#vi runeterra

[thomas-jefferson-miku-binder]

Queer League of Legends Champions (with explanations) – Part I

Confirmed Lesbians – Neeko, Leona, Diana, Caitlyn, Vi

Starting off with probably the most known LGBTQ+ characters of Riot, we have Neeko, Leona, Diana, Caitlyn, and Vi, all canon lesbians. Neeko's sexuality was a big deal when first announced, not only because she was the first canon queer champion of League but also because her sexuality is explicitly portrayed through her voice lines, as she often flirts with female champions and shows a disinterest in the Shoo'ma of men she shapeshifts into. 

A number of different Rioters have confirmed that Leona and Diana were always meant to be lovers, but someone at Riot Management decided against it, and so they were portrayed as almost sisterly in the old lore. Fast-forward to the present day, they are gay and LOUD about it! The Rise With Me short story officially canonized the couple, and official pride art showed both of them with the lesbian flag. 

Caitlyn and Vi were already a popular ship before their romantic interest in one another became explicit, as shown in Arcane, Legends of Runeterra, and more subtly in the Warriors cinematic. They have also been shown in official pride art holding or wearing the lesbian flag, and they even share a Valentine's Day skin. It's worth adding that Vi also shares another romance-themed skin line with Fiora, and they seem to be very good friends there, but we'll get into that later.

Confirmed Gays – K'Sante, Graves, Aphelios

K'Sante's sexuality, like Neeko's, has been an important part of his character since release. His cinematic and color story both mention Tope, his past male lover, and he was the face of League Pride 2023 alongside Vi.

Graves and Twisted Fate were reportedly, like Diana and Leona, meant to be lovers from day one, but Riot didn't like that (how novel) and scratched that part of their story, simply leaving them as crime partners, nothing else. Burning Tides and Destiny and Fate have been amazing at developing their relationship, but the real confirmation comes with The Boys and Bombolini, which officially confirmed Graves as gay and T.F. as being attracted to him. 

Lastly, we have Aphelios. He and Sett have been a popular ship since the Spirit Blossom release, a skin line that makes them boyfriends, which already confirms him as queer. Throughout this year, Riot has been reposting and sharing Settphel art, which doesn't necessarily mean anything, but what really grabs attention is that they also shared fanart of Aphelios with the toothpaste gay flag, leading me to classify him as such.

Confirmed Bisexuals – Nami, Rell, Sett

Nami surprised pretty much everyone when her addition to Legends of Runeterra confirmed her as polyamorous, being in a relationship with Loto and Tama, other Marai of her tribe. One of the people who worked on her character explicitly highlighted the relationship and affirmed that Nami was pansexual. Since then, Riot has promoted her (through official pride art and LoR emotes) as bisexual. It's a bit unclear how she should be labeled, but one thing is sure: she's queer.

Rell is another champion whose queerness was stated on her debut. Rell had flirtatious lines with both men and women in League and was explicitly labeled as bisexual by her creators, also being confirmed through official pride art.

Finally, there's Sett. People have been speculating on his sexuality for a while, but things changed when Spirit Blossom came along, and he was portrayed as Aphelios' boyfriend. Since then, Sett has been seen in reposted League fanart with the bi flag.

Check out Part II

#league of legends #lol #caitlyn kiramman #vi #caitvi #leona #diana #leodia #neeko #legends of runeterra #lor #sett #aphelios #settphel #rell #nami #ksante #malcolm graves #tfgraves

[chaoticvi]

 Legends of Runeterra: the Path of Champions (The Riot X Arcane event) | Arcane TV Series

LoR comics taken from x

#arcaneedit #arcane #arcane netflix #arcane league of legends #league of legends #league of runeterra #loledit #vi #vi arcane #vander's prodigy #jinx #jinx arcane #jinx league of legends #the loose cannon #caitlyn kiramman #caitlyn the sheriff of piltover #tw flashing gif #tw flashing #just a little silly thing i wanted to do a long time ago #mine: gifs

[aurelion-solar]

Arcane Vi & Jinx - Legends of Runeterra Splash Art

#vi #arcane vi #jinx #arcane jinx #caitlyn #arcane caitlyn #league of legends #arcane #legends of runeterra #legends of runeterra skins #legends of runeterra splash art #splash art #skins #official #1k #2k #3k #4k #5k

[the-cityofprogress]

All the Pride Art from Riot’s Official Pride Post

#arcane #arcane caitlyn #arcane fanart #arcane league of legends #league of legends #prideart #legends of runeterra #caitlyn kiramman #valorant #cait x vi #caitvi #fanart #wlw pride

[analligatorr]

Yes, Legends of Runeterra, where is his better half??🤨

my fav interaction from LoR~

#twisted fate #vi league of legends #vi #tf #tfgraves #gay people #legends of runeterra #WE WANT MALCOLM GRAVES IN LOR #analligatart

[ospreyadderart]

I just. Really like drawing stomachs????? I've recently learned????

