History Characters / MonkieKid

* PainfulTransformation: Judging by his muffled screams, it wasn't pleasant.

* FallenAngel: According to him, Zhu Bajie was a part of the Celestial Realm before being cast out.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even though he loves to fight, Sha Wujing asks if they are mighty warriors before challenging them.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Last we saw of them, Syntax, Huntsman, and Strong Spider were all captured by the Mayor and turned into slaves for Lady Bone Demon through some means. As for Spider Queen, she's revealed to be the final ingredient Lady Bone Demon needed at the end of the second season.]] [[spoiler:They show up again in the "Embrace Your Destiny" special still acting as Lady Bone Demon's ghostly servants and are destroyed alongside her.]]

* ImAHumanitarian: Was planning to eat Pigsy and Mr. Tang before MK and the others arrived to save them.

* SpiderPeople: Has a human upper body and a much larger arachnid lower body.

* HotBlooded: She's descended from dragons, what would you expect? While she's always been passionate, Season 4 addresses just how reckless and aggressive she can get when trying to protect those she loves, and can't grasp why others think of this as a flaw.

* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:In the "Embrace Your Destiny" special, he gets possessed by the Lady Bone Demon and basically becomes her puppet for a while, until MK manages to break her hold over him with ThePowerOfFriendship. In "The Emperor's Wrath" special, he gets trapped inside the Scroll of Memory and starts to feel crushed by the weight of his past mistakes, until MK and Macaque dive in after him to free him.]]

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:He joins the heroes in the "Embrace Your Destiny" special in order to help them take down Lady Bone Demon, taking up the role of holding off the corrupted Monkey King while MK gets the staff back to destroy the Bone Mech. In the "The Emperor's Wrath" special, he once again joins forces with the heroes just in time for the climax of Season 4: he ventures inside the Scroll of Memory with MK to rescue Monkey King (who's trapped inside it), and then he fights alongside the group to stop the Brotherhood from destroying reality.]]

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:He joins the heroes in the "Embrace Your Destiny" special in order to help them take down Lady Bone Demon, taking up the role of holding off the corrupted Monkey King while MK gets the staff back to destroy the Bone Mech.]]

* OldShame: In-universe, while most of the time Monkey King is very proud of his past exploits there are a few he wished people would forget when MK almost brings up the time he [[spoiler:peed in the Buddha's hand]] Monkey King quickly shushes him.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In ''Journey to the West'', Sun Wukong's power is matched by his intelligence and he had a specific reputation for his planning and trickery. In the show, while not stupid and still a trickster, he's a ''lot'' less calculating than his original counterpart, with many of his biggest mistakes coming from acting on impulse and being outright terrible at thinking things through.

-->'''Sun Wukong:''' [[spoiler:I told you, ''you should have stayed buried!'']]

* EasilyForgiven: Despite Monkey King's numerous slip ups, especially during season 3 [[spoiler: where his thoughtlessness and secretiveness leads to the team almost getting killed by the Samadhi Fire]], no one ends up not holding anything against him once all is said and done -- especially MK, who is basically incapable of thinking ill of his idol for any real amount of time.

* LighterAndSofter: While they share the same flaws, Sun Wukong is much, much kinder and less violent compared to his book counterpart -- even before his Journey to the West.

* OldShame: In-universe the show itself, while most of the time Monkey King is very proud of his past exploits there are a few he wished people would forget when MK almost brings up the time he [[spoiler:peed in the Buddha's hand]] Monkey King quickly shushes him.
* PapaWolf: Despite his lax attitude, Monkey King has proven he cares very deeply for MK -- showing up to protect him from Macaque after the latter steals his powers, [[spoiler:or using the last of his strength to save MK from Lady Bone Demon in the Season 2 finale]].

** While he pretended otherwise throughout the third season, [[spoiler:Lady Bone Demon's plans to destroy the world horrified him, and after he's freed from her control he decides to keep on both her and MK's trail in order to provide some information for stopping her before getting convinced by the latter to play a more active role for the second half of the "Embrace Your Destiny" special.
** He's also evidently disgusted Lady Bone Demon used a child as her host, [[spoiler: catching and protecting the girl when she is released in "Destiny Fulfilled".]]

** [[spoiler:The "Embrace Your Destiny" special shows him dropping this when he is convinced to join the heroes in defeating Lady Bone Demon, in part to make amends for aiding in her plans. In "The Emperor's Wrath" special, Macaque once again decides to help the heroes save Monkey King from a bad predicament and prevent another world-ending apocalypse from happening, at his own risk. His character development is highlighted when he's contrasted with Peng, one of the main antagonists of Season 4, who decides to abandon their "brothers" to their fate the moment things start to go south for them.]]

