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| “ | Wayzz, Shell On! | „ |
| ~ Nino during his transformation into Carapace. |
| “ | Yo! Check it! Cat Noir is gonna save us! | „ |
| ~ Nino |
Nino Lahiffe is one of the four deuteragonists (alongside Tikki, Plagg and Alya Césaire) of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. In the season 2 episode "Anansi", he receives the Turtle Miraculous which, when inhabited by the kwami Wayzz, can transform him into Carapace, a turtle-themed superhero.
He was voiced by Ben Diskin for Seasons 1 through 3 and currently voiced by Zeno Robinson for Miraculous World: New York – United HeroeZ and onwards in English, and Takayuki Miyamoto in Japanese.
Appearance[]
Nino is tall, with short dark brown hair, tan skin, and moderate orange eyes. He dresses in skate punk fashion, typically seen with headphones around his neck and a cap on his head.
As Carapace, he wears a deep green turtle themed superhero jumpsuit with a hood and a chestpiece consisting of light-green hexagons. The suit also has even dark grayish green areas on the knees, arms and shoulders.
Personality[]
Nino is fun-loving, enthusiastic, friendly, and compassionate. He enjoys being a DJ at parties and hanging out with friends. He is described as "a caring friend with a strong sense of right and wrong." Noticing when someone, like Adrien, is upset, he does what he can to comfort them or cheer them up. If he has a vision for something, he stays dedicated to it, sometimes rather stubbornly.
But if things don't go in the fashion he wants them to, it exasperates and upsets him. He is more than willing to argue his point, though he is able to change his opinions on situations or particular people. Nino becomes frustrated if he sees something that he considers unfair, like when Adrien's father won't allow Adrien to have a birthday party. However, he doesn't hold grudges for long, and whether by choice or not, he will help others when they ask for it.
However he has a tendency to act nervous in certain situations seen in "Animan", when he tried to ask Marinette on a date and when he stuttered at the sight of being posted on Alya's Ladyblog. He also has some knowledge on how things work in certain situations like in "Horrificator" or "Anansi".
Like Alya, he can be caught up in the moment or excitement of things. However, unlike her Nino doesn't hesitate on returning the Turtle Miraculous.
When it comes those he cares about he is brave and loyal refusing to leave them behind in "Simon Says", where he didn't want to leave without Adrien. In "Anansi", when he was even willing to fight against the titular villain to save Alya or staying with her when she's infected in "Zombizou". He can become doubtful of his abilities at times but takes advice from others very well.
As Carapace, most of Nino's personality remains the same like his willingness to help others and bravery although he forgets to speak in a formal manner calling the heroine dude or dudette instead of Ladybug.
As Bubbler, he becomes less caring and more aggressive, being much wilder and louder than normal. Although one of his intentions is to let Adrien have the birthday party that he never gets, he also despises adults and uses his powers to get rid of them. His hatred can extend to his peers if they defy his orders. As Bubbler, if anyone doesn't listen to him, they get trapped in a bubble. His rage proves to even be an issue for Hawk Moth when he traps Ladybug and Cat Noir and sends them into the sky instead of taking their Miraculouses.
Powers and abilities[]
As a civilian[]
Nino is skilled at being a DJ. He also has knowledge of movie-related topics, as he points out in the episode "Horrificator" that cellphones tend not to work in horror films, and refers to the film director Steven Basielberg by name in the episode "Volpina".
As Carapace[]
Carapace has increased speed, strength, agility and durability, though he can't reach the same heights that Ladybug can with her yo-yo or Rena Rouge can with sheer agility. His Miraculous tool is a shield that also functions as a throwing weapon and can be used to activate his main superpower, Shellter, which creates a force-field around him, but also forces him to revert to his civilian form five minutes afterwards. However, if he is able to overcome the five-minute failsafe through sheer willpower, as Ladybug and Cat Noir demonstrated in "Revolution", he will be able to stay transformed indefinitely and use Shellter repeatedly without needing to revert back to recuperate.
Biography[]
Season 1[]
In "The Bubbler", he is influenced by Hawk Moth and becomes the supervillain called the Bubbler. When asked about Alya and Nino's ethnicity, Astruc wrote on Twitter that one of them was from Réunion, and later wrote that Alya was from Martinique.
Season 2[]
In "Anansi", Ladybug gives the Turtle Miraculous to Nino to help defeat Alya's older sister Nora, who has been transformed by Hawk Moth into the supervillain Anansi. When Ladybug tricks Anansi into making the Arc de Triomphe crumble, Carapace uses his Shellter superpower to protect himself, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Rena Rouge. After Anansi's defeat, Nino gives the Turtle Miraculous back to Marinette, who returns it to Master Fu.
Miraculous Shanghai[]
Season 3[]
Miraculous New York[]
Season 4[]
Season 5[]
In "Jubilation", Carapace 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 Carapace and the other heroes, Grevin Museum curator Veronique has a wax figurine of Carapace 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 Carapace 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", Nino 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. At one point, Nino and Alya manage to rescue ex-Principal Damocles from being a Miraculized, and assuming his identity as The Owl, he joins them in fighting the Miraculized. It is only, as shown in "Miraculous World London", when Ladybug uses her Miraculous Ladybug to undo all the damage, that Nino 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 Wayzz to Nino permanently, allowing Nino to become Carapace 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[]
- Nino Lahiffe is the second person become to a Miraculous holder and first akumatized villain, excluding Gabriel, who akumatized himself.
- Nino is also the second akumatized villain to break free of Shadow Moth's power using sheer will. The first being his girlfriend Alya.
- He is the second in the show to find out the identity of another Miraculous holder, as well as the third to reveal his secret identity as Carapace. Chloé Bourgeois previously revealed her secret identity as Queen Bee in the episode "Queen Wasp". Ladybug and Cat Noir also found out each others' identities in "Oblivio", but they were amnesiac at the time and lost all of their memories gained while amnesiac when Ladybug's Miraculous Ladybug cured them.
- He shares his first English voice actor with two kwamis, Nooroo and Sass.
- He shares both English voice actors; Ben Diskin and Zeno Robinson with Miraculous holder Pegasus.
- His first English voice actor, Ben Diskin, also voices Shoutmon and Cutemon from Digimon Fusion, Sai from Naruto Shippuden, Eugene Horowitz from Hey Arnold! Seasons 2-5, Nigel Uno and Hoagie Gilligan from Codename: Kids Next Door, Humphrey from the Alpha and Omega sequels, Stitch from Stitch!, and Ban from Seven Deadly Sins.
- His second English voice actor, Zeno Robinson, also voices Keigo Takami/Hawks from My Hero Academia, Goh from Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Remy Remington from Big City Greens, Garfiel Tinsel from Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World and Genya Shinazugawa from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
- His armor and shield is similar to Marvel's Steve Rogers/Captain America.
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