I loved him. Best villain ever. His motivations were sympathetic but the way he got there was evil, and I loved that he put Jinx above his dream like a good dad.
@@brianclarke9861 nobody denying that just he isnt a good dad.He did whats best for him and his legacy and not whats best for her bcs he knew Jinx love Vi more than anything and when he found out Vi was alive,he hide it from Jinx and tried to kill as fast as he could
It was such a hard hitting moment to see that he actually loved Jinx all along. I was waiting for the stereotypical “I never loved you, it was all a trick to get you to do what I wanted!” Moment. But in the end, Silco was never manipulating her, every word of encouragement and support was actually genuine. He loved Jinx like a daughter. More than himself, and even his plans for Zaun. He was still an evil man, but would never give up his daughter for his ambitions. He loved her above all else. Such a well written villain.
@@wilburtmoreno469 Yeah, You can see that before he was probably just aspiring to protect the people of the lanes etc. but after the rebellion he realised that his moral compass was preventing him from achieving his goals, His only objective was to protect his own and he willing to do anything to achieve that, too him it was the greater good. He still valued and cared about people but overall logic is what gets things done and he knew that better than anyone else on the show, truly brilliant character.
I think he knew that giving her to Piltover would only be a choice he'd regret. Jinx had become a part of his dream for Zaun and there would have been no point in taking the deal since it'd mean losing his favorite part of the dream.
I think he was manipulating her just not in the way everyone thought. He was manipulating her so she would stay by his side and so he wouldn’t lose her.
@@luna-tic1608 yes, but he fought himself not to manipulate her, something that all parents do. They want their children to make their own decisions, be a better person than they were, but every good parent wants their child to stay and not even he could help that.
He’s probably gonna be in flashbacks and maybe even hallucinations like another commenter said. Either way his ideals, his influence has a lasting impact. Silco is to vander what jinx is to vi. Two sides of the same coin. Vander lives in in vi and Silco now lives on in jinx. No matter what happens from here their deeds will reverberate through the shows conclusion.
I agree he was something closer to an antihero than villain He tried to create Zaun and grow it Why is that "evil"? People judge him because they know the series presented him as a villain especially earlier on and because of the extremely judgemental way Vi (who is presented as main hero) views him. But if you stop and look at the big picture.... he's not
As much as i respect and admire Silco, he is still a villain not a hero. Remember that he is a literal drug lord and ever since he took over the undercity from Vander's control its citizens became much more miserable.
@@namelessking111 late to the party but no, I think the message arcane is trying to portray a hero and a villain is only dependent to the point you're looking from. Silco literally threatens jayce to support zaun onto becoming a nation by keeping everyone hostage which Jayce is smart enough to realize luckily. It will make the lives of the people who live on zaun slightly better but will it be good for everyone is the question as Top Side is literally filled with corrupt political leaders.
@@namelessking111 He's definitely not a hero (nobody in the show is) but he isn't a villian either. A villian does stuff for personal gain, he did what he did because he truely cared about Zaun and it's future.
The thing about Arcane I love most is how there‘s no actual villain. Sure, you hate Silco at first and all but in the end he‘s just a broken soul collecting outcasts like Jinx. And he learned to love her, as well. But he‘s not good and will never be good. And so is Vi, who left her sister, and Jace, who turned from someone inspiring to someone… I don‘t even know I just started hating him towards the end, and Viktor, and Caitlyn and all of them! They aren‘t good and they aren‘t bad. Arcane is amazing because it gives each character enough depth just so you can‘t hate them.
Am i the only one who never hated silco? I knew jinx from the game and I guessed he was gonna be the one to help her become that badass so I was hyped for them to meet
@@tr1ksh0t88 Silco was a betrayed revolutionary with his brother vander tried to help the nation of Zaun but vander betrayed him to make peace with piltover and since then he built his forces gathered his resources to take back his city and claim their place in the world and when Jinx was abandoned by Vi he saw himself in her and helped her become a survivor helped her learn how to fight and improve her weapons to the point her grenades impressed viktor and jayce and when she had mental breakdowns or issues he never blamed her and always gave her what she needed
@@tr1ksh0t88 Okay but seriously did you watch the scene where he killed that merchant guy whose name I keep forgetting and kidnapped Vander and went "Yeah, this dude seems really cool"
@@dehyassimp7450 If youre talking about Vander's friend then although he didn't directly kill him I guess you could blame him. Still I wasn't attached to the guy so I don't really mind his death but I understand that Silco did evil things as well, Im not saying he did nothing wrong
Silco is a good father with bad methods. Many of the things he did for the sake of his 'daughter' are generally good things we want to see from Parents. The unfortunate part is that those things he did were twisted by his own warped ideals and view on the world due to his own trauma. He supported her when everyone else doubted her. When she made mistakes, he'd call her out on them and ask her to do better and to take time to clear her head. When she blows up the enforcers and steals the hex crystal, he's furious because of what she did until he saw it wasn't just a random act of violence. It had a purpose towards whats essentially both of their life goals. This falls in line with his own ideals and views that for them to have Zaun, they had to break a few eggs. That is why he didn't reprimand her further, now seeing that what she did was for the sake of their future Zaun. When she was hurt, he came out to arguably one of the most exposed places between the two cities personally to find her and bring her back to the only person he knew/trusted to save her life. Time and time again he reminds her that she is 'perfect' and to us, yes its clear she is obviously very damaged and warped by her experiences but so is Silco. They share a similar damaged view of the world which is why to him he saw no issues with the new Powder (aka Jinx) because its the same way he became who he is now. He wants her to be strong and to own her strength by overcoming her trauma and the abandonment of her family like he did; its just done in unhealthy ways and towards unhealthy viewpoints. Then when the offer of a literal lifetime is presented to him, after who knows how many years of struggling, his ultimate goal that he killed his own brother for is now realized. And he can't let go of his only 'daughter' for the sake of this. He is willing to compromise almost all of his ideals aside from Loyalty for the sake of Jinx, even lying to Jayce and saying that the actions she did; blowing up the enforcers and stealing the crystal were his plans when in truth they were done by her of her own volition. Silco is far from a good guy but he loved Jinx unconditionally like any parent should and did what he thought was best for her.
And to think he’s not actually her real farther just someone who found her. he was willing to do all that for someone who didn’t even have any connections to him. He saw something in her no one else did. He didn’t raise her to be a tool in his arsenal he raised her to be who she wanted to be. A completely selfless and even progress halting act. if he left powder to die he probably would have got is nation. But I think in the end given the choice he would of hade it no other way. That’s why silco is best
I don't think Silco mad when he heard that Jinx destroyed the building in Piltover because he thought its purpose was an act of pure violence. I think he's mad because she can trigger a war between them.
silco was a broken hero who wanted to trust in others but the one who trusted the most Vanders wanted to kill him. He did so many things to show the world that he is a leader and everyone he known just betrayed him except Jinx who always loved him as a father. This series a masterpiece and Im waiting for the second season. First adaptation that was beyond my expectation. "Jinx is perfect" best series ever 🔥
Yea broken hero using kids and fulfilling undercity with drugs and getting people addicted and killed even little kids,manipulated the shit out of a child with trauma turned her into a terrorist tried to kill her sister(Person she loved most in the world) but yea bRoKeN hErO. -People with 0% of brain usage
@@desgildanphi8825 I mean she did but he tried to kill he’s sister so I think he understood why she killed him, and at the end of the day she attacked the council with the weapon he wanted her to create.
He is no hero. But he does have a noble goal; albeit using very evil methods to get to it. He his a revolutionary. He is devoted to his cause to a fault, if he has to kill to get the Undercity free, he'll kill. If he need to develop drugs and test it on innocent bystanders, he'll do it. If he needs child labor to work his factory, he'll get them, and will probably indoctrinate them. He'll use assassins, he'll use terrorism, he'll use everything he needs to achieve this goal. It's all in the name of the cause, to bite back at Piltover, and set Zaun free. So that no one will ever have to live that again afterward. To him, just trying to build a peacefull oasis in the Undercity and not pull everything you can into the fight, like Vander did, is being complacent. It's legitimizing Piltover's rule by not reacting to it. The name of his episode; Ep3, tells you all you need to know about Silco : "The base violence necessary for change". The necessary violence you have to inflict, even unto yourself - or your people -, and your adversaries, to force significative change. Silco is a revolutionary which fits the moto "the end justify the means". He isn't a "broken hero"; or a "hero", he isn't a "villain", he is just a man, with his own agenda. A noble cause, a cruel person, and thus I think the role the show gives him feat the character : He is a monster.
