Hwei: Kayn, if only you allowed yourselves to blend (red and blue) Varus: but people complain about me being purple all the time?!

I like to think jhin is just a mad man killing for art and somehow found a way to make hwei like himself, jhin in literally the joker of runeterra

the 2 ponts on ult voicelines are because at level 12 if there is a jhin on the opposite team a minigame starts where the first to kill the other with its ultimate wins a buff. if Hwei wins it says: Hwei made Jhin witness the depths of his visionary mind, earning 3.33% Magic penetration "Understand, Jhin. Understand pain, and peace, and art----like i do, now". And if Jhin wins: Jhin made Hwei into his virtuosic magnum opus, earning 4.444 Lethality. "Our fourth and final act draws to a close. The painter falls, and i arise the maestro of death".

12:22 is not "what Jhin is doing" Jhin is turning death into art, Hwei here is probably turning trauma/sorrow into art, using art as a coping mechanism is a common theme for him (and its very relatable)

If they relate Jhin's madness to a demon i'm losing it. One of the things that makes him unique and interesting is that he is basically insane not yet another poor victim of a stronger power like many champions. Also it would undermine his story, he is such a menace and dangerously horrifying that people thought he was a demon (called him the "golden demon") and it took years for Kusho, Shen and Zed to figure out that all that suffering was in fact caused by a human. I refuse to believe his mental illness is caused by the influence of a demon.

Keeping things vague is fine, encouraging players to come up with theories is great for engagement - as long as Riot has an ACTUAL ANSWER to all these questions.

i'm suprised you didn't make a possible connection that at 14:15 he could be talking about the well that housed Varus as we don't know exactly when his story took place yet

I now have a little theory about Darkins through Hweis voiceline. Does the color of a Darkin indicate who is in control? Aatrox, Naafiri and Rhaast are red and in full control of their hosts since their hosts are basically dead. If Kayn wins the battle every bit of red is gone and he becomes blue. You might think this is because of the shadow magic .... but neither Zed nor Nocturne are blue. So maybe if the host of the Darkin wins the mental battle they get to use their powers and they become bluish. Lastly Varus is purple and in his case he is mainly in control of he body but neither Valmar nor Kai are dead and they can actually take control of the body for a short amount of time and "talk" to Varus.

Jhin: Killing people Hwei:ILY😍

underworld can also mean criminal part of Ionia, which, I guess, can lead to his line to Sett.

Jhin and Hwei are giving off Joker and Harley Quinn / Hannibal and Will Graham vibes.

I'm gonna say it. Riot waited for this video. Necrit is basically part of Riot's team.

Could Hwei have synaesthesia where he sees color auras around people ?

Jhin is the demon, figuratively

Thinking about the 3 hands that catch Hwei in his trailer I realized that we do know about 3 demons that fit his 3 marks perfectly: The CC stance (e) reminds me of Fiddlesticks The support stance (w) reminds me of Ashlash the demon of joy of Who's power is also used by Nilah (the theme of the abilities being water also makes sense) And the damaging stance (q) remind me of Tybaulk the demon of rage (for those who don't know that's the demon inside Tibbers) the theme being fire also makes sense

In the varus music video the darkin was sealed in a "dark well", so he might be referencing how Ionians figured out how to make dark well prisons for entities, kinda how ashlash was sealed in water. That quote could be referencing that there was a demon sealed away in one of those wells and Hwei let it out and bonded with it (maybe on accident?)

That "underworld" line can mean so many things. It could be a Void rift, a portal to the World of Shadows, a demonic place that was sealed, some sort of undercity like Zaun (similar to how Sett carries out his illegal fights), or something completely new. It could also be a reference to Varus' old lore, where he submerged himself in a dark pool but it was never clarified what it was and how he got his powers. Maybe they are reusing this part of that old story in a very similar location, but with a better established purpose (probably a demonic location like the "7th circle" where Ashlesh was sealed).

My theory if they go with the demon creating this artistic murder inspiration is that it actually came from Jhin. Like the demon was actually impressed or inspired by Jhins madness and murderous and artistic capabilities that they began to almost do the same with Hwei. So instead of taking away from Jhins cool madness and personality and making it "well cos of demon" its the reverse. The Demon is because of Jhin.

Riot: Any story ideas for Hwei? Staff: How about we let the community do the work for us? Riot: Great Idea! Staff: We'll pick the more interesting theories to work with. 🎉😂🎉

I love the idea of Kayn, rather than the binary result of winning or losing, having to work with Rhaast - Lore wise and gameplay wise (More on that in a moment). Especially with Odyssey and HEARTSTEEL Kayn creating more of a friendship between the two, it could make for an interesting step forward for his story. Could be cool if he showed up in Project L and, rather than having some form of transformation or scaling mechanic like in League, he could stance switch between SA and Rhaast as they work in tandem.

