The Psychology of Arcane: Vi (Why Expressing With Words is Vital!)— Therapist Reacts!

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  @alfonczarnowski971 · 4 years ago

  In the height of Arcane&apos;s release, there was an in-game event where you could read about Vi&apos;s time in prison through the reports of guards. For the first few years in prison, Vi would beat people to a pulp in order to get information about powder, but she never got any information. And when I say she beat people, I mean like in some cases beating them until their face was unrecognizable. Eventually though, after years of trying, she gave up and stopped trying to get information about powder.<br><br>Also I agree that Vi was more than a sister to Jinx, she was really the only sort of mother figure in her life, which makes it even worse to be abandoned by.

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• JO

  @Jolt_of_Justice · 4 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Vi is really straight and direct&quot;<br><br>Well she&apos;s direct.<br>(Nice vids btw)

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  @TheEyeofTerror · 4 years ago

  &quot;Then a real monster came, and I just ran away.&quot; This line to me is one of Vis most important because it tells you how she&apos;s come to see everything. Now we can safely say that monster is Silco and we know that Vi did not run away she got snatched by Marcus, but Vi sees everything in fight or flight so in her mind she didn&apos;t fight she ran away.

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• BA

  @batmanvsjoker7725 · 2 years ago

  Here&apos;s another thing: Vi spent YEARS alone. As bad as Powder&apos;s trauma was, at least she still had one person who loved and supported her, even if it was far from healthy. Vi literally had no one. She spent her last years in jail, being beaten by guards, carrying the haunting thought and trauma of losing your second family and being responsible for it WITHOUT anyone to comfort her or show her some sign of affection. I&apos;m honestly amazed how it was Powder who broke first and not Vi.

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• PE

  @pengu6451 · 4 years ago

  thank you so much for this video! i&apos;ve been waiting for someone to talk about Vi&apos;s trauma as she is my favorite character and since she is older, people kind of over look it because of Powder/Jinx&apos;s trauma

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  @1977Yakko · 4 years ago

  With Vander as her inspiration, it&apos;s easy to see why Vi became so &quot;punchy&quot; though Vander did mellow and become more diplomatic when he took on the responsibility of looking out for the welfare of the kids. &nbsp;In spite of that, it seems Vi subconsciously retained that initial encounter of seeing Vander as a fighter and not the diplomat he became.

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  @havocsheart · 4 years ago

  One of my favorite moments from Vi is actually at the bar fight near the end. She punches the floor and cries out in absolute anguish. She fought Sevika and won. <br><br>And it changes nothing. <br><br>She only did this action for personal satisfaction and she knows in that moment that she did. She&apos;s lost or walked away from all her allies and is doing exactly what Vander was trying to warn her against on the bridge.

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• RU

  @rustygear447 · 4 years ago

  Vi doesn&apos;t get enough credit. She&apos;s a great sister, and leader.

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• JO

  @josegash9378 · 4 years ago

  Vi has been my comfort character since arcane was released, i have got anxiety and depression since a few years and see Vi through so much and protectong everithing that she cares about have helped me a lot. Thanks for the video :D

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  @Greenteajohn · 4 years ago

  My boyfriend is very similar to Vi, he&apos;s been into really traumatic experiences. This video helped me to understand him a lot more. Thank you! I&apos;ll be showing this video to him, hopefully he can understand himself better.

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• LE

  @LegionofStorm · 4 years ago

  YEESSSS! I look forward to these Arcane reviews almost as much as when the show was still releasing. Vi is easily one of my favorite animated characters in recent years. She’s so resolute, strong, and caring yet still has her own flaws that make a great character.

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  @rustygear447 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Vi isn&apos;t as rash or impulsive as people make it out to be. She knows when to retreat and when to talk it out. She&apos;s just very good at fighting, so there are a lot of things she can solve with fighting. She did run from Silco when she was injured. Early on, she didn&apos;t try to fight the enforcers - she went into hiding and eventually attempted to give herself up. Going back to Piltover with Cait, she talked to the council and Jayce. She&apos;s very gentle with Jinx and refused to fight even knowing how bad she&apos;s become. Vi only fight with Silco&apos;s people because she has to - it&apos;s the only thing that works, but when she can she does prefer non violent solutions.

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