The Multiverse is a quantum construct comprised of billions of different universes, with one of them being the Quantic Universe where the story of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir takes place.

Summary[]

The Multiverse was created alongside Creation itself and is comprised of an infinity of different universes (at least billions of them according to Tikki). Each one is unique; some are almost identical to each other, others very different from one another. The reality itself in each universe can vary, going from three-dimensional to two-dimensional or even being like a drawing from a comic book.

While all individuals that possess counterparts in different universes are their own person and have different lives from one another, kwamis are omnipresent in the Multiverse, meaning that they live simultaneously in all the universes, having memories of their alternate lifetimes in them. That said, they choose not to bring up their other individual lives with mortals in each of the universes, as there is not enough time in the human lifespan to explain even a little bit about it. The kwamis prefer to enjoy the time they have with their human partners.

History[]

When the concept of Creation came to be, an infinity of universes were created together, each one varying in its history and reality. Because kwamis are the embodiment of abstract concepts that exist in all universes, they are omnipresent, being able to live simultaneously in all of them. Even though they are aware of all of their many simultaneous counterparts' different lives. The Kwamis choose not to diverge their other lifetimes to mortals as there isn't enough time in such a short lifespan to explain even the tiniest bit about it.

In "Miraculous Paris", in order to get help to fight Shadybug and Claw Noir, the villainous holders of the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous respectively in his universe, Betterfly kamikotizes Alya Césaire into Ubiquity to get to the universe where Ladybug and Cat Noir live. In their efforts to acquire his Butterfly Miraculous, Shadybug and Claw Noir follow him there, where they face their respective counterparts.

After failing to get Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses, Monarch, unwilling to admit defeat, uses the power of Sublimation to get the ability to travel to other universes in order to get the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. However, he is stopped by Ladybug who, thanks to Betterfly's Kamikotization, acquires the ability to manifest herself in her many counterparts and, in this way, prevents the villain from completing his objective. When Monarch finally gives up, Ladybug is dekamikotized, so that Betterfly, Ladybug (alternate) and Paw Noir can return to their home universe.

List of known universes[]

Note: The official designation for each universe is unknown. Official monikers for a universe that are stated by the crew are in bold. Names that are not in bold and instead are in quotation marks are unofficial. The unofficial names are based on the known characteristics of the universe.

Universe	Media	Notes	Image
Quantic Universe	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	The main setting of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. In this universe, Marinette Dupain-Cheng becomes Ladybug and Adrien Agreste becomes Cat Noir, with them fighting against Hawk Moth (who later becomes Shadow Moth and Monarch), who wants to acquire their two Miraculouses. Notable heroes include the French Miraculous superhero team, the United Heroez, and Ladydragon. After the events of "Re-creation", this universe had been reconstructed by Gabriel Agreste through the use of the Absolute Power, sacrificing his life to heal his assistant, Nathalie Sancoeur, from her magical illness and joining Émilie Agreste in the afterlife.
	Miraculous Secrets[1]
	Miraculous World[2]
	Miraculous: Tales from Paris[note 1]
	"Miraculous on Instagram"[note 2]
	Miraculous Action shorts[note 3]
Actionverse	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (comic adaptation)	The main setting of Action Lab's comic continuity. With the exception of "Catalyst" and "Mayura", all the events of Season 1 and Season 2 from the Quantic Universe also occurred in this universe. However, it features alternate versions of the United Heroez as well as an unknown black substance that transforms civilians into monstrous creatures similar to akumatization. Thomas Astruc confirmed during San Diego Comic-Con 2016 that there were originally four comic book series that would be part of this "comic book universe".[3] As of 2021, Miraculous Adventures is the only comic book series to be published due to Miraculous: Tales of Cat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug, and Tales of Miraculous were all cancelled from Action Lab's production. The universe's moniker is taken from the front cover of Action Lab's printed versions of its individual comic issues.
Miraculous Adventures
Miraculous: Tales from Paris (comic adaptation)
Miraculous: Tales of Cat Noir (cancelled)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug (cancelled)
Tales of Miraculous (cancelled)
"Chibi Universe"[4]	Miraculous Chibi[note 4]	The main setting of the Miraculous Chibi web series. This universe features inhabitants drawn in two-dimensional chibi style and heavily contains slapstick comedy.
"Movie Universe"	Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie trilogy	The main setting of the Ladybug & Cat Noir film trilogy series. In this universe, Marinette Dupain-Cheng becomes Ladybug, and Adrien Agreste becomes Cat Noir, with them fighting against Hawk Moth who wants to acquire their two Miraculouses. Recently, in this universe, Gabriel Agreste was possibly arrested for his crimes as Hawk Moth and the main duo both discovered their secret identity after his defeat.
"Manga Universe"	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir manga series[note 5]	The main setting of the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir manga series. In this universe, Marinette Dupain-Cheng becomes Ladybug and Adrien Agreste becomes Cat Noir, with them fighting against Hawk Moth who wants to acquire their two Miraculouses. Although it has similar events that occurred from the Quantic Universe, there are a lot of noticeable differences between the two. Recently, in this universe, both Gabriel Agreste and Marinette begin suspecting Adrien is secretly Cat Noir.
Re-Verse	"Miraculous Paris"	A universe where most of the Miraculous are under the ownership of an entity called The Supreme who uses them to perpetuate his power and subjugate the world. Gabriel Agreste, after stealing two Miraculous from The Supreme, becomes Betterfly and forms The Resistance to fight the tyranny of his world and give hope to people. To counter his efforts, the Supreme recruits Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, giving them the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, turning them into Shadybug and Claw Noir, whose mission was to recover the Butterfly Miraculous. After the events of "Miraculous Paris", Shadybug (now going by the name of Ladybug) and Claw Noir (now going by the name of Paw Noir) become superheroes and join the Resistance.
"Scarabella's Universe"		A universe where Alya Césaire and Zoé Lee are the holders of the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous respectively, becoming Scarabella and Kitty Noire. Together, they fight an unknown supervillain that is, at least, the holder of the Peacock Miraculous.
"Animated Universe"		A universe that is a two-dimensional animated version of the Quantic Universe.
Giuliaverse[5]		A universe that is a comic book version of the Quantic Universe.
"Mister Bug's Universe"		A universe where Adrien Agreste and Marinette Dupain-Cheng are the holders of the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous respectively, becoming Mister Bug and Lady Noire.

