| A Different Breed of Magical Girl | |
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| Season | 3 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Air date | July 9, 2021 |
| Written by | Professor Mewtwo |
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Shantae vs Ladybug is a What-If? Death Battle created by Professor Mewtwo it features Shantae from the video game series of the same name pitted against Ladybug from the TV show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Description[]
Shantae vs Miraculous! These magic-wielding girls in red defend their home from villains in purple, but now they face a new challenge. Will luck side with the Guardian of the Miraculous or will the Half-Genie Hero be too much to handle?
Poll[]
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Interlude[]
Wiz: When dark forces invade our world, only a champion who possesses the will, determination, and most importantly magical abilities can rise to the occasion.
Boomstick: Yet out of all the people who could protect humanity, we keep ending up with high-strung teenagers.
Wiz: Like Shantae, the Half-Genie Hero of Scuttle Town.
Boomstick: And Ladybug, the Miraculous defender of Paris. It's time these magic girls go head-to-head in a fight to "Vee-member".
Wiz: Vee-member? Oh, I see what you did there.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And its our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
Shantae dances into Death Battle[]
Wiz: Long ago Sequin Land was a peaceful and wondrous place thanks to the protection from the Guardian Genies. But everything changed upon the arrival of the Pirate Master.
Boomstick: With a vast supply of Dark Magic and a chin sharp enough to poke your eyes out, the Pirate Master was clearly bad news. He waged war on the Genies, wiping them out one by one until, surprise good prevailed and sent him to Davy Jones’ Locker, but it came with a cost.
Wiz: The Guardian Genies used every last ounce of their Light Magic to bring down the Pirate Master. Without magic to sustain them, the Genies faded from the mortal realm leaving Sequin Land defenseless against the forces of darkness. Fortunately, the Genies just so happened to have the perfect back-up plan for this situation.
Boomstick: Get laid with some random dude, set a timer for 9 months, then out comes a pointy-eared girl to carry on the magical legacy.
Wiz: These are the Half-Genies, while human in appearance they possess latent magical abilities to protect the world from evil. You may be familiar with one such Half-Genie from a small fishing port town: Shantae.
Boomstick: Shantae was destined for greatness the moment she popped out of the genie lamp, but with the Pirate Master on the loose, Shantae’s mother knew she wouldn’t be a parent for long just like my dad... so she left Shantae to be raised by the local coot Mimic.
Wiz: A genius inventor and former hero in his own right, Mimic was an inspiration to Shantae prompting her to fight for what's right. She may have told a lie that she was a full-blooded Genie, but it was enough to land her the role of Scuttle Town’s Guardian Genie.
Boomstick: You’re probably wondering, who in their right mind would attack some small town in the middle of nowhere that smells like fish? Well that would be none other than the purple-skinned Pirate Queen Risky Boots who kept stealing Mimic’s prized relics for her own world conquering plans. But every time this scheming scallywag attacks, you can count on Shantae to put a stop to it.
Wiz: Shantae might not look like much, but her Half-Genie physiology grants her superhuman abilities and thanks to training with her childhood friend Bolo she’s developed a fighting style that utilizes her strength and agility to its fullest.
Boomstick: She’s got Power Kicks, Spin Kicks, Drill Kicks, Elbow Dashes, and a Twirl Attack that destroys pretty much anything, but her main form of attack comes from the last place you would expect: her long, winsome hair. Shantae can weaponize her ponytail by whipping her hair back and forth, and unlike Willow Smith it can really do some damage. This hair can destroy monsters, move stone statues, and even deflect frickin cannonballs.
Popup: While Shantae’s hair was originally stated to be magic, it was revealed that her whipping ability came from her human half as it could be used when she was stripped of magic.
Wiz: It’s a surprisingly effective weapon, but Shantae isn’t limited to her physical abilities. Half-Genies specialize in various forms of magic such as bestowing life energy or causing earthquakes, and in Shantae’s case she can transform into various animals through magical dances based on the real life Turkish Belly Dance which focuses primarily on hip movement rather than movement of limbs like traditional Western dances.
Boomstick: Wait, you can perform magic just by dancing? You think I can do that?
Wiz: Depends. Are you magic?
Boomstick: When I hit the dance floor I am!
Boomstick starts doing a dance to show off then trips and falls to the floor.
Boomstick: D*mn it, maybe it’s not such a good idea to try that with a shotgun leg.
Wiz: With each transformation, Shantae gains a new set of abilities to use in battle. In her Monkey form can climb walls and propel herself in midair, the Elephant form possesses incredible strength that can shatter large boulders, Spider form can launch webs and acid, and in Harpy form Shantae can take to the skies while firing razor sharp feathers.
Boomstick: And with the bubble-shooting Mermaid form and Gastro Drill form that can burrow through the Earth, there is no terrain Shantae can’t conquer. But even then, Shantae has plenty more transformations including a beyblade turtle, Risky’s sword swinging Tinkerbats, and a… wait am I reading this right? Can she really turn into an energy-blasting tank?
Wiz: Yup. I don’t know how or why, but Shantae is capable of turning her entire body into a mechanical war machine.
Boomstick: Magic is just f*cking weird.
Popup: Shantae had also obtained Risky’s Pirate Gear and the magic of other Half-Genies. However, these were only meant to be used temporarily and were later returned to their respective owners.
Wiz: And yet these abilities aren’t enough magic for Shantae which is why she’s acquired several magical items on her journey that she can call upon at any time.
Boomstick: The Fireball lets Shantae burn everything to a crisp with a ranged attack or an up-close flamethrower, the Pike Balls are orbiting deliverers of death to anything that gets in close, the Scimitar is a stronger, swordier version of that, and she even spawn Homing Rockets into existence.
Wiz: And if she needs to amp up her power Shantae can use Monster Milk and Twin Mints to increase damage output. But one of her most powerful tools is the Storm Puff. While difficult to use these clouds can unleash a devastating lightning blast or serve as an explosive mine.
Boomstick: At this point I’m not surprised that something as adorable as a cloud can be so deadly. But it’s not all offense, Shantae has nigh-impenetrable defenses as well. Thanks to the Vanish Cream, she temporarily turns invisible and can phase through objects, and the Bubble Shield protects Shantae from projectiles, but it was later upgraded to deflect them and then again to make her completely invincible. Seriously, how can anyone stand up to an arsenal like this?
