Why is Sun Wukong Present in Many MOBA Games?
Who doesn’t know the figure of a mystical and ignorant monkey who has the ability to shock this paradise? Known by various names, Sun Wukong or Monkey King Of course, you have seen it in various adaptations, such as films, novels, cartoons, anime, and of course video games. But are you aware that in recent years the character of Sun Wukong is almost present in every MOBA game such as Dota and League of Legends for example?
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Before anyone claims that Sun Wukong comes from the Mobile Legends game, it seems interesting if we know a little about the legend of this popular monkey character.
Sun Wukong or Monkey King is a legendary figure who came from China and is known to appear during the reign of the Song Dynasty. However, the storytelling was only popular in the 16th century in the classic novel entitled Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong was born as a mystical stone, and developed into a mischievous monkey who has ambitions to become the strongest. Recognized as one of the demonic figures who have a great influence on other demons, he goes on a journey to find a golden scepter named Ruyi Jingu Bang. The mystical wand shone brightly as Sun Wukong approached it, like a weapon that found its true owner. And along with the wand, he also obtained various magical equipment such as armor gold, circlet of Phoenix feathers and a pair of cloud boots.
With these magical equipment, he was able to shake the heavens by defeating hundreds of thousands of celestial soldiers, 28 constellation and the 4 kings of heaven. Sun Wukong then also challenged the Buddha which actually made him end up imprisoned for 500 years in a mountain.
After 500 years had passed, Sun Wukong offered himself to be a bodyguard Tang Sanzang, a monk who was traveling to the west in search of us saints. This Sun Wukong did on the condition that he would be released after this trip was over. And during the journey, apart from protecting the monk from various dangers, he also learned the virtues and the true path from the Buddha. Sun Wukong later earned the nickname Victorious Fighting Buddha thanks to his strength and service.
A mischievous monkey who is able to shock the heavens itself does sound like an extraordinary story and is very interesting if adapted in modern media. Journey to The West later became the basis for Sun Wukong’s storytelling in its various adaptations, where Sun Wukong was always depicted as a strong and brave figure but blinded by his arrogance and arrogance.
It seems that what was described earlier Sun Wukong is also very popular in video game adaptations, especially in MOBA shutter. MOBA game developers are competing to present the figure of Sun Wukong according to the mechanics of each game, but they all tend to have the same design; monkey body (duh), carries a magic wand, has the ability to make imitations of himself and even rides a magic cloud.
Several MOBA games that the author has played have their own Sun Wukong character in them, and these MOBA games are; Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Smite, Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor), Mobile Legends, Heroes Evolved, Paragon, Vain Glory.
In these MOBA games, Sun Wukong tends to be grouped into the Fighter, Warrior or even Tanker categories. Sun Wukong is also often played as Carry or Offlaner because of his character designs that tend to have base attack which is quite large and its agile abilities that have great damage and have an effect crowd control.
But have you ever thought why the developers of MOBA games include the legendary character Sun Wukong in the game? Even though when talking about legendary characters, of course there are many other legendary figures from various parts of the world who are no less cool to participate in fighting in MOBA games, such as Nyi Roro Kidul for example.
Launching from Player.One, Stephen Sherman as Co-Founder and CCO of Super Evil Megacorp who worked on Vainglory had commented that investors from China felt that having characters related to their culture was necessary for the growth of the game.
And this is true because China as the country with the largest population level, of course, more and more MOBA game developers want their games to be popularly played in that country. It is evident from the popularity of the game League of Legends by Riot Games, for example, which is known to have a total of 11 million players from the China region itself.
It is undeniable that the growing Chinese market can be a stepping stone for game developers who want their games to develop and become popular, especially in MOBA games. The figure of Sun Wukong who does not seem to have a copyright and his easily adapted legend also seems to continue to appear in modern media in the future, such as the version of Monkey King. Cyberpunk for example.
Now with Sun Wukong being present in almost all popular MOBAs, you might be wondering which Sun Wukong is the coolest and can make the most kills. Therefore, you can vote in the poll below to determine which Sun Wukong or Monkey King is the most popular.
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