The Heartwarming Reason Kevin Alejandro Agreed To Play Jayce In Netflix's Arcane

In an interview with Express, "Arcane" creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee told the publication why Alejandro agreed to join the series.

"Kevin Alejandro, our Jayce actor, said that his son was a League player, and was like, 'Dad, you have to do this," Linke said.

According to Linke and Yee, that was apparently the same reason why several other cast members were eager to become part of "Arcane's" past. While some cast members were already "League of Legends" players, others took the job at the urging of a family member.

"I think we had a lot of people who joined the project because their little brother or sister would hear about it," Linke explained.

As reported by Deadline, Alejandro was part of a voiceover cast that included heavy-hitters like Steinfeld ("Hawkeye") and Purnell ("Yellowjackets"), as well as Katie Leung ("Annika"), Jason Spisak ("DC Super Hero Girls"), Toks Olagundoye ("The Rookie"), JB Blanc ("The Owl House"), and Harry Lloyd ("Brave New World").

When a project like "Arcane" is based on a beloved video game, it always helps to have cast members who are enthusiastic fans of the game itself. Based on Linke and Yee's comments, it sounds like they made the right call.