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	For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.		For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

	The Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. The Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[~~Tzeench~~\|Tzeentchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.		The Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. The Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeentch\|Tzeentchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

	He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in a different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.		He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in a different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.

2A02:1808:4:BED9:7E3F:1172:69FF:9A7C: /* Warhammer */

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	For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.		For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

	Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|~~Tzeenchian~~]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.		The Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. The Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeentchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

	He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.		He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in a different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.

	For many years these mentions were the only lore about the Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theorised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] he was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and resides in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.		For many years these mentions were the only lore about the Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theorised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] he was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of the Dragon siblings, who is still alive and resides in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.

	The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from the [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully future updates to TWW3 will tell us more.		The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from the [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully future updates to TWW3 will tell us more.

	Fans are hoping he'll be a choice for a potential Cathay themed Legendary Lord to not only break up the inevitable tide of Dragon Siblings but also to show one of the few consistent bits of Cathay lore that's still around. That and monkey units!		Fans are hoping he'll be a choice for a potential Cathay themed Legendary Lord to not only break up the inevitable tide of Dragon Siblings but also to show one of the few consistent bits of Cathay lore that's still around. That and monkey units!

1d4chan>Malekithvsmalekith: /* Warhammer */

2022-11-06T21:35:40Z

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	== Warhammer ==		== Warhammer ==
	For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small ~~bits of lore~~ about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.		For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

	Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeenchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.		Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeenchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

	He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. Monkey King went in different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.		He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.

	For many years these mentions were the only lore ~~bits~~ about Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was ~~theoretised~~ by many to be one of the starting legendary lords, but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] ~~Monkey King~~ was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and ~~reside~~ in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.		For many years these mentions were the only lore about the Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theorised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] he was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and resides in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.

	The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully~~, once~~ TWW3 ~~drops and when it~~ will ~~likely get map expansion we will know~~ more.		The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from the [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully future updates to TWW3 will tell us more.

	Fans are hoping he'll be a choice for a potential Cathay themed Legendary Lord to not only break up the inevitable Dragon Siblings but also to show one of the few consistent bits of Cathay lore ~~thats~~ still around. That and monkey units!		Fans are hoping he'll be a choice for a potential Cathay themed Legendary Lord to not only break up the inevitable tide of Dragon Siblings but also to show one of the few consistent bits of Cathay lore that's still around. That and monkey units!

1d4chan>Malekithvsmalekith: /* Warhammer */

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	== Warhammer ==		== Warhammer ==
	For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], ~~much of the~~ [[Cathay]] and its lore ~~was~~ shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small bits of lore about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.		For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small bits of lore about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

	Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeenchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.		Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeenchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

1d4chan>FederalKoboldInspector: /* Warhammer */

2022-08-26T05:43:17Z

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	For many years these mentions were the only lore bits about Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theoretised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords, but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] Monkey King was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and reside in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.		For many years these mentions were the only lore bits about Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theoretised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords, but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] Monkey King was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and reside in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.

	The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully, once TWW3 drops and when it will likely get map expansion we will know more.		The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully, once TWW3 drops and when it will likely get map expansion we will know more.

			Fans are hoping he'll be a choice for a potential Cathay themed Legendary Lord to not only break up the inevitable Dragon Siblings but also to show one of the few consistent bits of Cathay lore thats still around. That and monkey units!

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity.: /* Backstory */

2022-07-11T21:48:14Z

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	==Backstory==		==Backstory==
	Sun Wukong was born from a stone egg, which was contained within an ancient rock that had been created by [[PROMOTIONS\|the coupling of Heaven and Earth]]; the meteor struck a mountain inhabited by wild monkeys. (Yes, this is the basis for Goku's origin, so [[/co/\|Superman fanboys]] claiming originality can eat shit.) Despite his categorically ~~extraterrestrial~~ origin, he emerged from the magical egg looking much like the locals, save for being made of rock. After leading his tribe to the well-hidden source of a stream, Sun Wukong took the title of "Handsome Monkey King". From there he would proceed to travel the world and establish further influence and power, making several alliances after collecting powerful weapons and armour like your average JRPG protagonist. This included his trademark staff, phoenix-feather cap, gold chain-mail shirt and cloud-walking boots.		Sun Wukong was born from a stone egg, which was contained within an ancient rock that had been created by [[PROMOTIONS\|the coupling of Heaven and Earth]]; the meteor struck a mountain inhabited by wild monkeys. (Yes, this is the basis for Goku's origin, so [[/co/\|Superman fanboys]] claiming originality can eat shit.) Despite his categorically extra-terrestrial origin, he emerged from the magical egg looking much like the locals, save for being made of rock. After leading his tribe to the well-hidden source of a stream, Sun Wukong took the title of "Handsome Monkey King". From there he would proceed to travel the world and establish further influence and power, making several alliances after collecting powerful weapons and armour like your average JRPG protagonist. This included his trademark staff, phoenix-feather cap, gold chain-mail shirt and cloud-walking boots.

