History Blog / MiraculousRewrite

It can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34510822/chapters/85895803 here]]

** In "Peacemaker", much like its counterpart "Ladybug", Lila attempts to get Marinette expelled, [[UpToEleven along with the other main members of Team Miraculous]]. All of their parents are ''furious'' over the school's stunning lack of professionalism, raking the principal over the coals for how he's treated their children like they were 'guilty until proven innocent'. As a result, [[spoiler:all of them pull their kids out and enroll them in other schools, not wanting to keep them in such a toxic environment]].

* RantInducingSlight:
** Lila is utterly ''infuriated'' at hearing two of the heroes trash-talk her as 'Schoolyard bully: the akuma'.
** Roland tends to take ''everything'' as a slight. When Marinette introduces herself as his granddaughter, he goes off about how his son's name is Dupain and Dupain ''alone''. (Despite how he insisted mere moments before that [[IHaveNoSon he has no son to speak of]].)

** While Astruc's movie is mostly a cliché-riddled mess, one detail is [[AccidentallyAccurate accidentally semi-accurate]]: he has Hawkmoth as Chat Noir's mother.

* AdultFear:
** Supervillain or not, Gabriel is still a father here, and actually ''cares'' about his son -- enough that he's honestly horrified when Adrien accidentally gets caught up in an akuma attack. (Of course, he's [[DramaticIrony completely unaware]] that one of his targets '''IS''' his son.)
** Gabriel's concerns about Adrien's safety eventually reach the point that [[spoiler:he's willing to give up his efforts to save Emilie for the sake of his son]].
** A double dose in "Prime Queen": in order to get at Mayor Andre, Prime Queen kidnaps his daughters, and [[spoiler:Ladybug and Chat set a trap for her by making it appear that they took ''her'' daughter hostage]].
** In "Hecate", Nora wants to help ensure Alya's safety while dealing with akumas, only to learn that her sister has effectively been learning to cope ''without'' her assistance. Alya also points out that she has significantly more experience with akumas than ''Nora'' does, unintentionally driving home that she's repeatedly been endangered while Nora was nowhere around.
** Gina is concerned that Marinette's decision to date the slightly older Luka is a sign that she mistakenly believes that she's 'mature for her age'. Gina herself believed that when she was younger, and it contributed to her ill-fated relationship with Roland.
** In the third season, Gabriel is forced to face the idea that Adrien [[spoiler:has been fighting against him as Fenrir]]. This culminates in "Full Disclosure" [[spoiler:having ''Adrien'' learn that he's been fighting his father, and subsequently moving out]].
** Monika gets a heavy dose of this in "Father Knows Best" when her manipulative ex skirts his restraining order, picks up their younger child Noel from school, and has to get kicked out of their apartment by their eldest Nino. Followed by his akumatization and [[spoiler:Nino revealing that he's Carapace to her and Noel]].

** Rather than immediately recanting her promise to improve after Ladybug saves her from Stoneheart, a star-struck Chloe declares that she'll be like her, and takes said vow quite seriously, though she struggles with the execution.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original series, many of Mayor Andre's worst abuses of his power are spurred on by Chloe goading her doting father into it. Here, this is no longer the case; Chloe even tries to ''prevent'' him from ruining Clara's video shoot, and it's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:he rigged the last election]].

* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: {{Discussed}} briefly; instead of thinking Chloe could be Ladybug herself, Alya instead suspects that she could be her ''supplier''.

** "Father Knows Best" reveals that Nino's parents are divorced, and that his father is a ManipulativeBastard who intends to worm his way back into the family
* ADayInTheLimelight: "Dawnbreaker" follows Chloe's POV rather than Marinette, as [[spoiler:she's the titular akuma]].
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** Adrien is more rebellious, openly defiant and resentful towards his father for smothering and controlling him. He also goes through a major CharacterDevelopment arc regarding his misbehavior as Chat Noir, to the point where, by the end of Season 3, [[spoiler:Master Fu names him as a Guardian alongside Marinette]].

** Chloe is inspired to make serious efforts to [[TookALevelInKindness change for the better]] after Ladybug saves her, though this isn't an easy road for her by any means.

* AscendedFangirl: PlayedForLaughs with Chloe. Ladybug's quite startled to learn that she's '[=Bugaboo1984=]', who worked with Alya under the anonymous alias to help her create the Ladyblog's sorting system.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Part of why Chloe struggles so much in her efforts to become a better person is because she fears others will think she's weaker. Finding a balance proves difficult for her.

** "Mayura" includes Chloe freaking out a bit after learning that [[spoiler:the very girl she's bullied for years is none other than her idol Ladybug]].
** At the climax of "Miracle Queen", Chloe breaks down upon realizing that [[spoiler:her fake defection led to the Miracle Box falling into the hands of the Old Order ''and'' to Master Fu erasing his memories]].

* NotHelpingYourCase:
** Chloe tries to assist the heroes in saving her father by confronting Lady Justice and calling her out, claiming that the situation isn't ''nearly'' as bad as she's making it out to be.
** During the Syren arc, [[spoiler:Adrien's attempts to blackmail Plagg into revealing his secrets don't convince him that he's ready. His threat to quit only makes matters worse -- especially as Master Fu witnesses it]].

** Marinette's plan in "Gigantitan" is to get ''Kagami'' a date with Adrien, though Kagami points out [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome how illegal it is to put up a fake no parking sign]], so she comes up with the plans. When Kagami takes charge, the codenames become based off weapons. Kagami is "Sabre", Adrien is "Payload", Marinette is "Battle Axe", Alya is Halberd, Juleka is "Morning Star", Mylene is "Shield", and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Rose is "Pillow"]].

