Another commenter has pointed out that part of what makes this scene so unnerving is the completely clear blue sky without clouds. Crazy how such a subtle directional choice can have such a profound impact on a scene!
I knew something about the setting was adding to the mood, but I couldn't put a finger on this! You're completely right. I think on a metaphorical level it also suggests that Piltovers descent is happening "in broad daylight."
@@thetristan7391 it’s like they’re trying to be seen as a pillar of progress while internally they are corrupted and heading down a path of no return. It really is scary 😊
I've always hated a completely clear, blue sky. Something about those days just feels off to me. There is nothing, absolutely nothing for as far as you can see, like looking at the abyss of the ocean.
@ I think, in this context at least, it’s a metaphor for everyone’s mind being clear and set on one goal. Every other scene had at least a cloud or near rain clouds, symbolizing the imperfections of the situation. Now everything is clear, for better of for worse
@@joejoe0213 I think, in this context at least, it's a metaphor for everyone's mind being clear and set on one goal. Every other scene had at least a cloud or near rain clouds, symbolizing the imperfections of the situation. Now everything is clear, for better of for worse
"Come, child." Even as she's building Caitlyn up as the "leader", Ambessa just can't help but let it slip that she doesn't view her as an equal and that she has the real power in this situation.
She does sound somewhat anxious... She did put a lot into this, and Catlyn failing to take the bait would be costly, specially in her current circumstances.
Hands down my favorite Caitlyn scene in the whole show so far and one of the best scenes of this act. The music, the flashback reveal of Ambessa setting up the false flag attack, the chest thumping. Absolute chills.
Then when Cait walks up and Ambessa drapes her in her new cape, they cut the thumping until she turns around and she and we notice they’re still chest thumping. And in one final pound, Caitlyn accepts the title.
It wasn't a false flag attack. A false flag would've been if Ambessa's troops staged the attack posing as Renni's men. They tipped Renni off and set her up, but it was still a legitimate attack that she perpetrated against Piltover.
@@keiichi8191 I take your point, but I would still count it as a false flag because the point was to get Piltover to focus the blame entirely on Zaun when Ambessa is the one actually pulling the strings.
1:11 Holy shit…. This scene just got a whole new meaning after knowing what happens in the future. And she’s the first enforcer to do it too, how are we so blind to that?!
To be honest, it's very sad to see Maddie beating her chest. She started doing it the very first of the inforces, and she does it with a smile. Maddie believes that Caitlyn and Ambessa will do everything right and there will be peace for everyone. It's just that she's never seen a real war.
A desperate Noxian and a hate driven officer protecting a high and mighty city from the underworld. One can only guess how well that will go later in the season.
I found the song and was disappointed to see that there's no CLAP CLAP in it... Them hitting their chest in unisson is what makes this song so powerful...
@@Chartus-ij1rp No idea... The only way to have it is... converting the video of the scene into mp3. But you'll have the dialogues over it ("Come, child" ; "Your mother will be avenged. I swear it.") Which is lame...
@@BluestTable Cait cheated on Maddie with Vi and Maddie knew it... (and Cait knew that Maddie knew it) Maddie also knew that Cait betrayled Ambesa... (And Cait also knew that Maddie knew it) Case closed.
1:19-1:23 This is the best part of the scene to me. The swift change from the Caitlyn to Ambessa. Two woman driven and motivated by revenge for their lost family members. The pause before she says “ Come child. “ is superb. You can visualize them locking eyes in this moment. Caitlyn knowing what she wants to do both for herself and the city. Ambessa knowing what NEEDS to do to move her own plans forward. Then with just two words she brings her right along the path of revenge with her. Not in a demanding or harsh tone but a softer one. Just true manipulation in every sense of the word. Then the swift cut back to Caitlyn furrowing her brow and taking that true first step on her revenge tour. Holy shit this season is gonna be crazy! 👏🏾
@@shinsuiasura4232 No Anakin because Ambressa is going to try to make her into a daugther she never had and she will turn to the dark side, Although not sure Ambressa is smart enough to know what the rule of two is
Downsides of Caitler: bridges burn with Vi, will require a herculean type of work for them to come back together. Also became a puppet leader for Ambessa and Noxus to crush both Piltover and Zaun Upsides of Caitler: sick cape.
From impressional idealistic soldier trying to make a difference, to a grief stricken , emotionally stunted military dictator with absolute power, and only counsel she has is from a warrior queen out to save her own people. Next Act is going to be insaaaaaane
yeah I was really enjoying the direction the show was going with this but (SPOILERS FOR ACT 2) I feel like the writers kinda pumped the brakes on it. I wanted to see the whole armies of enforcers and noxians marching through the streets. I wanted to see Zaunite resistance members defiantly trying to fight back, using their knowledge of the streets they grew up in to their advantage only to still lose due to the sheer might of the enforcers and noxians. I was expecting something raw and visceral like the intro to Season 1 Act 1 where we get a violent reminder of how Topside oppresses its Undercity. I wanted Caitlyn to walk the streets, KNOWING what she was doing but still complicit in all it because of her lust for revenge. Instead we kinda just got a montage of a few arrests and they added a checkpoint on the bridge :/ and oh look Caitlyn is banging someone else days after her breakup with Vi haha ://// What threw me off even more is how Vi and Caitlyn basically immediately become besties again when the see each other again in episode 6. Caitlyn even willingly teams up with Jinx.
