I still remember the first time I finished watching Arcane Season One.
I immediately started screaming “10 out of 10!”
No one was there to hear me, but I was screaming with glee over how fantastic this show was.
I had been initially reluctant to watch it, and yet Arcane delivered the best first season of any series I have ever seen.
So, naturally, I was already eagerly awaiting the second season after finishing, even though I knew that season would be years away.
Well, those years have passed, and we now have our first teaser trailer for Season Two, which I will attempt to breakdown and predict what happens to the best of my ability.
The teaser begins in the wreckage of the council room, with what appears to be a POV shot from someone beneath the rubble.
We then hear voice over from Ambessa saying, “Your council is dead. Wrath must be met with wrath. You will have justice.”
So, we know that some characters survive Jinx’s attack, and some do not.
I am confident that Jayce, Viktor and Mel will survive, due to whatever magic we saw Mel utilizing at the end of the first season.
As for the rest of the councilors, they’re probably dead since they do not add much to the story.
The one of them who does is Caitlyn’s mother, Cassandra, who I am also confident is dead.
When Ambessa says, “You will have justice,” the shot focuses on a determined looking Caitlyn, implying she lost her mother.
The other reason I am confident Cassandra died in the attack is that apparently, in the German dub of the teaser, Ambessa tells Caitlyn, “We will avenge your mother.”
Cassandra dying would certainly throw a wrench in Vi and Caitlyn’s relationship, especially since Vi stopped her from shooting Jinx right before she blew up the council chambers.
As for Vi herself, we see her emerging from the darkness in an Enforcer uniform, which she looks entirely uncomfortable in.
Her joining the group who killed her parents so she can stop her sister will put a massive weight on her shoulders.
A title card then reveals that this season will be the “final chapter.”
However, this is in regard to the Piltover and Zaun conflict, rather than meaning the end of the Arcane universe.
The writers have stated multiple times that they want to explore other characters in this world.
Personally, I am completely on board with this.
Not only is it good to know they have an ending planned for all of the Arcane characters, but I also want to see more of this world fleshed out eventually.
Following the title card, we see Caitlyn holding a meeting with a strike team, explaining their three objectives, “locate Jinx, dismantle Shimmer, and neutralize any agents still loyal to Silco.”
It is interesting that Caitlyn’s plan is to “locate Jinx” not “kill.”
If Jinx really did kill her mother, then Vi must have been incredibly persuasive to get Caitlyn to back off vengeance.
We then see that the strike team does manage to locate Jinx, as Vi wanders into one of her traps.
The teaser then briefly focuses on the Yordle Chem Baron from Season One, who we see standing before a giant statue of a woman.
At first, I thought this statue was of Jinx, but others have pointed out that it seems more similar to one of the unnamed Chem Barons.
This is the most curious shot of the trailer, for me, as I have no idea what it means.
We also see the Yordle Chem Baron fighting Sevika, who now seems to be working with Jinx.
I say this both because Sevika’s new prosthetic is covered in Jinx’s graffiti, implying she made it for her, and because we can literally see Jinx standing behind the Yordle for a second.
The situation must truly be dire for Jinx and Sevika to be working together.
We all know Sevika is going to be furious when she learns Jinx killed Silco.
Back to the teaser, we get a small look at other characters like Singed, Ekko and Heimerdinger.
There is also a shot of Warwick roaring in shadow.
Warwick is a character I am super excited to see, given theories about who he is, but I will not get into that because of spoilers.
Another mysterious character is a hooded figure we see, who I believe is Viktor, since there seems to be a quick shot of him unhooded, using his new abilities for an unknown purpose.
Vi then says that her sister is gone and that “this has to end”, before Caitlyn fires a Hextech-powered rifle.
The teaser seems to be suggesting that she is shooting to kill at Jinx.
The final scene of the tease shows Vi and Jinx’s long-awaited confrontation.
Vi calls out her sister’s new name in her hideout, and Jinx responds by saying, “Finally got the name right, sister.”
The teaser then ends with a showcase of their upcoming battle.
So, we know the structure of the season, right?
It will all build to this single Vi and Jinx fight.
Well, perhaps not.
There is a popular theory that all the of shots we have seen are only from the first three episodes, meaning the Jinx and Vi confrontation will only be the climax of the first act.
Where the season goes from there is anyone’s guess but there could very well be a timeskip to mirror the one from the first season.
Also, one of the Enforcers in promo material does look similar to Marcus’ daughter and, if it is her, it would make no sense for her to appear that old without a timeskip.
We will have to wait until November to see if any of these theories are correct.
I waited for Arcane Season Two for years, I will have no trouble waiting five more months.
As for the teaser trailer itself, it did a great job of hyping us all up for this final installment.
The animation looks glorious, the soundtrack sounds good, and I am eager to see how these fantastic characters’ stories will end.
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