Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Backwarder
Apr 14, 2019
After Marinette mixes up some messages, an old love of Master Fu becomes Backwarder, who wields a magic wand that can steal time from others.
Weredad
Apr 21, 2019
Disappointed that Cat Noir doesn't return his daughter's love, Tom becomes Weredad, who locks Marinette in a magic prison to protect her from hurt.
Chameleon
Apr 28, 2019
Marinette and Adrien confront Lila with her lies, so she asks Hawk Moth to akumatize her into Chameleon, a new villain determined to destroy Ladybug.
Animaestro
May 5, 2019
Humiliated at the premiere of his new Ladybug and Cat Noir movie, the director becomes Animaestro, forcing the real superheroes to act fast.
Bakerix
May 12, 2019
Marinette meets her grumpy grandpa for the first time, leading him to akumatize into a villain who wants to destroy everything modern in Paris.
Silencer
May 19, 2019
Marinette and Kitty Section record a music video, but an unscrupulous producer, the father of XY, steals their ideas and inspires Luka to seek revenge.
Oblivio
May 26, 2019
When they enter the Montparnasse Tower, Ladybug and Cat Noir lose their memories and transform back into Marinette and Adrien in front of each other.
Stormy Weather 2
Jun 2, 2019
Ladybug and Cat Noir must fight Aurore Boreale when she is akumatized again into Stormy Weather 2, who wants to plunge the world into endless winter.
Reflekdoll
Oct 21, 2019
Ladybug and Cat Noir each get the other's Miraculous when they must take on Juleka, who has become Reflekta again and now has a sentimonster.
Oni-Chan
Oct 21, 2019
Kagami becomes jealous when Lila manipulates her way into the Agreste mansion and turns into Oni-Chan, a masked villain who can teleport.
Miraculer
Oct 22, 2019
Sabrina, angry at Chloe for the attention she gives to Ladybug, becomes Miraculer, who can steal powers away from superheroes.
The Puppeteer 2
Oct 23, 2019
Marinette tries to arrange some alone time with Adrien at the wax museum, but she's supposed to be babysitting Manon, who becomes Puppeteer again.
Desperada
Oct 24, 2019
Jagged Stone seeks to replace the guitarist he fired, who akumatizes into Desperada, a villain with a magic guitar that turns people into stickers.
Startrain
Oct 25, 2019
Anxiously awaiting news about her astronaut application, Max's mom becomes Startrain, who wants to turn her train into a rocket ship.
Kwamibuster
Oct 27, 2019
Mrs. Mendeleiev discovers Plagg and Tikki and plans to reveal the existence of the kwamis on a TV show until she is akumatized into Kwami Buster.
Feast
Oct 28, 2019
A strange statue uncovered in Tibet turns out to be a sentimonster called Feast that was created accidentally by Master Fu when he was a child.
Ikari Gozen
Oct 29, 2019
Adrien is the prize in a Paris-wide Friendship Day treasure hunt, but Marinette is teamed up with Kagami, who has disobeyed her mother to participate.
Timetagger
Oct 30, 2019
Ladybug and Cat Noir are trapped between two time travelers from the future, one of whom has been sent by Hawk Moth to steal their Miraculous.
Party Crasher
Oct 31, 2019
After Adrien tells his friend Wayem he's not allowed to have friends over, Wayem discovers an impromptu party at the Agrestes that makes him jealous.
Gamer 2.0
Nov 3, 2019
When he can't find anyone to test his video game that pits formerly akumatized villains against one another, Max again becomes one himself: Gamer 2.0.
Cat Blanc
Nov 10, 2019
Marinette uses her powers to leave a gift for Adrien, causing him to realize her secret identity -- which has a devastating impact on the future.
Félix
Nov 17, 2019
Marinette reveals her feelings for Adrien on the anniversary of his mom's death, but his lookalike cousin pretends to be Adrien and responds cruelly.
Ladybug
Nov 24, 2019
Marinette's scheming nemesis Lila manipulates all of her friends into turning against her and even gets Marinette expelled from school.
Chris Master
Dec 1, 2019
Marinette babysits Nino's little brother, Chris, who akumatizes into Chris Master and wields a magic snow globe that can make giant toys.
Heart Hunter (The Battle of the Miraculous – Part 1)
Dec 8, 2019
At a celebration for their twentieth anniversary, the Bourgeois couple is akumatized into Hearthunter, a two-headed Cerberus that devours love.
Miracle Queen (The Battle of the Miraculous – Part 2)
Dec 8, 2019
Hawk Moth changes Chloe into Miracle Queen and conquers Paris, forcing Miraculous wearers to reveal themselves -- but Ladybug and Cat Noir escape.