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“I’m really proud of the crew for the way the made Mayura look. By the time this was written, fans are STILL trying to guess her identify.”
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Here me out. Because of the “Queen Wasp”, we know that a Miraculous can hold Akumas. right?
Here’s the idea I have floating in my head. What if the Peacock Miraculous had something similar happen to it? If not akumatized, then maybe corrupted by some sort of evil force?
This could explain why Mayura, whoever she is, is evil, and actually makes Hawkmoth look like a child by comparison. I’m not entirely sure, but it’s as good a theory as I got.
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“I want Emilie to be Mayura and I want her to be evil cause that be unexpected from the little narrative we have about her so far.”
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EDIT: 10/15/18 9:34pm. Adding a few fixes, not to change any content; just to fix some hideous grammar and woefully shitty syntax. As well as expand a little on Audrey to be more fair.
Some rare, delectable theories regarding the finale of ML Season 2. I promise it will be an infrequent dish served maybe twice a year. This is still an art blog, and the next post will be just that.
For now, I wanna throw some inb4 ideas around and have fun seeing how it pans out with whatever eventually happens.
This is mostly regarding Mayura,her identity, and why that identity will determine the direction of the show till the end.
BUT ALSO. I want to explore why Mayura becomes a villain, and an unintended consequence she becomes for Hawk Moth.
This is gonna be a pretty big ass post. If none of this ends up happening, well…at least I hope it reads as an entertaining ficlet.
Grab a drink and enjoy.
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WAIT. She’s Catalyst! She can’t be Mayura!
I think she follows one transformation with the next. For however long Gabriel has had his ultimate plan, it seems to have always involved Nathalie. I don’t think there’s any falling out, or her running away in grief. She’s loyal and complicit. Btw, Catalyst has a bomb ass helmet. Hope she gets a bomb ass bike.
So once she accomplishes her role as Catalyst, Gabriel renounces her and summons her back to move on to Phase II: becoming Mayura.
I can see Nathalie becoming emotional about this. It’s a huge advancement in him trusting her. Gabriel is acknowledging her on equal footing by promoting her as his right hand, his one and only confidant; not just an assistant that knows a dark secret. And while she is thrilled at the prospect of growing closer to him, she is torn
knowing that the end goal is still putting his wife at his side again.
For Nathalie, this issue could cascade into stronger, more possessive feelings for Gabriel. She might convince herself that she knows him more intimately than Emilie at this point. She feels entitled to him, but she can’t have him. Thus, intrigue begins to enter into the mix.
CAN’T SEE HOW THIS WON’T IMPLODE IN YOUR FACE GABRIEL.
So how can I say any of this, considering official statements about her being his “boss,” and making Hawk Moth look like a “baby” ?
First, I’m fairly certain that both of these things were said by Jeremy Zag, especially the “boss” statement. English is not his first language, and if you’ve ever heard him speak, this is evident.
Incidentally, Thomas Astruc said Mayura would be an ally; one Hawk Moth can call upon it would seem, very often.
Assuming Zag didn’t speak incorrectly, I actually think all of these statements can be true at once.
Let’s get into why Nathalie could end up being the BIG BOSS through Mayura, and how we could have a helluva role reversal, and why Hawk Moth would be afraid of her.
First, without proper motivation it really didn’t make sense for Nathalie to become a big villain, or even a dark horse. Other than her ties with Gabriel, she was mostly portrayed as a devoted empty shell, with a few smacks of empathy for Adrien. This of course meant that Gabriel would have to be her only source of motivation to dare go above her station.
Enter scene with intimate, wifey hug from behind to Gabriel. BOOM. Motivation. Desire.
It’s interesting that Gabriel didn’t react at all. The man didn’t even flinch…which means this moment, and others like it, have played out before. But being that this is a kid’s show with a Disney logo in the corner, not much more can be suggested onscreen. Still, the audience is clearly told that the relationship isn’t purely professional.
