Vincent Van Gough ( Mar 30, 1853 - Jul 29, 1890)
Colonel Sanders ( Sep 9, 1890 - Dec 16, 1980)
Colonel Sanders was born just 42 days after Vincent Van Gough’s death. With 31 of those days taking up the entire calendar month of August.
I’m a lifelong gamer and had always heard good things about the Mass Effect trilogy but never got around to it. Recently, I finished the entire trilogy through the Legendary Edition for the very first time.
As a former child who lived in a troubled household and then grew up to become a heavily tattooed adult. I deeply connected with Jack’s character. It was very much like talking to a younger version of myself. She is by far my favorite character in the series.
So what better way for me to honor the franchise and my first playthrough? Cheers Jack.
So fuck you, and thanks for reading.
Yeah, I know they are essentially mortal enemies and would come to blows pretty fast. But lowkey, one of my favorite scenes is the brief moment where Silco and Vi talk to one another just before Jinx lights the flare.
It’s the only time in the entire series where Silco and V actually have direct dialogue between each other.
I also think it’s quite fascinating how Silco projects all of his insecurities and past traumas about Vander onto Vi. There’s a really interesting dynamic here between Silco and Vi.
If you take Season 2 into account. The lost potential becomes even more apparent because Silco literally knew Vi’s mother. So these two should have a lot to say to each other.
It’s a shame that we saw so little of them interacting.
Lately I’ve been reading fanfics about Silco adopting Vi as well and it’s a really underrated dynamic from the series that’s slept on.
Ambessa was an interesting character and a good villain. But is she one of the greatest fictional villains in media? I think not.
Silco still holds the crown of being Arcane’s best antagonist.
Six Seasons and one movie later; my mind always drifts back to this one moment.
Something about the way Cillian expresses his eyes here. It’s like Tommy wants to love again and be a normal person. But deep down he knows he’s already dead inside.
I remember my initial reaction to Silco when first watching Arcane.
At first I thought he was a cliché cartoon villain. I even remember comparing him unfavorably to Firelord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Dismissing Silco as a stereotypically evil character that the protagonists needed to collectively defeat.
Holy fuck was I wrong.
His arc is so subtle and beautifully done. Across the show Silco slowly discovers what’s left of his humanity through his relationship with Jinx.
My perception of him went from an irredeemable, mustache twirling villain; complete with an underground lair. To a tragic, revolutionary figure whose soul was poisoned by betrayal.
His final words “Don’t cry, you’re perfect” are his way of telling Jinx “You’re my daughter and I love you just the way you are.”
Silco is the best villain in television history. For me he’s right up there with Darth Vader in terms of iconic villains.