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| “ | There's nothing you can do about it, anyway. People can't resist when they hear what they like to hear. If you don't want to be my friend, fine. But soon you won't have any friends left at all, and trust me, I'll make sure you never get close to Adrien in class or anywhere! You seem a little less dumb than the others, so I'll give you one last chance—you're either with me, or against me! You don't have to answer right away. I'll give you 'till the end of class today. | „ |
| ~ Lila threatening Marinette and her most famous quote. |
| “ | What's your so-called proof, Sabrina? A microphone? A video? It doesn't matter. I'll come up with a new lie and people will believe me. I had everyone believing that Marinette pushed me down the stairs. I had everyone believing that I was halfway around the world so I wouldn't have to go to school. And if I wanted to, I could even convince your own father to put you in jail, and that's what's gonna happen if you don't hand over that proof! | „ |
| ~ Lila threatening Sabrina, unintentionally revealing her true nature to her peers. |
| “ | So, you really think you can outsmart me, huh, Ladybug?! We'll see who finds who first. | „ |
| ~ Cerise at the end of Miraculous World: London, swearing vengeance on Ladybug and her second most famous quote.
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Chrysalis, also known as Lila Rossi, Cerise Bianca and Iris Verdi (known as Volpina, Chameleon, Hoaxer, Timestalker and Spectral Looter in her Akumatized forms), is the secondary antagonist of the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir franchise.
She is an enigmatic and deceitful girl who is incredibly talented at lying and manipulating others. Throughout the series, she becomes obsessed with destroying Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug for attempting to expose her lies, along with getting Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir to fall in love with her. Her various schemes have resulted in her being willingly akumatized by Hawk Moth on several occasions and additionally forming an alliance with his civilian identity, Gabriel Agreste, to "protect" Adrien from any negative influences. However, after she is revealed to be aware of his secret identity, she begins plotting to steal his Miraculous. As of the episode "Re-creation", after Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch's defeat and death. she is the current holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, and is now Ladybug and Cat Noir's current archenemy.
She is voiced by Clara Soares in French and by Lisa Kay Jennings in the English dub.
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Appearance[]
Without her disguises, she has hazel-brown eyes, fair skin, and her hair is purplish-brown and styled in a short and messy pixie cut.
As "Lila Rossi", her disguise applied a light tan-colored foundation with light vermilion lipstick, grayish chartreuse contact lenses, and a long dark scarlet wig with bangs that was loosely tied at the tips with orange bands where she had two shorter strands of hair. She had grayish green and brilliant red, light cerulean and vivid yellow, brilliant orange and dark magenta wristbands on her right arm. She wore a brilliant jacket over a dark gray sleeveless short pant legged jumpsuit that had tiny white spots. Additionally, she wore light gray leggings and brown high heel boots. She discarded the disguise after being exposed in "Confrontation".
While posing as "Cerise Bianca", she wears purple and brown versions of the same romper and jacket, she later creates an new ensemble for her identity as Iris Verdi: Utilizing blue contact lenses, a black bob cut wig and glasses. She wears a pink shirt with a black jacket and blue jeans.
As Volpina, she wore an orange mask with black edges, and her hair bands were black. On top of her head, two fake orange ears with white and black insides were attached. The top of her hair was black and then ombrés down to light brown with the tips of her hair being white. She also had orange lipstick, and her eyes remained grayish chartreuse green. The necklace with a fox tail hanging off of it was worn around her neck. she wore an orange superhero jumpsuit with a white section going down the front. Wrapped around her waist was an orange sash that looks like a fox tail. The edges of her collar and the tops of her upper arms had black lines, and her forearms and lower legs were solid black, with the soles of her feet being white with an orange fox footprinted on each. She was also armed with a replica of the Fox Miraculous wielder's flute.
As Chameleon, she retains her normal form. However, with her shape-shifting abilities, she could change it into whatever or whoever she kisses. She stole the forms of Adrien, a little boy, Cat Noir, and, accidentally, an oyster.
As Hoaxer, she had a similar but enhanced appearance to Volpina. The orange highlights in her hair had turned red alongside several parts of the costume. Instead of retaining the false Fox Miraculous on her chest, there was a black cross. She was also no longer armed with a flute.
As Timestalker, she wears an impressive flat-chested blue jumpsuit adorned with dark patterns that evoked the passage of time. Prominently featured on her forehead was a clock, a central symbol of her connection to time, surrounded by decorative elements such as clock hands and gears that seemed to move in sync with her power. Some parts of her body were protected by shell-shaped elements, providing a blend of style and defense, including protection at the back of her head, a vest that covered her torso, and shoulder pads that added an air of authority to her figure. Her arms were clad in long gloves that allowed for freedom of movement, while her high boots completed the ensemble, offering both elegance and durability. A striking feature of her appearance was her eyes, which were a pristine white, adding a mystical and enigmatic touch to her presence.
As Spectral Looter, she wore an impressive full suit that combined elegant navy blue with bright white. This outfit was complemented by a matching jacket that extended to form a large hood fused with a helmet. The part covering her face was white, accentuating the navy blue details that adorned her cheeks. Her eyes were a deep black, but what truly stood out were her pupils, which shined with a fluorescent blue glow, adding an air of mystery to her presence. In the center of her torso, a skull symbol embellished her attire, reinforcing her connection to the supernatural. When she used her powers, her form became translucent, giving her an ethereal appearance. In this state, the palms of her hands and the front of her fingers emitted a luminous blue glow.
As Chrysalis, now that she had the power of the Butterfly Miraculous and Nooroo at her disposal, she could now create Ultrakumas to transform any victim she sensed negative emotions in into a supervillain to do as they please with the power she granted them through Akumatization. However, she also was more careful in hiding her identity compared to Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch, disguising her voice with multiple male and female voices, remain anonymous, and threaten to revoke her victim's powers if they double-cross or betray her, making her threat clear by having the Ultrakuma partially emerge from the infected object to prove she is legit in her ultimatum.
