#Camel Ridge Trio

[gh0st-t0wn3]

Part 4! The Camel Ridge Trio is here

I honestly think Peng's outfit is a bit boring compared to the others, I don't dislike it, but it's kinda hard to do much with they're body type since he's a bird demon.

(BTW, I used Erraday's (twt/insta) art of Yellow-tusk as a reference for his body type/pose because.. I literally cannot find any decent references for anthropomorphic elephant characters - at least none that fit my vision of the character)

[mysticmonkiebusiness]

Happy 5th Anniversary!

[monkeepow]

For the longest time when I've rewatched The Plan Man and got to the scene where Peng is reassuring Azure, I always joke, "Oh, goddammit, Peng stop enabling him!"

But that's the thing. They're literally not doing that.

Their exact words to Azure were:

"Don't spare another thought on them, brother. Let Wukong and his little friends play at being heroes—"

They're telling him to ignore Wukong and the rest of the Monkie Kids, not the other way around. But this backfires because any mention of Wukong in any shape or form at this point would've set Azure off. This should've been made obvious to Peng when he said a second before:

"the Monkey King, the boy... they weigh on me."

But alas, Peng has zero tact.

And by this point, you may be wondering, "What am I exactly getting at here?" Well, of course, it's that Peng is a dumb jock that just wanted to cause a little mayhem and hang out with their friends.

YES I'M SERIOUS

Now onto my points.

Why Peng is even part of the Brotherhood?

Peng is the clear outlier when you look over the rest of the brotherhood's members. So, why are they even here? The easiest conclusion I could come to, they wanted to kick ass and ask questions later. And do it with a crew of people they view as just as strong as they. Leading me to my next point.

Peng's a Bully

Nuff said.

Peng's a Bro

What can I say? Peng's pretty damn loyal. They've had Azure's back for centuries! Because you have to remember here. Peng meant Azure in the Celestial Realm, followed him into the brotherhood, stuck around after their rebellion, then WILLING joined back with him after being imprisoned in a torture scroll FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. The bird was committed. Speaking of which...

Commits to the Bit

When Azure becomes the Jade Emperor, Peng bows, even though they sound and look visibly unsure about this.

We later see Peng kick back and drink wine while disregarding the world literally tearing apart at its seams.

Then, as Yellowtusk is scolding Azure on this very matter, Peng attempts to make him stop, but he snaps at them, which leads to Peng looking to Azure.

After which Peng fails to read the situation (already talked about this above), and Azure teleports them all to FFM, and this is the next time we see them:

Because Peng said, "Fuck it, we ball."

Knows When the Party has Reached Its Peak

"Look, this has been fun and all but... here's some advice, kids. Never be the last one to leave the party."

NEED I SAY MORE?

[winterpower98]

Just a bunch of doodles from season 4

Also, I am surprised that no one gave the Demon Accountant a name!

[fanged-fanfics]

🪽🩵 Peng, Yellowtusk, and (Jade Emperor) Azure x GN Reader 💛🐘 — Dating HCs 💙🦁

Genres: Romance, Fluff || they/he pronouns for Peng, they/them pronouns for reader || Mild angst, set at the end of S4

@icelordofwinterandwendigos

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- Around the time Azure became the new Jade Emperor, Peng was nothing but confident. He knew everything was becoming what they planned, and if a little chaos happened to follow, so be it. They felt at this point that they more than deserved the benefits that came with Celestial royalty. And through them telling you all they wanted, they included you as well

- Peng had talked to you a lot about what would change when everything came together in the days leading up to it. Now that you were here, with them all, in the Jade Emperor's palace, he talked a lot about the promises he wanted to fulfill. He wanted to make you more comfortable than you've ever been. To give you the nicest rooms in the palace (to share with him, of course), and the best that royalty could offer

- When things started going downhill and the fighting began, Peng wanted you to stay behind. They were confident still that this would all end in their favor, and told you to just sit back and enjoy the palace

