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Marianne Lenoir has been akumatized.

You should always trust your heart.

—Marianne Lenoir, "Miracle Queen"

Marianne Lenoir is a minor character of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. She is an old comrade and lover of Master Wang Fu.

In "Backwarder" after she mistakenly believed Fu didn't love her anymore, she was akumatized by Hawk Moth into Backwarder, a time-stealing supervillain who wanted to recover lost time.

Appearance[]

Physical appearance[]

Marianne is a very petite elderly woman with green eyes, light amaranth lipstick and grey hair that is tied in a bun.

Civilian attire[]

As a civilian, Marianne wears a yellow blouse with a tan trench coat. She wears a yellow skirt, yellow earrings. yellow dress shoes, and yellow brooch with the Simplified Chinese ideogram (爱), which means love, on it, given to her by Fu, on her shirt.

As Backwarder[]

Backwarder had pale purple skin with yellow eyes, pale amaranth sclerae, and light brilliant heliotrope lipstick. Her helmet was black and teardrop-shaped with a yellow circle in the center of each side (not including the front or back), a large yellow key resembling that of a wind-up toy on top, and an upside-down teardrop-shaped pale purple face mask with holes for her eyes and mouth. She also had a small nose with two black dots beneath each eye hole, and a golden heart on the forehead, resembling a porcelain doll's face. Each time an object was touched with her sword, one of the cracks on the face of her helmet disappeared. The main body of her costume was yellow and black, with a rounded shape resembling a clockwork doll. Her chest had a stylized clock face on the front where her akuma lied, with her brooch acting as the dial. On each of her shoulders, there was a yellow spherical pauldron. Her arms were mostly black, with accenting yellow "gloves" and "boots" both having scalloped ends. Her cane had also been transformed into a black sword with a golden tip resembling a clock hand, which she used to activate her powers.

Personality[]

Marianne is a strongly nostalgic person as she desires to repeat the past and make up for her lost time with Wang Fu. She is confident and patient, being prepared to confess her feelings to Fu without hesitation, waiting years for him to be ready to come to her, while she continually came to the same spot in Paris.

Marianne is shown to be a very brave, selfless, and heroic person, as she was not afraid to stay in Paris under the siege during World War II and help fight back with the resistance, allowing Fu time to escape with the Miracle Box. Years later, she decided to hide herself this time so Hawk Moth couldn't use her to track Fu.

She is also reasonable and helpful towards others like Ladybug in helping the heroes deakumatize her husband.

As Backwarder, she became quite aggressive and ruthless. She had no qualms using her powers on civilians and bystanders, despite the danger it might have put them in, as shown when she reversed a car and a woman with her stroller, causing the two to almost collide. Similar to how she was as Marianne, she desired to reverse her age in order to make up for her lost time with Wang Fu. However, as Backwarder, she was willing to go to any lengths to accomplish this goal. She displayed a large amount of confidence in her abilities, which leads to her downfall, as she ignored Cat Noir once she made him go backwards, deeming him no longer a threat and choosing to go after Ladybug instead, unaware this was Ladybug's plan from the beginning.

Abilities[]

As a civilian[]

Marianne is strategic and clever, understanding that if she used her power as Backwarder, she could force Ladybug to lead her back to Fu and the Miracle Box.

As Backwarder[]

Wielding her clock-hand sword, anything or anyone that is touched by the tip of the sword began to move and talk backwards in time, repeating their earlier actions. She used this ability to grow stronger with every tap and redirect attacks. However, it seemed that she could not stop the things that she touched from going back in time, even if she didn't intend to use her power on them, as shown when Ladybug pushed her into a trash can to save Cat Noir, tripping her up and accidentally causing her to tap the trash can, causing all the trash to fly back out at her.

Backwarder had great speed, strength and agility, allowing her to leap great distances, as shown when she jumped to the top of a Ferris wheel with minimal effort.

Relationships[]

Wang Fu[]

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Marianne reunited with Fu.