Her physical form was yet to be revealed.
Personality[]
| “ | I thought Chloé was evil, but Lila really takes the whole cake! She's like a supervillain who doesn't even need a costume! | „ |
| ~ Marinette describing Lila. |
Lila is highly deceptive and crafty, being able to manipulate people exceedingly with her lies, Tikki even remarking she's never seen someone as skilled at lying as her. She is overly fond of attention and has no qualms with how she may acquire it, leading to her making up various false tales about herself towards her peers in order to garner as much attention as possible. Being a possible psychopath, she seems to view no harm in these actions and possesses no remorse for them, yet can be incredibly distraught if they are exposed. Furthermore, she also seems to envy the attention others receive, quickly becoming jealous upon realizing Adrien has a crush on Ladybug and going out of her way to make him feel the same about her. She also does not forgive people whom she thinks to have wronged her easily, as shown in her refusing Ladybug's apology for her harshly exposing her lies.
Her hatred of Ladybug, in general, appears to be rather petty and undying, with her being enraged at the attention she receives and willing to grab up any opportunity to get back at her for supposedly ruining her chances with Adrien. Thus, as Volpina, she takes great joy in beating and tormenting Ladybug, gleeful in nearly succeeding at taking her Miraculous twice by exploiting her emotions. Through her usage of her powers, she can be incredibly precarious in her attempts to overcome Ladybug and Cat Noir, almost never confronting them directly and using her illusions to fool and trick them into being where she needs them to be, although her arrogance in doing so seems to match her cunning.
As shown in "Catalyst (Heroes' Day - Part 1)", she seems to take pleasure in ruining Ladybug's reputation using her illusions even after being de-Akumatized, showing absolutely no remorse, making her the first of Hawk Moth's victims to genuinely enjoy her actions while Akumatized. Overall, Lila is vindictive, spiteful and seemingly detached from telling any sort of truth, making her one of Ladybug and Cat Noir's more clever enemies.
Lila has proven to be very sarcastic and very hypocritical, and she hates being called a liar while she is, despite the fact that when she is with more people and with Marinette, she pretends to be nice to her.
After getting the Butterfly Miraculous, Cerise didn't waste any time to use it against Ladybug, showing a much greater proficiency and intelligence in using it than Gabriel. In her first use of it, in Miraculous World: London, instead of using the same plan Gabriel had used for most of his tenure, she decided to akumatize herself, making a plan that would allow her to discover Ladybug's identity and take the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, while also being smart enough to prevent being captured and not wearing the Butterfly Miraculous so Ladybug wouldn't take it back during the fight and also to akumatize herself into supervillain forms which even hide her gender.
She's also shown to be constantly abusive towards Nooroo, which reveals that Cerise sees him as nothing more than a power source for the Miraculous.
Also Cerise showed herself prone to lose her temper when her well-thought plans fail or are outsmarted by others, which leads her to have a fit of rage when her notebook in the page revealing Ladybug's secret identity was altered.
As Timestalker, she showed herself to be stealthy and determined to discover and record her enemies' secrets like Gabriel's wish and accomplices and Ladybug's secret identity in her notebook to keep to herself after losing her memory following her deakumatization, also she wanted to steal the Miraculouses but refrained from doing so to avoid being discovered, and when confronted by Chronobug, she cleverly hid herself in places where Chronobug couldn't appear without exposing herself and changing the timeline.
As Spectral Looter, she was determined to steal all the Miraculouses in Marinette's possession and remained unfazed when confronted by Chronobug, knowing the heroine couldn't stop her or even attack her with her intangibility and took pleasure in taunting Chronobug for her failure before escaping with the stolen Miraculouses.
However, when her plan failed thanks to Chronobug sabotaging her journal that she wrote Ladybug's identity in so that, when she read it, it said that the late Gabriel Agreste was Ladybug and not Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Lila snapped in a blind fury at having been outsmarted and ruining her carefully-laid out plan to summon Gimmi. As a result, she swore vengeance on Ladybug and vowed to find out her identity before Ladybug found out hers.
To that end, she began writing in journal after journal to ensure she was ready for when a victim for Akumatization showed themselves, and even made sure Nooroo suffered as well by leaving him paralyzed when not in use so he couldn't escape.
Powers and Abilities[]
As a civilian[]
Lila is very skilled at lying and manipulating people, being skilled enough to create multiple identities to the point of enrolling into multiple schools and being able to fool at least three adult women into thinking she is their daughter while weaseling into their families.
As Volpina[]
She had a replica of the flute staff as her weapon. With her flute, Volpina could play a tune with an idea in mind to create a glowing orange ball of energy. She could throw the ball anywhere with her flute, and it would create whatever incredibly lifelike illusion that she wants. This could be as simple as creating multiple illusory copies of herself or grander by forming a large comet or a collapsing building. She also appeared to be able to imitate specific people with her illusions, as she created a duplicate of Adrien that was convincing enough to trick Ladybug. However, the illusions were intangible, and when touched would disappear in an orange cloud. Her flute was also long enough to wield as a staff.
As Chameleon[]
She could transform into another person after kissing them, causing her victim to fall unconscious for as long as she retained their form. While transformed, she, on top of already possessing enhanced physical abilities, also gained her victims' powers, being able to use Cat Noir's Cataclysm and his staff as much as he can. Her Akumatized object also seemed to change depending on what form she has, given that it changed from her earring in her initial form to a pearl by the time she transformed into an oyster.
As Hoaxer[]
An enhanced version of her former akumatized identity as Volpina. She could transmit herself through Alliance rings, able to appear on multiple rings at once, and sense anyone who holds a ring. Due to possessing the Fox Miraculous' power of Mirage, she could create illusions and project them through the Alliance rings. Any Alliance users who seen these illusions would be under Hoaxer's control, and obeyed any command she gives out. If anyone took off their Alliance, her control is broken.
