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| “ | Oh, a seat in the front row! You all remembered my hearing issue! You're such sweethearts, all of you. | ” |
—Lila, "Chameleon" | ||
Cerise Bianca[11] (real name unknown, formerly known as Lila Rossi[12]) is the secondary antagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, serving as the final antagonist of season 1, a supporting antagonist in season 2, a major antagonist in season 3, a minor antagonist in season 4, one of the three secondary antagonists (alongside Chloé Bourgeois and Tomoe Tsurugi) of season 5 and the main antagonist of season 6. She is also a minor antagonist in "Miraculous World: New York - United Heroez" and the main antagonist of "Miraculous World: London - At the Edge of Time".
She is a former student in Miss Bustier's class at Collège Françoise Dupont. She is the love rival of Marinette Dupain-Cheng (and Ladybug), competing for Adrien Agreste's affection. Her masterful manipulation tends to cause trouble for Ladybug and Cat Noir, especially after she allied herself with Hawk Moth.[13][14]
In "Volpina", after Ladybug humiliated her in front of Adrien Agreste by exposing her lies about the both of them being close friends and her owning the Fox Miraculous, she was akumatized by Hawk Moth into Volpina, a fox-themed supervillain who was a master of illusions.
In "Catalyst", after Gabriel Agreste called Volpina a false hero in comparison to Ladybug on TV, she was re-akumatized into Volpina. Afterwards, she took part in Scarlet Moth's plan to acquire the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses.
In "Chameleon", in a new attempt to get revenge on Ladybug, she willingly akumatized herself and became Chameleon, a shapeshifting supervillain.
In "Ladybug", Lila made a deal with Gabriel Agreste. She framed Marinette for stealing the Mock Exam answers, cheating on a test, pushing her down the stairs, and stealing her necklace, resulting in her rival getting expelled from school. Though Marinette eventually returned to school, as a reward, Gabriel made her the new female face of his brand.
In "Emotion", Lila is revealed to be aware of Gabriel's supervillain identity as Monarch.
In "Revelation", it is revealed that Lila possesses multiple families and identities. Besides Mrs. Rossi, an Italian ambassador, she has two other mothers: one who believes she is in Africa helping endangered animals and another who is deaf and communicates with sign language. In the same episode, after being replaced by Kagami Tsurugi as the female face of the Gabriel brand and campaigning to replace Marinette as class representative, she was akumatized by Monarch into Hoaxer, a variation of her akumatized identity as Volpina, and received the superpower of the Fox Miraculous through her Alliance ring. Using her ability to control minds, she manipulated Nathalie Sancoeur into sending her pictures of all of Gabriel's secrets, including photos and documents related to his past, his contracts with Tomoe Tsurugi, pages from the Miraculous spellbook, the location of Émilie Agreste's body and one of Graham de Vanily Twin Rings that Nathalie wears.
In "Confrontation", Lila, along with Chloé, planned to frame Marinette for forging her classmates' study option forms to get them to turn against her. However, her plan backfired when she fell into a trap set up by Marinette and Sabrina and accidentally exposed her true nature in front of her entire class and the school faculty, leading to her expulsion from the school. Following this, she discarded her identity as Lila and took on another as Cerise Bianca, a student at Collège Paul Bert who is also her class' representative and claims to be a movie star.
In "Collusion", it is revealed that Cerise and Chloé stayed in contact after the former was expelled. She communicated with Chloé from her lair through an earpiece. She guided Chloé in their plan to take revenge on Marinette and Miss Bustier, arranging a situation that would have resulted in the former's expulsion and the latter's dismissal. She also advised her to accept a proposal made by Gabriel Agreste, leading to Chloé becoming the new mayor of Paris.
In "Revolution", Cerise kept advising Chloé in secret, telling her to accept an alliance with Monarch. After Chloé was removed from power, she grabbed Tomoe Tsurugi's briefcase, brought it to her hideout, and began to work on unlocking it.
At the end of "Re-creation", after Gabriel Agreste's sacrifice, Cerise somehow obtained the Butterfly Miraculous, succeeding him. Not only that, but she enrolled at the same school Marinette and her friends are going to for the upcoming school year.
In "Miraculous London", Cerise (now using a new, unknown identity) akumatized herself into Timestalker, a time-travelling supervillain, so that she could discover Ladybug's identity. Later on, she akumatized herself again, but this time into Spectral Looter, a ghost-themed supervillain, so that she could steal all the Miraculous in Marinette's possession, including the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. She then used the latter two Miraculous to summon Gimmi and make a wish that would have reconfigured the universe in ways that had never happened before and also would have resulted in the destruction of the timeline. However, her efforts were thwarted by Chronobug and Bunnyx, who prevented her from discovering the former's identity and Spectral Looter was erased in the current timeline.
