Plagg is a cat kwami and a character from Miraculous Ladybug.
Appearance[]
Plagg is a small black creature that is 10 centimetres (or 4 inches) tall. He has a small body and large head. The insides of his mouth are purple. Plagg's appearance is very cat-like, having cat ears, a tail, two cat incisors, and green cat-like eyes, along with one whisker on his forehead and one dark blue whisker on each cheek.
Personality[]
At his best, Plagg can be described as being carefree and easygoing. At his worst, he is negligent, overindulgent, lazy, and sour. He isn't very helpful and doesn't take situations quite as seriously as he should. According to Adrien, he is out of control and arrogant. According to Wang Fu, Plagg is reckless and rebellious without the guidance of an owner and when he disobeyed Master Fu's order to stay put. He calls himself brave and a free-spirit. Unlike Adrien, he doesn't mind being cooped up and is willing to look on the brighter side of things.
Often making bad choices, Plagg can be quite troublesome, like playing with Chloé's bracelet and causing an argument of it being stolen in the class after it gets stuck on his head. He seems to find others' misfortunes amusing, especially Adrien's, along with dirty secrets that they keep. He can be quite curious at times when he flew off into Chloé's bag, wanting to see who Ladybug really was, or know what was in Gabriel's safe. Plagg is snarky and can be a bit of a prankster at times, often making sarcastic comments and enjoyed playing the piano with Adrien, as well as playing with one of the wax figurine heads.
However, Plagg will be serious if the situation requires him to. He tried to stop Adrien from transforming as he hadn't finished explaining everything about the Cat Miraculous and thinks Adrien's idea to talk Volpina out of causing harm isn't as useful as being Cat Noir.
Outside of his easygoing personality, Plagg can be cool, calm, collected, focused and encouraging to others, like Tikki. He isn't afraid to speak his mind when something is a bad idea like when Adrien took Ladybug's offer accepting the Snake Miraculous especially when his owner kept being distracted. Yet, unlike Tikki, Plagg is more secretive towards his holder, refusing to tell any secrets about Master Fu to him. Unlike Adrien, he is more cautious around those who are suspicious or sneaky and, like Trixx, is a good judge of character as he described Lila as not a good friend for Adrien.
Quite the picky eater, Plagg only enjoys eating cheese, especially Camembert, which Adrien will feed him not only in order to fuel his transformation into Cat Noir, but also to bribe him when he isn't being helpful. He will also get distracted by anything that resembles Camembert, including the objects around Adrien's room during his first time there and Chloé's bracelet. Also, according to Adrien, due to his obsession with cheese, Plagg has a bit of a one track mind with Adrien believing, "He's always thinking with your stomach". His obsession with cheese led him and Tikki to be captured by Ms. Mendeleiev and the latter's akumatization. Like Adrien, when he is Cat Noir, Plagg is confident to overconfident with his abilities sometimes leading him into trouble.
Abilities[]
General skills[]
Plagg displays a clever side, planning with Tikki and Wayzz to contact with Nooroo while being aware of the akumas (though this plan ended up failing) and tricking Sandboy into the path of an upcoming subway train when the villain was chasing him.
Plagg knows how to play the piano and performs a duet with Adrien. Due to his obsession with cheese he has some knowledge on how to make it.
As a kwami[]
Plagg is able to fly and levitate. His speed is enough to surpass Sandboy's own transportation. Plagg can also pass through solid objects, like when he phases through Gabriel Agreste's safe to get inside and unlock it for Adrien. Despite being small, Plagg can carry objects larger or heavier than him, such as a large slice of camembert or a TV remote. A small of jar of stinky cheese on his head without much struggle.