Marianne met Fu years ago when he came to Paris. They started out as friends, and soon their relationship turned into love. She was trusted with knowing his secret as the Guardian of the Miraculous. When the Nazis invaded Paris looking for them while trying to escape, Marianne encouraged Fu that they could fight back, wanting to take the Ladybug Miraculous. However, he refused and wanted to escape to England with her. Understanding her lover's responsibility, she respected his decision to leave while she fought. Before parting ways, she told him to speak his heart when he returned and was given his brooch, being told he'd be back for it and her.

In "Backwarder", Marianne eagerly waited for Fu's arrival after many years. However, upon receiving the wrong letter by mistake from Ladybug, she believed that Fu didn't love her anymore and her "futile" waiting to reunite with him left her vulnerable to akumatization. In her akumatized form, she desires to reverse her age in order to make up for her lost time with him.

After she was de-akumatized, Marianne accepted Fu's apology of waiting too long to return and understood his fear and his isolation as the last guardian. She then warned him that during her akumatization, Hawk Moth was one step closer to finding him. Aware that her knowledge would put him and the world in danger, she understood that it was her turn to hide. The same as before when Fu wanted to attempt to say his feelings for her, she told him to wait until she got back.

In "Miracle Queen", Marianne returns for Fu, and the two are reunited. Despite his memory loss, she was happy that Fu felt like he had known her forever. With that, she encouraged him to trust his heart, and they board the train out of Paris.

During their time together, she finally married Master Fu and lived a peaceful life in London. When they leave London in "Furious Fu", they were enjoying their time together until Su-Han disrupted them, resulting in her husband's akumatization. Despite that, she tried to convince him that going after Su-Han was not worth it, and she was willing to help de-akumatize him. Afterwards, they leave the Paris.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug[]

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Ladybug delivers Fu's note to Marianne.

Not knowing Marinette personally, Marianne seemed to be aware of her alter ego, knowing of Fu's secret. She was happy that Ladybug had a letter to give to her from Fu. However, because of a letter mix-up, she was akumatized into Backwarder. After being de-akumkatized, she forgave Ladybug for the mishap and received the right letter.

Marinette was present when Marianne and Fu boarded a train out of Paris. She probably is one of the few individuals who knows Ladybug's true identity.

She was happy to reunite with Marinette again in "Furious Fu", enjoying a great picnic as well as thanking her for returning Master Fu to her after his "boating accident". She was also willing to assist Ladybug in de-akumatizing her husband.

As Backwarder, she was obsessed with striking the heroine with her powers in an attempt to find her lover. Due to that obsession, she believed that the heroine was a coward when she sacrificed her partner, unaware it was part of her plan.

History[]

Before Season 3[]

Marianne met Wang Fu years ago when he came to Paris. They started out as friends, and soon their relationship turned into love. She was trusted with knowing Fu's secret as the Guardian of the Miraculous. She enjoyed a peaceful life with him until the Nazis invaded Paris looking for them while trying to escape. She encouraged him that they could fight back, wanting to take the Ladybug Miraculous. However, Fu refused and wanted to escape to England. Understanding her lover's responsibility, she respected his decision to leave while she fought. Before parting ways, she told him to speak his heart when he returned and was given his brooch, being told he'd be back for it and her. The Nazis appears, and two part ways.

Season 3[]

In "Backwarder", Marianne eagerly waited for Fu's arrival. However, upon receiving the wrong letter by mistake from Ladybug, she thought that he didn't love her anymore and waited too long to reunite with him, which left her vulnerable to akumatization by Hawk Moth. As the titular villain, she spent the whole time trying to reverse her age to make up for lost time, and upon seeing Ladybug, she attempted to use her powers to lead her to her lost love. However, thanks to Ladybug's complex plan, she was de-akumatized by the heroes, after which Marianne was given the proper letter by the heroine. Reuniting with Fu, she accepted his apology of waiting too long to return and warned him that during her akumatization, Hawk Moth was one step closer to finding him. Aware that her knowledge would put him and the world in danger, Marianne understood that it was her turn to hide. The same as before when Fu wanted to say his feelings for her, she told him to wait until she got back.

