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| “ | It’s true. Things aren't going as planned, for me either. I should have never taken this job. It’s too much sometimes. As I watched Adrien growing up, my affection for him has grown too. As I've watched Emilie falling deeper into an endless sleep, my sadness for her has deepened too. And little by little, my admiration for Gabriel—a man who'd do anything for his family—has turned into something more. I never thought I'd have feelings like this. I would do anything for Gabriel Agreste, no matter the cost... | „ |
| ~ Nathalie reflecting on her relationships and motives. |
| “ | Nathalie: You had the time Miraculous. You could have chosen to save Emilie. You could have chosen to save me! But instead, you chose your obsession with Ladybug and Cat Noir! You're insane, Gabriel! Gabriel: It's not my fault! It was Ladybug! Nathalie: You don't deserve my help. You don't deserve anyone's help! |
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| ~ Nathalie deciding not to help Gabriel any longer. |
| “ | Duusu, spread my feathers! | „ |
| ~ Nathalie transforming into Mayura. |
Nathalie Sancoeur, formerly known as Mayura, is the secondary antagonist of the Miraculous franchise, appearing as the secondary antagonist of the French superhero cartoon series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, a supporting antagonist in the Miraculous World specials, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Hawk Moth) of the 2022 video game Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx, and will appear in some capacity in the upcoming musical film Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie.
She is the assistant of Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth, who aids him in his quest to steal the Miraculouses of Ladybug and Cat Noir, temporarily using the broken Peacock Miraculous to further assist him by creating Sentimonsters; creatures made from the emotions of those she targets. Although initially depicted as being deeply dedicated and infatuated with Gabriel, his growing obsession with the Miraculous would cause her to lose faith in him, leading her to begin plotting to steal the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses for herself. In the episodes "Catalyst" and "Ladybug", she is Akumatized into Catalyst, a villain capable of enhancing Hawk Moth's powers. In "Passion", is again Akumatized into Safari, a hunting-themed villain who never misses her targets.
She is voiced by Nathalie Homs in the French dub, and by Sabrina Weisz in the English dub.
Appearance[]
As Nathalie, she stands at an average adult height, and her eyes are a dull blue. Her hair is black and pulled back into a bun, and the hair on the right side (left side in her perspective) of her head is dyed red. On her face, Nathalie has glasses with black and red striped frames and on her eyes, she has periwinkle eye shadow. She wears a red turtleneck sweater, a black dress jacket, black pants, and black high heel shoes. She also has round creamy white earrings.
As Mayura, her eyes have pink irises and sclerae that are pink which fade into dark indigo, and there is black liner around her eyes, resembling glasses. Her skin is light indigo, and her hair is dark blue, and part of it curls up underneath her left eye. She wears a peacock feather-like cocktail hat, being blue and tear-shaped with a light pink mark in the center and a light blue, translucent veil over her right eye. She wears a blue dress with a fuzzy black collar and sleeves that end in a point on the back of her hand. The dress appears to have a set hexagonal texture. The bottom of the dress has a front slit skirt, and the end of the skirt has rounded points with dark blue, light, pink-centered spots, resembling a peacock's tail feathers. The rounded points are edged with translucent, light blue material. Underneath the dress, she has translucent indigo tights that are opaque from the knees down, making the opaque section resemble high-heeled boots. She holds a blue hand fan, which is similar in design to the end of her skirt, and a peacock feather-like object in her other hand.
As Catalyst, she has periwinkle skin. Over her head, while leaving her mouth exposed, she wears a black helmet with a red visor with black edges and a red spike pointing towards the back of her head. Catalyst also wears a black dress suit with stiff shoulders, including a dark red front and swan neck collar that features a red downward arrow-shaped section in the center. The sleeves cover her entire arms, with the tips of her fingers fading into red. Also, Catalyst has pocket-like ridges on each side of her hips, and her pant legs come down to her feet, having red high-heels, soles, and tips.