Ambessa, with her hair constructed in the shape of a halo, looks almost like a holy figure as she places the cloak over Caitlyn. It's a very powerful visualization of the fact that Caitlyn is being brought under Ambessa's wing and she is extremely powerful---there is a danger to being under Ambessa's wing. The way the cloak is giant, almost swallowing Caitlyn's silhouette, while the cloudless sky, blank and vast and an uninviting shade of muted greyish blue, also encompasses her. Caitlyn has ascended and grasped power but at what cost? She has power but she is now controlled by forces much greater than herself. I think the visualization of all of this is brilliant. This is her "I am Paul Muad'dib Atreides" moment: You can't help but feel a perverse pride for her as the chant is so overpowering and seeing her ascend is powerful, yet you know, this is the beginning of a possible downfall.
If I had a nickel for every animated character in 2024 whose desire for vengeance against a character whose primary colour is blue, and their lack of restraint caused them to break up with a character whose primary colours are Red and Blue, resulting in them becoming a violent dictator, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s just strange that it happened twice. Thanks Arcane and Transformers One
I still can't get over how incredibly well done this scene is. The musical build up, the colours at play, the emotions in the eyes. perfection all around.
This season was a total masterpiece, the enviroment of every situation, the way the color palettes were managed along the music were perfection combined
She was a spy hired to exploit Caitlyn’s rage and heartbreak by insinuating herself as a comforting lover. In truth, she was manipulating Caitlyn and whispering poison in her ears on Ambessa’s behalf.
I honestly don't think she was a traitor from the start. it doesn't make sense. She held a nothing position in the enforcers, she had almost no chance of surviving the attack on the memorial, and her role would've been only a fraction as useful if Cait hadn't left Vi. I think Ambessa saw them together in that one scene ("I don't need to remind you of the dangers of professional entanglement") and enlisted Maddie as a spy after that
I think people are overlooking the significance of the enforcers in this scene. In the past, as military dictatorships grew, the roles of the military and the police became desegregated, essentially becoming one and the same. I definitely see the enforcers banging their chests in imitation of Ambessa’s army as an nod to this.
Absolutely favourite part of the whole show! The whole nazi feeling, the goosebumps and overall the deadness in Caitlyn the SECOND she gets on the cape.
im really surprised by people’s reception of maddie, everyone seems to think she’s this innocent cutie patootie but imo this scene shows what her character really is: a criticism of the idea of a “good cop”, someone who genuinely believes that the system is right and correct and the only flaws are due to individual bad eggs like marcus. it’s not that she’s oblivious to the fact that the enforcers hurt people in zaun, i mean she literally participated in cait’s operation unleashing the grey, it’s that maddie is 100% convinced hurting Bad People is Good, Actually, and of course all those radicals in zaun are Bad People. of course she’ll be the most trigger happy and ready to go full fash
@basedandchristpilled Uh, since society agreed undesirables shouldn't be allowed to exist XD what kind of question is this? Execution exists for a reason
the song ( music ) for this scene is called "Appointment of a General ·" my god its is so powerful and strong . you virtually feel the drama and tension with this song. No show uses music better then Arcane ....Bravo guys
God, the tension in this scene gave me chills. That Noxian witch is playing the Sith Lord here. Whispering into Caitlyn’s ear like that, convincing everyone this is the right thing to do. Man, I am looking forward to seeing her choke on her own iron fist
Ambessa has been in the game for a while, (not in-game) but like war and stuff, she’s a tactician and I’m certain she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon
Silco to Jinx at the end of Season 1 Act 1: We will show them. We will show them all. Ambessa to Cait at the end of Season 2 Act 1: Your mother will have justice. I swear it. Interesting how both Acts end with a girl falling pray to a powerful and dangerous figures manipulations. Caitlyn's journey into the darkness promises to be one of the best arcs this season.
Act 2 just came out, interested what your thoughts on Caitlyn are now? The show kind of just montaged the whole Piltover invasion thing which honestly I'm not a big fan of. This scene was kind of hyping up a big, brutal invasion of the Undercity but all we really see are a few flashes of people getting arrested and a checkpoint. It didn't really feel like Topside launched a full-scale invasion...just increased the number of patrols there. I was expecting something more like the intro scene to S1 Act 1 with the enforcers and noxians vs some resistance members killing each other with civilians caught in the cross-fire. I felt like the writers got cold-feet with the direction Caitlyn's character was going and tried to pump the brakes on her being a ruthless dictator out for revenge. Hell (spoilers for Ep6) the moment she meets Vi again they immediately make amends and team up. Caitlyn even willingly works alongside Jinx.
@@admiralpepper6933 Lmao I just see people on twitter acting like she's gonna murder half of zaun, when in reality she's probably gonna seal it and keep searching for jinx with the gas as she's been doing.