As Timestalker[]
As Timestalker, she had the ability to travel through time using a smartwatch on her wrist. Thanks to that ability, she was able to spy on past moments. However, because she needed to activate her smartwatch manually in order to travel, she became vulnerable in close combat, especially against adversaries who could travel through time as well. To counter this weakness, Timestalker used her smartphone (her akumatized object) to act as a failsafe to bring her back to a moment soon after she left, while also having spare smartwatches in case the one she was wearing was taken, broken, damaged, or destroyed. She proved to be very skilled in hand-to-hand combat and was able to best Chronobug on multiple occasions.
As Spectral Looter[]
As Spectral Looter, she is able to float, phase through solid matter and being intangible to any attack, similar to a ghost. Using her fingertips, she was able to turn anything intangible as well, allowing her to steal anything she desired, even if those objects were being worn by someone else.
As Chrysalis[]
As the new user of Nooroo and the Butterfly Miraculous, Lila now had the power to Akumatize any victim she sensed negative emotions in via Transmission, turning them into supervillains to terrorize Paris with. However, she does so only to grant them the power to fulfill their deepest desires, and even threatens to revoke said powers if they show the slightest hint of betrayal or indication to double-cross her, making the threat legit by having her Ultrakuma partially emerge from the infected object as a warning to her victim to stay loyal to her. She can also make Anti-kumas come out from her victims' eyes, which can cause any hit superhero to become powerless.
Relationships[]
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug[]
Marinette's commencing the latter's rivalry.
Lila thoroughly despises Marinette, in both her civilian and superhero forms. During their first interactions, she is shown treating her with the same faux friendliness that she shows to her other classmates. Even when Marinette attempts to contradict her claims, she attempts to brush her efforts off, offering friendship to her despite this. However, when she learns that Marinette is aware of her manipulative nature, she quickly turns into a bully, threatening to destroy Marinette's life if she continues to stand against her. At the end of "Chameleon", she declares herself and Marinette to be at war, and from then on vows herself to isolating Marinette from her friends and family.
To this end, she begins implementing various schemes to ruin Marinette's reputation and drive away her friends, such as framing her for stealing exam answers, pushing her down the stairs, and stealing her fox pendant in "Ladybug", manipulating Kagami against her in "Perfection" and "Protection", and discrediting her as class representative in "Revelation". She is quick to taunt Marinette about her own success and takes enjoyment out of her misfortune, but chooses not to humiliate her in an "easy" fashion, like when she chooses not to take a picture of Marinette falling into garbage in "Oni-Chan". Her hatred of Marinette escalates into her secretly stalking and cutting her face out of photos, doing so in "Perfection" when she temporarily sabotages her friendship with Kagami, promising that she will soon have no one left.
Lila's deteste for Ladybug has been seen since their first meeting in "Volpina", where she develops a grudge against her for exposing her lies and ruining her chances with Adrien. While it is not explicitly stated, she appears to hate Ladybug out of envy for her popularity and attention, flying into a rage on Heroes Day when Ladybug is being hailed for her heroics. When she is Akumatized, she takes sadistic joy in trying to defeat her, especially when she is Akumatized willingly. She has rejected each of Ladybug's attempts to settle their feud, and even attempts to use Oni-Chan as a means to eliminate her. Despite this, she puts on the facade that she, like most of Paris, respects and admirers her, though she still takes the opportunity to subtly insult her capabilities as a hero when talking about her in "Catalyst" and "Multiplication".
In "Re-creation", she promises to see Marinette again in high school, to continue getting revenge on her.
In "Miraculous World: London", Cerise uses the Butterfly Miraculous to akumatize herself to discover Ladybug's identity and steal all the Miraculouses from her to make a wish, which in an alternate timeline, she succeeds by secretly spying on Bug Noire when she detransforms into Marinette when she tried to reason with Gabriel. Once she discovers the heroine was her rival, she immediately akumatizes herself into a new intangible supervillain to sneak into Marinette's room and steal all the Miraculouses in her possession. However, before Cerise's wish could destroy Marinette, she's saved by Bunnyx, and with a past version of the Ladybug Miraculous, Cerise as Timestalker fights Chronobug across time, with the latter realizing they are the new Butterfly Miraculous holder who, like Gabriel, uses it for evil, but in more clever ways. Nevertheless, while Timestalker succeeds into recording information about Gabriel's plan, his accomplices, and Bug Noire lying to Adrien about his father's supervillain identity and then escapes with her identity unrevealed, she soon becomes furious when learning that her notebook stated that Ladybug's civilian identity was Gabriel Agreste, which Cerise immediately knows that's impossible as Gabriel was dead. While she was unable to make her wish, she then decides to use her Miraculous, promising Ladybug she'll discover her secret identity before Ladybug finds out hers.
Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir[]
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Lila showing her interest in Adrien.
Lila appeared interested in Adrien from her first appearance, making the attempt to woo him with stories about her world travels and by claiming to be a superhero descendant. Her attraction heightens into obsession as Volpina, where she tries to push herself only him by showing off her new abilities and refers to their brief meeting as a "date". It later becomes apparent that her affection for Adrien isn't legitimate like Marinette's, but out of a desire to increase her own popularity by being with him. She attempts to control his love life by trying to steer his gaze away from Marinette/Ladybug, and by discouraging possible rivals like Kagami; and, as a model for Gabriel, she relishes in the opportunity to appear close with Adrien, in spite of his opposition.
Her infatuation with Adrien quickly begins to wane as he shows increasing resistance to her lies, and personal dislike for her. By Season 5, she shows little interest in Adrien at all, and instead schemes to dismantle his relationship with Marinette. With Cat Noir, Lila harbors no personal resentment to him like she does to Ladybug, even choosing not to steal his Miraculous in favor of Ladybug's. Typically, she views him simply as an obstacle, but occasionally manipulates him in her schemes, like when she tricks him into leaving Ladybug alone to fight the villain in "Oni-Chan".
