Black Myth Wukong Chapter 4 Rosy Cheeks Gray Hair (Novel vs Game) - Chapter 4 Videos 5 [CC]

[@SuhandiWijaya]

Feng Ji, the CEO of Game Science wrote all the lyrics of all the cinemation, which was mindblowing to me. It shows that he is talented and poured in heart and soul into making the game, which all people who appreciate the original "Journey to the West" can appreciate!

[@alanmak984]

it's refreshing to see a CEO with actual merits which is justifying for their positions.

[@xXKyon12Xx]

I see a long video about a game, from an creator with lots of knowledge and wisdom. I see, like and comment. Thank you kind lady for the indepth explanation.

[@tonydeluna8095]

Hello AvenueX, First you look gorgeous! Second, I really appreciate you taking the time to breakdown everything single detail and analyzing them in every chapter. I really appreciate it

[@DD_Panda]

Knowing there's a chance that the old spider lady isn't dead made my day.

[@BungeeGum_]

I think she is dead in the game. If you go to the wall where you enter the Purple Cloud Mountain, but instead of entering that area, you go to the forest behind, you can find her tomb, this only triggers if you come back after defeating 1000 Eye Daoist.

[@markrangyf6174]

​​@@BungeeGum_It could be interpreted as a cover-up to make the Kunlun think she was dead.

[@mountain.spider]

You're a really good storyteller and the subject is interesting. I was originally planning on only watching 10 minutes and come back to it later and I hit play, than it ended in one hour later. Watched it all in one sitting.

[@AegisKHAOS]

Chapter 4 definitely gave me Chinese Odyssey vibes from not just Violet Spider and Pigsy romance, but also 4th Sister and Destined One. Minus the monk singing Only You or annoying his enemies to self deletion. :p And you're right, it is definitely harder to unpack the conspiracy of the gold pills if you can only rely on the English. Game Science really delivered on their world building, and am thankful you took the time from talking about dramas to break down the narrative of this game.

[@bambi17720]

Yellow Loong is indeed the best transformation. Not only he give you his scales, his weapon, he also give you his life, truly a generous scholar 🙏 I felt bad about vanquished all the dragons but their fate are sealed, they’re destined to reunite to become into one being again.

[@Snegojui]

Completely missed the plot with the gold pills. I remember I was confused then I heard they want to make a pill from the fourth sister, it all makes sense now! Really appreciate your breakdown of this chapter!

[@fangorn875]

Same as me..I didnt know how sinister this chapter really is. I don't like the vibe when I was playing this chapter, dark and a lot of cocoons. Scared me a lot.

[@Gary_Lim]

You video is the source of motivation for me to finish each chapter so that I can watch you video right after.

[@gelinrefira]

Same.

[@EliTheGhost]

Same! It's like a reward lol

[@TheTravelingCamellia]

Always absolutely love you in this lilac color. Thank you so much for doing this series. I'm enjoying it so much!💖

[@hypno_wave]

I love your videos so much!!! Your aesthetic, the structure, the depth!!!! Woah thank you for educating us!!! ❤❤❤

[@loc12345pro]

Thanks for the new episode! I've been waiting for this :)) By the way, nice violet dress! It's very suitable for this chapter!

[@victorho2945]

Thank you for this video, I love this so much. As a Chinese person, it was quite sad to see non-Chinese speakers not pick up on details, because it felt like they were missing out. You put it together so well here!

[@yolooo5081]

Lol, the way you describe all the specific collecting armor pieces. You seemed like a completionist type of gamer.

[@redendive5068]

Your lore explanations are the best!!! I wish we could see you play it

[@quentun49er]

Thank you again for helping understand the story of Wukong. I have listened to all 4 chapters you have done so far. Very informative, light hearted, and fun. I can't wait for chapters 5.

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

Just finished this chapter yesterday! I only missed one boss because of a glitch, Daoist Mi, and I'm so happy I got through it before your new video dropped! I'm someone that absolutely does not like insects or spiders, so this chapter was VERY difficult for me.

[@laioren]

Thanks so much for making these videos. I really appreciate your overviews and breakdowns. Your format of explaining the original text, then going step-by-step through what happens in the game is great.

