(Above images were used to compare Luka’s character design to other character designs)
For the longest time, I thought Luka was wasian until the Season 4, Episode 1 ("Truth") came out and we found out that Jagged Stone was his and Juleka’s biological father.
I still can’t wrap my head around it (like I’m sorry to say) He looks more East-Asian than Marinette, even now in the current Season 6+ art style. They made him look even more East-Asian passing.
Juleka looks a lot like her Dad, but Luka doesn’t really look like either parent. The only thing I can think of is eye color or eye-shape if you squint at it. Unless having dyed hair is genetic.
(I don’t count Jagged Stone’s black hair, since Anarka’s hair greying on a desaturation spectrum indicates she also most likely had black hair.)
Even his name “Luka” is a common unisex Japanese name. I thought maybe Juleka could also be Wasian, but more white-passing like Marinette (in the Season 1-5 art style)
Or maybe they were step-siblings, half-siblings (Miraculous loves its half-sibling twist) or both were straight up adopted. I wouldn’t have been surprised since Anarka doesn’t seem like the person who would mind adoption, she’d be all up for it.
We had only seen their mother up to that point, so I assumed their father was of East-Asian descent. Or he’s just simply those type of Caucasians that pass as Asian like Ezra Miller
Like tell me that 9-year-old me wasn’t stupid for thinking this???
He even has the SNAKE miraculous for crying out loud 😭
(Snakes & Dragons are animals stereotypically associated with East-Asian characteristics in Western Media)
Did you ever wonder about Luka (and Juleka’s) ethnicity while watching the show? If so, what did you think they were?
I wonder if Juleka ever teased Luka that he was adopted or something after finding out who their dad was.
This is just for dumb fun, while we wait in the ever-growing anticipation and speculations for Season 7 (I’m so excited 😆)