Nathaniel Kurtzberg

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## Character Information

### Other names:

Super Nathan
Boy
Mightillustrator

## Social Information

### Relatives:

Toby Kurtzberg (father)
 Pitchatorn Saetang (mother)
 Vincent Kurtzberg (younger brother)
 Alexandre and Alice Kurtzberg (younger twins brother and sister)

### Friends:

Marinette Dupain-Cheng
Ladybug
Adrien Agreste
Cat Noir
Rose Lavillant
Juleka Couffaine
Alix Kubdel
Marc Anciel

### Enemies:

Chloé Bourgeois
Ladybug (formerly)
Cat Noir (formerly)
Marc Anciel (formerly)

### Love interests:

Marc Anciel (boyfriend)
Marinette Dupain-Cheng (formerly)
Ladybug (formerly)

## Miraculous Information

### Powers and abilities:

Drawing
Graphic arts
Speaking Thai and German

### Weapons:

Drawing tablet and pen (as a villain)

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**Nathaniel Kurtzberg**, 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 a German-Thai fairly short teenage 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 dark purple beret, and on his face, he has a dark purple butterfly-shaped mask.

He wears a white suit with dark purple stripes and solid dark purple 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.

*For more of Nathaniel's outfits and designs, see Nathaniel Kurtzberg/Designs.*
### As Nathaniel

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

In "Reverser", Nathaniel has a bit of a habit of jumping to conclusions when he assumed the book Marinette gave him came from Ladybug, when it actually came from Marc, without giving him the chance to explain. Similar to Cat Noir he is sensitive of his feelings towards the heroine.

### As Evillustrator

Evillustrator ( "who is based on "Super Nathan" ) is more confident and direct, such as when he literally barged into Marinette's bedroom and asked her out to celebrate his birthday with him. Even when akumatized, he still genuinely cares for her, promising her that he would stop attacking Chloé and even defying Hawk Moth for a while when his date was at stake. However, he is furious when humiliated or tricked and he can be short-tempered and reckless - his response to Marinette betraying him was accusing her of being just like Chloé.

## Abilities

### As a civilian

Nathaniel is an artist, skilled in drawing pictures with pencil, pen, and marker, and creating digital arts on his tablet. He is good at drawing still life, such as Chloé's bracelet, and drawing comics with human figures and costume designs. In "Zombizou", Nathaniel is also shown to be talented in painting, as he made a one for Caline Bustier for her birthday.

In his titular episode, Nathaniel as Evillustrator is shown "drawing" musical notes to create a melody, suggesting he has some musical knowledge or talent as well.

### As the Evillustrator

* EV S01EP08 (185).pngThe Evillustrator drawing a hair dryer using his stylus and tablet.
* EV S01EP08 (186).pngThe hair dryer appearing.
* EV S01EP08 (533).pngThe Evillustrator "drawing" music.
* EV S01EP08 (668).pngThe Evillustrator erasing Chloé's clothes.
* EV S01EP08 (523).pngThe Evillustrator's tablet not working in darkness.
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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 objects, both real-life objects or previous drawings, such as 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.

## Relationships

### Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

 File:EV S01EP08 (903).png  Nathaniel had a secret crush on Marinette, drawing comics in his sketchbook of him saving her from villains. When he becomes the Evillustrator, he has the confidence to act on his feelings, asking Marinette if she would go out on a date with him for his birthday. When Marinette betrays him by leading Cat Noir to him, it hurts him deeply, and he angrily announces she is just like Chloé. It is not explicitly stated, but rather implied by the crossed-out image of his comic featuring Marinette, that by the end of the episode, Nathaniel no longer has romantic feelings for her. Outside of "The Evillustrator", Nathaniel treats Marinette politely and respectfully, such as asking her about her campaign in "Darkblade". However, he does not appreciate it when she points him out as a suspect for stealing Chloé's bracelet without stronger evidence in "Rogercop". In "Befana", Nathaniel works with his friends to protect Marinette from Befana.

In "Reverser", Nathaniel becomes upset with Marinette when he mistakenly thought she was using Marc to tease him but after everything was cleared up he still continues his friendship with her and dedicates his first comic to her.