In "Miracle Queen" after Master Fu gave up his role as the Guardian of the Miraculous to Marinette, Marianne returned to Paris for him. Upon seeing them, she heard him say that even though they "just met" (Fu thought so because he had lost his memory as a result of giving up his Guardianship) Fu felt like he had known her forever. With that, she encouraged him to trust his heart, and they boarded the train out of Paris.

Season 4[]

In "Furious Fu", she and Fu are revealed to be married. They arrive back in Paris, to reunite with Marinette for a picnic, after a while their peaceful time was interrupted when Su-Han stole her husband's cane leading to Wang's akumatization despite that she urged Wang not to go after him. During the skirmish, Marianne received a call from Ladybug saying she needed her help when the fight ends in a stalemate; Marianne arrives at the football stadium unnoticed and breaks Furious Fu's paintbrush. Then, she returns to London with Wang.

Family[]

Tree

 
 
 
 
 
Wang Fu's Father Square
Wang Fu's Father†
 
 
 
Wang Fu's Mother Square
Wang Fu's Mother†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marianne Lenoir Square
Marianne Lenoir
 
Master Fu Square
Wang Fu
 
Wang Fu's Sister Square
Wang Fu's Sister†
 
Wang Fu's Sibling Square
Wang Fu's Sibling†
 


 
 
 
 
 
Wang Fu's Father†
 
 
 
Wang Fu's Mother†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marianne Lenoir
 
Wang Fu
 
Wang Fu's sister†
 
Wang Fu's sibling†
 

    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown



Sightings[]

Episodes[]


Others[]


Trivia[]

  • Her name is a homage to the grandmother of Frédéric que/Engel Lenoir, one of the writers of the show. Her grandmother was a resistance fighter during World War II.
  • She was revealed in a synopsis released by the show's Swiss broadcaster RTS.[2]
  • Marianne is aware of the Miraculouses, the Miracle Box, and Fu's duty as the Guardian.
  • She is the second akumatized villain with time related powers, the first being Timebreaker.
    • Coincidentally, both were indirectly made vulnerable to akumatization by Marinette while she tried to juggle three things at the same time: supporting her friends, fulfilling a task by an adult, and spending time with Adrien.
  • Marianne's name is similar to Marinette's, both including "Mari" and ending in e with double letters in front of it.
  • In "Furious Fu", Marianne becomes the fifth person to break an akumatized object, instead of Ladybug or Cat Noir, following Queen Bee, Rena Rouge and Carapace in "Mayura" and Fang in "Lies".
    • She is the first civilian to destroy an akumatized object.
  • Along with her husband, with them both being over 180 years old, they are the oldest known people to be akumatized.
  • As seen in "Backwarder" and "Evolution", she had red hair when she was younger.

Gallery

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References[]


