) that Marinette, Adrien, and their classmates attended.
From season 6 onwards, due to the changes done by Mayor Caline Bustier in the Paris educational system, Françoise Dupont became a school suited for at least 10 graders, allowing Marinette, Adrien and the other previous 9th grade students to not only continue study there, but also allow them to have classes with students of grades below theirs.
Note: The French word "collège" does not translate to the English word "college." Its meaning is "junior high school/middle school." Middle school in France lasts four years, starting in "sixième" (French equivalent to 6th grade) until "troisième" (French equivalent to 9th grade), which explains why the protagonists are between 13 and 15.
There are some inconsistencies in the English dub regarding the grade level of the students. The English dub often calls it a high school, and Alya in "The Pharaoh" says that Ladybug's history textbook is a 10th grade book in the English dub. The original French dub says it is for "troisième (ninth grade)" which is the last year of collège/middle school in France. These changes are likely to not confuse American audiences where ninth grade is the first year of high school. However, in the English dub of "Illusion", it is said that Marinette's class is at the last year of Junior High, meaning they are in 9th grade. This change was possibly made both to not confuse American audiences and to be in agreement with the original French dub.
Appearance[]
Exterior[]
The exterior of the school is tan with a slate blue cobblestone roof. The building is three stories tall.
Entrance[]
The front of the building has eight large arched windows, each slightly inset with a striped design above them. The steps leading up to the entrance door widen as they approach the sidewalk and vice versa towards the entrance. The double entrance doors are dark oak, with gray handles. Above the doors is a white banner with a red outline hanging down. Above the banner are four rectangular windows, a large circular window, and a smaller circular window on each side.
Courtyard[]
The central portion of the school is an open-air courtyard. The entrance to the courtyard has a diagonal black and white checkerboard pattern, with a slate cream under this design. On either side of the entrance doors are a wooden bench and two chalkboards. Along one side wall of this area is a door leading to a utility room. The nurse's office, which a placard indicates is handicap-accessible, is located along the opposite side wall.
The courtyard is made up of slate-gray concrete, with white lines painted on to make a basketball court. On either side of the courtyard is a basketball hoop hanging by a white rope. There is also a set of green metal stairs on either side of the courtyard, leading up to the second-floor rooms. Next to the stairs are green support pillars, supporting the platforms above.
Around the perimeter of the courtyard are various rooms, including locker rooms with adjoining restrooms, and several classrooms, among them a science classroom.
Following Mayoress Bustier's ecological reformation, the courtyard is now pathed with grass and plants, like bushes and trees.
Second Floor[]
The second floor has a green overhang, cream slate walls, and thin green metal pillars for structural support of the overhang. The platform jutting out from the wall, designed to allow people to get around the second floor, is made of green metal.
The second floor also has the entrances to the various classrooms, including an art studio room. Most of the classrooms have large windows and a birch door. Other rooms have no inward windows and a dark oak door with a window. At the bottom left of the stairs leading to the library is the headmaster's office.
Third Floor[]
The third floor at the front of the school has only one room, the library. The stairs leading up to the library are a light slate cream, with a slate orange and light brown banister. Just underneath the slight overhang of the banister are small white stone rectangles, positioned evenly throughout. Just at the apex of the two stairs is a stone design of a fleur-de-lis, with a downward-facing bow and flowers within the bow. The doors to the library are dark oak, with large windows and no discernible handles.
The third floor along the school's rear perimeter houses the cafeteria. Access to the cafeteria has been shown to be via stairs from the first-floor courtyard.