Sadly for us, we don't get to be chosen by a father that see something great in us. We don't get the choice that, THIS man will be our father. This isn't a problem in itself. It is the way of life. You don't need to love your own blood, your family. You didn't chose them. You need to find the people that make you happy. Only then, you'll find happiness.
One of the saddest thing is Silco is right. The upsiders only started to want peace when they feel threaten by Zaun. Without the fighting of Silco, Piltover will just keep ignoring it, just like in the past.
I love that Silco looks like total "bad guy". Dark, demonic looking man, with evil eye. He is responsible for enslaving people with drugs, responsible for half of crimes in the city. Yet in the end, all of this was for noble cause. Being in desperate position that there was probably no solution, without progress and proper guidance. This show truly show us to not look on people in one dimensional way. As in the end, they are products of enviornment they lived in and their choices are based on their perception...
If only people really were more open minded about Silco and other such characters... All the top comments on this vid take pains to state they think he is "evil" for some reason. Sad
Never once believed he didn't love Jinx, from the moment she hugged him and he hugged her back I knew he was genuine. You cannot fake a performance like that, it felt true, it was true.
I like how Silco turns his chair away from Jinx to hide the pain or the mistake that she made, when he gets shot. When he can't hide it anymore, all he could ask her to do is not to cry. What a dad like approach. Makes me cry every time. He knew that he was dead, the moment Jayce asked him to make that trade. He wouldn't give Jinx away, and he would look "Weak" to anyone, just like Vander, because he has "family" to protect, and someone else would try to overthrow him, just like he did Vander. Before that could happen, I think he was kind of content with the fact that he died by Jinx and not by anybody else.
I can see how he grew to love jinx as a daughter. You see that cup on his table? She probably made it for his birthday one time. Then it went to him getting pulled from meetings to see the new thing she made Him being the only person to care even if they didn't work. Then a old friend called her powder Triggering her PTSD absolutely pissing him off
Silco was a betrayed revolutionary with his brother vander tried to help the nation of Zaun but vander betrayed him to make peace with piltover and since then he built his forces gathered his resources to take back his city and claim their place in the world and when Jinx was abandoned by Vi he saw himself in her and helped her become a survivor helped her learn how to fight and improve her weapons to the point her grenades impressed viktor and jayce and when she had mental breakdowns or issues he never blamed her and always gave her what she needed
And now I'm crying again. Best character ever: his conflict, design, voice, parenting action This "you are perfect" thin, is break my heart every time I liked him from the first second as a great villain, then opponent, then father. And he was great in everything
Silco feels like an anti-villain. He is the antagonist of the series to be sure, but look at him, he has honor, he desires to make Zaun a better place with atonomey, a good father to his adopted daughter(just a bad influence). He just was so involved in the ends justified the means that he didn't leave himself enough time to clean the mess he created. Shimmer was a temporary measure, he did say he was going to clear out the chem Barrons (the blockade was technically his idea, playing the long con he froze the assets for trade so it would be easier to dismantle). He valued loyalty and rewarded those who worked for him. He even had honor, and respect Vander and his goals(though he did not agree with them near the end). It's also clear that while he had the weapon after the parley he wasn't going to use it, he was as ready for peace as Jayce was. All of these actions while horrible he had a clear goal, to make the under city a better place, he was a better politician than Vander was, and while his actions were scummy he did it all for the Undercity. It's just a shame he never got to atone or redeem himself like he probably would have. There is a good man there, just did a lot of horrible stuff to get there.
For a villain that got very little screen time, they DEFINED him as a great character. Great motivation, sympathetic and showed his morals and reasons, all in limited amount of time. Absolutely loved Silco, and the fact that he truly cared for Jinx rather than just using her was brilliantly executed and honestly hit hard.
A lot of people say Silco manipulated Jinx but I disagree. He never misled her, never told her a lie to trick her. He was honest with his emotions and his intentions. You never see him lie to anyone in any scene. He is very direct with all conversations. He even tells Jinx to take time off and accepts input of others to let Jinx come back to him when she's ready. Silco knows of the voices Jinx can hear of her dead family, the images that she see's, and tries to help her the only ways he knows how. Meanwhile Vi can never admit fault, never can admit she is the one causing problems. It's always someone else's fault. Between starting the mess by raiding Jayce's house, to starting a fight in the ally when everyone wanted to just leave, to trying to turn herself in and getting Vander caught, to leading her friends blinding into what was so obviously a trap. Then when everyone dies, instead of putting any blame on herself that she put people in this position to begin with - she looks to her sister and blames Power for all of it. Even when Vi and Jayce raid Silco's factory and gets a child killed, she tells Jayce he's part of this. Vi can't admit she is the one that gave Jayce this idea and pulled him into this. She can't admit that she might have been wrong in this. On top of it all, Vi is a terrible leader. Her team had strengths and she always ignored them. Milo was skillful at lockpicking, at sneaking, a fantastic rogue. When it's his time to shine - Vi breaks the door down and ignores Milo's strengths. Claggett had great strength, but Vi always choose to overshadow him with her own strength. Wanting to be the /strong/ one. Powder is clearly a genius with building, planning, and fantastic shot. Vi ignores this and expects her sister to grow up /strong/ like her, ignoring Powders true strengths. In the end, Vi can only love Powder. That sweet little sister she remembers. If Vi was to love Jinx, that would mean admitting she is at fault for what Powder became. It would be admitting that Vi is part of the reason their family died, it wasn't all Jinx's fault. It would be putting part of the blame on her own shoulders. And Vi just can't accept any responsibility. Until Vi can learn to accept others input, accept responsibility, and admit fault, the rift between her and Jinx will never be healed.
I absolutely agree. I still like Vi but I have to say some of what happened was her fault too. I still blame Jinx for Vander's death, because Vi told her to not go but she didn't listen. Milo could've gotten Vander out and there would've been a fight anyways, but Vander could've won.
She admits that situation with Powder is her fault. You can literally hear it in the show while she is talking to Caitlyn. "I suppouse topside is to blame for all your misfortunes?" she sees Powder as her imaginations and tells "No. Not all of them.". She knows her relation with Powder was her fault, but can you blame Vi for reacting this way few seconds after seeing her two brothers and dad dies? She wanted to come back, start again, maybe talk and say sorry. But she didn't had the chance. We all know that Jinx is still in this weird place between being an adult and still thinking like a child. Vi was taken to prison when she was 15? 16? She was there a long time. How can you be a good adult when you didn't have somebody aroud. Jinx had Silco. She had some family. Yeah, Vi is blaming others, but she thinks she know how the world works. But her world for like 5-10 years was only prison with some bad guys that only hurt and only can be hurt. It can fck you up. About being a bad leader - yes, she was. She wanted to topside be afraid of her... Just like Silco. They both wanted power and both of them didn't look at Jinx as they should. Both of them never was mad at her for "jinxing" a job. Vi was always on her side, but then she lost so much in so little period of time and said and did something she shouldn't. Silco was never mad at her, but one time she did something without him knowing he yelled and was pissed, becasue didn't believe enough in her. Then she gave him the hextech stone and he realized. But the situations were different, the age of characeters were different. Vi and Silco are a little bit the same in actions towards Jinx. Both of them were mad when Jinx did something rlly bad, both of them loved her and bot of them wanted Jinx to be safe in the end. Vi loves Powder, loves JInx... But she can't accept her. How can you accept someone who kills for fun? Becasue this is what Jinx does, most of the time it could go without victims, but she didn't want that. She wants to kill. She is mad, but we all know why. Vi know how the battle looks like, her mother and dad died on the bridge. Jayce didn't, this is why she was prepared for something like this and he wasn't, but she tries to be thought becasue that was her life for so many years. I don't tell you that she is good in every way, but we can see why she is this way. In prison she only knew "be hurted or hurt".
