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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Marinette rejects Plagg despite his attempts at mind control and reverse psychology, he starts laughing at how she's still the best thing he's encountered in a while for saying "No" and screwing up plans. He's *still* laughing when Adrien opens the box, much later.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Marinette rejects Plagg despite his attempts at mind control and reverse psychology, he starts laughing at how she's still the best thing he's encountered in a while for saying "No" and screwing up plans. He's *still* ''still'' laughing when Adrien opens the box, much later.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Marinette rejects Plagg despite his attempts at mind control and reverse psychology, he starts laughing at how she's still the best thing he's encountered in a while for saying "No" and screwing up plans. He's *still* laughing when Adrien opens the box, much later.

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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: With the exception of Adrien, all of the chosen heroes have different powers than in canon due to the circumstances that Marinette picks them.

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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: With the exception of Adrien, all of the chosen heroes have different powers than in canon due to the circumstances that in which Marinette picks them.



* AndTheAdventureContinues: The story ends by saying that its the end of Marinette the Miraculous Distributor, and the beginning of the [[spoiler: seventh member of the miraculous heroes.]]

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The story ends by saying that its it's the end of Marinette the Miraculous Distributor, and the beginning of the [[spoiler: seventh [[spoiler:seventh member of the miraculous heroes.]]



* TheChooserOfTheOne: A DeconReconSwitch of this trope. Master Fu sees Marinette as both a potential hero and a future Guardian, and constantly sends Miraculouses her way, despite the fact [[RefusalOfTheCall that Marinette doesn't want the stress of being a hero added to her life]]. On the opposite end, Marinette ends up passing them to heroes that will either make the best use of them[[note]]Alya, Alix, and Max[[/note]], who would benefit from the freedom brought by their Miraculous[[note]]Adrien and Kagami[[/note]], or to help set up a healthy hero romance[[note]]Nino to set him up with Adrien[[/note]].

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* TheChooserOfTheOne: A DeconReconSwitch of this trope. Master Fu sees Marinette as both a potential hero and a future Guardian, and constantly sends Miraculouses her way, despite the fact [[RefusalOfTheCall that Marinette doesn't want the stress of being a hero added to her life]]. On the opposite end, Marinette ends up passing them to heroes that will either make the best use of them[[note]]Alya, Alix, and Max[[/note]], who would benefit from the freedom brought by their Miraculous[[note]]Adrien and Kagami[[/note]], Kagami[[/note]] or to help set up a healthy hero romance[[note]]Nino to set him up with Adrien[[/note]].



** Nino gets annoyed of Marinette’s blatant attempts to set him up with Adrien, especially since as Melliferna he’s been dating Chat Noir… who is Adrien.
** Hawkmoth’s growing hatred at the teen heroes makes him plan to use the wish to make sure that their parents never had them, unaware that one of them is his son.

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** Nino gets annoyed of by Marinette’s blatant attempts to set him up with Adrien, especially since as Melliferna he’s been dating Chat Noir… who is Adrien.
** Hawkmoth’s growing hatred at of the teen heroes makes him plan to use the wish to make sure that their parents never had them, unaware that one of them is his son.



* DudeNotFunny: In the final chapter, Fennec jokes [[spoiler:how funny it be if after Turtle's reveal to the others and Chat's repeated freak out, Gabriel Agreste turns out ''not'' to be Hawkmoth]]. Mel gives her a sharp look and tells her [[TemptingFate not to jinx it for them]].
* ForWantOfANail: The nail is that Master Fu, correctly guessing that Hawkmoth is after both the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, only chooses to send out the Ladybug Miraculous. This plays a part in Marinette’s [[RefusalOfTheCall not wanting to become a superhero]].
** Since she failed to purify Stoneheart’s akuma the first time as Scarabella, Alya is heavily focused on her duties as a superhero. As such, she never launches the Ladyblog or an equivalent.
** Marinette doesn’t develop a crush on Adrien with the umbrella incident since she’s caught up about getting another Miraculous sent to her. Instead, she tries to matchmake him with Nino instead.
** Since they were heroes and shared how they were chosen Alya, Adrien, Nino, Alix, and Max are immediately aware that Lila is lying about being Scarabella’s best friend and being a reserve hero.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: PlayedForLaughs. When Marinette tries to talk Nino into trying out for the fencing team despite the fact he isn’t an athlete, he recognizes it as an attempt [[ShipperOnDeck to get him closer with Adrien]]. Nino decides to agree, but gets Marinette to come by saying that since she suggested that Nino go and support him, then it makes sense for Adrien’s other friends like Marinette and Alya to also come. He finds her expression of exasperation hilarious.

