Arcane Season 2: Is Vander (Warwick) Really Dead?

Arcane Season 2 was the most anticipated animated project of 2024, and that’s thanks to the build-up Riot did with an incredible finale of Season 1. One of the biggest build-ups was for the arrival of the bloodthirsty monster Warwick from League of Legends in the story. Arcane Season 2 Act 2 gave us goosebumps with the sequence where Warwick opened his eyes after Singed dropped his blood on the streets.

Warwick then arrives and recognizes Powder and Vi, but then, at the end of Arcane Season 2 Act 2 , we see Isha shooting at Warwick, causing an explosion with Jinx’s upgraded Hextech-powered gun. So, is Vander aka Warwick dead in Arcane? Here’s the answer that might intrigue you.

Is Vander’s Warwick Dead in Arcane?

Vander aka Warwick’s fate in Arcane is uncertain at the time of writing this article, but it’s safe to assume that he is alive. Isha causes a blast by firing Jinx’s gun that has three hextech crystals, so even though our little girl might have died, Warwick will indeed survive.

Singed, who created the monster, revealed to Caitlyn and Ambessa that Warwick’s regenerative abilities can bring a dead person to life, so how can he die with a mere blast? All that amazing build-up for nothing? Well, I don’t think so.

Following Vander’s death in Arcane Season 1, there were several speculations and fan theories on how the character would make a comeback in the TV show. When the first look of Warwick surfaced online, fans started discussing how this monstrous creature could be Vander.

In the ninth episode of Arcane Season 1, Singed (aka Dr Corin Reveck) took Vander’s body, which gave us several reasons to speculate. Now that the pivotal character has re-entered the picture, it would make no sense if he gets killed instantly – that too by a character who was just introduced.

Warwick will surely return, but not in his Vander avatar. He will be as deadly as he was in the final moments of Act 2 of the second season. Viktor almost finds Vander inside that beast, but the Machine Herald’s death at the hands of Jayce causes Vander to lose control, sinking to the depths within and being devoured by the monster.

For now, let’s just say that Vander is lost within that beast, and all that remains is the bloodthirsty Warwick. However, that doesn’t mean that Vander can’t return to the TV series. Vander recognized Powder and Vi before without any help from Viktor.

So, that might again happen in the final act, but the beast will claim several innocent lives before Vander takes back control of the body.