Wiz: Well unlike her transformation magic, Shantae’s items are powered by a limited magic supply. She does carry potions that restore health and magic to compensate, but Shantae still has to use her weapons carefully or risk backing herself into a corner if her magic were to run out.
Popup: In Half-Genie Hero, Shantae can receive the Magic Tiara which allows for unlimited use of magic. The means in which this is achieved does not seem connected to the canonical story and is unlikely to be part of Shantae’s standard arsenal.
Boomstick: But the reckless options are always the most fun. That’s why Shantae kept on getting more magic consuming equipment that even extends to new forms of dance. This includes dances that let her teleport and heal, but the best one of all is the Obliterate dance. It does consume a lot of magic, but who wouldn’t want to bust a move so hard that it makes everything explode. Someday I will learn that dance and use it to vanquish my enemies.
Wiz: Shantae has proven time and time again that she’s not only capable of defending Scuttle Town, but all of Sequin Land as well. She’s defeated dragons, sorcerers, war robots, a living battleship named P.O.O.P. T.O.O.T, and of course Risky Boots multiple times.
Boomstick: She fought the entire Ammonian Army all on her own and beat the Seven Sirens who were strong enough to overwhelm and kill another Guardian Genie, and they’re not nearly as intimidating as the Giga Mermaid that could fire lightning bolts out of her head.
Wiz: Which Shantae could dodge with relative ease not to mention that her Harpy form once outraced an explosion, given that the explosion in question was caused by a steam engine and therefore gaseous in nature Shantae’s maximum flying speed might be almost 9 times the speed of sound.
Boomstick: And that explosion came from the world-conquering weapon Tinkertank which Shantae survived detonating WHILE SHE WAS INSIDE IT. Plus she’s comparable to Risky Boots who can survive much worse. One time her Tinkerbats screwed up the instructions on a doomsday device which caused it to self-destruct so badly that it took out her entire volcano lair. But Risky shrugged it off and was plotting more schemes from her bubble bath the next day.
Wiz: It’s surprising how much Shantae has accomplished considering she wasn’t all that confident in her abilities to begin with. But after so many adventures and help from her friends, Shantae found the strength she needed and reached the point where her power far exceeded what any Half-Genie should be capable of.
Boomstick: And this uncanny strength is enough to overpower actual Genies. It really came in handy when Shantae had to save the entire Genie Realm from corruption. By the way, the Genie Realm is a sort-of afterlife for Genies, but they’re not actually dead… it’s complicated. Point is this half-baked Genie single handedly saved her entire race from annihilation.
Wiz: Shantae’s power certainly isn’t to be underestimated, but she isn’t necessarily the brightest Guardian Genie either. Her strong sense of justice often leads to a reckless approach that constantly lands her in danger. Risky has used this on every occasion to bait Shantae into a trap, and on one occasion stripped Shantae of her magical half and turned it into an evil version of herself.
Boomstick: But in an unexpected turn of events, Shantae’s human half ended up being stronger than the magical half and completely destroyed it. Even without magic, Shantae could still hold her own against evil and eventually got her magic back just in time to bring down the resurrected Pirate Master, a being so powerful he casually created a storm that covered all of Sequin Land.
Wiz: This required Shantae to use her magic to its full potential and after doing so she learned to do what she thought only full-blooded Genies could do: grant wishes. With it she can rewrite reality such as the time Ammo Baron converted all of Scuttle Town into a metal-covered military base, and Shantae undid all of it in seconds.
Popup: Shantae has never used her wish granting for destructive purposes. This is likely because she uses Light Magic which is pure in nature compared to the more destructive Dark Magic.
Boomstick: I’m surprised we went through all this talk about Genies and are just now bringing up “wishes”.
Wiz: Probably because something like wishes doesn't really matter to Shantae. She will dance through the danger until the world is saved, and you can always count on the Half-Genie Hero to emerge victorious.
Risky Boots: An entire REALM OF EVIL! MINE TO COMMAND! HO HO HO HO HO!!!
Shantae: Not if I can help it! Get ready! I’m giving you everything I’ve got!
Ladybug is spot on for Death Battle[]
Popup: Keep in mind major spoilers for Miraculous Season 4 will be in effect.
Wiz: Five thousand years ago, a mysterious mage learned to harness the power of the universe and used it to create the Miraculous, magical jewels that could turn their wearers into superheroes that fight for the greater good.
Boomstick: You know legends such as Hercules, Joan of Arc, and Sun Wukong? Yeah, they were secretly using Miraculous like athletes on steroids. There are many types of Miraculous out there, but the most powerful of them all are the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous which can grant absolute power to whoever wielded them both.
Wiz: And when the cold-hearted Gabriel Agreste learned of this, he vowed to claim that absolute power for himself. After acquiring the long lost Butterfly Miraculous, he used it to become the purple-clad villain Hawk Moth and set out to steal the Miraculous.
Boomstick: Seriously? Hawk Moth? That’s a stupid name.
Wiz: It gets dumber. In the original French translation he is called “Le Papillon”, which literally translates to “The Butterfly”.
Boomstick: (*facepalms*) Oh my f*cking God. Well at least his powers make up for the terrible nickname. Hawk Moth can control people with negative emotions and turn them into evil servants called Akumas, effectively creating his own army to wreak havoc on the peaceful city of Paris.
Wiz: Sensing the incoming threat, Master Fu, Guardian of the Miraculous selected two heroes to wield the Miraculous and use them to fight against Hawk Moth. One of these heroes just so happened to be a seemingly normal girl with a normal life: Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Boomstick: She’s everything you would expect from your stereotypical teenage girl. Love for fashion and cooking, socially awkward, obsessive crushes, a bit clumsy, and constantly dealing with mean girls, she’s got the whole package. But don’t overlook Marinette. She’s one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet, always willing to help others at a moment’s notice.
Wiz: The exact qualities Master Fu was looking for in a Miraculous Wielder. After a chance encounter, Fu snuck a pair of earrings into Marinette’s possession which just so happened to be the Ladybug Miraculous itself. Upon discovering the earrings, Marinette was greeted by the Kwami that lived inside.
Boomstick: I mean… it does look kind of “Kwaii” for a weird bug thing.
