None of the characters Arcane We're having a good time right now, and Viktor might be the one suffering the most.
[Ed. note: This post contains major spoilers for the most recent episodes of Arcane.]
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Well, that's a bit It's a stretch, as he's now been blessed with strange, magical, machine-based healing powers from the Hexcore and created a peaceful commune in the heart of the Undercity.
But your boy is No looking healthy, now that his body is mostly a machine and those bags under his eyes have gotten even worse and his hair is all tattered. And mentally, you definitely feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders as you try to heal every person who shows up at your door. And emotionally, well, there's clearly lingering pain over his non-breakup with his longtime research partner, Jayce.
However, even though Viktor is suffering, I have to say… he's really attractive when he's miserable.
Let's get this out of the way: what I think is hot in a fictional setting is NOT what I think is hot in real life, blah blah blah. I am not condoning becoming Hextech Jesus or being so tortured by the burden of evolution, humanity, and your place in it that you start a cult.
I just think the more she suffers, the sexier she becomes.
It doesn't help that Viktor's first scenes this season featured him basically naked, with nothing but a sheet wrapped around him. Yes, yes, he has a strange robot body now, but listen to me: I like that. I also like that his hair becomes more unkempt and longer and that his general demeanor becomes more tired and tired.
He is suffering! But by God, it makes him look good.
I've always had a soft spot for Viktor, who is probably my favorite male character on the show. He's the calmer juxtaposition to Jayce's bravado, and he has more baggage on his thin shoulders in a way that makes his character super compelling to me personally. I like that he desperately wants to change the world, but he continually gets tricked and runs out of time.
In this season, all of that is amplified. He has ever greater power than ever before; but as we have learned, this comes at a cost. Still, he has resigned himself to his mission. He will help. The cost doesn't matter. It's clearly taking a toll on him in every way possible, but man, isn't that drive and desperation sexy.
Now, again: things are not looking so good. Then this whole most recent batch of episodes. did end up with Viktor, uh, dead, killed by Jayce, no less (how delightfully tragic!!!). But hey, the show has been working. hard in the images of Jesus with him (not to mention that he is a playable champion in League of Legendsso there is some precedent that he didn't completely die), so I'm pretty sure he will be resurrected. And I'll be there waiting and twisting my hair when he does.