Full spoilers observe for Arcane season 1.
Arcane season 2 is sort of right here, of us. Almost three years after its predecessor made its Netflix debut, the hit animated sequence’ second and last chapter is – on the time of writing – lower than two weeks away.
Because the clock ticks all the way down to Arcane‘s return, and in mild of the three-year hole between seasons, I think you will need a refresher on one of many greatest Netflix reveals‘ solid roster. Under, I’ve rounded up every thing it is advisable to know concerning the 9 people who’re confirmed to seem in Arcane‘s second season. That features the actors who’ll voice them, a bit on every character’s background, and the place we discover them heading into season 2.
Be warned: Main spoilers are incoming for Arcane season 1, so flip again now if you have not watched each episode.
Hailee Steinfeld as Vi
One in all Arcane‘s deuteragonists who’s well-known for wielding these big Hextech gauntlets, Vi was one in all three characters confirmed to return when the League of Legends (LoL) animated present was renewed for a second season in late 2021.
The older sister of Powder/Jinx, Vi is an “act first, assume later” particular person who often lets her fists do the speaking – a hot-headed method that is landed her in scorching water greater than as soon as in season 1. Based mostly on Arcane season 2’s first trailer, she’ll be part of Caitlyn’s (extra on her later) brand-new elite Piltover Enforcers Squad, who’ll supposedly be tasked with monitoring down Jinx (once more, extra on her in a bit) after the latter’s seemingly deadly Piltover council chamber assault. Nonetheless, given the brand new footage on present in Arcane season 2’s official trailer, and a Vi-starring clip revealed alongside season 2’s launch date in late September, Vi and Caitlyn’s relationship will break down sooner or later subsequent season.
As in season 1, Vi shall be voiced by Hailee Steinfeld. An more and more standard actor, Steinfeld has additionally voiced Gwen Stacey/Spider-Gwen in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse. Readers might also know her from Dickinson on Apple TV Plus, Hawkeye on Disney Plus, and Transformers spin-off movie Bumblebee.
Ella Purnell as Jinx
Arcane‘s different primary character, Jinx is Vi’s youthful sibling who, on account of quite a few traumatic occasions she suffered as a baby, is affected by common psychotic episodes. These trigger Jinx to make impulsive, reckless, and at occasions deadly choices, reminiscent of her inadvertent murdering of surrogate father Silco in season 1 episode 8.
Her assault on Piltover’s council chamber within the last moments of final season’s finale means she’s the Metropolis of Progress’ public enemy primary as we head into season 2. Based mostly on a suspense-filled, Jinx-starring season 2 clip, Zaun’s Chem Barons shall be gunning for her too on account of her affiliation to Silco, who the crime lords misplaced persistence with earlier than final season ended.
Jinx shall be voiced as soon as extra by Ella Purnell, who’s greatest recognized for taking part in Lucy MacLean in Amazon‘s TV adaptation of Bethesda’s iconic online game franchise Fallout, aka one of many greatest Prime Video reveals. She’s additionally featured in Yellowjackets on Paramount Plus, and might at the moment be seen starring in darkish comedy-thriller present Sweetpea on Sky and Now TV within the UK.
Katie Leung as Caitlyn
The third and last character confirmed to return as a part of Arcane‘s season 2 renewal announcement in November 2021, Caitlyn shall be on a revenge-fuelled mission to arrest Jinx if, as I’ve beforehand predicted, Caitlyn’s mother Cassandra – one in all Piltover’s councillors – is confirmed to have perished in Jinx’s council chamber assault.
Doing so shall be an advanced endeavor, although – not least as a result of Caitlyn’s quest for vengeance will doubtless put her at odds with Vi. Followers have purchased into their “will they, will not they” dynamic ever since they crossed paths in season 1 episode 4, and desperately need ‘CaitVi’ to get a cheerful ending earlier than season 2’s last credit roll. Certainly, it is one in all eight huge questions all of us need earlier than Arcane‘s second season ends. Whether or not they’ll, nevertheless, depends upon how this season’s story performs out.
Katie Leung, who some readers may additionally acknowledge as Cho Chang from the live-action Harry Potter films, returns to painting Caitlyn. She’s additionally set to play Girl Araminta Gun in Bridgerton season 4, which can absolutely catapult Leung into the limelight after years of underrated performances in different reveals, reminiscent of The Wheel of Time and Nightsleeper.
Reed Shannon as Ekko
“Oh, look who it’s. The Boy savior!”, Jinx cried earlier than her creatively epic duel with former greatest pal Ekko in season 1 episode 7. One in all Arcane‘s most underappreciated characters did not get an excessive amount of display time final time round however, given his prominence in season 2’s varied teasers and this Batman-inspired stealth mission clip, it appears Ekko goes to have a a lot greater function to play in Arcane‘s sophomore outing.
