I know that dynamic between him and Jinx wasnt always healhty but if you think about it he did everything he could....in Zaun they dont really have many options and coming from a country myself that was oppressed for qa long time I can tell you that we didnt get freedom because of people like Vander who didnt do anything.... we got freedom thanks to people like Silco who were willing to fight for our independance , yes the way Silco went about this was very radical and questionable at best but I still understand where he was coming from
Yeah. One of the many things I loved about Silco from the get-go is how his design and voice sound like those of an archetypal James Bond villain, yet he's anything but.
@@SirToaster9330 ...how? wdym, he literally can't blink with the other eye cus it got no eyelid, he can't blink with both even if he wanted to, forcing him to wink 💀
Sameee there is this ruthless, unstoppable, but also precisely calculated machine on the screen named Silco and I just can't look at any other character when he makes an appearence.
I know right? He isn't your usual two dimensional villain who became a villain because of something stupid. Silco went through hell, and doesn't want the people of Zaun to go through the same thing, so he dedicates his whole life to liberating Zaun. Although he fights dirty, he fights for a good cause and you're sometimes left to wonder... is he really the bad guy here?
@@AbanemMaster123 good point mate, is he really bad? I personally don't know, although it might be difficult to class him as an antihero. He's clearly in a league of his own (no pun intended).
@@zachcreaghcoen2389 A protagonist is the main character, an antagonist is someone against the main character. Both don’t have to necessarily good vs. bad they can actually just be morally grey at the same time. So yeah.
I wouldn't say he's an antagonist, I feel like this show didn't really have an antagonist, everyone just kinda fought each other. It's also kinda hard considering there were like 3 main characters. If the only main character was Vi or Jayce than Silco would be an antagonist but Jinx is a main character too and he isn't an antagonist for her story.
I love how Silco dresses in red, I was doing research for a character of my own and I learned that noble men in the middle ages would wear red to show their power over death. Something that fits Silco perfectly
I also saw a short made by TBSkyen that showed how Piltover residents dress very formally and symetrically but Zaunites dress weirdly and asymetrically. But Silco on the other hand, he is a Zaunite but his clothes have a lot in common with Piltover's people. He interpreted this as Silco being against Piltover but ultimately wants to be like them, and he brings Zaun along with him.
I'm not into the toxic minds of relationships at all, after what I've been through I want to be treated as the sovereign I am, a woman deserving the love I always gave
Indeed. Betrayal is a thing that either makes you super hopeless and demotivated or it makes you super ambitious and concentrated. Which path you choose is up to you.
@@AbanemMaster123 For me, it did the latter. But I have insane trust issues, so I'm not sure whether it's a win or a loss, or a win with considerable loses in exchange.
Sometimes it does both. First you fall prey to the betrayal and descend into an abyss of despair then after a while you wake up, you realise what is happening and why. You memorise it like a cauterised brand from which you return stronger, harsher, wiser. You learn trust is earned and only given as much as needed. You realise that you are the key to your own success and happiness. Others may join you on that journey but they in no way control the way it flows and where it leads.
Yeah we had no doubt when his last words was saying he never would have sold out jinx and that's she's perfect we know now deep down he was a loving father.😢
Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who felt bad when he died because man I loved him, he game me emperor belos vibes and i loved how he seemed like a father to jinx he actually cared for jinx.
A part of what makes the final scene here work for me is that, when Sevika kills Finn instead of him, Silco's reaction is one of fear instead of confidence. He had absolutely no way of knowing whether Sevika was going to stay loyal or betray him like it initially seemed. That brief moment where he needs to compose himself before proceeding makes him feel so real.
God so true. I love deadpan, unfazed villains as much as the next guy but they get dull after a while. It’s nice to see a villain with a full set of emotions instead of one who just monologues unto eternity
@@davidthor4405 and to add to this I think it's more than that. Many villains have that unfazed expression because they almost know 100% of the time things would go in their favor. But here Slico made a gamble he had a 50/50 shot of pulling and was relied fully on sevika.
It's how you carry yourself. If some huge muscled guy was acting all scared and nervous, nobody would be scared. But someone who has confidence and no fear in their eyes will make people think twice before pulling some shit on you.
lmao what, silco doesn NOT care about children apart from Jinx. He would’ve killed his worker’s child for betraying him as punishment. It almost happened to the red haired chem baron, and chief Marcus
Silco would only waste time calming a child if it benefited him, with the exception of Jinx because of her connection to Vander and Vi. Silco's love for her is genuine, but it was born from something selfish: he saw Powder/Jinx as his past self, when he was alone and hurt, and now he has the power to prove to himself that he chose the correct path by making Jinx go through the same growth as him. If Jinx comes out powerful, then Silco wasn't broken and abandoned, he's strong. If she becomes an unhinged sadist who leads Zaun to ruin by blowing up the council peace talks, as a purely hypothetical example, then he failed and he's just as broken as her.
The worst thing about arcane is he had to die at the end. Silco is a sympathetic villain done right. Idk if you can even call him a villain considering the circumstances.
i think its the worst and best thing, its perfect end for him, if this was mainstream show he would jusy either killed by vi or probably jayce, but no it was by jinx, by accident too, further proven that powder is jinxed, she herself at the end realized it, and decided to cut ties with vi or else she'll end up the same. and he kinda won at the end, jinx stay as jinx
@@romusa10 he's a sympathetic but he IS a villain Even if his terrorism towards Piltover wasn't morally grey at best He still ruins countless lives in Zaul using drugs and innocent children work in his factories
@@koshavinka2995 he is villain but for a good cause. He sees the bigger picture. I loooove that one conversation he and Vedar had (Silco to vedar) “You would die for the cause but you wont fight for one?” Exactly. Vedar was too good to fight for the cause, he couldn’t take all the consequences to achieve that cause. Vedar never wanted to actually do something for cause. Silco did. That’s why he is the right ruler of underworld
Silco is how you SHOULD do a sympathetic villain. You know he's bad, but you sympathise with his cause. Also, Jason Spisak absolutely murders this voice role. Just straight up destroys it.
