A new teaser for Arcane season 2 gives us a glimpse at Vander's dark fate
It's been a long old wait since the (literally) explosive cliffhanger finale that capped off season one of the superb Arcane, and even knowing we're getting season two this year, November still seems a long way off. To keep us going, Riot has seen fit to drop a trailer—though it really is only a tiny crumb of Runeterran sustenance.
The 45 second clip gives us an extended glimpse of a moment we saw at the end of season one: mad scientist Singed recovering from his chemical burns in the shadow of one of his monstrous experiments. The final clear shot of the hulking figure, hung up from the ceiling by chains and with glowing mechanical parts incorporated into his form, seems to pretty much confirm an already well-established theory about the fate of fan favourite character Vander.
In season one, Vander overdoses on the supernatural drug Shimmer after suffering fatal injuries, and mutates into a monstrous creature, before seemingly dying saving Vi. Later, however, we saw that Singed had claimed his body (living or dead?) for his own purposes. That all lines up with the backstory of League of Legends character Warwick, a sort of cyborg werewolf monster created by Singed, suggesting Vander will become Warwick in season two.
In this new clip, you can more clearly see mechanical parts Singed has incorporated into Vander's body—and they certainly match the look Warwick has in League of Legends.
Beyond that, there's not too much to be gleaned from this teaser (though I'm sure the subreddits will prove me wrong). But that's not the only Arcane reveal for today.
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