As a kwami, Plagg possesses and can give the wearer the power of destruction and transform them into a black cat-themed superhero by entering the Cat Miraculous. Plagg is able to use Cataclysm by himself without inhabiting a Miraculous, being extremely powerful when not restricted by his wearer, is capable of causing untold destruction. According to Master Fu, he is heavily implied to be responsible for the leaning tower of Pisa, the destruction of Atlantis and, most notably, the extinction of the dinosaurs. This is shown when he uses it to destroy the Eiffel Tower and cause significant damage to a very wide range of the surrounding area. Interestingly enough, he can control his powers when he wants to just as when he used Cataclysm on the street to free Adrien.
However, as stated by Tikki, his control over his power is rather limited and may cause significant damage than necessary if he did so against more durable materials like Kwamibuster's canister.
During the time his wearer is transformed, Plagg is aware of what is going on, albeit not able to communicate with them. For example, he remembers the events going on while Adrien was under the influence of Dark Cupid's arrow and informs him that he was rude to Ladybug and he fought against her. Whenever the wearer uses Cataclysm, he begins losing power and eventually detransforms in about 5 minutes. He has to recharge by eating Camembert, which Adrien doesn't like the smell of.
When fed the correct potion, Plagg can access different forms and provide his holder additional abilities:
- With the water potion, Plagg's form is known as "Aqua Plagg". He grants his holder the ability to breathe underwater and additional parts to their suit, such as flippers.
- When fed the ice potion, Plagg can access a form known as "Plagg Glacier". He is able to provide his holder enhanced resistance to low temperatures and additional parts to their suit, such as skates.
It seems that Plagg can fuse his powers with Mullo's and Sass' to create the hybrid wielders Multicat and Snake Noir.
Relationships[]
Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir[]
Plagg works with Adrien to help him become Cat Noir, but he doesn't show great amounts of dedication towards him most of the time. He once hid from Adrien instead of coming out to help him when Stormy Weather was on the loose, and the only thing that lured him out was Camembert. He often teases him, usually for his impossible love for Ladybug, or points out questionable decisions when he isn't opting for doing them himself. However, he refers to Ladybug as the love of Adrien's life and questions why he didn't take the chance to find out her secret identity after the battle with Lady Wifi.
However, Plagg has shown that he does care for Adrien, like when he asks if he's okay when his father doesn't appear for parent show-and-tell at school and in "Santa Claws" when he genuinely tells Adrien "Merry Christmas". Plagg once lets Adrien neglect his duties as Cat Noir, suggesting that he should have fun at his birthday party before trapping the Bubbler's akuma. He also gives him cheese, something he doesn't usually share, for his birthday, even though Adrien doesn't want it and Plagg eats it for him. Also, unlike Tikki, he doesn't pressure him when it comes to working. He is informative to Adrien at times, like when he warns him that they can't transform in "Rogercop" while Chloé's bracelet is stuck on Plagg's head, as it would damage Cat Noir's powers. In "Simon Says", Plagg looks concerned and sad for Adrien when Gabriel hugs him and leaves quickly when he notices Adrien's ring for the first time. Also as a sign that he cares, is in "Glaciator", believing that Adrien had a heartache, Plagg offers to share his cheese with him. Plagg also attempts to cheer Adrien up in "Captain Hardrock" by performing a brief concert for him when he wasn't allowed to go to his friends' concert.
He also tried to cheer Adrien up in "The Puppeteer 2" and also in "Feast", when Nathalie's condition made him think of his mother. By playing a duet with him on the piano causing Adrien laugh.
In "Syren", when Adrien threatened to remove his Miraculous if Plagg doesn't spill his secrets. He admits in a way that Adrien is his close friend. But when Master Wang Fu arrives Plagg is relieved that he doesn't have to hide secrets from Adrien. In "Sandboy", he can easily tell the real Adrien from a fake Adrien quoting, "The real one talks nonsense but it's never this bad." Seeing the damage, Plagg hoped he was okay and was relieved he survived his nightmare. After the ordeal he embraced Adrien for letting him have his freedom (mostly) and being the best Cat Noir ever.
