Miraculous: Nathaniel Kurtzberg

Full Name: Nathaniel Kurtzberg

Alias: Caprikid (superhero) Evillustrator (akumatized form)

Age: 18 years

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Nationality: French

Hometown: Paris, France

Occupation: Student at Collège Françoise Dupont, aspiring comic artist and illustrator

Superhero Identity: Caprikid

Akumatized identity: The Evillustrator (occasionally)

Miraculous: Goat Miraculous

Kwami: Ziggy

Powers and abilities: Drawing Graphic arts Caprikid's Genesis Animation (as the Evillustrator; occasionally)

Weapons: Caprikid's Paint Brush

As the Evillustrator: A drawing tablet and pen (occasionally)

Height: 4 feet, 11 inches

Likes: Art Superheroes (especially himself; as Caprikid) Manga Fairytales Romantic comedies Music Spending time with Marc Hanging out with Alix Expressing his feelings Helping his friends Protecting others

Dislikes: Being teased Being manipulated Liars Chloé's mean, cruel and sneaky behavior Soccer (formerly) Teamwork (formerly) Family issues His mother's expectations His friends being upset or hurt His friends in danger (especially Marc)

》Appearance; Nathaniel has a distinctive artistic appearance. Bright red, somewhat messy hair. Fair skin. Blue eyes. Slim build. Usually wears a casual outfit consisting of a light-colored shirt and darker pants. His appearance has a somewhat artistic and alternative quality. He frequently carries or works with drawing materials. His superhero identity, Caprikid, gives him a goat-inspired costume with white, black, and reddish/purple elements.

》Personality: Nathaniel is quiet, creative, sensitive, and imaginative.

He is: Artistic and passionate about drawing, shy around people he doesn't know well, Introverted, imaginative, intelligent, gentle and generally kindhearted, easily embarrassed, dmotionally sensitive, passionate about comics and storytelling, more confident when expressing himself through art.

Nathaniel isn't naturally confrontational. He tends to retreat into his artwork rather than openly argue with people, although he can be timid, he isn't weak. When something matters to him, particularly his friends or his artwork, he can demonstrate considerable determination.

》Friends: Nathaniel is associated with several students at Collège Françoise Dupont.

Marc Anciel — Nathaniel's closest creative partner and eventual boyfriend. They share a strong interest in writing and comics.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng — Nathaniel is friends with Marinette and eventually works with her on creative projects.

Alya Césaire — He is part of Marinette's broader friend group.

Nino Lahiffe — He knows Nino through their classmates and social circle.

Kim, Max, Ivan, Rose, Juleka, and other classmates — Nathaniel is part of the larger class community.

》Family: Relatives: Shirel Kurtzberg (mother) Aton Kurtzberg (father)

》Relationships:

Marc Anciel: Marc is Nathaniel's most significant romantic relationship, the two initially connect through their shared love of storytelling and comics. Their relationship develops from creative collaboration into romantic feelings.

They eventually become an established couple, their relationship is based heavily on their shared creativity. Nathaniel illustrates while Marc focuses more on writing, making them a natural artistic team.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng: Nathaniel once had a crush on Marinette.

He was particularly nervous around her and struggled to express his feelings. Marinette eventually realizes that Nathaniel has romantic feelings for her, however, his crush does not develop into a relationship. Nathaniel later moves on and develops feelings for Marc.

》Trauma and Emotional Struggles:

His difficulties are primarily emotional and social.

His shyness makes it difficult for him to communicate his feelings, particularly when he has a crush on someone. He can also become deeply embarrassed when his private artwork or emotions are exposed.

He has also experienced being mocked or dismissed for his interests, particularly because of his passion for comics and drawing.

One of his biggest vulnerabilities is that his imagination is extremely personal to him. Criticism of his artwork can therefore feel like criticism of him personally.

》Past: Nathaniel has been interested in drawing and comics from a young age. He spends a great deal of time creating characters, illustrations, and stories. His artistic talent eventually becomes important enough that he collaborates with other students on comic projects.

His early crush on Marinette becomes one of his first major romantic experiences. He struggles to communicate his feelings, partially because of his naturally shy personality.

Later, his friendship and creative partnership with Marc becomes much more important to him.

》Background: Nathaniel is one of the more artistic members of Marinette's class. Unlike some of his classmates who are involved in sports, music, fashion, or technology, Nathaniel expresses himself primarily through visual storytelling.

His artwork gives him an outlet for emotions that he has difficulty expressing verbally.

His eventual partnership with Marc allows him to combine his artistic abilities with Marc's writing, creating comics together.

As Caprikid, Nathaniel becomes a temporary superhero and uses the Goat Miraculous. His ability, Genesis, is particularly suited to his creativity because he can bring an imagined object into existence.

Overall, Nathaniel is characterized by his quiet nature, creativity, sensitivity, imagination, and artistic talent. His development from a shy student with a crush on Marinette into a more confident artist and partner to Marc is an important part of his character growth.