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Kwamis

An Updated List of all my Kwamis including the Canon Kwamis some of which I've altered to fit my Headcanons since I've realized my old list was very outdated xD. (Just something to keep in my mind I'm horribly indecisive and all of these are subject to change)

Mother Box-

Tikki the Ladybug of Creation (Alpha)

Plagg the Black Cat of Destruction (Alpha)

Trixx the Fox of Deception

Pollen the Bee of Subjection

Wayzz the Turtle of Protection  

Duusu the Peacock of Manifestation

Nooroo the Butterfly of Transmission

Mullo the Mouse of Multiplication

Stompp the Ox of Determination

Roaar the Tiger of Confrontation

Fluff the Rabbit of Evolution (Timekeeper)

Longg the Dragon of Acclimatization (Elemental)

Sass the Snake of Repetition (Timekeeper)

Kaalki the Horse of Migration (Spacekeeper)

Ziggy the Goat of Imagination

Xuppu the Monkey of Derision

Orikko the Rooster of Illumination

Barkk the Dog of Loyalty

Daizzi the Pig of Love

Great Plains Box-

Kiikaa the Thunderbird of Electricity* (Elemental)

Maii the Coyote of Wisdom

Katta the Cougar of Passion

Liiri the Eagle of Freedom

Rummpa the Buffalo of Prosperity

Lokko the Wolf of Detection

Sorren the Falcon of Victory

Amikaa the Beaver of Innovation*

Livv the Deer of Vegetation

Pekk the Woodpecker of Dimension (Spacekeeper)

Slipp the Salmon of Apathy

Grizz the Bear of Soul

Ommen the Raven of Probability*

Hoppi the Rattlesnake of Beauty*

Tyyto the Owl of Truth

Honnk the Goose of Cooperation

Zibbi the Otter of Jubilation

Banditt the Raccoon of Avarice

Wandering Box-

Tangg the Mantis of Order (Alpha)

Kastorr & Poluxx the Hydra of Chaos (Alpha) **

Kirrin the Qilin of Light* (Elemental)

Rassi the Spider of Destiny* (Timekeeper) **

Slikki the Snail of Stagnation* (Timekeeper)

Deed the Stick Bug of Distribution (Spacekeeper)

Etterni the Salamander of Resurrection

Mikka the Ant of Conflict

Renn the Crane of Peace

Fianna the Koi Fish of Perfection

Finn the Shark of Fear

Døddie the Moth of Scarcity

Deuill the Dove of Mercy

Jellos the Jellyfish of Corruption

Hunduu the Cicada of Ruination

Taachi the Weasel of Secrets

Murrae the Eel of Elongation

Zodiac Box-

Flikker the Firefly of Hope

Emburr the Phoenix of Combustion* (Elemental)

Atticus the Sparrow of Oblivion (Spacekeeper)

Gemm the Chameleon of Transformation

Gloss the Ibex of Friction* (Aries)

Urazz the Aurochs of Preservation (Timekeeper) (Taurus) 

Oskrr the Squirrel of Duality (Gemini)

Cerra the Crab of Emotion (Cancer)

Rroy the Lion of Action (Leo)

Duchess the Swan of Dreams (Virgo)

Vivvy the Vulture of Justice (Libra)

Scorro the Scorpion of Vengeance (Scorpio)

Spikke the Porcupine of Precision (Sagittarius) 

Akwaa the Seahorse of Perception (Capricorn)

Nøkk the Kelpie of Hydration* (Aquarius)

Nerrea the Whale of Compassion (Pisces) 

Savannah Box-

Gaale the Griffin of Air* (Elemental)

Zipp the Dragonfly of Progression (Timekeeper)

Taamus the Hippo of Gravitation

Snapp the Crocodile of Adaptation

Parra the Giraffe of Confusion*

Equus the Donkey of Mathematics

Duune the Camel of Transaction

Mnemmi the Elephant of Memories

Kuuji the Gorilla of Connection

Irris the Hawk of Vision

Gorrge the Hyena of Consumption

Kallik the Jackal of Guidance

Azuure the Scarab of Thought

Keraas the Rhino of Substance

Zella the Antelope of Elusion

Gnuu the Wildebeest of Courage

Purr the Cheetah of Agility*

Grevyii the Zebra of Clarity

Chatter the Lemur of Negotiation

Jungle Box-

Tonna the Quetzalcoatl of Earth* (Elemental)

