Legends Summarized: The Monkey King (Journey To The West Part 1)

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Meet the progenitor of all brash, impulsive, superpowerful anime characters! Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Great Sage, was the most impulsive of them all!
"Wreaking havoc in heaven is so much fun it should be illegal!" -Monkey, probably
I might cover something else before continuing with part two of The Journey To The West. It's kind of a doozy, and I'm having a lot of trouble convincing myself to cut some parts out. Watch out for Don Quixote in the meantime.

[@Smokeboats]

Sun Wukong: “You freed me. Why?” Xuan Zang: “Mmm. Monke.”

[@sunwukong1279]

Underrated and hilarious comment

[@learnasienes2983]

He's second till the top what you talking about

[@jennytulls6369]

Sun Wukong: Exists Every last Chinese mythology figure: *Why do I hear boss music?*

[@thepineappelope6018]

When you have to call you friend who's beat the game (bodah) to beat it

[@erichfiedler1481]

Monkey King: BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BOSS

[@darkthedemon255]

Correction why do I hear doom music

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@darkthedemon255 Nah he's more of a reverse doom

[@darkthedemon255]

@@robbieaulia6462 he still kills demons just not has often as doom slayer

[@nickcariglio8228]

Sun wukong as a baby: bows to the universe Sun wukomg as an adult: "Yeah, i pissed on god's fingers."

[@kokingmama]

Nooo ajajaa

[@demonfox132]

More like "Sun Wukong as a teen:" cause I absoluty can NOT believe his already an adult. 😂

[@Moon_water48]

@@demonfox132he’s like about 20 now 💀

[@demonfox132]

@@Moon_water48 Your point? For me he just allways gonna have this teenager-vibe, no matter how old he'll get. Cause it's the same with me.

[@Moon_water48]

⁠​⁠@@demonfox132 your point? I was also just pointing out his age damn

[@stevenneiman1554]

I think the weirdest part about this character is how he apparently had enough patience and self-discipline to train for seven years as a monk, when for the entire rest of the story he doesn't seem to have the patience to go seven MINUTES without murdering someone, pulling a prank that's only a small step down from a war crime, or picking a fight with a god.

[@positivelink6961]

TBH, immortality is a good incentive to behave

[@stevenneiman1554]

@@positivelink6961 So's not getting smacked with the torture curse, and the monkey king is a lot less careful about that than you'd think.

[@dango7375]

@@stevenneiman1554I mean he was put under a mountain for 500 years if I was him I would have no patience for ANYTHING

[@stevenneiman1554]

@@dango7375 I'm not so sure. Past a certain point I think he'd just learn to wait. On the other hand, the psychological effects of ANYTHING lasting longer than 122 years are purely speculative, so it's hard to say.

[@arcticthehunter7099]

To be fair, most of the gods picked on HIM first

[@hubytuby6308]

Imagine being so badass that the gods are so scared of you that they make a number one priority to keep you entertained

[@boitshepotlhatlosi7788]

No

[@djw_tekken8490]

11:41 remember in goh webtoon where he also was stuck under a big rock now we know why

[@Val17282]

Just like how your servitors keep you asleep so you don't wake up?

[@jaishkhan7442]

@@djw_tekken8490 The whole battle of Mori vs Heaven angels or whatever makes sense now

[@francoofme]

KRATOS!

[@huntss183]

Sun Wukong is that kid in games who's constantly adding superpowers so that he can win

[@DavidD-KingWolf65]

br. I would like to take part in a discord chat of people playing a game with adding superpowers and we could have a 5 yr old with ADHD on it

[@TheMightySpurdo]

@@DavidD-KingWolf65 "No dude you didn't beat me. I have 4 different immortalities, a 9 ton staff, an indestructible gold armor, ultimate strength, speed and defense, can shapeshift, turn everyone of my 100 thousand hairs into a copy of myself, and 70 other equally overpowered superpowers I'm too lazy to mention."

[@kenziebalhatchet3918]

considering wukong ate all the peaches he may be like 2000 immortal

[@TblSlt]

@@TheMightySpurdo You're pretty accurate with the 70 other equally overpowered superpowers. the shapeshifting to 72 different things red said is mistranslated and should be "72 different abilities," of which shape shifting is only one of them.

[@briannalee1998]

He is though! 😂😂

[@PanicByNumbers]

I love how absolutely chill and unbothered Buddha is in the story. He shows up, has a 'friendly' bet with Wukong and when the monkey loses the bet, he casually traps him under a mountain and basically says, 'Now stay there and think about what you've done."

[@angel_ovo3415]

The metaphor is definitely not lost on that one

[@cewla3348]

Buddha don’t care

[@kanutahytomka4542]

if i remember correctly he calls him piss monkey but thats all

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Kinda remind me of one punch man

[@David-hu8te]

​@@kanutahytomka4542yes i just read that chapter and he definitely is pissed about that

[@in10minutes79]

son wukong: *sneezes* "You have unlocked breath of death" son wukong: Neat

[@user-qm7rf3qf6k]

Wukong is not that powerful In fact, the Jade Emperor didn't pay much attention to this monkey. In the original book, Wukong was defeated by the Jade Emperor's bodyguard after hitting the "Nantian Gate". The Jade Emperor knew about this and ordered the Buddha to solve the monkey. From the Buddha's dialogue I learned that the Jade Emperor was the superior leader of the Buddha. At that time, the three worlds were all ruled by the Jade Emperor, so he had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to pay attention to the monkeys.

[@jacktorrance7735]

@@user-qm7rf3qf6k well it's not just "bodyguards". it was an entire department of thunder deities while thunder is considered to be one of the ultimate means of destruction in Taoism myths. basically, it's an elite troop of professional army of heaven, not to mention the troop also include Heavenly Officer Wang, who was super popular and considered to be one of the strongest deities in combat at the time of the book. and this heavenly special force couldn't defeat Wukong either - all the entire troop managed was to surround him in combat and stop him from getting away, the original text also described how all those thunder deities surrounding him were fought off by his stick and were "unable to get anywhere close to him". also, Wukong actually hit Nantian Gate from inside the heaven palace, so it was not like he tried to get in the palace and was stopped outside the gate, but in fact it was him fighting all his way out of the palace and causing enormous rampage in the process. and the Jade Emperor did not just "know" about this, he was "alarmed""shocked" according to the description in original text. regarding how he became this strong, let's not forget it only took him couple of years from knowing absolutely nothing about Taoist magical power, to achieving immortality and being able to beat essentially like 95% of deities. so well, overall speaking, I'd argue he actually just is that strong.

[@rachelciel3330]

@@user-qm7rf3qf6k By bodyguards, you mean an entire army. The Jade Emperor just didn't leave his throne because he's cocky and the personified of 'emperor'. In China, it's shameful for emperor to use his own hands to solve a brute problem. So be the emperor or the guards, they didn't want the emperor to leave his throne. Even then, the entire army had troubles dealing with Sun Wukong, only when Erlang Shen arrived did they finally push back Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen was Jade Emperor's most powerful officer. The very officer that is known in legend as 'Greatest warrior god of heaven'. Keep in mind, it needs an entire army to wear Sun Wukong down and Erlang Shen to come for them to have the possibility to beat back Sun Wukong. The most fearful thing is, Sun Wukong actually became stronger in his desperation to outmatch Erlang Shen in the battle Buddha was a 'guest' at that time, since there was a gathering in Jade Palace. Jade Emperor expressed his concern and Buddha went to 'see' Sun Wukong. You don't get it. Buddha is all about 'mercy to all creatures' so he went to see this so-called brute demon that created havoc in heaven to talk him down and let him be enlightened. Even if Jade Emperor didn't say anything, once Buddha knew there's a 'demon' wreaking havoc, he would go there anyway to preach. Sun Wukong didn't want to hear Buddha, at this point, he was cocky, an entire army was held back by him and he could go toe-to-toe against Heaven's greatest warrior (and Wukong was CONFIDENT af he could outmatch Erlang Shen if the battle continues). Buddha basically said "Aight, words can't change you it seems, I'll use force." and trapped Sun Wukong under a mountain. At that moment, Wukong could see the vast difference in strength between him and Buddha and became humbled, but it was too late and Buddha just told him to 'wait here'. And You can't take chinese dialogues literally. If you see any sort of "Such and such asked me to come" there's 70% chance it's not literally what happened and they just said that to give face to the host (usually 'such and such.) Since it is impolite for outsider to make a move in another's territory, so outsiders (guest, in Buddha's case) had to say ""Such and such mentioned this to me" or "I will act to share burdens with such and such" to first show respect to the host of the place as though saying "I have to make a move, but I will tell others I'm doing it for you so you don't lose prestige in your own territory." Manners are big things in China. In the book, both Jade Emperor and Buddha are 'entities' of the same status. In fact, Journey to the West is said to be geared towards buddhism and shit on taoism since Sun Wukong, the important protag, could wipe the floor with so many heaven's officials.

