Nino Lahiffe

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Nino Lahiffe
(a.k.a. Carapace)

Nino
Carapace
Bubbler
Shell Shock

Production Information
First appearance:	Latest appearance:
"The Bubbler"	"Mayura"

Voiced by:

Ben Diskin (English)^[6]
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Alexandre Nguyen (French)^[7]
Hong Bum-ki (홍콩 범-) (Korean)
Takayuki Miyamoto (宮本誉之) (Japanese)
Baráth István (Hungarian)
Alberto Bernal (Latin American Spanish)
Artur Palomo (Castilian Spanish)
Simon Frankel (European Portuguese)
Gustavo Pereira (Brazilian Portuguese)
Lorenzo Crisci (Italian)
Lucas Krüger (Swedish)^[8]
Eren Mor (ערן מור) (Hebrew)
Xristo Dmitrov (Христо Димитров) (Bulgarian)
Christian Zeiger (German)
Otar Saralidze (Polish)
Nikola Todorović (Serbian)

Character Information

Gender:

Male ♂

Superhero identity:

Carapace

Akumatized identity:

Bubbler (Season 1)
Shell Shock (Season 2)

Other names:

Cappie^[2]
Flyweight^[2]^[3]
Lightweight^[2]
Captain Turtle^[4]
Weakling^[5]

Species:

Human

Age:

13-15

Occupation:

Student
DJ
Head of school radio station^[1]
Superhero

Affiliations:

Miraculous holders

Residence:

Paris, France

Relatives:

Chris Lahiffe (younger brother)

Enemies:

Adults (formerly)
Ladybug (formerly)
Cat Noir (formerly)
Hawk Moth
Mayura

Love
interests:

Alya Césaire
Marinette Dupain-Cheng (formerly)

Likes:

Bubbles
Being a DJ
Being a hero
Helping others

Dislikes:

Horrible parents

Someone stealing his cap

Primary Wielded
Miraculous:

Turtle Miraculous

Power
Source:

Wayzz

Powers and abilities:

DJ skills
Using bubbles (as Bubbler)
Shellter (as Carapace)

Weapons:

Hand Shield (as Carapace)
Bubble wand (as Bubbler)

“	Dudes, you know cellphones never work in horror movies.	”
—Nino, "Horrificator"

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Nino Lahiffe^[9] is Adrien's best friend and a student in Miss Bustier's class at Collège Françoise Dupont.

In "The Bubbler", when Nino becomes frustrated with adults after failing to convince Gabriel Agreste to allow Adrien to have a birthday party, Hawk Moth akumatizes him into Bubbler, a bubble-wielding supervillain.

In "Anansi", after Nino receives the Turtle Miraculous from Ladybug, he, when the Miraculous is inhabited by Wayzz, becomes Carapace, a turtle-themed superhero who helps Ladybug and Cat Noir "during particularly difficult missions" in the second season.^[1]^[10]

In "Mayura", during the fight with Scarlet Moth, after Rena Rouge falls victim to an akuma, Carapace is akumatized into Shell Shock a turtle-themed super villain.

Appearance

Physical appearance

Nino is tall, with short dark brown hair, tan skin, and amber eyes.

Civilian attire

He wears a plain red cap at the top of his head. He also wears black-rimmed glasses. A pair of dark gray, blue, and orange headphones are found around his neck. He wears a short-sleeved blue shirt with an eye design on the front, having a black pupil, white sclera, dark gray upper eyelid with lashes, and light blue lower lid. Around his jeans is a brown belt, and while most of it is hidden by his shirt, one tip sticks out a little bit below it. Additionally, he wears lime green, pink, red, blue, and yellow bands around his right wrist, blue-gray jeans, and red and white high collar shoes with a white knight design on the tongues.

