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With my magic yo-yo, I can conjure up an item that'll help me. I just have to say Lucky Charm! Each time, something weird appears, and I have to understand how to use it.

Marinette, "Marinette's Double Life"

Lucky Charm is the special superpower granted by the Ladybug Miraculous to its owner.

Description[]

This superpower allows the user to create a helpful object. It is activated by the user speaking its name.

Miraculous owner[]

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Ladybug calls on her Lucky Charm.

The Ladybug Miraculous owner tosses the yo-yo into the air. A bright energy of magical ladybugs shines out from the yo-yo and spirals outward before spiraling back inward to a single point, resulting in the creation of an object. Notably, the object will almost always be red with black polka-dots. In "Optigami", it revealed that the user doesn't always have to spin the yo-yo but they would still need to be holding.

It is revealed in "Miraculous Paris" and "Re-creation", when the user has their adult powers they can use Lucky Charm multiple times, but only one object can exist at a time. If the user calls on the power again, the current Lucky Charm will disappear, turn back into the magic it was made from and become the new object. Also, in "Miraculous Paris", the user can create a new Lucky Charm without saying the words and create a new one by controlling the creative energy of the original.

The created object could be just about anything, depending on the situation; from a dining utensil, to a household product or appliance, to a food product, or a mechanized object, an article clothing, a musical instrument, or even vehicles or futuristic weapons. However, the Lucky Charm doesn't just give the user the object they desire, instead it creates the perfect object to solve the current situation, though it is up to the Miraculous owner to figure out how to utilize it.

Notably, an object that requires a power supply, like a vehicle needing a full tank of gas or an electrical appliance needing batteries, will function as if it comes with an energy source upon its creation, as seen with the car that Ladybug drove in "Glaciator 2" and the metal detector that she used in "Feast". Interestingly, in "Miraculer", the titular villain created a hair dryer and used it without a cord, while Ladybug created a cordless vacuum cleaner in "Silencer". Cordless variants of these appliances do exist, so it's unknown what would happen if the user created an object that did have a cord and plug.

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Ladybug figuring out what to do with her Lucky Charm.

Once they have the object, the Ladybug Miraculous owner observes the area around them, seeing what they have to work with in their surroundings, and makes a plan for how to use the object to achieve their goal. That or the Lucky Charm gives them a clue about what they need to do or where they need to go in order to achieve their goal. According to Master Fu in "Malediktator", the Lucky Charm never fails.

It is revealed in "Reflekdoll" that Lucky Charm creates an object in accordance with the Ladybug Miraculous owners creativity and ability to come up with a plan. Marinette, who is good at coming up with complicated plans, always gets an object that allows her to successfully carry out a complicated and usually completely absurd plan. Adrien on the other hand is a simple guy, so the Lucky Charm gave him an object to achieve a simple action for a simple solution. Personality plays a roll as well, Shadybug, who was consumed by suffering and anger, used her Lucky Charm to create weapons to directly attack her enemies. Ladybug on the other hand, who prefers to settle things without anyone getting hurt, would also create weapons sometimes, but they were never intended for direct combat. Instead, she would use them to play a trick or set a trap, however in "Re-creation", she would use other objects for direct combat, like a piano for crushing or a baking peel for bludgeoning.

According to Marinette in "New Powers", she was always confused about what to do with it, but said "I've learned how to control it since then" suggesting that the user can conjure the perfect object through willpower. This was seen in "Kwamibuster", when she used the power to create a bowl to trap the akuma as part of her plan to trick Cat Noir into thinking that she isn't a student of Françoise Dupont, and in "Destruction", when she created a long plastic tube, which she used to tie up Monarch after he walked into her trap.

Miraculous Ladybug[]

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The Miraculous Ladybug in "Mayura".

After the crisis is resolved, the Miraculous owner is able to utilize the Lucky Charm for the Miraculous Ladybug,[1] in which they throw the Lucky Charm object into the air, and it transforms into a swarm of magic ladybugs that spread out in all directions and fix all the damage done since the crisis began.