[@benpepin7872]

Stone Monkey, after the laser eye incident: "Dude, being respectful is dangerous...never doing THAT again!" And so he didn't.

[@alllisda_idiot7087]

haha

[@swordpegasus4032]

Hahaha

[@zhouwu9997]

Good one

[@akhion1005]

And then he continues to bash the entire Heaven for the rest of the book.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Hahahahahaha.

[@lilykep]

As someone with ADHD, I feel fairly confident saying Wukong has untreated ADHD.

[@Tantrano]

have ADHD(ADD) I can concur.

[@borger298]

Get that monkey a fidget spinner or something

[@zanderblankenship3849]

Can confirm

[@Grexsome]

Here for this representation tbh

[@dreamdevil1458]

Well if it was "Treated" you wouldn't get a story full of incredible adventures and hilarious shenanigans. Nobody would read about the monkey that "takes his medicine and stares blankly into nothingness" and he wouldn't be the monkey king and great sage equal to heaven if he didn't do anything :D

[@tropicalbreeze1164]

I like how the most respectful and polite Wukong ever was, were only the first 3 seconds he was born And that was it.

[@thien0300]

I mean, he do respect his first master alot, but yeah, after that it pure Chaos.

[@lornbaker1083]

After he fired freaking laser beams out of his eyes due to being polite I'm pretty sure he realized that was a bit too dangerous to be polite. Imagine you're about to shake someone's hand cuz you trying to be polite and then suddenly they accidentally get vaporized because of your kindness. At that point you're almost obligated to be a jackass

[@missnob0dy287]

@@lornbaker1083 LMAO

[@embeboso8329]

@@lornbaker1083 it was either be so polite that you threaten heaven, or _threaten heaven yourself_

[@goldengaruda8935]

Well after that he realized he was OP

[@finisanidiot8452]

The monkey king's character can be summarized in that one tiktok sound "Good morning everyone, god has let me live another day, and I'm about to make it everyone's problem"

[@GhostBear3067]

Jade Emperor: "Well it was not for lack of effort, jackass!"

[@panek6443]

*God failed to keep me from living another day

[@arcticthehunter7099]

As was shown in the video, I doubt that god has any say over whether of not Sun Wukong lives.

[@finisanidiot8452]

@@arcticthehunter7099 also true

[@chip-toons]

"let" i'm pretty sure if someone fought the armies of heaven and won, you'd be scared to try to stop them.

[@AGuyNamedRobin]

Wukong is actually immortal x5 That monk teaches him how to become daoist immortal He erases his name from the book of the dead Eats the peaches of immortality Drinks the wine of immortality And eats the pills of immortality

[@maceyhenry2755]

Wait but do you become immortal with each pill or peach because if so he's like x50 immortal

[@user-Void-Star]

6th ultimate immortal he became Buddha at the end.

[@fbiuzz]

@@maceyhenry2755 Each individual peach extend his life by several hundred years. ....So Sun Wukong ate the entire fucking garden of peaches.

[@ashinjoy9368]

He just erased his name from the death note

[@andreryujinchamoun]

Damn he really is a hungry monke

[@grantdotjpg]

Could you imagine being so powerful it requires the E N T I R E U N I V E R S E to stop you?

[@seiferrosemaryn2958]

Well I can't imagine not 🎑🍑🚬🌬️🥀

[@grantdotjpg]

@@seiferrosemaryn2958 epic dude (high fives)

[@joseloayza502]

Superman and Hulk: No

[@grantdotjpg]

@@kathradyne6801 I have no idea what you're talking about

[@kathradyne6801]

@@grantdotjpg Me neither Jimbo, me neither.

[@colukafeather9243]

Fun Fact: the 72 transformations aren't called that because he can transform into 72 different things, it actually allows him to turn into anything he wants. The 72 part comes from the fact that the abillity gives him 72 LIVES... Meaning that even if his enemies made it past the many layers of immortality, they'd have to kill him 72 times before he accually died...

[@joseloayza502]

Yes, I have read the book about 5 times and I still don't understand the math of the extra lives 1)7x72 2)7^72 3)72x7 4)72^7 5) or All together with ''+ x ^ '' at once. because as they say If you figure out how to take a life from him, you'd really only be taking something like 1% of his life.

[@havinearlong9055]

Uh, no. As a Chinese myself, please allow me to correct you. The 72变, IS in fact, the ability to transform into 72 different things, not infinite, and it doesn't give Sun WuKong extra lifes. The mentioning of him have 72 lifes is probably an instance where his junior fellow apprentice/underclassmen in their journey to the west, 猪八戒, commented on this ability, where he said "with such 72 transformations, he is now having 72 different lives." Which is a metaphor, saying that with this ability, he can turn into 72 different beings and live 72 different lifes. This shouldn't be taken literally as it was never mentioned again ever, in the novel. In fact, his other fellow junior apprentice/underclassmen, 沙僧, also commented on this ability using the same format, saying that "with such 72 transformations, he is now having 72 different heads." Which he doesn't, and shouldn't be taken literally, it's actually a metaphor on how he can have 72 different faces and appearances.

[@jkstcibg]

Huh, that makez a lot of sense, actually.

[@garbygarbb]

@@havinearlong9055 Whoa. I really want to read about him, but i don't know where to start. May you help me with advice, please?

[@arcticthehunter7099]

I'm curious to see how the video game will go about having anything resembling challenge

[@0axis771]

I think when Wukong crossed his name off the ledger in the underworld, he was also thus immortal. And the de-immortalizing furnace burned his mortality away, so he's again immortal. The dude really stacks his immortality.

[@-Meh_bunny-]

He also has 72 LIVES

[@Random-Person6000]

And he ate the peaches and pills of immortality

[@dustyrose192]

@@Random-Person6000 not to mention the wine and the ginseng fruit

[@Moon_water48]

Not seventy two lives but he can turn into 72 different things Edit- i now realized I didn’t read this part of the book because I didn’t feel like it🙊

[@cyrusboyd8755]

Stacking buffs in games be like

[@14deadratsinatrenchcoat]

“Did somebody say impulsive” that’s it, that’s the character

[@ianloreen7817]

Chaotic neutral then!

[@14deadratsinatrenchcoat]

@@ianloreen7817 no definitely chaotic stupid

[@ianloreen7817]

Fair enough!

[@cyanimation1605]

3:09 That's it, that's the entire book

[@mr.preston1632]

@@ianloreen7817 Cant think of anything? Chaotic neutral it is! Thats alignment in a nutshell, “congrats now you know how to use alignment, your welcome”

[@Nist498]

Moral of the story: Don't piss off or piss on the Buddha.