I interpret the child dying, and Vi not being entirely phased by it differently. Rather than being like Jayce who sees one child die and is ready to quit his mission of stopping Silco, Vi knows what has been happening and continues to happen in the undercity all the time. Countless children die or are exploited by Silco, that kid wouldn't have died if a crime lord wasn't having them work in their factories. Not saying the responsibility isn't partially on Vi, but she even says it herself. Along the lines of "You really think that's the only dead kid." Yeah she doesn't have the perfect way to stop the violence, but sitting by and just letting it go on is clearly something she can no longer tolerate. When you have the power to stop something and don't do it, what's the point of having that power. Vi doesn't admit she was wrong in raiding Silco's factory, cause frankly, she wasn't. No one has done anything of value to stop this horrible crime lord from ruining lives in the undercity. It's brutal and raw to have a child get caught in the crossfire, but what's even more wrong is putting children in positions where they CAN be caught in the cross fire, as Silco does.
@@Echo-gj2qu Leave them they are idiots they didnt even watch the Show,Vi literally blame herself for what happened to Powder even that isnt her fault at all.Powder need to face what she did and stop blaming Vi for no reason but what is funny is that People are really stupid and ill at the same time.
I don't think you need to discredit Vi to praise Silco. It's not an either or, after all. They both have strengths and weaknesses. But I do agree that Silco never intentionally lied to Jinx: he had believed that Vi was dead, so he never lied about this. He probably supported Jinx in the best way that he was capable of doing. It was a toxic relationship at times, since he kinda fed the natural chaos that she already had insider of her. But he tried to help - the only problem is that he couldn't offer the mental help that she really needed to be healthy and sane.
They say power corrupts, but in a lot of ways I think power is just very difficult to control and direct into something positive and not just destructive. Jinx wanted to help and made things worse, same with Jayce and his Hextech. Silco was trying to achieve something good, but his methods and the consequences were rough on a lot of people. Vander used his power to minimise the chances of open conflict, but the result was just ongoing suffering and resentment. I think the show is depicting a lot of where good people can still be their own and others worst enemies because they are part of systems that set them up for failure. Sure there is corruption, inequality, ignorance, apathy and brutality, but they were still so close to peace. Great show!
Reminds me so much of Wilson Fisk, someone willing to get his hands dirty to form the future for his home he has always dreamed of. Such a good villain, really shows the complexity of the human condition. He wasn’t a black and white bad guy, he was a morally gray man with his own quirks and flaws that made him feel so fleshed out and real.
I rage, seeing people call him a Villain. He is not a Villain. There is not good or evil. Morality is a completely subjective thing that the victor often has the luxury of choosing. He was a freedom fighter. Doing absolutely everything in his power to free his oppressed people. There is no level of violence, or butchery, or even madness that is not worth doing if it is to free your people. We have seen it countless times before even in our world. People will do anything to be free. It does not matter how they attain it. Only that they do everything that they can to achieve it. I salute you, it failed. It backfired spectacularly. But it was WORTH it. You gave it a go. You tried everything to free your people. Honor to the fallen, you did your best. May the moon be with you. Silco.
Yeah I mean I'm glad people call Silco a "well developed villain" etc but still I just consider it closed minded to still need to call him that at all. The worst thing he was shown doing was getting some people hooked on shimmer but even there it was their own choice, he never forced it on anyone.
at the negotiation, you can see his confidence shattered when jinx was part of the deal, he even defended saying "it's not her crime she was working for me" he truly see jinx as his daughter a rare scene cause we always get the backstab event of "just being use"
I love how his character was developing so much love for jinx and was even prepared to give up his main mission, nation of zaun, just to keep jinx safe. One of my favourite villain character development I've seen in anything!🔥🔥😍😍
Best written Character ever. He is a villain, yes. But with depth. And also development. Consciousness. Love and hate. He's not your typical bad guy. He is the best bad guy out there
I'm genuinely upset that Silco is dead. I mean he's obviously a bad person, but he was just so well written and had just the right redeeming qualities that I'd gladly watch another season or two with him as the antagonist.
When silco says "jinx is perfect" And dies She is crying as powder but stops and comes out as jinx with a calm expression because jinx is suppose to be perfect
"There is a monster that lies in all of us" he said. In everyone but Jinx. She, to him, will always be perfect. Now that is a father. The purest kind. The only one who believed in her. While everybody else is like "I could name a list of things you couldn't do" and "you're a jinx" to her face, he told her she was strong. And even behind her back he didn't doubt her. "She wouldn't die, Doctor" he said, instead of talking smack about her like Mylo always did. Silco is evil, he was. Was.
@@skirmantasvirpsa5402 Dude Silco fans are literally the worsts ever.They think he was a good father and a good man they dont even call him a Villain.They literally have no brain or they are stupid no other explaination
@@ragnarstark4887 someone sounds triggered 😂 Almost all your replies are hating on Silco on a SILCO FAN VIDEO. It is just a show man. When I make a Silco video hope you visit it and grace me with your “views” 😆
@@skirmantasvirpsa5402 He is not a perfect father but a good father to Jinx imo. You cannot apply how he “raised” her to normal standards because Jinx is mentally ill. Especially if you take in consideration the context of their environment. He is exactly what Jinx needs during her “rebellious” years. (And now, probably gonna be the guiding force in her head instead of Vi). Yeah Silco is a great villain.
@@NinaC Aha he was a good father here you go another one with a stupid take. You blaming the environment when we literally can see the difference btw how Silco raised the kid and how Vander raised the kids and you cant even discuss who was a better father. Silco literally wanted whats best for him and his legacy and not whats best for Jinx bcs he knew that Vi was the most important person to Jinx and when he found out Vi was alive he hide it from Jinx and tried to kill her as fast as he could but yea he was a good father NGL. Silco fans never dissapoint me with their stupidness
Silco so deserves to be in League of Legends, the main game! I would buy all the skins for him and main him forever, no matter what lane role. Such amazing character he is.
All the way this guy has gone through... At first, he was betrayed. By the person who he called brother. If we go dip in the reason Vander did this, we can understand that his priority was his children. He ended up with war for the sake of his family, but Silco could never understand that. He grew in a violent, evil person who kept trying to achieve his goal and he reborned in a strong person who was ready for it. Then Silco finds Jinx and he actually did EVERYTHING to be a good father for his girl. At the end he had a whole thing he was fighting and killing for so, so close - Zaun's independence. But the price was his precious Jinx and at this moment he truly understands Vander and his reasons. He finally reaches the strongest feeling called love. Silco is one of the best antagonists I've ever known. Not only a good villain, but a good father.
Silcos death is a death that will honestly take me time to process. I just, oh I just love him a lot. I just want more of Silco, and these videos are truly heart warming and breaking all wrapped up into one. I am going to miss SIlco so much.
Just binge watched this show and cant believe what a masterpiece i just witnessed. Character development was one the best i had seen. I started the show liking jayce and company but ended the show loving silco jinx and vi and hating jayce .
Yeah Jayce definitely went from being admirable and sympathetic to becoming an egomaniac and obnoxious Mel kind of went from seeming smart but good/neutral to seeming more evil and sinister, manipulative, then at the very end she redeemed herself a bit. But still... "ambitious", a corrupting influence on Jayce. I had issues with Vi, especially her rage against Silco (for no real reason, Silco wanted to help Zaun, and he never forced anyone to use shimmer). Vi was childish and a violent brat for me, I see her as "antihero" and not "good" overall. Also she kept pummeling Sevika wtf was that? Sevika was a surprisingly evolving character who I have respect for by the end
This is amazing. Silco literally has some of the best lines in the show. (finale spoilers) The 3rd episode might've had me depressed, but Silco's final moments actually made me cry. I thought Silco was going to be a cliche type of villain, but the more I saw from Silco, the more I realized how well-fleshed-out he was and how respectable his intentions were. He went about it the wrong way of course, but at heart, he wanted what was best for the undercity and, most importantly, he wanted what was best for Jinx. He seemed more... human than I expected. But his final words-- I mean, he could've responded to Jinx with anger for ending his life, but instead, he chose to understand and forgive her. He even told Jinx what she had always wanted to hear: that she was good enough and didn't have to prove to him that she was strong because she's perfect just the way she is. But just as someone finally accepts her, they die. He grew to care for her and, just like Vander, chose his daughter over his biggest dream. Jinx was Silco's weakness, but she brought out the human in him and ensured that neither of them would be alone anymore. (Until, of course, Jinx, in her panic and fear, ended the life of her father-figure, which is another reason in itself to fcking cry. All of Jinx's adoptive family is dead and Jinx must be drowning in the pain of knowing that it's because of her.)
