Jinx is a character in Riot Games’ League of Legends media franchise. She was introduced as a playable champion in the October 2013 update for the 2009 video game of the same name, which was complemented by the animated music video “Get Jinxed” to commemorate her official debut. In the game’s fictional universe, Jinx is a manic and impulsive criminal from Zaun who serves as the archenemy of the Piltover enforcer Vi. The Netflix animated series Arcane explores the character’s origin story as Powder, Vi’s younger sister who, following a series of personal tragedies, is taken in and raised by the crime lord Silco. Ella Purnell voices the character in Arcane.
Jinx has become one of the franchise’s most popular and iconic characters since her introduction. Her portrayal in Arcane and Purnell’s vocal performance garnered critical acclaim.
Concept and creation

Illustrator Katie De Sousa posted conceptual artwork of the “gun-toting, braid-rocking criminal” that would ultimately become Jinx on a bulletin board for potential ideas at Riot Games. De Sousa wanted to create a “completely insane female villain who is beyond any kind of reform or rehabilitation” for League of Legends. De Sousa was also a fan of “Attack Damage Carry” (ADC), a term used to describe champions that deal high levels of continuous damage in matches. The character was given the codename “Psycho Arsenal” and remained on the board for months until August Browning, seeking to make a weapon-swapping ADC, decided to develop her with De Sousa, while her backstory was written by Graham McNeill. They avoided giving her a “sexy persona” and instead depicted her as a pale and slender woman who wielded disproportionately oversized weapons to make her stand out from other female League champions. The Joker, Gollum, and actress Helena Bonham Carter served as primary inspirations for Jinx’s character.
Harley Quinn also was an inspiration for the character.
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To commemorate Jinx’s in-game debut, an animated music video starring the character titled “Get Jinxed” was released on the League of Legends YouTube channel. Jinx would officially join League of Legends in the October 2013 update, voiced by Sarah Anne Williams. Jinx’s origin was later expanded upon when she was adapted by Christian Linke and Alex Yee for the animated streaming series Arcane. The first season was released on Netflix in November 2021. Ella Purnell voices Jinx in the series, while Mia Sinclair Jenness voices a younger version of the character in Act 1.

League of Legends
Jinx was added as a playable champion to the marksman roster of League of Legends in October 2013. As established in the lore written by Graham McNeill, Jinx was once a young innocent girl from Zaun, the seedy underbelly of the utopian city of Piltover. She harbors a dark and mysterious past with Vi, another champion from the game. Following a childhood tragedy, Jinx grew up to become “manic and impulsive” and her capacity for creating mayhem “became the stuff of legend”. Her most notorious crimes include releasing a stampede of exotic animals, disrupting trade by lining the city’s bridges with destructive explosives, and pulling a heist on one of Piltover’s most secure treasuries. The game’s developers ensured the character moved quickly during gameplay to portray her chaotic personality and energy.
Jinx’s primary weapons include her minigun nicknamed “Pow-Pow”; her shock pistol “Zapper”; her explosive grenades called “Flame Chompers”; and her customized rocket launcher dubbed “Fishbones” for its shark-inspired design.
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Jinx’s alternate character skins in the game originate from parallel realities separate from the main lore. In the “Odyssey” universe, Jinx is a member of an intergalactic crew that travels the cosmos. In the “Star Guardian” universe, she is part of a magical girl squad. Jinx’s design from Arcane was also adapted as an alternate skin in League of Legends.
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