| “ | 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 (in Japanese: シン, Shin) is one of the main antagonists in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and the protagonist in the prequel story, Torna ~ The Golden Country. 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 was voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese and John Schwab, who also voiced Vinnie from Thomas & Friends in English.
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 trench coat-like outfit.
In his true form, he retains his physical features but gains a large scar on his chest and black armor.
Personality[]
Jin initially appears to be cold, silent, and equanimous, 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 and loyal man who swore to protect Lora at all costs.
Biography[]
Prior Events[]
Jin was born over five hundred years ago where he was awakened by a girl named Ornelia. Together, the two served the Colony Defense Force, helping people and their villages. He also spent his time writing in a journal, sharing his thoughts about who he is and the existence of the Architect. Eventually, Ornelia passed away, and Jin turned back into a Core Crystal.
Jin's Core Crystal would be held in a castle by the Tornan royal family until it was stolen by Gort. That night, Lora, a young girl and the daughter of Gort's maid Rynea, accidentally resonated with the Core Crystal, reawakening Jin. Angered that she awakened him, Gort 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 to protect her. From then on, Jin served as Lora's personal blade, accompanying her, Addam and Mythra in the Aegis War against Malos.
Around this time, the two met a young boy named Mikhail, whom they ended up taking under their care. Jin and Lora met an old man who told him he knew him and Ornelia when he was young, and that his old house was still standing. Out of curiosity, Jin went to investigate where he eventually came across his journal.
Later, Jin stood by Lora's side as she was knighted and made an official Driver of Torna. After Torna's destruction, the newly elected Praetor Amalthus ordered the Indoline army to eliminate the surviving loyalists of Addam. Both Lora and Jin took part in the battle, but as a result, Lora was killed. Before she could truly perish, Jin decided to "eat" her heart and transform himself into 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 to pass away, and so, she was kept in cryogenic stasis.
Eventually, Jin and Malos met each other in an alley, where the two formed a friendship. 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 would hunt down the Architect to kill him and wipe out mankind.
Years later, Jin invaded a military ship, where he came across Akhos and Patroka. He recruited them into his organization. Around this time, he dispatched another group of soldiers, and eventually met Nia as well, recruiting her to Torna.
Present Time[]
Jin, along with Nia and Malos, was tasked on a mission by Bana to salvage a wrecked ship that contained the Aegis. They hired Rex to assist in salvaging and took off to search the wrecked ship. They eventually came across the Aegis, but as Rex begins to resonate it, Jin swiftly stabs through his chest, effectively killing him. Rex, however, was eventually resurrected by the Aegis's Blade, Pyra, and fought Jin and Malos, with Nia joining his side.
Jin and Malos met with Akhos under the Cloud Sea, where his blade Obrons used her powers to locate Pyra and Nia, and much to Jin’s surprise, found Nia travelling with the Aegis. Upon further inspection, they detect an Ardanian shipment with core crystals en route to Indol for cleansing, which Jin leaves to take down and orders Akhos to concentrate on capturing the Aegis and do as he sees fit to Nia if he encounters her.
Jin effortlessly dispatches the Ardanian soldiers and Drivers stationed on the Ardanian Titan Battleship, steals the Core Crystals, and sinks the Titan.
Jin later travelled on his own to the ruins of Judicium in Temperantia, where he hijacked an ancient Titan weapon. He begins to go on a rampage with it, attacking Uraya's military forces. Rex and his friends eventually confront him on top of the weapon where they defeat him and destroy the weapon's core. Before he could retreat, however, he manages to kill his old ally Fan la Norne, regrettably.
Jin encounters the group of heroes once again at the Genbu Crown, where he wishes to take the Omega Fetter, as well as the Aegis. He proceeds to take them on in his true form, overpowering them due to his elemental manipulation and incredible speed. He was eventually able to defeat them, having them at their knees. Jin then prepared to kill Rex, but Pyra stopped him, threatening to kill herself with the Artifice Siren. Pyra was able to rationalize with him and thus, he spared Rex, then proceeded to leave with her.
After Malos received his full power once again, Jin and Malos fought Rex and his companions once more at the Cliffs of Morytha. Rex was able to defeat them both when he unleashed the true power of the Aegis. He and the rest of the heroes were knocked off the cliff after a battle between Ophion and Siren.
With no other choice, Jin decides to form a temporary alliance with Rex and his companions. As they travel through the Land of Morytha, he reveals that it was Amalthus who was responsible for the destruction of Torna. Eventually, they make it to the World Tree where Torna manages to find him. They were prepared to kill Rex's party, however, Jin calls off the attack.
Jin's Last Stand[]
Eventually, Jin and Malos traveled together up the World Tree. Jin decided to send Malos off on his own, wanting to confront Rex once more. Eventually, Rex encounters him, with Jin stating he wants to see whether the world will choose him or Malos. As they battle, Jin states that he has no clue why Rex is fighting so hard for humanity's sake, believing that they will end up destroying Elysium. Rex, however, was able to convince him that Blades and humans were no different from each other, and instead were equals.
Akhos and Patroka arrive to assist Jin. They then prepare to kill Rex and his friends, but Jin tells them to stand down, stating that they have done what they needed. Patroka then proceeds to get aid for him, but she is immediately killed by Amalthus, who has absorbed the power of the Core Crystals. Jin is then forced to watch as Amalthus kills Akhos as well, while still weakened from his battle.
Amalthus is eventually defeated by Rex. Amalthus attempts to destroy the World Tree, but he is stopped by Jin, who uses the remaining fraction of his power, freezing him to the wall. After Amalthus passes away, Jin proceeds to fade away into the light as well.
Other Media[]
Super Smash Bros.[]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Jin appears as one of the game's many spirits, being first introduced in Pyra/Mythra's spirit board. An Ace-rank Neutral-type spirit, he makes the user faster when used. In his spirit battle, the player must fight against Cloud on the Ω variant of Summit in a stamina match. Furthermore, the arena is coated in freezing ice and Cloud has his movement speed raised.
Cloud being the puppet fighter references both Cloud and Jin being designed by the same character designer, Tetsuya Nomura, and sharing the same Japanese voice actor, Takahiro Sakurai. The stage and Ice Floor hazard references Jin's element and his ability to use it. The speed rule references Jin's superhuman speed.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Jin was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, who is well known for designing characters for the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts franchises. Jin's similarities in appearance to Sephiroth make this particularly obvious.
- Oddly enough, when Jin is briefly recruited in Rex's party in the Land of Morytha, he can be seen wearing his mask in gameplay, even though the cutscenes feature him without it.
External Links[]
- Jin on the Heroes Wiki
- Jin on the Xenoblade Wiki
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