Could Shen and Zed actually catch Jhin?

Young Houdini·8/4/2019, 1:22:07 AM·8 votes·12,660 views

I've had this argument with a friend of mine since Jhin's release, and I'd really like to get some more "educated" opinions on the topic.

In Jhin's lore there is a story told about him escaping imprisonment from a prison he was taken to by Shen, Zed and their master. But before I continue let me give some context to those who aren't familiar with the story.

So, Shen, Zed, and their master(Shen's father) captured Jhin after he went on a killing spree with a traveling circus and was given mercy by Shen's father and put in prison rather than killing him. Zed eventually goes on to kill Shen's father and embrace the way of the shadow, ostracizing himself from Shen forever. Five years pass and Zed eventually visits Shen, both disguised, in a tavern, and obviously they both recognize each other immediately, and Zed tells Shen that Jhin has escaped imprisonment. Shen, then accepts Zed's help in finding Jhin. Now, this is important, because Shen denounced Zed from his life entirely, and swore that he would never be forgiven, for he represents an imbalance. But despite this Shen accepts help from Zed, the man who murdered his father. The only reason Shen would ever do this is if he knew, in his head, that Zed was the only person capable of helping him catch Jhin. But the question still remains: would Shen and Zed be able to capture Jhin? And I don't mean find Jhin, because it's stated that Jhin's goal is to lead Shen and Zed to his location so he can perform his 'final act'. I mean could the two of them capture Jhin Jhin in his own environment with setup time, with Shen Shen now being a master of the twilight, and Zed Zed now being a master of the shadows.

I'd love to hear a response from a Rioter, but idk how to get their attention >.<

30 Comments

RiotWAAARGHbobo8/8/2019, 4:29:35 PM10 votes

I was the narrative designer for Jhin, I wrote that story, I was his VO writer and director.... Aaand I’m the writer of the new marvel ZED comic.

So I can probably answer your question...

Buuuut i’m not gonna!!! (hah!)

The Zed comic is, not surprisingly, hyper-focused on Zed. But I will say Zed, Kayn, Akali, Shen, Jovn Tau, and Jhin are all on the cover...

And it’s coming soon.

I will say there’s a couple of big misdirections in that old Jhin story. I’m not gonna say what —but that story is gonna go down... and not in the way you might think.

P.S. Getting rito attention is usually pretty simple.

  1. Post on the forums (or reddit but u need a lot more upvotes to rise above the noise there)
  2. Be polite and concise. Few people are gonna take time out of their day to be ranted at or read ninety pages.
  3. Get enough votes/views to get on the “hot”level so we notice the post. (its actually a pretty small number.)
  4. Hope that somebody actually has an answer. (Sometimes things are in flight and we don’t know or can’t comment... kinda like now)
4 Step Cadence8/4/2019, 1:46:14 AM9 votes

The plan isn't to catch him. The plan is to kill him, and Jhin knows that. The plan is for all of them to die. It would have been perfect, but Zed killed Kusho, making it 3 instead of 4. Jhin always kills in 4s, and for this piece, he(meaning Jhin) would have been the 4th victim. But, the show must go on.

A Rioter also confirmed that Jhin's story will be getting its 4th and final part eventually.

Kazekiba8/4/2019, 1:26:54 AM3 votes

And ruin status quop? Of course not.

Its Marvel and riot, neither of which can write an even moderately decent plot