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One of my fave things about not only this fight scene, but others later is that these characters aren't "super human". They animate them being tired, exhausted, worn down. Like, they don't just "get up and walk away", Vi may of won that initial fight, but she had to get carried out of there. It's a great touch to show that these characters are just human reaching their limits.
oh, but they are super humans. Remember that when Sevika got hit by a flying knee, she wasn't shimmered. And any human, even a pro fighter, would get knocked out just by that knee alone. 2nd fight between them shows it even more, when Vi getting pummeled by shimmered Sevika, but still continuing the fight. While shimmer was shown up as a most powerful drug out there, with rat easily killing the cat under its effect. Its nothing bad about fantasy fights though, but it's a bit over the board to name fights in arcane "totally realistic"
They’re definitely portrayed as near superhuman for a more interesting fight. They can take more damage than a real person could take and a lot of those hits should’ve knocked them out or incapacitated them but they balance it out by trying to portray them as tired and worn out. There’s a good balance to get because most realistic fights aren’t that visually interesting to watch but they also didn’t go too far on the other end of making them look like they have superpowers (well I mean Sevika technically does but you get what I mean).
@@PaladineAvenger1 to your point about the shimmer, the drug in part 1 (episodes 1-3) seems like an unrefined and crude power up that turns you into a punch zombie. After the time skip it seems like Silco got it down better and it can be used medicinally and as a stimulant, it seems to me that Sevika uses it moreso to power her arm rather than to steroid herself. It might also be a product of the ingestion method, with all the people drinking it (episodes 1, 3, and 6 with the homeless in the basin) getting stronger and hulking with injections like Silco's eye, Sevika's arm, Jinx's treatment producing more measured effects.
Something that's really cool about this series is that Vi LOOKS like someone who can kick ass. Her character design isn't slim and dainty, she's clearly very strong and willing to throw down. And the characters show the effects of a long fight.
Yeah. If you look at her design in game, it’s a mess. A corset, filly sky thing? Metal armour, classic male gaze body (slim, big bewbs) meanwhile vi in the show definitely is way more realistic for a fighter. She’s also 5’9 which scares me.
"They are TIRED! Mostly Sevika cuz she keeps on smoking" Not only did you guys broke down this fight scene, you also broke down Sevika's smoking addiction.
@@piztech5168 They could always make her a new champion. They're doing so with Ambessa and Sevika feels like she fits in the game, too. After watching the show and checking out League, I was genuinely surprised to find out she wasn't one of the champions.
I have to point out that Vi is using the environment the way she probably used it the last 7 years (she was locked in a prison where she was beaten up by the guards regularly). Thats why she lured Sevika in that tight spot, because she is used to fight in small and tight environments, like prison cells, and it gave her the final edge versus Sevika in this fight...awesome storytelling from the series!!
They made a docu series about the making of arcane and one of their main writers, Amanda Overton, is also the one who choreographed this scene. She indeed says she practices martial arts herself, and that she's really proud of this scene. You can find the whole video on RUclips, bridging the rift ep.2. She also posts cool stuff about the show on her twitter
@@CrackedPropaneyeah it's almost impossible because most people's idea of fighting comes from movies and highlight reels of big fights. You can tell someone practices any form of combat sport when they do this because the fight is dynamicly shot based on where the people in question are going. Every single shot of combat in this show is solely intended on getting you into the mindset of the people on screen
@ralalbatross I wish I could write fight scenes this good...But I'm not a fighter, I've never done boxing, or mixed martial arts, or _ANY_ of that physical stuff. So how do I write good fight scenes, for stuff like my rp stories?
I love how grounded their first fight feels being in this small cramped ally while their second fight is some high octane insanity that destroys a whole bar.
Both Sevika and Vi have grown since the first fight. Sevika with the wisdom from the first fight, and Vi with the Hextech powered gloves, to match the shimmer of Sevika. This puts both of them on a level playing field. However just because the fight is on the same level, doesn't make it easier for Vi. I know a lot of writers would've made it where Vi just steamrolls Sevika. But their fight is grounded in reality, acknowledging that even in the first fight, Vi NEEDED Cait to shoot down Sevika's shimmer canister. Thus, in this fight, Sevika also damages one of Vi's gloves while also completely destroying Vi, before she finds a motivation to win against Sevika. This is beautifully written, and the universe's previously established rules are followed really well. I love Arcane, and the writing and attention to detail is just phenomenal
Great breakdown. One of the reasons that Vi was more comfortable backing into the archway was because she was used to fighting in Cells in prison, a terrain that she would have the advantage in over Savika.
@@danzansandeev6033 I mean if u spent all your life fighting against bigger opponents (adults, prison tough guys) as well as on tight spaces (alleyways, prison cells) you would eventually have home advantage on small areas
You should read the Stillwater Archives then. Although it reveals how abusive the Enforcers were towards her even when she didn’t do anything bad, it also shows how she mercilessly beat the crap out of both prisoners and guards, especially those that are connected to Silco which is why in Act 2 she immediately broke the jaw of the bald tattooed guy the moment he was sent to Stillwater. The Archives revealed she even messed up a prisoner’s eyeball which nearly fell off. I can link the archives if you want or not if you find it yourself.
It wasn't stated in the series, but I feel there was a possible mentor relationship between Vi and Sevika. We know Vander was her father figure and trained her a bit, but since Sevika was around, I'm thinking that she trained Vi as well, before Sevika saw Vander as weak and leaving. To me it's a possible reason for Vi to go after Sevika as the betrayal was far deeper than just Vander. It cut her hard to see Sevika standing next to SIlco.