Legmm the Sloth of Isolation (Spacekeeper)

Saffi the Frog of Purity

Belaa the Jaguar of Imperception*

Ecco the Parrot of Communication*

Vammp the Bat of Absorption

Rivver the Piranha of Contempt

Bubiic the Mosquito of Plague

Ravanna the Skunk of Despair

Clikk the Dolphin of Sound*

Flairr the Toucan of Pretension

Ocellus the Stingray of Immersion

Charmm the Angelfish of Gentleness

Polaritti the Gecko of Magnetization

Tropical Box-

Allcy the Kingfisher of Sacrifice

Prrysm the Platypus of Distortion* (Spacekeeper)

Dontii the Pufferfish of Expansion (Spacekeeper)

Kicc the Kangaroo of Endurance*

Aumm the Koala of Relaxation

Lekyys the Pelican of Zonation

Alliss the Frilled Lizard of Extortion

Dideea the Shrimp of Patience

Xiphiaa the Swordfish of Honor

Prikk the Echidna of Boundary

Conkky the Wombat of Temperance

Tazz the Purinina of Temptation

Arctic Box-

Shaade the Grim of Darkness* (Elemental)

Tawnii the Lynx of Intuition* (Timekeeper)

Maarus the Walrus of Realization

Demiis the Penguin of Glaciation

Fawnna the Elk of Wilderness*

Attlantis the Octopus of Choice*

Frijj the Snow Leopard of Silence

Curri the Narwhal of Wonder*

Pinna the Seal of Altruism

Sotaa the Wolverine of Aggression*

Hidden Box- 

Vitaa the Panda of Life* (Alpha)

Shii the Crow of Death* (Alpha)

Uunice the Unicorn of Magic* (Elemental)

Italic- Canon Kwamis

*- Any kwami marked with an asterisk either belongs to my close friend @graaythekwami or draws from elements of one of their kwamis that I'm incorporating into my own headcanons

**- Any kwami marked with two consecutive asterisks draws inspiration from @this-wildchild-writes and their original kwamis

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A Critical Retrospective/Analysis of Felix Fathom Graham de Vanily

Felix is undeniably one of the more controversial characters in Miraculous some people are obsessed with him others can't stand him and others are unsure how they feel. I've always been a pretty staunch hater of Felix to be honest even after Representation. I'm a firm believer in the fact that experiencing trauma does not give you the excuse to traumatize others. However overtime my anger has cooled and I've tried to look at everything he's done with a cooler head. I'm still conflicted and I thought I'd try to go back over all his appearances with a fine toothed comb to try and understand his actions. In particular something I want to focus on is what Felix likely knows versus us as the audience know. It's a similar stance I'm trying to take with Marinette as she continues her arc through Season 6. So let's begin...

Pre-Felix (Episode)

It was revealed in Representation that it was after Colt's death prior to the series likely not long after Emilie dies that Felix first discovered his freedom and life were tied to Colt's ring. It was likely around this same time or perhaps even earlier that his mother or perhaps even his father in one of his rages explained the nature of his birth as a result of the magic of the Peacock Miraculous. Despite his intelligence there's no way he could be absolutely certain that Gabriel had the Peacock Miraculous. However, Mayura's various appearances during and after Heroes' Day alongside Hawk Moth reveal the exact person who has it, Felix now has his target. It was also during this time that Felix learned about the importance of the Graham de Vanily twin rings and his mother's anger towards Gabriel for keeping them even after Emilie died. Werepapas show just how important they are to the Graham de Vanily family with Emil being extremely insistent on recovering them, it was one of the first things he talks about frankly.

Felix (Episode)