	At some point, the Chinese equivalent of Hell came calling for his soul; rather than accept death and reincarnation, Wukong decided to [[Settra the Imperishable\|wipe the names of him and any monkey he knew from the Book of Life and Death.]] This pissed off the gods - in particular troubling Yama (also known as Enma), the other Kings of Hell and the Dragon Kings - due to the inherent blasphemy and the sheer clerical hell that would result. When the [[The God-Emperor of Mankind\|Jade Emperor]] got wind of this, he figured the solution was to kick Sun Wukong upstairs to Heaven, thinking that a place amongst the gods would keep him in line. Unfortunately, he tried to pull one over on the Monkey King - Wukong was indeed admitted to heaven, but as protector of the Cloud Horses, I.E. [[Lulz\|a fucking stable boy]]. The Monkey King's reaction was [[RAGE\|measured and reasonable]]: he sets the horses loose, fucks off back to his mountain and declares himself "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal (齊天大聖)". Unable to arrest the sneaky bastard, Jade Emps thought to pacify him again, this time appointing him guardian of a heavenly peach garden. While a much higher position than before, it conveniently excludes him from being invited to a royal banquet for all the ''important'' gods. [[Derp\|Apparently Jade Emps thought the same trick would work twice.]]		At some point, the Chinese equivalent of Hell came calling for his soul; rather than accept death and reincarnation, Wukong decided to [[Settra the Imperishable\|wipe the names of him and any monkey he knew from the Book of Life and Death.]] This pissed off the gods - in particular troubling Yama (also known as Enma), the other Kings of Hell and the Dragon Kings - due to the inherent blasphemy and the sheer clerical hell that would result. When the [[The God-Emperor of Mankind\|Jade Emperor]] got wind of this, he figured the solution was to kick Sun Wukong upstairs to Heaven, thinking that a place amongst the gods would keep him in line. Unfortunately, he tried to pull one over on the Monkey King - Wukong was indeed admitted to heaven, but as protector of the Cloud Horses, I.E. [[Lulz\|a fucking stable boy]].

	Deciding to step his rebellion game up a notch, he drinks the Jade Emperor's royal wine, along with chowing down on longevity pills and the garden's peaches - which he likely was doing anyway, since each peach on their own would grant immortality. Thoroughly stocked up on extra lives, the Monkey King then proceeded to '''''solo the entire Army of Heaven''''' - 100,000 celestial warriors, all 28 constellations, and the four Heavenly Kings - all without breaking a sweat. He even matched the strength of Erlang Shen, a pretty cool guy who is the Jade Emp's nephew, has a [[Archaon\|truth-seeing 3rd eye on his forehead]] and was the best of Heaven's generals; even when Sun Wukong was captured, it was only through the combined efforts of ~~Tao~~ and Buddhist forces, including several of the greatest deities, and finally Guanyin, a Bodhisattva (an incredibly powerful god-like entity that guides others towards enlightenment, and the only one who could actually subdue and control him).		When he found this out, the Monkey King's reaction was [[RAGE\|measured and reasonable]]: he set the horses loose, fucked off back to his mountain and declared himself "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal (齊天大聖)". Unable to arrest the sneaky bastard, Jade Emps thought to pacify him again, this time appointing him guardian of a heavenly peach garden. While a much higher position than before, it conveniently excluded him from being invited to a royal banquet for all the ''important'' gods. [[Derp\|Apparently Jade Emps thought the same trick would work twice.]]

