Heroes: Paris' Champions | Team Miraculous | Kwamis
Villains: Hawk Moth | Akumatized Villains (S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5) | Amokized Sentimonsters
Other Characters: School Characters | Assorted Civilians
Students and teachers at the Collège Françoise Dupont from Miraculous Ladybug.
For tropes pertaining to Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, see here
For tropes pertaining to Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Max Kanté, Alix Kubdel, Lê Chiến Kim, Zoé Lee, Mylène Haprèle, Rose Lavillant, Juleka Couffaine, Sabrina Raincomprix, Marc Anciel, Nathaniel Kurtzberg, and Ivan Bruel, see here.
For tropes pertaining to Chloé Bourgeois and Lila Rossi, see here.
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Adrien and Marinette's class
General
- Badass Crew: As of "Penalteam", all of them save Lila have been Miraculous superheroes at one point or another.
- Breaking the Fellowship: The oldest members of the gang graduated from Dupont as of "Revolution", Nathaniel revealing his intent of attending another highschool, Chloé banished to America, and Zoé remaining in Dupont for another year. The rest are attending the same highschool together, followed by Lila under a new alias.
- A Day in the Limelight:
- Their individual akumatization episodes serve as this; we normally learn a little about their family lives, personalities, or motivations so the akumatization is more understandable.
- Starting in Season 2, we see them undergo Character Development and reveal more about themselves beyond their akumatizations; either they help Marinette and Adrien out with their civilian problems, or they assist Ladybug and Cat Noir because they are in/directly involved with the episode’s Akumatized villian.
- Several of them get another episode where they're gifted a Miraculous for a day.
- Disney Death:
- In "Timebreaker", most of the class become victims of Timebreaker as the result of stealing their life energy, which made them freeze then fade from existence. Luckily, after she and Ladybug went back to the past, all of them are back.
- In "Cat Blanc", all of them including the other Parisians become ashen statues as the result of Cat Blanc's Mega Cataclysm in a Bad Future. Thanks to Bunnyx's help, Ladybug was able to fix the timeline, which prevents those events, including Cat Noir's akumatization, to ever happen.
- Heroic Bystander: As of season two, the class as a whole is more active against akumas. Special mentions go to Chloé and Max, who directly save Ladybug and Cat Noir's lives. Season 3 takes this further by having several of them graduate from bystanders to full fledged heroes.
- Opposites Attract: Other than Marinette/Alya and Adrien/Nino, each best friend pair in the class is made up of students who contrast in looks or personality, such as Light Feminine and Dark Feminine Rose and Juleka or Ivan and Mylène's Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl dynamic.
- Shipper on Deck: Most of the girls in the class are 100% rooting for Marinette's crush on Adrien.
- Short Teens, Tall Adults: Most of them are shorter than the series' average adult. The exception is Ivan, lampshaded in "Reflekta" when the photographer doesn't know where to put him because he's so huge.
- Took a Level in Badass: From Season 3 onward, Ladybug begins choosing them one by one to wield the Zodiac Miraculouses, in addition to Kagami, Luka and Marc.
- True Companions: Barring Chloé and Lila, the class as a whole is a pretty united bunch.
- Unwitting Muggle Friend: Most of them are on good terms with Marinette and Adrien, but nobody seems to have any idea that the two are Ladybug and Cat Noir.
- Wacky Homeroom: The class is relatively close and provides a sense of normalcy to Marinette and Adrien's lives. Each of the students has a distinct design and personality (some based on stereotypes such as Alpha Bitch, nerd, etc.).
- Weirdness Magnet: The school as a whole seems to be a frequent target for an akuma. Besides the main class, the students' family members and other staff and students at the school have also been targeted. Turns out Gabriel was counting on Chloé's poor attitude and Lila's manipulative nature to provide him upset people to akumatize.
Other Students
Aurore Beauréal
Aurore Beauréal
Akumatized form: Stormy Weather
"I should have won. I have the talent, the star looks, everything! But she took everything away from me. They took everything away from me!"
Voiced by: Geneviève Doang (FR), Mela Lee (EN) Foreign VAs
One of the finalists for KIDZ+'s Miss Weather Forecaster contest. She is a student in Ms. Mendeleiev's class.
- Everyone Has Standards: Because her first time as Stormy Weather implied akumatizations had been happening for a while in Paris, the fear on her face when the akuma gets into the elevator showed for as sore and angry as she was about losing she was not willing to let Hawk Moth corrupt her and go on a rampage over it.
- Fangirl: In some of her recurring appearances, she is seen fangirling over Adrien.
