Sophia Windsor

Sophia Windsor is the main protagonist of Miraculous: Defenders of London. She is a member of the British royal family and a current high school student. With the Swan Miraculous, when inhabited by Cygnus, Sophia Windsor transforms into the superheroine **White Swan**, gaining the power of Tranquility to stop Cakal and his Akumatized villains. She is the leader of the British Miraculous superhero team.

Sophia can wear the Crow Miraculous alongside her own Swan Miraculous and fuse their abilities to transform into **Black Swan**.

## Appearance

**Physical Appearance**

Sophia is a British teenage girl with long black hair.

**Civilian attire**

In normal circumstances, Sophia wears a grey shirt with a blue jacket.

**As White Swan**

As White Swan, Sophia dawns a white skintight bodysuit. It has a feather-like fur on each arm and waist, resembling bracelets and a tutu. She wears a mask that resembles a swan's wings. On her feet are small orange spots that resemble ballet shoes.

## Personality

Sophia is a kind girl who is seen by those around her as the ideal woman. Due to her royal bloodline and strict upbringing, Sophia has near-perfect manners. She tries to treat all people with respect, although she does have her limits with some people. Despite that, she doesn't hesitate to have fun when she can and especially enjoys singing.

Her most notable trait is her incredible negotiation skills. When someone is feeling blue, Sophia is good at talking to them in a way that hits them on a very emotional level. This empathy is what makes her the greatest possible user of the Swan Miraculous, which requires a deep understanding of how to negotiate with supervillains into giving up their powers. Only the most stubborn and rude people in the world aren't swayed by Sophia's way with words.

Sophia does have her downfalls. For one, her lack of understanding about society sometimes leads to her walking into some situations clueless of what to do. Once caught off guard, Sophia will lose her composure and become an awkward mess. Her larger weakness is her lack of self-esteem. She refers to herself as a "blank slate", a person who has no personal identity. She thinks that her lack of self is why she can easily sympathize with others who have more personality than her. Through her battles as White Swan, Sophia gains the drive to see herself as a true individual.

As White Swan, she feels a sense of freedom that convinces her to let go of her normal manners. This makes her act sassy and makes it easier for her to let out the feelings she normally keeps to herself. The problem is that this can make her clumsiness show more obviously. Still, she uses her graceful physical skills and her sympathy to fight against Cakal, Hawkmoth, and any other evils that exist in the world.

## Abilities

**As a civilian**

Sophia is an excellent negotiator. Her good judge of character, sympathy, and excellent vocabulary allows her to easily understand how other people feel and place herself in their shoes. She is an excellent manipulator, which allows her to come up with excuses to slip away and transform. Some people even trick her into using these skills to perform mischievous deeds.

Sophia is also a fantastic singer. She has been taking personal vocal lessons from her nanny ever since she was a little girl, so her voice is sweet and soft. Even Sophia's humming has been defined as "putting angels to shame".

**As White Swan**

Like all Miraculous holders, Sophia as White Swan has superhuman strength, speed, and agility. Sophia particularly taps into her ballet expertise to gracefully leap all over the battlefield, making her a frustrating target for supervillains to hit. She is also a wonder with her ballet ribbon, which she uses as a whip or a rope to swing on. Her magical superpower is "Swan Song", which once activated requires her to touch an Akumatized victim's infected object with one or both of her hands. This transports her consciousness into a white void-like realm that allows her to talk to the victim's soul and inner feelings. Her goal while inside of this state is to convince the villain to let go of their negative emotions and reject Cakal/Hawkmoth's influence. This power is not infallible, as a stubborn victim can force her out of the victim's heart. Whether it works or not, using her superpower will leave White Swan with five minutes before she is forced back into her civilian self.

**Aqua Form**

Sophia obtained this form after meeting the Guardian of the Greek Miraculous. She activates this form by feeding the Green Potion to Cygnus in the form of a sea green-colored lettuce leaf. This transforms her into Sea Cygnus, which can grant White Swan the ability to transform into her Aqua Form. Sophia can also access this form by consuming the Green Potion herself while in White Swan form. She can turn back into her default White Swan form by saying the detransformation phrase "Let's Rest".

While in this form, Swan Lake can breathe underwater and can swim with the same skill of a trained professional. She also can manipulate water flow to improve her usage of the ballet ribbon weapon.

**Ice Form**

Sophia obtained this form after helping the Guardian of the Greek Miraculous uncover the recipe for the respective potion. She activates this form by feeding the Blue Potion to Cygnus in the form of a blue-colored lettuce leaf. This transforms her into Frost Cygnus, which can grant White Swan the ability to transform into her Ice Form. Sophia can also access this form by consuming the Blue Potion herself while in White Swan form. She can turn back into her default White Swan form by saying the detransformation phrase "Let's Rest".

While in this form, White Swan becomes a expert ice skater and is unaffected by cold temperatures.

**Space Form**

Sophia obtained this form after helping the Guardian of the Greek Miraculous uncover the recipe for the respective potion. She activates this form by feeding the Purple Potion to Cygnus in the form of a purple-colored lettuce leaf. This transforms her into Space Cygnus, which can grant White Swan the ability to transform into her Space Form. Sophia can also access this form by consuming the Purple Potion herself while in White Swan form. She can turn back into her default White Swan form by saying the detransformation phrase "Let's Rest".

While in this form, White Swan gains the ability to breathe in space and uses a jetpack to fly through the air.

**As Black Swan**

Besides the powers she has as White Swan, Black Swan possesses the power Third Eye. This grants her the ability to see through walls, view long-distances, and spot invisible enemies. Essentially, Third Eye allows Black Swan to see absolutely anything she wants no matter the obstacle.

## Symbolism

Sophia's personality and behavior represents swans, with her more eccentric qualities being based on the goose.

* Sophia's good manners and mature behavior is based on swan's being seen as symbolic of femininity.
* Sophia's singing talent is a reference to the concept of a *swan song*.
* Sophia's costume and powers are references to the ballet Swan Lake.

Like the other Defenders of London, Sophia's animal motif is a reference to one of the 88 modern constellations. White Swan represents **Cygnus** the swan.

## Trivia

* The given name **Sophia** is directly based on the Greek word of the same spelling, meaning "wisdom".
* The surname **Windsor** has been the surname of the British royal family since 1917, combining the Old English *windels* "windlass" and *ora* "riverbank".