Legends Summarized: Journey To The West (Part IX)

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[@mortenemilhansen3475]

This was awesome. So glad to see another episode!

[@ashleightompkins3200]

I impulse bought several of the pins in the middle of the night. I regret nothing

[@chloesmith7871]

Have you ever considered making journey to the west pins tho

[@claytonparfumorse3101]

wait, wasnt the ares and hermes pins this year too? edit: wait, no, im just blind. didnt see them on the other page.

[@spacegiraffe8765]

wait no you can’t do this to me I can’t do math

[@Nobythulhu]

The really fascinating part about this chapter is Monkey’s character growth. Here, he’s clearly much more cautious and thinks things through. He’s the one who suggests using cunning to get out of the kingdom rather than fighting their way out, and rather than using his usual M.O. of kicking down the door first and asking questions later, he scouts things out before formulating a plan (it doesn’t last too long before he jumps in to save Tripitaka’s purity, but the fact remains he showed a lot more caution than he would have at the beginning). It makes sense, too, since like Red said in Part IV, he’s meant to be an allegory for the human mind on the road to enlightenment. It makes SENSE that as the journey progresses he’d mellow out and stop trying to brute-force everything, coming to see the value in alternate courses of action. This is a really freaking good book.

[@Gutslove]

Yo, super on point

[@danieljames1868]

On top of everything else and whatever moderating effect Tripitaka may have had, he's already had his hubris backfire enough that I'm honestly not surprised it's finally started to get through his invulnerably thick skull..

[@Time_Princess]

@@danieljames1868 omg you use the EXACT SAME pfp my boyfriend uses and I was very confused when I saw your comment lmao

[@danieljames1868]

@@Time_Princess tell your boyfriend some weirdo on the internet says he has good taste in video games then. :V

[@bichiAllen]

A good book and a good monki

[@SpeedySideburn]

The way Red loses it when Sandy just nonchalantly breaks that mans arm is hilarious. It's like Blue came into the room and she had to explain what he overheard.

[@Nickle_King]

I mean...seems fair to me. guy should consider himself lucky really.

[@adambielen8996]

I was laughing so hard I had to pause the video.

[@nightshadedarkfury6953]

What do you expect? It was a better option than killing him, Sandy's reformed, remember?

[@maneoj46]

Man: Please dont break my arm. Sandy: No. Man: ARRGH!

[@themandownstairs4765]

love how when she sees that the monks can fly, the queen immediately stops being heartbroken. imagine somebody breaks up with you but their exit is so badass that you instantly respect them

[@LashknifeTalon]

I think it has something to do with their esoteric powers proving they were legit devout Buddhists. She basically realizes she actually didn't have a chance in the first place, so it's probably for the best.

[@mxbriggs6270]

@@LashknifeTalon yeah but it's funny to ponder lol

[@pratik9125]

Exaggerated swagger of a Buddhist monk

[@snwmn4783]

To be fair I’d stop being heart broken too if I thought my ex was the legendary super buddist

[@emiliasmith5561]

@@LashknifeTalon thats basically what the book says

[@danduong1445]

The Empress character is quite overlooked here, this is seen as the hardest challenge for Tripitaka because she loves him purely. Love is considered one of the greatest taboo in Buddhism because it is the hardest thing to overcome to reach enlightenment. It is mentioned that in their previous lives, they fell in love but couldn't be together, so they promised to meet in the next life. They finally met again in this life, but one is an Empress and one is a Buddhist. Once again faith separated them. When being with the Empress, Tripitaka didn't dislike it, he even enjoyed the time with her, walking in gardens, drawing and doing poetry. The Empress is basically *THE ONE* for him, his feeling was swayed and he had to constantly meditate. Tripitaka had been trying to not look directly at the Empress since the beginning (a way to control himself I guess). One night, the Empress decided to meet him privately, she told him about her thoughts of meeting him in the previous life and that's why she wants to be with him in this life. Tripitaka finally looked at her face, and he was "shocked" (there is no explanation about his reaction, some say because the empress is so beautiful, or it reminded him about his previous life with her). He was at the verge of crossing the line, that was when the demon suddenly appeared and kidnapped him. It is also a serious taboo for a buddhist to lie. Tripitaka only lied twice in his life, one was when he told Sun Wukong to put on the head band (this is acceptable). And when he was leaving the Women's Kingdom, during the farewell, the Empress asked him: "Will we meet again in the next life?...". Tripitaka didn't say anything, he just slightly nodded and left. The Empress looked at him leaving with teary eyes, because they know it was a lie... they can never be together, that is their faith.

[@ely.mspink]

I'm kinda glad Red didn't put that in,just reading this made me tear up, seeing it would have made me cry like a baby

[@leek.3671]

Noooo 😭

[@NoName-in3sx]

​@Abbas Alqattan He is the Golden Cicada, and because Red didn't tell the entire story of his life before the journey it cause your confusion (which is reasonable as Tripitaka's "Story of my life" is long AF). Long story short, Tripitaka was the Golden Cicada and one of Buddha's disciples. Due to falling asleep during sutra lectures and dropping a grain of rice, he was sentenced to earthly exile for 10 lives and had to go through 81 tribulations (AKA the Journey to the West). During his first nine lives, he got eaten by evil Sandy when trying to cross the evil river, that means he and the Empress probably met on his ninth live but failed to be together because he died midlife. Tragic.

[@Katelin2007]

@@NoName-in3sx Hopefully after his 10th life they can finally be together :'(

[@nobodybroda3826]

@@Katelin2007 Sadly that probably wouldn't be in the cards, from my limited knowledge isn't Buddha's teachings suppose to be giving up Earthly attachments to escape the wheel of reincarnation? So him giving her up with the hardest test, one of those attachments to achieve enlightenment. No one said it would be easy but removing ones self from the illusion of the material world is something beyond difficult, something that takes many lifetimes to complete.

[@mutantmaster1]

Tripitaka: **drinks the magical impregnation water** Old Lady: guy got himself pregnant, funniest sh*t I've ever seen

[@Grim_Sister]

Taoist monk: It’s your own fault for getting yourself pregnant! You should’ve used protection!

[@itwasidio1736]

@@Grim_Sister In their case, it'd be a water filter.

[@martianunlimited]

@@Grim_Sister Not sure you noticed.. but taoists are not too invested in stopping people from having abortions

[@Grim_Sister]

@@martianunlimited yeah. That’s part of the joke 😒

[@mutantmaster1]

@@itwasidio1736 try the new, Anti Mpreg Brita Water filter, capable of preventing 99.9% of suprising male pregnancies

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

"Monkey and Sandy turn up the scary factor, which let's be honest wouldn't deal with all of them..." Never had I felt so called out by something I agree with.

[@torazely]

Teratophilia is a helluva drug

[@vermilionrubin]

Some percentage of the women in the crowd: "Well now I'm scaroused!"

[@anonguy772]

@@vermilionrubin Go to when Red says that and look at the left There's 2 women with priceless expressions lol

[@rinbobetteweebabobo5965]

youre not wrong but i need you to stop calling me out

[@torazely]

@@vermilionrubin not just women, trust me.

[@matthewtrujillo7228]

"Male undoing mountain, child destruction cave, and baby be-gone spring." Somehow, despite all of the weird stuff that happens in this book, it keeps surprising me.

[@ADHDCoffeedrinker]

Exactly

[@foam3132]

Damn, and I was just watching Monkie kid

[@AxxLAfriku]

WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide. Take the hint, dear matt

[@cdbitesky]

Every single adventure is a local tale to represent something. That one is specifically talking about the pains of womanhood, pregnancy, and miscarriage. Each one has deeper meanings that are harder to convey and sometimes dropped in these videos

[@shadowscribe]

Even more fun is when there's text next to it meaning that's the literal name and not Red paraphrasing.

[@TrungTH1190]

Today I learned: The women ruled kingdom in the novel was inspired by an actual kingdom in real life Tripitaka's journal records. He was told about it while traveling acrross India. The kingdom was believed to be south west of Persia, southern coast of Black Sea. And what mythical kingdom was also from the aproximate location? The Amazon. Yeah that was the whereabout of the Amazonian and their capital Themyscira. Fascinating. However, Tripitaka only heard about it, not actually visited, so the kingdom still remains a myth. But to think that we could have a Wukong vs Wonder Woman is crazy.

[@leek.3671]

This is amazing news to me 😂

[@dudebladeX]

Money on Wukong.

[@AegixDrakan]

@@dudebladeX Yeah same. Safe money is always on Monkey, unless he's up against the Buddha. XD

[@Ami-jc2oo]

I thought it drew inspiration from an actual civilization in China. Let me explain: Apparently there is a village somewhere in China where women do all the work and men are just there "breed". They do everything that would be considered 'traditionally manly stuff. There are videos on KZbin about it. They even have a river by them as well....That's just where I thought the women empire came...... I theorized that, since in folklore/mythology seems to be based on something real or explain the unexplainable, or their just lessons about moral and what not....

[@gwest3644]

Are you talking about the Mosuo people? Because I thought they were the inspiration for the Kingdom of Women, and they’re 100% real and definitely not there. The Mosuo are sometimes referred to as the “Kingdom of Women” because most Mosuo trace their lineage through their mother’s line and elder women are the heads of their households, and because Mosuo women in general have a lot more influence than women in the rest of China traditionally do.

[@AccentedCinema]

The fact that Red's Chinese handwriting is better than mine really shows how many hours were spent on this video. Also my ego is dead.

[@popopopoool]

Big ol' rip

[@NoirRaven]

Sounds like you need to watch less KZbin and work on your calligraphy. 😤

[@tropicalbreeze1164]

Hello Dead, I'm dad

[@derekwang2215]

yoooooo I'm a fan of both of you guys.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

Yo Accented Cinema! Love your videos!

[@garthmarenghi9040]

The legend: Consuming his flesh will grant you immortality. The women: I'll "consume" him all right. The legend: What? The women: What?