Locations[]
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Employees[]
| Name | Position | Character Notes | Image |
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| Denis Damoclès | Principal | After being fired by the former mayor of Paris, the new mayor asked him to be the dean of the restructured Collège Françoise Dupont. | 
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| Olga Mendeleiev | Physics, Chemistry, Math Teacher Principal (temporarily) |
A cranky, no nonsense type who hates when people argue with her. | 
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| Armand D'Argencourt | PE and Fencing Teacher | The descendant of a black knight who once ruled over Paris. He speaks in a medieval dialect. His fencing class is noted to be the best in all of Paris. | 
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| Fred Haprèle | Assistant Educator | Part-time, he is a community theater actor. Also, Mylène's father. | 
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| Jean-Pierre Monlataing | Art Teacher | Calm and collected, he loves seeing new and creative works of art in all forms. | 
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| School nurse | Nurse | Responsible for taking care of the well-being of students and teachers alike. | 
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| Gine Jinet | Poetry teacher | This teacher runs the school's poetry workshop and encourages students to improvise poems orally. | 
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| Anarka Couffaine | Music Teacher | Juleka's mother. She has a free spirit and is a musician herself that once made a duo with famous rock star Jagged Stone, before she decided to raise their children. | 
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| Marlena Césaire | Cook Cooking teacher |
Alya's mother. She used to be a cook for André Bourgeois' hotel. It's still unknown if she continues working there. At school, she works together with her oldest daughter, Nora. | 
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| Greek teacher | Greek teacher | This teacher specializes in Greek mythology and ancient Greece. Adrien and Sublime are part of his class. | 
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| Gardening teacher | Gardening teacher | This teacher specializes in gardening and crop-growing. | 
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Other Employees[]
| Name | Position | Character Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Cheng | Chinese painting Teacher | Marinette's mother. She is very calm and kind in nature. She is also very patient and this point is felt in the painting circle that she runs outside school hours. | 
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| Nora Césaire | Cook | Alya's older sister. She is a strong-headed young woman that is a professional kickbox fighter that helps her mother at the school's kitchen. | 
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Former Employees[]
| Name | Position | Character Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caline Bustier | French, Poetry, and Literature Teacher (formerly) | Marinette and Adrien's former homeroom teacher. She used to work at the school until she was fired unfairly because of Chloé Bourgeois. Despite later being reinstated, she decides to run for mayor of Paris, eventually winning the elections. | 
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Notable Students[]
10th graders (formerly Miss Bustier's class)[]
| Name | Character Notes | Image |
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| Adrien Agreste | Former famous teen fashion model and son of former aristocrat Émilie Agreste and late renowned fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth (who supposedly saved Paris). Adrien is very kind, even to people who obviously don't deserve it. Despite his multitude of talents, Adrien is still trying to find himself.
He uses the Miraculous of Destruction to transform into the superhero, Cat Noir. |
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| Ivan Bruel | The son of criminal Raúl Bruel (aka El Toro). Despite his massive size and intimidating appearance, Ivan is actually very sensitive.
He uses the Miraculous of Determination to transform into the superhero, Minotaurox. |
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| Alya Césaire Former class deputy |
Marinette's best friend, the creator of the famous Ladyblog and an aspiring journalist with sass to spare. Both her mother and older sister work at the school's cafeteria.
She uses the Miraculous of Illusion to transform into the superheroine, Rena Rouge. |
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| Juleka Couffaine | The daughter of famous rock star Jagged Stone and the younger twin sister of Luka Couffaine. A very shy and quiet girl who tends to go unnoticed.
She uses the Miraculous of Elation to transform into the superheroine, Purple Tigress. |
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| Marinette Dupain-Cheng Former class representative |
An aspiring fashion designer, daughter of the best baker in Paris and girlfriend of the famous (former) model Adrien Agreste. Marinette is quite clumsy and insecure, but deep down, she is actually very confident.
She uses the Miraculous of Creation to transform into the superheroine, Ladybug. |
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| Mylène Haprèle | Mylène is a mousy girl and environmental activist who is scared of her own shadow. Her father works at school as an assistant teacher.
She uses the Miraculous of Multiplication to transform into the superheroine, Polymouse. |
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| Max Kanté | Max is a boy with the mathematical brilliance of a calculator. He loves video games and his best friend is a robot he created. He is also the son of famous astronaut Claudie Kanté.
He uses the Miraculous of Migration to transform into the superhero, Pegasus. |
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| Nathaniel Kurtzberg | The son of artist and architect, A talented shy and quiet artist who always has his nose in his sketch book.
