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| “ | Sometimes he entrusted them to the powerful in my world. All of whom swore loyalty to him. I, too, was part of this corrupted system. In order to get something I wanted more than anything, I stole two, but I misused them... and hurt the people I love. To redeem myself, I became Betterfly because, like a moth, I had no choice but to fly in the shadows in order to give people hope. Someone has to show them that we must revolt for the better world as possible, provided that power is shared between all! | „ |
| ~ Gabriel/Betterfly, about the Supreme and his intentions to bring hope to the people in his world. |
Gabriel Agreste, also known as Betterfly, is the overarching protagonist of Miraculous World: Paris - Tales of Shadybug & Claw Noir.
He is the heroic counterpart of Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch from an alternate universe. When Nooroo inhabits the Butterfly Miraculous, he transforms into Betterfly (Hesperia in the French version), a butterfly-themed superhero.
In the Miraculous Paris special, he crosses the multiverse to help Ladybug and Cat Noir fight Shadybug and Claw Noir, who came to their world to steal the Butterfly Miraculous from him. After his enemies allied themselves with Ladybug's own nemesis, Monarch, and set up a trap, Ladybug comes up with a plan to counter it. Borrowing his Butterfly Miraculous to become Ladyfly, she kamikotized him into Guardian Angel, an angel-themed superhero with the power to protect his allies from any attack. After Ladybug and Cat Noir managed to reform Shadybug and Claw Noir, who became superheroes, the latter two joined Betterfly's team to fight the Supreme and bring peace to their universe.
He is voiced by Keith Silverstein, who also voiced Robert E. O. Speedwagon in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vector the Crocodile in the Sonic franchise, Torbjörn in Overwatch, and Aldebaran in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Morax in Genshin Impact, Arsène Lupin III in the Lupin the 3rd franchise, Zasalamel in the Soulcaliber series, Masrur in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, and Simon Belmont in the Castlevania series.
Appearance[]
Physical appearance[]
Because he is Gabriel Agreste's counterpart in another universe, he has a similar appearance to him, but with a middle part hairstyle.
Civilian attire[]
He wears a light blue vest with white buttons over a cream-colored dress shirt, a light blue violet ascot tie with a pattern of small lilac triangles, light khaki dress pants, cream-colored dress shoes with brown laces, and light gray round glasses. He also has a silver wedding ring on his left ring finger.
As Betterfly[]
Betterfly wears a light purple dress shirt, over which he wears a dark indigo jacket with lighter purple butterfly-shaped lapel-like adorn coming from the central button of his jacket. He also wears dark indigo pants and dress shoes without laces, purple gloves, a dark purple butterfly-shaped mask over his face, and a light purple cavalier shoulder cape that resembles butterfly wings, and his hairstyle is white middle part.
As Guardian Angel[]
Guardian Angel was similar to Gabriel in appearance, but with his body and clothes appearing to be made entirely of white feathers. He was seen wearing a tailcoat and had big white wings and completely white eyes. His kamikotized object, his glasses, seemed to be the only part of his form not made of feather.
Story[]
In an alternate universe where Ladybug and Cat Noir are supervillains (Shadybug and Claw Noir), the superhero Betterfly (a good version of Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch) opens a portal to their world with Alya's help. Betterfly goes to Ladybug and Cat Noir's universe to seek their help in defeating Shadybug and Claw Noir. Betterfly appears in Marinette's bedroom as she and Alya are having a sleepover. When learning from Ubiquity (Alya's kamikotized identity) that the rogue holders were chasing him, he brings Marinette to a safe spot in the Eiffel Tower, then goes to fight Shadybug and Claw Noir as Marinette transforms into Ladybug to help him. When the heroes get cornered by their evil counterparts, Betterfly kamikotizes an initially reluctant Cat Noir into "Celesticat", an angelic version of himself, which allows them to escape. Betterfly then explains that he is on the run from the "Supreme", an evil coalition of Miraculous holders. The evil heroes' constant bickering attracts the attention of Betterfly's evil counterpart Monarch, who creates an elaborate trap to lure out Ladybug and Cat Noir. Seeing through this, Ladybug borrows Betterfly's Miraculous to become "Ladyfly", and kamikotizes the parallel Gabriel into an angel-like superhero to protect them by Monarch's powers, while keeping his kamikotized object in another dimension to prevent Monarch from removing his kamiko.
However, Shadybug and Claw Noir continue to power through, going after their counterparts' jewels in order to wish away their personal problems, as fusing their own jewels are disallowed by the Supreme. Marinette and Adrien separately and successfully convince Shadybug and Claw Noir to reform. Monarch then gives himself the power to travel between universes, prompting Betterfly to turn Ladybug into a variant of Ubiquity to defeat him in all possible universes (including the ones where Scarabella and Lady Noire are the main heroes). The parallel heroes finally leave, leaving their counterparts with a new sense of hope.
