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Warning ! This article contains major spoilers for Arcane time of year 2 , Act II .

Arcaneseason 2 , Act II present a very dissimilar version of Jayce , beg the question of what happened to him . Throughout the bulk of the show , Jayce ’s tale has centered around the development ofArcane ’s Hextech . Jayce and Viktor drop a lot of time develop Hextech , with the show exploring how it affect the metropolis of Piltover and Zaun . By the sentence ofArcaneseason 1 ’s termination , Jayce ’s Hextech was weaponized against him by Jinx , set the level for his report in time of year 2 .

InArcaneseason 2 , Jayce discovers many new element about Hextech : not only does it giveViktor ’s organic structure unexampled powers inArcane , but Jayce also discovers that the Hextech core is fluid . Alongside Heimerdinger and Ekko , two ofArcane ’s otherLeague of Legends - based fictitious character , Jayce disappear in a psychedelic sequence once he get into the Hextech core bury deep below land . InArcaneseason 2 , Act II , Jayce re - emerges , only with a drastically altered appearance , personality , and the promise of sorry forces working through him .

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Jayce Disappeared In The Hextech Core, Transforming Him

Jayce’s Transformation Makes For A Fascinating New Character Design

At the terminal ofArcaneseason 2 , episode 5 , Jayce is shown go forth from the Hextech Core only to be confronted by Councilor Salo , who has latterly been healed thanks to Viktor ’s raw office . Jayce looks notably different in way both subtle and obvious . touch the latter , Jayce ’s appearance is notably more rugged ; his clothes are tear up and unsporting , and his hair and beard have grown out . Beyond that , though , there are several raw interesting transformations concerning Jayce ’s lineament design .

Jayce ’s left forearm is shown at various points throughoutArcaneseason 2 , Act II , revealing that he has a blue Hextech gem imbed in his skin …

One of the more insidious change that is perhaps the most challenging involves a Hextech precious stone . Jayce ’s left forearm is shown at various points throughoutArcaneseason 2 , Act II , break that he has a blue Hextech gem embedded in his tegument . What this is for or what purpose it served during Jayce ’s disappearance is unreadable , but it stay an interesting whodunit afterArcaneseason 2 , Act I ’s ending cliffhanger .

An image of rugged Jayce from Arcane season 2 (2024) next to an image of normal Jayce from Arcane season 1 (2021)

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Arcane time of year 2 , routine 1 takes the show ’s Hero on another emotional rollercoaster - while the true index of the Arcane threatens to destroy Piltover .

Another famous conflict is that Jayce ’s left leg is supported by a with child mechanically skillful brace . Again , like the Hextech jewel , it is unclear how Jayce hurt his wooden leg or who fitted him with the twain . Beyond these elements , Jayce ’s hammer also looks very different . The design is much more antediluvian than it was , likely as it has been blended with the Arcane element of wherever Jayce end up after he disappear .

Jayce’s Time In The Hextech Core Led To Him Viewing It (& Viktor) As A Curse

As revealed inArcaneseason 2 , Act II , Jayce ’s physical appearance was not the only thing that underwent a translation during his disappearance . Jayce emerges from the Hextech substance a much different person than he was when he entered , set the stage for his last electric arc inArcaneseason 2 ’s ending . Overall , Jayce is portray as being much less patient , warm to ira , and more erratic inArcaneseason 2 , Act II . However , his biggest personality change links to his perception of Hextech and Viktor .

InArcaneseason 2 , episode 5 , Jayce express to Salo - and thus Viktor who can speak through the councilor - that Hextech is a curse . He tell that they want to terminate Hextech forever before Salo attempt to forget . Given his newfangled erratic , rageful nature , Jayce states that he is sorry before kill Salo with his power hammer . Jayce did so as Salo has been intermingle with Hextech due to Viktor ’s might , leading Jayce to attempt out his former friend . InArcaneseason 2 , episode 6 ’s end , Jayce burgeon forth Viktor with his hammer - canon and seemingly destroys the latter ’s Hextech power completely .

Arcane Season 2 Hints At Something Else Working Through Jayce

Jayce’s Time In The Hextech Core Will Answer Everything

go intoArcaneseason 2 , Act III , the question of what happened to Jayce is perhaps the most urgent of them all . The rationality for this is Jayce ’s drastic change in personality , complete with his commitment to kill Viktor and destroying his former workfellow ’s Hextech - based community . Undoubtedly , the solvent to the enquiry of what go on to Jayce links to his unobserved time in the Hextech core , as well as the hints ply by Viktor that connote something , or someone , else is ordain its will through Jayce .

What became of Heimerdinger and Ekko is another major inquiry Arcane time of year 2 , Act III has to resolve as the two went missing with Jayce , yet did not come forth with him .

The beginning ofArcaneseason 2 , episode 6 look Viktor inside his Hextech - powered mind mouth to the manifestation of Skye . Viktor states"That is n’t Jayce . But there is another will at work within him . “What on the dot this will is and who it belongs to remains to be seen , but this solution is certainly the most compelling whodunit thatArcaneAct III has to reveal . The ending ofArcaneseason 2 , instalment 6 sets up the show for an volatile conclusion , in all likelihood center altogether around Jayce , his fade , his connection to Hextech , and the mysterious violence using Jayce as a host .

Jayce standing in the Hextech Core after his transformation in Arcane Season 2 Act II (2024)

Set in the League of Legends universe, Arcane focuses on sisters Violet and Powder (later Jinx) as they end up on opposite sides of a growing conflict between the wealthy utopia of Piltover and its dark undercity whose citizens wish to break away from their oppressors. Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, and Kevin Alejandro star in this animated adventure.

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Set in the League of Legends universe , Arcane focuses on sister Violet and Powder ( later whammy ) as they end up on polar side of meat of a growing battle between the wealthy Sion of Piltover and its benighted undercity whose citizens bid to break away from their oppressors . Hailee Steinfeld , Ella Purnell , and Kevin Alejandro champion in this recreate dangerous undertaking .

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Jayce staring at Viktor’s Hextech house in Arcane Season 2 (2024)

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