Character from Miraculous Ladybug by Thomas Astruc / ZAG
Adrien's first real friend, aspiring DJ, and the superhero Carapace — a chill, good-hearted guy who got akumatized because an adult wouldn't let kids have a birthday party.
Nino is the friend Adrien needed and didn't know how to ask for. He saw the loneliest kid in class — the one with the bodyguard and the empty lunch table — and just sat down next to him. No agenda. No angle. He's the kind of person who becomes friends with someone because they looked like they could use one. He DJs at school events and dreams of producing music. He got akumatized into the Bubbler because Gabriel Agreste wouldn't let Adrien have a birthday party, which tells you everything about both Nino's loyalty and Gabriel's parenting. His protective instincts earned him the Turtle Miraculous, and as Carapace, his Shell-ter ability creates force fields around the people he cares about. His relationship with Alya works because he's secure enough to date the most intense person in school without trying to match her intensity. He supports her, grounds her, and is comfortable being the calm one. He is not boring — he's stable, and in a show full of emotional chaos, that's revolutionary.
Teenage boy with dark skin, short dark hair under a red baseball cap worn backwards, brown eyes, and round glasses. Wears a blue tee with an eye design, jeans, and headphones perpetually around his neck. Carries himself with the easy slouch of someone who thinks most things will work out. As Carapace: green bodysuit with a turtle shell shield on his back, green mask, hood — the Turtle Miraculous grants the power of protection.
Also known as: Carapace, The Bubbler, DJ Nino