#the handsome Monkey King

[thegreatsagewukong]

Ever wake up as the most handsome king in the known world?

Because i do

[lu-zijing]

Sūn Wùkōng 孙悟空 - The Great Sage Equalling Heaven

From LEGO Monkie Kid

I really love drawing Sketches. I think I'll do that more from now on. They are much faster to make too~

[lagt-duck]

Day 21 of Monkey May!

KING (cosplay)

Aka

He is very very proud of his costume! (A little gay surprise under the read more)

Sir are you aware how much of a gay lil bitch u are?~

As always the challenge belongs to @vorpaldoodles

[what-yadoking-likes]

YES. JOURNEY TO THE WEST IS INCREDIBLE.

I got a 4-volume set one year for my partner’s birthday, and we read it together - by that I mean, we used to voice act it together. Publicly. We have so many in-jokes and references that come from Wu Cheng’en being genuinely so fucking funny.

“I’ve travelled every corner of this earth! There’s nothing I haven’t seen!” “Have you seen a Manfruit?” “No, I haven’t!!”

*Wukong killing the 6-eared macaque so hard he extincts the species* And that is why you never see any 6-eared macaques.

*Wukong erasing names of all macaques from the Book of Death in the underworld/afterlife*

There is a poem to prove it that goes...

WICKED APE

‘Protector of Horses’ lol

The several incidences with piss

The several incidences where Sanzang gets monknapped and must be rescued by his knight in shining armour, Wukong (dragging a reluctant Pig and Friar Sand along with him)

The Little Junior Devils

“As they say - why bother two hosts when you can only bother one?... As they say - why make two trips when one is sufficient? As they say... give me the cudgel”

*Wukong making the word ‘stone’ illegal*

*Whenever Taoists are involved you can bet £100 they’re that chapter’s bad guys and you’d be right 99% of the time*

I appreciate approximately none of that will make any sense if you haven’t read it but TRUST. It is legitimately awesome, and I still want a t-shirt that says ‘Protector of Horses’ in very fancy writing and calligraphy.

kills me that "every single classic out there is written by white people" is such a common take. are the literary traditions of other countries a fucking joke to you? come on. go read the journey to the west or something I beg

[royaltea000]

Qitian dasheng and other outfit concept sketches

[journeytothewestresearch]

Could this be the origin of the term "Handsome Monkey King"?

Someone on the Journey to the West discord posted their own folk interpretation of mei (美, "beautiful"), as in Meihou wang (美猴王, "Handsome Monkey King"). They believed that the two prongs on the top referenced Sun Wukong's feathered cap. But others pointed out that this was not the case.

This reminded me of my own theory on the possible origin of Meihou wang (美猴王). I have previously suggested on my blog that the title is a play on Mihou wang (獼猴王, "Macaque/Monkey King"). This is because the Song dynasty version of Journey to the West calls Sun Wukong's antecedent Mihou wang. Even the Chinese version of an Indian jataka tale where the Buddha is a monkey king calls him Mihou wang. Also, Wiktionary states that older Chinese (and ethnic dialect) pronunciations of mei (美) sound more like "mi."

I must point out that I am NOT fluent in Chinese; nor am I a historical linguist of the language. This is just something that dawned on me one day. I would like feedback from more knowledgeable persons.

[dontatmeimrandom]

Something Wukong would say if you dress up pretty for him: ~Hmph, don’t go getting a big head just because you look... decent today. You’re lucky I’m used to handling overwhelming sights. Can’t have you distracting me, though. Got important things to do, you know? Big idiot, the faint flush on your cheeks is giving you away.

[deadlandsqueen]

I made a gif cause my newest animatic had a scene that went by too quickly for me to enjoy.

Patreon

[ningadudexx]

art trade with my bro @stitchedsuguru (ollie4maze on bluesky)!!! go check my dawg 🔥🔥🔥 these are our monkey sonas having fun

guess who is my favorite character. just try . 1 gazillion zollars reward for the lucky winner

[thegreatsagewukong]

I am here.

To plague your house.

With.

macaqroach.

This is what MK warned me about when making this blog, huh.

Although roach is a correct assumption for what Macaque is.

[agelr94]

Our Long Lost Bond 🪷

(A Sun Wukong x Reader fanfiction where reader was his childhood friend during their time in subodhi's place)

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Chapter 1: A New Face

The sun slowly rose with beaming light, a sign for the new beginning of your day. You have been prepared your needed equipment before heading out to your new class since previous night, feeling restless and excited for your first day learning in patriarch Subodhi's place.