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

Yes! I was eagerly awaiting this overview =) This chapter seemed so emotionally heavy, even without having any prior knowledge of Journey to the West. Happy to see this breakdown and confirm and demystify any gaps.

[@fangorn875]

I love this series so i dont really care how long i need to watch. I didn't read JTTW so i do not know a lot of the story/characters in the game. Your series really helped me to appreciate more for this game. Thank you, thank you ! In this chapter I already didn't get the deathbringer, and now you are telling me about this cool arm guard. Guess I need to allocate some time to play NG+. I really love the song and lyrics for the animation of this chapter. It really sad for the two lovers, and I really like cute Zhu Bajie.

[@vankooj]

same, i hope she makes these videos as long as she can 😁😅

[@BeastyBlerd]

Your videos have really helped me appreciate the story of this game more and more. I just finished my 2nd playthrough and found myself really liking the story compared to the first time.

[@bistander]

Omg I really wish more Wukong players see your videos. I love the connections you draw, and the exact amount of details you give of the story to be interesting but not overwhelming.

[@KKKuma]

I think it is Hou Yi in the animation. He is supposed to have a romanic relationship with one of the goddess of the moon. But love on the celestial palace is forbidden, so when Bejie saw they were together they afraid he would told everyone. So they reported him as harassing the lady (which he kind of did in one of the party) to cast him out. Same for the purple cloth lady/violet spider, she used to be in the celestial palace but because she loved Bejie, she couldn't stay there and came down to the human realm as a spider

[@passerby5]

I completed chapter 4 just yesterday, and have been waiting for this! Thanks for the lore explanation!

[@Kiharu62]

First off, Ba Jie's little daughter is so cute! Secondly, there's absolutely no way they'd kill a character like 四妹 off screen like that. There's definitely more to come.

[@BlaxkSun]

Ummm, yeah. Story telling no one is safe if it makes sense

[@Kiharu62]

@@BlaxkSun There's ebb and flow to storytelling. It's not that it's predictable, but you can tell when the writer is leading you somewhere. A story where "no one" is safe feels more like post-modern deconstructionism like George Martin, who one could say is the antithesis to classics like Journey to the West.

[@陳祁-y4h]

Another very enjoyable hour and I cannot thank you enough for putting your precious time into the game to unpack everything so that we can completely understand what is happening in the game. Really looking forward to the next videos!

[@molamola9723]

There is one small detail this video didn’t explain. The mirror which is held by buddhas right hand which also shows the true form of zhu bajie was a gift to the violet spider from the “lady” who was mentioned in the opening cutscene (the master of the two pig yaoguai). The lady sent it as a gift some time ago but when violet spider looked into the mirror she did not like what she saw so she threw the mirror away. This soured the relationship between violet spider and the lady which is why the lady no longer visits the webbed hollow herself but rather sends her minions instead.

[@mystomachhurt9312]

The lady of mount wushan, given the context, should be one of Xi Wangmu's daughter, specifically Yaoji.

[@quantahoang]

I was busy with work and couldn't keep up with your videos and BMW 2nd playthrough, but I am so glad that I can now watch both Chap.4 and 5. Thank you so much to your detail explanation that I can get deeper into the lore which was held back by the language barrier. Really anticipate for the DLCs and when they come, I have to say your videos will be the first that pop up in my mind because I'm more interested in the lore than the guides. Once again thank you so much, wishing you a happy life and when the DLCs hit, happy gaming.

[@paulkeenan5378]

I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos, they are amazing 🤗🙏❤️

[@JesseLCH]

I don't play this game but I look forward to + enjoy your storytelling so much. Thank you for these SWK videos!!

[@leonkenedy2988]

Another amazing video! I loved it! ❤❤❤ Now I cant wait for your video on chapter 5, because man the story behind it really shows how miserable life can be. I really deeply felt for the Spider living in chapter 4 as I now look at them finally feeling: Oh hold on, these are just like ordinary people! Damn it can I just saved them all for once? Because man, if DLC allows me to save the 4th spider sisters by going up to the Celestial Palace and Mount Ling Shan to wreck the entire palace then I would summon my inner Rage of Sparta from Kratos in GoW to repeat what happen in Olympus Pantheon. 😊😊

[@eddienguyen6373]

Here it is, the video and chapter I've been desperately waiting for! Thanks for the video :)

[@Moneychaser24.7]

I’ve watched all these videos so far the best chapter breakdowns on KZbin

[@robizunreal]

Been enjoying the series, it’s good to hear the differences between the novel and the game. One of these days I will have to sit through the audio book. Also love the different hair pins you have (if that’s what they are) that have had in each episode, they are amazing. Thanks.

