@@valiensr1037 Yeah, there was a damn good reason to pit Hercules and Sun Wukong against each other in Death Battle. The huge impact on the very concept of pop culture itself as we know it. It's clear Hercules' divine strenght was the base on creating Superman's most basic power which in turn kickstarted the entire superhero genre and Sun Wukong, a character from a so richful novel it's officially considered as Chinese mythology, is the base of SEVERAL anime with Dragon Ball and Goku as the entire anime culture's face. So basically that was ONE WAY to make sure Goku wins against Superman, by having their sources of inspiration fight each other.
@@centurynerdbr they even got the dub voice of Goku to voice Sun Wukong (he's also the voice of Ultraman Zero in the now airing English dub of Ultraman Z)
I have seen so many versions of the character in media, like when he was a villain of the week in Jackie Chan Adventures, where he was played by Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom, there's a character named after him in RWBY where his weapon is a bo staff that can be split into a pair of nunchucks that are also shotguns, Goku (self-explanatory), his role as MK's mentor in Monkie Kid (where he's also voiced by Goku's English VA), dude is a legend for a reason, and its also why I eagerly anticipate the annual continuation of Red's telling of Journey to the West on the Overly Sarcastic Productions UA-cam channel
You are a legend my friend! I’m glad you know so many great references! I didn’t think anyone would mention the mischievous puppet from Jackie Chan’s Adventures, but you did! I can’t wait for OSP to do a new JTTW episode as well!
Maybe for a future Halloween sequel to this, there could be a "Top 10 Versions of Hades", given how many versions or "Hades-lites" there are in general.
You know, I think there is another aspect of Ryuji that matches well with Sun Wikong: His sin. There is a fan theory that not just the major bosses are based around the 7 Deadly Sins as we've seen them (and not how you laid them out in your Blasphemous LP), but also your own party, with Ryuji being the Pride of the party. He wants to wear his Phantom Thief badge with honor and show it around, but can't because, you know, the law, and is often the one who makes the biggest slips. And, honestly, I can see Sun Wukong being the same: A VERY prideful man honed with his skills and accomplishments. Without the band restricting him, I am sure he would let that pride take him all over and showcase with no worry whatsoever, just like Ryuji tends to slip up (with the rest of the party aiding in helping him recover)
Very thought provoking....though the protagonists' sins seem to have won out since they eventually learn to control them to a degree as opposed to the main antogonists.
@Erich Fiedler yes, but in the earlier years, they also counted Vainglory (which is like Pride and Envy had a child, best I understand) and Depression as sins, and if we separate Joker as an Everyman and count Crow and Violet (Royal) or Sophie and Wolf (Strikers) as honorary members, that makes 9 Phantom Thieves
Sun wu kong may be my favorite fictional character of all time and seeing this coundown opened up a ton of new ideas and perspectives I definitely need to try out the game at the number one spot
I've read an abridged version of Journey To The West. It basically removes a bunch of filler, much like what Overly Sarcastic Productions is doing with their Journey To The West series. Though, one unfortunate for my abridged book difference is OSP actually included Monkey facing the Six Eared Macaque. ... I wonder if the Lord Of The Beach from the first entry in the countdown was a reference to that Macaque.
if you want to see a nice reimagining/retelling of it check out the anime saiyuki, specificly either the reloaded or gunlock remixes whtich remove some of the filler episodes
Guess that Abridged version includes the time Tripitaka and Pigsy drank from the baby making stream and to not have them suffer the events of the movie Junior, they have to get magic abortion water that's guarded by someone who would've loved our Supreme Court murder Roe v Wade in broad daylight
@@erichfiedler1481 Oh, that is absolutely in the version I have. And it's amazing. It also has the time Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy tricked a trio of Taoist immortals into drinking their urine.
First of all, Oscar, you REALLY need to do a Top Ten Staff Masters list! The world needs to know who in videogames can best pummel their enemies into submission with a pole/rod/stick. Second, with regards to Ryuji... You forgot one other important reference: His Ultimate weapon is Son Wukong's staff itself, which Joker can get for him by transforming Hanuman into an item. Makes for a twofer of a Son Wukong reference. Heck, although I'm probably reaching, Ryuji's base desires and having a Pirate for a Persona could be references to Pigsy and Sandy too!
I'm gonna guess Kilik, since Xiba already fills the Wukong archetype. Kilik is more serious, hardened, and disciplined, which I think fits more if you're using a staff, or really any sort of weapon. Xiba's more improvisation and informal.@@dhivaansalig6398
I genuinely appreciate that this was a legitimate and not just a half-assed joke (particularly because Sun wukong is one of if not my favorite mythological character) I have actually grown to hate April fool's when it comes to you too just because of how many genuinely interesting video topics get played off as jokes and how I can almost guarantee that nothing in my sub feed will be worth watching because of that
Son of the beach reminds me of the Italian man who went to Malta joke. If you've never heard it before just type it into the youtube search bar, you won't regret it.
