Is it just me or is the MIRACULOUS: Tales of SHADYBUG and CLAW NOIR special actually super good?? 

sorry that I’ve had to crop this in so much 😩 even had to delay the upload a day cos the copyright pings were too bad lmao

Honestly Shadybug and Claw Noir have better lore and character development than Miraculous.... I would be more than happy to watch them.

Fun fact: Plagg killed the dinosaurs and made the leaning tower of Pisa lean!

matthew asking all these questions answered in the series proves he needs to watch the show from start to finish to fully understand lol

Marinette has struggled a lot with anxiety in the recent seasons. Before the events of the show, she had NO confidence because of Chloe’s bullying. The special really focuses on the fact that both Ladybug and Chat Noir have had rough lives, but it was their mindset that made them good.

WHY DID THEY CHANGE HER HAIR 😭 rip space buns 😔

12:31 I think you missunderstood. She's saying she never thought she'd defend a "butterfly man" because the one she knows is a villain So if Shadybug is Harley Quinn, does that mean Claw Noir is Joker? He does have the green hair after all...

Shadybug is such a vibe great design. This special is so much fun. Gabriel as the good guy still feels so wrong and is so entertaining

context: alya knows about marrinette being ladybug, this special also takes part after monarch (gabe) stole all the miraculous by making a deal with felix (adrien’s doppelgänger cousin) who pretended to be adrien and retrieved the dog miraculous from ladybug (marrinette) who doesnt know chat noir is also adrien. Felix then gave monarch (gabe) all the miraculouses (felix worked out who monarch was) by exhanging them for the peacock miraculous. This is why marrinette is being comforted by alya at the start. | phew… 😭|

The anime version we see at 34:53 is actually the first version of Miraculous! It was premierred as anime, but it was too difficult to animate Ladybug Suit, so they went with the 3D version we see now a days

Fun fact: Tikki, like the other Kwamis, can't be seen or heard on any technology Considering they are beings born from the constructs of the universe.

It was an amazing special with amazing designs! Btw I must say seeing Gabriel being nice for 45 minutes straight was difficult tho!

The answer to most of your questions in the original universe is that this is set in season 5, and you've mainly been watching seasons 1-2, and so a lot of stuff has changed. And I mean a lot.

"This is my favorite thing i watched from miraculous". No kidding. We all think the same. It's without doubt the one of the best miraculous products out there (with the movie), and it set the level very high for the upcoming seasons

This was 100% my favorite Miraculous special! I genuinely loved the alternate versions of the characters. Genuinely hope the creators do more with them and their world, because I’d love to see more!

At this point in the timeline, Alya does know that Marinette is ladybug because Marinette told her.

When Claw Noir got Cataclysmed by Cat Noir, he most definitely was affected. You can see the damage on his suit. However, the superhero suit is able to protect the Miraculos holder from most damages. Even if it can't protect him fully against the Cataclysm, it can prevent the body from being immediately destroyed by it. Well, unless the Cataclysm is powered-up by akumatization like how it happened in "Cat Blanc"...

Akumas and kamikos are the same thing. Either being used for good or evil, the power of the Butterfly Miraculous is the same. The name is the one thing that changes. When used for evil (like Hawk Moth), the power is called Akumatization and uses akumas (which means "demon") which are attracted by negative emotions and turn people into supervillains. But when used for good (like Betterfly), the power is called Kamikotization and uses kamikos (which means "child of god") which are attracted by positive emotions/intentions and turn people into superheroes.

Personally this was my favorite episode of Miraculous! Between the amazing parallel universe dynamic, the random lore drops, and the angst it was beautiful!

If you remember the Origins two-parter, Marinette used to be a constant target of Chloé's bullying. You haven't seen it, but Chloé's bullying on Marinette was very, very heavy... it was so heavy that Chloé would make sure Marinette wouldn't have any friend at school, even if they wanted to befriend her. But everything changed when Marinette met Alya who motivated her to stand up against Chloé and then became Ladybug. Shadybug didn't befriend Alya, so she continued to be constantly bullied by Chloé and have no friends, making her a perfect target for the Supreme to manipulate.

I honestly would recommend and love to see more episodes with Luka in them. (Luka is the guy who said „I never knew my father“ under the bridge and called the crocodile dad btw) Good Luka episode‘s I‘d recommend are „Silencer“ from season 3 episode 7, „Desperada“ from season 3 episode 11, „Truth“ from season 4 episode 1 and „Wishmaker“ from season 4 episode 18.

Butterfly/good Gabriel was the best character in this special hands down. I could watch a whole series about him.