[@archivist_13]

Basically this story

[@salvadortoscano2534]

Nice

[@kathann6608]

From the book: Sanzang went pale with shock at the news. "What am I to do, disciple?" he asked. "I'm going to have a child, but I'm a man," said Pig, writhing around in his agony. "Where will the child come out? How am I to give birth to it?" "As the old saying goes, a melon falls when it's ripe," replied Monkey with a laugh. "When the time comes a hole will open under your ribs for it to be born through." This conversation made Pig shake with fear, and the pain was more than he could bear. "I can't take any more," he said, "I can't take any more. I'm dying, I'm dying." "Stop fidgeting, brother," said Friar Sand with a grin, "stop fidgeting or else you'll get the umbilical cord in a twist and be ill before the birth." The idiot's panic was now worse than ever as with tears in his eyes he held on to Monkey and said, "Brother, ask the old lady where there are midwives with a gentle touch and send for some. The pains are coming very close to each other now. They must be labor pains. It'll be very soon now." "If they're labor pains, brother, you'd better stop writhing about if you don't want your waters to break," said Friar Sand, still grinning.

[@jcl4370]

LMAO amazing

[@4ncientGu150]

Well, you've just convinced me. I really should listen to Red and actually read this book.

[@justyourcommonnobody8415]

This book has effectively turned into a comedy and I’m grinning like a mad man at Piggy’s reaction and how Wu Kong and Sandy are just there to crack jokes at their conundrum.

[@pipedream2556]

This is making me realise that EVERY old timey novel could have had a sense of humour and just...chose not to Like, we still find this stuff hilarious how many hundreds of years after it was written? Beowulf, why were you so dry!??!

[@valkyrierain313]

This is hilarious

[@thewittywhygaming6487]

"This monk sounds like PERFECT husband material!" "He seems really passive, I think his disciples do all the work" "So it won't be an adjustment for him!" Whoever wrote that? You deserve a raise.

[@camilaalmiron5588]

It's a damsel in trouble

[@jocosesonata]

Queen just said: He looks submissive and breedable.

[@TippedScale]

red probably wrote that

[@slipshodbones2930]

I just most certainly love the fact that this is one of the oldest running series of this channel, it feels like watching Overlysarcastic Productions' One Piece, it's just never gonna end and the true scripture was the friends they made along the way.

[@dracosfire7247]

But also, just like One Piece, there's something to be gained at the end as well.

[@veeri92]

@@dracosfire7247 "The Buddhist sacred scrolls are yours for the taking, but you'll have to find them first. I left them all in one piece!"

[@rianicajaynemamalo9775]

This series has been running for about 6 years already! Which is really impressive! I'm honestly thankful they didn't drop it Xd

[@moogamooga2100]

@SlipShod Bones Well said!

[@slipshodbones2930]

Oh why thank you, @@moogamooga2100

[@jonathankent1517]

I'll admit, I never in my wildest dreams would expect a chapter of _Journey to the West_ to basically be summarized as "Tripitaka and Pigsy get an abortion".

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Sounds like a really weird children's book

[@Wertsir]

@@agustinvenegas5238 Technically it’s a weird lack-of-children’s book.

[@TurinTurambar200]

@@Wertsir Take your thumbs up and leave.

[@F.Underhill]

Que the Always Sunny theme.

[@MisterZimbabwe]

*always sunny title card music*

[@Thorne-In-Your-Side]

It's kind of neat that Wukong can still be stopped--even if only momentarily--by actual pain. He's *almost* omnipotent, but only almost. I like that he doesn't fully remove the tension in a situation. He still has a few minor weaknesses that are somewhat exploitable without being too far-fetched or cliché.

[@tanjoy0205]

Monkey :Fight everything!

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

agree, its noit damage, its pain, a good tecnicallity to stop an ovepowered protagonist

[@dracorex426]

He's invincible, but not invulnerable.

[@danieloceansmith3156]

Hey HEY!!! a cut him some slack! He was stuck under a mountain for 500 years the dudes gonna be a bit rusty over the next 20 or so

[@Mysteri0usChannel]

He's unkillable but not inincapacitatedable. Actually harming him, or even killing? Good luck, the entire heavenly host wasn't able to do that, and he can literally transform individual hairs of himself into minor gods. But what you can do is give him a really bad time. Hunger, pain, a hurt ego, eyes burning from smoke and fire, the sensation of heat... It can still be enough to make him have to stop fighting.

[@dionadair8195]

I just realized the reason that Monkey tends to have more trouble with his opponents post-mountain: he's holding back. Old Monkey had zero qualms about collateral damage so long as it wasn't his own people getting hurt, but now he's a Buddhist, and therefore has to take it easy. Hence, he can't just god-mode his way out of every situation because it'll obliterate everything in a five hundred-li radius.

[@FizzyPopVevo]

The best limiter for overpowered characters, give them a team of weaklings who’ll die if they exert too much effort so they have to play along with in a cardboard world.

[@omarsalem1219]

Ah yes the good old superman cardboard effect

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

@@omarsalem1219 Except Sun-Wukong is infinitely more indestructible.

[@todddempsey1277]

@@The360MlgNoscoper Also Wukong is magic so he could genuinely beat Superman’s black and blue.

[@toumabyakuya]

@@todddempsey1277 And also Sun Wukong did it first, so it should be called the Sun Wukong cardvoard effect.

[@Tinkering4Time]

Monkey is terrifyingly level-headed and forward-thinking this episode.

[@MolecularMachine]

That's called character development, baybeee

[@psychoticsilver]

Tripitaka's been helping him along on that sweet sweet character development arc

[@leotamer5]

I feel like this isn't the first time Money had to perform a wacky marriage scheme.

[@Tinkering4Time]

@@leotamer5 *concern*

[@silentspirit8923]

@@leotamer5 I mean, he did kinda divorce Pigsy and his wife in an earlier episode....

[@merrittanimation7721]

Sun Wukong: “Okay what’s the catch this time. Are you secretly a demon? Is the river a demon? Is the boat a demon?” Old Lady: “Oh no the river water just makes you pregnant” Sun Wukong: “Did not expect that.”

[@tommyscott8511]

'A demon would have been easier to handle.'

[@vatvatvatvat4287]

"did not expect that but respect that"

[@snakeorbreak6258]

"oh ok"

[@kziila0244]

"I was not expecting that, but I was expecting not to expect something so it doesn't count."

[@marocat4749]

But you have to fight the immortal that guards the well of abortion

[@Emily-tv1iz]

I like how we're far enough into the story that Monkey has had a full character development from initial "the only way outta this situation is *murder"* to now where his first suggestion is non-lethal and usually pretty smart. How is Monkey the borderline smart idea guy in all of this???

[@Shaun_Jones]

He probably picked it up last time when he was forced to be the voice of reason

[@Vinny_Havoc]

Well, Monkey dos represent the concept of the human mind, particularly in how willful impulsive and chaotic it is in fighting the bureaucratic order of heaven. Monkey is extremely clever, when he wants to be. Always a trickster. Just doesn't always want to be clever! Hitting things is fun too, after all.

[@BawonoSA173]

I mean, Tripitakahas been abducted constantly, more so than Helen of Troy had (just 2×) So, you tell me who is the smartest of the group

[@tiggerbane4325]

@@BawonoSA173 The horse.

[@BawonoSA173]

@@tiggerbane4325 oh, right There's that dragon disguised as horse It's been some time we see him in action. I wonder when we will see more like that

[@tangroro]

Two facts: 1. It was heavily implied Tripitaka really did fell for the empress a little 2. The Scorpion Demon really did love Tripitaka, that's why she didn't try to force him to marry her These 2 encounters both represent a challenge people might face on their path to enlightenment, love and lust

[@camilaalmiron5588]

Nice fact

[@archivist_13]

Very interesting, good on our boy for overcoming both challenges

[@jajajasputin8927]

I think that's alluded to with the dialogue "if I were looking for a relationship I'd have stayed with that lovely Empress"

[@enigmatic3194]

​@archivist_13 I'm only basing this from a comment I read... but someone mentioned that the empress was Tripitaka's lover in their past lives (Yes, plural), but are fated to never be together- even seen now since Tripataka is a Buddhist monk. When Tripitaka was about to leave the empress, he was about to cross the line and wanted to be with her, but then the demon swooped in

[@Haiser-sr6rp]

1. Heavily implied where?? 2. loved him?? after Tripitaka continously refused to have s3gs with her it literally says " she had him tied up like a dog" 3.Why are u lying I don't get it

[@raine_istired427]

Can we all just agree that journey to the west is just an ancient Chinese author’s dnd campaign

[@VanNessy97]

It's the perfect D&D campaign

[@aerosma5021]

It all makes sense now

[@thundermarisol]

Now I want to do a DnD campaign based on this because oh my goodness this is just pretty much what this is and I love that--

[@Duelkitten]

I wouldn't believe this was a real book if someone didn't show me. Mpreg definitely seems like a DnD thing

[@artepmina]

Oh my GOD THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE 😂

[@violetsfromanothertime3512]

I love how the obstacles so far have been: demon, demon, disguised heavenly spirit, demon, another demon, mountain, demon, demon, river, demon, demon, disguised goldfish, etc. and then the obstacle this time is just….horny women. that’s it. there is ONE demon, and she’s defeated pretty easily (minus the poison bit)

[@matthewwallace1143]

This demon fits under the horny label as well

[@blackdragonxtra]

I'd go with "mpreg, horny women, horny demon woman."

[@jgr7487]

there's a saying where I come from that goes like "there are 3 things no one can stop: water going downhill; firegoing uphill; & women who wanna smash".

[@Egonsraad]

@@blackdragonxtra >mpreg god is dead. god remains dead.

[@Plauge_Dragon]

Probably the one who went “fuck eating him, I wanna just fuck him”

[@thedefenestrator2994]

Notice that even a literal demon didn’t force herself on the monk beyond her very strong advances. She still had some class.

