Summary
- 1 General
- 2 Development
- 3 Lore
- 4 sentences
- 5 Aspects
- 6 Relationships
- 7 References
General
- Jhin is voiced by Oscar Flores in LATAM and by Claudio Serrano in EUW.
- Jhin is partially inspired by Simo Häyhä.
- His stage name Khada Jhin means "Golden Excellence":
- Jhin derives from Mandarin 金 jīn [t͡ɕin˥] "gold" [1]
- In the Chinese localization, his name is written 烬 ~ 燼 jìn [t͡ɕin˥˩] <ref> http://wwg.com/league-of-legends/2017/04/25/check-out-the-translation-of -chinese-league-of-legends-champion- / "ashes <remains", from Old Chinese * dzins盡 ~ 尽 jìn "to finish, exhaust" [3]).
- Khada refers to the real-life scarf Khata, from the Tibetan ཁ་ བཏགས kha-btags.
- His dance refers to the Lezginka dance.
- You can see a side-by-side comparison here.
- Jhin is the first champion to feature a takedown animation in his classic look, via
The Beauty of Death. However, it should be noted that the passive effect is not solely for cosmetic purposes.
- Despite being the only one seen in the game, the rose is just one of the many things you see when you kill someone. [5]
- The violin for Jhin's theme (followed by a chorus) can be heard while the player is channeling
Call to Scene.
- People in spectator mode can hear it too, although allies and enemies cannot.
- Occasionally, when playing as Jhin, early in the game (between your team appearing at the source and then the minions appearing at the nexus) you may hear a version of the map's theme that fits Jhin's own style.
- He will always hum and laugh.
- Return to normal music in approximately 45 seconds.
- Jhin has a certain degree of innate magic, as he is able to put magic in his bullets. The weapon itself
Whisper, it's already magic because it's hextech.
- The Rioter have confirmed that their bullets shape the flesh of their victims of their choice or cause it to move, as well as other effects.
- Examples would be the four champions (
end,
We are,
I saw and
Zed) chosen to be in their teasers.
- Before the redesign of
Mordekaiser, if Jhin were killed with Sons of the Tomb Sons of the Tomb and entered ghost form, he would never run out of bullets.
- Jhin's German title, Der Virtuose, is the masculine original of the title of
Sona, Die Virtuosine.
- The voice filter of
PROJECT: Jhin makes it sound similar to 'Ultron' from Marvel Comics.
- According to the cinematic for League of Legends Season 2019: Awaken, Jhin can also play the piano.
Development
- Jhin was the first champion released in 2016 and is the product of the need for a new Marksman.
- Its first designer was Jordan 'Wrekz' Anton but his initial concepts were the first steps towards
Kindred.
- Jhin was in production for 7 months (the normal period for a champion is one year).
- During development he was called Deadeye. [6]
- There were 6 candidates for his name at some point, one of which is Khada, which would end up being part of his stage name. [7]
- One of the story lines for Jhin was similar to canon but with
Graves and
Twisted Fate instead of
Shen and
Zed.[8]
- The words Jhin and Deadeyed were leaked from the game's website.
- The Virtuoso's name (mispronounced) was pronounced by a Rioter before it was revealed. [9] [10]
- His name during production was 'Jin the Mortal Craftsman'.
- The H was added later to avoid confusion with
Jinx, another August 'Groovylord' Browning champion.
- At one point, the fourth shot of
Murmur was able to assassinate a
Zed in all his health.
Dancing Grenade used to be able to re-launch from an enemy location, but the knowledge load was considered too high.
- It also used to bounce an unlimited number of times. [eleven]
Deadly Bud used to reveal marked champions for a few seconds even through the fog of war.
- His tooltip implies that Jhin uses the
He mutters like a baton, which he actually does when he's not "acting."
- At one point it was basically a
2500 range javelin.
- Due to the lack of communication during production, Jhin differs between the illustrations and the game.
- His eyes are reddish brown even though they are blue.
- He has seemingly prosthetic robotic limbs, despite the fact that he simply wears golden armor on top to handle recoil from
Murmur
when fully assembled.
- Blake 'Squad5' Smith was the Quality Assurance Analyst at Jhin and implemented the camera zoom, dealing with the blockage and executing the damage to his ultimate ability. It was his work at Jhin that convinced top management to allow him to design his first champion. [12] [13]
- One of the possible names of
Call to Scene was "Make them beautiful." [14]
- Jhin's obsession with the number four arose when they found his character defining the game, four shots of his
passive, which then reported the number of shots for
Call to Scene. His obsession with his gun was the beginning to naturally highlight the number of bullets in his gun. [15] [16]
Lore
- Jhin displays traits consistent with number four-centered obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Your login theme is based on 4 note motifs / written with a 4/4 beat signature (each bar is separated into 4 distinct beats)
- His name and title have four letters and four syllables respectively.
- A fourth switch on the wall is that on common computer keyboards (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc.) the keys that spell out your name make the number 4 diagonally.
- IIII is the archaic and rare alternative script, using tally marks, for the Roman four IV, which uses subtractive notation.
- The tally marks engraved on
Whisper could be referring to this notation.
- When he "performs" in any nation, he makes four people "beautiful and perfect."
Very
like
to the objectives
of the shooter.
- In Chinese and Sino-Xenic pronunciations, 四 "four" sounds like 死 "death" (albeit with different tones, except in toneless Japanese and Korean), leading to avoidance, though not historical. Examples:
- Late Han Chinese: * if H 四 vs. * if X 死;
- Mandarín: sì [sɯ˥˩] four vs. sǐ [sɯ˨˩˦] dead; [17]
- Vietnamita: tứ [tɯ˧˥] four vs. tử [tɯ˨˩˦] dead;
- Japonés: shi [ɕiꜜ] Four & Die;
- Coreano: sa [sa] Four & Death.
- He is four years older than
Zed. [18]
Whisper can hold up to four bullets / fire up to four times before Jhin has to reload, with the fourth shot being the deadliest.
Dancing Grenade can bounce up to four times.
Deadly Bud marks a target for four seconds.
Captive Audience reveals units for four seconds.
Call to Scene can fire up to four shots, the fourth being the deadliest.
- During his prank, Jhin lets go
I mutter and fire all four bullets.
- 'Mind of the Virtuoso' describes how Jhin 'artistically' views his 'performances'.
- Before Kashuri's armories awarded
Murmur Jhin used to 'act' with blades powered by chi techniques passed down from his father.
- Although he did not create
Whisper, he did influence his design and he creates his own magic-infused bullets. [19]
- The device Jhin wears on his shoulder is a Hextech-powered mass accelerator that activates and charges
Whisper when it is
fully assembled. [20] [twenty-one]
- Jhin parece ser ambidiestro (dispara)
He murmurs regularly with his left hand but when he is
fully assembled he shoots with his right hand.
- Beneath the mask, Jhin has a fully functional face.
- And without your usual outfit you don't stand out from the crowd.
- His favorite food is meatballs. [22]
- As revealed in a "Did you know" message, Khada Jhin is just a stage name, and Jhin's real name remains unknown.
- Outside the government of
Jonia, la
Order of Shadows, the
Kinkou Order and some related people, other Ionians do not know that the Golden Demon was actually a man, and they believe that Master Kusho has killed the monster.
- Jhin is between 38 and 39 years old. 4 years older than
Zed[23]
- After the events of Zed: Issue 6, he is likely to be in prison again.
Phrases

