| “ | Ho, ho, ho! No need to grab now, children. Good old Santa Claus has a gift for everyone. | ” |
—Santa Claus, "Santa Claws" | ||
Santa Claus is a minor character of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. He is an immortal man who delivers presents on Christmas.[3]
In "Santa Claws", when Ladybug upset Santa by wrongly accusing him of being a villain, he was akumatized by Hawk Moth and became Santa Claws, a Christmas-themed supervillain.[4][5]
Appearance
Physical appearance
Santa is tall and overweight with balding white hair, a large, thick white beard, and blue eyes.
Civilian attire
On top of his head, he wears a red Santa hat with white trim around the bottom edge and tip of the hat. He wears a large red Santa suit with white trim on the end of the sleeves, top of the hood, lining, and bottom. Where the sleeves end, a large, black, fingerless gloves reach down to his knuckles. He also wears a thick black belt with a golden buckle around his waist, red pants with white trim on the cuffs, and black boots.
As Santa Claws
Santa Claws's skin was moderate malachite green, his eyes were light brilliant amaranth with amber sclerae with a same shade, his beard included many pointed tips, and he had long fingernails and sharp, jagged triangular teeth. He wore a black mask over the top of his face and Adrien's Christmas hat. While the red part of the suit was the same, the bottom edge was jagged, and his gloves included silver spots and a silver jagged line below the fingers, along with red edges on the finger holes. His belt was black with silver spots and a silver Christmas tree-shaped buckle, and on his back was a red bag with a white trim on the top edge. His pants were still red with thicker white trim on the cuffs, and his boots were black with red toe caps and silver hidden wedges. He also had a black sled with red patches on the side and back and rockets on the back that blasted green fire, two black and red reindeer being connected to it.
Personality
Santa Claus comforting Adrien
Santa is warm, kind, and generous. He enjoys giving to others and helping them out, and he gives useful wisdom to those who need it, like Adrien. However, if he is disrespected or falsely accused of something, he becomes grouchy and upset, along with sometimes not easily forgiving the culprits.
As seen in "Christmaster", he is also very stern and strict towards tradition, refusing to give out gifts to kids early as such, and highly appreciates those who respect them, such as Ladybug.
As Santa Claws, he was menacing, bitter, and cruel. He got revenge on those who he disliked or who harmed him with terrifying gifts, and he enjoyed singing songs to proclaim his evil gifts. Despite his villainous nature, Santa Claws held nothing against Adrien, wanting to avenge both Adrien and himself, and he liked getting gifts and praise for being a frightening villain.
Abilities
As a civilian
Santa Claus knows how to reign two horses to use a sled.
As Santa Claws
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Santa Claws could fly with the help of his akumatized reindeer and sleigh with handles like a motorcycle. The sleigh was also able to become intangible to pass through walls and windows. From the sack on his back, he conjured wrapped presents that exploded with green smoke, sometimes also containing terrifying creatures like bats, tarantulas, and cockroaches. His magically created presents could also contain weapons that he could wield, like a sword and a mace.
History
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Sightings
Episodes
Others
Trivia
- Both his existence and appearance were revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2016.
- His appearance was shown in a preview, while his character was first spoken about by Thomas Astruc.[3]
- Thomas calls him Bad Santa.[3]
- According to Wilfried Pain, the Santa Claus who appears in "Santa Claws" is the same character who appears in "Christmaster".[6]
- His French villain name is Pire Noël, which literally translates to "Worst Christmas".
- It's also a pun on Santa's name in France, Père Noël, which translates to "Father Christmas", one of the names for Santa Claus.
- Santa Claus' animal companions, his horses, become akumatized with him, which also happens with Jagged Stone's crocodile Fang in "Guitar Villain".
- Unlike with other akumatized villains, his supervillain name is based on his actual name, but with the letter "W" replacing the letter "U".
- In "Gamer 2.0", Santa Claws returns as a playable akumatized villain as part of the titular villain's immersive game.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BODArfMAW7Q/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MLBFansWorld/status/1507935245466746889
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://youtu.be/s41hZu9Qbes?t=1617
- ↑ Translation from French synopsis
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WinnyGZ/status/806163770519257089
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Winny_BayDay/status/1104999202394947584