The Lucky Charm, and by extension the Miraculous Ladybug, only gives a specific item for a specific crisis. In "Miraculous New York", while Ladybug and Cat Noir were fighting Techlonizer in New York City, Mayura created a Robostus Sentimonster that attacked Paris. When both villains were stopped, Ladybug was able to repair the damage in New York, but not the damage in Paris.

In "Re-creation", it is shown that if the Ladybug Miraculous holder can dismiss their Lucky Charm object from existence without calling on the Miraculous Ladybug. However, this has only been seen done by a holder who had already obtained her adult powers and is able to use Lucky Charm as many times as she wants.

Tikki[]

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As shown in "Deflagration", when Lucky Charm is used directly by Tikki, it does create a seemingly random object that is the key to solving whatever problematic situation Tikki finds herself in. However, it also causes multiple tall buildings and other large structures to be continuously created in rapid succession over a very wide area. Notably, these structures had ordinary color, not red with black spots. After the object's creation, she entrusted it to the universe and let luck do the rest. She had no idea what happened to it or where it went, only that it was exactly where it was supposed to be. Ultimately, it did prove to be the key to her situation being resolved.

Whenever Tikki uses her Lucky Charm, she is surrounded by a creative energy aura that is then turned into a tornado of creative energy, while a winged humanoid manifestation is formed above her. All that is then turned into a concentrated beam aimed upward that starts to create the Lucky Charm.

Tikki's lucky charm

As shown in "Dearest Family", Tikki can use her power another way; when her sweet tooth is out of control and the problem she faces is her own hunger, she can create an incredibly gigantic version of whatever snack she craves. The object in question would be large enough to block out the sun and disrupt the balance of gravity, potentially causing damage to nearby structures. When humanity first discovered chocolate, she made it rain chocolate mousse for eight weeks.

What is also interesting is that Tikki may be able to influence what objects can appear during certain situations, from past events or memories such as with "Simon Says", "Mayura", "Hack-San", "Revelation" and "Collusion".

Weaknesses[]

  • In "Troublemaker", Cat Noir suggested that when Ladybug lost an earring it might have weakened her powers, but it's unknown if that is completely true, as the Lucky Charm was still just the thing they needed to defeat the villain.
  • As seen in "Mayura", "Heart Hunter" and "Miraculous Paris", the Ladybug holder needs all the necessary components to make use of the Lucky Charm object. If any of the required people, objects, or the Lucky Charm itself are missing or get taken away, then the Ladybug holder won't be able to do anything with it.
  • As shown in "Silencer", the Lucky Charm can't be used without it being verbally invoked.
  • As shown in "Sandboy", "Robostus", "Oni-Chan", "Derision" and "Intuition", the invocation of Lucky Charm can be interrupted before the object is created, and the object can be intercepted as it falls into the Ladybug holders hands.
  • The Cat Miraculous power Cataclysm can destroy or disintegrate the Lucky Charm object.
  • Similar with Mirage, Voyage, and Amokization, as shown in "Kuro Neko" the user's mind must be clear and focused in order to figure out how to use the Lucky Charm, if not, they won't be able to figure out the proper intention for the object and could end up using it incorrectly.
  • As seen in "Frightningale", if the Ladybug holder is trying to keep hidden from an enemy, activating the power could give away their position.
  • In "Revolution", it's revealed that if a Lucky Charm is touched by the effect of Resistance, it will disappear into nothing.
  • In "Miraculous Paris", it is revealed that using the special superpower uses vital energy from the Kwami, but also from the miraculous holder. It's one thing for an adult holder, but for an underage holder, who is less physically and mentally capable of handling the strain, there is a security system in place that limits them to only using their special power once and causes them to detransform before it becomes dangerous. However, using the Miraculous for evil overrides the limiter, allowing an underage holder to use their powers to their full potential. As previously stated, a younger holder cannot handle the strain; dark veins of corruption will gradually spread across their body, and they will inevitably be destroyed.

Lucky Charm objects[]

For a complete list of the Lucky Charm objects, see List of Lucky Charm objects.
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After time traveling, past and future Ladybugs create Lucky Charms, a traffic cone and a bike lock.