24:33 🤣🤣🤣 the reaction! Marinette frequently talks about Ladybug in 3rd person - it's partially out of caution, but she doesn't really hold back in what she tells Alya when they're alone - it's more because she views herself as 2 different people - she is more confident and capable in the suit and she doesn't view herself that way

My expectations weren't high for the special but damn these were way better than I ever could have imagined.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I WAS WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION FOR THIS!!!!!! the reason Ladybug said she never thought she'd say this is because in HER world the butterfly man is Hawkmoth/shadowmoth/Monarch who is evil! And she'd be normally TRYING to take him out. not help him! 😅😅

It’s really goes to show that Matthew needs to watch the whole series in order. It just hurts seeing him ask questions that have been answered by this point of the episodes release. I get it’s the point to watch these episodes randomly, but it still hurts to watch! 😂

I was so excited to learn you reacted to this! For Miraculous fans, this was the best Miraculous World special, I loved it so much! Btw, everyone lowkey shipped Marinette and Alya at the end of this one.

12:30 but there *was* a butterfly man. That is not the strange part. The strange part is that Butterfly man (aka Hawk Moth) is evil and she never thought she had to help him.

I really want him to watch jubilation Spoiler : the doll babies are gonna freak him out for sure

What happens when someone tries to use two sets of the same miraculous? For example, if Adrian used two Black cat rings, would he just be the same, or would he become a god of destruction of the same level as Plagg's true form

For me, we could have stayed with the alternative world versions, I hope they come back soon, and please bring more Miraculous episodes

For Context, this episode takes place inbetween episodes 3 and 4 of the latest season, named Destruction and Jubilation. You have to watch the latest season up to episode 3 to fully understand this special. Alya knew that Marinette was Ladybug since like Season 3 or 4 when Marinette told her.

Bro I think if you watched more of the episodes, you might like Cat Noir even better. He is very sweet like he was when he was encouraging Ladybug when she was panicking. Also you are missing out on some DEEP lore.

I think you’d love James Marriott! He has such good songs I think are right up your alley, definitely give ‘Him’ and ‘Going Postal At The Party’ a listen!

oh my boy Adrien has a tragic backstory his mother losing life slowly in front of him until she died His father who doesn't have time to talk to him and worse is the villian his love who is his only emotional support rejects him he is made to do modeling and other stuff so he doesn't have time for himself and wants to live normally like everyone else his only friend in childhood was chloe (the biggest tragedy ) but he still manages to keep it to himself and is nice to everyone (I love him ahhhh)

all the specials are cannon to the series this special is located after season 5 episode 3

I have not seen the new episode and I might be spoiling myself but I can't stop that 12am grind

this special is probably the best one so it's no wonder the majority of the fandom loved it

Sometimes Matrhew says something and im like "Bro, they f**king spelled that out for you, pay more attention" 😂

Not only the best of the specials, but it’s probably in the top 10 of all the episodes ever produced. The story was very compelling as was the quality of the animation. Here’s hoping that season 6 continues this theme

You should watch Kwami buster for more context on the miraculous jewels themselves and how fusing them works! Also the season 4 finally for context on this episode!!! The s5 finale also explains a bunch of things that happened on this episode!!

If Betterfly is a good guy in Shadybug and Claw Noir…why not ask his identity so they could take out Monarch? They just helped him with his problem without even being asked. And if he’s so fond of the world they live in, he’d more than likely answer. But even if he didn’t, they didn’t even try. And they were convinced he was Monarch for a good portion of the beginning, so they can’t even say “it’s clearly not AU monarch” Aside from the gapping plot hole, its was a fun episode

I wonder how Mathew didn't notice Marinette said to Alys "Its only me and chat noir again" 😂 also kwamis voices aren't captured by technology, they can be recorded in any way

They really just pulled a Shadow the Hedgehog with Claw Noir there. Not even gonna lie

btw it was an anime first but adriens name was felix (like his cousin), and i kinda liked that style better + the story of shadybug more than the original, and shadybugs hair is so much cuter lol

I watched this special more times than my tiny little brain has the space to keep track up it’s so good 😂

My ranking for all three specials as of now. 1. Miraculous Tales Paris (This one, it is the best of the three) 2. Miraculous Tales Shanghai (The second one, kind of in the middle for me, not too bad, but not as good as the third) 3. Miraculous Tales New York (The first one, and the worst of the bunch in my opinion, having a bunch of heroes instead of just two kind of made it confusing)

I like how Risk, Strike Back, Evolution, Multiplication (at least the first part), Destruction, and the Shadybug special happened on the same exact day. They must be exhausted lol.

