Jhin/Trivia

## General

* Jhin was partially inspired by Simo Häyhä.
* His stagename *Khada Jhin* means "Golden Excellence":
	+ *Jhin* derives from Mandarin 金 *jīn* [t͡ɕin˥] "gold" < Old Chinese *\*kəm* "metal < copper, bronze".
		- In Chinese localization, his name is written 烬~燼 *jìn*  [t͡ɕin˥˩] "ashes < remnants", from Old Chinese *\*dzins* < Sino-Tibetan *\*dzin* (also, *dzinʔ* > 盡~尽 *jìn* "to end, to exhaust").
	+ *Khada* references the real-life Khata scarf, from Tibetan ཁ་བཏགས *kha-btags*.
* His dance references the Lezginka dance.
	+ A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
* Jhin is the first champion to feature a takedown animation on his Classic skin, via  Beauty in Death. It should be noted however that the passive effect is not solely for cosmetic purposes.
	+ Despite being the only one seen in-game, the rose is just one of the many things he sees when killing someone.
* The violin for Jhin's theme (followed by a chorus) can be heard while the player is channeling  Curtain Call.
	+ The people in Spectator Mode can also hear it, though allies and enemies cannot.
* Occasionally when playing as Jhin, at the start of the game (between your team spawning at the fountain and then minions doing so at nexus) you can hear a version of the map's theme that fits the style of Jhin's own.
	+ He will always hum and laugh to it.
		- It reverts to the regular music at about 45 seconds.
* Jhin has some degree of innate magic, as he is able to put magic into his bullets. The gun itself,  Whisper, is already magical due to being hextech.
	+ It has been confirmed by a Rioter that his bullets shapes his victims flesh into his choosing or make it move as well as other effects.
		- Examples would be the four champions ( Sona,  Garen,  Vi, and  Zed) chosen to be in his teasers.
* If Jhin is killed with  Mordekaiser's  Children of the Grave and enters ghost form he will never run out of bullets.
* Jhin's Deutsch/German title, *Der Virtuose*, is the masculine original of  Sona's title, *Die Virtuosin*.
* PROJECT: Jhin's voice filter means he sounds similar to 'Ultron' from Marvel Comics.
* According to the League of Legends Cinematic - Season 2019:Awaken,Jhin can also play the Piano.

## Development

* Jhin is voiced by Quinton Flynn.
* Jhin was the first champion released in 2016 as well as being the product of the need for a brand new Marksman.
	+ His first designer was Jordan 'Wrekz' Anton but his initial concepts ended up becoming the stepping stones for  Kindred.
		- Jhin was in production for seven months (the usual timeframe is one year)
* During development he was called *Deadeye*.
* The words *Jhin* and *Deadeyed* were first datamined from the game's website.
	+ The Virtuoso's name (albeit misspelled) was even spoken by a Rioter before his reveal.
* His production name and title were 'Jin, the Artisan Killer'.
	+ The H was added after being deemed prone to confusion with  Jinx, another of August 'jinxylord' Browning's champions.
* At one point  Whisper's fourth shot was able to one-shot a  Zed at full health.
* Dancing Grenade used to be able to be recast from an enemy's location but the burden of knowledge was deemed too high.
	+ It also used to bounce an unlimited number of times.
* Deadly Flourish used to reveal marked champions for a few seconds even through fog of war.
	+ Its tooltip implies Jhin uses  Whisper's barrel as a walking cane, which he actually does when not 'performing'.
		- At one point it was basically a 2500-range  Javelin Toss.
* Due to miscommunication during production, Jhin differs between artwork and in-game.
	+ His eyes are reddish-brown even though they are blue.
	+ He has seemingly-prosthetic robotic limbs, even though he merely wears golden armor on top to handle  Whisper's recoil  when fully assembled.
* Blake 'Squad5' Smith was the Quality Assurance Analyst on Jhin and implemented the camera zoom, facing lock and execute damage to his ultimate. It was his work on Jhin that convinced upper management to allow him design his first champion.
* One of the potential names for  Curtain Call was "Make them beautiful".
* Jhin's obsession with the number four came about when they found his character defining gameplay, four shots from his  passive, which then informed the amount of shots for  Curtain Call. His obsession about his weapon was the starting for naturally highlighting the number of bullets in his gun.

