#they sound like a techbro scam solution to a problem that doesn't exist

[sunsetosirias]

Honestly, I'm not fond of the Alliance Rings in Miraculous Ladybug Saeson 5 being glorified phones on a cheap looking minimalistic ring without any of the privacy. I for one wouldn't want everyone to see a hologram of my phone screen or have my phone calls audible to an entire room of people. It would be a nightmare trying to have a private conversation whether it's through texting or a call.

Every time I see a character wear an Alliance Ring, it looks like it could fly off their finger with a sudden movement. Why is it so far up their fingers? Why not have it at the base of the finger when not in use then slide it further up when they activate it? Would that have been too troublesome to animate?

I've come up with an alternative use for the Alliance Rings which still aids Hawkmoth without being obvious to the characters in the show, or being a gimmicky phone replacement.

The Tsurugi and Agreste brand collaborate and release the Alliance Rings which has a singular purpose, to alleviate the user of any negative emotions they're experiencing by holding down a button on the ring until they're calm again. Gabriel makes a speech about making sure Hawkmoth/Shadowmoth/Monarch has less opportunities to make akumas or something along those lines.

But how does that help Hawkmoth? Simple. The negative emotions aren't gone, but stored in his lair to guarantee his next target becomes an akuma by flooding their Alliance Ring with the negative emotions collected from many different people over time all at once. How are the negative emotions collected and stored? Flux Capacitor - it just works.

Also, by overloading the victim's ring with the negative emotions of other people, it can open up anyone to being akumatized, raising the stakes as there'd be less obvious signs that someone might be the next target. One minute they're bright and happy, the next, they're an akuma. Plus it would cut the monologue screen time and lend it somewhere else.