As Carapace

Carapace has a dark green bodysuit with a hoodie, the suit itself made with tiny hexagonal patterns resembling those on the Turtle Miraculous. The hoodie has a silver semicircle on the front, curved red eye designs on the sides with black and golden details, and two small light green ovals below the bottom of the hood's opening. Over his eyes, Carapace wears black goggles with yellow-green lenses, and underneath the suit, he has a black collar. On his suit, he has six hexagon-shaped light green circles on his chest, and he has dark gray hexagon-shaped protective pads on his shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. The Turtle Miraculous bracelet is on his right wrist. Also, Carapace wears dark green boots with an indent between his big toe and other toes, dark gray outsoles, and two indents on two sides of each boot. On his back, he carries a shield that is dark green on one side and light green on the other.

As Shell Shock

He still has the same appearance as his hero counterpart but with red all over thanks to Catalyst.

As Bubbler

Bubbler has light blue skin, reddish-brown eyes, and black circles around his eyes, along with a black spot above his left eye and a black spot below his right eye. He wears a bright red, blue and yellow bodysuit, with many parts of the suit being rounded like attached bubbles. Around his head, he has a red helmet that features a red antenna on top with a red sphere. Also, he wears black boots, black elbow-length gloves with pink knuckles, and black pants. On his chest, an eye-like black and white circle with two dark gray tubes attached. The tubes connect to Bubbler's red, yellow, and blue bubble container, where he puts his bubble wand when he isn't using it. The bubble wand has a blue handle and a yellow head with a long, oval hole.

For more of Nino's outfits and designs, see Nino Lahiffe/Designs.

Personality

Nino is fun-loving, enthusiastic, friendly, and compassionate. He enjoys being a DJ at parties and hanging out with friends. He is described as "a caring friend with a strong sense of right and wrong."^[11] Noticing when someone, like Adrien, is upset, he does what he can to comfort them or cheer them up. If he has a vision for something, he stays dedicated to it, sometimes rather stubbornly.

OR-2 (985) — Nino giving supportive advice to Adrien.

But if things don't go in the fashion he wants them to, it exasperates and upsets him. He is more than willing to argue his point, though he is able to change his opinions on situations or particular people. Nino becomes frustrated if he sees something that he considers unfair, like when Adrien's father won't allow Adrien to have a birthday party. However, he doesn't hold grudges for long, and whether by choice or not, he will help others when they ask for it.

However he has a tendency to act nervous in certain situations seen in "Animan", when he tried to ask Marinette on a date and when he stuttered at the sight of being posted on Alya's Ladyblog. He also has some knowledge on how things work in certain situations like in "Horrificator" or "Anansi".

Like Alya, he can be caught up in the moment or excitement of things. However, unlike her Nino doesn't hesitate on returning the Turtle Miraculous.

When it comes those he cares about he is brave and loyal refusing to leave them behind in "Simon Says", where he didn't want to leave without Adrien. In "Anansi", when he was even willing to fight against the titular villain to save Alya or staying with her when she's infected in "Zombizou". He can become doubtful of his abilities at times but takes advice from others very well.

As Carapace, most of Nino's personality remains the same like his willingness to help others and bravery although he forgets to speak in a formal manner calling the heroine dude or dudette instead of Ladybug.

As Bubbler, he becomes less caring and more aggressive, being much wilder and louder than normal. Although one of his intentions is to let Adrien have the birthday party that he never gets, he also despises adults and uses his powers to get rid of them. His hatred can extend to his peers if they defy his orders. As Bubbler, if anyone doesn't listen to him, they get trapped in a bubble. His rage proves to even be an issue for Hawk Moth when he traps Ladybug and Cat Noir and sends them into the sky instead of taking their Miraculouses.

Abilities

As a civilian

SS (132) — Nino DJing on *The Challenge*.

Nino is a skilled DJ, competing with his abilities and making it to the second round of The Challenge. With his cellphone, he likes to record videos, and, in "Horrificator", he films a movie with it. He is also knowledgeable in film tropes and film crew, noting how cell phones don't usually work in horror movies in "Horrificator" and mentioning Hollywood director Steven Basielberg in "Volpina".

In "Anansi", Nino has shown to have decent fighting abilities.