Miraculous holders

Miraculous holders are people who use the Miraculouses to transform into animal-themed superhumans with the help of kwamis.

History

After the Miraculous jewels were made, it was the job of the Order of the Guardians to protect and distribute them to people for the good of mankind. For the next 5000 years, many people throughout the history of the world were picked by the guardians to become an owner. These recipients would be chosen through passing a test that showed their best personal characteristics and qualities, such as Marinette, for her willingness to help others, and Adrien, for his kindness. However, just as there are good people who were gifted with the Miraculouses, there are also bad people who sought the jewels' powers for their own gain, putting the world in danger, such as the present-day Hawk Moth. In such cases, it's been the task of some Miraculous owners to assist in helping the Guardians retrieve the lost jewels and stop the people who misuse them, in addition to protecting the world from other dangers. Once their task was complete or when they couldn't continue their responsibilities as Miraculous owners, the jewels were returned to the Guardians, or new owners were chosen to act in their stead with the Guardian's permission or if the Guardian couldn't intervene first.

During their adventures, some Miraculous owners have experienced other powers and abilities with their jewels when needed or under great emergency, like the Miraculous potion power ups used by Piao Chong and other owners, as well as new fusion forms. In doing so, some wielders have made long lasting bonds with their kwamis, receiving a kwagatama as a sign of friendship between them. Most of their accomplishments and monuments have been recorded throughout history but was erased by the Guardians for unknown reasons except for the few that have made there way to museums.  

However, in 1844 when Fu was young, he was unhappy with his life as a Guardian. During one of his training sessions, he grew hungry and used the Peacock Miraculous to manifest a Sentimonster to get him a snack. But the creature, born from his combined hunger and anger caused him to lose control of it, and in its rampage, the Sentimonster destroyed the temple, swallowed the remaining Guardians and all but one of the Miracle Boxes. Wang tried to escape the creature with the last box and Spellbook in tow but lost the book along with the Peacock and Butterfly Miraculouses. Fu felt so guilty about what happened that he suspended the use of the jewels for the next 172 years.

Recent to Present

On a previous trip overseas with the Agrestes, Nathalie found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses and gave the jewels to Gabriel. Both Agrestes made a terrible mistake and discovered that the Peacock Miraculous was damaged. Realizing that, Gabriel forbid the use of it. However, for an unknown reason, Emilie continued using it until she ended up in an eternal slumber. Desperate to fix his mistake, Gabriel began using the Butterfly Miraculous for evil to obtain the Ultimate Power by trying to steal the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses.

Under the state of emergency Master Fu gave the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses to Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste in more to stop him. Overtime the two of them did great job protecting Paris on their own and then grew in allies creating the French Miraculous superhero team.

Future

Sometime in the future, the Butterfly Miraculous will be used for evil again by a new "Hawk Moth", and Marinette and Adrien continue their roles as their hero alter-egoes as adults with the heroine as a the leader of their future team.

Abilities

In order for a Miraculous owner to transform, they need to be wearing the Miraculous and have the kwami connected to the Miraculous present to be absorbed.^[2] Through transformation, they change into an animal-themed superhuman. In these forms, the Miraculous owner gains enhanced physical abilities, an omni-purpose tool (such as Ladybug's yo-yo), and a Unique superpower (such as Cat Noir's Cataclysm).^[3]

However, as revealed in "Miracle Queen", if the owner does not know the kwami's name or the right commands, they won't be able to transform.^[4]

Not only that, the owners also gain the abilities of the animals the Miraculous is based off of,such as Cat Noir's hearing, smell, and night vision, and using his clawed gloves like actual claws to climb surfaces, as well as Ladybug's ability to walk on walls like a bug.

While they are almost invulnerable while transformed, they aren't exempt from everything, such as drowning, unless they're in Aqua Mode or using their weapons as breathing devices. While not transformed, the Miraculous has no effect. As seen in "Gorizilla", a Miraculous owner could not survive jumping off a high building while not transformed. In "Miraculer", they do have some resistance to their own powers while transformed, but it will leave them injured and possibly on the verge of death if struck, as with Cat Noir and his Cataclysm.