Nathaniel is relieved to know that Ladybug is around to save the day. After his time as the Evillustrator, in his sketchbook, he has drawn a comic book cover that features Ladybug with hearts drawn in red at the bottom of the page, possibly implying he now has romantic feelings for her. Which is confirmed in "Reverser", when commented by Chloé that Ladybug is all he draws and when he assumed the "Diary of Ladybug" was written by the actual Ladybug.

### Chloé Bourgeois

 File:EV S01EP08 (68).png
Like most people, Nathaniel dislikes Chloé for being a self-absorbed, mean-spirited person. He is horrified when she grabs his sketchbook from the floor, and, seeing his drawing of himself and Marinette, reveals his crush on her to the entire class. He also doesn't like how Chloé bothers Marinette; so as Evillustrator, he draws a giant hairdryer to blow her away. At first promising Marinette that he wouldn't attack Chloé again, he changes his mind after Marinette breaks his heart, and goes to destroy Chloé after all.

### Alix Kubdel

Alix appears to be close friends with Nathaniel. He approaches her for comfort and advice in "Reverser".

### Marc Anciel

While initially angry, believing he tricked him, after the misunderstanding was cleared, they began a project together using Marc's stories and Nathaniel's art skills to create a comic book, forming a friendship at the same time. They continue working together on comic books as seen in "Frozer" and "Mayura".

Later on, in one moment when scoping couples in the school, Nathaniel and Marc are spotted in one of the shots.

## Trivia

* Nathaniel's name is an homage to Nathanaël Bronn, the chief art director of the show.
	+ 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.
* His last name Kurtzberg is a reference to the famous American comic book artist Jack Kirby, who was born as Jacob Kurtzberg.
	+ Nathaniel is Jewish, as supported by Thomas Astruc, as Jack Kirby was also Jewish.
* 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".

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* Nathaniel seems to be ambidextrous to some extent:
	+ When he wakes up at the beginning of "The Evillustrator", he is holding a pencil with his right hand and can be using his right hand in the background of many episodes and other media artworks.
	+ He is left-handed when he's the Evillustrator, as his drawing pad is on his right arm and he draws with his left hand.
	+ In "Robostus", Nathaniel is notably shown drawing a sketch of Markov with his left hand.
* Nathaniel is bisexual, along with Marc Anciel.
* His shirt symbol is based on the French rock band Magma. Both Thomas Astruc and Nathanaël Bronn are fans of the band.
* Nathaniel sits behind Ivan in class to draw without being noticed.
	+ He and Ivan are the only students in the class to not share their desks with another student.
* As of "Chameleon," this is no longer true as Lila Rossi sits beside Nathaniel.
* Nathaniel becomes the Evillustrator a second time when the Puppeteer transforms him using a doll in the episode "The Puppeteer" and once again in "Gamer 2.0".
* 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.
* Since Nathaniel is Jewish and he is about 13-15 years old, he must have already done his Bar Mitzvah.
* In "Reverser", Nathaniel is a part of the school's Art Club along with Juleka, Rose, Alix and Marinette.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/miraculousmx/status/1021502157219160064
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1050926882395381760
3. ↑ By himself in his fantasies.
4. ↑ By Hawk Moth in "The Evillustrator"
5. ↑ In "Reverser."
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/755033027823046656
7. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/687786358782451712
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/665260957023797249
9. ↑ http://miraculeusecoccinelle.tumblr.com/post/129733355946/miraculous-les-aventures-de-ladybug-et-chat-noir
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/855821885409460225
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/miraculousmx/status/1021502157219160064
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1050926882395381760
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/827678785696854016
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/698919834260783104

Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir • Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

Reoccurring Miraculous holders
Chloé Bourgeois/Queen Bee • Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge • Luka Couffaine/Viperion • Max Kanté/Pegasus • Nino Lahiffe/Carapace • Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey

Villains
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth • Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura

Guardians
Wang Fu

Kwamis
Barkk • Daizzi • Duusu • Fluff • Kaalki • Longg • Mullo • Nooroo • Orikko • Plagg • Pollen • Roaar • Sass • Stompp • Tikki • Trixx • Wayzz • Xuppu • Ziggy