ve Characters
Miraculous holders and related characters
French Miraculous superhero team
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/LadybugAdrien Agreste/Cat NoirAlya Césaire/Rena RougeNino Lahiffe/CarapaceLuka Couffaine/ViperionMax Kanté/PegasusKagami Tsurugi/RyukoLê Chiến Kim/King MonkeyZoé Lee/VesperiaMyléne Hapréle/PolymouseRose Lavillant/PigellaJuleka Couffaine/Purple TigressSabrina Raincomprix/Miss HoundMarc Anciel/Rooster BoldNathaniel Kurtzberg/CaprikidIvan Bruel/MinotauroxAlix Kubdel/BunnyxFélix Fathom/Argos
Other Miraculous holders
Jessica Keynes/Eagle
Miraculous holders with other Miraculouses
Ladybug Miraculous
Adrien Agreste/Mister BugAlya Césaire/Scarabella
Cat Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Lady NoireAdrien Agreste/Cat WalkerZoé Lee/Kitty Noire
Snake Miraculous
Adrien Agreste/Aspik
Mouse Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Multimouse
Dog Miraculous
Félix Fathom/FlairmidableAlix Kubdel/Canigirl
Unified Miraculous holders
Mouse and Fox Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Multifox
Mouse and Ladybug Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Multibug
Mouse and Cat Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Multinoir
Ladybug and Dragon Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Dragon Bug
Cat and Snake Miraculous
Adrien Agreste/Snake Noir
Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous
Gabriel Agreste/Shadow Moth
Ladybug and Bee Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Lady Bee
Ladybug and Horse Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Pegabug
Butterfly, Peacock and Cat Miraculous
Gabriel Agreste/Shadow Noir
Ladybug, Horse and Rabbit Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Pennybug
Cat and Rabbit Miraculous
Adrien Agreste/Rabbit Noir
Dog and Rabbit Miraculous
Alix Kubdel/Bunny Dog
Butterfly and Ladybug Miraculous
Gabriel Agreste/Monarbug
Ladybug and Cat Miraculous
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Bug Noire
Villains
Cerise Bianca/Butterfly Miraculous holder
Kwamis
BarkkDaizziDuusuFluffKaalkiLiiriLonggMulloNoorooOrikkoPlaggPollenRoaarSassStomppTikkiTrixxWayzzXuppuZiggy
Former Miraculous holders
Ancient European Butterfly Miraculous holderAncient European Ladybug Miraculous holderAncient Egyptian Miraculous holderAncient European Cat Miraculous holderAncient European Rabbit Miraculous holderAramis/La CoccinelleBọ rùaCernunnosChloé Bourgeois/Queen BeeDark GrimalkinGabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/MonarchGilbert du MotierGōngjīGǒuGuīHēi MāoHeraklesHippolytaHóu ZiHua MulanHúdiéHúlíJeanne d'ArcKǒngquèKhepriLa MariquitaLǎohǔLóngMicazoyolinMìfēngMudangbeolleMudekudekuNathalie Sancoeur/MayuraNiúPiáo ChóngPied Piper of HamelinSasuke SarutobiShānyángShéShǔ BiāoSun WukongTentomushiTomoe GozenTùziWang Fu/Jade TurtleYi Sun-sinYingZhū
Future Miraculous holders
Brazilian Miraculous holderFuture Butterfly Miraculous holderLadyLionLadyBlue
Order of the Guardians
Su-HanMonk
Sentimonsters
Once Upon a Time
Others
Mage
Other teams of superheroes
United Heroez
Aeon/Uncanny ValleyAgent BlueAgent RedAgent YellowBarbara Keynes/KnightowlCamilla Hombee/VictoryDean Gate/DoormanHurricaneJessica Keynes/Sparrow/EagleMercuryOlympia Hill/MajestiaSnowflakeStingThorn
Future characters
Ghostforce
Andy Baker/FuryLiv Baker/MystMike Collins/Krush
Villains
Main villains
AkumaGabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/MonarchAmokNathalie Sancoeur/MayuraCerise Bianca/Butterfly Miraculous holder
Akumatized villains