OMG yes! He finally watched one of the specials! Yes this is indeed the best so far!

It should also be mentioned that at the start of this, it continues right after a season finale. These kids legitimately haven’t slept in days before this thing even starts.😂😅

I dont like how they changed their entire personality and evering after a little pep talk

Unlike the show, the specials always have a lot less restrictions surrounding them, so the creator and his team always end up having more liberty to do more for the story in the specials.

Thank you for reacting and putting a commentary to the only GOOD episode we've had of Miraculous for a long time after that dumpster fire of a season.

Shout out to Claw Noir not hesitating to insult canon ladybug. So satisfying! 🥰☺️😎😁

We need more of this alternate universe because it's lore is so good and interesting and we need to learn more of it

You needed to see S4 E3, finale, and S5 E1-2 and the S5 finale before this

Friendly neighbourhood Miraculous Fan dropping in with context (and extra) also, this ep takes place between s4 and s5: 1:40 There is a song on RU-vid where Hawkmoth sings, which is pretty cool 1:56 Hawkmoth later became shadow-moth and then finally monarch after getting all the miraculous 3:29 In S4, Shadowmoth successfully takes all but the ladybug and cat miraculous in his possession, following which ladybug tries to get each on back each following episode 3:47 The reason Natalie doesn't pick up is because she and Gabe had a falling out in the show 4:06 Gabe is going to talk to Adrien, and in the later seasons of the show, he does try, but the burn on his arm stops him. The burn was created by Chat Noir's Cataclysm when he touched Shadowmoth with it, due to which Gabe's health slowly deteriorates 4:25 Chat Noir is very capable of destroying everything with his cataclysm, Plagg even more so (as seen in Chat Blanc) 5:29 The rally of support is a scene from the show after Monarch steals the miraculous 5:38 Though that's the central premise, throughout the show, ladybug also employs other swamis by assigning them temporary holders; without the miraculous, she can no longer do so. 6:21 The dialogue is once again referencing S4, where she's down on herself for having lost the kwamis 8:27 As you find out later, Alya Cesaire is the only one who knows everything about Ladybug; Marinette does reveal her identity in a very heart-touching way to her when she gets overwhelmed by everything in the show. Following this, Alya helps her and covers for her, especially since Marinette''s parents don't know the truth 11:12 Now, this cleared a lot from the show because, in the show, it is said that to use their superpower (like a lucky charm) repeatedly without transforming back, they must be adults. So, explaining the mechanism explained the show's logic. 12:23 I think the reason she said this is because she never thought she would try to save the holder of the butterfly (yk considering Hawkmoth) 13:14 The Chat Noir hesitates because he's already traumatised a person before, feels guilt, and is scared of his powers (he also killed the robot superhero in the New York Special). 13:52 Destroying the ladybug's lucky charm is very bad as the ladybug can't reverse the damages without it 15:59 Dual Metamorphosis is basically when he transforms and unifies two kwamis and gets both powers, similar to other kwamis; however, such wielding is not recommended here. The power of teleportation comes from Kalki (horse miraculous) 17:10 There is a theory that Master Fu is the supreme in the alternate universe as he was the guardian of the miraculous before he renounced his role to Ladybug 21:53 Those would be Plagg and Tikki's true form and the one I love the most (very OP) 23:41 He could have merged with a Kwami to make him indestructible 24:24 We learn from Master Fu in the ep 'Feast' that a butterfly holder can deakumatised them 26:27 To deakumatised someone, you need to either break the object in which the Akuma is or the butterfly holder had to take it back; if the specs are in another dimension, then Shadowmoth can't undo Better Fly's Akuma powers 27:38 Shadowmoth calls Kalki (horse - portal), Mullo (mouse - power of sublimation) , Pollen (bee - venom, power to sting someone frozen) and Orikko (rooster - sublimation, power to create power) 27:46 Wielding multiple miraculous at a time is terrible for the holder, as learnt in the show; it weakens the holder significantly, just like when Marinette used them 29:40 Chloe has ruthlessly bullied Marinette for many years, as seen in many flashbacks in the show. She made life extremely hard for her, and later, Lila joined in as well, so Marinette has suffered a lot at Chloe's hands with little to no repercussions for Chloe (bc she's the mayor's daughter, ugh) 30:19 The wish won't be granted with two of Ladybug's or Chat Noir's miraculous. Ladybug (creation) and Chat Nor (destruction) can only create it 34:36 Hatsune Miku Ladybug gives me life 34:40 These two are Scarabella (Ladybug as Alya) and Kitty Noir (Cat as Zoe) 34:48 So technically, it won't be a cat-and-mouse game because eventually, Shadowmoth is bound to get tired after wielding many miraculous I hope this cleared up the doubts (I have been watching this show for many years now and love any opportunity to dive into it) The main message of this special is to show how Ladybug, Shadybug, Chat Noir and Claw Noir went through the same struggles: one began as a hero fighting for good, and one became a villain. It attempts to show the two ways one can go down when faced with a struggle. It is definitely one of the finer specials, and the different art styles are always a treat. The jokes of the emo heroes live on!

