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characters as karmic tails series

note: this is just my opinion. I am not an expert in karmic tails or destiny matrix, nor do I claim to be. please do not be offended by the characters chosen if you have this karmic tail

this series is inspired by 26karmic on tiktok, who is the first person I saw doing this.

Viktor as Destruction, Death of Many Souls; karmic tail 21-7-13

this post contains spoilers for season two of arcane, so please proceed with caution.

karmic tails represent the trials a person has to go through to right the mistakes they made in their previous lifetimes; they directly correlate to the difficulties you must overcome and the habits you are at risk of falling into in this life.

to skip information on how this is represented in lifetimes and go straight to Viktor, skip to the first purple-blue gradient divider.

in the previous lifetime

your previous incarnation may have been involved in the military somehow, as a witness to great death and destruction or the cause of it. participating in or living through a war can cause this karmic tail.

you may have also lost many people throughout your previous life, through a large and traumatic event, or constantly. this could mean natural disasters, terrorist attacks, freak events that cause a lot of harm, etc.

a person who made something that was ultimately used as a weapon — for example, Oppenheimer — are very likely to have this tail in their next life, even if they were not the person who directly used said weapon or even intended for it to be one. I could also see this being given to a person who raised or gave birth to a child who does such things, as many parents of murderers feel great guilt and responsibility for their child's actions and blame themselves.

most obviously, anyone who directly causes great harm to others, murders, etc will likely receive this tail.

a good example of what the lifetime that causes this tail may look like include; Daenerys Targaryen in season 8 of Game of Thrones, Oppenheimer, Clarke Griffin from The 100, etc

in this lifetime

the level of loss and death in the previous lifetime directly follows a person into their current one. the weight of health and mortality hangs over your head like a sword on a thread.

you may have a saviour complex, wanting to help everything and everyone, even when the task seems daunting or impossible. you may shoulder the emotional burdens of others or take on all responsibilities yourself.

you're likely drawn to careers where you can help others, especially in the way of health. examples of these careers include; nurses, doctors, surgeons, pharmacists, doulas and midwives, social work, volunteer work, physical therapy and rehabilitation, plant nurseries, animal rescue, veterinary work, etc

outside of work, you might be someone who experiments with your physical appearance or environment. you may dye or cut your hair frequently, wear wigs, or try different styles of clothes and makeup

in your downtime, you may be pursuing something creative like writing, music, or art — or, if you’re like Viktor, inventing, robotics, and engineering.

your compassion is what drives you, but sometimes you can reach points of plateau where nothing seems to progress and you feel stuck. you might feel as though you’re being lazy because it seems as though nothing is being done.

on the downside, you may hold onto relationships, jobs, or situations that aren’t solvable. while you are talented at healing, some things really are just dead and gone. learning to let go of the things that don’t serve you is likely a lesson you have to learn regarding relationships.

arcana breakdown

being controlling, negatively impacting global affairs and/or conditions, limitations on yourself or enforcing limitations on others, excessive control, abusing leadership, working in or leading the military, being narrow-minded or arrogant, causing or aiding global despair and destruction, placing blame on others instead of taking accountability, ungrateful, focusing on ego rather than their higher self, criticizing everything, aggressive behaviour

authoritarianism, being combative and aggressive, willing to sacrifice anything if it means winning, cutthroat, ruthless, their way or the highway, unyielding and obstinate, lack of progress or movement, creating problems for themself because they think of life as always difficult, victim mentality, needing conflict to feel fulfilled or useful, us vs them mentality, overworking to the point of extreme stress and suffering, demanding of others, lacks sympathy for self and for others

fear of change, resisting change, destruction of environment or circumstances, death, aggression, mood swings, irritability, unpredictability, manic behaviour, reckless, extremely risky behaviour, overly-concerned with death of themselves and loved ones, clinging to the past, holding onto pain or baggage, hoarding, extremely harsh or unkind, impatience, excessive mourning, stagnancy, indecision, hesitation due to fear, neglect life due to fear or lack of control, obsession over long-gone relationships, holding onto toxic relationships and conditions despite knowing better, sunk-cost fallacy

analysis of Viktor

to me, Viktor is the perfect representation of Destruction and Death of Many Souls. in season 1 of arcane, Viktor is physically disabled from childhood and eventually begins to succumb to illness caused by the toxic conditions he grew up in. his unfortunate conditions in childhood and lifelong health issues lead Viktor to wanting to make the world better and healthier for everyone.

Viktor teams up with a young man named Jayce Talis, someone who was raised in much more fortunate conditions than he. With Jayce, Viktor leaves behind his mentor and father-figure Heimerdinger — who is incredibly anti-magic — in order to bring magic to the world and invent life-changing machines. Viktor even breaks into his former mentor’s office — and directly disobeying the local government — in order to save Jayce’s research on the arcane from being destroyed.