When a secondary character die and hit u that hard.. that just mean Arcade was gold. Silco was the perfect dad for a crazy girl like jinx I can't see a better end for this character that what he got. After all , Jinx is perfect :)
the fact that i don't have a courage to watch this til the end i do love and respect him as a father, the ending was heart breaking and his last words make it even more *"Don't cry, You're perfect"* ( * i even cry harder, dad *)
Thank you for the Silco tribute. I fell in love with Silco as a villain and a father which rarely make such amazing characters that you can sympathize with. I even theorized when Riot announced the next Support with be a villain and even shows a symbol that can easily relate to Zaun so knew it had to be Silco. However they just annouced that Silco will never join LoL. However everyone who knows him will say this man is a Legend that should never be forgotten.
Of course, in the series he could be made into a villain and many people might not like him..because he is the opposite of the character they like.. .but for me he is a broken hearted person who tries. Help a broken hearted child as well...that no one cares about her...He just wants her to have a strong life and survive in Zaun. ...Healing her heart....He tried to teach her to make her try by herself...rely on herself rather than expecting others to make us sad like he and she had encountered.....also The experiences he had been through and successful, he probably thought that it would work for her as well as him… although it didn't work for her. But at least he cares and understands her the most.... Even though he died, he didn't blame Jinx at all, instead cheering her on because she knew how much her heart had to be broken....He didn't want her to be sad again....for anyone else, she might be a nemesis. Other people's freaks...but to him, she was a daughter, the most perfect thing his life had ever been...
Oh my... my favorite character in this serial and one of the best villains I've ever met! The perfect combination of anger at the system, his vision of an ideal future for himself and his people and love for his daughter. It's all perfectly captured in your video
Some of my thoughts and analysis: After Jinx shoots Silco, she's shown clearly in that triggered mindless instinctual state like in episode 4 on the ship. Then after a couple breaths you see the exact moment her brain kicks in to full awareness again and... instant regret. Jinx didn't chose to kill Silco, but in a triggered state she instinctually shot at the threat of the sound of the pin drop in Silco's gun. That's entirely the reason she then chooses the Jinx chair, yet again, she was a Jinx to her family. There is no Powder, Jinx situation there, nor is it a conscious decision. It's just tragedy. Once again, Powder unwittingly killed her family. But this time she killed someone who loved her perfectly. This is probably Jinx's breaking point. This comment, which many people misunderstood and shared as a comment under each video since this series came out: "Powder killed Silco, so Jinx killed Powder" is actually a wrong analysis. Jinx is Powder's evolution that grows over time. Powder and Jinx are not different people or split personalities, they are the same person. Silco's line: "don't cry you're perfect" = not Jinx, not Powder, you're perfect. ✔ I Like the post I saw in someone's comment earlier: Here is that comment: Jinx breaks my heart, more than usual, in her final scenes. There's such a sense of resignation and sadness to her; it's in her eyes, her expression, and her body language. I imagine that she's thinking that Mylo was right, all those years ago: She's a jinx. And if she's a jinx, she's going to be the worst bad luck Piltover has ever experienced. No truce. No negotiations. No peace. Jinx will show them all. Let it all burn, and chaos reign. War is coming... 😭😭
What a great character one of the most original and sympathetic villains in The Last 5 to 10 years. but really who are the real villains of this show. I'm still hoping Beyond reason that somehow Silco will come back to life in season 2.
I was pleasantly surprised with the theme of a (sort of) class struggle in this show, it’s why I pretty much immediately liked silco, for his goal and ideals, I don’t like the drug lord thing but that’s the caveat so to speak
he is the best person and villian ever and that is the reason he is amazing when he found jinx he could have left her and not have taken her in or potentially killed her or hurt her really bad but he took her in and cared for her like a real father a father that would sacrifice anything for there daughter and silco did that role to perfection i praise and honor him to his grave he is a wonderful person, villain, and father
To tell you the truth, i did not expect much from the series.. I did not held that game in high esteem.. I always thought of it as something superficial and indifferent, so why thinking that the series would ever be any different? But what i did discover was mesmerizing. Beautiful character development, memorable and fascinating protagonists and antagonists, an excellent production, intriguing dialogues, very emotional scenes.. But what i always adored is villains,, Antagonists with depth and purpose, characters who have strong beliefs and have succumbed to immoral actions, not just because.. But there is a purpose behind it. Beautiful video, too.
I love this show so much u watched it like 4 times and i always get emotional about it each time like its the first time im watching it and silco is just so well written and a complicated character, i just hope the second keeps it up couse honestly i dont know how they will top this.
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I loved him. Best villain ever. His motivations were sympathetic but the way he got there was evil, and I loved that he put Jinx above his dream like a good dad.
Everything you said was correct till when you said he was a good dad
@@ragnarstark4887 Maybe the quality of his parenting is debatable, but he does truly love Jinx like a daughter. That's indisputable.
@@brianclarke9861 nobody denying that just he isnt a good dad.He did whats best for him and his legacy and not whats best for her bcs he knew Jinx love Vi more than anything and when he found out Vi was alive,he hide it from Jinx and tried to kill as fast as he could
@@ragnarstark4887 I agree with you. He isn't objectively a good dad. But he loves her. Maybe my standards for dads are just low 😅
"Villain" lmao
It was such a hard hitting moment to see that he actually loved Jinx all along. I was waiting for the stereotypical “I never loved you, it was all a trick to get you to do what I wanted!” Moment. But in the end, Silco was never manipulating her, every word of encouragement and support was actually genuine. He loved Jinx like a daughter. More than himself, and even his plans for Zaun. He was still an evil man, but would never give up his daughter for his ambitions. He loved her above all else. Such a well written villain.
Silco only wanted is to have respect from the topside
@@wilburtmoreno469 Yeah, You can see that before he was probably just aspiring to protect the people of the lanes etc. but after the rebellion he realised that his moral compass was preventing him from achieving his goals, His only objective was to protect his own and he willing to do anything to achieve that, too him it was the greater good. He still valued and cared about people but overall logic is what gets things done and he knew that better than anyone else on the show, truly brilliant character.
I think he knew that giving her to Piltover would only be a choice he'd regret. Jinx had become a part of his dream for Zaun and there would have been no point in taking the deal since it'd mean losing his favorite part of the dream.
I think he was manipulating her just not in the way everyone thought. He was manipulating her so she would stay by his side and so he wouldn’t lose her.
@@luna-tic1608 yes, but he fought himself not to manipulate her, something that all parents do. They want their children to make their own decisions, be a better person than they were, but every good parent wants their child to stay and not even he could help that.
How do you make a FMA fan cry? say: "Ed...Ward..."
How do you make an Arcane fan cry? Say; "You're perfect."
What is FMA?
@@RAY-S88 Full Metal Alchemist
How do you make an Castlevania fan cry? Say; "I must already be dead."
In FMA could be “Ah, it looks like it's beginning to rain.” too.
How do you make a Voltron and Trollhunters fan cry? Say, "We did it. We are a good team." Or, alternatively, say, "Don't think. Become." :'3.
His death hit really hard. He was my favourite character in the show. Really hoped he would be in the second season... :(
Still, he died like the best
Sameee ;_;
He will be in some form the Voice actor confirmed it
@@Schlorb-Lord-of-Schlirb oh God what if he comes back as one of her hallucinations 😲
He’s probably gonna be in flashbacks and maybe even hallucinations like another commenter said. Either way his ideals, his influence has a lasting impact. Silco is to vander what jinx is to vi. Two sides of the same coin. Vander lives in in vi and Silco now lives on in jinx. No matter what happens from here their deeds will reverberate through the shows conclusion.
He wasn't a villain, he was a tragic hero.