In "Style Queen", he shows great concern for Adrien when he is turned into a golden statue by the villain. In "Frozer", Plagg jokes on how he greets a Camembert before eating it as an advice for Adrien who is unsure about whether Ladybug is his only crush after giving a rose to Kagami Tsurugi, though Adrien thinks that Plagg should give this piece of advice to someone else.
In "Mayura", Plagg rarely but also generously shared his Camembert with Adrien, which the latter, unlike how he normally would instinctively detest it, gladly accepted.
In "Chameleon", after Lila's akumatized villain form kissed Adrien on the lips, he fell into an enchanted sleep and was shoved into a locker. Plagg tried to wake him up to no avail and wondered what to do then, he tried to give him an enchanted kiss to wake him up. When Adrien woke up, he asked Plagg what was he doing and said nothing and explained what happened with Lila he advised Adrien to be more careful picking his friends.
During "Stormy Weather 2", when Adrien believes that his life hasn't change nor will his father Plagg thought otherwise reminding him of everything that happen since last summer vouching that his life had changed for the better.
During "Oblivio", since Plagg lost his memory he couldn't remember what or who Adrien was and refused to help him against the villain. He gets so tire of the situation that he leaves, but as Plagg goes begins to see billboards of Adrien everywhere at first calling psychological harassment. But upon seeing Oblivio's bubble and remembering Tikki's words, he returns to Adrien asking if he can help.
Aware of Lila's deceitful nature in "Oni-Chan", Plagg asked Adrien why is he being nice to her warning him of how sneaky she is.
He is also aware of Adrien's status as a model and that he has many lady fans seen in "Dark Cupid". But when he sees the photo that Lila posted caused Kagami's akumatization in "Oni-Chan", Plagg calls her another admirer knowing that with so many lady fans hovering around Adrien that they would end up fighting over him. The kwami refers to them again in "Stormy Weather 2", when Plagg questioned Adrien's love for Ladybug again grabbing a pile Valentine Day cards he suggested picking another girl who's available.
In "Reflekdoll", when getting ready for Marinette's photoshoot Plagg advised Adrien not to remove his ring but was in charge of guarding it but seeing Reflekta and her sentimoster's destruction he found the ring and went looking for Adrien but found Marinette instead. After the titular villain's defeat, Plagg was happily reunited with him, and happy that he won't remove the ring again.
Plagg tried to warn Adrien about using another Miraculous especially since he couldn't be two different heroes at the same time. But seeing that he was so love struck that Ladybug picked him to wield the Snake Miraculous in "Desperada", he gave up trying to reason with him. As Aspik, he scolded Adrien for not listening to him, but after the final time he was happy that Adrien came to his senses and encouraged him to make up the experience as Cat Noir.
He received a scolding from Adrien about wondering off and being spotted by another person in "Kwamibuster". Plagg also mentions Tikki to Adrien leading him to figuring out the heroine's identity which left him worried. He warned him if his or Ladybug's identity gets out then they can't be their alter egos giving up their jewels. Upon being set free Plagg reunited with Adrien giving him advice about coming up with a story to hide his identity.
Tikki[]
In "The Dark Owl", Plagg sees Tikki after Marinette and Adrien detransform, who shushes him when he expresses surprise. To regain his energy, Plagg accepts sharing a macaron with Tikki and they "know each other very well."
In "Sandboy", after leaving Adrien; he meets with Tikki on a rooftop affectionately calls her "Sugarcube". And yet, they both share the concern of contacting Nooroo. Before leaving Master Fu's shop again he saw that Tikki was really close and affectionate with her owner Marinette.
During "Oblivio", when Plagg loses his memory he refuses to help a couple of "strangers" despite being convinced by Tikki. Having enough when she calls him selfish and a total coward, Plagg was offended and calls himself a free spirit.
