Miraculouses

The **Miraculouses** are magical jewels. Worn as jewelry, they have the ability to transform their wearers, with the help of the kwamis, into animal-themed, super-powered beings.

In the English dub, the term **Miraculous** is used as both the singular and plural form, in contrast with Astruc's preference for adding -es for more than one, though there were occasions when characters used **Miraculouses** with the added -es to refer to more than one Miraculous.

## History

As explained by Master Wang Fu, Wayzz, and Tikki in the comic story "*Miraculous Adventures Issue 2*", kwamis have existed since the beginning of the universe. Being abstract creatures, each kwami is formed whenever a new idea, concept, or emotion comes into existence in the universe, such as creation, love, beauty, and mathematics. However, tangible creatures, like humans, could not see or sense kwamis; so the kwamis could only roam the universe without communicating with them.

Thousands of years ago, a mage successfully helped the kwamis to interact with humans by creating magic jewels, which were called Miraculouses. When the kwamis inhabited them, the Miraculouses bestowed amazing power on their wearers. There are two Miraculouses that are more powerful than the rest: the Ladybug Miraculous, having the power of creation from the first kwami in existence, Tikki; and the Cat Miraculous, having the power of destruction from Plagg. In "Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1)", Nooroo states that legend says when the Ladybug Miraculous and Cat Miraculous are worn together, their user will gain absolute power. At some point in time, all of the knowledge about the Miraculouses and their powers was written down in code in a book, with very few knowing how to decipher the code. Miracle Boxes were also created at an unknown time to store the dormant Miraculouses.

To protect and distribute Miraculouses, the Order of the Guardians was formed and existed for many years. Throughout its existence, guardians trained younger generations to keep a watchful eye over the Miraculouses and the spellbook, which were placed in the Guardians' temple.

The Order fell more than 170 years ago because of a mistake made by Fu, a young apprentice guardian at the time. He used the Peacock Miraculous in an attempt to create a small Sentimonster to go to the kitchen to get him some food, but he accidentally manifested a ravenous Sentimonster that devoured the monks and most of the Miraculouses. Fu was able to escape, taking the Miraculous spellbook with him, along with the last remaining Miracle Box.

After the temple was destroyed, Fu ended up losing both the Butterfly and the Peacock Miraculous, along with the spellbook while trying to escape from the Sentimonster. After narrowly escaping, Fu took the box with the remaining seventeen Miraculouses with him.

According to Nooroo, the Miraculouses, meant for good purposes, have been used by heroes throughout history. However, in the wrong hands, Miraculouses can be used to cause terrible disaster.

In "Feast", after the titular villain was defeated by Ladybug and Cat Noir, the former's Miraculous Ladybug is able to bring back the guardians temple, along with all the monks and the Miraculous that were eaten.

## System

Usually, a Miraculous is assigned to an appropriate user with good intentions by a guardian, a human tasked with watching over the Miraculouses and keeping them in a safe place when not being used.

While there is a chance of giving a Miraculous to an unworthy candidate, the system prevents many unfit people from getting Miraculouses easily. The guardian takes back and stores the Miraculous when it is discarded or returned to him. Unfortunately, there have been cases where Miraculouses were lost, even potentially forever, and the guardian was unable to retrieve them, such as when the Butterfly Miraculous was presumed to be lost forever by Wang.

Miraculouses can be kept by their chosen users for many years as long as they are being used, and the holder is capable.

There are some ways to acquire a Miraculous outside of being chosen by the Great Guardian. People can find Miraculouses if they have been lost and are unable to be stored properly. For example, Gabriel Agreste found the Butterfly Miraculous, making it easy for him to utilize it for evil instead of good without Wang Fu's interference or knowledge of his secret identity or in "The Queens' Battle", when Chloé found the Bee Miraculous after Ladybug lost it. However, there are those who found a Miraculous and by their own free will, would use it by trying to be a hero without being chosen by a guardian. Heroes who obtain a miraculous without being chosen may keep their miraculous with approval from its guardian.

