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| “ | "Nothing forces us to become like our parents, Ivan. You can love your father and disagree with him. You've already proved yourself worthy of your Miraculous." "But I didn't do anything..." |
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—Ladybug & Ivan Bruel, "El Toro De Piedra" | ||
"El Toro De Piedra" is a season 6 episode of the series, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. As based on the series' production order specifically, "El Toro De Piedra" is the 7th written and produced episode of Season 6. It is also the 138th written and produced episode of the series, overall.
Synopsis
Gloob
While helping Adrien unpack boxes of childhood souvenirs, Marinette finds a letter with secrets that could hurt him. Should she hand it over or keep it a secret?[4]
Disney+
Ladybug and her team face a stone-hearted villain.
Plot
In the opening scene, a convicted felon named Raúl Bruel is speaking to an accomplice about a plot to steal the Mona Lisa from the Louvre after it is returned from its restoration project. The accomplice is set to wear Raúl's old El Toro costume to create a distraction, allowing Raúl to steal the painting while everyone's attention is diverted. As Raúl's visitation time comes to an end and he has to return to his cell, it is revealed that his accomplice is Ivan, who appears upset and uncertain. It's also revealed that Ivan is Raúl's son, as Raúl affectionately calls him mijo, which is Spanish for "son".
Kitty Section are getting ready to put on a concert for Mayoress Caline Bustier, as thanks for her services as their teacher before she became Mayor. Rose will be lead singer, Juleka will be on guitar, Ivan on drums, and Luka joining them with his own guitar via satellite from his current residence in Brazil. While Ivan practices, still fuming over what his father told him about the art heist of the Mona Lisa, Adrien and Marinette try to fix the equipment to allow Luka to perform with them as it is acting up and the signal keeps failing. It is during this time that Marinette finds Adrien's old items from his younger years. Each box labeled with a difference number to show that age of Adrien's life and what is inside. When Marinette encourages Adrien to let her look inside and he agrees, it gives Adrien a chance to take a trip down Memory Lane, and ask himself what happened to his father to cause Gabriel to become so distant and cold-hearted in the last year of his life.
After Adrien leaves to go help Kitty Section, as Marinette looks through one photo album, she finds a letter addressed to Adrien from Gabriel in it as it sported his photo from when he released the Alliance Rings, the start of his endgame with Operation Perfect Alliance. Deciding to show the letter to Nathalie first and foremost, Marinette enters her room just after Nathalie had finished a call on her laptop with someone. The two read the letter, where Gabriel reveals that he is Monarch, and asks his son to take up his mantle, continue where Gabriel left off, and secure the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses to summon Gimmi and use the Ultimate Miraculous Absolute Power to bring Gabriel and Émilie back, as well as revealing the truth of Adrien's origins. Shocked and horrified by this, Marinette realizes if Adrien reads it, it would ruin everything she and Nathalie had done to make the world believe Gabriel died a hero and make Marinette a pariah for lying to everyone. Nathalie intends to destroy the letter so it never sees the light of day, but Marinette decides to hold onto it until she feels Adrien is ready to be given it.
Meanwhile, Ivan's frustration regarding his father finally boils over, and he knocks over his drum set in the process, before declaring he's stepping out for a bit, but will be at the concert to perform, despite the girls, even Myléne, calling Ivan her "teddy bear", asking him to wait and tell them what's wrong, and when Ivan leaves the Agreste mansion, he's spotted by a mysterious male person who quickly follows him.
At the Louvre, Raúl, disguised as a security guard, is in position for the heist, while Ivan enters the restroom to recover his father's old El Toro costume, but appears to have second thoughts. When Ivan doesn't show up as scheduled once the real Mona Lisa is back in place, Raúl calls him to inquire what's wrong, but Ivan, still with the duffel containing the costume, is sitting by the Seine, mulling over what to do with either following his father's footsteps, or be the good guy from being cared for by his grandmother while his father was in lockup, and ignores his cellphone ringing. Raúl storms into the restroom where he hid the duffel, and finds a letter that Ivan left him, declaring that he no longer wishes to follow his father's footsteps and wants to do something good with his life instead, and hopes his father understands and comes around to his way of thinking. Unable to understand why Ivan left him high and dry, Raúl becomes enraged, and as he is about to rip the letter to shreds, one of Chrysalis' Ultrakumas slips under the restroom door and infects the letter. As Chrysalis makes contact with Raúl, when he initially shouts at her over believing he's in any distress and was offering sympathy and compassion, caught off-guard by this, Chrysalis recovers and uses a more tough guy style approach to encourage Raúl to accept the power being offered to him to take vengeance on Ivan for betraying him. Raúl accepts and asks to be Akumatized as "El Toro de Piedra". Chrysalis grants his wish, and after being transformed, Raúl uses his whip to transform any unlucky civilian that crosses his path into bulls under his control to stampede through Paris and find Ivan.
