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Snapping into a "Harley Quinn" type personality is a defense mechanism. It's absolutely believable that someone with that level of emotional damage, dependency, and psychosis would invent a 'fun-crazy' devil may care persona to hide behind. It's really the perfect way to have a more developed character and still have moments where the personality players are familiar with comes through.

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. It's just tragedy. It wasn't a choice, she admitted to being Jinx when she accidentally killed Silco. You can discover this by making a detailed analysis.

Powder just wanted to be useful to her older sister.

Oh, man. Jinx was already a fan favorite character in League of Legends, & the fact that the creators of Arcane gave her enough depth that made her a complex, tragic main character is just crazy.

I would say she’s a victim of circumstances. She is trapped in a vicious cycle of horror and tragedy since she lost her parents , not helped by forces beyond her control (I mean, her being very young, the civil war happened even before her transformation in Jinx; and she couldn’t have known that they were about to save themselves when she tried to intervene). Even when she tries to do something good, somehow it backfires big time. And when you have a bully on your side for years who just won’t stop to badmouth people, and the only member of your family saying horrible things that they would regret in a fit of rage, of course you’d get some issues to work with.

Alsoo she makes EXPLOSIVES A thing that is very powwrful but can also literaly hurt you if you hold onto it for long,whereas other types of weapons are more aim related and not time sensitive. So her tool of choice is also incorporated into her theme. Shes volatile,a danger to both herself and to others. (We need Fiddlestixks in Season 2)

Jinx is the type of character that feels she can never be redeemed. Instead she gets to a point in her mental state, where hatred and anger is welcomed. Which in turn make her happy in the moment but in the long run only produces great mental suffering. Her character is really sad but makes one hell of a villain. I think because she is relatable for some, in a since of feeling out casted but still wanting to shxt all over anyone that ever doubted her.

I’ve rewatched the last episode are arcane so many times and watched soooo many videos on UKposts about Arcane. … After all that I don’t think Jinx shot Silco to save Vi. I think she heard the safety of the gun go off and her first instinct was to shoot at the person holding the gun. Makes me wonder if Vi was the one with the gun would Jinx have shot her?? Jinx is such a complex character. I love it, and I love Sage Rain!

She is such a catastrophic victim of circumstance it was painful watching her go through every step of her degradation. A child who is so clumsy her friend's and sister have to begrudgingly invite her along and she knows that. A perfect disaster where death lies on either side one of which was her latent ingenuity. The one person who was supposed to understand and love her the most struck and cast her aside at the moment of her greatest failure and anguish. This show did a fantastic job of showing that some damage cannot be fixed no matter how much we may wish it. She is so broken and now with Silco gone there is no one left who understands her as she is now.

It’s not love, she had love but what she needed was acceptance. She didn’t just want to be just loved, she wanted someone to accept her for who she is, flaws and all. Vi and Ekko try to look for the powder they knew but that little girl is gone, they couldn’t accept that Jinx was the real her. That’s why she clung to Silco so much, Silco was the only one who could accept Jinx for who she was. He didn’t just believe that there was good in her, he believed that she was perfect just the way she was.

Each character in the show with their complexity (hidden or shown) just boosted every other character's complexity which is why I love this show

Powder is my favorite tragic character (next to david from cyberpunk edgerunner) it is sad to think she is to far gone to be saved and that this story likely wont have a happy ending

All she needed was acceptance and love

Man jinx touched my heart. Can't wait to hear Sage's opinion on the character. 😯

I like how the show portrayed powder turning into jinx over the course of the show

Jinx and Silco's dynamic is so realistic everything about it. This is likely me forcing my experiences into a mold but their relationship reminds me so much of me and my dad's. Switch out a few names and that's it. Idk I think i was trying to praise you on how well you described it. The whole video was incredible though

I literally just saw this show on a whim yesterday. Sages Rain coming in clutch, thanks for the amazing content like always !

Jinx is my favorite character of Arcane. She was fantastic.

I was worried at first when you said Jinx killed Vander, but later you said Silco killed him. Thus you show that while Jinx carries the guilt, Silco carries the responsibility. Glad you pointed out Silco's manipulation (despite his love) and Vi's guilt and thus inability to say Jinx's new name. To her it will always be a reminder of the one time she failed as a sister, as the trauma from Silco's actions in ep 3 was too much to process. I do wish you would have pointed out how Silco knowingly lied to Jinx, as he keeps hammering to Jinx that 'Vi left her', but when he is with Vi he smugly mocks her for 'driving her sister away'. The pleasure he takes in that is just revolting to me.

Haven't watched Arcane but now I have reason to. Going to go watch this video to completion, watch Arcane and be right back to watch it again

"You didn't just break me, you ruined me..!"

