Miraculous Ladybug Season 4 Episode 26 Strike Back
The episode follows the events of “Risk”: Adrien finds Félix’s revealing lens, but hears Strikeback attacking the city and transforms into Cat Noir on the run. Meanwhile, on the roof of the Gare du Nord, Marinette Dupain-Cheng decides to transform into a Pegabug and catch up with Adrien, but is interrupted by a sentimonster. He decides to postpone the rescue and runs to fight her as Ladybug.
Meanwhile, on board the train, Nathalie tries to cheer up who she thinks is Adrien, and Lila expresses her hope of becoming close friends with Adrien. Félix agrees with them and goes to the bathroom. He pulls out the fake Peacock Miraculous and Nathalia’s tablet and is frustrated to find that the Miraculous didn’t work. When he breaks it open, he discovers to his fury that it is a fake.
Back in Paris, Ladybug and Cat Noir agree to hurry up and defeat the villain as soon as possible. As they prepare to fight Strikeback, Risk gets the Parisians to get close to the villain and put themselves in danger, distracting the heroes. Struck by the risk, Cat Noir tries to use his Cataclysm and Ladybug accidentally wreaks havoc when she releases the sentimonster from her yo-ya. The heroes argue, Cat Noir calls out Ladybug for never taking the risk or taking the time to explain to him while they dodge the sentimonster’s terrifying blows. Cat Noir then claims that he doesn’t need Ladybug to protect him and that they would never akumatize, and she remembers the events of “Cat Blanc”, then tells him that she doesn’t know what he’s talking about, to which Cat Noir chastises him for she didn’t tell him anything. Just then, Rena Furtive alerts Ladybug just in time to avoid another strike and thanks her out loud under Risk’s influence, revealing the fact that Rena was near Cat Noir. The heroes continue to rescue reckless Parisians.
Ladybug assembles a team that splits up to fight Strikeback while protecting civilians. Vesperia, Purple Tigress, and Polymouse soon discover that their powers, instead of affecting the villain, are merely being cloned by her. Ladybug orders the team to avoid using their powers and they all gather at City Hall, Ladybug carrying Risk who she believes is a normal child. Strikeback casts a Roue de Paris on the heroes. Ryuko protects the team by sending a bike towards Tour Montparnasse and Carapace strafes Rena, making everyone, including Shadow Moth, aware of her activity. Ladybug is disappointed that she went behind her back and told Nino, and promises to deal with it later. Risk taunts Ladybug and continues to sing, and Cat Noir decides to take him away. Rena Furtive notices that all the heroes and civilians have a frog insignia around their necks when Risk is triggered by Cat Noir, who realizes that they are dealing with an akumatized villain. Ladybug orders him to de-transform and brings part of the team to neutralize Risk while the rest limit the damage. Risk admits that he hid the akumatized item after they destroyed all his belongings. Meanwhile, influenced by Risk, Cat Noir decides to fight Strikeback and uses his Cataclysm, which soon consumes the sentimonster. Using her luck charm, but doubting herself, Ladybug decides to travel back in time and retrieve the akumatized item with the help of an ally she believes was unaffected: Adrien.
When she unites the Ladybug, Horse, and Rabbit Miraculouses to become Pennybug, she travels to the train via Voyage and runs into Félix. She makes sure he doesn’t have a mark on his neck and gives him a Dog Miraculous to cheer him up. Félix notices that he can access everything Miraculous from his yo-ya. He transforms and receives instructions, casually holding Pennybug’s hand and yo-yo. The two enter the Lair and return to the point where Froggy was akumatized, touching his stuffed toy with a ball and returning to the present. Pennybug separates Fluff and Kaalki to become Ladybug again while the team tries to keep up with Strike Back. She uses her power and Ladybug destroys the toy and reverses the damage, bringing Cat Noir back to her senses. Cat Noir overhears Ladybug praising the new hero Flairmidable. Ladybug and Flairmidable go into the sewers to recharge their kwamis, and Félix insists on fighting by her side, promising to take on his “father”, inspired by her.
