Hawk Moth (Miraculous Ladybug)

Hawk Moth (Gabriel Agreste) is the main antagonist of Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. He is a supervillain that wears the Butterfly Miraculous. He akumatizes the people of Paris to get the miraculouses of Ladybug and Cat Noir.

## Life As A Villain

Hawk Moth is a supervillain who akumatizes the people of Paris to become supervillains. He wants the miraculouses of Ladybug and Cat Noir.

## Appearance

### Civilian Attire

Gabriel is a very tall man, whose skin tone is fair with a rosy tint. He has light blue eyes, and combed-back light blond hair. He wears black-framed silver glasses. He has a white dress shirt underneath a silver vest with red buttons and a cream-colored dress jacket, along with a red-and-white striped tie. He also wears red dress pants and white shoes with red laces. On the middle finger of his left hand, he has a silver band ring.

### As Hawk Moth

Hawk Moth wears a dark purple dress shirt with a black butterfly-shaped lapel, the Butterfly Miraculous brooch on the center of the collar, and black dress pants. Over the majority of his face and neck, he wears a silver mask. He also has a dark indigo cane as his tool. Whenever he is controlling someone with an akuma, a bright purple butterfly-shaped outline appears on his face and around his eyes.

### As The Collector

The Collector's skin is pale purple. His hair sticks up in a point and is white with black vertical stripes, however, along with the back of his head and his neck is black. He wears a black dress suit with a white lapel, stiff shoulders, and black and red downward-bent stripes on the front. Each lower sleeve has a white stripe, and the Collector's hands have white gloves. Also, he wears black dress pants. His high heel boots are connected to his body suit, and they are black with black and white striped heels.

### As Scarlet Moth

Scarlet Moth’s outfit is the same as Hawk Moth's except it is colored burgundy-red due to the enhancement from Catalyst. His mask, cane, and the Butterfly Miraculous are also colored the same red. His cane allows him to create more than one akuma, giving him an advantage.

## Personality

Gabriel comes off as a cold, harsh, and very strict man. He is very protective of his son Adrien, having kept him home for most of his life, although having a possessive and distant relationship with him. He makes executive decisions about how to keep his son safe without considering how he may feel, such as when he unjustly deems Nino Lahiffe a bad influence for Adrien and forbids him from coming to his home ever again. Gabriel misses his wife greatly and sometimes has to be reminded not to forget that his son is also grieving making him oblivious to the feelings of others. According to Adrien in "Adrien's Double Life", ever since the disappearance of his wife, he is a changed man. He also strongly dislikes taking orders from anyone, even if they are from people who are trying to help and protect him, such as Ladybug and Cat Noir. Despite this, Gabriel can be respectful and kind at times, especially when needing to act professionally.

As Hawk Moth, he is cold and determined. After a villain's defeat, he determinedly vows revenge and, while stopping for a while afterward, doesn't wait too long to try again with his akumas. His goal is to claim the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses to gain their absolute power necessary to achieve his dearest secret wish, not caring if he causes people harm in the process even to his own son. He is aware of the equivalent exchange drawback of making a wish with the Miraculouses, every wish having a reaction to maintain balance in the universe, but it doesn't appear to bother him leading to him being very ignorant, cocky, overconfident and reckless about the magic he wielded or wished to obtained on several occasions. Meaning that he doesn't always seem to think things through, such as him being unaware of the after effects of using such magic, when he didn't recall his akuma back before he lost it in "Startrain" or when he praised Chloe for using the remaining jewels against Ladybug and Cat Noir unaware that she could've severely hurt herself by using said jewels all at once.

He is also very stubborn as he refuses to listen to Nooroo about how he is using the Butterfly Miraculous, showing that he isn't remorseful about all the damage and chaos he is caused in Paris and also very desperate to save his wife. It was the consumption of said obsessive feelings that twisted his heart so much that in an alternate future of "Cat Blanc", it led to his own demise. However, as the battle goes on to save her he is wracked with guilt and worry for Nathalie as she used the damaged Peacock Miraculous before it was fixed in "Nathalie as seen by Gabriel". He says that he doing all this destruction so Adrien could be happy however, Gabriel appears to be deluding himself using his family's love as the reason to cover up the guilt and anger he feels towards the once damaged the Peacock Miraculous and the mistakes of the past causing their misfortune as mentioned in "Nathalie as seen by Gabriel". Another point of him being deluded is when he claimed that the outside world was dangerous but there were times when Gabriel proved by using the Miraculous irresponsibly he actually made himself a danger to his own son. One more point is also revealed in his rap song where he mentioned that Ladybug and Cat Noir were playing their superhero game like he meant for the damage he caused to be a joke or faked.