From Season 6 onwards, Cerise fully assumes her role as the new Butterfly Miraculous villain, using it to transform, whenever Nooroo inhabits the Miraculous, into Chrysalis, a butterfly-themed supervillain using her own improved version of akumas, known as ultrakumas. Unlike her predecessor, Chrysalis doesn't let anyone know anything about herself, including her gender, her age or even her intentions.
Appearance
Physical Appearance
As Lila Rossi
As Lila, she was a slender teenage girl of average height with a light tan. She wore grayish chartreuse green contact lenses, pale vermilion lipstick, and a long, hip-length auburn wig with blunt bangs and two shorter pieces framing her face, which was loosely tied near the ends with orange bands.
As Cerise Bianca
As shown in "Confrontation", her natural eye color is hazel-brown, while she has short rosy brunette hair styled into a shaggy pixie cut. She also has lighter skin akin to peach colored and medium coral pink lips.
Civilian Attire
As Lila, she had multicolored wristbands on her right arm. She wore a brilliant vermilion jacket over a dark gray romper that had tiny white spots and a ribbon bow. Additionally, she wore light gray leggings and brown ankle-length high heel boots. In "Chameleon", it was shown that she also had a silver earring, decorated with a pearl in at least her right ear.
As Cerise, she replaced her romper and jacket with identical ones colored moderate purple and brown respectively. The only thing she wears as both Lila and Cerise, is her wristbands.
In "Collusion", she wore a black wig in a bun, and green contact lenses as Lila. Her lips were the same vermillion color as her old persona, and she wore a white long sleeved shirt, a dark blue vest, and a long skirt and heels.
In her disguise in "Re-creation", she wore blue contact lenses, a black bob cut wig, and glasses. She replaced her purple romper with a pink shirt and wore blue jeans similar to Alya's, a black jacket like Zoé's, and a light vermillion pink lipgloss.
In "Miraculous London", she wore a blonde wig tied into a low bun with a black hair band and violet contact lenses. She wore a black sleeved sweater with a white-collar shirt beneath, and a matching black pleated skirt with gray tights and gray ankle-length boots. Also her skin had a slight tan.
In Season 6, she regularly changes her outfit, wearing different clothes every time she's seen. However, as seen in "The Illustrhater", she seems to have kept her Cerise hairstyle.
As Chrysalis
Mental Image
To her victims, Chrysalis presents herself as a purple glowing silhouette with a simplified butterfly mask, speaking with a voice that sounds like a mix of different voices. She does this to completely conceal her identity to the heroes, preventing them from knowing her age and gender.
Real Costume
Her real costume is implied to be traditional, as she is shown to have an exposed mouth when sending antikumas. The only real trait of her costume is her mask that must be just like the light mask she uses when communicating with her akumatized victims.
As Volpina
Volpina wore an orange mask with black edges, and her hairbands were black. On top of her head, two fake orange ears with white and black insides were attached. The top of her hair was black and then quickly ombréd down to light brown with the tips of her hair being white. She also had orange lipstick, and her eyes remained green. The necklace with a foxtail hanging off of it was worn around her neck. She wore an orange jumpsuit with a white section going down the front. Wrapped around her waist was an orange sash that looked like a foxtail. The edges of her collar and the tops of her upper arms had black lines, and her forearms and lower legs were solid black, with the soles of her feet being white with an orange fox foot printed on each. Her weapon was a replica of the flute.
As Chameleon
After being akumatized into Chameleon, she retained her normal form. However, with her shapeshifting abilities, she could change herself into whoever or whatever she kissed. She took the form of Adrien, a little boy, Cat Noir, and an oyster by accident.
As Hoaxer
Hoaxer was mainly an enhanced version of Lila's previous akumatized identity as Volpina. However, the orange highlights in her hair changed to brilliant scarlet, as well as many parts of the costume being recolored shades of scarlet and red as well. The most notable changes were the black cross on her chest instead of the fake Fox Miraculous pendant. She was also no longer armed with a flute.
As Timestalker
Timestalker wore an impressive flat-chested blue jumpsuit adorned with dark patterns that evoked the passage of time. Prominently featured on her forehead was a clock, a central symbol of her connection to time, surrounded by decorative elements such as clock hands and gears that seemed to move in sync with her power. Some parts of her body were protected by shell-shaped elements, providing a blend of style and defense, including protection at the back of her head, a vest that covered her torso, and shoulder pads that added an air of authority to her figure. Her arms were clad in long gloves that allowed for freedom of movement, while her high boots completed the ensemble, offering both elegance and durability. A striking feature of her appearance was her eyes, which were a pristine white, adding a mystical and enigmatic touch to her presence.
As Spectral Looter
Spectral Looter wore an impressive full suit that combined elegant navy blue with bright white. This outfit was complemented by a matching jacket that extended to form a large hood fused with a helmet. The part covering her face was white, accentuating the navy blue details that adorned her cheeks. Her eyes were a deep black, but what truly stood out were her pupils, which shined with a fluorescent blue glow, adding an air of mystery to her presence. In the center of her torso, a skull symbol embellished her attire, reinforcing her connection to the supernatural.