## Lore

* Jhin shows traits consistent with obsessive-compulsive disorder focused on the number four.
	+ His login theme is built around 4-note motifs / written with a 4/4 time signature (each bar is separated into 4 distinct beats)
	+ His name and title themselves have four letters and four syllables respectively.
		- A fourth wall breaker is that on common computer keyboards (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc.) the keys that spell his name make the number 4 diagonally.
	+ ***IIII*** is the archaic and uncommon alternative writing, using tally marks, for the Roman four ***IV***, which uses subtractive notation.
		- The tally marks engraved on  Whisper might be referencing this notation.
	+ When he 'performs' in any given nation he makes four people 'beautiful and perfect'.
		- Much  like  Deadeye's  targets.
	+ In Chinese and Sino-Xenic pronunciations, 四 "four" sounds like 死 "death" (albeit with different tones, except in toneless Japanese & Korean), leading to avoidance, though unhistorical. Examples:
		- Late Han Chinese: *\*siH* 四 vs. *\*siX* 死;
			* Mandarin: *sì* [sɯ˥˩] 四 vs. *sǐ* [sɯ˨˩˦] 死;
			* Vietnamese: *tứ* [tɯ˧˥] 四 vs. *tử* [tɯ˨˩˦] 死;
			* Japanese: *shi* [ɕiꜜ] 四 & 死;
			* Korean: *sa* [sa] 四 & 死.
	+ He is four years older than  Zed.
	+ Whisper can hold up to four bullets/fire up to four times before Jhin having to reload, with the fourth shot being the deadliest.
	+ Dancing Grenade can bounce up to four times.
	+ Deadly Flourish marks a target for four seconds.
	+ Captive Audience reveals units for four seconds.
	+ Curtain Call can fire up to four shots, with the fourth being the deadliest.
	+ During his joke Jhin drops  Whisper and it fires all four bullets.
* 'Mind of the Virtuoso' depicts how 'artistic' Jhin sees his 'performances'.
* Before the Kashuri armories granted him  Whisper Jhin used to 'perform' with blades powered by chi techniques passed down from his father.
	+ Although he did not craft  Whisper himself, he did influence its design and he does craft his own magic-infused bullets.
		- The device Jhin carries on his shoulder is a Hextech-powered mass accelerator that in turns powers and loads  Whisper when it's  fully assembled.
			* Jhin appears to be ambidextrous (he fires regular  Whisper with his left hand but when  fully assembled he fires with his right one.
* Underneath the mask Jhin has a fully functional face.
	+ And without his usual outfit he doesn't stand out in a crowd.
		- His favorite food is dumplings.
* As revealed in a "Did you Know" message, Khada Jhin is just a stage name, and Jhin's real name remains unknown.
* Jhin is around 38 to 39 years old.

