Introduction to Arcane’s Latest Music Video

Riot Games’ award-winning animated series, Arcane, concluded its second season late last year. Fans were left demanding more time with some of its characters. Four months after the finale, Riot Games and animation studio Fortiche have given fans exactly what they’ve been asking for – a stylish music video, in true League of Legends fashion.

The Music Video Release

Earlier this week, the official Arcane X/Twitter account posted a teaser image of Jinx and Ekko, captioned, “One final dance.” This post, with over 124,000 likes and five million views, announced the release of the music video for the season finale’s song, “Ma Meilleure Ennemie.”

The Song’s Significance

Featured in arguably the season’s best episode, the song is performed by Stromae and Pomme. It sees Ekko and an alternate-timeline Jinx dance before Ekko returns to his original timeline to save the day. The song’s lyrics, translated to “My Best Enemy” in English, capture the tumultuous romance between the childhood friends who become a couple in the show’s alternate timeline and are estranged enemies in the show proper.

Music Video Details

The music video shows a VHS overlay of the pair dancing as Ekko and Jinx sing the lyrics to the song at each other, closing on a warm embrace.

Fan Reaction and Demand

Much of the fanfare over the song for “Timebomb” shippers is due to the show’s depiction of the two characters saving the day in the animated series’ final moments. They don each other’s outfits and draw art on each other’s bodies, implying something happened between them off-screen. The release of the Arcane artbook further fueled this, showing Jinx annotating and doodling around Ekko, almost calling him her man.

Artist Insights

“Ma Meilleure Ennemie” is Riot Games’ biggest streaming debut, peaking at over 10 million streams daily and reaching number three on Spotify’s global chart. Stromae said, “I found it quite poetic… I understood the vision that the directors and all the animators had of the series.” Pomme added, “There was something special about that episode… Even to this day, it’s a song that continues to exist in people’s lives, and I think what happened is really magical.”

Production and Streaming Success

The music video is credited to Fortiche animator Tom Gouill; creative directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury; executive producer Christine Ponzevera; and co-producers Alex Seaver and Luc Van Haver. “Ma Meilleure Ennemie” was also featured during CNN’s 2025 New Year’s celebration.

Future Content

Riot Games is no stranger to making music videos that tie into League of Legends. The “Ma Meilleure Ennemie” music video will serve as the last piece of Arcane content until Riot Games and Fortiche unveil their spin-off animated series. You can stream both seasons of Arcane on Netflix.

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