When she used her powers, her form became translucent, giving her an ethereal appearance. In this state, the palms of her hands and the front of her fingers emitted a luminous blue glow.
- For more of Lila's outfits and designs, see Lila Rossi/Designs.
Personality
Lila lying about being friends with Ladybug in a video for the Ladyblog.
Lila is proud and loves attention, which she is willing to obtain with her pathological lying. This even means going beyond words to support her lies, like buying a necklace that looks like the Fox Miraculous to convince Adrien that she is a descendant of the fox-themed superhero or cause situations that can discredit whoever can threaten her lies. She gets jealous if someone gets more attention or love than her and doesn't like it when someone reveals that her lies aren't true, showing no remorse for lying in the first place. If anyone attempts to expose her, she won't hesitate to try to make them miserable or break them down just to get them out of her way. She also doesn't take advice from those who try to make peace with her or encourage her to be honest like Ladybug or Adrien. At first glance, it appeared that the reason why she acts like this was probably because her mother is away a lot with her busy job schedule, making Lila feel disheartened and using lies to cover up that loneliness to her mother and others that are around her.
It may also be why another reason she craves attention is because maybe Lila hates the life she has now as opposed to the one she wants: a life of fame and fortune. And whether Lila made a lie she would go to great lengths to keep it even to point of ignoring the danger she put herself disregarding her own safety. As well as maybe getting a little greedy and demanding with it as seen in "Emotion" just because she was female co-model of the alliance she easily thought it earned her a one way ticket into Gabriel's party.
Lila being easily provoked when Gabriel calls Volpina a false hero.
Aside from being adept at lying, Lila possesses a great desire for vengeance, something that only evidences her real wicked nature. Lila doesn't easily forgive people who she feels wronged her, harboring a great deal of resentment against them and wasting no chance to get back at them in any way possible. The biggest example is her resentment against Ladybug, still being furious at her for ratting her out harshly and ruining her chance to woo Adrien, despite the superhero later apologizing to her. When Marinette tried in many ways to expose Lila's lies after the latter returned to the school and refused to submit to her, Lila made the decision to ruin Marinette's life in any way possible. Her drive to hurt the ones that wronged her is so great she is willing make alliances that make that easier, like her formal alliance with Gabriel Agreste that would allow her to both get closer to Adrien and have fame, but also would allow her to convince Gabriel that Marinette was a bad influence, while Gabriel would prey on the girl's hate towards Ladybug to akumatize her or to give him new victims. Chloé also became another ally for her for better torment Marinette in a more active way, while also manipulating the former for her own interests.
But the one thing Lila hates more than the ones that get in their way is to be betrayed. When that happens, Lila solo focuses her attention on the person that betrayed her. This is seen when Gabriel Agreste spitefully dismissed her as the female face of his brand, not even warning her about Kagami replacing her. This drove Lila to formulate a plan to get back at him, alluring Gabriel to akumatize her by channeling her anger against Marinette and then using his powers as Hoaxer to uncover Gabriel's secrets and planning to take the Butterfly Miraculous from him. Making a big plan of many steps that involved manipulating Chloé and preying on Gabriel's obsession in defeating Ladybug, she (as Cerise) managed to get the tools she needed to infiltrate the Agreste manor during Monarch's fight against Bug Noire and get the Butterfly Miraculous after it was lost during the battle. She has also shown to refuse anyone's help to try and become a better person, preferring to do this her own way and fulfil her selfish desires, as when Ladybug called a truce with their feud in "Chameleon", while Lila seeming accepted the offer, she went back right to intense hatred of the heroine, and whenever Adrien, Marinette and their friends have tried to help Lila being a good person by their good nature, instead of trying to become better, she decides to use people's goodness in their hearts for her personal, selfish desires, not caring who she has to hurt or ruin in the name of her selfish goals.
Lila is also not afraid to get her enemies' friends against them by manipulating and lying to them, portraying her enemy as the villain, and not having any care for the consequences that her lies may have on others, as she doesn't feel any remorse after almost causing some of her classmates and teachers to be akumatized by Scarlet Akumas after blaming Marinette of cheating, hurting her and stealing her necklace to turn everyone against her. Another example of this is shown in "Perfection" and "Protection" when she manipulates Kagami into thinking Marinette is a bad person. Later on, in "Confrontation", she has no problem in ruining her classmates' study paths just to turn them against Marinette.
Due to her talent to create the most convincing lies, Lila is extremely intelligent and observant, being able to notice the most subtle details, especially when she is motivated by her hatred and grudge. Similar to Félix, Lila was able to deduce Gabriel Agreste was Monarch and used that information in her favor, manipulating the supervillain for her gain, like convincing him to akumatize Kagami again to separate Adrien and Marinette in "Protection".
