<Li> Marinette Dupain - Cheng a.k.a. Ladybug (voiced by Cristina Vee in the English version and Anouck Hautbois in the French version) is a budding fashion designer at Collège Françoise - Dupont and her family operates a renowned bakery . Marinette is sweet, joyful and a bit awkward, but respected by her peers . She has a huge crush on Adrien, whom she can barely speak to out of nervousness; her best friend Alya often tries to help Marinette declare her love to him, although it ends in failure . Chosen by Fu as the keeper of the Ladybug Miraculous, she can transform into the superheroine "Ladybug" with the help of her kwami Tikki, to defend Paris with her crime - fighting partner Cat Noir . As Ladybug, aware of the nature of the situations she faces, she's more serious and she brushes off Cat Noir's advances on her, unaware that Cat Noir's alter - ego is the object of her own affections . Her crime - fighting tool is a yo - yo . With it, she can use her special power Lucky Charm, that can create an object, most of the time to be used with other key objects, to defeat the villains, and capture and purify the akuma butterflies, after which she has the created object turn into energy that removes the harm the villains caused . Her transformation call is "Tikki, Spots On!" (French: Tikki, transforme - moi!, "Tikki, transform me!"). After she and Cat Noir defeat a villain, they give each other a fist - bump and say "Pound it" (French: Bien joué!, "Good Game") </Li> <Li> Adrien Agreste a.k.a. Cat Noir (voiced by Bryce Papenbrook in the English version and Benjamin Bollen in the French version) is Marinette's classmate who she has a crush on . Adrien has a wealthy family, and he is a popular fashion model for the clothing company of his father, Gabriel, through he laments his poor relationship with him; his mother, meanwhile, has disappeared . Adrien is kind, loyal, sensitive, well - liked and smart . He hangs out often with his best friend Nino . Chosen by Fu as the keeper of the Black Cat Miraculous, he can transform into the superhero "Cat Noir" (French: Chat Noir, "black cat") with the help of his kwami Plagg to assist Ladybug in saving Paris . He is in love with Ladybug, despite not knowing her true identity and, while at the same time using the opportunity to be more rebellious, unsuccessfully tries to impress her as Cat Noir, being flirtatious and making bad, mostly cat - themed puns . His weapon he uses to fight the villains is a multi-functional staff and his special power, Cataclysm, allows him to destroy an object that he touches with a swipe of his paw . His transformation call is "Plagg, Claws Out!" (French: Plagg, transforme - moi!, "Plagg, transform me!") </Li> <Li> Hawk Moth (French: le Papillon, lit . "the butterfly"; voiced by Keith Silverstein in the English version and Antoine Tomé in the French version) is a mysterious villain who uses the Butterfly Miraculous, that with its kwami Nooroo was originally purposed to create superheroes, to create supervillains with his akuma, which are butterflies he corrupts with his dark power . He preys on people who are at a point of weakness as a result of being wronged, appealing to their negative emotions of fear, sadness, anger, jealousy and / or despair, and granting them powers to exact revenge on those who have wronged them, in exchange for his pawns to steal Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses for him so he can use both to gain immense power . The season 2 premiere episode "The Collector" reveals Hawk Moth's identity to be Gabriel Agreste, Adrien's father . </Li> <Li> Tikki (voiced by Mela Lee in the English version and Marie Nonnenmacher in the French version) is Marinette's Kwami who allows her to transform into Ladybug . Tikki is a small floating magical humanoid with a large head, big eyes, and a red body with large black spots on her head, resembling a ladybug . She believes strongly in Marinette and gives her advice to be the best she can be, regardless of transformation . She eventually reveals to Marinette that she is more then 5000 years old, and had watched over every Ladybug since the beginning . During her charge's transformation as Ladybug, she inhabits the Ladybug Miraculous, a pair of shiny black earrings that Marinette wears . One of the two strongest of the Miraculouses, it has the power of creation . She symbolizes the Yin . Astruc has written on Twitter that Tikki means "happiness". </Li>

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