Jin is a tritagonist and a fictional character who appears in DreamWorks Animation's 2019 film, Abominable and its spin-off film of his same name. He is a popular boy who is more interested since it's similar to Dylan Kirrin (from Famous 5: On the Case) and Ty Archer (from Grossology). He is Peng's cousin, and a friend of Yi and his voice played by Tenzing Norgay Trainor.
Personality[]
Jin is a teenaged popular boy who is more interested in his appearance such as his hair and clothes, being on his cell phone, and dating girls. As a result, Jin is self-absorbed and egocentric which restrains his childhood friendship with Yi. When forced to come with Yi and Peng to help Everest get home, Jin is shown to be cynical and hesitant during the trip and with Everest's magical abilities. However, during the course of the journey, Jin sheds his ego and vanity by facing and overcoming obstacles such as facing his fear of the unknown, getting his clothes ruined, and trading his cell phone away so he can reach his friends.
Despite his selfishness at times Jin does have a good heart overall as he was concerned for the safety of Yi and Peng at the beginning and during their adventure. He also hated lying to his mother when he told her he and his friends were in Beijing while they were really trying to get Everest home. Jin is also shown to care about Yi after her father's death despite their friendship being strained a result of Yi's father's death and Jin's popularity. However, the two manage to reconcile during their journey together and after see Yi magically blooming flowers by playing her violin, Jin became determined to help Yi and Everest reach the Himalayas. This shows that Jin has changed for the better during the adventure and willingly helps his friends, especially Yi, in saving Everest and returning him home.
In other media[]
Films[]
| Films | Director(s) | Status | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abominable | Jill Culton | Debuted | September 27, 2019 | Jin appeared, which is debuted in the movie. |
| Grossology | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman | Cameo | November 22, 2019 | Jin appeared as cameo appearance in the movie. |
| Jin | Panat Thamrongsombutsakul | Appears | August 7, 2020 | Jin appeared, which was announced as planned for an untitled Abominable spin-off film featuring Jin. |
| The JH Movie Collection Movie: The Fate of the Tour | Don Hall & Chris Williams | September 10, 2020 | Jin appeared, which was the first Movie Land Animation Studios film to feature the character. | |
| The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Lost in Florida | William Renschen & Gary Ross | May 28, 2021 |
Television shows[]
- Jin appeared in the middle second season of The JH Movie Collection Show.
Video games[]
- Jin appeared as an unlockable playable character in Smash Land and as playable character in Plaza Land.
Film adaptation[]
- Main article(s): Jin (2020 film)
Tenzing Norgay Trainor will reprise his roles to voice as Jin. It would be scheduled to be released on August 7, 2020, with Pearl Studio again producing and with Skywalker Sound providing the film's sound services effects.
Trivia[]
- Jin calls the shoes he wears his "babies."
- Jin and Yi are hinted to be romantically interested in each other.
- Jin looks a lot more like Tadashi Hamada as a teenager. Many people believe that he is the younger version of Tadashi.
- He's a 16 year old teenager.
- Jin’s hair quickly changes throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie, he had his hair slick back as seen when he is walking with his friends while texting on their phones. And at the end of the movie, his hair changes with hair bangs siding on the left and right of his face. This could be the fact that Jin is a dynamic character from a rude and narcissistic teenager to a reformed and gentle person.
