Arcane snapped something in my mind. Watching it multiple times did nothing to diminish that, in fact it exacerbated it. In my opinion; it is the greatest show I have ever seen in my 43 years on the planet. It hurts me so much and I love it. Thus I keep watching everything to do with it. Obsession is weird.
Bro none of my friends see how amazing Silco and Jinx's relationship is, it's so sad. Silco loved Jinx unconditionally, something she never felt was true for any of her other family. Yeah, I know they're bad people, I can't help but love them.
there is no bad characters.. silco methods was bad but his goal was greater good - equality and chance for ppl to have a better life and easier start by creating independent nation on slums. and jinx.. after watching show she was only person i was shure was pure evil.. but weeks later i realized why silco said that she is perfect. she is now an unstoppable hero who will crush everything that will stand on her way to achieve his dream. she is pure destruction to the rotten world so the new, better one could be reborn.
they're not bad characters, they're bad people. important distinction. bad characters implies that they're poorly written characters, which couldn't be farther from the truth
I have to say Arcane is one of those shows where there is no real villain, everyone did shitty things and had their own reasons for why they did what they did, every person. I think Ekko is honestly the closest thing to a “good guy” in Arcane and even he was Incredibly complex and morally grey in certain ways.
That is why Arcane is brilliant. It shows how we are all the product of our genes, our upbringing and experiences, our actions and chance. True evil rarely exists in this world, but sometimes people are dealt a poor hand and do bad things, yet if you care to talk to them, you realize that it is almost never just the fault of the individual. I'm in love with the series! It is amazing how well they captured the human condition.
@@thenoteworthy1298 I think Mel is fundamentally a good person but driven by her mom's ambition for both of them to be power women, Mel manipulates her surroundings to achieve what her mother has taught to care about.
@@TheHavoc09 absolutely loved ekko so much. he seemed like a good kid, and even after watching some of his closest friends either get killed, taken or go insane, he took that mentally as a way to change what he thinks is wrong - therefore, going for what he thinks is best for his people
"Don't cry... You're perfect"... Silco loved her so much, he saw how special jinx was, even with her issues... He loved her more than everything, even more than his goals... He was willing to give up revolution only to not hand her over and protect her... He would never let her die... Silco loved jinx... Just like a father... 💔
'father' silco saw himself in jinx, and thus treated her as he might have a smaller him(full free reign, any requests made granted, vicious protection), but the familial relationship with sexual tension is merely a placeholder, and if jinx pushed for romantic relationship due to her trust issues with everybody else(zaun you should never get naked with someone you don't trust would bury a body with you, and jinx has mad trust issues going on) then their relationship would go romantic in a heartbeat.
@@aydenlegleiter7810Yep, but the good thing is that that wasn't the writers' idea haha. On the other hand, that their father-daughter relationship was uncomfortable, that was the idea according to what I have read. Sorry if it's poorly worded, I honestly don't speak English.(And yes, I am answering something from 11 months ago since the date of season 2 is now official and I come here to remember, I will probably see it again.....
Silco doesn't lie to Jinx. He may be wrong, but he believes what he tells her. Silco doesn't have access to the complete information that you as the viewer have. (Generally 80% reactors forget this and project all the evil and evil onto Silco. But he only says what he believes.) From his perspective (and remember, Ekko thought similar), Vi just showed up one day out of the blue, with an enforcer, right after Jinx stole the crystal. He called Vi "Vander's prodigy" - Vander who collaborated with the enforcers. It fits right into his world view that Vander's prodigy would do the same. This isn't helped by the fact that to him, he's the one fighting for freedom from the oppressor and Vi bursts in saying she's going to tear it all down. Silco projects his experience with Vander onto Vi. He may draw the wrong conclusion, but between the optics of her return with an enforcer, plus his past with Vander, the conclusion that Vi is working with the Enforcers is reasonable. Silco may be wrong, but from his perspective, he isn't lying. And from his perspective, he's protecting Jinx from a bad influence (Vi). Being wrong but believing what you say is not the same as lying. Every single character in this series is in shades of gray, no black and white. All of them have the characteristics of real-life people. Each character is the hero of their own story from their own perspective. All of them have features that can be understood, hated and empathized. When you watch the series again, you will realize that no character is completely good, angelic or legal. Including Caitlyn, Ekko and Vander.