[@js1031]

Even among demon-kind, there are still rules.

[@MapleKemon]

I remember in the old TV series, Tripitaka was *super close* to being forced to bone by the demons many times, but nothing really happened cuz they always got interrupted at the right time lol

[@annebird9195]

That's true. I got super worried when she tied him up but then she just had them take him away

[@heikohonikel4462]

@@MapleKemon could you tell me the name of this series and maybe which episode it was

[@smugly6793]

Look, even demons ask for consent Just how it’s done

[@rogue-taxidermy_griffin]

To be fair a 7 foot chicken is BASICALLY a dinosaur, so having that as a true form is pretty rad

[@SaffronicSaffron]

T rex go bbbrrrrrrr~ 🤣

[@zanderclark1461]

​@@SaffronicSaffronT-Rex go bawk bawk!

[@misteraskman3668]

Anyone who has dealt with chickens would absolutely run form a 7ft chicken like it was a Kaiju.

[@timothymclean]

A two-foot chicken is _also_ literally a dinosaur.

[@CMelon-xe1qc]

Rolling with difficulty vibes

[@22Tesla]

I've not laughed more at a JTTW than this one, from magical pregnancies to a seven foot tall chicken of all things, this episode was hilarious. The captions certainly help along with Red's voice and delivery of the lines

[@Jangobadass]

Suddenly Toriyama (initially) adapting JTTW into a gag manga makes a little more sense...

[@rhaegnarok]

@@Jangobadass When you casually find out old Asian legends have giant chickens and mpreg arcs, you really understand why anime be how it be.

[@carmenmercedes9903]

The name of the spring got me so hard XD

[@SebastianTheSaiyan]

I agree, this was absolutely hilarious.

[@tanjoy0205]

Well I wonder which god or goodness made the society ?

[@justafloatingcoconut1368]

I think the recurring theme of “Monsters are actually pets/subordinates/random animals of divinities” is some shade thrown on the government at the time as it reflects the heavenly bureaucracy. Since most of these demons don’t usually get punished (remember the goldfish) they just get taken back by their masters.

[@vasileiosfragkas5040]

True, and I'm not sure how I feel about this being kinda true in today's world as well. Not only for the Chinese government, but also many others around the world (including some "Democratic" ones). It goes with being a literature masterpiece, I suppose...

[@bobjones2959]

Tbh Idk if it's textually accurate to read it this way, but another Chinese classic, the Water Margin, has a similar sense of cynicism and disdain for the government to me. It's basically Chinese Robin Hood about a gang of bandits who rob from the rich and help the poor. The ending is really bleak and honestly made me really dislike the story for how utterly cynical it is.

[@tangrunhua]

That's exactly what it is

[@eldritchperfection213]

yup some people think that the whole thing is just a kind of fun play or something like that from the budda and as the buddha is a stand in for the emperor every one just go on with it and well wait for a promotion

[@ducanhtran8967]

@@bobjones2959 The Water Margin’s author, Shi Nai’an was a member of the bureaucracy so when the Emperor read the book he was angry and threaten to cut his head off. Therefore the author had to change the ending into the 108 heroes of Liang Mountain surrendered to the king and got punished to satisfied the Emperor

[@thebaldcat6708]

Sun wukong saying “Finally a demon!” Actually fits his character really well

[@enlongjones2394]

That was a great line read, too.

[@ADHDCoffeedrinker]

Yeah, he murderhobo. Or I guess a takedown hobo, since Buddha no kill

[@Gb-be9bn]

If you are wondering how much is left, here's the remaining arcs: • The fake Monkey King (Chapter 56-58) • Iron Fan Princess and Bull Demon King (Chapter 59-61) • Retrieving treasure stolen by Dragon King of Bibo swamp (Chapter 62-63) • Encounter with tree demons (Chapter 64) • Little Thunder Clap temple (Chapter 65-66) • Snake demon (Chapter 67) • Curing the king of Zhuzi kingdom and saving his wife (Chapter 68-71) • Seven spiders and hundred eyes centipede (Chapter 72-73) • Lion, Elephant and Eagle (Chapter 74-77) • Saving the children of Bhikkhu kingdom (Chapter 78-79) • "Half-Guanyin" demon (80-83) • Saving the monks of Destroy Dharma Kingdom (Chapter 84) • Facing leopard demon (Chapter 85-86) • Praying for rain (Chapter 87) • Fighting lion demons (Chapter 88-90) • Defeating three rhinoceroses (Chapter 91-92) • Jade rabbit princess (Chapter 93-95) • Being accused of murder (Chapter 96-97) • Receiving the scripture (Chapter 98) • Tripataka's last trial (Chapter 99) • The end (Chapter 100)

[@ArcstoneBionicle]

So the Six-Eared Macaque is next on the agenda I take it?

[@thefortemfortispandorian8333]

That's 21 chapters and if one video comes out per year this'll end by the 2040s

[@NathasyaStellaHermanus]

@@thefortemfortispandorian8333 I'll be 32 by that point and I don't want to forget this channel!

[@winterspectre]

@@thefortemfortispandorian8333 ill be..... 34. Will i still remember this by then?

[@HumanTooth]

are you telling me we're only HALFWAY THROUGH?

[@malwadiabhavini]

‘Stress will hurt the baby’ Sandy is one of the best comedians ever

[@Grim_Sister]

Hushes Pigsy with “those are the hormones talking.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@amaliasilva7518]

And let’s not forget about “WHAT WILL THIS DO TO MY FIGURE?!”

[@Levsa399]

“Take it easy, new mothers are very delicate.”

[@ghostiieeseason]

he's the only comedian i swear/j

[@chuuna3962]

can u please drop the time stamp for this particular line ive been re-watching the video several times and still cant find it :'))

[@nitsanraviddaos4797]

In the immortal words of Blue: "Why can't you just let this poor library ace live his life?!"

[@drakkonscythe]

It's true!

[@maddie9602]

Argh, you beat me to the quote!

[@gaym0thman]

What vid is this from?

[@drakkonscythe]

@@gaym0thman It's from the podcast

[@kjarakravik4837]

@@gaym0thman One of the video's involving Marie Antoinette. Her husband is the library ace in question

[@mondenkindqueen]

Honestly, the empress’ maturity in being basically rejected by Tripitaka is a standard we should all aspire to.

[@Levsa399]

“Ah, he was a nice Buddhist monk dedicated to his vows. It was never going to work out. Ah well, at least he was polite about it. No use crying over spilt milk, back to running my empire.” You go, girl!

[@GerardMenvussa]

But what about the spectacular boink?!?

[@Blaze-xe8cl]

@@GerardMenvussa a loss but one that cannot break the will

[@joshuablade6974]

@@GerardMenvussa Pfft. The woman has never been a with male in an empire of only girls and such a promise is a seductive lie to get the monk to be her husband for the sake of power-growth for what kind of girl can claim to give "spectacular boinking" when she's never done it with a male before? -_-

[@ChibiKami]

@@joshuablade6974 maybe she has experience with the girls? She's probably thinking to be on top and before anyone jumps on me for puerile fantasies, there is literally an ancient chinese (10th-13th century) carved jade double-ended marital aide in the Shanghai Sex Museum

[@765ZackAttack]

Going through these is making it shockingly apparent that, despite Monkey being the template for all shonen protagonists ever, Monkey is incredibly smart. Yes, he's brash and makes poor decisions, but he's not an idiot--he knows when he's in over his head, knows who he can turn to for help, and honestly comes up with some incredible plans to get himself and his friends out of trouble. He's also incredibly observant--mostly because of his godly eyes, but even so, he's surprising perceptive and has good insight regarding possible dangers. More often than not, Pigsy is the one being a total dumbass, and Monkey is the one having to whip him into shape. Yet somehow, all modern shonen protagonists have all of Monkey's strengths, and all of Pigsy's weaknesses, like they're a weird unbalanced DBZ Fusion.

[@Lynchy626]

Honestly, that’s a pretty common trait for Wukong’s expy and said expy’s copies. Goku is pretty aware once you hit Z and his copies (Naruto, Luffy, etc) can all be frighteningly quick on the uptake

[@todddempsey1277]

Shonen protagonists seem to draw more from Goku rather than Wukong most likely. Probably because watching Dragon Ball is easier/faster than reading the giant Journey To The West and writing an idiot is easier than writing a genius.

[@Kodaiva]

but isnt that the result of character development, as earlier in the story he kinda was an idiot who didnt know when he was over his head

[@londonjackson8986]

+Zack Weber That's because Shonen Protagonists draw a lot more to Dragon Ball's Son Goku than Wukong/Goku from Japanese Translations (aka Saiyuki) of the Novel. One good comparison is Saiyuki 1960 & Boku no Son Goku from 2003. They're both on KZbin with Eng Subs, so I recommend watching both to see what I mean. But in a nutshell, Son Goku in both movies are mostly what you described Wukong. Brash, arrogant & makes poor decisions. BUT they're observant, good insight on danger, & have good plans to get out of trouble. Compare to that Kazuya Minekura's take on the Monkey King (which came 13 years after Dragon Ball), which while is kinda closer to the novel in a few ways, you can TELL Minekura took decent influence on Toriyama's Goku. Even in design to an extent...

[@ruli6871]

Hes portrayed as your mind so he does some goofy shit there and a few 1000iq moves there but hes average intelligence with emotions commonly taking over

[@markkoehr5003]

You can’t just drop Journey to the West without warning.

[@akshaj_animates2006]

dude true, out of nowhere

[@ADHDCoffeedrinker]

This was a surprise to be certain, but a welcome one.

[@Analog_Anarchist]

Not complaining tho

[@MrElionor]

You mean you don't constantly refresh their channel for an update?