What I like about your lists is that sometimes you go for topics that not a lot of other people would even think of, while making said topic both engaging to listen to AND learn about. (It's why some of your Weapons Month videos stand as some of my favorites from you.) I hardly knew about Sun Wukong before today but you got me curious enough to wishlist the #1 game. Thanks for the history lesson! (On April Fool's, no less. Joke's on me for not being prepared to learn!)
By the way (In case you didn't already know) Enslaved Odyssey to the west was developed by Ninja Theory. The company that made stuff like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. And the infamous DMC reboot.
Definitely happy for the Dragalia Lost shoutouts through the countdown. Loved playing that game and was sad to see it go. Maybe one day a character from it can make one of these lists. As for the list itself, fantastic as always and #1 was certainly one I haven't heard of, but makes sense topping the list. Hope everything's going well for ya!
Oh I just realized! Yukimura from that game would have made for a good pick on this list. She mixes both the Japanese warrior and the monkey king into one awesome up and coming clan leader. One of my favorites in the game.
I actually cheered when I saw the entry for Number 1 lol I played Enslaved when it first came out and loved it! And Monkey from Enslaved is definitely one of the best Sun Wukong expies, even if not as fun-loving as most. Course, kind of hard to be cheery and goofy in a robotic apocalypse.
This is why I love you, Oscar! Most people would just settle for a psyche out rather than put in any real effort to be fun! You ain’t most people! You and your team always go above and beyond to deliver some REAL goods!
As soon as I realized he was talking about the character for "Journey to the West", I expected a character from a certain game to pop up. I did not, however, expect that character to be his number 1.
Okay, my watching of Overly Sarcastic Productions has trained me for this. 10. That fish could also possibly be the dragon that transformed itself into a horse for the monk to ride on, who did very little in the story, but did have a few moments to shine. The dragon lived in a river, so taking on the form of a giant fish isn't the worst adaptation. (The Son of the East (CrossCode)) 9. I thought you were crazy at first, but... yeah, that sounds about right. (Rajang (Monster Hunter)) 8. Plus, Infernape and Emboar have a similar golden swirl pattern on them, of which kinda resembles Sun Wukong's crown. So more parallels! (Infernape (Pokemon)) 7. When you first described the historical figure, I knew that "master tactician" and "Sun Wukong" does not normally mix. Then you described the game version of him, and it all came together. (Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Samurai Warriors)) 6. I'm surprised that you haven't already done Top 10 Staff Wielders already. Make sure that's at the top of the list for the next Weapons Month. (Xiba (Soul Caliber V)) 5. I was waiting for this guy. Thank you, Wambu! (Stone Monkey Skull (Skul: The Hero Slayer)) 4. Fun fact; Rubyheart was confirmed to be a character meant to be in Darkstalkers, and Amingo was rumored to have been meant for Darkstalkers. SonSon would also fit well into the world of Darkstalkers, now that I think of it. Bottom line is, Capcom needs to make a proper new Darkstalkers game. (SonSon (Marvel vs. Capcom 2)) 3. Hooray for public domain! (The MOBA Monkeys (Several MOBA Games)) 2. Took a while, but yeah, I see it. (Ryuji Sakamato (Persona 5)) 1. Yay for character development! (Monkey (Enslaved: Odyssey to the West))
ok so funny thing around the 11 min mark he points out the Pokémon chinese zodiac theory but says that violet and scarlet break the streak but fuicoco actually works for year of the snake in a roundabout way since the crocodile could be a stand in for the year of the snake given that their both reptiles
You know In a way Goku Black is also based on the Story of Journey to the west He's basically Macaque the Evil Other Monkey Warrior. So, making a Goku Black Reference is also a Macaque reference
With Infernape I feel like was a missed opportunity to give him the attack bone rush I'm not sure if he would benefit from it gameplaywise but after seeing lucario's use of it in the anime I'm pretty sure it would connect Infernape more with the Sun Wukong motif and if he knows double team he's got the duplication thing covered
Legends Arceus could have given him a unique form like a macaque dark fire instead of fire fighting and given him a unique move that's called blazing rush, doing roughly similar stuff as bone rush but with chance to burn like scald, leading me to the final part of it being dark type, just to be misleading, a misdirection by the pokemon, befitting the dark typing.
You know another missed opportunity? They could have based the other two starters in that generation on Pigsy and Sandy. We could have had all three, with the player serving as the Tripataka expy (there's no dragon-horse though, unless this all happened way later and Koraidon/Miraidon existed).
@@runedoom Well, but that wouldn't work with the "monkey, pigsy and sandy all being starters in the same generation" idea - Infernape and Emboar are both Fire-types. I get where you're coming from though, since Emboar has similar design motifs.
