What Do Garen, Sona, and Vi Have To Do With Jhin?

69469238DEL1·Apr 16, 2016·9 votes·2,070 views

Did we ever get that lore or what?

They removed their death sequences on their character pages but why did those specific characters get chosen in the first place?

20 Comments

l Helios lApr 16, 201614 votes

Jhin had everything to do with Zed, but that's a separate issue.

The point of it was just to show the extravagant manner in which Jhin sees death. There isn't really a lore thread to be followed imo. They were used to advertise the champion as an artist of death. I don't think significance of the characters' roles served to do anything other than maybe indicate his role. It was cool nonetheless.

If there is a lore thread, it's possible Jhin targets them based on the beauty and tragedy he sees in their lives. Sona is a masterful musician, but is mute. Cruel irony for a performer. Garen is in love with someone he can never be with. Shakespearean love story that will likely end in tragedy for both him and Katarina. Vi turned into a do-gooder from being a simple thug. Classic redemption/anti-hero literature. Zed was a jealous student who was consumed by jealousy and pride. Fall of Man story of sorts. All classic storyline themes in popular literature, which can be considered art.

Jhin is the person who writes the ending for their stories.

That's the only thread I could imagine storywise.

69469238DEL1Apr 16, 20162 votes

easily the best response here, you should be writing for Riot lol

l Helios lApr 16, 20162 votes

Thanks! Jhin is my passion. I love him so much.

LankPantsApr 17, 20162 votes

You just put ten times more thought into this than Riot did, good job.

Brenticus12Apr 17, 20161 votes

Eh, I know we like to kid about this kind of stuff, but really, I'm sure the writers there were thinking of this kind of stuff when making the teasers. The champs couldn't have been COMPLETELY random. Sure they might not have any link with Jhin's lore other than Zed, but there probably is a reason.

Jhin's design is based off of Ancient Greek fashion (The toga, the colors, the mask which was popular in Greek Plays). Greeks LOVED their tragedies. And I mean LOVED! Something about the death and torment of people they could relate to back then drew them to tragedies.

All the champions in the teaser had some kind of tragic fate or dramatic irony, which is also very popular in Greek plays.

I'm sure Riot probably thought of all of this. It's why they didn't pick someone like Caitlyn, Ashe, Ekko, Shen or others for the teasers because they don't really have any dramatic irony/tragedy elements in their stories.

Darrosh JewfistApr 16, 201612 votes

Did we ever get that lore or what?

No. We didn't.

They removed their death sequences on their character pages but why did those specific characters get chosen in the first place?

They had no reason. It was just random hype and marketing by picking four random champs and letting the community make rampant speculation on the patterns/connections.

Jihn had nothing to do with those champs. Those champs, lore wise, are not currently dead or maimed. It was just Jihn's vision of seeing them killed/maimed in his imagination. In the end, it was just a marketing gimmick that didn't really advance the lore.

IcyPepperApr 17, 20162 votes

Vi - two letters Zed - three letters Sona - four letters Garen - five letters

That's the only pattern I ever saw.

Jon1174Apr 16, 20161 votes

I think it mostly had to do with the fact that these characters were 1.Very much associated with the other lanes and 2.Popular enough to get people wondering why they were dead,creating interest for Jhin.

But what do i know?

DREADN0UGHTApr 16, 20161 votes

yep,

Top -Garen Jungle -Vi Mid - Zed ADC - ??? MYSTERY CHAMP ??? Supp - Sona

It was randomish, but it pointed out that he was going to be an adc.

AnonymousPoroApr 16, 20161 votes

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yep,

Top -Garen Jungle -Vi Mid - Zed ADC - ??? MYSTERY CHAMP ??? Supp - Sona

It was randomish, but it pointed out that he was going to be an adc.

Maybe Caitlyn? His lore did state that he was going to visiting Zaun and Piltover afterwords. If not, then it's Jhin there lol

japan hate accApr 16, 20161 votes

No, JHIN is the ADC.

Savage DeviApr 16, 20161 votes

I can hazard a guess that Garen and Sona were chosen because they had something artful to them. Garen's hidden love story, and he gets shot through the heart. Sona should be obvious. No goddamn clue on Vi though.

AnonymousPoroApr 16, 20161 votes

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I can hazard a guess that Garen and Sona were chosen because they had something artful to them. Garen's hidden love story, and he gets shot through the heart. Sona should be obvious. No goddamn clue on Vi though.

Vi's the Piltover Police chief, but she loves being brutal.

RogueWillApr 17, 20161 votes

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I can hazard a guess that Garen and Sona were chosen because they had something artful to them. Garen's hidden love story, and he gets shot through the heart. Sona should be obvious. No goddamn clue on Vi though.

We know almost nothing about Vi, remember she has amnesia and only remembers a few years back ad is precisely that what caused the whole hype with jinx that seems to know her from way before

Ironclad DragonApr 16, 20161 votes

Rule of cool.

Talos of AltmoraApr 17, 20161 votes

Jhin My connections to those four? besides that dreadful metal ninja, nothing at all really. They would make excellent canvasses one day, but until them I am sad to say I have not had the pleasure of meeting them.

EROTIC RAID BOSSApr 17, 20161 votes

there wasn't any, except he'd like to kill them all

why are people still talking about this

MhihnjApr 17, 20161 votes

Roll A Dice

Eldritch BlastApr 17, 20161 votes

The best thing I can think of for any connection to Garen is that as he is, he is a symbol for his people. A good way to inspire terror and awe is to detroy a culture's heroes.