The Story of Sun Wukong - Journey to the West Summarized

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Chapter Timestamps 1:05 - Chapter 1 8:54 - Chapter 2 14:22 - Chapter 3 21:44 - Chapter 4 25:00 - Chapter 5 27:14 - Chapter 6 29:23 - Chapter 7 32:04 - Chapter 8 37:30 - Chapter 9 41:11 - Chapter 10 45:15 - Chapter 11 46:45 - Chapter 12 49:09 - Chapter 13 51:09 - Chapter 14 54:55 - Chapter 15 57:08 - Chapter 16 1:00:06 - Chapter 17 1:01:47 - Chapter 18 1:05:05 - Chapter 19 1:10:35 - Chapter 20 1:14:35 - Chapter 21 1:20:40 - Chapter 22 1:23:03 - Chapter 23 1:28:20 - Chapter 24 1:32:36 - Chapter 25 1:34:37 - Chapter 26 1:37:57 - Chapter 27 1:42:29 - Chapter 28 1:43:15 - Chapter 29 1:45:31 - Chapter 30 1:47:18 - Chapter 31 1:49:56 - Chapter 32 1:56:24 - Chapter 33 2:01:48 - Chapter 34 2:03:59 - Chapter 35 2:07:45 - Chapter 36

[@marcusfrankvieiravieira1589]

Wait a minute. Journey to the west had 100 characters.

[@RobertJohnson-hp4gz]

Just wondering, do you worship or believe in any of the “mythical” creatures you’ve spoken of? Some folks for example still believe in the Norse gods respectfully. :)

[@foxyfoxington2651]

I love how much of this story is more or less "I demand to speak with your manager."

[@MortonFMurphy]

The amount of bureaucracy is kind of amazing.

[@blueandyyb]

Yep. This novel is credited as one of the four great classical novels in China because of not only the mythology but also the political satire.

[@justkiddin84]

@@MortonFMurphyStill is, tbh.

[@Cerberus276-h1m]

Thank the gods you've returned. I missed watching your video. I can't wait for more mythology. It's good to have you back. ❤

[@geekymetalhead5112]

The king has returned 🙌

[@Zak_Martinstories]

And brought the Monkey King with him

[@Vyzard]

I was disheartened when this story wasn't covered here before the wukong game came out. But actually getting chapter by chapter summary of the whole tale? My eyes couldn't believe it at first lol. Well worth the wait

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

That was the plan but it took slightly longer to put together than first anticipated sadly.

[@lovely1762]

Finally a full story about journey to the west; not in bits and pieces a full breakdown. 👍👍👍😍

[@ayrialburford8491]

He has returned!

[@calliepalmer6116]

Ahhh my favourite channel has uploaded! Such a cool story x

[@em5522]

Welcome back! One of my favorite myths/stories of all time. So happy this is what you chose to come back with.

[@kenneyaneco7984]

My bed time story! I gave insomnia so this video is good to listen to as i play games to fall asleep.

[@xerxes_sama]

Me waking up to see a KZbin notification from Mythology and Fiction Explained is definitely the highlight of my day. Missed you so much man. Still waiting for more Dark World Episode 3

[@floppd1705]

Excellent timing, I just finished Black Myth Wukong

[@xelgodis80085]

Sorry you had to go through that

[@uzairahmed5226]

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[@tigerboy321]

@@xelgodis80085?

[@bigzone9704]

This is great! Black Myth Wukong got my attention like the first God of War game! Can’t wait for the later titles!

[@kaanbest2232]

Keep the uploads coming 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ArggoNavis48]

Dude Dude were have you been so much time omg tonight is a wonderful night 🎉🎉🎉🎉. Welcome back my frend . I m soooo happy to ,,see'' you again uploading videos. I rly like your videos...they are the best inn this theem inn You Tube so.... Wellcome back and i hope to watch new video from you soon.

[@anasevi9456]

Two hours, well I get it since Journey to the west is LoTR's tier fantasy, one of the greatest greats; but mad respect taking the immense time to try and do it justice.

[@justkiddin84]

It is! it is SOOOO good! The first time I listened to it, I didn’t want to go to sleep to wait to find out what was next!😂

[@MummaCourtney84]

I truly love everything you do Mythology & Fiction Explained!!! ❤ I could happily listen to you recite the alphabet.

[@orenkiyama6860]

It's been awhile since I have read Journey to the West, so it is a welcome surprise to find that M&F decided to tackle such an epic tale. Personally I have always found Sun Wukong's Rogue's Gallery to be fascinating in their own right, as they are vastly diverse in strength, skills, origin, and motives. Definitely a book worth another read.

[@justkiddin84]

It is: going to listen to it again!

[@TheHornedKing]

You're alive! And you bring gold!

[@ManImTheVoid]

Journey to the west along with Jason and the Argonauts sounds like the first "Fellowship" stories.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Though centuries earlier...

