Cerise Bianca (Lila Rossi)

Name = Lila Rossi; Age = 18; Species = Human; Gender = Female; Miraculous = Butterfly; Occupation = Student at Collège Françoise Dupont (currently; under an unknown identity), Student at Collège Paul Bert (currently; as Cerise Bianca), Class representative (formerly as Lila; currently as Cerise), Supervillain; Height = 1.65m; Names = Lila Rossi (occasionally); Supervillain identity: Chrysalis

History = She is the daughter of Tomoe Tsurugi and the sister of Kagami Tsurugi. Ladybug humiliated her in front of Adrien by exposing her lies about being close friends and possessing the Fox Miraculous. As a result, she was akumatized by Hawk Moth and became Volpina, a fox-themed supervillain and master of illusions. After Gabriel Agreste called Volpina a fake hero compared to Ladybug on TV, she was re-akumatized and transformed into Volpina. Subsequently, she participated in Scarlet Moth's plan to obtain the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous. In a new attempt to take revenge on Ladybug, she voluntarily akumatized herself and became Chameleon, a shapeshifting supervillain.

Lila made a deal with Gabriel Agreste. She framed Marinette for stealing mock exam answers, cheating on a test, pushing her down the stairs, and stealing her necklace, resulting in her rival's expulsion. Although Marinette eventually returned to school, Gabriel made Lila the new female face of his brand as a reward. It is revealed that Lila is aware of Gabriel's secret identity as a supervillain. It is also revealed that Lila has multiple families and identities. Besides Mrs. Rossi, an Italian ambassador, she has two other mothers: Mrs. Bianca—who is believed to be in Africa helping endangered animals—and another who is deaf and communicates via sign language. After being replaced by Kagami Tsurugi as the female face of the Gabriel brand and campaigning to replace Marinette as class representative, she was voluntarily akumatized by Monarch, becoming Hoaxer—a variation of her akumatized identity as Volpina—and received the superpower of the Fox Miraculous through her Alliance ring. Using her mind-control ability, she manipulated Nathalie Sancoeur into sending her photos of all of Gabriel's secrets, including images and documents related to his past, his contracts with Tomoe Tsurugi, pages from the Miraculous grimoire, the location of Émilie Agreste's body, and one of the Graham de Vanily Twin Rings worn by Nathalie.

Lila, along with Chloé, plotted to frame Marinette for forging her classmates' course selection forms in order to turn them against her. However, their plan backfired when she fell into a trap set by Marinette and Sabrina and accidentally revealed her true nature to the entire class and the school faculty, leading to her expulsion. Following this, she abandoned her identity as Lila and adopted her former one, Cerise Bianca—a student at Collège Paul Bert who is also a class representative and claims to be a movie star. It is revealed that Cerise and Chloé stayed in touch after the former's expulsion; she communicated with Chloé from her hideout via an earpiece. Cerise guided Chloé in her plan for revenge against Marinette and Ms. ...orchestrating a situation that would result in the former's expulsion and the latter's dismissal. She also advised her to accept a proposal from Gabriel Agreste, which led to Chloé becoming the new mayor of Paris. Cerise continued to advise Chloé in secret, telling her to form an alliance with Monarch. After Chloé was ousted from power, she took Tomoe Tsurugi's briefcase to her hideout and began working to unlock it.

Following Gabriel Agreste's sacrifice, Cerise somehow obtained the Butterfly Miraculous, succeeding him. Not only that, but she enrolled in the same school that Marinette and her friends would be attending the following academic year. Cerise (now using a new, unknown identity) akumatized herself into Timestalker—a time-traveling supervillain—to discover Ladybug's identity. Later, she akumatized herself again, this time as Spectral Looter—a ghost-themed supervillain—to steal all of Marinette's Miraculous, including the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous. She used those last two Miraculous to summon Gimmi and make an unknown wish that would have reconfigured the universe and resulted in the destruction of the timeline. However, her efforts were thwarted by Chronobug and Bunnyx, who stopped her from ...discover the former's identity, and Spectral Looter was erased from the current timeline. From that point on, Cerise fully assumes the role of the new Butterfly Miraculous villain; whenever Nooroo inhabits the Miraculous, she transforms into Chrysalis—a butterfly-themed supervillain who wields her own enhanced version of akumas, known as "ultrakumas." Unlike her predecessor, Chrysalis reveals nothing about herself, including her gender, age, or even her intentions.