That killed me, Jinx deserves better. Silco was Silco but he loved her. I can't believe I was rooting for the "bad guys" the entire show. The only typical "good guy" I like is Ekko.
@@mumhustler gary stus are fine if they get written out quickly (usually by being killed off to demonstrate the magnitude of the threat) but yh he cant stay that way in S2.
@@GhostEmblem I agree, somehow doubt it as I think they will keep him perfect. I suspect there is a "progressive" reason for this. But speculation aside I hope a future season is as nuanced and balanced as the first
@@mumhustler I dont think your reasoning for it is correct. All the characters in the game are just unreasonably good at everything Arcane brought them much more down to earth for the most part.
that was a really good choice of song and the change of tone in the video was perfectly timed ! really liked the crescendo even if it broke me a lil bit to re-experience it ;'D !!
Thank you soooo much!! I'm really happy we can all share the emotions they have given us.. this is the whole point I'm making this video. Glad you enjoyed it XD
I aspire to be like Silco, a great businessman, a great father figure with a loving daughter, fighting for independence for his nation, being a leader, great haircut, believing in loyalty, never betraying or forsaking anyone, and just being such a great guy. He is a hero of a different story. Although the pandemic made my hair look more like Viktor and I'm closer to his age but still, Silco has a special place in my heart. No wonder it broke me when he died 😢 Bring back my boi Silco for Gods sake!
A drug dealer who didn't care that his drugs were mutating and killing the people he claimed to care about, and so selfish that he tried to kill the sister of the daughter he cared about so much because he didn't want to risk losing her... Silco's only good attribute was that he cared about Jinx. In every other way he was scum.
@@Wolfways No, he was a revolutionary hero who won Zaun it's independence all while being a single dad. He is truly a Legend. And as you know... LEGENDS NEVER DIE! They become a part of you!
You know something, there is a beautiful imagery in Silco's dark eye. The artists could have made it so it was just dark, no light in it... But they didn't, in every scene, even in the dark rooms, you can see light in Silco's eyes, a glimmer of hope that stays with him in every motion, through every evil act, and every sacrifice, he carries hope, until he is dying and you see it slowly fade away. But I suppose it's just imagery :)
Best of all video edits...there are many twists and turns when she was young and when she grew up full of talent.... silco is someone who helps and encourages her until she has the ability to believe in her more than anyone.
it always tears me up to see the extent silco trusts jinx, something difficult to do considering his character background (from the slums + brotherly betrayal + corrupted society + etc)
My heart broke when Silco was killed. The words "You're my daughter" (forgot when it's said but y'know) BROKE ME enough that had tears welling up in my eyes. The line "you're perfect" is my favorite line, because to him Jinx was his perfect daughter, despite all of her issues. (He was better family to Jinx than Vander and Vi were to her.)
@@redninelowdog maybe not but thats whether hes a good person, not a good parent. i think he was a good father cus he kept looking after jinx. she even said that it was vi that made her jinx because of how she left her alone with only her thoughts and her words "youre a jinx". at least silco still stuck by her, even while she was losing her mind. the last thing she did need to know from him was "you're perfect", which obviously is very very false for normal people, but shes not normal anymore. im not an expert, but i think she was too far gone, and hearing that she's crazy from everyone would probably drive her to even worse insanity. at least she trusted silco and will probably now go on without him knowing that she doesn't have to change. ^was ranting too long, sorry - but this is just 5% of my notes. main thing is - he was definitely not a good person, but he was a good father to jinx please dont take it the wrong way, i just want to get my opinion across.
@@carrots3865, part of being a good parent means being a good person. Kinda hard to be a good example for your kid when you're an objectively bad person who does bad things. She got the idea of naming herself Jinx from her sister but the person who ultimately encouraged her to kill, torture, and destroy things was in fact, Silco, not Vi. Just because he cares about her doesn't mean he was a good father.
i agree.. they shlould revive Silco.. its unberable what they have done.. there should be new ending to this season.. there is limit how much heart can be broken.. it is only good thing that 50% people who watch arcane dont realize that silco fired a gun at vi so she will stop torment jinx, and jinx shooted at silco only becouse she heard loading gun there and have shoot by reflex, not even realizing she shoots at him.. she loved him and would never shoot at him at purpose.. that is the real tragedy.
