Sevika's "OLD MAN" (Dialogue Breakdown) | 1min Analysis
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"Let's just say I didn't always see eye-to-eye with my old man..." This mysterious line Sevika says to Silco goes a long way in deepening her character. It's just vague enough to make us wonder what the full story is, while also prompting questions of motivation that have all sorts of interesting implications about not just Sevika herself, but her relationship to Silco, Jinx, even Vander. At the same time, it functions smoothly and efficiently to serve the plot purpose of convincing Silco not to go after Jinx, which would otherwise be a fairly uncharacteristic decision for Silco at this point in his arc. Fantastically delicate and effective storytelling from the Arcane writers as always!
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I'd say it's out of loyalty. Even though she doesn't like it, Sevika knows how important Jinx is to Silco, and that when he's concerned about her he isn't able to focus on other things. So although she'd prefer it if Jinx was gone altogether, it's still important maintain that relationship stable while she is still there
Thank you, this guys explanations are getting weirder by the day and I just can't follow them anymore
I feel like it's definitely out of loyalty cause 2 episodes later she's willing to risk her reputation as someone you can talk to to get close to Silco by being his weapon to kill the gangsters that were coming to threaten him- becoming a wild dog just like Jinx
@@nia8593 what are you talking about ?
Yes, Sevika also really cares about the movement and strength of purpose, she needs Silco to be strong because she has nobody to replace him with.
Yeah, it definitely feels like she sad this more for Silco's sake than Jinx's. Considering she was just tied up and tortured by Jinx earlier in the story, I can't imagine she hates her any less.
Consider that she isn’t talking about her dad, she’s talking about how SHE related to her dad, whilst acknowledging she otherwise has very little in common with Jinx. It’s a genuinely empathetic moment from Sevika to Jinx. She’s been shouting Silco’s head off about how Jinx is a problem they need to deal with and now that Jinx literally kidnapped and tortured her, NOW she’s telling Silco how to handle her with care and consideration?
This would make no sense. Unless her hostile viewpoint on Jinx has changed, the result of an empathetic realization.
Subtext: ”I understand how she feels about you right now. She’s got a lot to think about and she needs to process it in her own time. I would want you to leave me alone, so leave her alone.”
'jinx kidnapped and tortured her', I doubt this is the first time she's done this to find out what Silco is up to. She's probably done it to Silco's other cronies
I guess she acknowledged jinx after that defeat
My theory is that Sevika was a lot more reckless in her youth and she sees herself in Jinx. Probably her recklessness led to something terrible, so she does not like her younger self. But maybe this is a little far fetched.
I think that Sevika just knows whats more important to Silco and his cause. She wants him to lay down the law with the cem barons, to not look weak just like Vander did when he prioritized his daughter over Zaun. If she has to seem vulnerable, to give a piece of herself to make that happen, she will. We see how she'd give up her arm for the cause, why wouldn't she give some emotion too?
I really like Savika. For a background character she has a lot of depth.
The thing is that she is not even evil. She does what she thinks is best, and even when they killed Vander she was clearly not pleased by how they treated him.
I wish in season two we at least get a glimpse of her past
I am 100% sure she's being genuine. The way she looks away a bit and her tone of voice seals it for me (the animation is so damn good)
There’s no way Sevika isn’t gonna get a bigger role to play in Season 2
prob replaces slico.
"Probably" She's literally sitting in his office at the end.
@@5frogfrenzy exactly. I honestly thought she was gonna be taken out by Vi as kind of a mini boss before the silco showdown. But since shes had so much depth and development, and shes literally shown in his office with his chair in the background, shes definitely gonna take over.
I also think shes gonna be a champ in league. She already has a full on kit based on her mechanical arm. Not even Silco got a champ, so considering the setup for her potentially becoming a champ means shes def gonna play a big part next season.
I doubt if there will be a season 2 of Arcane, it will track the same story. Even though they left it with a cliffhanger, Jinx and Vi's story is completed. They have to refrain to make a drastic political change between Zaun and Piltover, otherwise it will conflict the game's lore. Yet there are still a hoard of other interesting stories in Runeterra. I prefer and hope to see something like Ichatian Invasion or the conflict between Lissandra, Avarosa and Serylda.