#my art #osprey adder art #vi #arcane #arcane vi #arcane violet #arcane fanart #vi fanart #strong women #silco arcane #vi league of legends #legends of runeterra

[bekkomi]

Gilded girls~

#caitlyn #vi #gilded vi #gilded caitlyn #league of legends #lol fanart #caitvi #legends of runeterra

[mollysunder]

Another Clue in Viktor's Tarot Card?

I think I figured something out. In an older post I talked about how Arcane used tarot symbology to possibly hint at future developments for season 2. It was specifically how Viktor and Jinx fit into the role of the Magician and Death tarots respectively and how it works for Sevika. There was one thing that was bugging the hell out of me when i finished it. What was the symbol within the Machine Herald's grasp?

At first I thought it was the mathematical symbol for fish (∝), without the curves, like how Ekko' infinity symbol are sharp triangles instead of round loops. I thought it could mean Viktor needed to recognize the balance and proprtions necessary to unlock the Arcane and be an indirect reference to how similar but different Ekko and Viktor are. But I think the answer might be simpler.

It's an 'X', sideways. Obviously, the 'X' could refer to the x-factor the Magician needs to unlock the Hexcore's power. And that's the fun trick of it because there's only been one person I know in League that's been explicitly associated with this kind of 'X', it's Jinx.

When Jinx's character debuted in League of Legends, instead of releasing a bio first, they had her 'vandalize' Vi's page with graffiti (really fun marketing move). The end of the page had a signature tag that said "X WUZ HERE" because they didn't want to reveal her name so they used this special "X" instead. Later, the tag was just replaced with "JINX WAS HERE.". I thought it was a one-time thing, but no, Jinx's special 'X' still remains in the game to refer to her presence. For example, one of Caitlyn's gag interactions has her shooting her rifle that's been tampered with by Jinx. And when it happens Caitlyn goes, "Ready, aim... (gasps) Urgh! Why am I not surprised?". Who else could it be?

So this symbol is still associated with Jinx, specifically as a substitution for her name, and it's in the Machine Herald's grasp. I don't think this is meant to hint at any future control Viktor would have over Jinx, nor would he want to. It could mean that he will need a partner in Jinx to help him complete the Hexcore once he and Jayce have their falling out and he's cast out from Piltover (some real Silco and Singed vibes honestly). But maybe it's another hint at how similar their actions will be perceived by us, the audience, like they fly under the same banner of void-touched outcasts playing offense and defense against Piltover. And more so that they will have a deeply impact full relationship with one another. Look at Ekko and Vi, they both bare her tag and you can't pretend she hasn't left her mark on them and their motivations. It's just odd that for Viktor, her tag is in a different position. Maybe it's a past, present, future thing.

I wouldn't bring this up if the creators of Arcane hadn't said that there were plenty of hints at season 2 that the audience hasn't picked up yet, so maybe this is another one. Also, I have noticed that Jinx sometimes has Ekko's infinity symbol on her marketing but it's still solidly an Ekko thing. Even when she has it on her Flame Chomper grenades it's used explicitly to frame Ekko and the Firelights for her damage because it's so well associated with him.

Update: I don't know why I'm just remembering this, but Jinx is also just wearing a big X on her shirt. In fact she's covered in X's, her shirt, her necklacklace choker thing, her shoelaces, her belt, her bandage, the back of her shoe they all have X's in her design.

Update 2: I found more X's! They're all over her background in the 'Enemy' music video. The art really isn't being subtle when you notice.

Update 3: Pretty sure this is the last one... maybe. After rewatching I noticed Vi's prison uniform actually has the symbol as a part of her ID number. Altogether her ID would be X516. Though whenever Vi was referred to as prisoner 516. Alone it actually says her name in Roman numerals, 5=V, 1=I, and 6=VI (a but redundant). If we treat it the 'X' as Jinx's name it makes Jinx and Vi before Vi even knows Powder has grown into Jinx, already intertwining their identities.

Update 4: I really thought I was done, but I wasn't. I found that both of Ekko's loc rings (which look similar to the bullet shells Jinx uses in her braids) have partial infinities that look similar to her symbol. Ekko specifically is represented with a complete hourglass, and this is literally the one exception. The fact that this symbol is visible when he talks about Zaun and Silco makes me feel ridiculous. If this is a subtle hint at the way Jinx affects Ekko... wow. Jinx isn't even dead, but she's practically haunting all these characters.

Seriously, it's a purposeful choice to do this, his game icon has full hour glasses. But in Arcane they're not, they're drawn to be similar to Jinx's symbol. Just like with Viktor and Vi, it means internally, not even consciously, he's seeking her out for her.