[@JustinWahlne]

But unexpected JttW is the best kind of JttW

[@johngrace1312]

It’s easy to forget sometimes but, Sandy is almost as badass as Monkey, in his own right. The only things really holding him back are the lack of layers immortality and the cosmic level connections that Monkey has

[@GriffinPilgrim]

That and he's just generally a chill dude, quite happy to let others claim the glory.

[@charlotteivy2591]

monkey's too good at networking

[@srofv7805]

It's hard to belief how many years it has been since Monkey's origin story, yet I still recall it fresh as snow. All of it in Red's art style.

[@starmaker75]

@@GriffinPilgrim my headcannon is that sandy is the one that wants to be a good Buddhist the most out of the three, so he hold back his power and let pigsty and monkey to the fighting unless the situation gets bad.

[@lckyminer_2256]

And the horse is, still a horse.

[@Kalebfenoir]

"Leaving now?" "Leaving now." This series never fails to make me laugh so hard.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

My favorite part of this is how Tripitaka has never gotten so upset, nervous, or terrified, even with all the Demons that have tried to eat him, as he is with the concepts of giving birth or having to get married. He has faced death so many times, but *THIS* is what scares him 🤣

[@michaeliv284]

All of that on top of a demon wanting to bone him, and not like a fish

[@thecoolerjon3506]

Given all the gratuitous fights and punishments we've seen thusfar, the fact Sandy just straightup breaks a dude's arm to stop him is just hilarious to me.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Fr that was single-handedly(pun intended) the most badass thing he's done in the series so far, despite him beating more powerful foes

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

It's so mundane to them 💀💀💀

[@limarien6405]

@@prizmarvalschi1319 cause he wasn't a demon or anything just a bad dude

[@rileyholloway4619]

We still haven't reached his best moment though

[@sanazmoshaver9073]

@@rileyholloway4619 And what is that?

[@Kelaiah01]

Actually, I think Tripitaka deserves some extra credit himself this episode: usually whenever he's kidnapped, he just kind of sits around helplessly (or moans about his predicament), but this time, he was put in a situation where no Monkey could help him. He had to fend off the scary Scorpion Lady all by himself, and to his credit, managed to do so.

[@girl1213]

There's nothing in their tenets that forbade self-defense, just no killing or violence. "Violence" being everything you see in above PG rating.

[@CatGold5047]

It's like even TRIPITAKA is learning. Of course, this situation is probably one of his worst nightmares. Good thing for the monk that the scorpion took no for an answer.

[@Kelaiah01]

@@CatGold5047 Yes, good thing. ^^ I like to think that the scorpion wanted the satisfaction of seducing Tripitaka, since that would take more effort and offer her more bragging rights. If she had raped him, he would still be the innocent victim. If she seduced him, it would mean he broke his vows.

[@misselizabethplays8070]

They have, like, this whole battle-of-wits-type argument, and it goes on and ON. Probably some metaphor about trying to rationalize temptation vs. using logic and willpower to fight back. That said, she finally sent him away in disgust when he insulted her to her face. Repeatedly. An epic roasting. At that point, she was probably debating between continuing to attempt seduction or just killing him outright.

[@monsterfanatic5344]

Through pure stubbornness alone, no less-

[@megarneutze1066]

Also, love how the old woman goes “hey thanks guys, this magic pregnancy ending juice will definitely pay for my funeral” and NO ONE batted a fucking eyelash, like this is a normal occurence

[@anonguy772]

Yes, people ocasionally die :V Probably wanted to plan things out before she died instead of having to return from death to chew out everyone at her funeral for fucking up the decorations or something It is pretty funny tho Edit: Extra line and fixed a typo

[@Xalerdane]

Back then yeah, you had to really work to make sure you got an actual funeral and not just a quick toss into a hole before lunch.

[@davidbanan.]

wait, thats not normal?

[@bthsr7113]

Well, two of the four here are, if not immune to aging, probably highly resistant, Monkey is multiple flavors and levels of immortal, all three have killed a decent number of enemies, and religious figures tend to be involved with burials, so Tripitaka might be reasonably acquainted with peaceful deaths as a principle.

[@misselizabethplays8070]

Death planning was and should still be a pretty normal thing. Fill out your advance directive, boys and girls. (I asked for a direct cremation or, failing that, to be buried at a specific graveyard under a stone with a rabbit on it which I have given express permission to all my goth friends to [redacted for degeneracy] on top of).

[@ALee-if6ld]

For everyone wondering why everyone is evenly matched for monkey, look at how much humanity has progressed in 500 years. Wukong has been stuck under a mountain for half a millennia, and while he was being crushed and having his muscles atrophy, everyone else had been advancing and growing in power. Sure, it's sort of plot convenience to say "hurr durr scaling enemies," but it makes sense. Time waits for no one. Also, he's also bound by rules now. You're weaker with rules. For example, I used to work as security at a hospital. What I've come to realize is it's much harder to solve an issue with restraint than to go all out. There's a meth addict causing trouble, and you're a 250-pound security guard, Sure, you can beat the shit out of him, but you'd not only get fired, but you're also at a hospital and your job is to help, not hurt, so you have to restrain him in the most politically correct way possible. If you know anything about wresting, you'd know that restraints hurt as well and can be just as lethal, so you have to go out of your way to restrain him in a "proper," ie safe manner that won't get your boss sued. What was once a simple ass kicking job now becomes an arduous task of restraining the subject as gingerly as possible without tearing up the hospital or anyone who'd get caught in the crossfire. You might not even be able to accomplish this task without help. Rules severely limit your power, but that's just the way it is. You could just physically nuke the enemy and throw him through a glass door to assert your dominance, but that's not what good guys do, and are you really prepared for the consequences? Now take that and multiply it by a thousand. You're a god level monkey fighting god level demons, and you have the most frail, gullible, idiot of a monk in an escort mission that makes Natalya from goldeneye 007 seem like a cakewalk. Tell me how easy that'd be for you.

[@dengdanielle5684]

As a person who read the original text, your interpretation aligns with mine.

[@camilaalmiron5588]

Make sense

[@cyrilhendrix7614]

I've been reading the book, but despite the rules he's supposed to be saddled with I notice that he kills people pretty nonchalantly every now and then in the story, so I can't quite believe that he's always holding back, not to avoid killing at least. Although the bit about collateral damage does make sense, there's also the fact that he's genuinely harmed a few times, like with the Yellow Wind demon making him blind for a while and the Red Boy actually burning him a bit. And, y'know, the scorpion demoness in this video who makes him feel pain with her poison, which admittedly is also mentioned to have given pain to the Buddha as well so they acknowledge that she's pretty powerful at least. Personally I think that yes, there are plenty of demons in the world as dangerous as Sun Wukong, even if not through raw power like he throws around all the time. He's not only absurdly strong, able to swing around a stick several metric tons heavy like nothing, but also significantly tougher than he is strong, not to mention his 72 Transformations that let him make loads of clones of himself for if he's outnumbered. However, Wukong had spent some 300 years mucking about before he got into trouble with Heaven and the escalating violence that ensued, so before he got sealed under a mountain, Sun Wukong was, in fact, one of the random demons that happen to be wildly dangerous that seem to show up out of nowhere, from the perspective of everyone else. Maybe if one of those other demons had been provoked to the same extent they'd be just as infamous for their power as Wukong. So maybe Wukong is noteworthy first and foremost because he actually went and rampaged in Heaven, while most demons on his level don't, and for good reason given how that ended up for the monkey. There is the question of what the hell the bodhisattvas that could restrain Wukong later in the story were doing while he was rampaging in Heaven, which I don't think can be explained by him being restrained by the rules of being a buddhist, but from what I recall the Jade Emperor jumped straight to asking for the Buddha instead of asking for bodhisattvas first, so maybe the Jade Emperor overreacting is the reason for that. So yeah, while I kinda agree with the collateral damage bit, I don't think Wukong cares as much about the rules as you imply, but there's still other possible explanations for the seeming powercreep.

[@ALee-if6ld]

@@cyrilhendrix7614 He doesn't always care about limiting himself, just like how any human pushed beyond the edge would eventually say "fuck it," and start fighting back for real. He was careless about taking life at first, but over time learned the value of life, and learned to control his strength more. This guy laid havoc to heaven. He has to be very careful about use of force sometimes. He could easily kill someone by accident. Like a boxer or fighter who could accidentally hit too hard, which has happened and resulted in loss of life, only multiplied a thousandfold.

[@hxx378]

@@cyrilhendrix7614 Whether the Monkey King would kill someone depends on whether the creature has any significant backing. If it's just a trivial monster, he would casually kill it. However, if the creature has backing or support, Wukong would try to uncover who is behind it and then demand that those forces handle the situation. In reality, Wukong's swimming skills aren't bad at all; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to obtain his weapon (he only fears things like smoke irritating his eyes, strong winds, or laotzu's divine weapons). He's simply more cautious now and shows greater respect for the rules.

[@elogan5817]

"While Tripitaka is indeed a legit snack" Is a wonderful sentence, the context of which (both the phrase and the way it has been communicated with hundreds of thousands of people around the entire world) would probably be enough to kill the original author. Again.

[@kgmotte2363]

Well, I Mean... Most Demons they come across DO want to Eat the poor Monk... So... This Just seems consistent that he'd Still be Considered a "Snack"....

[@TheSchultinator]

I didn't think about how there were two connotations!

[@RedXlV]

@@kgmotte2363 And some of the demons want to "eat him" in *both* senses of the word.

[@LeoDBW]

4:52 Friendly reminder that Sandy is canonicaly 12 FEET TALL in the book, so not only the disciple severely lack any survival instinct, the fact that Sandy manage to ONLY break his arm shows that he's indeed very well reformed and restrained himself!

[@Cloud-jz5zx]

Ok

[@kalebsantos72]

Am I the only one getting a One Piece vibe from characters casually being 12 fucking feet tall

[@anonguy772]

Disciple looking at 12 foot tall demon: Yeah, I can take this guy! I know Sha Wujing (Sandy) and Wukong usually don't *look* like demons but that dude had 0 survival instincts lmao i actually managed to remember Sandy's real name and I'm gonna keep using it until I forget

[@iceoriental123]

@@anonguy772 Actually Sandy is stated multiple times to being very scary and ugly, so the disciple genuinely was really stupid.