Wiz: Not “Kwaii”, “Kwami”. They’re the embodiments of universal concepts that power the miraculous. Some represent emotion, evolution, intuition, but the one residing in the Ladybug Miraculous is the oldest of them all: the Kwami of Creation Tikki.
Boomstick: She’s basically a Jiminy Cricket that encourages Marinette to do the right thing and teaches her everything she needs to know about being a superhero. To back it up she’s got centuries worth of knowledge from serving previous wielders of her Miraculous and somehow lives on an all-cookie diet without getting fat.
Wiz: Tikki told Marinette about Hawk Moth and his Akumas, and while she was reluctant at first due to lack of confidence, Marinette decided to fight in order to protect her loved ones and by shouting the phrase “Tikki, Spots On” Tikki fuses and activates the Ladybug Miraculous transforming the Marinette into the Miraculous Ladybug, the courageous protector of Paris alongside her partner Cat Noir.
Popup: In the French Dub, all Miraculous are activated by the phrase “transform me”. The varying phrases only occur in retranslations.
Boomstick: A pun-loving cat man who’s madly in love with his “Bugaboo”. Too bad, Ladybug doesn't really return the affection.
Wiz: Pretty ironic since Marinette is equally in love with Cat Noir’s secret identity Adrien Agreste, and he is somehow oblivious to this.
Boomstick: So Marinette loves Adrien who isn’t interested in her, but he’s Cat Noir who loves Ladybug who is actually Marinette who doesn’t love Cat Noir, but she actually does because he’s Adrien who isn’t interested in her, but he is because he’s Cat Noir but he… and she… HOW DOES ANYONE WATCH THIS SHOW!?
Wiz: Putting their complicated relationship aside, Ladybug and Cat Noir made for the perfect crime fighting duo. Ladybug in particular proved to be a quick learner managing to master her abilities almost immediately.
Boomstick: Thanks to her magic earrings, she’s got superhuman strength, speed, and durability putting her on par with any Akuma out there. Ladybug also has incredibly fast reflexes, can run on walls, and make extremely precise movements which is perfect for using her signature weapon the magical yo-yo.
Popup: Co-director Wilfried Pain stated that Miraculous holders are immune to pain and possess near invulnerability. This does not seem to be the case as they can be pushed to physical limits and experience fatigue.
Wiz: Like Marinette herself, the yo-yo is much more proficient than you might expect. It is magic by nature, physically indestructible, and a single throw can send opponents flying. Ladybug can extend and retract her wire at will and she is able to control which direction it goes, allowing for physically impossible movements or the creation of complex structures.
Boomstick: And Ladybug can do all this in no time flat, such as the time she tied a cartoony Godzilla to a skyscraper in under a second.
Wiz: Comparing the wire to the size of the real-life Montparnasse Tower the monster was bound to, it must have extended to over 3800 feet and was moving over 3 times the speed of sound.
Boomstick: D*mn, that’s a lot of yo-yo, but that monster was lucky that Ladybug didn’t pull too hard because when she does it can break the ensnared object to pieces through good old fashioned wire cutting. The yo-yo can also be spun around so fast that it forms an impenetrable shield, latch onto objects so she can swing around Paris, and it even got a built-in cell phone because no teenager would be caught dead without one.
Wiz: But Ladybug isn’t solely reliant on her yo-yo. She carries a set of magical macaroons that when eaten, alter her powers to handle different terrains. As Aquabug, she can swim and breathe underwater, Ladyice can traverse frozen surfaces, and Cosmobug has a built in jetpack that lets her fly at high speeds and survive outer space. Though out of all of Ladybug’s weapons, none are more powerful than her Lucky Charm.
Boomstick: Using the Miraculous to its full extent, Ladybug can summon the Lucky Charm, which usually takes the form of the most useless object she can think of, but it’s called “Lucky” for a good reason. This single object provides the solution to any of Ladybug’s problems no matter how unconventional it is.
Wiz: It might not seem helpful to most people, but Marinette is a genius who makes the most of what she's given. She’s an expert at analyzing and exploiting weaknesses as well as using nearby surroundings to her advantage. Throw the Lucky Charm into the mix and once she figures out how to use it, victory is practically guaranteed.
Boomstick: Wait a minute… awkward but genius teenager gets superpowers from a tiny bug-like thing, turns into a red creepy-crawly themed superhero, swings around the big city fighting evil while trying to maintain a double-life… Holy sh*t she’s basically Magical Girl Spider-Man.
Wiz: Yeah, pretty much. Also, once Ladybug is finished with the Lucky Charm she can release it’s latent to perform the Miraculous Ladybug. Think of it like a magic undo button that fixes all damage done by a specific individual. Regardless of what forces were involved, even ones that have distorted time itself, the Miraculous Ladybug is guaranteed to fix everything.
Popup: The Miraculous Ladybug is a force of pure creation, thus it cannot be used to inflict harm on others. It is also stated to have some limits such as not being able to undo death.
Boomstick: But great power comes at a great cost. Once the Lucky Charm activates, Ladybug only has 5 minutes before the Miraculous loses power and turns her back into the weaker Marinette. If that happens Tikki is going to need time and food in order to recharge the Miraculous.
Wiz: Fortunately, it usually takes Marinette one Lucky Charm to take down the Akumas, and she’s fought quite a lot of them during her time as Ladybug. Medieval knights, giant robots, time travelers, an Evil Santa Claus, a woman made of glitter, a man who controls pigeons, it’s a long, weird list.
Boomstick: But these Akumas are no joke. Plenty of them have knocked over the Eiffel Tower, one of them froze all of Paris in seconds, and the Akuma Stormy Weather was powerful enough to move the Earth away from the Sun. Not only can Ladybug fight on par with these villains, but the Miraculous Ladybug easily reverted everything back normal.
Wiz: Ladybug has outran a panther, effortlessly thrown cars around, shrugged off a point-blank grenade blast, dodged a lightning bolt after it was fired, and reacted to lightspeed lasers fired by the villain Techlonizer.
Boomstick: Speed isn't the only thing she's good at. For somebody dressed as a tiny bug, Marinette is surprisingly strong. She broke apart a concrete bridge with only her yo-yo, hogtied a frickin’ T-Rex, and toppled a giant clown robot in a single hit.
Wiz: Technically she did this while her powers were swapped with Cat Noir’s, but their Miraculous are on par with each other. Cat Noir himself could leap off of cannonballs in mid-flight, stop a punch from the muscular Akuma Bakerix, and survive his own Cataclysm which destroys anything it touches.
