r/BlackMythWukong • u/Tank28307 • 11h ago
Almost doesn't count
Attempt numba 15 and almost got this Mickey Ficky.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/luneth22 • Jan 30 '25
Hey everyone, below are some compiled resources from the community (with credit given to the authors) that you may find useful in your journey. Simply click on the below links to access the topic of choosing.
-Step By Step Walkthrough (Aceyleafeo)
-Chinese/English translation Reference (Aceyleafeo)
-Fast Traveling to New Story Chapter (magicoder)
-Free Black Myth Wukong Attack Value Calculator App (IOS only) (see-the-sunrise)
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Aceyleafeo • Jan 28 '25
Black myth Wukong explained! Are we the destined one or are we a reincarnation of wukong? Let’s settle this once and for all!
EDIT: I repost this because there seems to be a confusion that I’m saying we the destined one dose not become wukong. That’s not what I’m saying. We as the destined one are not a reincarnation of wukong. But we do become him. To be a reincarnation you have to be the same soul as Wukong. Wukong wiped himself off the book of life and death. Yet heaven will always born a new successor to his name ( I’ve written more about it below) so we as the destined one essentially become Wukong 2.0 we do become him but we aren’t initially naturally born as him. Is my whole point. And we now are a unique version of the destined one wukong in one. All the tips below are just to prove that we are not a reincarnation but someone that inherits him and becomes him. I’m not saying we are a complete separate thing.
Hey everyone! Due to a lot of people spreading misinformation like it’s official I wanted to confirm with everyone that as of now there is not official answer to this question. But there is many theories and today let’s explore both and you be the judge! I’m pinning this post so anyone can refer back to it.
Now there are 2 theories one being we are a reincarnation of wukong and that we essentially revive as him towards the end. Another theory as well as my theory is that we are the destined one that inherits wukongs, name and legacy. Here are the points
Anyway To say that sun wukong is a reincarnation here are a few posts detailing things to prove there points. I don’t feel comfortable stealing there post word for word so here’s the links https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMythWukong/s/CMXXjNrEO0
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMythWukong/s/1InRqQSY6N
Now here’s my points as to why we as the destined one are NOT wukongs reincarnation and that we just inherit his legacy and name.
First of In order to reincarnate you need to be the same soul. But as the old monkey said wukong is not coming back.
Old monkey says “ the world will born him a new succesor, one who will inherit his foundation and name, this heaven chosen successor is the destined one” pretty self explanatory no matter in Chinese or English subtitles this is very concrete evidence. He also says “ you were a NAMELESS person, through dangers and perils you fought strong foes to regain his relics.” Bajie then responds with “ he’s not worthy to bear my brothers name” like all that’s need is basically right here but let’s dive deep.
one can argue that old monkeys also said we are the mind relic. Let me explain.
“Mind is the first of 6 relics” this is said in the game but also in actual religion. See relics are a false translation. In Chinese they are called genqi, or root organs. They don’t have to be physical items. The idea is everyone is born with em. He says the mind is lost or gone. Which leads us to did erlang hold wukongs mind relic or memory?
Some people say we are the mind relic and that erlang holds the memories. but if we look at it. It’s just not possible. If mind was created first how are we available 500 years after the events of wukongs death?
It’s simple erlang has the relic. We are not the mind relic. The old monkey says “ we are the mind relic” that’s because every living being has relics. And he has no idea erlang had wukongs relic. Which is also why In the bad ending we essentially become wukongs new mind relic but because we are missing WUKONGS mind relic. We get the bad ending. Old monkey says to bajie “ your older brother will never revive” which also should solidify this theory. Erlang also says “ Bearing his mind is an ordeal I know that better then anyone” Bonus: with the update of gauntlets. In RELIC holders we fight erlang at the end. This is not. Theory this is actually solidified in game. (Please update your game or complete the gauntlet to see it)
Erlang while fighting us “ little monkey, you indeed have a bit of his shadow ( or likeness depending how you wanna translate) “ He also says “ let me see where your path diverges from his” It wasn’t until after we forced him into his lion form that he starts referring to us as him.
Some argue that we look exactly like wukong. While I agree, this little detail is insignificant because it’s clear the old monkey has send countless monkeys on this journey before. If the reincarnation has to look exactly like wukong why not just wait and send the ones with look alike resemblance? Why send every monkey? As we clearly see in the beginning scenes some of the other monkeys that were sent look nothing like us.
When we unlock the cloud in chapter 6 bajie says “ the cloud recognizes you now that you have wukongs relic” we clearly originate from mount hua guo. If we are wukongs mind relic why did the cloud not recognize us before? You can argue it’s cause we weren’t complete but we still weren’t complete at that stage either.
