#the uncaged wrath of zaun

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Does Silco Know?

I'm surprised by the number of people I've talked who believe Silco is unaware of what Singed is doing to Vander, that it is all happening behind his back. Here I wanted to go over the reasons why Silco almost certainly played a roll in Warwick's creation, and perhaps even ordered it.

Weapon of War

Silco needs terrifying, never-before-seen weapons if an overwhelmingly underarmed Zaun is to scare Piltover into submission- it's why he has shimmer created and why he instructs Jinx to create Fishbones. It is likely that Warwick is intended to be another one of these wildcards.

Money and Strength

Singed's funding comes from Silco, so it would be difficult for him to hide such an audacious project. Singed also doesn't have the strength to carry shimmer-Vander's corpse away to his lab, but Silco's thugs do.

Holding On

Silco's biggest flaw is his inability to let the past and his loved ones go, and the way he, like Jinx, destroys what he loves. Silco romanticizes the betrayal and reminisces of the time he and Vander fought together. He refuses to give up on Vander, even forgiving him for the drowning and trying to reconcile. Vander has moved on, he refers to Silco as "brother" only in the past tense, but Silco continues to call Vander brother, even after the failed reconciliation and his "death." When Silco finds Jinx on the bridge, he tells Singed to keep her alive, even insists that "she can't die," despite being warned that the process will be torturous and it would be more merciful to let her go. He can't bring himself to do this because he loves her too much, too selfishly, to give her up to death or topside. Would it be that much of a stretch to suggest he did the same with Vander?

Hallucinations

After the explosion, Jinx hallucinates Vi, Mylo, and Claggor because she knows she killed them or indirectly caused their deaths. Jinx's bomb also helped to bring about Vander's demise, and she saw Vander's corpse. Despite this, she doesn't hallucinate him- not until e9, when she is already in a severe psychotic episode and Vi yells his name. Plus, in the concept for her minigun, she has scrawled "THREE LIVES" into one of the barrels. Mylo, Claggor, and Vi, but what about the fourth? It seems that Jinx may be aware that Vander is still alive, but how could she know unless Silco also knows?

When she finally does hallucinate Vander, she hallucinates scribbles of Warwick on or representing him.

So, if Silco knows, why would he talk to Vander's statue and not Warwick?

A- Privacy

Talking to Warwick means talking in the presence of Singed, who we see in e8 Silco doesn't trust. It's bad enough before you remember that not only does Silco say that Vander, who the undercity turned against, was right all along; he reveals that he is in the same spot Vander was in and is going to make the same decision; he is going to choose Jinx over Zaun, the same choice that lead to Vander's downfall. Silco is not going to risk Singed knowing that.

B- Pain

Throughout the show, Silco disassociates from pain, both his own and the pain he causes others. You can see this from the way he romanticizes his trauma, flinches and looks away at the cat being ripped apart, and reacts to the death of Renni's child. You can also see this when he kidnaps Vander- the blank, distant expression on arrival, the way he looks down and away when Benzo dies and Vander is punched, and how his good eye shines on the verge of tears. But he doesn't cry and he never does, because in his situation, to feel pain and empathy is a death sentence- the perfect way to prove your weakness and turn your allies against you. After all, it was his empathy towards Jinx that caused him to love her, and it was his love for her that turned Sevika and the chembarons against him. If killing Vander's friend and knocking him out was that painful for Silco, imagine how much worse it would be for him to see Vander disfigured, barely alive and in a constant state of mind-shattering agony, being sliced open and pumped full of chemicals. Singed had to drug Silco to keep him from going crazy over Jinx's similar transformation. Silco simply cannot bear to face the pain that he puts Vander through.

[riza-hawks-eye]

Warwick’s Wild Rift Release Trailer                          Vs. Vander’s Mutation Scene

[spacy-snail]

Everyone focused on the Jayvik true divorce arc of episode 6 but I’m still stuck on the ending of episode 5

You mean to tell me that

1) Vi and Powder are ACTUAL BLOOD RELATED SISTERS and not just found family

2) Their mom was one of the original architects/planners of Zaun with Silco and Vander

3) VANDER FUCKING NAMED VI????????