It is revealed that Cerise is an ally of Tomoe Tsurugi. Their alliance predates Gabriel's defeat. Sensing Tomoe's distress following an argument with Kagami, Cerise appears and transforms into Chrysalis to assist her, aiming to help Tomoe regain control over Kagami's life and trust. Simultaneously, they plot to capture Félix Fathom and force him to spy on the Miraculers, leveraging Chrysalis's knowledge of his identity. However, the plan fails when they discover that the captured Félix possesses Kagami's amok object rather than his own. Chrysalis was summoned by Nelson de Glusset, Raymond Pugnant, and Loïc Stompet to akumatize them into "Couplewreckers," with the goal of driving a wedge between Marinette and Adrien. After succeeding, Chrysalis exploited Marinette's vulnerability to akumatize her into "Heartfixer," intending to interrogate her and confirm suspicions regarding whether she was truly Ladybug. However, the plan failed when Adrien managed to use his love for Marinette to help her reject the Ultrakuma.

Appearance – As Cerise Bianca: As shown in "Confrontation," her natural eye color is hazel-brown, and she has short, pinkish-brown hair styled in a tousled pixie cut. She also has fair skin and medium-toned coral-pink lips. Her skin has a light tan hue; she swapped her jumpsuit and jacket for identical pieces in shades of purple and brown, respectively. The jumpsuit featured subtle, lighter-colored polka dots. She kept her bracelets, leggings, and boots.

Chrysalis = Her true outfit resembles the one Hawk Moth used to wear, consisting of dark purple dress trousers and a jacket featuring black butterfly-shaped lapels and triangular sleeves. A purple vest is visible beneath the jacket, with the Butterfly Miraculous positioned right in the center, serving as a lapel button. Underneath, she wears a light purple dress shirt featuring black lines that form butterfly wings in the center, along with white accents. Both garments have butterfly-shaped hems, and the shirt features a butterfly-shaped section at the lower back which, combined with the purple of the vest, forms the Butterfly Miraculous symbol. She wears towering dark purple heels (making her appear much taller) adorned with butterfly-shaped clips; her mask is large and wide—also butterfly-shaped—and stands out from her face. It is purple with black lines outlining the edges and eyes, featuring white details and transparency at the tips. Her skin turns lilac, and her eyes have glowing lilac sclerae and emerald-green irises. Her hair is white and styled into a quiff at the front, while the back is braided to resemble a cocoon, adorned with purple jewels that look like butterfly scales. She wears vibrant purple lipstick, and her nails are dark purple with lilac butterfly-wing designs. Like her predecessor—Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch—she is armed with a dark purple cane; however, the cane's gemstone is now lilac with a butterfly on the side, and part of the shaft is decorated with a slender purple spiral.

To her victims, Chrysalis appears as a glowing purple silhouette with a simplified butterfly-shaped mask and glowing white, pupil-less eyes, speaking in what sounds like a blend of different voices. She does this to completely conceal her identity from the heroes, preventing them from discerning her age or gender.

Personality: Proud, intelligent, clever, strategic, intense, dangerous, unpredictable, obsessive, possessive, manipulative, deceitful, ambitious, cunning, vocal about her thoughts, reserved, stern, communicative, and vengeful.

Lila is proud and craves attention, which she is willing to obtain through compulsive lying. She goes to great lengths to achieve this—such as buying a necklace resembling the Fox Miraculous to convince Adrien she is a descendant of the fox-themed superheroine, or manufacturing situations to discredit anyone who threatens her web of lies. She is easily envious if someone else receives more attention or affection than she does, and she dislikes having her lies exposed, showing absolutely no remorse for her dishonesty. If someone attempts to unmask her, she will not hesitate to make their life miserable or destroy them entirely just to get rid of them. She also does not accept ...advice from those trying to make peace with her or encourage her to be honest, such as Ladybug or Adrien. Whenever Lila deceives others, she often disregards the danger she exposes herself to, acting in a possessive and demanding manner. Thanks to her talent for crafting convincing lies, Lila is extremely intelligent and observant, capable of noticing the subtlest details—especially when driven by hatred and spite. Like Félix, Lila managed to deduce that Gabriel was Monarch and used this information to her advantage, manipulating the supervillain for her own gain.

Lila harbors a strong desire for revenge, a trait that reveals her truly wicked nature. She does not easily forgive those who have wronged her; instead, she nurses deep resentment and never misses an opportunity to retaliate. When Marinette tried to expose Lila's lies after returning to school and refusing to submit to her, Lila resolved to ruin Marinette's life. Her drive to hurt those who have wronged her is so intense that she is willing to form alliances that further her schemes. She even enlisted Chloé as an ally to torment Marinette more actively, all while manipulating her for her own ends.