- When they flee from the battle, it was to come back for you. They filled you in on the situation through snark and sneering and offers then and there to carry you out of this situation to safety. There's no way you can help in the fight, so he at least wants to ensure you both make it out in one piece

- Yellowtusk, meanwhile, tended to hover around your side out of worry while in the new Jade Emperor's palace. He tried to warn the other two about the impending problems, but it wasn't getting through to them. He turns to you to talk about the situation, hoping for some support, or at least someone who understands where he's coming from

- He finds comfort in your presence, feeling calmer whenever he's around you. The situation as a whole still troubles him, but with you he feels a little safer and less alone

- When he's out trying to reach the heroes, he's thinking of you the whole time. He wants you to be safe, and he doesn't feel that this is the way to do it. That risking tearing apart the universe itself is only harming you more. So he sets out, looking for a way to fix everything, to keep you protected

- Azure was constantly reassuring you that everything was fine. That despite the cracks and jolts of pain, he was okay, and everything was going exactly as he should. You don't believe it, obviously, but while he accepts any attempted help, he still tries to convince you that it's alright

- Even in his crumbling state, he tries to keep you happy. He talks about all the good this is going to do, how this could help them all and how he's so glad you're a part of it with him

- He is slightly more open with you than he is with Peng or Yellowtusk, though. Even if it's through small comments or faltered expressions, he confides in you just a bit. You help to make him feel this is all worth it, because he's doing this for you as well. You just hope that when this is all over, you can finally convince the great lion to relax

[mythicalmagical-monkeyman]

HEAR ME OUT

[the-monkey-ruler]

Hello! Sorry to be a bother but I was wondering if you knew what type of creature Erlang Shen turned into in his Kaiju battle with the chosen one. The form he took that looked like a bluish chubby lion.

Again sorry to be a bother.

No, no, that is a great question because it is very interesting!

In fact a lot of people have been asking why is Erlang Shen in the form of an Azure Lion. And yes that is what the form is called.

In fact it leads to a lot of people speculating if Erlang Shen's true form is the Azure Lion as we see other hints of other celestial soldiers showing to take inspiration from the Great Peng and the White Elephant. We see that the celestial soldiers were all in bird-like attire suggesting that perhaps one of them could have been the Great Peng (or even the Supreme Celestial Inspector). And the Gaint Spirit God was wearing elephant armor, hinting that he could have been the White Elephant in the story.

There were at least SEVEN chapters cut from the final game due to time constraints. And the Camel Ridge trio, being from celestial animals could have been one of the many chapters that were cut out but we still see it in the game. (hopefully maybe in future DLCs)

I have said it before but Black Myth Wukong DOES take a lot of liberties as it follows more of the Bio of Wukong worldbuilding than being directly inspired by Journey to the West. So with that in mind, there could be no limitations to how the developers wished to change Yaoguai's backstory to make them more fleshed out and this could have been one of them.

We do however also get this segment of Wukong's and Erlang's first fight when they were in their Large Forms in chapter 6.

When Erlang turned into his cosmic body we see that he is described to have a "green (azure) face" and "sabor-toothed figure". This could also be why in some interpretations of Erlang Shen we see him have blue skin!

Surprisingly a not uncommon trope for Erlang to be seen with different colored skin to make him "other" so to speak. The game devs could have taken this concept and were planning on even going further with tying Erlang Shen to the Azure Lion along with other celestial soldiers rather than having them being bodhisattva's beasts. We have seen that Black Myth Wukong doesn't really separate Western Heaven from Eastern Heavsn as definitively as in Journey to the West and this could be another example of how they were planning on merging the mythological figures together.

This is all just speculative theorizing! It is hard to say where the devs could have gone with this. Is Erlang Shen a disciple of Manjushri Bodhisattva similar to the Yellow Wind Demon was to Lingji Bodhisattva? (please note that you can have more than one master and Erlang having a second master after Yuding similar to Wukong and Puti) Do all heavenly animals have a humanoid form like how we see the Zodiac Animals? Was this the devs just wanting to be creative with Erlang's cosmic form and hinting at something more for the sake of ambiguity?

