My Top 20 Quotes from Arcane | Huzaifa Unjhawala

Arcane is one of those shows that you can pretty much keep rewatching and still discover new things. The visuals are mind-blowing. Just. Look. At. These. WOW! Credits: This Reddit post

The music is top! It has a vibrant, pop-inspired vibe that instantly hooks you in. What makes it even more special is how it evokes vivid imagery from the show. Listening to it feels like being transported back into its world, with scenes and emotions replaying in my mind.

What really makes Arcane special for me however are the quotes. While watching the show I noted a few down, but surely I missed some (I am a distracted individual). So to fill in the gaps, I turned to my trusty AI companions (using Llama 3.3 405B and Gemini Flash 2.0). I fed them the transcripts from all 18 episodes and asked them to extract 100 standout quotes. From that list, I carefully curated my top 20 favorites (absolute favorites first):

“We build our own prisons, bars forged of oaths, codes and commitments, walls of self-doubt and expected limitations. We inhabit these cells, these identities, and call them us.” - [Jinx]
“Sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind.” - [Mel]
“That which inspires us to our greatest good is also the cause for our greatest evil.” - [Viktor]
“Choice is false. It is how we clothe and forgive the baser instincts that spur us to division. Death, war, prejudice. Energy spent only to consume itself.” - [Viktor]
“What is truth, but a survivor’s story?” - [Silco]
“No matter what happened in the past, it is never too late to build something new.” - [Ekko]
“But when every equation was solved… all that remained… were fields of dreamless solitude.” - [Viktor]
“There is no prize to perfection. Only an end to pursuit.” - [Viktor]
“The only way to defeat a superior enemy is to stop at nothing. To become what they fear.” - [Silco]
“People deserve to choose their own fates.” - [Jayce] [Oh the Irony!!!!]
“When you’re going to change the world, don’t ask for permission.” - [Jayce]
“We lost ourselves. Lost our dream. In the pursuit of great, we failed to do good.” - [Viktor]
“It’s what makes you different that makes you strong.” - [Vi]
“Desperation is the doorway to oblivion, child.” - [Ambessa]
“Why is peace always the justification for violence?” - [Caitlyn]
“You were never broken, Viktor. There is beauty in imperfections.” - [Jayce]
“Or maybe I underestimated you. Maybe you have the strength I do not. To forgive and trust in tomorrow.” - [Ambessa]
“You may read about the war in Piltover. But history is made palatably abstract. For its truth… the agony of every sacrifice… the exaltation of every triumph… is more than one should bear.” - [Caitlyn]
“You see, power, real power doesn’t come to those who were born strongest, or fastest, or smartest. No. It comes to those who will do anything to achieve it.” - [Silco]
“When people look up to you, you don’t get to be selfish.” - [Vander]

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