We need a Hwei blood moon skin , now !

i don't really think that jhin murdered everyone, it really sounds like jhin went to this art "school" (maybe to research some kind of art or technique, or to find someone, idk), and then jhin started teaching and guiding hwei so that hwei could see the world as he kinda sees (maybe jhin saw the potential inside hwei and wanted to show him how to let it all out), and then maybe hwei's pov got so "distorted" that he murdered everyone by accident. his quote to jhin basically say smt like "you taught me, and i will never forgive you for what i did with that knowledge". Hwei has admiration for jhin for being his "teacher" and being an incredible artist, but also hates him for turning hwei into some kind of monster. "lie by the fire you started" = "die by the hands of the monster you created" "you brought it to light, jhin" = "you taught me that" or "you showed me how to see this"

This champ has an Very interesting design, I'm curious about it

I just realized that in Hwei's teaser trailer, you could see 4 silhouettes of presumably his masters, which were all killed by Jhin. If those were all people Jhin killed that day, then the kill count would be 4. Glad to see that Riot is staying consistent with Jhin's 4 schtick.

I'm honestly really looking forward to this champ

I'm honestly surprised there was not a unique interaction with the Blood Moon Jhin skin since in that skin Riot really expressed his artist side by turning his rifle into a paintbrush with blood as the ink.

Demons usually feed on human emotions, so, If Hwei kinda "invokes" Demon powers everytime he uses his art, that must mean that Hwei's emotions are like super super strong. Hwei's emotions through art must be like a feast for Demons everytime 👀

A demon behind Jhin will mess his character beyond repair. Jhin is loved because he's just a crazy person

the thing about emotions being most dangerous when silenced, I think makes sense in relation to the demons, especially if you think about Kin of The Stained Blade, where the demon masquerading as the old man fed on the repressed grief of Yasuo and got stronger as he tried to fight back

love that guy. i mean his splash is ok but his voicelines and the way his artistic skills are represented in his skills, its beautiful. pair that with my favourite champ jhin and you got me hooked!

I just wanted to point out, if you look at his E abilities, each one resembles a different demon. One is an eye like swains W, one is a mouth like Tahm eating someone, and one is a fear like fiddle's Q (or nocturnes E)

i think he should have a quadrakill quote with his conections to jhin

I sympathize a lot with the way hwei talks... symbols, metaphors, and other ways in which he makes complex feelings and emotions into something able to be comunicated but not easy understood, as if there were not enough words for them

Pretty sure everyone already noticed, but I'll still point it out anyway because some might not catch it: Most of his interactions are directed towards fellow Apprentices of someone else. It's actually pretty cool. He's ever so slightly becoming a favorite of mine. 🤩

Hwei: "Emotions are most dangerous when silenced" That's in my eyes a very strong hint to a demon, cause Ashleash has "silenced" every Emotion of Nilah and overpowered them with this twisted kind of Joy. For Hwei it could be that his emotions are also silenced to strengh his "artistic expression".

The light and dark thing could be related to his champion quest. I believed they said they're bringing rivalries bsck

Can we give Viego a voice line when he buys BOTRK, I know they aren't doing those voicelines anymore but It would be a cool lore opportunity

What if in the Yone voice line when he said: my mind your mask he referred to his mind being affected by the demon (or demon's) like Yones mask is the demon that affects him?

imagine if shadow assassin kayn and darkin kayn combined, no more choosing in-between the two forms. or if varus has 3 heads, 6 arms, and multiple bows, or if naafiri turned into a demon dog human hybrid but in a corrupted vashtaya version. maybe that's why aatrox is finding a really good host, to have that best combined synchronization

Hwei voices be like hey guys, remember that really cool art champion we made 7 years ago? yeah, he is cool

i think hwei was able to see the artistry in jhins work since he witnessed/experienced it first hand and is an artist through and through.. i feel like he’s in this inner conflict of this spark that jhin ignited in him and … well.. not enjoying murder

like kaisa has her kill counting, it would be cool that he would get more and more psychotic with how many takedowns he has

6:20 reminds me of the scene in AtLA when soot/ash starts falling from the sky like snow, signaling the approach of a fire nation ship (I think it was Zuko’s)

Whoah your lighting looks amazing

Im happy you have new content to milk. Keep at it Necrit!

As a Jhin main, I like this addition to the lore. I am intrigued by their relationship, and I think it adds to Jhin's complexity.

I am SO excited for Hwei I don't think I've ever been this excited for a champion

I can't wait to hear his login, Theam. It's gonna be so mysterious yet artistic.