** As Season 4 shows, in their youths Macaque went along with whatever Monkey King desired despite his worries about the trouble his best friend could get into, and let himself be bullied and ignored by their other sworn brothers. [[spoiler:Macaque started to lose this trait after the sworn brotherhood lost to the Celestial Realm, causing him and Monkey King to lash out at each other.]] By the present Macaque comes to regret his past inaction, advising MK to make his own independent choices rather than going along with the options he's given by others, and finally stands up to his former sworn brothers.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While he pretended otherwise throughout the third season, [[spoiler:Lady Bone Demon's plans to destroy the world horrified him, and after he's freed from her control he decides to keep on both her and MK's trail in order to provide some information for stopping her before getting convinced by the latter to play a more active role for the second half of the "Embrace Your Destiny" special. He's also evidently disgusted Lady Bone Demon used a child as her host, catching and protecting the girl when she is released in "Destiny Fulfilled".]]

* EvilFormerFriend: In Season 2, it is revealed Macaque is this to Monkey King.

** [[spoiler:However, the "Embrace Your Destiny" special shows him managing to subvert this -- as it turns out after "The Samadhi Fire", he decided to follow Ne Zha and MK rather than just hiding, saving the latter from a possessed Monkey King and providing the team information in the form of a captured Mayor in the hopes it will increase their chances. He's then talked by MK into helping them in the final battle, to do his part to make things right and actually ''fight'' to keep his new life.]]

* SecondaryColorNemesis: In contrast to Monkey Kid and Monkey King's [[PrimaryColorChampion red and gold]], the spiders have [[PurpleIsPowerfull purple]] and [[GreenAndMean green]] color schemes, and are very dangerous foes. [[spoiler:Until the White Bone Demon have is finished with them]].

* WorfHadTheFlu: In the past, the Jade Emperor was capable of defeating Sun Wukong and ending his rebellion. In the present, because of his advanced age, he has grown severely weak. That doesn't mean he wouldn't go without a fight.

* PosthumousCharacter: Dead from the start of the series, courtesy to the Lady Bone Demon and the Mayor.

* FireForgedFriends: All the evidence shows that the bonds between the group got off to rocky beginnings, but they all became true friends after all they went through together.
* HeelFaceTurn: For the disciples, joining Tang Sanzang's journey west was a way of redeeming themselves for past misdeeds.

* DefrostingIceKing: Tang Sanzang was an extremely dedicated monk who cut himself off from ties of friendship to focus on his studies, but according to Master Subodhi he truly came to befriend his companions over the course of their journey.

* {{Guyliner}}: This iteration of Monkey King is drawn with longer and more visible lashes than most of the other males in the cast.

* BrokenAce: Even though he still displays a confident attitude as the legend he is, it's implied that Monkey King is very lonely after all these years of isolation on his mountain, but it's been so long that he's become placid towards it. And while he never talks about them, he has multiple sentimental mementos relating to his friends from the Journey to the West - including a VR game that he's apparently poured ''ten thousand hours into''. It's also implied a handful of times that he's a bit depressed about his immortality.

* CharacterDevelopment: Come Season 4, he's become more open and upfront with MK and the team following his HeelRealization and is even willing to admit that he sees all of them as his friends. He's also much more honest about how he [[TheAtoner wasn't always the hero MK knows him as in his youth.]]

* GrewASpine: [[spoiler: After spending all of Season 3 playing on Lady Bone Demon's side out of fear for his life, he finally decides to take a stand after MK convinces him he's not truly the villain he'd like to be.]]

** [[spoiler:However, the "Embrace Your Destiny" special shows him managing to subvert this -- as it turns out after "The Samadhi Fire", he decided to follow Ne Zha and MK rather than just hiding, saving the latter from a possessed Monkey King and providing the team information in the form of a captured Mayor in hopes it will increase their chances. He's then talked by MK into helping them in the final battle, to do his part to make things right and actually ''fight'' to keep his new life.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed. The Macaque in the original ''Journey to the West'' was a power-hungry villain who intended to take Wukong's place and achieve Buddhahood. In ''Monkie Kid'', while still a villain, his motivation is more rooted in getting even with Wukong, feeling like he was left behind by his best friend, and is capable of [[PetTheDog showing sympathy]] to MK. [[spoiler:By "Embrace Your Destiny", he also helps the heroes outright after being convinced to make things right by them.]]

--->'''Macaque:''' [[spoiler:(To MK finding out his friends were captured) Oh, did you just realize they were missing? Classic hero maneuver.]]

---> '''Macaque:''' (To Tang) Look out for number one. Because if you don't, ''no one will''.

* DirtyCoward: He does whatever it takes to save his own skin. In Season 3, [[spoiler:he serves Lady Bone Demon so he can repay the debt she has over him and get away from her destruction -- and in "The Samadhi Fire" he forces the heroes into releasing the Samadhi Fire to burn away Lady Bone Demon's power over him, and is then the first to turn tail and leave when Mei, who became forged with the Fire due to being the unknowing fourth ring, loses control.]] [[spoiler:The "Embrace Your Destiny" special shows him dropping this when he is convinced to join the heroes in defeating Lady Bone Demon, in part amending for aiding in her plans.]]