Sage I absolutely love your content and have been following you for a long time and I cannot express how happy I am to see you discuss one of my favorite characters and shows of all time ❤

this is such a great video! deserves way more attention

I finally just watched this show yesterday (finished yesterday) so this is very timely! Great work as always!

Been waiting a long time for a video from you on Jinx and overall Id say you did her real justice. When I first watched Arcane the whole Powder/Jinx dynamic reminded me heavily of Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader. Like Anakin, Powder created Jinx as a way to deal with her grief, guilt, and trauma and like Anakin, tries to view Jinx and Powder as two seperate enities, even though there are several instances where she shifts between her two selves. Only thing I somewhat disagree with is Powder/Jinx's choice at the end of the season. While I do agree that Powder and Jinx will always coexist and are one in the same I dont think she came to the same conclusion, or at least accepted that conclusion, and chose a third option. Seems to me like she decided to fully embrace Jinx and cast off Powder. That doesnt mean I think Powder is dead rather locked away somewhere far out of reach to most. I could be proven completely wrong if and when season 2 arrives but my prediction will be that Jinx will do everything to "kill" or bury all traces of Powder only to be constantly reminded of who she use to be at nearly every turn. To me while season 1 was about the birth of Jinx and "death" of Powder season 2 will be about a "revival" of Powder as it were. Aside from that pretty good video. Its always nice to find new vidoes about Arcane and Jinx in particular but hearing one with your viewpoints is refreshing to say the least.

Still fucks me up, man. Such an incredible show.

I think framing a lot of what Silco did as manipulation, isn't dangerous, but that it misses the horrors of what actually happened and I'm gonna explain that more below. I do however wanna put a TRIGGER WARNING because I'll be talking about, mentioning, and comparing it to real life physical abuse and cycles of abuse. and while this'll be specifically related to physical abuse, it is analogous to other types of abuse such as sexual assault (SA), mental/emotional abuse, and all other types of abuse and manipulation. so even if I'm not going super in-depth with this topic, I still wanna apply a TW for those who are sensitive to the topic take a parent who hits their kids, not a beating but a spanking, that's normalized in our society, it's not seen as bad or as abuse in a lot of circles, but according to research and data, any type of physical confrontation with a child can be extremely damaging to their mental, emotional, and even physical wellbeing. so why do we still tolerate it at all, I think the reason is because it's normalized to the individual carrying out the action, their parents did it to them, and their grandparents probably did it to their parents, and what they did was probably a lot worse and more severe, probably closer to child abuse today than a spanking by a lot. but when given this info, people still tend to not change their behavior, and I don't think it's because they're abusive or they wanna continue doing abuse despite the evidence but because facing the fact that what they're doing to their child is damaging them doesn't just mean addressing their own actions and teachings, but the actions and teachings of their parents, and their grandparents, and so much more of their family and friends. it's restructuring how they view their family and the world they live in. and I think that's a much more common form of abuse, where the abuser doesn't realize that they are hurting that person or they were taught to believe the benefits of it outweigh the negatives. we think of manipulation as deliberate and targeted but not as a cognitive bias we haven't questioned and therefore follow, and yet the end result is the same, using fear and pain to get the desired results you want with a disregard for the health of the individual in question. and this isn't just limited to "physical discipline" but it's true in victim blaming in cases of SA, in gang violence, in mental and emotional abuse and so much more. I don't think that it can't be called manipulation or that it's wrong to do so, but that we need to expand our definition and understanding of it to address it more beneficially. I think that's the true horror of what Silco did, the horror is how common it is in our world and how little we address within society and within ourselves

been waiting for the Arcane Analysis

17 mins of sage's rain is just what I need

Damn, this one was a long time coming. Can't wait for s2

I watch every single one of your videos, other people who make this content doesn't feel the same. I still like other content creators but this my favorite! ❤

False she shoots to protect herself. He instincts are still heightened. She heard her gun and shot in that direction in a line at whatever threat. In the heat of the moment in her breakdown she didnt just go. OH NO VI. she didn't say anything or feel anything. As we all know she is a weapon and she defended herself.

This was beyond amazing. Please do Vi next!

It's called Borderline Personality Disorder. It's a type of dissociation typically caused by deep trauma during childhood.

just came to say this simple intro gave me chills love it

Only ever heard of Jinx, don't know anything about the lore but, here's to the new her🍻

That was the best one yet! You did a good job! 10/10 Who is your favorite character?

You always know what to say about a perfect imperfect character. Your heart, wisdom, and empathy is so once in a lifetime and something everyone should cherish. Do you think you could do a morality analysis of my favorite Jujutsu Kaisen character, Megumi Fushiguro? He's such a relatable character, trying to balance his outlook on bad/good people and he carries such an emotional burden of being a Jujutsu sorcerer trying to reawaken his sister. I also love his bromance with Yuji. Even though he acts annoyed by Yuji's knucklehead antics, Fushiguro is still willing to do anything for his only friend.

