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The Inx: Jinx's Great and Terrible Devotees in Spite of Conv/rgence
The most annoying thing about Conv/rgence as a game is that it introduces great concepts, like the Inx, but just fumbles the execution of them and the overall story.
In Conv/rgence the Inx are a new chempunk gang of Zaunite teens and young adults that idolize and borderline worship Jinx to the point where they're said to spread chaos in her name. But the Zaun that Conv/rgence establishes tells a different story about the Inx from the intended description.
The first time the Inx appear is in the Conv/rgence comic, where the lead members like Chadd play at the Triumph Festival. It's supposed to be a Zaunite festival to celebrate Jayce's defeating Viktor, the Machine Herald. If the Inx follow Jinx's lifestyle why would they even play at such an event to celebrate a Piltovan, and why would Zaunites think the Inx wouldn't make trouble over it? I could go on about how weird it is for Zaun to host a festival to celebrate Jayce, a Piltovan champion for a fight unrelated to them and their wellbeing, but that would take too long.
For people who admire Jinx's boldness, the best they can do in the comics is pretty harmless vandalism where they just graffiti Jinx's monkey tag over some walls. The Inx are also nowhere to be seen in major events like the Scraptown Run, which apparently all Zaun gangs participate in.
Then there's members like Moshpit Meg. Meg's a diehard Jinx fan that loves Jinx's attitude and dedication to explosions. Before that Meg was admired Vi, the enforcer, because Vi's gauntlets reminded Meg of her own naturally big fists and it made her feel less self conscious about her own hands. That second half begs too many questions I don't have time for.
Outside of aesthetic choices there isn't really anything about the Inx that says they're people who stake their identity around Jinx. This is largely because Conv/rgence's universe works hard to sanitize Zaunite grievances against Piltover which directly undermines the central class conflict between Zaun and Piltover. It also largely impacts the motivations and general existence of characters like Jinx and the people who follow her, like the Inx, because they wouldn't exist in the absence of Piltover's oppression.
To avoid addressing any real conflict between the two cities the Inx are only vaguely make sense in the story, especially the game. All except for one element, Chadd. I need to say this...
Chadd is Accidentally (on Purpose?) Great
The brief moments the audience gets to know Chadd's character gives us an interesting glimpse at the people Jinx inspires.
The first thing we know about Chadd is that he's a musician, and it's neat trait that connects him to the musical roots of Jinx's character. In League, Jinx was the first champion in League to debut with a music video. It was through Jinx's character that Riot and Fortiche begun experimenting League with music. So it's very fitting that Convergence creates a chorus of sorts for Jinx to continue that musical tradition. To add to that, the game's promo posters decided to reestablish Jinx's connections by making her a talented karaoke singer.
The next thing to know about Chadd is that he was the one who planne and organized the Inx to transform a rundown theatre into an airborne concert arena. Red, Ekko's close friend and romantic interest in the game, confirmed that it was Chadd who was the one to make it happen, within a week too. It's an impressive creative feat that's clearly in homage to "Get Jinxed's" aerial imagery. Despite how cool a stunt that was I couldn't see how it was meant to impress Jinx, she was the most destructive thing in the theater... until I read the transcript "Hold me like a Fermata".
A shotgun, a flame thrower... who's funeral were you planning Chadd!??!? Just for context this was a transcript Ekko found of Chadd and the Inx talking about a new weapon (and sound system?) Chadd seemed to have made. I'm sure Chadd was the one who made it because the Fermata is also the name of a musical note that represents a pause (sometimes dramatic) in a score.
If you're familiar with music you might also know that the Fermata has more than one name, it's also referred to as "the Cyclops Eye". That kind of reference to Silco used on a weapon for a later act to honor Jinx couldn't have been lost on the writers because the Eye of Zaun was already found on an Inx hangout.
When I finally noticed all these details I finally got that Chadd is dangerously devoted to Jinx. All the points in his character can only lead us to conclude the real plan wasn't to just play obnoxiously loud music when the theater reached Piltover's heights, it was to destroy Piltover with all the weapons they equipped on it. That's the best idea I can come up with because Jinx immediately throws bombs at their plan to cause havoc in Piltover... for reasons. It does match Jinx's track record at least, usually other dangerous or apathetic champions tend to appreciate her, like Urgot, Renata Glasc, and Khada Jhin.