The extension of her lies goes further than her school and social life, as they also extend into her family life. It's revealed that Lila has at least three identities, along with three different mothers, keeping them ignorant of the existence of each other tby making them believe she does a lot of travel around the world due to works such as acting and conservation of endangered species. That also proves how vile she is, pretending to travel around the world doing charity work as well as filming a movie. Her different alter egos might hint a personality disorder as she obsessively tries to hide her true name and identity behind her fake ones. Her true identity is still a mystery as well as some of her objectives.
Cerise losing her temper after realizing Ladybug outsmarted her well-thought plan.
After getting the Butterfly Miraculous, Cerise didn't waste any time to use it against Ladybug, showing a much greater proficiency and intelligence in using it than Gabriel. In her first use of it, in "Miraculous London", instead of using the same plan Gabriel had used for most of his tenure, she decided to akumatize herself, making a plan that would allow her to discover Ladybug's identity and take the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, while also being smart enough to prevent being captured and not wearing the Butterfly Miraculous or her akumatized object so Ladybug wouldn't take the former back or deakumatize her during the fight and was also careful to akumatize herself into supervillain forms which even hide her gender and remaining silent while fighting against Ladybug.
She's also shown to be constantly abusive towards Nooroo, which reveals that Cerise sees him as nothing more than a power source for the Miraculous. This is further shown in "The Illustrhater", where Cerise has Nooroo completely immobilized when she is not transformed, with that being a clear contrast from Gabriel, who still allowed Nooroo to move freely inside a certain range and talk (even if he would sometimes hush him). She even refuses to listen to Nooroo, who wanted her to think morally before she acted on her evil plans and even asking why she was causing all this chaos in Paris, to which Cerise simply silences Nooroo and doesn't tell him anything, showing the darkness in her heart goes as far as those who are genuinely concerned for her, unlike Gabriel, who allowed Nooroo to know why he was being a villain in the first place and even considered Nooroo's words briefly about hurting those close to him before returning to villainy.
Also, while her intended wish to Gimmi is unknown, it's shown to be able to destroy the entire universe, unlike Gabriel's, who only wanted to use it to heal himself and his loved ones.
Also Cerise showed herself prone to lose her temper when her well-thought plans fail or are outsmarted by others, which leads her to have a fit of rage when Chronobug altered her notebook in the page revealing her secret identity.
Chrysalis discouraging an akumatized Maya from revealing information about her.
As Chrysalis, she is immensely secretive. Unlike her predecessor, she has decided not to step into the light at all, not even allowing her enemies to know her villain name. She goes as far as to hide her gender and age, even to her akumatized minions, showing a much greater proficiency in concealing her secrets and preventing the heroes from getting close to her identity, all while allowing her to freely blend in with the other Parisians and study her enemies.
She is also able to become even more manipulative when dealing with her akumatized minions, doing it far better than Hawk Moth ever did. On a first contact, she poses on a façade, pretending to care for their needs and allowing them to give themselves a name. In order to better manipulate them without having them rebel against her, Chrysalis lets her akumatized supervillains act as they please and subtly convinces them to take Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous whenever they interfere, making the heroes look like the villains to the eyes of the akumatized villains, as if they deserve to have their jewels taken from them. However, she is quick to drop that façade the moment the akumatized minions start to stray away from her orders, threatening to remove their powers, even if they're in a position which would make it dangerous for them, showing her disregard for her villains and that she only sees them as tools to do her bidding. In "El Toro De Piedra", it is shown that she is able to very quickly get a grasp of what her victims want to hear, as demonstrated by her taking on a more forceful demeanor after Raúl Bruel got angry at her during his akumatization.
As Volpina, when she was akumatized for the first time, she proved to be a determined and vengeful character, driven by the desire to settle scores with Ladybug. Deeply humiliated after being exposed as a liar, she channelled her resentment into a meticulously calculated plan to deceive and manipulate, showing a complete lack of scruples. She used sophisticated illusions to create chaos, such as when she threatened to collapse a building on civilians or emotionally manipulated Ladybug by using Adrien, aiming for Ladybug's surrender.
Volpina demonstrated a notable ability to avoid direct physical confrontation. She preferred to use her cleverness and illusions to attack without engaging in combat, like when she created multiple copies of herself to confuse Ladybug and Cat Noir, or when she simulated a missile threat to intimidate Ladybug and force her to comply with her demands.
In her second akumatization, Volpina became more willing to collaborate with Hawk Moth, actively participating in his plan to turn Heroes' Day into chaos. Her ability to create illusions remained, but that time her goal was broader: to become a nightmare for the entire city. Her most impactful illusion was that of an evil Ladybug destroying Cat Noir, aiming to undermine public trust in the heroes.
In her third akumatization, her resentment toward Ladybug remained the driving force behind her actions. Once again, she collaborated with Scarlet Moth and devised an even more elaborate strategy, creating an illusion of him to deceive the heroes, showing how calculating she could be. Although her plan ultimately failed, this only fueled her fury, as Volpina never stopped questioning the justice and power of Ladybug and Cat Noir, challenging them with the idea that they could have used their abilities to improve the world in a more meaningful way.
