Ladybug Yokai

**Ladybug Yokai** are a variation of Insect Yokai and Beetle Yokai who are known for their black spot patterns on their red shell.

## Physical Appearance

Ladybug Yokai are anthropomorphic versions of their Surface World counterparts. They're generally short in height. They have red shells that cover their wings with black spots on the shells. The body itself is black with the face being gray. Though they're commonly seen in red and black, they can also come in other colors like yellow and black or orange and black to name a few.

## Description

Ladybug Yokai has always been known for their ability to bring good luck to others. When they're around one, they would often get good things happening to them. Thus many other Yokai would use them to get massive money from casinos and such. Ladybug Yokai are also experts in love. They can easily match two people who are the perfect match for each other. Sometimes these yokai can grant wishes if they want to.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Ladybug Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Burrowing
* Camouflage
* Dermal Armor
* Enhanced Bite
* Enhanced Durability
* Enhanced Strength
* Lunglessness
* Miasma Emission
* Shield Wings
* Size Reduction
* Wallcrawling
* Wing Manifestation/Flight

### Associations

* Insect Physiology

Beetles are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:

* Ladybugs: Jinx, Love Manipulation/Love Manipulation, Luck Embodiment/Luck/Luck Bestowal, Wish Granting

## Pop Culture

The most popular character is Ladybug. She's one of the main protagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Her real name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng who lives in Paris, France and goes to Collège Françoise Dupont with her friends Alya, Alix, Rose, Mylene, Juleka and all the other classmates. Marinette has a huge crash on a boy name Adrien and her rival is Chloe Bourgeois, the daughter of the Mayor of Paris. When Hawk Moth, the main antagonist, strikes and akumatizes someone to have them get the Miraculouses for him, Marinette transforms into her alter ego, Ladybug, to save the day. Her weapon is a yo-yo and her special powers are Lucky Charm and Miraculous Ladybug. Lucky Charm allows her to summon a random object that she has to figure out with. Miraculous Ladybug generates a swarm of ladybugs from the Lucky Charm object and it repairs all the damages that the Akumatized villain has made.

## Variations

### Insect Yokai

**Ladybug**, (family Coccinellidae), also called ladybird beetle, any of approximately 5,000 widely distributed species of beetles (**insect** order Coleoptera) whose name originated in the Middle Ages, when the beetle was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called “beetle of Our Lady.”

### Beetle Yokai

Ladybugs are part of the Beetle family. People had called them ladybird beetles.

## Life in the Hidden World

Ladybug Yokai can be both male and female. But many Yokai aren't able to tell them apart from male and female because they all look quite feminine in appearance. Ladybug Yokai often works at restaurants and bars. Working as bartenders and waiters/waitresses. These yokai also worked as professional matchmakers due to their power of romance. They're generally kind-hearted and laidback beings. Often using their powers to help those in need. Because of that, some Yokai would tricked them into helping them with things such as gambling. But these yokai are a lot stronger then they appeared. They're just as strong as Beetle Yokai as they can lift heavy objects with ease.

## Symbolism

Believed to be the sign of good fortune and prosperity in different cultures, the ladybugs are symbolic of good luck, love and passion, pleasantness, good instincts, and jolliness. These little beetles spread colors of warmth and happiness everywhere they go and are representatives of a charming personality.