@@justaguywhokilldiavoloforf2804 the teaser for Season 2 literally has Jinx, Caitlyn, and Vi saying new lines and seasons 1 and 2 were written together, so yeah, it’ll still be the same storyline for at least 2 seasons.
I honestly wonder how Sevika's and Jinx's relationship was like earlier since she did see her grow up over the course of several years.
I really hope they expand on her character in the next season.
I would love to see that. I wonder if they'll show flashbacks for the characters we haven't seen them for, like Sevika, Heimrdinger and Singed.
Probably not awesome at first ;)
VANDER: Sevika, would you like to join my revolution?
SEVIKA: Yes sir!
VANDER: Never mind, I'm adopting Powder instead. I'm cancelling the revolution.
SEVIKA: Wait, what?
SILCO: Sevika, I'm going to finish the revolution Vander started. Would you like to rejoin?
SEVIKA: Yes sir! (gets arm blown off by Powder)
SILCO: I'm adopting Jinx.
SEVIKA: FUUUUUUUUUUU---!!!
I wonder what her relationship with Vi was like. She seems like the kind of character Vi would've looked up to. Maybe even learned from?
@@user-yh8li2tm8g I'd say her position as Vander's ally, and the line "I see you never learned patience," does imply that Sevika may have helped train Vi whenever Vander was too busy running the Undercity. I could also see Vi looking up to her, since they had bassically the same viewpoint of Piltover and (what will become) Zaun.
Over a year late, I know, I'm just rewatching a lot of Arcane analysis right now, lol.
The first picture of sevika for season 2 came out by her voice actress just thought u should know
I love these analyses. Personally, I think that Sevika feels sympathy for the father/daughter relationship he and Jinx have and knows how best to handle Jinx is to let her blow off some steam
it'll make it mre tragic when Season 2 come around, she decided to give Jinx this one benefit of the doubt and talk to Silco, and she killed him. that's gonna cause so much more bad blood.
God, you're right. After all the hurt Jinx has caused her, I imagine Sevika might go so far as to team up with Caitlyn and Vi to get her revenge. That is, unless she's the new queen of the undercity.
@@Drekromancer Riot says that the new champions arent related to Arcane but I don't believe for a *second* that Renata isn't Sevika, or at least some AU version that Sevika won't be exactly but will have a similar trajectory to.
Sevika won't care. She doesn't care about Silco, but about the cause. She'll be mad at the beginning cuz everything will change, but I'm sure she'll take over zaun
@@Drekromancer She'll never care about Silco enough to get revenge. Remember she was prepared to kill him if a more capable leader showed up. If Jinx proves herself an effective leader (which I can't tell if she will or not, she's so unpredictable) I think Sevika will accept Silco's death.
@@Drekromancer ok so I have no evidence and I did not read Renata glac lore, but It would be cool if the end up the same person. Just saying
I also love the voice-acting when Sevika gives her advice to Silco. Her voice gets so soft when she says this and I love it!! This poses a strong contrast to her otherwise very tough demeanor, it really gives her character more depth. ❤️
I think it was a state of opening up to Silco as Sevikas voice was calm and low and she broke eye contact and looked to her left when she mentioned her "old man" (usually, it means a person is thinking back or remembering something, in terms of facial-reading). I love analyzing
Could also mean that she was showing vulnerability. Avoiding eye contact is a very common reaction when someone is feeling vulnerable. All that just also means Sevika has been telling the truth with little manipulative intentions.
The reason I don't think this line is a manipulation is that the advice suits Sevika's character more than it suits Jynx.
Sevika seems like she was the kid who needed to get away to blow off steam. Jynx is the polar opposite, when she can't physically see her family, in her mind they are already dead and she is vulnerable.
If Sevika was going to manipulate she would have tailored the manipulation to suit Jynx, given than it is incongruous it makes sense that it is from her own past.
Sevika and vi are just mirror reflections of each other. Just on the opposite sides. That's why their fight was so satisfying.