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* DudeNotFunny: In the final chapter, Fennec jokes [[spoiler:how funny it be if if, after Turtle's reveal to the others and Chat's repeated freak out, Gabriel Agreste turns out ''not'' to be Hawkmoth]]. Mel gives her a sharp look and tells her [[TemptingFate not to jinx it for them]].
* ForWantOfANail: The nail is that Master Fu, correctly guessing that Hawkmoth is after both the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, only chooses to send out the Ladybug Miraculous. This plays a part in Marinette’s [[RefusalOfTheCall not wanting to become a superhero]].
** Since she failed to purify Stoneheart’s akuma the first time as Scarabella, Alya is heavily focused on her duties as a superhero. As such, she never launches the Ladyblog or an equivalent.
** Marinette doesn’t develop a crush on Adrien with the umbrella incident since she’s caught up about getting another Miraculous sent to her. Instead, she tries to matchmake him with Nino instead.
** Since they were heroes and shared how they were chosen Alya, Adrien, Nino, Alix, and Max are immediately aware that Lila is lying about being Scarabella’s best friend and being a reserve hero.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: PlayedForLaughs. When Marinette tries to talk Nino into trying out for the fencing team despite the fact he isn’t an athlete, he recognizes it as an attempt [[ShipperOnDeck to get him closer with to Adrien]]. Nino decides to agree, agree but gets Marinette to come by saying that since she suggested that Nino go and support him, then it makes sense for Adrien’s other friends like Marinette and Alya to also come. He finds her expression of exasperation hilarious.



* ItsPersonal: Hawkmoth gets continuously frustrated of the influx of new heroes and foiling his akumas. He decides that once he defeats them and takes their Miraculous, he’ll use the Wish to make a world where they never exist.

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* ItsPersonal: Hawkmoth gets continuously frustrated of by the influx of new heroes and foiling his akumas. He decides that once he defeats them and takes their Miraculous, he’ll use the Wish to make a world where they never exist.



* MythologyGag: When holding the Bee and Snake Miraculous, Marinette briefly sees Chloe and Zoe for potential users for the former and [[EarlyBirdCameo Luka]] for the latter.

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* MythologyGag: When holding the Bee and Snake Miraculous, Marinette briefly sees Chloe and Zoe for as potential users for the former and [[EarlyBirdCameo Luka]] for the latter.



* NotMeThisTime: Marinette thought that Alya inviting her to the museum was Tikki's idea as part of a ploy to get Marinette interested in Miraculous. When they meet each other again, Tikki reveals she has no involvement and that Alya really wanted to share a part of her hero life with her best friend. Tikki actually tried to ''talk Alya out of it"' before hand.

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* NotMeThisTime: Marinette thought that Alya inviting her to the museum was Tikki's idea as part of a ploy to get Marinette interested in Miraculous. When they meet each other again, Tikki reveals she has no involvement and that Alya really wanted wants to share a part of her hero life with her best friend. Tikki actually tried to ''talk Alya out of it"' before hand.it'' beforehand.