God damn give this man a spin off series
I agree he was something closer to an antihero than villain
He tried to create Zaun and grow it
Why is that "evil"? People judge him because they know the series presented him as a villain especially earlier on and because of the extremely judgemental way Vi (who is presented as main hero) views him. But if you stop and look at the big picture.... he's not
As much as i respect and admire Silco, he is still a villain not a hero. Remember that he is a literal drug lord and ever since he took over the undercity from Vander's control its citizens became much more miserable.
@@namelessking111 late to the party but no, I think the message arcane is trying to portray a hero and a villain is only dependent to the point you're looking from. Silco literally threatens jayce to support zaun onto becoming a nation by keeping everyone hostage which Jayce is smart enough to realize luckily. It will make the lives of the people who live on zaun slightly better but will it be good for everyone is the question as Top Side is literally filled with corrupt political leaders.
@@namelessking111 He's definitely not a hero (nobody in the show is) but he isn't a villian either. A villian does stuff for personal gain, he did what he did because he truely cared about Zaun and it's future.
The thing about Arcane I love most is how there‘s no actual villain. Sure, you hate Silco at first and all but in the end he‘s just a broken soul collecting outcasts like Jinx. And he learned to love her, as well. But he‘s not good and will never be good. And so is Vi, who left her sister, and Jace, who turned from someone inspiring to someone… I don‘t even know I just started hating him towards the end, and Viktor, and Caitlyn and all of them! They aren‘t good and they aren‘t bad. Arcane is amazing because it gives each character enough depth just so you can‘t hate them.
Am i the only one who never hated silco? I knew jinx from the game and I guessed he was gonna be the one to help her become that badass so I was hyped for them to meet
Finally. Someone who get's it.
@@tr1ksh0t88 Silco was a betrayed revolutionary with his brother vander tried to help the nation of Zaun but vander betrayed him to make peace with piltover and since then he built his forces gathered his resources to take back his city and claim their place in the world and when Jinx was abandoned by Vi he saw himself in her and helped her become a survivor helped her learn how to fight and improve her weapons to the point her grenades impressed viktor and jayce and when she had mental breakdowns or issues he never blamed her and always gave her what she needed
@@tr1ksh0t88 Okay but seriously did you watch the scene where he killed that merchant guy whose name I keep forgetting and kidnapped Vander and went "Yeah, this dude seems really cool"
@@dehyassimp7450 If youre talking about Vander's friend then although he didn't directly kill him I guess you could blame him. Still I wasn't attached to the guy so I don't really mind his death but I understand that Silco did evil things as well, Im not saying he did nothing wrong
What a great father figure, flawed but true to his heart and loyal to the one he loved. Easily one of my most beloved villains.
Silco is a good father with bad methods. Many of the things he did for the sake of his 'daughter' are generally good things we want to see from Parents. The unfortunate part is that those things he did were twisted by his own warped ideals and view on the world due to his own trauma.
He supported her when everyone else doubted her. When she made mistakes, he'd call her out on them and ask her to do better and to take time to clear her head. When she blows up the enforcers and steals the hex crystal, he's furious because of what she did until he saw it wasn't just a random act of violence. It had a purpose towards whats essentially both of their life goals. This falls in line with his own ideals and views that for them to have Zaun, they had to break a few eggs. That is why he didn't reprimand her further, now seeing that what she did was for the sake of their future Zaun.
When she was hurt, he came out to arguably one of the most exposed places between the two cities personally to find her and bring her back to the only person he knew/trusted to save her life.
Time and time again he reminds her that she is 'perfect' and to us, yes its clear she is obviously very damaged and warped by her experiences but so is Silco. They share a similar damaged view of the world which is why to him he saw no issues with the new Powder (aka Jinx) because its the same way he became who he is now. He wants her to be strong and to own her strength by overcoming her trauma and the abandonment of her family like he did; its just done in unhealthy ways and towards unhealthy viewpoints.
Then when the offer of a literal lifetime is presented to him, after who knows how many years of struggling, his ultimate goal that he killed his own brother for is now realized. And he can't let go of his only 'daughter' for the sake of this. He is willing to compromise almost all of his ideals aside from Loyalty for the sake of Jinx, even lying to Jayce and saying that the actions she did; blowing up the enforcers and stealing the crystal were his plans when in truth they were done by her of her own volition.
Silco is far from a good guy but he loved Jinx unconditionally like any parent should and did what he thought was best for her.
And to think he’s not actually her real farther just someone who found her. he was willing to do all that for someone who didn’t even have any connections to him. He saw something in her no one else did. He didn’t raise her to be a tool in his arsenal he raised her to be who she wanted to be. A completely selfless and even progress halting act. if he left powder to die he probably would have got is nation. But I think in the end given the choice he would of hade it no other way. That’s why silco is best
I don't think Silco mad when he heard that Jinx destroyed the building in Piltover because he thought its purpose was an act of pure violence. I think he's mad because she can trigger a war between them.
@@minhtien2876 Pointless act with dire consequences. That's why he was angry, until he realised she did it for a reason and a damn good one at that
@@crim1188 oh yeah i didn't think about that
Couldn't of said it better myself
Silco wasn't a villian, just a broken man
Me when Vi is on the screen: *sleep*
Me when Silco is on the screen: *furiously eating popcorn*
That is some serious facts
silco was a broken hero who wanted to trust in others but the one who trusted the most Vanders wanted to kill him.
He did so many things to show the world that he is a leader and everyone he known just betrayed him except Jinx who always loved him as a father.
This series a masterpiece and Im waiting for the second season.
First adaptation that was beyond my expectation.
"Jinx is perfect"
best series ever 🔥
Well Jinx did betray him
Yea broken hero using kids and fulfilling undercity with drugs and getting people addicted and killed even little kids,manipulated the shit out of a child with trauma turned her into a terrorist tried to kill her sister(Person she loved most in the world) but yea bRoKeN hErO. -People with 0% of brain usage
@@desgildanphi8825 by killing him lol
@@desgildanphi8825 I mean she did but he tried to kill he’s sister so I think he understood why she killed him, and at the end of the day she attacked the council with the weapon he wanted her to create.
He is no hero. But he does have a noble goal; albeit using very evil methods to get to it.
He his a revolutionary. He is devoted to his cause to a fault, if he has to kill to get the Undercity free, he'll kill. If he need to develop drugs and test it on innocent bystanders, he'll do it. If he needs child labor to work his factory, he'll get them, and will probably indoctrinate them. He'll use assassins, he'll use terrorism, he'll use everything he needs to achieve this goal.
It's all in the name of the cause, to bite back at Piltover, and set Zaun free. So that no one will ever have to live that again afterward. To him, just trying to build a peacefull oasis in the Undercity and not pull everything you can into the fight, like Vander did, is being complacent. It's legitimizing Piltover's rule by not reacting to it.
The name of his episode; Ep3, tells you all you need to know about Silco : "The base violence necessary for change". The necessary violence you have to inflict, even unto yourself - or your people -, and your adversaries, to force significative change.
Silco is a revolutionary which fits the moto "the end justify the means". He isn't a "broken hero"; or a "hero", he isn't a "villain", he is just a man, with his own agenda. A noble cause, a cruel person, and thus I think the role the show gives him feat the character : He is a monster.
That moment when Silco is more accepting and loving than your real father.
That moment when you see Silco as a father figure because you never had a father.
Sadly for us, we don't get to be chosen by a father that see something great in us. We don't get the choice that, THIS man will be our father. This isn't a problem in itself. It is the way of life. You don't need to love your own blood, your family. You didn't chose them. You need to find the people that make you happy. Only then, you'll find happiness.
Ayo why is this so true...
Silco is the most interesting character in this entire series.
One of the saddest thing is Silco is right. The upsiders only started to want peace when they feel threaten by Zaun. Without the fighting of Silco, Piltover will just keep ignoring it, just like in the past.
I love that Silco looks like total "bad guy".
Dark, demonic looking man, with evil eye.
He is responsible for enslaving people with drugs, responsible for half of crimes in the city.
Yet in the end, all of this was for noble cause. Being in desperate position that there was probably no solution, without progress and proper guidance.
This show truly show us to not look on people in one dimensional way. As in the end, they are products of enviornment they lived in and their choices are based on their perception...
absolutely
If only people really were more open minded about Silco and other such characters...
