“ | Yes. You've given me the courage I need, Ladybug. I feel like from now on, nothing can stop me. | „ |
~ Félix (disguised as Adrien) speaking to Ladybug, foreshadowing his intentions for the Miraculous. |
“ | If I wanted to harm you, uncle, I would've done it a long time ago. | „ |
~ Félix/Flairmidable speaking to Gabriel. |
“ | Barkk, on the hunt! | „ |
~ Félix during his transformation into Flairmidable. |
Félix Fathom, later also known by his supervillain identity Argos, is a major antagonist in the French superhero cartoon series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, serving as the titular main antagonist of the episode "Félix", and a major antagonist in season 4 and season 5.
He is Adrien Agreste's cousin and Gabriel Agreste's nephew, who uses his near-identical appearance to Adrien for various ends, often bringing him into conflict with Ladybug and Cat Noir. In "Strikeback", he temporarily receives the Dog Miraculous, becoming the hero Flairmidable, although he would subsequently betray Ladybug and her team afterward. He is also the current holder of the Peacock Miraculous.
He is voiced by Benjamin Bollen in French and by Bryce Papenbrook in English, who both also voiced Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir and Nightmare Adrien in the series.
Biography[]
Past[]
Before the events of the series, Félix was born to Colt Fathom, an American billionaire, and Amelie Graham de Vanily, one of the twin heirs to the Graham de Vanily family; possibly due to their mothers being twins, he and his cousin Adrien Agreste perfectly resembled each other, using their similarity to switch places when they were children. He was also an acquaintance of Chloé Bourgeois in his youth, though he considers her a stupid, spoiled brat. Félix would later become known as a prodigy, and the youngest student to ever graduate high school in England. At some point, his father died of unknown causes, although the Agrestes didn't attend his funeral, leaving him embittered towards them.
Season 3[]
In "Félix," Félix comes to the Agreste mansion from London with his mother Amelie to see his cousin Adrien and his uncle Gabriel on the anniversary of Adrien's mother Emilie's disappearance. After they reacquaint with each other, Gabriel orders Adrien to take Félix to his room. Once there, Adrien apologizes for not coming to his father's funeral, saying that Gabriel thought it would be too painful for him given what happened to his mother before. Félix asks if he always does what his father tells him to, with Adrien answering that Gabriel is very protective of him. Félix then hugs Adrien, covertly pickpocketing his phone. Claiming to need a shower, he leaves for the bathroom, where he breaks into Adrien's phone, viewing evidence of his crush on Ladybug, and the video messages his friends had sent to cheer him up. Annoyed, he mocks all of Adrien's friends and deletes the videos from his phone.
He then asks Adrien for some of his clothes to wear and uses them to impersonate his cousin. In his disguise, he responds to the video messages, cruelly disregarding Adrien's friends, thus making them (with the exception of Marinette) question their friendship with him. Lila Rossi shares "Adrien's" response to Nathalie Sancouer and Gabriel, which the latter deduces to be the work of his nephew, deciding that it could help him get rid of his unwanted guests. Transforming into Hawk Moth, he Akumatizes Alya Césaire, Rose Lavillant and Juleka Couffaine into Lady Wifi, Princess Fragrance and Reflekta as The Punishers Trio in order to get revenge on "Adrien". Lady Wifi transports herself, Princess Fragrance, and Reflekta into Adrien's room via his phone, discovering both Adrien and Félix there, realizing that one is an impostor. Adrien tricks the Punishers into believing he is Félix by blaming him as the culprit—which they assume the real Adrien wouldn't do—and runs off to transform into Cat Noir.
Before the Punishers can give chase, Hawk Moth informs them who the real Félix is. Knowing he has been exposed, Félix drops his act and confronts the villains using his karate skills, dodging their attacks and fending them off. Ladybug arrives and pulls him away from danger, bringing him to the roof of Le Grand Paris. Alone with Ladybug, Félix confesses "his" crush on her, and attempts to force himself onto her; disgusted, Ladybug punches Félix away and declares that he isn't the real Adrien, as he would never be so pushy. Cat Noir arrives and confirms that Félix is Adrien's cousin, criticizing his behavior. The Punishers arrive and surround Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Félix, the latter managing to steal Lady Wifi's tablet. Ladybug encourages him to break it and release the Akuma; however, Félix refuses and calls out Hawk Moth directly.