I actually like this idea that Sevika was also a teacher to Vi before she switched sides it explains why their fighting style is similar and how Sevika knew that Vi still didn't have a lot of patience.
@@Jassiij27Could be nice, but i don’t think so League of Legends give some informations about that : Warwick (Vander) says this when he encounter Vi in game : « Who taught you how to punch ?! » So it’s most likely that vander was 100% vi’s mentor
@jeromdupont7972 but wouldn't that imply she taught herself instead of him doing? Besides I don't doubt he taught her but I think Sevika did too when she felt like it their fighting style is just too similar.
What I love about this fight (and Arcane in general) is that everything in the animation has a tangible weight. You really do FEEL the impact of each punch and kick, you can even feel the difference in weight between characters as seen here.
After Vi's initial rage made her fall for Sevika's bait earlier in the fight she actually returns the favor as well. Vi's as tired as Sevika is at the midpoint but lacks the shimmer stimulant advantage, she sees Sevika is getting angry so Vi slumps back slightly against that pillar and gives her that come-here gesture which pisses Sevika off. In the overhead angle just afterwards you see as soon as Sevika gets up Vi immediately moves from that slightly relaxed position against the pillar, resumes her stance and fades back into that smaller alcove which would heavily restrict the taller, bigger Sevika's movements and limit her ability to use her artificial arm. The visual story telling in Arcane is really something else, even the fights convey interesting information about who these people are and how they think.
Gotta love that you can tell Vi had a level of formal boxing training, while Sevika comes off as an experienced street fighter. Also Vi spent a lot of time fighting in prison, so she would be very familiar with have to play a wall.
not only can you tell in how she fights but a very important thing the show does is SHOW it with the scene in the Arcade where she does a round on that boxing machine and instead of dwelling too long on it unnecessarily it shows her go for one round but show the leaderboard to show how much she grinded that game as a form of training. Makes her character feel so much more real and believable and not feel like a Rey Palpatine
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Thank you so much for your breakdown, love how well choreographed the fight is, especially since they never used motion-capture, they animated every frame. Arcane is up there with Breaking Bad as a perfect, nuanced masterpiece of a show, let's hope Season 2 follows suit and doesn't end up like Game of Thrones!
Loved the breakdown, and I loved Arcane. Easily one of the best video game adaptations ever, covered by one of my favorite RUclips channels. Life is good!
Poor Logan, thought he had a day off from being the punching bag. I loved the break down. I would also like to see maybe a breakdown of when vi had to fight of Silcos thugs while they were saving vander.
I do get why they chose this fight though because it is the one with the least fantasy toys. Like, in reality no teenage girl is going to be able to upper cut a 250lb+ guy off the ground, and no dude can take a steroid which instantly increases he muscle mass and speed to superhuman levels. So even though it makes complete sense story / fantasy wise, it would be harder to do a review on since they don't know how this technology exactly works.
8:50 A detail I'm liking here is how Vi is keeping the focus on Sevika's head, keeping her dazed, which seems to be compounding with Sevika's reliance on the Shimmer, which very much "hulks you up." More brute strength but an impact on the mind, she can't fight if she can't think straight.
I'm with Pak on this one ! "This fight got me so hype". I am not exaggerating when I say I dropped everything when I saw this pop up. My life was on hold for 15 min because I needed to see it. Arcane is an awesome show and the fight scenes are killer! Thank you for covering this! Please do more of Arcane fight scenes!
2:09 i think it be nice to point out how Sevika broke out and did that side kick. Vi wasnt expecting the cybernetic arm that was able to twist at a weird angle and do an uppercut.
i really can't describe how i love this show, like the quality is like in netflix show bruh EVEN BETTER. I really hope you get 1 million subscriber after the end of the year, you really really deserve it man
This was the longest anti-smoking ad I've ever seen, but also very effective! Just kidding, great breakdown as always. I've never seen Arcane because I was never into LOL. I'm more of a DOTA2 guy. But the animated fight choreography here seems amazing based on the animation so I just might start Arcane because of you guys.
Honestly, not knowing anything about LoL makes the watching experience better. Not knowing who are the important characters, who is safe, etc, just makes it that much more exciting to watch. I've never played LoL in my life and I can't recommend this show highly enough.
Not knowing LoL is an advantage. I'm not a League player either, only moderately exposed to lore and characters through their music vids and cinematics. You can even go so far as to divorce the idea of 'video game adaptation' when watching it and it still holds up as one of the best animated series ever made. Those awards its been earning lately are well deserved.
Do iiit!! I've never played LoL and was able to follow the story and characters perfectly. The writing is simple but so good! They pack so much into every moment of screen time!!
Man. Amazing attention to detail in this fight. You rarely see striking this realistic in live action, let alone animation. You guys are amazing as always. The most underrated martial arts channel on RUclips by far
Wow this is a really thorough breakdown on the different moves that were used on the fight. Not only were they named but the explanation on the technique itself and the process on how to do the actual move was very interesting to watch and now I leave the video learning something new. Great job!
We’re so happy to read this! It is an amazing fight scene with legitimate boxing so that’s why we put so much effort into this breakdown. Make sure to share with your friends so we can do more videos like this one! Thanks
I’ve never played LoL, but I figured I’d give Arcane a try and holy shit am I glad I did. This show is incredible, every aspect of it is so well done. I highly recommend it to anyone who haven’t seen it yet. You don’t need to know anything going in.
