Arcane | Vi vs. Sevika (Bar Fight) 

I love that fact they take a break for Vi to get a drink and for Savika to get a breather from the shimmer drop.

I just cried when VANDER said "Thats my GIRL"

I gotta say, despite being nemesis, they still have some respect for each other. They take breaks betwhin rounds, dont kick the other while in the floor and give the other time to get up. That's surprisingly honorable, like they hate each other but at the same time want to win fairly.

everyone’s talking about Vi stopping to get a drink but my favorite part was her throwing the glass at Sevika 😂 that was funny

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I really liked Sevika’s character. She makes a perfect long-term rival for Vi.

Small detail but it seems like Vi won this fight because she learned to defend rather than attack. Before she is never afraid to take damage out of toughness, so she is rarely blocking. Early in the fight she is taking punches to the face and instead of defending, she attacks more which leads to getting one of the gauntlets destroyed. At the end of the fight it seems like she finally shows vunerability (putting her hand up to defend herself) and that's when the shield goes up, which was a hidden function of the gaunlets. It's like an aha moment or level up for her character and development.

I love how in this show the physically strong female characters actually look like they're strong and can throw a punch.

This fight represents more than just Vi and Sevika, it also represents hextech vs chemtech. The advancements made on both ends are just amazing. Sevika augmenting her arm to not only protect the shimmer vulnerability but also adding a long range attack is amazing development.

Vi is such a badass. "You still hit like a little boy" "And you still lead with your face." This show doesn't have the right to be this good.

There's no way Sevika isn't going to be a future champion. This shit is like teasing us her abilities.

"That's my Girl" "What about Us" and "We'll show them, we'll show them all" All made me cry NGL 🥺🥺🥺

Holy fuck, Sevika has such a good heart. Out here, with no hesitation, pushing Silco out of the way of the explosion. Losing her arm in the process. Do we see her complain about this? Bring it up in some petty way? No. Sevika gets fucked over by Jinx and then we see her do what? Give compassion! In the form of advising Silco to give her time! Because she relates! She may have her petty moments but honestly, is this any differnet from what we've seen with Vi? She even had the same righteous spirit as Vi when the Enforcers were cracking down. Sevika, my beloved.

Can we talk about how incredible Vi’s voice actress is, i mean holy shit talk about an incredible performance selling the desperation in her screams during fights, the emotion when she speaks to jinx or even later on with Caitlyn. One of the best voice acting displays ive seen in a good long while.

I like to think that by this point in the story, they don't even hate eachother. Vi just thinking "I need to blow off some steam, and I know you're tough enough to take it". Like, they're not even trying to kill eachother. They take breaks to recover, and Sevika doesn't attack Vi when she's down. They're rivals, and I love it

1:18 God that fall is so beautifully animated. You can see Vi trying not to fall but the heavy gauntlet is weighing her arm down. I feel like the reference they used is someone holding a big ass dumb bell and falling.

1:12 I thought: "those gauntlets seemed too heavy, how can she handle it?" But now I understand. Hextech energy makes gloves lighter. This is confirmed when Sevika cuts off the hextech energy flow and the gloves get heavy again.

Vander is the perfect example of a man who wants to redeem himself, even though he made mistakes in the past. He is the example where people indeed deserve a second chance.

My favorite part is when Vi pauses to take a drink from the bar.

I absolutely love the fact that no one has to be told that these women are tough as nails. Arcane doesn't try to convince us of "Girl power". These women are just genuinely ass kicking enforcers and you don't even have to think about it.. That's what great storytelling does!

I just love Vi's moans and screams when shes fighting.. I love how real they make the fights with all the fatigue and heavy breathing also

Love how Vi was about to give up at 1:30 but heard Vander's voice who reminded her of what she was fighting for, her little sister.

Vi is hands down my fav. Then again I’m biased to characters who straight up box and throw hands. I love down and dirty fight scenes, I prefer their first fight, but this one is outstanding.

