Cat Noir

Adrien Agreste, also known as Cat Noir and Athanase, is one of the main protagonists from the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir series.
== Charactah Account ==
A classmate of Marinette's, a boy who lives with his wealthy, distant father. Even at school, he's a bit aloof, although considerate. Adrien really opens up to his best bud, Nino. Adrien works part-time as a model, and is a Teen Idol in his own right. But he really comes into his own when he takes out his magical ring that turns him into the superhero Cat Noir. Cat Noir is quick with an insult, quicker with a pun, and as confident as - well, as the cat that got the cream. Cat Noir makes no secret of his big ol' crush on Ladybug; unfortunately for all parties, Adrien doesn't notice Marinette's humongous crush on him.
Adrien is a charismatic, but shy, a bit reserved, and slightly innocent young boy — partially due to his unfamiliarity to much of the world beyond his father's reach. While liking to have fun, he is more serious, obedient, somewhat insecure, and less lively due to his strict upbringing. Wanting to change, make friends, and experience new things is one of his main motives to complement himself, but it's a bit of a struggle for Adrien and it worries him every now and then. He usually thinks reasonably and will express annoyance and frustration when someone is being difficult or something is going wrong. If something makes him sad, he tries to downplay his feelings on it, like his relationship with his father, but he will act on impulse if he is emotional enough, like lying to Théo Barbot out of jealousy about his relationship with Ladybug and going out into the night while unhappy on Christmas in "Santa Claws".
Even though he is not very openly emotional or affectionate to most people, Adrien is friendly, empathetic, and encouraging to others in hard times and he also has an easier time letting his feelings show to those whom he is close to. As seen in "Riposte", Adrien is a bit reckless going into a fight against an akumatized villain with a sprained ankle, but is dedicated to his duty as a superhero and protective towards Ladybug with or without the mask. 
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Miraculous World: New York – United Heroez
* Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 2
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 3
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 4
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 5
=== Comics ===
* Miraculous Adventures
=== Movies ===
* Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie
=== Video Games ===
* Ladybug Against the Villains
* Miraculous Crush
* Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir
* Miraculous Mission Ladybug
* Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir
=== Web-Animations ===
* Miraculous Secrets
* Miraculous Secrets Season 2
* Miraculous Secrets Season 3
* Miraculous Zag Chibi
* Miraculous: Tales from Paris
== Trivia ==
* The character of Adrien was created around 2012.
* The French name "Adrien" comes from the Roman cognomen "Hadrianus," which means "from Hadria." In the days of the Roman Empire, Hadria was a town in northern Italy and the namesake of the Adriatic Sea. The Adriatic Sea is known for the dark-colored sand on its beaches, and for this reason, the name is also commonly translated as "dark one."
** His last name, "Agreste," means "rural" in French. It is also the French name for the grayling butterfly. Hence, his full name may be taken as meaning "dark butterfly".
** Jokingly, Thomas Astruc said that his middle name is "Perfection."
* The name "Chat Noir" is French for "Black Cat." Some sources have called him "Black Cat" instead of Chat Noir or Cat Noir.
** In the Korean, Hebrew and Serbian versions, Adrien's superhero name is "Black Cat."
** In the Russian version, Adrien's superhero name is "Super Cat."
* The earliest known appearance of Cat Noir was on the fake cover of Issue #12 of The Mini Menace Ladybug.
* In Polish, the pronunciation of Adrien's surname "Agreste" means gooseberry
* Fans originally called him Félix, after a famous cartoon cat. For some time, this name appeared on the original French version of Zagtoon's official website, but later disappeared with newer, equally reliable sources calling him "Adrien."
** It was later revealed that the Ladybug PV version had in fact been called "Félix," and Félix and Adrien are not the same character. Adrien was made around 2012 to replace Félix.
* Adrien's appearance changed immensely from Félix's design (seen in the Ladybug PV) to his own design. Félix's design included more formal clothing with black and gray colors, desaturated green eyes, and a tidier hairstyle. As Cat Noir, Félix wears higher boots and doesn't have a staff for a weapon.
** Their personalities are also different. Félix is less social, not openly friendly, and unkind to Marinette.
** Unlike Félix, Adrien's ring can come off anytime. This is seen in "Lady Wifi" when he, as Cat Noir, gets locked into a freezer and the impact causes his ring to fall off his finger, which makes him revert back to normal.
