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Desperada (209)

Desperada

Season 3, episode 11 (Production order); Episode 63 (Overall)

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"Luka Couffaine, here is the Miraculous of the snake, which grants the power of Second Chance. You will use it for the greater good, if you're willing. Once we succeed, you must return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?"
"Desperada attacked my family and my friends. So if I can help you in any way, I will."

Ladybug and Luka Couffaine, "Desperada"

"Desperada" is a Season 3 episode of the series, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.[4] As based on the series' production order specifically, "Desperada" is the 11th written and produced episode of Season 3. It is also the 63rd written and produced episode of the series, overall.[1]

Synopsis

Jagged Stone seeks to replace the guitarist he fired, who akumatizes into Desperada, a villain with magic instruments that traps people as stickers on her guitar case.[5]

Disney Channel

Jagged Stone's guitarist Vivica gets Akumatized into Desperada. Armed with her evil guitar case, she wants Jagged Stone to pay for firing her; Ladybug and Cat Noir better be ready to rock on.

Disney+

Ladybug faces Desperada, an akumatized guitar player.

Plot

Luka is giving Marinette a guitar lesson, and her friends comment on how easy it is for Marinette to talk to Luka. Adrien and Kagami arrive at the Liberty to join their friends. Alix, Alya and Mylene comment on how cute Luka and Marinette would be together. When Adrien and Kagami arrive, everyone is shocked that Gabriel seemed to have let Adrien go out. They explain how they were supposed to be at fencing practice, but they "accidentally" ended up at the wrong address. Marinette is saddened by how well Adrien and Kagami get along. Kagami mistakes Luka for Marinette's boyfriend. Marinette tells Alya that Luka is just a friend, much to Alya's disbelief.

Jagged Stone arrives, requesting that Anarka become his new guitarist. Anarka immediately refuses, saying that she would not be a second choice. She thinks Jagged Stone is only asking her to become his guitarist because he fired his original one again, but Jagged denies this, saying she quit on her own. Anarka still refuses, and Jagged is disappointed until he notices Marinette. He asks her if she knows anyone who can be his guitarist. Alya points at Luka, signaling to Marinette that she should recommend Luka. Marinette misinterprets this message and recommends Adrien instead, to everyone's shock. Adrien tells Marinette that he actually doesn't know much about the guitar. Jagged Stone is reluctant and asks about Luka. Marinette likes Jagged's idea and says Adrien can borrow Luka's guitar.

Before Adrien can play any notes, Jagged Stone's former guitarist, Vivica, who had been akumatized into Desperada, makes an appearance to take revenge against Jagged for firing her. This confirms Anarka's suspicions, who earlier had denied Jagged's claim that Vivica quit by her own decision. Desperada uses musical instruments, which are pulled out of her guitar case, to fire yellow smoke at everyone, which turns them into stickers on her guitar case. Marinette quickly runs into the ship's cabin to transform into Ladybug.

While Luka tries to help him and Adrien find a safe hiding place, Ladybug uses her yo-yo to knock Desperada's trumpet away. While Ladybug continues to battle the villain, Luka wonders where Cat Noir could be. Adrien says he might not be there on time, so Luka decides to help Ladybug in the meantime. Luka plays his guitar, which distracts Desperada, giving time for Ladybug to capture her. She wire-cuts the bridge the villain was standing on and helps Luka and Adrien escape into the sewers.

Ladybug thanks Luka for his help. She tries to contact Cat Noir but gets no answer. Adrien escapes into the sewers. Ladybug summons her Lucky Charm, creating a gong. Ladybug leaves Adrien and Luka to hide while she goes to see Master Fu but borrows Luka's guitar. Luka hides in a locker. Adrien pretends to hide, then escapes to transform.

Meanwhile, Desperada is running through the streets searching for Ladybug and hears horrible guitar music. The music's source turns out to be from Luka's guitar with bread attached to have pigeons peck on the strings. This distraction gives Ladybug time to see Master Fu. Master Fu tells Marinette to choose a Miraculous. Knowing that Desperada is relentless and that there would be no second chances, Marinette decides to borrow the Snake Miraculous.

Cat Noir tries to escape through the sewers until he bumps into Ladybug. She searches for the Snake Miraculous and tells him she wants to give it to Adrien Agreste, saying he's the perfect one for the job. Cat Noir claims that his incredible sense of smell will help them locate Adrien and leads Ladybug to the lockers but says his nose failed him. Luka comes out of his locker and asks if Desperada has been defeated. He then notices Adrien's absence. Cat Noir tells Ladybug to split up and find Adrien and tells Luka to hide back in the locker.

