Jin

Jin is an antagonist in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and a playable character in Torna ~ The Golden Country. He is the leader of the organization, and has unmatched prowess in battle, despite not wielding a  like most other fighters in Alrest.

Appearance and personality
Jin is a tall man with white hair and blue eyes. He wears grey armour with a white cloak, pants, and boots, as well as a white mask with horns. In battle, he wields a simple sword with a red crystal in the hilt.

Jin is very curt and businesslike. He says the minimum that he needs to say and no more, only opening up to those he greatly trusts. While he has the loyalty of all members of Torna, he does not divulge his plans to all of them, and is keen to do things alone when he can.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Jin first appears as part of an elite crew hired by, which consists of himself, Malos, Nia, and their s Sever and Dromarch. He explains to the prospective Rex that they're looking for something very deep in the Cloud Sea, and are specifically looking for Leftherian help. Rex accepts, and the crew shortly finds the Ancient Ship they were looking for. The ship is raised, and Jin calls Rex to join his squad as they search inside. This pays off when they find doors sealed by Addam's Crest, which can only be opened by a Leftherian. Inside, Rex finds the Aegis, and touches its core crystal. Jin immediately kills Rex as an "act of mercy". However, Rex is revived by Pyra becoming his Blade, and the two escape the ensuing confrontation - and due to these events, Nia deserts the crew and joins Rex. Jin decides to have Akhos pursue them rather than give chase themselves.

While Jin himself doesn't appear for a time after this, he's seen in a flashback, rescuing Nia from a cell. It's also revealed the their group is called, and is seen as a terrorist group by the government of Gormott.

After a time, Jin and Malos return to their secret hideout, meeting with Akhos and his Blade Obrona. They discuss future plans, which results in Jin sending Akhos after Rex's group (with sub-orders to deal with Nia), and sending himself after a shipment of Core Crystals going from Mor Ardain to Indol. While he's on his way over there, Malos and Akhos fight Rex's party. Malos claims he exists for Jin's benefit, while Akhos says his plan is to wipe out all humans, which Nia doesn't believe. Jin is next seen breaking into Ardanian ship, killing its guards to get to the Core Crystals, and sinking the ship. This news travels to Emperor Niall and his aide Mòrag, who are aware of his reputation of being an unstoppable menace.

Jin then returns to the Torna base, where he muses over Lora, a person frozen in ice. A flashback then reveals that Jin worked with Addam, Mythra, Lora, Haze, and Brighid against Malos five hundred years ago - showing he knew how to cook and didn't like fighting (and presumably can't be just a normal human to still be alive at this point). The Torna group then reconvenes to show that Mor Ardain has excavated Judicium Titan weapons from Temperantia. The last members Patroka and Mikhail then arrive, saying that Rex's party disrupted the Artificial Blade production line in Mor Ardain, and fought them off with the help of Haze (though called "Fan la Norne"), who is directing them to Indol. Jin decides he needs to cause an obstacle, so he heads to Temperantia, telling the rest to help Mikhail with the Marsanes.

Jin arrives in Temperantia and commandeers one of the Titan weapons, driving it through the neutral zone and opening fire on the Urayans on the other side. This prompts Rex's party to investigate, and results in them confronting Jin directly. In the discussion with Mythra, it comes out that he's a Blade and is generally upset over someone dying in the past, which he blames Mythra for. He then takes off his mask, revealing the blood-red Core Crystal in his forehead. In the ensuing fight, he kills Haze, "saving" her from being the Blade of Amalthus. He then rants over how Indol enslaves the Blade race, but starts to physically break down, and has to be rescued by Akhos. Rex feels distraught over what Jin has done, and wonders what caused Jin to become a bad guy. Uraya and Mor Ardain then get ready for war over Jin breaking the neutral zone, but Indol intervenes.

A flashback reveals that Jin's core was stolen from a castle by a scummy man, and was accidentally awoken by a ten-year-old Lora, who protected her from the angry man. In the present, Jin recovers in the Torna home base, while most of its members watch the peace summit in Indol, talking about how Jin's plan is to wipe out humanity and kill the Architect. Once recovered, Jin and the rest of Torna follow the party to Tantal and wait for them to collect the Omega Fetter, which they need to control Ophion and thus reach the World Tree. Jin reveals his true form and defeats the party with his super speed, which prompts Pyra to give up and go with them, in exchange for sparing everyone else.

Torna ~ The Golden Country
Jin is a, the so-called "Paragon of Torna". Unlike other Blades, his Core Crystal is on his forehead rather than the chest, and it turns blood red after he becomes a Flesh Eater. In his form as a Flesh Eater, Jin's armour is replaced with a black exoskeleton, with short featherless wings coming out of his lower back. His chest is exposed, revealing a scar over his heart.

As Lora's Blade, Jin is the stern and silent type, but still occasionally cracks some jokes. He values the safety of his Driver above anything else and will use any means necessary to keep her safe. After Lora dies and Torna is destroyed, Jin sinks into depression; he becomes convinced that all human life should be eradicated, so that no more Blades can be awakened and feel the pain of knowing they will one day forget their Driver. He holds a particular animosity towards Indol, both for their control of the Core Crystals, and because they are led by Amalthus, whom he despises for destroying the remnants of the Tornan people. He also plans to kill the Architect out of spite for creating the world once he achieves his goal of destroying humanity. Eventually, Rex's optimistic spirit causes him to have a change of heart, giving Jin a newfound view of life and the role of Blades in the world.

As an enemy

 * Jin (Temperantia)
 * Jin (Tantal)
 * Jin (Cliffs of Morytha part 1)
 * Jin (Cliffs of Morytha part 2)
 * Jin (World Tree)
 * Jin (Serious Showdown)

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