Shen, Zed, and Jhin

Jhin UItd JFK·2/18/2016, 5:38:49 PM·8 votes·7,932 views

So with the new lore of Jhin coming out, we get a greater look into and 's history. In the champion Q&A thread I remember a Red stating that, "Jhin is the actual bad guy within Zed and Shen's story, not Zed."

So I have question about that:

If Shen and Zed's lore get updated, will they no longer be bitter rivals, but instead just acquaintances? Zed still killed his master so obviously Shen will hold some resentment towards him, but the Eye of Twilight must "hold no emotion to acquire equilibrium." In other words, will Zed and Shen have to team up to stop Jhin and "enforce balance"?

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RiotRiotJaredan2/18/2016, 8:03:22 PM15 votes

Shen, Zed, and Jhin, sitting in a tree. K. I. L. L. I. N. G.

In their history, Jhin is absolutely a protagonist. But Shen doesn't look at Zed with any kind of fondness, only with betrayal. The man he thought was his brother murdered his father, the person that Shen defined himself by.

However, it's true that Shen can't give into his own immediate, visceral anger. Perhaps he even tells himself he doesn't hold that anger against Zed. His job does require him to hold that inner balance to perform it. It's a role that he does partly in honor of his father. Still, if Shen told you he isn't angry, would you believe him?

When he has two worlds balanced on the edge of a blade, how long any man keep his hand steady?

I'm not going to talk about where their story might be headed in specifics, but those are the things that are involved in our thinking.

Thanks, oOoilcelceBabyoOo.

Thund3r Ang3l2/18/2016, 5:53:30 PM1 votes

Yeah. I was thinking about that when I read jhin lore.. Would be very interesting ! Please Rito !