When he finds Ivan by the Seine, although terrified and fleeing at first from his furious father, Ivan stops to stand up to him and tell him off, but Raúl is unmoved and tries to turn Ivan into another of his bulls. Ivan escapes and ducks into the sewers to hide. At that point, he takes out his Ox Miraculous and looks at it.
At the concert at the Collège Françoise Dupont, Miss Bustier's class and Zoé, offer a heartfelt thanks to Mayoress Bustier for her efforts as their teacher, earning Caline a standing ovation from the other guests, including Principal Damocles and Ms. Mendeleiev. Even Caline's baby daughter Harmonie gives her mother an applause. However, before the concert can start, Luka's connection fails again, and Ivan has not returned. Marinette soon gets Minotaurox's SOS through the Ladybug Miraculous and excuses herself to go look for Ivan. Once hidden, she tells Tikki that Minotaurox needs their help and has Tikki transform her into Ladybug.
When Ladybug finds Minotaurox in the sewers and asks what's wrong, he transforms back into Ivan and tells Ladybug he is stepping down from the Miraculers, handing back the Ox Miraculous and renouncing Stompp. When she asks why, he explains about his father Raúl and how he had always pressured Ivan into following his footsteps and becoming a bad guy like him, but since he was cared for by his grandmother and joined the team and fallen for Myléne, Ivan doesn't want to do that anymore, and he's frustrated and scared about it, unsure which way to go. Understanding his plight, Ladybug offers him words of encouragement, and thanks to her heartfelt wisdom, Ivan's morale recovers, and he proudly puts on the Ox Miraculous again and has Stompp transform him into Minotaurox once more.
Back at the Kitty Section concert, with Luka unable to restore his uplink to perform with the band, and Ivan still not back, Juleka suggests she and Rose perform on their own. Rose is hesitant as she sings terribly without backup instruments, so Juleka is chosen to perform solo. Juleka is hesitant, but encouragement from her twin brother, plus a kiss from Rose, gives her the morale boost to dawn her guitar, go on stage, and perform solo.
As Juleka sings, Ladybug sends a summon for help to Adrien, who excuses himself while everyone is focused on Juleka to transform into Cat Noir to assist her and Minotaurox. Meanwhile, Minotaurox faces off against El Toro de Piedra and his herd of bulls. Ladybug calls upon her Lucky Charm, summoning a cowboy hat, and puts it on as they prepare for a classic American Wild West showdown against El Toro de Piedra. While Cat Noir distracts the bulls, Minotaurox uses his powers of Resistance to protect himself and his fellow Miraculers from being turned into more of El Toro de Piedra's bulls. This leads to an intense moment where Minotaurox successfully flips over the bull that El Toro de Piedra is mounted on, with a little help from Ladybug. She skillfully uses her yo-yo like a lasso, snagging Minotaurox's ankle and pulling him under the bull, assisting him in flipping it over. Once subdued, Minotaurox disarms El Toro de Piedra of his whip and destroys it with his hammer, which results in the release of the Ultrakuma. Ladybug quickly captures and purifies it. As Juleka finishes her performance, she receives a standing ovation from the crowd, and Rose rushes onto the stage to hug her, causing both of them to tumble over.
Back with Raúl, Minotaurox confronts him over Ivan, but soon enough, the Paris Police Department arrives and surrounds Raúl, placing him under arrest for violating his parole with the reformation program he was in due to the destruction caused while he was Akumatized and preparing to take him back to prison to resume his sentence, and this time, keeping him in lockup until his sentence is over. Ladybug and Cat Noir explain to Lt. Raincomprix that Raúl's actions did not violate his parole since he was Akumatized at the time, and Ladybug fixes everything with Miraculous Ladybug, returning the civilians to normal and back to wherever they were when transformed, and the damage caused by Raúl's rampage. With further encouragement from Minotaurox, Raul agrees to complete his reformation program, for Ivan's sake, and Roger, convinced to let Raúl go thanks to the Miraculers, orders his lawmen to stand down and disperse now that the situation was resolved.
Later, back at Kitty Section's rehearsal studio, Ivan apologizes for his earlier behavior, and the others forgive him, with Mylène assuring her teddy bear that if he ever has problems to let her know so she can help. Meanwhile, Marinette prepares to give Adrien the letter from Gabriel, but seeing how he just wants to enjoy the good memories of Gabriel and Émilie before Gabriel became so cold and distant, she can't bring herself to do it and hides the letter up the back of her blazer before joining Adrien.
