What was chat noir

The black cat was already associated with a provocative and animalistic style. It soon became a symbol of the baudy, irreverent humour and the provocative art created by the artists of Montmartre. Salis began by renting the cheapest venue he could find, two small rooms at 84 Boulevard Rochechouart. But within three and a half years, its popularity forced him to move into larger premises a few doors down.

The new establishment at 12 Rue Victor-Masse was sumptuous. Salis also had the idea of playing music and installed a piano, which was an innovation at that time. This was soon banned for newer establishments. So Le Chat Noir was set up with a permanent advantage over the competition.

In its heyday, Le Chat Noir was a bustling nightclub that was part artist salon, part rowdy music hall. The cabaret also published its own weekly journal featuring amusing poems, stories and illustrations which survived until With exaggerated, ironic politeness, Salis played the role of MC. He also developed the practice of comic monologues. Family-related issues also strike him emotionally, even in the simple situation when his father doesn't show up to spend dinner with him.

Or when Mayura's deception leads him into trouble, meaning that he follows his heart at the most inconvenient times. Adrien usually thinks reasonably and will express distress and frustration when someone is difficult or something is going wrong, especially in Plagg's case. However, according to Gabriel, Adrien is very similar to his mother , describing them as "dramatic" and "headstrong when in comes to other people's safety". He can be rather reckless with or without the mask, insisting on fighting Riposte with a sprained ankle in order to protect his crime-fighting partner.

Then, seen again to a more dangerous extent when his ribs were broken as a result of his Cataclysm being used against him. On the verge of dying, he insisted on continuing to fight, showing his will and determination to help even if restrained. Due to this rashness, he often needs to be restrained or stopped by Ladybug or Master Fu.

At times, Adrien can be persistent and curious about his Miraculous powers [54] or when wanting to figure something out, as seen when he continuously bribed Plagg with cheese until he spilled the truth about what Ladybug was hiding.

This trait is highly apparent in his romantic pursuit of her, to the point where both Marinette referring to Cat Noir and Kagami believe that he is stubborn. To where he held a great fear of losing it and disappointing Ladybug to where he tried to hide the truth from her, evident in " Miraculous New York ".

According to Ladybug, Cat Noir does annoy her a lot, but he has never lied to her. Per her wishes, he is secretive to others about his personal life, such as his love towards her, partially telling his true feelings to her aforementioned friends. Adrien is also unaware that his mother is still alive but in a comatose state due to the Peacock Miraculous. He believes that his mother is dead, which is why he told his father it was fine with him if his father wanted to pursue a romantic relationship with Nathalie.

Showing that has more fortitude than his father as Adrien despite being in the dark accepted her passing and it didn't lead him down a dark path like his father. Similar to Chloe , it's also understandable as to why Adrien hates secrets because of his father and possibly mother as he had to live his whole life as one big secret as he was home schooled meaning he was unable to interact with anyone else beside Chloe.

Extending to the point to where no one else knew the real him except through his modelling career and the image his father made up of him. When it came to the incident of his mother leading his father to becoming distant from him he had some awareness that his father was hiding something.

When he donned the mask of Cat Noir maybe he foolishly though he didn't have to hide secrets anymore but he was wrong and when Ladybug did the same Adrien felt like he was being pushed away again.

However his understanding is bit more refined than Chloe; as both hid secrets but for different reasons Gabriel did his completely out of fear of what would happen if he knew while Ladybug did hers not completely out of fear, but protection and when Gabriel forced the Ladybug and Cat jewels out of hiding he forced them into a world of secrets as well. As Cat Noir, Adrien has the freedom to act however he desires outside of his normal life, letting his wilder side come out.

As he said in "Plagg", being Cat Noir is the only time Adrien can be himself. It is rare for Cat Noir to reveal his vulnerable side, but it does come through at times. Examples of this are when he quietly comments that not all parents are loving, tries in vain to tell Ladybug about his love for her before their transformations wore off, and opens up to Marinette about his struggles in the love department. Since he became Cat Noir, like Marinette, Adrien has grown in confidence and developed characteristically.

This is seen when he lashed out at his father and courageously asked Nathalie if he could bring his friends with him to the wax museum. In his attempts to get Ladybug's attention, as well as interacting with certain other people, he acts cocky and brags, liking to boast about himself in a comedic way.

His perspective of people slowly begins to change at first through his fights as Cat Noir; Adrien naively believed that people are only dangerous when akumatized, but in " Oni-Chan " through Lila , he learned that people could become dangerous even without superpowers. Horrified that her hatred of Ladybug is so deep, she was willing to leave the heroine and, by extension, everyone else in great danger just to have her revenge.

However, Cat Noir very occasionally shows insecurity when comparing his abilities to Ladybug or their new partners. His romantic feelings towards her stemmed from this situation; distracting him from fighting the villain at hand and being observable in other fights as well. It often sparks his instincts to protect Ladybug before himself, as well. While during the " New York special ", he displayed another one when it came to his powers overtime as Cat Noir, he grew aware of the destructive capabilities of them as he mostly uses it on objects, a means of self-defense or protection and rarely against others but only as a last resort showing his discipline, restraint and caring side.

As well as learned with great power comes great responsibility, such as when he accidentally used it to destroy Uncanny Valley and was afraid of what could've happened if the circumstances were different.

Consumed by fear and grief as well as disappointing his partner, he felt unworthy of his powers and renounced them, not wanting to hurt anyone. Said insecurities may add onto his drive to protect those he cares about in " Furious Fu ", realizing that if Ladybug had given up the Miracle Box and her memories she'd forget about him.