And both of the girls unknowingly ended up being cared by their mom’s best friends, which explains so much. Like, I think we all just assumed Vander just saw these orphaned children and was like “well I guess these are mine now” and same with Silco and Powder but NO THOSE ARE THEIR BEST FRIEND’S CHILDREN OF COURSE THEY STEPPED UP TO TAKE THEM IN!!! THEY ALREADY LOVED THEM

THE POWER OF LOVE BROUGHT VANDER BACK TO HIMSELF AND THE FUCKING GROUP HUG AT THE END DO YOU HEAR ME SOBBING

[thchound]

◂Care for a drink ?┊ooc

◂The hound of the underground┊visage

◂The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun┊warwick

◂Dead man walking┊musing

◂Freight train . Wrecking ball . I am a Gladiator┊aesthetic

◂The beast within┊HC

◂protect the family ┊promo,

◂holla at yeh girl ┊self promo

[needanaccount2readarcaneposts]

like you guys know warwick is supposed to be a metaphor, right?

and by 'you guys' I am talking to the writers of Arcane S2 (2024), who appear to have forgotten this.

like warwick, in a strictly plot sense, is something that is done to vander. but warwick, in a narrative sense, is supposed to be a metaphor. you understand that, right?

it's a metaphor for the monster within the man?

the hound of the underground?

the way suffering breeds cruelty breeds monsters - the uncaged wrath of zaun?

the sins of his past come back to haunt him?

the violence he tried to leave behind, but never could?

"i knew you still had it in you."?

Sometimes, as he fed in dark alleys on stray gangers, the flash of knives would remind him of an old blade covered in blood. Blood passing from the blade to his hands. From his hands, to everything he touched. Sometimes, he remembered the girl again. And still there was blood. It had always been there, he realized, his entire life, and nothing he did could wash it off. He'd left so many scars that even if he didn't remember his past, the city would. When he peered into the eyes of Zaun's criminals - the gang bosses, murderers, and thieves - he saw himself.

that's the warwick we should have gotten in S2. vander the grey, not vander the unproblematically whitewashed. vander the revolutionary who brought his gauntlets to that bridge to fight for a future; the base violence necessary for change. vander with blood on his hands, just as much as the partner he scapegoated for it; tried to bury in the pilt along with his own guilt; not just vander who felt aw shucks real sorry about the attempted murder that one time. vander the complex. vander who sold out zaun's resistance to ease his own shame. vander the reckoning with his own complicity; his own violence; his own original sin. vander whose murkiness helps vi unpack her black and white worldview, and let go of the rose-tinted past to which she clings; understand jinx, even understand silco; understand that it's not just about Individual Bad People doing Individual Bad Things to Individual Good People, and Individual Good People who have to defeat the Individual Bad People, but that this is something far bigger and far older than any of them, a whole rotten system of misery and oppression that turns people into monsters. that the thing that turned vander into a monster, METAPHORICALLY, happened long before he met singed.

vander the monster, as well as vander the man.

instead, we got whatever this shit is:

[countlessofvoids]

Arcane improved a lot of things when adapting League of Legends, but everything about Warwick is done much better in LoL. Comparing all the cinematics, in-game voice lines and lore, to what was done with him in Arcane; it's quite a let down IMO.

Instead of "The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun" and a man who was forcefully turned into an uncontrollable monster and is now haunted by a past he can't remember, we got... Wholesome family reunion, followed by him going feral and another character sacrificing herself to kill him, then him getting revived again just for the purpose of having Jinx and Vi fight something. I feel like this entire plot line was useless, barely anything was done with it. After ACT 2, it gets completly side-lined for the final battle.

[hakydaki]

wanna know what happens when you uncage the wrath of zaun?

this was some follow up art to some renwick sketches i saw on twitter by @_Na1su and @Whit3Salmon_23 hehe... i wanted to draw the in between of these events.

[fgfirenation]

THANK YOU FOR APPROVING OF MY FANART! I'M REALLY PROUD OF IT!

WARNING : BLOOD AND A BIT OF GORE (Writing for those who can't stand it.)

What if Fenrir took over Freddy's mind completely at last?

"Freddy isn't here. I'm Fenrir."

Inspired by Warwick from League Of Legends, because Freddy reminds me of him a lot.

LET THE BLOODSHED BEGIN!

