Arcane Finale: Ending Explained & Real Life Mythology / Inspiration!

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Ekko was the MVP for everything! My man Ekko gave up the universe of his dreams so he could save everyone. Truly the GOAT. He certainly lived up to his title of "The Boy Savior."

[@maem7462]

Right I would understand why he would want to stay bc it’s such a nice universe. He did have to get back to his universe and help save everyone. If I was in his situation I would probably be at least a little tempted to stay. I probably would always feel guilty that I wasn’t back so it likely wouldn’t be my choice.

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

Jinx broke the cycle here. The only way to resolve the dilemma of Vi choosing between her and Cait and the conflict between Zaun and Piltover was to leave just like Silco said. And in ending her father's torment one last time, she gave Vi the life she deserved.

[@gaxgaxgax1234able]

Yeah good that she somehow survived and i hope she met up with ekko afterwards to start their romance. In Act 1 he said he gave up on her and the Jinx in the "good" future told Ekko that he isnt the person to ever give up on anybody which resulted in Ekko saving her from blowing her up Baldurs Gate style ( choose wrong dialog- blow up- restart)

[@MALØR.34]

The ending was perfect. Especially the part where Jinx and Ekko got married and raised Isha and ruled over Zaun together. Wouldn't change a thing. IMO!

[@puffersaur6422]

Lmao if only that was truee😭

[@jak582filmweb]

3:30 - From the game's lore we can somewhat deduce that "the arcane" isn't divine in itself nor does it try to communicate, its more about trying to corrupt or manipulate the magic towards its goal. The general visuals of "arcane" in the show are identical to how "the void" in the lore is portrayed - spheres with large gaps, geometrical and caleidoscopical shapes, colour purple. Most likely they are the exact same thing, but writers didn't want to bring up a new and unknown threat out of nowhere in the middle of the show(which also lorewise shouldn't be know to the characters themselves), so they stuck with the name "arcane" that was used so far. In the established lore "The void" is a power from beyond reality, kindof a primoridal soup from which all of the universe took shape and which if enraged/awakened tries to consume, deconstruct and control. Void in general acts by corrupting reality and misshaping it to spread itself further - it creates a monsterous hivemind and absorbs everything into it. There were places in the past where void was released and it tried to run wild, we know that Piltover is build atop ruins of such a place. It's likely that Shimmer is somehow related to the void - the creatures from which Singed made it look a lot like they are corrupted by it, and Viktor, by coughing blood that was infused with Shimmer, caused void to gain access to powerful magic of the Hexcrystals (most likely Targonian magic from the celestial visuals), by which it corrupted the Hexcore and awoken the void in the underground of the undercity, which then created "the anomaly" at the hexgates.

[@mx9226]

Can’t believe it’s over. For now at least.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

"This world is a wasteland, please let me go", in the beginning it’s a song about suicide, but with the end HEAVILY implying that Jinx survived and escaped, it’s about how she’s done with everything in Zaun and Piltover and just wants to leave to start a new life.

[@olleselin]

Boy, this show was Amazing! Best Game Adaptation ever made!

[@flawedandnotperfect]

That's why I'm called the Boy Saviour -Ekko

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Vi accepting Vander and the girls hugging him messed me up. The little kid sacrificing herself messed me up. The entire final sacrifice messed me up. Oh not to mention the Vander and Silco flashback with the girls' mother.

[@GlowyVelvetCake]

I'm just happy that Maddie got a happy ending (for everyone else).

[@BMVfilms]

Honestly her final line went sooo hard

[@maem7462]

That moment was so good and funny to an extent. I do wonder if she was a spy from the start or if Ambessa made a deal with her and she took it to try to guarantee that she would live

[@johanstenfelt1206]

@@maem7462 hm, yeah, i wish we could’ve gotten more from her.

[@Psub950]

The only thing i learned from this series is that Noxus is awesome

[@mrbushido56]

Jinx is alive, we see a pink strick dashing away in the explosion n later cait is looking at blueprints showing there were airvents when jinx died then looks at a monkey toy jinx built. I think we will see a story where cait looks for jinx

[@Bekawolf1]

I’m now gonna have to rewatch that to see it as I didn’t notice that!

