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Nathaniel Kurtzberg is a major character from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. He received the Goat Miraculous, when inhabited by the kwami Ziggy, can transform him into Caprikid, a goat-themed superhero.
He is voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas in the English Version. who also voice Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003.
Appearance[]
Physical Appearance[]
Nathaniel is short with turquoise eyes and face length messy ginger hair with bangs to the left side of his face.
Civilian Attire[]
He wears a red t-shirt with a black logo design on the front, similar to that of the band Magma. Over his shirt, he wears a dark gray dress jacket with a folded collar, folded sleeves, and side pockets. He wears purple jeans which are rolled up which reveals a light purple bottom, and has gray shoes with white lace and a white section where his toes would be.
As Caprikid[]
Caprikid wears a skin-tight suit composed of black pants and a black jacket with two thick white lines that go up diagonally from the bottom of his zipper to his shoulders. The jacket possesses a bushy white fur collar around his neck and at the ends of his sleeves. The zipper itself is a hollow upward pointing white triangle. His mask is mainly white, covering his eyes, with a V-shaped black section in the top/center. He also wears white gloves. His black boots also have white fur at their top and white soles.
His hair remains red, covering most of the left side of his face. He has two gray goat-like horns going up with a small curve off the top of his head along with the Goat Miraculous.
Personality[]
As a civilian, Nathaniel is imaginative and artistic. An introverted soul, he is quiet and shy in class, and seems to be quite easily lost in his fantasies, such as when he is daydreaming about his crush, Marinette. In his drawings, he creates "Super Nathan", a courageous superhero version of himself, as a way to imagine himself as being more brash and outgoing. Nathaniel can be rather observant about details around him, including goo left by Horrificator in the episode of the same name and the details of Chloé's bracelet in "Rogercop". Afraid of being judged, he prefers to be secretive about his art, and if he is accused of something, he becomes nervous, and, if the accusations are true, deeply embarrassed. This introverted nature of his is the root for his individualism, as he prefers to work alone and dislikes team sports. This changed partly after he met Marc and the two started working together to create their comic books.
He is easily terrified in some scary or stressful situations, as in "Horrificator", but in other situations, he is willing to stand up for himself, such as when others accuse him of stealing Chloé's bracelet.
In "Reverser", Nathaniel has a bit of a habit of jumping to conclusions when he assumed the book Marinette gave him came from Ladybug, when it actually came from Marc, without giving him the chance to explain. Similar to Cat Noir, he is sensitive of his feelings towards the heroine.
As The Evillustrator (who is based on "Super Nathan"), he is more confident and direct, such as when he literally barged into Marinette's bedroom and asked her out to celebrate his birthday with him. Even when Akumatized, he still genuinely cares for her, promising her that he would stop attacking Chloé and even defying Hawk Moth for a while when his date was at stake. However, he is furious when humiliated or tricked and he can be short-tempered and reckless - his response to Marinette betraying him was accusing her of being just like Chloé.
As Caprikid, he retains most of his personality, especially his creativity, which he uses when invoking his power to create any object he wants. However, he becomes more of a team player, as he fights alongside Ladybug and the rest of her team in a very effective way, especially when he uses his power to convince Penalteam he and the other heroes can use their powers infinitely and without detransforming.
Powers and abilities[]
As a civilian[]
Nathaniel is a skilled artist, able to draw pictures with a pencil, pen, or marker, and can also create digital arts on his tablet. He is also talented in painting.
As Caprikid[]
Caprikid has enhanced abilities such as speed, strength, durability and agility. His weapon is a paint brush staff. It's worn as a belt when not in use, appearing like a goat's tail. His power, Genesis allows him to create anything he draws wants into real life.
To use Genesis, Caprikid raises the Paint Brush Staff in the air and the bristles are charged with white energy. Caprikid waves it, painting on thin air, to paint the desired object into existence. The objects are mundane and lacks any superpower or magical properties.
Genesis can be used to produce multiple objects in one go, if those objects are all part of the same object; a trunk full of other objects for example.