As Chameleon, because she was akumatized voluntarily, her personality remained the same, using her powers to get even with the ones that she believed wronged her. For example, she took Adrien's form to make him look bad and at the same time to lead Ladybug into a "trap". Her desire to defeat Ladybug was so great that she preferred to advance to battle her than take an unconscious Cat Noir's Miraculous to Hawk Moth.
As Hoaxer, her vengeful personality became much more intense, as she used her power to convince everyone that Marinette was Monarch to turn them against her, as well as convincing them that Ladybug and Cat Noir were aliens that would destroy the ozone layer to defeat them, as the superheroes would not have used their powers against civilians. Not just that, but Hoaxer showed to be very intelligent, keeping herself inside the system of the Alliances to avoid physical confrontation and even using her pursue over the superheroes to keep Monarch distracted and prevent him from realizing the vengeance she was about to enact on him by manipulating Nathalie into delivering her all of his secrets.
As Timestalker, she showed herself to be stealthy and determined to discover and record her enemies' secrets like Gabriel's wish and accomplices and Ladybug's secret identity in her notebook to keep to herself after losing her memory following her deakumatization, also she wanted to steal the Miraculouses but refrained from doing so to avoid being discovered, and when confronted by Chronobug, she cleverly hid herself in places where Chronobug couldn't appear without exposing herself and changing the timeline. Also, she doesn't speak in this akumatized form to prevent Chronobug from discovering her identity or gender.
Spectral Looter taking pleasure in taunting Chronobug.
As Spectral Looter, she was determined to steal all the Miraculouses in Marinette's possession and remained unfazed when confronted by Chronobug, knowing the heroine couldn't stop her or even attack her with her intangibility and took pleasure in taunting Chronobug for her failure before escaping with the stolen Miraculouses.
Abilities
General Skills
Lila is a very crafty and sneaky liar. She can use her lies to manipulate people into doing what she wants. When this doesn't work, she tries to make others feel pity for her and manipulate them emotionally. Even Tikki, a being who has existed since the universe's creation, thinks that Lila has lied better than anyone she met before. Her mastery in lying and manipulation is so great that she is capable of juggling three different lives, by constructing a big web of lies that allows her to make any of her personas disappear for a long time and then return without raising suspicion. The only people who don't believe her are Marinette (Ladybug), Adrien (Cat Noir), Tikki and Plagg.
She was shown to be very stealthy, like taking the test answers without anyone noticing and placing them in Marinette's bag. She also managed to return home from the Eiffel Tower unseen during the events of Heroes' Day. Also, she was able to sneak into the Agreste mansion and steal the Butterfly Miraculous unnoticed. Lila possesses a sort of indomitable will due to her undying hatred for Ladybug and will do anything to bring her down. She seems to be able to know the sign language used by the mute and the deaf as we see her communicating with one of her three mothers who is just that.
Lila is also a master of disguise, as she was able to disguise herself as her many personas and also as a Le Grand Paris waitress and infiltrate without being recognized. She is capable of making herself stand out and then be able to blend in with great ease.
As Chrysalis
As Chrysalis, she has enhanced skills such as speed, agility, strength, and near-invulnerability. She also has a cane which she can use to fight or to store akumas inside of it.
Chrysalis presenting herself as a plain sillouette to hide her identity while akumatizing her victims.
Her superpower is akumatization, the ability to charge butterflies with dark energy, transforming them into Ultrakumas and then sending them out to possess an object of someone vulnerable and transform them into supervillains, granting them a wide variety of superpowers or special abilities. However, in order to akumatize them, she needs their consent. If they refuse, then she can't akumatize them or the akumatization is reversed (in case they have already been akumatized). She can akumatize herself as well.
Chrysalis partially removing an akuma from Illusthater's object to emphasize her threat of removing the latter's powers.
She can also telepathically communicate with her akumatized supervillains through a purple butterfly-shaped outline that appeared in front of her and the akumatized supervillains' faces. Through the akumatized villain's perception, they communicate in a purple-colored mindscape, where Chrysalis presents herself with a disguised avatar in the form of a purple glowing silhouette with a simplified butterfly mask and speaking with a mix of voices. The conversations between them can happen at the speed of thought.
Chrysalis sending an antiakuma through her akumatized villains to incapacitate the heroes.
Unlike Hawk Moth, Chrysalis has been able to evolve her powers to conjure butterfly-shaped energy beams called antikumas which she is able to cast through the light mask of her akumatized supervillains against other Miraculous holders. When they hit them, the transmission of powers between holder and Miraculous is severed, leaving them powerless and only with their suit. However, she needs her akumatized villain to look directly at the holders and the effects are temporary and can be reversed by detransforming.
