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Arcane
| Fandom | |
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| Name: | Arcane |
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| Creator: | Christian Linke, Alex Yee |
| Date(s): | November 6, 2021 – present |
| Medium: | Animated series |
| Country of Origin: | France, USA |
| External Links: | at Wikipedia Official Website  Fanart by spidertams |
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Arcane (titled onscreen as Arcane: League of Legends) is an animated action-adventure series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee for Netflix. Arcane is set in the League of Legends fictional universe, and primarily focuses on sisters Vi and Jinx.
Enemy, the song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons and American rapper JID for Arcane, released on October 28, 2021 and became an online viral hit. It trended on TikTok, thus increasing the series' popularity. This success is largely due to the band's comeback after a long hiatus, as well as the video clip that depicts scenes from the series along with animated versions of the singers within the Arcane/LOL universe.
Canon
Amidst the escalating unrest between the rich, utopian city of Piltover and the seedy, oppressed undercity of Zaun, sisters Vi and Jinx find themselves on opposing sides of a brewing war over clashing convictions and arcane technologies.
Main Characters
- Violet "Vi"
- Jinx aka. Powder
- Jayce Talis
- Caitlyn Kiramman
- Viktor
- Ekko
- Silco
- Mel Medarda
Other Characters
Fandom
Connections with League Fandom
The Arcane fandom is largely separate from the League of Legends fandom - most fans do not play League, and it has been commented that many have not read up on League lore [citation needed]. In fact, a common comment made when Arcane had just come out was "I don't even play League", referencing that they were surprised to be so invested in a fandom they hadn't been in previously.
Those that have played League or are aware of the lore sometimes make meta about the foreshadowing in Arcane, or about the similarities and differences in characterizations between the show and the game.
Profile Picture War
On TikTok shortly after Season 2 Arc 2 released the fandom started to split into factions of Jayce defenders and Jayce haters after the divisive character did something that some consider unforgivable. Those that side with him have a green tick over Jayce's face as their profile picture, against him have a red cross, undecided a yellow question mark. This has since spawned other characters pictures being involved, edits to Jayce's face and more. [1]
Wisdom Kaye’s Arcane High Fashion
On the 5th February 2025, Wisdom Kaye, a stylist with a large following, posted a video of himself styling several high fashion pieces as Arcane characters.
Shipping
Gen Relationships
Common Pairings
- Vi/Caitlyn: Piltover's Finest
- Jayce/Viktor: JayVik
- Ekko/Jinx: Timebomb
- Mel/Jayce: MelJay
- Silco/Vander: Vanco or Zaundads
Rare Pairings
Moresomes
- Mel/Jayce/Viktor: MelJayVik
Ship "Wars"
- CaitVi vs JayVik vs Timebomb - none of the pairings are competing for the exclusive shipping rights to the same character, unlike most ship wars.
Fanworks
Fanfic
Fanart
Fanvids
- Pandora || Arcane [Tribute] by TrinityStudios
- Jinx: You Are Perfect by daddynegan
- Just a Man by Astro the Coffee Monster focusing on Jinx and Vi.[1]
- Rasputin by JaQenka, using in-show sound effects as part of the song.
Meta
- Let’s talk about Silco’s parenting. An essay. Because the internet is stupid. (dead link) by agirlgivesnofucks
Events
- Arcane Tarot: An unofficial 78-card Arcane tarot deck || Status : Planning
- Maddie Week 🍊: 7 days dedicated to maddie nolen | march 16-22 2025
Zines
- Our Love: an Arcane Ship Zine: An upcoming zine that celebrates the various canon and non-canon from Arcane! Follow us to stay informed.
- Menagerie: an Arcane Fine Art zine: Menagerie is an upcoming Arcane fanzine that aims to reimagine fine art works to feature and reference both characters and moments from the show.
- What Could Have Been Zine: What Could Have Been is an unofficial, for-charity fanzine dedicated to exploring the Anomaly Zaun that Ekko and Heimerdinger experienced in Season 2 Episode 7.
- SkyVik Zine -𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔: This SkyVik Zine is a fan zine centered around the relationship between Sky Young and Viktor from "Arcane."
- Fissures & Fortune: Two different worlds, discover Piltover and Zaun like never before.
Other
Archives & Fannish Links
Trackers
- Arcane Fan Projects Tracker: Arcane Fan Projects is an account dedicated to different events and projects made by and for fans of the League of Legends based show, Arcane.