Nathaniel Kurtzberg

**Nathaniel Kurtzberg**,[1] also called **Nathan** or **Nath**, is a student in Miss Bustier's class at Collège Françoise Dupont. In "The Evillustrator", when Chloé mocks his art and his crush on Marinette, he is infected with an akuma by Hawk Moth and becomes the **Evillustrator**, an artistic supervillain whose drawings become real.

## Appearance

### Physical appearance

Nathaniel is fairly short with turquoise eyes and messy red orange hair. He has long bangs that are brushed to the left side of his face.

### Civilian attire

He wears a red t-shirt with a black design on the front. Over his shirt, he wears a gray dress jacket with a folded collar, folded sleeves, and side pockets. He wears purple jeans that are rolled up at the bottom, and his shoes are gray with white lace and a white section where his toes would be.

### As the Evillustrator

The Evillustrator's skin is light purple, and his hair is brushed back while colored orange with purple tips. On his head he has a black beret, and on his face, he has a black butterfly-shaped mask. He wears a white suit with black stripes and solid black legs that become red halfway down his lower legs. On his chest, there is a black circle with smaller red, yellow, and blue circles inside. His collar is swan-necked, with a red collar underneath. A black drawing tablet is attached to the back of his right forearm. His pen is silver towards the tip, with the end being black with a red stripe in the middle.

## Personality

Nathaniel is imaginative and artistic. He is quiet and shy in class, and seems to be quite easily lost in his fantasies, like when he is daydreaming about his crush, Marinette. In his drawings, he creates Super Nathan, a courageous, a superhero version of himself, as a way to imagine himself as being more courageous and outgoing. Nathaniel can be rather observant about details around him, including goo left by Horrificator in the the episode of the same name and the details of Chloé's bracelet in "Rogercop". Afraid of being judged, he prefers to be secretive about his art, and if he is accused of something, he is nervous, and, if the accusations are true, deeply embarrassed. He is easily terrified in some scary or stressful situations, like in "Horrificator", but in other situations, he is willing to stand up for himself, like when others accuse him of stealing Chloé's bracelet.

As the Evillustrator, who is based on Super Nathan, he is more confident and direct, literally walking into Marinette's bedroom to ask her out and celebrate his birthday with him. Even when akumatized, he still genuinely cares for her, promising her that he'll stop attacking Chloé and even defying Hawk Moth for a while for the sake of his date. However, he is furious at being humiliated or tricked, and he can be short-tempered and reckless. His response to Marinette betraying him is to tell her that she is just like Chloé, and he tries to trap her and Cat Noir on a boat with a huge leak before taking off to continue attacking Chloé.

## Abilities

### As a civilian

Nathaniel is an artist, skilled in drawing pictures with pencil, pen, and marker. He is good at drawing still life, such as Chloé's bracelet, and drawing comics with human figures and designs.

### As the Evillustrator

The Evillustrator has the power to draw whatever he wants onto his drawing tablet to make it appear and exist in real life. The objects he creates can levitate and move freely in the air. He can also erase things from real life. He can also erase objects, both real life objects or previous drawings, like erasing a hole into a wall. However, in order to draw, the Evillustrator needs light, so in darkness, he is unable to use his powers.

Additionally, the Evillustrator is supernaturally agile, being able to leap high and far distances.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Nathaniel can use his artistic skills to draw out maps and locations. In Season 2, he will obtain the Tasmanian Tiger Miraculous.

## Trivia

* Nathaniel's name is an homage to Nathanaël Bronn, the chief art director of the show.[3]
	+ A *Miraculous* promotional French document from TF1PRO released on September 23, 2015 spelled his name as Nathanaël, but Thomas Astruc later confirmed the correct spelling of his name to be Nathaniel when he released multiple characters' full names on July 18, 2016.[4][1]
* His last name Kurtzberg is a reference to the famous American comic book artist Jack Kirby, who was born as Jacob Kurtzberg.[5]
	+ Nathaniel is Jewish, as supported by Thomas Astruc, as Jack Kirby was also Jewish.[5]
* In the French dub of the show, the Evillustrator's name is Le Dessinateur, meaning "the illustrator," "the cartoonist," or "the designer."
* The Evillustrator tries to avoid following Hawk Moth's orders to get the Miraculouses. As punishment, Hawk Moth briefly controls his body and almost prevents him from preparing for his date with Marinette.
	+ This is one of two times Hawk Moth has used this ability, the other time being in "Pixelator".

* He is left-handed, as when he's the Evillustrator, his drawing pad is on his right arm and he draws with his left hand.
	+ However, when he wakes up at the beginning of "The Evillustrator", he is holding a pencil with his right hand, so he may be ambidextrous to some extent.
* His shirt symbol is based on the French rock band Magma. Both Thomas Astruc and Nathanaël Bronn are fans of the band.[6]
* Nathaniel sits behind Ivan in class to draw without being noticed.[7]
	+ He and Ivan are the only students in the class to not share their desks with another student.
* Nathaniel becomes the Evillustrator a second time when the Puppeteer transforms him using a doll in the episode "The Puppeteer".
* Nathaniel's drawing of Ladybug is actually an edited version of the issue #10 cover of *The Mini Menace Ladybug*, a series of fake comic covers drawn by Thomas Astruc.