Miraculous tools

Ladybug and Chat Noir brandishing their tools.

> Okay, I have special powers! …and apparently this amazing super yo-yo thingy?
>
> Ladybug, "Ladybug & Chat Noir"

**Miraculous tools**, also known as **Miraculous weapons**, are special omni-purpose tools that come with their respective Miraculous. Whenever a Miraculous owner transforms, they possess a tool specific to whichever Miraculous they're wearing.

## History

For the sake of seeing and communicating with kwamis, a mage in ancient times created the Miraculouses, magic jewels. At the same time of making them, the mage created tools to go with each one.

Since each tool was used by different people throughout time and history it's not uncommon for them to change in their appearances like the staff of the Black Cat Miraculous. When being used by Hei Mao the weapon appeared to be made out of bamboo or another type of wood. While being used by Chat Noir it appears to be made out of metal.

Besides their Miraculous weapons, some wielders also can fight with additional weapons like Tentomushi with her nekode, La Coccinelle with her rapier, and Ladybug with Kagami's saber in "Riposte". Some weapons can split apart like Chat Noir's staff, showing that they are capable of dual-wielding.

Also during rare instances sometimes Miraculous tools would end up being separated from their intended users and be used by other holders and/or by civilians.

When utilising Unification, Miraculous holders can dual-wield both weapons, such as when Dragon Bug fought with both the dragon sword and the ladybug yo-yo.

## Appearance

Each tool is a different object, like Ladybug's yo-yo and Chat Noir's staff. These tools come in a great variety of different forms, including toys, musical instruments, and actual weapons. Usually, the tool is a size that can easily be carried by hand, and most tools can be worn when they aren't in use, such as Ladybug wrapping her yo-yo around her hips or Chat Noir having his staff attached to his back.

The colour of each tool corresponds to the colour scheme of the Miraculous, green for the turtle tool, blue for the peacock tool, etc. Sometimes, when fusion powers are used, Miraculous tools can change colour, like how the mouse jump rope changed from pink to orange, red and black upon the Mouse Miraculous being fused with the Fox, Ladybug, and Black Cat Miraculous, respectively. Also, the tool's appearance can change according to its user, as the Turtle Miraculous' shield has different forms when used by Carapace and Jade Turtle. Along with the Bee Miraculous' top has different forms when used Queen Bee and Vesperia.

As seen in "Evolution", when Unification is invoked, a Miraculous tool will change colour to match the colour scheme of the users primary Miraculous.

As when using a Miraculous transformation power up form, Miraculous tools can also change their appearance, such as when Ladybug changed into her ice form the spots on the yo-yo changed into hexagons.

## Abilities

The tools are used as weapons, being incredibly handy for both offence and defence. Some tools are capable of being used as a mode of transportation. An example of this is when Ladybug uses her yo-yo to swing from place to place, while Chat Noir can vault himself with his staff.

There are some tools that can split into or be made of multiple pieces such as Chat Noir's staff, Hawk Moth's cane, Vesperia's spinning top and Argos' fan allowing the users to dual wield, communicate with someone else while occupied seen in "Oni-Chan" and more.

The tools also have technological features, including a phone, a camera, a GPS, and a search engine, among a number of other features  The features of the Miraculous tools "update" in accordance with the technologies of the time. When the owners are in too quick of rush to learn about their powers from the kwamis, the weapons, when converted into their phone forms, also have a user's guide.

It has been shown that the tools can be used as a breathing device underwater when a holder is in and out of aqua mode.

The tools also have detachable features, such as tracking devices and earpiece communicators. The tools also have storage capabilities which are connected to the user's non-super method of storage (ex. when the miraculous owner stores something in their purse, the item is relocated to the tool upon transformation). The same rule applies to pictures taken using a tools camera function. When the Miraculous owner is detransformed, the photographs will transfer to their regular phone.

Sometimes under certain conditions, the tools can be used by regular people and other miraculous holders if the owner becomes separated from them such as Ladybug using Chat Noir's staff seen in several episodes, with Nino using the staff in "Anansi" and Alix in using Ladybug's yo-yo in "Reverser".

For some Miraculous owners, they need the tool to use their special superpower. For example, the Ladybug Miraculous owner tosses the yo-yo into the air when utilizing the Lucky Charm, the Fox Miraculous owner plays the flute to cast Mirage, the Turtle Miraculous owner holds up the shield to engage Shell-ter, the Bee Miraculous owner spins the spinning top and catches it to use Venom, and the Peacock Miraculous holder plucks feathers from the hand fan to Amokization.

A Miraculous owner can call their weapon back to them from afar, though this has only been displayed by an owner who already has their adult powers. Some younger Miraculous owners have displayed the ability to mentally control their tools, so it could be possible that the connection strengthens upon adulthood. However, if the weapon is destroyed, then the mental connection will be broken leaving the holder unable to call them back.

When the Miraculous are used conjointly through Unification, the weapon of one Miraculous can be combined with the superpower of the other jewel, creating a new effect. Like as Dragon Bug, Ladybug combined the powers of the Water Dragon and her yo-yo causing the shield making ability to expand to not only protect her but Cat Noir as well as protecting them from the titular villain's wasps. But to what other effects the weapons could have when under the power fusion is unknown.

