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Character Development Problems with Jhin's VO

Tygger7·1/13/2016, 9:47:26 PM·1 votes·1,284 views

So, having just heard Jhin's VO on surrender@20 I have to say i am a lot less excited about him then I was initially. His VO seems to be missing something, almost as if Jhin is not a fully fleshed out character. While some lines are fantastically written and showcase his presented personal perfectly. -"I never hurt anyone, it is the performance that kills." -"I envy silence, because I must be loud." Others seem to misrepresent his intended personality. -"What sweet sorrow is killing" -"The ecstasy of killing" And, yet others seem poorly written or badly voiced, leading to even more conflict with the intended feeling and personality of the character. -"They will dance, they will sing, they will die."

Now I state these for a few reasons. First, a character such as Jhin would not view his work as killing, but as art, which we can see. Yet, referring to the act of killing as killing in a few of his lines contradicts this psychopathic personality. A person who sees death as art would not refer to the act of killing as killing, but would refer to it in a similar fashion as an painter would a brushstroke. They would remove themselves from the act of killing, as seen in the line "... it is the performance that kills." So, the lines that connect the act with himself creates an idea that Jhin is killing to kill, not create art. The second reason that I say Jhin is not fully developed in his VO, is the actor himself. Certain lines do not sound correct with Jhin's personality and in certain places the emphasis is misplaced or over-pronounced. In the line "... they will** die**.", the emphasis on "die" creates a feeling that Jhin's pleasure comes from the act of killing, not the creation of his art. There are a few others, but that one was the most obvious.

Overall, I think Jhin's intended personality is very cool and his gameplay seems to work with that theme very well. Yet, small problems with his VO, such as wording and emphasis create a conflict and change of character between certain lines. I would love to see my problems addressed, but even if they are not I am still excited to play him when he is released.

4 Comments

GreenLore1/13/2016, 10:01:59 PM2 votes

Well he himself says in one of his lines that killing doesn't have to be ugly,that there lies a hidden beauty in it. He is fully aware that he is taking the lifes of the people,but that doesn't mean that he doesn't see it as an art.

I mean a painter is also fully aware that he is making a picture,a singer is aware that he sings,etc.

Also I'd say that Jhin talks so gleefully about the death of his victims because he sees them as the grand finale of the play.Its like a regisseur talking about the big climax of a movie.

AlwaysByMySide1/13/2016, 9:51:13 PM1 votes

You know that contradicting yourself and being inconsistent is an actual trait of sociopaths, right? Like how when Ted Bundy was questioned on whether or not he took drugs during his imprisonment, he was adamant that he was against drugs, then he just didn't take them but had no problem with them, then he said well okay maybe I've taken some drugs, etc.

Jhin is either lying to hide his own sadism or he's delusional. That's not bad writing.

AlwaysByMySide1/13/2016, 9:55:33 PM1 votes

Consider also that a dishonest character (whether he is lying to himself or to you) adds another layer to him, since what he says can't just be taken at face-value, and casts his real motivations in doubt. I think that's actually pretty solid writing myself.