I know everyone is freaking out about the commune being a cult or whatever
But can we talk about how the first thing viktor did when given the opportunity was develop a fully independent cottagecore farming village? Like that is honestly based as shit and I want in.
Probably reading into it too much, but it's interesting that Viktor's waistcoat folds over the left side instead of the standard.
Context:
Most mens clothing buttons/fastens over the right with the left side on top like so:
While women's clothing folds the other way:
Supposedly, this is not to distinguish gender, but to aid in dressing. This distinction dates back to when most [upper class] women were assisted in dressing. It was easier for [right handed] servants to fasten clothing which was buttoned over the wearer's left. Men, however, would dress themselves and had an easier time buttoning clothes that folded over the right.
Now, in today's society (or in the society of Arcane) this is irrelevant as most people dress themselves (with the exception of those with mobility or cognitive issues such as infants, the elderly, or the disabled). Thus, this has become nothing more than a gender-distinguishing trait in fashion.
This probably doesn't mean anything, but I noticed it while looking at references for my cosplay. It bothers me.
The possible takeaways are as follows:
Viktor wears women's clothing for a plethora of possible reasons (trans viktor confirmed!!!!?!?!??)
Viktor lacks the motor skills needed to fasten his clothes and requires some form of help
He's left handed and has custom clothing to aid mobility
It's symbolic of his physical ability and independence (like how vi and jinx have Vs and Xs in their designs)
It's a meaningless design trait that the artists incorporated without any deep, hidden meaning and I'm just projecting my historical fashion hyperfixation onto my current project.
(Although please note that every male character has vests/blazers/coats that fold over the correct way or down the middle, with the exception of Viktor and also Heimerdinger for some reason) (but also note that I didn't check every character) (and I don't seriously believe any of this, I'm just bothered by the knowledge that the way everyone's clothes fold over is seemingly random and has nothing to do with established fashion norms and no other apparent pattern. But the idea of trans viktor, however unlikely, was enough to cast my findings into the void.)
Fanart of Viktor and @can-of-pringles ' OC Arline because I love girl-dad Viktor so much agh.
(ooc post, obviously)
Like I said, I needed some wholesome doodles to chill. I just now realized I didn't draw him smiling at all in here, so he looks disgruntled, but I promise he loves his daughter SO SO MUCH.
Also, yes, hello Chey. It's me suffering from my brainrot again. I'm just posting on this blog because I have more arcane followers here lol. So uhh. I guess now you know I have an arcane roleplay blog. Lmao.
The motif of porcelain in Viktor's later arc is very interesting both due to its common use as a metaphor for disability and for body standards, both relevant themes in his case.
But what the hell man. I came here for machine boy. I wanted to see Viktor flaying his skin and embedding wires into his veins.
Plus, the glorious evolution that happened in act 3 seemed far out of his established ability set. He just kinda snapped his fingers and built a pretty barbie doll army out of nowhere. Sure, he used Warwick's blood, but Warwick survived practically unscathed, so there was essentially no cost, and it was hardly discussed as a plot point.
I just personally feel like Viktor being transformed via magic felt far more impulsive and removed a lot of his agency from the situation. In the league lore he felt dedicated to contorting his body piece by piece and faced severe lashback.
The problem is that his sympathetic backstory worked TOO well, thus making the impact of his inevitable turn feel poorly planned and spontaneous. The build up was only momentary, and his motive of despising his own imperfections and his internalized ableism were alluded to, but not in enough magnitude. That sort of internal conflict isn't as easy to display as "I'm going to kms in this one scene".
Viktor's story was so incredibly crippled by his limited interaction and screen time.