[randomnessofthehighestorder]

Arcane season 2!

Just watched Act 3 and I’m not ready to say goodbye after all that happened…

(Spoilers under the cut)

Hextech really was the problem all along. Ep 7’s alternative timeline is proof of that. Without it, both Zaun and Piltover would be at peace…

Mylo, Claggor, Vander, Silco, Benzo, they’re all alive and Powder never turned into Jinx in that timeline. The only bad thing there is Vi’s dead. What could’ve been…

Jayce’s actions make sense now, goes to show that you shouldn’t rush to judgement before you know the whole story.

TimeBomb kiss! TimeBomb kiss! I ship them so much!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Heimerdinger is no more. But at least he lived a life of peace in another universe… Rest in peace, Professor.

Mel’s fully embraced her mage status, her magic looks amazing, and her new look! She’d make a good in-game champion…

Viktor’s fully embraced the glorious evolution now, and turned his followers mechanical. Low key kinda scary though… his new look must be the rework Riot was talking about for his in-game self!

Warwick NOOOOOO! 😭😭😭 Vander is gone, only the beast remains, with a mechanical twist… RIP Uncaged Wrath of Zaun.

Ambessa really was the villain all along, even if her intentions were misguided. She truly deserved a warrior’s death…

They did it! CaitVi did the deed! I’m so happy for them! They truly belong together, far from being oil and water… ❤️❤️❤️

Jinx took Isha’s death hard. Someone give her a hug… 🫂

We lost some good people in the war, Loris, that Jinxer. But it was worth it now that the good guys won…

Zaun entered the fight in a truly epic fashion! The twin cities are united! 🎉🎉🎉

The Boy Saviour did what he meant to do! He shattered time and saved the day! Ekko FTW!

The mage that saved Mrs Talis was Viktor?! It all makes sense, he traveled across timelines giving young Jayce a crystal with a different rune to save the future, and only one was successful. MIND. BLOWN. 🤯🤯🤯

What happened to Jayce and Viktor? They used the crystal, but at what cost? Maybe we’ll never know… also, they hugged! He truly has forgiven him…

JINX NO!!!! She sacrificed herself to save her sister from Warwick! Guess Isha won’t be lonely up there… RIP Loose Cannon… 😭😭😭😭

CaitVi got their happy ending. But what’s next for them? Fanfic writers, you know what to do…

Maddie betrayed Piltover?! Guess all the hate was rightfully placed, especially now that she’s dead…

Swain? What’s your crow doing here?! Watching Noxus retreat? I don’t trust you…

This show was amazing and it ended on a truly epic note. I’m really gonna miss it. Thank you, Riot and Fortiche for giving us a story we’ll never forget…

[junryou]

The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

As a Warwick main, I was sorely disappointed in his Arcane design. I understand the changes were likely to contrast the man vs. the beast and to keep some semblance of Vander. Still, I really missed his fully-furred, toothy-muzzle and ears.

They totally got his frenetic savagery down, though—I'll give them that! (I also definitely cried just a little bit at the reunion scene. Just a little... weh.)

do not reupload/use

[alex-the-bringer-of-chaos]

Zaunites - my Arcane hcs

Benzo (he/any).

Cis man, Unlabeled aroace and Europic.

Ekko's adopted father. Powder/Jinx's father-in-law. A shop owner in Zaun.

Claggor (he/him).

Cis man, Achillean and Ambiamorous.

Vander's adopted son. Mylo, Powder/Jinx and Vi's adopted brother. Used to be a thief, now an inventor of Zaun.

Ekko (he/they) - the Boy Who Shattered Time.

Nonbinary boy, Queer greyrose and Amatopunk.

In a monogamous relationship with Powder/Jinx. In a qpr with Scar.

Benzo adopted child. Silco and Vander's son-in-law. Claggor, Mylo and Vi's sibling-in-law. Isha's caretaker/adopted brother-in-law. Inventor, Heimerdinger's pupil, and leader of the Firelights (a vigilante group that fights for a better life for all, taking in orphans).

Felicia (she/they).

Cis woman, Heteromari and Divisuamorous (Monogamous and Polyplatonic).

Was dating Connol. Was in a polyqplatonic relationship (pqpr) with Silco and Vander.