Now, enter scene where Nathalie confronts Gabriel about quitting his goal of resuscitating his wife. Nathalie gets rejected, but with an unusual amount of civility on Gabriel’s part. Gabriel doesn’t get mad at her, even though her tone is stronger than usual. Even though she’s directly confronting him about his wife that he has been obsessed with for over a year. In fact, it takes a long time for him to finally answer her. Nathalie remains stoic, but blinks hard. Twice. This is something I love about a lot of French entertainment in particular. They often bother to insert subtle movements or expressions within the intended expression, whether enhancing, or in Nathalie’s case, contradicting her poise.
She leaves quickly, and we see one of the few times her face contorts, and reality crashes down on her. BOOM. A new conflict approaches.
Let’s talk a little about foreshadowing, because I think Nathalie is the shadow master, and the audience has always been given sneaky, off-putting hints.
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Honestly? The biggest reason I don’t think Natalie is Mayura is because I can’t imagine that if she were her miraculous peacock outfit would look like this
Beside the turtleneck it simply doesn’t seem like Natalie at all. An elegant dress with included cut and trail, stiletto boots, fancy head accessory and no mask at all.
That’s also a thing I find odd, Mayura isn’t wearing any mask to hide her identity with. I mean c'mon even CHLOE wears a mask and her identity is already out to all of Paris! I’m not sure how this is supposed to work, everybody else is wearing a mask for protection and savety reasons but Mayura doesn’t bother with that. That’s.. just not the way Natalie would do it in my opinion. Natalie would, like Gabriel, conceal herself more than that and would choose a more practical outfit (I mean really? A fuck inconvenient trail??) in case the miraculous gang (is this how we call them? Someone correct me please) finds the lair and they have to face them. Also she is going to be the only miraculous holder without a mask and I have the feeling that has a bigger reason than just “style choice”. For some reason Mayura doesn’t bother with a mask and that’s just not something Natalie would do, colored skin or not this woman is smarter than that!
I actually wanted to keep this a short post with just the thought that I can’t imagine Natalie looking like this as the peacock but, oh well, the whole “Mayura is for some reason the only one who doesn’t bother with a mask” is actually anything but a minor detail and it fits perfectly into my “Emilie as Mayura is an akumatized miraculous villain” theory soooooooo… Meh I’m continuing my train of thoughts here, my post my rules
Here is the whole theory
Alright. With this theory in mind I actually CAN explain why Emilie wouldn’t bother with a mask and choose the outfit she chose. As the theory says Emilie would still be comatose (or whatever) while transformed so Mayura would just be her subconscious mind. As other people already noticed Mayura basically just looks like a human version of Duusu
Bad picture but you get it
I’m not saying the other holders don’t look like their Kwamis, they certainly DO (beside Hawkmoth but I guess Gabriel didn’t wanted to play dress up as a magical animal which.. I UNDERSTAND HONESTLY) BUT with the others you immediately see that those are just costumes, you see that those are normal people in disguise, but Mayura? The blue skin, the eyes, the normal dress, no mask or gloves, this is not a villain disguise or any disguise at all, it’s an akumatized miraculous holder who wasn’t aware she would be a villain (or even a big part of something for long at all) when she subconsciously chose her outfit! Yes I rethought a bit of my theory, I don’t think Emilie will at first be aware that her husband is a villain and that’s why she’ll say yes to helping him. Maybe just the same as with Adrien he can’t bring himself to admit to her that THIS is the way he chose to save her. It’s then afterwards when Emilies evilized subconscious takes over as Mayura that she finds out Gabriel is a villain but evil Emilie at this point already wouldnt mind that.
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The way Mayura looks is really just a casual mix of Duusu and Emilie
Actually it’s a perfect balance unlike her husband or son. Because Gabriel decided to stay more Gabriel-like and almost no butterfly whereas Adrien threw his normal self out of the window and totally embraced the cat. Both of them were able to do that because they were conscious and very much aware of the importance of their disguise. Emilie would be not. That’s why Mayura is a mixture of casual fancy Emilie (she seemes to be a classy af lady) and Duusu.
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