Long before ARCANE existed, Ervin Reinhart stood inside organizations that were never meant to be questioned.

A former Majestic-12 insider and one of ARCANE’s founding architects, Ervin helped build the organization alongside Lance Mercer and the Priest after discovering that humanity’s greatest threats were being deliberately hidden from the world.

What they uncovered went deeper than secret programs or hidden enemies. Civilizations had fallen before. The same patterns kept returning.

As Caleb Reinhart’s grandfather, Ervin carries the burden of preparing his family for a war he hoped they would never have to fight—and for a cycle he intends to make sure humanity does not repeat.

Age has tempered neither his curiosity nor his willingness to challenge dangerous assumptions.
He knows where many of the secrets are buried.
More importantly…
He remembers who buried them.