Jin (Xenoblade)

"If the Architect does indeed exist, I wish I could ask him...who am I, truly? Whence did I come? Whither am I headed?"

- Jin

Jin (also known as Shin in the Japanese version) is the central antagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is a masked swordsman that serves as the leader of the organization known as Torna, with Malos as his second in command. Prior to this, he was once Lora's personal Blade that fought alongside Mythra and Addam in the Aegis War.

He is voiced by John Schwab in the English version, while he is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in the Japanese version.

Appearance
In general, Jin is a tall, well built man with light silver hair coloring and blue eyes. In his regular form, he wears a mask to hide his Core Crystal (which was once blue before turning red, after "consuming" Lora). He also wears what appears to be a trenchcoat-like outfit.

In his true form, he retains his physical features, but features a large scar on his chest. He also appears to have a black, armor appearance with neon blue lights around his body.

Personality
Jin initially appears to be cold and silent, mainly focused on achieving his goals of destroying all of mankind. However, this is only a masquerade of his true feelings of sorrow and pain. Before the death of Lora, Jin was a kind-hearted, loyal man who swore to protect Lora at all costs.

Prior Events
Jin was born 500 years ago where he was awakened by a young girl named Lora. Her father, angered that she awakened him, threatened to kill her as he prepared with a knife in his hand. However, he was swiftly dispatched by Jin, before he could make his move. Jin then comforted the young girl, swearing that he will protect her.

Since then, Jin has served as Lora's personal blade, accompanying her and Mythra in the Aegis War against Malos. After the war, Jin stood by Lora's side as he was made as an official Tornan Driver. When Lora was killed in battle, Jin decided to "eat" her and transform himself as a Flesh Eater, refusing to forget his memories with her. As a result, Jin was able to save Lora, but he refused to allow her pass away in time, and so, she was kept in cryogenic stasis.

Eventualy, Jin returned to Malos where the two formed a truth. Together, they founded the organization named after the deceased Titan, Torna. Jin swore that he would set all Blades free from humanity, and in order to do so, he must hunt down the Architect to kill him and wipe out mankind.

Trivia

 * Jin was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, who is well known for designing characters for the franchise, Final Fantasy.