Popup: It is likely that the Cataclysm Cat Noir took was weaker than the original since it was a copy not powered by a Kwami. Still, Cataclysms are considered pure destruction by nature and can even destroy indestructible objects.
Boomstick: And in some cases Ladybug has fought other Miraculous users, Cat Noir included, tanking hits from them and dishing out just as much. Even Akumatized Miraculous users didn’t stand a chance.
Wiz: Ladybug has accomplished so much that it’s easy to forget there is an emotionally fragile teenager behind the mask. Marinette has been known to be impulsive at times and is prone to irrational breakdowns when things go wrong. She is able to hide this as Ladybug… to an extent, but the endless war with Hawk Moth and desperation to keep her identity secret has taken a massive toll on her psyche.
Boomstick: She is just barely hanging on to sanity, and there’s no way it will end well. See, this is exactly why I’m against giving teenagers superpowers.
Wiz: I wouldn’t say that. When I give teens superpowers, the results are always interesting.
Boomstick: Sorry, what!? Are you doing human experimentation without me again?
Wiz: (*nervously chuckles*) Anyways, Marinette was still able to pull through and get stronger over time. She unlocked new abilities such as Magical Charms that prevent Re-Akumatization, a new suit when using Lucky Charm, and she eventually succeeded Master Fu by becoming the new Guardian the Miraculous.
Boomstick: Being the new Guardian has its perks too, like having direct access to the Miracle Box which houses all other Miraculous. If Ladybug is pushed into a corner, she can summon another Miraculous and fuse it to her own for new abilities. Some examples include the Bee Miraculous that stuns people with a magic top, the Horse Miraculous which grants teleportation, and with the Dragon Miraculous she becomes Dragon Bug. If the bada** sword wasn’t enough, this form gives her control over the elements of water, wind, and electricity.
Wiz: Another wielder of the Dragon Miraculous, Ryuko, could even transform into those elements letting her pass solid objects and avoid attacks.
Boomstick: With all these powers on hand, it’s no wonder Ladybug and Cat Noir kept coming out on top. And it’s only a matter of time before they find Hawk Moth and take him down for good.
Wiz: Marinette may have started with low confidence on a perilous journey, but after finding her courage and saving Paris time and time again she’s more than earned her spot as the protector of Paris. When it comes to Ladybug, no words better describe her than "Miraculous".
Ladybug: Let me make this promise to you. No matter who wants to harm you, Ladybug and Cat Noir will do everything in our power to keep you safe!
Death Battle![]
It was a peaceful day in the Arabic-like Scuttle Town. Shantae, with her red bedlah attire and purple ponytail, was seen outside before walking into her Uncle Mimic’s workshop to see his latest invention.
Shantae: Good afternoon, Uncle!
Mimic: Hmm… Oh, Shantae! You’re just in time. I’ve just finished my latest invention.
Shantae looked to the side and saw a large silver machine with a huge antenna on top.
Mimic: I call this right here the Trans-Dimensionizer.
Shantae: The Trans-Diamond-Visor? This looks different from your usual inventions.
Mimic: You think so? I found the blueprints in an ancient vault, just like the rest of my inventions. Granted, I was looking for the long-lost blueprints to something called a telephone. I wonder what happened to it?
One unnecessary flashback ago...
Wiz was in his lab working on his own version of the Trans-Dimensionizer. He stepped back and looked at it’s blueprints on a nearby table to make sure everything was up to specification.
Wiz: Finally, with the Trans-Dimensionizer complete we’ll be able to transport combatants across the multiverse and create Death Battles in record time. Honestly, I’m surprised I finished this without Boomstick interrupting me.
Wiz set down the blueprints, and suddenly a huge truck came crashing through the wall. This startled Wiz, causing him to jump backward and hit a button on the Trans-Dimensionizer. The machine turned on and fired out a bolt of electricity, hitting its own blueprints and swapping them out with blueprints for a telephone all without Wiz noticing. Boomstick then came out of the truck holding a beer and looking really drunk.
Boomstick: I tooootally made that jump. (*hiccup*) You owe ten bucks Marshall!
Wiz: Godd*mn it, Boomstick.
Back to the present.
Mimic: I should explain how this invention works. Based on the blueprint’s notes, it activates by taking something from this world, then summoning someone or something of equal value from another world. Of course, whatever is summoned is completely random and who knows what lies in those other worlds.
Shantae: It can summon things from other worlds? That sounds awesome! Let’s try it out right now!
Mimic: That’s the spirit! Let’s fire it up!
Mimic activates the machine, but things don’t go smoothly. The Trans-Dimensionizer starts going haywire and fires bolts everywhere.
Shantae: Uncle! What the-
Before Shantae could finish her sentence, a bolt hit her transporting her away to a soon to be revealed location. Mimic panicked as the machine went out of control. He quickly hit a kill switch shutting down the machine before it could do any more harm.
Mimic: Well that was unexpected. At least nobody got hurt this time, right Shantae? ...Shantae?
Unfortunately, Mimic did not see what happened, and upon turning away from the machine he noticed that Shantae had disappeared from his workshop with someone else taking her place.
Moments ago... in Paris, France… which is in another world… obviously...
Marinette Dupain-Cheng was walking around the halls of her school. She had some free time before her next class when she suddenly bumped into a blond young boy in a white shirt: her crush Adrien Agreste.
Adrien: Oh, Marinette.
Marinette: Ahhh! I mean… uhh… hey Adrien. How’s it going?
Adrien: Pretty good. Hey, do you have a minute? I need to talk to you about something.
Marinette: (*blushes*) Anything for you… (*blushes more*) B-because we’re friends, and that’s what friends do… no other reason.
Adrien: Ok, thanks. You see the thing is-
Adrien was then interrupted as his body started glowing white, surprising both him and Marinette.
Adrien: Huh? What is this?
Marinette: Adrien, what the-
Adrien's body suddenly flashes away from existence and is replaced by the equally confused Shantae.
Shantae: Heck is going on!?
Marinette: Who are you? What did you do with Adrien?
Shantae: Who am I!? Who are you? And what are you doing in my Uncle’s workshop?
Marinette: Workshop?
