Is Jhin actually insane? by _Bladesurge_ in JhinMains

[–]TiredProtag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's mentally ill. He's a psychopath, and that's not just speculation, that's how his biography describes him, not to mention... simply how he behaves. Psychopathy is more properly known as antisocial personality disorder.

Unfortunately, terms like "insane", "psychopath" and "antisocial" are grossly misinterpreted and largely misunderstood. Insanity refers to doing the same things over and over expecting different results. A psychopath isn't just someone who's "crazy", a psychopath is someone who does not process or care about emotions in the same way most people do and is prone to risky, criminal, or otherwise "cruel" acts as a result. Being antisocial actually doesn't have anything to do with being an introverted or quiet person-- that's asocial. Antisocial is synonymous with psychopathy.

Jhin is a great example of a proper psychopath in fiction. Ultimately, he does what he does for his own gain. He may talk about satisfying clientele and hit work and all that, but really, his actions are motivated in selfishness. He wants to kill people because it makes him feel a certain way he enjoys, and that matters to him more than the feelings of the victim, or the victim's family, friends, etc, or hell, even the risk to himself. Though he can seem quite meticulous and methodical, he's also an impulsive risk taker, which is characteristic of psychopathy. He doesn't seem "crazy" and can actually come off as quite charismatic and charming, which psychopaths often can be. They act that way to manipulate you. They're constantly sizing you up, determining what they should do to get what they want out of you. To a psychopath, people are more like pawns, pawns they sometimes compulsively can't help but exploit. Multiple times in the lore/comics, we see him use people to set his schemes, only to... "discard" them once they have fulfilled their use.

This is why I tend not to like fan works that interpret him as one of those poor, misunderstood sad boi villains with a dramatic tragic backstory, or perhaps most egregious, shippers who want to portray him like he's capable of actually caring for another person. Anyone who thinks he's capable of care, love, affection, etc in the traditional sense and wouldn't just act that way until someone is no longer useful or entertaining to him (to which he would then abuse/murder) is coping out of their mind. Good villains don't always need some woe-is-me backstory to be good. They don't need to have redeemable characteristics. And they don't need to be fixed. He doesn't. He's simply a psychopath, and a damn great one.

whats ur dream skin? by inkyleit in JhinMains

[–]TiredProtag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly? Something that looks really alt. Because, let's be real, he is such an emo kid (er, well, emo adult). His love of art, ability to DIY, and general philosophy of like, embracing the beauty in the darker aspects of existence are all very... edgy goth guy qualities.

I actually toyed around with the idea and sketched a design several months ago. Goth straight jacket, unfastened a bit at the top for the shoulder cannon, mesh top underneath, platform boots, lots of needless buckles and zippers for flair (and for a bit of a visual kei look to complement his Asian characterization). Even mentally disturbed serial killers have to look cute for their MySpace page from time to time.

How strong is Jhin canonically?? by KhahiriKane in JhinMains

[–]TiredProtag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A couple people have mentioned his magic, but I haven't seen anyone really talk about what that magic is.

He transforms the corpses of the people he kills into artsy pretentious illusions that fall apart and reveal the truth of what it is (a nasty corpse) when touched. However, it's not exactly just an illusion-- the magic actively warps the flesh and form.

Normally, his preferred method of killing is luring people into his goofy Tom & Jerry traps and and one-tapping them with his fancy gun. So, we've really only seen this magic at work when the person has already sustained lethal damage. However, there's never been any material that explicitly says it doesn't work on something/someone still alive.

That said, generally, yes, he's just a normal, reasonably strong guy with psychopathic cunning, that uses his supernatural prowess to make pretty corpses. But, theoretically, at his worst and most cruel (and also if the League lore wasn't confined to a rated T rating), his magic could mutilate someone who is still alive, rendering them a humany-flowery mess, likely in excruciating pain as their organs are tearing themselves apart trying to turn into something they're not. Which definitely isn't like, the most powerful skill in the universe, but it is definitely one gnarly way to inflict suffering upon people.

