Caitlyn/Arcane (2024)

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“	"Begs the question, young Kiramman. What are you shooting for?"
	— Grayson to Caitlyn, Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy

Caitlyn Kiramman is a scion of the Kiramman Clan, one of the ruling houses of Piltover. Eager to see the world for herself and disdainful of the traditional elitist lifestyle that her parents had raised her in, Caitlyn joined the Enforcers as a young woman to make a name for herself. When Marcus, the Sheriff of the Enforcers, and her parents-for very different reasons-started blocking her efforts to further investigate an undercity conspiracy, Caitlyn set off on her own to find answers, only to get much more than she bargained for.

Background[]

Early Life[]

“	"I'm a misfit too, I suppose."
	— Caitlyn to Jayce, Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved

Born into the wealthy Kiramman family, Caitlyn always felt that her parents, especially her mother, sheltered her, thus hindering her personal growth in their hopes of protecting her and convincing her to follow in her footsteps to effectively carry on their family name.^[3][4][5]

Caitlyn grew to become a very skilled marksman. Once, she joined a competition in Piltover and won the trophy. She confronted her closest opponent in the competition, the Piltover Police Department Sheriff Grayson, about throwing the competition for her, suspecting that her parents had paid her to do it. Grayson admitted to letting her win only because she felt that the girl deserved it, not because of her parents, then asked her what she was shooting for.^[4]

She also became very close to Jayce Talis, an Academy student that her parents were sponsoring. Caitlyn was with him when his laboratory exploded after a break-in, angering her father about the risk Jayce had apparently put her in. Although Caitlyn and her mother were in agreement to speak in defense of Jayce during his trial, it ultimately still went against his favor, much to Caitlyn's disappointment. After Jayce's expulsion from the Piltover Academy (due to him revealing to the Council of his desires to create magic), the Kirammans who sponsored him shunned him since he became a social embarrassment. Caitlyn's parents forbade Caitlyn of any further interactions with Jayce. This lasted until his successful Hextech experiment, which proved Hextech a viable and revolutionary practice. Jayce's services once again became in demand, after which he regained the Kirammans' favor and was yet again sponsored by them.^[6]

Caitlyn eventually joined the Piltover Police Department and became an enforcer. Through the cases she encountered and her investigations, Caitlyn came to the theory that someone was secretly at the center of all the violence the undercity was involved in. Her investigations on this were never taken seriously, however, because they were being dismissed and unknowingly stonewalled by the Sheriff during her time, Marcus, who was in fact in cahoots with the man she was investigating.^[3][7]

Recent Events[]

(TBA)

Appearance[]

Caitlyn Kiramman is a tall, young Piltovan woman, in her early twenties. She has pale skin, blue eyes, and a slender figure. Caitlyn has shoulder length natural dark blue hair, that is tied up into a ponytail when in Zaun, and neatly brushed and out when in her enforcer uniform. Caitlyn has a mixed Ionian and Piltovan ancestry, the former from her father Tobias Kiramman.

Throughout the series, Caitlyn is depicted wearing a navy-blue and gold enforcers uniform trimmed with leather accessories, sometimes complemented by a matching brimless tall navy blue hat. Her nightwear consists of a mid-thigh-length pale lavender silk nightie with thin straps, knee-length brown shorts and ankle-length white socks with navy-blue accents at the heel. When in Zaun with Vi, Caitlyn wore a leather accented Zaunite street outfit that Vi had stolen for her shortly after they arrived in The Lanes.

As a teenager, Caitlyn was slimmer and paler, and often wore her hair out and neatly brushed. She wore upper class Piltovan attire with navy, white, and gold accents. During the flashback in episode 5, Caitlyn was depicted wearing an earth-toned outfit, for the shooting competition in which she participated with the former (now deceased) Sheriff of Enforcers, Grayson.

Personality[]

Caitlyn at first glance looks innocent, sweet and overprotected—likely due to her being raised in a wealthy, influential family. However, she's actually very compassionate, investigative, determined, and stubborn in the pursuit of her goals despite the disapproval of her family. Caitlyn aims to unveil the hidden, criminal activities plaguing innocent people through her investigations and ultimately wants to put an end to their evil and help the victims of crimes.

After becoming an Enforcer, Caitlyn developed a great sense of duty and responsibility since she wants to be of service to the people. When her mother prevents her from doing necessary police work that can stop Silco's evil activities, she despises it. For example, Caitlyn was upset with her mother because she used her power and influence to limit her work to unexciting, safe guard duty rather that letting her do meaningful police work. Right after Jinx's attack, her parents influenced her superiors to fire her—but Caitlyn was resolute in her responsibility to stop Silco's crimes, and continues investigating even though she was no longer an Enforcer. She also forged commands of her friend Jayce Talis in order to get Vi out of prison so that she can help with her investigation. This illustrates that Caitlyn is willing to break the rules in her pursuit of justice and is a maverick of policing.