* PointOfDivergence: The nail is that Master Fu, correctly guessing that Hawkmoth is after both the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, only chooses to send out the Ladybug Miraculous. This plays a part in Marinette’s [[RefusalOfTheCall not wanting to become a superhero]].
** Since she failed to purify Stoneheart’s akuma the first time as Scarabella, Alya is heavily focused on her duties as a superhero. As such, she never launches the Ladyblog or an equivalent.
** Marinette doesn’t develop a crush on Adrien with the umbrella incident since she’s caught up about getting another Miraculous sent to her. Instead, she tries to match him with Nino instead.
** Since they were heroes and shared how they were chosen Alya, Adrien, Nino, Alix, and Max are immediately aware that Lila is lying about being Scarabella’s best friend and being a reserve hero.



* SpaceWhaleAesop: In-universe. After the akuma Jadeite is defeated and exposed as Lila, she is further exposed by Scarabella about lying of being her best friend and a reserved Miraculous hero. Nadja ends the report telling kids not to lie unless they want Hawkmoth to come after them.

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* SpaceWhaleAesop: In-universe. After the akuma Jadeite is defeated and exposed as Lila, she is further exposed by Scarabella for lying about lying of being her best friend and a reserved Miraculous hero. Nadja ends the report by telling kids not to lie unless they want Hawkmoth to come after them.



* TheTrickster: Marinette picks Alix for the Fox Miraculous due to a long history of pulling pranks, from tricking a ten-years-old Chloe into thinking glue was hair gel to being one of the class’s trickster. When Lila comes and claims to be Scarabella’s best friend and a reserve hero, Alix convinces Kim to plot a prank on the transfer student under the guise of her hazing, but really it’s to make her pay for her lies.
* TrueLovesKiss: During the events of Dark Cupid, Marinette uses a platonic version of this trope to free Alya from the akuma's HatePlague by kissing her on the cheeks. Later, Nino/Melliferna kisses Chat Noir on the lips to do the same, albeit with [[ShipTease more romantic undertones between the two]] that later lead to their RelationshipUpgrade.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Marinette argues that she isn’t even suited to hold Wayzz’s Miraculous, let alone be its holder, since she lacks a protective nature, Wayzz argues that she does. He points out that she could have easily left the Miraculous box to gather dust in the corner and leave Paris to fend for itself against Hawkmoth, but instead she passes them to suitable candidates to protect the city in a rather roundabout way of protection.

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* TheTrickster: Marinette picks Alix for the Fox Miraculous due to a long history of pulling pranks, from tricking a ten-years-old ten-year-old Chloe into thinking glue was hair gel to being one of the class’s trickster.class’ tricksters. When Lila comes and claims to be Scarabella’s best friend and a reserve hero, Alix convinces Kim to plot a prank on the transfer student under the guise of her hazing, but really it’s to make her pay for her lies.
* TrueLovesKiss: During the events of Dark Cupid, Marinette uses a platonic version of this trope to free Alya from the akuma's HatePlague by kissing her on the cheeks. Later, Nino/Melliferna kisses Chat Noir on the lips to do the same, albeit with [[ShipTease more romantic undertones between the two]] that later lead leads to their RelationshipUpgrade.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Marinette argues that she isn’t even suited to hold Wayzz’s Miraculous, let alone be its holder, holder since she lacks a protective nature, Wayzz argues that she does. He points out that she could have easily left the Miraculous box to gather dust in the corner and leave Paris to fend for itself against Hawkmoth, but instead she passes them to suitable candidates to protect the city in a rather roundabout way of protection.



* WrongGenreSavvy: A benevolent case. Chat Noir is initially worried that like in many anime when a new hero joins, Scarabella will either think he's a new villain or be mad that he wasn't there to help her against Stoneheart the day before and that it will take time for them get along. He is quite surprised when Scarabella pulls him into a hug in relief that she won't be facing the akumas alone, which he admits to himself is much better.
* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Kagami, Nino picks up the same LonelyRichKid and KnightTemplarParent issues he sees in Adrien. Marinette also picks it up, which is why she immediately invites Kagami into their friend group.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: A benevolent case. Chat Noir is initially worried that like in many anime when a new hero joins, Scarabella will either think he's a new villain or be mad that he wasn't there to help her against Stoneheart the day before and that it will take time for them to get along. He is quite surprised when Scarabella pulls him into a hug in relief that she won't be facing the akumas alone, which he admits to himself is much better.
* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Kagami, Nino picks up the same LonelyRichKid and KnightTemplarParent issues he sees in Adrien. Marinette also picks it up, which is why she immediately invites Kagami into their friend group.group.
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* AdaptedOut: The Ladyblog (or any equivalent) doesn't exist since Alya is focusing more efforts on being Scarabella.



