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A Kwagatama. A great symbol of friendship among us kwamis.

Tikki, "Befana"

A Kwagatama is a small charm that can be made by a kwami. They gift them to their Miraculous' holders on special occasions such as their holders' birthdays and anniversaries.

They serve as a symbol of friendship between a kwami and their Miraculous holder.

Appearance[]

The Kwagatama is shaped like the light swirl from the Yin and Yang symbol, being red and having a circular hole in the center of its round side.

In "Reunion", it revealed that Kwagatamas can follow the color scheme of the kwamis who made them but they don't always have to.

Creation[]

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A glob of resin before it disappears.

The process of how a kwami makes a Kwagatama is explained by Tikki in "Befana". A kwami first collects hair of their current wielder and stores them in their body along with hair of their former wielders. Over the next few months it changes into a resin. Then, during the special occasion, they dance while humming in the air and spit out the resin into their current wielder's hands. Afterwards, the resin disappears leaving the finished Kwagatama in its place.

History[]

After the creation of the Miraculouses, the kwamis spent the next 5000 years working together with their humans wielders to protect the world from danger and in doing so they created lasting bonds with their wielders. To prove how much their partners mean to them, the kwamis started the tradition of creating Kwagatama, a special charm kwamis give to their wielders on special occasions like a birthday or anniversary.

Current holders who possess a Kwagatama can use it when they wish to seek knowledge from their predecessors.

At some point after Jeanne's passing but before Marinette she was summoned by one of her other successors.

Abilities[]

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A Kwagatama being touched to the symbol of the Order of the Guardians.

It's revealed in "Reunion" that when a Miraculous holder touches their Kwagatama to the symbol of the Order of the Guardians, they can summon and talk with their kwami's previous holders.

According to Jeanne d'Arc, a Miraculous holder with a Kwagatama can only talk with the previous holders that wore the same Miraculous as them.

Once the Kwagatama comes into contact with the symbol and the owner speaks the activation phrase, "Reunion", a ring of ethereal portraits of the past Miraculous holders appears around the current holder. The current holder can touch one of the portraits and the previous holder depicted in the portrait will be summoned and appear in the form of a ghost or spirit.

The spirit can only be seen and heard by the kwami and the current holder of the Miraculous they once wore, and the same rule applies to the ethereal portraits. Anyone else, including other Miraculous holders, will just see empty air.

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Ethereal portraits.

It should be noted that the summoned spirit is not the real previous holder, only a manifestation of their memories as a Miraculous holder, and therefore will only have the memories from their time as a Miraculous holder and know nothing of their lives from after they renounced their Miraculous. The spirit is also unable to interact with the physical world.

The spirit will disappear when the current Miraculous holder who summoned them chooses to end the summoning by speaking the the cancellation phrase, "End of Reunion". The spirit cannot end the Reunion on their own.

List of Kwagatamas[]

Created by Created for Given in Color Image
Tikki Other past Ladybug Miraculous holders before Marinette Before "Befana" Red No Screenshot
Marinette Dupain-Cheng "Befana" Befana 028
Fluff Alix Kubdel Before "Reunion" Light blue Reunion 354
Plagg Adrien Agreste "Reunion" Black Reunion 509

List of uses[]

Season 5[]

Episode Summoner Memory Description Image
"Reunion" Marinette Dupain-Cheng Jeanne d'Arc Marinette wanted to know if it is possible for the holders of the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses to love each other and live their romance. Reunion 488
Alix Kubdel Ancient European Rabbit Miraculous holder Alix was going to use it for an unknown reason but was interrupted by Ladybug's Lucky Charm to help her defeat Pharaoh. Reunion 356

Sightings[]

Episodes[]


Others[]


Trivia[]

