Becoming What we Hate

One day, years after declaring your ideals and sticking staunch to them, you look back and realize how far off the path you are, how much you've changed, and how little you realized it. How do we become what we hate? And what is the fear of changing?

Arcane, the hit animation based on Riot Games' League of Legends, took the internet by storm with its depictions of popular characters like Vi, Jinx, Jayce, as well as new additions like Vander and Silco to round out the story. Arcane weaves all of these stories into one, creating an all around generational conflict between those who made the world like Heimerdinger and Vander, and the one who want to make a new one like Silco, Vi, and Jayce. Specifically, I want this video essay to analyze the story of Jayce Talos today, as discussion of his character can provide a look at one of my greatest fears; changing into someone I hate. Jayce, the creator of Hextech with Viktor, goes from an idealistic young scientist, to a weak, ineffective politician, like everything he disliked about his mentor Heimerdinger. With such a large difference, we have to ask how did it happen? That's the goal of this video essay's analysis of Jayce; how did he change, how do those factors connect, who caused them, and how can we avoid personal downfall? Let's discuss how we become what we hate, and the fear of changing.

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0:00 Introduction
1:44 Mel Medarda
6:18 Jayce Talos
11:31 Pressure
18:30 Power
22:55 Pleasure
32:44 Realization