Abilities[]

• Deduction Skills: Caitlyn is incredibly observant, noticing the tiniest details, that most would not pay attention to. She uses these skills in solving criminal cases.
• Expert Marksman: Caitlyn is an expert in the use of firearms, especially with shotguns, snipers, and rifles; especially with rifles since it is her favorite weapon.
  • Rifle Proficiency: Like her parents, Caitlyn is skilled with a rifle. She would use one during her investigation in the undercity.

Relations[]

Cassandra Kiramman[]

Cassandra Kiramman expects Caitlyn to be a good example worthy of the Kiramman name. Thus she disapproves of Caitlyn's career path as a Piltover Enforcer as she believes it is not a job befitting her station. Cassandra would use her influence as Councilor to make sure Caitlyn was posted in unexciting, safe guard duty. Furthermore, when Caitlyn almost died in an explosion caused by Jinx, Cassandra used her influence to get her fired from her job. Caitlyn is vexed by her mother preventing her from seeing the real world and would actively avoid her because of it. She also thinks Cassandra is more concerned about the optics of her actions than helping the victims of Silco's criminal activities. Cassandra in turn disapproves of Caitlyn being a misfit that breaks laws to do meaningful police work. Even so, Cassandra cares about her daughter and approves of her service to people despite her disapproval of her methods. When Caitlyn asked her to let her present evidence of Silco's conspiracy to the Piltover Council, Cassandra obliged even though her police work was unsanctioned and could reflect badly on the family. She also encourages Caitlyn to go after Vi when there is trouble in their relationship.

Tobias Kiramman[]

As Caitlyn's father, Tobias Kiramman is very supportive of his daughter and would defend her actions as right, even when his wife doesn't approve. He cares very much about Caitlyn's well-being and is there to use his medical expertise to heal her when she gets hurt on the job. Tobias often plays peacemaker between Caitlyn and her mother, Cassandra, as the two frequently quarrel with each other.

Grayson[]

When Caitlyn was young, Caitlyn competed against Sheriff Grayson in a shooting competition once. Caitlyn won the competition but was unsatisfied with her win because she thought her parents paid Grayson to let her win. Grayson revealed that she let Caitlyn win the competition, not because her parents paid her to, but simply because she felt Caitlyn deserved it. As an enforcer, Grayson believed knowing how to handle her weapon means being able to protect people and be of service to Piltover—and that is trophy enough for her. Grayson then asked Caitlyn, "What are you shooting for?" Presumably this interaction influenced Caitlyn's decision to join the Piltover Enforcers.

Jayce Talis[]

Jayce and Caitlyn have a close friendship. Since her parents were Jayce's sponsors who financially supported him in his researches at the academy, Caitlyn knows him since she was a child and usually helped him with his studio and materials. After the explosion caused by Powder destroyed his studio and revealed his unsanctioned experiments, Jayce was expelled and the Kirammans cut off their support for him. Caitlyn was an advocate of Jayce but her opinion mattered little unless it aligned with those of her parents. The Kirammans turned their backs on Jayce and forbade Caitlyn from seeing him, which caused Cait and Jayce to see each other less than before. Nevertheless, Jayce soon won back the Kiramman's favor after proving his hextech life's work a viable and revolutionary practice.

As Caitlyn grew up, her friendship with Jayce remained intact over the years and he is one of the few people that she can talk to about her investigations. At the Progress Day, Jayce approaches Caitlyn and jokes about her new job as an Enforcer and her annoyance at her parents' meddling with her career. After Caitlyn got herself caught in a explosion caused by Jinx that nearly kills her, Jayce attempts to help her by offering her a job working for him, but she rejects it. While they don't speak again since Caitlyn goes to Zaun and Jayce focuses on his new position as a member of the Council, they care for each other as seen when Jayce protected Caitlyn from getting in trouble for releasing Vi from jail; while Caitlyn is convinced he is someone who can actually help to achieve peace between the two cities.

Marcus[]

Caitlyn tries to take the initiative and bring insight of Silco's criminal dealings to her superior, Sheriff Marcus, but he just dismisses her contributions and redirects her to trivial busywork. Although she was disappointed Marcus wasn't taking her seriously, she respected her superior and couldn't believe that the Piltover Enforcers were working for Silco to hunt the Firelights. Eventually she learned that Sheriff Marcus was corrupted by Silco when she, Vi, and Ekko met Marcus and a bunch of his Piltover Enforcers at the bridge to Piltover, and Marcus tried to murder her and Ekko for trying to reveal Silco's conspiracy. The battle turned deadly for Marcus and the Enforcers when Jinx intervened. Caitlyn and Vi were able to escape to Piltover, where they revealed Marcus' treachery to the Piltover Council and how Silco was able to coerce him to work for him.

Violet[]

Vi and Caitlyn share a deep and intimate relationship. Being responsible for freeing Vi from prison, Vi would directly be responsible for changing Caitlyn's viewpoint of Zaun, showing her the reality of the living conditions in the undercity. Caitlyn's kindness and concern over her would lead Vi to giving Caitlyn the nickname of "Cupcake", which Caitlyn would eventually take to heart. Caitlyn would be the only person Vi would emotionally open up to, telling her about her past and current concerns. Both women are greatly protective of each other, protecting each other's back and saving each other's lives when necessary.

