Why Arcane Season 2’s most heartbreaking episode is dedicated “Juliette”

Since Arcane Season 2 Act 3 landed on Netflix, there’s been a busy discussion online. While it concludes the League of Legends show’s story, one question is more difficult to answer: who is “Juliette” in the dedication?

It’s hard to believe the end has been and gone. When the first chapter of Arcane arrived back in 2021, it quickly became one of the most acclaimed animated series in history thanks to Riot Games and Fortiche’s masterful storytelling and groundbreaking animation. 

One of its biggest strengths is how it ties in the League of Legends lore while establishing an accessible story for players and newbies alike, breaking the barriers of what video game adaptations could achieve. 

And Arcane Season 2 lives up to its reputation, with Episode 7 proving to be particularly heartbreaking, showing a world in which Jinx is still Powder, Vander survived, Vi died, and Ekko and Powder are in love. It goes without saying that it took a lot of people to make the show what it is today, but was one of those people “Juliette”?

Who might Arcane Season 2’s Juliette dedication be?

At the very end of Arcane Season 2’s Episode 7, before the closing credits, text across the screen reads, “For Juliette with Love.” Although it’s not been confirmed who Juliette is, it’s assumed this is referring to Juliette Dominguez, the late Fortiche artist who worked on Season 1. 

Netflix

This is the most likely explanation as the third episode of the Arcane docu-series, Bridging the Rift, also features a dedication that states, “In loving memory of Fortiche character FX artist, Juliette Dominguez.”

Little is known about Juliette other than her credits working as an animator on Arcane’s first chapter. Her official LinkedIn page states she worked for Fortiche, but her last post on social media was in 2021. 

The homage to Juliette Dominguez in Arcane Season 2 serves as a reminder of the people behind the show whose contributions make it so special. 

Before the Bridging the Rift revelation, Arcane fans speculated that the dedication could be for one of the cast or crew member’s children.

Viewers took to social media asking what it could mean, with one writing on Reddit, “Aside from the episode, who is ‘Juliette’? Fortiche tributed them in the credits.”

Another asked on X/Twitter, “Who is Juliette that we pay homage to at the end of Episode 7 of Arcane?” A third added, “Next episode of Arcane being dedicated to Juliette with love.”

Arcane Season 2 is streaming on Netflix now in its entirety. You can also read about if Jayce is really dead, how Heimerdinger might still be alive, and why Arcane Season 3 will never happen.