Even Chadd's concept art communicates that he's probably more devoted to Jinx than rest of the Inx. The way his early design evolves to reflect Jinx's influence could even tell a story. The more this douchey glam rocker finds inspiration in Jinx the more he changes himself and his art to reflect Jinx's impact. Chadd grows his hair out, wears his tattoo of Jinx in the same place she wears hers, and even dresses more like her, but he still retains his own diva personality.
One last thing, the funniest thing about Chadd is the fact that both Ekko and Red seperately ask him to explain himself and what "statement" he's trying to make with the Inx. Chadd just flat out refuses to answer, and even breaks up with Red over that. I thought he was being douche (he was), but then I remembered Jinx doesn't explain herself in game either about the mayhem she causes, she just taunts anyone who asks. The student learns from the master I guess.
Tldr: In the Converegence game and comics the Inx are characterized by mild vandalism and pretentious artists. And I could almost get behind that idea if only Convergence wasn't so heavily biased towards Piltover the dynamics of a group like the Inx could have had a more interesting exploration in their motivations and goals. Also, Chadd is a dipshit and he makes a great follower of Jinx!
#jinx lol#silco#the inx lol#the inx#the inx convergence#the inx conv/rgence#convergence lol#conv/rgence lol#chadd lol#chadd convergence#chadd conv/rgence#does this count as a partial arcane thing?#because silco's eye is used in association with jinx's followers#convergence is filled with so many missed opportunities and absolute wild storytelling decisions#like lets ignore the camille team up and ask why does jinx want to stop people from destroying piltover#why do zaunites feel make a whole celebration for a piltie like jayce?#why in the game is seraphine a source of inspiration for zaunites when she wasn't even born in zaun she was born in piltover#why is the story about a dangerous chembaron family that makes a dangerous artificial lesser quality version of hex crystals when the ferro#family does the EXACT same thing... oh is the production process dangerous the Ferros do the same thing#that's why Zaun Gray exists in the first place in League#league of legends#they just painted the ferros family brownish red instead of blue
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Have any of you ever heard of the hummingbird moths we get in Britain?
So, I thought I saw a hummingbird last year. It was much bigger than a bug could be, I thought, and it hovered around flowers and looked like it had feathers.
I got pretty close but it was never still enough to see clearly. Then, when I told my parents they said "oh! it was probably a moth!" and I was baffled for a long time. Like, how could a moth look like and act so much like a hummingbird?
Until I googled "hummingbirds in the UK" and this fucker comes up:
Everyone, meet the hummingbird hawk-moth; one of the weirdest and coolest cases of convergent evolution on this planet.
This is the kinda thing I'd see in fiction and go "oooh cool, bug hummingbird! Wish we had those on earth!" But we do. We really do have them on earth!! Isn't that nuts?!?!?
#nature#bugs#moth#moths#hummingbird#insect#humming bird#insects#hummingbird moth#hummingbird hawk moth#strange animals#convergent evolution#weird animals#nature facts#animal facts#bug facts#is that enough tags lol
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"Wow Silco's not on that mural!" " Zaun really hated him!"
It's literally a firelight mural... of course they are going to paint Jinx with her "real" father because the firelights hated Silco and loved Vander.
But you know who the zaunites didn't like? Vander. Vander did absolutely nothing for them, he was enabling oppression, turning a blind eye to the enforcers and the suffering of Zaun, and they were absolutely sick of it. That's why Zaun turned its back on him and embraced Silco.
Silco was by no means a perfect leader either, he brought horrible suffering to the Zaunites himself, especially those who were most impoverished. But Silco also did a lot of good for the undercity. If it weren't for him, Zaun would not have shimmer to treat all sorts of ailments, to keep people alive long enough to recieve care and prosthetics. If it weren't for him, they would not have the shimmer they need to fuel devices like Sevika and Smeech's prosthetics. It is because of Silco that little Zaun has an army of shimmer beasts and weapons to fight for freedom and defend itself from the cat. Shimmer gave Zaun a new product that wasn't under Piltover's control with which it could strengthen its economy, and we see the industries of Zaun florish under Silco. As we see illustrated in the ending of episode one, it is only through shimmer and the sacrifice that comes with it that Zaun can turn the tables on its oppressor, and I don't think the Zaunites, especially Jinx, Sevika, an the others leading this fight, will forget so soon.
