Arcane is full of Easter Eggs and references to other Riot's stories, besides many clues of what we are yet to see. In this article you'll be able to spot some of the details from the third act.
Today the first season of Arcane came to an end, but don't worry. With the series' success, we will have more productions such as this one from Riot. In this final act, we were able to see the conclusion of many arcs, showing new changes to many characters' stories and new information about their past stories. Besides, we had some easter eggs and references, which I'll point out, like before.
Like the other articles, I won't make a summary of the episodes, but I will contextualize the scenes. So, this article CONTAINS ARCANE SPOILERS.
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Right at the opening we can see the Firelights in a musical clip showing the gang's style. In this scene we can see that their symbol is a stylized Z which refers to two things: the equipment that Ekko uses to travel in time is called Z-Drive, and, besides that, this symbol looks a lot like an hourglass, the symbol that Ekko has tattooed on his face.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FGlhWPwrkDg(Tales of Runeterra: Noxus), which also shows the end of a battle, but shows that in the new Empire, after Swain's coup d'etat, their approach is softer, showing that the ones that want to become part of the new Empire will be accepted.
When Silco goes into Singed's laboratory to ask for help, the chemist says he can save her, but that sometimes death can be merciful. This might refer to his own biological experiments or to something more specific. Another important thing that he mentions is that he once had a daughter, which is a new feature from this character.
Later, when we see the treatment that Singed gives her is using Shimmer, we can see how Jinx now has her eyes turned pink, probably permanently, since Singed makes it quite clear that it would be an extreme treatment. We can also see that till the end of the series Jinx will get more erratic and even with super-human speed because of the Shimmer in her body.
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When Viktor runs in the pier, we can see that he feels great emotion, since he was never able to run, since he always had moving issues. This leads to him wanting to experiment more with the Hexcore, so he draws the runes on his chest this time. At this moment, he tries to use the Hexcore on his body without Shimmer, which probably caused the reaction that he didn't expect, which causes the death of his assistant, Sky.
After the reaction ends, we can see that the core is more transformed, almost completely ).push({});
When Jinx and Vi are talking about the past and how Jinx has always listened to Vi's voice, even when she thought she was dead, the scene is lit by a music box with a few shimmering candles. This box is the same one that Jinx took when they were at Jayce's shop in the first episode, an original Valdiani.
Another important highlight in the dinner scene are the chairs that Jinx sets up, named Jinx and Powder. We can see that the Jinx chair is decorated with crow's feathers, another clue that this is a Silco symbol.
After the episode's climax, at Jinx's dinner table, she takes her rocket launcher Fishbones and shoots a Super Mega Death Rocket against Piltover's Council. At this moment we have a lot of scenes that show the futures of the serie's characters: Sevika at Silco's room alone, Ekko and Heimerdinger working together and Mel's mom finding out that her daughter won't help her.
What now?
The first season finale left many open storylines, as it provided the series with a big hook for the future. Fortunately, the second season is already confirmed even though we don't have an official launch date. We can expect many things yet to the characters that were left after the finale.
The Council
With the launching of the Super Mega Death Rocket, we can imagine we will have a few dead on the Council. We know that Viktor and Jayce are safe, but it is quite likely that we will see other members die. This will probably propel the characters left standing. Jayce will want revenge from this Zaun Attack and because Mel might die or be severely injured, Viktor will probably be injured and will need many augmentations and Caitlyn will probably work even harder to prevent a war between the cities because of what happens to her mother, since she knows more about the attack.
Civil War
The next season will probably be centered around the conflict between the cities, with characters taking sides. We had plenty of hints to a big conflict between Zaunites and Pilties, and we haven't yet seen this in this season, since Jayce was going to make a peace treaty, but with the Council's explosion this won't be possible anymore.
Ambessa
Though she is not named in the series, Mel's mother is called Ambessa, as per the credits. With the war going on in the city, she will probably be around more in the second season, since she was there for that.
We can't know how Mel will be, but she showed herself to be very willing to protect her daughter from anything, so she will probably be furious. Another important thing is the man she mentioned that is going after her family. We don't have any confirmation about who he is, but among a few possibilities we have General Du Couteau, Katarina's father who is a powerful Noxus man, Darius, which is a great military leader, or Swain who at this time is probably a renowned strategist, but not a general. It might also be a new, unknown character.
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Singed
From all the characters, Singed was the one who had the most peaceful ending, remembering his daughter. Another possibility that is being brought upon us is that his daughter might be Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork. I don't think this is the case since he is a chemist who knows a lot about biology and botany, and hasn't shown any robotic knowledge in the series. But anyhow we will probably get to know his story in the next season.
Warwick
Warwick showed up at the end, tied up in the ceiling of Singed's laboratory, as it was when he had his rework announced for the first time. We don't have any confirmation if we will see truly if he is Vander, since we could only see his profile partially.
But we could see that he has a beard. And even though it's more rough than Vander's beard, it might be a result of his fusion with the wolf, since his hand is fuzzy and has claws. Another possibility is that maybe Warwick is the man that killed Singed's daughter and that is a form of revenge, since he himself mentioned that "death can be merciful" and is actually punishing him worse than just killing him.
Ekko and Heimerdinger
This is a new alliance that the series propositioned us. But with Heimerdinger's development, we can see that he will become a more humane scientist, thinking of his inventions as ways to help those who need: the zaunites. It is quite likely that we will see him taking the Zaun side in the war. And we should see both of them working together on Ekko's Z-Drive.
Viktor
We couldn't see the Glorious Evolution happening fully, but we can be sure that he will have a very complicated second season. He still hasn't been able to destroy the Hexcore and was now hit by the rocket. In the second season he will probably have more time in the episodes to develop his robotic skills and start helping the zaunites, probably becoming a pariah by being a zaunite in Piltover.
Caitlyn
Caitlyn will probably become a key piece in the war, acting in a neutral way to avoid conflicts alongside Vi. Her actions in this period must result in her post as a Sheriff, probably at the end of the second season.
Conclusion
Now that Arcane is over, we can only hope for new Riot Productions. Fortunately, we already had launchings of other games and new announcements about future projects. Besides, we can rest assured that we will have a second season, probably faster than the first one.
What about you? What did you think of the series? Did you see another easter egg or interesting reference? Which was your favorite character?
Legends of Runeterra player for the WINGS team, in love with the Runeterra universe and really like games in general, including board games. I don't play with the best decks, I play with the decks I like.
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