Excellent breakdown, love it. I like Chad's energy, when he explains the move. And poor Logan ate that kick at the end. Excellent work, keep it up, guys. Love from Martina
Chad's low key adding more and more cosplaying and I'm here for it. The hype is absolutely deserved for this one, bloody vicious and well-choreographed scene! Good boxing, always gotta love things like headbangs and that armlock was a straight "oh, damn" moment.
@@ScenicFights heya since you guys are breaking down fight scenes in movies, why not break down video game fight scenes? I know you do shorts on them but why not a full video?
I absolutely adore these kinds of video, both as a fellow martial artist, and a 3D animator. I am absolutely enthralled by fight choreography in animation and live-action, with a few notable examples being RWBY and Arcane for animation, and something such as John Wick or Kingsman for live-action. In other words, I love exaggerated fight sequences that still pertain to some semblance of reality and use the environment, camera and character to their maximum potential. As an animator, aside from my desire to make my own series and found my own company, I want to focus a shite ton on character animation with a specialty in fight choreography, using my knowledge of martial arts (largely taekwondo for 8 years) as a guide, as well as videos such as this. I excitedly await the next video.
I've been watching this channel for a while now and this time I had to leave a comment. The energy, the effort, and the CHEMISTRY between everyone in the videos are just so... Heartwarming! Even though you're all beating the piss out of each other :) Much love, and we'll all stay tuned!
Amazing breakdown, seeing how some of these moves look without the slo-mo is the best, the impact is just so clean. avout the fight, the mix between a grounded fight and elements more traditional to fictional fights is what really gets me.
Lots of cool fights in this series. The rematch in ep9 is fun, but my favorite might be the street brawl in ep1- they really caught the chaos of 2 gangs meeting up and getting it on.
😂 you guys are funny. Thank you for doing the video for us the Arcane fans here. The fact that we can breakdown a fight scene in a cartoon said enough how good this animation really is 🙏😇
I always thought that fight scene style was because vi was in prison in a 5x5 cell, so her fighting experience had to change to be aggressive and close quarters, which is why vi was fighting with her back against the wall and behind that pillar when she slams sevikas head into the pillars.
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I’m so glad I finally get to see this breakdown! I love this fight and how it shows not only Vi’s skill, but her adaptability with the environment! Also RIP Logan getting dragged in as a punching bag, or rather kicking bag at the end. My guy takes a lot of punishment, but keeps coming back haha!
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Love this. More than the analysis of whether the fighting can happen in real life, I love how this focused more on the tactics of the characters as they fight.
The amount of reference the animators must have looked through to animate these fights realistically but also aesthetically pleasing to the eye is terrifying
9:00 "Knee to the face one more time, in case Sevika forgot the first one"🤣 I love how this whole video is just you two hyping up Vi's fighting/ how strong she is. Because same.
7:14 I've always thought that Vi didn't want to anywhere near her metal arm so she decided to evade towards Sevika's right side where she can keep the advantage.
The animators of this show are very diligent with all the attention to details. I don't think they would have been able to animate this fight scene perfectly without consulting fight scenes analysts like you guys.
I can't stress enough how much I enjoy your content. So thoughtful, so thorough, so unique. Will you guys be doing Round 2 of this fight (since there is a second fight later on in the series)?
Sevika's plot armor was pretty strong here; that flying knee was a clean hit hard enough to at least crack a jaw. It's pretty damned impressive Sevika could even SPEAK after a hit like that.
Chad seems excited and hyped in this video, Pak is gaddamn charming and I hope we now see him more in "long form" videos but man, they did my boy Logan dirty at the end. Good video as always 💕
I think Vi deliberately stepped back and drew Sevika in between that little hallway as a way to stop her from being able to have full extension of her cybernetic arm and essentially mitigating the threat of being overwhelmed by those incredibly powerful shimmer fuelled punches that had previously been hitting Vi pretty hard. That was one of the things I loved most about that fight, how she saw her opponents strong point and then used the environment to minimize the threat while capitalizing on her own aggressive close quarters uppercuts and jabs.
Oh yeah! Thank you for this video! Just amazing! And Arcane was so much better than it had any right to be... I mean it's a series based on a computer game... Rarely does this formula work... But boy did it work here... One of the best series in the last years imho... Thanks a lot guys, always great to watch your content, be it short or long!
Arcane fight reactions, in great details and explanations? Sign me up! I can hardly tell which I respect the most, the level of detail and quality they put into every second of Arcane, or your explanations and analysis of these fights! This was great, I do hope you'll cover some other Arcane fights!
@@ScenicFights I'd say the rematch between Vi and Sevika at the bar, with Vi having the Atlas Gauntlets is probably my favorite fight of the show, with "When Everything went wrong" by Fantastic Negrito, it creates such a unique feel for the fight! Even though there are many great contenders, like the scene with Vi and Jayce against the chemtech workers (with Snakes by Miyavi & PVRIS, it's just epic), or even the first fight in episode 1 against the thugs, or at the end of episode 3 at Silco's place! It's so hard to choose, any fight that Vi's in looks so amazing 😅
Gangstah breakdown once again😎. I really liked the breakdown about the turning sidekick. It is actually not just a straight forward kick which requires a lot of skill to perform. Also the dropkick breakdown ending was genius hahaha
This show looks cool, ngl. Netflix is such a hit or miss… Also great longer breakdown! Awesome to see you got Pak to come in! And Logan… Where did he go after the drop kick?! 😂 my man’s is always suffering. Great breakdown you guys! 👏🏼
@Aurumfae Arcane's amazing! I wouldn't worry too much about the hit-and-miss of it because it's not really Netflix. Netflix is the distributor, but it was produced by Riot Games and animated by Fortiche, their studio partner in France. They deserve all the credit, and they're already working on Season 2. I'm glad Netflix took the deal to have it on their platform, but the story and animation are all Riot and Fortiche.
