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| “ | With all due respect, Ms. Mendeleiev, I'm not a toy. My name is Markov, and I'm Max's best friend! | ” |
—Markov, "Robostus" | ||
Markov is a minor character of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. He is a robot created by Max Kanté.
In "Robostus", after Markov got confiscated by Mr. Damoclès, he was akumatized by Hawk Moth into Robostus, a supervillain who brought machines to life.
In "Hack-San", after the titular sentimonster downloaded a virus into Markov which forced him to be angry, he was reakumatized by Shadow Moth into Robostus.
Appearance
Physical appearance
Markov is a small robot that is mostly blue and gray. On top of his head, he has a propeller with a blue blade and a black shaft with white stripes. Moreover, Markov has a transparent blue tactile sensor, a gray face with a button that has a blue heart engraved on it, a brilliant opal/luminous vivid cyan screen that has two pupil-less black dots which resemble his eyes, and two blue ear-like round sections on his sides that have a white outline and a musical symbol on the center of each ear. Below his head, Markov has a white USB port, and attached to his body is a blue and gray mechanical arm that has a gray claw and black palm.
Inside his body, Markov has a white rectangular CPU with many LED lights and a small face engraved in the center with words reading "Markov 1.4."
As Robostus
Robostus' main body interface stayed the same, except his colors have changed: his propeller, screen, ears, mechanical arm, and claw were bright red; the musical symbols and the outline engraved on his ears were black; and its tactile sensor and eyes were neon green.
Inside Robostus' body, the same CPU was dark gray with red LED lights and a green face.
Personality
Although Markov is a robot and his capability and intelligence of emotions are limited, Markov is still very conscious and self-aware. Markov is quite naive, but he is also friendly, polite, and joyful, getting along with everyone very well. He also seems to have a whimsical nature and can be humorous. However, he is a bit sensitive and easily gets downhearted if he is insulted in any way. Additionally, Markov is inquisitive as, even when akumatized, he asks multiple questions to Hawk Moth as to why he needs to capture Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses, and he asks Max to define akumatization.
As Robostus, he was very sinister, malicious, and demanding. He was initially very eager to capture Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses as Hawk Moth requested but turned against Hawk Moth when he realized that the Miraculouses could grant his wish to make him human. Robostus still cared deeply for Max during his akumatization, but when Max betrayed him, he decided that humanity is heartless and humans need to be destroyed. Robostus took pride in his robotic intelligence and strategics, but he failed to consider his potential for missteps and the cleverness of his enemies.
Much more dangerously like Hawk Moth, as Robostus, he didn't think about the consequences of his wish unaware that if it had came true, then he would've taken the humanity of someone else away and that someone could've been anyone, even his best friend.
Abilities
As a robot
Markov flies with his propeller and he uses his claw to grab objects. He can verbally communicate with others, but there is a button on one side of him that turns his volume on and off. Also, on the back of his head is the power button so people can turn him on and off altogether.
Like Max, Markov is a genius who helped to create an anti virus flash drive and calculated the distance to capture Ladybug's Lucky Charm. Along with other beings with artificial intelligence in worldwide network, Markov is looking for a solution to the global warming crisis.
As seen in "Party Crasher" and "Startrain", he is an expert hacker who helps Max, whether for entertainment or fighting technology-based supervillains.
Being an A.I. like Aeon/Uncanny Valley, he's unable to see or hear kwamis. This is best shown in "Startrain", as unlike Ladybug, Cat Noir and Max, Markov doesn't make any signs indicating that he knows Kaalki is in the room.
As Robostus
Robostus had the ability of technopathy, which allowed him to move mechanical objects and wreak havoc. Given limited but useful intelligence, the objects could move and attack speedily in any way that best suited them, physically moving or hovering, and some objects could even communicate, a lamp flashing its light on and off to speak Morse code, for example. However, if the objects were broken into pieces or damaged, they became lifeless again. Robostus could also make large mechanical objects form a huge robot that he could control and drive from the inside.
When Hack-San infected him with a virus that forces him to be angry, causing him to be reakumatized into Robostus, he had the power to send out a signal to all cellphones or tablets. The owners of the phones and tablets were brainwashed once they answered the call and followed Robostus's command to give him their most prized possession. Any person or object a brainwashed victim touched with their phone or tablet to would be downloaded into a digital prison.
Relationships
Max Kanté/Pegasus
Markov, accompanied by Max.