It's a less fun interpretation, but I believe the whole light/dark thing is a play on artistic interpretation from Hwei's POV. Art is subjective, and Hwei is using his experiences to quite literally paint his interpretation of the art before him. Light is him seeing beauty and value in a more serene/sublime interpretation, while Dark is him embracing brutalist/violent interpretations, both of which he expresses through his own art. "Feel with me" is the desperate attempt to make connections and share his art in a way that Hwei hopes others can understand/sympathize with.

I am so intrigued by the fact that he has so many quotes about champions. It's like he is a very special character lore-wise

Familiar voice and I always love their work ❤

Hwei seems like a very troubled person who was probably weak enough for a demon to enter and take control. He seems to enjoy the concept of blending light and dark. However, it would be VERY interesting if the demon is a demon of hope instead of despair. Especially because he was already placed into places of despair and destruction. For him to ignore it and have hope would be too typical. So maybe the demon is hope, which would explain the cycle of torment because the demon wont allow him to sulk and enjoy his destructive nature. So he found beauty within it and admires the hope that’s trying to fix what he destroys.

Hwei: "Blend yourselves Kayn!" Purple Kayn: "Am I a joke to you?"

So we all think about connections to demons, but what if no demon has any connection in this story?

I feel like it would be 100% a Jhin play for him to have found this kid with a wonderful and beautifully artistic power only to play him like a fiddle. He could’ve been the one to push Hwei to use his powers then once the damage has started to take place Jhin would take over for the final crescendo.

Hwei is the first character ive been excited for in a long time

I think the idea is that Jhin IS insane, but that the beautiful madness he sees from his killing is because of of the nature of the demonic power, and Hwei, who is not insane, has enough sense to make more observations and inquiries as opposed to Jhin who just goes on artistic killing sprees.

It’s funny how relatable I feel towards Hwei’s emotional palate currently in my life. And this is coming from a veteran, old school ex Jhin main turned Aphelios main… It’s almost scary how relevant all of this and how everything connects is to me.

15:23 - "The sky isn't blue, the grass isn't green" Might be a reference to van Gogh and how he perceived nature, which is a cool detail (which made me emotiobal).

Like i commented in the last video Hwei is just TF2 pyro. Candyland and rainbows in the mind, chaos and bloodshed in reality.

Maybe the "Despair" (or disaster) is a Demon (an underworld spirit) and the "Serenity" is a spirit of Ionia (a spirit of the surface). And then Torment is what builds inside Hwei's mind from the combination of those two opposite forces that he can "summon". He might be in Torment because he is constantly stuck between the forces of surface/light spirits and underworld/dark spirits.

5:00 You don't have to assume, Necrit. Dancing is indeed an artform.

everyone else: Telling stories Rammus: Ok

He is just swinging between being dark artist like jhin or light one , that's why he has 2 stances in his skills brush to dark or to light

Kind of cute he and his paintbrush wear matching earrings.

youre actually funny af lol. "well he is an anime man" after listening to his /laugh

4:10 could also just relate to Shens title "Eye of the Twilight"

I can't wait for his bio

Jihn is just nuts, and shared/ignited this in Hwei, who happened to have a hidden art that may be related to demons

As a jhin main who loves his lore i am very interested in this new champ now

ok 3 hwei videos before a single video talking about the cool new void creatures seems a bit overkill now still gonna watch but still lol

Suppressed emotions lead to the burst. I assume it's the moment when a demon is being born, or attracted towards you, which leads to the attachment.

Huh, how very fascinating, it seems like more and more pieces are presented to us, let’s see if we can match them all together. Also, Kindred was a Mystery?

I really like Hwei as a character and as a champion (gameplay-wise).

The demons are the best theory. Wouldn't I be crazy though if he was actually tied to a watcher? It's not like they've only invaded through the freljord. He keeps talking about visions; he has a spell that is a watching eye he talks about seeing a lot especially the ink like of it staring back. Again demons still the best fit.

I am surprised u didnt talk about his joke animation/voice line. He breaks the 4th wall and its so creepy

Puhh. Thanks Baron you still have legs and pyjamas. I got worried for a second here :P

Necrit, you should watch the Hannibal TV series. I feel it heavily influences Jhin and Hwei seeing killing as an artform which is rampant throughout the show. In the final episode of season 3, Hannibal ends up opening Will's eyes on how beautiful killing is. Especially his voice line in 10:17 where he gets a kill assist on Jhin. Will assists Hannibal in killing Dolarhyde.

I've never been so excited for a champ since Zoe came out

17:37 his ult lines kinda gives the same vibe of Overwatch's Sigma; "What is that melody!".