What really is amazing is the fact that she has now become (at least in her newfound role) the same one of those who killed Vi's parents...she'll snap out of it, but it won't be easy
all it took was one "cupcake" from vi and she folded 😂 i know there was more to it and that cait didnt seem to want this position at all. Look at her face when ambessa tells her that her mom will get justice. There is reluctance all over her face but the situation is quite inescapable because she had no choice.
@@inversional_loop Well, Ambessa controlled her, but she remains a good person at heart, even if the grief distorted her decisions and priorities. Seeing Vi + the doubts she already had was enough to break her from the chains of her own bitterness
Honestly, i saw this one as like this is a start of the feud between Zaun and Piltover and will carry on in the game that's why they are fighting in there.
So much of this situation feels like a double edged sword. Caitlyn being elected as general should be a great honor, but everyone looks at her with the same shock as if she were accused of a crime. Hell, that's how Caitlyn herself reacts. Ambessa's stance at 0:27 is captivating. She is drumming out of respect. But with the angle she is standing at, it looks like she's physically ushering Caitlyn by her side.
Or drumming to pressure her. I mean Cait hasn't done anything remarkable by Noxian standards. Caitlyn looks like she wasn't even sure until the rest of the Enforcers drummed with the Noxians. It's like suddenly getting nominated by a teacher as class president and everybody's on board with it and you can't do anything about it lol. I'm excited to see how Caitlyn responds under pressure.
@pvrc1030 That's what I think btw, what could she say? With everyone drumming on their chests and looking at her... she always lived with the expectations of doing what was "right" and then what could she do in this scene? Reject and become a betrayer of Piltover and ruin her family ? she knows the weight of rejecting and accepting and has no choice for either
I would have liked to see a lot more of Caitlyn's development as a dictator and going to her darker side. And perhaps being an even bigger terror to Zaun, Even for Vi, if she had found her as she is now she would be very afraid for her life, and remembering what happened (about their breakup)
vi gets both her parents killed by enforcers but continues not to revenge and even help enforcers. cait gets one parent killed by jinx and is already trying to wage war against the entirety of zaun.
Vi in the early parts of the show is very hateful towards anything Piltover and very clearly would enjoy getting revenge against them. However, as the show progressed her hateful view towards Piltover starts to chip away as she's forced to work with Caitlyn, who at that point was an enforcer. On the other hand, Caitlyn looses her mother during the bombing and then has her memorial ruined by a terrorist attack by the chembarroness not a day a part. Even then she recognises that Jinx is the real problem and instead of waging all-out-war with the Undercity she forms and a strike team. The strike team is successful in neutralising most of the Undercity's organised crime syndicates but fails in capturing/killing Jinx because Vi stops her. This is what pushes her over the edge. Vi had time to reflect, heal and forgive Piltover for what they had done to her and her family. Vi had Vander to tell her to prioritise her family over revenge and Caitlyn to show her that while the Piltover *government * was their oppressor, there were still good people Topside. Caitlyn does not have time. Her mother's death followed by 2 terrorist attacks (memorial and the grey vent re-route), her desire for justice turning into a lust for revenge and the pressure of filling her mother's shoes as a council member during a time of crisis causes her to have tunnel vision.
Watching this again, it makes appear so much that Maddie really is a noxian agent from the start... or she is just a simp really that see any opportunity to climb higher and goes for it.
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SONG NAME
Appointment of a General
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W ty 😊
"Elected"? Eh?
@@jonathan123-b2u lmfao
almost a cover of Tron Legacy's "Rectifier" by Daft Punk
The song is great and all but it's missing the chest pumping.
When you fumble the situationship so bad you become a military dictator
THIS 😭😭
I see it as a complete win 😏
At least she got a new mommy, for now
Oh blyat I've done it again
@@zerotohero884, mommy P.E.K.K.A
When the breakup hurts so bad you skip therapy and just decide to start a dictatorship instead.
I support it
Anakin skywalker speedrun
Dictator Caitlyn skin 🎉 well She always the top and Vi bottom.
@@Punkini 😆
@@aloysiusprasetyo3737 Call her Caitler
Homegirl kissed Vi, Broke up with Vi and became Benito Mussolini all within 24hrs😂.
The only difference here, is cait won't be caught doing bungee jump upside down
atleast she didnt start an eclipse
@@aerosdacillo1227She did gas the undercity tho 😬
She's more like Saddam
@@shinsuiasura4232
Oh I did Nazi that coming 😂😂🙏
Another commenter has pointed out that part of what makes this scene so unnerving is the completely clear blue sky without clouds. Crazy how such a subtle directional choice can have such a profound impact on a scene!
I knew something about the setting was adding to the mood, but I couldn't put a finger on this! You're completely right.
I think on a metaphorical level it also suggests that Piltovers descent is happening "in broad daylight."
@@thetristan7391 it’s like they’re trying to be seen as a pillar of progress while internally they are corrupted and heading down a path of no return. It really is scary 😊
I've always hated a completely clear, blue sky. Something about those days just feels off to me.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing for as far as you can see, like looking at the abyss of the ocean.