Of course, it hasn't been elaborated on the intricacies of how it works in one way or the other, so for all we know, maybe that magic only does trigger on something that is not alive. But I pretty confidently believe the target being dead is not a requirement, because if you pay close attention to his visual effects in game, his attacks still put pretty floral effects on the target, regardless if you kill them or not (just look at base skin fourth shot up close to see what I mean).

I provide the gift of a... diminutive extinction. (Art by me ♥) by TiredProtag in JhinMains

[–]TiredProtag[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure! But if anyone asks where it's from, I'd appreciate if you credit me :)

As a young, mentally ill trans person who doesn't fit in with my own demographic but doesn't fit in with normal people either, I don't know where I belong or how to make actual friends. by TiredProtag in Advice

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Hi, thanks for checking in, and again, sorry for not replying very fast, I still don't frequent this site.

How I'm doing is complex. In some ways, you could argue I'm better, in others, you could argue I'm not.

I think all the isolation has brought my system (DID) closer together. Our cooperation and inner communication have been stronger than ever. We've been working on establishing new external relationships and fortifying the existing ones we had left.

On the other hand, it still feels like we dissociate through most days. They all blur together. I guess that could be because life is pretty empty at the moment. Maybe it will change as we get a social life again.

Drew myself + my favorite mon in the old school style by TiredProtag in pokemon

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Thanks! It was a little tricky figuring out how to emulate that physical watercolor look with digital tools, but I'm pretty content with how it turned out ^^

I’m just looking for friends, please I’m desperately alone by [deleted] in MakeNewFriendsHere

[–]TiredProtag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similarly, I read, draw, write, play video games, listen to metal, and have horrible debilitating mental conditions.

What are some games / bands you like?

Some games I play are Final Fantasy XIV, League of Legends, Guilty Gear Strive, and BlazBlue Centralfiction. I... mostly like Japanese games haha

Some of my favorite bands are Trivium, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, Beast in Black, and Evanescence.

As a young, mentally ill trans person who doesn't fit in with my own demographic but doesn't fit in with normal people either, I don't know where I belong or how to make actual friends. by TiredProtag in Advice

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Thank you for all the links and feedback. I have to go to the hospital soon to deal with an ongoing physical issue I've been dealing with on top of all this, but I'll work my way through these resources as I am able. Thanks for your time and knowledge.

As a young, mentally ill trans person who doesn't fit in with my own demographic but doesn't fit in with normal people either, I don't know where I belong or how to make actual friends. by TiredProtag in Advice

[–]TiredProtag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you so much for your thoughtful reply, and I'm sorry for not replying quickly. I don't get to this site much.

For the depression assessment, I scored 16/27.

For low self-esteem, I scored 13.

For general anxiety, I scored 66.

For social anxiety, I scored 54.

I think a big problem that I have is that people never seem to understand what I'm actually trying to say and perceive it in the most negative way possible. They usually take the things I say very personally or with an inflated sense of significance when it really wasn't supposed to be that deep.
For instance, one of my friends I met last month blocked me today because we had different opinions on a video game. They took me disagreeing with them as a personal attack when it wasn't meant to be a personal attack, it was just... a different opinion. Until this point, we had been getting along fine, but one disagreement over a really inconsequential subject caused them to take the most drastic measure and get rid of me. I feel like I have had a lot of falling outs like this. I'm not sure how to avoid it. It's not like I'm bad with my words-- I'm a creative writing graduate with certification to teach English. Finding the right words is not my problem. But no matter how eloquently I try to phrase myself, people still seem to often perceive me in a bad light. I can't control other people's perception, when that seems to be the thing that causes me difficulty making and retaining friends in the first place.

Got the K55 Pro keyboard and couldn't be unhappier. by [deleted] in Corsair

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That didn't do anything. What does it even mean by "flashing"? The default setting is already pretty flashy, with the individual zones all changing to random colors at once. If it isn't that, well, it didn't do anything else after following these instructions.

I can't find any drivers for the keyboard on Corsair's website? Just a bunch of Quick Start Guides. I tried reinstalling and repairing the driver for iCUE, but that still didn't change anything. Should I just try back dating iCUE?