While they are almost invulnerable, they must be wise about how and when they use their superpower^[5] because after it is used, the kwami begins to lose the energy needed to keep the transformation, and in five minutes, the Miraculous owner detransforms back to normal as the kwami emerges from the jewel.^[6] If they want to transform again, they need to help their kwami regain energy by feeding them. Not only that, some powers are strictly linked to a owner's weapons, likes Ladybug's Lucky Charm and her yo-yo. This can also be a weakness, meaning that while an owner is using their weapons to summon their powers, they can't use them to attack or defend, leaving them vulnerable, as seen with Ladybug in "Sandboy".

According to Plagg, the suit that the Miraculous transformation creates is "what you really want deep down". Upon transforming, some owners with impairments, like poor eyesight, will have said impairments modified or fixed completely, like with Alya when she transforms into Rena Rouge and Nino when he transforms into Carapace.

Miraculous owners can use more than one Miraculous at the same time, which is why Hawk Moth desires both the Ladybug Miraculous and Cat Miraculous.^[7] This allows the wearer to utilize the powers of both, as well as utilize a new, more powerful fusion superpower. It also creates a costume that combines the aspects of both animal themes.

In "Kwamibuster", in order to fuse two miraculous, the owner, while transformed with one of the miraculous, must say the name of the kwamis they want to fuse and say "Unify" while intertwining the hands. To unfuse, the owner must say the name of the kwami they want to let go and say "Divide". When under the powers of fusion, Miraculous wielders can combine their weapons with other miraculous superpowers. As seen in "Miracle Queen", when Ladybug, as Dragon Bug, used her yo-yo combined with the Water Dragon to make a water sphere shield. It is unknown whether the Unified Miraculous Holders are still under the effect of the timer. 

Miraculous owners can restrict their kwamis to certain commands, as seen in "Sandboy". However, it is as of yet unknown whether this is some outside ability of Gabriel or a benefit of being a Miraculous wielder, and if it is, it seems that it's a matter of a wielder's personal choice. It seems they can undo their commands with just a simple word or snap of their fingers.

In "Syren", Miraculous holders can have access to other powers when their kwamis drink certain potions from the Miraculous Spellbook:

• When in Aqua Mode, the holder has the ability to swim and breathe underwater.
• When in Ice Mode, the holder has ice skating abilities.

In "Mayura", it is revealed that if a Miraculous owner is in any of their powered up forms like Aqua or Ice mode, they'll detransform into their normal superhero forms. In "Startrain", when Miraculous users are transformed, they can temporarily handle lack of oxygen and survive temperatures of absolute zero degrees.

It turns out that some Miraculous abilities don't reveal themselves to their users until they become of age, like with Ladybug and Cat Noir still being "too green" with their powers. With each Miraculous being different, the full range of powers could vary. However, one of the abilities adult Miraculous owners can gain is being able to maintain their transformations even after using their superpower and prolong the use of said superpower, revealed by Hawk Moth in "Mayura" and by Alix's future self, Bunnyx, in "Timetagger". When a Miraculous owner grows to be an adult, they don't need a voice command to activate them; as Bunnyx fought Timetagger, she used her powers without saying the word "Burrow" the same number of times. Older holders could also have further control of their powers. For example, when the Rabbit Miraculous was struck with a Cataclysm by the Future Cat Noir, it was cracked (or it's possible that it didn't receive a full blast) compared to the Bee Miraculous when it was completely destroyed by a younger Cat Noir in "Queen Wasp".

Miraculous owners seemingly don't age while transformed, as Bunnyx was able to remain in the obelisk for thousands of years in "Timetagger" before being released from a deep sleep. However, it is unknown if this ability is exclusive to Rabbit Miraculous owners, applies to all Miraculous owners, or if it is simply just an ability of the obelisk she was trapped in.

In "Cat Blanc", Hawk Moth is shown to be able to call for his Cane from afar. It's possible when a Miraculous owner gets older, they share a mental connection with their weapons or some, like Ladybug's yo-yo string, are connected to their holder's willpower. Due to being young, it's possible that their mental connection grows with time, but if the weapon is damaged or broken, then so will the link.