@ I think, in this context at least, it’s a metaphor for everyone’s mind being clear and set on one goal. Every other scene had at least a cloud or near rain clouds, symbolizing the imperfections of the situation. Now everything is clear, for better of for worse
@@joejoe0213
I think, in this context at least, it's a metaphor for everyone's mind being clear and set on one goal. Every other scene had at least a cloud or near rain clouds, symbolizing the imperfections of the situation. Now everything is clear, for better of for worse
"Come, child." Even as she's building Caitlyn up as the "leader", Ambessa just can't help but let it slip that she doesn't view her as an equal and that she has the real power in this situation.
And she continues calling her child.
Tbh i took it more as a very open “you have much to learn, let me guide you”
She does sound somewhat anxious...
She did put a lot into this, and Catlyn failing to take the bait would be costly, specially in her current circumstances.
1:33 Temu Vander wasn’t having any of that nonsense. Lol
lol
Temu i can’t - lamo
“TEMU” - please 😭😭💀
TEMU VANDER LMFAO
Does he have a name? I feel like like him, maddie, and the green dude will play a significant part later on
Caitlyn has seen herself live long enough to see herself become the villain.
But she can still die a hero. It’s not too late. (I don’t want her to die. I don’t want anyone to die.)
She's not the villain. Not yet.
@@Skozerny It's just a saying. But she is most likely now an antagonist going forward
You were saying? @@kachosuffer7
here after caitlyn turned on ambessa after episode 6
This one guy who leave is a true MVP
Vander from Wish
💀@@gues.t
His name was Robert Paulson
His name was Robert Paulson
His name was Robert Paulson
Hands down my favorite Caitlyn scene in the whole show so far and one of the best scenes of this act. The music, the flashback reveal of Ambessa setting up the false flag attack, the chest thumping. Absolute chills.
Then when Cait walks up and Ambessa drapes her in her new cape, they cut the thumping until she turns around and she and we notice they’re still chest thumping.
And in one final pound, Caitlyn accepts the title.
Yes, if you have 10 years old
@@JunkPhuJP you literally still hear it in the background
It wasn't a false flag attack. A false flag would've been if Ambessa's troops staged the attack posing as Renni's men. They tipped Renni off and set her up, but it was still a legitimate attack that she perpetrated against Piltover.
@@keiichi8191 I take your point, but I would still count it as a false flag because the point was to get Piltover to focus the blame entirely on Zaun when Ambessa is the one actually pulling the strings.
Breaks up with girlfriend and becomes Mussolini.
Divorssolini
Blue meanie Mussolini
@@daniyarsadykov3385 XD
😭😭😭😭😭
@@daniyarsadykov3385 💀💀
My girl fumbled a 10/10 baddie to acquire the drip. Gotta respect the hustle.
so this is what c2 english looks like
@@shrektheswampless6102 honestly this is more like C3 English lmao
@@moonllew nah that's biden
I disagree, vi is a 11/10
fumbling a masc baddie
Caitlyn was rejected from art school 😭
“ This is why we have participation trophies people !!”
Caitlyn rejected Vi
@@emperortime2356someone didn't get the joke
This is the face of a viewer who passed history.
DIABOLICAL
VI: Please don't change. 😥
Caitlyn: Nah, I don't think I will.👹
She forgot to say “sike” after that fr
"This is how Liberty dies. With thunderous applause."
Revenge of the Sith, nice bro
"This is how Liberty dies. With thunderous chest-beating." FTFY
And the fact that Caitlyn became Anakin too
1:11 Holy shit…. This scene just got a whole new meaning after knowing what happens in the future. And she’s the first enforcer to do it too, how are we so blind to that?!
0:37 it's more foreshadowing overhere where she looks happy
She was perfect... Sad that she died...
@@Smortndamn you must love her
Yeah, after the betrayal you really can see she was the first one to do it without hesitation like the other guy
To be honest, it's very sad to see Maddie beating her chest. She started doing it the very first of the inforces, and she does it with a smile. Maddie believes that Caitlyn and Ambessa will do everything right and there will be peace for everyone. It's just that she's never seen a real war.
something's telling me she's a rose cheeked spy smoothly set in the environment to influence Caitlyn and others
Her combat during the ceremony attack and Zaun raid is motivation enough for her.
Shes not a child child 😂 what is this comment yapping bout
that girl is either gonna die horribly or be absolutely broken by the reality of war
Or a more tragic possibility is that she becomes the most zealous and violent of them all.
The climax of this scene man!! 🤯 The music and cait finally making sasageyo… Insane
YES I THOUGHT THE SAME! Shinzou wo Sasageyo ✊🏻❤️👨🏻
@ She’s gonna be the Erwin of arcane 🫡
Don't get pregnant. Or something...
@@ziukal6758if anything Caitlyn matches more with Historia, with Ambessa playing Erwin
The music intensity reminds me of Jericho Swain's theme
A desperate Noxian and a hate driven officer protecting a high and mighty city from the underworld. One can only guess how well that will go later in the season.