In the game Convergence, which takes place after Zaun's independence, we still see Silco's symbol plastered in the undercity. His symbol remains on the assembly building in the season two trailer. Silco even seems to have a cult-like following; the eye has a strange significance in Zaun, we see Zaunites making offerings of eyeballs to a turtle-like diety that is covered in jars of eyes and has Silco's symbol inscribed on its praying hands. The Zaunites know Sevika and Jinx were loyal to Silco. It would be in their best interest to paint Silco as a hero and his death a tragedy executed by Piltover.
Bonus: I don't understand why people make such a big deal over Silco employing children in the shimmer factory like he invented child labor or something. Child labor has been a thing in Zaun at least since Piltover has been oppressing it. Silco and Vander worked in dangerous conditions in the mines as children. Ekko worked for Benzo as a child. Vander's kids steal from people to make a living, they aren't doing much better. Silco didn't get rid of child labor but he did ensure the profit from it went towards the Undercity rather than the greedy hands of Piltover.
#silco#arcane silco#silco arcane#arcane#arcane season two#arcane season 2#character analysis#arcane netflix#arcane news#arcane lol#arcane league of legends#arcane show#analysis arcane#arcane analysis#eye of zaun#arcane zaun#zaun#firelight#firelights#arcane vander#vander arcane#silco and vander#jinx and silco#jinx and sevika#sevika arcane#convergence#league of legends#league of legends convergence#jinx#arcane details
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Professor's honour! There's a code, you know. I don't know it, but there is one!
#jrwi#just roll with it#jrwi show#jrwi fanart#jrwi convergence#jrwi pd#prime defenders#alastyr cross#professor cross#kala art#I'M SO SO HAPPY THAT THEY BROUGHT BACK KASPER N ALASTYRRR#Convergence re-boot soon I hope (and I also hope that I can actually watch it lol)
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Why, I got lost at C̶̥̆ö̵̯́ṅ̸̬v̸̯̌e̴̲͘r̵͙̐g̶̑͜e̵̘͊n̵͐͜c̸̨̀è̶̡ ̷̟͊S̴͎̓t̵͎͂a̴̠͊t̵̟͝i̷͙̐o̴̖̓n̷͕̂, how are you?
#Convergence Station#Meow Wolf#Denver#art installation#was in town for SIGGRAPH so we stopped by#I REALLY want to make it to all the other locations now#Inoni Sighting#THIS HOLE WAS MADE FOR ME#I ended up buying a Bearret plushie I couldn't resist#also idk if this is standard procedure or if this employee was awesome#so I really wanted a 'boop' card but didn't grab one downstairs#and when I asked about it in the main exhibit was told it was 3 bucks#but was told the currency 'off Earth' was 'Mems'#so I could just share a memory in exchange for a card#so I told a 30-year-old story about dropping my ice cream on the floor#and thusly got a boop card#what a fun discount#lol
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I feel like in each PD break there's been a point where prime defenders fans have waited to the point that people start saying fuck it it's time to do our own thing and go wild. Last hiatus there was transfemme ashe becoming so widespread that people thought it was canon and pencilfrog. This hiatus it's people coming full circle on ghostknife from "they NEED to get together" to "actually aroace vyncent so real let's see how this plays out". BOTH times involved sudden boosts in tidalwave popularity.
All I'm saying is the longer they draw out the hiatus the more unhinged and digging into the cracks of the podcast to get everything we can out of it we'll get. I cannot wait to see what else comes out of this period of time. (coping I miss them so much)
#i say coping but also like. i feel like im dealing with the hiatus extensions fine#it's happened before it'll happen again#it's good for them to figure their shit out and stay motivated and have structure#and also like. idk im used to PD breaks at this point i can deal with whatever#at least we're still getting tons of podcast stuff during the break#(reflecting on the post-fated/convergence period lol)#but yeah anyways#jrwi prime defenders#jrwi pd#prime defenders
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im curious, what was ur guys introduction to jrwi ?
#i watched convergence live because wilbur was in it#i knew slimecicle but nvr watched/listened to jrwi before#it was during an era where i never missed any wilbur content because i was refusing to attend online school 😭#so i had too much free time lol#i litterally watched episode 4 live knowing nothing about the campaign and finding out what was happening while i was there#i was in a dnd group the year before and part of 2020 until lockdown started so i was thrilled to watch a dnd stream lol
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go go art girls
#rhythm doctor#brave enough to main tag sob#rd connections converged#rdcc hinode#rhythm doctor lucia#rdship art girls#< art girls by itself is too broad lol
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⚠️ cw: self harm mention.