All the top comments on this vid take pains to state they think he is "evil" for some reason. Sad
Never once believed he didn't love Jinx, from the moment she hugged him and he hugged her back I knew he was genuine. You cannot fake a performance like that, it felt true, it was true.
Shows how masterfully animated this series is
Now THIS is what I wanted from a Silco tribute!! Absolutely breathtaking
Thank you ❤
I like how Silco turns his chair away from Jinx to hide the pain or the mistake that she made, when he gets shot. When he can't hide it anymore, all he could ask her to do is not to cry.
What a dad like approach. Makes me cry every time.
He knew that he was dead, the moment Jayce asked him to make that trade. He wouldn't give Jinx away, and he would look "Weak" to anyone, just like Vander, because he has "family" to protect, and someone else would try to overthrow him, just like he did Vander.
Before that could happen, I think he was kind of content with the fact that he died by Jinx and not by anybody else.
are u sure he turned his chair on purpose tho ? it looks like it's just the power of the shots
Silco embraced jinx's flaws, which made him a true father figure
Such an amazing character. After what happened in Act 1, I didn't think his death would end up hitting the hardest, but it did.
I can see how he grew to love jinx as a daughter.
You see that cup on his table?
She probably made it for his birthday one time.
Then it went to him getting pulled from meetings to see the new thing she made
Him being the only person to care even if they didn't work.
Then a old friend called her powder
Triggering her PTSD absolutely pissing him off
Vi was hurting Jinx. Silco lost it and went to shoot her because that's the one thing that gets to him
@@dampintellect that and he might be afraid he might lose her to Vi
Silco was a betrayed revolutionary with his brother vander tried to help the nation of Zaun but vander betrayed him to make peace with piltover and since then he built his forces gathered his resources to take back his city and claim their place in the world and when Jinx was abandoned by Vi he saw himself in her and helped her become a survivor helped her learn how to fight and improve her weapons to the point her grenades impressed viktor and jayce and when she had mental breakdowns or issues he never blamed her and always gave her what she needed
And now I'm crying again. Best character ever: his conflict, design, voice, parenting action
This "you are perfect" thin, is break my heart every time
I liked him from the first second as a great villain, then opponent, then father. And he was great in everything
Oh his voice is amazing. It is that of Vulpes Inculta
Beautiful man, this edit is exactly what I’ve been looking for!! Silco stole this show
Thanks mate ❤
Silco and jinx.
:) I love em.
i want to like but...the number..
Silco feels like an anti-villain. He is the antagonist of the series to be sure, but look at him, he has honor, he desires to make Zaun a better place with atonomey, a good father to his adopted daughter(just a bad influence). He just was so involved in the ends justified the means that he didn't leave himself enough time to clean the mess he created. Shimmer was a temporary measure, he did say he was going to clear out the chem Barrons (the blockade was technically his idea, playing the long con he froze the assets for trade so it would be easier to dismantle). He valued loyalty and rewarded those who worked for him. He even had honor, and respect Vander and his goals(though he did not agree with them near the end). It's also clear that while he had the weapon after the parley he wasn't going to use it, he was as ready for peace as Jayce was. All of these actions while horrible he had a clear goal, to make the under city a better place, he was a better politician than Vander was, and while his actions were scummy he did it all for the Undercity. It's just a shame he never got to atone or redeem himself like he probably would have. There is a good man there, just did a lot of horrible stuff to get there.
*His adopted daughter
For a villain that got very little screen time, they DEFINED him as a great character. Great motivation, sympathetic and showed his morals and reasons, all in limited amount of time. Absolutely loved Silco, and the fact that he truly cared for Jinx rather than just using her was brilliantly executed and honestly hit hard.
A lot of people say Silco manipulated Jinx but I disagree. He never misled her, never told her a lie to trick her. He was honest with his emotions and his intentions. You never see him lie to anyone in any scene. He is very direct with all conversations.
He even tells Jinx to take time off and accepts input of others to let Jinx come back to him when she's ready. Silco knows of the voices Jinx can hear of her dead family, the images that she see's, and tries to help her the only ways he knows how.
Meanwhile Vi can never admit fault, never can admit she is the one causing problems. It's always someone else's fault.
Between starting the mess by raiding Jayce's house, to starting a fight in the ally when everyone wanted to just leave, to trying to turn herself in and getting Vander caught, to leading her friends blinding into what was so obviously a trap. Then when everyone dies, instead of putting any blame on herself that she put people in this position to begin with - she looks to her sister and blames Power for all of it.
Even when Vi and Jayce raid Silco's factory and gets a child killed, she tells Jayce he's part of this. Vi can't admit she is the one that gave Jayce this idea and pulled him into this. She can't admit that she might have been wrong in this.
On top of it all, Vi is a terrible leader. Her team had strengths and she always ignored them.
Milo was skillful at lockpicking, at sneaking, a fantastic rogue. When it's his time to shine - Vi breaks the door down and ignores Milo's strengths.
Claggett had great strength, but Vi always choose to overshadow him with her own strength. Wanting to be the /strong/ one.
Powder is clearly a genius with building, planning, and fantastic shot. Vi ignores this and expects her sister to grow up /strong/ like her, ignoring Powders true strengths.
In the end, Vi can only love Powder. That sweet little sister she remembers.
If Vi was to love Jinx, that would mean admitting she is at fault for what Powder became. It would be admitting that Vi is part of the reason their family died, it wasn't all Jinx's fault. It would be putting part of the blame on her own shoulders.
And Vi just can't accept any responsibility.
Until Vi can learn to accept others input, accept responsibility, and admit fault, the rift between her and Jinx will never be healed.
I absolutely agree. I still like Vi but I have to say some of what happened was her fault too. I still blame Jinx for Vander's death, because Vi told her to not go but she didn't listen. Milo could've gotten Vander out and there would've been a fight anyways, but Vander could've won.
She admits that situation with Powder is her fault. You can literally hear it in the show while she is talking to Caitlyn. "I suppouse topside is to blame for all your misfortunes?" she sees Powder as her imaginations and tells "No. Not all of them.". She knows her relation with Powder was her fault, but can you blame Vi for reacting this way few seconds after seeing her two brothers and dad dies? She wanted to come back, start again, maybe talk and say sorry. But she didn't had the chance.
We all know that Jinx is still in this weird place between being an adult and still thinking like a child. Vi was taken to prison when she was 15? 16? She was there a long time. How can you be a good adult when you didn't have somebody aroud. Jinx had Silco. She had some family. Yeah, Vi is blaming others, but she thinks she know how the world works. But her world for like 5-10 years was only prison with some bad guys that only hurt and only can be hurt. It can fck you up.
About being a bad leader - yes, she was. She wanted to topside be afraid of her... Just like Silco. They both wanted power and both of them didn't look at Jinx as they should. Both of them never was mad at her for "jinxing" a job. Vi was always on her side, but then she lost so much in so little period of time and said and did something she shouldn't. Silco was never mad at her, but one time she did something without him knowing he yelled and was pissed, becasue didn't believe enough in her. Then she gave him the hextech stone and he realized. But the situations were different, the age of characeters were different.
Vi and Silco are a little bit the same in actions towards Jinx. Both of them were mad when Jinx did something rlly bad, both of them loved her and bot of them wanted Jinx to be safe in the end.
Vi loves Powder, loves JInx... But she can't accept her. How can you accept someone who kills for fun? Becasue this is what Jinx does, most of the time it could go without victims, but she didn't want that. She wants to kill. She is mad, but we all know why.
Vi know how the battle looks like, her mother and dad died on the bridge. Jayce didn't, this is why she was prepared for something like this and he wasn't, but she tries to be thought becasue that was her life for so many years. I don't tell you that she is good in every way, but we can see why she is this way. In prison she only knew "be hurted or hurt".