Yeah, everyone is telling you to watch Monkie Kid and I'm gonna add to that pile. LEGO and Flying Bark really went ham with the original myth and created their own story out of it. And Goku's VA plays Sun Wukong himself too.
Also... "Did you remember Kirby had a Wukong ability?" That's my main in that game, how could I forget? You never forget the ability you beat Void with if you're a Kirby regular like me.
I wasn't expecting Ryuji on this list, but I do love him dearly. It did take me until watching my sister's playthrough of the vanilla game to realize his tier 2 was the Monkey King, tho. Ryuji is probably my favorite character in 5, mostly because of how lovable he is. Also, don't forget he's a bit of a momma's boy and I will die on the hill of him and Ann having a thing for each other.
My first response to his appearance was to scream in shock/excitement. Then I remembered his tier 2 persona was very Monkey King, and I was less surprised (and was very curious to see what else Ryuji had in order to get the silver Monkey medal). I still don't know who I like better, Ryuji or Yusuke; I guess they share the top spot, because I like them for very different reasons.
Alright time for that joke to pay off. 10. Oh come on! I have barely started to play this game! Thank goodness there don't appear to be spoilers. 9. I had a feeling this beast since he's been compared to a super saiyan. 8. Another super saiyan if we count Ash's Infernape. At least the pattern was aware at the start 7. Ah here's some history. And I appreciate the nod to Conquest like you did for Okuni. 6. Finally some info on this guy. WiiDude mentioned him in his favorite SoulCalibur characters and I wanted to know more about him. 5. Well this is familiar. It's almost like you made a list about this recently. 4. Another good history lesson there Oscar! 3. Nice compromise. If people have a problem with that just go with the League of Legends version. 2. Not someone I expected to be a monkey king but the evolved Persona fits. 1. Well here's a game I never heard of. But now I understand how this guy and Ryuji are at the top.
Before this video, I knew little to nothing about Sun Wukong, and from this video I learned more about Sun Wukong than I ever have in my life. Thanks Oscar!
Something I want to think of based on number 1, what are some unique ways you could make a Sun Wukong-lite? Some core traits are: 1. Monkey (duh) 2. Tiger-skin pelt or known clothing 3. Size-changing staff 4. Rides on Clouds 5. Clones from hairs 6. Trickster archetype I was imagining a Hoverboard with a Cloud design but a modern example could have a Cloud on a skateboard. I think it'd be fun to imagine/talk about what we'd all do for our own takes on the characters/topics Oscar talks about.
@@Hilversumborn And let's not forget the headstrong goofballs named Monkey D. Luffy and Naruto Uzumaki who are after fancy titles and learn a number of godlike abilities along the way, just like Sun Wukong.
@@nifinland Speaking about Naruto. It’s actually Hiruzen Sarutobi/Third Hokage who’s based the most of Sun Wukong. Fights with a staff that can extend, can clone himself, has mastered every element, can summon monkeys to aid him in battle with their leader being a dead ringer for Sun Wukong based off appearance. Heck Sarutobi mean monkey jump and his own teacher gave him the nickname Saru meaning Monkey
@@nifinland I think Natsu from Fairy Tail may also fit, since he loves to fight and prove his strength, as well as his main element being fire, and of course a voracious appetite, and even powers up by eating things that would normally kill a regular human, but then again, Natsu may be stretching it a bit.
You should try Lions in Video Games next time. I mean, Teostra, Lunastra, and Regnar are pretty much good examples for how they fight and hunt like real lions
Pyroar from Pokémon Gen 6 is perfect for this list nothing against Solgaleo from the next generation aka Gen 7 or my most favorite Pokémon from Gen 4 Luxray but if there is one Pokémon that truly embodies the lion in several ways it's this Pokémon that you can get early on if you catch it's pre-evolution Litleo. As not only is Litleo called the Lion Cub Pokémon but Pyroar is called the Lion Pokémon and this fearsome Normal/Fire type Pokémon has two looks it can take upon evolving from Litleo that are determined by the Gender a Pyroar that evolves from a male Litleo looks like your typical male lion, while a Pyroar that evolves from a female Litleo looks like a lioness with a ponytail. And then there's the Dex entries the entries in both entries for X and Y a male Pyroar is described as being "a fierce regal Pokémon with a warrior's heart who won't back down from a fight if it engages in battle." whereas X and Y each have a different entry for a female Pyroar but still make it clear that she's just as ferocious and deadly as a feline warrior in her own right as the X entry states "Female Pyroar hunt in groups using a combo of teamwork and their firey breath to take down prey.", whereas the Y entry focuses more on the fiercely protective maternal instincts that a lioness has within the pride by stating "A female Pyroar is known to be very loyal and protective and will protect it's young out in the wild, or it's trainer by incinerating any and all threats with it's firey breath that can reach temperatures of up to 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit." Also there's Pyroar's signature move Noble Roar you know how it's stated the roar produced by the King and Queen of Beasts is stated to bring any potential threat to it's knees well Noble Roar captures that essence in a way with it's effect being that it greatly lowers all of the stats of the Pokémon it's battling. And finally we come to Pyroar's signature ability Rivalry which embodies the courageous heart and refusal to back down from a fight that a lion is said to have, remember how I mentioned that both Dex entries for a male Pyroar state that due to it's "warrior's heart" this Pokémon won't run or back down from a fight well Rivalry is the ability that embodies that "warrior's heart" and "fighting courage" as Rivalry's effect is "If this Pokémon engages in battle with another Pokémon of the same gender all of it's stats get a boost." So yeah I think Pyroar from Pokémon Generation 6 is a perfect fit for Top 10 Lions in Video Games.