#csmtober: Day 8 — Favourite Character
#small fun thing about this piece is that various separately occuring instances are spliced together into scenes that#converge inter-para &#diverge even within the framing para lol#reze#chainsaw man#csm#csmtober#crow.writes#rezeposting
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I remember seeing comparisons on Twitter with the fairy gala outfits since the new event happening in JP… is it okay to once again make a Monster High and Ever After High joke?
ANYWAYS GET YA MAN WHO CAN DO BOTH!!
[Left - Leona Kingscholar | Right - Jamil Viper]
[Disney Twisted Wonderland | - Fairy Gala]
[Event: Endless Halloween Night / Spectral Soirée ]
Anyways there is a reason why I chose these cards (outside being very pretty c:) first in case you want to avoid spoilers for Twst en fans!
Spoilers for Cards in the new TWST Halloween 2025 (JP) event
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YIPPEEEEEEEE
Ahhh yes my fave aesthetics—
*still inserts monster high and ever after high joke*
#twisted wonderland#twst#twst halloween#twst spoilers#Twst jp#the nightmare before christmas#nightmare before christmas#jack skellington#I legit can’t stop making these eah and mh jokes#then again those two are my major faves and fandoms#plus the pipeline to Twst lol#even more funnier since Jack Skellington and Sally did a doll collab with Monster High (look it up! :D)#the times are converging for me and I’m LIVING for it!#leona kingscholar#jamil viper
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the good kind of parasite, a bad blood sucker
#idk where this came from i was reading the wikipedia page on convergent evolution when it came into my head and i knew i had to draw it#desert duo#grian#goodtimeswithscar#third life#trafficblr#also bloodsucker by aeseaes is a fantastic song but has nothing to do with them LOL it was just stuck in my head when i made this#it's about mosquitoes. but like metaphorically. ANYWAYS#(spreading my aeseaes propaganda btw everyone go listen to their shapeshifter album RIGHT NOW GO GO GO <3)#aurie's art
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NEW STUFF ALERT:
✨THE CONVERGENCE UNIVERSE COMICS ARE OFFICIALLY RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN 20+ LANGUAGES✨
They are free to read and will be added to the codex' archive of canon content soon. If you're confused about the timeline or universe this takes place in, it was confirmed to be a non-arcane iteration of the main game universe here.
#jayvik#vikjayce#jayce giopara#viktor league of legends#jayce league of legends#viktor lol#jayce lol#convergence#ekko league of legends#main canon#academy years#comics#league of legends
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some unmasked machine heralds
#viktor lol#prototype viktor#lol convergence#viktor arcane#viktor#arcane#the machine herald#machine herald#wiktor.png#if anyone knows the @ of the artist who popularized fanon mh please lmk#headcanon is what I imagine he’d look like assuming he got some of the fishbomb#viktor fanart#arcane fanart
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This might be a reach, but that little kid next Jinx reminds me of Ajuna.
It could be the short stature and the silhouette of his haircut, but it just makes me think of him.
Anyway, this wouldn't be the first time League has had Ekko's friends associate with Jinx, or what she represents at least.
In Conv/rgence, Ekko's oldest friend, Red (on the left) hung out with the Inx, Jinx's followers, and even dated one of their leaders, Chadd (on the right). Naturally, they broke because of difference in opinion (Chadd was mad she wasn't cool with wrecking Piltover).
Sidenote: I think it's very cute the concept art made Red and Chadd dress in a similar style (puffy jacket+matching choker) but still different enough to be distinct as individuals.
#arcane#arcane meta#jinx arcane#ajuna lol#conv/rgence#convergence#chadd convergence#red convergence#is this an excuse to talk about interesting ideas convergence brought up but never followed through on... yes#but also the bts stuff for season 2 really shows jinx as a friend (hero?) to children#why wouldn't sjuna like her#ajuna lem#league of legends
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more late night sketches cos this is my thing now.
#📚 my posts#🖍️ art#jrwi convergence#alastyr cross#heleus starstrider#strangle macock#jrwi kasper#i still need to watch the saw movies LOL anyways saw trap cutiemark :)
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Vanilla milk asks are now closed
This time in arc two ;]
#cookie run kingdom#shadow milk cookie#pure vanilla cookie#pure vanilla crk#shadow milk crk#Converging Minds#ik it hasnt been too long since i closed it but i didnt have anything better to do lol
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