Arcane’s creators lift the lid on deciding who lived and who didn’t after Jinx’s attack on Piltover’s council.
Arcane’s creators have explained why those councillors died in season 2 episode 1
The duo say it was “always planned that way”
There were never any discussions about killing off other Piltover council members
Full spoilers follow for Arcane’s season 1 finale and season 2 premiere.
Arcane’s showrunners have revealed how they decided who died – and who didn’t – as a result of Jinx’s explosive attack on Piltover’s council chamber.
Speaking exclusively to TechRadar ahead of Arcane season 2 making its Netflix debut yesterday (November 9), Christian Linke and Alex Yee discussed the process of determining which characters they were going to kill off.
In the season 1 finale, titled ‘The Monster You Created’, Jinx used her Hextech-powered Fishbones rocket launcher to fire a missile at Piltover’s council chamber. At the time, the so-called City of Progress’ leaders were meeting to validate Jayce’s plan to give Zaun – Piltover’s deprived cousin, which deuteragonists Jinx and Vi are citizens of – its independence. In practice, that would mean Zaunites wouldn’t be governed by Piltover’s council anymore.
