Lore Theory : Jhin was sent to Noxus to kill Boram Darkwill

LordStegosaurus·Jan 24, 2018·4 votes·4,359 views

Hey everyone !

About 3 weeks ago, with the rework hype, I started playing Swain and I LOVED IT. I'm a huge lore fan, my favorite character is Jhin, and we know that he was sent to Noxus at a certain point ! So I went on the wikia and I read as much as possible about Swain, Noxus, Boram Darkwill, and I know a lot of those things aren't canon anymore, but a theory came to my mind : Jhin was sent to Noxus to kill Boram Darkwill

I was not sure at all if Boram Darkwill will be kept canon, but in Swain Special Interactions we learn that he is still canon !

So here's my theory :

> - Boram Darkwill decides to invade Ionia; > - Ionians fight back; > - Khada Jhin is freed; > - Swain looses is arm to Irelia; > - Swain found the demon (Beatrice ?); > - Noxus is defeated and they head back to Noxus Prime; > - Swain is ashamed of Darkwill and he wants to take control of Noxus; > - Jhin is sent to Noxus to kill Boram Darkwill (and 3 other people) > - Swain then takes the control of Noxus and becomes Noxus Grand General. >

I'm pretty sure I can be wrong, but this theory hypes me too much !

Thank you for reading ! :)

22 Comments

RiotBioluminescenceJan 24, 20186 votes

I'm a huge lore fan, my favorite character is Jhin, and we know that he was sent to Noxus at a certain point !

Wait. Ok, I might sound a bit dumb here, but - how do we know, as you say, that Jhin was sent to Noxus? I can't find a reference to that - do you know where that comes from? Got a feeling I need to stay off Kled's mushroom juice for a while...

Blaiz FenixJan 24, 20181 votes

He was released, but I don't think any lore stated he was ever sent to Noxus. That was a part of the theory I suppose.

Lady FacelessJan 24, 20183 votes

He has some quotes towards Noxian.

"I've been asked to do so many boring performances in your nation."

Also, his writer stated he was sent to Noxus a few times.

DeathBurstJan 24, 20183 votes

I think it was Piltover, not Noxus.

zrWQMdGHtYJan 24, 20181 votes

Has a trending thread on reddit about a noxian event, gets 0 attention, someone writes a drunk story about Jihn and Biolumi appears.

<_<

LordStegosaurusJan 24, 20181 votes

There is a quote "I've been asked to do so many boring performances in your nation."

And I was sure that I saw something related to Jhin's performance in Noxus, or perhaps it was the one in Piltover/Zaun, I can't recall ! I went throught Warghbobo comments history, but I don't find the exact comment !

So the only canon information is the quote

SharjoJan 25, 20182 votes

"I've been asked" is not the same as "I've done" though. I mean Jhin's dismissive tone implies he'd rather not do a performance in Noxus.

GenoXxJan 25, 20181 votes

But, some logical thinking is that since his employers are the ones who freed him, he may have had little choice to be dismissive. At least I'd think so.

HalcyonDwellerJan 25, 20181 votes

Maybe, maybe not. It took the Kinkou order to bring Jhin to chains before, he's no pushover and he may have a big enough ego to not do anything he doesn't want to do.

Also getting the Kinkou order involved to catch him or punish him would be kind of out of the question, because involving them puts the Ionian officials who released Jhin at risk for being discovered.

LordStegosaurusJan 25, 20181 votes

That's actually a really good point, I didn't think about it !

Rolling GirlJan 24, 20181 votes

{quoted}

Wait. Ok, I might sound a bit dumb here, but - how do we know, as you say, that Jhin was sent to Noxus? I can't find a reference to that - do you know where that comes from? Got a feeling I need to stay off Kled's mushroom juice for a while...

One of Jhin's taunt quotes against enemy Noxians is "I've been asked to do so many boring performances in your nation."

Even if that wasn't the case though, we know from his colour story that he is sent outside of Ionia on jobs, so I think it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that he'd have been to Noxus at some point.

zrWQMdGHtYJan 24, 20181 votes

Bit hard for Ionia to beat a huge empire that's actually in control of most of Shurima even... Plus with the new lore Ionia has issues with Vastanians, and if Noxus sees them as strong enough they might actually aid them and in that theory, Ionia would be a huge ruin in a war between them and the Noxian empire, no matter in which period. Especially in the Darkwill period as he was a pretty strong Grand General and Marcus Du Couteau was still present in that time and could of made Irelia like a joke... Just saying. And Jhin doesn't actually fit in the whole thing as the Tyrant needs to win his throne by cunning means, not by hiring a paid gun.

And C'mon. We speak about Swain and LeBlanc... Jhin is like a total joke next to these two, especially while they are a duo. LB literally took Demacia's throne and pretends to be Jarvan... What's Jhin got to show compared to that cunning?

Blades in ExileJan 24, 20181 votes

Is it confirmed that Leblanc actually took over the throne? I never read that part in official lore.

zrWQMdGHtYJan 24, 20181 votes

One of the official arts, shows Jarvan;'s reflection as LB.

LordStegosaurusJan 24, 20181 votes

Are you talking about that picture ?

I believe it's not canon anymore.

zrWQMdGHtYJan 24, 20181 votes

Read the surrender at 20 Q&A, "LB is J4, or is she now?" from the Swain spotlight page I think >.>

DeathBurstJan 24, 20181 votes

No, it was never confirmed, and I, for one, am very doubtful about it. Maybe she impersonated Jarvan to trigger the Kalanda events (which are not even canon anymore, since they pretty much relied on the existence of the Institute of War), but I'm convinced she never took Jarvan's place for longer than that.

Nik NikersonJan 25, 20181 votes

What's Jhin got to show compared to that cunning?

Art. And OCD.

Blaiz FenixJan 24, 20181 votes

I don't think Jhin would follow the orders of someone unless it align with his goals already.

GreenLoreJan 24, 20182 votes

Uhm thats the whole point of his lore. He does work for the ionian government in exchange for getting the newest weapons,freedom and he won't get punished for murdering people(as long as they aren't important to his superiors)

Sure it is obvious that Jhin will turn his back on them,the moment he feels like it,but for now he is following their orders(at least to some extend)

JhonTeemonJan 25, 20181 votes

I have been saying this for ages, Boram Darkwill was assassinated by order of the rapist-tyrant-murderer-pillager-usurper known as Swain.

JaxNerdJan 25, 20191 votes

In Jhin's quotes he reacts to Draven as if he knows of Draven's shows but has never seen one. Knowing Jhin, if Draven was killing stuff I imagine Jhin would watch it atleast once. So I feel as if Jhin went to Noxus but according to Urgot's lore who was Boram's headsman/executioner I imagine Jhin went to Noxus after Boram's death. And when Jhin says, "I've been asked to do performances in your nation." He (if you didn't know) is referring to assassinations as he is an Ionian assassin freed by a shadowy council. So with the evidence there is a sort of 50/50 chance that Jhin may have killed Boram or if Boram was killed by Swain. Swain has obvious motives for the death of Boram to claim the throne in a 3 leader position and break the hierarchy. Although Boram's death may have been circumstantial which I imagine is unlikely. All we can hope for is that Riot sheds some light on Barom's unconventional death.[slayer-jinx-wink]