“ | It is a good thing you are here. Your owners were wise to give you permission to come. | ” |
Sass[7] is a supporting character of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. He is the kwami of Intuition who is connected to the Snake Miraculous.[8] With his power, Sass' wearer can use the Ouroboros bracelet to transform into a snake-themed superhero.
Sass and his Miraculous are currently owned by Luka Couffaine, who uses it to transform into the superhero Viperion.
Appearance
Sass is 10 centimeters (or 4 inches) tall[3] and is light sea green, and has a broad, triangular head, resembling a cobra. His eyes are vivid green with narrow black pupils and light apple green sclerae, his mouth has two pointed fangs, and he has a sea green forked tongue. Additionally, he has a long tail, and from the top of his head and down his back to the tip of his tail, he has a very deep sea green diamond line pattern.
Personality
Sass is the de facto leader of the kwamis in the Miracle Box, given his wise, insightful and charming demeanor. Because of his status as the kwami of intuition, his fellow kwamis value his sagacious wisdom and look to him for guidance when necessary, like when he told Tikki and Plagg to get Wayzz when they were not managing to contact Nooroo during the latter's cycle. With the eminent danger of a famished Tikki looking for galettes to eat and using her power like she has done in the past, he allowed Wayzz and Barkk to leave and watch over her. Another demonstration of his leadership is how he has the courage to try to dissuade Gabriel from having his wish granted and explain to him the drawbacks of fusing too many Miraculous. The other kwamis also tend to hide behind him when they get scared by their new villainous owner.
Like Longg, he has a bit of a formal side happily greeting his owners. Due to the unique ability of his powers, Sass has high expectations of those he is partnered with. As Master Fu described his jewel, Sass is also wise in carefully choosing what time he needed to go back too like his holders he was able to resist temptation.
And yet, in rare incidents Sass will beg for things he truly desires seen in "Furious Fu", as he did the puppy dog eyes along with his fellow kwamis expressing their desire to see Master Fu. Due to his calm demeanor, he rarely gets scared as seen in "Simpleman" when Manon tries to open Marinette's sewing box.
Abilities
General Skills
As Sass' holders remember every revised timeline, it's likely he does too, possibly meaning that he has a photographic memory or is capable of recalling the past in detail with great accuracy.
As a kwami
Sass can fly, levitate, and phase through solid objects. He can also carry objects that are larger and/or heavier than himself.
As a kwami, Sass is able to transform the holder of the Snake Miraculous into a snake-themed superhero, with the power to go back in time with Second Chance.
Unlike his holders, Sass, when he uses Second Chance, can go back to any previously marked time, no matter how much time has passed. However, doing so causes different moments in time to randomly overlap with each other, causing objects, animals or people from the past to reappear at the present.
It also disrupts objects and devices that use or measure the passage of time in order to function properly.
Relationships
Tikki & Plagg
Sass treats Tikki and Plagg as equals and considers them of being high virtue, given that he assumed they both got permission from their owners and from the Great Guardian of the Miraculous to participate in the ceremony inside the Miracle Box.
Sass cares about Tikki and Plagg as him was willing to help Marinette rescue them in "Kwamibuster" from the titular villain.
In "Miracle Queen", Sass fuses his power with Plagg's after having it removed from his owner, who was under the titular villain's control to help Cat Noir become Snake Noir. Later the episode, when Tikki's owner becomes the new guardian, he and his fellow kwamis move in with her.
Upon concerning about Tikki going on hunger rampage again in "Dearest Family", he advised Wayzz and Barkk to watch over her.
In "Ephemeral", upon seeing Tikki's and Plagg's combined power being used Sass knew that his fellow kwamis were caught by Shadow Moth. From his guardian's Lucky Charm, he got her permission to use his power and in doing so their capture was undone.
Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
Sass appears to have a friendly relationship with Adrien, though he has likely left a poor impression on Sass after failing to make good use of Second Chance 25,913 times as Aspik.
In "Miracle Queen", after Sass' Miraculous was taken from a mind controlled Luka, he was fed some cheese by Cat Noir before unifying his power with the Cat Miraculous to become Snake Noir. It's likely that Sass' impression on Adrien started to change, as he was more focused on saving his friends, and that he only used Second Chance twice.
Luka Couffaine
Sass appears to get along well with Luka. He likely thinks highly of Luka after comparing him to his recent temporary owner, Adrien, who proved to be a failure with the Snake Miraculous. In "Party Crasher", Luka and Sass continued to work together. In "Miracle Queen", he was likely worried after seeing Luka put on the Miraculous to be used against his friends.
In "Wishmaker", Sass becomes delighted to see Luka again when Ladybug needed his help.
In "Ephemeral", when Shadow Moth is able to get the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses and is about to grant his wish, Sass explains to Luka the consequences of using the Absolute Power, before Luka telling him to use his power to go back in time and prevent that from happening.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug/Multimouse
Even though his Miraculous wasn't activated, Sass helped Marinette as Multimouse enact her plan to rescue Tikki and Plagg by having her ride in his mouth. After Kwamibuster's defeat, he praised Marinette as her plan was a success.
After "Miracle Queen", Sass respects Marinette as his new guardian.
In "Dearest Family", aware of what was going on with Tikki, Sass tried to warn her.