@@derrickhaggard Because a Male Pyroar's Dark Tera Typing might be referencing Killer Lions in movies like "The Ghost and the Darkness", "Zoombies", "Prey", and "Beast". Am I right?
@@dr.crazystein9536 True. Plus The Killer Lions from The Ghost and the Darkness were actual real-life man-eaters that terrorized the Tsovo region of Kenya in the 1800s though an accurate autopsy on there corpses in 2005 revealed that they became man-eaters due to having teeth issues meaning it was hard for them to go after their usual prey and so went for humans as humans were much easier to take down.
A video about different interpretations of a stone egg-born immortal bundle of destruction and chaos…released on April Fools. Forget Top 10 Aglets; THIS is the most Green Scorpion Countdown I’ve ever seen!
I will always appreciate the lengths you go to shed light on some cool stuff Oscar, and also not making a click bait video to trick your audience for April fools day
Oh believe me Green Scorpion 🦂 I have seen plenty of Monster Hunter videos to know how badly annoying Rajang can be whenever someone has to hunt down that thing & then Rage quiting at getting send back to base in a cart
I see your pun impulses are starting a Take Over. Oscar is bound to have an Axe to Grind when he finds this comment. Sure challenging the Whims of Fate is What You Wish For? Because you best have a Counterstrike prepared for when the hammer falls, Daredevil.
@@Hilversumborn Well, it does help that Sun Wukong is literally his 2nd persona, and while Sun Wukong may be more of a firebender, Ann already has the firebending base covered.
It's nice to see Qitian Dasheng right at the beginning of the video, while he or Wukong didn't appear on the list themselves, it's nice to see that they're not forgotten about
Gonna be honest, Oscar's vids are the only vids uploaded on April 1st that I ever watch, mainly because, like he says himself, he don't spend time with clickbaity joke bs and instead tries to give us something of substance. Nice vid, my dude, nice vid. Also, I dunno how well he fits under the Wukong umbrella...or staff, if you will...but I would highly suggest looking up Simeon Ayp from Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones. It's a real stretch, considering the game never made it to US territories, but I'd say he's at least got some parts right. He's entirely ape-themed, he has a JoJo Stand-esque beast avatar that is basically soccer anime Rajang (yes, that is a thing, look it up). And I dunno how much Wukong had to deal with turtles, but one of Simeon's special moves is literally creating a turtle shield laser barrier and firing off a barrage of laser shots at the opponents goal! For more information on my entire paragraph of nerdy gobbledygook, look up Inazuma Eleven. It is WAY easier to see than explain XD
I cannot believe I'm lucky enough to witness this video! This is top tier! Black Myth as a game, would be the true adaptation of the long awaited lore that we can get hands on. My personal favorite in this list? _Rajang,_ the beast who comes out to be more monke like than than whatever it is. I mean come on! It's the only one that can turn into a "Super Saiyan" 🥵
To expand a bit on the Warframe version of the monkey, each titular frame has four unique abilities they can use along with the space guns, and each one of Wukong's abilities parallels part of Sun Wukong. 1) The first ability, Celestial Twin, creates an AI copy of you to help attack foes, going in for melee when you're firing your gun and vice versa. There was also a glitch where you could spawn as many copies as your computer could handle, but it's fixed now. 2) The second ability, Cloud Walker, gives you a brief period of free movement with intangibility, which also heals you and your clone when it's used, making it useful both for scouting and as a panic button. 3) The third ability, Defy, has Wukong and his clone become invulnerable for a short duration before dealing the damage back to any surrounding attackers and getting extra armor in proportion to the damage absorbed, a nice nod to the monkey's immortality. 4) The ultimate ability, Primal Fury, brings out a special staff for you and your clone that can change size and shape to attack enemies, with its own customizable appearance and modifiers alongside the melee weapon you bring on the mission.
With what you said about using April Fools for the goofier lists, maybe next year you could do something like Top 10 Video Game Himbos. Because who doesn't love a Himbo?
