An exciting fan theory has been confirmed in Arcane season 2 part 2when 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 traded elements from the rich LoL lore for Secret. That’s one of the reasons the Netflix series is so effective, appealing to fans and newcomers alike with its impeccable storytelling and character development.

Jinx’s origin story is given much more depth in Arcane, giving rise to her chaotic villain arc. Another example is Viktor, who has been reimagined as a brilliant yet 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 the champion has been merged with Corin Reveck’s background. 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 initially began training Orianna in her craft of master prosthetics, and she flourished in the art of invention and design. But he was also fiercely protective of her.

Orianna wanted to explore the world beyond 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 irreversible damage to her lungs.

Driven by desperation, Corin set out on a relentless mission to save her daughter and gradually transformed her into an automated being, beginning by supplying 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 sedated Corin and performed the transplant, replacing his heart with The Ball—a clockwork containing a Hextech crystal.

During this time, Orianna accepted her new identity as The Lady of Clockwork and set out into the 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 there have been theories that Zaunite scientist and Shimmer creator Singed, aka 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 many tips along the way. First, the pocket watch that Singed carries around fits Corin’s profession. In Season 1, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the image of the girl inside the watch closely resembles Orianna.

There is also the motive. 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 concretizing one’s powerful characters and give them layered origin stories, so fusing his story 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 revelation comes after the events of Season 2 Episode 4, when Singed finally unleashes his monstrous creation, Warwick (who, it turns out, has been made with Vander’s body).

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After Jinx frees a bunch 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 want 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 an insight. “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. Outstanding by all accounts and no mention of his crimes. This led to another missing piece of the puzzle: who invented the Shimmer? We have our answer now, right Dr. Reveck? You’re a monster.”

Singed explains his reason for everything he has done, further revealing that he is actually 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. Talking to Caitlyn and Ambessa, he reveals the watch is also secretly a key, one that opens a secret room containing his daughter, Orianna.

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However, she hasn’t turned into The Lady of Clockwork yet. Instead, she is kept alive in a tub connected to all kinds of chemical pumps.

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

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His sick experiment and the creation of Warwick was just to try and 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 is released Netflix on 23 November. Be sure to check out while you wait these other great animated showsthe Season 2 soundtrackand who “Baby Jinx” Isha is.