Powder/Jinx and Vi's mother. Was a revolutionary, fighting alongside her Connol, Silco and Vander against the enforcers for Zaun's freedom, where she and her partner met their demise.

Gert (they/them).

Genderfluid, Novosexual and Gamyflux.

Part of the Chem Sisters, playing shows all over Zaun.

Madam Margot (she/they).

Genderfae, Omni aro and Agamous.

Owner of Vyx (prostitution enterprise, that might be illicit).

Mylo (he/him).

Cis man, Polysexual and Ambiamoros.

Has a crush on Gert.

Vander's adopted son. Claggor, Powder/Jinx and Vi's adopted brother. Used to be a thief, now works as a locksmith.

Powder/Jinx (she/they/shark/rar) - the Loose Cannon.

Nonbinary transfem, Bi demiaro aceflux and Relationship anarchist.

In a monogamous relationship with Ekko.

Connol and Felicia's daughter. Vi's sibling. Silco and Vander's adopted daughter. Claggor and Mylo's adopted sibling. Isha's caretaker/adopted sister. Cait's sibling-in-law. Vigilante (member of the firelights) and inventor. Heimerdinger's student and Ekko's lab partner. Struggles with hallucinations in situations of extreme stress. Plans on getting blue cloud/smokes and pink bullets tattoos on the right side of shaer upper body.

Scar (he/fang).

Genderqueer, Omni cupiorose and Europic.

In a qpr with Ekko.

Has an unnamed infant daughter. Firelights' second in command.

Councilor Sevika (she/he/they).

Faesari, Lesbian lovequeer and Lovepunk.

In a pqpr with Mel and Shoola. In a simulship with Silco and Vander.

Isha's adoptive guardian. Piltover's councilor representing the people of Zaun, teaching people how to physically fight others alongside Vi. Previously fought alongside Silco and Vander against the enforcers for an independent Zaun, losing her arm in an explosion when protecting Silco.

Silco (he/him).

Demiboy, Pan demiaro and Mesoamorous.

In a monogamous relationship with Vander. In a simulship with Sevika. Was in qpr with Felicia.

Claggor, Mylo, Powder/Jinx and Vi's adopted father. An inventor, helping Zaun grow. After the fight against the enforcers in the bridge, where Vander stabbed him after Felicia was killed by enforcers, thinking he had killed her, causing them to part ways. They, however, made up their differences thanks to the letter Vander wrote.

Sky Young (she/mi).

Cis woman, Straight noetirose and Monogamous

In a simulship with Viktor. Had an unrequited crush on Viktor.

Jayce and Viktor's research assistant, wants to help as many people as possible to live a better life.

Vander (he/him) - the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun.

Cis man, Omnisexual and Monopoly - no preference.

In a monogamous relationship with Silco. In a simulship with Grayson. Was in a qpr with Felicia.

Claggor, Mylo, Powder/Jinx and Vi's adopted father. The barkeeper and owner of The Last Drop. Has a scar he got when he betrayed Silco on the bridge, a hound of the underground tattoo, and a tattoo of the bridge between the two cities, all on his right arm.

Viktor (he/they/it/moon/star) - the Herald of the Arcane.

Boyflux, Gay noeti demirose and Polyamitis.

In a polyamorous relationship with Jayce and Mel (delamour with Jayce, in a qpr with Mel). In a simulship with Sky.

Heimerdinger's former research assistant, now a scientist and engineer working alongside Jayce, creating new ways to better the health of the zaunites.

Enforcer Violet "Vi" (she/they/he) - the Piltover Enforcer.

Bigender (agender woman), Lesbian (canon) greyrose and Monogamous.

Dating Cait.

Connol and Felicia's daughter. Powder/Jinx's sibling. Silco and Vander's adopted daughter. Claggor and Mylo's adopted sibling. Piltover's enforcer, teaching people how to physically fight others, alongside Sevika. Got badly hurt on when she and her sibling went to steal Jayce's apartment, getting sent to Piltover's hospital and meeting Cait there. Has his nickname tattooed under her eye, with a scar on it, as well as the backside of their torso fully tattooed.

