New Paragon hero is another testament to how satisfying the Jhin "4 shot high damage" fantasy is

SzGamer227··4 votes·1,257 views

...especially if they're someway tied to a "Cyber Cowboy Bounty Hunter" gameplay/design fantasy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzSpb2TnQ8k

I can't help but draw parallels, and since Jhin's early development was hovering around very similar territory, the connections stood out to me.

If you want to read up on Riot's Champion Insights on Jhin, check it out here.

It's a pretty neat coincidence that they both have the same high-burst marksman gameplay element and a 4-shot/reload mechanic in their kit. In any case, it's extremely cool to see the lost "Robot Bounty Hunter" fantasy delivered on somewhere else in the MOBA universe, and the supernatural elements are a nice touch that allow for some sick cinematic touches and flashy abilities.

Don't know if this belongs here, or if anyone really cares, but I don't want to leave these things unsaid. Let it be documented on the internet that I got really excited and gushy over the connections between a League champion and a Paragon hero. XD

4 Comments

Arakadia1 votes

Oh I saw him, he looks so cool.

Terozu1 votes

Kindred started off as the cowboy bounty hunter, not Jhin, it just got reused for his skin.

SzGamer2271 votes

Champion Insights: Jhin

Early sketches [of Jhin] focused on a mysterious robot cowboy bounty hunting sniper... but the concept quickly hit the proverbial icebox as we focused on other further developed concepts. [...] After we figured out Kindred’s theme, we felt that a bounty system was a better fit for them, so pulled the mechanic from the sniper. Without the bounty hunting, we were still left with a mysterious robot cowboy sniper.

Kindred didn't start off as the robot cowboy bounty hunter, but Riot did take the "bounty hunter" aspect from Jhin and give it to Kindred.

Terozu1 votes

You're right, I got the order mixed up there, mb

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