Heimerdinger had lived through an era of magic, and saw its terrible effects, but Viktor only saw the possibility of progress and dismissed Heimerdinger’s experiences, showcasing his narrow-minded ness and combative nature.

throughout the creative process, Viktor and Jayce butt heads about their individual visions of how to utilize the arcane. While both are dedicated to helping the world, they have different ideas of how to do so. Jayce and Viktor receive permission from Councilwoman Mel Medarda to continue their research and invention (an initiative named Hextech), and Viktor is very defensive over this decision — over the course of the series, he seems to resent Mel’s involvement in Hextech, actively refusing to allow it to be used as a weapon. Viktor argues for his beliefs and perspectives with Hextech, including in continuing it after Heimerdinger warns him after noticing the negative effects of using the arcane starting again.

despite also noticing concerning things about the arcane — including personally witnessing the arcane disintegrate his assistant, Skye, before his very eyes, Viktor pushes through at any and all cost.

part of his journey to continue hextech is to cure his terminal illness. through season 1, Viktor uses the arcane to magically heal and enhance his body — he reinforces his spine and his weak leg, making it so he can run for the first time in his life. this new change is invigorating to him, and directly leads into his later arc.

after a disaster, Viktor is left with a broken spine and close to death. Jayce, who is incredibly dedicated to Viktor, uses the Arcane to revive Viktor, but at a great cost. when Viktor awakens, his body is almost entirely non-human. even his very character is changed, much more cold and detached than he was before.

from here, Viktor becomes a sort of messiah, actively using his newfound connection to the arcane from building his entire body from it to heal others. he cures the addicted, healing away their addictions and their body mutations from a local drug called shimmer almost instantaneously. below is the evolution of a character from pre-shimmer, using shimmer, and after being healed by Viktor

while still maintaining some human qualities, Viktor essentially creates his desired world, a utopia, a commune. Viktor turned an area of a previously near-uninhabitable landscape into a place with life, blooming flowers and crops, and clean air for the first time in existence. it allows no weapons, and the community is dedicated to helping others and following Viktor’s example.

above are examples of Viktor's commune

instead of accepting the innate differences and accommodating the disabilities of others in his new society, he instead removes them entirely. there is no longer a need for glasses, and he turns a wheel-chair bound child into someone completely ambulatory.

Viktor accumulates hundreds of followers, absorbing their consciousnesses into the arcane with him. Viktor is able to physically possess their bodies even across long distances to communicate through them, essentially turning his followers into a healed hive mind.

not all is well though, there are hints that while the followers maintain their personalities, voices, and some mannerisms, they are not actually alive; rather, they are living husks that do not need to breathe. in being healed, they have sacrificed their individuality and perhaps their entire lives.

Viktor’s human body is eventually killed by Jayce, who had freshly returned from the arcane sending him into the distant future where Viktor’s leadership destroyed the world. this essentially kills all humanity left in Viktor, and while his body is saved, he too is a lifeless husk being possessed. the death of Viktor causes his followers to go limp and lifeless, whatever left of their souls leeching from their bodies.

Viktor’s new resurrected body, healed once more through the arcane, is entirely arcanic now. his body is completely mutated and his consciousness views life through the astral realm rather than inhabiting his body. in this state, Viktor believes that humanity is the problem entirely, opting to make everyone equal. he turns the corpses of his previous followers into mannequins — tall, sleek, featureless, and agile. he uses them to fulfill his goal, which is force others to submit to the “glorious evolution”, forcing them to forego their humanity and be absorbed into his consciousness, to become his mannequins.

below are examples of Viktor's new, non-human body

an example of Viktor's "ideal" evolution above, and Viktor's mannequins forcing the remaining humans to submit; below is Viktor's human astral soul versus his non-human astral appearance

Jayce saw what would happen if Viktor succeeded — a lifeless world, desolate, empty, and ruined. in the brilliance of their emotional connection from when Viktor was still human, Jayce is able to show Viktor this future through his memories, and Viktor is horrified at the world he could cause.

ultimately, Viktor chooses to embody the healed version of his karmic tail by allowing himself to be absorbed into the arcane and releasing the consciousnesses of those who had not yet made the final evolution (the others already have been lost), a choice that saves the world and universe as a whole.

Viktor represents both the past and present life brilliantly; someone who starts on the right path, loses his way, and ultimately comes full circle to doing the right thing. he has learned at least some of the lesson of this karmic tail. this is a happy ending — Viktor has mostly reached his highest potential available, and his soul is absorbed (possibly exploring) the arcane with his soulmate, Jayce, who chose to go with him.

what can you learn from Viktor?

take a moment to evaluate what you consider “healing”. don’t force your personal ideals or beliefs on healing onto other people, let them have their autonomy. you don’t need to take away a disability if someone isn’t interested in that, you can instead accommodate them. advocate for disability rights, accommodations, listen to people with disabilities.

when it comes to continuing life — consider what is fair to them. it’s heart-wrenching to make the choice to let an animal or loved one pass. instead of focusing on your own feelings about said animal or person, consider their quality of life were they to continue on. would you be forcing them to live through pain and terrible physical conditions for your own sake, or would they genuinely have a positive quality of life? weigh this before making decisions, think of what they would want to happen to them, and listen to the recommendations of vets or doctors.

don’t risk everything to get what you want — the cost is not worth it. like Viktor causing the death of Skye, some consequences will follow you forever. weigh the consequences, and not just the ones for yourself, but the people and environment around you, before continuing on.

you’d likely benefit from travelling; live life while you still have it. your compassion drives you greatly, and there’s nothing that brings more empathy than learning about other people and places.

lastly, pay attention to how your words and actions impact people. think before you speak and act. Viktor didn’t consider what his followers wanted, he just acted. the only person he showed any consideration for was someone who had barely any humanity left in him after experiencing torture and experimentation. instead, show compassion for everyone. that doesn’t mean let them walk all over you, but try to understand why they are the way they are. once you do, any anger you feel over someone’s beliefs or actions turns into pity or indifference.

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