The assembly with the chem-barons was ALWAYS my favorite scene. These five, wealthy, powerful, intimidating. But the minute Silco pulls up? There's the power that comes with playing the game, then there's the power that comes with flipping it on its head.
Silco is the type of a man who can accumulate a mountain of corpses to make a better world… and in the very last moment.. when he could grasp the goal he worked for all his life.. he throws it all away for the daughter he loves.. it’s truly poetic.
The first time I saw him I thought “Oh are we going the boring Bond villain route?” and then my expectations were shattered as the show proceeded to give me one of the best complex ‘villains’ in a series I’ve seen since Solas from Dragon Age.
Silco and Vander give me Xavier and Magneto vibes. There end goals are the same but what they're willing to do to achieve that end goal is polar opposite. Not counting(spoiler).
Exactly. Their goal is the same, just the way of them trying to get to that goal is different. Vander wants to solve things in a more peaceful way but Silco on the other hand pursues a more radical and extreme solution. He has a vision and just like he said, he will do anything to achieve it.
Hes so intimidating yet manipulative, as well as such an amazing villain. He's also calm instead of always bursting into rage, well, unless it's jinx ignoring him, lmao
I love that, despite him casually monologing without so much as a single wheeze in the meeting scene, he still takes a breath from the mask. He’s not some of invulnerable icon. He’s a regular, mortal man, holding an entire nation together through sheer wit, will, and faith. They could have easily made Silco feel like this invincible crime lord, but instead they choose to humanize him, even when he is at his most brutal.
2:00 God, that Marcus scene still gets me. That fake out is all time and is great storytelling for what his mindset is. I can't believe so many people hate him because they missed the point.
Another Jason Spisak role you can't help but love. All the characters in this show are so complex and human! Silco falling into the EXACT SAME situation he criticized Vander for is a poetic truth that even HE recognized! And it was so wonderfully executed by the writing and performance! It's my FAVORITE thing to see a powerful, coldblooded, highly-capable, ambitious character show a genuine weakness for a loved one, while also still being badass. -fuck he's so hot-
He ruins the lives of the people he wants to save by making them desperate drug addicts He has children work in his factories He knocked over Marcus' daughter lil tile castle just to be a dick Silco is not a good guy
I think the coolest part about the meeting scene. Is that everyone there is choking to death, but silco just doesn't care. He's gotten so used to that air that he does not need to worry about whether or not he has a mask. He takes a huff from it just to show them who the real supplier of everything they have is. And that is why he is so incredibly badass
Silco's story was written perfectly and informs so much of Vander's own story just by seeing what happens with Silco. the revolutionary gone soft over the love of his adopted daughter. Sacrificing his ambitions for her safety. I'm glad his story ended the way it did, because I knew it couldn't end any other way. It was just as poetic, intimate, justified, and satisfying of ALL the character arcs dependent on it. Because it wasn't just about him, but Powder/Jinx's storyline, Vi's storyline, Vander's storyline all had to be paid off and it was done beautifully.
He is so underrated as a character, everyone just has that mentality of "bad guy = I must hate him". Even though his motives and goals are that of a villain, his whole character revolves around doing anything to achieve power and that imo should be respected (coincidentally respect also happens to be one of his goals). Not liking a character is one thing, respecting a character is something else. This is probably the idea that the show wants us to grasp, as it is further strengthened when he captures Vander and while Silco is talking shit about him, he says "I hated you, but you kept my respect." And yet my friends who hate him still call me a weirdo for admiring Silco, the character that is the embodiment of "You can respect someone and hate them at the same time"... It doesn't get more ironic than this. (also sorry for the long comment but man I really wanted to talk about this)
His goal is the liberation of the undercity from piltover opression. It is decidedly not the goal of a villain. His methods, though are portrayed as villainous, yes.
Also his entire bond with Jinx makes me love him that much more. He is so tender with her. Their hugs were genuine and loving, and he let her do something as dangerous as injecting his eyeball without hesitation, because he trusts her, and she was never scared of him. He never called her a screwup, or yelled at her for making mistakes like the people she grew up with did. When she apologized and said the mistake wouldn't happen again he didn't reprimand her; he simply said "I know" . He trusted her not to make the mistakes again and gave her important jobs knowing those around him had doubts about her. He never thought for a second to replace Jinx or give her up, even for something he worked his whole life to achieve. He was the only one that truly understood and loved Jinx for the way she was. Vi wanted Powder back, Ekko tried to kill her, Milo and Clagger said she jinxed every job, and they shouldn't bring her etc. I don't think Vi is a bad sister, but Jinx couldn't have been expected to give up her father for her. Silco lied to Jinx about Vi, but I don't think he wanted her to leave him; he was just scared to lose the only person he truly loved. He panicked seeing Jinx on that bridge, he showed vulnerability around people who looked up to him as a leader. and It really seemed like he felt guilt after seeing the crystal in her hand. I believe the people that say Silco was manipulative are wrong. He never forced her into anything, he never held her hostage, and he was never cross with her (aside from the normal parent/teen argument), and even told her himself she should take some time off. She didn't want to.