* InSpiteOfANail: Adrien still ends up with Plagg and becomes Chat Noir and his father is still Hawkmoth.

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** Adrien's LoveInterest (in the story being Nino) [[GotVolunteered getting told by D'Argencourt to pick the winner of Adrien and Kagami's match without a clear understanding of what happened]].


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* WrongGenreSavvy: A benevolent case. Chat Noir is initially worried that like in many anime when a new hero joins, Scarabella will either think he's a new villain or be mad that he wasn't there to help her against Stoneheart the day before and that it will take time for them get along. He is quite surprised when Scarabella pulls him into a hug in relief that she won't be facing the akumas alone, which he admits to himself is much better.


* TheChooserOfTheOne: A DeconReconSwitch of this trope. Master Fu sees Marinette as both a potential hero and a future Guardian, and constantly sends Miraculouses her way, despite the fact [[RefusalOfTheCall that Marinette doesn't want the stress of being a hero added to her life]]. On the opposite end, Marinette ends up passing them to heroes that will either make the best use of them[[note]]Alya, Alix, and Max[[/note]], who would benefit from the freedom brought by their Miraculous[[note]]Adrien and Kagami[[/note]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers or to help set up a healthy hero romance]][[note]]Nino to set him up with Adrien[[/note]].

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* TheChooserOfTheOne: A DeconReconSwitch of this trope. Master Fu sees Marinette as both a potential hero and a future Guardian, and constantly sends Miraculouses her way, despite the fact [[RefusalOfTheCall that Marinette doesn't want the stress of being a hero added to her life]]. On the opposite end, Marinette ends up passing them to heroes that will either make the best use of them[[note]]Alya, Alix, and Max[[/note]], who would benefit from the freedom brought by their Miraculous[[note]]Adrien and Kagami[[/note]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers or to help set up a healthy hero romance]][[note]]Nino romance[[note]]Nino to set him up with Adrien[[/note]].
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* HypocrisyNod: Marinette notes that Max and Markov might have some co-dependency issues if they were able to transform together, but decides not to judge as she knows she has plenty of issues of her own.


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* MythologyGag: When holding the Bee and Snake Miraculous, Marinette briefly sees Chloe and Zoe for potential users for the former and [[EarlyBirdCameo Luka]] for the latter.


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* NotMeThisTime: Marinette thought that Alya inviting her to the museum was Tikki's idea as part of a ploy to get Marinette interested in Miraculous. When they meet each other again, Tikki reveals she has no involvement and that Alya really wanted to share a part of her hero life with her best friend. Tikki actually tried to ''talk Alya out of it"' before hand.

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* LiarRevealed: After Lila is defeated as Jadeite, she’s not only revealed to be an Akuma to the public, but Scarabella exposes her on the news about her lying about being a reserve hero and her best friend.



* LiarRevealed: After Lila is defeated as Jadeite, she’s not only revealed to be an Akuma to the public, but Scarabella exposes her on the news about her lying about being a reserve hero and her best friend.