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth/Monarch[]
Lila shakes hands with Gabriel.
Lila's relationship with Gabriel has changed the most over the course of the series. She is initially aware of his strict, controlling personality, yet expresses confidence that she can change his mind. Soon, Lila beings to ally with Gabriel to "protect" Adrien in exchange for becoming one of his models; unaware that Gabriel is using her as part of his schemes against Ladybug and Cat Noir. She deals with him cordially in each of their meetings, thanking him for the opportunity he has provided, and informing him of all her worries about Adrien's friends. She becomes comfortable enough in their relationship that she feels entitled to special treatment from Gabriel, and gets frustrated when she doesn't receive it.
It is later revealed that Lila knows more about Gabriel than she lets on, having been aware of his secret identity for some time. She uses this knowledge as part of her own schemes, such as manipulating him into akumatizing Kagami to sabotage Marinette and Adrien's relationship. Once Gabriel abandons her and calls off their alliance, she becomes fixated on getting revenge on him and claiming his Miraculouses for herself. Following her plan in "Revelation", she becomes the only person besides Nathalie Sancoeur to be aware of Gabriel's secrets, including his real name, past, and preservation of his wife, Emilie, which she plots to exploit.
Lila delighted when Hawk Moth Akumatizes her.
With Hawk Moth/Monarch, Lila is at first portrayed as being only another one of his victims. But as the series progresses, she becomes entirely comfortable with allying with him, even before being aware that he and Gabriel are the same person. She views the superpowers he provides as a means to fulfil her desire for revenge against Ladybug, and seems to take some pleasure in the havoc his plans cause; best seen in "Ladybug" when she smirks after Scarlet Moth targets Marinette's friends and family. She also knows his patterns well enough to use them to her advantage, manipulating him into Akumatizing victims as part of her own schemes multiple times. As of "Re-creation", she has become Monarch's successor after seizing the Butterfly Miraculous for herself upon his death.
Chloé Bourgeois[]
Lila initially disliked Chloé, viewing her as an obstacle towards her goals with Adrien. In "Miraculer", she goes as far as to manipulate Chloé in an attempt to make her hate Ladybug and get her akumatized, which sows the first seeds of doubt in Chloé's faith in Ladybug. She instead decides to exploit Chloé under the guise of an alliance as they share a hatred for both Marinette and Ladybug. Since then, they have begun scheming together in an attempt to bring down both their enemies; Lila often using Chloé's cruel behavior and desire for revenge to suit her own goals. Because of their partnership, she is one of the few people whom Chloé is willing to listen to and obey, and also one of the only people to regularly stand up to and silence her, usually when her impulsiveness threatens their plans. Ultimately, she abandons Chloé after using her to obtain Tomoe Tsurugi's laptop.
Nooroo[]
In Miraculous World: London, it is shown that Nooroo's relationship with Cerise is even worse than the one he had with Gabriel, as Cerise imprisons Nooroo in a small, magic bubble so he can't stray far from her lair. She then uses an Akuma to give herself the power to travel through time and discover Ladybug's identity in order to steal all the Miraculouses in her possession. Nooroo realized that Cerise's intentions are far more destructive than Gabriel's and that if she made the wish, it would lead to the end of the world and therefore Nooroo tried to convince her to stop. So when he saw that her plan failed, he was very happy and celebrated that she didn't succeed, which made a furious Cerise render Nooroo immobile and unable to move before she put on the Miraculous to transform.
In season 6, she keeps being abusive towards Nooroo, by completely paralyzing him when she's writing her journals, with him only being able to move his eyes.
In "Daddycop", after the titular supervillain is deakumatized, Cerise detransforms in her lair and Nooroo questions her if she's sure her plans are really neccesary, to which Cerise silences him with a snap of her fingers before ordering to not address to her, while calling him "Kwami" rather than by his name.
Akumatized Villains[]
Miraculous London[]
- Timestalker/Herself: Able to travel through time to witness and record past events in her journal.
- Spectral Looter/Herself: Able to levitate, become intangible and turn other objects intangible as well.
Season 6[]
- Climatiqueen/Aurore Beauréal: Same as previous Akumatizations as Stormy Weather. She uses her parasol with lightning to control their live stream like count to boost hers up to win Chloe's contest and get her wish granted.
- The Illustrhater/Maya: With her own sketchbook, she can draw some stuff including large objects.
- Sulblimaton/Caroline Bartlett: She is able to turn her victims into best people as medalists with her gold medal like yo-yo weapon.
- Unknown Akumatized Villain/Sabrina Raincomprix: Powers unknown due to the Akumatization being incomplete.
- Daddycop/Roger Raincomprix: Same as previous Akumatizations as Rogercop. He can shoot the lasers and manipulate people to hug and love Sabrina.
- Ringmaster/Milly Graham de Vanily: She can toss her bowtie to transform people into werewolves to control, can give them weapons to attack, and can create stages for them to fight on.
- Sleeping Syren/Ondine: TBA
- El Toro de Piedra (lit. The Stone Bull)/Raúl Bruel: He can turn others into stone bulls to help him destroy Paris.
- Vampigami/???: TBA
- (New Akumatized Villain in Episode 9 is coming soon)
- The Dark Castle/???: TBA
- Revelator/Vincent Aza: He can reveal secrets of anyone by making a blue laser which can create blue balls including memories of anyone’s secrets.
- The Ruler/Shirel Kurtzberg: She can cause anyone she touches to do whatever she commands, making them zombie-like.