Ten bucks it’s a word that begins and ends with genocide.
Hey, Zaun has a lot of champions. Warwick is… well, I think he’s gonna be a problem for Piltover
@ Oh I know. I’m just saying Piltover is gonna screw themselves up.
@@TempestGhost Probably. Let’s hope Caitlyn gets herself together before it all goes bad
It did, in fact, go pretty well.
Damn the Ost is soo spine chilling
And in case anyone is wondering whats the ost title its "Appointment of a General"
It felt so Star Wars, like an Empire Strikes Back.
Look up Rectifier from Tron Legacy, its a inspired track from that (also same type of moment, rise of a dictator)@pedrokantor3997
I found the song and was disappointed to see that there's no CLAP CLAP in it... Them hitting their chest in unisson is what makes this song so powerful...
@@yggdrasil3069 whats that called in music anyway? Ive been trying to find more music with people beating their chests in unison
@@Chartus-ij1rp No idea... The only way to have it is... converting the video of the scene into mp3.
But you'll have the dialogues over it ("Come, child" ; "Your mother will be avenged. I swear it.")
Which is lame...
1:11 IT WAS IN OUR FACES THE WHOLE TIME!!!
Yes - she was perfect. Sad that she died...
@@Smortnnah she got it coming
@@BluestTable nah... cait saw it comming the moment she cheated on her and betrayled Ambesa the moment she saw Vi
@@Smortnshe didnt, why would she have let a spy join the super important bomb attack at the end
@@BluestTable Cait cheated on Maddie with Vi and Maddie knew it... (and Cait knew that Maddie knew it)
Maddie also knew that Cait betrayled Ambesa... (And Cait also knew that Maddie knew it)
Case closed.
1:19-1:23 This is the best part of the scene to me. The swift change from the Caitlyn to Ambessa. Two woman driven and motivated by revenge for their lost family members. The pause before she says “ Come child. “ is superb. You can visualize them locking eyes in this moment. Caitlyn knowing what she wants to do both for herself and the city. Ambessa knowing what NEEDS to do to move her own plans forward. Then with just two words she brings her right along the path of revenge with her. Not in a demanding or harsh tone but a softer one. Just true manipulation in every sense of the word. Then the swift cut back to Caitlyn furrowing her brow and taking that true first step on her revenge tour. Holy shit this season is gonna be crazy! 👏🏾
Ambressa is the arcane version of Ragyō Kiryūin from kill la kill
Or the Palpatine of arcane , But that would make Caitlyn the Anakin ?
@@robert507 that means Vi is Luke?
The writing, the directing, the cinematography...this is so fing good
And when Caitlin is about to beat her chest the shot of Ambessa in the background watching
@@shinsuiasura4232 No Anakin because Ambressa is going to try to make her into a daugther she never had and she will turn to the dark side,
Although not sure Ambressa is smart enough to know what the rule of two is
Downsides of Caitler: bridges burn with Vi, will require a herculean type of work for them to come back together. Also became a puppet leader for Ambessa and Noxus to crush both Piltover and Zaun
Upsides of Caitler: sick cape.
I haven't watched s2 yet but im just going to blindly agree with you because... bird
Well summarized
Sick cape is always a win!
Caitler lmao
you're so right cuz when that scene was ending watching it the first time i was just staring at the cape fluttering a bit
2:18 "Hence forth you shall be known as Darth.... Matilda."
I fucking chocked 😂😂😂😂
More like darth cupcake
From impressional idealistic soldier trying to make a difference, to a grief stricken , emotionally stunted military dictator with absolute power, and only counsel she has is from a warrior queen out to save her own people. Next Act is going to be insaaaaaane
yeah I was really enjoying the direction the show was going with this but (SPOILERS FOR ACT 2)
I feel like the writers kinda pumped the brakes on it. I wanted to see the whole armies of enforcers and noxians marching through the streets. I wanted to see Zaunite resistance members defiantly trying to fight back, using their knowledge of the streets they grew up in to their advantage only to still lose due to the sheer might of the enforcers and noxians.
I was expecting something raw and visceral like the intro to Season 1 Act 1 where we get a violent reminder of how Topside oppresses its Undercity. I wanted Caitlyn to walk the streets, KNOWING what she was doing but still complicit in all it because of her lust for revenge.
Instead we kinda just got a montage of a few arrests and they added a checkpoint on the bridge :/ and oh look Caitlyn is banging someone else days after her breakup with Vi haha :////
What threw me off even more is how Vi and Caitlyn basically immediately become besties again when the see each other again in episode 6. Caitlyn even willingly teams up with Jinx.
Ambessa, with her hair constructed in the shape of a halo, looks almost like a holy figure as she places the cloak over Caitlyn. It's a very powerful visualization of the fact that Caitlyn is being brought under Ambessa's wing and she is extremely powerful---there is a danger to being under Ambessa's wing. The way the cloak is giant, almost swallowing Caitlyn's silhouette, while the cloudless sky, blank and vast and an uninviting shade of muted greyish blue, also encompasses her. Caitlyn has ascended and grasped power but at what cost? She has power but she is now controlled by forces much greater than herself. I think the visualization of all of this is brilliant. This is her "I am Paul Muad'dib Atreides" moment: You can't help but feel a perverse pride for her as the chant is so overpowering and seeing her ascend is powerful, yet you know, this is the beginning of a possible downfall.
