He went from a king born of powerful magic who honored Master Yi by using his style to fight with, into a common monkey, of whom any one of his tribe mates could replace Wukong absolutely stripping him of any uniqueness or individuality as a character, and is now a student of lower rank to Master Yi instead of having been a great warrior of his own right. Not fucking cool.
downvote all you want, they fucked him up and it's stupid as fuck.
Rigaroom5 votesSo being an "OP stone monkey from the beginning without character growth" to a "character that has the same personality, charms but can proves that he can be strong even though he just a lowly monkey, which strengthen the reason for him to be the top" is bad ? Okay.
And beside, his old lore is literally copy from the original Journey to the West, so yeaahhhh...
Bultz2 votesSo being an "OP stone monkey from the beginning without character growth" to a "character that has the same personality, charms but can proves that he can be strong even though he just a lowly monkey, which strengthen the reason for him to be the top" is bad ? Okay.
And beside, his old lore is literally copy from the original Journey to the West, so yeaahhhh...
Yeah him being an op monkey is better then being just any monkey who got bored swinging a vine.
Sharjo6 votesI mean being a vastayan and a practitioner of wuju he's still pretty damn op.
Bultz2 votesI mean being a vastayan and a practitioner of wuju he's still pretty damn op.
It's not about his power or being op, they stripped Wukong of his lore. Sure it was basically Son Wukong from JTTW, but at this point you don't take a character's identity completely away. Instead of being a unique character he's some monkey from Ionia who got bored of eating bananas and now fights. You do a lot of lore related content, Idk how you're okay with just accepting things like this.
Sharjo7 votesSure it was basically Son Wukong from JTTW, but at this point you don't take a character's identity completely away. Instead of being a unique character he's some monkey from Ionia who got bored of eating bananas and now fights.
The fact that he WAS Sun Wukong from JttW meant he was NEVER a unique character and barely even had a backstory as a League character. He's now an actual character in League, instead of just a big bag of Sun Wukong references.
Bultz1 votesThe fact that he WAS Sun Wukong from JttW meant he was NEVER a unique character and barely even had a backstory as a League character. He's now an actual character in League, instead of just a big bag of Sun Wukong references.
Him now being an "actual" champion degraded him into some subclass of monkey who only is distinguishable from any other monkey because he learned to fight. Literally any other monkey in his tribe could replace him. He isn't a legend if everyone can do what he does. He isn't unique. They stripped him of a way better lore. He is now part of some nonsensical grand scheme to connect every fuzzy champion in game. Who next, tahm kench? Now he isn't some grand daddy of all fish, he's some suybclass who left his clan to eat people.
Sharjo3 votesTahm's a demon, not some grand daddy of all fish.
Cetri1 votesThe thing is, not everyone could do what he does. "Even from an early age, Kong had very little in common with his fellow Shimon. Impulsive, clever, and fun-loving, Kong was a constant thorn in his village’s side. When war came to Ionia, Kong was engrossed by the sounds and colors of the battles below – they awoke something true and undeniable in him, a calling. Kong left his tribe to prepare for what he knew to be his destiny." The rest of his people holed themselves up inside their city, while Wukong had the drive and determination to seek more out of life. It is this same drive and determination that led him to study under Master Yi, a partnership that ended up teaching both more about themselves and breaking Yi out of his funk. That's not something anyone can do.
Sun Wu Ryuumoku1 votesbut at this point you don't take a character's identity completely away. Instead of being a unique character he's some monkey from Ionia who got bored of eating bananas and now fights.
Funny but... true (or sadly)
GreenLore4 votesWell he always was Master Yis disciple,which honestly wouldn't have made much sense if he was a better fighter than Yi himself to begin with.
Besides it is a good thing that he doesn't spawn from a stone anymore,that was kinda random.
Ralanr2 votesPlus he is stronger and faster than Yi (Stronger definitely, not sure about faster). Yi is just a lot more skilled.
The Anagram King1 votesSon Wukong was technically a normal monkey. And this is a Son Wukong ripoff. So maybe they're normalising him because they feel within their rights to do it. Or something?
I'm gonna be frank - I haven't read any new Riot lore in a while. It could be pretty poorly handled and I'd never know! Sure, everything post-Sion has felt like yucky fanfiction, but I'd still like to give them the benefit of the doubt when speculating on their intentions. I mean, like I said - wukong is a silly monkey. He gets smacked down by goddha for overstepping his bounds.
He's strong through persistence - not through innate magical ability.
(I'm talking about legendary wukong, not league wukong.)