[@tuanz8009]

Fuck off

[@exquisitecorpse__]

@@tuanz8009 you fuck off.

[@inanefabas4402]

@@tuanz8009 You fuck off

[@The-kr9rb]

@@tuanz8009 nice bait

[@kirbycupster179]

Nist498 so don't get him mad or kinky I'll take that into consideration

[@lost357able]

I think the reason Sun can't use his laser eyes all the time is because he has to be respectful to heaven(like when he bowed to the 4 directions), and since he made it his immortal life goal to piss everyone in heaven off as much as possible on purpose or by accident, it's been locked out.

[@joseloayza502]

It may be, it may also be that there is no danger. although the one about the gods is functional because also in other characters like Muchukunda who also has a laser out of respect for the gods, but they also act as protection from danger.

[@joseloayza502]

He uses those lasers offensively 4 times in the book.

[@Moon_water48]

@@joseloayza502he does! Wow I’m almost done with the first one and was not expecting him to use them ever again lol

[@niserresin2006]

Huh, I figured they were just a relatively weak ability.

[@Lady_Imaginations]

Ok but like after watching the LMK series I can only applaud the writers for making half the shit in the show so accurate to this story. Like damn

[@Beezbuggz_Offical]

I just finished season 3 of LMK and since I don't own a copy of JTTW but still wanted to know more about Wukong's past I decided to watch this instead :)

[@baymax3402]

@@Beezbuggz_Offical Even shows him trapped under the mountain, it made me happy but also kinda unsettled me since I read it in JTTW, watching it and seeing it, I can concur that I’m a bit afraid of mountains-

[@aych7906]

I read the book. This isn't an exaggeration. I kept expecting it to be. This is--this is exactly what happens.

[@ZhiyingFlora]

or even more chaotic

[@wenqianwang9662]

Heather Ashby well obviously

[@kuruma2023]

I read it with classic chinese during my primary school days，It is an accurate video indeed

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

WHAT THE FUCK

[@OttoGraff-fu8pj]

I gotta read this

[@Silverwind87]

Gilgamesh: Maybe I don't need to live forever. I should just appreciate the time I have, and live the life I was given to the fullest. Sun Wukong: I'm sorry, is this some sort of peasant joke I'm too immortal to understand?

[@kaosuu1786]

I just spit my soda out

[@GoldenRice0128]

should have been is this so sort of mortal joke

[@LunaVee3435]

kudos for the Horrible Histories reference

[@Ajehy]

Sumerian Mythology: Immortality is a great burden that should not be sought. Chinese Mythology: YOU get immortality! And YOU get immortality! And YOU-

[@thepineappelope6018]

@@Ajehy most cultures: imortality is hard and most times comes with etheir no problems OR ALOT OF PROBLEMS chinese Mythos: Eats a fruit ,imortaltity gained

[@infiniteoctopaw]

In my version of Journey to the west his full title is “The Handsome Monkey king” and it literally makes me giggle ever time the narrator calls him that. Because it’s infrequent enough to make me forget it so it hits hard literally every time.

[@fntthesmth423]

i really want there to be a post-cannon of this story where Sun somehow takes a nap for a few hundred years and wakes up in the modern day, somehow becoming the lead singer in a band. everybody just kind of assumes he's just got a SHOCKINGLY good fursuit

[@Shaun_Jones]

That might work, at least until someone says they don’t like his music and he turns them into a bloody red grease stain.

[@mslabo102s2]

You've seen Ya Boy Kongming, now get ready for Ya Boy Wukong.

[@toasteroven7683]

uses the 72 transformations to become Micheal Jackson

[@frankspick7544]

@@Shaun_Jones naaa he just prank him remember his a Buddhist he don't kill people.

[@acanimatics906]

It's not exactly what you described but there is lego monkie kid. Which is hilarious and takes place in modern day, wukong takes on a delivery boy from his favorite noodle place to be his aprentice basically. The animation (2D) is good but my favorite part is the voice acting. It's great and whoever writes the dialouge needs a raise. The whole cast just sounds like they have untreated adhd and drank 3 redbulls. They kind of form a band in one episode (it's like in ninjago where the prize is a magic artifact they need) and we find out that wukong, that the San wukong has fucking stage fright. So he just kinda stands there with a fucking gong looking like he's about to combust and the characters are like your kidding us right you're joking you're going to say gotcha any second and pull of a sick guitar solo and even wukong himself is like I know it doesn't make any fucking sense just go along with it and that alone made that episode funny to me. There's a lot of funny moments with him like when hes taking pupblic transport and wearing his own merch not to mention playing a game about himself and watching movies he actually acted in. There's just so much little stuff that fucking hilarious but I don't really wanna spoiler. And man this comment got looooooong.

[@wedran9225]

I love how you said "pulls a Gilgamesh". Gilgamesh: went on a journey for immortality, and was severly humbled by it, coming back home empty-handed but with an important message. Wukong: BRUH, IM IMMORTAL 4 FRIGGIN TIMES!

[@Ren-qd3gk]

Fate series should bring in sun wu kong as the strongest hero

[@lordbyss1444]

A conversation between the two of them might actually be interesting to watch.

[@KeacePeeper]

I want that now.

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

@@Ren-qd3gk Wukong's been brought up once or twice in Gudaguda Order, as well as by Sanzang and Nezha a few times. He's liable to show up eventually (hell, who the fuck else would Grand Lancer be if the god killing spearmen and multiple god lance users aren't it).

[@silentspirit8923]

@@lordbyss1444 **How I See It** Sun Wu Kong: Shows you what's up, I'm more immortal than you! Gilgamesh: Mongrel, how dare you?!

[@syph3r_63]

"And how he made it his misson to singlehandedly piss of every deity in all three of China's major religions" ...Honestly, that's dedication right there. There's a lot of them.

[@chrisguo3222]

You really just had to ruin their peach party

[@DannyPageOfLight]

And piss on one of them.

[@spencertang5155]

The piss thing was kinda in the cards for that god though, nothing really too grand.

[@satan00000]

Wait till you hear Hinduism Gods 330 Million

[@Saturday4378]

*insert Journey To The West: Drinking Song here*

[@Lifegivinglemons]

I replay this entire Playlist every time a new episode comes out. One, because it's a cool story, and the other, is because I can't remember such a long story.

[@joseloayza502]

Amen

[@jeffreyhornblower6515]

Right

[@jimenatierna3408]

It’s fascinating to see Red’s evolution through the journey to the west series.

[@sumdude9836]

So you're telling me my guy literally erased his name from the death note

[@roseforest8950]

Yup

[@joditiarsutrisno5556]

He tear apart the book by himself

[@terrylap6132]

In front of the 10 gods of death too.

[@olivia892]

@@terrylap6132 without even giving a shit no less

[@terrylap6132]

@@olivia892 Indeed.

[@vekkimheng8766]

This guy rampaged through hell and heaven, nearly killing the King of Heaven himself and only got stop when the Buddha stepped in. He's one of, if not the most, stupidly overpowered characters in all of mythology.....and we Asians love him for that.

[@Darkwolf69420]

and all that came out of a rock deciding to perform a magic trick

[@mslabo102s2]

"Can he beat Goku?" "He is Goku."

[@Delatroxx]

Hes the most powerful non omnipotent person ever. If you aren't omnipotent, like every single most supreme being in religion, he can just become as strong as you, and can be exponentially more(limited to non omnipotence)so his cloning power.

[@pendragonxt3674]

Yeah. I’ll bet if he met Kratos they’d first fight, then become Allies.

[@zaBeheaded]

And it’s even better that he eventually becomes enlightened like Buddha

[@Pale_Imp]

Ah, yes, 3 states of Sun Wukong: - understandably pissed - diva - collecting goodies

[@LordBummingtonThe3rd]

You forgot to mention that the time he spent in the braiser made him even more immortal

[@N0VA_YT101]

Wait whattt

[@LordBummingtonThe3rd]

@@N0VA_YT101 The heat tempered his body and made him even more resistant to damage.

