Continuity issues between Master Yi's and Jhin's lore

Varus Enthusiast·8/4/2018, 7:13:30 PM·10 votes·5,766 views

Recently I decided to re-read the League of Legends lore, as I came upon Ionia I noticed a curious thing about Jhin

''For years, Ionia’s southern mountains were plagued by the infamous “Golden Demon.” Throughout the province of Zhyun, a monster slaughtered scores of travelers and sometimes whole farmsteads, leaving behind twisted displays of corpses. Armed militias searched the forests, towns hired demon hunters, Wuju masters patrolled the roads - but nothing slowed the beast’s grisly work.''

''Desperate to counter the power of the ninja and Wuju swordsmen, a cabal within the ruling council conspired to secretly free Jhin and turn him into a weapon of terror.'

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/jhin/

As seen here, Jhin's lore implies that not only were Wuju swordsmen well known in Ionia, but they would also be available for duties such as guarding territories.

Additionally, from Jhin's AMA, we know Jhin has a passing interest in killing Master Yi due to the fact that the Wuju swordsmanship school surpassed that of Jhin's father

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/WUwqmxEZ-new-champion-qa-jhin-the-virtuoso?comment=00470000&show=flat

However, as of recent changes in the lore, Yi's village of Wuju changed to be a secluded and hidden place, who's tenants forbade the swordsmen from revealing their techniques to the outside world

''Still, the humble student wondered about the rest of Ionia. From atop the tallest pagodas, he spotted faraway towns no one else ever mentioned, but when he sought to journey down the mountain with blade in hand, his mentors forbade him. Wuju was founded by those believing their swordsmanship to be too precious to share, too sacred to draw blood—so for centuries, it flourished in isolation, with no outsiders knowing its true nature.''

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/masteryi/

As such I was curious to know if there was any plan to change Yi's story or Jhin's

6 Comments

Placentas8/4/2018, 9:56:53 PM2 votes

Im kinda surprised this hasn't picked up more attention and traction. You seem to be spot on in pointing this out. They should probably adjust Jhin's story a bit...I mean it wouldn't even affect him much as a character at all if they just took out the part about Wuju warriors. The only way I can see it working is if Jhin witnessed Yi & the other Wuju clansmen fighting the Noxians firsthand. Yi is the confirmed only survivor though. And even then they'd have to fix somethin with the timelines.

Neamean8/4/2018, 7:52:56 PM1 votes

I still think it is possible if the whole Jhin fiasco happen during the war because when yi leave a few of his people follow in his footstep. Maybe the one that did took up duties like the one in Jhin's story.

DarkSoul19948/5/2018, 1:15:53 PM1 votes

I'm guessing the Wuju Swordsmen aided in the resistance to the Noxians when they invaded Ionia.