- Girlish Pigtails: She's a girly teenager, so these are present in her design.
- Hopeless Suitor: She has a crush and/or attraction to Adrien, but given his intense interest in Ladybug, the feelings won't be returned.
- Parasol of Prettiness: She carries a parasol to the contest, to complement her image as a weather girl.
- Pride: Aurore is quite prideful and because of her arrogance she becomes upset when Mireille wins against her.
- Punny Name: "Aurore Beauréal" is a pun on the aurora borealis, an electromagnetic phenomenon that causes waves of colorful light to appear in the sky.
- Recurring Extra: Less so than Théo, but in later episodes Aurore sometimes appears as a student at Marinette and Adrien's school.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: In "Stormy Weather 2", Chloé is picking on her when Marinette and co. rush to the rescue. Aurore promptly takes the opportunity to "nope" right out of the conversation.
- Sore Loser: Downplayed. Aurore is visibly upset over losing the contest (and being mocked by Alec), but she just runs off the set and rants to herself rather than get violent or snippy to Mireille. There's also the fact she very clearly didn't want to be akumatized over it.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: "Ikari Gozen" has her and Mireille host a show together.
Mireille Caquet
Mireille Caquet
Voiced by: Marie Nonnenmacher (FR), Mela Lee (EN) Foreign VAs
One of the finalists for and winner of the KIDZ+'s Miss Weather Forecaster contest. She is a student in Ms. Mendeleiev's class.
- Ambiguously Brown: She appears to be of Asian descent.
- Fangirl: Yet another member of Adrien's fanclub. She's the one hugging Adrien's new poster in Dark Cupid
. - Hopeless Suitor: Like Aurore, she has a crush and/or attraction on Adrien, but it obviously won't be reciprocated.
- Recurring Extra: Like her classmate Aurore, Mireille is often used as filler in crowd scenes.
Jean Duparc
Jean Duparc
Akumatized form: Magician of Misfortune
A student in Ms. Mendeleiev's class.
- Loony Fan: Part of the mob following Adrien everywhere in the beginning of "Gorizilla".
- Noodle Incident: At some point before "Princess Fragrance", he was akumatized and wanted to make the Eiffel Tower disappear.
- Recurring Extra: Jean's character model is often used as a background character.
- Suddenly Voiced: After having no lines for a season and a half, he finally speaks in "Gorizilla".
Teachers
Miss Caline Bustier
Miss Caline Bustier
Akumatized forms: Zombizou, Ms. Sans-Cullotte
"If we wish to change the world, we must all learn to love each other."
Voiced by: Jessie Lambotte (FR), Dorothy Fahn (EN) Foreign VAs
A former teacher at Marinette and Adrien's school; she taught literature and was the kids' homeroom adviser. After being unfairly fired, she went into politics and is now the Mayor of Paris.
- All There in the Script: Her first name is Caline, not that this is ever said onscreen until "Collusion".
- Badass Teacher:
- The first person in the show to attempt to resist an Akuma even after being infected by one. She does however succumb to it eventually.
- After learning about Mylène and Ivan getting in trouble for protesting in "Mega Leech", Miss Bustier not only orders their release but rallies the rest of her students to participate in the protest. And she doesn't hesitate to stand up to the mayor.
- Babies Ever After: She is revealed to be expecting a child in the New York special. She gives birth to her daughter Harmonie in the Season 5 finale.
- Beware the Nice Ones: While Ms. Bustier is typically patient and kind to her students, she does have a limit for them acting out. When Chloé and Lila are exposed for framing Marinette in tampering with their classmates education forms, she is furious and expresses her disappointment in Chloé, promising to discipline her properly from then on. She would have lectured Lila too if the latter had not ditched the school entirely.
- A Birthday, Not a Break: She gets akumatized on her birthday.
- Characterization Marches On: In early season one, she was as quick to show no sympathy and dole out punishments as any other teacher (usually trips to the principal's office). By Season 2, she's a Nice Girl and Cool Teacher.
- Cool Teacher: All her students adore her, and have nothing but good things to say about her. Even Chloé feels the same, even if she doesn't show it in public.
- Gotta Get Your Head Together: Assumes this stance when fighting off Hawk Moth's influence.
- Heroic Sacrifice: In protecting Marinette from an Akuma, she herself becomes infected.
- Heroic Willpower:
- In "Zombizou", Caline initially manages to fight off the Akuma infecting her. While she does eventually succumb to its influence, no one has ever even partially resisted an Akuma before, a testament to just how nice of a person she is.