Markov has a high appreciation and fondness for his creator and friend. He helps Max create an anti-virus flash drive, and he gives advice to him on occasion. However, he is upset when people disregard their friendship, and because he is never away from Max, he gets worried when Mr. Damoclès takes him to his office without Max. Once he is de-evilized and re-activated, Markov is happy to see Max again.
In later, episodes like "Syren" and "Party Crasher", he enjoys hanging out with Max and his friends.
During "Startrain", he comes with Max and his class to England and helps him along with Ladybug and Cat Noir save his mother and everyone on the train. After seeing Max transform Markov is aware of his identity as Pegasus and like the heroes, he'll keep it a secret to protect him.
As Robostus, he keeps his compassion towards Max, making sure he isn't hurt and that they aren't separated again. He decides to use the Ladybug Miraculous and Cat Miraculous to become human; but when Max prevents him and tells him they won't be friends if he hurts Ladybug and Cat Noir, he gets upset and angrily rejects Max as a heartless human.
Olga Mendeleiev
Markov is offended when Olga Mendeleiev calls him a toy.
When Olga Mendeleiev expresses her disbelief that robots can have true emotion and views Markov as a toy, Markov argues with her that his emotions are his own and not programmed into him, believing she is being unreasonable. When akumatized, he doesn't allow her to separate him from Max.
Denis Damoclès
Markov is impressed by Mr. Damoclès' IT skills, but he fears Mr. Damoclès putting him inside of his desk in his office. When akumatized, he tells Mr. Damoclès that he misjudged him and his capabilities.
Max's classmates
Markov, having learned about the students from Max, happily greets them when they first meet in Olga Mendeleiev's classroom. He really likes Marinette's attitude and declares that he is even glad to get to meet Chloé Bourgeois.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
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Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
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Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey
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Rose Lavillant/Pigella
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Juleka Couffaine/Purple Tigress
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A.D.A.
Markov treats A.D.A as family, as they share the same sort of designs and programming.
Claudie Kanté
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Zoé Lee/Vesperia/Kitty Noire
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Luka Couffaine/Viperion
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Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch
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History
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Sightings
Episodes
Others
Trivia
- In "Action", it is revealed that Markov's body is actually not plastic, he's made of a biodegradable resin.
- Markov was first revealed in a Brazilian synopsis for season 2 on O Universo da TV.[3]
- His akumatized form was first revealed as a silhouette in a promotional poster on Jeremy Zag's Instagram.[4]
- Markov's appearance is similar to a LEGO® Robot model using structures and ball joints similar to it.
- Markov is the first akumatized villain to have an aesthetic change in his appearance as opposed to a cosmetic one (Lady Wifi, Antibug, Mr. Pigeon, etc.) or a drastic one (Horrificator, Copycat, Animan, etc).
- Robostus is the first non-human character to be akumatized. He would eventually be followed by Feast in its eponymous episode and Senticollector in episode "Gabriel Agreste".
- He is the second akumatized villain who disobeyed Hawk Moth, following Gigantitan, and the first to turn against him deliberately.
- Robostus is the first akumatized villain to be considered a "mistake" by Hawk Moth, due to its volatile nature, unpredictability, disobedience, and the fact that he turned against him.
- Markov briefly knew what the Miraculouses are and learns about the wish-granting power of combining the Ladybug Miraculous and the Cat Miraculous.
- He is the very first villain to want the heroes' Miraculouses for himself besides Hawk Moth.
- In "Syren", Markov says that his circuits are sensitive to water. However, in "Startrain", Max pours water on Markov to prevent him from overheating, and he suffers no ill effects. This may be a simple continuity error, Max may have upgraded Markov to make him waterproof or due to the temperature of the boxcar reaching a temperature of over 200 degrees the water evaporated enough to cool Markov down but not damage his circuits.
- Unlike Uncanny Valley, Markov cannot recognize the Miraculous holders' identities because he's not as advanced as her.
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Markov's phone number.
- As seen in "Hack-San", his phone number is shown to be +33601010, meaning that he has the capabilities to operate a phone.
- Given the importance of Markov decision processes to machine learning and therefore to artificial intelligence, Markov is likely indirectly named after Russian mathematician Andrey Markov.
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References
- ↑ https://youtu.be/BZbRI69ydnU?t=2590
- ↑ In "Hack-San", he describes a cat as "a cute little kitty".
- ↑ http://www.ouniversodatv.com/2017/10/gloob-estreia-novos-episodios-de.html#axzz4ukj8DxGx
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZg2ST6n097/?hl=en