Overview

• Linke says pandemic-related production setbacks ultimately gave the team the opportunity to push Season 2’s animation into more extreme, surreal directions.
• He emphasizes balancing universal sisterhood drama with accurate depictions of Vi’s and Jinx’s in-game fighting roles based on player behavior.
• Season 2 deepened character arcs for Jayce, Viktor and others in the Piltover–Zaun conflict while concluding the sisters’ storyline.
• Riot Games has officially integrated Arcane events into the League of Legends canon, unifying previously inconsistent lore threads.
• Since wrapping in November 2024, Arcane has earned critical acclaim and won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.