Nino Lahiffe

Nino Lahiffe is a character in the French children's cartoon Miraculous Ladybug.
==Canon background==
Nino Lahiffe is a student at the Collège Françoise Dupont along with the other protagonists of the show. A childhood friend of Marinette's, he befriends new students Adrien and Alya and eventually starts dating the latter. He is an aspiring DJ. Over the course of the show, he is repeatedly drawn into the supernatural events affecting Paris.
As a superhero, he uses the Turtle Miraculous to transform into Carapace, and his primary ability is shielding. He is considered backup by Ladybug and doesn't have permanent custody of his Miraculous, instead receiving it from her when she feels his powers are needed. Marinette, Alya, and Adrien all know his secret identity, but he is only aware of Alya's. As a result, he considers Adrien his best friend but dislikes Chat Noir. 
Nino has had several Akuma forms. He transformed into the Bubbler out of frustration with Adrien's dad over his refusal to let Adrien have a birthday party, and gained the ability to trap people in bubbles. Later, he was Akumatized as a hero and became Shell Shock, an evil version of CarapaceMiraculous Ladybug Wiki at Fandom.com: "Nino Lahiffe" . He and his girlfriend are transformed together into Oblivio, who has memory erasure abilities, after their classmates mock them for playing a childish videogame.Miraculous Ladybug Wiki at Fandom.com: "Oblivio Transcript" Finally, he is transformed into Rocketear after he suspects that Alya was cheating on him with Chat Noir. Even when he is not Carapace or an Akuma, he is usually present for Akumatization incidents involving his classmates and their larger social circle, either by proximity or because Alya is attempting to chase news for the Ladyblog.
==Reception and meta==
Nino has consistently been one of the more popular supporting characters in Miraculous Ladybug.
Other fans take issue with his lack of development over the course of the series.
==Fanon and tropes==
* In ML Salt fics, Nino is often characterized as a guilty bystander, and sometimes bashed for it. At other times, he is treated as a part of a trio of Nino, Kim and Marinette as childhood friends, and this relationship is often used as the turning point explanation for why he stands by Marinette.
* Many fans play up the relationship between Nino and Adrien Agreste, with Nino being the first friend Adrien maed apart from Chloe, and having their friendship be very valuable to them both.
==Relationships==
The most popular relationships for Nino Lahiffe in fanworks are canonical het ship Nino/Alya and a slash ship, Nino/Adrien. While Nino is occasionally shipped with other members of the cast, including Marinette, Kagami, and Luka, it is uncommon and the ships are considered rarepairs.
Nino/Alya is frequently featured in fanworks as a side pairing alongside some variation of Adrien/Marinette, while Nino/Adrien is more likely to be the main pairing in fanworks that feature it.
==Fan works==
===Meta===
* On Nino's Moroccan Origins by miraculousbox, posted 2016
* Why Nino Deserves More Attention by toujoursmiraculous, posted 2018
* Nino Lahiffe, an analysis by fencing-anon, posted 2019
* Reply to: "Can you talk about Adrien's relationship with Nino please?" by ilikekidsshows, posted 2021
* Reply to: "I was just going through your Nino Lahiffe tag and saw a post in which you mentioned Nino and Master Fu as foils, and—if you’re down for it—I’d love to hear more!" by sunfoxfic, posted 2022
===Fan art===
File:Tumblr o3vs7beiMC1u3dc8go1 1280.png|alt=a full color image of Nino Lahiffe in his civilian clothing, sitting crosslegged.|Miraculous March: Nino by windlessleaf, posted 2016
File:Carapace fanart.jpg|alt=a waist-up image of Nino in his Carapace costume.|Carapace! 🐢 by MegS_ILS, posted 2018
