Who is Corin Reveck? Arcane Season 2 confirms major fan theory with new character

An exciting fan theory has been confirmed in Arcane Season 2 Part 2 when we hear the name “Dr. Reveck.” But who is Corin Reveck in the League of Legends games and what is he like in the series?

It’s no secret that Riot Games has changed elements of the rich LoL lore to Arcane. It’s one of the reasons the Netflix show is so effective, appealing to fans and newcomers alike with its impeccable storytelling and character development.

Jinx’s origin story is given far more depth in Arcane, giving rise to her chaotic villain arc. Another example is Viktor, who has been reimagined as a brilliant but tragic figure who struggles with the moral complexities of his work in Hextech.

This creativity is on full display in Arcane Season 2 Episode 5, where we discover that a League of Legends champion has been fused with Corin Reveck’s backstory. Warning: spoilers ahead!

Who is Corin Reveck?

In League of Legends games, Corin Reveck is best known as the talented Piltover artist and father of Orianna, whom he helped transform into The Lady of Clockwork.

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Corin first began training Orianna in her trade of masterful prosthetics, and she flourished in the art of invention and design. However, he was also fiercely protective of her.

Orianna would explore the world outside the safe streets of Piltover and help victims in Zaun’s undercity. After a toxic gas leak, Orianna sneaked out of her home and ended up giving her mask to a child, causing irreparable damage to her lungs.

Driven by desperation, Corin embarked on a relentless mission to save her daughter, gradually transforming her into an automated being, beginning by equipping her with clockwork lungs.

At first it seemed to do the trick, but over time the poison spread through her body, with Corin replacing every organ with machines until eventually only her human heart remained.

Over time, Orianna became more detached from the person she used to be. Then Corin got sick and they couldn’t raise the money to save him.

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She ended up making the ultimate sacrifice by giving her father the only remaining human element in her body: her heart.

Orianna secretly drugged Corin and performed the transplant, replacing her heart with The Ball – a clockwork containing a Hextech crystal.

During this time, Orianna accepted her new identity as The Lady of Clockwork and left at night to follow her destiny. When Corin awoke, he found that his daughter had disappeared, leaving him a golden dancer to remember her by.

In the League of Legends games, Corin has vowed to save whatever money he can earn to return to Piltover and find his daughter.

Arcane Season 2 Episode 5 confirms that Singed is Dr Reveck

For some time it has been a theory that Zaunite scientist and Shimmer creator Singed, also known as the Doctor, is actually Corin Reveck. This has now finally been confirmed in Arcane Season 2 Episode 5, ‘Blisters and Bedrock’.

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There have been plenty of hints along the way. First, the pocket watch that Singed carries around fits into Corin’s profession. In Season 1, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the image of the girl inside the clock looks a lot like Orianna.

There is also the motif. We know from the first chapter that Singed produced the Shimmer, and it’s the same in League of Legends. But in the games, Singed is evil, just because.

Arcane is fundamentally about fleshing out his powerful characters and giving them layered origin stories, so merging his history with Corin’s allows the writers to give him a motive. In the end, he is still wrong for everything he does, but he is driven by the desire to save his daughter.

The reveal comes after the events of Season 2, Episode 4, when Singed finally unleashes his monstrous creation, Warwick (who, it turns out, has been made using Vander’s body).

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After Jinx frees a gang of Zaunite prisoners from Piltover’s prison cells, Warwick attacks her. But when he goes in for the kill, she inadvertently triggers Vander’s memories and he runs away.

In Episode 5, Caitlyn and Ambessa will have answers. They eventually agree to treat Singed as a valued advisor if he can lead them to Warwick. He takes them to his workshop to use his mad alchemy to locate the beast.

As Singed takes her seat, Caitlyn has a realization. “My family’s archives have shed light on many of the mysteries of this city. Such a mystery caught my attention,” she says.

“The strange dismissal of a revered academic alchemist. Unmatched by all accounts and no mention of his crime. This led to another missing piece of the puzzle: who invented the Shimmer? We have our answer now, don’t we Dr. Reveck? You’re a monster .”

Singed explains his reason for everything he has done, further demonstrating that he is indeed Arcane’s version of Corin Reveck. “Why does anyone commit acts that others consider unspeakable? For love,” he says.

Singed Reveck’s pocket watch is also a key

In Arcane, Singed/Reveck’s pocket watch is multi-functional. While talking to Caitlyn and Ambessa, he reveals The watch is also secretly a key, one that opens a secret room with his daughter, Orianna.

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However, she has not transformed into The Lady of Clockwork yet. Instead, she is kept alive in a pod attached to all kinds of chemical pumps.

“Maybe you would have been friends in another life,” he says, setting the watch aside to reveal a picture of Orianna when she was still alive. “All I’ve done is heal her.”

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His sick experiments and the creation of Warwick were all just to try to save his daughter. “I think the beast may hold the final key,” he says. When Ambessa asks what he is trying to cure, Singed/Reveck replies, “Death.”

In other words, he’s trying to figure out the recipe for immortality. “Imagine a world that no longer has to fear it,” he says. The question remains: will his obsession save or destroy what remains of his humanity?

We’ll have to wait and see what happens next when Arcane Season 2 Part 3 hits Netflix on November 23rd. While you wait, be sure to check out these other great animated shows, the Season 2 soundtrack, and who “Baby Jinx” Isha is.