He uses the Miraculous of Passion to transform into the superhero, Caprikid. |
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| Nino Lahiffe | A DJ and a total party dude and the best friend of Adrien Agreste. He tends to misread situations.
He uses the Miraculous of Protection to transform into the superhero, Carapace. |
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| Rose Lavillant | A bubbly girl who only sees the bright side of things and always tries to find the good in others.
She uses the Miraculous of Jubilation to transform into the superheroine, Pigella. |
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| Lê Chiến Kim | A top athlete who suffers from overconfidence and a questionable sense of humor.
He uses the Miraculous of Derision to transform into the superhero, King Monkey. |
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| Sabrina Raincomprix | Daughter of Paris' lieutenant officer, Sabrina is Chloé's former personal servant in all but name. She doesn't seem to realize how poorly Chloé treats her. In "Confrontation", she teams up with Marinette to expose Chloé and Lila's plot against everyone and finally ends her friendship with Chloé for good.
She uses the Miraculous of Adoration to transform into the superheroine, Miss Hound. |
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9th graders (formerly Ms. Mendeleiev's class)[]
| Name | Character Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Anciel
Former class deputy |
A very shy, quiet and nervous boy who loves to write and make comics with Nathaniel.
He uses the Miraculous of Pretension to transform into the superhero, Rooster Bold. |
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| Aurore Beauréal | A final contestant for the KIDZ+ contest and a weather forecaster. | 
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| Mireille Caquet | After winning a competition, Mireille became the local T.V. weather girl. | 
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| Jean Duparc | Given that he was Akumatized into a magician supervillain, he presumably likes to do magic tricks. | 
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| Zoé Lee
Former class representative |
A teenage girl from New York City who is Chloé's half-sister and an aspiring actress.
She is the current holder of the Miraculous of Action (succeeding her sister), using it to transform into the superheroine, Vesperia. |
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Other Students[]
| Name | Character Notes | Image |
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| Aglaé | A friend of Aurore Beauréal's who is deeply afraid of akumatized villains. | 
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| Diane | A girl whose misfortunes tend to be accompanied by uncanny good luck. | 
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| Ondine | A talented swimmer and Kim's girlfriend. | 
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| Sublime Varlette | A Belgian girl with prosthetic legs who is a very talented and accomplished para-athlete. | 
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| Kagami Tsurugi | Daughter of tech mogul Tomoe Tsurugi. A very talented Japanese fencer that firstly only attended Armand D'Argencourt's fencing lessons, which were open to outside students. Following mayoress Caline Bustier re-structuring the educational system in Paris, Kagami officially enrolled in the school.
She uses the Miraculous of Perfection to transform into the superheroine, Ryuko. |
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| Manon Chamack | The 5-year-old daughter of famous news reporter Nadja Chamack. | 
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| Chris Lahiffe | The 6-year-old younger brother of Nino Lahiffe. | 
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| Ray | An American teenager that previously attended Zoé Lee's previous school. | 
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Alumni[]
| Name | Character Notes | Image |
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| Caline Bustier | Mayoress of Paris and former student of the time when Mr. Damoclès was still a teacher. She seemed to be a prankster, having stuck an April fool on the professor's back.[1] |
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| Thomas Astruc | Director of the movie about Ladybug and Cat Noir. He is based on the creator of Miraculous. | 
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| Luka Couffaine | Juleka's older twin brother, main guitarist of the Kitty Section band and son of the famous rock star Jagged Stone. He is a former student of said collège.[2] He is currently studying at school to become a maker of string instruments.
He uses the Miraculous of Intuition to transform into the superhero, Viperion. |
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| Socqueline Wang | Once a close friend of Marinette. She ended school without graduation as seen in "Derision" and now studies at Claude Monet High School. | 
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Miss Bustier's class (former students, no graduation)[]
| Name | Character Notes | Image |
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| Chloé Bourgeois Former class deputy; forcibly moved to London |
A spoiled girl and daughter of the former Mayor of Paris. Chloé believes herself to be above everyone else and expects everyone to do what she wants.