It's really cool how these fight sequences manage to be, besides just _really epic to watch,_ impressively well choreographed. I would've never noticed these details. Granted it'd probably be harder to do this kind of break down for some of the more ludicrous fights like the one where his giant hammer turns into a laser cannon.
great breakdown and great fighting I.Q. Ya'll definitely know your craft. I'm 47 and have been a martial artist since I was 7 and it warms my heart to see younger guys dedicated to their craft and so smart about it. Very well done, you can be guest instructors at my dojo anytime.
fun reaction guys! some impressive realism mixed with some fantasy... cool to know that they def had an actual fight coordinator for a league of legends show. pretty dope.
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Great breakdown 👍🏾🏆. Funny and well detailed. And using Logan as the unsuspecting drop kick crash dummy was the cherry on top! 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you! We really appreciate the Super Thanks! It goes such a long way in helping this channel continue breakdowns. I’ll make sure Logan remains a crash dummy next video 😎
@@ScenicFights Awesome 👍🏾😁! Your channel is the gift 🎁 that keeps on giving. I'm happy to support and do my small part. And sure, Logan will probably get hurt 🤕 at some point in the future and that'll be unfortunate. But until then, let's enjoy seeing him fly across the room unexpectedly!! 😂😁👍🏾 Logan, if you're reading this, sorry not sorry.
One of my fave things about not only this fight scene, but others later is that these characters aren't "super human". They animate them being tired, exhausted, worn down. Like, they don't just "get up and walk away", Vi may of won that initial fight, but she had to get carried out of there. It's a great touch to show that these characters are just human reaching their limits.
oh, but they are super humans. Remember that when Sevika got hit by a flying knee, she wasn't shimmered. And any human, even a pro fighter, would get knocked out just by that knee alone. 2nd fight between them shows it even more, when Vi getting pummeled by shimmered Sevika, but still continuing the fight. While shimmer was shown up as a most powerful drug out there, with rat easily killing the cat under its effect. Its nothing bad about fantasy fights though, but it's a bit over the board to name fights in arcane "totally realistic"
They’re definitely portrayed as near superhuman for a more interesting fight. They can take more damage than a real person could take and a lot of those hits should’ve knocked them out or incapacitated them but they balance it out by trying to portray them as tired and worn out.
There’s a good balance to get because most realistic fights aren’t that visually interesting to watch but they also didn’t go too far on the other end of making them look like they have superpowers (well I mean Sevika technically does but you get what I mean).
@@PaladineAvenger1 to your point about the shimmer, the drug in part 1 (episodes 1-3) seems like an unrefined and crude power up that turns you into a punch zombie. After the time skip it seems like Silco got it down better and it can be used medicinally and as a stimulant, it seems to me that Sevika uses it moreso to power her arm rather than to steroid herself. It might also be a product of the ingestion method, with all the people drinking it (episodes 1, 3, and 6 with the homeless in the basin) getting stronger and hulking with injections like Silco's eye, Sevika's arm, Jinx's treatment producing more measured effects.
Important to note, Vi still needed help, she only won because Caitlyn shot Sevikas shimmer phiole
didnt vi get stabbed by sevika? and iirc, cupcake bought her shimmer to keep her alive.
Something that's really cool about this series is that Vi LOOKS like someone who can kick ass. Her character design isn't slim and dainty, she's clearly very strong and willing to throw down. And the characters show the effects of a long fight.
Yeah. If you look at her design in game, it’s a mess. A corset, filly sky thing? Metal armour, classic male gaze body (slim, big bewbs) meanwhile vi in the show definitely is way more realistic for a fighter. She’s also 5’9 which scares me.
"They are TIRED! Mostly Sevika cuz she keeps on smoking"
Not only did you guys broke down this fight scene, you also broke down Sevika's smoking addiction.
LMFAO
I hope that she will quit in season 2 , love Sevika
I mean, to be fair Zaunites are used to bad environment because of Pilties dumping their waste down there all the time!
@@HK-gm8pe If she's not a champion in League of Legends, she will probably die like Silco
@@piztech5168 They could always make her a new champion. They're doing so with Ambessa and Sevika feels like she fits in the game, too. After watching the show and checking out League, I was genuinely surprised to find out she wasn't one of the champions.
I have to point out that Vi is using the environment the way she probably used it the last 7 years (she was locked in a prison where she was beaten up by the guards regularly).
Thats why she lured Sevika in that tight spot, because she is used to fight in small and tight environments, like prison cells, and it gave her the final edge versus Sevika in this fight...awesome storytelling from the series!!
Awesome analysis.
Eh?
You can tell a real fighter choreographed this scene when you break it down like this, thanks!
They made a docu series about the making of arcane and one of their main writers, Amanda Overton, is also the one who choreographed this scene. She indeed says she practices martial arts herself, and that she's really proud of this scene. You can find the whole video on RUclips, bridging the rift ep.2. She also posts cool stuff about the show on her twitter
Yeah definitely it’s hard to choreograph without being a fighter, I’m having trouble with that lol.
@@CrackedPropaneyeah it's almost impossible because most people's idea of fighting comes from movies and highlight reels of big fights.
You can tell someone practices any form of combat sport when they do this because the fight is dynamicly shot based on where the people in question are going.