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* LiarRevealed: After Lila is defeated as Jadeite, she’s not only revealed to be an Akuma NoOntologicalInertia: Despite the assumptions of many people that the Miraculous's powers are temporary thanks to the public, but Scarabella exposes [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]], this is only when the Ladybug Miraculous is charged with enough power (like from purifying an akuma butterfly), [[SubvertedTrope and that in normal cases the effects of a Miraculous's power will last even after the user detransfotms]]. Mullo explains this to Kagami [[MundaneUtility so can use clones to spend time with her on the news about new friends and still complete her lying about being a reserve hero and duties to her best friend.mother]].
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* OnlyTheKnowledgableMayPass: When the group is distrustful of her, [Turtle reveals she was the one to give out the Miraculous by revealing as much information she knows without spilling identities. First she reveals what she remembers about the Kwami, before revealing how she gave them their Miraculous. Fennec is the first to believe her, as her Miraculous was thrown at her when no one else would have been around.]]

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* OnlyTheKnowledgableMayPass: When the group is distrustful of her, [Turtle [[spoiler:Turtle reveals she was the one to give out the Miraculous by revealing as much information she knows without spilling identities. First she reveals what she remembers about the Kwami, before revealing how she gave them their Miraculous. Fennec is the first to believe her, as her Miraculous was thrown at her when no one else would have been around.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The story ends by saying that its the end of Marinette the Miraculous Distributor, and the beginning of the [[spoiler: seventh member of the miraculous heroes.]]


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** When the group meets [[spoiler: Turtle]], they are distrustful because they all debuted when there was a difficult Akuma to beat, while they appeared to fight Mr. Pigeon. [[spoiler: Marinette privately notes that she didn't intend for that to happen, as she was just giving the Miraculous out as she got them.]]


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* OnlyTheKnowledgableMayPass: When the group is distrustful of her, [Turtle reveals she was the one to give out the Miraculous by revealing as much information she knows without spilling identities. First she reveals what she remembers about the Kwami, before revealing how she gave them their Miraculous. Fennec is the first to believe her, as her Miraculous was thrown at her when no one else would have been around.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Nezumi's debut features her managing to save the rest of the heroes from Puppeteer, all of whom were put under her spell before she arrived.


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* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Nino's hair grows from a buzzcut to long dreadlocks as Melliferna, mainly because otherwise he wouldn't be able to actually wear the Bee Miraculous, as it is a hair comb.
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* WontTakeYesForAnAnswer: Upon realizing Lila is a liar, Alya promptly warns Marinette, going through all the reasons she has only to realize Marinette said she already believes her about halfway through.
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* DudeNotFunny: In the final chapter, Fennec jokes [[spoiler:how funny it be if after Turtle's reveal to the others and Chat's repeated freak out, Gabriel Agreste turns out ''not'' to be Hawkmoth]]. Mel gives her a sharp look and tells her [[TemptingFate not to jinx it for them]].
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: In-universe. After the akuma Jadeite is defeated and exposed as Lila, she is further exposed by Scarabella about lying of being her best friend and a reserved Miraculous hero. Nadja ends the report telling kids not to lie unless they want Hawkmoth to come after them.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: PlayedForLaughs. When Marinette tries to talk Nino into trying out for the fencing team despite the fact he isn’t an athlete, he recognizes it as an attempt [[ShipperOnDeck to get him closer with Adrien]]. Nino decides to agree, but gets Marinette to come by saying that since she suggested that Nino go and support him, then it makes for Adrien’s other friends like Marinette and Alya to also come. He finds her expression of exasperation hilarious.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: PlayedForLaughs. When Marinette tries to talk Nino into trying out for the fencing team despite the fact he isn’t an athlete, he recognizes it as an attempt [[ShipperOnDeck to get him closer with Adrien]]. Nino decides to agree, but gets Marinette to come by saying that since she suggested that Nino go and support him, then it makes sense for Adrien’s other friends like Marinette and Alya to also come. He finds her expression of exasperation hilarious.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: After Kagami was nearly akumatize, the heroes decide they need a civilian contact to warn them about new akumas. Without telling each other, they all pick Marinette.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: After Kagami was nearly akumatize, akumatized, the heroes decide they need a civilian contact to warn them about new akumas. Without telling each other, they all pick Marinette.
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* InSpiteOfANail: Adrien still ends up with Plagg and becomes Chat Noir and his father is still Hawkmoth.
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* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Kagami, Nino picks up the same LonelyRichKid and KnightTemplarParent issues he sees in Adrien.