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Trivia[]

• As demonstrated by Monarch from the Quantic Universe, anyone who travels to another universe would be depicted in the same art style as its environment. Monarch is three-dimensional in the Quantic Universe, so he became two-dimensional upon arriving at the Giuliaverse and the 2D universe.
  • Thomas Astruc mentioned that the crew established a rule that most universes would have different animation and art styles, but not all of them.^[6]
• Because both Tikki and Plagg exist in all universes, whenever they fuse together to form Gimmi and grant a wish, that wish only reshapes the universe they belong to. It's unknown what would happen if one version of Gimmi were summoned outside of their respective universe.
  • Let alone if one version of them would be able to affect more than just one universe. Because of that, it's unknown if Marinette's wish to trade lives with her counterpart in the Quantic Universe would be possible to accomplish.
    • If not that means the wish alternate Marinette tried to make with her Tikki and Plagg, best case scenario it would only allow her to switch lives with only someone else that already is apart of her world/universe leaving her counterpart's world alone.
    • The same with alternate Adrien too upon learning that his counterpart lost his mother the best thing the wish could do is bring back one of their mother's back not both.
    • What's also interesting if Gabriel had stolen all the Tikki's and Plagg's, he could across the multiverse and only that their wishing power could only alter the worlds their connected too then, he would've found out he stole them all for nothing except that may have caused a serious disturbance that could've thrown the multiverse out of balance.
  • As well as if Gimmi can be formed by other versions of Tikki and Plagg that belong to different universes.
• It's unknown if it's possible to consider alternative timelines as part of the multiverse as their own universe or just versions of one universe since some universes seem to mirror each other as what would happen if some individuals had made different choices of the one they had made.
  • An example of that is the Quantic Universe and Re-Verse, where the latter's Marinette became a villain because she never made any friends and, therefore, was unable to stand up against Chloé Bourgeois, continuing to be a target of her heavy bullying.
    • The Re-Verse's Adrien, unlike his counterpart from the Quantic Universe, was not able to move on from his mother's death, resulting in him resenting his father for moving on and becoming bitter with his life.
    • The Re-Verse's Gabriel Agreste was able to move on from his wife's death, which inspired him to become Betterfly and use his power for good, unlike his other counterpart, whose inability to move on and obsession with bringing her back is what led him to become the villain he was.
  • It's possible that Scarabella's universe may be a product of what could have happened if Master Fu had chosen Alya to be the holder of the Ladybug Miraculous, as he did consider choosing her before settling with Marinette.
• There are numerous adaptations of episodes and movies in the franchise, such as chapter books and graphic novels. These adaptations are canon as long as they are faithful to the original source material. If there is an adaptation that either deviates or contradicts a source material, then it is considered a separate continuity.
  • Examples of faithful adaptations include the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir comic series published by Action Lab Comics, Miraculous Fiction published by Five Mile, the French chapter book series published by Hachette Jeunesse, and the American chapter book series published by Little, Brown and Company.
  • Meanwhile, the manga series is an example of a media adaptation that deviates from a source material. While it contains adaptations of existing episodes of the TV series, there are several events in the manga series that never occurred in the original episodes. Two examples include the Evillustrator visiting the Agreste mansion to confront Adrien in the manga adaptation of the titular episode; and Luka Couffaine first appearing in the manga adaptation of "Dark Cupid". This makes the manga series take place in a different universe instead of the Quantic Universe.
• The franchise has several episodes and media ideas that are unable to get green-lighted into production.
  • Had the Ladydragon TV spin-off, "Miraculous Rio", and a spin-off featuring the Brazilian superhero from the Rio special made their official release, then they would be part of the Quantic Universe.
  • Thomas Astruc hinted that the cancelled Miraculous Ladybug OVA would have taken place in a separate universe.^[7]
• There are live-stage shows for the Miraculous Ladybug franchise. However, it's unconfirmed if any of them are officially also part of the multiverse.
• It's unknown if any conceptual ideas are also part of the multiverse. This includes: The Mini Menace Ladybug, Miraculous Lady Bug, the Ladybug PV (and by extension, the Quantic Kids and Null), the first CGI promotional videos, "Ladybug in Halloween", and "Gagotor".
  • A live-action adaptation is confirmed to be in development. However, it's unknown if the film and/or the TV series are part of the multiverse.
  • It's unknown if the upcoming graphic novel series that would be published by Mad Cave Studios is part of the multiverse.

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