This was so heartbreaking

I would love a video like this on Kabuto Yakushi

Arcane is tragic. I love it. Mr. Sage, can you make a cyberpunk edgerunners video? It's a great show and I think you'll get a few vids out of it

goosebumps

Man when is season 2 gonna come out!?

Hm, once again, you covered this very well, i wonder what will be next for Jinx, what do you think? Hm, also, would it be possible for you to do a Video about Annie at some point?

Thank you for this video. I am still trying to figure out Jinx 2 years after the show and this video was by far the most helpful. The point that Jinx still loves Vi but is independent from her is a really good point. With this video I feel like I can almost understand Jinx fully.

Please do a video on Tommy Shelby from the show peaky blinders

When watching Arcane(having never played League of Legends) I always thought that Jinx would probably get along very well with Rampage from Beast Wars.

Man i just love listening to your voice and philosophy Now i want to hear your opinion on a recent popular quote from Vinland saga "I Have No Enemies"

Hey i love your videos i know you did some Xman videos in the past but i was wondering if youd ever do one about cyclops or nightcrawler they are my facrite charcters i'd love to see it

Any confirmation for when we are getting season 2?

Heh, her real name is Powder? That's pretty on the nose for an explosive specialist :p

Please do a video about John Wick.

Your voice gives me chills, man :)

shes so me

Is this series still going? Never watched it, but what I heard it's pretty good

Dangit, Sage, DO YOU READ MY MIND!? I just got interested again in Arcane at random and became near obsessed with Jinx and then you drop this video! Still, made my day, the more I learn about this crazy gal, the better. (and the more I urge for s2) (and to give that traumatized thing a hug, she needs it)

I would love to have a Sinbad from magi analysis. Please, would love to hear your opinions @sagerain

She’s SUCH an interesting character to watch

You should do a video on David from cyber punk edge runners

how do you come up with your character analysis videos

Her story is so tragic 😢.

I really do not like how Jinx plays into the trope of "people with mental illnesses are violent". I mean, they handle it more responsibly than other media, but they still do the trope.

I think vi could’ve made it so she didn’t have to kill Caitlyn but also got jinx to flee with her by changing the image jinx had of her. Vi could’ve made Caitlyn out to be a nobody like they were up in her world. Someone who was just trying to be useful and work their way up, not a person worth killing. Telling her she would embrace “jinx” so long as she worked on not being a killer like the machine silko was trying to create

@1:09 When did Claggor constantly complain about powders usefulness?

will vi have a moment to choose jinx or Caitlyn

Black lagoon

Hi sage's rain I love your character analysis and all your videos and I especially loved the video that you made about Naruto's female characters and how the writer failed them and as a big Naruto and anime fan in general I have mixed feelings with the female characters and their representation in anime because most of the female characters in anime are poorly written, fan service, simping and motivation around boys, overpower them and being a love interest and there are just few female characters who are well written. So I have a request, can you please make a video about the female characters in animes and also the representation of female characters in different type of animes that you have seen and which are popular like Attack on Titan, Jujutsu kaisen, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Full Metal Alchemist and more. Also can you talk about what makes a female character or a character itself strong because most of the time when anyone talks about a female character being strong alot of them think about physically strong but sometimes I feel like being physically strong is good but when a character is not strong by their personality it's just make them boring and somewhat unrelatable, it doesn't make them compelling characters and in the end they come into the category of a Mary Sue characters and just only exist in the story to be strong by physically not by personality and in action animes they just exist in this particular series without having any strong motive to even be in the series or even fight and often it makes them in my opinion boring and unlikeable that there is nothing to tell about them in the story. If you like my idea can you please make a video about this topic and also can you mention those female characters who are well written that deserve a lot attention and also can you tell what is your favourite female characters in anime.

song @ 9:09 ?? i can’t find it😭

Hey man where did you get this level of behaviour reading skills ... I ve read people for over 2 3 years and i m still not even close to your first appearance on yt

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Can u do a code geass videos

man i have the likeing to chacter like this. chacter who want to prove themsevles at their core. i wrote this more than once.

Love Jinx never thought she was a real villain like everyone would say she is but also not quite a hero she's just jinx u know

Jinx. Tragedy. Regret. She's a good character because the show makes her good. The game doesn't do enough to characterize the "heros"

Jinx is hot

shes weirdly relatable and understandable she jsut wanted family killed he rold one and th eonly one who wanted her was a evil mastermind crimeboss

bullcrap.