The Gabriel intro ALWAYS gets me 😂

I really like this movie but there was a lot of telling and not much showing. I wish they *showed* more of the alternate world in order to understand them better on a personal level. Maybe a series of flashbacks of Chloe’s abusiveness, maybe Shadybug and Clawnoir talking after the reveal (as they talk we get a flashback of their first meeting or someth), or a glimpse into their family dynamics and how they got their powers etc.

Could have saved themselves some time and asked butterfly what his identity is seeing as they were the same between universes

I don't know if you watched all the seasons of Miraculous Ladybug, but in one of the seasons marinette reveals her secret about being Ladybug to Alya. And Alya keeps her secret ,and supports her and helps her out.

Ahhhh no! I love watching your Miraculous reactions but I haven't seen the special yet ughh 😭🔫❤️ I hope you enjoyed it though! I heard lots of people saying the special was very good 😄

Marinette to Alya at the beginning of the episode: It's just me and Chat Noir now. Mathew 22 minutes later "Oh so she does know!" 🤣 Oh and about Claw Noir. The corruption caused by the evil use of the Miraculous led him to be in extreme pain. The Cataclism was just another layer of pain for him. He didn't care anymore; he was already dying. 😭

I believe some time during season 4 is when Ayla finds out about who Ladybug is. Also in the first episode of season 5 chat noir accidentally hits shadow moth with his power and then shadow moth teleports away accidentally taking the lucky charm with him so ladybug can’t reverse that damage which explains his black arm at the beginning and so he’s basically on a time limit for the rest of season 5. Also this special episode takes place right after season 5 episode 1

I feel like the cat puns slowly just ruined Mathew throughout this and I'm living for it. It's hilarious.

I HIGHLY recommend the episode "Derision" if you wanna see Marienettes backstory from the years before. ALSO to explain the beginning of this episode with his hurt arm, Chat Noir actually Cataclysmed Monarch and Gabriel is slowly decaying, spreading from his arm to the rest of his body

I already know this video's gonna be so fun!!! It's freaking shadybug and claw noir!!!

Honestly, I feel like Aidrien would be such a better protagonist than Marinette. Like, I think his character and his connection to everything else could be explored so much more if he was the main character and his life is much more tragic and has so much potential. I'm not saying bullying and isolation aren't a big deal btw but Marinette's character in general isn't as apealing as a protagonist in my opinion.

This vs the actual series:

Matt being clueless watching this is my favorite thing.

We waited 8 years (and still counting btw) for a LB and CN reveal. Everytime we got it, their memories or THE WHOLE DAMN TIMELINE was erased. (Oblivio and Chat Blanc) THESE TWO FVKERS, SHADYBUG AND CLAWNOI, HAD A REVEAL IN 40 MINUTES.

I LOVE dark AUs and the characters seem really well developed, so yeah - LET'S SEE MORE OF SHADY BUG AND CLAW NOIR!

Season 5 episode 1 through 3 and the paris special take place over a single freaking day. They all need sleep bro.