In Monarch's lair, unbeknownst to any of the Miraculers, Nathalie is in a meeting with a secret group that knows the truth about Gabriel, who is referred to by the alias "The Diamond", as well as his secret identity as Monarch. They were also aware that Ladybug has lied to the world about Gabriel defeating Monarch. When the group asks Nathalie for details about The Diamond's final moments, since she was The Diamond's "Shadow", she claims she has nothing to share because she was unconscious at the time. The only thing she knows is that his wish brought her back to life. This statement is a ruse to protect Marinette and her identity as Ladybug from the organization. Despite Nathalie's lack of information, she suggests that the group reach out to Tomoe Tsurugi, who is using the alias "The Machine", for more answers. When the group approaches Tomoe for an explanation, she also has little to offer. However, she states that the specifics aren't important. The only thing that should matter to them is the success of the "Perfect World Project". She proposes to continue where Gabriel left off and asks for Nathalie to follow her if the group approves. The group warns Tomoe about the consequences of failure, but she assures them that she never fails. After a vote, Tomoe is granted authority by unanimous decision to continue Gabriel's work so that the organization can acquire the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses for their Perfect World Project. Once all the other members leave, one remaining member, represented by a stalk of wheat, reminds Nathalie of his own plans for the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses and asks if she understands his orders. Nathalie confirms her understanding, revealing that this member is her father, Camilo Pista.
Characters
Major Characters
- Ivan Bruel/Minotaurox
- Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
- Gabriel Agreste (flashback; Monarch pictured)
- Nathalie Sancoeur
- Chrysalis
- Tikki
- Ultrakuma
- Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug (Bug Noire indirectly mentioned)
- Juleka Couffaine
- Luka Couffaine
- Raúl Bruel/El Toro De Piedra
Minor Characters
- Mylène Haprèle
- Rose Lavillant
- Alya Césaire
- Nino Lahiffe
- Nathaniel Kurtzberg
- Lê Chiến Kim
- Max Kanté
- Sabrina Raincomprix
- Zoé Lee
- Caline Bustier
- Harmonie
- Roger Raincomprix
- Alim Kubdel
- Gimmi (flashback; background)
- Stompp (background)
- Gisèle (background)
- Ondine (background)
- Sublime Varlette (background)
- Prem (background)
- Anarka Couffaine (background)
- Chris Lahiffe (background)
- Manon Chamack (background)
- Nora Césaire (background)
- Olga Mendeleiev (background)
- Denis Damoclès (background)
- Armand D'Argencourt (background)
- Jean-Pierre Monlataing (background)
- Anne-Jeanne Théoxanne du Bocquale (background)
- Gine Jinet (background)
- Greek teacher (background)
- Lunch lady (background)
- Camilo Pista[5] (voice only)
- Tomoe Tsurugi (voice only)
- The Scepter (voice only)
- The Mask (voice only)
- Johnny Grassette (pictured)
- Gabrielle Grassette (pictured)
- Emil Graham de Vanily (pictured)
- Milly Graham de Vanily (pictured)
- Émilie Agreste (pictured and mentioned)
- Jagged Stone (mentioned)
- Mr. Lavillant (indirectly mentioned)
- Mrs. Lavillant (indirectly mentioned)
- Fred Haprèle (indirectly mentioned)
- Tom Dupain (indirectly mentioned)
- Sabine Cheng (indirectly mentioned)
- Other Members of The Kingdom (indirectly mentioned)
- Audrey Bourgeois (indirectly mentioned)
- Mrs. Bruel (mentioned)
- Ivan's paternal grandmother (mentioned)
- Ivan's paternal grandfather (mentioned)
- Civilians
Songs
Trivia
- "El Toro De Piedra" means "The Stone Bull" in Spanish.
- Appearance-wise, Raúl Bruel's akumatized form appears as a combination between his son's own akumatized and Ox Miraculous transformed forms.
- More about Ivan is revealed in this episode:
- It's shown that Ivan has Spanish ancestry.
- His father, Raúl, was a criminal known as El Toro and is now part of Mayoress Bustier's project "New Chances", where he was given a job as a security guard at the Louvre. Raúl also implies that his wife, Ivan's mother, was also a criminal.
- Knowing of his father's former criminal persona might have subconsciously inspired Ivan's more bull-like appearance (compared to an Ox) as Minotaurox.
- Due to his father's criminal background, Ivan was raised by his grandmother.
- His father had been pressuring him to be a criminal like him, something that Ivan does not want to be, with those frustrations of his being behind of some of his outbursts.
- It is revealed that Gabriel left a will to Adrien prior to his final battle against Ladybug/Bug Noire. It revealed his former identity as Monarch and expressed his intention of having Adrien carry on the hunt for the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses.
- It's possible Gabriel left this will due to realizing he was running out of time as Monarch due to his Cataclysm wound.
- It's revealed that Luka is still in Brazil, despite Monarch's defeat.
