8 huge questions I need Arcane season 2 to answer before the highly-rated Netflix show ends

Full spoilers travel for Arcane play 1 and League of Legends' extended lore.

It's been an excruciatingly agelong hold for Arcane play 2. Now, almost 3 years aft its forebear was released, nan critically acclaimed animated series' 2nd and last section will make its charismatic Netflix debut connected November 9.

As a monolithic Arcane fan, I'm arsenic delighted and relieved astir its imminent return, but besides melancholy that nan extremity of 1 of my all-time favourite Netflix shows is successful sight. It's going to beryllium a bittersweet infinitesimal erstwhile that last extremity credits series rolls.

Before that happens, Netflix and Fortiche Production's return connected Riot Games' incredibly celebrated League of Legends (LoL) videogame franchise has plentifulness of questions to answer. To that end, I've handpicked 8 of nan biggest Arcane needs to tackle earlier nan last curtain falls connected nan world's best streaming service. I've included my ain theories connected really these whitethorn beryllium answered, too, truthful beryllium advised: while I person nary insider knowledge astir Arcane's adjacent chapter, potential play 2 spoilers follow.

1. Who was killed successful Jinx's onslaught connected Piltover's assembly chamber?

One of nan astir agonizing things astir nan hold for Arcane play 2 has been its predecessor's cliffhanger. In nan last minutes of play 1's finale, Jinx fires a rocket from a Fishbones rocket launcher, powered by a Hextech gemstone (remember, she stole 1 successful play 1 section 4), astatine Piltover's assembly chamber.

At nan time, nan City of Progress' councilors were gathering to ballot connected whether to officially admit Piltover's undercity, aka Zaun, arsenic an independent state. Council members Mel, Cassandra, Bolbok, Hoskel, Salo, Shoola, and Jayce – positive Jayce's technological partner Viktor – were coming erstwhile nan rocket approached. Just arsenic nan rocket collapsed done 1 of nan chamber's windows, nan surface trim to black, truthful we don't cognize who did and didn't survive.

In my view, Jayce and Viktor decidedly survived. The brace are conspicuous by their absence successful Arcane play 2's charismatic trailer and different teasers, but they're excessively integral to Arcane's wide communicative to beryllium killed off.

I besides fishy either Mel aliases Cassandra will unrecorded to conflict different time – if I had to choose, I'd slope connected Mel surviving complete Cassandra. Before Jinx's rocket makes its beingness felt, Mel seems to supernaturally admit that everyone's successful threat earlier nan aureate backmost of her dress lights up. To me, this implies she's sewage a concealed shielding expertise that'll protect her and anyone successful her vicinity, which conscionable truthful happens to beryllium Jayce and Viktor. Additionally, a framework glimpsed successful section 3 of Bridging nan Rift, a behind-the-scenes YouTube video bid detailing Arcane's development, shows Cassandra's girl Caitlyn and her begetter looking crestfallen. It isn't a still image from play 1, truthful it's my suspicion – I haven't watched Arcane play 2's leaked episodes, truthful I don't cognize for judge – that this is simply a segment taking spot aft Cassandra's funeral.

2. What is nan titular 'Arcane'?

There were multiple, albeit vague, references to nan titular magic-based occurrence successful Arcane's first season, astir notably during nan Jayce-centric storylines successful episodes 2 and 5. This season's teasers person alluded to it, too, pinch nan astir evident namedrop coming successful nan charismatic trailer erstwhile an unrecognizable sound says "the Arcane is waking up".

So, what is nan "Arcane"? The word, arsenic we cognize it, is defined arsenic being thing 'understood by few; mysterious; secret', which is simply a cleanable explanation for... well, immoderate nan titular point is. It's sewage something to do pinch nan magic that exists successful Runeterra – i.e. nan world that LoL is group successful – but we can't infer overmuch else. My guess? It'll not only necktie into nan incredibly powerful World Runes (more connected these later) that shaped Runeterra, but besides Jayce and Viktor's investigation into Hextech, Hexcore, and immoderate different experiments wherever subject and magic are being fused (dangerously, successful nan eyes of some). As a by-product of their activity and LoL's wider lore, it'll apt interest nan subliminal boundaries that beryllium betwixt nan worldly and tone realms that beryllium successful Riot's fictional universe, too

3. Will Vi and Caitlyn yet get together?

Arcane play 1 did a terrific occupation of portraying LGBTQ relationships. Its delicate and authentic handling of specified dynamics was hailed, successful immoderate circles, for mounting a golden modular for LGBTQ-plus position successful ocular media. Tokenistic, Arcane's exploration of intersexual personality surely isn't, and that's chiefly down to nan tactful measurement it examined Vi and Caitlyn's ever-evolving romance-laced narration successful episodes 4 done 9.

Based connected Arcane play 2's first teaser, positive nan caller footage successful its charismatic trailer, it seems nan pair's perpetually shifting enslaved will beryllium tested much heavy this clip around. By nan clip nan show ends, fans will beryllium hopeless to cognize if this "oil and water" (as Vi puts it) move will not only past play 2's events but thrive. It whitethorn not beryllium successful keeping pinch Arcane's mostly grim tone, but I'd emotion to spot Vi and Caitlyn gain their happy ending, sloppy of what happens.

4. Who is nan mage that saved Jayce and his mom?

Of each of my questions, this is arguably nan slightest important because, well, answers to nan different 7 return privilege for me. That said, nan enigma surrounding this enigmatic magic-wielding individual is intriguing. For one, we've only seen them erstwhile before, i.e. during an section 2 flashback series erstwhile they saved nan lives of Jayce and his mom.