[@zhaochen9159]

Im waiting for your update everyday

[@mo0able]

You’re killing these!!

[@falconhero]

Thanks for digesting and explaining the deep storyline and connections for all the non-Chinese speakers! Interesting to know that the game story plot designers put so much thought into the lore.

[@mugseymunster5882]

I genuinely enjoy and appreciate how well you explain the lore!

[@LexCoelho]

Thank you! Your vídeos about the game are awesome! I'm learning much with them, abou the book, mithology snd the chinese language.

[@jasonxu8257]

1:01:55 Isn’t she Chang’e （嫦娥） though? And I guess the long-haired guy should be Houyi（后羿）.

[@bransonchic678]

I loved the Demon spider lair in Journey to West. I always thought that the goddess with the needle was sooo cool!

[@FoulShot]

@AvenueX Actually, there is more to suggest that the Violet Spider survived the ordeal. After completing chapter 4, if you go past where you accessed the secret area to the edge of the cliff, you will see a shrine. This is likely a shrine dedicated to the violet spider because it only appears after completing chapter 4. In the shrine, you will obtain the "Preservtion Orb" curios.

[@mondenkindqueen]

I really want to believe it’s true, but I can’t. I think Bajie left the Orb as a token of regret.

[@rockyshi9609]

That is not a shrine, but Violet Spider‘s tombstone (if you can read Chinese, it says "Mother Zi Zhu'er's Tomb"). But who knows if this is a cover to hide the fact that she is still alive?

[@tenniset]

Thank you for your explanation. I've never thought this could be so dark.

[@moniquethong798]

I just watched Chinese Odyssey with my husband recently and insisted GS got the inspiration from the movies 😂😂😂

[@Ken_Mochi]

Yaaay~ I've been waiting for this

[@Wizartar]

wow, this explanation brings so much of the large story together!

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

Been absolutely enjoying this series

[@Hakudan2]

Yes! Been waiting for the next video eagerly, love these videos!

[@anngo4140]

Scorpion Lord is such a surprisingly tough boss!

[@CasualGamePlay-R]

wow i have been trying to find explanation of Chapter 4, thanks!! If you go back to Chapter 4 after completing it, where you fought Venom Daoist. There is a big tree nearby with a gravestone, I think that is the grave for Violet Spider.

[@ankorandoria]

Amazing information for us not culturally exposed to it! Love your videos on BM Wukong and its surrounding lore, please keep making videos! ❤

[@jlvv_1]

As mentioned so many times, thorough video like this clears up so so many things. If only there are some short story tellings or narration in every chapter for more background knowldge...it will make the gaming experience much more meaningful. (Bcs tbh not all the journals give clear explanation, and not all gamer willing to read them one by one)

[@WooKMing]

So happy to see the reference to the film, Chinese Odyssey:)

[@vicw.1448]

这个系列太好看了，感谢您的努力 ❤ 真的是给我补全了以前名著没看懂看漏的地方

[@Alan-yb8kx]

Love your video. I usually dont watch long yt vids. But yours is different.

[@raulrecalde9861]

Yesssss I’ve been waiting for this one to come around!!!! ❤❤❤

[@Juansetheunknown]

thank you! I was waiting for this update loving the story

[@ZLZ-f2x]

讲的真好啊 又学到了呢

[@samsularifin16161]

Wait dang, this clears up so much😮

[@cytokinest0rm]

You must really be enjoying the game because your lore video has so much in game info like the farming spot and the secret armor piece.

[@chulalachannel]

Keep boosting this lady!

[@footerching9007]

can't wait for part 5, been enjoying this series

[@Tien1million]

Finally, it's story time, been waiting. I totally miss the pill making business, wow, that adds a lot to the lore.

[@reaperandyel]

The strongest enemy in this chapter is your arachnophobia. My bet is the Bunny Goddess is Chang Er and the other male God is Hou Yi.

[@jonathanmoh]

So many easter eggs. Thank you so much.