Speaking through the Punishers, Hawk Moth acknowledges Félix, who offers to help him steal Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses in exchange for the Graham de Vanily Twin Rings (not knowing that Hawk Moth himself possesses them). Hawk Moth instructs Félix to take the Miraculouses first, and he agrees, joining the Punishers in surrounding the heroes. Using her Lucky Charm object (an aerosol can), Ladybug defeats the Punishers by tripping up Lady Wifi, causing her to trip and redirect Princess Fragrance and Reflekta's attacks, while Cat Noir uses his staff to push Félix off the roof. Ladybug catches Félix and allows the tablet to smash on the ground, releasing the Akuma for her to purify.
Later, back at the Agreste mansion, Adrien tells Félix that what he did to him was unforgivable, and Félix apologizes for his actions and promises to make it up to him, hugging Adrien and shaking Gabriel's hand. Before Félix leaves, Adrien tells him that if he feels upset or out of control, he should call him before he does something he'll regret. On the train back to London, Félix presents one of the Graham de Vanily Twin Rings to his mother, having stolen it from Gabriel when they shook hands. Amelie is delighted to see her son in possession of the ring and allows him to keep it, having wanted to see the rings returned to the family because of his curiosity toward them. Félix smirks as he looks out the window, while Gabriel, having realized what Félix did, bitterly takes Emilie's ring from her cryo-pod in his repository.
Season 4[]
In "Gabriel Agreste", Gabriel hosts a masquerade ball and invites Félix and Amelie to attend, intending to retrieve his ring. On the way to the party, Félix watches one of Alya's videos about the Miraculous and their capabilities in intrigue. Félix and Amelie arrive at the party, and he quickly notices his uncle's brooches resembling the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses, becoming suspicious. Chloé approaches Félix and mocks his previous attempt at impersonating Adrien; Félix tricks her into thinking that he is the real Adrien, and taunts her for being foolish. Gabriel then takes his nephew aside and asks him why he stole his ring; Félix says that his mother wanted him to have it, and gives it back to Gabriel, claiming that he's made a copy for himself.
Gabriel accepts this, but returns to Nathalie's room and erupts into a rage, having immediately realized that Félix gave him a fake ring. From the hall, Félix overhears Gabriel's conversation and leaves when Adrien calls him to his room. To obtain the ring and prevent Félix from deducing his secret identity, Gabriel transforms into Shadow Moth and constructs a Sentimonster copy of himself to make Félix vulnerable to Akumatization. Félix excuses himself from Adrien's room and sneaks into Gabriel's atelier, becoming pleased at his portrait of Emilie. The Sentimonster Gabriel approaches Félix and confronts him over the location of his real ring. Félix replies that it is in a "safe place" and accuses his uncle of being Shadow Moth; Sentimonster Gabriel denies this and threatens to destroy Félix's life with the snap of his fingers.
Panicked, Félix becomes vulnerable and is infected with an Akuma. Shadow Moth offers him the power to escape the Sentimonster Gabriel and rebuffs Félix's accusations that he is Gabriel Agreste. Refusing to believe this, Félix rejects Shadow Moth's Akumatization and flees—as he does so, he tears the Sentimonster Gabriel's pants using a button from his shirt. Shadow Moth decides to Akumatize his Sentimonster into The Collector and sends him after Félix to force him to reveal the location of the ring. Félix runs outside of the mansion to evade Collector, and is saved by Ladybug and Cat Noir; Cat Noir inquires why Collector is after him, and Félix claims ignorance.
Félix stands by as Ladybug and Cat Noir defeat Collector and returns to the mansion once everything has been restored to normal. While he and his mother are leaving, he notices that Gabriel—who destroyed his Sentimonster once it was no longer of use—no longer has a tear on his pants, reaffirming his suspicions about his uncle. Sometime later, Gabriel plants replicas of the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous in the safe behind Emilie's painting in anticipation of his nephew's return.