The object created by the Lucky Charm could be pretty much anything; it might be dining utensils, like a fork or spoon, household appliances or products, like a vacuum cleaner or a can of hair spray, an article of clothing, like a t-shirt or a British police helmet, food products, like tomato sauce or olive oil, musical instruments, like a harp or a tuba, mechanized objects, like a clock or a wind-up toy, or even vehicles, like a car or a sailboat. It could even be a futuristic weapon, like a rocket launcher or a ray gun. Whatever the object turns out to be, it's always the perfect object for solving whatever specific crisis the Ladybug Miraculous owner is currently facing.

The object itself doesn't usually fix the problem on its own, so the user needs to find other objects and landmarks that they can use along with it. Coming up with a plan to use their surroundings usually requires them to think outside of the box. Sometimes, the way to use the object can be very confusing or roundabout, and the Ladybug Miraculous owner might be left puzzled about what to do with it at first. On occasion, it's not only the objects or people that are in a Ladybug Miraculous user's immediate surroundings that they can use along with their Lucky Charms. They can also seek help from things and/or people that are outside of their general area.

It should be noted that sometimes a Lucky Charm object might appear more than once, as sometimes the same object can be used for an entirely different purpose. For example, in both "Glaciator" and "Psycomedian", the Lucky Charm was a Motorcycle Helmet. In "Glaciator", the helmet was a clue to use a nearby motorcycle and a street sign as a makeshift giant fan to blow away the Ice Cream, whereas in "Psycomedian", the helmet was meant to cover the villains face so he couldn't use his powers. Another example, in both "Despair Bear" and "Ladybug", the Lucky Charm was a Fork. In "Despair Bear", the fork was hooked through the teddy bear and used to unravel it, whereas in "Ladybug", the fork was used to scratch a glass window, making a horrible noise that rendered the sentimonster unable to use her gun and made Mayura drop the amok object.

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The Lucky Charm creating a broken plate. A clue for Ladybug to cover her earrings with glue.

In some cases, the object is less of a solution and more of a revelation. In "Miraculous Paris", Ladybug's Lucky Charm was a hand mirror, which she used to prove to Shadybug that even if their lives were different, they were still the same, and that means Shadybug is perfectly capable of making a better life for herself, just as Ladybug had done. Notably, a short while before this, Shadybug saw her reflection in the broken mirror in Marinette's room, dark veins slowly destroying her, adding a poetic element to the Lucky Charm. Sometimes an object can show more than one revelation as a mirror can show reflection but it also acceptance in the terms of Ladybug in "Strikeback" and Gabriel in "Re-creation", as in a desperate bid to defeat each other they both ended up falling into problems and outcomes they refused to admit until they both came crashing at them.

Interestingly, the object might have a double meaning, in that it can be used to solve more than one problem at a time, or that it might be trying to warn the Ladybug holder about another problem going on that is more dangerous than the one they're dealing with. For example, in "Collusion", the Lucky Charm was a crown; at first Ladybug though it was a sign that she should actually allow Miss Sans-Culotte to overthrow the Mayor, and it was indeed the right time for him to leave office, but the crown was also a warning that his daughter, the "Queen of the Spoiled Brats", was in the midst of making a power play.

As seen in "Emotion", in extremely rare instances, the Lucky Charm may even end up being nothing at all. The Ladybug Miraculous holder doesn't always need a Lucky Charm object to defeat a villain. When a situation like that is met by the holder, then no object will appear when the power is used. This is a sign given by the power to its user saying that they can solve the problem without its help, that the problem will solve itself on its own or when involving a person they need to see for themselves to fix their own problems.

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A balloon Lucky Charm used to plug Princess Fragrance's perfume gun.