I think it shows theres more depth to sevika and jinxs relationship. Though she does not like her, respect her, or think shes good for the cause- she sympathizes with her situation and wants whats best for her. She relates to her. Maybe they are more alike than we think?
Maybe. Or maybe it's not so much about their similarities - she just cares enough about Silco that she's willing to empathize with someone who always pisses her off.
I'm pretty sure Sevika took part in raising Jinx, Silco as the main parent figure though. I would imagine Sevika was trying to be strict parent, but the past (loosing arm because of Jinx), Silco's forgiving attitude and Jinx's worsening mental stability just made Sevika to step back and the relationship getting more complex with time.
It’s like she realizes that she has to accept silco and jinx relationship no matter how toxic she sees jinx for his well being. It’s like having your best friend be in love with a toxic person and you’ve tried to tell them that person will ruin them but they won’t listen. Sevika is too loyal to abandon silco so she does what a friend would do, try to give the best possible advice she can and accept the fact that her friend won’t realize the danger until it’s too late.
Well I don’t think jinx is toxic… you forget that silco is the one that raised her. She’s mentally unstable and needs healthy help.
It 100% looked like she empathized with Jinx and was giving Silco advice having gone through a similar time.
For sure, I think its super important to remember when writing characters that no 1 person is only 1 character trait. Even cold people aren't 100% cold, kind people 100% good all the time. Regardless to why this scene was written its a good reminder that things like this can really add something to how real a character comes across.
Am I the only one who thinks that the very short moment where jinx looks up at sevika (almost intrigued and interested, not shying away at all) is another excellent way of describing jinx's unique mental state?
Here she is, right after an emotional encounter where she thought she saw vi, finding a clarity in sevikas tough, almost disciplinary scolding? At this point she is molded by both vi and silco.
To me in this small moment, sevika embodies both vi and silco.
I could explain why I think this, but I don't want to word vomit lol
I would have loved to see more interactions with jinx, sevika, and silco
I feel like sevika is the bigger sister/ mother figure jinx wishes she had
A+ analysis.
And personally, I think it's less out of loyalty and more just ... being a person. Sevika has been in this situation before. Heck maybe who she was as a teenager was more impulsive and brash like Jinx, and she's since grow out of that, so she *really* knows what it's like. Whatever it is, she knows what this is like and sees someone she's close to about to make a bad decision. So she gives him the same advice she maybe wishes someone would have given to her dad.
Sevika is simply the best side character in arcane and one of the best to ever exist. She is shown as a bulky goon, but is seen much deeper than that through just a few small scenes like this one.
the times you really see the core of a character isnt when they act in character, its that one time when they act completely out of it
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The way I feel it is that Sevika had moments when she ran away and her father came after her, and she remembers it not helping, there’s some softness there but I think it’s more like a “don’t do it, it’s only gonna make it worse and we don’t need that right now. Trust me I know”
When I first watched Arcane I thought "ooooh are they setting up a plot twist where Sevika is Singed's daughter"..... I was so convinced lol, it's pretty funny retrospectively
My sister thought the exact same thing!
Lol hey it might still come
Also my favourite line from her, since it's the only time in the show where she's not tough as nails.
Still, it's an interesting choice to let her show empathy for Jinx, when she was just bondaged to the ceiling by her. XD
i would like to think Sevika empathizes worth Jinx more than she lets on or maybe sees herself in Jinx. i feel like Sevika is validating that Jinx needs space.
Always so insightful! Thank you for sharing your keen observations, and honoring the depth and nuances of Arcane.
They wrote her so well. Even though she was an antagonist, when she was brawling with VI for the second time it was kinda hard to not roote for her too. Like it was amazing.