[@jonathand8333]

This is the best series for wukong lore

[@aabbcc40]

Thank you so much for your hard work in explanation as foreigner who don't know any mandarin except "ni hao". Your explanation make more clear and understanding in this beautiful game and yeah Why name of this game is "BLACK MYTH wu kong". Thank you!! P.s can't wait for chapter 5 and 6 and more :)

[@GlacierRain]

thank you kind lady for this lovely informative video

[@kaycole7235]

great video, really enhances my experience w this game. Please make a video introducing yourself!

[@soonsengutube]

Thank you... Very happy to hear all your stories... Jia you

[@1809steph]

❤❤❤❤❤ love your videos ❤❤❤

[@meowaiya5592]

Thanks for the new episode!❤

[@Arqua888]

You are doing god’s work.. ❤

[@badsketch9264]

God, these videos are elucidating.

[@Budimichael]

Yes！ love this series.

[@soutengames]

DLC idea: final stage 孙悟空（再次）大闹天宫, to save 四妹. Thank you for another wonderful video! I didn’t catch the Heaven farming operation angle from playing the game, but this really brings about the Black Myth part of the once “innocent” story of Journey to the West. I can’t wait for the video on chapter 5!

[@roboyang6161]

In the original novel, Bajie was cast down from the celestial court to become a pig because he got drunk and chased after Chang'e (moon goddess). Chang'e was married to Houyi (the guy who shot down the 9 suns). So the couple kissing in the cartoon was Chang'e and Houyi I think.

[@yaxiong4326]

The 1996 journey to the west series has one of the spider sister fall in love with Wukong

[@mystomachhurt9312]

I think the game works creatively with the chinese myths at large. Yaoguai being material for golden pills for Gods to lengthen their life makes a lot of sense when you realize that even one of the high ranking god like Xi Wangmu begin as a tigress Yaoguai. It is likely that many of the gods are actually just powerful yaoguai with divine offices, eating golden pills made out of yaoguai is only natural given that sacred divinity portrait mention how "only yaoguai kings takes from other yaoguai", not knowing that many of the higher ups are yaoguais themselves. Iirc during the scene where wukong talks in the hidden memory even said something along the lines of "the real demons are those celestials"

[@GideonAsibiVlogs]

Another amazing video so much good information

[@jude0117]

another AvenueX Wukong video lfg!

[@ImWillyDS]

The best chapter in Black Myth, even the animation song after beating the final boss is really sad. After learning about the lore story of zhubajie, it hits even harder

[@LostWallet]

no more buddha to come and stop the great sage this time around. I hope the dlc will be a rematch with the celestial palace

[@therminust4]

i believe 5 sisters are adopted by Violet, their parents rip in prequel JTTW leaving eggs in nest the only biological child is 6th sister, face similiar with Marshal Tianpeng (Bajie Human origin) & Her ears are very big like a pig

[@sebastiaoneto8837]

Great video as usual! In this chapter, if you come back to the cave where you fight the Venom Daoist, at the back of the cave there is a Grave. That grave wasnt there before we beat 100 eye Doaoist Master. Maybe that is the Violet Spider Grave?

[@rockyshi9609]

Yes, if you can read Chinese, it says "Mother Zi Zhu'er's Tomb"

[@ZerotoHero7777]

Wukong is out here flexing on these bosses while I’m still struggling with the tutorial.

[@SentaiDadvsRiderGirl]

“带上金箍我不能爱你，放下金箍我无法救你“

[@LostWallet]

fun fact, after you get the relic in your relic tab, you will see that it missing 1 of the lotus seed. this might represent how the sisters now missing 1 member, which is the 4th sister who got taken away by the celestial

[@LostWallet]

nvm, I like the theory that the grandma is alive better

[@swkmjlotr2367]

@@LostWalletNo, she’s passed away. Her gravestone is in the Court of Illumination if you go back. Bajie gave her a Preservation Orb that he received back on his journey to the west. Not from the Lotus.

[@LostWallet]

@@swkmjlotr2367 😭😭

[@mutantegg]

After defeating the Hundred Eyed Daoist, and you go back to where you defeated the Venom Daoist 2nd time, you will see the tombstone of Violet Spider behind the big tree which implies she probably died.