In "Risk", Félix learns of Gabriel's plan to send Adrien on a months-long world tour for a photo shoot with Lila Rossi (actually a cover, as Gabriel's latest Akumatized villain had influenced the Parisians into taking dangerous risks, a herald of his endgame plan). As a result, he leaves London and infiltrates the Agreste mansion disguised as Adrien, revealing himself to his cousin when he returns home. Félix offers to help Adrien by taking his place and standing up to Gabriel for him; influenced by Risk, Adrien agrees to the plan and leaves the mansion. Using his disguise, Félix approaches Nathalie and covertly steals her tablet, leaving when Gabriel enters the room. He heads to Gabriel's atelier, utilizing some high-tech equipment to open his safe and pilfer the two fake Miraculouses, taking them as confirmation that his uncle is Shadow Moth.
In doing so, Félix accidentally accesses the repository below the Agreste mansion, where he discovers his aunt Emilie being preserved in a cryo-pod. Horrified, he quickly returns to the atelier and discards his equipment before Gabriel and Nathalie can discover him. Félix attempts to defy Gabriel by refusing to go on the trip—surprising the latter with his determination—before Nathalie talks him down. Realizing that the swap was a mistake, Adrien texts Félix to get him to call the plan off; instead, he ignores the message, making Adrien realize that he has been tricked again. At the train station, Ladybug approaches Félix, believing him to be Adrien, and attempts to talk him out of leaving Paris; Félix insists that he has no choice, and boards the Startrain. Moments later, Adrien returns to the mansion and discovers one of Félix's devices, only to be distracted by the appearance of Strikeback.
In "Strikeback", still on the train, Nathalie and Lila reassure Félix about the trip, and he leaves for the bathroom. There, he takes out the fake Peacock Miraculous and tries to activate it using the information stored on Nathalie's tablet, only to realize that it is a fake and crush it in anger. Later on, determining that she and her allies cannot defeat Strikeback while under Risk's influence, Ladybug decides to recruit the one person not affected by Risk's power, deducing this to be "Adrien". Unifying with the Horse and Rabbit Miraculouses, Ladybug becomes Pennybug and teleports herself to the Startrain, meeting with Félix and asking for his help. Pennybug retrieves the Dog Miraculous with her yo-yo, revealing to Félix that the yo-yo can summon the Miraculous within the Miracle Box, and grants it to him; Félix accepts, transforming into Flairmidable. Pennybug explains that the Dog Miraculous' power of Fetch allows him to summon any object that he has touched—eagerly, Flairmidable touches her yo-yo, before she explains that he must touch an object with his ball.
Using the Rabbit Miraculous' Burrow, Pennybug takes herself and Flairmidable into the past, arriving at the moment Shadow Moth Akumatized Froggy into Risk. Under Pennybug's instruction, Flairmidable touches Froggy's Akumatized object, his plushie, with the ball, and returns with her to the present day; finding that Strikeback and its clones have nearly destroyed Paris. Flairmidable uses his Fetch to summon the plushie, allowing Ladybug to de-Akumatize Risk and remove his influence in Paris. Ladybug and Flairmidable stop to recharge their Kwamis, where he voices his intentions to stand up to Gabriel and keep fighting by Ladybug's side, saying he feels unbeatable. Transforming again, Flairmidable regroups with Ladybug and the rest of her team, listening as Ladybug formulates a plan to defeat Strikeback—unbeknownst to her, he manages to tag her yo-yo with his ball. Flairmidable immediately abandons Ladybug's plan and flees, expressing remorse for Strikeback's fate as it and its clones are dropped into the sun.
Afterward, Gabriel angrily returns to his mansion, discovering Flairmidable waiting for him. Flairmidable discloses his identity and demands to be given the real Peacock Miraculous, threatening to tell Adrien about Emilie if Gabriel refuses, while also offering to give him something much better in return—all the other Miraculouses, and his wedding ring. Gabriel agrees to the deal and exchanges the Peacock Miraculous for his wedding ring, and Flairmidable activates his Fetch. Immediately, Flairmidable steals Ladybug's yo-yo (simultaneously as she meets with Adrien and realizes her mistake) and hands it over to Gabriel, allowing him to steal every Miraculous from the Miracle Box. Flairmidable detransforms and hands over the Dog Miraculous, leaving Gabriel alone with his prize. That night, as Hawk Moth broadcasts his victory to Paris, Félix is seen riding the Startrain home to London with the Peacock Miraculous.
