Mirage

* Rena Rouge
* Multifox

**Mirage** is the special superpower granted by the Fox Miraculous to its owner.

## Description

This superpower allows the user to cast a hyper-realistic illusion. It is activated by the user speaking its name.

### Miraculous owner

When the Fox Miraculous owner plays the flute, in generates a ball of white-orange energy at the far end of it. When they swing the flute, the ball of energy will be sent off to cast the illusion of whatever or whomever the user is thinking of. In "Sentibubbler", it is shown that the user can cast an illusion without having to play or swing the flute, but it seems the user would still need to be holding it.

The illusion can be used over a massive scale, such as to create the image of an entire amusement park, or used on a small scale, such as to create an illusion of only a single person. Furthermore, it is stated in "Intuition" that the illusion can reach as far as all the way in outer space, but this has never actually been seen done.

As seen in "Miraculer", "Gang of Secrets", and "Sentibubbler", Mirage can conceal the true appearance of something and make it look like someone/something else, or make it appear invisible to anyone outside of the area the illusion is covering, and make it so an opponent only sees the illusion they are meant to see. Notably, someone inside the area of the illusion would not appear invisible to themselves, but would still see the visual aspect of the illusion.

The user can also modify the illusion and add on to it after the initial casting. In "Illusion", Monarch created an illusion of Gabriel Agreste being reakumatized into the Collector. While fighting Ladybug and Cat Noir, the illusion made anything "hit" by "the Collector's tablet" turn invisible, making it appear as if the Collector had trapped the objects. Monarch also created numerous illusionary portals that the Collector jumped through to make it appear as if he had been given the power of the Horse Miraculous, showing that the illusion can be made to appear and disappear in various locations.

As shown in "Rocketear", not only can the owner of the Fox Miraculous make visual illusions of people or objects, but also "sound illusions". Illusions of people are even able to be made to speak, even having the same voice as the real person. The user of Mirage can control their illusions and speak through them. It's also been revealed that the user can hear and see through their illusions, even from far distances, similar to how the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous holders can hear and see through their creations.

As seen in "Syren", "Miraculer", "Miracle Queen", and "Evolution", though the illusion disappears if touched, if the illusion is made up of multiple separate entities, multiple illusory clones of the user for example, touching one of the entities would cause only that one to disappear. The rest of the illusion would continue to exist and function.

Just like Cataclysm, Mirage can work underwater, as seen in "Mr. Pigeon 72". In "Intuition", it is suggested that the illusion can also work in outer space, though this has yet to actually be seen.

This power is extremely useful, when used correctly it may even perhaps be considered the most useful of all the powers of the Miraculouses of the Chinese Miracle Box. It can be used to trick and deceive an opponent, as seen in "Sentibubbler" when Rena Rouge used it to escape the villains and make them think that their plan was still on track without them ever realizing that she was plotting against them. It can also be used to manipulate an opponent or lure them to a certain place, as seen in "Sapotis", when Rena Rouge used an illusion of an amusement park to lure all the Sapotis into one place, or in "Miraculer", when Rena made Ladybug look like and sound like Chloé Bourgeois so the villain would unknowingly return the powers she stole from her.

As seen in "Kwamibuster", "Optigami", "Sentibubbler", and "Rocketear", the Fox Miraculous owner can dispel the illusion and make it disappear by speaking the cancellation phrase: **"Reality"**. As seen in "Gang of Secrets", there is an alternate cancellation phrase that would also work to dispel the illusion: **"Mirage Vanish"**.

### Trixx

As shown in "Gang of Secrets", when Mirage is used directly by Trixx, in addition to casting the intended illusion, it also casts a massive, unpredictable illusion that can cover gigantic structures, even if they are a ways away. As an example, after creating an illusion of Marinette to lure away the Gang of Secrets, it also created an illusion of the Eiffel Tower, a gigantic metal tower more than 300 meters tall, located in a completely different part of the city, dancing as if it were in a j-pop music video. In "Sentibubbler", it's implied that Trixx's illusions can last longer than his holders.

According to Trixx himself, since his power only creates illusion, any catastrophe caused by his power would just be imaginary and would probably not be able to cause any actual harm.

## Weaknesses

There are four known weaknesses with this power:

* Probably the most significant and obvious weakness of this power, the illusions aren't solid. This means that Mirage is useless for direct physical combat, additionally the illusion will vanish if a real person or object touches it.
* The user must have a clear and focused mind or it messes with their illusions.
* The user can't make an accurate illusion of something or someone if they don't know what the person, animal or thing is suppose to look like.
* The illusions mostly revolve around sight and sound, so if someone has an acute sense of smell, they might be able to tell the illusion apart (although, a group of panther that escaped from the zoo could not tell illusion steak apart from the real thing, so it's possible the illusions can mimic smell as well).

In "Miraculous Paris", it is revealed that using the special superpower uses vital energy from the Kwami, but also from the miraculous holder. It's one thing for an adult holder, but for an underage holder, who is less physically and mentally capable of handling the strain, there is a security system in place that limits them to only using their special power once and causes them to detransform before it becomes dangerous. However, using the Miraculous for evil overrides the limiter, allowing an underage holder to use their powers to their full potential. As previously stated, a younger holder cannot handle the strain; dark veins of corruption will gradually spread across their body, and they will inevitably be destroyed.

## Trivia

* The illusions created by Volpina are notoriously superior to those of Rena Rouge as she doesn't have the limitation to use only one illusion per transformation, being able to make as many as she wants without transforming back to normal.
	+ However, that is an ability used by an adult Fox Miraculous holder meaning that Hawk Moth is capable of amplifying said powers of his akumatized villains.
* In the Korean dub, it's called Magical Mirage.
* This power was used by Trixx at least twice: the first time, he used it a long time ago, causing an unknown catastrophe; the second time, he used it to protect Marinette from Lady Wifi and allow the former to transform into Ladybug.
	+ In "Sentibubbler", it's revealed that Trixx has used his power to possibly create the myth of the Loch Ness monster. It's possible that was the unknown catastrophe mentioned by Wayzz and Barkk in "Gang of Secrets".
		- Because the myth of the Loch Ness monster is still persisting to the present days and with people claiming having seen it, it's quite possible that Trixx's illusion still remains, proving that his illusions can last for a very long time.
* When a Mirage disappears the reed flute sound can be heard as in "Sapotis" and "Miracle Queen" etc.
	+ However, in "Miraculer" the sound effect is missing when the titular villain gave Ladybug (as Chloé due to the effects of Mirage) her powers back.
	+ Or it might simply be background music to provide texture and aural interest that will engage the audience and capture their attention.