As Volpina
Like Rena Rouge, Volpina could play a tune on her flute with an idea in mind to create a glowing orange ball of energy. She could throw the orange ball of energy anywhere with her flute and create whatever incredibly lifelike illusion that she wanted. However, the illusions were intangible, and when touched would disappear in an orange cloud.
Volpina's flute was long enough to wield as a staff.
As Chameleon
Chameleon could transform into another person after kissing them, causing her victims to fall asleep. As long she remained in their form, her victims remained asleep. Once Chameleon took another form, they woke up. When turned into a Miraculous holder, Lila could use their powers, like when she fought Ladybug in Cat Noir's form and her power allowed her to utilize the Cataclysm.
Even if she couldn't take the form of a Miraculous holder, she was very agile, as shown while pretending to be Adrien she was able to jump up the Eiffel Tower.
As Hoaxer
Hoaxer possessed the ability to enter the Alliance rings system and pop in and out of the real world as she pleases. She also possessed the ability to, aided by the power of the Fox Miraculous, create highly elaborated and life-like illusions that appear on the holographic screen of any Alliance, and anyone who looked at them would get mind-controlled and believe whatever she said to be the truth even if it was highly illogical and would do her bidding as she ordered them to, as when she ordered the civilians to go after Marinette after showing them an illusion of her secretly being Monarch. The Alliance tracking system enabled Hoaxer to locate anyone wearing an Alliance and alerted her if someone under her control had their Alliance removed. She could also appear in the real world and the Alliance ring system simultaneously.
However, her control over someone was cancelled if the person's Alliance ring was removed or destroyed, such as when both Roger and Alya were freed when the heroes removed their Alliances. Her mind-control powers also did not work on anyone not wearing an Alliance even if they saw her on someone else's ring, as Ivan, Mylene, and Adrien were not affected despite seeing her on their friends' Alliance rings.
As Timestalker
Timestalker had the ability to travel through time using a smartwatch on her wrist. Thanks to that ability, she was able to spy on past moments. However, because she needed to activate her smartwatch manually in order to travel, she would become vulnerable in close combat, especially against adversaries who could travel through time as well. To counter this weakness, Timestalker used her smartphone (her akumatized object) to act as a failsafe to bring her back to a moment soon after she left, while also having spare smartwatches in case the one she was wearing was taken, broken, or destroyed. She proved to be very skilled in hand-to-hand combat and was able to best Chronobug on multiple occasions.
As Spectral Looter
Spectral Looter had the same abilities as Troublemaker, being able to phase through solid matter and being intangible to any attack, similar to a actual ghost. Unlike her, however, she is able to float and user her fingertips to turn anything she touches intangible as well, allowing her to steal anything she desired, even if those objects were being worn by someone else.
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Etymology
- The name "Lila" means "beauty", as well as "lilac" in Italian.
- "Lila" is pronounced as "lee-lah" in the French dub, and "lie-lah" in the English dub. The change in pronunciation may have been a nod to "lie" may have been to allude to all the lies that Lila tells. It is possible that the name "Lila" was chosen because it sounds similar to "lie" in English.
- In the Irish dub, her name is changed to Líle De Róiste. This still fits the floral theme of this false identity since "líle" is Irish for "lily".
- In the Welsh dub, her name is changed to Leila.
- The surname "Rossi" means "red" in Italian.
- Lila is sometimes associated with said color.
- Rossi is a popular Italian surname, with famous examples including, among others, classical composer Gioachino Rossi and MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi.
- Cerise is the color of deep, bright red with pink tint, as well as "cherry" in French. But the name also refers to a type of flower known as a "cerise queen".
- The surname "Bianca" means "white" in Italian.
- Volpina is similar to the word volpe, which is Italian for "fox". The suffix "-ina" indicates "small" and is often used in feminine names among friends, as a form of nickname or pet name. Roughly translated, "Volpina" means "Vixen" or "Small Fox" in Italian.
- Chrysalis is the name given to the pulpa state of the butterfly, when caterpillars transit into its adult stage.
- Chrysalis is also the name of one of the main antagonists in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.
- The name "Chrysalis" remains unknown to the public and has not yet been revealed within the series. However, it is featured in the end credits of season 6 episodes.
Trivia
- Interestingly, her two known identites follow a naming scheme. The first name is the name of a flower in French, while the surname is a color in Italian.
- Cerise's last name "Bianca" was first revealed in the game Miraculous™ RP: Ladybug & Cat Noir.
- Lila was first revealed when Wilfried Pain posted a drawing of her as Volpina on his Twitter.[15] When a fan page on Facebook shared the image, Thomas Astruc added a comment where he revealed her akumatized name.[16]
Wilfried's drawing of Volpina.