* Because Félix was Cat Noir in the Ladybug PV, Adrien was never seen in 2D form until the Miraculous: Tales from Paris webisodes. He will be seen again in 2D in the Miraculous Ladybug OVA, as Adrien is confirmed to still be Cat Noir instead of Félix.
* Cat Noir's legacy is as old as ancient China, as revealed in "Volpina".
* His responsibilities as a superhero not only include fighting akumatized villains, but also patrolling among many other things.
* It shown in "Mr. Pigeon" that Adrien is allergic to feathers and also that he can whistle.
* In the French version of "Copycat", Cat Noir calls Ladybug "Buginette" (in French, adding "-nette" to the end of a word is a way of showing affection). In the English version, he calls her "Bugaboo."
** In the French and Korean versions of "The Evillustrator", Adrien as Cat Noir called Marinette "Princess". In the English version, he calls her "little lady".
* Adrien watches anime.
* According to Gabriel Agreste's voice actor, Adrien is not allowed to play Pokémon Go.
* Adrien doesn't appear to have as many issues juggling his normal life with his superhero work as Marinette does. However, he does struggle on occasion, as seen in "Princess Fragrance" when he misses his chemistry class.
** This is also seen in "Simon Says" and "Gorizilla", where he had to be in two places.
* He mentions in "The Pharaoh", "Lady Wifi", and "Ladybug as seen by Adrien" that he suspects he might know Ladybug in normal life without realizing it.
* In "Copycat", Adrien's phone number is shown to be +33635124.
* As he says in "Dark Cupid", he hates signing autographs.
* As he says in "Pixelator", he got to go to his first concert.
* According to Thomas Astruc in a joking matter, Cat Noir's suit is made of "boyfriend material".
** The suit is not made of leather but it is the closest material.
** The ears are made of the same material as the rest of the suit.
*** With that it could be possible that the suit is made of artificial leather or of an alternative for leather.
** The bell functions as a zipper and was added "because it looks cute."
*** The bell on Cat Noir's suit is a reference to a domestic kitten, conveying his inner desire for a loving home.
* Cat Noir's cat ears and tail are clearly fake. However, they respond to his mood and enhanced senses.
** Rena Rouge's ears and tail are also fake.
** During "Dark Cupid", when Cat Noir isn't able to confess to Ladybug because their transformations are about to run out, his ears move down.
** In "Animan", his cat ears move when he hears Animan coming.
** Again in "Troublemaker", where he heard the villain's incoming attack.
* Cat Noir has also done other catlike actions, Ladybug scratching his chin in "Animan", cleaning himself by licking water off in "Princess Fragrance", purring in "Prime Queen", growling at the villain, Audrey petting and cuddling him, licking his paw and chasing the toilet paper roll and the light of Ladybug's laser pointer, playing with Audrey's necklace and taking naps in "Malediktator", he also caressed his tail after Ladybug pulled it in "Stormy Weather" and in other episodes he runs on all fours like a cat.
* According to Gabriel, he's a lot like his mother, both physically and in terms of personality.
* He's been turned evil several times so far, having fallen under the influence of Dark Cupid's hate arrows, ending up under the control of The Puppeteer, being affected by Princess Fragrance's perfume, becoming controlled by Despair Bear, then being affected by Zombizou's kiss and lastly being affected by Malediktator's declaration bubbles.
** Unlike the others, Malediktator didn't use Cat Noir to fight against Ladybug.
* The “Collector” reveals that Cat Noir’s tail is detachable.
* In "Befana", Adrien reveals to Marinette that he always takes the bracelet she gave him everywhere he goes as a good lucky charm.
* During "Gigantitan," Adrien, as Cat Noir, reveals to Ladybug that he liked playing with cars when he was little.
* In "Gorizilla," Adrien's email address is revealed to be adrien@agreste.mode.
** Also according to Adrien, he says this is the first time he went to the theaters with a friend.
* In "Zombizou," Adrien as Cat Noir tells Ladybug that he played a lot of car racing games.
* In "Syren", it is revealed that Adrien has Ladybug and Cat Noir figurines.
** He also says he has always wanted a goldfish.
* In "Sandboy", as himself, Adrien's greatest fear is being trapped alone, and as Cat Noir, his greatest fear is Ladybug hating him.
* During a Q & A on January 15 2019, Jeremy Zag confirmed Ladybug and Cat Noir will reveal their identities and that it is already written.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Adrien Agreste at Miraculous Ladybug Wiki
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