## Quotes

 Original Jhin
* alttext=Original skin "I live for the applause, you will die for it." references Applause by Lady Gaga.
* Şablon:İi  alttext=Original skin "It is by my will alone I set my mind in motion." references the Dune movie.
* alttext=Original skin " You have too many lines." references the River King having the most quotes in the game.
	+ Ironically, Jhin has 241 lines (not counting vocal grunts) while  Tahm Kench has about 224.
* Şablon:İi  alttext=Original skin "I love to perform, but I hate crowds." references  spellshields being able to block crowd control effects.
* alttext=Original skin "Şablon:İi? Where's the drama in that?" references his need for flair when using  Whisper.
* alttext=Original skin "Happiness... is a warm gun." references the eponymous song by The Beatles.
	+ This quote also shares similarity to alttext=Pulsefire skin "Happiness is a thermally active temporal blaster."
* In the Italian localization his selection quote "Cadranno come, d'Autunno, dagli alberi, le foglie.", *They'll fall, like Autumn's leaves from trees*) references the poem *Soldati* ('Soldiers') written by Italian Writer and Poet Giuseppe Ungaretti.
* alttext=Original skin "Sing for me!" references The Phantom of the Opera's song by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
* alttext=Original skin "They're puppets. I pull their strings, and then they dance." resembles alttext=Original skin "Pull the strings. Watch them dance."
* alttext=Original skin "Behind every mask... is another mask." might be referencing Marty Rubin (*"Behind every mask there is a face, and behind that a story."*), Kakashi Hatake from Naruto (*"Behind this mask... is another mask!"*) or even Luigi Pirandello.
* alttext=Original skin "This performance needs more... zazz." references Metalocalypse.

 High Noon Jhin
* When killing certain champions with  Curtain Call, he speaks lines referencing various Western movies.
	+ alttext=Original skin "Kill Noxians and get paid for it? What's not to like?" and  alttext=Original skin "I like the way you die,  boy." reference Django Unchained.
	+ alttext=Original skin "People  scare better when they're dying." references Once Upon a Time in the West.
	+ alttext=Original skin "It's better to be above ground doing this than  below ground doing nothing." references Django.
	+ alttext=Original skin "It's fun to kill a  man, to take all that he had, and could ever have." references the movie that shares names with Yasuo's title.
	+ alttext=Original skin " You shoot to kill, you better hit the heart." references A Fistful of Dollars.

## Skins

 Original Jhin
* He might have been inspired by Erik from The Phantom of the Opera, as evidenced by him being an artist in front of an open mirror.
	+ He might have also been inspired by Sander Cohen from Bioshock, with both their forms of art involving the number four.
* Jhin's mask resembles Sliske's face in RuneScape.

 High Noon Jhin
* He represents the  Cyborg Cowboy he was first conceived as.
* Whisper resembles Boba Fett's EE-3 carbine rifle from Star Wars.
* While  recalling he lays back on a bar counter featuring Wanted posters of him,  High Noon Twisted Fate and  High Noon Yasuo.
* His splash art shows him in mid  Curtain Call.

* This skin theme is shared with:
	+ Bandito Fiddlesticks
	+ Cowgirl Miss Fortune
	+ Desperada Cassiopeia
	+ High Noon Lucian
	+ High Noon Thresh
	+ High Noon Twisted Fate
	+ High Noon Urgot
	+ High Noon Yasuo
	+ Longhorn Alistar
	+ Sandscourge Skarner
	+ Sheriff Caitlyn
	+ Sonoran Kog'Maw

 Blood Moon Jhin
* The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese Noh theater.
	+ The eye holes on the mask each glow with a blue eye or a red eye.
		- However, Jhin's red eye turns blue when he takes off his mask in his laugh animation.

* This skin theme is shared with:
	+ Blood Moon Aatrox
	+ Blood Moon Akali
	+ Blood Moon Diana
	+ Blood Moon Elise
	+ Blood Moon Evelynn
	+ Blood Moon Kalista
	+ Blood Moon Kennen
	+ Blood Moon Pyke
	+ Blood Moon Shen
	+ Blood Moon Sivir
	+ Blood Moon Talon
	+ Blood Moon Thresh
	+ Blood Moon Twisted Fate
	+ Blood Moon Yasuo
	+ Blood Moon Zilean
	+ Blood Moon Aatrox Prestige Edition

 SKT T1 Jhin
* He was released in celebration of SKT T1 winning the Season 6 World Championship along with:
	+ SKT T1 Ekko
	+ SKT T1 Nami
	+ SKT T1 Olaf
	+ SKT T1 Syndra
	+ SKT T1 Zac
	+ SKT T1 kkOma Ward
* He represents Bang and is the second World Championship victory skin for him.
	+ It was preceded by  SKT T1 Kalista.
	+ The idea for the  Recall animation was thought up by Bang himself and displays his signature.
		- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
			* The dance he does in turn references the choreography of Bang Bang Bang by Big Bang.
				+ A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.