Despite Miraculous users gaining great powers because of the jewels, they also have to be cautious with the many dangers of the jewels. When the Miraculous jewels are damaged or negatively impacted, it can result in damaging the wearer's powers to the point of not working at all, the way they are suppose to, go completely out of control, or have negative effects on the wearer themselves, like fatigue and health problems as seen with Nathalie in "Mayura", but they can overcome it, if they use the jewel sparingly. However, if they just transform with a damaged jewel and remain inactive, like Bunnyx who was in a stone slumber, they won't be affected. Similar to the jewels, a wielder can transform with a sick or hurt kwami. However, they, too, must use extreme caution since it's the kwamis that give their owners their powers and transformations. If they transform under these conditions, it's likely they won't be able to hold it for long, let alone give their owners their powers.

Another negative effect is the owner being stuck in their superhero form, as seen in "Timetagger", until said jewel can be repaired or by removing them if their voices are taken away, as seen in "Silencer", showing how important a Miraculous owner's voice is while they're transformed.

By extension since they use their voices to activate their superpowers and transformations, if an owner can't speak, they can't summon their powers, as seen with Ladybug. If it happens before they transform, they can't transform at all. All vocal commands of an owner's powers can only be done by the voice of the person who's actually wearing the jewel, meaning that a Miraculous owner can't activate the powers of another owner unless they switch their Miraculous or when one holder comes into the possession of another jewel, like Ladybug with Cat Noir's ring in "Gamer 2.0".

According to Gabriel in "Ladybug", if a damaged Miraculous is overused, the wounds on the jewel becomes that of the wearer. If the use continues, it's possible or implied that the damage the user sustains could become irreversible. According to Master Fu, the use of or merging too many Miraculouses, either activated or in camouflage mode, may have consequences both to the body and mind of the owner. It's also unknown what the full damage could be if a damaged Miraculous is fused with another jewel. However, it's possible if it does happen, then it likely will extend the damage of the jewel as well as extending it to the holder, or the fusion capabilities won't work at all.

The holders can transform while under the effects of an Akumatized villain if their powers are minor, like amnesia in "Oblivio", or appearance changes, like in "Reflekdoll", as long as they remove the miraculouses before they get affected.

Known Miraculous holders

Ladybug Miraculous

Name	Time Period	Image
Piáo Chóng	Around 5,000 years ago
La Déesse Coccinelle	About 3,300 years ago
Hippolyta	Around 3,000 to 2,000 years ago
Tentomushi	Around 900 to 200 years ago
Micazoyolin	Around 700 to 500 years ago
Jeanne d'Arc	About 600 years ago
Mudekudeku	Around 500 years ago
La Coccinelle	Around 400 to 200 years ago
La Mariquita	Around 200 years ago
Bọ rùa	Previously
Ancient Ladybug Miraculous holder	Previously
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Current
Adrien Agreste	Temporary

Cat Miraculous

Name	Time Period	Image
Hēi Māo	Around 5,000 years ago
Ancient European Cat Miraculous Holder	Around 1200 to 600 years ago
Adrien Agreste	Current
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporary

Butterfly Miraculous

Name	Time Period	Image
Ancient Chinese Butterfly Miraculous holder	Around 5,000 years ago
Ancient Butterfly Miraculous holder	Previously
Gabriel Agreste	Current
Future Butterfly Miraculous holder	Future

Turtle Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Wang Fu	Formerly
Nino Lahiffe	Temporarily

Fox Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Ancient Chinese Fox Miraculous holder	Around 5,000 years ago
Pied Piper of Hamelin	About 730 years ago
Alya Césaire	Temporarily
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily

Bee Miraculous

Currently inside in the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Ancient Chinese Bee Miraculous holder	Around 5,000 years ago
Chloé Bourgeois	Formerly
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Future Queen Bee	Future

Peacock Miraculous

Currently being kept by Gabriel Agreste.