[@christianconrad242]

@@iceoriental123 Even if Sandy looked more human, what intelligent person would look at a 12 ft tall fighter wielding a Monk's Spade and think "I can totally get the drop on this guy while his back is turned." Dumbest minion in the history of literature right there.

[@Slaydrian]

Journey to the West having mpreg is probably the last thing I'd ever expect yet also being the funniest thing I could've expected.

[@foldabotZ]

Normies think MPreg came from fanfiction but nah, it originates from much older, supposedly sophisticated literature!

[@mosstro1956]

I mean, you're right, you shouldn't have said it, but you're absolutely right

[@pavan5able]

fun fact: Hindu mythology also has some. Look up how the Yadava Clan met its end.

[@yeeyee5057]

Norse mythology as well. Pretty sure that Loki turned into a dear and got fucked by another dear. Pretty sure he gives births to the big long snake or it might be something else tbh

[@micheallark7042]

it was a horse n he gave birth to an 8 legged foal lol

[@pipedream2556]

4:50 why did it legitimately get me in the feels that Monkey still clearly feels a level of respect to his first teacher even after the dude kicked him out so thoroughly that he's not allowed to tell anybody that he HAD him as a teacher?

[@Ami-jc2oo]

What?

[@pimpernel5920]

Obviously, whatever he did, Monkey got all the skills from him. In Chinese culture most of us believe that he might prophecy Sun Wukong will beat Jade's ass and the thing he did is more like: I have taught you all the things, leave for your life. And he's a high-rank god, the immortal things is forbidden from teaching in heaven.

[@st.altair4936]

I don't get what that has to do with that timestamp

[@talleywa5772]

MK: "These women won't leave us alone, what should we do?" Sandy: "Make ourselves look like larger men with slightly more bestial qualities?" MK: "Yeah this'll work flawlessly." Narrator: "It did not work flawlessly."

[@tessadelafuente9318]

Yep... that about sums it up 🤣

[@danieloceansmith3156]

I just love the idea that a massive mob of horny women originally eyeing the snack of trip the monk, suddenly now locked on target for the monstrous meal which is monkey and friends.

[@matijasostojic4288]

6:17 NeXT to Sandy you can see the women who Are "interested" in them.

[@97Multiphantom]

Furries: older than you think

[@davidbanan.]

@@97Multiphantom well, uhhh, they aren't interested in Wukong Sandy and Pigsy, and even then only Wukong is "furry" and believe me, the book wont shut up about how apearently hairy scary and bald Wukong is

[@war_designer8763]

moral of the story: the chances of being killed by a chicken are low, *but never zero*

[@camramaster]

Sometimes, chickens are viscious little bastards.

[@MeMe-nn8lm]

She got undemoned by a starlord chicken. She was killed by a pig with agricultural tools

[@sarafontanini7051]

He may be a chicken, but he's still a god

[@EvelynFTTE]

The chances increase when you wear green and yell HYAH a lot

[@tiffyw92]

Traditionally, chickens were regarded as natural enemies to scorpions, so Mr. Starlord basically knew the matchup. If you've seen free-roaming chickens on local Chinese farms (well, the more traditional kinds), those birds are practically wild aside from feeding time.

[@AConfusedDemiboy]

Does anyone else just LOVE Sandy? Like he doesn’t do much, but what he does do is always super nice, he cares about his buddies, but still likes poking jokes about them, he’s polite, he could kick anyones ass but doesn’t because he’s trying to be better. I really just like Sandy and I feel like I can’t be the only one… Edit: thank y'all for making me not feel alone in my unconditional love for Sandy

[@artoriastheabysswalker]

You aren't

[@Healermain15]

Absolutely. He's definitely the most overall competent and well-meaning of the group. A-class sidekick powerhouse material.

[@kottonkandy0962]

I feel ya! Sandy has always been my favorite character in this series. Such a lovable character.

[@horsecrazy4978]

Sandy appreciation! Woo!

[@somebodyyouknow5813]

Agree. He’s the funniest guy in the story too haha

[@Felix.Fictus]

I'm just amazed by how cool that queen chick was. Normally in these stories, this would have ended in her swearing vengeance and sending assassin's before committing over dramatic suicide by way of like, setting herself on fire or something!

[@camilaalmiron5588]

Yes

[@infiniteworld3981]

Queen Dido be like: 😳😒

[@Nova-jw6ju]

Red was saying in the podcast recently that Sandy’s jokes were impeccable, but i would say that Red’s humor is on par with his. Red and Sandy would be bros.

[@yetanother9127]

Sandy just seems like the kind of river demon who would be really cool to hang out with.

[@veryrisku1119]

There’s a podcast??

[@helenl3193]

I would *definitely* watch that buddy cop movie!

[@Nova-jw6ju]

@@veryrisku1119 yeah dude! I listen to it on Spotify but i think its on a few other platforms as well

[@danieloceansmith3156]

Red would totally be sandy 2.0

[@felipegarcia8954]

I like how the demoness defeat was brought about by the thing she wanted most...a really big...co-chicken

[@fearfulpixel6165]

That’s the best way I’ve heard her character described ever Bravo 👏

[@nicholasyoung3786]

KEKW

[@skellyboi8931]

Booooo

[@maxschechter4156]

Wait… OMIGOD I GET IT!

[@nschannel826]

STAHP

[@johnlee2097]

I'd just like to say, a lot of adaptations of JttW in China make the Queen a very important love interest that Tripitaka unironically considers giving his quest up to stay with...I think a few even made them literal soulmates, with Tripitaka promising to be with her in his next life. It's damn interesting to watch.

[@carlosroo5460]

Too bad at the times of the original script "Monks before hoes" was a thing.

[@ptlemon1101]

The breakup was really sad in Monkey King 3

[@CynUnion-ji9uj]

Now, color me stupid, but i thought the whole point of the journey was enlightenment, and don't you stop reincarnating when you are enlightened?

[@ptlemon1101]

@@CynUnion-ji9uj no, the journey is to collect/deliver some suttras, not enlightenment itself. That's the objective of buddhism as a whole

[@rougestarlight4308]

@@ptlemon1101 but Tripitaka does get enlightenment, doesn't he?

[@evankearney6781]

I love how Sandy just casually breaks the guys arm who tried to stop him

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Could be worse

[@kirbymaster7491]

Tripitaka's impenetrable smugness as he's dragged away by the demoness' attendants makes me laugh

[@TheAchmed13]

Do you mean un-penetrating? *drumset sounds*

[@fictionfan0]

Tripitaka: Between demon seduction or dungeon, always choose dungeon.

[@Healermain15]

@@TheAchmed13 Un-impenetrable? That demoness is definitely not a sub.

[@skeletastic309]

@@Healermain15 un-impenetrable would imply Tripitaka could be penetrated, which is exactly what he's trying to AVOID

[@Runesmiths]

Nice profile pic fellow tech priest

[@malalaliyah]

"The armies of heaven couldn't stop me and you think I was fighting _you_ for real?" Fucking metal.

[@mxn1948]

that sums up nearly all the fights monkey does on this trip.

[@michasalamon8315]

Didnt he lose few fights, was fought to Stand still, and had to ask for help few times?

[@kennyg1082]

he also lost fights to some random demons so they prob coulda stormed heaven too

[@michasalamon8315]

@@kennyg1082 i been reading a bit about the Journey to the West recently, and while I am be incorrect, I hace noticed two things. 1. Wukong in his early years very much acted like the demons he fights here. Even when his army got defeated he started to be worried and ran away i stead before getting captured. 2. He and other characters seem to be as powerful as plot demands it for them to be. Even the gods, with Wukong strong enought to try and pick a fight with buddah, but unable to beat Jade Emperor or demons he has to fight in his journey. Also, Red Son/son of demon bull king managed to hurt him and he almost drowned, while officially being immortal like 6 times now and already dying once (being taken by spirits to underworld is technically dying, he only escaped later like Hercules or Sisiphus). After a time it really stops feeling a mythology and more like fantasy/dnd adventure book. There even was evil Clone of Wukong and nobody could tell who was the evil one and who the less evil one. Edit. And btw. There was even a fanservice chapter where the gang was in the all women country and monk was captured by a Scorpion demon that was so strong even buddah was said to fear it since it stung him once. So ifthe scorpion demon was strong enought to make Buddah weary of it, and Buddah absolutely stomped Monkey king, should scorption be able to stomp him too?

[@vants599]

@@michasalamon8315 when the plot demands the demons are either: in water run away have some sorta item or ability which counters wukong in reality it's just a way to actually make the adventure actually tense since otherwise it'd be rushed through by said monkey king as he breakdances most of the demons, break dance being their bones

[@aidankretzschmar6181]

The star lord dude turning into a chicken actually makes sense because chickens are actually weirdly good at killing scorpions

[@spaghetti5914]

as a chicken owner, can confirm chickens are wild

[@p3anuts189]

You have led me down a rabbit hole of chicken killing scorpion videos I can’t tell if my brain has lost braincells of gained any but thank you

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

Can’t deal with a like on the ground or a group of children picking them up after being shoved in the chicken coup during summer camp but can kill scorpion demons, got it

[@Kodaiva]

@@eldritchcupcakes3195 even children are multiple times larger than chickens

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

@@Kodaiva yeah and chickens are dinosaurs I expected more

[@whatthebeardoin3160]

Monkey's development from a rambunctious bandit into a properly heroic character is a really pleasant but steady journey. Normally I feel like his character Arc would have him dip into even worse behavior before finally trying to be good, but since his backstory was him getting into the most amount of trouble possible, we really get to enjoy his efforts to be good.