I interpret the child dying, and Vi not being entirely phased by it differently. Rather than being like Jayce who sees one child die and is ready to quit his mission of stopping Silco, Vi knows what has been happening and continues to happen in the undercity all the time. Countless children die or are exploited by Silco, that kid wouldn't have died if a crime lord wasn't having them work in their factories. Not saying the responsibility isn't partially on Vi, but she even says it herself. Along the lines of "You really think that's the only dead kid." Yeah she doesn't have the perfect way to stop the violence, but sitting by and just letting it go on is clearly something she can no longer tolerate. When you have the power to stop something and don't do it, what's the point of having that power. Vi doesn't admit she was wrong in raiding Silco's factory, cause frankly, she wasn't. No one has done anything of value to stop this horrible crime lord from ruining lives in the undercity. It's brutal and raw to have a child get caught in the crossfire, but what's even more wrong is putting children in positions where they CAN be caught in the cross fire, as Silco does.
@@Echo-gj2qu Leave them they are idiots they didnt even watch the Show,Vi literally blame herself for what happened to Powder even that isnt her fault at all.Powder need to face what she did and stop blaming Vi for no reason but what is funny is that People are really stupid and ill at the same time.
I don't think you need to discredit Vi to praise Silco. It's not an either or, after all. They both have strengths and weaknesses.
But I do agree that Silco never intentionally lied to Jinx: he had believed that Vi was dead, so he never lied about this. He probably supported Jinx in the best way that he was capable of doing. It was a toxic relationship at times, since he kinda fed the natural chaos that she already had insider of her. But he tried to help - the only problem is that he couldn't offer the mental help that she really needed to be healthy and sane.
"Don't cry..you're perfect" Silco last words
I still cry every time I see the scene, "You're perfect." UGH it hurts so bad and I love it!
They say power corrupts, but in a lot of ways I think power is just very difficult to control and direct into something positive and not just destructive.
Jinx wanted to help and made things worse, same with Jayce and his Hextech.
Silco was trying to achieve something good, but his methods and the consequences were rough on a lot of people.
Vander used his power to minimise the chances of open conflict, but the result was just ongoing suffering and resentment.
I think the show is depicting a lot of where good people can still be their own and others worst enemies because they are part of systems that set them up for failure. Sure there is corruption, inequality, ignorance, apathy and brutality, but they were still so close to peace.
Great show!
man, the friggin "don't cry. you're strong now. just like you were always meant to be. jinx is perfect, you're perfect" transition had me sobbing,,,
Tbh Silco had the best character development and that final scene got me so deep in the feels...
Woah man, great tribute to our fave character silco
And great editing, i like it. Almost brought me to tears
Thanks a lot ❤
Honestly though, I agree. I almost cried.. everything about this video was amazing.
Hell I welled a few and I’m not afraid to admit it
Haha yeah almost... definitely just almost...
"We're only as good as the world allows us to be"
"Dont cry, your perfect"
Reminds me so much of Wilson Fisk, someone willing to get his hands dirty to form the future for his home he has always dreamed of. Such a good villain, really shows the complexity of the human condition. He wasn’t a black and white bad guy, he was a morally gray man with his own quirks and flaws that made him feel so fleshed out and real.
I rage, seeing people call him a Villain. He is not a Villain. There is not good or evil. Morality is a completely subjective thing that the victor often has the luxury of choosing. He was a freedom fighter. Doing absolutely everything in his power to free his oppressed people. There is no level of violence, or butchery, or even madness that is not worth doing if it is to free your people. We have seen it countless times before even in our world. People will do anything to be free. It does not matter how they attain it. Only that they do everything that they can to achieve it. I salute you, it failed. It backfired spectacularly. But it was WORTH it. You gave it a go. You tried everything to free your people. Honor to the fallen, you did your best. May the moon be with you. Silco.
Yeah I mean I'm glad people call Silco a "well developed villain" etc but still
I just consider it closed minded to still need to call him that at all. The worst thing he was shown doing was getting some people hooked on shimmer but even there it was their own choice, he never forced it on anyone.
at the negotiation, you can see his confidence shattered when jinx was part of the deal, he even defended saying "it's not her crime she was working for me"
he truly see jinx as his daughter
a rare scene cause we always get the backstab event of
"just being use"
I love how his character was developing so much love for jinx and was even prepared to give up his main mission, nation of zaun, just to keep jinx safe. One of my favourite villain character development I've seen in anything!🔥🔥😍😍
my fav character in arcane ... thank you amazing work
Thanks ❤
Best written Character ever. He is a villain, yes. But with depth. And also development. Consciousness. Love and hate. He's not your typical bad guy. He is the best bad guy out there
Betrayal was the last thing Silco would ever do, and thus why he never abandoned Jinx.
First scene of Silco: Just some typical villain
Final scene: YOU ARE PERFECT
I'm genuinely upset that Silco is dead. I mean he's obviously a bad person, but he was just so well written and had just the right redeeming qualities that I'd gladly watch another season or two with him as the antagonist.
this is a perfect tribute...
He was such a great character. It’s been days since I’ve finished the show but I still can’t get over his death
No other compilation of silco are as good as this one for me - it's the spliced dialog at the end that really touches me
gotta tell you I'm sobbing rn, I can't let him go! what a complex and dynamic character....gods silco I love him
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I love how you extended the final scene, now I can save this to my phone and cry outside my home too.
"Jinx is Perfect.... you're perfect..."
He was always there to pick her up, everytime she fell, and couldn't get up on her own.
silco really was one of the best written & voiced "villains" ever. 🥺💖
Im absolutely in love with Silco's deep voice 😍
So soothing, and so reliable
When silco says "jinx is perfect" And dies
She is crying as powder but stops and comes out as jinx with a calm expression because jinx is suppose to be perfect
Silco is the proof that there is no bad or good guy but sides.
Silco is one of the most well-written antagonists of all time. Never though that animated series would touch me like Arcane did.
I've experienced that and I can confirm that what he's saying is the truth. Every single nerve just fills with madness and you do anything to survive.
He did very bad things, but his death was still tragic. That’s a good character.
He was my fav character in the show. Really sad he died
"There is a monster that lies in all of us" he said.
In everyone but Jinx. She, to him, will always be perfect. Now that is a father. The purest kind.
The only one who believed in her. While everybody else is like "I could name a list of things you couldn't do" and "you're a jinx" to her face, he told her she was strong. And even behind her back he didn't doubt her. "She wouldn't die, Doctor" he said, instead of talking smack about her like Mylo always did.
Silco is evil, he was.
Was.
@@skirmantasvirpsa5402 Dude Silco fans are literally the worsts ever.They think he was a good father and a good man they dont even call him a Villain.They literally have no brain or they are stupid no other explaination
@@ragnarstark4887 someone sounds triggered 😂 Almost all your replies are hating on Silco on a SILCO FAN VIDEO. It is just a show man. When I make a Silco video hope you visit it and grace me with your “views” 😆
@@NinaC As long as you dont potray him as a good father or good man.I know its a show chill
@@skirmantasvirpsa5402 He is not a perfect father but a good father to Jinx imo. You cannot apply how he “raised” her to normal standards because Jinx is mentally ill. Especially if you take in consideration the context of their environment. He is exactly what Jinx needs during her “rebellious” years. (And now, probably gonna be the guiding force in her head instead of Vi).
Yeah Silco is a great villain.
@@NinaC Aha he was a good father here you go another one with a stupid take. You blaming the environment when we literally can see the difference btw how Silco raised the kid and how Vander raised the kids and you cant even discuss who was a better father. Silco literally wanted whats best for him and his legacy and not whats best for Jinx bcs he knew that Vi was the most important person to Jinx and when he found out Vi was alive he hide it from Jinx and tried to kill her as fast as he could but yea he was a good father NGL. Silco fans never dissapoint me with their stupidness
I think Silco is one of the best vilian ever made. His charisma, his speeches, his realtionship with jinx take him to a completely different level.
Silco so deserves to be in League of Legends, the main game! I would buy all the skins for him and main him forever, no matter what lane role. Such amazing character he is.
All the way this guy has gone through... At first, he was betrayed. By the person who he called brother. If we go dip in the reason Vander did this, we can understand that his priority was his children. He ended up with war for the sake of his family, but Silco could never understand that. He grew in a violent, evil person who kept trying to achieve his goal and he reborned in a strong person who was ready for it. Then Silco finds Jinx and he actually did EVERYTHING to be a good father for his girl. At the end he had a whole thing he was fighting and killing for so, so close - Zaun's independence. But the price was his precious Jinx and at this moment he truly understands Vander and his reasons. He finally reaches the strongest feeling called love. Silco is one of the best antagonists I've ever known. Not only a good villain, but a good father.