The two stared at each other awkwardly, but Shantae soon realized the blue-haired girl wasn’t the only person staring at her. She then turned around to see a large crowd of teens gathered around her, staring and muttering in confusion. Shantae also noticed that she was now in a much larger building with a strange design compared to those in Scuttle Town. Not sure what to do, Shantae started backing away looking for an exit.
Shantae: (*nervous laugh*) Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude. I’ll just be on my way.
Shantae ran off and exited the building. Everyone else just watched, still trying to fathom what had happened, except for Marinette who scurried to the locker room where she wouldn’t be seen. She then opened her purse and Tikki popped out.
Tikki: I don’t think that was an Akuma.
Marinette: Me neither, but whoever that girl was, she has to be behind Adrien's disappearance! And I'm going to get answers from her no matter what it takes! Tikki, spots on!
(Cue the transformation sequence)
Moments later, Shantae was seen running around the streets of Paris when she suddenly stopped to catch her breath.
Shantae: Sheesh! Did they really have to stare like that? Where am I anyways?
Shantae took a look around and couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Gigantic buildings, strange vehicles moving around, and large screens with people trapped inside. All these things were completely new to Shantae, and she had a feeling she wasn’t in Scuttle Town anymore.
Shantae: Is this the future or something?
???: Hold it right there!
Shantae heard a voice out of nowhere which was followed by a figure in a red outfit with black spots swooping down from the air and landing on a nearby car. The figure, a.k.a Ladybug, got into a fighting stance as she swung her yo-yo around.
Ladybug: You have some explaining to do! Tell me what you did with Adrien Agreste!
Shantae: ...Who’s Adrien?
That response did not go well with Ladybug who threw her yo-yo at her opponent in anger. Shantae dodged the attack, and upon realizing the girl’s hostility, Shantae got angry herself and prepared for battle.
Shantae: If that’s how it’s going to be then bring it on! I’m Ret-2-Go!
FIGHT!!!
Ladybug threw her yo-yo again, but Shantae jumped out of the way. The Half-Genie then made her way towards her opponent, dodging more yo-yo attacks all the while. When she got close, Shantae whipped her hair at Ladybug hitting her right in the face. She let out a few more whip attacks until Ladybug went flying then pointed her fingers forward like a gun.
Shantae: Eat this!
Shantae launched a fireball from her hands intending to kill Ladybug. However, the Superheroine got up and deflected the attack with her yo-yo
Ladybug: No need to turn up the heat just yet!
Ladybug attacked with her yo-yo, this time wrapping itself around Shantae.
Shantae: Hey! Let go!
Ladybug pulled on the wire, throwing Shantae into a nearby wall. She then ran in to divilver a powerful kick, but Shantae managed to block it. Ladybug continued her assault, and Shantae dodged and blocked every attack. The Half-Genie tried to retaliate with a Power Kick, but Ladybug dodged it, grabbed her leg and threw her again.
Shantae saw that she was heading for yet another wall and decided to act quickly. She did a belly dance in midair which transformed her into a tortoise with a spiky shell. Now in a new form, Shantae layed on the back of her shell and spun around like a top. She bounced off the wall and rammed right into Ladybug, spinning her around as well. Shantae kept bouncing off walls and tackling Ladybug, spinning her around more and making her dizzy.
The superheroine eventually regained her senses only to see tortoise Shantae leap into the air and attempt to body slam her. Ladybug jumped out of the way and saw her opponent revert back to her Half-Genie form.
Ladybug: Weaponized hair, pyrokinesis, transformation!? What are you anyways?
Shantae: You never heard of a Half-Genie before?
Ladybug: Umm… no.
Shantae: Well, brace yourself. We’re full of surprises!
Shantae summoned a series of Storm Puffs that surrounded Ladybug. Once they got into position, they charged up massive amounts of electricity.
Ladybug: This isn’t good.
The Storm Puffs unleashed a massive electrical explosion that enveloped Ladybug. This left nothing but smoke in its wake, and Ladybug was no longer visible.
Shantae: That should keep her down.
Seeing this as an opportunity to escape, Shantae made a break for it. The Half-Genie got in quite a distance before pondering to herself.
Shantae: Ok, this place just gets weirder and weirder. And What’s the deal with that bug girl anyways? Oh well, at least she’s taken care of.
The moment was short lived as Shantae heard something overhead. She looked up to see Ladybug was still chasing her from the nearby buildings.
Shantae: No way! She’s that persistent!?
Meanwhile, Ladybug was jumping from rooftop to rooftop while using her yo-yo as a cellphone to call for backup.
Voicemail: Cat got your tongue? Leave a message.
Ladybug: Come on, Cat Noir. I need you right now!
Ladybug looked at her opponent again, and saw that she was firing Homing Missiles at her. She spun her yo-yo like a shield to block the blasts then swung it forward to wrap around a nearby lamppost.
Ladybug: Your magic tricks won’t stop me this time!
Ladybug retracted her yo-yo, propelling her forward to deliver another kick. Shantae responded by getting into position and charging up an Elbow Dash.
Shantae: Guess there’s no use running.
Shantae released her Elbow Dash and collided with Ladybug’s kick. The two blows were evenly matched, pressing against each other before pushing the two back. Ladybug started throwing her yo-yo again, but Shantae deflected each strike with a hair whip. The superheroine then got an idea and wrapped her yo-yo around a car behind her before chucking it at Shantae.
Shantae was startled by the massive projectile, but just barely managed to jump over it. However, Ladybug snagged the Half-Genie’s leg while she was in midair and used her weapon to slam Shantae into the ground. Ladybug followed it up by reeling in Shantae and hitting her with a flurry of blows and kicks.
Her combo was suddenly interrupted when Shantae summoned a quintet of swords that knocked the superheroine back. The swords quickly orbited Shantae, and the Half-Genie decided to run at her opponent so that the blades could slice her up. Ladybug acted quickly and made a shield with her yo-yo, stopping the blades and the additional hair whips Shantae was trying to throw in.
Seeing that her attacks were not working, Shantae jumped back and performed another dance. This time she transformed into an elephant charged right into the superheroine. The blow overpowered Ladybug and launched her right through a building. She got on her feet and saw Shantae going for another tackle. Ladybug was ready this time and dodged the attack by backflipping and landing on Shantae’s back. She then wrapped her weapon around Shantae’s trunk and pulled hard enough to make her stop charging.