Every single shot of combat in this show is solely intended on getting you into the mindset of the people on screen
@ralalbatross I wish I could write fight scenes this good...But I'm not a fighter, I've never done boxing, or mixed martial arts, or _ANY_ of that physical stuff. So how do I write good fight scenes, for stuff like my rp stories?
I love how grounded their first fight feels being in this small cramped ally while their second fight is some high octane insanity that destroys a whole bar.
It shows both of them have an improvement.
Both Sevika and Vi have grown since the first fight. Sevika with the wisdom from the first fight, and Vi with the Hextech powered gloves, to match the shimmer of Sevika. This puts both of them on a level playing field. However just because the fight is on the same level, doesn't make it easier for Vi. I know a lot of writers would've made it where Vi just steamrolls Sevika. But their fight is grounded in reality, acknowledging that even in the first fight, Vi NEEDED Cait to shoot down Sevika's shimmer canister. Thus, in this fight, Sevika also damages one of Vi's gloves while also completely destroying Vi, before she finds a motivation to win against Sevika. This is beautifully written, and the universe's previously established rules are followed really well. I love Arcane, and the writing and attention to detail is just phenomenal
Great breakdown. One of the reasons that Vi was more comfortable backing into the archway was because she was used to fighting in Cells in prison, a terrain that she would have the advantage in over Savika.
Great point!
I dunno why this comment made me laugh. Prison is a good terrain. Vi is a ranger and prison is her favorite terrain XD
@@danzansandeev6033 I mean if u spent all your life fighting against bigger opponents (adults, prison tough guys) as well as on tight spaces (alleyways, prison cells) you would eventually have home advantage on small areas
@@danzansandeev6033 Well when you make it a DnD reference it almost makes sense 🤣
You should read the Stillwater Archives then. Although it reveals how abusive the Enforcers were towards her even when she didn’t do anything bad, it also shows how she mercilessly beat the crap out of both prisoners and guards, especially those that are connected to Silco which is why in Act 2 she immediately broke the jaw of the bald tattooed guy the moment he was sent to Stillwater. The Archives revealed she even messed up a prisoner’s eyeball which nearly fell off. I can link the archives if you want or not if you find it yourself.
It wasn't stated in the series, but I feel there was a possible mentor relationship between Vi and Sevika. We know Vander was her father figure and trained her a bit, but since Sevika was around, I'm thinking that she trained Vi as well, before Sevika saw Vander as weak and leaving. To me it's a possible reason for Vi to go after Sevika as the betrayal was far deeper than just Vander. It cut her hard to see Sevika standing next to SIlco.
Great analysis
These two obviously know how each other fights.
I actually like this idea that Sevika was also a teacher to Vi before she switched sides it explains why their fighting style is similar and how Sevika knew that Vi still didn't have a lot of patience.
@@Jassiij27Could be nice, but i don’t think so
League of Legends give some informations about that : Warwick (Vander) says this when he encounter Vi in game : « Who taught you how to punch ?! » So it’s most likely that vander was 100% vi’s mentor
@jeromdupont7972 but wouldn't that imply she taught herself instead of him doing? Besides I don't doubt he taught her but I think Sevika did too when she felt like it their fighting style is just too similar.
What I love about this fight (and Arcane in general) is that everything in the animation has a tangible weight. You really do FEEL the impact of each punch and kick, you can even feel the difference in weight between characters as seen here.
the barrage to the chest towards the end literally sounds like a Batman Arkham game
After Vi's initial rage made her fall for Sevika's bait earlier in the fight she actually returns the favor as well. Vi's as tired as Sevika is at the midpoint but lacks the shimmer stimulant advantage, she sees Sevika is getting angry so Vi slumps back slightly against that pillar and gives her that come-here gesture which pisses Sevika off. In the overhead angle just afterwards you see as soon as Sevika gets up Vi immediately moves from that slightly relaxed position against the pillar, resumes her stance and fades back into that smaller alcove which would heavily restrict the taller, bigger Sevika's movements and limit her ability to use her artificial arm. The visual story telling in Arcane is really something else, even the fights convey interesting information about who these people are and how they think.
Gotta love that you can tell Vi had a level of formal boxing training, while Sevika comes off as an experienced street fighter. Also Vi spent a lot of time fighting in prison, so she would be very familiar with have to play a wall.
not only can you tell in how she fights but a very important thing the show does is SHOW it with the scene in the Arcade where she does a round on that boxing machine and instead of dwelling too long on it unnecessarily it shows her go for one round but show the leaderboard to show how much she grinded that game as a form of training. Makes her character feel so much more real and believable and not feel like a Rey Palpatine
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Arcane was absolutely amazing so thank you so much for the recommendation!
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Thank you so much for your breakdown, love how well choreographed the fight is, especially since they never used motion-capture, they animated every frame. Arcane is up there with Breaking Bad as a perfect, nuanced masterpiece of a show, let's hope Season 2 follows suit and doesn't end up like Game of Thrones!
Loved the breakdown, and I loved Arcane. Easily one of the best video game adaptations ever, covered by one of my favorite RUclips channels. Life is good!
you need to do the fights in Dune
I think you should watch King Of Fighters Destiny and there's a good fight during episode 6 around 8:23 mins
ruclips.net/video/wxGrutKorf0/видео.html
From an animation, fighting and musical standpoint, Arcane is awesome.
Poor Logan, thought he had a day off from being the punching bag. I loved the break down. I would also like to see maybe a breakdown of when vi had to fight of Silcos thugs while they were saving vander.