[@nguyenvietanh2152]

It seem Red skipped one of the early stories when he got the gang in trouble

[@starsaur6664]

My favorite part of this episode is Tripitaka's face when the demoness finally gives up and has him tied up. 😂

[@ADHDCoffeedrinker]

YES, the man's just smugness was over 9000

[@Acidfrog475]

I died at him in the carriage

[@stevemcgroob4446]

Tripitaka: "Virginity protected"

[@bizarrion]

Failed bondage

[@rasendori20]

“If you can not pay, then pregnant you shall stay” “Monkey runs off to find plan B *snicker* ” “Trade offer” This is the funniest episode yet.

[@enlongjones2394]

“Ya like jazz?”

[@KindestofWinds]

S P E C T A C U L A R B O I N K I N G

[@Lu_R]

Monkey: *Is worried because he's friends are hurt* Also Monkey: Boys you won't believe this but its hilarious!

[@SerialElfYT]

Well yeah they could be in actual danger. When you find out it's just pregnancy you have LITERALLY THE ENTIRE PANTHEON on your rolodex to make sure it isn't an actual threat.

[@camilaalmiron5588]

@@SerialElfYT true

[@areomorales6511]

obsessed with the fact that this 16th century writing makes it cannon that Tripitaka is a Certified Pretty Boy™️

[@cartoonishidealism582]

This will not be the last demoness to try and get a taste of his meat if you get what I’m saying

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

He's so pretty he got pregnant

[@Bonkus_]

Red could talk about a rock for 20 minutes and make it fully entertaining, swear to god. I love this channel so much

[@scaredpepper1678]

so true.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

That sounds like a challenge and I want to see her do it now.

[@flockinify]

Sun Wukong spawned from a rock so close enough.

[@razagan1343]

we have the next April fools video people!

[@Bonkus_]

@@cheezemonkeyeater Oh it IS.

[@AndyManX1226]

Yo that empress is actually super wholesome. One time she wants to make a good political move for her kingdom, but when that plan falls apart she respects the wishes of the crew and goes home with closure.

[@alucardvigilatedismas2868]

Kuan-Yin is the hint button you get when you take too long doing a thing in a game

[@Duiker36]

The Professor E. Gadd of Journey to the West.

[@1224chrisng]

dude, Kuan-Yin is Clippy

[@ADHDCoffeedrinker]

Yeah

[@BackSet]

"It seems you have pissed off yet another demon, would you like some me help with that?"

[@Vesperitis]

I think it's more accurate to say that hint buttons are the modern day version of Kuan Yin. Which is kinda blasphemous. Ergo, hint buttons are blasphemous.

[@1TitanicFan1]

All I want for Christmas is a new episode of the Journey to The West.

[@spiddo8202]

yeah~ I don’t want a lot for christmas, there is just one thing i need i don’t care about the presents underneath the christmas tree i don’t need to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on christmas day i just want an episode more than you could ever know make my wish come trueee all i want for christmas is a new episode of journey to the west

[@draegonspawn5361]

A bit belated but it is here.

[@pomegranatenerd]

Eyyy you got your Christmas gift!!!!

[@pokenerd99]

Ah yes, the mpreg arc of Journey to the West. Sublime.

[@krell.1415]

I was gonna say!

[@bradfordmax8372]

“Sandy breaks his arm” HOLY SH*T dude, I kinda forgot Sandy can still kick ass even if he’s not as powerful as monkey…

[@templarw20]

To continue the D&D parallels spoken of elsewhere, Sandy is the Fighter in a group with a monk (with munchkin-level stats), a cleric, and... whatevertheheck Pigsy is (Druid, maybe, with the emphasis on shapeshifting?). He's not pulling off the spectacular damage totals that the others are capable of, but he's a solid baseline where his minimum is far higher than the others, too.

[@bradfordmax8372]

@@templarw20 Pigsys a fucking mystic

[@enlongjones2394]

Yamcha really is a decent parallel. He could probably kick most peoples’ asses, but Goku’s on another level.

[@heitoras4823]

He's kinda of Yamcha's and/or Krillin's equivalent. Looks super weak because of his OP companions, but it's actually pretty strong.

[@templarw20]

@@bradfordmax8372 If this was Pathfinder, I'd make either Pigsy or Monkey a Magus.

[@malochroma6793]

"Monkey and Sandy crank up the scare factor, too, which, let's be honest, can't possibly work on *all* of these ladies" paired with the two women in the background realizing things about themselves and their interests is going right up there in the list of OSP moments that took me right the fuck out. (Hey, to be fair to those ladies, demon!Sandy doesn't look half bad in that panel.) EDIT: I respect and support every monsterf*cker in the replies, y'all get your demon husbandos.

[@badredraws]

6:18 The expressions of the ones on the left asdfghjj

[@alysserz27]

We need to tell Red to stop making her characters so hot-

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Frankly if one were looking for a romantic partner in the team Sandy's the way to go. Trepitaka's celibate, Monkey's ace, the horse is a horse and Pigsy...no, just no. Plus Sandy's a pretty swell guy, all told.

[@korecob5761]

Sandy supremacy

[@edo0girl2.03]

I mean, Sandy and Wukong are kinda snacks themselves in their own ways. But that's the way Red draws them.

[@juribilly5172]

Tripitaka's reaction to being pregnant being a bluescreen is hilarious

[@CallMeStrega]

Honestly I think part of the reason the queen is chill with them leaving after seeing them fly away is because he respected her enough to ask her the first time if Tripitaka could leave instead of just booking it. They could just flown away at any time but instead they only broke out the flying once Tripitaka got kidnapped.

[@Wertsir]

I think she just realized he was a bit too flighty for her.

[@michellem6451]

@@Wertsir badum tss

[@statboosts279]

Sandy has been proving himself to be the stealth best character in this novel in he lasts couple installments

[@kageshadow10]

True himbo material

[@tzxazrael]

i mean let's be real; the ability to shapeshift into something completely innocent is PRETTY DANG HANDY for that xD

[@GGCrono]

Of all the things I could have expected to learn today, I have to admit, "Journey to the West has mpreg" was not high on the list. I friggin' love this channel.

[@zachscarbrough2727]

Yeah… this was a curve ball I did Not see coming.

[@dull_demon4717]

same, but then i remember how old this story is like you could tell someone it was made this century and they'd believe you

[@thgritic102]

I wasn't expecting it either, and this part just won me over on getting the books one day 🤣🤣

[@WorldWeave]

The trade offer (and official’s face) at 7:20 is just ADORABLE…so is monkey’s presentation at 8:12…this episode is just full of adorable faces

[@nogitsune4452]

"So what do you like to do to relax?" "Meditate..." "What else can that mouth do?" "Recite sutras..." Not goina lie, that was awesome.

[@thomasthecoolkid7228]

Man's literally too buddhist for her advances to work and I love it

[@Jangobadass]

Tenchi and Kimihoto (among others) would be SO proud!

[@beingbored9514]

It’s just funny. That’s it. (I also like the “I receive, you receive” classic 2021 humor

[@liquemabawls5401]

Reading scrolls and chill 🥵

[@randomfox12245]

"How big is your-" "SMALL, GO AWAY."

[@Azzabackam]

I'm not joking, when this series is complete, it should be preserved by the Library of Congress. It's a clean, comprehensive translation of a very old, very long, very cut-off-by-a-language-barrier story that anyone can watch and understand. This is easily the single *best* adaptation of JttW ever made, and the signifigance of this accomplishment can *not* be understated.

[@SophiaAstatine]

They'll take anything if you ship it off to them correctly.

[@ΓιάννηςΜεταξάς-ρ5φ]

And it's ANIMATED!

[@gkky-xx4mc]

*single best _Western_ adaptation of JttW ever made For Chinese people, nothing will ever beat the charming, low-budget, nostalgia-filled 1986 TV series

[@davidbanan.]

actually, the Book(s) aren't that hard to read (atleast the revised edition) other than the 100 page Introduction, there are some strange words, but for the most part its really quite an easy thing to read, recomended

[@xanderpiz8770]

@@gkky-xx4mc I still imagine myself hearing that wobbly warped 80s intro music whenever I watch this series.

[@zhiqiyeoh8375]

So some trivia from a Chinese: 1. The scorpion demoness is probably one of the most powerful characters in JTTW 'verse. Guan Yin confirms that "I cannot beat her", and she is also *_THE ONLY CONFIRMED CHARACTER ABLE TO HURT BUDDHA_*. Holy hell if that isn't powerful. 2. If she is so powerful how was she defeated by a chicken? So the thing is, Ancient Chinese taxonomy puts scorpions under the category of "poisonous bug"......and the natural enemy of poisonous bugs as the chicken. So yeah magic chicken to trump magic scorpion. Also poisonous bugs are considered Yin, and Star Lord Mao is very Yang. Yang trumps Yin. 3. Spoiler: the chicken will show up later. 4. Spoiler: this is not the first time someone tries forcing Tripitaka into banging. Spoiler: they fail. 5. Also not sure if Red intended this, but the part at 12:47 "Let's just say it's a good thing you guys didn't bang". Female scorpions sometimes kill the male during/after mating. Yeah Tripitaka dodged a bullet there.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Scorpios man.

[@mori6434]

Fun additional scorpion fact: They are very protective mothers and carry their babies on their back until their first molt

[@jayakisatra4208]

My head canon was that, while it is true that the scorpion is so powerful, but her true form is pretty much weak. While monkey and the other charas on the other hand, has already been strong in his actual form from the very start. That chicken power is returning one to its original form. Welp, but if it is all about taxonomy and trumps, then im cool with that

[@anadaere6861]

So uh Poison bug types as weak against chickens Neat

[@mori6434]

@@anadaere6861 I mean, Torchic vs Skorupi? Yeah that checks out

[@aussie_mozzie]

I love that Sandy and Sun Wukong are just trolling Tripitaka and Pigsy for being gregnant.