Option #2. Sevika is giving Jinx time to "implode". Her ultimate loyalty is to the cause, not a specific leader. I'm very curious to see how she reacts to Jinx in S2. Killing Silco is bad but scaring topside with hextech weapons is good. Hmmm...
arcane is amazing and this channel makes me appreciate it way more . i love it and i want moreee
People offer advise to those around them when they see them losing there course. Silco was getting distracted. Sevika was was definitely trying to help her friend. Nothing about Sevika's character is not straight forward. She may taunt or belittle but she fights face to face. That line demonstrates her weak relationship with her dad, envy of Jinx's strong relationships with three Dad's. Shame she keeps killing them. Sevika probably resents that too 🙂
Very well said! Even Sevika's "betrayal" wasn't a stab in the back kind of betrayal. She challenged Vendor face to face and then parted ways with him in front of everyone. Sevika's advice here lead to Silco taking priority of stabilizing the Undercity's chembarons. If he left and went look for Jinx here, Finn and the others probably would've united and planned to overthrow Silco sooner; plus he likely won't be able to find Jinx.
@@eatandrun8020 Exactly, Sevika is pure soldier. It is all about the mission. Never leaves the number two seat in Silco's office, unless drugged and bound. Enjoys off duty time. Hangs out in the Lanes at The Last Drop playing cards. And enjoys the occasional libation. She runs towards the action but doesn't start it and doesn't avoid the dirty work. She just gets it done. Pure soldier, Hoorah. Sevika clearly held Finn's respect because she is a warrior. Sevika was waiting for Jinx to destroy herself. She was a loyal friend to Silco and would protect him. In the end Sevika see's everyone in Zaun as on here side. She wants war. She abandons you if you are not helping the cause as you accurately pointed out. Sevika is an awesome side character that deserves more of a story. Maybe even to be a future champion. Who doesn't love a ranged plasma casting sword arm? It's just cool. I mean I like my arm a lot and I might be tempted to upgrade. 🙂
@@ebutuoyotwen Hahaha so true! I feel like Sevika has the most champion potential among all non-champion characters from Arcane. Quite excited to think about!
I can’t imagine sevika trying to manipulate silco like that, she’s too loyal
This was something that I also instantly felt.
Characters can have so much more depth when they have traits that go beyond the plot.
Sevika was Silco's dog.
When she says that the runaway always comes back no matter the abuse she was talking about herself.
...and how she always comes back no matter how much Silco mistreats her.
She doesn’t come back to Silco, she comes back to keep fighting for what she believes in. If someone more capable that Silco showed up to take his place, Sevika would kill Silco’s ass in a heartbeat and they both acknowledge that. She comes back to Silco because she believes that he is Zaun’s best hope but after killing Finn, she warns him that she would kill him for the right person.
Sevika is by far my favourite character from Arcane
I feel like her angsty💣 relationship with jinx is almost a recreation of her own struggles perhaps with her younger self.
So I think she sees a bit of her past self in jinx and it represents her self loathing of what she maybe once was like because she may believe she didn't love her dad as much as she could have at the time.
Continuing with this idea, she may be jealous of silco and jinx's relationship due to her past struggles with her and her dad's relationship and therefore she sometimes tries to push them apart due to jealousy and maybe to gain a stronger relationship with her boss because she has daddy issues🤪
Sevika was one of the best supporting characters. I will put her right below Ekko, above Caitlyn and Mel
I love your breakdowns
I can't get a handle on how big Sevika is. When she stands next to Jinx, she looks like she could be 7' tall. When she's next to Vi, she looks like she is maybe 5'8".
I don't know she seems pretty big next to VI too. Maybe 6'
Sevika is 6ft and Jinx is 5’3, so she definitely looks like a giant compared to Jinx. Though a lot of heights in the show are very fluid because of style choices in certain scenes, Sevika is big asf.
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I love sevikas character, she's incredibly interesting and has a very cool design and abilities. She's a trash human being but that makes her fun to watch
Writers: this is a problem
Other writers: no, it’s an opportunity
Loyalty. To quote Kennen: The eyes never lie!
I love Sevika
Make her into a champion!
One other possibility, in a show littered with people making irrational but understandable choices based upon trauma, is that she was reacting to her own trauma from her father and was getting off her chest something she always wanted to tell her father....
oh sevika the lady of my heart
I love this analysis
This channel is a blessing
I think your breakdowns are helping me be a better writer. Thank you!