Season 5[]
In "Multiplication", Ladybug and Cat Noir discuss how the former was fooled into believing that Félix was Adrien and gave him the Dog Miraculous, enabling him to steal all of the Miraculous and deliver them to Shadow Moth (now calling himself Monarch). Cat Noir determines that Félix and Monarch have made a mistake, as now they know that they have made contact, and the heroes determine that they must find Félix and make him reveal where Monarch is hiding. Using their space powers, the heroes fly to Félix's home in London, where they meet Amelie; Amelie claims that Félix has not returned home since he left to visit Adrien in Paris, and Ladybug and Cat Noir decide to continue looking for clues to his whereabouts.
Returning home, Adrien reflects on how Félix manipulated him and decides to follow Marinette's advice about dealing with his father, which proves successful. Sometime later, Amelie calls Félix out for tea time, revealing that he is merely in hiding. Félix activates the Peacock Miraculous and meets its Kwami, Duusu; Duusu inquires if he is his new holder, with Félix insisting that he is much more than that.
Appearance[]
Félix looks almost exactly like his cousin Adrien, but he has a smoother hairstyle and wears a black suit and tie with a white undershirt.
Personality[]
When Félix first arrives at the Agreste mansion with his mother, he appears to be a nice boy as he greets Adrien after not having seen him for a year and lets him show him around his room at his father's command. However, this is merely a facade as in reality, he and his mother hate the Agrestes and only came to the Agreste mansion to steal Adrien's father's wedding ring, and Félix was even willing to work with the supervillain Hawk Moth (not knowing that he and Adrien's father are one and the same) to this end. His hate for the Agrestes is so deep that he impersonated Adrien and made a hateful video call to his friends on Adrien's tablet to destroy his reputation with them, even though it was a pointless act of cruelty that did not help his primary goal of stealing the wedding ring at all. At the episode's end, he pretends to feel remorse for what he did and makes a false apology to Adrien before leaving the mansion. Félix realizes that Gabriel is Hawk Moth when he and his mother return to Paris for another visit. Although Gabriel was able to fool him into thinking otherwise with the use of a Sentimonster, Félix realizes that his suspicions were right after finding that his uncle's pants weren't ripped (as he tore the pants of the Sentimonster version of him during their fight).
Despite his generally unpleasant personality, Félix does seem to genuinely care for his mother, as he asks her if she wants the wedding ring after he successfully steals it from Gabriel (although she allows him to keep it for himself). Félix was also horrified to discover that his aunt was hidden under the Agreste mansion in a comatose state.
Powers and abilities[]
As a civilian[]
Félix is skilled at manipulating people for his desires, taking advantage of Adrien to turn his friends against him, and later convincingly faking remorse for his actions to him. He is also very agile and a skilled karateka, to the point of being able to hold his own against the Akumatized villains Lady Wifi, Reflekta, and Princess Fragrance by himself and all at the same time.
As Flairmidable[]
As Flairmidable, Félix has enchanted strength, speed, and durability. He can use the Dog Miraculous's special superpower, Fetch, to summon an object he's tagged with his ball from any distance.
Relationships[]
Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir[]
While Félix appears to be friendly towards Adrien at first, he hates him and the rest of the Agrestes, to the point that he is willing to destroy Adrien's reputation with his friends just to spite him. However, his mother implies that his relationship with Adrien was more positive in the past, as they used to play together happily.
Félix does not know Adrien's superhero alter ego Cat Noir personally, but he is willing to side against him with Hawk Moth if it will allow him to get Gabriel's wedding ring (not knowing that Gabriel and Hawk Moth are the same person).
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug[]
Félix does not know Marinette in person, but he tries to ruin Adrien's reputation with her and his other friends out of spite by making a hurtful video call to them while disguised as Adrien.