WE need him back, I just want SIlco back and for Jinx to be happy 😢 Everyone should start writing letters and signing petitions to let Riot Games know!
Silco is easily my favorite character so far. He reminds me so much of Askeladd from Vinland Saga; their introductions, their initial facades, their revealed backstories, their affects on the main cast, their fundamental philosophies, and their reverberations on the events of the rest of the story.
I mean yeah that's something I noticed too. Viktor, just like Silco, has a vision in mind and doesn't let anything stop him from making it come true. Sickness, uncooperating work partner, Piltover's work ethics... nope. He just doesn't care, the only thing in his mind is THE GLORIOUS EVOLUTION!
04:53 this whole meeting scene is still one of my absolute favorites because how much of an absolute expression of dominance this is from Silco, standing there taking in the toxic fumes without even flinching, literally showing who's boss and not to fuck around with - he has been through it all, survived through the worst that the undercity has to offer, made it to the top by himself by his own means whilst everyone else in the room were likely brought up by him and have freeloaded off of him to the top
Badass is every bit true but I do crack up every time during that last scene, when the glass falls and you see the moment of 'omfgwft'. It's about the most expressive emotion we see on him apart from his occasional bursts of anger. Just a moment of sincere /horror/ because you freaking know he had no idea which side Sev was on before she swung that blade and I don't think she did either.
The loyaty speech was what made it for me he was holding onto that and firmly believed in it however he was of course still afraid of death lol you could see him gasping in relief like "Holly shit im not dead"
In the end Silco was right about power. Azula was born stronger but Zuko did so much thing to achieve that power. And yes he was more powerful in the end
Absolutely mind blowing performance. They need to make sure they continue to NAIL the casting for all of their characters, and maintain the quality of the writing.
Silco would give up anything to achieve his dream of an independent city...ultimately however he would never give up Jinx, and thus his ultimate downfall.
He kinda reminded me of Daud from Dishonored. Not so much their skill as Daud is a master assassin and Silco usually doesn't fight people himself, but their look and how they act are pretty similar.
I really love silco but the lady without a nose I wonder if she actually loved her son if she was a high ranking official and he was working in a shimmer refinery
Silco and Jinx are a Masterclass Villainous Father and Daughter villainy-energy (with some good intentions, but bad way and tactics of trying to achieve end goals). His death Absolutely Broke Me beyond my Core, RIP&IP/Rest In Peace & In Power.
fact is season one was his and jinx's. where you're supposed to be cheering for vi, but she doesn't have much development other than getting with Caitlyn, shes actually along same development as an antagonist/rival with her scenes.
Thats the only thing I'm not that much looking forward in season 2...the spotlight will be on Vi and Caitlyn and their relationship. I found both of them quite boring tbh, and their direct approach of finding a solution to the Piltover/Zaun situation backfired completely didnt it. I just hope they'll place their development into the full story, and make it a little more interesting then in season 1
@@nape8198 Yeah, I still like to think Caitlyn will have the SAME situation with Jayce where her parents are against Vi for her actions as well as the Gov't. Where I like to think if Mel survives, SHE'S actually the one to get through to Jinx and it adapts since she'll introduce Jinx to Jayce and leading to Viktor meeting her and both going over knowing Singe, where I feel the weapon development will eventually go to Hextech non lethal rounds and stun modes for their melee weapons, where I just feel Viktor and Jinx could relate so well considering their parallels AND that's why Vi ends up going back to the Lanes with Caitlyn backing her up, not out of "this is my home" malarky and more so to make amends with the City of Zaun. But I bet Riot will cave in and suddenly Vi has a "the hero was right all along" b rated plot, where I still think that Riot originally wanted them to make more mistakes, only because it as very odd for Jinx to kidnap Cait naked and get the same clothes she wears so she can be dressed in the final scene; meaning that Cait originally was supposed to go with and I think Cait was planning to kill Jinx, just for the end to happen with more impact from Cait and Vi's actions. But who knows.
@@stoagymahalo5268 Yeah but i love that they left the ending of season 1 so extremely vague so u can imagine a variation of plot Lines that could happen. And Caitlyn is shown to be so sympathetic to quite literally everyone. I think she will at least try to put more thinking into Jinx' actions then "she's gone too far". Oh my god, that would be the absolute worst take: the Hero was right from the beginning. But i'm pretty sure they wont go down this road, at least not in a typical black and white scenario. They put so much work already in showing that all characters have a shade of Grey. They would just play themselves. So there's hope i think.
lol I love that it shows how strong he is and how set in stone he was to prove his point my dude was breathing the regular air they used to always have and anyone who couldn’t stand it truly dosent know struggle and they all almost suffocated as he walked around them saying pitty took one clean air breath out of maybe 50 without even flinching
I don't know if I love Silco because of his well written character, badassness, good design, good voice actor, his wholesome father love for jinx, his understandable motives or just because of him straight up being a DILF and me developing Daddy issues
Have any of you noticed his breathing when Sevika swings her sword, man is actively having a panic attack, he’s panting. His eye is wide. That stroke of his hair is a trauma response, actively trying to hide the fact he’s shaken up. I find it interesting, that if you listen closely you can hear how Silco is breathing (and it isn’t calmly).
@@Brisingrize Right, he acted all confident like he usually did but you could actually feel that this time he rwally wasn't exactly sure how this situation would play out
@ Poor thing was terrified, he had hope, but yeah, he didn’t have any idea if she would kill him, or protect him. He didn’t even realise he had an audience until the other Chem Baron looked at him. And the speed in which he forced that fear down, was incredible.