The best I can say is that it could have been an idea for another chapter where the Camel Ridge Trio was further explored. Or it could have just been the dev team really wanting to make Erlang's cosmic form as monstrous as possible and was not meant to be connected to Manjushri Bodhisattva's Azure Lion.

But considering how much the dev team has changed within Black Myth, making many of the Yaoguai's backstories different (Yellow Wind, Spider Sisters, Red Boy, Yellow Brow) I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to do the same to the Camel Ridge Trio.

[lego-loving-loser]

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[msk29fan]

Cracky idea Owl House/LMK fanfic idea

Hooty somehow comes into contact with The Brotherhood.

Everybody but Peng likes him.

Peng really, really doesn't.

You better believe Macaque takes advantage of this.

[autistic-fool-with-ideas]

Was Peng having a slightly different eye color than Azure and Yellow Tusk foreshadowing to the fact that they would abandon them in the final fight or am I just looking too deep into things

[gh0st-t0wn3]

Lmk ss edits + headcanons, Part 6 (Azure Lion, Peng, Yellowtusk)

(I originally made my own design of Azure and Yellowtusk but wasn't quite happy with how they turned out so I scrapped them, the designs for those two I used in these edits were made by @/erraday_ on twt, with a few minor changes, but Peng's design is my own :) )

- He/Him

- Pansexual

- Snores so loud, it's insane, Yellowtusk once thought there was an earthquake

- Feels bad whenever he's steps on a ladybug, butterfly etc

- Gives everyone and everything giant bear hugs because he thinks if Yellowtusk can take it, so can everyone else (They cannot)

- Mei once gave him catnip as a joke and he went fucking feral, he's not allowed near catnip anymore

- His hair/fur is actually very soft and curly

- Thought he saw an old friend while out in public and hugged them, it was a stranger

- Wakes up Yellowtusk in the middle of the night to ask stupid questions

- The Brotherhood asked to hear his roar but he got really nervous last second and it ended up being really meek, they never let him forget it

- Coughed up a hairball once and Peng refuses to let him live it down

- Has eaten cat food before and would do it again

- Cannot do the splits and is too scared to try

- Gets really confused by modern slang, MK and Mei abuse the hell out of it because it's funny

- Whenever he's rough housing with people he accidentally hits a bit too hard

- Whenever he walks past anyone playing a game that involves a ball (football, basketball, netball, etc) he somehow always ends up getting hit in the head with it

- If he wasn't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid he wouldn't know what the fuck to do and would be really awkward cause he doesn't know how to interact with children, he'd be able to bond with Redson better when he becomes a teenager though

- No one gossips with him because he always ends up unintentionally outing someone about something

- Ate moldy food once by accident and freaked out, he was absolutely disgusted

- Hates horror movies but loves slashers

- Drinks mouthwash

- Smells like catnip (trust me guys)

- Love language is words of affirmation

- Has horrible bed head, his mane gets tangled really easily and he tosses around a lot at night so his mane takes hours to brush out

- Absolutely refuses to wear shoes, they hurt his feet (paws?)

- The type of person to cry over a movie about a dog getting lost and then finding its owner at the end

- Can somehow eat an entire goddamn buffet and not gain a single pound

- His face always scrunches up when he smiles

- Lost his balance on a hill and fell down like a tumbleweed once, Peng still brings it up

- They/He (Canon, Peng uses They/Them in the show but is exclusively referred to w/ He/Him in the sets)

- Nonbinary (Canon)

- Starts squaking when he laughs too much

- If you throw a blanket over their head he'll immediately fall asleep

- "look behind you but don't make it obvious" Looks behind him in the most exaggerated, obvious way known to mankind

- Stole food from Wukong's private stash for several months when the Brotherhood was all still together, Wukong still doesn't know