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* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Kagami, Nino picks up the same LonelyRichKid and KnightTemplarParent issues he sees in Adrien. Marinette also picks it up, which is why she immediately invites Kagami into their friend group.
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On the day that her classmate Ivan got turned into a stone monster, Marinette finds a strange box with a pair of earrings and a mythical creature named Tikki saying that she’s been chosen to be the next wielder of the Ladybug Miraculous. That means being the sole hero and defense against a supervillain abusing the power of the Butterfly Miraculous.

Marinette, not seeing herself as hero material and already having enough on her plate as a student and an aspiring designer, firmly refuses and decides to secretly pass it to her new classmate Alya, who she knows will be much more interested. She thinks that it will be the end of it. She soon finds out that it isn’t.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43473279/chapters/109289322 Thanks, but no]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic where Marinette is trying to avoid becoming a superhero while Master Fu is insistent that she’s the next Guardian and keeps sending Miraculous down her way. It concluded on January 10, 2023.

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!!''Crimson and Noire'' provides contains examples of:

* AccidentalTruth: PlayedWith when Lila makes a fit about Kim bringing her a plate of garlic pasta, claiming that she was allergic to garlic and that he could have poisoned her. While she is evidently not allergic to garlic and nothing in the pasta would have caused a reaction, Marinette suspects that Kim had added chili powder to the pasta as part of a hazing prank suggested by Alix[[note]]Which is actually payback for lying about being a reserve hero[[/note]].
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: With the exception of Adrien, all of the chosen heroes have different powers than in canon due to the circumstances that Marinette picks them.
** Alya gets the Ladybug Miraculous instead of the Fox to become Scarabella.
** Nino gets the Bee Miraculous instead of the Turtle to become Melliferna.
** Alix gets the Fox Miraculous instead of the Rabbit to become Fennec.
**Max gets the Snake Miraculous instead of the Horse, with him and Markov becoming the hero unit King Cobra.
** Kagami gets the Mouse Miraculous instead of the Dragon to become Nezumi.
** [[spoiler:In the final chapter, Marinette dons the Turtle Miraculous rather than the Ladybug]].
* TheChooserOfTheOne: A DeconReconSwitch of this trope. Master Fu sees Marinette as both a potential hero and a future Guardian, and constantly sends Miraculouses her way, despite the fact [[RefusalOfTheCall that Marinette doesn't want the stress of being a hero added to her life]]. On the opposite end, Marinette ends up passing them to heroes that will either make the best use of them[[note]]Alya, Alix, and Max[[/note]], who would benefit from the freedom brought by their Miraculous[[note]]Adrien and Kagami[[/note]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers or to help set up a healthy hero romance]][[note]]Nino to set him up with Adrien[[/note]].
* ContrivedCoincidence: After Kagami was nearly akumatize, the heroes decide they need a civilian contact to warn them about new akumas. Without telling each other, they all pick Marinette.
* DramaticIrony:
** Nino gets annoyed of Marinette’s blatant attempts to set him up with Adrien, especially since as Melliferna he’s been dating Chat Noir… who is Adrien.
** Hawkmoth’s growing hatred at the teen heroes makes him plan to use the wish to make sure that their parents never had them, unaware that one of them is his son.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Fu sees Marinette's refusal to accept the Miraculous as the ability to resist the temptation of their power and thus a suitable guardian, instead of the blatant sign that she isn’t interested in being a superhero.
* TheDividual: The Snake Miraculous turns both Max and Markov into the superhero unit King Cobra, with Markov as King and Max as Cobra.
* ForWantOfANail: The nail is that Master Fu, correctly guessing that Hawkmoth is after both the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, only chooses to send out the Ladybug Miraculous. This plays a part in Marinette’s [[RefusalOfTheCall not wanting to become a superhero]].