Lila loathes being betrayed. When it happens, she focuses her attention entirely on the person responsible. This was evident when Gabriel Agreste spitefully dropped her as the female face of his brand without even warning her that she was being replaced by Kagami. This prompted Lila to devise a revenge plot: she baited Gabriel into akumatizing her by channeling her rage toward Marinette, then used her powers as Hoaxer to uncover Gabriel's secrets and plan the theft of the Butterfly Miraculous from him. By devising a complex, multi-stage scheme that involved manipulating Chloé and exploiting Gabriel's obsession with defeating Ladybug, she (as Cerise) secured the means to infiltrate the Agreste mansion during Monarch's battle against Bug Noire and obtain the Butterfly Miraculous after it was lost in the fight. She refuses help from anyone trying to turn her into a better person, preferring to do things her own way and pursue her own desires—such as when Ladybug proposed a truce to their rivalry in "Chameleon." Although Lila appeared to accept the offer, she reverted to her intense hatred of the heroine; whenever Adrien, Marinette, and their friends tried to use their kindness to help Lila become a better person, she chose instead to exploit that kindness for her own ends.

Lila has no qualms about turning her enemies' friends against them through manipulation and lies, portraying her adversary as the villain without a thought for the consequences her falsehoods might have on others. She feels no remorse for nearly causing the akumatization of classmates and teachers by Scarlet Akumas, or for Marinette's expulsion. The scope of her lies extends beyond her school and social life to encompass her family as well. It is revealed that Lila maintains at least three identities and three different mothers, keeping the mothers unaware of one another's existence by making them believe she travels the globe for work—acting and contributing to the conservation of endangered species. This further demonstrates her villainy, as she feigns world travel for charity work and film shoots. She desperately attempts to conceal her real name and identity behind her various alter egos; her true identity and ultimate goals remain a mystery.

Upon acquiring the Butterfly Miraculous, Cerise wasted no time using it against Ladybug, demonstrating far greater proficiency and intelligence in wielding its powers than Gabriel ever did. Upon first using it—during "Miraculous London"—she chose to akumatize herself rather than follow Gabriel's usual tactics. Cerise devised a plan to discover Ladybug's identity and capture the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous. She was cunning enough to avoid capture; she used neither the Butterfly Miraculous nor the akumatized object—ensuring Ladybug could not retrieve it or de-akumatize her during the confrontation—and even adopted a new civilian disguise to avoid recognition. Cerise also transformed into supervillain forms that concealed her gender and remained silent while fighting Ladybug.

Cerise displays consistently abusive behavior toward Nooroo, indicating that she views him merely as a power source for the Miraculous. She completely immobilizes Nooroo when she is not transformed. Cerise dismisses Nooroo's concerns when he urges her to consider the moral implications of her actions and questions why she is wreaking havoc in Paris. Instead, she silences him without explanation, revealing the darkness in her heart—a darkness that extends even to those who once genuinely cared for her. This It becomes evident when Nooroo expresses relief that his plan to destroy the world failed.

Cerise frequently loses her temper when her plans fail or when others deceive her. This was evident when Chronobug altered her notebook, specifically the page revealing her secret identity, causing Cerise to have a fit of rage.

Like Chrysalis, she is extremely secretive. She refuses to reveal her villainous name, even to her enemies, going so far as to conceal her gender and age. By maintaining this discretion, she manages to blend in perfectly with other Parisians, allowing her to observe her enemies undetected. Chrysalis is far more manipulative than Hawk Moth in her interactions with her minions. On first contact, she adopts a different approach, pretending to care about their needs. Instead of immediately revealing her minions' names, she allows them to choose, which prevents them from rebelling. Chrysalis lets her supervillains act freely and subtly convinces them to attack Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous whenever the heroes interfere. This strategy makes the heroes appear as the villains in the eyes of the akumatized villains. However, she quickly abandons this facade the moment her henchmen begin to deviate from her orders or reveal something about her to the heroes, threatening to remove their powers, even if they are in a dangerous position.

Chrysalis is very cunning and strategic, and knows how to take advantage of situations. She agreed to akumatize Ray, Loïc, and Nelson to separate Marinette and Adrien, and then akumatize Marinette herself to interrogate her about whether she was Ladybug, openly admitting that this was the only reason she helped the three whom she referred to as incompetent. When her plans fail, unlike Hawk Moth, Chrysalis remains unfazed, using her defeats to study her enemies and be more strategic next time.