			Deciding to step his rebellion game up a notch, he drinks the Jade Emperor's royal wine, along with chowing down on longevity pills and the garden's peaches - which he likely was doing anyway, since each peach on their own would grant immortality. Thoroughly stocked up on extra lives, the Monkey King then proceeded to '''''solo the entire Army of Heaven''''' - 100,000 celestial warriors, all 28 constellations, and the four Heavenly Kings - all without breaking a sweat. He even matched the strength of Erlang Shen, a pretty cool guy who is the Jade Emp's nephew, has a [[Archaon\|truth-seeing 3rd eye on his forehead]] and was the best of Heaven's generals; even when Sun Wukong was captured, it was only through the combined efforts of Taoist and Buddhist forces, including several of the greatest deities, and finally Guanyin, a Bodhisattva (an incredibly powerful god-like entity that guides others towards enlightenment, and the only one who could actually subdue and control him).

	...And then what? They certainly couldn't execute the Monkey King for obvious reasons, and trying to distil him into an elixir for recreating the longevity pills [[FAIL\|just made him '''stronger''' and gave him even more fucking superpowers]]. Enter Buddha, as in '''THE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Buddha]''', who appeals to his pride by claiming that he can't escape the Buddha's palm. Sun Wukong accepted, being the smug motherfucker he is, and leaps almost effortlessly to an area with five pillars, where he leaves his mark by writing his title on them (and in some versions by ''peeing'' on them as well). Leaping back, he finds himself back in the Buddha's palm, where it turns out he'd never left - [[Just As Planned\|the pillars he'd marked were Buddha's ''fingers.'']] Having one-upped the ultimate trickster, Buddha then turns his hand into a mountain and traps him under it, sealing him with a special talisman before he can lift it off (yeah, he can bench press mountains, get on his fucking level).		...And then what? They certainly couldn't execute the Monkey King for obvious reasons, and trying to distil him into an elixir for recreating the longevity pills [[FAIL\|just made him '''stronger''' and gave him even more fucking superpowers]]. Enter Buddha, as in '''THE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Buddha]''', who appeals to his pride by claiming that he can't escape the Buddha's palm. Sun Wukong accepted, being the smug motherfucker he is, and leaps almost effortlessly to an area with five pillars, where he leaves his mark by writing his title on them (and in some versions by ''peeing'' on them as well). Leaping back, he finds himself back in the Buddha's palm, where it turns out he'd never left - [[Just As Planned\|the pillars he'd marked were Buddha's ''fingers.'']] Having one-upped the ultimate trickster, Buddha then turns his hand into a mountain and traps him under it, sealing him with a special talisman before he can lift it off (yeah, he can bench press mountains, get on his fucking level).

1d4chan>Neckrage at 09:50, 30 December 2021

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			== Warhammer ==
			For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], much of the [[Cathay]] and its lore was shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small bits of lore about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

			Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeench\|Tzeenchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

			He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. Monkey King went in different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.

			For many years these mentions were the only lore bits about Monkey King. With the announcement of Total Warhammer III, he was theoretised by many to be one of the starting legendary lords, but with the reveal of [[Miao Ying]] and [[Zhao Ming]] Monkey King was once again set aside. Until the new lore dropped, in which he was revealed as a major player in Cathay, who took over the country when Big D was absent, and an enemy of Dragon siblings who is still alive and reside in Mountains of Heaven in a similar way how [[Farsight]] can't be destroyed by [[Tau]] without their enemies destroying them both. His warriors also sometimes serve as mercenaries.

			The Monkey King's race and appearance is still debated. He may be a [[Beastmen\|Beastman]] related to those apemen-things from [[Southlands]] or something completely different. Hopefully, once TWW3 drops and when it will likely get map expansion we will know more.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: Added image

2021-10-22T22:50:47Z

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			[[File:Monkey king tSoR.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	In [[D&D]]'s [[Birthright]] setting, the Monkey King is a chaotic neutral deity who protects monkeys throughout the planes. He used to reside in the [[Beastlands]], but was exiled from the plane for his constant pranks and trickery. He has a unique artifact called the Sceptre of the Monkey King that can shapeshift into any tool or weapon with a handle, and allows him to fly.		In [[D&D]]'s [[Birthright]] setting, the Monkey King is a chaotic neutral deity who protects monkeys throughout the planes. He used to reside in the [[Beastlands]], but was exiled from the plane for his constant pranks and trickery. He has a unique artifact called the Sceptre of the Monkey King that can shapeshift into any tool or weapon with a handle, and allows him to fly.
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	For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.		For many years before the announce of [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|Total War Warhammer III]], [[Cathay]] and its lore were shrouded in mystery, as [[Games Workshop\|GeeDubs]] refused to do anything with Eastern human nations. Small details about the Celestial Empire were still present though, mostly in novels and other literature from [[Black Library]], but also in rulebooks of some playable factions (like [[Ogre Kingdoms]] or [[Skaven]]). And here the Monkey King comes in.