Jhin
- "I live for the applause, you will die for it" reference to Applause by Lady Gaga.
"It is only by my will that I set my mind in motion." references the movie Dune.
- "
You have too many lines. "Refers to the King of the River having the most quotes in the game.
- Ironically, Jhin has 241 lines (not counting vocal growls) while
Tahm Kench is around 224.
"I love acting, but I hate crowds." reference to
Anti-spell shields being able to block crowd control effects.
- "
Fast fire? Where's the drama in that? "He references his need for talent when he uses
Murmur.
- "Happiness ... is a hot weapon." reference to the song of the same name by The Beatles.
- This quote also shares similarity with "Happiness is a thermally active time blaster." from
Caitlyn Pulse of Fire
- In the Italian location his selection quote "Cadranno come, d'Autunno, dagli alberi, le foglie.", "They will fall, like the autumn leaves of the trees") refers to the poem "Soldati" ('Soldiers') written by the Italian writer and poet Giuseppe Ungaretti.
- "Sing for me!" reference to The Song of the Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- "They are puppets. I take the strings out of them and then they dance." looks like "Pull the strings. Watch them dance" from
Elise
- "Behind every mask ... there is another mask." it could be referring to Marty Rubin ("Behind every mask is a face, and behind a story."), Kakashi Hatake from Naruto ("Behind this mask ... there is another mask!") or even Luigi Pirandello.
- "This presentation needs more ... zazz." reference to Metalocalypse.

