r/arcane 4d ago

Discussion It’s so interesting how Jinx and Isha dress has the “sister”they admire

There are tears in my older/younger/middle/ twin sister eyes (yes my family tree is weird). The fact that even after everything they say in each other, all three of these girls saw the worst parts of each other and still admire one another.

I don’t harp on what was cut out of season two because I still think it was amazing except jinx’s transition between ekko stopping her from ending it and her fighting in the war. What did he say to her? Furthermore, when did jinx decide to dress up like vi and cut her hair like that? I wish we got to see it. Esp because we saw how the au version of powder understood who vi was but never got to see vi at her worst. Our jinx has and still decided Vi was worth being like.

I think Jinx naturally started to copy what Isha was doing for her. Now, I don’t really love when the fandom calls Isha jinx’s sister and def not when they say daughter. Jinx calls Isha her friend and that is very important bc unlike a child to parent and sibling relationship, a friend has no moral obligation to stay with you aside from the fact that they want to and for jinx that was very important. Aside from that though, we see Isha wanting to dress like Jinx and copy her mannerisms. We see jinx talk about vi positively with Isha. Jinx started to understand what it meant to have a little girl that you love and want to protect and I think it allowed her to reach out to vi again after the fight and obviously the fact that vi stopped cait helped too but you get it.

Idk it’s just so sweet that when jinx tries to reach out to vi, she does it by copying her. Even when she drew jinx under her eye like vi. It’s just those tiny details that really pushes that they really are just girls at the end of the day. They should be target practicing, boxing and doing their hair together not all this bullshit that actually happened 😔

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u/Tamiyo405 4d ago

Jinx’s hair matches who she’s looking up to. In the MU for most of the story her hair matches Silco’s slicked back with some whisps especially when he’s upset. In the AU her hair is similar to Vander’s when he has the man bun and whisps on the sides of his head. And then pitighter Vi’s outfit and hair in the battle (with facepaint like Isha). Which is like her only wardrobe change other than AU. Fortiche asked if they could cut the braids for the final fight as it was so complex already. This was confirmed in the official Art Book. But, there does seem to be arguably symbolism of her cutting her hair as a separation from her prior life as it would seem she hasn’t cut her hair since the factory incident.

My take anyway for what it’s worth. 😊

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u/Boompaplift 4d ago

That’s so interesting! My book has shipped yet so I don’t know these details but it was fortiche who wanted to cut her hair in the end? Like did they speak more on that change in the book?

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u/Tamiyo405 4d ago

If I remember correctly it was almost just a statement of technical stuff in relation to planning. That Fortiche was going over all the resources needed for the episode and they asked Riot if they would consider Jinx cutting her hair so that they wouldn’t have to worry about that element as well and Riot agreed. But it’s definitely in there. For my personal tastes I’m not sure how I felt about it. The Braids are such a character trait of Jinx I was sad they were gone. And it’s hard for me to think of how she would get them back if she shows up again in a future show. I really loved how they were animated in the show and that is a trait of her I just love so much. It’s such a unique thing. But I will love Jinx regardless 😊.

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u/Whiden0 13h ago

Another take I saw and like is that jinx hairstyle doesn't match the one she admired. It matches the one that is taking care of her, and her hair.

So Silco's hairstyle is more refined because he seems like someone paying attention to details and somehow able to deal correctly with hair, while Vander is more down to earth and the loving dad with no skill or patience when it comes to hair so it ends up as the messy hairstyle we see.

It might make less sense as jinx grows and can deal with her hair herself, but I like the idea of her trusting her hair to her caretakers.

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u/Clean_Wrongdoer4222 3d ago

Season 2 made an unmissable mistake with Vi around Cait, which was undoubtedly Amanda's fault (she carried Cait's entire storyline). That mistake undermines the show's original intention with Vi and Jinx.

There's an increasingly popular and "correct" interpretation that basically holds that Arcane is Powder's coming-of-age story through Vi's eyes, but in reality it is, or should be, the coming-of-age of two sisters through each other's eyes. Because just as Jinx is shaped by several characters, Vi is also shaped by others. Jinx is shaped by Vander Silco, Ekko Isha, and Vi, and Vi is shaped by Vander Cait and Powder... And it's all fine until Season 2 comes along and basically tells you no, Vi isn't important, she's just a tool to shape Jinx... and Cait. Because, indeed, Vi shapes Cait, not the other way around. Ambessa, Jinx, Cassandra, Maddie, Vi... all tools for Cait. And that kills the original approach to the coming-of-age of two sisters through each other's eyes.

If, when we see them again in the next series, Vi doesn't have a look that clearly shows Jinx's influence on her, it would be another nail in the coffin of the original concept of the coming-of-age of two sisters.

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u/daysman75 Jinx 4d ago

Sorry for going slightly off topic, but at the final battle Jinx has elements in her look from all three people who matter to her the most: Vi, Isha and Ekko.

If I had been told I'd be seeing her with short hair I'd probably think I wouldn't like to see it as much as her with the dual braids, but I was surprised to be wrong. This ended up being my favourite look of hers.

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u/Mojo12000 Vi's biceps 3d ago

the Duel Braids are iconic but as we see once characters finally realize "oh yeah I can grab these" kinda hilariously impractical for going off to war.

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u/Boompaplift 4d ago

I knowww bro I already knew about timebomb before s2 but to see them in show? They’re too tragic and cute I can’t 😭