#seeing this AND arcane s2 new trailer I'm dying

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Fortiche studio's first original film looks INSANE HELLO????? SCIENCE-FICTION MEETS GREEK MYTHOLOGY??? I CAN'T WAIT???

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Actually, I’ve got a few redactions + Add on's about the long ass post on the S2 trailer I made a couple weeks ago.

So while I still think Vi painted the gauntlets black to disguise herself, I’m thinking the fight with Warwick damages them again because when Vi’s with Ekko here, they are different than how they first appeared. So Ekko and Heimerdinger could repair them before fighting Ambessa, also it would partially explain why he's here fighting with her at all (so to the anon that asked, yes i do agree that Ekko/Heimerdinger probably fixed them)

I’ve been seeing posts about Jinx kinda sorta “adopting” a kid in the new season (you can kinda see them in that clip with Smeech attacking Sevika) and there’s the scene with Undercity people surrounding Jinx having blue hair so my thoughts are now leaning more towards that this is that child in question than something having to do with Jinx or Powder herself. it would also explain Sevika's new look and such.

I'm SUCH an idiot but the gem imbedded in Viktor's wrist is most likely for the arm they showed back in S1, much like how they showed the gauntlets that Vi would eventually be using. I just didn't give the arm a second thought until now despite knowing The Machine Herald already had the third arm (insert face palm here...)

Back to the lines from Vi and Caitlyn from the announcement teaser 3 years ago, it's clear that they're talking about the temple fight that happens later on. Caitlyn has to see this through but she doesn't want to do it alone because she knows that she or Jinx is going to end up dead as a result; but Vi feels she needs to fight Jinx herself because we're probably going to see a bunch of stuff happen before the fight (like the Kiramman tent fight for example) because Vi says "no one else needs to get hurt", but at first I just thought that Vi was talking about Jinx's attack on the Council.

I'm still unsure who's in the orange that Ambessa's talking to because no ones signature color in Arcane has been orange as far as i know (it's been mainly reds, blues, whites, and golds) so I'm thinking that it's a hospital outfit of some sort (I could be wrong, but that's where my thoughts are towards) and she's talking to someone in Piltover that Can implement Martial Law and there's really only 3 examples that could do that: Caitlyn, Jayce, or Mel (if Mel happens to be alive of course. and I'm pretty sure the other Councilor's are about as dead as dogshit, or should be because besides Cassandra did you Really give a fuck about the rest of them?).

someone else pointed this out and I for the Life of me can't find their account but the lines on the floor point to this being Stillwater Hold, so at some point that's where Jinx's base of operations is, or she's just breaking them out but at least in this scene i don't think so.

I'm changing my stance on this, this is happening right before Act 3 (or more specifically, before we see her in the Ambessa fight). mainly because while the lighting is damn near impossible to make out, i think her hair is cut in this scene, she's also missing the ropes on her top. Mainly because when we see her with the finger prosthetic she still has her braids and that's Definitely happening post Act 1. so she's crying about something different from Silco here and I'm having a dreading idea on what it is...

I don't think Vi is carrying Cait on her shoulders, mainly because with the lighting the vest looks brown but when we see Caitlyn her vest is very clearly black. So not exactly sure who it is, I'm kinda thinking it's the blue fish guy (is Arcane gonna give us the names of Caitlyn's comrades yet?!) and the explosion we see with him isn't the same one that knocked Vi down. but that's just hypothetical, the only thing I'm Sure about is that Vi isn't carrying Caitlyn at least.

I have NO idea Why and I have NO credible sources on this but for some reason my brain keeps telling Sevika's dying. No i don't know the how or the when but it'd just be another tally of grief for Jinx (because we're probably going to see them get close despite their animosity back in S1) (and let's be real anyone that takes on even a Slight "parenting" role to Vi or Jinx is getting the axe, i don't make the rules)

So far the only thing I'm having trouble placing is uhhh everyone that Isn't Vi, Jinx or Caitlyn. because they've been Massively marketing the three of them but when it comes to people like Viktor and Jayce not a fucking clue. We got that clip of Ekko and Heimerdinger sneaking into Piltover where they probably do some sorta hextech experimenting but that's really the limit of my knowledge. I know the people I was confused about have to do with Viktor and the Glorious Evolution thing but other than that, I've really only got solid thoughts on our three ladies for the season.