Genesis can produce technological objects, though it is unknown how advanced the technology can be. Additionally, even though it can’t produce objects that are themselves magical, it can produce objects that can utilize external magic, such as a crossbow that can shoot magic arrows that never miss their target, as long the power to never miss the target belongs to the user.
However, using Genesis triggers the Miraculous' failsafe to turn him back into his civilian form after five minutes to give the Kwami a chance to recover their energy. If he can overcome this failsafe through sheer willpower, as demonstrated by Ladybug and Cat Noir in "Revolution", he can remain transformed and use Genesis repeatedly without needing to revert back to recuperate.
Weaknesses[]
Genesis allows Caprikid to create any object he desire, but the object can't be given magical properties. For example, if Caprikid were to make a magic wand, it would look real, but it would basically just be a stage prop, toy, or replica as it certainly wouldn't be able to cast any magic.
The objects produced through Genesis can destroyed or disintegrated by Cataclysm and Genesis can't be used without it being verbally invoked and can be interrupted or intercepted during the summoning process.
Biography[]
Season 1[]
In "Evillustrator", after admitting he loves Marinette, he is corrupted by Hawk Moth into the titular supervillain capable of both bringing anything that he draws to life and erasing any object.
Season 2[]
Miraculous Shanghai[]
Season 3[]
Miraculous New York[]
Season 4[]
In "Penalteam" Ladybug gives Nathaniel the Goat Miraculous in order to help defeat Chloé. He meets the kwami Ziggy, the goat kwami, and transforms into Caprikid for the first time.
Season 5[]
In "Jubilation", Caprikid is among the superheroes attending Ladybug and Cat Noir's wedding in the dream caused by Gift/Jubilation when they are fighting Darker Owl in reality.
In "Determination", to try and help restore morale to Paris because of losing Caprikid and the other heroes, Grevin Museum curator Veronique has a wax figurine of Caprikid made, alongside those of the rest of the team, in hopes of helping to boost hope. When Mayor Bourgeois, under Chloe's influence again, refuses to let the figures be displayed, Veronique is Akumatized by Monarch into Manipula, bringing the wax figures of Caprikid and the others to life to try and make Manipula look like a hero by bringing the team back.
In the season finale, "The Final Day", Nathaniel is part of the Resistance as they fight against the Miraculized as part of Monarch's Operation Perfect Alliance, joined by Grandmaster Su-Han and the Guardians, the United Heroez, and Ladydragon, but it is a losing fight as the Miraculized keep coming. It is only, as shown in "Miraculous World London", when Ladybug uses her Miraculous Ladybug to undo all the damage, that Nathaniel and everyone else are saved as the Miraculized are returned to normal. He later learns that Gabriel Agreste sacrificed himself to end the threat of Monarch for good. After Marinette restores the Miraculous to their original forms, she entrusts Ziggy to Nathaniel permanently, allowing Nathaniel to become Caprikid again and join the rest of the restored French Miraculous Superhero Team to prepare for whatever threats come from the new Hawk Moth in Lila Rossi/Cerise Bianca.
Trivia[]
- Nathaniel Kurtzberg is the thirteenth person to become a Miraculous holder who was also an Akumatized villain, following Nino Lahiffe in "The Bubbler", Alya Césaire in "Lady Wifi", Lê Chiến Kim in "Dark Cupid", Mylène Haprèle in "Horrificator", Alix Kubdel in "Timebreaker", Max Kanté in "Gamer", Sabrina Raincrompix and Chloé Bourgeois in "Antibug", Rose Lavillant in "Princess Fragrance", Kagami Tsurugi in "Riposte", Luka Couffaine in "Silencer", Zoé Lee in "Sole Crusher", and Juleka Couffaine in "Reflekta", but excluding Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth, who Akumatized himself in "The Collector" into the titular villain.
- The weapon being a paint brush staff perfectly matches Nathaniel as a Goat Miraculous holder as he is known for his artistry.
- Genesis perfectly matches Nathaniel as a Goat Miraculous holder with his akumatized form: Evillustrator can also create objects
- Differences: Evillustrator can create objects with magical properties, while Caprikid can create mundane objects.
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