- Twice over in "Collusion". The first time she gets infected by an Akuma in the episode after Chloé (under Cerise's orders) gets her fired from her job as a teacher, she manages to calm herself down mid Akumatization and reject the Akuma before it corrupts her. The second time she gets infected by an Akuma after seeing André's (faked by Gabriel) declaration of wanting to keep abusing his power and take control over the entire city, while she does give in to the Akuma this time, she ends up de-akumatizing herself after André resigns from his position as the Mayor of Paris.
- Horrible Judge of Character:
- Her attempt to inspire the class to heroism uses Lila as an example. She along with the class and other teachers all realize how wrong they were in "Confrontation".
- Played with for Chloé. She was initially successful in helping the latter change because she saw good in her heart, but it could not counter Chloé's deeply-entrenched entitlement complex and Lila's Toxic Friend Influence.
- Hot Teacher: It's downplayed, but she is considerably physically attractive with a kind, but firm personality...and it's probably not a coincidence her first akumatized form is basically an Attractive Zombie that spreads kisses all over the place.
- Lipstick Lesbian: She's a pretty feminine looking woman and has a girlfriend named Giselle.
- Mama Bear:
- A pacifistic example. If a villain or another threat appears, Caline gets nervous and will suggest to her students that they hide or leave if it becomes potentially dangerous. It gets played completely straight in "Zombizou", when she tries to physically fight off an Akuma to keep it away from Marinette.
- In a Freeze-Frame Bonus, Miss Bustier can be seen protecting Nino, Sabrina and Nathaniel from Stoneheart in the second Origins Episode.
- Meaningful Name: Her first name Caline means "cuddly" in French, and her last name is the name of a piece of lingerie. Rather fitting for a Friend to All Living Things Hot Teacher. While "Ms. Sans-Culotte" references 17th century French commoners who militarized against an unjust government, "San-Culotte" also translates in English to "Underpants".
- My God, What Have I Done?:
- Once she turns back, she's distressed that she hurt people and calls herself "terrible". Ladybug comforts her by telling her that the blame rightly lies on Hawk Moth.
- When she finally learns that Lila is a pathologically lying Jerkass who was in cahoots with Chloé to get Marinette expelled, Ms. Bustier is immediately remorseful to the latter, saying that she owed her student the biggest apology out of everyone.
- Nice Girl: Caline is pleasant and instructive. She is kind to her students, but stern with them if they misbehave, and she will send them to Mr. Damocles' office if she thinks it's necessary. Caline also encourages her students to be nice to one another in part because it's the moral thing to do but also to protect them from being victim to akumas.
- The Pollyanna: Rather than being offended or angry when Chloé defaces Marinette’s birthday gift to her, she instead considers it a gift from both of them and optimistically calms an enraged Marinette down, preventing her from being akumatized in the process. She is so overwhelmingly positive, she only becomes akumatized by the akuma that was meant for Marinette when she tried to swat it away, the fear of her student's safety being the emotion it becomes attracted to, and was even able to briefly fight off the Akumatization. The three only other people shown to stop an in-progress akumatization once are Marinette, Luka and, surprisingly, Chloé.
- Properly Paranoid: She tries to teach her students to be kind and positive to protect them from akumas. Doing so kept Marinette from falling victim to one...unfortunately, this same drive to protect her students and fear of them becoming akumatized left her open.
- Psychologist Teacher: Two of her class-time routines includes leading her class in yoga and breathing exercises (which Mylène admits helps her with her anxiety) and encourages each student to say at least one nice thing to each other at the start of the day to build better relations.
- Punny Name: Bustier and her second Akumatized form both have surnames that reference underwear.
- Queer Establishing Moment: In "Collusion" it's revealed that she has a girlfriend named Gisele, whom she kisses on the lips on-screen.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: She is kind to the kids, and encourages them to run against Chloé for class president. She also encourages them to try to make friends with Chloé to make her a better person and takes Marinette outside to cool her off when she gets into a conflict with Chloé that nearly gets her akumatized.
- Redhead In Green: Downplayed. She wears a mint-green shirt that stands out against her white suit. It matches her green eyes and contrasts with her red hair.
- Took a Level in Badass: In "Revolution", she led the mob on Chloé and stripped the sash contacting the akuma. Then she runs for mayor and wins the election over the course of the remaining episodes of the fifth season.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Ms. Bustier is so cheerful and pure of heart that Gabriel is forced to take this track when akumatizing her. He turned her into Zombizou by convincing her to bring love to those around her. Then as he turns her into Ms. Sans-Culotte after she got fired by Chloé by airing doctored footage of Chloé's dad being a corrupted politician, convincing her she must protect her students from an unjust leader. Both cases have Gabriel convinced her that she's making the world a better place when her actions are exact opposite.