I want to take this opportunity to talk about the animated series Lego Monkie Kid. Essentially the continuation of the original myth set in a modern city, a term I use lightly, we follow the titular MK who become’s Wukong’s successor and protege. There are also reincarnations and descendants of the journey’s cast, such as Mei the dragon horse girl, aka best girl, Tang, the resident JTTW expert who loves using his stories to get free noodles, and Pigsy, MK’s adoptive father. The show has a fantastic art and animation style done by the same people that did Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as a killer voice cast such as Jack DeSena as MK, Johnny Young Bosch as Prince Nezha, and Sean Schemel as Monkey King. Yes, you read that right. Goku plays the monkie kid, and there’s more than a couple references to dragonball, and at least one for Get Smart of all things. The first season and opening movie are all on Amazon Prime’s streaming service…and that’s it. This is the meat of my post here. The subsequent seasons have all been dubbed, but they’re not on anything official here in the states, and it’s driving me bonkers! So please, I’m begging you, support this series! It deserves your love!
Number 2" Ryuji Sakamoto Me: Yeah that sounds righ- WAIT WHAT?! OMG one of my favorite characters made it on the list, I wasn't expecting Ryuji to be on here let alone at 2, Thanks, man!
"Damn monkeys everywhere!" -Frieza, probably To believe I'd be so wrapped up into expies of a divine simian. That #1 entry was a no contest, full stop! Imagine getting teased by the DK rap 💀 The Rajang entry I definitely didn't expect, but by Shiva, dude, it's just Oozaru Super Baby and now I can't unsee it. Damn great list!
Oh man, _Xiba!_ That's a hell of a deep cut for me. I loved SCV for what it was, but I honestly wish it got more time in development. Also Ryuji best boy
This was amazing! It’s been a bit since I’ve seen a Green Scorpion Top 10, but hey am I happy that it’s about the OG Funny Monkey. And that kinda gives me an idea for a Top 10 that you could do (not sure if this is how recommending a countdown list works or not) how about another Public Domain character with thousands of adaptations of his story, Count Dracula? Could be a pretty cool idea for a Halloween video at least. Either that or Video Games based on H.P. Lovecraft… good Video Games anyhow. I dunno, just some food for thought.
There's a cool song called "King of Everything" from Anarchy Club thats basically a ode to the monkey king, with on line saying "As strong as i am proud"
Cyndaquil is categorized as the mouse pokemon and foxes are in the canine family also just because fuecoco is a deviation doesn’t mean they can’t go back to the zodiac
Fun Journey to the West Fact: Most interpretations of Sanzang have him portrayed as female instead of male. The reason most older interpretations of him in film (I may have gotten this wrong as the oldest version) has him played by an actress, this still is done today with shows like A Korean Odyssey and games like Fate/ Grand Order. This isn't always the case like in adaptations such as the manga series Saiyuki he is still portrayed as male.
Kogoro Tenzai, Project X Zone Not only does his combat style and weapon look similar to the monkey king, his journey alongside Mii (who looks a certain priest you mentioned) has them going not just to the west but across different worlds and dimensions....and challenging Meden at the climax is essentially taking on god itself.
Funny thing about sun rupal. He's often boiled down to his impulsive nature, but like he's also at the embodiment of the mind so he's actually a little bit strategic
27:49 Well, the gourd didn't work on Sun Wukong, so I'm pretty sure she's still there when they want to bring her back again. Maybe as obscure DLC or something.
If Darkstalkers 4 still doesn't happen, and if that rumor of a proper MVC4 is true and she's not in it. I'll beg for Capcom to have her star in her own action/platformer title.
Also thank you for doing one on sun wu Kong one of the few deific characters kratos would have absolutely no chance against without nerfing him down to one one billionth of his capabilities.
There was one wonderful sun wu Kong game that was missed out on saiyuki journey to the west. It was a tactical grid-based role playing game that was a one for one for the original journey to the west book. The protagonist characters even got monster forms. It was a wonderful game for the PlayStation 1 and if you ever get a chance to play it I would highly suggest it.
I was honestly surprised in was part of this list, it is by far one of the best adaptation of Sun Wu-kong there is in my opinion. Sure, his cloning ability isn't part of the game (or it was so weak I can't remember it) but every other aspect of the character is a part of the game, especialy the character growth. And one part of the story we rarely see is part of the game too, the first mission's objective is litteraly to help him escape his rocky prison by removing the talisman Bouddha placed on it.
Small clarification for the last entry. Tripitaka (three bags/pouches/wallets) would be the name of the three scriptures/sutras Buddha wrote which Sanzang is asked to pick up and bring back to China.