Same bro fkin beautiful
I do get why they chose this fight though because it is the one with the least fantasy toys. Like, in reality no teenage girl is going to be able to upper cut a 250lb+ guy off the ground, and no dude can take a steroid which instantly increases he muscle mass and speed to superhuman levels. So even though it makes complete sense story / fantasy wise, it would be harder to do a review on since they don't know how this technology exactly works.
8:50 A detail I'm liking here is how Vi is keeping the focus on Sevika's head, keeping her dazed, which seems to be compounding with Sevika's reliance on the Shimmer, which very much "hulks you up." More brute strength but an impact on the mind, she can't fight if she can't think straight.
I'm with Pak on this one ! "This fight got me so hype". I am not exaggerating when I say I dropped everything when I saw this pop up. My life was on hold for 15 min because I needed to see it. Arcane is an awesome show and the fight scenes are killer! Thank you for covering this! Please do more of Arcane fight scenes!
I gotchu fam
2:09 i think it be nice to point out how Sevika broke out and did that side kick. Vi wasnt expecting the cybernetic arm that was able to twist at a weird angle and do an uppercut.
One of the things I love about Vi’s character design is how she is STAAAAAAACKED
i really can't describe how i love this show, like the quality is like in netflix show bruh EVEN BETTER. I really hope you get 1 million subscriber after the end of the year, you really really deserve it man
Getting 1 million subscribers would be a dream! Thanks for believing in us. Also, we can’t wait for season 2 of Arcane.
Really makes you appreciate the work that went into the animation of this show, the fact there's so many technical aspects they animated
This was the longest anti-smoking ad I've ever seen, but also very effective! Just kidding, great breakdown as always. I've never seen Arcane because I was never into LOL. I'm more of a DOTA2 guy. But the animated fight choreography here seems amazing based on the animation so I just might start Arcane because of you guys.
Honestly, not knowing anything about LoL makes the watching experience better. Not knowing who are the important characters, who is safe, etc, just makes it that much more exciting to watch. I've never played LoL in my life and I can't recommend this show highly enough.
@@nedchirgwin2803 that definitely makes sense since I’d have a fresh perspective. Might start it this weekend.
Not knowing LoL is an advantage. I'm not a League player either, only moderately exposed to lore and characters through their music vids and cinematics. You can even go so far as to divorce the idea of 'video game adaptation' when watching it and it still holds up as one of the best animated series ever made. Those awards its been earning lately are well deserved.
Do iiit!! I've never played LoL and was able to follow the story and characters perfectly. The writing is simple but so good! They pack so much into every moment of screen time!!
@RLA Yes! I know next to nothing about League and well and this is still a masterclass of writing and animation. Hope you enjoy it!!
The quality of the fight scenes in Arcane in general are amazing. Love watching you guys break this stuff down!
Man. Amazing attention to detail in this fight. You rarely see striking this realistic in live action, let alone animation. You guys are amazing as always. The most underrated martial arts channel on RUclips by far
We appreciate the comment and agree the attention to detail in this fight scene was well done! Feel free to share our breakdown with your friends!
As soon as he said "you calm down, you know who are are." I felt so attacked lol because that body, uppercut sequence was niiiiiceeee
We are so blessed by the animators for this show
That is so true!
Wow this is a really thorough breakdown on the different moves that were used on the fight. Not only were they named but the explanation on the technique itself and the process on how to do the actual move was very interesting to watch and now I leave the video learning something new. Great job!
We’re so happy to read this! It is an amazing fight scene with legitimate boxing so that’s why we put so much effort into this breakdown. Make sure to share with your friends so we can do more videos like this one! Thanks
I’ve never played LoL, but I figured I’d give Arcane a try and holy shit am I glad I did. This show is incredible, every aspect of it is so well done.
I highly recommend it to anyone who haven’t seen it yet. You don’t need to know anything going in.
Excellent breakdown, love it. I like Chad's energy, when he explains the move.
And poor Logan ate that kick at the end.
Excellent work, keep it up, guys.
Love from Martina
Thanks Martina for the comment as always! Hope you’re doing well :)
Thanks for breaking this scene down guys, you really bring an awesome appreciation to the pop culture we already love ❤️
We do our best Adam! Thanks for the consistent support. Let us know which other scene we should breakdown next.
@@ScenicFights A fight scene breakdown from Mission Impossible: Fallout would be awesome! 🙏
The cool thing about the choke slam is that the bionic arm makes the move appear more believable in world.
Logan wasn’t even the host this ep and he still got drop kicked 😂
Logan is going to get them both now lol, I think Pak made a mistake that he will eventually regret lol
Chad's low key adding more and more cosplaying and I'm here for it.
The hype is absolutely deserved for this one, bloody vicious and well-choreographed scene! Good boxing, always gotta love things like headbangs and that armlock was a straight "oh, damn" moment.
That flick jab into uppercut was too clean
THE DROP KICK IS PRICELESS!! DAMN!! 😂😂😂
the fact that they animated them being tired made the fights A+ by a lot
This breakdown really adds an extra level of detail and makes this scene for dynamic for me.
Thank you!
Thank you! Make sure to share with your friends and let us know which other fight scene we should breakdown next.
Yo, keep up the great work!! Expecting the 2nd season to be an even greater bang ❤️🔥
Thank you SO much for the “Super Thanks” it goes a long way in helping us release content faster for you ❤
Satoru be flexin dat finances
Can you do the quanton of solace hotel fight?
@@ScenicFights heya since you guys are breaking down fight scenes in movies, why not break down video game fight scenes? I know you do shorts on them but why not a full video?
ruclips.net/video/WMcjF-S6_cg/видео.html can you do a break down??