[@SBHKur0]

Honestly i’ve thought the same thing after hearing these stories and knowing LotR so well from channels like TBS or Tolkien Untangled. They all seem so synonymous in some ways…amazing tales that take place at points in history that we cannot prove or disprove but amazing to listen to.

[@AnnaAlessi12]

This is amazing! So glad you’re back ❤

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

I've been really interested in reading Journey To The West, especially considering my favorite television show (Lego Monkie Kid) is based off of it.

[@Okkotsu86275]

Thanks in large part to Black Myth, people are coming to know the Great Sage that is Equal to Heaven. I love seeing it

[@mathieuleader8601]

love the shading and use of light in the illustrations

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

I couldn't agree more the artists involved did a fantastic job!

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

I was actually introduced to the Monkey King through "Big Bird In China" when I was little, but I didn't learn about Sun Wu Kong's origins until I was much older!

[@Salutaris-91]

You're back. Hell yeah! I was starting to get worried.

[@lytherael2309]

It's so funny to me that this is a novel from the 15th century and Sun Wukong is such a memelord.

[@elen5871]

i love reading old books where the protagonist is just a total shitposter. sun wukong is top tier, beats out don quixote, even.

[@AcbTyson]

You can always use magic to defeat the local monster, but there's no getting away from the fact you need to get your papers stamped.

[@RobertJohnson-hp4gz]

I love the guys research and voice narration so much!

[@GameAcademyTube]

I can’t wait to dive into this world and experience it firsthand!

[@xelgodis80085]

What are you, twelve? This is barely a step off from the absurdity of Christianity. It's so rife with plot holes and continuity errors it's like it was written by a twelve year old. Oh wait, it essentially was, as it was some ancient idiot in a trash culture with no education.

[@ElizabetaClearforke]

Thank you for recounting this awesome tale!

[@dfafdasdfasdsfadsf]

The story’s background ties in beautifully with the classic Journey to the West. Immersive Translate helped me grasp these cultural connections better.

[@carlosgarza400]

It's been a while, my lord. Thanks to Fate, I can't see this tale as awe-inspiring anymore

[@Jnp366]

I love that if you know Dragon Ball and Z you can point out all the references from Journey to the West

[@sandeepdavid846]

Wow! Can't wait to watch this

[@isaac.fidei82]

Finally my favourite narrator!

[@sylvesterphoenix007]

1:11:02 just mind boggling how the monk trusted the greedy pig more than sun wukong the most useful member of the journey to the west team.

[@39zack]

This story is crazy, but the moral seems to be: If you cant get it your way, beat them with your magic stick

[@SeaguIISoup]

the power of incredible violence

[@caterinagargiulo]

This is amazing

[@grossartus]

God!! Thanks i was waiting for you video about wukong since the game dropped

[@Rodiacreed]

It must have taken a lot of effort to do this. Great job on telling the story of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven

[@CamSiv996]

Who's here after playing Black Myth: Wukong?

[@kb24goat8]

I love this game so much but don’t understand it. I’m so interested in the story and sun wukong hisself

[@MinorLemming]

✋️

[@tataed8035]

🙋🏻‍♂️

[@williamcase426]

no

[@darkcocoa1295]

I’m here to see what the destined one could be

[@professorchaos5058]

I was waiting for this video after the release of black myth wukong

[@hanzohattori5980]

Welcome back mythology ❤❤❤❤

[@TheArgentPrince]

Thank God man I thought you were dead 😭

[@aimeeh5898]

These are the kind of stories I love to hear

[@Cancoillotteman]

What a monumental effort, GG man ! (I do feel sorry for that poor old white turlte)

[@Davlavi]

Great episode.

[@Pani_Missy]

Sun Wukong is such a menace 😱😂 absolutely loved this video!!

[@edenim8720]

Just thank you brother

[@DM.Maniac]

(Sidenote the 5 finger is also a reference to the 5 Islands of Japan, meaning really trapped there most likely)

[@thetriathigamer1544]

THIS IS A SUMMARY??? But fr this is a really good video and does jttw justice

[@maxim196]

why are there no 100 chapters in the video though ? only 36

[@Travbryanmusic]

Beautiful story

[@BLP04]

Worth the wait

[@bilalbarzanji729]

Thank you for this.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the good video

[@rrmadventure7714]

Thank you 🎉

[@arabbitwhocanuseinternet9657]

monkey king is able to live 300years before leaving journey to look for immortal that is long

[@Dr.Gold-Dry-Bowser]

I decided to sub to your channel.

[@thegrimlife2187]

Thank god you uploaded. I missed your vids. Could you do elden ring lore in a vid?

[@Da-game-on-freak-DB]

Hes back

[@dr.manhattan6278]

Now it's finally Time for bed. Goodnight 😴🌜

[@greyworld6242]

Sun is the true protagonist!

