#with ekko learning how to travel back a few seconds in the process

[0vergrowngraveyard]

can i just say…

episode 7 was actually so fucking funny

ekko and heimerdinger are in this close to perfect reality. ekko and powder dance and hang out. benzo and vander and everyone (except vi) is alive and zaun is thriving! ekko is presenting something for an inventors contest and attends a party and heimerdinger becomes a musician

meanwhile, jayce fighting for his fucking life

[sylvanas-girlkisser]

Arcane Background Lore/Easter Eggs (Episode 7)

And we’re back, after I have had a day to process act 3; and definitely not cause I was busy writing caitvi fanfiction. Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned.

The firelights symbol is an hourglass rotated 45 degrees to the right, hourglasses figure a lot into Ekko’s aesthetic (as does elements of hip hop culture), and I’m kinda kicking myself over missing this give-away for who was leading the firelights.

Animal people like this character have shown up a few times. They’re called “Vastaya”, and to cut a very long story short: They are the descendants of humans who merged with spirits thereby getting animal-like features and a natural affinity for (spirit) magic. A lot of Vastaya tribes have a tree as a gathering point at the center of the village which might be where Ekko got the idea.

The back of Ekko’s jacket appears to be inspired by the aesthetics of the  “Giants” music video (seen below).

Actually his entire firelights outfit might be based off his “True Damage” outfit (the one he wears in Giants), the silhouette at least fits very well.

The cannister Ekko carries the Hex gem in looks strikingly similar to his Z-drive from League – Basically it’s a gadget that allows him to travel about 10 seconds backwards in time.

I wanna give a shoutout to whoever decided to change Ekko’s hair from straight to curly, his mohawk looks so fucking good with locs.

In the “Seconds” trailer Ekko is protecting a mural similar to this one from a rampaging chemtech monster (similar to Silco’s goons).

Also, the character on the far left, might be a mashup of a bunch of different rejected concept arts for Ekko, but I’m not 100% sure on that one.

I might be overanalyzing, but the big flower in the background of the room where Silco meets with the chem barons, look very similar to the ones grown by Baroness Corina Veraza (Seen below).

Since Caitlyn’s nemesis is yet to make an appearance, this might (or might not) be a hint to who’s going to take oveer now that Silco is gone.

In League Ekko wields a cricket bat as his main weapon, however this sorta “gear shillelagh” actually showed up in more of his concept art than his bat did.

The flashback play fight is an (imo) very clever way to reference Ekko’s “Chronobreak” ability from League, without needing to actually introduce time travel as a plot element. As I mentioned earlier: in League Ekko carries a device  which allows him to travel short periods backwards in time. In the “Seconds” trailer, we see him use it just like he does here: try an approach, die, learn from his mistakes and try again.

Also Ekko and Jinx’ fight mirrors very closely how a fight between them usually plays out in League: Jinx tries to kill him before he can get close, Ekko dashes around her shots, and once he gets in close knocks her out within seconds. A duel between Ekko and Jinx is heavily stacked in Ekko’s favor, with clever use of her grenades being Jinx’s only real chance of winning.

With how much I’ve been hyping up Corina, it seems only fair I properly introduce her at the end of a post; even if she’s not playable in league. She’s a Zaun crime lord with a love for poisonous flowers. She made friends with Caitlyn and posed as an informant in Caitlyn’s own investigation of her, feeding her false leads to play her out against her rivals. Just think of the angst potential when Caitlyn inevitably realizes she has become to Corina what Marcus was to Silco.

If there’s anything I missed please let me know, I’m planning to do a breakdown like this for each episode.

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