#viktor arcane #the machine herald #machine herald #jinx arcane #arcane #arcane season 2 speculation #it sometimes feels like any mystery can use jinx to solve it #she's a wild card #a loose cannon #jinx is the random ingredient that falls into the cooking pot and when you taste it you’ve invented a whole new dish #it feels so on purpose that almost every league medium keeps viktor and jinx's interactions from minimal to nonexistent #they'd cause too much of an uproar #legends of runeterra technically doesn’t count #vi arcane #ekko arcane #ekko #arcane speculation #arcane meta #arcane season 2

[blood-starved-beast]

Arcane act 1 really said “we’re gonna give you this misfit band of kids that you’ll grow to love then we’re gonna take that away from you and you’ll have to deal with it” huh. 

We’re introduced to Vander’s kids and they way it goes it’s as it were any other type of team of friends type beat. Mischievous kids who’re together as a team get into big trouble trying to do a thing but don’t worry it won’t have dire long term consequences right? 

That’s where Arcane gets you. If this were a show aimed at kids, or heck, any other show cause we know kids tend to be a protected entity in most adult media too, then that would be the end of it. Vander would’ve solved it, maybe wave Grayson away, and the kids would’ve been back to doing misadventures. Or if they want the kids to be more proactive, have them “make up” for it some other way (like help defeat Silco or something) through the power of friendship and it would be the end of that. 

But’s that not what happened. Things escalated, there aren’t clear answers cause it’s not just a thing between Vander - Grayson - and some abstract entity representing Piltover that would concede to what Grayson deems acceptable.  There’s a lot of pressure there, and it’s present even before Silco walks up to the plate. And unlike a kids’ show the kids aren’t immune when the pressure finally blows up. Heck, Vi makes a heroic decision to sacrifice herself, but she’s a kid out of her league and doesn’t know the whole picture and it all comes crashing down.

It’s part of how Arcane does subversion so well. Kids aren’t protected entities in this fiction (it doesn’t stop there after all, Jayce does kill that kid later on). The fact it sells you this early on really puts the stakes into the show and really gets you into the narrative, which is heighten by how go everything else is (voice acting, animation, etc.) and seals the impact there.

#Vi #Vander's kids #Grayson (arcane) #Vander #Arcane #my meta #it's one of those bruh moments #Runeterra really is a place that isn't safe for kids and Arcane does a good job of establishing that

[yuiya]

Once upon a time in Zaun

Acceptance comes in many forms

#arcane #digital art #digital 2d #fantasy #fanart #illustration #lol #legends of runeterra #league of legends #zaun #goodbye #enemy #powder #jinx #vi #silco #monsters #sisters #hugs #acceptance

[spagheluu]

LOR Gilded Cait & Vi ♡

#caitvi #violyn #piltovers finest #art of legends #lol #Fanart #league of legends #legends of runeterra #my art #ship art #lgbt #vi x caitlyn #caitlyn x vi

[piltoversfinest-caitvi]

LoR Piltover and Zaun Concepts/character profiles by RiotDen https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ArRRPm

#legends of runeterra #piltover's finest #vi #caitlyn kiramman #official bio #official #Riot Den #concept art #riot games

[dastardlydumb]

Viktor's POV of Vi's story in Legends of Runeterra

#it's based off of an iconic scene from it's always sunny in philadelphia #Viktor #machine herald viktor #league of legends #viktor the machine herald #machine herald #lol memes #dastardly drawings #viktor #viktor lol #Jinx #Vi #LoR #Legends of Runeterra #LoR Jinx #LoR Viktor #LoR Vi #lol jinx #lol vi #you can literally just search up it's always sunny in philadelphia memes #and you'll find it #fanart #LoR fanart #Viktor fanart #Jinx fanart #Vi fanart

[aurelion-solar]

Arcane Vi - Legends of Runeterra Splash Art Concepts

#vi #arcane vi #arcane #league of legends #league of legends skins #league of legends champion #legends of runeterra #legends of runeterra skins #legends of runeterra splash art #splash art #skins #concept art #official

[me-and-my-hyperfixations]

＊Ｍａｄ　Ｊｉｎｘ　Ｃａｃｋｌｅ＊

#unhinged bb #brotp: are we still sisters #jinx #powder #vi #legends of runeterra #League of Legends

[electronicdelusionstarlight]

We got a new PVE mode in Legends of Runeterra with new "Story" modes. They are FAR less polished or curated as the Arcane Story Mode where we had actual voiced cutscenes with the characters (some of the story mode custom cards don't even have voice lines).

Vi's First story (She gets 3 like any of the champs you can play as) is about her being put into training as an Enforcer, her final examiner being Cait.

Those are their interactions from an exasperated Caitlin after Vi pretty much beat the shit out of the entire precinct (and also jeopardized an entire undercover operation by blundering into it and blowing the cover of an undercover officer in Zaun).

#caitvi #caitlyn kiramman #vi #arcane #legends of runeterra #league of legends lore #league of legends