We will show them
We will show them all.
The chest beating has an addicting rhythm to it.
Also, I just wanted to know if anyone else felt like Ambessa is the Palpatine to Caitlyns Vader.
More like Ambessa is the Jar Jar because who else elected Palpatine as chancellor?
At the very moment? Yeah. Caitlyn will likely be easy to manipulate too
I love how most of the time Caitlyn's steps are synced to the rythm, make it more intense
I need this skin for Ambessa. Mother looks royalty. They can even sell it as a TRIFARIX AMBESSA.
YES OMGGGG 😭
Vision, Strength, and Guile. Ambessa embodies all three qualities here
man the title sounds raw too, it's just a shame that the Trifarix isn't even a thing yet in Arcane
If I had a nickel for every animated character in 2024 whose desire for vengeance against a character whose primary colour is blue, and their lack of restraint caused them to break up with a character whose primary colours are Red and Blue, resulting in them becoming a violent dictator, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s just strange that it happened twice.
Thanks Arcane and Transformers One
We need a crossovers memes and essays of Arcane x Transformers One!
*RISE UP!*
@@МаксимРасторгуев-ь2мRISE UP!!!!
Megatron's primary color isn't blue, though
@@thejallenator5722 He doesn't have any red
@@frenchsoldier8485 you should re learn literacy and reading comprehension
Man, watching Maddie being the first to give the Noxian salute out of the team makes SO much more sense when you find out the twist
I know this is bad but the Warhammer 40k fan in me is so stoked for a military dictatorship.
I was on board as soon as Maddie was.
Same here. Glory to our general. May she establish order to the treasonous undercity.
Every one knows that the underhives need a good purging every once in a while.
...And this comment explains very concisely why I am NOT a fan of Warhammer 40k.
@@77Night77Shade77 you are missing out
@@elgescherwerauchimmer700 No I'm not.
i’m genuinely so excited for what the writers have in store for caitlyn, i was already fond of her but this season has added DIMENSIONS
0:05
Ricktus: You can't stand until episode 5 bro
Thinking about that one Twitter or TikTok post that said Cait is the daughter Ambessa wanted while Mel is the daughter Cassandra wanted
I still can't get over how incredibly well done this scene is. The musical build up, the colours at play, the emotions in the eyes. perfection all around.
That... is the sound of innocence dying.
This season was a total masterpiece, the enviroment of every situation, the way the color palettes were managed along the music were perfection combined
Bro dipped when he saw how things were gonna go in this new way of ruling.
Coming back to this after Maddie was a traitor it makes more sense she’d hit her chest first
Catlyn treated her like shit bro
She was a spy hired to exploit Caitlyn’s rage and heartbreak by insinuating herself as a comforting lover. In truth, she was manipulating Caitlyn and whispering poison in her ears on Ambessa’s behalf.
@@reptiliansupremacy6665And ?? 😂 She was a traitor since the very beginning
I honestly don't think she was a traitor from the start. it doesn't make sense. She held a nothing position in the enforcers, she had almost no chance of surviving the attack on the memorial, and her role would've been only a fraction as useful if Cait hadn't left Vi. I think Ambessa saw them together in that one scene ("I don't need to remind you of the dangers of professional entanglement") and enlisted Maddie as a spy after that
My bro caitlyin truly putting the "gay" in sasageyo
Shes becoming her inner Eren.
I think people are overlooking the significance of the enforcers in this scene. In the past, as military dictatorships grew, the roles of the military and the police became desegregated, essentially becoming one and the same. I definitely see the enforcers banging their chests in imitation of Ambessa’s army as an nod to this.
The track in this clip was INSANE.
Absolutely favourite part of the whole show! The whole nazi feeling, the goosebumps and overall the deadness in Caitlyn the SECOND she gets on the cape.
Nothing about this feels German. Sincerly, a German.
@@moritzasbrand9656 history exists fam
@@moritzasbrand9656 lmao the denial
“german feeling” is crazy 😭
@@moritzasbrand9656You know as well as anyone of us what they mean.
The moment Caitlyn becomes the "Arcane season 2 act 1" truly cinema
Goddamn she looked so badass in the final frame
THE OST REALLY SETS THE VIBE SO WELL I WAS IN SHOCK AS WELL I WATCHED THIS FROM THE FIRST TIME
Caitlyn entering her Tatakae era
(Ambessa gives her speech)
Cait: You know, the funny thing is… I KNOW you're playing me… *_but you're right._*
im really surprised by people’s reception of maddie, everyone seems to think she’s this innocent cutie patootie but imo this scene shows what her character really is: a criticism of the idea of a “good cop”, someone who genuinely believes that the system is right and correct and the only flaws are due to individual bad eggs like marcus. it’s not that she’s oblivious to the fact that the enforcers hurt people in zaun, i mean she literally participated in cait’s operation unleashing the grey, it’s that maddie is 100% convinced hurting Bad People is Good, Actually, and of course all those radicals in zaun are Bad People. of course she’ll be the most trigger happy and ready to go full fash
You'd be surprised. Maddie was pounding her chest because of Cait, not the Noxians or politics. She likes her that much, as you may see in act II
I mean it is good technically 🤷 that's why attacking the innocent is taboo and not the other way around.
