<ul><li>Arcane's creators have explained why those councillors died in season 2 episode 1</li><li>The duo say it was 'always planned that way'</li><li>There were never any discussions about killing off other Piltover council members</li><li>Jinx's attack ends any hopes of Zaun being an independent state</li><li>Projectile killed three Piltovan council members including Caitlyn's mom and Jayce's patron.</li><li>Christian Linke and Alex Yee discussed the process of determining which characters they were going to kill off.</li><li>Linke, said that it was always planned for that trio (Cassandra, Theiras & Toman) to die,</li><li>Meanwhile, Jinx's attack forced Jayce's hand with what happens with Viktor and how Jayce uses the Hexcore to save his life.</li><li>It was never the plan for Arcane, to run for five seasons.</li><li>You can expect more exclusives from the chat with Linke and Yee in the days and weeks ahead.</li></ul>

After Arcane season 1 ended on a stunning cliff hanger, its creators say it was 'always the plan' for those characters to die in the season 2 premiere

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