The object itself can be used in many different ways, depending on the situation; the Lucky Charm is often used to exploit a villain's weakness, disarm, distract or restrain them. The object might be meant to be used against the villain directly, such as the case of the wind-up toy that Ladybug threw into Darkblade's armpit to tickle him into submission in "Darkblade". More often, the object is part of a kind of puzzle where the Ladybug Miraculous owner uses various objects in their surroundings to come up with a plan on how to utilize the Lucky Charm to achieve their goal, such as the case of the tomato sauce that Ladybug used to make a pizza sandwich that she knew would infuriate her opponent in "Bakerix". The object could also be something that the Ladybug owner can use to help themselves or others out of tight situations, such as the case of the non-microwaveable tv dinner that Ladybug used to short out a microwave and disrupt the WiFi lock that was keeping Cat Noir trapped in "Lady Wifi". In some cases, instead of helping the Miraculous owner directly, the object might provide a clue on how to overcome the situation by giving them an idea about what they are supposed to do, where they are supposed to go, or warning them about hidden danger, such as the case of the make-up compact in "Optigami" that allowed Ladybug to see that Sentinino didn't know Nino and Alya's secret handshake, allowing her to realize that he was a fake. Sometimes, it's not even the object itself that's needed, but rather a just a piece of it, as seen with the laser pointer that Ladybug took from the rocket launcher in "Malediktator".

Also another way a Lucky Charm can be helpful is that it can be used to rectify or make up for past mistakes like in "Style Queen", since Ladybug was fighting alone she wasn't watching herself from behind and lost the Bee Miraculous but when she and Cat Noir returned to the Eiffel Tower in "Mayura", Tikki likely remembered what happened in the former episode and this time received a mini miracle box an object with a reflective surface that allowed the duo to see behind them.

Furthermore, it has been stated that the Lucky Charm never fails, but there have even been some instances where it seems the Lucky Charm's power takes on a whole new dimension in the terms of being the perfect solution. For example, in "Mayura", Ladybug created a mini Miracle Box; at first, it seemed to be a sign that Hawk Moth would be defeated and the Butterfly Miraculous would end up inside that box, which ended up not being the case. But much later, in "Evolution", Ladybug created that same box, a Lucky Charm that Hawk Moth had gotten a good look at and remembered, and the heroes used it to lure him, now Monarch, to the Battle of the Scarlet Army, allowing them to spring a trap and take back the Rabbit Miraculous. With the Lucky Charm teaching its holder and allies that solutions to a problem can come from anywhere or anyone, even from your enemies. Another example, during the battle with Style Queen, the Lucky Charm told Ladybug to borrow a Miraculous from Master Fu. The Bee Miraculous turned out to not be needed, but Ladybug dropped it during the fight and it was later found by Chloé Bourgeois. Finding the Bee Miraculous and becoming Queen Bee was the first step that set off an elaborate chain of events that resulted in Chloé's long reign of terror finally coming to an end. As well as teaching that your greatest enemies can become your greatest ally, be treated like they are worth being given a chance and know when to put your foot down despite being mean when trying not too.

Interestingly, as seen in "Intuition", if the Ladybug Miraculous holder is fighting against the Snake Miraculous superpower, Second Chance, and the Ladybug holder had yet to create their Lucky Charm before time was marked, then the Lucky Charm will adapt to the enemies new strategy and be something different from what it was in the previous timeline. Alternatively, as seen in Wishmaker, if the user of the Snake Miraculous is fighting on the same side as the Ladybug holder, then the object will still be the same in every new timeline, as the enemy would not have any insight into the changed timeline, and therefore the solution to defeat them would still be the same.

In Sandboy, it is shown that the Lucky Charm and Miraculous Ladybug can be used by any Ladybug Miraculous holder, even if they are not the one who activated the power, as Ladybug was able to use the Lucky Charm created by a nightmare copy of herself. However, as Marinette mentioned to Monarch Bug in "Deflagration", she needed to actually be wearing the Miraculous before she could use the Lucky Charm created by Tikki to call upon the magical ladybugs to fix the damage caused by her and Plagg when they used their powers. This happens again in "Revelation", when Scarabella used a Lucky Charm previously created by Ladybug to call upon her Miraculous Scarabella to fix all the damage caused by Hoaxer.