Quotes[]
Season 1[]
| “ | A girl doesn't need to wear a costume to be amazing, you know. | „ |
| ~ Lila attempting to dissuade Adrien from Ladybug. |
| “ | My chances with Adrien, gone! I hate you, Ladybug! | „ |
| ~ Lila proclaiming her hatred for Ladybug after she exposes her lies. |
| “ | Everyone thinks I'm a superhero, including Cat Noir, so you won't be able to call me a liar anymore, 'cause everyone will think you're the liar! | „ |
| ~ Volpina taunting Ladybug. |
| “ | Do you really think you've got a choice, Ladybug? Either you give me the Miraculous, or the building goes down! | „ |
| ~ Volpina threatening to destroy a building if Ladybug doesn’t surrender. |
| “ | Do you remember this necklace? I didn't know how to tell you the truth but, at least this way you can see for yourself that I'm not lying. I am a superhero. | „ |
| ~ Volpina lying to Adrien about being a superhero. |
| “ | Forget it, Ladybug, you were right. We'll never be friends. | „ |
| ~ Lila claiming to hate Ladybug after being de-Akumatized. |
Season 2[]
| “ | It's absolutely amazing! Prince Ali invited me and my parents to his gorgeous palace. | „ |
| ~ Lila lying to her classmates through a video chat. |
| “ | I never said [Prince Ali] was actually there, Marinette. I just said he invited us, that's all. | „ |
| ~ Lila covering herself when Marinette attempts to expose her lies. |
| “ | During our world travels, my diplomat parents have helped me convince the leaders of several nations to agree to reduce world pollution. And I’m very optimistic that the prince will jump on board. | „ |
| ~ Lila lying about her Heroes Day project. |
| “ | Superheroes like Ladybug might save lives, but they couldn't care less about the environment, so somebody has to come to the rescue. | „ |
| ~ Lila subtly insulting Ladybug. |
| “ | You know perfectly well that was my boyfriend, Adrien. He misses me so much he can’t stop calling. | „ |
| ~ Lila lying to one of her mothers. |
| “ | I hate you, Ladybug! | „ |
| ~ Lila flying into a rage after Gabriel Agreste calls Volpina an imitation of Ladybug. |
Season 3[]
| “ | I only tell people what they want to hear. | „ |
| ~ Lila admitting her lies to Marinette. |
| “ | Lila: Hawk Moth, I am Lila. I know you want to destroy Ladybug, and so do I! Hawk Moth: Yes, I remember you. Lila: Give me supervillain powers and I'll give you her and Cat Noir's Miraculous! Hawk Moth: With pleasure. I have some new powers for you, Chameleon! |
„ |
| ~ Lila being Akumatized into Chameleon. |
| “ | Adrien, I wanted to apologize for what just happened. I've thought about it and you're right. I want us to be friends, so I'll never tell another lie again. Will you make peace with me? (she kisses Adrien, causing him to fall asleep and to her to steal the latter's appearance) ...Whoops. I lied! | „ |
| ~ Lila, as Chameleon, lying to Adrien before stealing his appearance. |
| “ | I see you've made your decision, Marinette. From now on, you and I are at war. You will lose your friends and wind up all alone, and Adrien will soon be mine. | „ |
| ~ Lila |
| “ | I could take a photo right now and post it online, but that would be too easy. | „ |
| ~ Lila opting out of humiliating Marinette. |
| “ | Oni-Chan: Lila Rossi. I forbid you to go anywhere near Adrien! Give up on him and I will spare you. Lila: Adrien? I don't know anybody named Adrien! Oni-Chan: Don't lie to me! Lila: I'm sorry, but I always get what I want; its not my fault! |
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| ~ Lila while being threatened by Oni-Chan. |
| “ | I don't need you, Ladybug! I was perfectly capable of defending myself! Besides, that ugly horned girl doesn't stand a chance with Adrien. | „ |
| ~ Lila ungrateful towards Ladybug saving her. |
| “ | Please stop! Oh, officer, I'm being followed by a supervillain and Ladybug's failing miserably. You're the only one who can help me! Please protect me! | „ |
| ~ Lila tricking Roger Raincomprix into helping her. |
| “ | You're rushing to my rescue even after all those nasty things I said to you? I really misjudged you, Ladybug! You're the only one who can help me! | „ |
| ~ Lila lying to Ladybug about liking her. |
| “ | But how could I possibly give Adrien up? I love him so much! Its too hard for me, honestly! You can't ask me to do that. The only thing that would persuade me to give him up if you got rid of Ladybug, for me. | „ |
| ~ Lila convincing Oni-Chan to destroy Ladybug for her. |
| “ | Cat Noir: You just wanted me to leave Ladybug alone with the villain? You hate Ladybug... that much? Lila: Me? Of course not! Why would you say that? Is it because she's been left alone to fight Oni-Chan all by herself? Cat Noir What you just did is really... terrible! You should be ashamed of yourself! Answer your phone, Mr. Hessenpy! Lila: No! Don't do that! |
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| ~ Lila accidentally revealing her deception to Cat Noir. |
| “ | Lila: Thank you for inviting me here, Mr. Agreste. Gabriel: You got into my house without my authorization. By lying and manipulating my son. Lila: I only meant well. Adrien needed to talk. You do such a good job of shielding him from bad influences that he actually feels very alone. Gabriel: Hm. You're opening my eyes to a problem I didn’t even know existed. What would you do in my position? Lila: I think he needs a friend his age. Someone who understands him, who can protect him from negative influences. Someone you can trust, too. Gabriel: You and I think the same way. See you again very soon, Lila. Lila: See you soon, Mr. Agreste. |
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| ~ Lila allying with Gabriel |
| “ | I really want to thank you for trusting me, Mr. Agreste. I'm very honored to be able to protect Adrien. But I'm saddened by all the people around him. Your son deserves better than that friend of his Nino. Not to mention all the girls clamoring to catch his eye, especially that Marinette dummy and that stuck-up Chloé. Chloé! Pfft! She won't stop bragging about being Queen Bee, but Adrien couldn't care less about these girls. He's just so perfect. | „ |
| ~ Lila speaking to Gabriel about Adrien and his friends. |
| “ | Gabriel: I thought you were supposed to be protecting Adrien from Marinette? The one you said was a bad influence? Lila: My plan is taking a little longer than expected, sir. But you won't be disappointed. Will you keep your promise if I succeed? Gabriel: I always honor my commitments. |
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| ~ Lila talking to Gabriel about her plan to ruin Marinette. |
| “ | Lila: I swore I'd make your life unbearable, Marinette. Let's see how you get out of this one. Marinette: I'm not falling in your trap, Lila. Lila: Too late. You already have. Marinette: Where are you going? Lila: You're about to find out. Ready? |
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| ~ Lila before framing Marinette for pushing her down the stairs. |