Cat Noir runs off and detransforms. Adrien is ecstatic that Ladybug chose him to wield the Snake Miraculous. Plagg disapproves of such an idea, because he can't possibly be the perfect one for the mission if he is also Cat Noir. Adrien retorts by saying the Lucky Charm told her he was, but Plagg says that isn't how the superpower works. Plagg also comments on how trying to reason with Adrien is pointless, because he isn't listening. Adrien sees this as an opportunity to get Ladybug to fall in love with his civilian self, and he has to try.

Ladybug then finds Adrien and offers him the Snake Miraculous. Much to Plagg's dismay, Adrien accepts the Miraculous and transforms. Before leaving the sewers, Ladybug explains how the snake's power functions. Upon activation, the user has five minutes to go back in time as many times as he wants by pulling back the head on the bracelet. Ladybug summons her Lucky Charm and receives a horse saddle. The two exit the sewers, and Ladybug is captured by Desperada, who is hiding in the Eiffel Tower. Adrien uses his Second Chance. Adrien names himself Aspik. He makes several attempts to succeed but is constantly distracted while trying to charm Ladybug. In one version, he even confesses his love for Ladybug along with his identity as Cat Noir. However, this knowledge is erased from Ladybug's mind after she is captured, and Aspik uses his second chance. He attempts to change the future 25,913 times over the course of months but fails every time. Knowing he wasn't the right person to wield the Snake Miraculous, he immediately detransforms and returns the bracelet to Ladybug. Surprised by his actions Ladybug convinces Adrien to try again but upon him refusing the heroine believes she did something wrong until Adrien explained that he messed up telling her what's been happening during his time as Aspik, after Luka returns Adrien recommends that Ladybug give the Miraculous to him. Ladybug gives Adrien a thank you kiss on the cheek for saving her life so many times. Ladybug give the Miraculous to Luka, who uses it to transform into Viperion.

Adrien finds Plagg and is disappointed that he could've made a bad impression on Ladybug. Plagg tells him to make up for it as Cat Noir, and he transforms.

Ladybug finds Desperada hiding on the Eiffel Tower, and Cat Noir uses his Cataclysm on the ground below. After using his Second Chance a few times. Viperion figures out how to defeat Desperada. The three use Ladybug's yo-yo, Viperion's lyre, and the saddle to tie up the villain's arms and legs. Ladybug breaks Desperada's guitar case and cleanses the akuma. Ladybug uses Miraculous Ladybug, and Desperada is deakumatized into Vivica. Luka returns the Miraculous to Ladybug.

Back on Anarka's boat, Jagged apologizes to Vivica for firing her, and she is rehired. Kagami tells Marinette that she was wrong about her and Luka but tells her to choose between Adrien and Luka, because life doesn't always give you a second chance at love. Alya tells her Luka and Adrien also have a right to choose, and the end card appears.