That isn't nan past we'll spot of this mysterious mage, though. They make a very little quality successful play 2's charismatic trailer that mirrors a infinitesimal from play 1 section 2. However, while that series showed nan individual holding Runeterra successful nan thenar of their hand, nan clip successful this season's 2nd trailer shows them holding a web-like metal-organic orb – 1 that's identical to nan spherical entity successful mobility 2's main image, which tin beryllium seen successful nan aforesaid teaser.

Clearly, there's much than meets nan oculus pinch this sorcerer, truthful it would beryllium fascinating if play 2 tells america who they are. There are a full big of mages among LoL's champion roster, truthful could 1 of these beryllium utilized retroactively successful Arcane as nan wizard who saved Jayce and group him connected his way to creating Hextech? It would beryllium an incredibly nosy measurement of bringing different LoL champion into nan fold and, potentially, mounting them up arsenic nan protagonist of a early LoL animated task (more connected this successful a bit).

5. Who is Arcane's superior villain?

To casual observers, nan reply to this is simply a elemental one: Jinx. After all, she attacked Piltover's assembly successful play 1 section 8. Season 2's trailers and this suspense-filled, Jinx-starring clip besides corroborate she's going to beryllium nationalist force number 1 heading into nan series' last 8 episodes. But, I don't deliberation Arcane's deuteragonist – this show is chiefly astir Vi and Jinx, you cognize – is going to beryllium 1 of nan best Netflix shows' Big Bad.

If not her, then, who? There are different candidates much suited to being Arcane's main antagonist. Viktor, who was stepping a acheronian way by play 1's extremity pinch his Hexcore studies, whitethorn enact his 'glorious revolution' scheme from LoL, which could consequence successful Piltover and Zaun allying themselves successful a bid to thwart his plans.

Alternatively, Noxus warlord Ambessa mightiness beryllium Arcane's villain-in-chief. The empire she hails from is simply a sadistic and description ist 1 that invades different nations. With Hextech being viewed arsenic nan biggest technological leap successful generations, why wouldn't Noxus want it for nefarious means? Let's not hide that Ambessa and her Noxian troops are seen fighting Piltover's enforcers successful play 2's main trailers, too. If they weren't looking to get Hextech and/or bring Piltover nether its blood-red banner, why would they onslaught nan metropolis Ambessa claims Noxus is protecting?

If not Jinx, Viktor, aliases Ambessa, nan show's main villain could beryllium personification we've not seen yet. Arcane fans person a magical mentation astir who its existent villain is aft play 2's 2nd trailer arrived, and I can't thief but deliberation they're correct connected nan money. Feel free to publication that linked-to article if you want to ruin nan imaginable astonishment for yourself up of time.

6. Is Jinx going to past nan events of Arcane?

We don't know, but I'd beryllium stunned if Jinx is killed disconnected successful Arcane play 2. She's 1 of nan LoL's astir celebrated champions, truthful unless Netflix, Riot, and Fortiche want to wholly propulsion nan rug retired from nether america and shockingly bump her off, I judge she'll make it to nan extremity of nan bid comparatively unscathed.

And, let's beryllium honest: if – and it's a large if – Zaun gains its independency by nan clip Arcane ends, it'll request personification to take sides it from extracurricular forces. Who amended to do that than Jinx, particularly if her play 2 arc is positioned arsenic a redemption story?

7. Who other could dice successful Arcane play 2?

Based connected my constricted LoL knowledge (I cognize immoderate things, but I'm not a superfan), it's safe to presume that characters successful Arcane who are besides champions successful Riot's video crippled bid won't die. If I'm correct successful my assumption, Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce, Viktor, Ekko, Heimerdinger, and Singed will survive. Ambessa, who was precocious installed arsenic LoL's newest champion, is besides apt to make it retired alive.

Of course, this is each guesswork. Arcane has deviated from LoL's root worldly – a lawsuit successful constituent being that Vi and Jinx are siblings successful Netflix's TV adaptation, but aren't related successful LoL. It's possible, then, that immoderate of nan aforementioned characters could dice successful Arcane, which, as Jinx sound character Ella Purnell exclusively teased to maine successful April, would make for an emotionally devastating finale. I'm still beautiful assured that Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, and Ekko won't beryllium among that contingent, however, and you tin clasp maine to that erstwhile Arcane is done and dusted.

8. How will Arcane play 2 group up early League of Legends movie and TV adaptations?

This is wherever things get really interesting. With Arcane play 2 group to beryllium nan deed Netflix show's last entry, location are galore Runeterra-based stories that Netflix, Riot, and Fortiche could show post-Arcane.

How astir covering nan extended and arguable communicative of Noxus? Or, if Netflix wants to attraction connected 1 circumstantial portion of nan imperialistic nation's history, why not tackle Noxus' iconic and bloody penetration of Ionia? This would put LoL champions including Irelia and General Swain beforehand and center.

If not Noxus, why not accommodate LoL's Rune Wars, a cataclysmic arena that saw mortals usage nan titular magical stones and almost destruct Runeterra? Looking further into Runeterra's past, a movie aliases bid covering Icathia's Void-based rebellion against Shurima, aliases nan War of nan Three Sisters, would arsenic make for absorbing television.

Arcane co-creator Christian Linke has already confirmed location are aggregate LoL-based productions successful development, truthful immoderate of these could beryllium getting made already. Hopefully, we won't person to hold excessively agelong to spot which portion of LoL lore will beryllium adapted adjacent – macabre arsenic it'll sound, I'd emotion to spot nan Rune Wars brought to life. Make it so, Netflix, Riot, and Fortiche.

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