The complexity of this show was stunning. There's no real villain, just people doing what they think is best, and innocent souls getting caught in the crossfire.. It's been a long time since I've seen so much heart poured into a series. Arcane is perfect.
I really loved how he denied his dream when it required giving her up, that’s good progression. Simple but good. Loved the scene below vander’s statue.
It's breaking my heart to admit, sadly people with trauma like Jinx tend to sabotage themselves over and over one way or another. The way he reassured her as he passed and the way he treated her might be a ground to heal with at some point, when she'll be ready though. I just hope that if Vi and Jinx get closer at some point, Vi will be able to acknowledge that despite Silco being a piece of shit in business, he's been a great dad to Jinx and tried to heal her wounds the best he could in the environment they had. What concerns me a bit, is how many people relate to this relationship, who the heck hurt us all ?
@@vs1146 No he didnt agree with Vander Silco sees the future of Zaun IN JInx herself Giving up Jinx means giving up on his dream of Zaun itself. Watch the voice actor saying this at the end of this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hp3IY_BlmN0.html - Silco's love of Jinx is even deeper than the love for a daughter
Rewatching this because it's still my fave Arcane fanvideo and HOLY CRAP, that 'won't happen again' voiceover right as she detonates one of her Chompers like thanks, I needed more pain in my life. Nice catch. I am gutted.
People make mistakes they can do good or they can do bad things, villains like Silco that are capable of killing a innocent and truly love a daugherter are a good personification of humanity it self as well the development of others caracthers as Vader, jinx, Vi or jace on the progress of the show
Truly gorgeous edit, perfect song choice and just overall an amazing tribute to this iconic, ridiculously layered/nuanced relationship! Thank you so much for sharing!
i loved this video so much. thank you, it was amazing cus it showed every scene that gives me my opinions on the characters.i have loved villains before, but i have never despised the protagonist more than i despise Vi. honestly, she makes the quote "Every Villain Has Their Story" to a whole level in my head. i know it was still Powders fault that they died, but everything in my head still points to Vi as the e-vi-l one. i adore Jinx and Silco's relationship. i feel like he genuinely understood her and he took care of her since the day Vi abandoned her. when he said "you are perfect", she clearly needed to know that. the reason she's too far gone is because of Vi, and there's no way she can cope without Silco, so when Silco said that, at least she's not going to change herself and make her condition worse. it's a hard hope to have but i hope they revive him and reunite them two together, like a vi + caitlyn vs jinx +silco. im rooting for jinx and silco, heh. ^sorry for ranting about that, (ngl compared to what i wrote in my notes, this like like 5%), but im not changing my mind no matter how 'wrong' you may think i am. youre welcome to agree or disagree and rant at each other in the comments, but im not gonna fight you man. instead ill gladly read over your opinions.
I really feel for Silco here he raised powder/jinx and watched how horribly vi abandoning her affected her I truly feel she wasn’t going back for jinx when the soldier stopped her I feel like she just wanted silco and then when he noticed vi at the end of the bridge and how the only reason vi looked back was to see where the orb went and she saw silco she literally never cared about her sister and traumatized her so much Silco had every right to shoot at vi I feel very strongly about it
Silco is one the best characters in Arcane, with all characters having deep shortcomings Silco is a libertarian, freedom fighter type and that is refreshing in this modern, woke culture Silco; misunderstood, underrated, necessary
Silco wasn’t her father, he loved jinx, She isn’t jinx she is powder. He gave her praise for being evil and lied to her when she was starting to connect the dots. even his last line ever *your perfect* was him saying she should be jinx and not powder. Let me remind you that jinx was made by trauma, and he is building the trauma. He is the one who gave her the last push to shoot the rocket, and become jinx. And even with VI right infront of him he continued to lie to powder telling her everyone will betray him and his sister doesn’t care about her. Edit: for the record I don’t support VI either considering instead of accepting jinx for who she is now and giving her time to choose what she wants to be, she wanted her to become that 9 year old girl again, which is what led jinx to saying *I thought you could love me like you used to.. even though I’m.. different.* She has seen that silco loves her for being an evil bomber and VI loves her for being a weak little girl, and she can’t be either so she will never be good enough for them.
Personally I do not find anything "loving" between them I want to think it silko sees himself again as a young man, betrayed, and jinx is like a daughter to him (it is repeated many times during the series) is a sincere and deep affection but of those that bind two people or from the same experience.