Finding the memories they share so precious, not wanting to lose a dear friend and the duty they share too important to pass onto someone else Cat Noir bravely defied Su-Han. Despite all these traits, Adrien's change to his superhero status doesn't diminish his kindness and concern for others, among his other personality traits, such as his reasonable character and reckless behavior.

He usually tries to persuade the supervillains to calm down and stop their rampage before fighting them when able to do so. While more prone to goofing off, Cat Noir gets serious when it is a lethal situation. He understands that it takes more than just superpowers to be a hero or useful, using his wits to help Ladybug out of a tight spot even without them.

Even understanding that it's a hero's duty to rescue everyone especially those that cause trouble holding onto hope by setting an example for them that it will help others change seen in " Felix ".

Underneath his hero exterior, Cat Noir never forgets that he and Ladybug are still human with their own problems. He also knows how to cheer up his partner during their hardest times and encourages her to try to fight again. Deeply loyal and determined to help others and save the day, he really cherishes being uninhibited by his civilian life as a superhero. Due to his lifestyle and yet unlike his father he isn't tempted by power because he understands depending on how a person uses it won't get them what they need the most.

Cat Noir is welcoming and friendly when it comes to accepting new additions to the team, having open arms for Lila in " Volpina " and Rena Rouge in " Sapotis ". He is also open to accepting help from others like Alix and Nathaniel during battles, as shown during the time he was reversed from "puss to wuss", becoming a complete coward, contrasting to his brave and confident nature. Like Ladybug, he is good at providing advice to others when they need it. Through spending time with his other allies, Cat Noir, like Ladybug, also values their support and help.

Thanks to his time as his alter ego and daringly wanting to see the outside world, Adrien got to experience something his father may have forgotten: The love of others. Starting to feel that Ladybug and others are like his second family. Due to Shadow Moth's power and desire ever growing like Ladybug, Cat Noir is thankful for the help of their old and new allies but due to them constantly showing up he feels a little left out and starts to believe that there will be a day when Ladybug won't need him.

As Mister Bug, Adrien retains most of his personality as Cat Noir, like his hastiness and his confidence in his abilities. However, according to Lady Noire, he has lost some of his sense of humor, getting a taste of Ladybug's careful side and creative thinking.

As Aspik, Adrien retains more of his personality as a civilian rather than as Cat Noir. However, despite being still trustworthy and faithful, he was unfocused as his crush on Ladybug prevented him from doing a good job with fighting Desperada.

Desperate to impress her as Adrien, he disregards the villain's movements and keeps using his power to go back in time to try to prevent Ladybug from being captured. Eventually, he comes to the conclusion he cannot be of any help to her as Aspik and returns the Snake Miraculous to Ladybug, understanding that what he was doing brought more harm than good.

As Snake Noir and remembering his time as Aspik, Adrien greatly improved using the power of Second Chance, as he shook off his desire to impress Ladybug. Following Viperion's example, he turned it into calmness, focus, and determination to save his friends.

As Cat Blanc, he retains most of his personality as Cat Noir, but in more of a twisted manner. He used his flirtatious behaviour as a facade to get close to his opponents so he can attack them. His love for Ladybug had become more obsessive and, while still showing to care for her, he still tries to get her Miraculous, even if that means destroying her. His temper becomes even more intense as he tried to destroy the whole galaxy, if not more, in anger for Ladybug not giving him her Miraculous.

He also started to resemble his father in the sense that he let his emotions get the better of him. Also similar to Gabriel, Cat Blanc seemed to overlook easier solutions to fixing a problem as he tried to use the Ultimate Power to change everything back, but forgot that Ladybug's powers could fix everything without putting the universe at risk. This is likely because of him slowly losing his mind being alone for weeks, even months, in Paris post accidentally destroying the moon, along with his father, girlfriend and the rest of Paris.

Studious and formerly home-schooled, Adrien is the top student in his class, with his lowest grade being an A- in Math.

He is especially good at physics. Having many extra lessons, Adrien can speak fluent Chinese and Japanese and can even understand Morse code. He is also very skilled at playing the piano and enjoys sharing musical joy with others.

Adrien is able to fight on equal grounds with his fencing teacher and fend off most of his students effortlessly, with the exception of Kagami, showing great reflexes and skill for offensive or defensive movements. Other than fencing, Adrien does Karate and Kung Fu , which enables him to fight in hand-to-hand combat and briefly fight his akuma-controlled bodyguard. Furthermore, Adrien takes basketball lessons. It is shown in "Mr. Pigeon" that he can whistle. Like Marinette, to a possibly lesser extent, Adrien has great stamina and endurance as he was able to outrun a fan mob and was able to handle both the physical and mental strain of wielding two Miraculous together without struggle.

Though often looked down on compared to Ladybug and being more simple, straightforward-minded, Adrien is very intelligent and capable. He is able to look for loopholes in his father's rules, which his friends considered "sneaky". Though restless and reckless, Cat Noir is observant, noticing where the akumas are hidden several times and finding ways to save his Miraculous even when captured.

He tricked Ladybug and indirectly the suspicious Hawk Moth into believing he wasn't Adrien. Cookies help us to ensure that the website works properly. We also analyse how the website is used, so that we can make any necessary improvements. Advertisements can also be displayed tailored to your interests. And finally, we use cookies to display forms, Google Maps and other embedded content. Find out more about our cookies.