You followed the map that was given to you, your eyes diligently scanning the right path of your journey. Until then the path leads to an end, a sealed cave with massive door tightly shut beneath it. You were unsure if this cave is the right place of your destination, but you dared yourself to give a knock on its door. Not even a second after, the door swung open and a person peeked out from the door. As if they already recognize you, they smiled and lead you into the cave, where the patriarch done his teachings. "Come inside, young one. The master has been waiting for you," They spoke to you.

You found yourself surrounded with other disciples, some were sparring and training their strength, while the other spend their time studying scriptures and practicing Dao. You met with the patriarch that you will soon call as "Master", introducing yourself and then become one of his diciples. You have stayed there for months, enjoying a simple life among your friends under you master guidance,

Until...

A strange monkey found this place. He entered the place with his clothes looked all shabby and disheveled, leaping around the room begging for Master Subodhi to accept him as his student and teach him. You and your other friends feel disturbed by his immature and disrespectful act towards your master, shouting at him to leave this place and never return. But this monkey is more stubborn than you thought, he kept begging to your master for his teaching that in the end, he finally accepted him as his new student.

Master Subodhi asked for the monkey's name. But to his surprise, the monkey has been wandering around for years nameless in his way. And so, he gave the monkey a new name for him to use, Sun Wukong. Your tongue subconciously repeat the monkey's name under your breath, not even taking your eyes off from the new face in this place. But you still can't believe this monkey will be your new school mate, and the thought of it making you shiver in disgust.

Later after the unexpected event, you and your friends taking a rest under a tree to relax and chat. But your frustration continue to take the toll on you, and you seem cannot get rid of that monkey from your head and couldn't even enjoy chatting with your friends. "Unbelievable! How could master just let him enter and be with us??" You expressed your annoyance to your friends, leaving them in surprise by your sudden outburst. "Calm down, y/n. It's not like the world would start chaos if that monkey join us!" One of them joked. "Still! You all saw how he act in front of master! I don't think he would even listen to him at this point!" You scoffed, your frustration is getting visible.

You were unaware at that moment, the monkey you just talked about accidentally heard what you have said about him when he walked pass by the tree. Instead of being angry, Wukong just laugh in amusement, his loud voice shock you and your friends in place before he revealed himself in front of you, jumping out from the tree shadow. "Such a bold thing to assume about me, human!" He spoke between his laugh, a wide goofy grin linger in his face. You jumped from your spot by his sudden entrance right in front of you, your poor heart felt like it could burst out from your chest. "You foul monkey! Stop bothering us with your antics!!" You shouted at him, flustered and still in shock from his entry. Wukong giggled again, not taking your anger seriously. "Antics? We called that having fun!" His carefree nature were unbearable for you, but somehow... You found amusement in this monkey.

He already made a bad first impression to you, yet his innocent look couldn't make you stay mad at him for too long. You took a deep breath and stand up on your feet while dusting yourself off, then turned to him. "Is that how monkeys having fun? Jumping into someone's face and scare them off?" You replied to him, a hint of mockery in your tone. Wukong's grin getting wider and he clap his hands in amusement, leaping around you. "We do that sometimes, their funny reactions always leave us in laughter!" He giggled.

"Ha-ha, very funny. Say what's your name again? Oh yes, Sun Wukong..." You responded sarcastically, your eyes rolling in slight disturbance. "Since you're here, guess i have to introduce myself now. I'm y/n, and those are my friends." You added, pointing at your friends near the tree. Wukong clap his hands again, eager to make new friends here with you and the others. "Ohohoh! What an interesting turn! Mind if i join with you?" He asked shamelessly to you, after he almost scare you and your friends to death by his surprise. He's a weird monkey, yet entertaining to be kept around. You can't help but let him join your group, chatting and laughing together until the end of the day.

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Shoutout to @fluffynna for making this fanfic idea!!

(This is my first writing blog here, and i'm not really good at writing too cuz i rarely do that so pardon me 😭)

[sketching-shark]

Having a blast with 1996 Sun Wukong so far <3

[aulostheremin]

has anyone done this before?

[royaltea000]

I like the human actors a lot too! (I say as if the actors weren’t initially human)

[swkbiggestdefender]

Shout out to sun wukong for giving me the most insane gender envy

like please give me your gender I want it

[riomsworld]

I picked up reading JTTW again, uni is tough and although I am not really done with my work for the week, my brain needs a treat.

And I forgot that the book uses descriptors like "Handsome Monkey (King )" and or discriptors along the lines of "oh greate sage", when Monkey King does stuff.

I can just see him writing this and giggling to himself.