Personality[]
Much like his counterpart, Gabriel used to be willing to go to great lengths to get what he wanted. In order to make his dream a reality, he joined The Supreme and stole two Miraculous: the Butterfly and the Peacock. However, because of his misuse of their powers, he lost his wife. This event had a great impact on Gabriel who decided to use the power of the Butterfly for good, creating superheroes to fight the Supreme and bring hope to his world.
However, unlike his counterpart, Gabriel was able to move on from his wife's death and never considered in finding a way to bring her back. Not just that, but he is able to learn from his mistakes.
As Betterfly, unlike Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch, he embodies all the ideals of hope and freedom he stands for to the heart. It is his belief that powers must be shared to the world and used for the greater good, a lesson that he learned in the hard way. Remaining true to the purpose of his Miraculous, he only uses his powers to kamikotize someone that willingly wants to help him, instead of preying on those with negative emotions or on innocent civilians. Even with his allies, unless it's a life or death situation, he asks them for permission before releasing his kamiko. An example is when he saves Marinette, as he doesn't try to kamikotize her to help him fight Shadybug and Claw Noir, despite the clear disadvantage he has.
This is also evident in his fighting style, which also contrasts with that of his counterpart's. Unlike Hawk Moth/Monarch, who prefers to remain in his lair and let his akumatized villains fight for him, only fighting his enemies directly when necessary, Betterfly is more opened as he is willing to fight his battles than just watch from a distance or manipulate everyone to his advantage. Even those he kamikotizes are seen to possess powers that serve mostly as support, like Ubiquity's ability to transport him to an universe where he can get allies or Celesticat's ability to emanate a blinding light and flight to help them escape Shadybug and Claw Noir.
Betterfly always prioritizes the safety of the civilians and his allies, even before his own mission to defeat The Supreme and his followers, seen how he went to put Marinette in a safe place, as soon he heard from Ubiquity that Shadybug and Claw Noir were coming, instead of taking that time to prepare an ambush.
Betterfly is also very emotional and passionate about his job as superhero. He is very dedicated to his duty to his world in such way that it actually made him have a troubled relationship with his son, who believes that his father doesn't have time for him so he can keep making clothes to help him move on from Emilie's death. But despite his estranged relationship with his son being painful to him, he knows it's the only way to keep him safe. After coming to Ladybug and Cat Noir's world and seeing how different it is from his, Betterfly became very emotional, as that only gave him more hope that his dream of turning his world into something as marvelous is still possible.
Abilities[]
As a civilian[]
In the theme song like his counterpart he has skills of the fashion industry.
As Betterfly[]
Betterfly kamikotizes Alya into Ubiquity to travel to the main universe to get Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Like his villainous counterpart, he can use the power of the Butterfly Miraculous to give superpowers to individuals. However, unlike him, who can create Akumas to turn people into Supervillains, Betterfly creates Kamikos, which are able to kamikotize them into superheroes. It would appear that Betterfly is able to shoot the kamikos directly to his targets, instead of just directing them and let them fly naturally to them. He can also undo any transformation originated from the Butterfly Miraculous, by purifying the butterfly used on it, being it a kamiko or an akuma.
As Guardian Angel[]
Like a real angel, he had wings that allowed him to fly. However, his real power was his ability to protect his allies from any attack. To activate his power, he involved his allies with his wings, marking their backs with wing marks and then disappearing. As long his allies had his mark, they became protected from any attack that may have landed on him. When they were attacked, a swarm of white feathers were released from the mark and involved the assaulter completely, immobilizing them and putting them out of combat.