Looks like they didn't. Won't spoil it, but main antagonist from season 2 seems pretty one-note, post Act 1. Act 1 of Arcane ended with "we will show them. we will show them all" so Silco was already magic.
I can't believe they actually made me sad over a character I wanted dead by the end of the first episode. Episode 9 especially showed me he was more than a generic sinister villain. The writers are god-tier.
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Silco drowned because he was pulled down by the weight of his massive balls. Change my mind.
To become strong, in order to float, I didn't swim, hell, I didn't even actually float....that's right Jinx....
*I castrated myself*
LMFAOO
I cant change your mind when it's the truth
Right you are sir
LMAO NOOO💀💀💀
First time seeing Silco: cool design, but seems to be a typical villain
Episode 9: I would die for this man
this one got it 🤣😂
I know that dynamic between him and Jinx wasnt always healhty but if you think about it he did everything he could....in Zaun they dont really have many options and coming from a country myself that was oppressed for qa long time I can tell you that we didnt get freedom because of people like Vander who didnt do anything.... we got freedom thanks to people like Silco who were willing to fight for our independance , yes the way Silco went about this was very radical and questionable at best but I still understand where he was coming from
Yeah. One of the many things I loved about Silco from the get-go is how his design and voice sound like those of an archetypal James Bond villain, yet he's anything but.
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@@HK-gm8pe out of curiosity which country are you talking about?
Everytime Silco blinks sometimes I think he's winking
I can't unsee it now help
I think it's to show he takes pride in his scars
@@SirToaster9330 ...how? wdym, he literally can't blink with the other eye cus it got no eyelid, he can't blink with both even if he wanted to, forcing him to wink 💀
Example 5:48
He stole the show for me whenever he was onscreen.
Silco and his voice actor just ATE and left nothing. 😩✨
Silco is such a badass villain, dudes menacing and cool
EXACTLYYY 💯💯
Sameee there is this ruthless, unstoppable, but also precisely calculated machine on the screen named Silco and I just can't look at any other character when he makes an appearence.
exactly season 2 will just not be the same without him
One of the best antagonist I've seen in years. So complex and multifaceted
I know right? He isn't your usual two dimensional villain who became a villain because of something stupid. Silco went through hell, and doesn't want the people of Zaun to go through the same thing, so he dedicates his whole life to liberating Zaun. Although he fights dirty, he fights for a good cause and you're sometimes left to wonder... is he really the bad guy here?
@@AbanemMaster123 good point mate, is he really bad? I personally don't know, although it might be difficult to class him as an antihero. He's clearly in a league of his own (no pun intended).
Why you saying antagonist. He’s the protagonist of the story.
@@zachcreaghcoen2389 A protagonist is the main character, an antagonist is someone against the main character. Both don’t have to necessarily good vs. bad they can actually just be morally grey at the same time. So yeah.
I wouldn't say he's an antagonist, I feel like this show didn't really have an antagonist, everyone just kinda fought each other. It's also kinda hard considering there were like 3 main characters. If the only main character was Vi or Jayce than Silco would be an antagonist but Jinx is a main character too and he isn't an antagonist for her story.
I love how Silco dresses in red, I was doing research for a character of my own and I learned that noble men in the middle ages would wear red to show their power over death. Something that fits Silco perfectly
I also saw a short made by TBSkyen that showed how Piltover residents dress very formally and symetrically but Zaunites dress weirdly and asymetrically. But Silco on the other hand, he is a Zaunite but his clothes have a lot in common with Piltover's people. He interpreted this as Silco being against Piltover but ultimately wants to be like them, and he brings Zaun along with him.
They also wore red because it's one of the most difficult colors to put on cloth. It was a sign of wealth
I also like that it is burgundy red to distinguish from the noxian's blood red.
Silco is gonna be a lot of people’s “my attraction to toxic men started with ___”, I just know it
Like the guys that started with toxic women from Blackfire or Azula
I'm not into the toxic minds of relationships at all, after what I've been through I want to be treated as the sovereign I am, a woman deserving the love I always gave
@@ANNASTESIA-s4o I think people would sleep a lot better at night if they didn't take comments like this so literally lol
@@ANNASTESIA-s4o I don't like toxic men either lol
He was a Toxic man, but not toxic at being a Man
His speech during jinxes baptism hits home, if you experienced betrayel yourself.
Indeed. Betrayal is a thing that either makes you super hopeless and demotivated or it makes you super ambitious and concentrated. Which path you choose is up to you.
@@AbanemMaster123 For me, it did the latter. But I have insane trust issues, so I'm not sure whether it's a win or a loss, or a win with considerable loses in exchange.
@@Retarded_Pooh That's how it is a lotta times tbh, no situation ends in complete victory yknow?
No but seriously. Been backstabbed a bit too many times for my liking.
Sometimes it does both. First you fall prey to the betrayal and descend into an abyss of despair then after a while you wake up, you realise what is happening and why. You memorise it like a cauterised brand from which you return stronger, harsher, wiser. You learn trust is earned and only given as much as needed. You realise that you are the key to your own success and happiness. Others may join you on that journey but they in no way control the way it flows and where it leads.
ik silco is bad but I rlly felt sad when he died. I never rlly hated his that much. he is a smart badass that would do anything for his daughter
Yeah we had no doubt when his last words was saying he never would have sold out jinx and that's she's perfect we know now deep down he was a loving father.😢
It was really sad and he deserves to live. Also ill have one osmanthus latte
@@vaekal HAHAGGAHAHAHHAGA
Do you share the memory?
Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who felt bad when he died because man I loved him, he game me emperor belos vibes and i loved how he seemed like a father to jinx he actually cared for jinx.
u got daddy issues lmao
Not only does he feel Morally Grey of a Villain to me, but his VOICE ACTOR-
Sheesh, Jason Spisak just ATE and left NO CRUMBS. 😩✨
Kid Flash did an awesome job.
A part of what makes the final scene here work for me is that, when Sevika kills Finn instead of him, Silco's reaction is one of fear instead of confidence. He had absolutely no way of knowing whether Sevika was going to stay loyal or betray him like it initially seemed. That brief moment where he needs to compose himself before proceeding makes him feel so real.
God so true. I love deadpan, unfazed villains as much as the next guy but they get dull after a while.
It’s nice to see a villain with a full set of emotions instead of one who just monologues unto eternity
Yes, it's rare to see them without the unrealistic confidence.
He put on an unfazed front for as long as he could until the moment passed and he realized just how close he'd come to dying.
@@davidthor4405 and to add to this I think it's more than that. Many villains have that unfazed expression because they almost know 100% of the time things would go in their favor. But here Slico made a gamble he had a 50/50 shot of pulling and was relied fully on sevika.
I'm so unbelievably attracted to him it's ridiculous, man's a straight up DILF
Sameeeeeeeeee
oh god me too... The things I would let this man do to me bro
FRFR
You have no idea… I would ride him like GOD DAMN THIS MAN PLEASE
Same Same Same! I am so attracted to his voice, his swagger, and his EVERYTHING!
its great how hes actually this kinda spiney thin bastard yet commands so much power you get unnerved whenever hes on screen
It's how you carry yourself. If some huge muscled guy was acting all scared and nervous, nobody would be scared. But someone who has confidence and no fear in their eyes will make people think twice before pulling some shit on you.
@@vengeance1450Clark Kent vs Superman
This man is a walking magnet, help, *he's pulling me innnnnn*
I swear, Silco would see a crying kid and help them calm down but then he would go off and kill someone for not keeping a promise 💀
He almost killed a crying child 😭
Seems resonoble
I understand tho
lmao what, silco doesn NOT care about children apart from Jinx. He would’ve killed his worker’s child for betraying him as punishment. It almost happened to the red haired chem baron, and chief Marcus
Silco would only waste time calming a child if it benefited him, with the exception of Jinx because of her connection to Vander and Vi. Silco's love for her is genuine, but it was born from something selfish: he saw Powder/Jinx as his past self, when he was alone and hurt, and now he has the power to prove to himself that he chose the correct path by making Jinx go through the same growth as him. If Jinx comes out powerful, then Silco wasn't broken and abandoned, he's strong. If she becomes an unhinged sadist who leads Zaun to ruin by blowing up the council peace talks, as a purely hypothetical example, then he failed and he's just as broken as her.
Goddamn someone needs to get a bottle of water as big as the ocean to quench the amount of thirst in these comments
Silco is one of the best characters on this damn show, one of the best of a cast full of good characters
The worst thing about arcane is he had to die at the end. Silco is a sympathetic villain done right.
Idk if you can even call him a villain considering the circumstances.
i think its the worst and best thing, its perfect end for him, if this was mainstream show he would jusy either killed by vi or probably jayce, but no it was by jinx, by accident too, further proven that powder is jinxed, she herself at the end realized it, and decided to cut ties with vi or else she'll end up the same. and he kinda won at the end, jinx stay as jinx
@@romusa10 he's a sympathetic but he IS a villain
Even if his terrorism towards Piltover wasn't morally grey at best
He still ruins countless lives in Zaul using drugs and innocent children work in his factories
@@koshavinka2995 he is villain but for a good cause. He sees the bigger picture. I loooove that one conversation he and Vedar had
(Silco to vedar)
“You would die for the cause but you wont fight for one?”
Exactly. Vedar was too good to fight for the cause, he couldn’t take all the consequences to achieve that cause. Vedar never wanted to actually do something for cause. Silco did. That’s why he is the right ruler of underworld
He's a villain. But a villain that Piltover's oppression created.
5:42 "if you cant't handle your own people" oooh he handled you aaaall right there
I think that being kinda valid just made Silco even angrier lmao
Deckard: "What?! No! It'll kill me!!"
Silco: "Now boy... does it look like I give a fu-"
I want him to step on me... ...I’m not proud
You should be
Hahaha 🙈
I would be.
Own it, if you want the man to step on you who cares.
The meeting scene is so f*ckign badass. Everyone is struggling to breathe after a few seconds and Silco just continues to talk like it's nothing.
@@professorgrimm4602 Just a normal day at the office for him lmao
"Good meeting"
best aprt about it, he only needed to take one breath from the mask and then threw it to the guy like the gas was only but a tickle in his lungs.
Silco is how you SHOULD do a sympathetic villain. You know he's bad, but you sympathise with his cause.
Also, Jason Spisak absolutely murders this voice role. Just straight up destroys it.
Wouldn't call him bad.
Just a dude who almost got what he wanted to help the people of zuan but the price was bigger than what he was willing to pay.
Yup, if a show makes you confused as to if you want the villain to win or the main characters, it means the villain is really well written.
Jason ATE and left NO CRUMBS. 😩✨
There's no good and bad in Piltover and Zaun, only ruined people by society I guess XD
he murders it that much, that there should be a damn law to stop him!