Now we move onto his first appearance. He's shown to be cold and callous towards Adrien who's own behavior and Felix's own admissions in later episodes reveals that they were close once upon a time. I believe part of the reason for this coldness was his belief that Adrien's life was indeed perfect and that unlike with his own father Gabriel and Emilie fully loved and treasured Adrien and never abused the power of his amok to control him. He resented Adrien for the life he believes he had compared to his own. While we can't know the exact family dynamics prior to canon between the Agrestes I highly doubt it was as perfect as Felix likely believed. Felix at this point knew he had to get in touch with Hawk Moth in some way so he could barter for the Peacock Miraculous which he was ultimately after even though nearly everyone thought he was after the Twin Rings. The opportunity falls squarely in his lap when Adrien's friends send a message to comfort him on the anniversary of his mother's death. He sends back a nasty message and Alya, Juleka, and Rose are akumatized giving him a direct way of communicating to Hawk Moth. Interestingly enough this is the only instance I can recall of Hawk Moth speaking directly through his champion just as Mayura and Rena Rouge would later do with their Sentimonster and Mirage respectively. Felix is rescued by Ladybug after briefly tussling with the Punishers Trio. Correctly guessing he would never be able to make a trade with Hawk Moth without a bargaining chip he tries to get close to Ladybug and kiss her with what I imagine was an attempt to steal her earrings. Here's where we get to one of Felix's cardinal sins, he attempts to SA Ladybug there is absolutely no excuse for this behavior I don't care what anyone says. This is especially upsetting considering many people including myself believe Colt SAed Amelie. After Ladybug rightfully punches him Felix snags Lady Wifi's tablet to get Hawk Moth's attention during which he he agrees to help him if he helps him get a piece of jewelry. Later on after the akumas are defeated and they're saying goodbye Felix pulls off what I can only call a completely facetious performance apologizing to Adrien for his actions. I do not believe in the slightest that Felix feels bad about what happened except perhaps that it leaves him on shaky ground with the heroes and he didn't succeed. It's also at this moment that he snags the twin ring off Gabriel's finger with some sleight of hand something I will admit was pretty impressive.

Gabriel Agreste (Episode)

Now we get to Felix's second appearance, an episode that actually endeared him to many fans because of his intelligence and how he stood up to Gabriel. When we first see him Felix and Amelie are on their way to Gabriel's cult party one of the few references to something bigger going on behind the scenes beyond Gabriel's reign of terror which we would eventually discover is the Kingdom, the secret society Gabriel, Tomoe, and likely Audrey are all a part of. Felix is watching a video on the Ladyblog describing the Miraculous as a whole and more specifically the two that are in Hawk Moth, now Shadow Moth's possession. (Also side note but where exactly did Alya get this photo)

Anyway, now Felix knows exactly what he's looking for a Peacock shaped brooch, rather than a mysterious Peacock amulet. Now we get to Felix arriving to the Agreste manor where he notices Gabriel wearing two brooches under his scarf when Marinette manages to knock Gabriel's tablet out of his hands. This combined with the knowledge that Gabriel had the Peacock originally allows him to figure out that Gabriel is indeed Shadow Moth and Felix is closer than ever to his goal. Felix and Gabriel then have a brief conversation where he gives Gabriel a forgery of the twin ring he stole. Unfortunately for him Gabriel is not fooled likely because as the holder of the Peacock Miraculous he can sense the amok or rather the lack of one in the forgery. Senti-Gabriel then confronts Felix in Gabriel's study as he snoops for clues. It's during this moment that Senti-Gabriel reasserts how important the rings are to him and that he can "destroy his life" while miming snapping his fingers. Then of course Shadow Moth attempts to akumatize him but suspecting this has all been a trick makes a tear in Senti-Gabriel's pants. After Senti-Gabriel is akumatized and defeated Felix then sees Gabriel's pants are undamaged reaffirming that Gabriel is indeed Shadow Moth after all.

Risk

Now we move onto Risk an episode that really cemented my anger towards Felix for a long time. He first appears speaking with Adrien disparaging him for going along with everything his father says and in particular a line that truly grinds my gears is when he says "Freedom is something you make Adrien. For starters, you gotta stop doing everything your father tells you to." Felix didn't really create his own freedom he picked his amok from his father's corpse he was never able to defy his father but he criticizes Adrien for doing the very same thing. But unfortunately for my former mindset I'm trying to analyze everything that Felix does and more importantly what he actually knows. While I have no doubt he knows Adrien is indeed a Senti like him he has no real way of knowing that Adrien is actually being controlled by his father the same way Colt controlled him. He knows Gabriel has became a supervillain and is after Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculous but he doesn't yet know why Gabriel wants them or that he would control Adrien in such a way. Again while we don't know exactly what Gabriel was like we can deduce he wasn't nearly as controlling and cruel as he would eventually become. I doubt Felix had any meaningful interactions with Gabriel let alone ones that allow him to infer how he has become since Emilie's death. He knows Gabriel's theoretically willing to destroy him but he has no reason to believe he would feel the same way about Adrien. After he convinces Adrien to trade places with him he steals Nathalie's tablet and sneaks into Gabriel's atelier and then into the repository where he discovers Emilie's corpse where he is understandably horrified. After this he returns to the atelier where he comes face-to-face with Gabriel and Nathalie and while he initially tries to "rebel" in Adrien's place Nathalie tells him that they need to go. Now many people including myself thought this was because he saw that Nathalie had the other twin ring and didn't want to risk defying an amok order but honestly after everything I'm starting to think it was less to do with the ring and more to do with trying to maintain his cover and use it as an excuse to sneak away. I'm getting a little ahead of myself here but honestly I can't say for sure that Felix knew where Adrien's amok was. I know it sounds a little ridiculous but all things considered particularly his defensiveness of sentis as a whole I don't know if Felix would necessarily be willing to hand over Adrien's amok particularly to someone like Gabriel. However this theory is pretty shaky I'm more than willing to admit and it could go either way Felix easily could have decided to hand it over because he valued the Peacock above all else which is in fact is glaringly obvious considering he traded 15 other Miraculous for it.

