Loose thoughts about Jhin's background

Kjarik·1/18/2016, 10:54:51 PM·1 votes·1,922 views

After reading some bits of information we already have about Jhin I'm highly looking forward to release of his lore/additional content.(e.g. "A Good Death" like).

It's pretty much confirmed that Jhin's lore will shed light on a) Shen/Zed backstory with Kinkou Order and Shen's father involved. b) Noxian Invasion, which was partially retconned - we know it happened (Bard: The Mountain, several champion lores that will probably stay similar after change to new format), yet don't know why or how it has come to end (with Summoners retconned)... If we do, please enlighten me!

Yet, I have some aditional questions, that may or may not be covered by his lore.

Once an Ionian prisoner, but freed by shadowy elements within Ionia's ruling council, the serial killer now works as their cabal's assassin

1a). Let's forget about the fact of who prisoned him and for whom he works. I wonder if Jhin was hired (or told to do it as part of paying debt fo releasing him from prison) to kill important Noxian leaders - which forced Noxus to retreat from Ionia? Mind his taunt

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

1b) I believe that even after removal of IoW, disappereance of general du Coteau is still canon. Maybe it's Jhin who stands behind it?

  1. Could it be that Jhin murdered Yasuo's master? (He's an artist, I bet he can fake the wind technique) - mind his taunt towards him:

It's fun to kill a man, to take all that he had, and could ever have.

Jhin's mind works in his own way. He may murdered Yasuo's master as the first act of drama with Yasuo as the main character. By murdering his master he took all Yasuo had in his life.

Additional one: 3. Is his taunt toward Tahm Kench an example of breaking fourth wall? :D

How inelegant your words are. Surely a fool wrote your script.

Answer please :C

7 Comments

LaoBushido1/18/2016, 11:00:31 PM1 votes

I don't think riot will answer maybe any of your question , but there will be an ama next week so I recommend you save these question for that point

Ebonmaw Dragon1/18/2016, 11:07:58 PM1 votes

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Additional one: 3. Is his taunt toward Tahm Kench an example of breaking fourth wall? :D

"You have too many lines."

I think that those 2 quotes towars Tahm are breaking the 4 wall... but he also has many lines.

GreenLore1/18/2016, 11:17:36 PM1 votes

About your points: 1a)I think there is more to it.I mean it clearly says that the shadowy-part of the council set him free,which implies that there are some darker aspects to the ionian council,who might want to use jhin as a means to get rid of people that haven't actually broken the law in any way(like political enemies).

1b)I doubt it as it was always implied that the general is still alive,just hiding and probably plotting against swain.

2)(the one about yasuo),not sure if jhin would really be able to pull that off,but I think there is a good chance that his superiors,the "dark" members of the council might really be responsible for this,I mean the elder(its not yasuos master,seriously people make this mistake all the time)could have been a political enemy for jhins superiors.It would at least explain why Yasuos trial was so rushed,if it was manipulated by the higher ups.