File:Nino lahiffe by valeriadistefano deekn06-pre.jpg|alt=	a full-color illustration of Nino Lahiffe from the waist up. He is dressed in casual clothing and holding his headphones up against his ear while smiling at the viewer.|Nino Lahiffe by ValeriaDiStefano, posted 2021
File:Tumblr df5a6d26c650af97551574e59c1e7719 b88f7464 2048.jpg|alt=	a full-color image of Nino in his Carapace outfit perching on top of a carousel while backlit by a sunset.|Ninovember Day 3: Sunset by adrienscroissantx, posted 2022
File:Tumblr 323a8a6afe500cfe3549c32b07091f88 f440f328 2048.jpg|alt= a sketch of a redesigned version of Nino's Akuma form, The Bubbler.|Nino Lahiffe - The Bubbler by haejooarts, posted 2023
===Fan fiction===
* Won't Tell a Soul by Thelastpilot - "Nino accidentally runs head long into the biggest most stressful secret he can imagine, but now that he knows the truth about Marinette he is determined to help her in any way he can." - Marinette/Adrien, identity reveal, complete, posted 2016
* Nino Lahiffe; The Dad Friend by orphan_account - "In which Nino is so sick of the neglect and abuse his best friend endures on a daily basis, so the moment he turns 18, he adopts Adrien. This is just a bunch of nonsense about them being roommates and everyone's BroTP." - Adrien & Nino BroTP, future fic, adoption, incomplete, posted 2017-2018
* Revenge by peterparkerpanic - "Nino had never been more angry. First, Lila had the audacity to target Marinette - the nicest person on the planet - for no other reason than her own amusement. And secondly, the rest of the world, except for him, seemed to believe it? Not if he had anything to do with it. Or: nino lahiffe gets mad and channels it into a beautifully executed takedown of the main liar herself." - multiple pairings including Marinette/Adrien and Nino/Alya, Lila Rossi salt, emotional hurt/comfort, complete posted 2020
* Withered Wings by 11JJ11 - "Nino wasn’t sure if anyone had ever willingly took the akuma butterfly before him, but with his mind completely open to this apparent son of Hawk Moth he knew that he couldn’t turn him away. Not someone that was so afraid, not someone who would be left at the mercy of Hawk Moth." - slash, Nino/Adrien and Marinette/Alya, AU, power-swap, ongoing, posted 2020-2023
* Off the Mark by buggachat - "Ever since Nino's (frankly embarrassing) akumatization into Rocketear, Chat Noir's behavior had taken a strange and sudden turn in the presence of Carapace, and Nino could only think of one possible explanation: Chat Noir hated him. Somehow, Adrien didn't seem to agree." - Gen with Adrian/Nino if you squint, hurt/comfort, oneshot, posted 2022
===Fan work rec lists and collections===
=== Cosplay ===
File:Nino lahiffe by varietybutterfly dc0usei-fullview.jpg|alt=	a cosplayer dressed as Nino Lahiffe in his civilian clothes throwing up a peace sign while standing in front of a fountain.|Nino Lahiffe by VarietyButterfly, posted 2018
File:Carapace fantome k 1.jpg|alt=	a cosplayer dressed as Nino in his Carapace outfit. He is posed with his arms crossed in front of the doors to a convention hall.|Carapace by Fantôme K, posted 2019
File:369d948b76c1efc2ea0552fca46213863c5a059ar1-1322-991v2 hq.jpg|alt=a waist-up photo of a cosplayer dressed in Nino's civilian outfit.|Old Nino Lahiffe Cosplay by canonpiper, posted 2019
File:198196220 2314717485332223 2380892410786937229 n.jpg|alt=	a cosplayer dressed as Nino in his Carapace outfit. He is turned to the side with his feet spread apart, one fist raised in front of him, while he holds his shield in the other hand.|Carapace by Daystar Cosplay, posted 2021
==External links==
===Fan communities and archives===
*Miraculous Ladybug stories and crossovers featuring Nino L. on FanFiction.Net (FFN)
*Nino Lahiffe on DeviantArt (DA)
*Nino Lahiffe on Tumblr
*Nino Lahiffe on Archive of Our Own (AO3)
===Resources===
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==Notes==
==References==
Category:Miraculous Ladybug Characters