- The reason behind this, revealed in "Mister Agreste", is that there is a new Butterfly Miraculous Holder and he fears being akumatized due to still being in love with Marinette.
- The scene where Marinette talks to Luka after her talk with Nathalie had been revealed during a script reading on Gloob's Miraculous Day 2024.
- This is the first time that Chrysalis directly requests retrieving Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses to her akumatized victim before akumatizing them, instead of waiting for Ladybug and Cat Noir to interfere.
- This is the second incident where a member of the Miraculers briefly renounce their Miraculous by feeling they aren't worthy; the first being Sabrina in "Daddycop".
- It is revealed that Ivan did not wear his Miraculous at all times like the rest of his teammates due to the pressure his father was putting on him to follow in his footsteps and become a villain. That would explain why in previous episodes, like "Climatiqueen" and "Sleeping Syren", he was not seen wearing the Ox Miraculous.
- It's revealed that Gabriel and Nathalie were part of a secret organization that wants Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses to make "the perfect world", with the former being part of a council of that organization known as "The Diamond" and Nathalie being his "Shadow".
- This secret organization is well aware of Gabriel being Monarch and that Ladybug lied to the world.
- Tomoe Tsurugi, known as "The Machine" will become in charge of Gabriel's mission, with Nathalie now serving as her shadow.
- It's revealed that Nathalie is the daughter of one of the members of the council, whose name is revealed to be Camilo Pista in the subtitles on Hulu.
- The name Camilo Pista first appeared in the telephone directory of Gabriel's cellphone in "Miraculous Paris" along with two other names, Francis Kasenti and Frank Masson.
- Since Camilo was revealed to be a member of the organization, it can be assumed that the latter two are as well.
- The name Camilo Pista first appeared in the telephone directory of Gabriel's cellphone in "Miraculous Paris" along with two other names, Francis Kasenti and Frank Masson.
- Their meeting resembles the meeting of SEELE with Gendo and Fuyutsuki from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- This secret organization mirrors the one run by The Supreme in the Re-Verse.
- Both had Gabriel Agreste as a member in their respective universes. But while the Gabriel Agreste of the Quantic Universe sacrificed himself to save Nathalie, the Gabriel Agreste of the Re-Verse betrayed The Supreme once he got hold of both the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses.
- Juleka and Rose share a kiss onscreen for the first time.
- This is the first battle against an akumatized villain that does not have any audio, but instead being accompanied by song.
- Juleka's song, Our Legacy, is composed and performed by Delphine Chaudeaux, also known as Ginger-brEd.[6]
- Ladybug's De-evilization sequence was re-animated, with her wearing her Lucky Charm cowgirl hat.
- This is similar to Mister Bug wearing the mirror Lucky Charm in his sequence in "Reflekdoll".
- Marinette's flashback about Gimmi and Gabriel from "Miraculous London" has been redone with new models but as a picture.
- The difference is Gimmi can be seen to have white dot eyes looking at Gabriel.
- There are a few callbacks to the episode "Stoneheart":
- Raúl's akumatized identity is very reminiscent of the titular villain's, as both are made of stones and turn people in beings of stone they can control.
- It is also a combination of both his son's akumatized and superhero itentities, Stoneheart and Minotaurox.
- Raúl telling Ivan he's gonna make him a real bull with a "heart of stone" is direct reference to his akumatized self.
- Ladybug's scene with Ivan in the sewers is visually very similar to the scene where Marinette comforts the latter in the locker room.
- Both Raúl and Ivan's akumatized objects are letters.
- Raúl's akumatized identity is very reminiscent of the titular villain's, as both are made of stones and turn people in beings of stone they can control.
- One of the boxes in Adrien's room has the number 15 on it. This could imply that Adrien has turned fifteen, which would mean that his birthday occurred sometime prior to this episode.
- However, due to the fact the box number 1 contains his stuff ever since he was born until his first birthday, the box number 15 is meant to be filled once Adrien turns 15.
Errors
- When Raúl is akumatized, he is dressed in his security uniform. However, after he is deakumatized, he is seen wearing his civilian outfit.
- Ondine's hair is miscolored gray.
- When Zoé bows her head, the Bee Miraculous is missing in her hair.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ https://web.isan.org/public/en/isan/0000-0004-6226-008B-L-0000-0000-B
- ↑ https://cabletvt.powerrangermail.net/index.php/topic,7140.0.html
- ↑ https://help.tf1.fr/hc/fr/articles/25544423203346-Vous-souhaitez-conna%C3%AEtre-la-diffusion-des-prochains-%C3%A9pisodes-de-Miraculous-les-aventures-de-Ladybug-et-Chat-Noir-sur-TF1
- ↑ https://x.com/MiraculousPress/status/1922237641396715805
- ↑ https://x.com/ChatBlog009/status/1932050843844403333
- ↑ https://x.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1915334890771697724