@@dewolf123 since when was it good lmfaoo
@basedandchristpilled Uh, since society agreed undesirables shouldn't be allowed to exist XD what kind of question is this? Execution exists for a reason
@@tintincruz8660 look at both of us now lmaoooo
0:07 "Unless you want full-body paralysis, you _better_ keep your mouth shut!!" 🔥💀
Breakup was so bad that Vi become an Emo and Caith become a dictator
1:11 whoever she is she’s so precious
No, that btch is a homewrecker LMFAOOO
@@Hotdog.gosling Vi and Caitlyn were together for 30 min. Such is life with Lesbian situationships.
@@arthurrebello919 lmfao
Bruh watch the whole series
boy I have news for you
the song ( music ) for this scene is called "Appointment of a General ·" my god its is so powerful and strong . you virtually feel the drama and tension with this song. No show uses music better then Arcane ....Bravo guys
What a fucking scene. That close-up shot of Embessa pounding her chest is chilling. Seaver and Temple truly are brilliant composers.
As someone who've played too much Helldivers and Warhammer 40K, this scene filled my ignorant heart with joy.
God, the tension in this scene gave me chills. That Noxian witch is playing the Sith Lord here. Whispering into Caitlyn’s ear like that, convincing everyone this is the right thing to do. Man, I am looking forward to seeing her choke on her own iron fist
And she's right. it's just Caitlyn's situation that is fucked up
Ambessa has been in the game for a while, (not in-game) but like war and stuff, she’s a tactician and I’m certain she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon
@ there’s a downside to having that much experience: you start reaching too far
@@7480Foxmaster Caitlyn is struggling with her grief and Ambessa is taking advantage of it
@@TVHead003
Just like Anakin, lol
Makes so much more sense why Maddie started doing the fist on chest banging first from all the piltover soldiers after watching episode 9
This is literally giving me goosebumps
Ambassador really knows how to hype someone up
The music fits so well in this scene
I do wonder how much of a good artist Cait was, objectively speaking
Girl was rejected so hard that she became a dictator
"Come child... Besides we have this cool blue cape here, it matches your uniform.the best"
So that's why Maddie was the first to support Marshall law
Wait, from Tekken?
Great video! Really enjoyed it.
This scene goes so hard and is one of the best parts of season two in my opinion. I audibly went “OH SHIT” outloud
Ambessa is working this city over from both sides. Grinding them together for weapons development. Incredible.
She is warfare incarnate
@@Tbear995 I haven't seen the latest episode. Noxians are brutal and militant but also not dumb. They're devious.
1:11 IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. THATS WHY SHE DID THE CHEST BANGING THING BEFORE ANY OTHER SOLDIER!!!
Maddie being the first one here takes on a whole new light now...
Unimportant detail but at 2x speed the way they slam fists on their chests has a similiar sound to a military parade
When you lose the girl so hard you start the military dictatorship part without depression
Silco to Jinx at the end of Season 1 Act 1: We will show them. We will show them all.
Ambessa to Cait at the end of Season 2 Act 1: Your mother will have justice. I swear it.
Interesting how both Acts end with a girl falling pray to a powerful and dangerous figures manipulations. Caitlyn's journey into the darkness promises to be one of the best arcs this season.
Act 2 just came out, interested what your thoughts on Caitlyn are now?
The show kind of just montaged the whole Piltover invasion thing which honestly I'm not a big fan of. This scene was kind of hyping up a big, brutal invasion of the Undercity but all we really see are a few flashes of people getting arrested and a checkpoint. It didn't really feel like Topside launched a full-scale invasion...just increased the number of patrols there. I was expecting something more like the intro scene to S1 Act 1 with the enforcers and noxians vs some resistance members killing each other with civilians caught in the cross-fire.
I felt like the writers got cold-feet with the direction Caitlyn's character was going and tried to pump the brakes on her being a ruthless dictator out for revenge. Hell (spoilers for Ep6) the moment she meets Vi again they immediately make amends and team up. Caitlyn even willingly works alongside Jinx.
Can't wait for caits "dictator arc" to be much more tame than people think, then are left wondering why they were even scared in the first place lmao.
Setting a waypoint here just to see how it'll go lol
@@admiralpepper6933 Lmao I just see people on twitter acting like she's gonna murder half of zaun, when in reality she's probably gonna seal it and keep searching for jinx with the gas as she's been doing.
@@SyphexG59
Either way, we eating good tonight!
@@admiralpepper6933 true
Fr I don’t even think she’s gonna reach Kuvira.
