Key Takeaways
- Arcane co-creator Chrisitian Linke has confirmed that Viktor is asexual.
- In a recent interview with German Twitch streamer LPGjustJohnny, Linke claimed Viktor was always meant to be asexual representation, after discussions with LGBTQIA+ Rioters before Arcane’s creation.
- This confirmation has angered some fans, who are accusing Linke of denying a gay relationship, whilst also upset that Viktor’s asexuality and disability is a harmful trope.
Arcane Season 2, and the series as a whole, has officially ended, and while it was an emotional rollercoaster that some people still haven’t recovered from, a lot of talking points were thrown up as a result of the show’s climax. One such conversation that is still ongoing is the relationship between Viktor and Jayce, and whether the two have any sort of romantic feelings for each other.
Viktor and Jayce is a very popular ship among the Arcane fandom, but co-creator and head writer Christian Linke recently claimed that the two are just good bros, as the team wanted to focus on “close friendships” and “brotherhoods” between male characters. Specifically, Linke wanted to portray a close relationship between two men without it being romantic, though that idea has been pushed back on by some of the more ardent Viktor and Jayce fans out there.
Arcane Co-Creator Confirms Viktor Is Asexual
However, a new interview with Christian Linke talking about Viktor’s sexuality is causing a stir now, as Linke recently confirmed while talking with German Twitch streamer LPGjustJohnny that Viktor is asexual, and was always intended to be asexual representation. According to a translation by Reddit user Flirefy, Linke supposedly spoke with LGBTQIA+ Rioters before the creation of Arcane about how asexuality is often lacking in representation in media.
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Linke then supposedly claims that the Arcane team has always seen Viktor as asexual, and that his love for Jayce is just on a different level than a typical romance. These comments have somewhat riled up certain fans of Arcane, who are accusing Linke of trying to avoid depicting a gay relationship by labeling Viktor as asexual after the fact, while others are also upset that the disabled character in Arcane is asexual, which is often a harmful trope.
However, it is worth pointing out that just because a character is asexual doesn’t immediately mean that a character can’t be romantically attracted to someone. Asexuality and aromanticism are often lumped together, despite being very different things, and just because someone is asexual doesn’t mean they have no interest in sexual relationships either. If you think Viktor and Jayce have some kind of romantic relationship going on, Viktor’s asexuality doesn’t change that in the slightest, and it’s nice that there’s some representation for asexual people out there.
Set in the League of Legends universe, Arcane focuses on sisters Violet and Powder (later Jinx) as they end up on opposite sides of a growing conflict between the wealthy utopia of Piltover and its dark undercity whose citizens wish to break away from their oppressors. Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, and Kevin Alejandro star in this animated adventure.