Andira from Granblue Fantasy shown at all in the video is interesting, unfortunately she's not part of the countdown or was even mentioned. She's got the standard stuff with the staff, clones, headband, and riding on clouds. In addition, she's actually on a journey to "Tianzhu" which is described as a utopia her ancestors sought out for, "Tianzhu", which more or less translates to India, the goal of Journey to the West. As for gameplay, her default SSR (Highest rarity in the game) revolves mostly around being support that can hit hard, her active either buffs allies to keep them alive with shields and heals or debuffs enemies with her unique stacking debuff statuses that references the three monkeys instead. Her passives, meanwhile, makes her hard to hit and possibly cover for an ally with the unlockable passive playing more to her active skills by making them available sooner. Her ougi (Basically the limit break you get by charging them with attacking/getting attacked) references SNK more than wukong just like most of her series of characters, interestingly her 5* version references the 1000-Armed Kannon, the goddess prominently featured as one of the guides in the original story Her SR unit, meanwhile, references the three monkeys more, the ougi is just a lesser version of the SSR version's base ougi Her Summer unit instead focuses on making her hit hard often, with her SSR version's skill effect being moved around and compressed, now no longer weakening the party, her third skill in particular is great to have her start with an ougi or have an ally do it, with her unlockable passive making it possible for her to unleash two at once, her third skill also interacts with one of her passives that actually grants her a debuff at the start of a fight, which is her golden headband, as long as it's around, her power with the third skill is limited to one target instead of the whole party. Her ougi here is using her staff to smack the enemy after enlarging it, possibly back to pillar size Her animations references Wukong in various ways, such as multiplying and riding on clouds, in addition, as one of the 12 Generals, she's considered the Queen of Monkeys One aspect that doesn't really appear in this video is how the Monkey King can be lazy sometimes, like when he was supposed to guard the immortality peaches and just fell asleep instead, Andira takes this and kinda put it to the extreme, making her like to sleep a lot
One depiction of Sun Wu Kong that I’ve learned to appreciate comes from a game no one would’ve expected. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator’s Monkey King is the Boss unit of the Dynasty campaign. A 2000 cost rushdown that clones himself every time he hits an enemy to attack and distract them and their allies who also leans heavily into being a glass cannon. His clones can hit each other, as well as himself, for further cloning, at the cost of some health, which is pretty comparable to one of the entries Green Scorpion talked about in his video. He has one of the most consistent jumps in the game, yet one of the least consistent attacks, which, after watching this video, also fits with him treating every battle as a game. In terms of appearance, he looks like a cartoonized version of the character he based on, with a monkey-like face and body, Sun Wu Kong’s signature staff, and a lot of the features that make the Monkey King so iconic. Though there’s not much I can actually remember about his visual design going off of memory. But the real slam dunk in terms of Monkey King representation is his best 1 on 1 matchup, the ancient Boss unit, of equal cost, Zeus. I don’t think I need to clarify why this is perfect for Sun Wu Kong. All in all, for a unit in a game called Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, I’m just left wondering why they kept it so faithful to the original.
Special shout-outs to Hanumachine from Megaman Zero. Not only a boss referencing Sun Wukong, but his name also cleverly pays homage to the Hindu monkey god as well.
Intriguing... Ya put Ryuji on this list in symbolic sense and on very high spot at that. Coincidentally I put Joker in my clowns list for him being best representation of card clowns in symbolic sense.
Nice list, but regarding Hideyoshi, I wished that you would have brought up a side story from WO3, where he jokingly referred himself as Sun Wukong for Sanzang.
To those who don't know or play League of Legends or SMITE: Here's some fun trivia! League of Legends Wukong's JPN VA is Masako Nozawa, the JPN voice of Son Goku in Dragon Ball! SMITE's Sun Wukong is voiced by Goku's ENG VA, Sean Schemmel!
Actually I checked: The old Mongolian Zodiac had a crocodile In it. So if we remove just the Chinese part and just think on Zodiac, we got a full new spectrum
Honestly speaking, I found myself smiling from the Number 10 entry from the game alone. Personally consider it one of the best indie games ever made, if not just the best in recent history. That said, I've enjoyed watching this countdown as well, and hope you have a nice day. Especially considering what day it'd be on your end.
Hard agree. I literally thought to myself during the intro 'oh yeah theres a version of Sun Wukong in Crosscode, doubt I'll see him here tho' and then immediately the first entry talked about on the list. I really shouldnt be surprised given Oscar has definitely pulled quite far into the indie scene (Valder from Wargroove for top 10 necromancers for example) but still managed to catch me off guard. Crosscode is a damn great game, easily my favorite game I played last year.
I know Dota 2's Monkey King uses kecak as the music for his ultimate ability, I'm curious if other video game adaptations of the character also use this music.
For the list, it was rather disappointing NOT to use the Sun Wukong from Warriors Orochi series when Hideyoshi made the cut. It was like RIGHT THERE!!!!! Heck, my man didn't even need Red Hare since his Cloud ran faster than Lightning.
Here's to you, Mr. Toriyama.
Now go and teach a dinosaur to ride a ball.
We wouldn't have some of the most legendary characters of our pop culture if it wasn't for Sun Wukong!