At one point, Félix, while in disguise as Adrien, claims that he's always been in love with Ladybug, even trying to flirt with her and kiss her without her consent, which infuriated her after she saw through his disguise, and resulted in him being sucker-punched by her. However, since he mocked Adrien for his crush on Ladybug, he is presumably not truly attracted to her and likely only did it in an attempt to further destroy Adrien's reputation.
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth[]
Félix hates Gabriel as much as he does the rest of the Agrestes and the feeling is mutual, but Félix, unaware of the fact that they are the same person, is willing to collaborate with Hawk Moth for the sake of stealing Gabriel's wedding ring. After Gabriel discovers that Félix stole his wedding ring, he appears to feel anger towards the boy and implies he will seek revenge against him in the future. Despite Félix's hate for Gabriel, he is willing to make a deal with him in "Strikeback" for the Peacock Miraculous.
Amelie Graham de Vanily[]
Not much of Félix's relationship with his mother has been shown yet, but they do appear to genuinely love and care about each other, as Félix was willing to give her the wedding ring he stole because she's wanted it for a long time, while Amelie congratulated him for stealing it and allowed her son to keep it for himself.
Quotes[]
Season 3[]
“ | You always do everything your father tells you to do? | „ |
~ Félix speaking to Adrien. |
“ | Tch! Of course that idiot has a crush on a superhero. | „ |
~ Félix dismissing Adrien's crush on Ladybug. |
“ | First of all, thanks so much for all your messages, guys, really. Sending me messages on today of all days... to remind me how sad I'm supposed to be feeling? Why, that's great! Really! Thanks a lot! My father was right. What could I possibly get out of going to school? Hanging out with you people is a total waste of time! And Chloé, you're still the same spoiled brat you ever were, you know that? | „ |
~ Félix, disguised as Adrien, sending an insulting reply to his friends' message to him. |
“ | Félix: Oh well, it's too easy. Where's the fun? You want real? I'll show you real. Reflekta: It's time for punishment, naughty boy. Félix: Be careful what you wish for, naughty girls. |
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~ Félix engaging the Punishers Trio. |
“ | Félix: Ladybug! Wait. I... I've always been in love with you, you know. Ladybug: Huh? I...really? Félix: If only you would... let me. Give you some courage before you go. |
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~ Félix attempting to force himself on Ladybug. |
“ | Félix: What makes you think I want it to be over? Hawk Moth! Can you hear me, Hawk Moth? You want Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous, don't you? Lady Wifi: And what do you want? Félix: I'm after a piece of jewelry, too. How about we make a little exchange? |
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~ Félix trying to get Hawk Moth's attention. |
“ | You've got yourself a deal. Now I think it's high time Ladybug and Cat Noir were punished. | „ |
~ Félix teaming up with the Punishers Trio against Ladybug and Cat Noir. |
“ | I don't deserve to be forgiven, mom. I put my favorite cousin in danger. He's right. No apology can ever be enough. I just hope I can learn from this, and come back to see you as a better person someday. I really am sorry. I'll do my best to make it up to you. And to you, too, uncle. | „ |
~ Félix falsely apologizing to Adrien and Gabriel. |
Season 4[]
“ | Sentimonster Gabriel: What are you looking for, Félix? Félix: You. I'd like to get to know you better, uncle. Sentimonster Gabriel: It's true. You don't know me very well at all, otherwise you wouldn't have given me a fake ring. Where did you put the real ring? The one that belongs to my wife? Félix: In a safe place. Sentimonster Gabriel: Wherever it is, you're going to give it back to me. Félix: How do you plan to make me do that, by using your powers... Shadow Moth? |
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~ Félix accusing his uncle of being Shadow Moth. |
“ | Shadow Moth: Félix, I am Shadow Moth. You've put yourself in an unfortunate situation by trying to defy someone stronger than you. But I can give you the power to escape Gabriel Agreste. All I ask in return are Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous. Félix: This is impossible! I'm not mistaken. You are wearing a Miraculous. Those jewels are underneath your scarf, the brooches! Sentimonster Gabriel: Brooches? What are you talking about? Shadow Moth: You really think that Gabriel Agreste could be Shadow Moth? He doesn't have what it takes! And neither do you. Accept the power I'm offering you! Félix: I'm not afraid of your threats, and I don't need your power! |
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~ Félix rejecting Shadow Moth's Akumatization and fleeing. |