Personality[]
Nathalie possesses a rather cold and distant demeanor, very rarely showing her emotions around others. She is consistently serious, organized, and diligent in performing her duties as Gabriel's assistant, yet is otherwise cordial and professional when it comes to dealing with others, such as reasoning with either Adrien or Gabriel when they act inconsiderate or emotionally (typically in relation to one another) or when assisting Ladybug with protecting Gabriel in "Simon Says". She can also be extremely fearful of disappointing Gabriel, panicking after realizing she forgot to get Gabriel a birthday gift for Adrien in "The Bubbler", and quickly deciding to disguise Marinette's scarf as a gift from the former instead. She seems to care greatly about Adrien in general and does her best to provide for the Agreste family.
As shown in Season 2, Nathalie is not only dedicated to but incredibly loyal to Gabriel, as she is both aware of his activities as Hawk Moth and supportive of his efforts to steal Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses. As such, she seems to be slightly sociopathic, having almost no concern for the consequences of Hawk Moth's actions, not even when they affect her directly. Like Gabriel, she also has a hatred of Ladybug and Cat Noir (though not nearly to the same level) and wants to see them defeated, fully accepting Gabriel's plan to Akumatize her and recreate most of his Akumatized villains in "Catalyst (Heroes' Day - Part 1)", taking sadistic joy in fooling the heroes into thinking they can win all the while. She is furthermore willing to take any risks if it means protecting him, leading to her deciding to use the damaged Peacock Miraculous to help him escape capture.
Her loyalty and admiration of Gabriel is shaken however when Gabriel chose to pursue Ladybug and Cat Noir over saving her and Emilie, leading her to cut ties with Gabriel and presumably lose faith in him.
Relationships[]
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth[]
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Nathalie tells Gabriel that she wanted to help him.
Nathalie works as Gabriel's assistant and is incredibly loyal to him, supporting his efforts in trying to obtain Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses despite it being morally wrong. She admits to having feelings for him and would do anything for him no matter the cost. She even allows him to Akumatize her and later risks herself by using the damaged Peacock Miraculous to aid him when he is cornered by the French Miraculous Superhero Team.
Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir[]
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Nathalie smiles and wishes Adrien a Merry Christmas.
Nathalie is in charge of watching over Adrien and organizing his schedule. Though she treats him in a formal manner and is not very warm or close to him, she does care greatly about him and looks out for his interest and well-being; requesting Gabriel to allow him to attend public school after seeing how much he wanted to go, wishes him a Merry Christmas on Christmas Day, and showing some sympathy towards him when he is let down by his father, even suggesting to Gabriel that he spend more time with his son occasionally.
With Cat Noir, however, Nathalie is more antagonistic, being willing to destroy him and take his Miraculous to suit Gabriel's goals. In "Catalyst (Heroes' Day - Part 1)", she openly states that she will go to any length to get rid of him and Ladybug for standing in Gabriel's way, and has no problem with fighting him directly as Mayura in "Miraculer", almost defeating him before Ladybug's intervention.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug[]
Nathalie decides to pass Marinette's gift off as Gabriel's.
Nathalie has seldom encountered Marinette personally, only seeing her in person during the derby hat competition in "Mr. Pigeon" and briefly interacting with her in "Style Queen (Queen's Battle - Part 1)". However, on Adrien's birthday in "The Bubbler", she treats Marinette formally when on a speaker and disregards her by claiming to Adrien that Marinette's gift was from Gabriel.
Like with Cat Noir, Nathalie, though shown to be willing to work with her in "Simon Says" (if only for the protection of the Agreste family), holds great disdain for Ladybug and wants to take her Miraculous; possibly even more so than with her other allies as she is typically the one who disrupts Hawk Moth's plans the most.
Chloé Bourgeois/Queen Bee[]
Like most Parisian citizens, Nathalie is aware that Chloé is Queen Bee. As Mayura, she tries to convince Chloé to join her and Hawk Moth, promising her that if she does, she can be Queen Bee whenever she likes, though Chloé refuses.