| “ | Adrien: I warned you once Lila, but you didn't listen. You hurt my friend Marinette and that's not okay. Lila: Me?! Hurting Marinette?! But she's the one who— Adrien: I don't know how to prove you lied Lila, because you're good at it. So you'll just have to come up with another lie just as convincing. Only this time its gonna prove Marinette's innocent. Lila: Why would I do that, Adrien? Adrien: Because we're friends, aren't we? |
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| ~ Lila being forced by Adrien to come up with a lie to prove Marinette's innocence. |
Season 4[]
| “ | Lila: Welcome to the bench. Chloé: What's your name again? Lila: It's not my name that matters, but who I hate. And I think we have a lot in common on that front. |
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| ~ Lila forging an alliance with Chloé. |
| “ | Lila: This is even more romantic than the Hollywood film I starred in! Adrien: Lila, we both know that's not true. I may have to work with you, but I don't have to listen to your lies. |
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| ~ Lila trying to lie to Adrien, to no avail. |
| “ | You're afraid of being away from your friends at school! But when I risk travelling around the world, I always stayed in touch with you all, and it only made us closer. | „ |
| ~ Lila "reassuring" Adrien about travelling around the world. |
| “ | I really didn't expect Gabriel Agreste to choose me to travel the world with Adrien. It's true that I do speak almost every language in the world, but I think above all that it was my sincerity that touched his heart. | „ |
| ~ Lila speaking about her trip to her classmates. |
| “ | Sir! Since class is almost over, do you think we could finish early so Adrien and I can have time to say goodbye to all of our friends? | „ |
| ~ Lila speaking to Mr. D'Argencourt, also sabotaging Marinette's time with Adrien. |
| “ | See you in a bit for our great journey, Adrien. Bye! Love ya! | „ |
| ~ Lila saying goodbye to her classmates. |
| “ | Nathalie: Try to make the most out of this trip, Adrien. You're about to discover the world, and then you'll return to all of your friends and your father with fantastic memories to share with them. "Adrien": You're right, Nathalie. You have to seize the opportunity when it presents itself to you. Lila: And we'll end up being the best friends in the world, since we're going to see it all together. |
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| ~ Lila speaking to Adrien (unaware that he is really Félix) - also her last spoken words in Season 4. |
Season 5[]
| “ | Ladybug is young, Chloé. With all those responsibilities and powers, she was bound to make a few mistakes. We have to find the strength to forgive her. It shouldn’t be a child's duty to fight Monarch. | „ |
| ~ Lila showing insincere support for Ladybug. |
| “ | Lila: Sir, there's a student conspiracy to akumatize someone in order to figure out how Monarch is using his new powers. Gabriel: And this concerns me how? Lila: You're... the target. |
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| ~ Lila informing Gabriel of The Resistance's plans. |
| “ | Hello, Comrade Béchamel. I know you haven't always seen me as your friend, but now that we're in the Resistance together, the war's behind us, right? Let's make peace. | „ |
| ~ Lila introducing herself to Marinette as part of The Resistance. |
| “ | Chloé, Marinette has every right to sit next to Adrien if it makes her happy! And we have every right to make her life miserable, but we have to be hush-hush about it. | „ |
| ~ Lila advising Chloé on how to deal with Marinette. |
| “ | You'll have no one left, Marinette. Soon, you'll have nothing. | „ |
| ~ Lila speaking about her plans for Marinette. |
| “ | Oh, Kagami. You'll always be more than a friend to me. You're like a sister. | „ |
| ~ Lila beginning her friendship with Kagami. |
| “ | You don't have to apologize. Its not your fault Marinette hates me for no reason. Just go. I admire you so much, you know. I don't know how you do it. I was in love with a boy too once. When he didn't want to see me again, I was in pain for so long—I couldn't get him out of my head! But you managed to turn your love for Adrien into a friendship! You even helped Marinette get closer to him. If it wasn't for your big heart, none of what's happening today would be happening today! You're so perfect, Kagami. I'm proud to have you as my best friend. | „ |
| ~ Lila expressing her admiration for Kagami. |
| “ | Lila: Mr. Agreste, I was just about to call you! Gabriel: You were supposed to be keeping an eye on my son. Mostly protecting him from toxic people like this Marinette Dupain-Cheng! Lila: Things are already in motion, sir. I believe you know Kagami Tsurugi. This young lady needs to be perfect so badly that she sees any emotion she might be feeling as weakness, and it's devastating every time. So much so that she's already fallen prey to Monarch more than once. Gabriel: What does this have to do with me?! Lila: Kagami's in love with your son. This whole story with Marinette and Adrien is breaking her heart. Monarch will probably turn her into a supervillain soon. If Marinette and Adrien learn that their love is hurting their friend, it would poison their relationship in the end. What a sad situation, don't you think? Gabriel: All that's left to do is... wait, then? Lila: Exactly. Just wait. |
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| ~ Lila explaining her plan to have Kagami Akumatized to harm Marinette and Adrien's relationship. |
| “ | That's what she got me to believe too at first. Until I finally opened my eyes. If you look closely, it's not Marinette helping everyone else, it's everyone else helping Marinette. She pretends to be weak in order to take advantage of all of you! As a result, you all feel that you have to help her! Poor Adrien. Now that you two are no longer a couple, he's got no one to protect him. He too has fallen into her clutches without realizing it. Don't you think it's weird that Marinette only ever stutters, faceplants, acts all uncomfortable in front of Adrien? That's because from the beginning, she's set her eyes on him. With people as perfect as you and Adrien, things are bound to work! You're the ones who should be together. You're the ones who belong together. | „ |
| ~ Lila manipulating Kagami into thinking Marinette is a liar. |
| “ | Don't waste your time. Manipulators like her always manage to lie their way out of trouble. And of course Adrien would stand up for her. Toxic people like that are dangerous. And you just need to get as far away from them as possible. I know it's terrible, but there's nothing else we can do. | „ |
| ~ Lila convincing Kagami that Marinette is a toxic person - while ironically describing herself. |
| “ | Oh, Kagami, no! You mustn't let yourself get so upset! Not you! You're too perfect. | „ |
| ~ Lila insincerely trying to calm Kagami down as she is about to be Akumatized. |
