Warning! This article contains spoilers from the finale of Arcane Season 2.
Key Takeaways
- Arcane Season 2 brought an end to many champions, including Jinx.
- Ella Purnell hinted at Jinx’s survival, leaving her fate open to interpretation.
- Arcane co-creator Christian Linke commented on Jayce and Viktor’s fate, suggesting their deaths are final.
It’s been known for some time that Arcane Season 2 would be the end of Riot’s first League of Legends animated adaptation. The finale brought the series to an epic conclusion and left many champions’ fates uncertain, particularly that of Jinx.
Arcane spent two seasons building out the backstory and relationships between many of League of Legends’ major characters. Jinx was one of the main characters of the series and Arcane was particularly focused on the character’s transition from the young girl known as Powder, to the chaotic fighter the video game depicts her as. After a traumatic character arc that involved many of the people around her dying, Jinx became the one to sacrifice her life in Arcane’s final episode, putting to an end a cycle that had been following her for years. However, despite Jinx’s apparent demise in the finale, some clues hinted at the character surviving her fall down the Hexgate.
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Arcane Season 2 Ending, Explained
Arcane has come to a close with many champions’ fates decided and others left up to interpretation.
Ella Purnell Addresses Jinx’s Fate
Arcane’s official aftershow,Arcane Afterglow, has been an insightful source of information throughout the series, as the cast and creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee go over some of the unanswered questions in each batch of episodes. In the Act 3 episode of Arcane Afterglow, Ella Purnell was asked whether she believed Jinx was dead after Arcane’s finale, to which the actress responded “We don’t know… we’re gonna leave that open to interpretation.” While not a confirmation nor a denial, Purnell’s response does provide hope that Jinx may not have truly met her end in Arcane’s final moments.
Arcane Producers Clear Up Jayce and Viktor’s Fate
Another couple of champions who met their demise in Arcane’s finale were Jayce and Viktor. After working together to create the innovative technology known as Hextech in Arcane, Viktor and Jayce’s paths diverged in Season 2, as Jayce sought to stop an arcane corruption from spreading through Piltover, and Viktor used his powers gained from the Hexcore to try and perfect society. This resulted in a climactic war between Piltover and Noxus in Season 2’s finale, but the heart of the battle came down to the two partners, with Jayce eventually helping Viktor see that his glorious evolution was the wrong path. The two then seemingly sacrificed their lives to put an end to Hextech for good.
During the aftershow, Linke was asked whether Jayce and Viktor may have survived this event in Arcane’s finale, to which he said “they have unfortunately disintegrated” and that this event is considered the character’s end. While the logistics of exactly how the duo perished remains unclear, it seems that Jayce and Viktor’s deaths are more definitive than that of Jinx’s.
“Are they alright? No. Right now, I would say they have unfortunately disintegrated. They decide that they will face the consequences of Viktor’s glorious evolution together. That is unfortunately their end as well.”
Linke did add later in the piece that he felt Jayce and Viktor’s deaths were the most difficult to process “The Jayce/Viktor ending, to a certain degree, it feels unresolved,” Linke said “Even though there is an understanding for them in the end, I just always feel like more should have been said and they should experience more together but we’re not given that time.” There’s no doubt Arcane ended with some tragedies and some surprising changes to League of Legends lore. The series is intended to continue with other spin-offs set in the world of Riot’s game, so there is a chance for certain characters to be seen again after Arcane.
Arcane is now streaming on Netflix.
Arcane is an animated series developed by Alex Yee and Christian Linke that follows a the story of Piltover and Zaun, two pivotal locations in the League of Legends universe. The first season follows the stories of Jynx and Vi, as well as Jayce and Viktor.