League of Legends Arcane: who is who in the show? characters and cast – AS English

The popular video game League of Legends is exploring new frontiers, making the jump to an animated TV series Arcane on Netflix. The show will bring to life the background stories of the main League of Legends champions from the game, as well from what can be seen in the trailers and sneak peaks some new characters will be introduced.

For those unfamiliar with League of Legends Arcane, its the story of one society that has been split in two. Piltover is a wealthy utopian city which sits on the clifftops above Zaun, a seedy city built in the canyons below, existing in a perpetual smoggy twilight. The two exist in symbiosis but the advent of a new technology which allows a person to control magic, hextech, is threatening the balance between the two.

The Arcane TV series will explore the origin stories of iconic characters from the video game franchise as well as bringing some new faces that will help fill in the story. The show will consist of nine episodes broken into three Acts. Heres a look at who the main characters

In the League of Legends, Vi is a Piltover Warden tasked with keeping the peace, however in the trailer we see her sitting in a prison cell. She was originally a criminal from the grimmy streets of Zaun, where she honed her survival skills growing up practically alone. It appears that the story will revolve around her search for her younger sister. She is impulsive, has a short fuse and wields a pair of hextech gauntlets that pack a fearsome punch.

Jinx is walking chaos carrying a lethal arsenal of weapons, and especially loves to see things go boom! She lives in Zaun where she carries out her criminal activities spreading mayhem and panic. It appears though that at one time she got in over her head, thus why her sister Vi comes looking for her.

A crack shot with a steady temperment, Caitlyn is one of Piltovers finest Wardens using her superior intellect to ensnare criminals that dare to disturb the utopic peace. From the Arcane trailer, and the video game storyline, Caitlyn and Vi will pair up. There are even rumors among fans that the two are a couple but that has yet to pan out.

Viktor is a scientist who desires to push the bounds of technological achievement to bring about humanity's full potential. He wants to bring the utopia of Piltover to the people of Zaun. In the videogame he is a Cyborg giant but as the TV series delves into the origins of the characters, this genius starts out as just flesh and bone.

Jayce, like Viktor, is also an inventor pushing the limits to achieve ever greater progress and will do everything in his power to protect Piltover. In that pursuit he uses a hextech hammer that can deliver a crushing blow.

Professor Cecil B. Heimerdinger, is a brilliant yet eccentric scientist. He belongs to a race of spirits, the Yordle, which come from a mystical place known as Bandle City on Runeterra. He invents incredible and lethal machinery in his pursuit of answers to the universe's most impenetrable questions.

Mel is an enigma who doesnt come from League of Legends lore. Shell be one of the new characters that will play a role is developing the back stories of the other heros.

Silco is one of the main antagonists of Arcane, but new to League of Legends lore, or is he? The common consensus is that Silco is really Singed, a Zaunite alchymist and mad scientist. Highly intelligent but with no moral boundaries to limit his desire to gain more knowledge.

Vander is another new character brought to life in the Arcane TV series. Going by the trailer, he is either Vi and Jinxs father or protector. What can be gathered is that he runs the bar where we see Jinx at the beginning of the shows theme song Enemy performed by Imagine Dragons and & JID.

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