| “ | Of course I'm being genuine with you! I'm sorry if I ever led you to believe I was trying to turn you against Marinette. That was never my intention. I just wanted to share my feelings with an open heart. With... my best friend. | „ |
| ~ Lila reconciling her friendship with Kagami. |
| “ | I'll show you that I'm not just some bottle of perfume... Monarch. | „ |
| ~ Lila promising to prove her importance to Gabriel Agreste, also revealing that she knows his identity. |
| “ | The war is only just starting. Be ready. | „ |
| ~ Lila to Chloé as she changes her identity to Cerise. |
| “ | Yes! I moved heaven and earth so I can be back just in time for the teachers' rep meeting. It would be such a shame if your favorite delegate were missing! | „ |
| ~ Cerise, to a couple of anonymous Parisian students. |
| “ | Let her think that she's the best. We're not done with her yet. Now. No, of course not, but you should go see your father at the palace to remind him that no one disobeys Chloé Bourgeois. Turn on your camera! Just trust me and you'll get everything you want. You're right, Chloé, your father is weak. And if it weren't for Ladybug and Cat Noir, Paris would be run by akumatized villains, right? If you, Chloé, were the mayor, you'd ban superheroes. Well done, Chloé. That was a real display of power. With his confession, your father may not be the mayor for much longer. And if he's no longer able to protect you, what will happen when you have to answer to all the people you've hurt? Trust me, nothing is more powerful than a lie. No, of course not! You were great. Accept his alliance. Whoa, whoa! The camera! Don't forget about the camera, Chloé! No! Not now, Chloé! They have no respect for democracy. | „ |
| ~ Cerise to Chloé on her earpiece to become mayor of Paris. |
| “ | Iris Verdi: Mr. Damocles? Hello! My family and I just moved to Paris. Is it still possible to register at your new school for the upcoming year? Denis Damocles: Of course! I'll see you at the start of the school year. Cerise: I look forward to seeing you again, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. |
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| ~ Cerise, disguised as new school student Iris Verdi, tricking Mr. Damocles into enrolling her for the new school year while donning and hiding the Butterfly Miraculous while looking forward to seeing Marinette again as revenge, also her last words before her fate is left unknown. |
Miraculous World: London[]
| “ | "Gabriel Agreste is Ladybug?" That is not possible! Gabriel Agreste is dead! Gabriel Agreste cannot be Ladybug! Why did I write that?! Did something go wrong with my plan?! No! (throws the notebook on the desk) NO! (kicks the desk away in rage) NOOOOOOOOOOO! (Cerise puts her hands over her head, panting heavily) Nooroo: (flies up, rejoicing) It didn't work! It didn't work! (Cerise snaps her fingers, causing Nooroo to be paralyzed and to fall to the ground) |
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| ~ Cerise becoming shocked and enraged when learning that her plan is ruined after her journal states Ladybug's secret identity is of the late Gabriel Agreste before kicking her table in a rage and paralyzing Nooroo for expressing joy at her failure. |
| “ | Nooroo, dark wings rise. | „ |
| ~ Cerise transforming into the new unseen Butterfly Miraculous holder after her defeat at the hands of Chronobug. |
Season 6[]
| “ | First this.. then this. Then a bit of this. Then a bit more of this. Then.. | „ |
| ~ Cerise writing about something in one of her multiple journals while having Nooroo paralyzed in her desk in "The Illustrhater". |
| “ | Chrysalis: Hello Maya, forgive my intrusion but I seem to feel a huge disappointment. No one is interested in your drawings when they're so pretty. Do you feel ignored like no one sees you? Maya: Yes, it's not fair. Chrysalis: I know what would be fitting. For no one to be able to ignore your drawings anymore. I can give you those powers, only if you agree, of course. Maya: Yes! Chrysalis: And what should I call you? Maya: The Illustrhater! |
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| ~ Chrysalis akumatizing and manipulating a sad Maya, while talking to her in several voices. |
| “ | The Illustrhater: Mm, I don't know. Hey, what's your name again? Chrysalis: My name doesn't matter, but if you want to keep on drawing then you can't tell Ladybug and Cat Noir anything about me. The Illustrhater: Mm-mm. |
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| ~ Chrysalis refusing to tell her supervillain name to The Illustrhater when asked by her and also telling her to not reveal anything about her to the heroes. |
| “ | If you don't keep our secret, I'll take the book back. (begins to partially remove the akuma) But if you get me Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous, I'll let you keep it forever. Illustrhater! Shh! | „ |
| ~ Chrysalis threatening The Illustrhater with deakumatizing her if she reveals her identity to the heroes when they question her about it and also asking her to get the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses in exchange of keeping her powers. |
| “ | Nothing. Nothing. You'll know nothing about me. About us, about them. I'm everywhere. I'm nowhere. I'm a chameleon. Nowhere. You won't get anywhere. | „ |
| ~ Cerise gloating to herself about being hidden in plain sight and that Ladybug will never know her true identity or about someone else as she refers as "us" after The Illusthater's defeat, while also revealing herself as the person who rejected to see Maya's drawings to akumatize her. |
| “ | Hello. Forgive my intrusion, but... I sense a great deal of guilt preventing you from making friends. | „ |
| ~ Chrysalis attempting to akumatize a heartbroken Sabrina, before the latter rejects the akuma. |
| “ | Chrysalis: Hello. Forgive my intrusion, but... I sense the pain of a father helpless in the face of his daughter’s sorrow. If you wish, I can give you the power to allow people to see your daughter the way you see her. What do you think? Roger: I must fix this miscarriage of justice. |
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| ~ Chrysalis successfully akumatizing Roger after her failed attempt to akumatize Sabrina. |
| “ | Dark wings fall! | „ |
| ~ Chrysalis detransforming back into Cerise. |
| “ | Nooroo: Are you sure this is all really necessary? Cerise: Silence! (snaps her fingers, paralyzing Nooroo again), I ordered you to not address me, Kwami! Now let's start again! |
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| ~ Cerise silencing and paralyzing Nooroo after he questions her before writing notes in one of her journals after Roger's deakumatization. |
Trivia[]
- The pronunciation of Lila Rossi's name alters between dubs. In the French dub, her name is pronounced as "Lee-lah", while in the English dub, it is pronounced as "Lie-lah"; alluding to her deceptive personality.