In "Confrontation", after she and Lila were exposed for forging their classmates career forms, she almost got expelled from school, but called her father, the Mayor, to pull rank on the principal. She instead began receiving special attention from her homeroom teacher, Miss Bustier. In "Revolution", she stops attending the school after being forced to leave for London with her mother. She was the former holder of the Miraculous of Action, using to transform into the superheroine turned supervillain, Queen Bee. |
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| Alix Kubdel (possibly graduated) | A roller skater with a devil-may-care attitude and talent for graffiti art. She is the daughter of Alim Kubdel, a historian who works at the Louvre.
In "Evolution", she is forced to leave the class in order to protect the Rabbit Miraculous. Even if Monarch is later defeated, the threat of a new Butterfly Miraculous villain forces Alix to remain traveling through time. She uses the Miraculous of Evolution to transform into the superheroine, Bunnyx. |
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| Cerise Bianca (formerly Lila Rossi) Former class representative; expelled |
A compulsive liar with no moral compass and an endless desire for attention and popularity. She does whatever it takes to get what she wants and she doesn't care who she has to hurt.
In "Confrontation", she is finally exposed as the liar she is after Marinette and Sabrina trick her into confessing her lies in front of the whole school. She left the school since her cover was blown. She uses the Miraculous of Transmission to transform into the supervillain Chrysalis. |
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Activities/Projects After School[]
During the school year, the Collège Françoise Dupont allows its students to participate in various projects and activities to help stimulate their skills.
Activities[]
| Name | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Art club | Supervised by Jean-Pierre Monlataing, the art club welcomes all students who have an art project and want a place to express their creativity and interact with other students in the school's art classroom. | 
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| Academy of fencing D'Argencourt | Directed by Armand D'Argencourt, the fencing academy is the most renowned in Paris and is therefore particularly selective. However, the fencing academy is open to fencers outside the school, such as Kagami Tsurugi. | 
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| Chinese painting course | Every Saturday morning, Sabine Cheng gives Chinese painting classes in the art classroom. These classes are also open to people who do not attend school, such as Nadja Chamack. | 
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Sightings[]
Episodes[]
Comics and Books[]
Other[]
Trivia[]
- The collège is based on the Lycée Carnot.[3]
- The collège's name is a tribute to the real name of Fantômette, Françoise Dupont, the first female superhero of French literature.[4]
- The collège is located near the Eiffel Tower, in front of the Place des Vosges, and across the street from Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie.
- In the English dub of "The Pharaoh", Alya reveals she and her class are 10th graders when she finds Marinette's history book.
- "10th grade" may refer to the American education system of 10th grade, consisting of ages 15-16, or to the British education system of the 10th year, consisting of ages 14-15.
- As Alix turned 15 in "Timebreaker", and France collèges have students until that age, it most likely indicates that it follows the British system. It is also possible that "10th grade" could be a dub discrepancy.
- In the French dub, Alya says that they are in troisième, the equivalent to US 9th grade.
- In the Korean and French dubs, Alya says they are 9th graders.
- Based on the fact that Luka is stated to go to Collège Françoise Dupont and to be older than Marinette's class, and that Marinette turns 14 in "Befana," it is likely that the class is in quatrième, the second-to-last year of collège and the equivalent to 8th grade in the US.
- This could also imply that "The Pharaoh" and "Timebreaker" take place in the same school year, which then implies that this is the year after "Befana".
- "10th grade" may refer to the American education system of 10th grade, consisting of ages 15-16, or to the British education system of the 10th year, consisting of ages 14-15.
- Théo Barbot has been seen at the collège, although it is uncertain whether he is a student, a staff member or a visitor.
- The collège building is used by Mr. D'Argencourt and Sabine Cheng to teach their respective classes, which are held after school hours and on the weekends.
- Despite not being a faculty member, Sabine is able to teach her painting class within the building's art classroom.
- Both their classes aren't exclusively for Collège Françoise Dupont students.