- Later, Thomas posted a picture on Twitter as a sneak peek of Lila (as Volpina) with the caption "Una ragazza italiana in Pariggi," meaning "An Italian girl in Paris."[13]
- When Mélody Cisinski was asked on Tumblr if Volpina would show up eventually before season 1 ended, she replied "Yes and no."[17]
- Thomas noted that he intentionally made Lila to be unlovable.[18]
- As seen in "Catalyst", her room as Lila is decorated with masks, which symbolize hiding the truth.
- Volpina's abilities are based on those of the Fox Miraculous and its holders, similar to how Copycat has Cat Noir's powers, Antibug has powers similar to Ladybug's and Queen Wasp is similar to Queen Bee.
- She tells several stories assumed to be lies:
- Her name is Lila Rossi.
- She knows Prince Ali and flew with him in his private jet.
- Jagged Stone wrote a song about Lila.
- She knows all of the Hollywood directors, and promised she'd introduce Nino to Steven Spielberg.
- Ladybug saved Lila's life, and the two of them are best friends.
- She loves superheroes.
- She claims to be a descendant of a Fox Miraculous holder seen in the Miraculous spellbook, calling her Volpina. According to her, Volpina is "one of the most important superheroes, more powerful and celebrated than Ladybug". She also claimed that her grandmother gave her the Fox Miraculous, showing a similar-looking trinket she bought in a gift shop after seeing the Miraculous in the Grimoire.
- As Volpina, most of the things she said were lies. For example, she told Adrien and all of Paris that she was a true superhero.
- She has a close relationship with Prince Ali.
- She saved Jagged Stone's kitten.
- She knows a famous manga artist.
- She had tinnitus.
- She once saw a guy in India have their eye gouged out by a napkin.
- She knows several foreign languages.
- She has a ball-related phobia.
- She once starred in a Hollywood movie.
- Despite her claims of being a descendant of a fox-themed superheroine being false, her identity as Lila physically looks like the holder of the Fox Miraculous illustrated in the Miraculous spellbook.
- So far, she is the first person to know about Adrien's crush on Ladybug.
- She is the first akumatized villain to have amplified Miraculous superpowers, as it's revealed in "Timetagger" that prolonged and multiple uses of said powers only occur when a holder grows into an adult.
- She is the third akumatized villain who doesn't appear in the theme song or its animatic in season 1. The others are Animan and Kung Food, both of whom appear in the animatic.
- She is one of the few people, alongside Gabriel Agreste, Nathalie Sancoeur (before Season 5), Tomoe Tsurugi, and, after "Miracle Queen", Chloé Bourgeois, that sees Ladybug as her enemy even while not akumatized.
- Following Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Chloé Bourgeois, Nathalie Sancoeur, Luka Couffaine, Max Kanté, Kagami Tsurugi, Alix Kubdel, Lê Chiến Kim, Adrien Agreste, Wang Fu, Zoé Lee, Mylène Haprèle, Rose Lavillant, Juleka Couffaine, Sabrina Raincomprix, Marc Anciel, Nathaniel Kurtzberg, and Ivan Bruel, Cerise is the twentieth person to become a Miraculous holder and akumatized villain, excluding Gabriel Agreste, who akumatized himself, Marinette Dupain-Cheng who almost got akumatized, and Félix Fathom, who resisted the akuma.
- She is the second person to akumatize herself. The first was Gabriel.
- In "Catalyst", she becomes the first previously akumatized victim to be re-akumatized with the same supervillain identity but a different akuma.
- The akuma that affected her is the first to be seen de-evilized by Hawk Moth himself and removed on-screen. That happened again to André and Audrey Bourgeois in "Heart Hunter" and Chloé Bourgeois in "Deflagration".
- Her smirk after being de-evilized in "Catalyst" implies she may have been the first person to be willingly akumatized other than Hawk Moth himself and his assistant Nathalie.
- She is the third person to be akumatized voluntarily, but the first to direct the akuma to an object.
- She is also the first akumatized victim to introduce herself to Hawk Moth instead of the other way around.
- Her powers as Volpina, Hoaxer, and Chameleon have to do with lies and deception.
- Despite her third akumatization being caused by Scarlet Moth, she didn't have a red-colored appearance.
- According to Thomas, this was an animation error.[19]
- In "Style Queen", she appears in the audience, but according to Thomas Astruc, it was an animation mistake and she wasn't supposed to be in the episode or its use as a clip in "Queen Wasp".[20]
- She is the second person to rival Marinette for Adrien's affections, behind Chloé Bourgeois.
- Volpina appears another time in "Gamer 2.0" for Gamer's powers.
- A statue of Volpina appears in Musée Grévin in "The Puppeteer 2".
- Her akumatization into Chameleon marks the first time a villain doesn't change their appearance upon akumatization; however, this quickly changes after she uses her powers on Adrien.
- "Timetagger" featured hints that she would get the Butterfly Miraculous, as the titular villain said that the Hawk Moth of the future isn't Gabriel, and Chris thought Lila was cool.
- As seen in "Mr. Pigeon 72", she has been akumatized into Volpina five times. ("Volpina", "Catalyst", "Mayura" and two off-screen akumatizations).