[@Encephalon-2035]

It burned away his mortality, instead of his immortality.....😂

[@bloodstoneore4630]

​@@LordBummingtonThe3rd did they fill it with water from the river Styx?!

[@theendersmirk5851]

​@@bloodstoneore4630 nah, they haven't went to Greece in the story.

[@Quinn-bq9sv]

I love how Sun WuKong just *forgets* about his laser eyes for the rest of this book

[@DarkestElemental616]

I just finished and..holy shit you're right. He just never uses them again.

[@samhwwg]

To be fair, it was never mentioned if those "lasers" actually could deal damage.

[@dysfunctionalcaterpillar790]

@@samhwwg good point, but it's Sun Wukong. Literally everything he can do throughout the entirety of the book kills people (except for seeing demons, but that just allows him to kill them). If he can kill via a punch, he can 100% kill via laser eyes. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[@Fukei_Mono]

@@samhwwg It fucking pierced the heavens like TTGL's big-ass drill. I'm sure that shit would do some real damage.

[@samhwwg]

@Poop Face And infrared radiation can pass through an immensely thick layer of cloud. It’s not piercing “a layer of heaven” that makes it damaging, it’s actual fighting results that says so. Also, if you don’t know, Sun Wukong got cooked in the Furnace of the Eight sigil, the smoke of the Furnace made him gain the ability to look through any disguise easily, one can speculate that the “layer” became that.

[@Peteman]

"I want to be immortal!" "Aren't you seven hundred years old by this point?"

[@therudestofclouds2007]

"and made of stone?"

[@Green24152]

@@therudestofclouds2007 that tidbit was VERY quickly ignored.

[@seelcudoom1]

@@Green24152 except that he sinks like a stone if he tries to swim, though it becomes extremely hilarious if you do ignore the fact hes made of stone, as then the only explanation for the severl hundred year old quadrupily immortal uber monk that can singe handily take on 90% of heaven and win not being able to deal with water battles is literally he just, dident learn how to swim

[@bukujuku1541]

@@therudestofclouds2007 he isnt made of stone. he is called stone monkey cuz he is born in a stone

[@iceluvndiva21]

Sun Wukong is most likely experiencing longevity before he was the student of the immortal sage. Longevity - Having an abnormally long lifetime but can still die Immortality - can't die

[@Shaun_Jones]

Wukong, kicking down heaven’s door for the third time this week: “Back by unpopular demand, ME!”

[@chancebarker8129]

I love how Sun’s entire personality can be summed up into 3 sentences. 1.) I’m an A$$hole 2.) I know I’m an A$$hole 3.) I know I’m one, and I’m going to have fun being an A$$hole

[@joseloayza502]

Zeus enters the chat.

[@connormcnulty6377]

"He has existed for all of 3 seconds, but he already knows his manners." And spent the rest of his life ignoring them. Edit: Spelling.

[@embeboso8329]

because if he did, then he would blast lasers from his eyes into heaven

[@jaytheradicalhomosapien6018]

Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist

[@HuneeBruh]

he spent all of his manner XP on the first like 2 weeks

[@lisajadoobirsingh4007]

Yes

[@skygard49]

Except when he's groveling

[@SoniaBerrie]

I'm half-Chinese, and my mom used to buy me so many book sand things like that related to Chinese legends. I remember Wukong as one of my absolute favorites, and I still remember pretty much everything that happens to him years later.

[@stevenquartzcutiepiedemayo8272]

The fact that goku was inspired by the monkey king and his voice actor went on to play him in monkie kid makes this really come full circle

[@moonwatcher4047]

In ancient China, immortality is being dished out like MrBeast dishes out cash.

[@fl00fydragon]

I'ts an immortality bargain sale.

[@AnimeboyIanpower]

@@fl00fydragon We're having a *sale!*

[@blazerheata6479]

Sun Wukong: _Good thing I brought all my coupons!_

[@LilTydePod]

@@fl00fydragon vegeta punching the air rn

[@na-ok2pk]

almost like they have an everlasting amount of immortality

[@turslay1118]

this whole book was just an ancient anime

[@danikabills4426]

There is an anime about this

[@QuiroLeonarth]

All ancient myths were just ancient anime, because you know anime doesn't invented the concept of telling a cool story.

[@kuku8846]

It makes sense since myths often influence our modern storytelling, but especially here since Japan was greatly influenced by China lol.

[@kuruma2023]

There are dramas and anime of it

[@kuruma2023]

Also the animation is old chinese anime，which is a legend of my childhood

[@badatart2516]

You know, rewatching this I've come to the conclusion that they should've just made Wukong train Heaven's army. Like he easily whooped their best soldiers, and he was technically a king, so he should've been able teach Heaven's army to be able to handle problems like him. It would've kept him distracted, entertained, and NOT in a position where he could've become more immortal. It probably could've even forced him to learn to be more patient and other very useful things that would've mellowed him out.

[@joseloayza502]

Basically to take away power, you have to give it power. It's like a less fast power up, for a slow power up but maybe more powerful.

[@Macaqye]

This is actually a cool idea for a retelling

[@Moon_water48]

True, but wait till someone says some thing even remotely “mean” and monkey is getting angry 😭

[@badatart2516]

@@Moon_water48 I did say it would've forced him to mellow out, this would've been the mellowing part. And he was a baby compared to the rest of them, a baby raised by literal animals for most of his life. Honestly, I think if they sat down and explained things to him in a way that made sense to him, they wouldn't have as much problems

[@chocolatesugar-lovage9678]

I love this channel! Currently, I am doing research on Sun Wukong *cough cough Lego Monkie Kid cough cough* and I am loving the story so far! :D ~

[@chris92264]

Lol

[@chip-toons]

i actually bought the books lol

[@aster6278]

Same

[@aoipuff]

Also same

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Sun Wukong: I am an immortal, untouchable deity- Buddha: *Hold my hand*

[@tomasdelcampo2]

You’re even here?

[@YungCarl10]

omfg

[@yololoyo7379]

Do you have clones like Wukong? I swear i saw your name and your twin in almost every KZbin video I watch

[@yanjunguo5788]

funny is, why only Buddha can subdue Wukong?the book many times called Wukong with "heart ape", and the ancients used to describe the human restless uncontrollable, and the name for Buddha"tathagata" contains the meaning of "The ego""true ur self", so it can mean only The ego can subdue ur restless uncontrollable.

[@typicalcookhouse9483]

Dude, you must be the most knowledgable person in youtube, you are literally everywhere

[@RandomPerson-cm2wg]

Fun fact: Sun Wukong survived the furnace by moving in to a position where the fire weak inside of it, but the problem is that part of the blazer has even more smoke than the other parts of the blazer, and thus it gave him the awesome looking red eyes. And of course, the eyes weren’t just for show, those eyes allows Wukong to see the true forms of shapeshifters that would be important later on in the story.

[@joseloayza502]

It is more of a metaphor of resistance, the smoke from the oven can also kill immortals, it is something close to emptiness-emptiness of physics Both the oven and the wukong represent the void of creation, it would be like currently exemplifying two black holes of the same size. Both wukong and Iching Taoist wind in Chinese are written as void similar to the concept of Western Chaos or Void.

[@MB-wq4fp]

It’s actually called a brazer, not a blazer.

[@cylnder]

@@MB-wq4fp isnt it called a braiser or am i thinking of the wrong thing?

[@MB-wq4fp]

@@cylnder yes it a braiser of 8 trigrams

[@doctordisney5755]

I dont know if he stays being made of stone, but I am assuming so, and putting a rock in a pot doesnt do anything to it except make it warm. Some rocks will shatter though so I guess it kinda makes sence

[@semperdiscipulus]

10:07 CONFIRMED! Sun Wukong is the Deadpool of Chinese mythology.

