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Why Are 'Arcane' Fans Changing Their Profile Pictures To 'Jayce?' TikTok's 'Jayce PFP War' Explained
The hit Netflix animated series Arcane, based on the video game League of Legends, is back with season two and it's already inspiring memes.
Right now, the Arcane fandom over on TikTok is splitting into factions of Jayce defenders and Jayce haters after the historically divisive character did something that some consider unforgivable in a recent episode.
So what is the "Jayce PFP war" and how can you enlist? Here's what you need to know.
@.froggi. I just wanna join in on the funny jayce pfp war #meme #jayce #jaycepfpwar #jaycewar #arcane #arcaneseason2 #funny #humor #jayvik #imdelusional #jaycepfp #legueoflegends blank" title="♬ To Ashes and Blood – from the series Arcane League of Legends – Woodkid" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/To-Ashes-and-Blood-from-the-series-Arcane-League-of-Legends-7429448159195367440?refer=embed">♬ To Ashes and Blood – from the series Arcane League of Legends – Woodkid
What Is The 'Jayce PFP War' On TikTok?
Arcane is a massively popular animated series based on the world of League of Legends. In November 2024, the second season premiered on Netflix, with the first six episodes dropping between November 9th and 16th. Generally, fans are loving the show, but what some fans aren't loving is the character Jayce.
Jayce has been a divisive character since the first season for his questionable choices. But in a recent episode, Jayce did something that some viewers find unforgivable when he killed another character in the show.
In response, TikTokers started taking sides by changing their profile pictures (PFPs) to various edits of Jayce to either show their support or disdain for the character and his choices.
@uisgeart putting my illustration skills to good use – #jayce #arcane #jaycepfp #jayvik #fyp ♬ To Ashes and Blood – from the series Arcane League of Legends – Woodkid
How Do You Join The 'Jayce PFP War' On TikTok?
To pick a side in the Jayce PFP war, all you have to do is change your profile picture on TikTok to an edit of Jayce's face. At the simplest level, you can change it to an image of Jayce with a green checkmark over his face to show your support, Jayce with a red cross over his face to show your opposition or Jayce with a yellow question mark to show that you're conflicted.
If you want to climb deeper into the meme whole, you can make your own edit of the Jayce face, which is just Netflix's promotional profile picture of Jayce.
Right now there are hundreds of variations of the PFP floating around on TikTok and X, which you can screenshot and take for yourself. Here are a few if you want to get started.
For the full history of the Jayce PFP War, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