Other hcs

Noxians

Piltovans

[arcane-ish]

The Pros and Cons of killing Warwick

Let me start off with:

Why I personally don't care for it

I think it's silly that a character defined by his healing factor dies. I like the spooky idea of a scary mindless Warwick roaming the streets and caves of Zaun. Vander losing his humanity and memories seems like a dark, ironic and tragic ending enough. Because we already saw him die in season 1, have him as a potential cliffhanger death in s2act2, to have him gave another "this time for realsies" death seems more like diminishing returns to me rather than "zomg, the parallels and the symmetry". To me it sounds kinda tacky.

I also feel like season 2 didn't really succeed that much in establishing Vander as his own character as opposed to just an accessory for Jinx and Vi (ie the point of his flashback is just to double down his long and deep his parental relationship with them runs), which to me takes away some of the heft of his death.

The reasons why it seems likely

Warwick isn't one of the main pretty people characters the way Caitlyn, Vi, Jinx, Jayce and Viktor are. (From a pure business POV we know that monster champions are less popular and sell fewer skins) That alone makes him a more likely candidate.

Symmetry, parallels and themes

The show arguably kicked into "omg, this is serious" gear when Vander died. And season 1 ended on Silco's death, another father figure. So one can argue that Warwick dying is a parallel to that.

There is also the persistent theme in Arcane that maybe keeping people alive after their death isn't great (ie Singed/Orianna, Viktor telling Jayce he was supposed to die) and that you need to let go of the past.

Another aspect is that Vander's story is about becoming a monster and that Vander tried to resist violence (while Silco embraced it). So one can assume that Vander hates what he has become.

Vander is also defined heavily by his status as a parent so him sacrificing himself to protect Jinx or Vi seems fitting (sacrifice being another theme in s2).

There's also the aspect of what he represents in Vi and Jinx's story. That maybe they have to overcome him or as they become adults and become self reliant it's okay for him to leave the story. Or that he has "done his job" by bringing the sisters together.

The symbolism of it all

One thing that likely isn't intended, but, if we presume that Vi will join Caitlyn in Piltover (rather than Cait moving to Zaun or both staying on their side and meeting in the middle, of I can't overlook the symbolism that the Wrath of Zaun has to be distinguished for that to happen.

Or that both leaders of the original revolution die, maybe coinciding with Piltover and Zaun forming an alliance.

Remember, in League Warwick is called the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun. So maybe the characters have to symbolically overcome Zaun's anger for the sake of a better tomorrow.

However

I know there likely just isn't airtime left in the remaining episodes, but you know what would imo would be an efficient way to make Vander's death more resonant? Give us a flashback between young Silco and Vander where they discuss strategy for example for the battle on the bridge and Vander says no, he doesn't want to turn into a monster. Driving home the tragedy of when he gets turned into a monster that has to be put down.

[shinemyshoesbro]

the uncaged wrath of zaun and his daughters

[super-red-lunatic]

Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

[fandomtrxsh19]

Some of the Game References I caught in Season 2 Act 1 of Arcane

*i'm just one lore obsessed idiot that watched this at like 3 am sorta half asleep. if there's any I missed, please put it in the comments/tags/reblogs*

the hat this kid's wearing is a reference to the champion, Teemo and the organization he's a part of: The Bandle Scouts

Viktor's more mechanical body and voice could be a reference to how he made his body completely mechanical.

His little group that he leads could also be a reference to game!viktor's love of "glorious evolution"

The Black Rose is an organization based in Noxus that are known to scheme in the shadows, guide the Noxian thrown, and furthers the interest of its noble members with magic

The "wispy wind woman" Jinx talks about is the champion known as Janna. She was thought of as a goddess/wind spirit that helps and protects the people of Zaun

During the Sevika stage of the Vi and Caitlyn vs Jinx and Sevika fight, "Get Jinxed" played. This song released with Jinx in 2013. It's a bop and a half.

There he is. The long awaited doggie himself. Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun, was I think one of the original champions in 2009. I can't wait to see more of him this season.

[would-they-listen-to-that]

i submitted something but i don't think it ever got posted and think Tumblr might have eaten the ask (i sent it last month I think)

it was ‘would Vander from Arcane listen to Warwick's theme?’

‧₊˚🖇️✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡ hi caller! yeah, i think tumblr ate your ask. since I couldn't find a song called "Warwick's theme," i'm assuming you mean "Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun?" - mod Cupid