[@oilybat3269]

4:54 “Anybody feel unkillable suddenly?” “Yea, I guess.” “I don’t-“ “We know Dave.”

[@hardrockyodeling2629]

There is a common misunderstanding about the 72变. It is actually not he can turn in to 72 things. It actually means he can perform 72 kinds of magic or spells, including speak to the dead, control the wind, walk on water, super strength, super speed, spitfire and invisibility etc.

[@paultorrisi4992]

How is that character pronounced?

[@Vesperitis]

@@paultorrisi4992 _qi shi er bian,_ or _chi shr er bian_ you gotta be careful with the intonation

[@frog_phone]

im not so sure about that one

[@sagegabriella2093]

So........... he's the inspiration for Jesus

[@kinagrill]

72 transformations... or badly translated word for just 'taoist magic', yes? :p

[@bigchooch4434]

Red speaks in such a way that's fast enough that you feel like you're being overwhelmed by information, yet you can perfectly understand all of it _I love it_

[@thescavenger5003]

I prefer watching it at 0.75x speed to get everything :D

[@greyturner3114]

it is awesome 😄 😍

[@jasongibson1225]

One of the best story tellers ever imo. Nobody can do The Journey to the West like Red. Captures the bombastic spirit of her medium. Very quotable too, and memorable. The art style is one of the best to grace the tale. Extra Credits JUST did a Monkey King bit on their mythology stuff, look at the comments and you'll see who they all know lol.

[@ProwlWolf]

*Me with adhd* : heheh yeaaaah super fast 😐

[@robertwalker5794]

The Scavenger Watch it at 1.75 speed if you want to get real fucked up. Thought my brain was going to explode lol.

[@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, 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) Now the 4th Season Special is out! • 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 • There is a Netflix original series based on the Journey to The West called “The New Legends of Monkey” that was released in 2018. It only has 2 seasons • 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. • Marvel/Disney followed DC in their footsteps and made a show called “American Born Asian” that has Sun Wukong in the show. I haven’t watched it yet, but I think the main character gets Sun Wukong’s staff, and maybe even his power. Kind of like MK in Lego Monkie Kid. • 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. -------------------- [Edit]: I’ve made a separate comment to list all of the recent Sun Wukong related things. This comment is getting too long, and I don’t expect everyone to be able to read all of this 😅 I will still continue to add to this one in case people are just more used to this list, but just know that there is a shorter one out there.

[@num1boygirl]

lego monkie kid has 4 seasons, but the 4th (it just came out) is in chinese, I can give u the link to the entire show if u want

[@sunwukong1279]

@@num1boygirl This is great! People should comment and add on to the list! Thank you for your input!

[@sunwukong1279]

@@num1boygirl On that note, 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!

[@junklex]

animal crossing new horizons added a handful of new villagers in their late-2021 update, one of whom is called “tiansheng” which is part of what wukong calls himself, and the character’s design is heavily inspired on him :)

[@sunwukong1279]

@@junklex That’s so awesome! I never knew that before. Thank you for sharing!

[@Maladjester]

Some people collect coins. Sun Wukong collects immortalities.

[@ngoctrand.6032]

6:04 Prince Nata (Nezha) is the Chinese equivalent of Hercules. This dude kills gods and demons on regular basic since he was 7 The fact that he retreated and reported to the Heaven that he lost is a very big deal because Nezha HAD NEVER BACK DOWN A FIGHT

[@spencermanning9994]

I always thought that Erlang Shen or Monkey himself were like the Chinese Equivalent to Heracles. But yeah, now that you mention it, I guess Nezha fits the bill a lot more.

[@thegalaxysreaper]

damn-

[@pendragonxt3674]

I’ll bet he can’t match someone like Kratos.

[@pendragonxt3674]

@@spencermanning9994 I’ll bet Erlang would be chump change compared to Kratos.

[@Chaos_Incarnet]

​@@pendragonxt3674 I need to see the Wukong vs Kratos fight like, Now. I mean it'd be a cool fight given it took the universe itself to pin Wukong down, and Kratos just embarrasses every god/titan he comes across. Fun I fear what would happen if they teamed up for any reason.

[@imgoldzful]

"Has an existential crisis, pulls a Gilgamesh, and goes on a quest for immortality." -My life

[@ariellegreen6525]

Olivia M me too

[@owenjane754]

Olivia M Lmao same XD

[@nowhereman6019]

I just accept that death is inevitable and to enjoy the time given.

[@jichuulimario2093]

I want a pansexual hairless enkidu for the ride.

[@nowhereman6019]

Oh you sweet summer flower, past me.

[@pipedream2556]

OK I cannot get over how Sun Wukong is just living his best live reacting to everything everyone else does. Like, the spontaneous existential crisis is the impetus for everything, its bc of that that he leaves and comes back strong enough to defeat the demon king, which leads to the need for an army and a weapon which leads to the dragons fearing him which leads to the complaints which leads to them trying to get him under control in the least well thought out way possible which leads via reactions and bad decisions on both parts to a literal war with heaven. He didn't do anything to get himself kidnapped to the afterlife but he turned it into an advantage when it happened to him, just like how the Heavenly Beauocracys attempts to control him backfired and made him stronger and more disdainful of them. Ans all of that is the reason he reached the point of wanting to overthrow the Jade Emperor, he was excited to be invited to heaven at first! It's just...so hilarious and interesting how everyone reacting to him and him reacting to their reactions escalated so much! Like, I've heard of the Monkey King and JTTW before but a TV show got me interested and the fandom recommended this series to me, so seeing the charactwr that i only really know from that one depiction in the show, which is a frigging kids action comedy, and finding out that the irresponsible, largely self-centered, goofily delightful disaster is believably the same character from this ancient text is freaking incredible 🤣

[@sxft_bread]

ARE U FUCKING TALKING ABT MONKIE KID? BRO EXACT SAME STORY AS ME

[@Skrill99]

Lego monkie kid?

[@kokingmama]

​@@Skrill99wuuuuaaaa yes

[@demonfox132]

I think haeven should have just ket him stay on his friggen mountain and play pretend with him like a child. 😂 Swk: "I'm the strongest and most powerful being in the world !!!" Heaven: " mhmhm, yeah, sure."

[@walterbrink5391]

You gotta respect that sigma grindset He went from just being a stone monkey to being 4x immortal and able to overthrow the jade emperor 👏🏻Mad respect👏🏻

[@demonfox132]

I thouht he was 6× (later 7×) immortal. - Taoisim immortality - crossing his name out of tge book of death - eating immortal peaches - wine of immortality - pills of immortality - getting burnt in the furnace, wich burnt away his mortality instaed of his immortality -And later on some fruit he ate. (I think it's called gingans fruit or something.) Wich also made him immortal. So, 7× immortal as far as I know.

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

Most immortal characters: *Gets Immortality once* Sun WuKong: *G E T S I M M O R T A L I T Y 4 T I M E S*

[@swkmjlotr2367]

7 - 8 times, actually.

[@cybernubmaster988]

He's basically untouchable except for that one time with the evil fire.

[@roseforest8950]

he technically immortal times 9 1) he got immortal by meditating or something with his master can’t remover his name 2) just took his name from the book of death 3) eat not one but all the immortal peaches each one staking of the last 4) drank immortal wine 5) eat immortal pills 6) later in the book he eats an other pill 7) eats one of the immortal man fruits 8) eats another immortal man fruit 9) also when he became a Buddha I believe he became immortal one or two times more possible begging a Buddha and all I believe that’s all but there could be more an forgetting about

[@hemogoblin3076]

Sun Wukong. The ultimate representation of Chaotic Neutral

[@mephisto4421]

True

[@jondw]

"I do what I want, when I want, because I want" sunwukong at some point probably

[@mrjoe332]

More like Chaotic Chaotic

[@SomeKindaSpy]

Not sure about that.