Powers and abilities[]
As Catalyst[]
- Power enhancement: Catalyst has the ability to increase the powers of anyone by infusing an object with scarlet-colored energy, transforming them as a result; in Hawk Moth's case, transforming him into Scarlet Moth and giving him the ability to create as many Akumas as he wants. She can also telepathically communicate with anyone she empowers, creating a butterfly-shaped emblem around both of their faces.
As Mayura[]
- Amokization: Reminiscent of Hawk Moth's Akumatization, Mayura has the ability to empower one of the Amoks from her hand fan and send it out to infect an object belonging to someone feeling strong emotions. Once the object has been infected, Mayura can give said emotions a physical form of her choosing, thus creating a Sentimonster to act as her victim's ally until either the object is destroyed or she recalls the Amok with the snap of her fingers. As seen in "Feast", her power to recall and control Amoks also extends out to those created by previous Peacock Miraculous holders, as she was able to revive the Dormant Sentimonster from its petrified state and then force it to obey her by threatening to remove its Amok.
- However, should a Sentimonster obtain the object used to create it, it will obtain freedom and independence from Mayura, as shown in "Ladybug", where the titular Sentimonster is given the keychain containing her Amok by the real Ladybug and decides to turn against Mayura as a result.
- Telepathy: Similar to how Hawk Moth can communicate with his Akumatized victims, Mayura can also communicate with her victims telepathically. But instead of a purple butterfly-shaped light mask, Mayura has her own, which is a blue curved peacock one.
- High combat proficiency: Mayura is shown to be a skilled fighter, given that she was able to hold her own against Cat Noir, Queen Bee, and Ladybug.
Sentimonsters[]
- Butterfly Sentimonster: Created out of Hawk Moth's despair at being cornered by the French Miraculous Superhero Team, and later re-created with his ambition/determination to obtain the Miraculous. It can fly and create powerful gusts of wind by flapping its wings.
- Lollipop Boy: Created out of August's frustration at being denied a lollipop by his mother. It is massive in size and has proportionate strength.
- Reflekdoll: Created from Juleka's frustration out of feeling ignored and unnoticed. It fires a massive beam of energy that, like Reflekta's own beams, transforms anyone it hits into an exact replica of her, and is also controlled directly by the former from the inside.
- Ladybug: Created from Mayura's own dedication to helping Hawk Moth acquire Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses. She has the exact same appearance and powers as Ladybug, but summons more offensive objects with "Senti-Charm".
- Robostus: A Sentimonster replica of the Akumatized form of Max Kanté's robot Markov. Like the original villain, it has the ability to manipulate technology and grant it sentience.
- Optigami: Created out of Mayura's emotions. An Akuma-like origami butterfly with eyes on its wings that can phase into solid objects and send whatever it sees as a direct video feed to Nathalie's tablet, which contains its Amok.