** Marinette's plan in "Gigantitan" is to get ''Kagami'' a date with Adrien, though Kagami points out [[RealityEnsues how illegal it is to put up a fake no parking sign]], so she comes up with the plans. When Kagami takes charge, the codenames become based off weapons. Kagami is "Sabre", Adrien is "Payload", Marinette is "Battle Axe", Alya is Halberd, Juleka is "Morning Star", Mylene is "Shield", and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Rose is "Pillow"]].

* AbusiveParents: It's clear that Audrey [[spoiler:wasn't a better mother to Amber than she was to Chloe; in fact, it's shown that Amber resents Chloe for seemingly getting the better deal]].

* ShutUpHannibal: Ladybug kicks one off against Mayura in the episode of the same name, countering her BreakingSpeech and spurring each of the others to join in with their own thoughts.

* AbusiveParents: It's clear that Audrey [[spoiler:wasn't a better mother to Amber than she was to Chloe; in fact, it's shown that Amber resents Chloe for apparently getting the better deal]].

** Adrien is more rebellious, openly defiant and resentful towards his father for smothering and controlling him.

** The Fox Miraculous's Mirage is buffed so that it's illusion can be solid, to contrast [[spoiler: Volpina]] better.

--> “DOG PILE ON THE AKUMA!!!” Kim shouts.
--> And a dog pile there was. And it was great.

* RealityEnsues:
** While Chloe is honestly committed to becoming a better person after the Stoneheart incident, that doesn't mean she knows ''how'' to improve herself, and her progress is far from a straight line. She struggles, backsliding into old habits when stressing out or frustrated... and not everybody is able to easily ''accept'' her efforts. Least of all [[spoiler:those who haven't been around to ''witness'' her improvement]].
** Like in many other ''Miraculous'' fics that were popular at the time, "Syren" [[spoiler:sees Adrien get stripped of his Miraculous after he prioritizes himself over his duties as a hero]]. ''Unlike'' most of these fics, however, his flaws aren't heavily exaggerated; as a result, [[spoiler:instead of stewing in NeverMyFault-fueled bitterness, he realizes exactly ''how'' badly he screwed up and chooses to make up for it by helping with akuma attacks no matter the risk to make up for it. This actually impresses Fu enough to give him back the ring, and his CharacterDevelopment ultimately sticks]].
** Hawkmoth gets hit with this during the Queen's Battle arc, as his decisions come back to haunt him. [[spoiler:Having convinced Natalie to join him on his quest to revive Emilie by appealing to her love for her sister, he learns that he can't simply ''take that back'' once the risk has grown too much for his liking. Giving up the Brooch causes Natalie to take it up instead, berating him for giving up. Natalie is '''not''' simply bound to his orders; she is her own person, with her own motives driving her, and he has no real leverage to ''force'' her to stop -- not without likely taking himself down in the process]].
** Come mid-Season 3, Chloe is forcibly reminded that all her improvements haven't erased the scars she inflicted in the past. Especially upon Sabrina, who ''still'' feels neglected thanks to Chloe having to [[spoiler:balance being one of the Bees with her normal life]].

* SplitScreenPhoneCall: Used dynamically in "Malediktator" to represent the group chat for [[spoiler: Operation: Gemini, a plan to keep Chloe and Amber in Paris and away from their mother.]]

* SuperheroParadox: Forms the crux of Catalyst's MaliciousSlander against the heroes, blaming them for Hawkmoth's continued activity and insisting that if they retired, Hawkmoth would surely give up as well.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:It's clear that Audrey wasn't a better mother to Amber than she was to Chloe; in fact, it's shown that Amber resents Chloe for apparently getting the better deal.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Hawkmoth exploits Kenji's desire to help his sister Kagami out in order to akumatize him into Oni-Chan.

* BadassBystander: PlayedWith in the latter half of the Syren arc, as Alya and Nino spearhead the efforts to organize and navigate the flooded city, and [[spoiler:Adrien jumps into the fight to help Ladybug and Calamity despite no longer having a Miraculous... or its protection, which nearly gets him killed]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: Lila attempts to make it ''appear'' like she fell victim to this when she makes a play for Adrien, claiming that she wasn't aware that he already HAD a girlfriend. PlayedWith in that most of the core cast doesn't actually fall for the stunt, but Kagami's brother Kenji gets akumatized instead due to mistaking her refusal to rise to the bait as resignation.

** Like in many other ''Miraculous'' fics that were popular at the time, "Syren" [[spoiler:sees Adrien get stripped of his Miraculous after he prioritizes himself over his duties as a hero. ''Unlike'' most of these fics, however, his flaws aren't heavily exaggerated; as a result, instead of stewing in NeverMyFault-fueled bitterness, he realizes exactly ''how'' badly he screwed up and chooses to make up for it by helping with akuma attacks no matter the risk to make up for it. This actually impresses Fu enough to give him back the ring, and his CharacterDevelopment ultimately sticks.]]

** "Mayura" sees the heroes [[spoiler:form a brand-new Order of the Guardians and reveal their secret identities to each other.]]

* DebateAndSwitch: Zigzagged in "Bakerix"; rather than relying upon the metaphor of Roland being upset about Tom adding rice to a traditional recipe, Gina calls him out on how he wanted Tom to 'marry a French girl who could trace her ancestors back a thousand years like you'. However, she goes on to add that the rift was more about his pride than specifically about Sabine. Once Roland himself enters the picture, he is ''blatantly'' racist towards Marinette and her mother, making a number of pointed comments about their heritage.