[@mrbushido56]

​@@Bekawolf1yeah it's easy to miss but it's obvious once you see it. Jinx will return one day

[@SilverScribe85]

Ironically, many reactors have called Viktor "Magic Jesus" in their videos

[@hannahmabbott7370]

Next Saturday episode 11 of season 2 of helluva boss premieres!

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, this was very interesting and could fully see what you mean, really makes me wonder what we could expect next from whatever else they’ll make. Especially with what you said about Jinx, which makes me more curious, If the White Airship at the end really was supposed to imply that Jinx survived and decided to leave Piltover & Zaun on her own little Journey, could she end up being a sort of recurring Character that we might check in on once in awhile during any of the next Titles/Projects, based on when they take place?

[@doorframe2_1o7]

Jayce and victor were in love and saved the world the end

[@enaxtry]

When they touched the Arcane and went to different dimensions/alternative universes, I just wonder if Jayce's version was the one where he kills Viktor but doesn't succeeds in showing him the end of their world, or where he doesn't kill the Viktor and it will lead to this. Maybe if Jayce didn't shoot him, Viktor wouldn't evolve and they wouldn't have to save Piltover from him and killing themselves at the end. Maybe if Jayce showed him what will happen before acting, Viktor, still being mostly human and less arcane itself, would understood and stop it before it's too late. Personally I think Jayce fucked it up by shooting Viktor.

[@Daveey_]

Jinx is alive everything is accepting it that she is alive. The shimmer pink line, powder said that she will ride one of the ballons one day so she did. And what did slico say to her the only way to break the cycle is to just walk away. She also did that. Sooo yea i think we will see her in other league related animated films. I think riot wouldnt end jinx life. Shes the main face of the film and the game.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

The end of an era

[@matthewmichalski7333]

I'm personally wondering what will happen to hextech after the main story. It's kind of like nuclear power, once it's discovered you can't suddenly stop using it because everyone it going to try and reproduce it.

[@dawn.of.leaena]

Maybe someone can expalin me why Jayce had to kill Victor in Jesus village in episode 6, since he already knew that he was the mag from his childhood, the point is that all this had to happen to get to this point? But why couldn't he show/tell him this before all the trouble and war happened? He didn't know that Ekko would have a time changing device that would save the day at the last minute. And why did Victor come to his sanity after being hit in the face in the finale? Or why, when Sky disappeared, did she say that he wouldn't miss her? I literally had a hard WTF moment because I was sure she would confess her feelings to him or something xD

[@vaarycolgijacahd]

can you analyze the species in arcane? like the Vyasta and stuff?

[@CartoonUniverse]

too many and too much game lore for me to tackle

[@daneski3370]

Is there never anything that isnt connected to the bible?

[@Rooselka]

Here

[@certified_l0ser]

Sup

[@lockskelington314]

Can we all agree that if Jayce hadn't tried to murder Viktor and instead talked to him there wouldn't have been a war?

[@puffersaur6422]

I agree

[@ivanhunter6492]

I want Jinx to not find redemption but atonement

[@johnnycage112]

The ending was trash and they needlessly made Caitlyn and Vi lesbians. Worst part? You never got ANYTHING from Jayce and Caitlyn. They were close in season 1 but that fellnoff half way through and then NOTHING in season 2.

[@freyaow]

rage bait in the big 24

[@jak582filmweb]

Cait and Vi were together before the show was even made in the first place.

[@johnnycage112]

@jak582filmweb Just as a team. The lesbian thing came more recently.

[@jak582filmweb]

@@johnnycage112 Literally Cait's bio on league's universe was edited to mention her potential relationship with Vi the same day Vi was added into the game. Riot used them together for valentine events and skin advertisments in pretty much every one that happened since she was added. Vi's first ever release skin description and lore states that Caitlyn is physically attracted to her. Mate, stop deluding yourself and go somewhere else with your rage bait, this was always how these two were always portrayed as a pair.

[@johnnycage112]

@jak582filmweb It was edited thus proving my point it was more recent. Plus only hinting isn't the same as what the show did. Vi is a jokster towards Cait in the game and those could be just jokes. Their lesbian thing was judt tacked on like Twisted Fate and Graves. Never needed but thrown in for no reason and messing up decade worth of lore.