Quotes[]
Season 2[]
| “ | They've been keeping you from achieving your dream for way too long. I will go to any length to end the reign of Ladybug and Cat Noir! | „ |
| ~ Nathalie to Hawk Moth before he Akumatizes her. |
| “ | Hawk Moth, I give you the power to release as many Akumas as you desire. From now on, you are the all-mighty Scarlet Moth. | „ |
| ~ Catalyst boosting Hawk Moth's powers. |
| “ | Nothing's more delightful than leading them to believe that they actually have a chance of winning when their future has already been decided! | „ |
| ~ Catalyst to Scarlet Moth. |
| “ | Hawk Moth. I am Mayura. You're up against the wall, plagued by your deepest, darkest despair. Let me help you. [...] Let your despair be embodied in a powerful protection. | „ |
| ~ Mayura introducing herself to and using her powers on Hawk Moth. |
Season 3[]
| “ | Are you still considering making her an ally? I'm afraid Ladybug has grown reluctant to giving Chloé the Bee Miraculous. She's being very careful. | „ |
| ~ Nathalie to Gabriel. |
| “ | I am Mayura. If you team up with us, your dream will finally come true. | „ |
| ~ Mayura introduces herself to Chloé. |
| “ | Let me ask you just one question. Do you enjoy being Ladybug's servant? Having to wait for her to loan you a Miraculous? Wouldn't you rather have boundless powers of your own? [...] Come with us, Chloé. You can be Queen Bee whenever you want. | „ |
| ~ Mayura tries to convince Chloé to join her and Hawk Moth. |
| “ | I’m sorry, Hawk Moth. I failed. | „ |
| ~ Mayura apologizes to Hawk Moth. |
| “ | Or that you've succeeded. The future is not set in stone, Gabriel. | „ |
| ~ Nathalie reassures Gabriel after he finds out he isn't Hawk Moth in the future. |
| “ | On route to the airport, sir. You will officially be spending the entire weekend in Tokyo. No one will ever suspect that you stayed home. | „ |
| ~ Nathalie takes a hologram Gabriel to the airport. |
| “ | I felt an Amok within. This isn't a statue. It's a dormant Sentimonster. Very old, and very powerful. | „ |
| ~ Nathalie explains to Gabriel what the Louvre's new statue really is. |
| “ | I can feel its yearning, Hawk Moth. It's hungry. Ravenous for Miraculous. | „ |
| ~ Mayura about to awaken the dormant Sentimonster. |
| “ | You take one more step, and I'll take your Amok away from you. Do you really want me to destroy you? | „ |
| ~ Mayura threatens the dormant Sentimonster. |
| “ | Gabriel would never allow me to do this, but I'm going to create a very powerful Sentimonster. The most powerful one that's ever existed. [...] Gabriel so desperately wants the Miraculous, and I want to be the one to give it to him! | „ |
| ~ Nathalie explains her plan to Duusu. |
| “ | There is something else you needed Mayura for. To find the Guardian. [...] If you ever need Mayura again, I'll be here. | „ |
| ~ Nathalie gives Gabriel the Peacock Miraculous. |
Trivia[]
- The name "Mayura" is the Sanskrit word for "peacock", which is one of the sacred birds in Hindu mythology. It is also a contemporary Hindu name used in many parts of India.
- While the villain is female, "mayura" is specifically the term for males, while "mayuri" is the term for females.
- Mayura was first revealed at the Miraculous panel at New York Comic Con 2016, referred to at the time as "Le Paon" (French for "The Peacock"). Later on, her final name was disclosed during a TF1 press conference advertising Season 3.
- At the time, Mayura was said to appear as Hawk Moth's "boss" in Season 3. This was ultimately proved to be false when Mayura officially debuted.
- Nathalie is the first character in the series shown using the Peacock Miraculous, although she is later established to be the third character to have used it, following Wang Fu and Emilie Agreste.
- Not including Nooroo, Duusu, or Bunnyx (who is from the future), Nathalie was the only person to know Gabriel Agreste's secret identity as Hawk Moth. This later changed after the events of "Risk", where Félix also found out.
- Unlike the other Akumatized villains, Nathalie isn't Akumatized due to negative emotions, but rather a real desire to help Hawk Moth.
- Also, Catalyst is so far the only Akumatized villain not to be defeated by the French Miraculous Superhero Team and the only one they are not aware of.
- Her second Akumatized form, Safari, is the second Akumatized villain in the show to name herself, after Gabriel Agreste/The Collector himself.
- Mayura is so far the second known Miraculous holder to use their power for evil after Hawk Moth.
- Mayura is the first villain in the series to both directly and permanently kill another character by revoking Sentimonster Ladybug's Amok for betraying her to Ladybug and Cat Noir.
- She's the first Miraculous holder whose skin tone changes when she transforms.
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura in Miraculous Ladybug Wiki
- Mayura in Villains Wiki
- Nathalie Sancoeur in Fictional Characters Wiki
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