#like i am thinking of that memory in the scroll where Wukong is proudly showing off his language skills 🫠

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Okay I love anon's sass and they should be a monkey's lawyer or spokesperson. perfect comedy. second, I like how this supports the idea that Macaque retained more monkey habits (blub was lit eating a banana last season and swinging by the tail) while Wukong evolved to try and match the humans, just like in his origin story. which both makes the idea of people calling him a beast that needs to be collared insane while also making it understandable why Wukong still keeps fighting that old image of him by holding back on his violence because if his mannerisms and gentle way of speaking with humans (or MK at least, he's not super social) won't do it then his strength seems to unravel all that progress to others. third uh, Macaque would totally make fun of Wukong for using a fork and drinking tea pinky out. And a le S5 Ep7 "no don't bother offering me to live in a real house." and idk if he means it. he had a temporary dojo but it was full of weapons not a TV. also. he kinda infiltrated Wukong's house and chilled on a couch with a monkey. is that tree branch soft enough boi or do we need to bring in harlow's monkey experiment logic. you need something soft oh my god is that why he doesn't get rid of the baby monkeys-

Lisyerally since Wukong’s birth, Heaven has looked at him like he is something wild and untamed (which makes sense given he is the embodiment of the untamed mind). but even when he plays by Heaven’s rules (the best he can) they still look down on him

one of his major desires was to be acknowledged and respected and Heaven always refused. it’s not until the end of jttw where they’re basically forced to

but even then Heaven (which in jttw, was meant to represent the very flawed bureaucracy of the Chinese government) cannot see Wukong as someone who is their equal post his redemption because of his power and impulsiveness and rather keep him under the label of a threat. and Wukong, to prove to them that he’s changed, helps out with trouble when he can and keeps a distance because maybe then they will finally respect him

but! turns out they will never be completely satisfied unless they have Wukong under their whims (as seen in 5x02) because he is too unpredictable for them :)