It could be that she has this Rivalry type relationship with Jinx because Jinx reminds her of how she used to be but also how close she used to be with her father. While she might not like Jinx she doesn’t wish for her and Wilco to grow apart like her and her father did.
I know she's a background character, but I'd really like to see a scene of Sevika's past, young Sevika would give her more depth and I'd really like to see a chunk of her origin story
Is there a reason why jinx shoots the bird in the arcade? I feel like there has to be a reason for it
Very late response, and I'm pretty sure Schnee has also made some shorts on this, but the reason is, in short, because it made her feel vulnerable and she was mad at it.
The whole scene with the boxing machine is about her feelings of inferiority. It's her confronting her trauma and how it weakens her- it's actually what the whole of episode 5 is about, Jinx trying to bury the trauma that's blocking her from her goals. Her first scene in episode 5 is her having ptsd flashbacks and being unable to work with the hextech, then she goes to confront the boxing machine, which represents her sister's strength and Jinx winning there is a measure of her own self worth, fails, then she confides in silco and then there's the baptism scene. So when Jinx is walking into the arcade, she's confronting what she's tried so hard over the years to bury in this place that held some of her last memories of her family. She's walking in, incredibly vulnerable, tense, and overwhelmed. Then, she gets scared by the crow and her flight or fight takes over because it's intruding on her very personal moment. And by this point in her life she's associated strength with ruthlessness, getting startled by a small little bird makes her feel weak, she's confronting her inferiority complex, and so she kills the problem as she'd been taught. There's some symbolism stuff too, confronting change, bad omens, etc etc, but what it really comes down to is Jinx has buried her empathy and she's terrified of everything, so she's posturing in a petty and cruel way so she can feel safe.
I hope this was coherent and answered your question lol, have a good day
I really hope Sevika becomes a big name in season 2. Vi's rival at the minimum.
Great Analysis!
If Sevika is one thing, it's dedicated. She's not loyal to any one person, but she's 110% dedicated to her cause.
So what I'm getting at here is that she also wants to call Silco daddy.
I love your opinions on arcane!
it was out of loyalty. She simply had a point worth speaking of that she could relate to. People aren't that different.
I honestly think she told Silco about her past because she misses her father, even if they don’t always see eye to eye and doesn’t want Silco or Jinx to feel like she does. No real proof than the way she said the statement
Hello. Can you explain what Victor did with hextech crystal while using shimmer and sacrificing he's own blood? He had unknown runes on the leg
Maybe Sevika hates Jinx because she looks at her and sees what she believes her own father looked at when he saw her. The tension she feels forces her to oscillate between rejection- which is her go-to-response to Jinx and compassionate understanding, which we see a glimpse of in this scene. At least that's my take.
A great example of what a leaders "right hand man" should be capable of
I think it is just loyalty
They should PLEEEASE bring Sevika in the game. Amazing character.
Sevika is awesome
It's possible Sevika is the closest thing Silco has for help on parenting advice. All of his other goons are to young or are afraid of Jinx and see her as another goon and not part of Silco's family. Sevika also was once Jinx's age so she understands the 'teenage angst' and it's strain on father-daughter bonds.
It could also be a wake up call for Silco. She's saying she never got along with her dad and Silco at first clues in. Sevika's saying that people with healthy family relationships don't end up in the shimmer trade business. She's telling him to respect Jinx's boundaries out of fear that Jinx might spiral and do something even more drastic.
Question. (In relation to the video about everyone’s final arc specifically sevika final arc) if one of the endings for her is having another Chem barren come in and she leaves. What if papa sevika comes in and tries to take power after Silco dies. It would create an example of a father daughter relationship where the father does not have power over her when she leaves.Aubrey he does have power over her up to that moment. Silly little sleepy thoughts.
When I heard Sevika talk about her father and then Singed talk about a daughter I thought right away at some point it would be revealed they are father and daughter. But obviously that's probably not true?
The look on her face looks soft in this scene, which makes me think she was actually having a moment of empathy for both Silco and Jinx.
Bro we have so many buff older woman.
Sevika
Sheriff Grandson? (I think that her name she like this super buff enforcer lady who i originally thought was a drag queen tbh)
Mel Mom-
And so many more
Good Stuff !