[@metalsquid]

Facing away from the Ch.4 secret wall painting there's an area with some small statues and a big tree in the middle. There's nothing of interest there at first but if you go back after beating Ch.4 there's a shrine there with a chest. Inside you will find the Preservation Orb which is supposedly one of Bajie's most treasured possessions. It seems he left it behind at the shrine there in secret, maybe to help Violet Spider recover. So touching. But we come along and take it, haha. Don't tell Bajie, shhh. Also the statues that were there, there's a reference to them in one of the yaoguai portraits.

[@ChrisZ901]

The preservation orb is used to preserve dead body. The way to use it is to put it in the mouth of person who has passed away and it will prevent the body from decomposition. The fact that the orb was just laying there and not in Zizhuer means that she might possibly be still alive

[@TylPhumin]

12:58 ooh it's because of that, i was sooo proud i had found out to use the needle when the centipede guy wanted to use his yellow realm T^T

[@fangorn875]

I realised from Chapter 1 that the item you obtained in the secret area of that chapter will usu help you in the final boss fight of that chapter...except chapter 3 (I don't count the melon field as a secret area). And I didn't use spell binder to defeat yellow brow (as what game science intended).

[@ravenseah2368]

Keep it up! 🎉

[@pyroneutral]

I've also heard that Zhu Bajie is cursed to have a thousand heartbreaks so he was protecting his daughter in a way by rejecting her. how true is that

[@emilycjh]

I fell into despair at the end of chapter 4 because bajie's story was heart breaking and the plot so far started to click and i started to understand the dark story behind BMWK. Chapter 4 was honestly the turning point for me as i no longer wanted to continue killing the yao guais. Taking a break as of now 😅

[@austinboyd5363]

So as far as the 'Will' goes there is also the term Will'o'Wisps. Which is a spirit in the form of a ball of fire. It can also be described as spirit magic in some cases depending on the context. In other mythology it's also known as Ignus Fatuus. Often associated with hope for something that can never be reached, also in most cases mislead people to an early demise. Though that's also different context.

[@roro2053]

You might wanna go and search about 定颜珠, you can find it at a grave when you go back to chapter 4 (probably purple spider's grave)

[@ChrisZ901]

Not probably, definitely. If you can read Chinese, the grave stone says 慈母盤絲仙紫珠兒之墓 - tomb of my beloved mother zizhuer goddess of Pansi cave

[@usagi77777772003]

Love your outfit!

[@dodisatrio3017]

Salute for her deep lore in the game, she's like the vaativadya of wukong. She could turn the lore explaining like what vaati did with elden lord, with better asmr.

[@ultimablackmage]

I've been enjoying this breakdown of the game & its relation to Journey to the West. Any chance you'll do the same with Dynasty Warriors Origins & its source material Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

[@TheBurningSloth]

On 大话西游 (A Chinese Odyssey), rather than saying Game Science transplant Sun Wukong's love story onto BMW's Zhu Bajie, they took the both Sun Wukong's and Zhu Bajie's romantic relationships from the movie as a premise and built their story from there. In the movie Zhu Bajie actually (and rather comically) got the Spider Jing pregnant, so 6th sister's presence in the game is a reference to that I feel. With regards to Sun Wukong's romantic relationship, there are online (without evidences though) theories on 4th sister being a reincarnation of one of the two love interests of Sun Wukong from the movie, though this is lacking concrete evidence. One of the love interests of Sun Wukong in the movie is also likely to be the love interest of the BMW Sun Wukong referenced in the final chapter and final animation of the game. Lastly on Violet Spider, if you return to the Temple of Yellow Flowers after completing the chapter, you'll find her tombstone and the Preservation Orb curio left as an offering in front of it. So I'd say she died. Maybe the Preservation Orb is made from the lotus seed taken from the relic.

[@swkmjlotr2367]

The Preservation Orb is not from the Lotus. Bajie wouldn’t take it from Wukong’s relic. It’s the Preservation Orb he got from the dead king in WuJiGuo. That one episode where he went down a well to retrieve a dead king’s corpse and Wukong let him keep the Preservation Orb on the body.

[@imprintish]

In Journey To The West 1996 (TVB Hongkong version), there is one chapter when the group meet with spider sisters and one of the sister fall in love with Wukong. But Wukong in the 1996 series kind of asexual because he doesn't understand about romantic feeling.