Previous Miraculous holders can also give their Miraculous to someone else if they don't know a guardian or the guardian can't intervene first. After believing she shouldn't be the Ladybug Miraculous holder in "Stoneheart", Marinette sneaked the Ladybug Miraculous into Alya's bag in hopes that Alya would find it and take over as Ladybug, although Marinette later decided to continue as Ladybug and retrieved it before this can happen. If a current or previous holder can't continue their job by other means, like old age or injury, they can give their jewel to someone else, like how Nino wields the Turtle Miraculous in Master Fu's place due to the latter's bad back.

Wielding a miraculous without being chosen by a guardian or without one's approval comes with a risk as there is no guardian to help the miraculous holder heal their kwami or, in some cases, to repair their Miraculous if it were to get damaged.

Another option for getting a Miraculous is stealing a Miraculous and/or removing it from its user. There are different kinds of motivations for taking another user's Miraculous. One motivation is Hawk Moth's intention to get the Ladybug Miraculous and Cat Miraculous to access their absolute power when combined. On the opposite side, if a Miraculous is being used by a villainous person, it is the Great Guardian's task to find out who the Miraculous holder is and take the Miraculous away from them. If needed, the Great Guardian will get help from other Miraculous holders or choose new Miraculous holders in order to stop the villain, as when Marinette and Adrien received Miraculouses from Wang Fu to defeat Hawk Moth. Along with being vulnerable to being stolen if they aren't being worn, Miraculouses can be forced off the user by someone else when they are being worn, whether or not they are transformed. Despite being possible, it's less common to be able to steal the Miraculous when the holder is not transformed unless the taker knows what the Miraculous looks like when in its camouflaged form.

When in need of assistance and with the express permission of the Great Guardian, a current Miraculous owner can temporarily give a Miraculous to someone else as long as the temporary owner returns it when the mission is over. This is seen multiple times when Marinette required either extra numbers or the specific powers of a certain Miraculous to defeat a villain.

Another way can be if a kwami along with their jewel becomes separated from their chosen owner, then they can work with and/or choose a temporary owner until they are reunited again, which happened with Marinette and Adrien in "Reflekdoll".

Not all Miraculouses in other people's possession are worn and wielded by them. Master Wang Fu keeps unused Miraculouses in the Miracle Box in order to keep them protected and have them available for future chosen users in required situations. In "Mayura", in a secret safe, Gabriel Agreste stores the Peacock Miraculous, since it is mysteriously damaged and can cause illness to its holder. At the same time, Miraculous holders who wear Miraculouses may never or rarely transform with them. Because of his age, Wang Fu struggles when he attempts to transform in "Ladybug & Cat Noir", hurting his back in the process. Nonetheless, Wang keeps and wears the Turtle Miraculous, often discussing matters with Wayzz and benefiting from Wayzz's assistance.

## Abilities

A Miraculous, when worn and inhabited by a kwami, transforms the wearer into a costumed disguise based on its animal theme and the design they wanted subconsciously.

An active Miraculous grants the wearer enhanced physical abilities, like strength and agility, as well as near invulnerability. Some Miraculous appear to grant the user greater physical skills than others; the Fox Miraculous provides its wearer greater agility than the Ladybug or Cat Miraculous. A Miraculous (or its owner's costume) is also capable of compensating for certain impairments, such as poor eyesight, as with Carapace's goggles replacing Nino's glasses, or even curing such impairments entirely while transformed, as is the case with Alya's lack of glasses as Rena Rouge. Some of them also give the owners the abilities of the animals they are based on, like how Cat Noir has enhanced hearing and night vision.

Additionally, Miraculouses have the ability to magically disguise the identity of the wearer to human observers, regardless of how similar their civilian and costumed forms appear. However, AIs are not affected by this, which is how Uncanny Valley was able to recognize Marinette and Adrien as Ladybug and Cat Noir. This could also imply that Markov knows the identities of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Also, even though magical disguises prevent humans from seeing similarities between their civilian and costumed forms, people might still figure out the identities of some miraculous holders as Alya rightly suspected the identities of Cat Noir and Carapace.