Jinx[]

Caitlyn was one of the surviving Enforcers who survived Jinx's ambush during the Bicentennial Progress Day attack. Caitlyn resolved to tracking down Jinx in the hopes that she can recover the hextech gemstone she stole from Piltover and confirm her theory that her attacks are linked to Silco, the Undercity industrialist that has organized much of the crime and corruption plaguing Piltover and Zaun. To this end, she enlisted the help of Vi, but eventually she discovered that Vi is the older sister of Jinx, which puts her in an awkward position as she had grown close to Vi. Although she tries to lay the blame of their cities' ills on Silco, she becomes hesitant to reveal Jinx's crimes to the Piltover Council for the sake of Vi's feelings. Despite this, Vi eased her burdens by acknowledging that Jinx was responsible for the Piltover attacks herself. Eventually Caitlyn, Vi, and Silco were kidnapped by Jinx who sought to use their relationship as sisters to entice Vi to kill Caitlyn. Vi refused, and Caitlyn was able to escape her restraints and hold Jinx at gunpoint. Although Caitlyn believed that Jinx was too far gone to be saved, Caitlyn hesitated to kill Jinx because Vi pleaded with Caitlyn to spare her life. This distraction gave Jinx the opportunity to knock her out, and when Caitlyn regained consciousness, Vi and Caitlyn witnessed in distress as Jinx fired a missile's at the Piltover Council.

Ekko[]

Caitlyn and Vi were kidnapped by the Firelights during a battle with Jinx and were taken to their hideout. Caitlyn assumed that the Firelights worked for Silco and were going to hurt Vi during her interrogation. Caitlyn was shocked to learn however, that Vi and the Firelights' leader, Ekko, were childhood friends and so Ekko chose to trust Caitlyn for the moment because Vi vouched for her. As a gesture of goodwill, Ekko offers to escort Caitlyn to Piltover. Caitlyn then recognized the Firelights as good people and admires what they were able to accomplish in Zaun.

Ekko accuses the Piltovans of trying to destroy the Firelights and their home but Caitlyn argues that it is a misunderstanding, and that Piltover was led to believe that the Firelights worked for Silco. Ekko takes offense to Caitlyn's remarks as he believes it is a coverup, since the Piltover Enforcers are paid by Silco to hunt and kill many of his Firelight friends. Vi defuses the situation by defending Caitlyn and telling Ekko that Caitlyn isn't his enemy. When Ekko demanded to know the relevance of the hextech gemstone to the Piltovans, Caitlyn explains that the gemstone was stolen by Jinx and could be weaponized by a Zaunite malefactor, which she believes is the reason why the Enforcers are being more aggressive in Zaun. Ekko considers keeping the gemstone and weaponizing it against Silco; Caitlyn sympathizes with Ekko's plight but persuades him that the cycle of violence will never stop unless they bring the gemstone to Piltover and reveal Silco as the true cause of the chaos and corruption. Ekko acquiesces to giving the gemstone back to the Piltover Council but demands that he delivers it to them personally. Caitlyn hopes that by shutting down Silco's criminal enterprise, the Firelights won't need to hide anymore, and Piltover and Zaun can begin to heal.

However, on their way to Piltover, they are intercepted by Sheriff Marcus and a group of Enforcers, who try to kill both Ekko and Caitlyn. Jinx intervened and tries to kill everyone with bombs. Ekko stays behind to hold off Jinx while Caitlyn and Vi escape to Piltover, with the hope that they can set the record straight.

Arcane Show Appearances[]

Trivia[]

• The name of Caitlyn's House (previously unnamed in League of Legends) was conceived by Arcane writer Amanda Overton.^[8] The name has since been adapted in League canon.^[9]
• Caitlyn is in her 20s.
  • She is around 14 years old during the first act of Arcane.
  • She is around 21 years old during the second and third act of the series.^[10]
• Caitlyn's official height, including the heels, is 185 cm (6'1).^[11]

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See also[]

Universe Wiki | Arcane

Characters	Amara Ambessa Bolbok Caitlyn Cassandra Chross Claggor Ekko Elora Finn Heimerdinger Jayce Jinx Marcus Margot Mel Mylo Renni Salo Sevika Silco Singed Smeech Tobias Vander Vi Viktor
Places	Noxus Piltover Zaun Runeterra
Season 1 Episodes	Welcome to the Playground Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved The Base Violence Necessary for Change Happy Progress Day! Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy When These Walls Come Tumbling Down The Boy Savior Oil and Water The Monster You Created
The Council Archives	Jayce's Journal The Warden's Write-Ups The Grand Conspiracy The Adventures of Jinx
Other Lore and Media	Enemy (Music Video) Arcane (Soundtrack) Arcane (Universe)