He spends brief time with Tikki in "Reflekdoll", until the two were sent flying along with the limo seeing the sentimoster's destruction, Plagg helped remind her of the task at hand and assured her that everything would be okay. When comes to anything involving cheese he doesn't always listen to Tikki is in "Kwamibuster". Upon seeing the Science teacher Plagg is told why he should listen to her. Afterwards, when Tikki opted wanting to tell their owners or at least Master Fu Plagg calmed her nerves but when it resulted in the two getting captured. He tried to get out and offered to use his Cataclsym but was halted by Tikki saying he couldn't control his powers. Plagg thought Tikki might have a plan but was saddened that she didn't and expressed hoped that her owner would.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug[]
In "Stoneheart", he teases Adrien by referring to him and Marinette as "two lovebirds". In "Dark Cupid", unaware that the Valentine's Day card came from Marinette, upon reading it Plagg comments "that anyone who writes as sickeningly sweet as you must be your soulmate." While watching Fill My Shoes in "Troublemaker", Plagg sees all the pictures of Adrien in Marinette's room, calling her another secret admirer.
In "Style Queen", Plagg officially meets Marinette and tells her of his owner's recklessness. During "Sandboy", he can see that Marinette is really close and affectionate with Tikki.
In "Weredad", Plagg liked the idea of Marinette being Adrien's girlfriend especially when she is the daughter of the best baker in Paris, quietly commenting that Marinette and Ladybug are one and the same.
In "Stormy Weather 2", when questioning Adrien's love for Ladybug again he suggested that Adrien should pick another girl. Upon examining the letter and Marinette's note, Plagg ponders the possibility of the letter being from Marinette.
While looking for Adrien, upon someone seeing him Plagg thought he found his owner but upon hearing her voice he's surprised to meet Marinette again who was transformed into Reflekta in "Reflekdoll". Then, was asked a series of questions to which he tells her it's "a long story" and helps transform her into Lady Noir. After Reflekta's defeat, he recharges the two say their goodbyes agreeing that the time they had was awesome.
With Ladybug, Plagg knows that Adrien has a crush on her and how much she means to him, but he is skeptical about Adrien's feelings, reminding him that he doesn't know who Ladybug really is underneath the mask. However, he occasionally shows that he does get behind Ladybug and Adrien becoming a couple, like being upset with Adrien not staying around to see Ladybug detransform in "Lady Wifi". In "Riposte", Plagg respects Ladybug enough that he questions if Adrien should leave the place she hid him to transform. While not caring about it beforehand, he learns her secret identity in "Dark Owl", when he finds her plan to trick Dark Owl, involving detransforming, surprising.
In "Style Queen", Plagg saves Ladybug just as she was under the villain's mercy by performing Cataclysm onto the Eiffel Tower, buying Ladybug time to defeat her. She also sees the destructive power of his Cataclysm as it breaks the Eiffel Tower and replies saying "No wonder he wasn't allowed out". When she asked about Cat Noir's safety, Plagg assured her he'd watch over him.
Aware of the rules Plagg was worried when he spilled information to Adrien risking Ladybug's identity. He was also aware that Ladybug might have a plan however upon seeing more of his kwami brothers and sisters get captured, Plagg believed that Tikki's owner had failed in "Kwamibuster". But was surprised to see her instantly recognizing her despite having a different Miraculous and was set free.
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth[]
Plagg and Gabriel have never met, and when Adrien suggests that his father is playing a prank on him with Plagg in "Stoneheart", Plagg adamantly warns Adrien that he can never reveal his secret identity to his father or anyone else. Although rarely commenting on it, Plagg can tell that a lot of Gabriel's actions toward Adrien make him very disappointed. The discovery of Gabriel's secret safe excites Plagg in "Volpina", though he quickly loses interest after seeing nothing interesting, other than thinking he may remember the book from somewhere.
In "The Collector", Plagg voiced concerns about Gabriel being able to see him thus revealing Adrien's identity as Cat Noir but was happy that kwamis couldn't be filmed or photographed. Like Adrien, Plagg is unaware that Gabriel is Hawk Moth, but in "Sandboy", he shudders at the idea of being discovered by him.