Doesn't help when you have a ✨Voice kink ✨
Guilty as charged. 🤣
Yeah as a guy I'm obsessed with voices
@@Alisibeth_Talia212 saaaaame
The assembly with the chem-barons was ALWAYS my favorite scene. These five, wealthy, powerful, intimidating. But the minute Silco pulls up? There's the power that comes with playing the game, then there's the power that comes with flipping it on its head.
He is literally so attractive I am in PIECES
I started off hating him but my the end I straight up fuckin loved him
Same bro he started off very weird lmao
most hated/was aware of him before he was hugged by Powder
tha it's easy down
Silco is the type of a man who can accumulate a mountain of corpses to make a better world… and in the very last moment.. when he could grasp the goal he worked for all his life.. he throws it all away for the daughter he loves.. it’s truly poetic.
It's beautiful, I love it! Complex characters are my favorites.
I love how he was never afraid to get his hands dirty or be caught in the line of fire despite the things he makes other people do
Help I adore him
Him getting out of the meeting while everyone is choking is really badass 😂
He is just so good at controlling the situation and remaining calm.
The first time I saw him I thought “Oh are we going the boring Bond villain route?” and then my expectations were shattered as the show proceeded to give me one of the best complex ‘villains’ in a series I’ve seen since Solas from Dragon Age.
He had the ultimate trait: Character Depth and Development
Most villains don't have that nowadays lol
It is, objectively impossible to hate this character. You are morally wrong if you dislike him.
Silco and Vander give me Xavier and Magneto vibes.
There end goals are the same but what they're willing to do to achieve that end goal is polar opposite.
Not counting(spoiler).
Well not really. Vander really stopped working to achieve his end goal all together in order to protect his family.
Exactly. Their goal is the same, just the way of them trying to get to that goal is different. Vander wants to solve things in a more peaceful way but Silco on the other hand pursues a more radical and extreme solution. He has a vision and just like he said, he will do anything to achieve it.
And both are modeled after Martin Luther King and Malcolm X
Yes, precisely
I'm getting more Michael Corleone/Gustavo Fring/Wilson Fisk energy.
Too hot
So underrated
Amen
@@beth_0498 XD
That face/head shake at 5:56 "ohhh you don't recognize it!" im weak
Me too!! 😩💞✨️
“It’s time to let the monster out” Silco likes his monster energy👍
How do you think he got the money for Shimmer production?
Silco, everyone's favourite, well-dressed, charismatic anti-villain.
Hes so intimidating yet manipulative, as well as such an amazing villain. He's also calm instead of always bursting into rage, well, unless it's jinx ignoring him, lmao
If Jason Spisak played an older version of his Penguin, you would get Silco
No…. Your right actually oh my god(s) you are right
Wait... NAH WAIT, YOU RIGHT-
_You're onto something here-_
I love that, despite him casually monologing without so much as a single wheeze in the meeting scene, he still takes a breath from the mask. He’s not some of invulnerable icon. He’s a regular, mortal man, holding an entire nation together through sheer wit, will, and faith. They could have easily made Silco feel like this invincible crime lord, but instead they choose to humanize him, even when he is at his most brutal.
What a fucking MONSTER OF A VILLAIN that loyalty speech gave me chills!!
"Dont forget again"
*narrator* "He would, however, forget again"
2:00 God, that Marcus scene still gets me. That fake out is all time and is great storytelling for what his mindset is. I can't believe so many people hate him because they missed the point.
Another Jason Spisak role you can't help but love. All the characters in this show are so complex and human! Silco falling into the EXACT SAME situation he criticized Vander for is a poetic truth that even HE recognized! And it was so wonderfully executed by the writing and performance!
It's my FAVORITE thing to see a powerful, coldblooded, highly-capable, ambitious character show a genuine weakness for a loved one, while also still being badass.
-fuck he's so hot-
Yeah I completely agree with you. Really good writing this show has. I just can't stop preaching it. ~He's so fucking hot help~
Silco is the only HERO in that show
So... you are a communist
@@RichardMocny1 bruh
He ruins the lives of the people he wants to save by making them desperate drug addicts
He has children work in his factories
He knocked over Marcus' daughter lil tile castle just to be a dick
Silco is not a good guy
Exactly my thoughts. Was rooting for him the entire time....
Found the Trump fan.
I think the coolest part about the meeting scene. Is that everyone there is choking to death, but silco just doesn't care. He's gotten so used to that air that he does not need to worry about whether or not he has a mask. He takes a huff from it just to show them who the real supplier of everything they have is. And that is why he is so incredibly badass
Silco's story was written perfectly and informs so much of Vander's own story just by seeing what happens with Silco. the revolutionary gone soft over the love of his adopted daughter. Sacrificing his ambitions for her safety.
I'm glad his story ended the way it did, because I knew it couldn't end any other way. It was just as poetic, intimate, justified, and satisfying of ALL the character arcs dependent on it.
Because it wasn't just about him, but Powder/Jinx's storyline, Vi's storyline, Vander's storyline all had to be paid off and it was done beautifully.
Its always the darkest people who are great with children.
I'm watching Dexter right now and you're 100% right lmao
He is so underrated as a character, everyone just has that mentality of "bad guy = I must hate him".
Even though his motives and goals are that of a villain, his whole character revolves around doing anything to achieve power and that imo should be respected (coincidentally respect also happens to be one of his goals). Not liking a character is one thing, respecting a character is something else.
This is probably the idea that the show wants us to grasp, as it is further strengthened when he captures Vander and while Silco is talking shit about him, he says "I hated you, but you kept my respect."
And yet my friends who hate him still call me a weirdo for admiring Silco, the character that is the embodiment of "You can respect someone and hate them at the same time"... It doesn't get more ironic than this.