I love how Vander came to Vi in that moment, telling her that her guard needs work. And it was her finally lifting her guard up that raised the shield and saved her from Sevika's last attack. The tiny little details, visual story telling, back and forths and call backs to everything, plus the fact that this is just a knockout, down and dirty fight between two badass characters, really elevates this whole fight, and the show to another level.

I love how Vi stops in the middle of the fight to knock back a drink then just gets right back to it

This is arguably one of the least talked about fights of the show yet in my opinion, one of the most badass. It's like both of them were each other's boss fight.

Have to admit sevika put up a good fight.

0:38 that glass throw had me laughing out loud

I love how Vi flips a table, just like her theme song says she would 😂

"She still needs you. They all do." This one quote gives me hope that they can fix their relationship.

Okay but Vi's caught off guard face when the blade showed up and her just leaping back while sort of hiding behind the gauntlets (it's a defensive stance i know) was really cute 🥺

Man, there are so many characters from the show I hope to be in the game. Riot’s really made an impact with this whole series.

It's pretty cool that in their first fight Vi kicked her ass without the gauntlets, so they had to give Sevika a lightsaber to give her a upper hand.

Funny how Vi seeks out Sevika whenever she needs to hit something.

0:44 Did she just… flip a table on the enemy?

One thing to keep in mind while watching this scene: *Jinx is in some corner of this bar watching them the whole time.*

This scene is amazing. The blatant respect they have for each other as opponents, the animation itself. I love this scene. The part with Vi falling and seeing Vander, her strength personified, was heartbreaking. It wasn’t really Vander, more so her own psyche in the form of Vander to keep going.

I just realized that Sevika didn't underestimate Vi. When Vi was down about to pass out instead of deeming herself the winner and walking off she got herself ready so when Vi got up she would be ready for her. She knew Vi wouldn't just give up she knew Vi would keep fighting. I just found that interesting when comparing how she was in their first fight.

"Have you ever really wanted to be, a total rebel flipping tables on the enemy?" I love that Vi is literally flipping a table at Sevika at 0:44 Really hope we will hear her theme in season 2

*Sevika exists* Vi: I'm about to end this girls whole career

You know a series is good when they only use the power of "friendship and family" one time and it fits the moment

I love that when the hextech shield goes off you can briefly see magic runes flash. It's the first time the hextech seems more magical than technological. And if you think about it, it's the first time in the show that hextech is used to *save* someone rather than to be harm or make profit. The first time it did what Jayce and Viktor intended it to.

I love that two women can put up a good fight. I mean not the ninja kind of stile, just punchs, blood and broken teeth! Loved this fight and their previous one.

its just mindblowing to me how much story-telling and characterization is crammed into this single scene while STILL being fun to watch as just a simple fighting scene

0:33 these jump cuts are so f??king delicious. Absolutely genius.

0:47 Didn't notice the Q charge up sound effect at first

I love that they show Vi's badassery by making her unstoppable not invisible yes she gets knocked down but she always gets back up it makes her victory that much more satisfying..

I really found myself liking sevika ngl

I love that throughout the show, Vi keeps using the move mid fight where she jumps in the air to come down on her opponents. It's an impulsive and arrogant move that leaves her open, and repeatedly, she does get taken down when she tried it. In this fight, it is Sevika that makes that play, and Vi takes advantage of it by going on the defense and taking advantage of how open Sevika left herself. That's such great subtle story telling

The fact that Vi hallucinates is not talked about nearly often enough. Jinx's hallucinations are more obvious because they're in your face and constantly crawling over the screen, but whenever Vi is weak and out of it she starts seeing Powder or Vander. It's an interesting parallel between the two, they both have psychotic episodes but Jinx's are informed by trauma and have been made worse by her attempts to suppress them, while Vi's were a comfort during her time in solitary and so are gentler in style and content than Jinx's are.