Music, cinematography, visual art, expressions, masterpiece.
from cupcake to commander to cupcake again
You can see how Cait didn't want to do it, but then Darth Maddie gave the signal to take the deal, and it was decided
Darth Maddie😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think Maddie's character could've been done better
They really did her dirty
Good
Scene somehow reminded me of Maximus' final scene in Fallout season 1. Reluctant yet willing and fully aware of the horrors to come
I must say Ambessa looks stunning in this scene
When you by accident went the dictator storyline.
i keep coming back to this
Same😅
So they were hinting us right from ep 3 that Maddie was a traitor.
Now this is a promotion. From Strike Team to Supreme Commander!
1:11 Looking back, it makes sense why she was the first enforcer to do the gesture.
Yes, she was perfect... sad that she died...
0:11
But I dont get why she panicked here
Homegirl embraced the dark side
Early game Caitlyn be like
Hahahaha
I wish my breakups resulted in the creation of Military dictatorships in my name. I could do so much for Rail transport.
The arming pounding sounds with the ost odd straight goosebumps. Caitlyn is about to become a menace
What really is amazing is the fact that she has now become (at least in her newfound role) the same one of those who killed Vi's parents...she'll snap out of it, but it won't be easy
all it took was one "cupcake" from vi and she folded 😂 i know there was more to it and that cait didnt seem to want this position at all. Look at her face when ambessa tells her that her mom will get justice. There is reluctance all over her face but the situation is quite inescapable because she had no choice.
@@inversional_loop Well, Ambessa controlled her, but she remains a good person at heart, even if the grief distorted her decisions and priorities.
Seeing Vi + the doubts she already had was enough to break her from the chains of her own bitterness
Would've been awkward for Ambessa if Caitlyn was like "Nah, Let's pick more suitable candidate"
She knew she wont. Now Cait is easy to manage, because of her rage
That’s why she started thumping her chest, this isn’t a nomination of a position, Caitlyn has no choice.
@@mranima748 Exactly! good riddance, finally somebody who gets it.
People already mentioned how Loris leaves but I like how Steb was just standing there, watching cautiously.
Honestly, i saw this one as like this is a start of the feud between Zaun and Piltover and will carry on in the game that's why they are fighting in there.
I wish they had expanded on this. If only we had an episode that showed Caitlin actually making decisions that stepped over the line of morality.
So much of this situation feels like a double edged sword. Caitlyn being elected as general should be a great honor, but everyone looks at her with the same shock as if she were accused of a crime. Hell, that's how Caitlyn herself reacts. Ambessa's stance at 0:27 is captivating. She is drumming out of respect. But with the angle she is standing at, it looks like she's physically ushering Caitlyn by her side.
Or drumming to pressure her. I mean Cait hasn't done anything remarkable by Noxian standards. Caitlyn looks like she wasn't even sure until the rest of the Enforcers drummed with the Noxians.
It's like suddenly getting nominated by a teacher as class president and everybody's on board with it and you can't do anything about it lol.
I'm excited to see how Caitlyn responds under pressure.
@pvrc1030 That's what I think btw, what could she say? With everyone drumming on their chests and looking at her... she always lived with the expectations of doing what was "right" and then what could she do in this scene? Reject and become a betrayer of Piltover and ruin her family ? she knows the weight of rejecting and accepting and has no choice for either
I would have liked to see a lot more of Caitlyn's development as a dictator and going to her darker side. And perhaps being an even bigger terror to Zaun, Even for Vi, if she had found her as she is now she would be very afraid for her life, and remembering what happened (about their breakup)
the shinzou wo sasageyo chapter name lmfao
vi gets both her parents killed by enforcers but continues not to revenge and even help enforcers. cait gets one parent killed by jinx and is already trying to wage war against the entirety of zaun.
Vi in the early parts of the show is very hateful towards anything Piltover and very clearly would enjoy getting revenge against them. However, as the show progressed her hateful view towards Piltover starts to chip away as she's forced to work with Caitlyn, who at that point was an enforcer.
On the other hand, Caitlyn looses her mother during the bombing and then has her memorial ruined by a terrorist attack by the chembarroness not a day a part. Even then she recognises that Jinx is the real problem and instead of waging all-out-war with the Undercity she forms and a strike team. The strike team is successful in neutralising most of the Undercity's organised crime syndicates but fails in capturing/killing Jinx because Vi stops her. This is what pushes her over the edge.
Vi had time to reflect, heal and forgive Piltover for what they had done to her and her family. Vi had Vander to tell her to prioritise her family over revenge and Caitlyn to show her that while the Piltover *government * was their oppressor, there were still good people Topside.
Caitlyn does not have time. Her mother's death followed by 2 terrorist attacks (memorial and the grey vent re-route), her desire for justice turning into a lust for revenge and the pressure of filling her mother's shoes as a council member during a time of crisis causes her to have tunnel vision.
Watching this again, it makes appear so much that Maddie really is a noxian agent from the start...
or she is just a simp really that see any opportunity to climb higher and goes for it.
League character in game: Steampunk ridiculous pinup girl in a dumb hat
League character lore:
Don't know why, but I got 'All Hail Lelouch vi Britannia!' vibes the first time I watched this scene
I get why. This... this was power