Arcane: The Toymaker AU

Hello! Hello!

@mari-mary speaking here and this is my Arcane AU side-blog!

"The Toymaker" is a "What if?" alternative universe of the animated series Arcane - League of Legends (written and drawn by me and text edit/proofreading by @beanswithbones).

Summing up: Powder was adopted by Viktor instead, Vi wasn't arrested, Viktor doesn't know Singed, and there are much more LoL characters at the first half of the story.

Involved regions: Piltover, Zaun, Targon, and The Void.

The complete story is being written and it's available on Ao3: [LINK]

The Main Characters:

Read about them: [Jinx] - [Viktor] - [Caitlyn] - [Vi] - [Ekko] - [Zeri]

LoL characters added: Renata, Blitzcrank, Zeri, Ziggs, Zoe, Twitch, Urgot, Camille, Aurelion Sol, Smolder, Bel'Veth, and Vel'Koz.

Pairings info + FAQ under the cut!

I just watched Act 2...

GOOD GOD

WHAT THE HELL

OH WOW

I laughed, I got hella scared, I cried, sobbed, I was happy... then I got a shot through my chest... I LOVED IT SO MUCH!

A few designs exploration for tm!Jinx's "The Toymaker" outfit for this AU. Can you guess which one I picked for the final version?

Two years before Act 2 starts, Jinx and Viktor founded "The Stellar Circus." As the name implies, it's a group they lead that makes occasional presentations using their and other academics' inventions, having the young generations as their target audience. The said project is mainly funded by the Academy of Piltover.

Jinx unintentionally made herself famous among the young Piltovians and (later) Zaunites because of her highly energetic and fun behavior when testing her new toy creations around open plazas, not to mention the creativity and innovation her toys have.

Nowadays, she's a highly famous and influential pop star, and she uses said fame to discreetly spread messages such as the abuse of power by the Enforcers over undercity people, for example; she does that through her musical presentations, in a way young citizens get the messages easier than adults.

OMFG! I want all these season 2 key arts framed in my living room's walls!

Or at least a big version of the main one to put by the side of the season 1 one I have haha!

I'm reeeeeeeally liking it, and I can't wait for the upcoming episodes!

But my only complaint about it (and it seems to be a general consensus) is the pacing. Everything feels like a summary of events, especially when compared to season 1. I had the feeling that the entire Act 1 could have been its own season, no joking!

You got to be kidding me I managed to make a rather similar plot to canon's season 2 in my AU (the difference is how and why it happens).

If you watched the latest teaser trailer for Act 2, you'll know what I'm talking about it.

What I'm going to say was already shown in trailers a long time ago, so:

So...

Hmm...

That new Viktor poster for Act 2...

Amen, I guess LMAO

Aaaaww! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ Indeed, my work irl is hard, but I love what I do nonetheless.

Sorry for the late reply, I had to make this lil doodle (feat. my mangaka avatar)!

So, Arcane fans, how are we doing today, hm?

In the light of the upcoming event:

I will not spoil anything of the new Arcane episodes for about a few weeks after their release.

Even though I will be dying to talk about it, I don't want to ruin the experience for the others!

Reblog if your blog will be Arcane Season 2 spoiler free for a while, too!

Is anyone here playing Wild Rift? Feel free to add me! My nick is OnefromSouth#9612

I'm a main ADC, and I play mainly as Jinx, Zeri, and Ezreal so far!

Once I get enough Poro coins, I intend to open a Toymaker AU Guild hehe.