It would be fun if Hwei is searching for Jhin because he want his autograf

11:10 maybe its also his painters perspective, you know because they blend colors. Hes asking to blend his red and blue

I'm on a theory he is an alter ego of jhin without the mask

About the silenced emotions, I believe they mean that the more you supress your emotions it becomes that much easier to exploit them and in a much grander degree than if you would just feel sad about smth and cried about it. If you keep suppressing that sadness it might explode into a violent rage, therefore a more potent and volatile feeling that one can feed on.

Art is an Explosion.

I was considering if the red was swains demon like that would definitely made sense especially since secrets can torment someone

Pretty sure the ink mage who’s spells revolve around art are exactly as they appear; he paints a visions and it becomes reality. No demons here.

I've read that Hwei is the Stagecrafter from Jhin's package in Legends of Runeterra. I would like him to be included in LOR and interact in there.

The in-client story situated Hwei's temple in Northwestern Ionia, not south as you've theorized. Thought you'd like to know if you didn't already.

This is a bit of a stretch but whenever I think of the war between ionia and noxians, I remember the "Awaken Cinematic" even though it might just be a promotional cinematic.. I'm wondering if there is more to it in the background such as zed's involvement and shen's involvement with the entire thing and hwei was aware of everything happening during the war

13:21 "first move" is the ability you first skill at lv 1 so if q or e then dark if w then light.

I’d love if he has a Evil and a Good demon inside him, and him as a human is searching to work with them

15:48 now I feel bad. Gotta play him as a support. No killing just chill and help ppl

17:15 Isn't Jhin's nickname in Ionia the "golden demon"? Perhaps the demonic references aren't all literal 🤔.

Could the mention of the well in ionia be a darken reference (he mentions it being black as ink and staring back)

Purple kayn, You have to fill the bar twice and you can both abilities from each form, but they have longer cooldowns.

When he talks about the well and dark underside, my first thought is the well where valmar and kai go and awaken varus.

Jhin went to the Artistic Temple to practice his Art too, ofc.

"Keep or vague on purpose so people will come up with theories." Aka they want the fans to write for them

Ok some thoughts I had maybe someone else thought something similar then I dont feel as mad 1. Hwei talking bout Jhin opening his eyes + Hwei experiencing the world differently than others, did hwei see differently before or after Jhin? also maybe "seeing the world differently" is a hint at how people with heavy depression see the world in a darker light e.g. differently? also also maybe it's just the "eye of the artist" which people in the art community often refer to or maybe both? 2. was it ever actually stated that Jhin killed all those people? do we know that the connection to hwei happened AFTER jhins imprisonment? What if the time Jhin and hwei met Jhin was just some guy with a quirk for the specialitè of artistry? What if Jhin just saw the artistic potential in the repressed young boys art? WHAT IF Jhin was some kind of guide or influence in Hweis life which led to Hwei experimenting more and delving more and more in his till then feared depths of his art? WHAT IF!!!! at some point it all exploded in the greatest form of artistry and death which left all of hweis other mentors and bystanders dead, except for Jhin just for him to witness the singlemost beautiful... ehm... something Jhin subconsiously always sought????? In the aftermath leaving Jhin in this crazed state we now know him in desperately trying to recreate what he had witnessed? and Hwei realizing what he had done, fighting to keep these emotions and feelings to himself leaving him with this somber despaired personality? searching for Jhin who hwei feels responsible to show him what jhin has opened Hweis eye to (e.g. the dark side of what their "art" causes) 3. If Jhin is 4,... Is Hwei then 3 because he is not willing to go this 1 step further Jhin had gone? 4. If Hwei sees through the "Eye of the Artist" then one could assume he sees the emotions behind the picture. for example most artist paint a picture not because it would look pretty but to create a certain emotion within the people experiencing the art, that like the main goal (or something idk I'm no artsy guy) BUT if you take that to the extreme and combine that with MAGIC, one could assume that maybe whatever art Hwei produces might be potent enough to actually manifest different kinds of feelings and emotions in people. maybe even to the extreme, like for example make a guy so jealous he'd kill someone? 5. ALSO ALSO ALSO to come back to the "Eye of the Artist" phrase and being able to see the emotion behind the picture maybe THATS WHY when he SEEs Syndra, Hwei SEES the emotions and feeling behind her and not actually syndra herself MAYBE Hwei doesn't actually see a Castle throwing, Manslaughtering Dommy-Mommy with great fashion-sense, but ACTUALLY the young, hurt and abandoned little Girl that was to powerless to fight back against the people who robbed her of her childhood? 6. SAME THING WITH AHRI (but lil different) Ahri's supposed to be this essence thieving fox-godess/spirit creature with great makeup -> essence THIEVING