In "Ephemeral", upon sensing time anomalies happening everywhere Sass detransformed to explain to Ladybug that he got permission from her Lucky Charm to use his power.
Roaar
TBA
Gabriel Agreste/Monarch
In seasons 1-4 Sass did not know Hawk Moth's identity, but he knew that Nooroo was under his command and like all the other Kwamis he wanted to free him.
In "Miracle Queen", after Hawk Moth discovered Master Fu and stole the Miracle Box, Sass was at his disposal, but was handed over to a mind-controlled Luka, allowing Ladybug and Cat Noir to free him.
However in "Strikeback", because Flairmidable betrayed Ladybug and stole her yo-yo, Sass' Miraculous and all the others were stolen by Gabriel, leaving Sass under his service.
In "Evolution", upon discovering Gabriel's intentions, Sass tries to convince him that what he is trying to do is very risky, but Gabriel does not listen and silences his mouth. Later when Monarch was suffering the consequences of using many miraculous at the same time, Sass warned him that they needed food and that if he continued he would only hurt himself more. Later, after Monarch loses Fluff, Sass and the other kwamis witness Gabriel being abandoned by Nathalie and retreat in fear.
In "Destruction", Gabriel tries to force Orikko to give him the power to travel through time, but Sass, Orikko and Xuppu explain to him that that is not possible and when Gabriel calls them useless, Orikko is offended and Sass and the other kwamis call Gabriel evil which causes Gabriel to seal their mouths. Afterwards, Sass and the other kwamis are forced to take Monarch to his guardian's house, but they end up taking him into a trap prepared by Ladybug to rescue Sass and his companions, but she fails. After Gabriel melts Sass' miraculous and turns it into an Alliance ring to use his power without fusing it with the Butterfly Miraculous, and imprisoning Sass in a cage.
Later Monarch began using Second Chance to give his akumatized villains more chances to win, but it didn't work and ended up accelerating the effects of the Cataclysm on Gabriel.
In "Deflagration", Sass and the other Kwamis are surprised that Gabriel has discovered the identities of Tikki and Plagg's new owners, but they could do nothing but watch Gabriel carry out his plan to capture Tikki and Plagg, but then they see him return defeated to his lair.
In "Intuition", Gabriel makes one last attempt to use Sass' power in a plan to separate Ladybug and Cat Noir to get their miraculouses but it ended up becoming a no-win situation and he made so many attempts that the effects of the Cataclysm accelerated even more. Later Monarch is forced to stop using Second Chance and has no ally he can trust with the power because he considers it risky to give it to an akumatized villain.
Because he no longer has any use for Gabriel, Sass can only watch from his cage as Monarch increasingly loses his sanity and makes desperate plans.
In "The Final Day", he witnesses how Gabriel and Tomoe Tsurugi start the Perfect Alliance operation and then Gabriel transfers the power of Sass and the other caged kwamis to the Miraculized, then during his guardian's battle against Monarch, Bug Noire manages to snatch all the rings of Monarch's right hand including the Snake Miraculous. After the wish Sass and his companions were freed from Monarch forever.
History
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Sightings
Episodes
Other
Trivia
- Sass was first revealed from a second season trailer on August 31, 2017.[9]
- Snakes are symbols of rebirth, patience, intuition, and healing, among other things.
- The snake is the sixth animal of the Chinese zodiac.
- In the terms of episodes production codes (followed roughly in chronological order) Sass is the first known kwami of the Chinese zodiac to be activated and used.
- Sass appears to be the leader of the kwamis inside the Miracle Box.
- Due to his hood and the black diamond pattern on his back, Sass appears to be based on both cobras and eastern or western diamond-backed rattlesnakes.
- The word "sass" means "impudence, cheek", and is similar to the sound a snake makes.
- According to an official book of ambiguous canon, Sass' concept is Intuition.
- This is later confirmed by Wilfried Pain in an interview.
- In "Desperada", Sass' miraculous is temporarily entrusted to Adrien Agreste, who uses it to turn into Aspik.[10] Shortly after, Ladybug then gives Sass' Miraculous to Luka Couffaine turning him into Viperion, after Adrien fails to properly use the snake's power.[11]
- In "Miracle Queen", Cat Noir temporarily wears and unifies Sass' Miraculous with his own to become Snake Noir.
- Sass is the fifth kwami to use his power without a holder on screen, in "Ephemeral", following Plagg in "Style Queen", "Catalyst" and "Deflagration", Trixx in "Gang of Secrets", Kaalki in "Sole Crusher" and "Optigami", and Tikki in "Dearest Family" and "Deflagration".
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References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BenjaminDiskin/status/1054121895593832448
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1172942972817694721
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Confirmed to User:BelieveInMagic814 by the official Miraculous Ladybug Tumblr blog.
- ↑ In the game "Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir"
- ↑ https://www.zag-store.com/collections/accessories/products/fridge-magnet-tikki
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Winny_IRL/status/1457657875044741124
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1061767042565455872
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB7xSZ4j9N0
- ↑ https://pandasuite.com/viewer/2.0.2/59a6c26e48abe6f53a002dc9?t=1 (direct video source here)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLQkqD9lqyI
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dMIYDCm5nk