As shown in "Gang of Secrets", if a Miraculous holder becomes a Guardian, they can summon the Miraculouses under their protection from the Miracle Box to them via their tool. For a Ladybug Miraculous holder, they must open their yo-yo, like when purifying an akuma, then place their hand within it to retrieve the Miraculous they want.

Seen in "Hack San" and "Evolution" if a Miraculous holder has any additional miraculouses been worn but not in use the kwamis can hide inside their owner's tools.

In "Ephemeral", it's also revealed that the Miraculous tools have synced digital clocks that aren't affected by GPS time satellites.

In "Jubilation" and "Passion", it is shown that when an akumatized victim has been given the power of a Miraculous through the Alliance rings, they don't need the intended tool of the Miraculous to use their power. Instead they can channel the superpowers through other weapons.

## Weaknesses

The tools are indestructible; the only thing that can break them is the powerful magic of a miraculous, such as the Cat Miraculous's Cataclysm and Butterfly Miraculous's power in Simon Says' command card, or the force of a Miraculous owner's super strength.

However, when the tools are used to summon their superpowers, the owners can't use them to attack or defend themselves (except for weapons that aren't used to summon their powers, Cataclysm and Akumatization, etc). If a minor is attacked during the process, the powers will be cancelled out and it's unknown if the same effect can be an adult holder. If an owner becomes separated from their weapon, they can't summon their powers.

As seen in "Reunion", same as a regular smart phone, a miraculous tool cannot be used to connect to the internet if there is no service.

## List of known tools

* Main Universe
* Parallel Universe

## Trivia

* When Théo Barbot and Chloé Bourgeois get akumatized into copies of Chat Noir and Ladybug respectively, they possess identical versions of the original superheroes' tools with the same features.
	+ A sentimonster can also have the same powers as another hero, as shown in "Ladybug".
* Lila Rossi's akumatization into a replica of a Fox Miraculous holder includes her possessing a copy of the flute.
* The real flute in "Sapotis" has the same abilities as Volpina's flute, but Rena Rouge's flute can only create one illusion as opposed to Volpina's many illusions. After the flute has been used once, the Fox Miraculous starts to time out when a teen is using, but for an adult, & Volpina's Miraculous replica doesn't.
* As depicted in art in "Ladybug & Chat Noir", Herakles had a spear and Tomoe Gozen had a naginata, although it's uncertain if these weapons are the tools to their unknown Miraculous or additional weapons.
* Miraculous tools can also be destroyed by Cataclysm as seen in "Mayura" except the staff that belongs to the holders of the Black Cat Miraculous.
	+ Also hinted in "Mayura", Ladybug wanted to used Hawk Moth's cane to track him implying that Miraculous tools can be used to find their owners when lost, although Hawk Moth detransforms before they could.
* In "Miracle Queen", it is shown that miraculous tools can be turned into akumatized and amokized objects.
	+ However, for Amokization, if the owner de-transforms, the Sentimonster will disappear because the object containing the amok is gone.
		- Later in Hack-San, the particular Sentimonster didn't disappear after Gabriel de-transformed while giving it to Nathalie, implying that the amok could stay within the tool, even if the user of the Peacock or Butterfly Miraculous has de-transformed.
* In "Gang of Secrets", it's revealed in Ladybug's case; if a Guardian uses a Miraculous tool that can hold many objects or has infinite storage, they can access the Miracle Box directly from them.
	+ But it's unknown why this is the case, as in "Furious Fu", Su-Han reveals Guardians should not wear a Miraculous at any time.
		- This is something new as Marinette was the second known guardian to wear a Miraculous at any time following Master Fu in "Battle of the Miraculous"
		- However with severity of Hawk Moth's attacks, there was no time to look for another Ladybug Miraculous holder let alone a whole new team.
		- Since Hawk Moth was able to connect Ladybug's disappearances to the former guardian. It's likely the box picked up on that weakness and due to her having the Ladybug Miraculous at the time it changed itself it now shares a link with her yo-yo.
* With Chat Noir's staff, Rena's flute, Carapace's shield, Viperion's lyre, Pegasus' horseshoe, King Monkey's ruyi jingu bang and Bunnyx's umbrella, their weapons are attached to their backs and yet the tools are never seen falling off. It implies that their suits are covered in a special adhesive or due to the magical properties of suit that allow the objects to stay attached.
* In "Mr. Pigeon 72", when a Miraculous holder gains experience or a deeper understanding of their powers, their weapons can adapt to express new abilities such as Ladybug's yo-yo being able to create Magic Charms.
* In "Lies", the Kwamis can communicate to their transformed holders through their weapon-phones, as Plagg's seemingly pre-recorded message of “No Messages. Don’t forget my cheese.” gets more aggressive each time Chat Noir opens his messages.
	+ Since the tools are also a combination of technology and magic the kwamis can be heard through them. Just like they can be seen through magical means in "Optigami".
* As seen in "Mayura" and "Strikeback", when the Miraculous owner de-transforms, the tool disappears with the rest of their costume, even if it has been taken by someone else. Additionally, when they transform again, it will be back in their possession, and in perfect condition even if it was previously damaged.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/660373733396373504
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/1046729309338128384
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/1051451728623734784While
4. ↑ "Oblivio"
5. ↑ In "Reverser", "Syren", "Queen Wasp", and "Mayura"

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