Another argument that came up was how we CAN fight erlang before chapter 6. As long as we get all the secret areas. While this is true. It’s very clear the natural flow of how things go, we should fight erlang after unlocking chapter 6. As erlangs shield is destroyed heavily by the Fan vessel. We were clearly meant to use it for erlang. But this is up to perspective. (I’ve seen people do base armour and staff on erlang in no hot runs but that’s clearly not how he was suppose to be fought)
Next We were Called an old friend by puti cause he wants to help the destined one and knows the destined one will embody wukong and take on his legacy. That’s the whole point of the destined one. This is the same reason for bull king. Though bull king always said he was waiting for the destined one to come. Not wukong. Mandrill chief entire thing was in vain and at the end she realized we are the destined one. This goes backs to looks not being a big factor IMO because if looks mattered and we are the splitting image of wukong why not recognize us sooner? Why wait till the very end of chapter 6? Not like she doesn’t see us in every chapter.
Lingji said “ luckily I saved this! I finally found the right owner for it” now if you look at it at surface value it’s very easy to say it’s cause we are reincarnation but have you realized something? Out of all the monkey previously sent chapter 2 is the only chapter with no sign of any of our monkeys arriving. So it’s safe to say lingji is seeing the only monkey that made it here for the first time.
Lastly there’s only one destined one let’s not mistake that but the destined one could have been any of the monkeys sent on the journey.
the official singer of game science said in an interview that the point of the game is that we as players carve our own adventure and meet a new destiny.
The biggest supporter money wise Daniel Wu also said in an interview “ Black Myth: Wukong expansion may not necessarily continue the story of the Destined One. The game’s protagonist was last seen either succeeding or failing to inherit the legacy of Sun Wukong at the end of the game (depending on a player’s choice), meaning their story is largely wrapped up.” So yea we inherit his legacy.
You right now may be wandering how can we trust the old monkey? He’s working for heavens court.
So it’s very clear this monkey isn’t just a regular monkey ( no argument here). GS has not confirmed his identity. But some say it’s guanyin due to the willow staff he gifts. Regardless one thing we can gather is heaven is not supportive of what he’s doing and that Buddha is not optimistic. This is confirmed in journal entry.
This gamble aspect has been disputed. Here’s my take on the gamble. The old monkey is betting on the destined one succeeding and inheriting wukongs legacy. To inherit wukongs legacy we must overcome wukongs biggest hurdle. The head band is a test. In the bad ending we fail the test and heaven wins. This is also the most likely outcome since the old monkey didn’t know where the real mind relic is anyway.
In the actual novel journey to the west wukong was tricked to put on the headband. No one placed it on for him. Ok surface value this doesn’t hold much. But we theorizing here so this is an interesting detail. By having the correct mind relic we won’t be tricked twice and so we get the good ending. By not having wukongs mind relic we are doomed for bad ending.
Now u/sunwukong725 brings up a good point. What if the gamble is because universe will always bear wukong a successor? A better one for the courts use.
This can definitely be taken as another theory which means the old monkey CHOOSE not to tell the destined one about the mind relic and lied to destined one about him being the relic so that we can be under courts control. I am willing to say this theory is plausible and either way works.
REGARDLESS of the case this actually further proves we are NOT sun wukong but instead just another person to inherit his legacy name and potentially power since we have the rest of his relics.
I’m on mobile so it’s hard to attach screenshots in certain areas of the post. If I missed some details I will update this post please let me know what you guys think! And please remember don’t use “ it’s said in Wiki” is not official. Official means through an interview with GS members or written on official sight or stated clear as day in the game. The wiki is also made by fans. Not GS.
Thanks!
Keep in mind this is where I stand on the theory and as with many things it’s up to discussion on where it goes. This post is NOT to say I’m right and there wrong. I just want everyone to be aware that there isn’t an official answer and that ALL theories right now is just theories
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Tank28307 • 11h ago
Attempt numba 15 and almost got this Mickey Ficky.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/N3UR0TIMX • 10h ago
I've never took more than 5 atleast maximum 7 tries to defeat any bosses in the entire game that includes Erlang himself. But yellow loong alone is the only character that defeated me more than 20 times, even after upgrading myself he managed to defeat me until I had to do cloud step trick which kinda made me feel ruining my honour. Why did this ever happen?
