Jhin/Trivia

General

 * Jhin was partially inspired by.
 * His dance is the.
 * Jhin is the first champion to feature a takedown animation on his Classic skin, via . 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.
 * 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 enter ghost form he will never run out of bullets.

Development

 * 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.
 * Jhin was in production for seven months (the usual timeframe is one year)
 * 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, another of August 'jinxylord' Browning's champions.
 * In universe, his name means "Golden Excellence".
 * Khada derives possibly from Semitic h-d-y > هَدَى hadā "to lead"; or ħ-d-d > حَدَّ ħadda "to sharpen".
 * Jhin derives from Mandarin jīn 金 "golden" and Arabic  lit. "hidden being", from Semitic root g-n-n "protect, hide".
 * He and share this root for their names.
 * At one point 's fourth shot was able to one-shot a at full health.
 * 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.
 * used to reveal marked champions for a few seconds even through fog of war.
 * Its tooltip implies Jhin uses 's barrel as a walking cane, which he actually does when not 'performing'.
 * At one point it was basically a 2500-range.
 * 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 's recoil

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.
 * IIII is the archaic and uncommon alternative writing, using tally marks, for the Roman four IV, using subtractive notation.
 * The tally marks engraved on might be referencing it.
 * When he 'performs' in any given nation he makes four people 'beautiful and perfect'.
 * In Chinese and, 四 "four" sounds like 死 "death" (albeit with different tones in , & Vietnamese):
 * Mandarin Chinese: sì 四 vs. sǐ 死;
 * Vietnamese: tứ 四 vs. tử 死;
 * Japanese: shi 四 & 死;
 * Korean: sa 四 & 死;
 * Historically 四 "four" was not always associated with 死 "death", as 四 is used in many neutral & positively-meaning expressions: 四邊形 "", 四合院 "", 四象 "", 四大美人 "", etc.
 * He is four years older than.
 * can hold up to four bullets/fire up to four times before Jhin having to reload, with the fourth shot being the deadliest.
 * can bounce up to four times.
 * marks a target for four seconds.
 * reveals units for four seconds.
 * can fire up to four shots, with the fourth being the deadliest.
 * During his joke Jhin drops and it fires all four bullets.
 * 'Mind of the Virtuoso' depicts how 'artistic' Jhin sees his 'performances'.
 * Before the Kashuri armories granted him Jhin used to 'perform' with blades powered by chi techniques passed down from his father.
 * Although he did not craft 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 when it's.
 * Jhin appears to be ambidextrous (he fires regular with his left hand but when  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.
 * His favorite food is dumplings.

Quotes

 * references Applause by.
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 * references the River King having the most quotes in the game.
 * Ironically, Jhin has 241 lines (not counting vocal grunts) while has about 224.
 * references being able to block crowd control effects.
 * references his need for flair when using.
 * references the eponymous song by.
 * 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 a poetry named Soldati ('Soldiers') written by Italian Writer and Poet.
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 * might be referencing Marty Rubin ("Behind every mask there is a face, and behind that a story.") from  ("Behind this mask... is another mask!") or even.
 * references Metalocalypse.
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 * When killing certain champions with he speaks lines referencing various Western movies.
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Skins

 * He might have been inspired by from, as evidenced by him being an artist in front of an open mirror.
 * He might have also been inspired by from, with both their forms of art involving the number four.
 * Jhin's mask resembles 's face.
 * Jhin's mask resembles 's face.


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 * He represents the he was first conceived as.
 * resembles  from.
 * He shares this theme with, and Bandito Fiddlesticks.
 * While he lays back on a bar counter featuring Wanted posters of him,  and.
 * It shows him in mid curtain call


 * The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese theater.
 * He shares this theme with, , , , , , , , , , and.
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Relations

 * Jhin has some resentment towards both and his father Kusho for imprisoning him.
 * Since Kusho was killed by (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 for being a very famous Ionian artist who is taking the spotlight away from his 'performances'.
 * He also has a passing interest in killing since the Wuju school dwarfed the success of Jhin's father's martial arts one.

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