You gotta respect how tough Sevika is, she basically spent most of season 1 eating dirt but she's always back for another round.

God this fight is just so good, like, honestly there’s so much to talk about. Like for example, at 0:27 when it cuts to scenes where they both get roughed up. It never feels like a game of cat and mouse, but more like two powerhouses beating the life out of each other. It highlights how evenly matched they are, it’s never just one person beating the other up, they’re both going to have scars and bruises after this match. Not to mention the respect they have for each other, taking breaks and never beating the opponent that’s already on the ground, because they don’t need to. They’re so confident in their abilities that they’re not so desperate as to throw a cheap shot and try to hurt the opponent when they’re at their worst. And honestly, it’s just good. Like what more is there to say??

I love how they both took the time to take a short break. Vi: I need a drink. Sevika: Yeah, let me just sit for a minute.

This is one of the most greatest animated fights in the history of animation

Sevika's laugh at 1:12 is the mother of my 12 children.

Neat bit of visual storytelling- Sevika gauges the first swing and is able to dodge appropriately since there is distance between them, but mistimes Vi's second hit (a palm strike, look closely) because she isn't used to Vi's fist being covered in a giant gauntlet 10x the size of her hand.

This is the most gorgeous animated fight scene I've watched in years.

Vi and Sevika are a perfect example of how our enemies make us stronger. They force us to stay on our toes, to adapt, to always seek improvement. It's probably why despite hating each other, they never land a killing blow even when they have an opportunity to finish each other off. It's almost as if they recognize this themselves and don't want to lose such a worthy opponent since they benefit from each other's existence. It's also why Sevika refused to fight Vi until everyone cleared out of the bar. She wanted no interference because if there was, how would she be able to tell if she was progressing or not? She views Vi as her greatest foe and the only way to truly test her skill is to face her alone.

The moment Vander showed up I kinda teared up :(

2:39 I love that frame stop so much. Models are in the same position for a second and that makes Vi look really scary.

Love how “You still block with you face” line also had its own small arc, she initially lost in this fight cause she immediately rushed in for the attack, getting one of her arms deactivated, but she won, when she finally blocks

When Vi got knocked out and Vander starts talking? Best part of the fight. Just a reminder of what she lost, and a reminder that Powder really is all she has left. "She still needs you" Chills.

1:12 That laugh of Sevika though. Damn

Behold, the apex of the animation.

Love how the camera follows the movements of their blows ever so slightly. Really lends weight to their swings. This a thing in the whole show but its extra satisfying when vi is fighting.

Something that I quite liked is the fact that the background music that plays during the fight is not only heard by us, but also by the characters, since the music sounds directly from the vinyl record that Silco's henchman placed.

Am I the only one who LOVES this? 0:37 I think it is such an awesome detail that Vi hurls her glass at Sevika’s face. It’s so petty, badass, and the perfect touch of childishness. Perfection.

Bro vander's "that's my girl" made me tear up fuck dude

Vi using her passive was the moment I stopped thinking and just collapsed from my fangasm

This animation is literally so nice to look at. It makes every fight scene fun and their movements are so smooth, I absolutely love it

Vi is written so well. She struggles. She hurts. She makes mistakes.

gotta say, i love how the fights (especially between the women) in this series are so raw. they don't hold back, & have these characters take some pretty heavy hits while actually taking realistic damage for it. it's refreshing, in a sense. :)

The gutteral animal roar when she throws up the table and punches it really hypes me up

i love how sevika hates her ally more than her enemy

I love absolutely everything about this scene. It’s the best animated fight scene I’ve ever seen in my life and arguably the best fight scene I’ve ever seen in any media. Two things I haven’t seen commented on: when Vi blocks and the shield comes up, to me it looks like Sevika has the tiniest smile at the edge of her grimace - like she’s impressed and Vi has fully gained her respect. I also like to think it’s a grin of “god, this is fun.” My other favorite tiny detail is immediately after Vi ripe Sevika’s arm off, the majority of the light in the room then comes from the shimmer leaking everywhere as Vi swings her. That bright purple glow in the mostly dark room, just barely lighting the final moments, are absolute art.