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Prior_Stock_4457 • 1h ago
I've completed the game in around 70 hours with exploring every aspect of the game. What's your average time ?
r/BlackMythWukong • u/BloodChick • 1h ago
I just feel like the freeze spell is much better as I can normally get 500 damage in at the minimum the only benefit of the ring of fire spell is that enemies can't get you but with cloudstep you can hide from the enemy, refill your healthbar and damage the enemy if you charge at them and it costs less mana than ring of fire
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Neo_Sci-Fi • 2h ago
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Tank28307 • 11h ago
Attempt 20 was the one. Erlang was tough but fun. Almost lost this one but I got that last hit needed. The fight after was dope. Tomorrow we go for the last fight.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/KirigakureMitoko • 2h ago
I beat him few times, but always ended up using life strand+revival pill.. is my first time doing it in one go.. no dying... i am having so much fun sparing with him.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Azury-skaL • 11h ago
Now i have to defeat that dragon again
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Stock_Ad4625 • 22h ago
This was definitely harder than when I fought erlang for the first time, I actually broke my controller over something and I’ve never did that before, I was on it for like 8 hours straight dieing over and over, than I finally did it, I think I need a break from the game for like a week or something, definitely the hardest game I’ve ever played in my life, still have 3 challenge’s left but I’ll do them at some point…
r/BlackMythWukong • u/CaptainBloodstone • 9h ago
...thought it was a good idea to not place any shrine between temple entrance and misty cloud,cloudy misty fight.
I had to run back forth 5/6 times until beat them. That was not a fun experience.
And then there was a shrine right behind the gate where the fight took place.
I had to triple check map because I was damn there's no way that there couldn't be a shrine before the fight. Because that's how it usually is.
Now with this out of the way let's talk about the dude with a bowl fight.
It was extremely scenic. The way whole arena was just nothing but dual toned water with a clear sky above. For a second it reminded me of that one scene from demon slayer where giyu casts eleventh form tranquil calm for the first time.
Also what was the bane building up in that fight? Was it poison?
The dual tone water really came into play during the yin Yang fish fight. While dodging away from it i panned the camera up and could clearly see the divide between the black and white section of the water.
Extremely beautiful fight to say the least.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Buchanan_Barnes • 5h ago
decided a while ago I want to make a Tarot deck based on Black Myth Wukong characters, mainly focusing on the major arcana for now. Current progress, I have 10 out of 22 cards down
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Tank28307 • 11h ago
Why? I disliked this fight. Why he gotta be on a fire unicycle?
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Jmesparza05 • 11h ago
Now I'm fighting the secret ending boss but I already beat the finally boss of the game and boy was he hard.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Familiar_Dig_6918 • 5h ago
It's not even a fun fight, I like difficult shit I come from Souls like games but this fight has all the bad choices. Long 20 second run before the fight up the stairs, so many cutscenes everytime he hits you, like, dude better takr the chunk of my health and stop wasting my time, he doesn't "counter" my spells, he invalidates them, that's a shitty gimmick and his healthbar is so chunky even without the gimmicky shit he'd be hard. Any advice ?
r/BlackMythWukong • u/meznet • 3h ago
I'm on ng +3, i finished the game 3 times with secret ending ... And i only have 4 gauntlets unlocked... The other 5 have ??? ... What do i need to do to unlock these?
Unlocked ones are: The four loongs, The valiant 6, Monkey mind, and Brothers of Mei ...
WTF
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Silverchariot555 • 5h ago
It is costing me more than the cutting-edge tiger and that is saying that it takes about 20 attempts. I manage to reach the middle of its life but I can't go down any further from there.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Sad-Resolution4970 • 3h ago
This is my first play through of the game (I am loving every second of it) and I just can't get the dragon boss past 30% health. My build is smash stance focused with some magic points and the azure dust transformation (I think a tanky option is better). My armour is the galeguard beast mask, the bronze brigade battlerobe, the loongscale armguard and the galeguard greaves (the greaves have been upgraded).
I'm pretty comfortable with my build as it matched my play style really well, but I am having so much trouble with this boss, any help would be greatly appreciated:)
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r/BlackMythWukong • u/Ashaeon • 17m ago
Finally getting around to playing Wukong, tracking my deaths and everything for fun. Ended up killing him around 10ish attempts i'd say but man this one hurt.
r/BlackMythWukong • u/Gonner_Getcha • 6h ago
So I’ve just beaten the final boss, and I’m going to start NG+
My plan is to beat every boss, but after following an extensive guide for my first playthrough to minimise the pain of ng+, I think I’ve got everything you can get in NG, so it’ll be a bit of a boss rush rather than exploring all the areas I did last time
So my question, outside of beating the bosses, are there any materials which are missable and I need to consider in NG+
I’ve read the PowerPyx guide, but tbh I don’t think it’s very clear, the only thing it mentions are the bull armour materials in Level 5, anything else?
r/BlackMythWukong • u/slugged_marker_33 • 10h ago
There are a bunch of artworks line these in black myth wukong scattered throughout the game, it's ui, and it's menu. These are the only ones I found the images to. Where can I find the rest of them as plain images? Thanks!