Strikeback

Alright here we go the episode where my anger towards him cemented into white-hot rage. Felix starts off this episode in the train with the brooches Gabriel left behind during Gabriel Agreste. Using Nathalie's tablet he tries to transform only to realize that they're fake. The next time we see him is when Penny Bug (whose name really should have been Lady Pegabunny) comes to find him thinking he's Adrien and it's this point that Felix learns that Ladybug's yoyo is a direct pathway to all the Miraculous in her Miracle Box and he's given the Dog Miraculous which of course allows him to recall anything he's touched with his ball. This is the beginning of the end. The next big moment is when he sees the Strikeback sentimonsters and Ladybug tells everyone that they have to send them to place they can't hurt anyone ever again. Flairmidable touches Ladybug's yo-yo and hangs back as they send the Strikebacks to the sun. We see as he stays behind sorrow and regret on Felix's face now I could argue that the Strikebacks weren't made to be sentient beings and as confirmed by Thomas Astruc Sentis are only truly sapient and not monstrous if they're made to be Felix does not know this.

From his perspective an "innocent" being was brought in this world and was forced to wreak havoc. Ladybug had no choice her duty is to Paris and the Strikebacks are going to be threat as long as Shadow Moth has the amok. Ladybug has no idea who has the amok and Paris is in ruins she isn't left with much choice especially since Strikeback can't be immobilized with Venom or some similar option. Felix can't see things this way and while I doubt Ladybug somehow saving the Strikebacks would have changed his decision I do think it helped assuage any doubts he had. Now finally onto the worst part of this episode. Flairmidable shows up in Gabriel's atelier and offers Gabriel the chance to get his hands on all the other Miraculous in the Miracle Box and the twin ring back in exchange for the Peacock. Unfortunately again we don't know if Felix knew exactly why the ring held but regardless I do believe he would have traded it if it meant he could get his hands on the Peacock, the ends justify the means, for Felix. This was an insane decision but with the benefit of hindsight I can remotely understand why Felix would do this not only was his life in the balance but Gabriel would continue to abuse the powers of the Peacock creating and destroying sentis like him without a second thought. This does not in any way justify what he did especially considering the kwamis are in a nearly identical situation as sentis, their existence connected to an object that can be used to control them the only difference being that a kwami would continue to exist in incorporeal form unlike a senti who truly ceases to exist.

Multiplication to pre-Emotion

I'll just lump these together since he only appears for like a minute in Multiplication in which he meets Duusu for the first time. It's during this period that he decides to blackmail Ladybug and Chat Noir into giving him their Miraculous so he can make a wish to create a world free of oppression and control. I believe it's during this time that he discovered just what those two Miraculous were capable of and why Gabriel wanted them from talking with Duusu. I imagine he already had some variation of the Red Moon plan before but it was fully formed at this point.

Emotion

Alrighty onto Emotion another episode that irritated the bejeezus out of me including how good Argos looked. It was during this episode that Felix discovers that Kagami is a senti just like him and Adrien and becomes infatuated with her. He then enacts his plan of snapping away everyone in the world with the power granted by Red Moon. Another absolutely insane plan that could easily be seen as genocide. Of course thanks to Adrien and Kagami he comes to his senses and brings everyone back but he still did something truly atrocious. Afterwards he banishes Red Moon and breaks down because of it even though I will say again I doubt Red Moon was truly sapient in any way but Felix still feels a connection to them all.

