Alya Césaire

* Alya
* Rena Rouge
* Rena Furtive

> You don't know me, but FYI, this is like the biggest moment of my life.
>
> Alya

**Alya Césaire** is one of the characters of *Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir*. As Alya, she runs *The Ladyblog* and is the best friend of Marinette Dupain-Cheng. As Rena Rouge, she is a superhero protector of Paris, fighting alongside Ladybug and the other heroes she recruited.

## Appearance

Alya is tan-skinned and 5'5". She has hazel eyes and heart-shaped lips. Alya has wavy and reddish-brown ombre hair which grows slightly past her shoulders, with the tips of her hair having a lighter shade of copper red. Above her right eyebrow, she has a beauty mark. She wears black-rimmed glasses. She has on a orang, white, and purple plaid shirt with a white tank top underneath, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers.

When transformed, Rena Rouge's hair turns longer, becomes a three-tone ombré, having the roots turn reddish brown/brilliant vermilion, mixing to orange with the tips being white, and she wears her hair back into a high ponytail with an orange headband. Her body is slimmer than her civilian form. The top layer of Rena Rouge's jumpsuit, akin to a swan necked-overcoat with a black part on her neck, is orange with a white front and black arms and gloves up to the middle of her upper arms. The overcoat layer attaches down the vertical front center with a zipper, and the Fox Miraculous becomes the zipper. The overcoat also has a long fox tail-like coattail that ends a bit below her knees at a sharp white tip. The bottom layer of her suit is orange with a white center on the front of the body and black legs starting at a point in the middle of her upper legs. She also wears black boots with orange soles and black fox paw print markings. Rena Rouge wears an orange mask with a white bottom half and a black mark above each eye that resembles eyebrows. Two fake orange fox ears with white insides, black tips, and black edges are attached to the top of her head. She attaches her flute diagonally on her back when it's not being used.

## Personality

Alya is rather energetic, passionate, and funny, confident, yet down to earth. Alya's foresight has come in handy many times. She easily becomes very excited and basically has a single goal of updating her blog as soon as possible. Alya doesn't like being undermined or doubted by others, especially when it comes to her work. If someone points out something wrong to her, she is too stubborn to admit they are right. Though her research is generally right when she takes her time, Alya tends to jump to conclusions too. Alya is extremely loyal, supportive, helpful, and sometimes pushy, such as when she goes out of her way to encourage and (sometimes literally) pushes Marinette into spending time with Adrien. She is also very stubborn when it comes to doing things her way. Another side to her is that she can be a bit demanding at times and has a dramatic side to her personality.

## Relationships

### Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

Alya and Marinette are best friends, often hanging out with each other or helping each other out. While amused by Marinette's ditziness and inability to act normally around Adrien, Alya encourages her to talk and do things with/for him, such as giving him a birthday present or inviting him to a movie. Alya is also very forgiving and accepting of Marinette's flaws. Despite considering Marinette a ditz sometimes and being perplexed by her constant disappearances, Alya loyally stands by her, and she appreciates Marinette's kindness. Alya is also very helpful to Marinette when it comes to Marinette's superhero duties.

### Nino Lahiffe/Carapace

Nino and Alya are dating. Alya and Nino have always gotten along nicely, sharing their confusion in how Marinette and Adrien frequently disappear. (WIP)

### Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir

Although Alya and Adrien rarely interact, they appear to be friends. Alya easily asks him for favors and can joke on his behalf. She sees him as a kind person and knows that he would not hurt anyone deliberately. However, her interactions with him are limited. She's also on good terms with Cat Noir as they came together for group photo with their friends. She doesn't mind his protection when Cat Noir offered to help carry her things home.

### Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth

Alya is aware that Gabriel is Adrien's father but she is unaware that he's Hawk Moth. She knows that he is responsible for the akumatized villains in Paris. She works along with Ladybug and Cat Noir to defeat him.