[@dluxajalt]

Gregnant is now whatll I'll call any pregnant person

[@aussie_mozzie]

@@dluxajalt GREGNANT

[@dluxajalt]

​@@aussie_mozzie WOOOOOO GREGNANCY

[@adamwalker4709]

PREGANANANT?!?!!

[@carlosbaezjr.7674]

“I’m vegetarian” “That butt sure isn’t” SENT ME

[@trueblueedits4673]

THIS. I thought I was the only one who caught that. _Does it mean what I think it does?_ XD

[@potahtwah9591]

@@trueblueedits4673 it means Good ol' Tripiboy is caked up

[@Phoenix5365]

You'd think that with Sun Wukong's extensive magical knowledge he could recover or otherwise manifest...a bucket.

[@devanskrobarcek2013]

I like to think is that he was so annoying with the immortal blocking him he rage quits kinda like how if u drop something u were trying to do u just stare at it for a long time

[@jamesng.6387]

lol his next bright idea is to just turn into a bucket

[@BillyBob-xx5jr]

If I had to guess it was a combination of the well being very deep/the bucket sinking, dealing with the demon, and Monkey not taking ANY chances touching this place's water after Tripitaka and Pigsy got pregnant just from drinking river water.

[@ming45612]

I mean, the water was said to dissolve your insides if you drink too much of it... so if he'd made a bucket out of one of his hairs it might've disintegrated due to his hair being living material.

[@elvenlament]

“i was tied up for perfectly kosher reasons” love this quote

[@jasperdracona]

11:50 is legitimately one of my favourite frames in this entire series. I can hear the “Why do I bother?” in Red’s Old Lady Voice and I love it. Thank you so much, Red, for this entire series, it’s my favourite!

[@ShinyGaara65]

"Ooh, the girls are gonna love this!" Me, having just watched Dominic Noble's Journey To The West video and knowing where this is going: "OH NO."

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

My exact reaction haha

[@Acidfrog475]

Same

[@gustavowadaslopes2479]

"Pigsy got some water I identified it" Oh, that one.

[@magnadraconis7316]

i am truly glad to not have been the only one with this exact experiance

[@kirstenc4279]

Same

[@cameronjohnson918]

Possibly my favorite thing about this series is the recurring gag of people spitting out their tea when Monkey smashes through their doors.

[@tessadelafuente9318]

Yep! Took the words right out of my mouth!

[@sh_joy]

@@tessadelafuente9318 And the tea right out of theirs

[@tessadelafuente9318]

@@sh_joy oh snap! lol

[@sh_joy]

@@tessadelafuente9318 😂

[@thgritic102]

This!!! 🤣

[@o.k.productions5202]

Love how monkey’s facial expressions seam to imply that he is getting more and more paranoid as this journey goes on. Also monkey rating his pain as a solid 8 was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.

[@plaguedfrost1753]

8…?

[@alinalisan3361]

not paranoid, just more careful

[@Levsa399]

@@plaguedfrost1753 on a scale of 1-10. 1 being “all good” and 10 being “drinking molten copper while being crushed under a mountain for 500 years”, the pain of being shanked in the face by a demonic scorpion’s tail stinger is a solid 8.

[@annoyed_galaxy]

I just binged through this entire series because I wanted to learn more about the source material for Lego Monkie Kid and man I am absolutely thralled by the way you go through this story. I would honestly read the book myself, but don't know if I'd have the time to sit through all of that and besides this is much more entertaining and informational. Thank you so much for the vids!

[@sarahchoi5815]

Yo Someone else who watches monkie kid! It was really fun to watch knowing the little references they make. The animation and story is really good too

[@leek.3671]

Ahhh hello fellow LMK fans!! Good to see more of you guys watching this series!

[@Ami-jc2oo]

Another lmk fan has entered the chat.

[@ag-13studios51]

Another one has joined since I also wanted to see the source material of LMK. I've tried reading a digital copy of JTTW story myself but it got deleted so I decided to watch this instead and I have no regrets. It's so freaking funny and I have something fun to binge or listen to while I draw fanart

[@chaihill1837]

Kuan-Yin is probably one of my favorite characters. She’s basically that one really wise character who appears at the 3/4th mark of the episode to either fix everything or point the gang in the right direction when they just can’t do anything right. I love it.

[@ratchet1freak]

a literal deus that does the ex machina things as the plot requires it

[@DexVorsutus]

When the dm needs to tell the party where to go because they can't figure it out themselves.

[@hiddenshadow2105]

Don't forget that her goldfish learns to do CRIMES!

[@TheGallantDrake]

She’s Gandalf.

[@Anaheim-Electronics79]

Actually Guan-yin don’t have a sex so I think we should use they … instead of she. Not trying to be SJW is just a fun fact about guan yin

[@LaZodiac]

Sandy's deadpan snarking during the pregnancy episode is probably some of the best comedy I've seen in awhile. Also I'm not gonna lie, I figured one of them was going to have to dunk into the baby-b-gone water and due to the nature of the cave's magic become a girl for a bit.

[@zer0w0lf94]

Hey! I haven't seen you since Monster Pulse ended! Didn't know you were an OSP fan!

[@templarw20]

Right? Some of the names were inching toward Ranma 1/2 shenanigans territory.

[@thundercrash4775]

This is Journey to the West. I would put good odds that does happen somewhere.

[@LaZodiac]

@@zer0w0lf94 Yeah! I think I responded to this but I can't find the comment sorry if I've already done so.

[@lissaquon607]

@@templarw20 WORD I was getting so many Ranma flashbacks. Though IIRC the cursed springs in Ranma were in China. So they could be part of the same network of springs as baby be gone.

[@faerants]

"WHAT WILL THIS DO TO MY FIGURE" yells Pigsy "That's the hormones' talking" Sandy responds with the calmest tone

[@pipedream2556]

5:38 Monkey has been so freaking adorable throughout this series (if pretty murder-happy) that it felt wrong to realise that this really is the first time in the stories covered here at least that the context was right for someone to say as such to him since usually the way they help is defeating a tyrannical figure with violence. That happened here too, but the actual act that helped someone to their face was giving the lady the rest of the water, which truly was a thoughtful thing to do

[@liegeparadox2624]

"This would be a problem if monkey was planning on paying for anything, ever, in his entire life." My birthday is tomorrow, and I just came down with a sinus infection, had a fight with my parents on thanksgiving (don't worry, I think we're ok now), and this is just what I needed. Fun, chaotic shennanigans.

[@JDM-is-my-name]

Yeehaw

[@parkerhynson3581]

Happy early birthday. 🎉🍰

[@paulcruz168]

Have a good birthday!

[@whytheheckarewedoinginhere1886]

Dude, I have bloody nose on Thanksgiving but my family was gracious enough to tell me that they started eating and give me an plate after my bloody nose is done. Also happy birthday.

[@hereatmeiko]

Happy birthday, dear!

[@obviousninja9437]

This is one of my favourite parts in the book, mostly because of how both Sandy and Monkey freakin' LEAP at the opportunity to make fun of Pigsy and Tripitaka. This is one of the first times we get to see Sandy's sense of humour really come through and he spares no expense when it comes to mockery. Monkey is obviously also very funny, but Sandy just takes the cake on this one.

[@savagewolver8541]

Sandy is quite possibly my favorite character. He's just as strong as Sun and Pigsy, but he isn't as impulsive as the monkey or as slothful as the pig. He's the perfect balance to play the straight man for all their antics and keeps the group on track.

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

Sandy is the man-demon of my dreams

[@damiester1]

lol Sandy and Pigsy's battle capabilities are vastly underrated because of how immensely strong Wukong is.

[@gautamvaze1101]

Sha Wujing gang!

[@gooddreams8495]

He is definitely not as strong as monkey or pigsy. If Pigsy correct his attitude, he will not be that weak. Sandy powers may be weaker but he does not have as much of a personality problem as the monkey or pig. At the end of the journey, Sandy did achieve a higher state than Pigsy.

[@davidbanan.]

idk, maybe pigsy but deff not Monkey, not even close

[@sunwukong1279]