Ladybug: Time to learn some new tricks, Dumbo! Now, sit girl!
Ladybug pulled harder on the wire, yanking on the trunk more and pulling Shantae’s body upwards. The superheroine jumped off the elephant and kept pulling, eventually getting elephant Shantae to sit on rear as promised.
Ladybug: Annnnd play dead!
Ladybug continued pulling until her opponent was flipped onto her back and unable to use her stubby elephant legs. Now that her larger form was pinned down, Shantae reverted to normal and covered her face.
Shantae: Ow! Ow! Ow! My nose!
Ladybug: Had enough yet?
Shantae: Not even close!
Shantae uncovered her face, looking angrier than before, then threw several fireballs in Ladybug’s direction. The superheroine dodged them all and tried to get in close, but when she did Shante Spin Kicked Ladybug into the air followed by a Drill Kick to her torso. Ladybug crashed into a wall and retaliated with another yo-yo throw.
This time Shantae decided to dodge by performing another dance. Upon doing so, she disappeared in a puff of smoke causing the yo-yo to miss before retracting back into Ladybug’s hand.
Ladybug: Where did she go?
Shantae: Down here!
Ladybug looked down to see that Shantae had now turned into a miniature tank with an energy blaster pointing right at her.
Ladybug: Ok, this doesn't make sense anymore!
Shantae started blitzing Ladybug with energy blasts knocking her back with each hit. The superheroine struggles for a bit before finding an opening in the blasts and jumping out of the way. She then created another yo-yo shield to block more oncoming blasts while trying to run around Shantae to find a blind spot.
Shantae kept her aim steady, making it difficult for Ladybug to escape, but she soon found the opportunity she needed. Ladybug swung her yo-yo around a lamppost and used it to swing herself into the air. Shantae tried to keep her aim on her, but Ladybug positioned herself near the sun causing the Half-Genie to be blinded by the light. This distracted Shantae as Ladybug landed right behind her and kicked her into the wall. Shantae bounced off and tried to recover, but Ladybug wrapped her up with her yo-yo and started spinning her around at high-speeds.
Shantae: I think I’m going to hurl.
Ladybug then let go of the Half-Genie, sending her flying beyond the horizon, but that didn’t stop the superheroine from pursuing her by using her weapon to swing from building to building. Shantae landed near Canal Saint-Martin (Google it if you have to), knocking over a few cars with her crash landing before reverting back to normal.
She saw Ladybug coming at her from above and threw a couple Homing Missiles to stop her. Ladybug easily dodged them and kicked Shantae in the head followed by an uppercut to her jaw which sent her flying several feet.
Ladybug: You’re good, but you’re getting predictable!
Shantae: Don’t be so sure!
What Ladybug didn’t realize was that the missiles had turned around and were heading towards her. The first missile hit Ladybug directly in the back, blasting her in the Half-Genie’s direction. Shantae intercepted Ladybug with a series of hair whips before kicking her into the air where she was struck by the other Homing Missile.
Ladybug landed on her feet and threw her yo-yo to counterattack, but Shantae formed a bubble around herself in defense. The yo-yo bounced off the bubble leaving the Half-Genie unharmed, but that doesn’t stop Ladybug from throwing over and over. Each strike proved to be in vain, bouncing off the bubble and allowing Shantae to get in close and Power Kick Ladybug in the face sending her flying into a car and heavily denting it.
Shantae: Nice try, but as long as I have this Bubble Shield I am invincible!
The moment of glory was short lived as the bubble suddenly faded. Shantae tried to activate it again, but was unable to make it reappear. After a few attempts, Shantae realized what the issue was: she had run out of magic.
Ladybug: You were saying?
Shantae: I… Uhh… Well… Umm… Time out?
Ladybug: Nope.
Ladybug wrapped her yo-yo around Shantae’s leg and pulled her in. She struck the Half-Genie with a mighty punch sending her airbound. However, the wire was still attached to Shantae’s leg and Ladybug used it to repeatedly pull in Shantae and punch her back like she was a paddle ball.
Shantae felt like she was cornered, but remembered that she could still use her transformations. She did a dance inbetween her opponent’s punches and turned into a mermaid. Using her slippery mermaid tail, Shantae wiggled out of the wire and leaped into the waters of the canal. Ladybug was frustrated that her opponent was running away again, but remained undaunted as she pulled out a green macaron.
Ladybug: Trying to escape through the canal? I won’t let you!
In the canal, Shantae was swimming to safety. Her hopes were to find a hiding place and recover her magic. Those hopes were interrupted when she heard a splash and turned around to see Ladybug with a new suit sporting a fish-like pattern and flippers.
Shantae: You just don’t give up, do you?
Shantae fired a barrage of bubbles to keep her opponent at bay. Ladybug gracefully swimmed around the bubbles and threw her yo-yo directly into the Half-Genie’s chest knocking the wind (or whatever the mermaid equivalent is) out of her. The superheroine swam towards Shantae in an attempt to finisher her off only for her opponent to recover and swim towards the surface.
When Shantae resurfaced, she transformed and danced again to turn into a harpy. With her new wings, the Half-Genie took to the skies until the canal she and Ladybug were in was out of sight.
Shantae: Ha! That bug girl can’t get me from up here!
Suddenly, something came at Shantae from below. It zoomed right into her causing the Half-Genie to spin around in midair. When Shantae regained control she saw Ladybug now in a space-themed outfit complete with a futuristic jetpack.
Cosmobug: Didn’t you know? Ladybugs can fly too.
Shantae: Oh come on!
Ladybug rams into Shantae at high speeds from different angles, giving her opponent no chance at recovery. After several consecutive blows, Shantae was looking dazed and Ladybug seized the opportunity to grab her and fly towards the ground.
Cosmobug: Hope you enjoyed your flight, because we’re coming in for a crash landing!
Ladybug pushed her jetpack to it’s limit as she flew back to the streets of Paris. Upon arriving, she piledrived Shantae into the ground so hard that it made a small crater in its wake. The superheroine jumped back unscathed and took a peek at the aftermath.
Cosmobug: Spots off!
Ladybug’s outfit reverted back to normal as she saw Shantae emerge from the crater. She was heavily injured and panting with each breath. Without magic to back her up, Shantae’s situation seemed hopeless.
