Miraculous Ladybug Season 2 Episode 1 The Collector
Wayzz asks Master Fu if she’s okay, to which he replies “she’s here”. Wayzz hides when Marinette enters Fu’s massage shop with Tikki. Tikki tells Master Fu that she knows he didn’t want her to bring Marinette back, but she has something to see for him. Marinette recognizes Master Fu from when he healed Tikki and when she saved him from being hit by a car on the first day of school. Master Fu tells Marinette that he decided to give her Ladybug Miraculous because she is always willing to help others. When he asks who he is, Tikki explains that Master Fu is the last known member of the Guardian Order. Wayzz then comes out of hiding and introduces himself.
Master Fu tells Marinette that the Guardians are responsible for protecting and distributing the Miraculouses and that they are chosen when they are young and trained for many years. However, Master Fu made a mistake that resulted in the destruction of the Guardian Temple and the disappearance of the Miraculous Book along with the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses. Marinette doesn’t understand the importance of the book because all she sees are drawings of old superheroes and some strange symbols. Master Fu tells Marinette that he can at least partially crack the codes and that the book can give Ladybug and Cat Noir new powers, meaning it is very valuable.
At the Agreste mansion, Gabriel discovered that Adrien had taken his book. When Nathalie shows Adrien’s actions on the security camera, Gabriel asks Adrien why he took it, and Adrien replies that he just wanted to know what was behind the portrait because Gabriel never told him about the things that were there. He tells his father that he had planned to return the book, but then he lost it. Gabriel asks Adrien how he will be able to trust him again after this. Adrien apologizes and offers to get his father another copy, but Gabriel angrily replies that the book is one of a kind and is the source of his inspiration. He then bans Adrien from school before leaving his room with Nathalie.
Back at Master Fu’s massage shop, Master Fu says that he believes that whoever had the Miracle Book must also have the Peacock and Butterfly Miracles. For Marinette, this means the terrifying possibility that Adrien is Hawk Moth, so when Master Fu asks her how she found the book, she lies and says she saw it on a park bench. Marinette then offers to investigate who actually owns the book. Master Fu agrees but warns her to be careful. After leaving the massage shop, Tikki asks Marinette why she lied to Master Fu. Marinette says she couldn’t tell him Adrien has the book because she can’t believe he’s Hawk Moth. However, Marinette is worried about what might happen if Adrien turns out to be Hawk Moth after all. Tikki assures Marinette that there may be a good explanation for all of this. Marinette then goes inside the school to look for Adrien.
During the search, Marinette overhears Chloé crying in Miss Bustier’s classroom. When she asks what’s going on, Chloé replies that Adrien is never going back to school. Kim and Max explain that Adrien’s father grounded him for life, and Nino adds that Adrien seems to have lost an important book that belonged to his father. Realizing that the “important book” must be the Book of Wonder, Marinette sighs in relief when she realizes that the book belonged to Adrien’s father, not Adrien. She then goes to the school bathroom, happy to know that Adrien is not Hawk Moth. Tikki points out that Adrien took the book without his father’s permission, but Marinette says he probably had a good reason. Tikki tells Marinette that if she’s right, that means Gabriel Agreste is Hawk Moth. Marinette sees this as possible and transforms into Ladybug. She tries to call Cat Noir, but he doesn’t answer, so she leaves a message explaining that she thinks she knows who Hawk Moth is.
Nathalie asks Gabriel what he will do without his book. Gabriel hands her the sketchbook and tells her to put it back where it belongs. He then goes on a rampage and destroys several items in his studio. Meanwhile, in Adrien’s room, Plagg tries to get Adrien to look on the bright side by reminding him that his father might find out about him if the kwamis could be filmed or photographed. However, Adrien is more interested in finding the book so he can return to school. Plagg feels that not going to school is a good thing, even offering cheese to celebrate. Adrien then hears a noise and rushes downstairs with his bodyguard to see what’s going on, but Nathalie stops them and tells Adrien that his father is very busy and sends him back to his room.
In his lair, Hawk Moth says he feels Gabriel’s anger and creates akuma. However, Akuma does not fly away. Hawk Moth then detransforms and reveals his true identity as Gabriel Agreste. Nooroo asks Gabriel why the akuma is still inside the lair, to which Gabriel replies that he has to become someone else to avoid suspicion. He then takes off Butterfly Miraculous and temporarily renounces Nooroo, causing the kwami to be sucked back into the brooch. After putting Miraculous in a small box, Gabriel picks up the sketchbook he gave Nathalie earlier and lets the akuma enter it, turning him into the Collector.