* EvilMentor: His teachings to MK involve not letting anything hold him back from unleashing his true power, with MK being able to unleash huge, destructive attacks that his body can't handle, as pointed out by Monkey King.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Macaque doesn't really care about anyone but himself and won't hesitate to backstab or abandon a cause where nothing's in it for him. [[spoiler:Even more egregious in Season 3 where he tries to take the Samadhi Fire for himself ''even though'' he knows it's the last chance humanity has against Lady Bone Demon. When Mei, through his intervention, becomes the involuntary vessel for the fire and threatens to lose control, he doesn't stay to help in any way but merely slinks away into the shadows to save his own skin.]]
** [[spoiler:However, the "Embrace Your Destiny" special shows him managing to subvert this -- as it turns out after "The Samadhi Fire", he decided to follow Ne Zha and MK rather than just hiding, saving the latter from a possessed Monkey King and providing the team information in the form of a captured Mayor in hopes it will increase their chances. He's then talked by MK into helping them in the final battle, to do his part to make things right and actually ''fight'' to keep his new life.]]

* NeverMyFault: Whatever falling out he and Monkey King had in the past, he blames the latter for it and holds a deep grudge against him, especially since it ended with him losing and eye and his life, briefly.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Macaque usually doesn't take anything or anyone seriously. So when he gets uncharacteristically somber when warning MK about Lady Bone Demon it's especially noteworthy. He also shows ''actual fear'' when confronted by the Mayor, [[spoiler:who is a servant of Lady Bone Demon]].

** In Season 4, [[spoiler:he genuinely tries to comfort MK over the revelation that he's a stone monkey, and gives him a pep talk about only he can decide who he is.]]

* PurpleIsPowerful:His [[CastingAShadow shadow magic]] is [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack dark and purple colored]] and is powerful enough to trade blows with Monkey King himself.

* ReformedButNotTamed: While he manages to pull a HeelFaceTurn at the end of Season 3 [[spoiler:-- at least partially for the sake of saving the world so he can continue live in it --]] he still maintains his rivalry with Monkey King (though now it's been toned down to petty squabbling on both sides) and remains aloof from the heroes, but the season ends with the hint that he might finally be starting to see the merit in MK's moral values. By Season 4, he's a full on AloofAlly, although he still likes messing with people.

* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: Turns into MK in the middle of his and Monkey King's fight to throw Monkey King off. It works, much to Macaque's amusement.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: The relationship that he and Monkey King have in this adaption. As touched upon in Seasons 2 and 3, his vitriolic grudge towards Monkey King stems from the belief that he abandoned him to be a hero, and the [[spoiler:eventual confrontation between them ending with Macaque imprisoned in the Underworld.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler: When training Mei in how to wield the Samadhi Fire, he emphasizes the necessity of meditation and keeping a cool head. Mei immediately mentions how out of place it sounds for ''[[HotBlooded Red Son]]'' of all people to be advocating for those things (played over a flashback of him ''[[FieryRedHead literally igniting]] in rage''). After scoffing at it for a moment, he reluctantly concedes the point, but continues the training.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler: When training Mei in how to wield the Samadhi Fire, he emphasizes the necessity of meditation and keeping a cool head. Mei ''immediately'' points how out of place it sounds for ''[[HotBlooded Red Son]]'' of all people to be advocating for those things. After scoffing at it for a moment, he reluctantly concedes the point, but continues the training anyway.]]

** In "Better Than We Found It" Monkey King quickly realizes that Azure must have been brought back from the Underworld and given the scroll by someone who wanted him to lose control and destroy the world with the Jade Emperor's power, with the latter just as horrified by that by that revelation.

** In Season 4, he owns up to how most of the mistakes he's made in his past, including his failed conquest against the Celestial Realm, came from his obsession with gaining power growing out of control and losing sight of his initial intention to simply protect everything he cared for. [[spoiler:Particularly, his bitterness over his failure and punishment caused him to drive away his former best friend Macaque before his time with Tang Sanzang changed him.]]

* TheFriendNoOneLikes: Downplayed, but despite MK’s adoration of him, none of his friends (even Tang) particularly ''like'' Monkey King for a majority of Season 3, which is justified due to his irreverent behaviour, secrecy and tendency to withdraw from others -- namely, when other beings call him out as untrustworthy, they mostly either don’t argue or outright agree. However, the ending of Season 3 has things improve due to MK’s unwavering faith allowing Monkey King to acknowledge his faults and amend his bad first impression on the group.

** Also evident in Season 4 -- Aside from Macaque and Azure, no one in the Brotherhood truly seemed to respect Monkey King all that much or take him seriously as their leader, mainly just viewing him as entertaining. It says something that the Camel Ridge trio didn’t think twice about the idea that he willingly betrayed them for the Celestial Realm, and [[WithFriendsLikeThese could explain why Monkey King lost his desire for friends later in life.]]