| “ | How may I please you, my queen? | ” |
| —Pollen to Chloé Bourgeois, "Queen Wasp" | ||
Pollen[5] is the kwami of Subjection[6] who is connected to the Bee Miraculous.[7] With her power, Pollen's wearer can use the hair comb of the Bee Miraculous to transform into a bee-themed Miraculous holder.
Whenever she is not active, Pollen's Miraculous lays dormant in Master Wang Fu's Miracle Box, whilst she herself resides inside the box with the other inactive kwamis.[8][9] [7]
As of "Style Queen" and other episodes, Pollen and her Miraculous temporarily become active. Her occasional owner is Chloé Bourgeois who sometimes uses the Bee Miraculous to transform into the superheroine Queen Bee to help Ladybug and Cat Noir protect and keep the citizens of Paris safe from danger, as well as defeating akumatized villains.[7]
Appearance
Pollen is a yellow creature that is 10 centimeters (or 4 inches) tall.[10] Three curved stripes wrap around her head, and each stripe grows smaller as it ascends up her forehead. Her small stinger, visible at the rear, is also striped. Her antennae, arms, and feet are black, while her eyes are golden with blue sclerae. She has a row of white upper teeth, and she has black eyelashes. A small light yellow tuft is located below her head and around her neck, with a small area reaching onto her stomach.
- For more of Pollen's designs, see Pollen/Designs.
Personality
Pollen appears to have a formal and polite personality, greeting Tikki and Plagg as "the noble kwamis of creation and destruction" as shown in "Sandboy".
As shown in "Style Queen", "Queen Wasp", and "Malediktator", she is very submissive, obedient, and respectful towards her owner, as she calls Chloé "My Queen" and how she promptly transforms her into Queen Bee, despite it meaning everyone getting to know the latter's identity.
Despite being submissive and obedient, Pollen isn't afraid to speak up as she tried to convince Chloé not to use her powers for evil.
Abilities
Pollen is able to fly, levitate, phase through solid objects, and carry objects larger and/or heavier than herself.
As a kwami, Pollen gives the wearer the power of subjection (the power to immobilize an opponent) and transforms them into a bee-themed superhero by entering the Bee Miraculous. Whenever the wearer uses Venom, Pollen begins losing power and eventually detransforms in about five minutes. Pollen then has to recharge by eating.
Relationships
Chloé Bourgeois
Pollen greets Chloé
Not much is known about Pollen's relationship with Chloé, but as far as being seen, she has befriended Chloé quickly and is very respectful with her, calling her "My Queen". She also doesn't object when Chloé transforms in front of a crowd of people.
In "Heart Hunter", however, Pollen had tried to convince Chloé to not side with Hawk Moth or to use the Bee Miraculous for evil, but she wouldn't hear the kwami out and ordered her not to speak unless spoken to. As of "Miracle Queen", after her wielder's defeat, Pollen sees her run off likely saddened by her wielder's betrayal.
Tikki and Plagg
Pollen greets Tikki and Plagg.
Just like with the other kwamis, Pollen seems to be good friends with Tikki and Plagg, formally greeting them as the "noble kwamis of creation and destruction" when they arrive inside the Miracle Box.
She was willing to help Marinette rescue Tikki and Plagg from Kwamibuster.