Pretension

Onto another episode that does not make Felix great. On the pro side Felix tries to save Kagami from her mother and gives her her amok back so Kagami doesn't have to fear her mother controlling her. He also continues to show his morals as it relates to Sentis refusing to bring a being into this world only to control and exploit which is a pretty good stance to have when wielding the logistical headache that is the Peacock Miraculous. On the con side we find out that he's been stalking Kagami for who knows exactly how long and does kidnap her even if it was from an unpleasant situation.

Representation

Ah yes Representation or what I would like to call the culmination of every act of character assassination against Kagami in Season 5. It's bad enough that she gets convinced that Marinette is some sort of master manipulator and puppetmaster even though she knows that she's Ladybug after Perfection but she then decided to reveal her identity to the person who is responsible for Gabriel getting nearly all the Miraculous in the Miracle Box including Longg and the Dragon Miraculous, her kwami her friend is stuck with that monster because of him. And yes I did previously say that I understood why Felix did what he did but I will say again it does not in any way excuse it. Kagami and Felix then put on their play which I must say is really quite an unhinged way to tell Marinette everything but I digress. We then move onto to the rooftop scene with Duusu being absolutely adorable. Argos creates Once Upon a Time which he ultimately ends up banishing which goes against his former stance regarding sentis. Now of course I would argue that Once Upon a Time could and was most likely made with the intent to be disposable and lacking true sentience or sapience but I would and have said the same thing about Strikeback and Red Moon however Felix clearly didn't feel that way so what changed. It could easily be another instance of the ends justify the means just like when he made the trade with Gabriel but who can say. During the play we learn all about the history of the Graham de Vanilys and the Peacock Miraculous and this illustrates the abuse Felix and Amelie experienced at the hands of Colt and shows how it shaped Felix into the ruthless pragmatist we've mostly seen up until this point. Also something important I'd like to point out is that when Colt damaged Felix's amok and he collapsed in pain it was because he wanted Felix to feel pain. Riposte and Werepapas show us that damage to the amok's container doesn't automatically equate to pain on behalf of the Senti neither Kagami or Adrien showed any reaction, so Colt wanted to hurt him. We also as of this episode learn that Felix and Kagami are indeed a couple.

Re-Creation

Now onto Re-Creation an episode where he did appear but it's not what he did that I want to talk about but rather what he did not. We've learned a good bit about Felix by now some of the main things being that he cares about Sentis and Kagami in particular, he loves her. He also loves Adrien but he does a very poor job of showing that one. Now myself and others with these conclusions could have assumed he would have saved Kagami and Adrien from their literal cells or maybe even helped Ladybug in her battle against Monarch perhaps created a senti to aid her if there was ever a time to create one it was at this moment but no Felix does absolutely nothing to help any of them which leads me to an answer Thomas Astruc gave on Twitter.

Yes Ladybug is indeed more powerful I will not argue that for a second especially since we can gather Felix didn't unlock his adult powers until Revelator with the rest of the Miraculers however the excuse that he didn't want to use his power falls flat when he literally just did the episode before. This is the final battle against Monarch everything is on the line but that doesn't matter because it is "human business." Disregarding the fact that as stated before Adrien, Kagami, and Felix himself are just as human as anyone else it shows a truly staggering level of selfishness that goes beyond anything he's done before. At the end of the day I understand why Felix made the choice he did in Strikeback his and Adrien's lives were on the line as long as Gabriel or anyone else really had the Peacock Miraculous they were in mortal danger. But you have the Peacock now and the power lets you fight from a safe distance as you have no doubt seen the countless times Shadow Moth and Mayura abused it. But it doesn't concern him because the entire planet full of people aren't sentis like him and he doesn't even take the opportunity to free the Sentis he does actually care about. This honestly leads me to believe that if Kagami wasn't a senti like him he never would have fallen in love with her.

Yaksi Gozen

Alright his next appearance in the production order although who knows where it falls in the actual timeline. Kagami and Felix are reunited and another sidenote but I cannot fathom (pun intended) how Longg was okay with his holder dating the person who handed him over to Monarch or how Duusu was okay with everything for that matter. Felix and Kagami realize the safest place to put their amoks is inside Ladybug's yoyo (makes me thing that the other tools don't have any sort of pocket space or else they'd put them in their own weapons). Something that bugs me about this is that they don't think to include Adrien in this safety measure like Felix has already proven himself a more than capable thief and forger take Adrien's amok and replace them with a copy at the very least of you're not going to tell him the truth. This is the first real instance I'd day where Felix shows genuine remorse for his actions which I appreciate. But then later on the three of them have the gall to be angry with Adrien when he pulls off a magic trick with the rings when Adrien has absolutely no idea about anything that's going on but especially how important those rings are because no one has told him anything. I understand them being afraid and upset but anger that is not justified in the slightest.