Shantae: You almost had me with that one…
Shantae pulled out a red potion and drank it immediately. The effects activated quickly, undoing her wounds and restoring her magic supply, putting the Half-Genie back to the way she was when the fight began.
Shantae: But not quite. Let’s see if you can beat me now that my magic is back.
Ladybug: I guess I’ll just have to exhaust it again. Lucky Charm!
Ladybug threw her yo-yo into the air causing red ladybugs to emerge and gather at a single point. The move also changed her outfit to add black features to her hands and torso. As for the ladybugs, they combined to form a red sack with black spots that fell into Ladybug’s hands. The superheroine opened the sack only to find a white powder inside.
Ladybug: Cornstarch?
Shantae: Doesn't seem that lucky to me.
Ladybug: Just wait till I use it.
Shantae fired more Homing Missiles which Ladybug dodged and destroyed with her yo-yo. This however, left the superheroine wide open as Shantae charged into her with a Twirl Attack dealing massive damage and knocking the cornstarch sack out of Ladybug’s hands. The superheroine landed on her feet and tried to go in for a punch, but Shantae danced into a monkey, dodged the attack, and countered by striking with fast, midair tackles. Shantae de-transformed and Drill Kicked Ladybug away causing the superheroine to land on her stomach.
Ladybug: She’s too agile, I can’t take her down like this. There must be a way to keep her place.
As the world faded to black and white in her eyes, Ladybug looked at her environment and the pieces started coming together. She saw objects flash with colors like her outfit going from the nearby cars, to the cornstarch sack, to Shantae, and finally the crater she made earlier. This gave Ladybug an idea, but one more thing was missing.
Ladybug: That could work, but I’ll need a certain element to pull it off.
Ladybug didn’t get much time to think about it as Shantae summoned a few Storm Puffs above her. They all fired lightning at once, but Ladybug got out of the way and jumped onto a nearby car. The storm clouds reminded Ladybug of a certain power and she realized just what she was missing.
Ladybug: No, not just one element, I’ll need three elements!
The superheroine opened up her yo-yo and reached inside to grab a beaded choker better known as the Dragon Miraculous. Shantae had a bad feeling about this so she launched a fireball at the car her opponent was standing on. Ladybug tried to jump away as the fireball hit the car, causing it to explode and leave behind a huge pile of smoke.
Shantae: Did that do it?
Ladybug: Tikki! Longg! Unify!
A sudden glow appeared from beyond the smoke and it was blown away by Ladybug with a slash of her new sword. Her outfit had changed again, this time sporting a dragonic theme with a lightning, cloud, and water emblem in the center.
Shantae: For a ladybug, you sure are tough to beat.
Dragon Bug: It will be Dragon Bug to you from now on!
Shantae: It doesn't matter what kind of bug you are, I’m still going to squash you!
Shantae took out a bottle of Monster Milk and a Twin Mint. She drank the Monster Milk causing a red aura to surround her then crushed the Twin Mint causing her body to vibrate so fast it looked like she was in two places at once. The combo drastically increased Shantae’s power and she was Ret-2-Go for one last clash.
Dragon Bug gripped her sword in one hand, and yo-yo swung like a shield in the other, then made her way towards her opponent. Shantae narrowly dodged her sword and tried to strike back with a flamethrower, but Dragon Bug blocked it with her shield.
Dragon Bug used her sword to smack away Shantae’s hands, thus disrupting the flamethrower. She then kicked the Half-Genie away before catching her with the yo-yo and pulling her in. The superheroine tried to slash Shantae with her sword, but her opponent activated the Bubble Shield to protect herself from the attack.
Shantae assaulted Dragon Bug with her hair whips while the latter tried blocking them, knowing that there was no point in retaliating with the bubble activated. However, the increased strength was pushing her back with each hit and Dragon Bug couldn't keep blocking forever. The superheroine decided it was best to create some distance and used her yo-yo as a grappling hook to get herself on top of a lamppost. Unable to reach her opponent with hair alone, Shantae switched out her Bubble Shield for fireballs which she launched at Dragon Bug in great numbers. Before a single fireball could hit, Dragon Bug yelled out a special phrase to save herself.
Dragon Bug: Wind Dragon!
The cloud on Dragon Bug’s chest glowed and her body dissipated into air causing the fireballs to miss their target. Shantae didn’t know where her opponent went, but figured it out when she saw a gust of wind moving all over the place. The gust started going in circles, creating a massive tornado that picked up the nearby cars and the cornstarch sack before surrounding the Half-Genie.
Shantae tried firing some Homing Missiles to stop her opponent, but the tornado was too strong and tore them apart before they hit. She was then struck from behind by one of the flying cars. Shantae recovered quickly, allowing her to dodge more incoming vehicles. However, there were too many projectiles and Shantae started to get pelted by cars over and over again. The only thing that didn’t hit her was the cornstarch bag which was floating right above her.
Shantae: Alright! I’ve had enough of this!
Shantae performed yet another dance, but wasn’t a transformation dance this time. Instead, it was the Obliterate dance which caused everything nearby to light up including the cars, the sack, and the gust of wind that was Dragon Bug. Suddenly, they all got struck by a massive explosion. The cars were destroyed along with the sack causing the cornstarch inside to come falling down. As for Dragon Bug, she was sent flying backwards and reverted back into her tangible form. Shantae panted in exhaustion, she felt her magic being depleted again, but didn’t let that stop her from approaching her opponent triumphantly.
Shantae: It’s over! There’s nothing you have that can beat me!
The Half-Genie was then showered with the previously airbound cornstarch leaving her completely drenched in it.
Shantae: Great! Now I’m going to need a bath!
Dragon Bug: I can help with that! Water Dragon!
Dragon Bug’s sword became enveloped in water and she swung it at the Half-Genie. This fired a blast of water that enveloped Shantae and the cornstarch. The water briefly flew into the air then slammed Shantae right into the crater from earlier. Shantae slowly got up and realized she needed to recharge again so she pulled out another red potion.
Dragon Bug: Not this time!
Dragon Bug threw her yo-yo, intending to break the potion before Shantae could drink it. The Half-Genie tried to jump out of the way but something tugged at her legs, preventing her from moving. The yo-yo shattered the potion and as Shantae watched the pieces fall to the ground she noticed that she was standing in something peculiar. The crater she landed in was filled with a liquid the same color as the cornstarch, but when she moved her legs the liquid acted more like a solid to keep them in place. Shantae tried using several transformations to escape, but none of them could break her free.