Characters

Major Characters

Minor Characters

Trivia

  • Internationally, this episode first premiered in UK & Ireland on Disney Channel.
  • This is the fourth episode which involves a music-related villain, the first three being "Guitar Villain", "Frightningale", and "Captain Hardrock".
  • Luka receives the Snake Miraculous for the first time in this episode, and his alter-ego, Viperion, officially debuts.
    • Viperion is the second superhero whose identity is known by Cat Noir, following Queen Bee.
    • Viperion's transformation is the longest sequence out of all the other heroes, being around 25 seconds compared to the usual 16.
  • This episode takes place before the events of "Feast" and "Party Crasher".
    • As of this episode, this is the second time a Miraculous holder is chosen by someone else other than Ladybug, as Adrien chose Luka to use the Snake Miraculous and herself and Cat Noir were chosen by Master Fu in "Origins".
  • This episode is after the events of "Miraculer".
  • This is the second time Adrien gets a different Miraculous other than the Cat Miraculous. The first episode being "Reflekdoll".
    • This time, Adrien receives the Snake Miraculous.
  • Adrien becomes the first person to have wielded three different Miraculouses, having now used the Cat, the Ladybug, and the Snake.
    • Adding Adrien's transformation to Aspik, this is the first time that the same person is shown transforming into a Miraculous superhero three times in one episode.
    • Coincidentally, this is also one of very few episodes where Ladybug's transformation is never shown.
  • Desperada's akumatization are not shown, making this the sixth time this happens, after Magician of Misfortune in "Princess Fragrance", Vanisher in "Antibug", the Unnamed boy in "Sandboy", August akumatization in "Weredad" and Alya and Nino's akumatization in "Oblivio".
  • The transformation phrase for the Snake Miraculous is shown to be "Sass, Scales Slither!" whereas the detransformation phrase for the Snake Miraculous is shown to be "Sass, Scales Rest!".
  • It is revealed that Luka has played the guitar since he was a baby.
  • In one of Adrien's Second Chances, he tells Ladybug that he is actually Cat Noir and that he loves her.
  • This is the third time Marinette/Ladybug kisses Adrien on the cheek. The other two times were "Mayura" and "Oblivio".
    • But in "Oblivio", they do not remember the kiss.
  • Kagami mistakenly calls Luka Marinette's boyfriend.
    • Luka actually became Marinette's boyfriend as confirmed in "Truth" but she to sadly break up with him due to her new role as guardian.
  • It is revealed that Anarka and Jagged Stone used to work together.
    • Jagged also calls Anarka "Anarky", which may be based on the word "anarchy" meaning a state of disorder due to absence of authority.
  • When Plagg says that Adrien can't be two superheroes at the same time, it is very similar to what Plagg said to Adrien in "Gorizilla", when Adrien used Wayhem as a decoy.
  • Adrien giving Ladybug a rose as Aspik is similar to what he did as Cat Noir in "Glaciator" and "Weredad".
  • Desperada is similar to villains like season one's Pixelator and season two's The Collector, in which civilians and heroes were imprisoned by the villain's prison collection. In this case, Desperada's prison is in a musical instrument. In "Pixelator", it's in the picture frames, and in "The Collector", it's in the magical book.
  • This episode gives further insight about the Snake Miraculous:
    • Those around a Snake Miraculous holder can only see the final reality that is created with Second Chance, because time is constantly being rewritten. Ladybug's perspective of Adrien giving up and her and Cat Noir's perspective of Viperion immediately knowing how to defeat Desperada is understandable due to the effects of the temporal loop.
    • Even though the power allows the user to undo any progress their opponent has made, it also undoes their own progress, requiring them to start their plan all over again. Because of that, the user must be well aware of his or her actions so they can perform his or her plan exactly how it was meant to be while adjusting it to any adversities it may encounter.
    • Time is turned back for everyone else and the rest of the world, but not for the user, as they will only be returned to where they were when time was marked, but that’s all.
  • This is the first time where Ladybug's vision gives her an escape route, or a way distract to a villain without the use of her lucky charm.
  • Ladybug, Adrien and Luka using the sewers to escape Desperada, is similar to when Valjean used the sewers to escape in "Les Misérables".
  • Ironically, Adrien was acting a bit like his father as well as Chloé when he used the Snake Miraculous as all three used the power of the jewels for their own personal matters or to prove something but in doing so it put others in danger.
    • Also, Adrien trying to impress Ladybug, as Aspik wasn't necessary when he unknowingly already had the heroine's love and also unlike them Adrien realized knowing when to stop for the greater good and find a better way.
  • This episode takes the record for the most number of times a Miraculous superpower has been used in a single episode with Second Chance being used a total of at least 25,917 times.
    • Additionally, if it were to be assumed that Adrien used Second Chance every five minutes for every reset, it would mean that in his perspective, he had been Aspik and had been trying to save Ladybug for nearly 3 months (89.96 days).
    • It means as Aspik, Adrien holds the second longest tenure of using a Miraculous straight as an active holder on the Miraculous Team following his time as Cat Noir being longer and tied with Ladybug.
      • This episode tops as the longest someone has been akumatized possible being beaten or tied with "Cat Blanc" later.
      • Through Ladybug's perspective, Adrien also holds the shortest tenure of using a Miraculous straight as an active holder on the Miraculous Team.
  • As Plagg and Adrien were talking about Ladybug's Lucky Charm, Plagg comments that the power doesn't work that way, implying that he has seen Tikki and her wielders use her powers before. Due to them knowing each other so well it could also be that Plagg and Tikki are the most likely used out of all the kwamis.
  • This is the second time where multiple characters receive a Miraculous on the same day following "Origins" and preceding "Penalteam".
    • But unlike the other two, this episode involved two characters (Adrien and Luka) sharing a Miraculous (the snake) despite Adrien already having one.
  • The magic ladybugs from the Miraculous Ladybug (superpower) cannot restore memories from a timeline that was undone by the power of Second Chance.
  • In the Italian Dub, this episode contains a swear word, told by Anarka Couffiane.
  • Near the end of the episode, Hawk Moth says "History repeats itself, Ladybug, but rest assured, one day, I will be the one who rewrites it!", foreshadowing the events of "Evolution".
  • Four transformation sequences appear in the episode: Cat Noir's twice, Aspik's, and Viperion's, like in "Queen Wasp" and "Evolution".