As seen in "Oblivio", if the Lucky Charm isn't used to activate the restoration superpower, it will disappear when the holder detransforms. However, sometimes a part of it can stay intact if defeating the villain requires it. It has been shown that the owner doesn't always have to toss the yo-yo up into the air to activate it, as Ladybug has been seen holding her yo-yo when creating the object. In "Ikari Gozen", it has been shown that the Lucky Charm can remain existing even after its summoner has detransformed, as long they have done it voluntarily (without running out of time or having their Miraculous taken) and wishes for the Lucky Charm to remain, as Marinette still had her movie ticket Lucky Charm after detransforming to go see Master Fu. This is seen again in "Revelation", when Scarabella was holding a Lucky Charm (a sewing machine) that had been previously summoned by Ladybug before she detransformed to give her Miraculous to Alya so she could face the akumatized villain as herself.

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Trivia[]

  • Lucky Charm was the replacement power for the original concept of Ladybug having pure luck due to broadcasters not thinking pure luck was an ability that children could grasp.[2]
  • In the Russian version, Lucky Charm is called "Super Chance."
  • In the Brazilian Portuguese version, Lucky Charm is called "Talismã", which is the literal Portuguese translation for the power.
  • To use the Miraculous Ladybug, Ladybug must throw the object summoned by her Lucky Charm into the air. If she cannot retrieve the Lucky Charm object from wherever it is, it will appear in her hand. This happens with the following objects:
    • The coin used in the vending machine in "Mr. Pigeon".
    • The spoon that is suspending Théo in "Copycat".
    • The non-microwavable frozen meal left in the hotel kitchen's destroyed microwave in "Lady Wifi".
    • The windup toy in Darkblade's armor in "Darkblade".
    • The car jack in the Animan's mouth in "Animan".
    • The bouncy ball lost in Chloé's room in "The Evillustrator".
    • The candy apple that broke apart in "Dark Cupid".
    • The marble bag with all the marbles that were spilled everywhere in "Antibug".
    • The broken plate, re-glued together after the glued joint had come apart when the plate hit a wall, in "Troublemaker".
    • In "Weredad", after the battle with Gigantitan, the power is used without the summoned Lucky Charm.
    • The plastic tubing holding Oni-Chan to the pole in "Oni-Chan".
    • The pillow that was ripped apart in "Miraculer".
      • Mostly it wasn't explained how or why said objects were able to appear in Ladybug's hand from where they were but it's likely the objects are capable of sensing when a Ladybug Miraculous holder needs it returning to them, meaning like the yo-yo, the Ladybug Miraculous user also could share a mental link with the Lucky Charm objects but that is yet to be proven. She can't do this with objects from a far away distance like with the plastic tubing in "Destruction" after Monarch used Voyage to return to his mansion.
  • Though it may seem like Ladybug has a lucky vision that shows her how she should use her Lucky Charm objects, it is simply a visual representation of her own thought process for the benefit of the audience, and she is not aided in it by her powers.[3]
    • Contrary to popular belief, the sequence is actually used to give the audience an idea of what Ladybug's objectives are.[3]
    • In "Oblivio", "Ladybug", "Heart Hunter", "Hack-San", "Simpleman", and "Adoration", this same thought process is used when Marinette is detransformed, but the objects light up as grey with pink polka dots.
    • In "Oblivio", Adrien also uses this thought process, the objects being black with yellow, green, and blue stripes.
    • In "Startrain", Pegasus' pattern consists of black horseshoes on a light blue background.
    • In "Félix", the objects are light green, when thought of by the titular character, while pretending to be Adrien.
    • In "Miraculous Shanghai", when Fei looks for possessions to steal, the objects are marked using a red pattern.
    • In "Lies", when Cat Noir sees the fans calling him, they light up, although they aren't colored, like with the other characters.
      • Later, in "Psycomedian", his true pattern is seen, being green with black paws.
    • When using his "Vision" power, Furious Fu's pattern is almost identical to the one on Master Fu's shirt.
    • In "Sentibubbler", Alya's objects are white, beige, orange, and purple striped like the design on her everyday shirt.
    • In "Qilin", Sabine's pattern consists of flowers similar to the ones on her cheongsam.
    • In "Passion", when Lady Noire notices Safari following Mister Bug, they're marked with black and green circles.
  • In "Sandboy", Ladybug is attacked by Sandboy's projectiles while summoning a Lucky Charm. Because she lost her powers after this, she received nothing.
    • If interrupted, since the power is connected to a timer, not only did Sandboy cancel out her powers but also the timer that comes with it and due to her being young she was stuck in a variation of a prolonged transformation.
    • It's also likely that the same condition is also true for an adult Miraculous holder but that is yet to be seen unless said wielder releases their transformation willingly.
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Two Ladybugs summoning Lucky Charm in "Timebreaker".