	The Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. The Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[~~Tzeench~~\|Tzeentchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.		The Monkey King is first mentioned in [[Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonné\|Genevieve Dieudonné]] novel, ''Beasts in Velvet'', in which he is described as the ruler of Cathay who managed to trick elementals into fighting when he was still a young prince. The Monkey King is tied to the plot despite not appearing in the book, as he is the guy who expelled [[Tzeentch\|Tzeentchian]] cultist Dien Ch'ing, causing him to eventually kill the Cathayan ambassador, take his place and join the plot to overthrow the Western Emperor.

	He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in a different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.		He is later described in the Second Edition [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] as the young nobody who was assisted by the tricky rat-things in taking over Cathay, much like Sultan Jaffar from [[Araby\|the other forgotten human realm]]. The Monkey King went in a different direction however, and instead of trying to fuck over the [[Old World]] he installed a warlord of [[Clan Eshin]] as his advisor and started trade with the Under-Empire.

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	==Backstory==		==Backstory==
	Sun Wukong was born from a stone egg, which was contained within an ancient rock that had been created by [[PROMOTIONS\|the coupling of Heaven and Earth]]; the meteor struck a mountain inhabited by wild monkeys. (Yes, this is the basis for Goku's origin, so [[/co/\|Superman fanboys]] claiming originality can eat shit.) Despite his categorically ~~extraterrestrial~~ origin, he emerged from the magical egg looking much like the locals, save for being made of rock. After leading his tribe to the well-hidden source of a stream, Sun Wukong took the title of "Handsome Monkey King". From there he would proceed to travel the world and establish further influence and power, making several alliances after collecting powerful weapons and armour like your average JRPG protagonist. This included his trademark staff, phoenix-feather cap, gold chain-mail shirt and cloud-walking boots.		Sun Wukong was born from a stone egg, which was contained within an ancient rock that had been created by [[PROMOTIONS\|the coupling of Heaven and Earth]]; the meteor struck a mountain inhabited by wild monkeys. (Yes, this is the basis for Goku's origin, so [[/co/\|Superman fanboys]] claiming originality can eat shit.) Despite his categorically extra-terrestrial origin, he emerged from the magical egg looking much like the locals, save for being made of rock. After leading his tribe to the well-hidden source of a stream, Sun Wukong took the title of "Handsome Monkey King". From there he would proceed to travel the world and establish further influence and power, making several alliances after collecting powerful weapons and armour like your average JRPG protagonist. This included his trademark staff, phoenix-feather cap, gold chain-mail shirt and cloud-walking boots.

	At some point, the Chinese equivalent of Hell came calling for his soul; rather than accept death and reincarnation, Wukong decided to [[Settra the Imperishable\|wipe the names of him and any monkey he knew from the Book of Life and Death.]] This pissed off the gods - in particular troubling Yama (also known as Enma), the other Kings of Hell and the Dragon Kings - due to the inherent blasphemy and the sheer clerical hell that would result. When the [[The God-Emperor of Mankind\|Jade Emperor]] got wind of this, he figured the solution was to kick Sun Wukong upstairs to Heaven, thinking that a place amongst the gods would keep him in line. Unfortunately, he tried to pull one over on the Monkey King - Wukong was indeed admitted to heaven, but as protector of the Cloud Horses, I.E. [[Lulz\|a fucking stable boy]]. The Monkey King's reaction was [[RAGE\|measured and reasonable]]: he sets the horses loose, fucks off back to his mountain and declares himself "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal (齊天大聖)". Unable to arrest the sneaky bastard, Jade Emps thought to pacify him again, this time appointing him guardian of a heavenly peach garden. While a much higher position than before, it conveniently excludes him from being invited to a royal banquet for all the ''important'' gods. [[Derp\|Apparently Jade Emps thought the same trick would work twice.]]		At some point, the Chinese equivalent of Hell came calling for his soul; rather than accept death and reincarnation, Wukong decided to [[Settra the Imperishable\|wipe the names of him and any monkey he knew from the Book of Life and Death.]] This pissed off the gods - in particular troubling Yama (also known as Enma), the other Kings of Hell and the Dragon Kings - due to the inherent blasphemy and the sheer clerical hell that would result. When the [[The God-Emperor of Mankind\|Jade Emperor]] got wind of this, he figured the solution was to kick Sun Wukong upstairs to Heaven, thinking that a place amongst the gods would keep him in line. Unfortunately, he tried to pull one over on the Monkey King - Wukong was indeed admitted to heaven, but as protector of the Cloud Horses, I.E. [[Lulz\|a fucking stable boy]].