And Hercules, though he doesn’t seem to show up in games as much. They’re like the two archetypal heroes of myth
@@valiensr1037 Yeah, there was a damn good reason to pit Hercules and Sun Wukong against each other in Death Battle.
The huge impact on the very concept of pop culture itself as we know it. It's clear Hercules' divine strenght was the base on creating Superman's most basic power which in turn kickstarted the entire superhero genre and Sun Wukong, a character from a so richful novel it's officially considered as Chinese mythology, is the base of SEVERAL anime with Dragon Ball and Goku as the entire anime culture's face.
So basically that was ONE WAY to make sure Goku wins against Superman, by having their sources of inspiration fight each other.
Ever watched Monkie Kid? Totally based on Sun Wukong.
@@centurynerdbr they even got the dub voice of Goku to voice Sun Wukong (he's also the voice of Ultraman Zero in the now airing English dub of Ultraman Z)
Also, when Rajong goes "Super Saiyan," he gets tiger stripes on his butt and shoulders, echoing the tiger-skin clothes.
I have seen so many versions of the character in media, like when he was a villain of the week in Jackie Chan Adventures, where he was played by Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom, there's a character named after him in RWBY where his weapon is a bo staff that can be split into a pair of nunchucks that are also shotguns, Goku (self-explanatory), his role as MK's mentor in Monkie Kid (where he's also voiced by Goku's English VA), dude is a legend for a reason, and its also why I eagerly anticipate the annual continuation of Red's telling of Journey to the West on the Overly Sarcastic Productions UA-cam channel
It's even become it's own trope, Monkey King Lite
@@chrisdiokno5600 I'm aware of that trope, as is Oscar as he mentioned at the beginning of this countdown
@@erichfiedler1481 Ah right
Yeah the wait for journey to the west is annoying but damn its worth it
You are a legend my friend! I’m glad you know so many great references! I didn’t think anyone would mention the mischievous puppet from Jackie Chan’s Adventures, but you did! I can’t wait for OSP to do a new JTTW episode as well!
Another touch about Ryuji that borrows from Sun Wukong is his ultimate weapon, a staff named Ruyi Jingu Bang, which you get from executing Hanuman
There is an EX version thanks to the Alarm Execution.
Is that really his ultimate weapon? Because that sounds too easy to get
@@jinhunterslay1638 That's how it goes for everyone. You just need to execute the right Persona
@@MrLuizilla i know, but Hanuman sounds way too easy. Usually, you need to sacrifice the ultimate Persona of each arcana
"FoR rEaL!?"
Maybe for a future Halloween sequel to this, there could be a "Top 10 Versions of Hades", given how many versions or "Hades-lites" there are in general.
I KNEW there was a reason why I loved Ryuji's character so darn much. This list made me happy as I'm a massive sun wukong fan.
You see this is why I like your channel Oscar. Even on April fools day You give us an actually video and not some cheap trick video
You know, I think there is another aspect of Ryuji that matches well with Sun Wikong: His sin.
There is a fan theory that not just the major bosses are based around the 7 Deadly Sins as we've seen them (and not how you laid them out in your Blasphemous LP), but also your own party, with Ryuji being the Pride of the party. He wants to wear his Phantom Thief badge with honor and show it around, but can't because, you know, the law, and is often the one who makes the biggest slips. And, honestly, I can see Sun Wukong being the same: A VERY prideful man honed with his skills and accomplishments. Without the band restricting him, I am sure he would let that pride take him all over and showcase with no worry whatsoever, just like Ryuji tends to slip up (with the rest of the party aiding in helping him recover)
Very thought provoking....though the protagonists' sins seem to have won out since they eventually learn to control them to a degree as opposed to the main antogonists.
So what would the other Phantom Thieves' sins be, according to fan theory?
May have to debunk that theory since there are only 7 deadly sins and there are 8 members of the phantom thieves
@Erich Fiedler yes, but in the earlier years, they also counted Vainglory (which is like Pride and Envy had a child, best I understand) and Depression as sins, and if we separate Joker as an Everyman and count Crow and Violet (Royal) or Sophie and Wolf (Strikers) as honorary members, that makes 9 Phantom Thieves
Thought his sin was Wrath?
Sun wu kong may be my favorite fictional character of all time and seeing this coundown opened up a ton of new ideas and perspectives I definitely need to try out the game at the number one spot
I've read an abridged version of Journey To The West. It basically removes a bunch of filler, much like what Overly Sarcastic Productions is doing with their Journey To The West series. Though, one unfortunate for my abridged book difference is OSP actually included Monkey facing the Six Eared Macaque. ... I wonder if the Lord Of The Beach from the first entry in the countdown was a reference to that Macaque.