** Since she failed to purify Stoneheart’s akuma the first time as Scarabella, Alya is heavily focused on her duties as a superhero. As such, she never launches the Ladyblog or an equivalent.
** Marinette doesn’t develop a crush on Adrien with the umbrella incident since she’s caught up about getting another Miraculous sent to her. Instead, she tries to matchmake him with Nino instead.
** Since they were heroes and shared how they were chosen Alya, Adrien, Nino, Alix, and Max are immediately aware that Lila is lying about being Scarabella’s best friend and being a reserve hero.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: PlayedForLaughs. When Marinette tries to talk Nino into trying out for the fencing team despite the fact he isn’t an athlete, he recognizes it as an attempt [[ShipperOnDeck to get him closer with Adrien]]. Nino decides to agree, but gets Marinette to come by saying that since she suggested that Nino go and support him, then it makes for Adrien’s other friends like Marinette and Alya to also come. He finds her expression of exasperation hilarious.
* ItsPersonal: Hawkmoth gets continuously frustrated of the influx of new heroes and foiling his akumas. He decides that once he defeats them and takes their Miraculous, he’ll use the Wish to make a world where they never exist.
* MundaneUtility: Kagami uses the mouse Miraculous to create two versions of herself, one to play her mother’s perfect daughter and the other to hang out with her new friends.
* LiarRevealed: After Lila is defeated as Jadeite, she’s not only revealed to be an Akuma to the public, but Scarabella exposes her on the news about her lying about being a reserve hero and her best friend.
* OverlyLongGag: In chapter 10, Chat Noir lets out several BigWhat and shouts other questions repeatedly [[spoiler:when Turtle tells them about how she suspects Hawkmoth is Gabriel Agreste and the events leading to her discovery]].
-->'''Alix''': Hey Chat? Are you going to keep making these exclamations for the entire conversation? Because if you are, I should get some popcorn
* RefusalOfTheCall: The premise of the story, with Marinette not wanting to deal with the stress of becoming a hero and passing the Miraculous to other candidates. [[spoiler:She ultimately becomest the new Turtle hero in the final chapter]].
* ReversePsychology: When Plagg is given to Marinette, he tries to act nonchalant and act like he doesn’t care if innocent people get killed by Hawkmoth to goad Marinette into accepting his power. It almost works until she realizes what’s he up to.
* ShipperOnDeck: When she isn’t worried about ending up with another Miraculous, Marinette is working to get Adrien and Nino together.
* TakeAThirdOption: Tired of Fu constantly sending Marinette new Miraculous in hopes that she’ll accept, Wayzz convinces him to pass him instead. When the Turtle Kwami gets to Marinette, he tells her that if she doesn’t pass his Miraculous to anyone else, then she won’t have to worry about another Miraculous sent her way and he can get some peace of mind.
* TheTrickster: Marinette picks Alix for the Fox Miraculous due to a long history of pulling pranks, from tricking a ten-years-old Chloe into thinking glue was hair gel to being one of the class’s trickster. When Lila comes and claims to be Scarabella’s best friend and a reserve hero, Alix convinces Kim to plot a prank on the transfer student under the guise of her hazing, but really it’s to make her pay for her lies.
* TrueLovesKiss: During the events of Dark Cupid, Marinette uses a platonic version of this trope to free Alya from the akuma's HatePlague by kissing her on the cheeks. Later, Nino/Melliferna kisses Chat Noir on the lips to do the same, albeit with [[ShipTease more romantic undertones between the two]] that later lead to their RelationshipUpgrade.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Marinette argues that she isn’t even suited to hold Wayzz’s Miraculous, let alone be its holder, since she lacks a protective nature, Wayzz argues that she does. He points out that she could have easily left the Miraculous box to gather dust in the corner and leave Paris to fend for itself against Hawkmoth, but instead she passes them to suitable candidates to protect the city in a rather roundabout way of protection.
* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Kagami, Nino picks up the same LonelyRichKid and KnightTemplarParent issues he sees in Adrien.

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