  • The word "Kwagatama" is derived from the Japanese word "Magatama" (勾玉), a comma-shaped jewel.
    • Magatama were similar jewels made in prehistoric Japan from jade or similar material and worn as a pendant.
    • It could also be a portmanteau with the Japanese word "kuwagata" (鍬形) meaning hoe-shaped.
  • Tikki tells Marinette in "Befana" that she has given a Kwagatama to all the past Ladybug Miraculous holders.
    • Since Piao Chong and other the Ancient Chinese Miraculous holders were the first Miraculous holders, the kwamis could have collected multiple hairs from them to make their Kwagatamas.
      • After them, the process was possibly modified to include the hairs of their future owners.
      • It's unknown if they can be made if the kwami and it's owner aren't friends or don't spend enough time together for the kwami to collect the hair.
  • The model of Marinette's Kwagatama and the necklace is recycled from the model of Mylène Haprèle's necklace, although Mylène's necklace is not a Kwagatama.[1]
  • The Kwagatama's function was stated to be "very important" and it that it will come back to serve a purpose in the future.[2] This purpose was later revealed in Reunion".
  • According to Thomas Astruc, Marinette wears her Kwagatama all the time, but it's hidden under her T-shirt.[3] This was demonstrated in "Miraculous Shanghai".
  • It is currently unknown if the spirits of the past Miraculous holders can be seen by kwamis other than their own, in the event if a Kwagatama is destroyed if it's possible that the kwami can make another one or if a Kwagatama can be used by other Miraculous holder that aren't it's intended receivers.
  • Interestingly, the ethereal portraits each have a frame that displays that holders culture and time period. For example, La Coccinelle, a French musketeer, had a round frame with plant sculptures at the top, La Mariquita, a Mexican girl, had a wire thin square frame decorated with flowers, Micazoyolin, an Aztec warrior, had a square frame made of square stone blocks, and Tentomushi, a Kunoichi from ancient Japan, had an irregularly shaped portrait in the likeness of a Japanese mist pattern.

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References[]


ve Objects
Miraculouses
Chinese Miraculouses
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Native American Miraculouses
Bear MiraculousBeaver MiraculousBuffalo MiraculousDeer MiraculousEagle MiraculousFalcon MiraculousGoose MiraculousOtter MiraculousOwl MiraculousRaven MiraculousSalmon MiraculousThunderbird MiraculousWolf MiraculousWoodpecker Miraculous
Non-canon Miraculouses
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AmokSacred Cave KeyChinese Miracle BoxMiraculous potionsMiraculous spellbookNative American Miracle BoxProdigiousProdigious Box
Weapons
Miraculous tools
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Other weapons
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Technology
Computers
Adrien's computerGabriel's computerLadyblogMarinette's computerMax's flash driveTsurugi Laptops
Cellphones
Adrien's cellphoneAlix's cellphoneAlya's cellphoneAudrey's cellphoneCaline's cellphoneCerise's cellphoneChloé's cellphoneEmilie's cellphone •. Fu's cellphoneGabriel's cellphoneIvan's cellphoneJuleka's cellphoneKagami's cellphoneKim's cellphoneLuka's cellphoneMarc's cellphoneMarinette's cellphoneMax's cellphoneMylène's cellphoneNadja's cellphoneNathalie's cellphoneNino's cellphonePhilippe's cellphonePlacide I.T.'s cellphoneRoger's cellphoneRose's cellphoneSabine's cellphoneSabrina's cellphoneTom's cellphoneZoé's cellphone
Tablets
Alya's tabletFu's tabletMarinette's tabletNathalie's tablet
Other technology
Agreste carAlliance ringsChloé's limousineFélix's revealer lensStartrainKwami cagePolice robotsTatsu
TV channels
KIDZ+TV 5TViBBD News
TV shows
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Clothes and accessories
Clothes
Adrien's Christmas hatAdrien's scarfMarinette's derby hat
Bags
Adrien's bagsAlya's bagsAlya's fanny packChloé's bagsLila's messenger bagMarinette's bagsMarinette's purseNino's bagsZoé's bag
Jewelry
Adrien's braceletChloé's braceletFélix's ringGraham de Vanily Twin RingsJalil's pendantKagami's ringsLila's necklaceMarinette's braceletSabrina's broochesXavier Ramier's bird call
Other accessories
KwagatamaJagged Stone's glassesChloé's diamond heelsAlix's rollerbladesZoé's sneakersSash of the Mayor of Paris
Gabriel
Adrien (fragrance)Gabriel
Other objects
Marinette's creations
Adrien's scheduleList of Marinette's creationsMarinette's sewing boxMarinette's bannerMarinette's magic boxValentine's Day card
Books
HistoireNathaniel's sketchbookMajestia Issue 56Marc's notebookMarinette's diaryMarinette's sketch padsMathsRose's notebook
Art pieces and artifacts
Egyptian papyrusLadybug and Cat Noir's sculpturePainting of Emilie Agreste
Theatrical and Students Films
TerrificatorCrocodile HeartLes aventures de Ladybug & Chat Noir • Les aventures de Ladybug & Chat Noir 2SolitudeKreatika
Dolls
Marinette's dollsMr. CuddlyMr. Squid
Foods
CamembertCandy applesCookiesChouquettesCroissantsIce CreamMacaronsMarinette Soup
CDs
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Miscellaneous
Adrien's umbrellaBlack substanceCaline's cosmetics bagFu's letter to MarinetteLove letterJagged Stone's guitarJuleka's bass guitarLuka's guitar pickLuka's Jagged Stone guitar pickMorpho fans
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