Kirin Jindosh

"I'd assume my involvement with the Duke brought you to my door. Or maybe you're after washed-up Anton Sokolov, comfortably residing in the Assessment Chamber. Either way, come find me and take whatever it is you seek. But if you fall, I'll have your body carried to my lab for dissection and study."

- Jindosh when meeting the protagonist at the Upper Gallery Kirin Jindosh is a villain in the 2016 video game Dishonored 2. He is encountered in the fourth mission, The Clockwork Mansion.

He is voiced by John Gegenhuber.

Dishonored 2
After contacting Emily or Corvo on the Upper Gallery, Jindosh returns to his laboratory where he remains throughout the mission.

Lethal elimination
Jindosh can be eliminated by every weapon or power of the protagonist. Additionally, he can be killed by his own Clockwork Soldiers guarding the laboratory. If their head units are shot off, they switch to auditory detection. If Jindosh makes a sound, the Clockwork Soldiers sense him as a threat and attack him.

If Jindosh is eliminated with a sword, a special animation plays. The player kicks him between the legs, causing him to collapse and fall on his knees. Emily then yanks him up by the hair and rams her sword into his neck.

Non-lethal elimination
To be able to eliminate Jindosh non-lethally, Corvo or Emily must at first inform themselves about Jindosh's electric chair. They find out that Jindosh built an electric chair in hope to be able to mind-control his victims through it. However, the experiment was a failure and instead destroyed important brain functions of those it is used on - basically shocking the subject stupid. Jindosh can be placed on the chair and, once a little puzzle has been solved to bring power to the chair, he can be electrocuted. Now too stupid to continue inventing or to build further Clockwork Soldiers, Jindosh has effectively been removed as a threat.

Reveal Trailer
Jindosh was first seen in the cinematic reveal trailer for the game. In the trailer, Jindosh was targeted by Emily Kaldwin who had infiltrated his Clockwork Mansion. Jindosh sent two of his Clockwork Soldiers against Emily and casually left his study but Emily defeated the soldiers and followed Jindosh to the floor below. There, Jindosh attempted to crush Emily by pulling a lever which moved the walls but Emily turned into her Shadow Walk Form, grabbed the shocked Jindosh and, despite his desperate pleas, presumably killed him.

Jindosh Clockwork Soldiers
The Jindosh Clockwork Soldiers. commonly refered to as Clockwork Soldiers, are mechanical robots designed by Jindosh, who considers them his greatest invention. The Clockwork Soldiers are tall, whale-oil-powered mechanical guardians with scissor-sharp blades attached to their arms. Their control panels are protected by a wooden, allowing them to take damage through swords or other weapons without being destroyed immediately. In addition to their visual awareness, the Clockwork Soldiers are also able to switch to audio recognition should their heads be detached or destroyed. Due to their exquisitenes, there is only a limited number of Clockwork Soldiers and each of them costs a fortune. Furthermore, Jindosh only sells the soldiers to aristocrats or to friends or allies of the Duke of Serkonos. However, when the Duke orders Jindosh to create an army of these soldiers, Jindosh is forced to find another, cheaper way to build his machines. When Anton Sokolov is delivered to him, Jindosh attempt to force Sokolov to assist him in building the army but remains unsuccessful.

During the game, the Clockwork Soldiers are first encountered at Dunwall Tower, acting as guards for Duke Abele who has arrived at Dunwall for the anniversary of Jessamine Kaldwin's death. The Clockwork Soldiers pave the way for Abele and, when the Duke and Delilah usurp the throne, kill those loyal to Empress Emily. More Clockwork Soldiers are encountered at the Clockwork Mansion, where Jindosh is keeping some of them to act as his personal household guards, and later at the Grand Palace and at the protagonist's return to Dunwall Tower. Delilah also uses the Clockwork Soldiers to slay the Overseers storming Dunwall Tower, eradicating all attackers.

Trivia

 * If Jindosh is spared, he can be seen getting arrested by the Grand Serkonan Guard in the aftermath of Delilah's defeat.