The Miraculous will also provide the user with an omni-purpose tool which functions as a weapon, a communication device, a search engine, and in some cases, a mode of transportation, among a number of various other functions.

Possibly the greatest benefit of the Miraculouses is that each one grants a unique superpower that corresponds to the abstract concept that the respective kwami embodies. The transformation lasts until the superpower is used, leaving the wearer only five minutes until they detransform back to normal. Before the wearer can transform again, the kwami needs to recharge by eating food.

It is explained in "Timetagger" that adulthood bestows unlimited use of one's superpower and prolonged transformations, as seen with Bunnyx. Sometimes depending on certain Miraculouses, they'll begin to grant their holders other abilities when they get older such as stronger versions of their powers, but each adult version is unknown, however it appears in "Miraculous New York", when an adult uses the Eagle Miraculous they will obtain the ability to fly. And yet, that could a result of Hawk Moth's powers when he akumatized Technolizer with it or it was something he desired deep down.

Some of the Miraculouses' powers follow the theme of the symbolism that animal represents, like the Ladybug Miraculous, with the power of creation, having the superpower Lucky Charm. The kinds of powers a Miraculous has aren't limited to the theme, though.

When their Miraculous is not in use, a kwami can roam freely outside of the Miraculous.

### Miraculous Unification

A person can wear more than one Miraculous and use them both at the same time. When activating more than one Miraculous at the same time, the user is able to call upon the powers and weapons of both Miraculouses. Additionally, their suit takes on a hybrid form, combining aspects of the suits of each individual Miraculous.

To invoke a fusion transformation, the owner must say the names of the kwamis whose Miraculouses they wear and wish to fuse, and then say "**Unify**", while intertwining their hands. To unfuse, the owner must say the name of the kwami they want to release and say "**Divide**".

It's also known that the use of too many Miraculouses simultaneously may have very severe consequences to both the body and mind of the owner. It's currently unknown if it's possible to fuse more than two Miraculouses at a time. And yet, it's possible the more jewels a person fuses together, the more mental and physical energy they need to handle the strain.

### Damaged Miraculouses

The Miraculous jewels can also work if they're damaged, however using a damaged Miraculous can cause serious damage to the user, such as fatigue and lingering health issues, as well as hinder the Miraculous's powers.

According to Gabriel in "Ladybug", if an owner overuses a damaged Miraculous, the wounds on the jewel becomes the holder's wounds. However, if the owner uses the damaged Miraculous sparingly, then they can limit the negative side effects.

Emilie Agreste overused the damaged Peacock Miraculous and fell into an eternal slumber as a result. Beyond this, the full effects of using a damaged Miraculous are unknown.

It's also unknown what the full damage could be if a damaged Miraculous is fused with another jewel. It's possible that if it does happen, then it will likely extend the damage of both jewels possible breaking them to the point where neither of them can be fixed as well as extending it to the holder, or the fusion capabilities won't work at all.

### Renouncing a Miraculous

To give up a Miraculous, the user must simply intentionally verbally confirm their desire to "renounce" the Miraculous and/or its kwami or express the desire to no longer use the Miraculous. Once done, the kwami disappears back into the newly dormant Miraculous. When the Miraculous gets put on again, whether by the same user or a new one, the Kwami comes out of the Miraculous.

If the Miraculous comes off by accident though, like when Adrien's ring falls off in "Lady Wifi", the kwami is not pulled back into the Miraculous due to the owner not actually renouncing the Miraculous. The kwami will only disappear if the owner wants to get rid of the Miraculous.

In "Reflekdoll", on an interesting note, when a holder doesn't fully renounce their jewel, the kwami stays free from the Miraculous, and if separated, the jewel stays in its camouflaged mode. Upon being in contact with its respective kwami, the Miraculous will change to its charged mode.