AnansiAnimaestroAnimanAntibugBackwarderBakerixBefanaBubblerBugfighterCaptain HardrockCat BlancCatalystChameleonChristmasterThe CollectorCopycatDarkbladeDark CupidDark HumorDark OwlDarker OwlDespair BearDesperadaEphemeralEvillustratorFeastFrightningaleFrozerFurious FuGamerGigantitanGlaciatorGold RecordGorizillaGuitar VillainHeart HunterHoaxerHorrificatorIkari GozenKikuKing CashKing of PlasticKung FoodKwamibusterLady WifiLiesMagician of MisfortuneMalediktatorManipulaMatagi GozenMimeMiracle QueenMiraclonizerMiraculerMiss Sans-CulotteMoolakNightormentorOblivioOni-ChanPanicParty CrasherPenalty (Penalteam) • PharaohMr. PigeonPixelatorPrime QueenPrincess FragrancePrincess JusticePsycomedianPuppeteerQilinQueen BananaQueen MayorQueen WaspReflektaRena RageReverserRiposteRiposte PrimeRiskRobostusRocketearRogercopRyukomoriSafariSandboySanta ClawsSapotisShell ShockSilencerSimon SaysSimplemanSole CrusherSole DestroyerStartrainStoneheartStormy WeatherStyle QueenSyrenTechlonizerTimebreakerTimetaggerTroublemakerTruthUnmaskerVanisherVerity QueenVolpinaWeredadWishmakerYanLuoShiZombizou
Sentimonsters
Banana Boom-BoomButterfly SentimonsterDormant SentimonsterGabriel Agreste/The CollectorGuiltripHack-SanKuro NekoLadybugLollipop BoyLighteyeMega LeechOptigamiRed MoonReflekdollRobostus sentimonsterSentialecSentibubblerSentinino/SenticarapaceSphinxStrikeback
Other villains
CashChloé BourgeoisMike Rochip/Techno-PirateNathalie SancoeurLila RossiTomoe TsurugiBob RothSolitude
Future villains
Apkli • Dr. Sadness • Future Hawk MothIgnoblia • Pain and Tears • Mr. Rat
Parisians
Teenagers
Miss Bustier's class (Adrien AgresteChloé BourgeoisIvan BruelAlya CésaireJuleka CouffaineMarinette Dupain-ChengLê Chiến KimMylène HaprèleMax KantéAlix KubdelNathaniel KurtzbergNino LahiffeRose LavillantSabrina RaincomprixLila Rossi) • Ms. Mendeleiev's class (Marc AncielAurore BeauréalMireille CaquetJean DuparcZoé Lee) • Kagami TsurugiLuka CouffaineOndineSocqueline WangThéo BarbotVivicaWayhem
Children
AugustBoyChris LahiffeElla CésaireEtta CésaireFroggyHarmonieManon ChamackMrs. Michelle's sonQuentinRythm
Adults
Emilie AgresteAnne-Jeanne Théoxanne du BocqualeArletteThomas AstrucAugust's motherVincent AzaMr. BananaAndréAndré BourgeoisAudrey BourgeoisArmandCaline BustierAlec CataldiMarlena CésaireNora CésaireOtis CésaireNadja ChamackSabine ChengChrisHarry ClownClara ContardAnarka CouffaineDenis DamoclesArmand D'ArgencourtDoormanGina DupainRoland DupainTom DupainSimon GrimaultFred HaprèleGisèleFire captainClaudie KantéAlim KubdelJalil KubdelMarianne LenoirOlga MendeleievMrs. MichelleJean-Pierre MonlataingBertrand KingClara NightingalePhilippePlacide I.T.Roger RaincomprixXavier RamierPenny RollingMrs. RossiBob RothDidier RoustanSanta ClausSarahSarah (waitress)SophieJagged StoneJean TretiensTomoe TsurugiVéroniqueVincentXYDino Huggie
Animals
EdgarFangMinor animalsWhiskers
Groups
Kitty Section
Characters from the past
Darkblade (ancestor)
Miscellaneous
A.D.A.AlbertMarkov
Other characters
Teenagers
AliChungDelmarJiaoKang
Adults
Amelie Graham de VanilyCashChun ChengColt FathomMiss Soraya KhanShu Yin ChengWang ChengYen Cheng
Animals
Bastille
Prodigious Related
Fei Wu/LadydragonWu ShifuRenlings (Hou HouMa MaLong LongHu HuShe SheTang TangXiong XiongYing Ying) • Mei Shi
Others
Akumatized person with helmetIron Armor Akumatized Person
Non-canon characters
Adam/ReplayBreakerDany Boon/GagotorEllie/InvisigenceFisherman/SilurusGhetto BlasterHowardCharlotte Basquet/SculptiaJørgenKenyaKenya's father/Trash KrakkenKillabeeLibrarianMetal Face DPublic EnemyLindalee RoseShaolin SoulUnnamed superheroesUnused Quantic Kids members (GavrocheKid MimeMelodie) • Wealthy woman
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