Quotes[]
| “ | Fly, my Kamiko, and magnify the glimmer of hope that shines in Alya Césaire's heart! Ubiquity, I am Betterfly. I give you the power to connect to the parallel world we have located so we can find help. With this gift, I'm exposing you to many perils and placing a great burden on your shoulders. Do you accept it for the greater good? | „ |
| ~ Betterfly asking for Alternate Alya Césaire's permission to kamikotize her to help him cross to the main universe. |
| “ | Forgive my intrusion young lady, please don't be scared. My name is Betterfly, I need someone to lead me to the holders of the Miraculous of the Ladybug and the Black Cat in your world. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly apologizing to main universe Marinette for his sudden appearance and asking for help to find Ladybug and Cat Noir. |
| “ | Monarch? | „ |
| ~ Betterfly confused when hearing his bad counterpart's supervillain name. |
| “ | You carried out your mission perfectly. Thank you for everything. I release you from the power I gave you. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly communicating with Ubiquity and thanking her for her help before dekamikotizing her back into Alya. |
| “ | Betterfly: Whatever happens, stay here where it's safe. No one should suffer because of a battle that isn't theirs. Thank you for your help, little Kamiko. Marinette: That's not an Akuma? Betterfly: An "Akuma"? |
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| ~ Betterfly telling Marinette to stay safe from Shadybug and Claw Noir and also expressing confusion when she calls his Kamiko an Akuma. |
| “ | Join the Resistance!! Everything can change! This world is the proof of it! It's not too late for you! | „ |
| ~ Betterfly pleading with Shadybug and Claw Noir while stopping the former from taking his Miraculous. |
| “ | Betterfly: Celesticat, I am Betterfly. Cat Noir: No, get out of my head! Betterfly: I'm not your enemy, I only want to entrust you with the power to save us. Cat Noir: How do I know you're telling the truth? I don't know you. Betterfly: I only work for the greater good; like you, Celesticat. Do you accept this gift I am offering you for the greater good? Cat Noir: I do. |
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| ~ Betterfly asking for a reluctant Cat Noir's permission to kamikotize him into Celesticat and reassuring him that he's an ally and not his enemy. |
| “ | Your world is so different, so beautiful. You help each other, you're partners! In mine.. any form of mutual aid is a crime. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly amazed on how Ladybug and Cat Noir's world is so different from his and that they are superheroes. |
| “ | Because the values you stand for are good, because you are the positive incarnations of Shadybug and Claw Noir. It may seem like they have more power than you, but they don't have your strength, because they know nothing about trust and friendship. I should be as distraught as you, in my world I am hunted relentlessly, no-one believes in heroes. Everyone is afraid of The Supreme, I am so lonely. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly reassuring Marinette and Adrien they're able to defeat their evil counterparts due to their good values and teamwork, and also revealing his situation in his world. |
| “ | I hold onto the one thing I have, hope. The hope for a better world, the hope that people can evolve. For a single decision that can change an entire lifetime! | „ |
| ~ Betterfly telling Marinette and Adrien that his hope for a better world is what keeps him from giving up. |
| “ | What a holder of the Butterfly Miraculous has done, another can undo. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly explaining to Ladybug and Cat Noir that he's able to undo Monarch's supposed akumatizations on Shadybug and Claw Noir which are just illusion from Mirage, the power of the Fox Miraculous. |
| “ | They're not akumatized villains! | „ |
| ~ Betterfly after failing to undo the supposed akumatizations on the Giant Shadybug and Claw Noir and realizing they're not akumatized. |
| “ | He's right, don't lose hope. I'm sure there's a solution. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly encourages Ladybug she can make a plan to outsmart Monarch's trap. |
| “ | Will he be able to travel across universes? | „ |
| ~ Betterfly worried when learning of his bad counterpart granting himself the power of travelling in other universes to steal the alternate Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. |
| “ | I am certain you will succeed. I thank you for your help. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly reassuring Ladybug she'll succeed into defeating his bad counterpart and retrieve the other Miraculouses and also thanking her for her help in reforming Shadybug and ClawNoir. |
| “ | He won't be laughing either, believe me. Because we'll be stronger now that we're together. | „ |
| ~ Betterfly reassuring alternate Ladybug and Paw Noir they'll succeed into defeating the Supreme as now they're a superhero team. |
Trivia[]
- In the French version, Gabriel's superhero identity is "Hesperia". In the English version, it is instead "Betterfly".
- Gabriel's French superhero identity, Hesperia, means "evening" or "evening star" in Greek.
- Hesperia is also a brand skipper of the butterfly family.
- "Hesperia" also resembles the French verb "espérer", meaning "to trust", "to have faith", "to hope", as he intends to help Paris by giving it hope back.
- Because of his superhero name appearing to be feminine, it was thought that was the superhero name of alternate Alya, being it either as a Butterfly Miraculous holder or as an akumatized hero.
- The name Hesperia is almost identical to Vesperia, differing only at the first letter. The two are even superhero names of Miraculous holders from two different bug themes: butterfly and bee.
- Because Betterfly uses the Butterfly Miraculous for good, instead of evil like his villainous counterpart does, his own powers get a different name:
- Hawk Moth creates akumas which are attracted to negative emotions/intentions, Betterfly creates kamikos which are attracted to positive emotions/intentions.
- By extension, the name of the power Betterfly uses is Kamikotization, which allows him to create kamikotized superheroes.
- Similar to his counterpart, Betterfly stole Miraculous from the entity in his universe that possesses them, with them being the Butterfly and the Peacock, while Gabriel, Emilie, and Nathalie found the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses in Tibet.
- Betterfly is considered the heroic representation of Gabriel in the Quantic Universe, serving as what would happened if he went down the same path as his son, then Gabriel and Adrien would have team up and work together as superheroes, like father and son, possibly joining the French Miraculous Superhero Team.
- Due to him being briefly Kamikotized by Ladyfly, it's possible she learned his civillian identity.
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