Name	Time Period	Image
Ancient Chinese Peacock Miraculous holder	Around 5,000 years ago
Wang Fu	172 years ago
Emilie Agreste	Formerly
Nathalie Sancoeur	Temporarily
Gabriel Agreste	Future

Mouse Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated
Mylène Haprèle	Future

Ox Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Tiger Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Rabbit Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Alix Kubdel	Future
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Dragon Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Hua Mulan	Over 1500 years ago
Kagami Tsurugi	Temporarily
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily

Snake Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Adrien Agreste	Temporarily
Luka Couffaine	Temporarily
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated

Horse Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Max Kanté	Temporarily
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated

Goat Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Monkey Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Sun Wukong	Around 1,050 to 730 years ago
Sasuke Sarutobi	Around 830 to 150 years ago
Lê Chiến Kim	Temporarily
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated

Rooster Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Dog Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Pig Miraculous

Currently inside the Miracle Box, being kept by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Name	Time Period	Image
Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Temporarily, but never activated
Chloé Bourgeois	Temporarily, but never activated

Unspecified Miraculouses

Name	Time Period	Image
Ancient Egyptian Miraculous holder	Around 3,300 years
Herakles	Around 3,000 to 2,000 years ago
Cernunnos	Previously
Tomoe Gozen	Around 900-800 years ago
Brazilian Miraculous holder	Future

Trivia

• The physical appearance of the Miraculous holders from their transformations seems to vary between the individual, the time, and the place.
  • And according to Plagg in "Frightningale", it is influenced by the holder's tastes and desires.
• The poses made by Miraculous holders when they transform are purely symbolic.^[8]
• The transformation sequences are about sixteen seconds.^[9]
• Each Miraculous holder is able to choose their own name/superhero identity.^[10]
  • Which is mostly true, but sometimes a superhero identity can be given to a Miraculous holder by another holder, as done in "Startrain".
• While transformed, holders cannot experience pain and have some level of invulnerability to physical damage, although the extent of this invulnerability is unclear.^[11][12]
  • However, if holders get hurt before they transform, they will still be hurt afterwards, like when Adrien hurts his ankle and retains the injury after becoming Cat Noir in "Riposte".
  • If their endurance and stamina is pushed to the limit, they will experience some level of fatigue or pain, as seen in "Robostus" and "Mayura".
    • In "Weredad", Cat Noir briefly held his arm and also collapsed on Ladybug's shoulder out of exhaustion.
  • It turns out in "Miraculer" that the invulnerability of a Miraculous holder reaches its limit if they're on the receiving end of a Cataclysm or powers that can cause them harm, leaving them very weak and lethargic afterwards if not healed by the Miraculous Ladybug (superpower) in time.
• Some elements of the costumes of transformed Miraculous holders (such as Ladybug's and Cat Noir's masks) cannot be removed.^[12]
  • According to Ladybug in "Lady Wifi", it's because of magic, implying that they are magically glued to a holder's face.
  • However, on some superheroes, there are elements, such as Cat Noir's tail, that can be detached.
  • There are some elements, made to look like real animal parts such as Cat Noir's, Rena Rouge's and Bunnyx's ears. Despite being fake, they can enhance a wielder's senses or response to how they feel.
  • If some Miraculous holders don't have certain elements as a part of their costumes, they can be replaced by Miraculous tools, like how the shield acts like Carapace's shell when not in use, or how the jump rope of the Mouse Miraculous is used as Multimouse's tail when not in use.
• In "Mayura", Hawk Moth reveals that Miraculous wielders can stay transformed even after using their superpower, however it isn't fully explained how.
  • As of "Timetagger", it's revealed that the ability to stay transformed after using their powers and multiple or prolonged use of said powers develops upon reaching adulthood.
  • The only knwon way a younger Miraculous owner could bypass that rule would be if they had their powers amplified by Akumatization.
    • Although it's unknown if younger Miraculous owners can have unlimited use of their powers outside of being akumatized or waiting until adulthood.
• Wielders can voluntarily detransform, even if the time limit has not been reached.^[13]
• Miraculous holders can continue owning their Miraculouses to any age as long as they're using them and their bodies are capable.^[14]
• Miraculous holders can be akumatized, as revealed in "Queen Wasp".
• Thomas Astruc explained that the crew's plan is to continue expanding the universe by adding new characters and revealing more about all of the Miraculouses in the Miracle Box, while still having Ladybug and Cat Noir be the main focus.^[15]
• According to Master Fu, until "Kwamibuster", no Miraculous holder has ever had the mental and physical abilities to handle the use of so many Miraculouses at once.

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