Riot reveals TFT Into the Arcane cinematic featuring Amara, the Black Rose, and more

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Part 1 of the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic is now available. It includes some Arcane Season 2 Easter eggs!

Riot Games has posted the first part of the Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Into the Arcane launch cinematic. Let's go over this TFT Into the Arcane cinematic and its slew of Arcane references!

Vi in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)
Vi in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)

TFT Into the Arcane cinematic

Titled "Nightmare on Reroll Street: Part 1," the TFT Into the Arcane launch cinematic features Pengu and friends walking down a street and chatting about different characters such as Vi, Renni, Silco, Ekko, Vander, Smeech, and Jinx from the Netflix television series.

Renni and Silco (Image via Riot Games)
Renni and Silco (Image via Riot Games)

Who is Amara in Arcane?

As they enter a house, Amara from Arcane chuckles ominously. In the television series, Amara is one of Piltover's influential merchants. However, she met her demise at the hands of Ambessa.

Amara from Arcane is in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)
Amara from Arcane is in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)

Once everyone's inside, they sit on a couch and proceed to watch Arcane. The start of Imagine Dragons' "Enemy," which is Arcane's theme song, can be heard briefly. The scene quickly shifts as Amara appears on the television screen and uses her powers to take them into the Arcane universe. Since Amara is from the Black Rose organization, the transition features roses and chains that look like thorns.

The Black Rose is an organization led by Noxian aristocracy (Image via Riot Games)
The Black Rose is an organization led by Noxian aristocracy (Image via Riot Games)

Pengu witnesses Jinx and Vi duke it out against each other as Vander watches sadly in the background. Meanwhile Sevika is seen with her new arm — gifted to her by Jinx in Arcane Season 2. In TFT, Sevika's arm makes her a deadly Chem-Baron as she can randomly rotate between mods and abilities.

Vi and Vander (Image via Riot Games)
Vi and Vander (Image via Riot Games)

TFT Nightmare on Reroll Street Part 1 explained

Later, Silco fidgets with his lighter as Singed places one of Pengu's friends into a glass case for Shimmer experiments. A face-off then happens between Jayce and Renni, which is a reference to Arcane Season 2 Act 2.

Renni from Arcane Season 2 in TFT Nightmare on Reroll Street: Part 1  (Image via Riot Games)
Renni from Arcane Season 2 in TFT Nightmare on Reroll Street: Part 1 (Image via Riot Games)

Ekko then gets the spotlight in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic before the powers of the Black Rose appear again. We hear Arcane Season 2's “To Ashes and Blood” song by Woodkid before everyone tries to escape. To add to the horror, Smeech chases after them.

Smeech in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)
Smeech in the TFT Into the Arcane cinematic (Image via Riot Games)

That's all for TFT Into the Arcane Nightmare on Reroll Street: Part 1. Will Pengu and friends manage to escape? Only Part 2 will reveal that answer.

In the meantime, stick around on esports.gg for more TFT and Arcane news and updates!