[@Abigdummy4life]

@@felisasininus1784 thus, you can consider him more morally heroic than the Dragon Ball character named directly after him in Japanese : P

[@NoTowersNoQueen]

-Terrorises the sea -Terrorises heaven -Terrorises the underworld -Leaves

[@sumitrana2420]

Part 9 just came out and I have decided to binge watch this holy pilgrimage. Feels something I had said when JoJo part 5 was coming.

[@eros5420]

The moral of the story is always check behind the waterfall.

[@khinzarchiwin]

Yes

[@rbl4112]

Did somebody say IMPULSIVE?!?!?

[@donovanroundtree524]

@@rbl4112 Everyone else besides wukong did

[@willieoelkers5568]

If I make an open world RPG I'm gonna hide either a death trap or stupid hard monster behind a waterfall and give it an achievement like "were you expecting something else?"

[@donovanroundtree524]

@@willieoelkers5568 *WELL SIGN ME UP FOR OPEN BETA :D*

[@esperderek5383]

Rewatching this, I love how at almost every point the Heavenly Bureaucracy kind of makes things worse for themselves. Yes, Wukong is impulsive and powerful, but man they keep escalating the situation and underestimating Wukong at the same time. When they're not doing stupid things like leaving the impulsive monkey in charge of food.

[@timothycarney9652]

Yeah if the entire story wasn't a buddist metaphor I would expect them to give the guy who can beat up heaven's entire army some sort of combat job. I mean wouldn't it be SO satisfying to send Monkey to beat people up, seeing him be a problem for someone else would be so entertaining- plus he is buds with a number of demon kings so diplomacy isn't off the table either.

[@DrJReefer]

"I propose antagonising..."

[@coltonwilliams4153]

Seriously, why in Tartarus, Helheim, and the Abyss did anyone think it was a good idea to put the damn monkey in charge of guarding food?!

[@foam3132]

@@coltonwilliams4153 it's called arrogance. As in, they really thought that they could bore a monkey by giving him a job that consists of GUARDING PEACHES WHICH GIVE YOU IMMORTALITY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE BLOODY DELICIOUS. Bro, I don't care that they thought it would be a good idea to have a Monkey, let a lone a suicidally impulsive one, guard peaches. I'd have done the same. In fact, it's quite impressive that Sun Wukong had the discipline to limit himself to 1 per day, or even possibly 1 per year (yes, he finally finished all of them after a few thousand years). I'd have finished them in at least half a year. And how the hell to none of the Gods see that the peaches are going missing? They've gotta have missed their Specsavers appointment

[@nazareneoftheway3936]

You can't tame neutral chaos, it will always seek more. One of the points I think it was trying to get across to people seeing as how it's an ode to Buddhist ideals, constant insatiable desires vs. striving for more emptiness at least when it comes to the physical world and it's goals is what causes people to become this chaotic, irresponsible, reckless, carless and destructive, and it's a powerful impulse desire, one only a person can decide within themselves to control, hence why the deities couldn't control it only stop it for a time, because it was up to the person (idealized as the Buddha and it's higher thinking the guy who pushed wukong back for awhile and the deities themselves in some fashion explaining the complexity of the humans inward self) to let go of these desires and to bury them back into the place from where they're born (this is why sun wukong was born from a rock and at the end was in a manner of speaking killed or trapped or subdued under/inside a rock, parallel themes).

[@Blank--zg7uk]

9:30 I find this really funny The idea of “up the food chain animal changes “

[@p0ckiiturtle55]

I’m here after watching Monkie Kid and my god, the writers and developers definitely did their homework when it comes to accuracy

[@kokingmama]

I'm here before look how the writers adapted si fines the history WITH that serie

[@kara35873]

they really did

[@taigaforest2009]

Same

[@Faith-sl1re]

"How immortal are you?" Wukong: "Yes"

[@sagegabriella2093]

Also "How strong are you?" Wukong: "Yes"

[@rajnisingh5176]

1) He has learnt sage way to get immortal. 2) he ate a bunch of immortal peaches. 3) he erase his name from book of death. 4) he drink immortal wine from the jade emperor palace. 5) he ate a bunch of immortality pills. 6) later eats a special fruit to become more immortal after his journey. He is as immortal as it's gets.

[@sagegabriella2093]

@@rajnisingh5176 He is the definition of immortallity

[@LacksleyTM]

@@rajnisingh5176 when the "reson why he is immortal" has a "read more"

[@donovanroundtree524]

Jade Emperor:surpised pikachu face

[@Grim_Sister]

"This activates the monkey's laser eyes." As it usually does 🤣

[@yuridhjeeyn9034]

7:05 no he is tripple immortal 7:30 now quadruple immortal 7:59 now quintuple immortal . 1) teachings of immortality 2) scribbling out his name from the book of the dead 3) immortality peaches 4) heavenly booze 5) pills of immortality

[@foam3132]

Got it wrong

[@foam3132]

2:39 He's immortal 3:03 However many times Wukong gets immortal, times it by 72, so is now 72 times immortal 4:51 Now he's 144 times immortal 7:05 He's started eating the peaches... 7:11 ...and he is now 259344 times immortal (3600 peaches, each giving immortality times 72 as each time he gains immortality, the 72 earthly transformations mean that you have to kill the immortal Wukong 72 times, plus the 144 ways he is already immortal) 7:35 He's now 259416+ times immortal. I only added 72 as it never says HOW much of the wine can make you immortal, but the plus sign is to show that if, let's say, the amount of juice a peach of immortality has makes you immortal just 1 time, the fact that Wukong stole a LOT of wine (I'm estimating hundreds of thousands of big ceramic vases of the wine or more) it may have made him immortal by more than 259416 ways. How ever, it is said that Wukong gets easily drunk and just one cup of wine can make him drunk, so it could just be 259416 ways Wukong is currently immortal. 7:59 Now Wukong is 1339416+ ways immortal. Let's say that each gourd holds 750 grams worth of pills. Each of those pills weighs around 0.25g (taken from the average weight of Japanese pills as I couldn't find China's average pill weight) 750/0.25=3000. From 7:53 there are at least 5 gourds (there are most likely WAY more). 3000*5=15000 pills at LEAST in all, giving Wukong 15000 ways he becomes immortal as each pill grants immortality. Times those 15000 ways by 72 (the earthly transformations thing), he gets 1080000 as his total amount of ways he gets immortal for at LEAST eating 5 gourds worth of pills. Plus that onto his already ludicrously numerous ways he is already immortal, you get 1339416+ ways Wukong is immortal 10:04 Now get the 1339416 ways Wukong is already immortal, and from here on out times any way he now gets immortal by 72 and then by at least 3000 or so as in Chinese mythology that is roughly how long an immortal being's life is length by when a new method of immortality is obtained, and Wukong has now achieved the achievement immortal on immortal, so Wukong is now 1555416 times immortal. No wait- He is now 401846000+ immortal. Times his previous count by 3000 before you add this count. Also he now has red eyes Later video: Wukong has achieved full TRUE immortality, so the answer to how many ways Wukong attains immortality, is YES

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

Uhhh… he’s potentially thousands of times that

[@joseloayza502]

I think the numerical ambiguity is great in this case, plus they are tao-level god issues and the tao is not described.

[@foam3132]

@@joseloayza502 only the last immortality measurement is 100% accurate

[@tutuadefolalu3661]

Anyone else find it fascinating that both Son Goku (who is based off the Monkey King) and Monkey D. Luffy (who is an homage to Goku) have both now developed divine attributes that make them ridiculously powerful? Goku’s now has divine ki and his Ultra Instinct seems like something a character in Journey to the West would pull off through meditation or divine shenanigans. And Luffy’s latest transformation gives him abilities and hijinks that seem very reminiscent of the original Monkey King’s antics. I just love how both of these characters have kind of “returned to the source” in a sense by both achieving divine attributes in different ways. Just seems kind of right, you know?