- Wukong gave them cooked chicken once as a joke but he actually liked it

- Constantly argues with Wukong about Macaque not being able to hold his own, yes it got physical

- Their wings have a bunch of scars from the amount of weapons and shit they block with them. Has to consistently clean their wings in order to keep them from getting too damaged, yes this includes softening and preening his feathers

- If they weren't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid they would tape him to the wall like that one meme and call it a day

- Bit off a person's finger once just to see if they could

- Doesn't shop, just steals

- "I hate you so fucking much" as he's handing the person a gift

-  Tried to draw on Wukong's face once but got wacked with his tail

- Absolutely HATES beetroot, will actually gag if he smells it

- Kicks over kids sand castles at the beach

- Can't stand small buzzing sounds

- "I'm not that competitive" is that competitive

- Claims you can trust them with anything but will snitch the second they know it will benefit them

- Probably threatened to eat someone's baby once

- Goes to playgrounds to trip kids

- Smells like Lavender, it just feels right

- Love language is words of affirmation and acts of service

- Has tried sleeping upside down like a bat multiple times

- Hardcore wine aunt vibes

- Had a bunch of ducklings accidently imprinted to him and they followed Peng for hours

- You'd have to pin this bird down to get them to eat collyflower

- Jokingly pushed Azure off a cliff once then remembered they're the only member of the Camel Ridge Trio that can fly

- They have full on concerts at like 3 am, has woken up Azure on multiple occasions

- He/Him

- AroAce

- Is the calmest one in the Brotherhood

- He uses Peng's head as an armrest sometimes

- He and DBK were actually quite close, he knew and accepted that DBK was in love with a celestial but was very surprised to see they ended up having a child

- Very poor eyesight but doesn't like wearing his glasses because Peng made a joke about them once saying he looked like a grandma

- Uses ":3" and ":D"

- Loves soap opera's

- Hates seafood

- Peng once tricked him into eating fish nuggets once and he still hasn't fully forgiven them

- If he wasn't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid he would definitely be the most responsible one, and probably Redson's favourite uncle

- Eats a snack then forgets he ate it and will bet frustrated when he can't find it

- The therapist of the Camel Ridge Trio, and probably of the whole Brotherhood in the past as well

- Was the only one who felt bad about imprisoning the Demon Bull Family since he and DBK were very close

- He also reprimanded Peng for when they pinned and scratched Redson with their claws after they left the Demon Bull Palace (he's the protective uncle, trust me guys)

- Hates getting hiccups, he despises the feeling and it gives him heartburn

- Wakes up at ungodly hours just to raid the fridge

- Heard a story about a bug crawling in someone's ear while they slept and has worn earplugs to bed ever since

- Loves apples

- Smells like Lilies

- Love language is gift giving

- Is really big on safety, would be the type of person to make sure everyone is wearing their seat belts before the car is even turned on

- Actually really good at cooking

- Makes the best chocolate chip pancakes ever

- Is the kind of person who assumes everyone tells eachother everything and accidently exposes someone because he thought everyone else knew about it already

- Always hears things wrong but doesn't wanna ask anyone to repeat themselves

- Has the most elegant ass handwriting you will ever see, somehow

- The peacemaker of the Brotherhood,  they all would've disbanded way sooner if it wasn't for him

- Uses his trunk as a snorkle when swimming or sleeping underwater (elephants actually do this irl, I just thought it was cute)

[journeytothe-legos]

I see all of Azure's smarts went to his tits instead of his brain... /j

Anyway, Camel Ridge Trio!~ What's your guys' love languages? -🎀🐐

Despite the rude joke, love languages? I'm not sure if you're asking how we show love or how we prefer to be shown love... I know I tend to lean towards acts of service myself when giving, and I would say I'd like to receive it the same way.

...Gift Giving and Words of Affirmation. I don't think I need to elaborate.