Lady Chaos

Another instance where Felix doesn't appear for all that long but it's important nonetheless as it means Felix is living in Paris from now on. We get another instance of Felix saying how much he cares about Adrien and wants to be there for him when the truth does inevitably come to light but we've yet to see any genuine care displayed for Adrien. The closest we get is in Emotion when he hides Marinette away because he knows how much Adrien cares about her and brings him back to enjoy his "free world" together. It can be argued that him revealing the truth to Marinette in Representation was another instance and if you believe that I won't fight you but personally it felt purely motivated by his desire to be with Kagami rather than anything to do with Adrien.

Felix is an exceptionally complicated character and it's nearly impossible to pin down just what makes him tick. He's messy, he's selfish, he's manipulative, and I think above all he's ruled by his emotions above all else. Surprisingly good fit for the holder of the Peacock Miraculous of Emotion.

I enjoy morally grey characters, Nathalie is one of my favorite characters, despite the undeniable fact that Zoe went too far as Fury in Grendiaper I understand why she did it and I'm enjoying the potential for conflict and clash of ideals between Fury and Ladybug. But Felix is difficult, so very difficult. He has potential to be great and after everything I do understand him at least for the most part but there are just things that prevent me from saying with my full chest that I like his character.

There's a difference between liking a character because of how they're written and liking them as character in general. Overall, I'm ambivalent towards Felix there are plenty of things he does that make sense and there are others that truly enrage me. His attempted SA of Ladybug, his actual treatment of Adrien, and his effect on Kagami's character all make me upset. But his backstory, his relationship with his mom, and frankly his sheer determination all help me better understand and even like his character.

I truly believe that if Felix had faced some sort of lasting consequence or good god just apologized to Ladybug things could have been better.

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Zoé Lee, the poorly rush but Planned Character

For those who are wondering what I’m talking about. What I mean is the fact that Zoé had always been planned at least during season 2, all the way back in 2018. With this transformation scene and date of it.

There’s also Killer Bee and with how Thomas described her, were at least ideas for Zoé and her character as a whole more than Chloé’s ever was.

Heck, even their designs, Killer Bee and Zoé share more similarities in face shape and structure. I mean don’t they look more alike when you take a deeper look at them.

There’s also this picture where many thought it was Chloé when someone who works on miraculous and is a great source of information for that show proves otherwise.

And this picture appears in the same artbook and has Marinette in the same design while the two look completely different from each other entirely.

There’s also the fact that amber bourgeois was designed, which could’ve been an Zoé design and the fact again, it was during season 2 and 3 was airing.

So with season 2 and 3 being written together, that gives more evidence as to Zoé being a planned character and always meant to be the bee holder, being Vesperia. Just because her introduction is rushed and written badly, it doesn’t mean that she didn’t come out of nowhere or that Chloé was always meant to have the bee miraculous and get redeemed. Before you say “OH BUT THOMAS LEFT THE SHOW DURING THOSE TIMES?!” No he didn’t, all of those writing credits have him involved during season 2 and 3, he was less involved with the writing of season one more than anything. Chloé’s failed redemption arc was always planned, even if it wasn’t well done, you can’t deny that it’s what they wanted for her, it’s not even the fact Thomas based on anyone really, that was rumor itself where did the creator say it was untrue. I’m not defending him for what he says or does on twitter, he definitely needs his ego and gets off the platform once and awhile but that isn’t to say the fans are any better for even insisting on these rumors and acting like they know more than the crew.

Now, I don’t know why Zoé was introduced or planned for season 4 along with being the new bee holder. It could be because they didn’t have a solid design for her yet. At least when she’s vesperia with these designs, along with the model having one of her old designs says a lot.

But again, don’t take my word for it and run with it, I don’t know any of the crew members and that’s just my skepticism as to why she didn’t show up sooner. This could’ve been done better and I have my own ideas on how this could work without Zoé being rushed into the show, especially her being vesperia.

For one, having her being introduced in season three with sole crusher being in that season with some dialogues changes from here to there, with season four being her hero debut as vesperia. 

