When the people of Paris get so good at avoiding akumas that Hawkmoth can't seem to akumatize anyone, he knows he needs a plan. When he realizes he has the perfect resource right in front of him, his son whom he can control the actions of, he gets an idea. He forms a plan to use his son's relationship with his girlfriend, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, against her. Gabriel knew that making it appear to Marinette like Adrien had cheated, he could break her and make her the most powerful akuma victim yet.