[@williamedward1666]

Oh god he's ancient Deadpool.

[@immaheadoutz4712]

More stronger than deadpool

[@777LGF]

or Deadpool is modern Sun Wukong

[@dsahgkg]

This is like saying "your father is an older version of you" ...

[@anya88101]

dsahgkg they were meaning personality wise

[@abigailmcdonough4112]

Gain Quadruple immortality and go on a hyperdestructive rampage, completely leveling the forces of heaven itself with a concrete staff that weighs more than 17,000 pounds and an army of immortal demon monkeys? Sorry to say it, but Deadpool is being given a real run for his money. But it's just as entertaining.

[@qweqwe1324]

Stupid Jade Emperor didn't cook SunWuKong long enough... he had 4x immortality stacks, that means he was supposed to cook him 49x4 = 196 days minimum to extract that super concentrated immortality juice.

[@joseloayza502]

I think it's something of a bardo of Buddhism. between life and death or something like that.

[@summerbreeze9576]

Lmao jade emperor should’ve payed more attention in algebra 3 👀

[@Atom_X.]

Its not a stack its more like a power to the power of a power of a power so like 49 to the power of 4

[@jacobsheehan9715]

Correction x5 immortality red forgot about diaost immortal

[@billflunkendorf]

Dumb stupid dumb jade emperor doesn’t know math

[@thatcrazynerdgirlproductio4481]

Coming back to rewatch again after watching Monkie kid bc that was just a couple hours of me yelling “Hey I know that” every time something was referenced lol

[@jeremiahlarkins618]

I am a fan of sun wukong because when I was a kid, my cousin who loved monkeys told me about the monkey king… years later I was introduced to dragonball. Years later I started studying Buddhism and realized, we are all the monkey king.

[@jeremiahlarkins618]

Lao Tzu wrote the Dao De Jing… the best action is no action at all.

[@dechha1981]

I actually feel a bit sorry for the Jade Emperor. As fictional Ultimate Rulers go, he’s not a bad god-King, he’s not power-hungry or selfish, all he seems to want is to keep the peace in heaven and minimise the damage Monkey does.

[@Luboman411]

This is why "The Journey to the West" is powerful pro-Confucian propaganda too--it makes the Jade King, one of the Confucian demi-gods, into the ultimate reasonable good guy. Whereas in Greek and Roman mythology the god-kings were sort of assholes, the god-kings in Chinese mythology never were assholes. It was always the human kings (or wild monkey kings) who destroyed the perfection of creation.

[@seventhsky1056]

@@Luboman411 in case you missed it... The author of the Journey to the West was pro buddhism, and it was depicting confucian and taoism as ineffective and unable to control the monkey king.

[@saber1epee0]

Such is the fate of all good DungeonMasters who let a Chaotic-Neutural Bard into their game, AmIRite?

[@Zenovarse]

@@Luboman411 lmao this is just so not true. This book was banned in China long ago (in Ming dynasty when it was written around jiajing or wanli either way a lot of political retardation most significantly the great debate on naming ancestors, comparable to the modern society) because it was against Confucian ideas. The heaven king and his palace was the embodiment of all Confucian ideologies, and the author of the book mocks that the society by getting sun wukong to defeat them. Initially, to prevent wukong from defeating him, the heaven king bureaucratically offers him a role as the master of the horse of the heavens. Wukong was very happy to have this role, but after discovering that the role held no real power and was a fake title, (the book mocks the governing body, in that most officials do nothing and many roles were only in titles) he became angry and started rampaging around the heaven palace. The author further suggests that the entire government was useless by suggesting that a low ranking monkey can defeat everyone in the heaven palace to an extent that the heaven emperor had to call in Buddha to help, a diety from a different religion. The book insinuates that the government suppresses the people by using caging methods (trapping wukong in a pot) and even invoking Buddha to crush him under a mountain. Furthermore, the book advocates a carefree lifestyle as wukong as lived. The style of management was criticized because it implies that the society is like the heaven palace where everyone suppressed wukong for their own benefits, where as the master of wukong xuanzang and Buddha guided him, though with discipline and control, but also allowed him to venture and face troubles so that he knows troubles and stay away from them. The Buddha and wukong basically depicts an ideal political system for the author where Buddha is the government and wukong is the governed.

[@Dragonoid269]

@@Zenovarse So ... The ideal government should trap us under a mountain for 500 years?

[@jalarasstudios414]

Heavenly Emperor to Buddha: "Wukong too OP, please nerf."

[@hedgehatchet3578]

Jalaras Studios Buddha: k J.E. be there in 5 minutes.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

bann hammered wokong for hacking

[@matthewvillanueva4420]

He feels like an Isekai character...

[@daughter-of-loki1062]

Every SMITE player ever.

[@shadowfire04]

basically

[@hauntedphoenix3622]

THANK YOU O.S.P.!!! without you, the Lego Monkie Kid fandom would be really lost

[@yuki_sushi3480]

WE WOULD BE. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME WATCHING THESE HEHE

[@Grayson-tk5hn]

YES

[@ShadowDaPk]

Man, this retelling just reinforces how wildly fun Wukong is.

[@bluelfsuma]

I'd say Wukong _is_ the main character. Unless Princess Peach is the main character of the Mario games.

[@fredfry5100]

Agreed

[@Carols989]

Well Link is the main character of Zelda

[@magoswes3588]

B_Potassio The West ain’t the main character of Journey to the West

[@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571]

@@magoswes3588 Then maybe Journey is ?

[@Carols989]

@@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 its the friends they made along the way

[@Beretta249]

This is _....magnificent._ ;_; Sun Wukong is like the god of ADHD.

[@gregorywalter2540]

Yaaay! I have a god! :D

[@osamabinpawning123]

Hahahahahah

[@lorelei2892]

Beretta249 As someone with ADHD I can confirm that this statement is true

[@wildharpy6435]

@@lorelei2892 as can I

[@gltchundertale2756]

I dont know why i didnt think of that.... Its true tho, as someone with adhd i confirm this. i finally have a deity to thank

[@DanteYewToob]

“It’s not exactly a text I could summarize in a single video…” Me still eagerly awaiting episode 10 in 2022… “Ya don’t say… Understatement of the millennium there, Red.”

[@MayalaGray-pu2kd]

Why is no one talking about the fact that a drunk Sun Wukong be absolutely terrifying???

[@lunaequinox7333]

What I learned from this video: Sun Wu-Kong is the embodiment of the chaotic neutral alignment

[@darkthedemon255]

Correction the chaotic chaotic chaotic chaotic chaotic alignment

[@jjstarrprod]

@@darkthedemon255 His Immortal name is Sun Wukong. His birth name is Chaos.

[@darkthedemon255]

@@jjstarrprod I see

[@roseforest8950]

@@jjstarrprod don’t quote me on this but I might be wrong but original Nüwa the chines creation goddess trapped a primordial god by the name of chaos in a rock witch was sent to earth so he could be redeemed (idk no what he’s begging redeemed for) but she trapped him in a rock and put it on point of a mountain witch give birth to a stone monkey so sun Wukong was technically original a primordial deity by the name of chaos soooooooo I mean Also this is just what I’ve heard I don’t no if it’s true don’t quote me on it

[@jjstarrprod]

@@roseforest8950 oh damb, haha. And here I was just making a joke... turns out it was all true in the end ^^

[@respectfulevil9022]

I love how son wukong from the legends is just so much more op than any iteration or inspiration of him in media

[@everdream4200]

Goku.