Sun Wukong is my all time favorite fictional and mythological figure. I grew up with the Chinese classic Journey to The West 1986 show. Everything about him and his story is amazing! I’m glad you guys have made a whole series to summarize his story! I love looking into Sun Wukong lore and how he’s made such a big impact on the general media. He inspired Shounen anime/manga troupes and abilities, such as Dragon Ball’s Son Goku with his power pole and nimbus, Luffy’s silly yet headstrong personality, and Naruto’s shadow clone jutsu. The most well known being Son Goku, who was heavily inspired by him. From Goku’s saiyan/ape side, to his urge to fight strong opponents, he still has some aspects/influence from Sun Wukong that remains. His name, Son Goku, is literally just the Japanese translation of Sun Wukong, and the general story, or more specifically characters, was meant to somewhat resemble or reflect The Journey To The West, just like how Oolong closely resembles Pigsy and how Tien has a third eye like Erleng. Dragon Ball went to inspire a lot of future animes and is seen to be one of the most influential animes of all time due to that. I’m glad to see how Sun Wukong technically made a pretty decent mark on today’s anime culture and community, but most people don’t even know that or don’t even know who he is in general. Recently it seems that he’s become more popular, even in the West. I think your channel: Overly Sarcastic Productions, and your video series retelling/summarizing Journey To The West and Sun Wukong really got people talking about him. In general he’s become way more relevant than before. ================================= I would like to list all the recent things that he’s been included in!: There’s the new game coming out called Black Myth: Wukong, the Lego animated series called Lego Monkie Kid, the second season of Lego Monkie Kid coming soon, God of Highschool’s Jin Mori is a version of Sun Wukong, Death Battle’s recent video with Sun Wukong vs. Hercules, DC releasing a new superhero based on Sun Wukong/the monkey king called The Monkey Prince, Smash Legends released Wukong as a new legend, a game called Black Desert has a new upcoming character/class called Wukong with his abilities, the short fan animation film called Legend: A Dragon Ball Tale has Goku transforming into a super saiyan that reflects Sun Wukong and is referred to as “the savior of heaven,” and the year of the monkey is coming in 2028. I’m hoping Brawl Stars creates a character or at least a skin or pin that’s related to Sun Wukong! He’s just everywhere now, and I think your channel had a big part in all of that. ================================= I love seeing people being introduced and more interested in Sun Wukong. It’s good to see that he truly lives up to the tales of him gaining multiple immortalities, as it seems his tale and legend never truly dies and sometimes spikes in popularity. I learned a lot from your Journey to The West series. Your story telling style is so unique and entertaining, and your drawings/animatics are so cool! The quality of these videos are like gold! It must take a lot to make these videos, so you deserve to take breaks and take as much time as you need. I’m willing to wait for however long it takes because it’s completely worth it! Thank you for giving me more insight on him! I appreciate everything you guys do! _______________________________________ Sun Wukong is my all time favorite fictional and mythological figure. I grew up with the Chinese classic Journey to The West 1986 show. Everything about him and his story is amazing! I’m glad you guys have made a whole series to summarize his story! I love looking into Sun Wukong lore and how he’s made such a big impact on the general media. He inspired Shounen anime/manga troupes and abilities, such as Dragon Ball’s Son Goku with his power pole and nimbus, Luffy’s silly yet headstrong personality, and Naruto’s shadow clone jutsu. The most well known being Son Goku, who was heavily inspired by him. From Goku’s saiyan/ape side, to his urge to fight strong opponents, he still has some aspects/influence from Sun Wukong that remains. His name, Son Goku, is literally just the Japanese translation of Sun Wukong, and the general story, or more specifically characters, was meant to somewhat resemble or reflect The Journey To The West, just like how Oolong closely resembles Pigsy and how Tien has a third eye like Erleng. Dragon Ball went to inspire a lot of future animes and is seen to be one of the most influential animes of all time due to that. I’m glad to see how Sun Wukong technically made a pretty decent mark on today’s anime culture and community, but most people don’t even know that or don’t even know who he is in general. Recently it seems that he’s become more popular, even in the West. I think your channel: Overly Sarcastic Productions, and your video series retelling/summarizing Journey To The West and Sun Wukong really got people talking about him. In general he’s become way more relevant than before. ================================= I would like to list all the recent things that he’s been included in!: • There’s the new game coming out called Black Myth: Wukong • The Lego animated series called Lego Monkie Kid, and there is more seasons to come. (As pointed out to me by @n0t stxrrzz !!, the 4th Season recently came out but only in China for now) • God of Highschool’s Jin Mori is a version of Sun Wukong. The Webtoon series ended sadly, but it was a great story! • Death Battle’s recent video with Sun Wukong vs. Hercules • DC releasing a new superhero based on Sun Wukong/the monkey king called The Monkey Prince • Smash Legends released Wukong as a new legend • A game called Black Desert has a new upcoming character/class called Wukong with his abilities. Sadly I think it’s exclusive to China only. • The short fan animation film called Legend: A Dragon Ball Tale has Goku transforming into a super saiyan that reflects Sun Wukong and is referred to as “the savior of heaven.” • Soul Knight has a New Years Spring Festival Seasonal Event that features new character skins based on Journey to The West characters. The Sun Wukong skin is actually the Six Eared Macaque and has a cool detail to distinguish it. The cloning ability for the character is changed to where a monkey pops out and transforms into a clone of one of the other main characters. • The year of the monkey is coming in 2028. I’m hoping Brawl Stars creates a character or at least a skin or pin that’s related to Sun Wukong! He’s just everywhere now, and I think your channel had a big part in all of that. ================================= I love seeing people being introduced and more interested in Sun Wukong. It’s good to see that he truly lives up to the tales of him gaining multiple immortalities, as it seems his tale and legend never truly dies and sometimes spikes in popularity. I learned a lot from your Journey to The West series. Your story telling style is so unique and entertaining, and your drawings/animatics are so cool! The quality of these videos are like gold! It must take a lot to make these videos, so you deserve to take breaks and take as much time as you need. I’m willing to wait for however long it takes because it’s completely worth it! Thank you for giving me more insight on him! I appreciate everything you guys do! _____________________________________ [Edit]: I’m just going to keep updating the list of Sun Wukong being featured or referenced in things or just being more relevant in general. It will be listed inside the box that has equal signs boxing it in. I’m glad to see that his popularity is still growing even past the initial point of when I made this comment! I just want to put it into perspective of how much your videos have impacted Sun Wukong’s popularity and how awesome that is. I am truly thankful for all that you do and have done! ------------------------ [Edit]: I’ve changed the list into a bulleted list so it’s easier to see each individual thing. I also added new things to the list and taken some input from the replies of this comment.

[@Channel-dy4vm]

Great Comment 👌

[@sunwukong1279]

@@Channel-dy4vm Thank you!

[@Channel-dy4vm]

@@sunwukong1279 anytime

[@sunwukong1279]

There is a cool pixelated game called Soul Knight that I like to play. There is a Spring Festival seasonal event, and you can unlock or buy character skins based on Journey To The West characters! The Sun Wukong skin for Assassin is actually the Six Eared Macaque, and the Assassin’s clone skill shows a little monkey popping out and then transforming into a clone of the one of the other main characters, like Pigsy or the Tang monk. It’s a dream come true!

[@sunwukong1279]

Also as @n0t stxrrzz !!, pointed out to me, the 4th Season for Lego Monkie Kid is out now! But only in China, not yet here.

[@SandsBuisle]

Pregnancy? Marriage? Seduction attempts? Man, this episode is really taking Red outside her comfort zone!

[@nathanielranney9163]

judging by her snickers, i think she's good

[@jamesharding3459]

@@nathanielranney9163 You don’t have to be interested in something to enjoy it in humor

[@nathanielranney9163]

@@jamesharding3459 not what i meant. Sorry if it came across like that.

[@pwnorbepwned]

Honestly, I think she’s more comfortable in this zone than you or I are. 🤣

[@pneumaofthedreamrealm8977]

“He just hasn’t tried the right woman yet!” Beautiful summary of the asexual experience. Thank you, Red!

[@Blue-co1nm]

Well makes sense considering red herself is ace :)

[@Isometrix116]

also the aro experience

[@zacharytrent2163]

Heck, even the 'I just don't want to marry you lady!' Experiance.

[@RedQuill13]

@@Blue-co1nm ing so is blue.

[@imawaffle148]

@@RedQuill13 blue just got married

[@caleblawther1854]

I love how when the demoness had her servants take Tripitaka away, he had this smirk on his face that just said "NAILED IT"

[@godkingtroycalypso877]

That's only thing he's gonna nail if he can help it!

[@leek.3671]

@@godkingtroycalypso877 PFFTTTT🤣

[@nothere3982]

I fucking wholeheartedly agree

[@ashmanita3840]

Demon "And what else can that mouth do?" Tripitaka "recite sutras" Bro is the best aro ace reprezentation lmao

[@thedragonslibrary]

It's nice to know that weird fanfic tropes have such a long and varied history!

[@adroitws1367]

which trope? this has too many lol

[@joemorgan2390]

@@adroitws1367 Probably specifically the Mpreg

[@roonosciroon8341]

@@adroitws1367 Or the all female kingdom.

[@phoenixanimation5652]

@@roonosciroon8341 or the seven foot cock

[@makelgrax]

@@phoenixanimation5652 wait a second

[@martianunlimited]

According to Chinese lore, roosters are natural enemies to scorpions, which is why 卯日星官 returned into his original form of a rooster and defeated the scorpion demoness... Side note, the story I heard paints the pipa scorpion demoness in a more favourable light... she (in her giant scorpion form) was listening to the buddha reciting scriptures, but the buddha brushed her aside which caused her to sting the buddha.. the buddha then instructed his followers to bring her to him (unsure if it is to punish her or to reconcile with her) but she fled and he couldn't find her... fast forward an unknown amount of years later and we have this story in the journey to the west.

[@MrKyltpzyxm]

Chicken Mao, what's the matter with you? You don't act like the other chickens do. You wear a disguise to look like Star Lord guys, but you're not a man, you're a Chicken Mao.

[@martianunlimited]

@@MrKyltpzyxm Well, his mom (毗蓝婆) is a hen (or Phoenix depending on which legend you are following). (In Cantonese, a chicken is euphemism for prostitutes) so that might explain why he don't usually take his Rooster form... p/s you might hear of the mom later... she helped in defeating the hundred-eyed demon (a centipede demon)

[@MrKyltpzyxm]

@@martianunlimited I appreciate the context. 😁 I just heard "Seven-foot-tall chicken" and immediately flashed back to Animaniacs. 🤣

[@dengdanielle5684]

@@MrKyltpzyxm LMAO

[@Xalerdane]

I find it interesting that all the replies to this comment are about Chinese chicken folklore, and none are about how a scorpion was convinced that the Buddha himself personally hated her and kinda rebuilds her entire identity around that. I'm imagining her acting all proud about it, but inside she's sad because she just wanted to be closer to him, but thanks to her inherent nature that she was born with it went horribly wrong and now she'll never know how to be more than a mere demon that everyone hates on principle.

[@TheUniversalthought]

"Monkey has never planned on paying for anything in his life" *rewinds back 5 minutes to him paying the boatwoman*

[@biblicallyaccuratecockroach]

Yes, but she was nice and honest, so he probably felt it was fair to be polite and pay for her services.

[@nonya1366]

Never PLANNED to. But he does tip.

[@Fanimati0n]

Well she was sweet & wholesome. Even Monkey has to respect that

[@kikikaichan]

Paying the boatlady is a necessity because she's nice and didn't trick the group for anything The Immortal making a paywall on ladies to pay or take responsibility for wanting a baby...yeah Monkey isn't paying anything for that, especially when Tripataka and Pigsy didn't even want the babies.

[@akhragee]

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