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You Really Think I Needed All the Guards at the Hexgates is a memorable quote spoken by Caitlyn to Vi in Arcane season two, episode eight, revealing that she didn't need to send all the guards to the Hexgates and leave Jinx unguarded, but did so to give Vi an opening to rescue Jinx. The quote is followed by a sex scene between Caitlyn and Vi. As a meme, the quote is often used as a catchphrase alongside images of a blue object next to a red object, referencing the hair color of each character.

Origin

On November 23rd, 2024, Arcane season two, episode eight, "Killing Is a Cycle," aired.^[1] In the episode, Caitlyn says to Vi, in a prison cell, "You really think I needed all the guards at the Hexgates?" The quote suggests that Caitlyn sent the guards away from their post guarding Jinx to let Vi see her again and attempt to rescue her. Caitlyn and Vi then have sex.

The scene went viral that day, with many fans, especially fans of the ship pairing between Caitlyn and Vi, celebrating it. For example, on that day, X^[2] user @coraggiosoleone posted the scene, writing, "WE WON, #CAITVI NATION. WE WON," garnering over 34,000 likes in three months. That same day, X^[3] user @mulyiddie posted a screenshot of the scene, writing, "she got rid of all the guards to fuck her girl. thats the kind of power i need," garnering over 3,500 likes in the same span of time.

Spread

The quote continued to prove popular among Arcane fans over the following months, becoming associated with memes in which a red and blue object are shown side-by-side, representing Vi and Caitlyn respectively. For example, on January 6th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @hollyyyarden posted a video set to the audio from the scene in which she recreates the scene using red and blue snow brushes, garnering over 4.4 million views in a month.

On January 11th, X^[5] user @purpleviolyns posted a video in which they recreate the scene using two bags of blue and red powder, garnering over 6,000 likes and 48,000 views in a month.

On January 16th, X^[6] user @jsnrksapphic quote-reposted the trailer for the Switch 2, which features red and blue controllers, writing, "do you really think I needed all the guards at the hexgate?" garnering over 25,000 likes in about three weeks.

On January 24th, X^[7] user @redt0ken posted a photo of two PlayStation 5 controllers, one red and one blue, writing, "You really think I needed all the guards at the hexgate," garnering over 37,000 likes in around two weeks.

On February 7th, TikToker^[8] @greatvaluezacefron posted a video set to the scene's audio captioned, "I see them everywhere" showing a red and blue table curling stones, garnering over 629,000 views in three days.

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