“ | Félix: Hi there, my favorite cousin. Adrien: How did you get in? Félix: [Imitating Adrien] Oh, Nathalie! There was a problem with the car so I walked home but I forgot my keys! Adrien: That's not how I talk! Félix: You're right, you sound even more pathetic! |
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~ Félix reuniting with Adrien. |
“ | Félix: I know, and that's why the second I saw your face on TV this morning, I left London to get you out of this mess. Freedom is something you make Adrien. For starters, you gotta stop doing everything your father tells you to. Adrien: I can't disobey him. Félix: You can't, but I can. Remember how we pretended to be each other when we were little? We're gonna do the same thing. Because unlike you, I can say no to your father. Adrien: I know my father. He'll never give in. Félix: Or maybe your fear keeps you from seeing a hidden side of him? If I succeed, you get to go back to your school and your super nice friends tomorrow. So? Do you want to take that risk and try it? |
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~ Félix offering his assistance to Adrien. |
“ | I know you've got a secret, uncle. Nothing will stop me from finding out what you're hiding this time! | „ |
~ Félix beginning to investigate Gabriel. |
“ | I knew it! Shadow Moth... | „ |
~ Félix discovering the fake Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous. |
“ | You're right, Nathalie. You have to seize the opportunity when it presents itself to you. | „ |
~ Félix, disguised as Adrien, speaking to Nathalie. |
“ | Ladybug did indeed make a mistake...uncle. | „ |
~ Flairmidable revealing himself to Gabriel. |
“ | Gabriel: What do you want, Félix? Flairmidable: I want the real Peacock Miraculous. And you're going to give it to me. Gabriel: I don't know what you're talking about. Flairmidable: Do you want me to tell Adrien about the secret code on the painting? Then, give me what I ask for, and I'll give you something better in exchange. Gabriel: Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous? Flairmidable: No. All the other Miraculous. And this. I won't be needing it anymore. As long as Ladybug hasn't de-transformed, I only have to say one word and her yo-yo, the magic portal to the Miraculous, will be yours. Make up your mind, time is ticking. |
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~ Flairmidable offering to exchange the Miraculous and Gabriel's wedding ring for the Peacock Miraculous. |
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Trivia[]
- Before the creation of the series, Félix was originally conceived by Thomas Astruc as Marinette's love interest and the alter-ego of Cat Noir (as seen in the Ladybug PV), although he would eventually be dropped and replaced by Adrien because he came across as an "anime cliche" and his dynamic with Ladybug was deemed not convincing. Astruc would later consider bringing him back to the series, but eventually scrapped the idea and claimed that he would never appear. Regardless, he would eventually return, depicted as being Adrien's cousin with almost no resemblance to his original character.
- Despite being a radically different character, Félix's more negative traits from his original depiction seem to have carried over into his appearance in the series, given his hostility towards Adrien's friends and his attempt to force Ladybug to kiss him (which is similar to how, in the original concept, he was less friendly and openly dismissive of Marinette's affections, and the fact that he wanted Ladybug to kiss him to remove his ring and the bad luck curse attached to it).
- Félix is the only character in the series who is not a Miraculous holder, an Akumatized villain, or a Sentimonster to have an episode named after him.
- Félix's name was inspired by the Latin meaning of the word, which is happy/lucky.
- Although not directly stated, it is implied that Félix's plan in his titular episode was to deliberately cause strife among Adrien's friends so that they would be Akumatized and come after him; thus, he would be able to contact Hawk Moth and make a deal with him to acquire the Graham de Vanily Twin Rings.
- Félix is the second character in the series to know that Gabriel Agreste is Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth, the first being Nathalie Sancoeur.
- Thus far, Flairmidable is the only Miraculous holder in the series whose name is not a direct reference to his Miraculous' animal, instead being a combination of the words "flair" and "formidable".
- As shown in "Multiplication", Félix has his own "Wikipage" article (a reference to Wikipedia). The article in question contains several references to the Miraculous Ladybug Wiki; using the same header image for Félix that the Ladybug Wiki used when "Multiplication" was still in production, and featuring an identical family tree structure.
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