  • "Timebreaker" is the only episode where she summons two objects simultaneously, being that there are two of her.
    • This excludes multi-parts summons like the two parts of the broken plate in "Troublemaker", the car key and key-ring in "Syren", and the boxing gloves in "Anansi".
    • Technically, "Ladybug" also has two Lucky Charms, but in "Timebreaker", they were both used to defeat the akumatized villains, while in "Ladybug", the sticky blaster was used to defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir, and the fork was used to defeat the Sentimonster and Mayura.
  • In episodes such as "Miraculer", "Miraculous Paris" and "Strikeback", it is shown that the Lucky Charm is not indestructible, as it was previously speculated that it was. Moreover, the durability of the materials used in the Lucky Charm is not modified at all. For example, in "Miraculous Paris", when Ladybug received the mirror as her Lucky Charm, it shatters after Shadybug struck it. When Flairmidable drops a duplicated Lucky Charm representing a pair of sunglasses in "Strikeback", it also shatters. Additionally, in "Miraculer" Ladybug has no problem ripping her Lucky Charm, which this time represented a pillow, in half.
  • "Catalyst", "Risk", "Representation" and "Conformation" are the only episodes where Ladybug didn't summon her Lucky Charm.
  • Every villain that has used Ladybug's power against her has received a comically oversized weapon. Antibug, Sandboy, Christmaster, Miraculer and Manipula recieved 7-foot giant swords, and the Ladybug sentimonster received a Rocket Launcher. It is not clear whether this is an actual limitation of knockoff Lucky Charms, an effect of villains generally just having more destructive aims than the real Ladybug, or just a running gag.
  • At times Ladybug in several episodes or Mister Bug in "Reflekdoll", the objects are attached to their backs or sides but don't fall off. This implies it could be due to their suits being covered in a special adhesive or to the magical properties of them allowing the objects to stay attached the same as the Miraculous tools.
    • This is similar to how many of the Miraculous tools stick to their owners' backs.
  • It's unknown whether the items summoned by via Lucky Charm have to come from the century or era of the current wearer of the Ladybug Miraculous.
  • According to Thomas Astruc, the new Ladybug costume that always appears when she activates Lucky Charm and disappears when she activates Miraculous Ladybug, symbolizes that she is now able to create Magical Charms.
  • When Ladybug uses the Lucky Charm while in a power-up form, or while she has her Miraculous unified with another Miraculous, her suit will not change to the upgraded suit.
    • Also, if she activates Lucky Charm before using a power-up or unifying another Miraculous, her suit won't revert to her old one after powering-down or dividing, unless she had used Miraculous Ladybug before (as seen in "Sentibubbler", "Ephemeral", and "Strikeback").
  • And yet, the Lucky Charms being non-lethal is a homage to the "Home Alone" movie series about a kid doing the same thing to protect himself as well as proving that person doesn't always need lethal weapons to protect themselves.
    • As well as the show being made for kids it was probably the best to make the items non-lethal or if they were weapons to use them in a non-violent way to not scare or frighten them.

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References[]


ve Superpowers
Primary Superpowers
AmokizationBurrowCataclysmCloutFetchGenesisGiftKamikotizationLiberationLucky CharmMirageMultitudeResistanceSecond ChanceShell-terSublimationUproarVenomVoyageWind Dragon, Water Dragon, Lightning Dragon
Secondary Superpowers
De-evilizationEmpathyMagical CharmsMessage TransmissionMiraculous Ladybug
Unification Superpowers
UnificationUltimate Miraculous Absolute Power
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