Shantae: What the!? What is this stuff?
Dragon Bug: It’s homemade quicksand, made out of cornstarch and water! More than enough to keep you down!
Dragon Bug threw her yo-yo one more time, wrapping it around Shantae’s entire body, binding her limbs and ponytail thus preventing any chance at a counterattack.
Shantae: Uh-oh.
Dragon Bug: I bid you adieu!
The superheroine pulled on the yo-yo with all her might causing the wire to squeeze around Shantae. It squeezed tighter and tighter until the Half-Genie’s body could no longer take it. The wire went right through Shantae’s body, cutting her into dozens of pieces and splattering blood everywhere. Dragon Bug retracted her yo-yo and looked at the bloody pile in satisfaction.
Dragon Bug: Glad that’s taken care of.
A brief moment passed before Dragon Bug realized that she forgot that she needed Shantae alive to get answers. Upon remembering this, Dragon Bug broke out into a panic.
Dragon Bug: No! No! No! Now I’ll never know how to get Adrien back! Oh, this is a disaster!
Her panic came to a halt when she saw what was left of the cornstarch sack fall right in front of her. The superheroine grabbed the bag and thought of one final idea.
Dragon Bug: I suppose it’s worth a shot. Miraculous Ladybug!
Dragon Bug threw the sack into the air and it exploded into a swarm of ladybugs. The ladybug flew around, repairing all the damage done to the city. Finally they flew around Shantae’s remains, causing them to disappear and in their place was Adrien Agreste who was looking rather confused.
Adrien: Ladybug?
Dragon Bug: Adrien! I was so worried when you disappeared! Where did you go?
Adrien: I don’t know. One minute I was at school, and the next minute an old man was asking what I was doing in his workshop. ...Wait, how did you know I was missing? I was only gone for a few minutes.
Dragon Bug: I… uhh… ran into your friend Marinette and she told me what happened. She was worried you were attacked by an Akuma.
The moment was interrupted when Dragon Bug’s earrings started beeping with the spots fading one by one. She (and secretly Adrien) knew that she would transform back soon and there wasn’t much time left for talking.
Adrien: Something the matter?
Dragon Bug: Oh, it’s nothing. Here, I’ll take you back to school.
Dragon Bug grabbed Adrien in her arms which made her blush a bit and used her yo-yo to swing both of them back to school.
K.O!
Dragon Bug and Adrien landed right outside their school. The former watched the latter run back through the doors before checking to see if anyone else was looking. Once the coast was clear, she uttered the detransformation phrases. She transformed back into Marinette and gave her Kwamiis some macarons as they flew into her purse. Marinette then ran through the doors, hoping that she wouldn’t be late for her next class.
Elsewhere, Mimic was re-examining the blueprints of the Trans-Dimensionizer when a pile of bloody chunks appeared above him. They fell down and covered up the blueprints, leaving Mimic confused and soon to be traumatized when he realizes whose blood it was.
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Boomstick: D*mn, the Akumas get off easy! I didn’t expect that yo-yo to be so deadly.
Wiz: Both guardians in red gave it their all, and with their unique skill sets this was definitely an interesting match. In fact, Shantae was arguably one of the most difficult opponents Ladybug has ever faced.
Boomstick: Her vast arsenal was a lot to handle, and scaling to Risky Boots who survived an exploding volcano Shantae was clearly tougher. But given the ever expanding rogues' gallery Ladybug fights daily, there wasn’t anything Shantae could throw at her that she wouldn’t adapt to eventually.
Popup: Ladybug had previously defeated the Akuma Animan, who could shapeshift into various animals. This means she is familiar with transformation abilities like Shantae’s and knows how to counter them.
Wiz: It wasn’t just experience that mattered here, there was a very clear difference in their physical abilities. Shantae could dodge lightning blasts from the Giga Mermaid, which was impressive, but Ladybug has dodged lightning after said bolt was fired putting her at much greater reaction speeds.
Boomstick: Heck, that’s nothing to dodging Techlonizer’s lightspeed lasers. If it wasn’t obvious, lightspeed is way faster than lightning. And while Shantae had some pretty cool strength feats, they can’t compete with Ladybug destroying bridges and knocking down giant robots.
Wiz: Granted, Shantae’s magical items helped compensate for this, but her limited magic supply kept this from lasting forever. Not to mention, the yo-yo’s superior range and indestructible shield gave Ladybug’s arsenal advantages Shantae couldn’t match with her own.
Boomstick: Given how outclassed she was in physique, Shantae’s best chance at winning this was to draw out the Lucky Charm and outlast Ladybug long enough for her to turn back to the weaker Marinette. Her durability and healing potions gave her the means to do so, but the Lucky Charm isn’t to be underestimated. It’s specifically designed to target enemy weaknesses and guarantee a win if used properly.
Popup: The Lucky Charm has failed in the past, but only in situations where the opponent had prepared for it ahead of time or when she was too distracted to use it.
Wiz: And Ladybug is very skilled in utilizing her Lucky Charms. With her strategic approach and knack for finding enemy weaknesses, five minutes was all the time Ladybug needed to figure out how to deal the fatal blow.
Boomstick: And if that failed, she could fall back on another Miraculous. Not that she needed to considering that the Miraculous Ladybug has enough energy to move the Earth back into orbit. Sure, it’s not really combat applicable, but all Ladybug’s powers come from the same energy source: Tikki and the Ladybug Miraculous.
Popup: It can be assumed that Ladybug would resort to a Miraculous that she has yet to use in canon. The Monkey Miraculous in particular could disable Shantae’s magical abilities while the Snake and Rabbit Miraculous allow for time travel, something Shantae is not equipped to counter.
Wiz: If even a billionth, no trillionth of the energy from the Miraculous Ladybug was used in her standard superhero abilities it still meant that Ladybug had more magical potential than anyone Shantae has ever faced. The Half-Genie hero put up a good fight, and was certainly no pushover, but she simply couldn’t compete with Ladybug’s superior strength, speed, and absolutely miraculous abilities.
Boomstick: Ironically, it was Shante who should have “bugged” out. I bet she was “wishing” for a better outcome than this.
Wiz: The winner is Ladybug.
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THE ELITE FOUR
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