Admin: I’m so glad you enjoy my art! Thank you! (my art blog is in the description if you wanna follow -winks-)
Now, to answer your question, I’m going to have to touch on several things. First, the Black Storm concept is actually in the Miraculous Ladybug art book, which has early concepts as well as outlined instruction for the models of the characters (this is common with most animated shows or franchises such as How to Train Your Dragon). Its actually really interesting to see the progression from 2D to 3D animation concepts.
Unfortunately, as much as I would LOVE to have it (because I want to be a concept artist), I can’t seem to find it anywhere… But I did find a YouTube video which features a person flipping through the pages.
As we can see here, Ladybug uses her yoyo in a way that mimics a variety of different weapons, not just as a grappling hook or shield. It seems as if the yoyo can split apart, allowing for her to create a staff out of energy and what looks like a sword or saber (probably since its labeled Bug Saber). She can also throw the yoyo like a grenade and set off a small bomb. I don’t actually think this is the case however. Ladybug’s powers are not centered around destruction, but creation. I think that the Bug Bomb acts as a smoke bomb as opposed to a grenade. (maybe it says that? I can’t read Korean…)
ADDITIONALLY:
Chat Noir can also use an ability called “Black Hole” that looks like it comes straight out of a Looney Tunes episode and I would give just about anything to see him use it. We have seen Chat destroy the ground beneath an opponent (Gorizilla) or as a way for him and LB to escape (Mayura), so that could be foreshadowing that he eventually learns how to channel and control just how much destruction he exerts.
These two things (Black Hole and Bug Bombs acting as a smoke bomb) would seem to be a much more sneaky way of defeating enemies. Is it possible HawkMoth will get more cunning or that CN and LB will start fighting more crime than just akumas? Who knows?
Whew!!! That was a lot. But I’m DEFINITELY looking forward to how they are going to expand and strengthen the powers.
Thanks for the ask!