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 PROJECT: Jhin
* His appearance may have been inspired by the protagonist from the game RUINER.

* This skin theme is shared with:
	+ iBlitzcrank
	+ PROJECT: Irelia Prestige Edition
	+ Program Camille
	+ Program LeBlanc
	+ Program Lissandra
	+ Program Nami
	+ Program Soraka
	+ PROJECT: Akali
	+ PROJECT: Ashe
	+ PROJECT: Ekko
	+ PROJECT: Fiora
	+ PROJECT: Irelia
	+ PROJECT: Jinx
	+ PROJECT: Katarina
	+ PROJECT: Leona
	+ PROJECT: Lucian
	+ PROJECT: Pyke
	+ PROJECT: Vayne
	+ PROJECT: Vi
	+ PROJECT: Warwick
	+ PROJECT: Yasuo
	+ PROJECT: Zed
	+ PROJECT: Yi
		- PROJECT: Vayne's motorbike can be seen in the background.
		- His bullet can be faintly seen behind her as well presuming they're both fighting each other.

 Dark Cosmic Jhin
* Dark Stars are pure Corruptants, Dark Cosmics were Cosmic Entities which have been consumed by the Dark Star.

* This skin theme is shared with:
	+ Cosmic Blade Master Yi
	+ Cosmic Dawn Rakan
	+ Cosmic Defender Xin Zhao
	+ Cosmic Dusk Xayah
	+ Cosmic Enchantress Lulu
	+ Cosmic Queen Ashe
	+ Cosmic Reaver Kassadin
	+ Dark Star Cho'Gath
	+ Dark Star Jarvan IV
	+ Dark Star Karma
	+ Dark Star Kha'Zix
	+ Dark Star Orianna
	+ Dark Star Shaco
	+ Dark Star Thresh
	+ Dark Star Varus
	+ Dark Star Rhaast

## Relations

* Jhin has some resentment towards both  Shen and his father Kusho for imprisoning him.
	+ Since Kusho was killed by  Zed (whom he also resents for denying him a performance) Jhin will have to make do with killing the Eye of Twilight.
		- He is forcing them to work together so he might kill them both where they caught him years before.
* Jhin has some interest in killing  Sona for being a very famous  Ionian artist who is taking the spotlight away from his 'performances'.
	+ He also has a passing interest in killing  Master Yi since the Wuju school dwarfed the success of Jhin's father's martial arts one.

## References

1. ↑ https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Jhin\_Namestorm\_exvj79ng3h59rqlp70n8.pdf
2. ↑ Schuessler, A. *The ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese*, p. 315
3. ↑ http://wwg.com/league-of-legends/2017/04/25/check-out-the-translation-of-chinese-league-of-legends-champion-/
4. ↑ http://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/614
5. ↑ Schuessler, p. 316
6. ↑ Jhin Q&A
7. ↑ Ask Riot
8. ↑ 'Jhin' confirmed?
9. ↑ Acknowledged wrong spelling
10. ↑ August on Reddit
11. ↑ Squad5 Twitter
12. ↑ Squad5 Twitter
13. ↑ Make it beautiful
14. ↑ 4 Obsession 1
15. ↑ 4 Obsession 2
16. ↑ Schuessler, A. p. 478
17. ↑ Jhin Q&A
18. ↑ Jhin Q&A
19. ↑ Jhin's shoulder 1
20. ↑ Jhin's shoulder 2
21. ↑ Jhin Q&A
22. ↑ WAAAARGHbobo on Jhin's Age
23. ↑ Dark Cosmic Jhin's nature
24. ↑ Jhin Q&A