I have a feeling that what's said at 1:39 is going to relevant to season 2. Even though this is in Vi's imagination, this is Vi's mindset, and even after what happens after this: In Vi's mind, she's knows her sister still needs her and that it's not going to get any easier. Vi's relationship with her sister was at the heart of this show, and I think that will still be a big part of the show in season 2. Vi giving up on her sister, despite what happened, would be so out of character for her.

Love the little half second pause by Vi at 2:38, like 'Gotcha'

Hailee Steinfeld does such an excellent job in this scene. Those visceral screams have a lot of weight to them

VI's absolute: I'm winning or you're dying. There is no middle.

I love this fight for 3 reasons 1: Its a grudge match 2: VI losing her right gauntlet mirroring Sivikas arm is brilliant 3: VI litteraly +1'ing Sivikas Barrel punch in their first fight with a fucking pooltable is honestly way to funny

2:41 you see that Sevika still tried to fight by trying to pull Vi off balance despite her arm being pulled off she continued to keep fighting no matter what.

I like how Vi can come whenever she wants looking for a fight and Sevika will be like "fck why not".

This fight has everything, funky bar music, a cool moment where Vi takes a drink and throws it at Sevika, full intent on murder but still respect, and of course! The classic Anime "Remember your friends" moment and a ghostly mentor pep-talk give the main character a big boost. Also Vi is built like a brick shithouse, taking hits from a goddamn metal arm and still kicking ass.

I love that Vander still looks huge to her even though shes an adult now, which just goes to show that she will always look up to him no matter how big or strong she gets.

I really like how she threw the table at Sevika, a little reference to her song: Here Comes Vi. "Have you ever really wanted to be, a total rebel flipping tables on the enemy?"

0:44 damn shes really flipping tables on the enemy

Most animated fights between two women: "I'm going to fight you elegantly and gracefully while somehow looking gorgeous" Fight between Vi and Sevika: "I'm going to beat the ever living shit out of you while getting blackout drunk"

They got every genre of music in this show and it worked. Western barfight music, street hip-hop, club dubstep, punk metal and more. God, I fucking love this show.

I love when vi gets up and sevika just goes "ugh you're still not dead"

0:43 I love the visceral emotion in this scream

the hit at 1:18 man that gets me every time. the metal clang, her stumbling away like she's drunk off the strongest whiskey ever, the fall trying to keep her self up and then just flat my god the animation team did WONDERS with just those few seconds

Just love how Sevika seems to enjoy her fight with Vi. No cheap shots, no poison, just a (mostly) honest scrap Caitlyn’’s got some competition hahaha

0:43 The way Vi screams to lift and punch a table, I felt that.

At 2:06 vi blows her nose. As a word of warning don’t do this during or shortly after a fight. If your orbital bone (the bone around your eye) is broken, which may be likely. Your eye will pop out of the socket when you curate the pressure from blowing your nose.

I respect that vi throughout the season is just actively beefing with and beating the SHIT out of Sevika whenever she can.

This is such a great scene. The brutality mixed with the gorgeous lights, the frantic, madcap, music versus the tense silence later on. The LIGHTING, the expressions, the fluidity of motion. Just damn. It's so great.

I think Mels mom would like Vi and Sevika very much because of their fighting spirit lol.

I'm not the only here thinking that when Vi got her in the air, they'll show us her ult 😂 BUT DAMN IS THIS A GREAT FIGHT. I was air punching like a dumbass

this may be one of the single best clips of animation ever put on a screen. without any context, this scene would still tell a story without so much as a word spoken. absolutely insane

This show has NO BUSINESS being this DAMN GOOD

"It's not how many times you get knocked down... it's how many times you get back up."