[@asw654]

@@everdream4200 Wukong at the end of his journey achieves buddhahood. He claps Goku, Zeno, or whatever other ideas come from the Dragon Ball outerverse/franchise.

[@OliVera867]

And theeeeen there's lego monkie kid... Good show.

[@evobrand1210]

Yeah, you cannot tell me that Sun Wukong does not have ADHD. I have never seen a more relatable charackter.

[@Volvith]

"Let's offer him a position in the bureaucracy of heaven." And it was at this point that MISTAKES WERE MADE.

[@kamronspencer4910]

The mistake was giving him an important job to avoid boredom. Yeah let’s make the impulse control lacking monkey the grower of immortal peaches that’ll work out well. They should have given him a pointless job to ease boredom and just told everything in existence to lie to him if he asked if it was an important job

[@Noryle]

kamron spencer my favorite part about one of the newer tv series version is that the empress of the heaven actually berates the emperor for his shortsightedness for leaving a monkey (known to love eating peaches) in charge of watching over the immortal peaches. It would be equivalent to someone asking monkeys to watch over sacred bananas.

[@nobodyimportaint3197]

The first mistake not giving the immensely powerful Monkey king, who the demon kings befriended out of fear the proper respect. Mistake two leaving him to guard the peach tree without explaining, that not one is allowed to eat them.

[@linusmota9712]

kamron spencer they trusted a monkey to protect fruits

[@Troublethecat]

@@kamronspencer4910 What they should have done was give him a job more appropriate for his skill set than watching over a peach orchard.

[@williamkim8866]

"Why the here do you think I became immortal?" -Sun Wukong, while LITERALLY IN HELL

[@theholyduck5520]

Yeah, I didn't catch that on my first watch. Well played, Red. Well played.

[@Lovebug2458]

And thus, began the greatest journey of all time

[@oliveravenstrike8578]

Am I rewatching this for the 6th time? Yes. Is there anything else I could be doing that’s probably gonna progress me further in life then sitting down and watching these again? Yep. Do I want the happy juice that this series gives me because of my sad brain? Absolutely. Ty OSP for bringing this magnificent series to us (because I can’t find this book at the library and if it’s not there then I’ll never actually get to it but ehhhhhhhhh-)

[@limitbreaker909]

Are you alone in doing this? Absolutely not.

[@Ceruleansquid-lo3iv]

Hey, I know I'm late here, but because the book is so old, I'm pretty sure you can find a free version online.

[@scribesorcerer4967]

You know what I’ve wondered, why didn’t they assign Wukong to hunt down super evil demons? He’s a super strong monkey and bored. Constantly sending him on long journeys and fighting would entertain him and then he can lounge around and enjoy himself.

[@TheNapster153]

Don't, he's chaotic neutral and that plan is just asking to back fire horribly. Trust in the monkey to find a viable use for demons and watch the biggest team switch in history.

[@jeffyuan2126]

because every super demon has deep background, no matter in novel or in reality

[@thien0300]

Because he himself is a Demon monkey, and many of his friend are Demon.

[@crablord7934]

Wukong is technically classified as a demon himself, he just has abnormal enough amounts of godly power to make people kinda forget that.

[@noukan42]

Also, Erlang, the one guy that could match Wukong, was already doing that, so Heaven didn't exactly need a second uber powerful demon slayer.

[@fuckitweballin759]

so it's basically anime before anime was a thing

[@EmilioReyes_97]

So anime is....Chinese in origin?

[@kaiz1845]

@@EmilioReyes_97 everything Japanese is Chinese in origin in some forms.

[@TanukiPunk]

@@kaiz1845 though, should be noted, anime is technically American in origin, in terms of technique and such. Osamu Tezuka, who revolutionized anime and manga, was heavily inspired by Max Fleischer and Walt Disney.

[@joshuamanjarrez6321]

TeChNiCaLly, anime is just a short way of saying animation, if you have a Japanese accent that is.

[@levischuurmans9400]

It's called a novel... Novels exited way before animation in general was a thing... Novels... Really?... Y'know... Those comics/mangas without pictures... Lost your interest? Of course I did... :/

[@clarkeashley39]

I love this series. I got into Sun Wukong after the GoH anime. This is way more interesting

[@clooooooover]

I just misread the title as Monkie Kid (the recent show) and was stupid to see this was posted 7 years ago. I am now watching this going 'I REMEMBER THAT IN THE SHOW' and am enjoying myself

[@jesterex_8750]

" *DID SOMEONE SAY IMPULSIVE* " -Sun Wukong

[@NymSandi]

Every ADHD kid ever "SUN WU KONG, YOU ARE MY HERE!" Btw I have severe ADHD, so I can say this, please no one kill me, I am just here for the memes Seriously please don't murder me with a nasty comment

[@drrisen-9442]

Kali Drakon *nasty comment* Nah, just kiddin’, I’ve got ADHD too. :D

[@herrschmidt2734]

Every body ADHD what About autism

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

Frieza: (Wipes out entire Namekian race to gain Immortality) Sun WuKong: (Casually becomes Quadruple Immortal) Frieza: *"... filthy monkey."*

[@rexxe001]

Goku and sun wukong use fusion and potara

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

@@rexxe001 dear god...

[@rexxe001]

@@insertclevernamehere1186 then THEY FIGHT SUPERMAN THEN THEY FIGHT 0_0 DEEZ

[@ph5194]

Sun Wukong,Hanuman,Goku combine would slaughter Frieza

[@inigo-montoya]

Quadruple? Monkey >learnt how to be inmortal >erased his name from book of death, thus becoming inmortal again >ate peaches, pills, and wine of inmortality, thus becoming 5 times inmortal >all that inmortality was purified by surviving the 49 days, thus becoming inmortal again

[@girlstor4921]

Rewatching this whole playlist after seeing some clips from Lego’s monkey kid. I’m actually really excited and hope OSP played a great role in influencing the show.

[@jruler93]

I love how this multi-part summary has been ongoing for nearly as long as the channel itself. Part 9 was posted a couple months ago, and this story isn't even finished.

[@kitsunyx3657]

This video taught me two things. 1: I NEED a shirt that says “#1 Monkey King”. 2: No matter how immortal you are there’s always someone who’s more immortal.

[@shinsdad.mp4473]

Is that a Dragon ball reference

[@fissionist2158]

11:41 Sun Wukong: Yup, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. Well, it’s a long story, involving booze, pills, and the Buddha’s hand.

[@zaynew8923]

Fissionist are you a script writer ?

[@zaynew8923]

Fissionist this dialogue you wrote sounds like Deadpool. Which is kinda similar to Wukong, pretty funny stuff

[@johnnygyro2295]

@@zaynew8923 A fusion of Goku and Deadpool? Now that's a crazy thought...

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@johnnygyro2295 There will be no survivors.

[@fissionist2158]

@@zaynew8923 Nope. Not at all. I just cobbled random things together and ended up with that comment.

[@TsukasaNemukunaru]

Lets be honest… A lost of us meet wukong since “lego monkie kid” right?- now I’m the only one?- Okay-

[@ansrfururactions]

Nobody: Sun WuKong before having a mountain dropped on his head: *WE DO A LITTLE TROLLING*

[@thechickenman3713]

Jade emperor doesn’t like someone doing something Jade emperor: “THIS IS IS UNNNNNNNNNNNNEXCEPTABLE EXECUTE THEM!!” Gold Star of Venus: “How about lets do something more logical” Jade Emperor: “Ok”

[@maddilinekathryn5684]

Lemon man? (I forgot his name)

[@johnnygyro2295]

@@maddilinekathryn5684 Lemongrab.

[@maddilinekathryn5684]

John Morgan thanks

[@johnnygyro2295]

@@maddilinekathryn5684 No problem

[@merrittanimation7721]

Jade Emperor: "THIS PALACE IS IN UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION! UNACCEPTABLEEEEEEEEEE!