History
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Sightings
Episodes
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Theme Song: | Appears | |||||||||||
| 1. "Santa Claws": | Absent | 14. "Frightningale": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "The Collector": | Absent | 15. "Syren": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Prime Queen": | Absent | 16. "Zombizou": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Despair Bear": | Absent | 17. "Frozer": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Riposte": | Absent | 18. "Style Queen": | Appears | |||||||||
| 6. "Befana": | Absent | 19. "Troublemaker": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Robostus": | Absent | 20. "Queen Wasp": | Appears | |||||||||
| 8. "The Dark Owl": | Absent | 21. "Reverser": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Gigantitan": | Absent | 22. "Anansi": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Glaciator": | Absent | 23. "Malediktator": | Appears | |||||||||
| 11. "Sapotis": | Absent | 24. "Sandboy": | Appears | |||||||||
| 12. "Gorizilla": | Absent | 25. "Catalyst": | Appears | |||||||||
| 13. "Captain Hardrock": | Absent | 26. "Mayura": | Absent | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Theme Song: | Appears | |||||||||||
| 1. "Chameleon": | Absent | ?. "Reflekdoll": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Animaestro": | Absent | ?. "Desperada": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Bakerix": | Absent | ?. "Startrain": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Backwarder": | Absent | ?. "Kwamibuster": | Appears | |||||||||
| 5. "Gamer 2.0": | Absent | ?. "Feast": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Weredad": | Absent | ?. "Stormy Weather 2": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Silencer": | Absent | ?. "Timetagger": | Absent | |||||||||
| 8. "Oni-Chan": | Absent | ?. "Ikari Gozen": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Miraculer": | Background | ?. "Cat Blanc": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Oblivio": | Absent | ?. "Félix": | Absent | |||||||||
| 11. "Party Crasher": | Absent | ?. "Ladybug": | Absent | |||||||||
| 12. "Christmaster": | Absent | 25. "Heart Hunter": | Appears | |||||||||
| 13. "The Puppeteer 2": | Absent | 26. "Miracle Queen": | Appears | |||||||||
Other
| Games | ||||||||||||
| Super Lady Luck: | Absent | Miraculous Mission Ladybug: | Absent | |||||||||
| Throwdown!: | Absent | Ladybug Contra os Vilões: | Absent | |||||||||
| Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: | Pictured | Miraculous Crush: | Appears | |||||||||
Trivia
- Pollen was first revealed by Jeremy Zag with a picture posted on his Instagram. The image was captioned: "New Kwami means new superhero!? 🤔.... hummm... Maybe! 😋👍 Miraculous Ladybug Season 2 is coming guys !!!!"[11]
- Another image of Pollen was shown during an interview between Lindalee Rose and Cristina Vee.[12]
- The background of the teaser images is a blurred shot of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
- Pollen's name was revealed when Thomas Astruc confirmed a fan's correct guess during a Twitter contest.[5]
- In concept art, Pollen's eyes had neither pupils nor irises, only their blue sclerae, and her sclerae were much darker.
- Astruc has stated that if the Miraculous is destroyed, the kwami survives but is no longer able to be seen or felt. Thus, while the Bee Miraculous was destroyed, Pollen survived.[13]
- The way Pollen is so ready to "serve" Chloé is a reflection on the way of how bees are devoted to their queen.
- Pollen's name and bee-like appearance is also a reflection on the symbiotic relationship bees have with flowers.
- She was the third kwami whose powers were being used for evil in "Battle of the Miraculous", following Nooroo and Duusu.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Confirmed in this episode clip.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SoCassandra/status/1060963408084783104
- ↑ Only in Version 1.0.9. of the game "Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir"
- ↑ As of Version 1.1.10 of the game "Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/853374089611837440
- ↑ In "Style Queen", Ladybug states that the Bee Miraculous has the power of subjection. It was also confirmed by Feri González here.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxqjLa6Ni5s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/BhI6Sup9XOA?t=287
- ↑ As seen in episode Sandboy, inactive kwamis lay dormant inside the Miracle Box.
- ↑ Confirmed to User:BelieveInMagic814 by the official Miraculous Ladybug Tumblr blog.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BGuojclSQxG/
- ↑ Lindalee & Cristina Vee talk Miraculous Ladybug - *Spoilers* (MNN) Ep.3
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1054706013239214080
Start a Discussion Discussions about Pollen
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could pollen be the kwami of self sacrifice?
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I think Pollen or the Bee Miraculous' concept behind it is humility and pride depending on the role the kwami is playing. A Qu...
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Is Chloe going to get to keep the bee miraculous (and Pollen)?
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I dont think chloe should keep it she font deserve it and would want to tell the world and adrian because she likes him so much she dont need one -
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