Previous Miraculous holders
Ancient Chinese Bee Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Butterfly Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Fox Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Ox Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Peacock Miraculous holder • Ancient Egyptian Ladybug • Ancient Egyptian Miraculous holder • Bọ rùa • Cernunnos • La Coccinelle • Herakles • Hēi Māo • Hippolyta • Jeanne d'Arc • La Mariquita • Micazoyolin • Mudekudeku • Piáo Chóng • Pied Piper of Hamelin • Sasuke Sarutobi • Sun Wukong • Tentomushi • Tomoe Gozen

Future Miraculous holders
Aspik • Brazilian Miraculous holder • Dragon Bug • Future Queen Bee • Future Butterfly Miraculous holder • Jade Turtle • Alix Kubdel/Bunnyx • Lady Noir • Mister Bug • Multimouse • Multimouse with Fox Miraculous • Snake Noir • Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko

Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth • Akuma • Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura

Akumatized villains
Anansi • Animaestro • Animan • Antibug • Backwarder • Bakerix • Befana • The Bubbler • Captain Hardrock • Catalyst • Chameleon • Christmaster • The Collector • Copycat • Darkblade • Dark Cupid • Dark Owl • Despair Bear • Desperada • Destroyer • **The Evillustrator** • Frightningale • Frozer • Gamer • Gigantitan • Glaciator • Gorizilla • Guitar Villain • Horrificator • Ikari Gozen • Kung Food • Lady Wifi • Magician of Misfortune • Malediktator • The Mime • Miraculer • Oblivio • Party Crasher • The Pharaoh • Mr. Pigeon • Pixelator • Prime Queen • Princess Fragrance • The Puppeteer • Oni-Chan • Queen Wasp • Reflekta • Rena Rage • Replay • Reverser • Riposte • Robostus • Rogercop • Sandboy • Santa Claws • Sapotis • Shell Shock • Silencer • Silurus • Simon Says • Stoneheart • Stormy Weather • Style Queen • Syren • Timebreaker • Troublemaker • Vanisher • Volpina • Weredad • Zombizou

Other villains
Trash Krakken

Unknown and/or future villains
Apkli • Cat Blanc • Dr. Sadness • Hawk Moth (future) • Ignoblia • Kwamibuster • Loveater • Miracle Queen • Pain and Tears • Monsieur Rat • Startrain • Timetagger • Trio of Punishers

Miss Bustier's class (Ivan Bruel • Juleka Couffaine • Mylène Haprèle • Alix Kubdel • **Nathaniel Kurtzberg** • Rose Lavillant • Sabrina Raincomprix • Lila Rossi)Adam • Ali • Marc Anciel • Aurore Beauréal • Mireille Caquet • Jean Duparc • Ondine • Kagami Tsurugi • Wayhem

Children
August • Boy • Ella Césaire • Etta Césaire • Manon Chamack • Kenya • Chris Lahiffe • Mrs. Michelle's son • Quentin

Adults
Adrien's bodyguard • Emilie Agreste • Arlette • Art teacher • Thomas Astruc • August's mother • Vincent Aza • Banana Man • Théo Barbot • André Bourgeois • Audrey Bourgeois • Breaker • Caline Bustier • Butler Jean • Alec Cataldi • Marlena Césaire • Nora Césaire • Otis Césaire • Nadja Chamack • Sabine Cheng • Wang Cheng • Chris (performer) • Clara Contard • Anarka Couffaine • Mr. Damocles • Armand D'Argencourt • Doorman • Gina Dupain • Rolland Dupain • Tom Dupain • Fire captain • Fisherman • Ghetto Blaster • André Glacier • Simon Grimault • Fred Haprèle • Howard • Jørgen • Kenya's father • Killabee • Mr. Kubdel • Jalil Kubdel • Marianne Lenoir • Lila's mother • Maid • Ms. Mendeleiev • Metal Face D • Mrs. Michelle • Clara Nightingale • Philippe • Prince Ali's chaperone • Public Enemy • Roger Raincomprix • Xavier Ramier • Penny Rolling • Bob Roth • Santa Claus • Sarah • Shaolin Soul • Jagged Stone • Jean Tretiens • Tomoe Tsurugi • Véronique • Vincent (Adrien's photographer) • Wealthy woman • XY

Animals
Fang • Minor animals • Whiskers

Groups
Kitty Section

Characters from the past
Darkblade (ancestor) • Mage • Order of the Guardians

Miscellaneous
Albert • Markov

Future characters
Lindalee Rose • Sabine's mother • Vivica

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