Errors

  • When Adrien calls back Sass and catches him in his hands, he doesn't have the Snake Miraculous on his wrist.
  • The end pose in Viperion's transformation features Luka with blue hair. Right after his transformation, his hair is dyed teal.
  • Before, there wasn’t a table inside the boat. All of sudden when Marinette and Alya were talking, a bright blue table appeared behind them.
  • When Ladybug gives the Snake Miraculous to Adrien and Luka, she said that the Miraculous grants the power of second chance. According to Thomas Astruc, that is a dialogue error.
  • Cat Noir said "Cataclysm" twice when destroying the sewer. One time he activated it, the second time he said it was when he touched the wall.[6][7]
  • In the Netflix CC for English, when Adrien gets Kagami’s bag, it lists Marinette incorrectly for the dialogue.
  • When Adrien transformed into Aspik, he was seen with the lyre, but after that, you don't see the Lyre until Luka transforms into Viperion.
  • After Adrien transforms into Aspik, the Cat Miraculous disappears.
  • Ladybug received the saddle before Adrien detransformed, but when she gave Luka the Snake Miraculous, she doesn't have the saddle until she finds Desperada at the Eiffel Tower.
  • Ladybug was brought back by the power of Viperion; in the next frame, her image is on Desperada's guitar case.
  • Luka's hair freezes for a few frames while zooming into the Snake Miraculous during the transformation
  • Because Cat Noir says "Cataclysm" a few seconds early he doesn't have the cataclysm around his ring when he says it.
  • At the beginning, during the scene with Anarka and Jagged, Luka's eyes are different than they should be for a few frames.
  • Desperada says that Vivica never misses her targets. This is fixed in the French dub, in which she correctly refers to herself as Desperada.
  • After the 25,913th Aspik uses Second Chance, he immediately says the detransformation phrase of the snake miraculous, but he has no way of knowing what it is due to Ladybug or Sass not saying the phrase.
  • Desperada's stance when Ladybug uses her yo-yo to catch her wrists changes between three scenes.

Gallery

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References


ve Episodes
Season 1
101 Stormy Weather102 The Evillustrator103 Lady Wifi104 Princess Fragrance105 Dark Cupid106 Mr. Pigeon107 Pixelator108 Copycat109 The Bubbler110 Simon Says111 Rogercop112 Gamer113 Animan114 Darkblade115 Pharaoh116 Timebreaker117 Horrificator118 The Puppeteer119 The Mime120 Guitar Villain121 Reflekta122 Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1)123 Stoneheart (Origins - Part 2)124 Antibug125 Kung Food126 Volpina
Season 2
201 The Collector202 Prime Queen203 Glaciator204 Despair Bear205 Troublemaker206 Gigantitan207 Riposte208 Befana209 Frightningale210 Gorizilla211 Robostus212 Sapotis213 The Dark Owl214 Syren215 Zombizou216 Captain Hardrock217 Frozer218 Style Queen (Queen's Battle - Part 1)219 Queen Wasp (Queen's Battle - Part 2)220 Reverser221 Anansi222 Malediktator223 Sandboy224 Catalyst (Heroes' Day - Part 1)225 Mayura (Heroes' Day - Part 2)226 Santa Claws
Season 3
301 Chameleon302 Animaestro303 Bakerix304 Backwarder305 Reflekdoll306 Weredad307 Silencer308 Oni-Chan309 Miraculer310 Oblivio311 Desperada312 Christmaster313 Startrain314 Kwamibuster315 Feast316 Gamer 2.0317 Stormy Weather 2318 Ikari Gozen319 Timetagger320 Party Crasher321 The Puppeteer 2322 Cat Blanc323 Félix324 Ladybug325 Heart Hunter (The Battle of the Miraculous - Part 1)326 Miracle Queen (The Battle of the Miraculous - Part 2)
Season 4
401 Truth402 Lies403 Gang of Secrets404 Mr. Pigeon 72405 Psycomedian406 Furious Fu407 Sole Crusher408 Queen Banana409 Gabriel Agreste410 Mega Leech411 Guiltrip412 Crocoduel413 Optigami414 Sentibubbler415 Glaciator 2416 Hack-San417 Rocketear418 Wishmaker419 Simpleman420 Qilin421 Dearest Family422 Ephemeral423 Kuro Neko424 Penalteam425 Risk (Shadow Moth's Final Attack - Part 1)426 Strikeback (Shadow Moth's Final Attack - Part 2)
Season 5
501 Evolution502 Multiplication503 Destruction504 Jubilation505 Illusion506 Determination507 Passion508 Reunion509 Elation510 Transmission (The Kwamis' Choice - Part 1)511 Deflagration (The Kwamis' Choice - Part 2)512 Perfection513 Migration514 Derision515 Intuition516 Protection517 Adoration518 Emotion519 Pretension520 Revelation521 Confrontation522 Collusion523 Revolution524 Representation525 Conformation (The Final Day - Part 1)526 Re-creation (The Final Day - Part 2)527 Action
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