The Ox Miraculous is a nose ring that, whenever Stompp inhabits it, transforms the wearer into an ox-themed superhero with the power of Determination.[1]
To activate the nose ring, the user must speak the transformation phrase: "Make Way". To deactivate the nose ring, the user must speak the detransformation phrase, which is currently unknown.
In "Destruction", Gabriel used a laser machine to melt down the Miraculous into a pile of dust, and then reforged it into a special Alliance ring for transferring Stompp's power of Determination to any Akumatized villain who wore a regular Alliance ring.
In "Re-creation", after Marinette Dupain-Cheng manages to recover all of the Miraculouses that were previously stolen, she restores the Ox Miraculous back to its original form and she gives it back to Ivan permanently.
In general, the Ox Miraculous is a nose ring with an open section with the tips of the edges being rounded. In charged mode, when Stompp inhabits it, it is dark blue with five pale yellow spikes around its outer edge. If a minor is using the miraculous, the nose ring starts running out of power, and it makes a beeping sound, and the spikes start discoloring (one spike is equivalent to one minute) Ivan (or another Ox Miraculous holder) has left.
In its activated mode, the spikes are black.
In Season 6 in its activated mode the spikes are absent.
In its camouflage mode, the nose ring changes color and form depending on whose possession it's in:
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Gabriel.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Marinette.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Chloé.
In it's reforged ring form, it was a thick band with a circle surface, similar to the Cat Miraculous, inside of it was the symbol of the Ox Miraculous which glowed navy blue. It used to sit on the thumb of Gabriel's right hand.
Abilities
The Ox Miraculous has the ability to transform its wielder into an ox-themed superhero, granting its wielder incredible powers of speed, endurance, agility, stamina and strength.
Its special weapon is an unbreakable Mallet which can be utilized as both a weapon, a communicator, and an object that can be used to breathe underwater. Its special superpower is called Resistance, which gives the user the ability to be immune to any other abilities in order to obtain their goal, like defeating a villain. If the wielder is not an adult, as long as the superpower isn't used, they can remain transformed indefinitely. However, as soon as the superpower is used, the wielder loses power, and the transformation wears off in about approximately five minutes. The nose ring also has the ability to give the wielder the costume they truly desire.
A famous French fashion designer and the former Ox Miraculous holder who also possesed the Butterfly Miraculous. In "Deflagration", and "Re-creation" he used it when he transformed into Monarch.
A French woman and an indirect holder of the Ox Miraculous who used its superpower when she was akumatized in Manipula in "Determination" without wielding the Miraculous itself.
A French teenage girl and the owner of Police robots, who an indirect holder of the Ox Miraculous and used its superpower when their mistress was akumatized into Queen Mayor in "Revolution" without wielding the Miraculous itself.
A French man and an indirect holder of the Ox Miraculous who used its superpower when he was akumatized into Kiku in "Transmission" without wielding the Miraculous itself.
The guardians of the Miraculouses. The Order protected the Ox Miraculous until the Mother Box was guarded by Su-Han and the incident with Fu's sentimonster.
The last known remaining guardian. He stored the Ox Miraculous in the Chinese Miracle Box when not in use, until he relinquishes his duty as guardian and lost his memory in the process.
A famous French designer who got the Ox Miraculous when Félix stole Ladybug's Yo-yo, which contained all of the Miraculouses and gave them, along with Gabriel's ring, to exchange them for the Peacock Miraculous.
The Ox Miraculous is stored in a drawer of the Miraculous box above the Mouse Miraculous' drawer.
This could refer to the relationship between Ivan and Mylène.
Ox symbolize stability, strength, stubbornness, wealth, and sacrifice.
In the animatic of the theme song, a Miraculous with an ox-like appearance appears on the top level of the Chinese Miracle Box, and it appears as a ring.
The Ox Miraculous being a nose ring and Stompp's appearance is a relation to oxen wearing nose rings to be used as draft or driving animals.
In the storyboard for "Miracle Queen" and in "Re-creation" the Ox Miraculous is referred to as the "Buffalo Miraculous", even though buffaloes are a different species, and the fact that a Buffalo Miraculous appears in the Native American Miracle Box.[6]
This is the smallest of the known miraculouses.
Alongside the Ladybug Miraculous, it is unknown if the wearer actually needs to have a pierced nose in order to wear the Miraculous, or if the pins just pass through the wearers nose magically, though since Adrien (despite not having ear piercings) was having no trouble wearing the earrings in "Reflekdoll" and "Passion", it's most likely not necessary for either of the jewels.