Quality Time, even if that time is just me and my future partner doing our own things in the same space. Just the knowledge of preferring each others company is enough to show love in my opinion.

[monkeepow]

Gifs in varying degrees of quality ["THE AZURE LION!" Edition!] 2/?

(Reached the image limit with this one!)

[winterpower98]

In Swap Au the beginning of season 4 is slightly different from the canon one.

Macaque steals the scroll from the underworld and plans to use it to trap Wukong. He keeps it hidden for a while, waiting for the right moment to use it but Mei finds it and opens it by accident, getting her mentor stuck in it.

The young dragon panics and asks Tang for help, hoping that the century-old monk will have some trick up his sleeve to help them. Alas, the only way to free Macaque is to go in themselves, but not before having warned their friends about what was happening and asking them to keep an eye on the scroll while they are inside of it.

They struggle for a while to find where the shadow demon ended and in the meantime end up reliving a few points of the Journey West.

During their travel a mysterious inky figure has been chasing them, forcing them to retreat always just before they could get them. It's then that Mei and Tang meet Azrue. The lion acts like he's a redemption villain, trapped in the scroll for his past mistakes that he now regrets and offers the two his help with keeping the inky creature at bay while they look for their friends.

All of that is obviously a rouse and instead of finding and freeing Macaque, they free Azrue's sworn brothers, Peng and Tusk.

But to everyone's surprise, the two sworn brothers don't want to follow Azrue's plan and are actually and are actually really concerned with the lion's obsession with Sun Wukong.

Azrue storms away, taking the scroll with him and the inky creature he had managed to leash under his control.

Next thing the heroes know is that Heaven is at war and the monkey tyrant is winning

Masterpost

[starsfic]

Far Away

Next part of the Stolen Prince AU, the au I'm working with @craftyjellyfishcat!

“And, in recent news, a new hero has arrived in Wàn Qiān Chéng…” On screen, a hero in glimmering gold loomed over the wrecked city. His laugh rang in the air as he pulled out a red and gold staff. “So far, little details are known, but what can be known is that his name is Qi Xiaotian, believed to be age 21-” The TV shut off.

“And that’s what I found.” The Gold-Winged Peng crossed his arms, staring at the TV like he was tempted to throw a spear through it. “Sun Wukong has found that child he was searching for.”

“He’s just a boy,” The Yellow-Tusked Elephant hovered by the window, looking over the city. Over the centuries, Lion Camel Ridge had transformed into a marvelous city. They had done their best to make it into a paradise and there was almost nothing worth threatening the city or their people. “Sun Wukong’s son or not, there is no way people will take him seriously.”

“Please, people said that about Wukong,” Peng opened a cabinet they kept and reached for a fridge in the back. A bottle of red wine was something he grabbed with a grin. Yellowtusk shook his head at the offer. There was no response from the third person in the room. “And look at him!” The cork popped out and he poured himself a glass. “A menace of his own creation! His son will probably be worse!”

“The boy-”

“Is probably marked as a weapon of Heaven!” Peng’s cackle was harsh enough to make everyone wince. “Knowing that bitch of a lapdog, they were probably the first he showed him to!”

Yellowtusk sighed. “Your opinion, Azure Lion?”

The third of their group had been quiet through this conversation. The head king sat on the couch, mouth set in a firm line, gripping the pillow. His eyes were locked on the TV. His eyes briefly flashed purple before he blinked, looking between them.

“He sounds like a risk,” he finally said, tapping his claws against the pillow. “Getting close to Sun Wukong, however, is always a risk.” None of them could forget the threat their former sworn brother had given Azure when he had rescued the monk.

Stay away. Or Heaven will make you regret it.

“So, what shall we do?”

Azure stood, brushing himself off of dust. “Keep an eye on him. See what he does. I want to know everything about him.” If he was like he hoped and if they played their cards right, maybe they could restart the alliance with Flower Fruit Mountain. A smirk formed across his face.

And maybe another shot at Heaven.