3:18 he's had several names throughout the show - usually when he gets some sort of upgrade or wants to start over with a new identity. Hawk Moth, Shadow Moth, and Monarch are the main 3 though. 3:25 yep, he has them all now. Shit went DOWN. 3:52 .... or something 3:57 yes, context would help.... a lot has happened by this point 4:09 he does try to talk to Adrien sometimes... he doesn't always ignore him. Unfortunately though Gabriel's version of "talking" is to tell his son what to do, who to be, who to like, and in general tries to control everything Adrien does, thinks, and feels. 4:25 as I said... shits gone down which is why Adrien is afraid of "destroying everything" 5:37 no... she's given the Miraculous/Kwamiis to many other characters at this point. But not to keep. so they eventually get taken 8:30 Yes, Alya knows at this point that Marinette is Lady Bug - and Marinette knows she knows. It was a whole thing. Also, this Alya has already been a superhero too. So this isn't all that new for her. 9:42 yes.. he looks just like him and shes worried this is all some elaborate ploy of his 10:57 ...oh you have no idea... Tiki and Plagg both are so much more than what you've seen - truly unfathomable 21:34 yep... while in the normal universe, Marinette is the one hopelessly in love with Adrien, in that world, Adrien is the one in love with Marinette 21:55 and thats what I was talking about earlier... lol... though, theres still more to it 23:58 to give it back to the Supreme 24:13 Akumatizing someone basically turns them into whatever they want... so if the want to be giants, they'll be giants 24:25 because he's the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous - which is where Hawk moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch gets the ability to Akumatize. I think they thought because he also has the Butterfly, he would be able to disable it. 30:20 yeah,,, remember, the Supreme holder blocked them from being able to combine their Kwamiis and make their wish. Whoever the Supreme is in that universe can't control the Kwamiis in this one. 35:09 ...no not eternity. Holding so many Miraculous is literally killing Gabriel. And the longer he stays transformed.... so no, not eternity. FYI, the other movies/specials, like the Shanghai and New York specials, may be easier to watch with so many missing pieces of the story. They're a little more standalone. BUT, I really recommend just watching the show. Or at the very least get a list of the plot-central episodes / episodes with the tiny bits of important information and watch those in order.

This special was really good as they got to talk to themselves from another universe about their feelings for different situations, I loved it

To understand this you need to have context from season 4 and season 5. Probably should’ve watched those two seasons before this special 😭

Adrien:' I can't wish on anyone ' Me: ' Lilas available😒'

context: this takes place after the 3rd episode of season 5...and yea a few know who they are under the masks

Weird things I noticed about this special: 1. After Alya was de-akumatized Ladybug just left her on the roof of a building like how is she gonna get down from there. 2. When Ladybug and Claw Noir revealed their identities with their parallel selves wouldn’t there be at least a few cameras in the swimming pool or school or is their security in Paris just stupid.

I had the same reaction to Gabe singing the intro - brain completely fried within the first second

Could you imagine living for billions of years consciously aware of the infinite parallel universes at the same time?

Bro trust me you need to watch season 4 and specially season 5!!!!!!!!!! I bet you would freaking love it

32:48 Gabriel is basically a representation of that "great deal of people"

The ears and tail are removable, but also semi functional. In Megaleech we are shown that the cat ears connect to Chat's brain

I kind of cried I little bit when I found out that emo marinette never been told that by her

34:20 well technically there are limits to “any” super power. The power of the rooster cannot mimic the power of another miraculous superpower and can only mimic one power at a time. So for instance, it cannot be used to control people, create, destroy, time jump, or distort powers of other miraculous abilities as those are all powers belonging to other jewels. But it does have its uses.

This was my favourite episode / special ever. Genuinely rewatched it over 8 times and the intro was SO GOOd

the entirety of miraculous is a trip tbh

36:37 Nah fr. We were all questioning this scene

Just for a little context, this episode occurs a bit later in the show, so by now, Marinette tells Alya she is ladybug and Hawkmoth/ShadowMoth/Monarch(omg why does this guy have so many names...) ends up getting all of the miraculouses except for the ladybug and the black cat miraculouses! Hope that helped lol

it is very entertaining to watch matthew ask all these questions that are answered by things he hasn't seen, but that's exactly it: that's what makes these videos entertaining!

this just shows that you definitely need to watch season 5 to understand all the law, because this is basically a spin of type of thing off the finale and the episodes before it

This special made me so confused because I watched the season 5 finale on disney+ way before this was added to disney+ so when I watched it I was wondering why they made a special set before the season 5 ending 😂

Hawk Moth takes on the moniker of Shadow Moth during season 4 when he uses the repaired Peacock Miraculous, then Monarch for season 5 when he had all the Miraculous except Tikki and Plagg.

I can't wait for you to watch the series from start to finish and come away being an adrien/chat noir stan because.. yeah

The catch with the Rooster Miraculous is that you can choose any power you want outside of the existing Kwami Powers. So, you cannot choose Creation, Illusion, Destruction, Time Travel, etc. as those are existing Kwami Powers.

31:41 Actually in season 5 (which btw is the season where this special happens, it’s right after the 3rd episode) we learn A LOT about Marinette’s backstory and it also explains why she’s so obsessed with knowing everything about Adrien, it’s a PTSD from getting bullied by Chloe. Ah and also they are 14-15 here and the bullying happened during the two years before the show starts so back then she was only 12.

36:30, me and my sister watched that part and said, “now kiss” right before they hugged lol

Great reaction. I've been wanting you to react to this for so long 😊

Alia knows that Marinette is ladybug