Also it seems like tomorrow they're probably going to be showing us what they showed at the Annecy festival for pit fighter Vi back in June so... can't wait for that!

and that's what i got for now...

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Arcane Season 2 Ending Prediction

This hurts to write about, but it must be done.

I think that the final episode of Arcane s2 will end with Jinx and Vi killing each other.

Think about it, right. We know this is the final season of Arcane, and in the official teaser trailer, it tells us to "witness the final chapter." Chapters are in books and stories, and what--or rather whose--story is Arcane about? The two sisters, Vi and Jinx. So this is the end of their story.

Now, you might ask why I predict that they die, as the end of a story doesn't imply death, merely the end of the tale. Well, to that I'd say, that Jinx and Vi are very active participants in their narrative, and that to get them to stop participating fully, you'd have to put them in limbo or an Atlas situation where they were completely out of the larger world of Arcane with no chance of coming back. I wouldn't fully dismiss the idea of future cameos in Riot's coming shows, but I think the writing team really respects Jinx and Vi's story, so they wouldn't throw them in for a bit of fan-service unless the sisters were *really* integral to the new show. Basically, Riot probably won't leave Jinx and Vi alive at the end of s2, but what about killing one and leaving the other alive?

Going back to active participation in the narrative, these two sisters have been together pushing the narrative forward since the first scene of Ep1S1. If we count the Imagine Dragons Enemy MV as cannon, then we have even more proof that these two sisters have been together since the beginning, and they need each other to function properly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but every episode in season 1 starts with a vinyl record with Jinx and Vi on it, mirroring the taijitu--the yin and yang symbol.

Like the symbolism behind the taijitu, Vi and Jinx are so interconnected with each other, as sisters and to the general narrative of the story, that you can't have one with out the other.

So, in my mind, this rules out the possibility of killing off either Vi or Jinx. They both have to live or die, and with the incredible writing team behind Arcane s1 and s2, I doubt they'll leave the sisters alive.

Now, why do I say that Jinx and VI will kill each other? For that theory, I have less concrete proof, but based on the s2 official teaser trailer, we already know that Vi and Jinx fight. Now, I'm betting that the fight that is shown in the teaser happens in Act 2, and it won't be the final big fight between Vi and Jinx. That will happen in Act 3--probably the last episode. Caitlyn says that her strike team going into Zaun aims to "locate Jinx," and "neutralize any agents still loyal to Silco." My guess is that Vi is going to initially focus on trying to bring Jinx in without killing her, but eventually, Vi will see that Jinx needs to be stopped by any means necessary. In their final fight, Vi is going to go for the kill blow, but at the last moment, she's going to see Powder in Jinx and hesitate. That lets Jinx fatally wound Vi with a GSW, but Vi, out of instinct (mirroring Jinx's impulse to shoot Silco at the end of s1), fatally hits Jinx. The two sisters now lie dying beside each other.

I can't accurately predict what they'll say before they die, but I think that Vi will say something along the lines of "I wish I could've protected you, Powder," and then Jinx will lash out with the whole "it's Jinx now," anger, and then they'll pass on. Basically, Vi dies crying and Jinx dies with a snarl on her face.

Also, regarding the s2 finale, Ella Purnell said “I actually just went back into the studio to complete some ADR [automated dialog replacement] for the season 2 finale – and I cried. So, I think other people will cry, too. It's devastating, and nobody will feel good after watching it" (Forbes).

Of course, this is Riot and Fortiche we're talking about, so there could absolutely be some other absolutely devastating ending I haven't even considered.

TLDR; Jinx and Vi kill each other at the end of Arcane s2 to inflicting maximum emotional damage to the viewer.