Jhin el Forajido
- When he kills certain champions with
Called Scene, he speaks lines that refer to various Western movies.
- "Kill Noxians and get paid? What don't they like?" and "I like how you die,
boy. "They play with a Django Unchained quote.
- "People
scare better when they die "reference to Once Upon a Time in the West.
- "It's better to be on the ground doing this than
underground doing nothing. "Django quotes.
- "It's fun to kill a
man, take everything I had and could have. "Reference to the movie that shares its name with Yasuo's title.
- "
You shoot to kill, you better hit the heart. "Quotes A Fistful of Dollars.
Aspects

Jhin
- He could have been inspired by Erik from The Phantom of the Opera, as evidenced by being an artist in front of an open mirror.
- It could also have been inspired by Bioshock's Sander Cohen, with his two art forms involving the number four.
- Jhin's mask resembles Sliske's face in RuneScape.

Jhin el Forajido

Chromas: Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Outlaws theme with:
Fidel Pistolero
Miss Fortune Cowgirl
Cassiopeia Bandit
Ashe la Forajida
Darius the Outlaw
Hecarim the Outlaw
Irelia la Forajida
Lucian the Outlaw
Senna the Outlaw
Thresh el Forajido
Twisted Fate the Outlaw
Urgot the Outlaw
Yasuo the Outlaw
Enlist Longhorn
Skarner Scourge of the Sands
Sheriff Caitlyn
Kog'Maw of Sonora
- Represents the Cyborg Cowboy Cyborg Cowboy as he was first conceived.
Murmur resembles Boba Fett's EE-3 carbine from Star Wars.
- While
he retires he leans on a bar counter with posters of him,
Twisted Fate the Outlaw and
Yasuo the Outlaw. Your reward is priced at $$ 6,000,000,000.
- His illustration shows him in the middle of
Call to Scene.

Jhin Blood Moon
- This skin shares the Blood Moon theme with:
Blood Moon Aatrox
Akali Blood Moon
Blood Moon Diana
Elise Blood Moon
Evelynn Blood Moon
Kalista Blood Moon
Katarina Luna de Sangre
Blood Moon Kennen
Master Yi Blood Moon
Blood Moon Pyke
Blood Moon Shen
Blood Moon Sivir
Blood Moon Talon
Thresh Blood Moon
Tryndamere Blood Moon
Twisted Fate Blood Moon
Yasuo Blood Moon
Zilean Blood Moon
Aatrox Blood Moon Prestigious Edition
- The mask he wears refers to those used in Japanese Noh theater.
- The eye holes in the mask are illuminated with a blue or red eye.
- However, Jhin's red eye turns blue when he removes his mask in his laughing animation.

Jhin SKT T1
- This skin shares the World Champions: SKT T1 theme with:
Alistar SKT T1
Azir SKT T1
Echo SKT T1
Elise SKT T1
Jax SKT T1
Kalista SKT T1
Lee Sin SKT T1
Nami SKT T1
Olaf SKT T1
Renekton SKT T1
Ryze SKT T1
Syndra SKT T1
Vayne SKT T1
Zac SKT T1
Zed SKT T1
Office SKT T1
- He was released in celebration of SKT T1's victory at the 2016 World Championship along with:
Echo SKT T1
Nami SKT T1
Olaf SKT T1
Syndra SKT T1
Zac SKT T1
Centinela SKT T1 kkOma
- It represents Bang and is the second World Championship victory skin for him.
- It was preceded by
Kalista SKT T1.
- The idea of animation
Recovery was thought by Bang himself and shows his signature.
- You can see a side-by-side comparison here.
- The dance he does in turn refers to the choreography of Big Bang's Bang Bang Bang.
- You can see a side-by-side comparison here.

PROYECTO: Jhin
- This aspect shares the PROJECT theme with:
iBlitzcrank
PROJECT: Irelia Prestigious Edition
PROJECT: Sylas Prestigious Edition
PROJECT: Zed Prestigious Edition
Camille Program
Programa LeBlanc
Programa Lissandra
Programa Nami
Programa Soraka
PROJECT: Akali
PROJECT: Ashe
PROJECT: Ekko
PROJECT: Fiora
PROJECT: Irelia
PROJECT: Jinx
PROJECT: Katarina
PROJECT: Leona
PROJECT: Lucian
PROJECT: Mordekaiser
PROJECT: Pyke
PROJECT: Renekton
PROJECT: Sejuani
PROJECT: Senna
PROJECT: Sylas
PROJECT: Varus
PROJECT: Vayne
PROJECT: Vi
PROJECT: Warwick
PROJECT: Yasuo
PROJECT: Zed
PROJECT: Yi
- The motorcycle of
PROJECT: Vayne can be seen in the background.
- Her bullet can be faintly seen behind her, assuming the two of them are fighting each other.
- His appearance may have been inspired by the protagonist of the game RUINER.