Hawk Moth's akumatized villains are his most powerful known weapon, so he chooses his victims carefully, usually people who are emotionally at their weakest. He is a skilled liar and manipulator, persuading people that he cares about their problems and giving them powers to help solve them, when in reality, he does it because he wants them to retrieve the Miraculouses for him. He gives them ideas if they are struggling to think one up. However, if things aren't going his way, Hawk Moth easily loses his patience, threatening harm to Ladybug, Cat Noir, and even to the villains he creates. He also has a bit of a habit of celebrating too soon when the heroes get weaken by his many akumatized villains, thinking it will get him closer to the heroes' Miraculouses. He sometimes uses puns, such as telling the akuma in "The Evillustrator" to "draw [Nathaniel] into our evil web". On occassion, he misuses the power of good emotions through his villains to do his bidding by force seen "The Bubbler" and "Zombizou".

Despite these traits, Hawk Moth can be merciful with those he cares about, such as when he orders the supervillain to drop Ladybug in order to save Adrien who is falling off the building. He is obsessed with finding a way to save his wife, but is willing to give up his evil ways to protect Adrien from being caught in the crossfire or being targeted by the villains he creates. This situation, along with his frustration that even Audrey Bourgeois, who he believed was his greatest masterpiece, made him temporary renounce his role as a villain. However, he decided to continue to be Hawk Moth after Queen Bee appeared, viewing the opportunity to akumatize a Miraculous holder as too good to pass up.

Though his goal is specifically getting Ladybug and Cat Noir’s Miraculouses, when Gabriel tells Nooroo that he is going to kidnap the kwami friends of the latter so he can have unlimited powers at his disposal, it is implied that he has become power-hungry due to being Hawk Moth for a long time and has gotten addicted to yearning power to the extreme degree that he will grasp every opportunity to seize the power in order to have easier access on stealing the Ladybug Miraculous and Cat Miraculous.

Despite his strategic brilliance Gabriel seems to overlook easier solutions when fixing a problem such as when Emilie got put into a coma as a result of overusing the damaged Peacock Miraculous. He needed a cure which he thought could be done by using the Ultimate Power when really all he needed was help from a guardian upon realizing there was one. Also meaning he was quick to use force to get what he wants as well as impatient leading him to doubt the use of other options.

Like Ladybug, Gabriel too as come under the stress of the living a double life not finding it easy to be himself and his alter ego mentioned in "Nathalie as seen by Gabriel".

As The Collector, being a voluntary akumatized villain, his personality doesn't change much. He is obsessed with collecting everything he likes to replace the Miraculous spellbook but is still determined to take Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses. He also knows that he must protect his secret identity, telling the heroes that he would give their Miraculouses to Hawk Moth in order to throw them off his trail.

## Family

* Emelie Agreste (Wife)
* Adrien Agreste (Son)
* Amelie Graham de Vanily (Sister-In-Law)
* Félix Graham de Vanily (Nephew)

## Friends

* Mayura
* Akumatized Villains (Allies)

## Enemies/Rivals

* Ladybug (Rival)
* Cat Noir (Rival)
* Rena Rouge (Rival)
* Carapace (Rival)
* Queen Bee (Former Rival)
* Ryuko (Rival)
* Viperion (Rival)
* Pegasus (Rival)
* King Monkey (Rival)
* Citizens Of Paris (Enemies)

## Trivia

* Gabriel is named after Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who created the French designer brand, *Chanel*.
* The design of Hawk Moth's mask is a reference to the supervillain Fantômas from the 1964 French film with the same name.
* After sending an akuma, he rotates his staff with his left hand, which possibly indicates Gabriel is left-handed.

* Gabriel is one of the tallest characters in the series.