[@josephnissenson3252]

Bro fr. The first third of the story is exclusively focused on him, he is present throughout the rest of the story, and his personal character arc is given more narrative weight than Tripitaka's. I 100% unironically consider him the protagonist rather than Tripitaka

[@greyworld6242]

@@josephnissenson3252 Yep.

[@fkapps]

I have been wanting a video exactly like this and I didn’t realize it. I really like the movie (the version I’ve seen).

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Nonsense comment.

[@tonbopro]

interesting aside is that Sun Wukong was born from the Spiritual Essence of Sky and Earth，a result of NvWa sacrifice to prevent the Sky collapsing unto the Earth ages ago；her spiritus split to form stones that fell on the Earth one of whom split open one day， thence was born the only one Monkey from a Rock，in Essence where there is Earth and Sky， there he will share in its being

[@countrydixon9300]

I love long episodes

[@zodinpuii3543]

Any fellow destined one here?😂

[@lb.akudama]

Needed that background info my boy

[@Saint_Augustus]

Forgot I was even subscribed to the channel tbh despite being here early

[@MortonFMurphy]

This comment caused me to check and I was also already subscribed lol

[@samuelgarrod8327]

What has when you saw the video got to do with your memory of a subscription.

[@tequilalong4345]

Please make a video about witches this month.

[@naetench5607]

The high outerversal sage of the heavens,sun wukong

[@aimlesspassions1157]

Chapter 29 is crazy

[@johnathanlehrbass2406]

How is there not an anime about Sun Wukong yet?!

[@masterfarr8265]

There is Dragon Ball

[@johnathanlehrbass2406]

@@masterfarr8265 I'd say that takes too many creative libraries to really be a monkey king anime.

[@可莉-z3q]

Because Jpanese dont care JTTW now.Chinese make many animes about JTTW but have a few influence in western country.

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

This needs to be Tarantino's final film

[@tataed8035]

Hope we could have a boss fight with 3 heads and 6 hands with different weapons

[@可莉-z3q]

三坛海会大神nezha

[@mathieuleader8601]

When it came to immortality Sun Wukong did not want to take any chances so hedged his bets by taking any immortality method available to him

[@Copebroo]

44:40 "The Dragon King was so angry that he threatened to sue the emperor in hell" lmao

[@notdante1151]

2hr 11m... Remember people, this is a summarized version.

[@Y0ur_ev1l_tw1n]

23:31 thats asura

[@DM.Maniac]

I was all ways curious is Goku was going to have 72 Transformations as well. 😅 But in all seriousness there is crazy amount of lore adapted from this to Dragonball Z

[@josephnissenson3252]

Even down to the name. They refer to "sun Wukong" as "son Goku" in Japan

[@KamiTenchi]

Sun Wukong is based on a hindu god Hanuman.

[@StephenYoung1379]

No, he is not, stop claiming Indians, Sun Wukong is super cool and bass, he fights the gods, while your Hanuman is just a loyal servant (a pet) of Hindu gods, boring AF.

[@sylvesterphoenix007]

Journey to the west got a sequel Story can you explain it to as here on your you tube channel?

[@DarkWanderer666]

Let's gooooo 🐒

[@MrPink-qf1xi]

Yessss

[@judefitzsimons6777]

Justice for wukong!!!

[@quentinzhu2067]

Tanjiro Kamado：monk Zenitsu Agatsuma：monkey inosuke hashibira：pig

[@Emcron]

ah, so the solution is always either violence, deception, or complaining to heaven lol

[@DIEmicrosoft]

Sounds familiar.

[@MsAldil]

So basically Hanuman?

[@StephenYoung1379]

Nope, Hanuman is boring and nothing compared to Sun Wukong.

[@MillerTheOfficialGaming]

❤

[@mreclectic700]

🍿

[@HiveTyrant25]

I like how this “enlightened Buddha of Sandalwood” forgot the one favor someone asked of him and completely leaves it unresolved. Doesn’t ask the Buddha anything when he gets back like a day later or anything either. Poor turtle.

[@derheadbanger9039]

I wish someone would turn Journey to the west into a legit (animated) series. Too much content for a movie, or a very long 2nd part in a trilogy. No, Dragonball isn't basically the same story!

[@OldOrca]

Part 2?

[@HazzyFcrazy]

This isn’t the end to the story?

[@OldOrca]

@@HazzyFcrazy there's 100 chapter

[@DCJMS]

a whole lot of Dragon Ball references in this story

[@samuelgarrod8327]

No there are plenty of references from this in Dragonballz

[@damonbeza3767]

Since you have covered Sun Wukong, would you cover Arkantos from Age of mythology.

[@Squeam9750]

Sus Woo-Bong 🚬🐵📮

[@jthughes98]

First!

[@alexthehopeless3778]

try not to transform into a beautiful girl to trick someone for 5 minutes, damn...

[@Rawkwilder]

Can't believe how much the author stole from Dragonball.

[@Annapurna818]

Hanuman rip off. 😮