During "Stormy Weather 2", when Adrien expresses doubt over the possibility of his father changing, Plagg reminds Adrien of all the nice things his father has done for him and compares him to grind cheese, stating that its got a hard rind but soft inside.
Nino Lahiffe[]
Never having met Nino, Plagg knows that Adrien views him as his best friend. He reassures Adrien that they can save Nino from his akumatization after enjoying the party for a while in "The Bubbler", and he is very amused by Nino's attempt to reveal his feelings for Marinette in "Animan", listening to the conversation on Adrien's head.
Chloé Bourgeois[]
Although never meeting her, Plagg doesn't care much for her. He has fun teasing Adrien about him possibly being in love her Chloé when they learn about Alya's belief in Chloé being Ladybug in "Lady Wifi". He also invades Chloé's bag for what looks like a box of Camembert, and after learning it isn't, he plays with her bracelet before it gets stuck on his head, leading to a lot of problems, including getting Marinette in trouble.
He is completely aware that Adrien doesn't have a crush on Chloé especially when he sees a nightmare version of him talking about being in love with her calling it nonsense in "Sandboy".
Master Wang Fu[]
Similar to Tikki, Plagg is loyal to Wang Fu where he refused to tell Adrien any secrets in "Syren". But when Wang meets Adrien in person, Plagg happily introduces him. In spite of Master Fu being his guardian, as seen in "Style Queen", he disagrees with Master Fu's fact on how dangerous he can be and doesn't listen to the latter, which implies that Plagg won't fully obey anyone including Master Fu other than Adrien.
Nooroo[]
Plagg is aware that Nooroo's powers are being used for evil and promises to free him one day. In "Sandboy", he knows that it's Nooroo's birthday and misses him dearly to the point where he cries.
Wayzz[]
Plagg and Wayzz seem to get along well with each other, though he seems insensible on how Wayzz feels crossed towards his destruction caused in the past in "Style Queen". And yet the two work well together when they tried to get in contact with Nooroo during his birthday in "Sandboy".
Lila Rossi[]
He hasn't met Lila in person but Plagg is aware of her since "Volpina" knowing that Adrien as himself wasn't enough to stop her.
In "Chameleon", he doesn't see her as good friend for Adrien after she puts him to sleep with an enchanted kiss. In "Oni-Chan", he is suspicious of Lila when she goes sneaking around Adrien's room aware that she lies frequently and was unsure what she was looking for.
Trivia[]
- He will appear in Pooh's Adventures of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.
- He will appear in Tino's Adventures of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.
- Plagg is able to consume vast quantities of cheese in a short amount of time as compared to real cats they are said to be lactose intolerant despite that they can eat small pieces of cheese on occasion.
- Plagg is the first kwami seen to use his powers without his owner in both his physical form in "Style Queen", "Catalyst", and in his spirit form when the dinosaurs went extinct.
- Plagg's craving for Camembert could be based on the old wives' tale that cats love milk which they are made from.
- He knows about Ladybug's secret identity.
- Plagg was known for the tilting of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, destruction of Atlantis, and the complete extinction of dinosaurs.
- Plagg does not like eating any food besides cheese. However, there are several times when he eats something that is not Camembert in order to recharge.
- In the third issue of Miraculous Adventures, he reluctantly eats a granola bar.
- In "The Puppeteer", he appears to display an interest in "buttery popcorn".
- In "The Dark Owl", he shares a macaron from Marinette's bakery with Tikki.
- Plagg keeps a stash of Camembert in a cupboard in Adrien's room, as seen in "Sapotis".
- He is based on a black cat, which in some cultures is a symbol of bad luck.
- Tikki called Plagg "Stinky Sock" in "Sandboy".
- Plagg was known for the tilting of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, destruction of Atlantis, and the complete extinction of dinosaurs.
- In "Ladybug & Cat Noir", he tells Adrien that he met the genie of the lamp in the past.