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dicky cheung brought back '96 sun wukong for his Macau concert. I was GEEKING because 1. the lightsaber 金箍棒 was such a cool design, 2. SIDE PART BANGS FOR WUKONG?? 3. I literally saw this in a dream so I think I manifested it
鬥戰勝佛 looking like a rockstar has this hint of irony and suitability that is also TOO good. It's extra special to me to be able to hear this 1996 theme song again
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Random head cannons for the jttw gang
Okay, one for each
Sun Wukong: After being sealed away for, 500-years, he developed autophobia: fear of being alone. He'd scream for who knows how long but due to the seal, he could hear beings outside but they could only hear him if they stepped into the tunnel- which tend to freak them out more than incite them to come inside.
He also has a potent fear of failure, throughout his life he never really dealt with it. There was the fall to the Celestial Realm, and Buddha, but it hasn't quite hit him yet- more so he's avoiding it. The "Great Handsome Monkey King: Great Sage (Equal to Heaven)", just doesn't fail. He can't. Ergo, he doesn't know how to cope or deal with failure, it just doesn't compute. He tends to have an avoidance habit with things like this, or joke it off.
He's also asexual aromantic, he holds value over platonic or familial relationships over everything else. In-part due to the fact he was born without a biological family. This is why he's eager to make friends and family members out of people he likes. Unfortunately, he's very poor at managing said relationships.
Pigsy: Like with his LMK incarnation, he's a great cook. It was something he got into rather recently, in order to woo Cuilan and show her he was serious about bettering himself, he picked up cooking as humans can't really eat demon slop (to put it generously) that he'd been eating.
He also likes poetry, but is poor at writing it and prefers to read or recite.
He's adept at wind magic which he used to quell seas which he was Reed-Parting Marshal in the Celestial Realm, or at least break up dangerous waves. He also uses it to amp up his flying in bursts. Instead of the 72-Transformations he settled for the 34 pack because it was something easier to handle and he didn't need to warp his physical form because (at the time) he was actually rather handsome and didn't like messing with his image too much, this bit him latter on but he still isn't bothered to go the whole yard.
He's a hopeless admirer of beauty in all things, not just women, but wherever he sees it, but tries to hide it where he feels would be too "out of norm" which is why only certain things slips out. Cuilan got to see this side of him because he slipped up about scenery and enjoyed it.
Sandy: Being a water demon, he needs more well- water, than the rest of the group to keep hydrated. Thankfully, because of his water magic, it's never in short supply, but he finds it more taxing to do if he's over heated.
He also likes poetry.
Post-journey, he's either like to continue being a guard to Tripataka, possibly his monastery, or be hermit out in the woods, enjoying nature.
Ao Li: Being a son of a sea king, he's not actually very good at utilizing his fire-breath. He can spew it yes, but has haphazard control over it. He's somewhat insecure about that.
As a horse, he likes his snout getting stroked by Tripataka (in particular) but allows that others to do so because it sooths him. He tries not to show it with the others.
He wanted to be a proper prince growing up, getting married in all that, but after his banishment, plenty of time to think, he realizes he doesn't really know what that means for him. Or if he even wants it anymore but does want his family back.
He doesn't like his horns being touched. They're like his pride and joy. Tripataka can tho.
Tripataka: Every year, he grieves his mother's death wherever he's at, creating a makeshift grave if need be. He's tried to move on but has difficulty understanding what she did, even though he knows what brought it on. Part of why he wants to get the scrolls is to hopefully put her spirit at rest, thereby getting closure for himself.
He just does not know how to handle women, growing up in a monastery and is rather intimidated by them. Utter blue-screen when confronted. He does his best to be cordial and respectful even still.
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the more i think abt it actually. ao lie is kind of hilarious. imagine pulling some mad insane shit and your punishment is to help a guy on a quest to india. and like when you get to that point you get into a fight w a monkey bc you ate a white horse that belonged to said guy. but then it turns out the monkey is also assisting the dude you’re supposed to help to india. so you turn into the horse. and kind of stay as a horse for most of the trip. like i wonder if at any point he was like ‘they don’t know i’m not actually a horse’. i wonder if on the rare occasion he was like ‘fuck fine i guess i need to help intervene’ and changed form everyone was like ‘wait you’re not JUST a horse???’ like he was so unbothered and could just Not Be A Horse at any point but he didn’t.
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Hong Hai’er/Red Boy /// ( 聖嬰大王 )
next in my thesis about how wukong’s first defeat was at the hands of a kid whose rage rivals his own at the peak of his rampage. AND how wukong being knocked back to his original form, a gentle monkey before he tore the realm of the heavens and dead asunder, mirrors hong hai er’s innocence buried under the lack of nurture and structure. in this essay....
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