Kagami Tsurugi

**Kagami Tsurugi** is a character from *Miraculous Ladybug*.

## Trivia

* Kagami is the first known character to use the Dragon Miraculous by itself.
* She is the fourth known person of Japanese origin to wield a Miraculous succeeding her Miraculous predecessors Tomoe Gozen, Tentomushi, and Sasuke Sarutobi.
* Ryuko is one of the few superheroes whose eyes are known to change when transformed, with her eyes becoming golden with yellow scleras, with the others being:
	+ Cat Noir whose eyes are green on green sclerae, and as Aspik his irises are normal but his sclerae are yellow.
	+ Mayura who has eyes with pink irises and scleras that are pink which fade into dark indigo.
* As mentioned in "Ikari Gozen," Kagami's blood type is an "O" and her Chinese Zodiac sign is Dragon, meaning she is a few months or a year older than Marinette whose Chinese Zodiac sign is Snake.
* She is the second superhero whose civilian identity is known by Hawk Moth, with the first being Chloé Bourgeois as Queen Bee.
	+ But unlike Chloé, Kagami's identity is not known by the public.
	+ Despite Kagami's mother knowing her superhero identity as well, she was akumatized when Kagami became Ryuko. Once she reverted back to normal she forgot all about it.
		- The name Ryuko means "dragon" (龍/竜) (ryuu) and "child" (子) (ko), which is a common ending for Japanese girl names.
			* Part of the name Ko part can have multiple meanings depending on the kanji:
				+ "Tiger" (虎) (normally read as "tora").
					- "Ryuko" is also the name of the protagonist from the Kill la Kill anime series.
						* Ryuko and Kagami even have similar color schemes, prominently featuring dark blue and red.
* Kagami's surname Tsurugi, (劔), is a type of Japanese sword.
	+ In Japanese culture, the Yata no Kagami is a sacred mirror and symbol of truth or wisdom (as mirrors only reflect what is shown); the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi is a legendary sword that represents the virtue of valor. Both are one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, along with the Yasakani-no-Magatama, a sacred jewel that represents benevolence.
* Riposte reappears in the two-part special event "Heroes' Day".
* Riposte appears another time in "Gamer 2.0" for Gamer's powers.
* She is the seventh person to become to a Miraculous holder who was also an akumatized villain, following Nino Lahiffe in "The Bubbler", Alya Césaire in "Lady Wifi", Lê Chiến Kim in "Dark Cupid", Max Kanté in "Gamer", Chloé Bourgeois in "Antibug", Luka Couffaine in "Silencer", but excluding Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth, who akumatized himself in "The Collector" into the titular villain.
* The name Kagami means "mirror".
	+ In the Brazilian version, her name is changed to Kyoko, in which the name Kyoko means "mirror".
	+ In the Italian version, her name is changed to Katami, in which the name Katami could possibly mean "memento" or "souvenir".
		- The kanji Kata means "martial arts" in Japanese, which is also a reference to "Katana", a Japanese sword. The name Katami also has a secondary meaning, which is "remember" or "I remember".
* Kagami is one of the few Miraculous characters to have their birthdays revealed, in her case, it is November 20, according to an official post in Marinette's instagram account. Also, she is one of the few Miraculous to have their Chinese Zodiac sign and zodiac sign revealed, in her case, it is Dragon (in the English dub) and Scorpio (in the French dub), respectively.
	+ So this means that she was born on November 20, 2000, as the date is on the sign of Scorpio and on the Chinese Zodiac sign of Dragon. Also, she is stated to be 15 in "Ikari Gozen", which takes place on July 30, 2016.
* Kagami is the fifth character to be akumatized into a different akumatized villain identity and both of these villains are Japanese-themed.
* In the Latin American Spanish dub, Kagami's name is changed to Agami. An Agamí (with a slight spelling change; an accent on the i) is a South American bird with black plumage and blue reflections.
* In fencing, the word "riposte" refers to a quick return thrust following a parry.
	+ A colloquial use of the word refers to a quick, witty retort to an insult or criticism. Another definition related to this is a "retaliatory maneuver or measure.
* "Ryuko" is the name of the protagonist from Kill la Kill, and Kagami and Ryūko Matoi even have similar color schemes, prominently featuring dark blue and red.
* As of "Frozer", like Plagg, Kagami is the only person that knows Adrien is in love with someone else. But unlike Plagg, she is unaware that Adrien is in love with Ladybug, who is actually Marinette Dupain-Cheng.