And there’s also where having her be in the New York special, either in background or talking to Jess and Aeon would’ve worked as well to connect that special to season 4 even more than having Nathalie being bed bound. Especially in the secret cards, Zoé and Jess were best friends along when this post enforced that more, just not being said out of canon.

“Oh but how would that fix her being vesperia in that same season where she officially joins the cast?” You say as you are typing this. Well easy, you have those episodes spread across from each other as much as possible. This was my idea of what the season 4 episode order could’ve looked like, this definitely requires having a very strong community especially with character designs like Alya having her fanny pack and Chloé wearing her charm as a necklace.

Truth

Lies

Gang of Secrets

Mr. Pigeon 72

Sole Crusher

Furious Fu

Gultitrip

Crocoduel

Optigami

Sentibubbler

Rocketear

Simpleman

Psycomedian

Queen Banana

Wishmaker

Hack San

Gabriel Agreste 

Mega Leech

Qilin 

Glaciator 2

Dearest Family

Ephemeral 

Penalteam 

Kuro Neko

Risk

Strikeback 

I really tried with this one, making sure all the episodes could work with this order, like I say there needs to be a stronger community for them, but it could definitely work.

There’s also the fact that she could’ve been introduced with Aubrey in Style Queen back in season 2 but honestly with Aubrey not caring about her daughters, heck she literally asks Zoé why she isn’t in boarding school, I think her not bringing Zoé makes sense but that’s my opinion. But honestly just because her writing was rushed and executed badly, this proves she was a character the writers thought of for the longest time and that shouldn’t take away from it. Remember to be kind and not insult anyone if you have anything to say. I’m currently working on the first review for worst miraculous episodes, I’m hoping to get that done at least by the end of this month of next month.

Also here’s where I found the written portions of this post: https://www.artbookwiki.com/show-bibles/28-1-2011-quantic-universe-bible

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There are so many things about Miraculous I would change frankly but this is one of the big ones. I absolutely adore Zoe and the Bee Miraculous has always been my favorite for some reason ever since I first saw it I was drawn to it. They should have introduced Zoe in season 2 during Style Queen showed that she was secretly nicer than she appeared maybe show her helping Marinette or Ladybug in some way and they even still could have done Queen Bee like have Chloe still find the Miraculous and become akumatized let her still have some innate entitlement to the Bee Miraculous and then recruit Zoe in Malediktator as Vesperia. It alienates Chloe to Ladybug so much sooner and has Miracle Queen make so much more sense. I think they could have avoided so much backlash if Chloe never became Queen Bee again after Queen Wasp. Like don’t give her any heroic moments don’t tease us with the idea that she might get better one day and we could have avoided the serious anger and misunderstanding of Chloe’s character

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Does anyone think the Gorilla (I'm sorry I forgot his real name I've been calling him that for so long) knows about everything? The Kingdom, the Miraculous, the fact that Adrien, Kagami and Felix are all sentibeings etc? Or is he just completely oblivious?

I don't think he knows honestly.

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I need him not to know because I need Adrien to have one good adult in his life

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So I made a thing shshhs

[ Offical art by Loren ]

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Okay so a burning question I still have is related to one of the cold opens with Bolaire in the Archanade. Lady Cormoray was asking if the weapons that killed the shapers, specifically the Pariah Blades which she is gaining access to if Bolaire doesn’t manage to switch it out with a fake, can also kill the celestial servants of the Shapers. Which celestial is she referring to the crazy chained celestial in the Halovar basement or the potential undead celestial of House Tachonis. We have no idea what any of the other houses know about Tachonis’s activities or if any of them know about the Halovar secret. But we do know that at the very least Tachonis has spies in other Houses poor Greta got brained for it. We can also assume at least one of the Halovars was working with Tachonis is Tannesar because they knew the Halovars were immune to the procedure. I’d put money on Zebani I’d be furious too if my idiot younger brother got to be the face of the House while I’m stuck in the basement with crazy angel grandpa. Yanessa said that they have no idea what the Tachonis were really up to when she was revealing everything to Wic and that’s why they have to keep them close, now could she have been lying yes potentially but I don’t know why she’d lie about that in particular especially when at that point she was trying to bring Wic into the fold about everything.

