In a blink and you’ll miss it, the Arcane Season 2 Part 2 the preview shows Mel trapped in a Black Rose prison. As she tries to run, thorny stems twist and engulf her, before one grows into a limb and pulls her back.

What we know for sure is that we will learn more about this shadowy organization. But it could also pave the way for the introduction of League of Legends champion LeBlanc.

As the matron of the Black Rose, this would make a lot of sense. Additionally, LeBlanc possesses the ability to shapeshift and can appear in multiple places at once, which could mean she took Amara’s form to visit Ambessa in Episode 3.

This would also give her the power to watch over Mel, while stopping Ambessa’s plans to use Hextech and lead Piltover to war.

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LeBlanc has shapeshifting abilities

This is not the first time LeBlanc’s name has appeared Arcana Season 2 discussions. When the trailer dropped, eagle-eyed fans noticed a shape-shifting figure with golden markings under his eye that appear to mimic LeBlanc’s.

What makes the Champion so frightening is not only her manipulative nature, but also her ability to control reality itself, causing chaos from the shadows. She is secretive and elusive, making her a threat in the physical realm.

Whether LeBlanc is actually pulling the strings or Black Rose is simply working as an entity, whatever has the power to make Ambessa shake in her boots has got be terrifying.

LeBlanc could set the stage for future League of Legends stories

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This character has not yet been revealed in Arcane Season 2

There’s another reason we could see LeBlanc show up at the end of Arcane Season 2: it would be the perfect way to set up the future League of Legends series as Riot Games expands. their TV universe.

Obviously, the co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee I can’t reveal what story they’ll tackle next, but they’ve talked about making the next story a continuation of Arcane.

In conversation with Dexerto, Linke explained: “Right now we are exploring different stories. We want to focus on different characters, different regions, and really understand how to tell war stories. Lots of balloons in the air.

Yee added: “Looking at Arcane, it’s the first region we tell stories about. But for Christian and I, we’ve been telling stories in this world for a long time.