The Monkey Miraculous is a circlet that, whenever Xuppu inhabits it, transforms the wearer a monkey-themed superhero with the power of Derision.
To activate the circlet, the user must speak the transformation phrase: "Show Time". To deactivate the circlet, the user must speak the detransformation phrase, which is currently unknown.
In "Destruction", Gabriel used a laser machine to melt down the Miraculous into a pile of dust, and then reforged it into a special Alliance ring for transferring Xuppu's power of Derision to any Akumatized villain who wore a regular Alliance ring.
In "Re-creation", after Ladybug manages to recover all of the Miraculous that were previously stolen, she restores the Monkey Miraculous back to its original form and she gives it back to Kim permanently.
In general, the Monkey Miraculous is a circlet traditionally depicted on the Monkey King in Chinese mythology. In charged mode, when Xuppu inhabits it, is long, thin and gold where two of its sides bend inward like the temples on glasses, and the edges curl inward in a spiral-like manner. The middle of the Miraculous also bends, and it has five light brown square pieces on one side. It also has five black bands on the back. When worn, it is unfolded and put on the wearer's head as they say the transformation phrase to transform. If a minor is using the Miraculous, the circlet starts running out of power, they make a beeping sound, and each gold band starts to turn black as an indication of time (one band is equivalent to one minute) Kim (or another Monkey Miraculous holder) has left.
In its activated mode, the gold circlet has black bands on the back.
In its camouflage mode, the circlet changes color and form depending on whose possession it's in:
The circlet folded.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Gabriel.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Marinette.
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When it was worn by Gabriel Agreste, it appeared as a silver band with an indent in the front.[1]
In the possession of Lê Chiến Kim, it is a pair of orange and blue banded swimming earplugs.[2]
In it's reforged ring form, it was a band with a circle surface, similar to the Cat Miraculous, inside of it is the symbol of the Monkey Miraculous which glowed gold. It used to sit on the intermediate phalange of Gabriel's right index finger.
Abilities[]
The Monkey Miraculous has the ability to transform its wielder into a monkey-themed superhero. They can run on all fours, as shown in "Kuro Neko", granting its wielder incredible superhuman powers of speed, endurance, agility, stamina and strength. It also makes the user nearly invulnerable.
Its special weapon is an unbreakable Ruyi Jingu Bang which can be also be utilized as both a weapon, a communicator, a method of transportation and an object that can be used to breathe underwater. Its special superpower, Uproar, gives the user the ability to summon a toy-like item that, upon contact with anyone other than the Monkey Miraculous wearer, will cause the victims' powers to malfunction for a short period of time in order to obtain their goal, like defeating a villain. As long as the superpower isn't used by a minor, the wielder can remain transformed indefinitely. However, as soon as the superpower is used, the wielder loses power and the transformation wears off in about approximately five minutes. The circlet also has the ability to give the wielder the costume they truly desire.
A French teenage boy and an indirect holder of the Monkey Miraculous who used its superpower when he was akumatized in Dark Humor in "Derision" without wielding the Miraculous itself.
The guardians of the Miraculouses. The Order protected the Monkey Miraculous until the Mother Box was guarded by Su-Han and the incident with Fu's sentimonster.
The last known remaining guardian. He stored the Monkey Miraculous in the Chinese Miracle Box when not in use, until he relinquishes his duty as guardian and lost his memory in the process.
A famous French designer who got the Monkey Miraculous when Félix stole Ladybug's yo-yo, which contained all of the Miraculouses and gave them, along with Gabriel's ring, to exchange them for the Peacock Miraculous.
A French-Chinese teenage girl. After Wang Fu gave up his duty as a guardian and lost his memory in the process, Marinette became the new guardian of the Miraculous. She kept the Monkey Miraculous in the Chinese Miracle Box when it was not in use, but she lost it when Félix steals her yo-yo to exchange all the Miraculous ones that were kept inside it with for the Peacock Miraculous. However, after Monarch was defeated in "Re-creation", she manages to recover the Monkey Miraculous back to its original form and she gives it back to Kim permanently.
History[]
The Monkey Miraculous was created thousands of years ago by an Unnamed mage.
Monkeys symbolize honor, instinct, swiftness, and playfulness.
When the power of the Monkey Miraculous was first introduced in "Party Crasher", Thomas Astruc originally stated that the concept of the miraculous was Jubilation.[4][5] However, following the world premiere of "Guiltrip" where the concept of the Pig Miraculous is introduced, he stated that the concept of the miraculous is Derision, and that the concept of the Pig Miraculous is Jubilation.
Prior to the release of "Guiltrip", the "concept" being Derision is still kept on some official materials, such as the Kwamis book as well as the official Miraculous Ladybug website as of September 2020.[6]
The Monkey Miraculous bears many similarities to the character Sun Wukong in the classic Chinese text "The Journey To The West."
The oldest known wielder of the Monkey Miraculous bears the name Sun Wukong.
The Monkey Miraculous takes the form of a headband or circlet, similar to the circlet that Sun Wukong is given in order to tame him in the Journey To The West.
King Monkey can run on all fours.
The current wielder of the Monkey Miraculous, Lê Chiến Kim, calls himself King Monkey when in his superhero form. The Chinese name "Sun Wukong" can be translated to mean "Monkey King." Sun Wukong also bears the title of "King of the Monkeys" in The Journey To The West.
Lê Chiến Kim bears a similar confident, athletic and hot-headed personality to Sun Wukong. Xuppu, the inhabitant of the Monkey Miraculous, is also quite mischievous, another notable trait of Sun Wukong.
The activation phrase is also a reference to when people performed plays about the Monkey King.
Until "Kwamibuster", it's depicted in the Miracle Box as black with brown squares.