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The Tachonis Family is so funny man they really are picking the most ridiculous names. First we have Occtis and his siblings named after cranial bones including a kid named Frons. But then their dad and his siblings are named Primus and Trimus and the others are no doubt numerically named as well. But then we get to Univere, Doset, and then Tertia even with those kids they sneak in that numerical theme. Like if you have to name your kids in numerical order to keep them straight maybe you’re having too many

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Fucking Secundus is Univere, Doset, and Tertia’s dad are you kidding me. I wasn’t entirely sure what his name was going to be but that’s insane

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So the falcon Thjazi saw during episode 1 must have been Mara and her being there was maybe a sign for Thjazi to be like maybe if I die I can work with her from the other side of the veil or something crazy like that and that’s why he didn’t even try to break the glyph

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The Tachonis Family is so funny man they really are picking the most ridiculous names. First we have Occtis and his siblings named after cranial bones including a kid named Frons. But then their dad and his siblings are named Primus and Trimus and the others are no doubt numerically named as well. But then we get to Univere, Doset, and then Tertia even with those kids they sneak in that numerical theme. Like if you have to name your kids in numerical order to keep them straight maybe you’re having too many

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Okay so I’ve been very curious about Bolaire as one is and I was curious about who his patron was and how he became a Warlock but in the beginning of this latest episode I had a thought when those guys were talking to him. They said you wear the mask you get the spells so maybe Bolaire is in essence his own Patron and his hosts receive his power and function as the Warlock themselves. Leave it to Taliesin to come up with a Warlock-Patron relationship I’ve never even imagined before.

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I know people have been theorizing a lot about the ep last night but I’m curious if anyone else caught that Greta might be the same Einfasen maid Hal was talking about last episode in the meeting with the other Schemers I mean we don’t know for sure but she might have been sending a message to her sibling in Hal’s theater company

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rotisserie chickens are a cost-effective way to feed a small family, or for one strange adult woman to experience the joy of a predator tearing apart a carcass

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some thoughts about the character in the new episode

on the one hand prem is iconic and i stan, and "bollywood vampire" is honestly a concept i never knew i needed. also prem is a real name and it means "love" which matches well with his vibe and personality.

but it's also annoying that south asians in western media are so often bollywood-esque stereotypes like this (i mean a very narrow view of what people think of as "bollywood" that doesn't necessarily reflect what actual bollywood movies are like). can't we just be normal characters too, or have quirks that aren't stuff like bursting into this very specific desi-orientalist style dance and song (that again doesn't reflect the variety of real bollywood music)? surely there's a better way to balance exploring a desi character's cultural heritage than this overused shortcut...

i think connie from steven universe was pretty alright, to be fair, though her mum issues felt kind of sterotyped to me. i remember not liking how baljeet from phineas & ferb was portrayed, even being so young at the time i knew something was up. heck, even guru kid from recess despite also loving him to pieces. idk it always just feels like... gahh... "othering"? a kind of orientalism that's hard to put into words? as an indian person who grew up mostly in western countries it never feels even close to my actual experience, or that of any other british asians i know, it just feels like a bizarre caricature.

but also prem's my son and he slayed

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Honestly, I’m glad you talked about it especially after Grendiaper had some troubling stuff too as it relates to race. Miraculous is having some issues lately although I don’t think it’s completely intentional like just looking at their stances regarding everything else like climate change, queer representation, and just general politics. That being said intention isn’t the only thing that that matters and impact is much more important generally and these kind of things contribute to negative stereotypes. I’m sorry this episode messed with you at all.

Overall Prem’s character really is fun and I hope we get some better instances of his character in the future

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I thought I would be losing my entire shit over that episode but it turns out my brain is paralyzed and possibly leaking out of my ears

PLEASE HOLD

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So Mister Agreste revealed that Gabriel's statue from the Season 5 finale was vandalized which I'm sure we can all agree was very much deserved but the question remains as to who did it. But I believe there's only one possible suspect.

Gabriel Agreste's Number #1 Hater

If anyone has any information on the prime suspect please alert the proper authorities so he may receive what he deserves, free pastries from the Dupain-Cheng Bakery for life.

(Btw Wayzz was absolutely cheering him on the whole time and probably even helped, Trixx and Xuppu couldn't be more proud)

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A friend and I are working on a MLB AU, and we "fixing" a lot of the kwami powers from the original box. I found your post about what powers you would change, and was rlly inspired by it. Idk if we'll ever post this AU anywhere, but I was wondering if it's alright for us to take inspiration from your fix-it post and credit you and such if we do?

Of course, I have no problem with that as long as it's credited. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. As a wise person once said the internet is a sandpit full of toys and I’m happy to share mine