(also sorry for the long comment but man I really wanted to talk about this)
He is a product of the world around him. He was likely idealistic in his youth, but he has seen how the world works and it angers him.
His goal is the liberation of the undercity from piltover opression. It is decidedly not the goal of a villain. His methods, though are portrayed as villainous, yes.
@@Amaror2 True, my wording in the original comment was a bit weird. Agreed.
Also his entire bond with Jinx makes me love him that much more. He is so tender with her. Their hugs were genuine and loving, and he let her do something as dangerous as injecting his eyeball without hesitation, because he trusts her, and she was never scared of him.
He never called her a screwup, or yelled at her for making mistakes like the people she grew up with did. When she apologized and said the mistake wouldn't happen again he didn't reprimand her; he simply said "I know" . He trusted her not to make the mistakes again and gave her important jobs knowing those around him had doubts about her.
He never thought for a second to replace Jinx or give her up, even for something he worked his whole life to achieve. He was the only one that truly understood and loved Jinx for the way she was. Vi wanted Powder back, Ekko tried to kill her, Milo and Clagger said she jinxed every job, and they shouldn't bring her etc. I don't think Vi is a bad sister, but Jinx couldn't have been expected to give up her father for her. Silco lied to Jinx about Vi, but I don't think he wanted her to leave him; he was just scared to lose the only person he truly loved.
He panicked seeing Jinx on that bridge, he showed vulnerability around people who looked up to him as a leader. and It really seemed like he felt guilt after seeing the crystal in her hand.
I believe the people that say Silco was manipulative are wrong. He never forced her into anything, he never held her hostage, and he was never cross with her (aside from the normal parent/teen argument), and even told her himself she should take some time off. She didn't want to.
I do not think he is underrated at all
I think for a lot of people he is the best character of the show.
He stills the show in every scene he is.
Everyone use cyber weapons or magic tools, Silco ruled with only speech and talk.
WE need him back, I just want SIlco back and for Jinx to be happy 😢
Everyone should start writing letters and signing petitions to let Riot Games know!
He will definitely be in Jinx's hallucinations so at least we can see him again
Lets start a petition to bring him back in season 2
My new crush 😭🖐️
The fake surprise at 5:56 kills me 😂 his voice actor did a great job
" I hated you, but you kept my respect "
Hits hard to me for the people who disrespected me or for the person I lost patience with in the past
Silvo is a sane Joker. And that's what makes him just as frightening as Joker. This is the guy you get when Joker stops smiling.
Silco is easily my favorite character so far. He reminds me so much of Askeladd from Vinland Saga; their introductions, their initial facades, their revealed backstories, their affects on the main cast, their fundamental philosophies, and their reverberations on the events of the rest of the story.
SAME I hated Askeladd at first and loved him when he inevitably died, same with Silco as well.
The way he’s the best character of the series
@@ari4830 ngl season 2 is going really good so far but yeah he still hasn't been beaten lmao
I love the guy
Me too man, me too.
Him and Viktor are so hot. Don't come for me 😩😩
@JhinJoji 😩😩
I mean yeah that's something I noticed too. Viktor, just like Silco, has a vision in mind and doesn't let anything stop him from making it come true. Sickness, uncooperating work partner, Piltover's work ethics... nope. He just doesn't care, the only thing in his mind is THE GLORIOUS EVOLUTION!
HEIMERDINGER😫😫😫😫
@@loz405real AYO WHAT!? 🤨📸
@@beth_0498 his fluffy ass🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
0:46 HE SAID THE QUOTE
04:53 this whole meeting scene is still one of my absolute favorites because how much of an absolute expression of dominance this is from Silco, standing there taking in the toxic fumes without even flinching, literally showing who's boss and not to fuck around with - he has been through it all, survived through the worst that the undercity has to offer, made it to the top by himself by his own means whilst everyone else in the room were likely brought up by him and have freeloaded off of him to the top
@@FalcnPWNCH It's so badass seeing him diss everyone while they are struggling to even breathe
I love Silco, I would serve him... until Zaun becomes a nation. Then a Kingdom.
I like how he opens his bad eye wide and squints his other eye showing he takes pride in his scars
Badass is every bit true but I do crack up every time during that last scene, when the glass falls and you see the moment of 'omfgwft'. It's about the most expressive emotion we see on him apart from his occasional bursts of anger. Just a moment of sincere /horror/ because you freaking know he had no idea which side Sev was on before she swung that blade and I don't think she did either.
3:13 every time I see this bit, I can’t help but to look at Silco’s shadow. Go ahead. Just freaking look at it. 😆
The loyaty speech was what made it for me he was holding onto that and firmly believed in it however he was of course still afraid of death lol you could see him gasping in relief like "Holly shit im not dead"
3:50 saying Vander went “on a long trip” is quite a euphemism
9:08 I think he was panting from shock and slight relief of near death because he wasn’t completely sure that he would remain loyal.
It’s a she
@@bloodywolfwarrior try to stay focused on the emotion.
I still read fanfiction for this man
Vi literally knocked down her childhood house onto him and he just took it like a G
“True power, the divine right to rule; is something you are *born* with” ~Azula
“I’m going to let you in on a little secret-“ ~Silco.
Two completely different villains but they were both super good imo
Azula was born stronger
Zuko was willing to do anything to achieve it
In the end Silco was right about power. Azula was born stronger but Zuko did so much thing to achieve that power. And yes he was more powerful in the end
@@GGGONEXT67 shit you're ight
Goldijaws here tried to bribe Sev into helping him kill Sil. Too bad for him, only one of them understands the concept of loyalty
Absolutely mind blowing performance. They need to make sure they continue to NAIL the casting for all of their characters, and maintain the quality of the writing.