## Modes

The Miraculous vary in types of jewelry, ranging from earrings to necklaces to rings to hair combs. However, all Miraculouses have two distinct modes: charged and camouflaged. In its charged mode, the Miraculous is inhabited by its kwami, meaning that either the miraculous isn't being used by anyone or that its holder is transformed. The Miraculous takes on a more colorful, exotic design in this mode that better resembles the animal that it represents. In its camouflaged mode, the kwami is outside the Miraculous, meaning that its possessed by a holder who is not transformed. This is meant to make the Miraculous more difficult to spot on a holder in civilian attire.

The variation between charged and camouflaged mode varies between Miraculous. The Ladybug Miraculous appears as simple black earrings in its camouflaged mode but red with black spots in its charged mode, and the Cat Miraculous is a plain silver ring in its camouflaged mode but black with a green cat paw design in its charged mode. In contrast, the only difference between the Fox Miraculous in its charged and camouflaged mode is that it acquires golden lines that divide the necklace in five sections whose color degrades until they've reached white.

In "Reflekdoll", it's revealed that the camouflaged mode of different Miraculouses differs between holders, as the Cat Miraculous held by Marinette turned rose gold, and the Ladybug Miraculous held by Adrien turned silver.

## List of Known Miraculouses

### Ladybug Miraculous

Earrings that transform the wearer, with the help of Tikki, into a ladybug-themed hero with the power of **Creation**. Currently owned by Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

### Cat Miraculous

A **Ring** that turns the wearer, with help from Plagg, into a black cat-themed hero with the power of **Destruction**. Currently owned by Adrien Agreste.

### Butterfly Miraculous

A **Brooch** that turns the wearer, with help from Nooroo, into a butterfly-themed hero with the power of **Transmission**. Currently owned by Gabriel Agreste.

### Turtle Miraculous

A **Bracelet** that turns the wearer, with help from Wayzz, into a turtle-themed hero with the power of **Protection**. Temporarily used by Nino Lahiffe.

### Fox Miraculous

A **Necklace** that turns the wearer, with help from Trixx, into a fox-themed hero with the power of **Illusion**. Temporarily used by Alya Césaire.

### Bee Miraculous

A **Hair Comb** that turns the wearer, with help from Pollen, into a bee-themed hero with the power of **Subjection**. Formerly used by Chloé Bourgeois.

### Peacock Miraculous

A **Brooch** that turns the wearer, with help from Duusu, into a peacock-themed hero with the power of **Emotion**. Temporarily used by Nathalie Sancoeur.

### Mouse Miraculous

A **Pendant Necklace** that turns the wearer, with help from Mullo, into a mouse-themed hero with the power of **Multiplication**.

### Ox Miraculous

A **Nose Ring** that turns the wearer, with help from Stompp, into an ox-themed hero

### Tiger Miraculous

A **Panjas Bracelet** that turns the wearer, with help from Roaar, into a tiger-themed hero.

### Rabbit Miraculous

A **Pocket Watch** that turns the wearer, with help from Fluff, into a rabbit-themed hero with the power of **Evolution**.

### Dragon Miraculous

A **Choker** that turns the wearer, with help from Longg, into a dragon-themed hero with the power of **Perfection**. Temporarily used by Kagami Tsurugi.

### Snake Miraculous

An **Ouroboros Bracelet** that turns the wearer, with help from Sass, into a snake-themed hero with the power of **Intuition**. Temporarily used by Luka Couffaine.

### Horse Miraculous

**Glasses** that turn the wearer, with help from Kaalki, into a horse-themed hero with the power of **Teleportation**. Temporarily used by Max Kanté.

### Goat Miraculous

**Hair Clips** that turn the wearer, with help from Ziggy, into a goat-themed hero.

### Monkey Miraculous

A **Circlet** that turns the wearer, with help from Xuppu, into a monkey-themed hero with the power of **Jubilation**. Temporarily used by Lê Chiến Kim.

### Rooster Miraculous

A **Thumb Ring** that turns the wearer, with help from Orikko, into a rooster-themed hero

### Dog Miraculous

A **Collar Necklace** that turns the wearer, with help from Barkk, into a dog-themed hero.

### Pig Miraculous

A **Pearl Anklet** that turns the wearer, with help from Daizzi, into a pig-themed hero.