The details in this series are superb
"Making [Sevika] eat the gum off the wall" is gonna be my stolen catchphrase from now on. Loved the breakdown, fellas!
the fact this show was done with NO MOTION CAPTURE
it's actually all animated
is nuts...
I absolutely adore these kinds of video, both as a fellow martial artist, and a 3D animator.
I am absolutely enthralled by fight choreography in animation and live-action, with a few notable examples being RWBY and Arcane for animation, and something such as John Wick or Kingsman for live-action. In other words, I love exaggerated fight sequences that still pertain to some semblance of reality and use the environment, camera and character to their maximum potential.
As an animator, aside from my desire to make my own series and found my own company, I want to focus a shite ton on character animation with a specialty in fight choreography, using my knowledge of martial arts (largely taekwondo for 8 years) as a guide, as well as videos such as this.
I excitedly await the next video.
Chad is so great at explaining things and explaining with the body how the momentum is built for the punch.
I've been watching this channel for a while now and this time I had to leave a comment. The energy, the effort, and the CHEMISTRY between everyone in the videos are just so... Heartwarming! Even though you're all beating the piss out of each other :)
Much love, and we'll all stay tuned!
My favorite RUclipsr breaking down fights from my favorite anime
Amazing breakdown, seeing how some of these moves look without the slo-mo is the best, the impact is just so clean.
avout the fight, the mix between a grounded fight and elements more traditional to fictional fights is what really gets me.
Arcane is such a great series and that fight in particular; thanks for covering it, guys! Love your work
Lots of cool fights in this series.
The rematch in ep9 is fun, but my favorite might be the street brawl in ep1- they really caught the chaos of 2 gangs meeting up and getting it on.
Agree! So many great fights in Arcane. The street brawl is certainly a good one.
Ten months in, still finding new reasons to find Arcane sensational.
😂 you guys are funny. Thank you for doing the video for us the Arcane fans here. The fact that we can breakdown a fight scene in a cartoon said enough how good this animation really is 🙏😇
The animation in Arcane is fantastic! One of the best animated fight scenes we ever did a breakdown on. It totally deserve the Emmy award.
Constantly rewatching this video to get ideas to up my hands game in kudo sparring.
I always thought that fight scene style was because vi was in prison in a 5x5 cell, so her fighting experience had to change to be aggressive and close quarters, which is why vi was fighting with her back against the wall and behind that pillar when she slams sevikas head into the pillars.
Great point!
i've been away on vacation and i'm only catching up to your videos...
arcane? YES!!!
VI? HELL YEAH!!!
What’s great about Scenic Fights is that you can go on vacation and we will still be here when you return with a more fight scene breakdowns! Hope you had a good vacation.
God I love these breakdowns. Much apprecaited. Easily one of my favorite fightscenes from the show
I’m so glad I finally get to see this breakdown! I love this fight and how it shows not only Vi’s skill, but her adaptability with the environment! Also RIP Logan getting dragged in as a punching bag, or rather kicking bag at the end. My guy takes a lot of punishment, but keeps coming back haha!
Logan is a warrior. We appreciate his eternal youth and immortality.
Just got to know the channel earlier today 'cause of this video, and I can't stop watching you guys now
Happy to have you here! Make sure to share our channel with your friends. It goes a long way in helping the channel grow and doing more fight scene breakdowns for you!
You're making good life choices, Murillo!
Love this. More than the analysis of whether the fighting can happen in real life, I love how this focused more on the tactics of the characters as they fight.
The amount of reference the animators must have looked through to animate these fights realistically but also aesthetically pleasing to the eye is terrifying
I am sure they animated this scene like 30 different times in different ways before one landed even decently then refined it
This is my fave fight in the whole show full of epic fights - LOVE IT! The animators definitely watched a lot of tape for this. Great breakdown!
This has to be one of the most fun breakdowns. Love the costume chad lol
I look good don’t I 💪
9:00 "Knee to the face one more time, in case Sevika forgot the first one"🤣
I love how this whole video is just you two hyping up Vi's fighting/ how strong she is. Because same.
A lot of energy in this one, we can tell you love it! Can't wait for next week!
7:14 I've always thought that Vi didn't want to anywhere near her metal arm so she decided to evade towards Sevika's right side where she can keep the advantage.
The amount of detail they put into this show is unreal. Took them 6 years to make it and it shows
What I'd give to be trained by you dudes. Just the energy in any classes you teach must be so positive.
The animators of this show are very diligent with all the attention to details. I don't think they would have been able to animate this fight scene perfectly without consulting fight scenes analysts like you guys.
This video was amazing, so much energy and technicality. Love the personality and swagger
I can't stress enough how much I enjoy your content. So thoughtful, so thorough, so unique.
Will you guys be doing Round 2 of this fight (since there is a second fight later on in the series)?
this has to be one of the best break downs you guys made. Amazing work Chad!
Arcane is an masterpiece and soo thank for this breakdown, please more :3
This is for sure, my current favorite channel on RUclips. The quality gets better and better with each video.
We love reading this! THANK YOU!
This show has a lot you guys can break down. Hope to see more
Thank you guys SO much for breaking this fight down!
Sevika's plot armor was pretty strong here; that flying knee was a clean hit hard enough to at least crack a jaw. It's pretty damned impressive Sevika could even SPEAK after a hit like that.