Silco would give up anything to achieve his dream of an independent city...ultimately however he would never give up Jinx, and thus his ultimate downfall.
“I would have had your son killed for this, but I suppose we’re ahead on that account” 🥶🥶🥶
😭😭😭😭
Silco really reminds me of Frank Fontaine from bioshock
Omg yes!
He kinda reminded me of Daud from Dishonored. Not so much their skill as Daud is a master assassin and Silco usually doesn't fight people himself, but their look and how they act are pretty similar.
The best goddamn villain I've seen in two decades
I miss him so much. I miss staring at him.
I really love silco but the lady without a nose I wonder if she actually loved her son if she was a high ranking official and he was working in a shimmer refinery
My assumption was that he was apprenticing to run the factory... to take over the family business
Jason Spisak reminds me of Mads Mikkelson, they’re born to play villains.
Silco and Jinx are a Masterclass Villainous Father and Daughter villainy-energy (with some good intentions, but bad way and tactics of trying to achieve end goals). His death Absolutely Broke Me beyond my Core, RIP&IP/Rest In Peace & In Power.
simping on this man over here he is just perfect
i love him sm but i’ll never not be mad about that cat.
God I love his voice
Villains like Silco are heroes who are willing to go the extra mile.
fact is season one was his and jinx's. where you're supposed to be cheering for vi, but she doesn't have much development other than getting with Caitlyn, shes actually along same development as an antagonist/rival with her scenes.
Thats the only thing I'm not that much looking forward in season 2...the spotlight will be on Vi and Caitlyn and their relationship. I found both of them quite boring tbh, and their direct approach of finding a solution to the Piltover/Zaun situation backfired completely didnt it.
I just hope they'll place their development into the full story, and make it a little more interesting then in season 1
@@nape8198 Yeah, I still like to think Caitlyn will have the SAME situation with Jayce where her parents are against Vi for her actions as well as the Gov't. Where I like to think if Mel survives, SHE'S actually the one to get through to Jinx and it adapts since she'll introduce Jinx to Jayce and leading to Viktor meeting her and both going over knowing Singe, where I feel the weapon development will eventually go to Hextech non lethal rounds and stun modes for their melee weapons, where I just feel Viktor and Jinx could relate so well considering their parallels AND that's why Vi ends up going back to the Lanes with Caitlyn backing her up, not out of "this is my home" malarky and more so to make amends with the City of Zaun. But I bet Riot will cave in and suddenly Vi has a "the hero was right all along" b rated plot, where I still think that Riot originally wanted them to make more mistakes, only because it as very odd for Jinx to kidnap Cait naked and get the same clothes she wears so she can be dressed in the final scene; meaning that Cait originally was supposed to go with and I think Cait was planning to kill Jinx, just for the end to happen with more impact from Cait and Vi's actions. But who knows.
@@stoagymahalo5268 Yeah but i love that they left the ending of season 1 so extremely vague so u can imagine a variation of plot Lines that could happen.
And Caitlyn is shown to be so sympathetic to quite literally everyone. I think she will at least try to put more thinking into Jinx' actions then "she's gone too far".
Oh my god, that would be the absolute worst take: the Hero was right from the beginning.
But i'm pretty sure they wont go down this road, at least not in a typical black and white scenario.
They put so much work already in showing that all characters have a shade of Grey. They would just play themselves. So there's hope i think.
This, this person gives me goosebumps
Man I never noticed the soundtrack in these scenes, but it adds so much.
I'm in love
Silco is everything
lol I love that it shows how strong he is and how set in stone he was to prove his point my dude was breathing the regular air they used to always have and anyone who couldn’t stand it truly dosent know struggle and they all almost suffocated as he walked around them saying pitty took one clean air breath out of maybe 50 without even flinching
I don't know if I love Silco because of his well written character, badassness, good design, good voice actor, his wholesome father love for jinx, his understandable motives or just because of him straight up being a DILF and me developing Daddy issues
Have any of you noticed his breathing when Sevika swings her sword, man is actively having a panic attack, he’s panting. His eye is wide.
That stroke of his hair is a trauma response, actively trying to hide the fact he’s shaken up. I find it interesting, that if you listen closely you can hear how Silco is breathing (and it isn’t calmly).
@@Brisingrize Right, he acted all confident like he usually did but you could actually feel that this time he rwally wasn't exactly sure how this situation would play out
@ Poor thing was terrified, he had hope, but yeah, he didn’t have any idea if she would kill him, or protect him. He didn’t even realise he had an audience until the other Chem Baron looked at him. And the speed in which he forced that fear down, was incredible.
Here's the other thing, I noticed. He manages to handle his trauma when it comes to his tie.
this is the video i was looking for, thank you
Seeing him for the first time, I was questioning whether I was supposed to hate him because I definitely didn't.
He won't be in Arcane Season 2, so that's a bummer. Hope they'll find a worthy replacement.
There might be a flashback or two.
There is no worthy replacement 😢
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Looks like they didn't. Won't spoil it, but main antagonist from season 2 seems pretty one-note, post Act 1. Act 1 of Arcane ended with "we will show them. we will show them all" so Silco was already magic.
Silco is daddy
THANKS! I needed this.
I can't believe they actually made me sad over a character I wanted dead by the end of the first episode. Episode 9 especially showed me he was more than a generic sinister villain. The writers are god-tier.