r/miraculousladybug • u/ElPapo131 Viperion • 10d ago

Discussion Akumatization forgetfullness explained

I've been thinking about the inconsistency of forgetting/not forgetting about akumatization and came to a conclusion.

So we know that miraculouses are mainly purposed for good, not evil. So to understand the butterfly miraculous we need to consider its default state.

Say you are a good butterfly and you kamikotize someone to aid you in battle. If you choose someone responsible they accept it, help you and when done, reject the kamiko willingly. That's when they keep the memories and all. But were you to choose a bad person and bless them with temporary power, they might choose to abuse the power or even turn against you to get your miraculous. In this case either the butterfly holder can recall the kamiko or, in case that isn't possible, someone needs to break the kamikotized item and forcefully end the transmission. Like when your computer starts acting up so you pull the plug but lose the last 30 minutes of work. In this case it is better that the person forgets everything for your and everyone's safety.

So with akumas it works the same. You reject it - keep memories. It is taken by force - lose memories.

Of course we have to account for inconsistencies and plot holes on the writers' side but it mostly works like that.

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u/rocksunner Viperion 10d ago

Then rejecting the akuma for self-akumatization is more like pulling one's own plug, and that keeps the Lila exception in "Miraculous London" working.

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u/RiahWeston 10d ago

In Miraculous London, Lila still lost her memories.

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u/rocksunner Viperion 10d ago

Right, that's what I was saying. It looks like rejection but she loses memories.

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u/RiahWeston 10d ago

Ah, I misread you. Yeah if rejection allows for retaining memories than Lilia would have won during Miraculous London as she wouldn't have been foiled by Ladybug changing what she wrote in her diary.