She urges him not to listen to Heimerdinger. Fearing that Silco thinks she's weak, Jinx resolves to show him just how capable she is.Īt a Progress Day party in Piltover, Jayce seeks advice from councillor Mel Medarda.
She's even created puppets of Milo and Claggor that she talks to. In her hideout, a broken industrial fan dangling over an enormous crevasse, she debates with herself about Vi's fate and is haunted by apparitions of Milo and Claggor. She tells Silco what happened and he consoles her like a father, telling her that Vi is dead and she needs to move on. After Sevika leaves, Jinx drops down from the rafters she was hiding in. She tries to convince Silco that Jinx is too unpredictable and should be cut loose, but Silco refuses to listen. In the Undercity, Sevika returns to The Last Drop, Vander's old bar that's been transformed into Silco's headquarters.
He's been promoted to Sheriff of Piltover now that Grayson is dead, and has the injured man sent to prison without any further questions. He was one of Silco's thugs that got shot by Jinx during her little tantrum, but before she can get answers, Marcus shows up. Jayce and Viktor are, again, frustrated and demoralized.Īt the burnt remains of the airship Silco was smuggling on, Caitlyn does some sniffing around and turns up some interesting clues, including one that's still breathing. Jayce wants to unveil it during his Progress Day keynote, but Heimerdinger warns against it, saying the technology is still too unsafe for everyday use.
In Jayce's lab, he and Viktor show Heimerdinger their newest breakthrough on Hextech: Perfectly stabilized and safe Hextech crystals that can be used to power anything from mining lasers to construction equipment. Because of his enormous contributions, Heimerdinger wants Jayce to deliver the keynote presentation at Piltover's big festival of science: Progress Day. Hexgates now magically connected the city to others all over the world, making it the center of the known universe. Just as importantly, Jayce's Hextech has transformed Piltover into a global wonder. Years have passed since Vander's death, and now Vi, Powder, and the rest of the gang (those still alive, at least), are much older and much closer to becoming the champions we recognize from League of Legends. It was a grim ending to Arcane's first act, but we're not given much time to dwell on it because episode 4 kicks off with a big time skip. The two sisters, now orphans a second time, are then separated, with Powder joining Silco's ranks. Instead it just killed all of her friends, seriously wounded her sister, and put Vander in a position where he had no choice but to sacrifice himself to save Vi. Powder, wanting to finally be of some use to her friends, snuck into Silco's lair and armed a magically-enhanced grenade she hoped would save the day. With Vander captured by Silco and his thugs, Vi, Milo, and Claggor staged a daring rescue operation that went horribly wrong and ended with the four trapped inside of a meat locker without much hope for escape. Arcane's first three-episode act ended with a horrifying bang.