Certainly, not solely is his alliance with Heimerdinger going to bear fruit for the undercity of Zaun (I hope, anyway), however the creation of Ekko’s Zero Drive – a time-warping gadget that’ll absolutely be of giant significance in season 2, as it’s for avid gamers who play as Ekko in LoL – will cement him as one in all this season’s indispensable people.
Just like the trio earlier than him, Reed Shannon re-entered the voice recording sales space to play Ekko. A gifted performer whose equally adept as a comic and musician, Shannon’s different most notable appearing function got here in The Wilds, a Prime Video survival drama sequence that ran for 2 seasons earlier than it was unceremoniously cancelled.
Mick Wingert as Heimerdinger
A famend albeit eccentric inventor who helped Piltover to flourish, the Yordle often known as Heimerdinger not resides within the Metropolis of Progress after he was voted off Piltover’s council in season 1 episode 6. As a substitute, the long-lived particular person finds himself working at the side of Ekko to enhance the lives of Zaunites. Season 2’s quite a few teasers affirm that he’ll be placing his centuries-old physique on the road to take action, too, with one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it second within the official trailer exhibiting Heimerdinger getting a bit too shut for consolation with a extremely unstable object.
Tenacious and gifted voice actor Mick Wingert, whose intensive again catalog is stuffed with roles in varied video video games, Marvel tasks, and different animated and live-action movies and reveals, returns to painting Heimerdinger.
Amirah Vann as Sevika
Along with her serving as Silco’s second-in-command (I am not counting Jinx) earlier than his dying, some viewers might have anticipated Sevika to be affected by an id disaster as season 2 begins. Certainly, Silco’s demise means his felony empire has misplaced its chief, so Zaun will not simply need to take care of the complete weight of Piltover’s legislation enforcers crashing down on it, but additionally an inside turf struggle as varied factions struggle for management of the undercity.
Nonetheless, regardless of her clear dislike for Jinx, it appears – based mostly on the aforementioned Jinx-starring clip and season 2’s trailers – that Sevika will assist Silco’s adoptive daughter to unite Zaun and lead a revolution in opposition to its elitist up to date. In fact, the footage spliced collectively for these movies might be misdirects however, if not Jinx, who else would Sevika lend her companies to?
Regardless, Amirah Vann is available once more to lend her vocal abilities to Silco’s former lieutenant. Finest recognized for her work in Easy methods to Get Away With Homicide on US cable community ABC, Vann has additionally starred in Apple‘s The Changeling sequence, The Fugitive on defunct streaming platform Quibi, and one in all 2024’s new Netflix films in Shirley.
Ellen Thomas as Ambessa
A Noxian warlord who has eyes on buying Hextech for her brutal, expanionist empire nation, Ambessa – like Ekko – is being primed for a way more expansive function in Arcane season 2.
Along with her daughter and Piltover counciller Mel caught within the crossfire of Jinx’s council chamber assault, the war-hungry Ambessa will doubtless be part of Caitlyn in main the cost to find Jinx. In fact, on account of her nation’s imperialistic ambitions, she’ll be trying to convey Piltover underneath Noxus’ blood-red banner, too, which is obvious within the footage we have seen prior in subsequent season’s arrival. That stated, as is the case with Jinx, I do not assume she’ll be the arch-villain of the piece – and Arcane followers have already got a magical idea about who the critically acclaimed present’s Huge Unhealthy shall be.
Ellen Thomas, who voiced LoL‘s latest champion in season 1’s last two episodes, is again as Ambessa within the sequel season. UK viewers may acknowledge her from British soaps together with EastEnders, however Thomas has performed roles in quite a lot of different big-name reveals, together with Physician Who.
Brett Tucker as Singed
The antagonistic however extremely clever chemist who created Shimmer, the addictive substance that flooded Zaun’s streets underneath Silco’s management, Singed’s influence on this nook of Runeterra – the world LoL and Arcane are set in – can’t be understated.
Exterior of him creating a brand new, terrifying menace that Zaun and Piltover should take care of – a attractive Arcane season 2 poster hints {that a} heroic, fan-favorite character will return as Singed’s newest monstrous creation – it is unclear what function Singed will play this time. It’s going to be fascinating to see if we study extra about his again story, too, in mild of the revelation that he had a daughter who died earlier than the occasions of Arcane. Simply as he did final season, Brett Tucker (Station 19, Neighbours) will voice Singed.
Lenny Citrano as Smeech
The one confirmed ‘newcomer’ – he made a really transient, non-speaking function in season 1 episode 8, therefore the citation marks – to this season’s solid up to now, Smeech is a Yordle Chem Baron who leads the felony gang often known as the Scrap Hackers.
As with Singed, I do not know the way integral he’ll be to this season’s plot. We all know he’ll discover Jinx earlier than the remainder of Piltover and Zaun does, although, as he and his goons are seen doing so within the beforehand talked about Jinx-starring season 2 clip. Nonetheless, based on Netflix’s press picture database, Lenny Citrano (Dutch, iCarly) will play Smeech all through the present’s last installment.