Always adore you guys and your longer breakdowns. Loving the comedy as well, all of you have really stepped up your game
So glad to see you guys making one of these long videos agian. Love to see it
I'm so glad you guys did this fight scene. I had hope you guys would because the boxing is so good in it. My favourite fight from the series
That's an outstanding breakdown! Shuch a joy to see this show getting some love, even after a while it has been release. Great content!
Arcane deserves all the attention and awards. It’s fantastically well done.
@@ScenicFights Word!
I love how whenever someone makes videos about this they're wearing something similar to the characters
I CANT CALM DOWN I'M SO HYPED
edit: "knee to the face one more time, in case Sevika forgot the first one" 💀
Chad is completely rocking this jacket, he looks like an eighties hero
Top Gun: Piltover
Lmaooooo
That ending! Man Logan NEVER catches a break! I’d love to see you guys break down some Mortal Kombat moves.
I'm glad the longer form videos are back.
They never left! We just upload short breakdowns in between the long breakdown productions!
Chad seems excited and hyped in this video, Pak is gaddamn charming and I hope we now see him more in "long form" videos but man, they did my boy Logan dirty at the end. Good video as always 💕
Charm recognize Charm :)
I think Vi deliberately stepped back and drew Sevika in between that little hallway as a way to stop her from being able to have full extension of her cybernetic arm and essentially mitigating the threat of being overwhelmed by those incredibly powerful shimmer fuelled punches that had previously been hitting Vi pretty hard.
That was one of the things I loved most about that fight, how she saw her opponents strong point and then used the environment to minimize the threat while capitalizing on her own aggressive close quarters uppercuts and jabs.
Oh yeah! Thank you for this video! Just amazing! And Arcane was so much better than it had any right to be... I mean it's a series based on a computer game... Rarely does this formula work... But boy did it work here... One of the best series in the last years imho... Thanks a lot guys, always great to watch your content, be it short or long!
Nice to see you here Der Hammer. We agree, Arcane is great on its own and anyone can enjoy it regardless if they played League of Legends or not
It's good to see Pak in more then just shorts, also I couldn't stop laughing at the dropkick at the end
Thanks for the love
Arcane fight reactions, in great details and explanations? Sign me up! I can hardly tell which I respect the most, the level of detail and quality they put into every second of Arcane, or your explanations and analysis of these fights! This was great, I do hope you'll cover some other Arcane fights!
Thank you so much for the amazing comment! Which other Arcane fight was your favorite ?
@@ScenicFights I'd say the rematch between Vi and Sevika at the bar, with Vi having the Atlas Gauntlets is probably my favorite fight of the show, with "When Everything went wrong" by Fantastic Negrito, it creates such a unique feel for the fight! Even though there are many great contenders, like the scene with Vi and Jayce against the chemtech workers (with Snakes by Miyavi & PVRIS, it's just epic), or even the first fight in episode 1 against the thugs, or at the end of episode 3 at Silco's place! It's so hard to choose, any fight that Vi's in looks so amazing 😅
i felt like you were the one who did the choreograph for the fight, nice work keep it up!
Shout out to the awesome animators and creators of Arcane for these fight scenes.
Gangstah breakdown once again😎.
I really liked the breakdown about the turning sidekick. It is actually not just a straight forward kick which requires a lot of skill to perform.
Also the dropkick breakdown ending was genius hahaha
This show looks cool, ngl. Netflix is such a hit or miss…
Also great longer breakdown! Awesome to see you got Pak to come in!
And Logan…
Where did he go after the drop kick?! 😂 my man’s is always suffering.
Great breakdown you guys! 👏🏼
We are still looking for Logan. I’m sure he will be back before next breakdown. Nice to see you here Aurumfae :)
He got drop kicked to the Nth dimension
Arcane is amazing! Everything about it. My favorite show in the last few years at least
@Aurumfae Arcane's amazing! I wouldn't worry too much about the hit-and-miss of it because it's not really Netflix. Netflix is the distributor, but it was produced by Riot Games and animated by Fortiche, their studio partner in France. They deserve all the credit, and they're already working on Season 2. I'm glad Netflix took the deal to have it on their platform, but the story and animation are all Riot and Fortiche.
Amazing breakdown as always, loved the ending
omg you guys did it! i was really wishing for this video thanks!
Happy that we can make this breakdown for you! Make sure to share with your friends and let us know which other fight scene we should breakdown next.
Chad looks like a boss in the thumbnail. Great to see Pak in a long video. Nothing more to say, great breakdown as usual.
Appreciate the support 💪
@@ScenicFights No prob. Long time fan (you guys still haven't done my damn requests lol). Felt like I always compliment Logan and never Chad.
It's really cool how these fight sequences manage to be, besides just _really epic to watch,_ impressively well choreographed. I would've never noticed these details. Granted it'd probably be harder to do this kind of break down for some of the more ludicrous fights like the one where his giant hammer turns into a laser cannon.
great breakdown and great fighting I.Q. Ya'll definitely know your craft. I'm 47 and have been a martial artist since I was 7 and it warms my heart to see younger guys dedicated to their craft and so smart about it. Very well done, you can be guest instructors at my dojo anytime.
Great breakdown & fight scene. Good combos & always mind your surroundings. Love the end drop kick, no one should ever see it coming at them
Yes! Love Arcane and really cool to see a professional breakdown!
Amazing break down thank you guys!
Thank you so much! Let us know which other fight scene we should breakdown next.
THE END WAS LIT!
HAHAHAHAHA
Great video guys, you´re awesome!
You’re awesome! Thank you so much.
fun reaction guys! some impressive realism mixed with some fantasy... cool to know that they def had an actual fight coordinator for a league of legends show. pretty dope.