Peter Adebayo

**Peter Adebayo** is a character from Miraculous: Defenders of London. He is a high school student and a basketball player.

When he is upset for disappointing his mother at a local basketball game, Cakal Akumatizes him into **Basketbrawl**, a basketball-themed supervillain.

Whenever Peter receives the Cockroach Miraculous from White Swan and commands Hemel to inhabit the Miraculous, he becomes **Vermin**, a cockroach-themed superhero who helps White Swan and La Flamme during more difficult missions.

## Appearance

**Physical appearance**

TBD

**Civilian attire**

TBD

**As Vermin**

TBD

## History

When Peter was in middle school, his mother signed him up for a local basketball team. While he hated this idea, he actually enjoyed playing and befriended many of his teammates. Part of the reason he enjoyed playing was to live up to his mother's expectations and repay her for helping him. Unfortunately, her job made her unable to actually attend any of his games.

### As Basketbrawl

Peter becomes very excited after when his mother finally attends one of his games. With the game tied up, he is put into the position to score a winning shot. Unfortunately, his head is so distracted that the shot misses which makes his team lose the game. In the locker room, he wallows in his own misery while clutching the motivational badge that his mother gave him prior to his first basketball game. It is then that an Akuma infects it and Peter hears someone in his head:

*"Basketbrawl, I am Cakal. I know your heartache over failing your dear mother must hurt you inside. And all because you didn't have the talent to make the winning shot? Well I can give you the power to take away the talent of the unworthy in order to make you the greatest basketball player ever. Then maybe your mother will finally see you as being worth something."*

Spurred on by these words, Peter accepted the offer and became Basketbrawl. As a supervillain, he attacked various members of his own team as well as the opponent's and began sapping them of their talent. When White Swan and La Flamme appeared, he managed to hit La Flamme with one of his basketballs. This actually allowed him to steal the superhero's special ability and use it as his own. Unfortunately, the de-powered La Flamme and his partner defeated him by angering him over breaking the rules of the game while fighting him. His Swan Song caused him to realize that he impressed his mother not by winning games, but by playing as hard as he could.

Later on, he finally faced his mother and learned that White Swan was right: she was proud of him even despite his error.

## Personality

Peter is a dedicated member of the basketball team, considered their star player for his skill and dedication. He trains every day in the school gym at every opportunity and exercises at the local gym whenever the gym is off-limits. He understands how good he is, but doesn't brag about it because he knows that that ain't cool. He also has no qualms with taking a break from his training to hang out with his friends, even being open to trying things outside of his comfort zone.

As Basketbrawl, Peter's dedication to his craft is twisted into a selfish desire to be better than everyone else. He becomes boastful, cocky, and insults his opponents in very crude ways. He shows no compassion towards attacking his own teammates, saying that he is the only one that deserves to be talented. His biggest weakness is his temper, as he strictly fights as if he was in a basketball game and becomes easily aggravated by those who disobey the rules.

As Vermin, his dedication and desire to protect others is finally rewarded. He knows that his suit can withstand ridiculous amounts of punishment, and he takes advantage of it by often taking hits for his teammates. The problem is that he often overestimates how much punishment he can take, and becomes to brash to think straight.

## Abilities

**As a civilian**

**As Basketbrawl**

**As Vermin**

## Symbolism

As with the other Greek Miraculous, Vermin represents a constellation, specifically **Scutum** the shield.

## Trivia

* Peter's surname is a reference to famous basketball player Bam Adebayo.
* Basketbrawl's design and powers are based on the movie *Space Jam*, which also involves stealing the talent of famous basketball players through contact with a basketball.