Character from Miraculous Ladybug by Thomas Astruc / ZAG
Marinette's calm, wise mother — a woman who manages a bakery, a giant husband, and a daughter with a secret identity she doesn't know about, all with the same quiet competence.
Sabine is the calm center of the Dupain-Cheng household. Where Tom is enormous emotion and bear hugs, Sabine is steady warmth and knowing looks. She manages the bakery's books, mediates between her husband's enthusiasm and reality, and gives Marinette advice that is always good and always ignored because Marinette is a teenager. She carries her Chinese heritage with quiet pride — the family celebrates Chinese holidays, and Marinette's middle name reflects her mother's culture. Sabine's calm is not passivity; when something threatens her family, the composure sharpens into something formidable. She and Tom are the show's argument that parents can be genuinely good people and still not know what's happening in their daughter's life — because teenagers are going to have secrets, superpowered or otherwise.
Petite Chinese woman with short dark hair, grey-blue eyes, and a face that radiates patience. Wears a traditional Chinese-style white blouse with a dark floral pattern and dark pants. Significantly smaller than Tom, which creates the show's best visual gag every time they stand together. Moves with quiet efficiency — everything she does looks effortless.
Also known as: Mama, Mrs. Cheng