Jhin Cosmic Darkness
- This skin shares the Event Horizon theme with:
Lux Cosmic
Master Yi Cosmic Sword
Hecarim Cosmic Cavalry
Rakan Cosmic Dawn
Xin Zhao Cosmic Defender
Nami Cosmic Destiny
Cosmic Devourer Vladimir
Xayah Cosmic Twilight
Cosmic Charming Lulu
Anivia Cosmic Flight
Cosmic Hunter Varus
Nidalee Cosmic Huntress
Cosmic Summoner Illaoi
Ashe Cosmic Queen
Kassadin Cosmic Reaper
Cosmic Stinger Skarner
Lissandra Cosmic Darkness
Lux Cosmic Darkness
Cho'Gath Dark Estrella
Jarvan IV Dark Star
Dark Star Karma
Kha'Zix Dark Star
Dark Star Malphite
Dark Star Mordekaiser
Orianna Dark Star
Shaco Dark Star
Dark Star Thresh
Dark Star Varus
Xerath Dark Star
Malphite Dark Star Prestigious Edition
Dark Star Rhaast
- The Dark Stars are pure Corrupt, the Dark Cosmic were Cosmic Entities that have been consumed by the Dark Star. [24]

Jhin Pergaminos Shan Hai

Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Shan Hai Scrolls theme with:
Cho'Gath Pergaminos Shan Hai
Nautilus Shan Hai Scrolls
Neeko Pergaminos Shan Hai

Jhin DWG

Chrome: Elite
- This skin shares the World Champions: 2020 theme with:
Know DWG
Leona DWG
Nidalee DWG
Twisted Fate DWG
- The skin represents Damwon Gaming's Ghost, the bottom lane of the team that won the 2020 World Championship.
- Murmur was turned into an electronic guitar and Jhin plays it as such during the recall animation. This is a reference to Ghost as a guitarist.
Relationships
- Jhin has some resentment towards
Shen,
Zed and his father Kusho for incarcerating him.
- Later, after faking his death with the help of Zed and becoming the leader of the Navori Brotherhood, Kusho unleashed Jhin to terrorize and take control of
Jonia.
- Later forced
Zed y
Shen to work together so they can kill them both for catching him years before.
- Attacked
Zed,
Kayn and his order, killing some of the members.
Akali rastreó a Jhin hasta
Piltóver-
Zaun and was captured by him, but was later saved with the help of
Shen and
Zed.
- Jhin knows the truth about the circumstances of Kusho's "death" and could have told Shen if he wanted to, but he didn't, as he realized that Zed was going after Kusho.
- Jhin has some interest in killing
Sona for being a very famous artist from
Ionia who is taking the spotlight out of her "performances".
References
- ↑ https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Jhin_Namestorm_exvj79ng3h59rqlp70n8.pdf
- ^ Schuessler, A. "The ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese", p. 315
- ↑ http://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/614
- ↑ Schuessler, p. 316
- ↑ -new-champion-qa-jhin-the-virtuoso? Show = flat & comment = 00080001 Jhin's Questions and Answers
- ↑ Ask Riot
- ↑ Jhin's potential names
- ↑ Jhin's story pitch
- ↑ 'Jhin' confirmed?
- ↑ Acknowledged wrong spelling
- ↑ August on Reddit
- ↑ Squad5 Twitter
- ↑ Squad5 Twitter
- ↑ Make it beautiful
- ↑ 4 Obsession 1
- ↑ 4 Obsession 2
- ↑ Schuessler, A. p. 478
- ↑ virtuoso?show=flat&comment=000b0000 Jhin Q&A
- ↑ Jhin's Questions and Answers
- ↑ Jhin's shoulder 1
- ↑ Jhin's shoulder 2
- ↑ Jhin's Questions and Answers
- ↑ WAAAARGHBobo about Jhin's age
- ↑ The Nature of Jhin Cosmic Darkness