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can we pretend none of S2 ever happened

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Our hextech dream….

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season 2 episode 6

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I have two theories about what happened to Astral Sky:

She disappeared along with Viktor’s humanity.

She’s still there and will be the only part of his humanity left.

Viktor’s champion lore states that he got rid of his emotions—similar to what he mentioned in his last dialogue about the complexity of humanity. To achieve his glorious evolution, he strips away human feelings to maximize his aid to Zaun, even if his actions go against moral standards. However, Arcane gives Viktor a much deeper backstory, showing that he’s genuinely a good person. His emotions drive him to help people.

Personally and trying to be optimistic, I think that Sky will be the only thing that Viktor won't be able to get rid of. Like I said in another post, I believe Sky has her own consciousness and is an individual the Hexcore couldn’t corrupt.

Besides, I feel like she would be a very valuable narrative asset—unless they kill her off again—for future lore, like Blitzcrank (I know I'm being really delulu, but this idea is merely speculation).

OR, we might have another tragic goodbye scene.

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Breakthrough

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Praying for their happiness. Jayvik stans pls don’t kill me.

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Everyone in Arcane is on the verge of war while SkyVik are on Ali Hazelwood romance

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Burn away the sickness

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...You know, I've never been a Jayce hater.

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Rewatching Arcane - so here's an attempt at drawing Viktor

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I’ve read the theory that the Hexcore supposedly absorbed Sky and is using her to control Viktor.

I DISAGREE (though I could be wrong)

Sky died, but in the astral world, she is "alive." There are two options:

Viktor creates an image of Sky, but she doesn’t actually exist in any form. He just recreates her image based on his memories.

The Hexcore absorbs (or learns) her soul, which is why Viktor can interact with her—because her soul is alive through the Hexcore.

The first theory doesn’t sound convincing to me because Sky seems to have her own reasoning. She thinks and expresses ideas in this arcane world. She remembers moments with Viktor, like when she says, "Viktor, once you told me that every system has limitations," and she even shows her own will, such as when she touches Viktor’s arm with concern. Not only that, but her image changes. Her hair grows, and she no longer wears glasses. If she were just a product of Viktor’s imagination, he would remember her as she last was—with her hair tied back and wearing glasses—but he doesn’t. The Hexcore healed her vision.

So, I lean toward the second option. It’s worth mentioning that Sky represents the rune of inspiration. This isn’t confirmed, but everything points to it. For me, the line "everything you do inspires me," her notebook, and the symbol were enough. Through her sacrifice "out of love," the greatest power of all, she managed to transcend in physical form. In a way, she also "evolved."

What I’m getting at is that it’s very unlikely the Hexcore was able to corrupt Sky’s soul. I think she’s there as Viktor’s source of inspiration, but it’s not that the Hexcore is manipulating her. Rather, it’s just the presence of her soul. At no point did I see any frame suggesting any ulterior motive. Just like in the series, she appears genuinely concerned and sincerely interested in the art of the arcane.

THAT'S IT, OK BYE

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I’ve read the theory that the Hexcore supposedly absorbed Sky and is using her to control Viktor.

I DISAGREE (though I could be wrong)

Sky died, but in the astral world, she is "alive." There are two options:

Viktor creates an image of Sky, but she doesn’t actually exist in any form. He just recreates her image based on his memories.

The Hexcore absorbs (or learns) her soul, which is why Viktor can interact with her—because her soul is alive through the Hexcore.

The first theory doesn’t sound convincing to me because Sky seems to have her own reasoning. She thinks and expresses ideas in this arcane world. She remembers moments with Viktor, like when she says, "Viktor, once you told me that every system has limitations," and she even shows her own will, such as when she touches Viktor’s arm with concern. Not only that, but her image changes. Her hair grows, and she no longer wears glasses. If she were just a product of Viktor’s imagination, he would remember her as she last was—with her hair tied back and wearing glasses—but he doesn’t. The Hexcore healed her vision.

So, I lean toward the second option. It’s worth mentioning that Sky represents the rune of inspiration. This isn’t confirmed, but everything points to it. For me, the line "everything you do inspires me," her notebook, and the symbol were enough. Through her sacrifice "out of love," the greatest power of all, she managed to transcend in physical form. In a way, she also "evolved."

What I’m getting at is that it’s very unlikely the Hexcore was able to corrupt Sky’s soul. I think she’s there as Viktor’s source of inspiration, but it’s not that the Hexcore is manipulating her. Rather, it’s just the presence of her soul. At no point did I see any frame suggesting any ulterior motive. Just like in the series, she appears genuinely concerned and sincerely interested in the art of the arcane.

THAT'S IT, OK BYE

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"We've never seen complexity like this."

"Flawless... exquisite...chaos."

⸻ VIKTOR AND SKY, The Message Hidden Within the Pattern

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is anyone else just like. constantly filled with rage about their position under late capitalism and how we are expected to just keep playing this game that we know will literally kill us, is already killing people all over the world, and yet everyone around us is somehow fine with going about business as usual, with pretending we are free by being able to choose between different ways of being exploited. there is nothing more dehumanising than being forced to partake in a system that is actively detrimental to our survival as human beings, that is so physically, psychologically and spiritually destructive, and i don’t know how to deal with this anger anymore

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Viktor piece 🌠