	Deciding to step his rebellion game up a notch, he drinks the Jade Emperor's royal wine, along with chowing down on longevity pills and the garden's peaches - which he likely was doing anyway, since each peach on their own would grant immortality. Thoroughly stocked up on extra lives, the Monkey King then proceeded to '''''solo the entire Army of Heaven''''' - 100,000 celestial warriors, all 28 constellations, and the four Heavenly Kings - all without breaking a sweat. He even matched the strength of Erlang Shen, a pretty cool guy who is the Jade Emp's nephew, has a [[Archaon\|truth-seeing 3rd eye on his forehead]] and was the best of Heaven's generals; even when Sun Wukong was captured, it was only through the combined efforts of ~~Tao~~ and Buddhist forces, including several of the greatest deities, and finally Guanyin, a Bodhisattva (an incredibly powerful god-like entity that guides others towards enlightenment, and the only one who could actually subdue and control him).		When he found this out, the Monkey King's reaction was [[RAGE\|measured and reasonable]]: he set the horses loose, fucked off back to his mountain and declared himself "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal (齊天大聖)". Unable to arrest the sneaky bastard, Jade Emps thought to pacify him again, this time appointing him guardian of a heavenly peach garden. While a much higher position than before, it conveniently excluded him from being invited to a royal banquet for all the ''important'' gods. [[Derp\|Apparently Jade Emps thought the same trick would work twice.]]

			Deciding to step his rebellion game up a notch, he drinks the Jade Emperor's royal wine, along with chowing down on longevity pills and the garden's peaches - which he likely was doing anyway, since each peach on their own would grant immortality. Thoroughly stocked up on extra lives, the Monkey King then proceeded to '''''solo the entire Army of Heaven''''' - 100,000 celestial warriors, all 28 constellations, and the four Heavenly Kings - all without breaking a sweat. He even matched the strength of Erlang Shen, a pretty cool guy who is the Jade Emp's nephew, has a [[Archaon\|truth-seeing 3rd eye on his forehead]] and was the best of Heaven's generals; even when Sun Wukong was captured, it was only through the combined efforts of Taoist and Buddhist forces, including several of the greatest deities, and finally Guanyin, a Bodhisattva (an incredibly powerful god-like entity that guides others towards enlightenment, and the only one who could actually subdue and control him).

	...And then what? They certainly couldn't execute the Monkey King for obvious reasons, and trying to distil him into an elixir for recreating the longevity pills [[FAIL\|just made him '''stronger''' and gave him even more fucking superpowers]]. Enter Buddha, as in '''THE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Buddha]''', who appeals to his pride by claiming that he can't escape the Buddha's palm. Sun Wukong accepted, being the smug motherfucker he is, and leaps almost effortlessly to an area with five pillars, where he leaves his mark by writing his title on them (and in some versions by ''peeing'' on them as well). Leaping back, he finds himself back in the Buddha's palm, where it turns out he'd never left - [[Just As Planned\|the pillars he'd marked were Buddha's ''fingers.'']] Having one-upped the ultimate trickster, Buddha then turns his hand into a mountain and traps him under it, sealing him with a special talisman before he can lift it off (yeah, he can bench press mountains, get on his fucking level).		...And then what? They certainly couldn't execute the Monkey King for obvious reasons, and trying to distil him into an elixir for recreating the longevity pills [[FAIL\|just made him '''stronger''' and gave him even more fucking superpowers]]. Enter Buddha, as in '''THE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Buddha]''', who appeals to his pride by claiming that he can't escape the Buddha's palm. Sun Wukong accepted, being the smug motherfucker he is, and leaps almost effortlessly to an area with five pillars, where he leaves his mark by writing his title on them (and in some versions by ''peeing'' on them as well). Leaping back, he finds himself back in the Buddha's palm, where it turns out he'd never left - [[Just As Planned\|the pillars he'd marked were Buddha's ''fingers.'']] Having one-upped the ultimate trickster, Buddha then turns his hand into a mountain and traps him under it, sealing him with a special talisman before he can lift it off (yeah, he can bench press mountains, get on his fucking level).