Ms. Olga Mendeleiev
Ms. Olga Mendeleiev
Akumatized form: Kwamibuster
Voiced by: Nathalie Homs (FR), Philece Sampler (EN) (2015-2021) Anne Yatco (2022-Present) Foreign VAs
A science, mathematics, and physics teacher at Collège Françoise Dupont.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: After grumbling about how ineffective Mr. Damocles is as an administrator, she ends up getting his job in "Collusion", and quickly finds that she's just a rubber stamp for Chloé's whims.
- Cool Teacher: At least cool enough to demonstrate what would happen with Rose's perfume if it hit an ignition source as opposed to just explaining it.
- For Science!: In "Kwamibuster", she is determined to prove the existence of kwamis to the world for this very reason.
- Icy Blue Eyes: She has deep blue eyes and is one of the most frosty teachers of the school.
- Jerkass Has a Point: She is right that Rose messing around with flammable perfume in a science lab is a massive danger to Rose and the rest of the class.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite her grouchy, sharp-tongued, easily irritated and demanding nature, she doesn't hesitate to attempt to protect Max in "Robostus".
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: She's the science teacher, so of course she wears one. Because of the show's Limited Wardrobe, she also wears it outside the school.
- Lean and Mean: Mendeleiev's angular features and lean physique suit her less than friendly demeanour.
- Meaningful Name: Dmitri Mendeleev was the founder and compiler of the modern periodic table of elements.
- Puppet King: In "Collusion", she becomes the new Principal at Collège Françoise Dupont, but has even less power than Damocles did; whereas previously, the Mayor had to personally force Damocles to carry out Chloé's whims, Mendeleiev is just expected to do whatever Chloé tells her to.
- Secret-Keeper: In "Kwamibuster", she learns about the existence of kwamis, but Cat Noir convinces her to keep quiet in order to keep them safe.
- Stern Teacher: In contrast to Miss Bustier, she seems to have a harsher and sterner personality.
- Terrible Artist: Her sketches of the kwamis on Alternative Truth are dreadful. Chloé — who has personally seen a kwami during her time as Queen Bee — is unsure of what they're even supposed to be.
Mr. Armand D'Argencourt
Mr. Armand D'Argencourt
Akumatized form: Darkblade
Voiced by: Thierry Kazazian (FR), Joe Fria (EN) Foreign VAs
The P.E. coach and fencing instructor.
- Blue Blood: Claims to descend from a noble family that used to rule over Paris; thus, Paris is his birthright.
- Born in the Wrong Century: He espouses the idea of medieval knights and chivalry.
- Butt-Monkey: In "Riposte", where he spends a noticeable chunk of his screen time receiving Amusing Injuries.
- Geek: Downplayed - Kagami's first appearance sees him being surprisingly energetic and passionate about Adrien and Kagami dueling, though he otherwise keeps his composure during his fencing classes.
- Master Swordsman: His fencing academy is the most prestigious one in all of Paris.
- Meaningful Name: Possibly. While his name does sound like a realistic French noble name, it can be translated as "Of money short"note , which could explain why he's a P.E. coach.
- Pet the Dog: While he mostly seems like a serious fellow who is passionate only on the topic on fencing, "Risk (Shadow Moth's Final Attack Part 1)" has him being surprisingly warm when he picks up Adrien into a big hug and saying he so richly deserves to finally see the beauty of this world.
- Signature Move: The "dark blade", created and named by his ancestor. It involves deliberately leaving yourself open for an attack, only to quickly shift back into position and strike when your opponent decides to attack.
- Sore Loser: Downplayed. On the one hand, part of what turns him into Darkblade is the shame of losing the election by such a large margin; the other is Nadja Chammack's interview questions. However, on the other end, given his Jerkass opponent and the seeming Kick Them While They Are Down treatment from the public for said loss, it's kind of hard to blame this guy.
- Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: How he speaks in the English dub.
Mr. Denis Damocles/The Owl
Mr. Denis Damocles
Akumatized form: The Dark Owl/Darker Owl
"I am not Mr. Damocles. I am the Owl!"
Voiced by: Gilbert Levy (FR), JC Hyke (EN) Foreign VAs
The principal at Collège Françoise Dupont who moonlights at vigilantism as The Owl.
- Alliterative Name: Denis Damocles.
- Animal Motifs: He resembles an owl, befitting his principal status. He also has pictures of owls in his office. Fittingly, when he tries to become a superhero himself, he models himself after Knight Owl.