Silco was the my favorite character
Silcos death is a death that will honestly take me time to process. I just, oh I just love him a lot. I just want more of Silco, and these videos are truly heart warming and breaking all wrapped up into one. I am going to miss SIlco so much.
one of the best and most complex villains i've seen from fiction
Just binge watched this show and cant believe what a masterpiece i just witnessed. Character development was one the best i had seen. I started the show liking jayce and company but ended the show loving silco jinx and vi and hating jayce .
Yeah Jayce definitely went from being admirable and sympathetic to becoming an egomaniac and obnoxious
Mel kind of went from seeming smart but good/neutral to seeming more evil and sinister, manipulative, then at the very end she redeemed herself a bit. But still... "ambitious", a corrupting influence on Jayce.
I had issues with Vi, especially her rage against Silco (for no real reason, Silco wanted to help Zaun, and he never forced anyone to use shimmer). Vi was childish and a violent brat for me, I see her as "antihero" and not "good" overall. Also she kept pummeling Sevika wtf was that? Sevika was a surprisingly evolving character who I have respect for by the end
This is amazing. Silco literally has some of the best lines in the show.
(finale spoilers)
The 3rd episode might've had me depressed, but Silco's final moments actually made me cry.
I thought Silco was going to be a cliche type of villain, but the more I saw from Silco, the more I realized how well-fleshed-out he was and how respectable his intentions were. He went about it the wrong way of course, but at heart, he wanted what was best for the undercity and, most importantly, he wanted what was best for Jinx. He seemed more... human than I expected. But his final words-- I mean, he could've responded to Jinx with anger for ending his life, but instead, he chose to understand and forgive her. He even told Jinx what she had always wanted to hear: that she was good enough and didn't have to prove to him that she was strong because she's perfect just the way she is. But just as someone finally accepts her, they die.
He grew to care for her and, just like Vander, chose his daughter over his biggest dream. Jinx was Silco's weakness, but she brought out the human in him and ensured that neither of them would be alone anymore.
(Until, of course, Jinx, in her panic and fear, ended the life of her father-figure, which is another reason in itself to fcking cry. All of Jinx's adoptive family is dead and Jinx must be drowning in the pain of knowing that it's because of her.)
When a secondary character die and hit u that hard.. that just mean Arcade was gold.
Silco was the perfect dad for a crazy girl like jinx
I can't see a better end for this character that what he got.
After all , Jinx is perfect :)
the fact that i don't have a courage to watch this til the end
i do love and respect him as a father, the ending was heart breaking and his last words make it even more
*"Don't cry, You're perfect"*
( * i even cry harder, dad *)
Thank you for the Silco tribute. I fell in love with Silco as a villain and a father which rarely make such amazing characters that you can sympathize with. I even theorized when Riot announced the next Support with be a villain and even shows a symbol that can easily relate to Zaun so knew it had to be Silco. However they just annouced that Silco will never join LoL. However everyone who knows him will say this man is a Legend that should never be forgotten.
1year and even now i cry waching this
Silco was a bad guy, but he was a good father.
man there is really some moments that hits hard asf and this one of them best villain of all time rip THE GOAT
Me stacking Gargoyle Stoneplates on Jinx in TFT: "She will not die, Doctor. She can't."
i've been watching edits of Silco all day and this is my favourite by far!!
I think it's the first time I cried for a villain. Because I really did cry a lot for him.
He’s honestly the best vilain in any show I’ve ever watched he engineered so well and I’ve genuinely never loved a character more in my life.
Of course, in the series he could be made into a villain and many people might not like him..because he is the opposite of the character they like..
.but for me he is a broken hearted person who tries. Help a broken hearted child as well...that no one cares about her...He just wants her to have a strong life and survive in Zaun.
...Healing her heart....He tried to teach her to make her try by herself...rely on herself rather than expecting others to make us sad like he and she had encountered.....also The experiences he had been through and successful, he probably thought that it would work for her as well as him… although it didn't work for her. But at least he cares and understands her the most....
Even though he died, he didn't blame Jinx at all, instead cheering her on because she knew how much her heart had to be broken....He didn't want her to be sad again....for anyone else, she might be a nemesis. Other people's freaks...but to him, she was a daughter, the most perfect thing his life had ever been...
Oh my... my favorite character in this serial and one of the best villains I've ever met! The perfect combination of anger at the system, his vision of an ideal future for himself and his people and love for his daughter. It's all perfectly captured in your video
Some of my thoughts and analysis:
After Jinx shoots Silco, she's shown clearly in that triggered mindless instinctual state like in episode 4 on the ship. Then after a couple breaths you see the exact moment her brain kicks in to full awareness again and... instant regret. Jinx didn't chose to kill Silco, but in a triggered state she instinctually shot at the threat of the sound of the pin drop in Silco's gun. That's entirely the reason she then chooses the Jinx chair, yet again, she was a Jinx to her family.
There is no Powder, Jinx situation there, nor is it a conscious decision. It's just tragedy. Once again, Powder unwittingly killed her family. But this time she killed someone who loved her perfectly. This is probably Jinx's breaking point.
This comment, which many people misunderstood and shared as a comment under each video since this series came out: "Powder killed Silco, so Jinx killed Powder" is actually a wrong analysis. Jinx is Powder's evolution that grows over time. Powder and Jinx are not different people or split personalities, they are the same person.
Silco's line:
"don't cry you're perfect" = not Jinx, not Powder, you're perfect. ✔
I Like the post I saw in someone's comment earlier:
Here is that comment:
Jinx breaks my heart, more than usual, in her final scenes. There's such a sense of resignation and sadness to her; it's in her eyes, her expression, and her body language. I imagine that she's thinking that Mylo was right, all those years ago:
She's a jinx.
And if she's a jinx, she's going to be the worst bad luck Piltover has ever experienced.
No truce. No negotiations. No peace.
Jinx will show them all. Let it all burn, and chaos reign.
War is coming...
😭😭
From the beginning Silco was my favorite character , such a complex and wonderful character. great video
And now the award for best villain of the year goes to!!! BEST DAD OF THE YEAR!
Wait what?
What a great character one of the most original and sympathetic villains in The Last 5 to 10 years.
but really who are the real villains of this show.
I'm still hoping Beyond reason that somehow Silco will come back to life in season 2.
I was pleasantly surprised with the theme of a (sort of) class struggle in this show, it’s why I pretty much immediately liked silco, for his goal and ideals, I don’t like the drug lord thing but that’s the caveat so to speak
His character and voice acting were superb!
Such an underrated character finally a edit about him.
This Silco Tribute is an absolute Masterpiece!!!
Thank you so much❤
Damn, I have watched this an unhealthy amount of times...ITS SO GOOD
he is the best person and villian ever and that is the reason he is amazing when he found jinx he could have left her and not have taken her in or potentially killed her or hurt her really bad but he took her in and cared for her like a real father a father that would sacrifice anything for there daughter and silco did that role to perfection i praise and honor him to his grave he is a wonderful person, villain, and father
Best character development in an animation series EVER!
ok that's some top notch editing right there
*You're perfect*
Thank you so much.
im not crying ur crying
Jason did great work, my favorite voice actor ever
Not only the best character the best villian but also the best dad
What an awesome villain!
SIlko was absolute gigachad
That "you're perfect" in the end...
To tell you the truth, i did not expect much from the series.. I did not held that game in high esteem.. I always thought of it as something superficial and indifferent, so why thinking that the series would ever be any different?
But what i did discover was mesmerizing. Beautiful character development, memorable and fascinating protagonists and antagonists, an excellent production, intriguing dialogues, very emotional scenes.. But what i always adored is villains,, Antagonists with depth and purpose, characters who have strong beliefs and have succumbed to immoral actions, not just because.. But there is a purpose behind it.
Beautiful video, too.
I love this show so much u watched it like 4 times and i always get emotional about it each time like its the first time im watching it and silco is just so well written and a complicated character, i just hope the second keeps it up couse honestly i dont know how they will top this.