- The name Lila means "beauty", and her surname Rossi means "red" in Italian.
- Her alternate personas' surnames (Rossi, Bianca and Verdi) are based on the colours of the Italy flag.
- Volpina is likely inspired by the fox spirit of East Asian lore, which uses illusions to fool people and occasionally takes the form of an attractive young woman. Her partnership with Chloé is also reminiscent of Da Ji, a famous fox spirit of Chinese mythology that corrupted a king into a tyrant that terrorized his people before being put down.
- Lila is the only known person, besides Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth, Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura, and Chloé Bourgeois to hate Ladybug even when not akumatized.
- As of "Catalyst", Lila is the first past akumatized victim to have been re-akumatized into her previous identity with a different Akuma. The Akuma is also the first to have been revoked and de-Akumatized by Hawk Moth himself.
- Lila is one of the few villains in the series to have been offered and reject redemption multiple times, doing so in "Volpina", and "Chameleon".
- Strangely, unlike the other villains re-Akumatized by Scarlet Moth in "Catalyst" and "Mayura", Volpina did not receive a red redesign. According to Thomas Astruc, this was an animation error.
- Lila is the second person to rival Marinette for Adrien's affections, behind Chloé Bourgeois.
- Chloé served as a light counterpart to Lila, becoming progressively more heroic and less antagonistic to Marinette over the course the series, whereas Lila became progressively worse, seeking to destroy Marinette/Ladybug and take Adrien for herself, even willingly allowing herself to be willingly Akumatized for this purpose. Unlike Lila, who remains loyal to Hawk Moth until he sever his ties with her in Season 5, Chloé was manipulated as a pawn into betraying Cat Noir and Ladybug in Season 3, reverting to her old ways as a result.
- Volpina, along with Copycat, Antibug, and Queen Wasp, is one of the few Akumatized villains who is based on a pre-existing Miraculous holder. As such, her powers and appearance are very similar to Rena Rouge, as they can both create illusions and have similar fox-themed costumes. However, unlike Volpina, who can create multiple illusions without losing power, Rena Rouge can only make one illusion per transformation.
- In "Oni-Chan", it was implied that Lila is so attention-seeking because her parents, particularly her mother, are constantly out of her life because of their jobs. This theory was later disproven in "Revelation", where it is revealed that Lila actually has three different mothers, living a different life with each of them.
- Based on Lila's behaviour and mindset, she has a classic case of anti-social personality disorder, a mental disorder characterized when a person is unable to feel empathy to others and only understands emotions that affect themselves, such as gratification.
- Lila is the fourth character in the series to know that Gabriel Agreste is Monarch, following Nathalie Sancoeur, Félix Fathom and Tomoe Tsurugi. She is also (presumably) the second to have deduced Gabriel's identity by herself.
- The 2023 card game Miraculous Secrets confirms that Lila isn't her real name, asking the question "What if Lila's biggest lie so far was that her name wasn't Lila?". This was previously implied in the series, where it is shown Lila uses multiple identities.
- In Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir, it is revealed her last name as Cerise is Bianca.
- Some fans believe that Lila is actually an adult pretending to be a teenager. This theory actually does have some basis, as to be as skilled in lying and manipulation as she is would require years of experience. This can further be supported when she uses the Butterfly Miraculous in Season 6. As revealed in Miraculous World Paris when an underage miraculous holder uses their powers for evil it will start to destroy them yet Lila has shown no signs of this, though she could have unlocked her adult powers sometime in the season. It is also possible that she suffers from a rare case of dwarfism where she appears to be a regular teenaged girl but is actually older.
- In "Re-creation," it is implied that Cerise may be aware of Marinette's secret identity as Ladybug, as she presumably witnessed her battle with Monarch, and also promises to see her again while donning the Butterfly Miraculous; although it is left ambiguous.
- If said information is confirmed to be true, then she is one of the few people who know Marinette's secret identity as Ladybug, alongside Alya, Su-Han, Luka, Félix, Kagami, Alix, Re-Verse Marinette/Shadybug, Gabriel, and Nathalie.
- In Miraculous World: London, this is in fact confirmed to be true but because of Chronobug's actions, she no longer remembers and is trying to discover her secret identity.
- Some fans believe that she has three mothers, when it is not confirmed, it is unknown what her real mother is.
- It's implied based on how she dumps her wig in the trash at the end of "Confrontation" that Cerise had abandoned her identity as Lila Rossi completely. This is somewhat strange as to why she would do this as only the students and faculty of College Francois Dupont know of her true nature not to mention two of her three mothers whom she had convinced that she is their daughter still have no idea who she really is. In addition, it is unknown if Sabine or Kagami ever found out about Lila's true nature.
- In the Latin American Spanish dub, her voice actress in the first season Cristina Hernández also voiced Miss Heed.
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