#tbh it goes for every attractive character in arcane

[ohboi]

and per the post i just reblogged about the wonderful black/POC characters of Arcane, i need to get this out of me now because that post got me on a tangent.

Sevika never worked for Vander, nor did she ever work for Silco. She works for Zaun.

Which is precisely why when she left Vander to join Silco in the first place, it wasn't betrayal to her. Vander had compromised, choosing to sacrifice the Nation of Zaun for the sake of his children and due to the immense guilt he probably had for what happened at the bridge. He was no longer truly for Zaun. Therefore, she no longer aligned herself with him. This explains why when Vi called her a "traitor"(which is incredibly ironic once we see the side Vi ultimately chooses), Sevika simply replied with, "Vander had his chance." Because he did. And he failed.

It also is why, when Silco asks her if she was tempted, she specifies that she wasn't tempted by Finn PARTICULARLY, since Finn was a power-hungry crime lord who had no care for the Zaun or the cause. However, had Finn actually cared about Zaun, that meeting would have gone a whole lot differently.

That entire scene was essentially Sevika warning Silco to get his shit together for Zaun and the cause in the most respectable yet threatening way possible. Dare I say, in that moment, she was the leader?

This is also why I think that having her team up with Jinx is literally so accurate to her character, because it just solidifies the fact that she's not just lackey for whoever sits in the chair, she is a fighter for her people, whom she will ALWAYS PUT FIRST, even if it means helping Jinx, since she is now, apparently, a "symbol" of rebellion to her people, and perhaps a symbol of hope. Or so they believe...

good heavens there's so much more i can say about her(ESPECIALLY the deep down desire for validation i believe she lowkey shares with Jinx. 🥲)

but all of this to say, as horny(metaphorically) of a mf i am i will not let it consume me, and neither should yall to the point where you miss the bigger picture of the person.

Sevika is such a complex, multifaceted character, and I wish more people spoke on it.

Also she better not fucking die.