- In "Qilin", Nadja Chamack is shown to attending Sabine's painting class and is the only adult present.
- While "Miraculous on Instagram" is level 2 canon to the Quantic Universe continuity, it revealed that the building's front entrance and the courtyard are opened during summer vacation. Mr. D'Argencourt's fencing class also occurred at that time during the Instagram campaign, so this likely means Sabine's painting class is also held during the summer.
- Alya also revealed in a comment that Kagami Tsurugi didn't attend Collège Françoise Dupont. Rather, she is a visitor who only arrives at the school for Mr. D'Argencourt's fencing classes. This is also officially confirmed in "Determination" since Marinette gave Kagami a ride to the school and dropped her off there.
- The collège has been part of multiple akumatized villain attacks:
- In "Lady Wifi", Lady Wifi broadcasts Mr. Damoclès confessing to unjustly suspending her to the entire school. As a result of a villain being present on the campus, Miss Bustier evacuates her class for their own safety.
- In "The Evillustrator", the Evillustrator attacks Chloé in the library.
- In "Rogercop", Rogercop searches for the collège for André Bourgeois.
- In "Horrificator", the building is covered in Horrificator's goo.
- In both "Ladybug & Cat Noir" and "Stoneheart", multiple doors and walls are broken and smashed by Stoneheart.
- In the former, specifically, cameras are also destroyed.
- In "Reflekta", everyone, including students and staff, are all turned into Reflekta's likeness.
- In "Robostus", Markov is akumatized in Principal's office and captures Max.
- In "Zombizou", Zombizou turns multiple students into kissing zombies in order to make Chloé a kissing zombie.
- In "Reverser", Reverser goes to the art classroom to search for Marinette and Nathaniel to reverse them. He also reverses the art teacher and the students present in the classroom destroy all art.
- In "Malediktator", Malediktator makes teachers and students destroy the school. He also searches the school for Marinette.
- In "Chameleon", Chameleon disguises herself as Adrien and steals Nino's cap.
- In "Gang of Secrets", the Gang of Secrets attack the school, and transform many people in the school into Reflekta's likeness, in search of Marinette.
- In "Guiltrip", Guiltrip is attached to one the bathroom stalls and traps students and teachers inside itself.
- In "Multiplication", it's the first place attacked by Ikari Gozen.
- In "Deflagration", the school's students are transformed into singing shoes by Sole Destroyer.
- It's one of the places where Ryukomori reminisces in "Perfection".
- The students of Miss Bustier's class are Hoaxer's first brainwashing victims in "Revelation".
- Reflekta returns in "Confrontation". She once again transforms students into her clones, then destroys the school's walls using Clout.
- As mentioned in "Reflekta", the collège has at least eighteen classes.
- A class photo from a previous year reveals that Miss Bustier's class that year included Marinette, Chloé, Sabrina, Rose, Juleka, Max, Kim, and Nathaniel.
- Various students started attending the collège throughout the series:
- Adrien and Alya begin going to the collège in "Ladybug & Cat Noir", Adrien specifically being a homeschooled student beforehand.
- Lila, an Italian exchange student, joins in "Volpina".
- Zoé Lee, a teenage girl from New York, joins the school in "Sole Crusher".
- Sublime Varlette, an athlete from Belgium who moved to Paris in "Sublimation".
- Ray, a teenage boy from New York and Zoé's previous classmate in "Daddycop".
- Collège Françoise Dupont becomes one of the schools to implement Mayoress Bustier's educational reforms, with now students beyond 9th grade being allowed to study there (like Marinette and her class who had just graduated).
- Also, as seen in "Daddycop", students of different grades can share classes together, as seen how Zoé, who is a grade bellow her friends, has classes with them.
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References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Claws_2308/status/1619001320064843777
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1378630221818163200
- ↑ http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/thomas-astruc-avec-miraculous-nous-savons-ou-nous-voulons-aller-_351d4a80-b341-11e7-8aca-c6cafecb3960/
- ↑ 101 PUR 100 #23 Thomas Astruc & Wilfried Pain (Miraculous Ladybug)