Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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In Act 3 of Arcane, there's an arc where Silco might lose his position of leadership in the undercity. The Chem Barons are dissatisfied with the way he is running things, and Finn wants to oust him.

He approaches Sevika about joining him as an ally, and this leads to a scene where Sevika, Finn and Silco are all around Silco's desk, and it's not clear whose side Sevika is on as she draws her knife.

Then Silco starts talking about loyalty, and this struck be as odd, because we've seen that Sevika isn't the most loyal person - she sided with Silco against Vander in Act 1. It got me thinking - what were the differences between Vander and Silco, that led to Sevika being loyal to one and not the other?

Other Arcane video essays:
- Loyalty and Leadership in Netflix's Arcane: youtu.be/hapflnWC0aA
- Watching Netflix's Arcane as a Big Sister: youtu.be/Qc0eVSnKU9U
- How Arcane Masters Tragedy: youtu.be/4Jkf2622v5w

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