- Badass Normal: Subverted. The Owl has no powers...and is regarded as a loser due to his ill-thought-out decisions and general physical ineptitude.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has large, bushy black eyebrows, reminiscent of the feather tufts on horned owls.
- Captain Ersatz: The comic book hero Damocles imitates as "The Owl" is this to Batman.
- Character Catchphrase: "Hoo-hoo!" as the Owl.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Subverted. His grappling hook is clearly a toy, with a ludicrously short range. He does manage to replace the string with a longer one, although he's not good at using it.
- Hero Does Public Service: After he's de-evilized, Damocles still runs around as The Owl, but he dials back his heroism to community service projects which are received much more favorably than his previous attempts.
- Hidden Depths: "Robostus" reveals that he is interested in computer science.
- I Just Want to Be Special: "Dark Owl" reveals that he's wanted to be a superhero ever since he was a young boy.
- Last-Name Basis: His first name isn't revealed until "Jubilation".
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The shield created by his Magical Charm manages to repel an incoming Megakuma and protect him from getting akumatized again in "Confrontation", the first person shown to use it in such a fashion.
- Meaningful Name: His first priority is to be fair with his students, but he is unfortunately cowed by Chloé's threats for the first five seasons, much like the Sword of Damocles.
- The Millstone: During his antics as "The Owl", he usually ends up in as much danger as the people he tries to "save", causing Ladybug and Cat Noir to come in and save him. Not only does it cut in on what little free time that they have in their civilian lives, but it is also obvious that should he involve himself with an akuma attack, it would lead to himself, Ladybug, Cat Noir and other civilians getting harmed in his efforts to help. After he is de-evilized, he dials it back a bit.
- Mission Control: Albert, a computer program who isn't as helpful as intended because of its poor voice recognition software.
- Non-Powered Costumed Hero: He tries to become one in the episode "The Dark Owl", but he doesn't really have the skills to pull it off. At the end, he decides to channel his heroic spirit into community service activities, like helping the homeless or rescuing stray animals.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Mr. Damocles is serious, courteous, and authoritative, and generally tries to be this, but he struggles under pressure, especially when the Bourgeoises are the ones putting him under pressure. It eventually forces him to resign from Dupont over Chloé's role in Lila's scheme to sabotage their classmates' futures, unable to expell them but uses his final act as principal to let Marinette's class redo their papers.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: He sacrifices his job as Dupont' principal when he refuses to allow Chloé and Lila to ruin everyone's futures, allowing their class to resubmit their forms against Mayor Bourgeois's wishes.
- Super Zeroes: The Owl's incompetence and recklessness are quickly noted by the citizens of Paris.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: The Owl responds to Ladybug's insistence that he should wear a helmet by pointing out that she and Cat don't wear helmets. The fact that they get their powers from magical gems, while he is a wannabe Badass Normal, seems to slip his mind.
Mr. Fred Haprèle
Mr. Fred Haprèle
Akumatized form: The Mime
Voiced by: Franck Tordjman (FR), Ezra Weisz (EN) Foreign VAs
Fred is an assistant educator at the school, a pantomime performer, and Mylène's father.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Fred has brown hair and eyes.
- Good Luck Charm: He keeps a picture of his daughter in his coat pocket for good luck.
- Good Parents: Fred loves his daughter very much and even keeps a picture of her in his breastpocket as a good luck charm.
- Hidden Depths: "Party Crasher" reveals that Fred is a fairly skilled trumpet player, as shown when he's jamming with Jagged Stone and Luka.
- Nice Guy: He is quite friendly and genial.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: As an assistant educator, Fred is serious when it comes to keeping people without permission and who might hurt others out of the school.
- Ridiculous Procrastinator: Downplayed. Fred is fairly responsible, but has a habit of being tardy due to his procrastination. It's what gave Chris the idea to trick him into being late, knowing that their boss would assume it was Fred's habit of procrastination.
- Turn the Other Cheek: Fred instantly forgives Chris for tricking him into being late, even hugging him in the process of Chris's apology for his deceit.
Mr. Jean-Pierre Monlataing
Voiced by: Todd Haberkorn
The teacher in charge of the school's art club.
- Cool Teacher: Discourages conflict and encourages artistic endeavors.
- No Name Given: He went unnamed until "Queen Banana", the eighth episode of season 4; two seasons after his debut.
- Punny Name: His name sounds like the French expression "J'en perds mon latin", which translates literally as "I'm losing my Latin over it", and means "This completely baffles me".
