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<br><br><br><br>This article is part of a directory: Black Myth: Wukong - Complete Guide And Walkthrough <br><br><br>Table of contents <br><br><br>Getting Started <br><br><br>Getting Started  Beginner Tips Combat Tips How To Access DLC Items Best Skills To Unlock First Cannot Absorb Spirits Without Guidance, Explained Meditate Location Guide Loong Scales Location All Celestial Jade Lotus Pill Locations All Celestial Taiyi Pill Locations Kun Steel Location All Skandha Locations All Transformation Locations All Curios Locations All Awaken Wine Worm Locations All Luojia Fragrant Vine Locations All Spell Locations All Formulas Locations All Celestial Nonary Pill Locations All Gourd Locations How To Craft Celestial Medicine How To Respec How To Get Refined Iron Sand How To Find Fine Gold Thread How To Open The Purple Prison Cells In The Pagoda How To Unlock More Curios Slots How To Get The Elder Amourworm Spirit How To Unlock The Secret Ending How To Get The Ashen Slumber Transformation Who Is Wukong? 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This involves collecting a series of essences, while at the same time learning the techniques and powers of the original Wukong. <br><br><br>Now, when the game ends, it seems to do so abruptly, with many players wondering what it was all about. Well, for those wondering what that thing on Wukong’s head was all about, and if there are any other endings, you’ll find your answers here. We delve into the true ending of Black Myth: Wukong, explaining what it all means. <br><br><br>The Story Of Black Myth: Wukong <br><br><br><br><br><br>Black Myth: Wukong takes place after Journey to the West , a 16th-century Chinese novel. In it, Wukong has redeemed himself from his past transgressions against the kingdom of heaven, but we see him once again being targeted by the heavenly armies.<br><br><br>Wukong is bested by Erlang Shen , the mightiest fighter in both heaven and earth and the only one known to have bested Wukong before. Yet this time, Wukong dies , and his body is sealed in a state similar to when he was born: inside a rock atop a mountain. <br><br><br>The Destined One <br><br><br><br><br><br>Centuries later, monkeys gather around the rock that holds the remnants of Wukong, an elder telling the story of how their King died. The player then takes control of one of the listening monkeys, a silent protagonist that journeys to find the six Senses of the Great Sage , gaining many of Wukong’s trademark powers on the way. <br><br><br>Once they have five senses, they have to return to the rock and collect the final sense: the mind. Doing so causes the Destined One to enter the rock holding Wukong , and they duel during the final confrontation of the game. The ending depends on certain side quests done before that fight. <br><br><br>The Bad Ending <br><br><br><br><br><br>The Bad ending is the one you get by default , and getting this ending is part of the process to unlock the True ending. In it, we see the Destined One win its duel against Wukong , absorbing the late Monkey King fully and finally earning his title. <br><br><br>There is, however, one thing the Destined One doesn’t inherit: the Golden Headband . This head accessory simply falls to the ground, but it is picked up by the elder monkey from the beginning of the game, and he places it on the head of the Destined One.<br><br><br>After this, we see the Destined One/Wukong in a sort of stasis , his body now trapped inside the rock that used to hold Wukong. Then the game ends, leaving players wondering what happened or what the point of it all was. <br><br><br>The Golden Headband <br><br><br><br><br><br>The purpose of the Golden Headband is more explicitly revealed during the True ending, but fans of Journey to the West would already know its purpose. In essence, it prevents Wukong from defying the heavens , turning him into less of a threat to the status quo. <br><br><br>Now that Headband was removed by Buddha at the end of the original novel (we even get a reminder of that during the True ending), but it seems that it wasn’t fully removed or that it was placed again. This means that, even if Wukong won against Erlang Shen at the start of the game, it wouldn’t have mattered . <br><br><br>Now that the Destined One has the Golden Headband, they too are subdued and unable to stand against the heavenly kingdom. The elder monkey might have been an agent of the heavens all along , ensuring that Wukong remains fully sealed. <br><br><br>The True Ending <br><br><br><br><br><br>To get the True ending, you’ll need to find the Grand Pagoda in Chapter 3 and complete a quest about finding Loong Scales. With that done, you’ll unlock a secret chapter, where you fight Erlang Shen as the Destined One , a fight that soon becomes a mighty brawl among titans and unlocks the Rock Monkey transformation. <br><br><br>Curiously, Erlang isn’t slain at the end of the fight , something that happens very rarely in Black Myth: Wukong. Instead, black smoke is released from Erlang’s third eye , unlocking something undisclosed within the Destined One, and then Erlang leaves, claiming he is "now at peace."<br><br><br>The player now needs to face Wukong once again , and the scene after the fight plays out in a similar fashion. Yet, as the elder monkey approaches with the Golden Headband, the Destined One opens his eyes , and  [https://Www.Wukongchronicle.com/ Www.Wukongchronicle.com] an animation starts showing the story of Wukong in reverse : from his death at the beginning of the game to the moment he left to face off against the celestial forces. <br><br><br>Wukong’s Real Plan <br><br><br><br><br><br>The one who gave the six Senses of the Great Sage to the different bosses of the game was Erlang Shen , but he didn’t do that out of spite. He knew that one day, a monkey would rise and claim them back , gaining Wukong’s power little by little. <br><br><br>This was likely planned at the behest of Wukong himself , with the goal being simple: remove the Golden Headband from his head . To do this, a new monkey would need to rise and inherit everything that makes Wukong himself; the Headband is not included , hence why it isn’t automatically transferred to the Destined One at the end. <br><br><br>What This Means For The Series <br><br><br><br><br><br>The True ending shows Wukong rising once again ; it might not be the same monkey, but it has his skills and memories and likely inherited his goals as well (the Destined One was more of a blank canvas anyway). This means that this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Wukong , making him possibly return in a future game. <br><br><br>But with Wukong’s story being so thoroughly told, what could we expect to see next? Well, if Wukong wants to bring down the status quo, we can expect a heavenly brawl not unlike the God of War series, facing off against the many Chinese mythological figures. <br><br><br>We might also get a game based around some other characters, utilizing the naming convention of Black Myth: Character Name. Erlang Shen might be an interesting choice for that, although Sha Wujing, one of Wukong’s original companions, is oddly missing from the story, making him the most likely choice. <br>