Really intresting! Also, I had a small worldbuilding revalation about the bar fight you've mentioned in your last video, that I'd like to post here as a riddle. So, here's my quesion to you: why do the Atlas Gamblets come built-in shield, and why did it activate right when Vi was trying to cover herself? I'll let you figure out the rest 😀
i’d like to try this riddle but its probably far from your answer but here i go anyways XD. I think theres a built-in shield mode for the Atlas Gauntlets in case miners would encounter loose rocks/rubble therefore the shield would protect them from the debris. As for the latter question, I believe this ties in with the fact that Vander (in Vi’s hallucination/flashback when she got knocked out for a bit) told Vi that she has to work with her guard which also correlates to when Ekko told Vi, as well, that she still blocks with her face. My guess is that after these 2 encounters, Vi finally learns how to properly block which lead to the shield activating.
@@clair_di Aay, you've got it! The first part of your answer is absolutely on point (it does have this feature for defending the miner's body from falling debris), and as for the second half, my answer would be that it actived right then and there because Vi made that specific 'cover yourself' posture that the Hextech AI (if you can call it that) was looking for. However, what you've said never even crossed my mind, that this happened (from a narrative point of view) because Vi admitted to herself that she needs to work on her fighting skills a bit more, with this narrative 'protection' being her reward. While I have no idea how true this is, it is a really intresting thought, so thanks for sharing it with me, and completing my riddle! 😊
I think she could be a future champion 🤷🏼♂️
Am I the only one who thinks sevika is actually really pretty 😍 like i thought she was HOT
but this gentle scene made me notice her pretty eyes
I interpreted it as genuine advice, it's probably good that he stayed away since Jinx was angry with him too...
I'm Spanish and if they speak English quickly I don't understand it, but your videos are interesting so I watch them as many times as I need to understand them.❤️😓😅😁
Im so sure sevikas arc makes her into renata glasc
Do you think part of the rift between Jinx and Sevika was because Jinx was a reminder of Vander? I know Sevika and Vander didn't agree on how to help the undercity but I got the sense Sevika respected Vander, understood his stance even if she didn't think it was effective. To know the child of the man she respected but helped kill was growing up right there in front of her....broken, warped potential, ripped away from all the values Vander might have raised her with. I wouldn't be surprised if she pushed Jinx away so hard in casual situations so Sevika didn't have to acknowledge her part in ruining the girl's life.
I swear to god I heard your voice before but I can't recall where I_I
She reminds me of sheeva from MK11
I think she hates jinxs for having a fstger figure that cares while she probaly didnt have one
I want her in the game
Can we get Sevika as a champion in game already?
Kinda of wonder if graves is her father. Her style really reminds me of graves haha. Of course not much then that lol.
I am not fluent english speaker and it's sometimes very hard to unterstand what you're saying. Tho i love the videos, they are very interesting!
In that one scene Sevika lays down two cards. (I think a magician and something else?) Do you have a theory about what the cards could mean? I am sure they were not random.
I thought this was so out of character for sevika
Sevika ended up being really cool, but I was quite confused as to why she didnt betray Silco, when she originally betrayed Varrick because she had the exact same problems with Varrick as are present in Silco. What does Silco have that Varrick doesnt?
He’s a better leader in her eyes
Interesting
Its a fucking long shot, but i hope Sevika becomes the next surrogate to jinx, not nearly as important to her or loving as Silco, but less toxic and manipulative as well.
What ep is this?
Savika is hot
A caveat, I haven't watched the show yet.
"Old man" can also refer to a husband or boyfriend. If that is the case then she may also have been a battered woman at one point. The sad commentary is that many battered women go back to their abusers.
This might be out of left field, but, do you think Sevika might be the daughter of Singe?
id like to see more complexeties in sevikas character development
Yeah like with jayce not going to fight vi.
out of loyalty? she backstabbed vander and the lanes
are you sure it wasnt vander who betrayed her and the lanes? sounds like you'd be interested in my longer sevika vid
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Can you do The Batman analysis?