- With her akumatizations into Chameleon, Hoaxer, Timestalker and Spectral Looter, she has been akumatized 9 times in total.
- With her 9 akumatizations, she comes in third place for having been akumatized the most number of times, behind Mr. Ramier and Chloé.
- She is also the person with the second most unique akumatized forms at 5, behind Chloé at 7.
- With her akumatizations into Chameleon, Hoaxer, Timestalker and Spectral Looter, she has been akumatized 9 times in total.
- She is the last member of Miss Bustier's class to gain possession of a Miraculous.
- She is one of the few people aware of Gabriel's supervillain identity alongside Nathalie Sancoeur, Félix Fathom, Tomoe and Kagami Tsurugi, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Alix Kubdel.
- In the "Miraculous Secrets" card game, it is confirmed that Lila Rossi is not her real name.
- As seen in both "Revelation" and "Confrontation", she has created a great web of lies that involve multiple identities and mothers which she appears to juggle with little effort.
- So far, she is known to possess at least three identities, each one having a different mother:
- Lila Rossi is the daughter of an Italian ambassador with supposed friendships with many celebrities and with the dream to achieve world peace and solve the issue of global warming. She used to be a student at Collège Françoise Dupont and the female face of the Gabriel brand.
- Cerise Bianca claims to be a movie star who studies in a different school in Paris, is the class representative of her class and has been away for most of the school year because of a movie shoot.
- Her mother appears to be the second woman that calls her at the beginning of "Revelation", as seen how she calls her without video probably not just to hide her from her other mother and that she is in Paris, but also to hide the fact she uses a wig and green contact lenses.
- She also has a third unknown identity that she uses with a deaf mother.
- In "Re-creation", she uses a new unknown identity to enroll at the same school as Marinette and her friends. That may be the identity she uses with her deaf mother.
- So far, she is known to possess at least three identities, each one having a different mother:
- The disguise she uses in "Re-creation" to break into the Agreste mansion is similar in appearance to Edna Mode from The Incredibles.
- She is the first main antagonist of a "Miraculous World" episode to not to be introduced in, and team up with Hawk Moth/Monarch.
- Timestalker is the fifth akumatized villain to have time-related powers after Timebreaker, Backwarder, Timetagger and Ephemeral.
- In-universe, she is the third, as Timetagger is from the future, making him the fourth, and Ephemeral only happened in an alternate timeline which got erased.
- Based on Timestalker’s smartphone timestamps, she started her plan to find Ladybug's identity at 2:30 PM, meaning Bug Noire and Monarch's fight happened earlier that day, between late morning and early afternoon. By 10:10 PM, Cerise was in her lair, reading her old notes and akumatizing herself into Spectral Looter preparing to steal Marinette’s miraculous.
- Chrysalis' akumatization avatar has an appearance reminiscent of Oblivio and Solitude.
- Similarly to Gabriel in "Ladybug & Cat Noir", her face as a civilian isn't shown throughout Season 6, although unlike Hawk Moth, her identity has been known since the beginning.
- Chrysalis is the third known Miraculous holder to upgrade her powers, creating the ultrakumas that allow her to shoot antikumas. Ladybug was the first with the creation of the magical charms and the second was Shadow Moth with the creation of the megakumas.
- However, she is the second to make a power upgrade that is not an enhancement of a pre-existing power. Shadow Moth's megakumas are just more powerful akumas that are strong enough to break through Ladybug's magical charms.
- Ironically, Chrysalis' antikumas have an reverse effect than her ultrakumas, being able to take away powers.
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References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/928635513011101697
- ↑ https://twitter.com/sayaka_kitahara/status/1090153609369546752
- ↑ https://ensiklopedia-alih-suara-bahasa-melayu.fandom.com/ms/wiki/Miraculous:_Tales_of_Ladybug_%26_Cat_Noir
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 By Ladybug in "Volpina".
- ↑ By her mother in "Oni-Chan".
- ↑ Codename in the Resistance.
- ↑ By her classmates in "Confrontation".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 By Chronobug in "Miraculous London".
- ↑ By Maya in "Illustrhater"
- ↑ She told this to Adrien after he tried to convince her to be honest with him in "Chameleon".
- ↑ Her last name is revealed in the game Miraculous RP: Ladybug & Cat Noir.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/755033027823046656
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/660909430389800967
- ↑ http://roboticrainboots.tumblr.com/post/159689854591/im-not-sure-if-it-was-ever-confirmed-that-lila
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WinnyGZ/status/593092598060965889
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Miraculous.Ladybug/photos/a.296331537138512.58163.290735154364817/705833112855017/?type=1&permPage=1
- ↑ http://itstheartistical.tumblr.com/post/131825676484/okay-if-you-were-wondering-why-i-screeched-lies
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/961249471014334464
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1063203724590542849
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1020919498256338944