Arcane: The Toymaker AU

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, 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!

*read right to left*

*reminder that tm!Jinx has Viktor's accent.

[Next TBA]

FINALLY! Sorry for the waiting, real life happens...and backgrounds are my weakness.

Let's go with this comic already! It's in manga format, so read right to left (for those who aren't used to, I've numbered the speech balloons in horizontal sequence).

This short comic will show some of the rework I did on Toymaker Jinx; it's mostly how her powers works and a bit of lore related to it, everything else you'll see it here about her was already in the previous version.

If you're not into League of Legends' lore: the beings following Jinx are Kindred. They are a single entity split in two: Lamb and Wolf. Their "duty" is of a reaper of some sorts or even death itself (depending on how you interpret). While Lamb hunts those who accepted their death, Wolf hunts those who didn't.

In theory, material living beings shouldn't be able to see them unless they are at the very edge of dying (and that's still a "maybe" from what I gathered). But Jinx messed up with things she shouldn't have, and now she's able to see them even though she's not dying/dead.

Toymaker Jinx expression practice using Jujutsu Kaisen characters for reference :v I was also testing a new pencil tool on CSP

ngl, it's a good exercise to use a character that is very different from the one you are drawing as a reference.

It looks like I'm back in a comic mood... more like a manga mood, to be honest lol. This comic will show more of Jinx's powers and ideals from this AU.

I'll be using manga formatting because it's the one I'm more comfortable working with, but don't worry if you're not used to it; the panels and speech balloons will be numbered.

If you're not into LoL lore: the masked one is Kindred (the lamb half, to be specific), they are a reaper + death itself of some sorts.

Arcane: The Toymaker AU - tm!Jinx rework - part 1

*screams* FINALLY! I tried out Clip Studio Paint and fell in love with it, and I simply decided to redo the entire lineart and base color for this one *face plant on the desk*

BUT HEY! IT'S FINALLY HERE! tm!Jinx's visual and powers rework! Her magical powers didn't change that much, but surely her visual did. If you're wondering about the device on her back, she still has it, but now it's hidden under the jacket—and I haven't finished its rework yet.

Here's a comparison between the first idea and this new one for funsies:

Here I go, changing the acts AGAIN!

I've decided to... sort of "shrink" the story a bit; talking about chapter amount, the story will be untouched.

The former Act 2 will be told by flashbacks through the former Act 3 now. I basically mixed them. Thanks, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Jujutsu Kaisen, for the idea.

I think it adds more mystery and suspense. Plus, it creates curiosity and engages the reader with questions like 'how did this happen?' and 'why is it like this?', etc."

So, by the start of Act 2, we'll have a 10 years time skip. I hope you all enjoy it!

By the way, we are one chapter away from finishing the rework of Act 1. The said chapter has a brand new scene, which will probably add much more angst to the final scene at the Academy.

Hehehe...