I was thinking the same thing. Two wiling characters? And one doesn’t hold back?
if you want to see a nice reimagining/retelling of it check out the anime saiyuki, specificly either the reloaded or gunlock remixes whtich remove some of the filler episodes
Guess that Abridged version includes the time Tripitaka and Pigsy drank from the baby making stream and to not have them suffer the events of the movie Junior, they have to get magic abortion water that's guarded by someone who would've loved our Supreme Court murder Roe v Wade in broad daylight
@@erichfiedler1481
Oh, that is absolutely in the version I have. And it's amazing. It also has the time Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy tricked a trio of Taoist immortals into drinking their urine.
@@seanmcfadden3712 Which one are you reading? I'm reading Arthur Waley's translation, Monkey, right now. I'm curious if it's the same.
No way! Sun Wukong?! That's one of my recent new favorite mythological heroes! This list came out of nowhere! :-D
Have you seen Overly Sarcastic Productions series on Journey To The West? It's definitely a fun watch.
@@seanmcfadden3712 I have... unfortunately it's not complete yet though.
@@andreaslima2213
True. Still, gives us stuff to look forward to! I wonder if Blue will voice the Bull Demon King again.
@@seanmcfadden3712 well, the actual Bull Demon King, as opposed to when Sun played BDK in order to trick Red Boy
@@erichfiedler1481
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First of all, Oscar, you REALLY need to do a Top Ten Staff Masters list! The world needs to know who in videogames can best pummel their enemies into submission with a pole/rod/stick.
Second, with regards to Ryuji... You forgot one other important reference: His Ultimate weapon is Son Wukong's staff itself, which Joker can get for him by transforming Hanuman into an item. Makes for a twofer of a Son Wukong reference.
Heck, although I'm probably reaching, Ryuji's base desires and having a Pirate for a Persona could be references to Pigsy and Sandy too!
If he decides to do a staff masters, I wonder if he'll put Kilik or Xiba on the list. I personally prefer Kilik, but it's his choice.
I'm gonna guess Kilik, since Xiba already fills the Wukong archetype. Kilik is more serious, hardened, and disciplined, which I think fits more if you're using a staff, or really any sort of weapon. Xiba's more improvisation and informal.@@dhivaansalig6398
@@dhivaansalig6398 I think Kilik for the more serious, stoic and disciplined warrior. I do hope that Estelle Bright makes on that list though.
Looks like we have another form for the dashing derp derp to make GS laugh
SON OF THE BEACH
Let's try this at his next stream
@@jordanhunter3375 yes
I genuinely appreciate that this was a legitimate and not just a half-assed joke (particularly because Sun wukong is one of if not my favorite mythological character) I have actually grown to hate April fool's when it comes to you too just because of how many genuinely interesting video topics get played off as jokes and how I can almost guarantee that nothing in my sub feed will be worth watching because of that
With the mention of Kirby, it put the idea of top 10 small but powerful video game characters into my mind. Sounded like an idea you'd enjoy
News flash: A Soulsborne-lite based on Sun Wukong has just been released on Steam.
Son of the beach reminds me of the Italian man who went to Malta joke. If you've never heard it before just type it into the youtube search bar, you won't regret it.
Smite's Son Wukong also has bonus points, because hes voiced by Sean Schemmel, In other words, SON GOKU HIMSELF!
What I like about your lists is that sometimes you go for topics that not a lot of other people would even think of, while making said topic both engaging to listen to AND learn about. (It's why some of your Weapons Month videos stand as some of my favorites from you.)
I hardly knew about Sun Wukong before today but you got me curious enough to wishlist the #1 game. Thanks for the history lesson! (On April Fool's, no less. Joke's on me for not being prepared to learn!)
By the way (In case you didn't already know) Enslaved Odyssey to the west was developed by Ninja Theory. The company that made stuff like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. And the infamous DMC reboot.
Definitely happy for the Dragalia Lost shoutouts through the countdown. Loved playing that game and was sad to see it go. Maybe one day a character from it can make one of these lists. As for the list itself, fantastic as always and #1 was certainly one I haven't heard of, but makes sense topping the list. Hope everything's going well for ya!
Oh I just realized! Yukimura from that game would have made for a good pick on this list. She mixes both the Japanese warrior and the monkey king into one awesome up and coming clan leader. One of my favorites in the game.
I actually cheered when I saw the entry for Number 1 lol I played Enslaved when it first came out and loved it! And Monkey from Enslaved is definitely one of the best Sun Wukong expies, even if not as fun-loving as most. Course, kind of hard to be cheery and goofy in a robotic apocalypse.
I loved that game.
Also just a symptom of 00-gaming, tone wise
This is why I love you, Oscar! Most people would just settle for a psyche out rather than put in any real effort to be fun! You ain’t most people! You and your team always go above and beyond to deliver some REAL goods!
As soon as I realized he was talking about the character for "Journey to the West", I expected a character from a certain game to pop up. I did not, however, expect that character to be his number 1.
Okay, my watching of Overly Sarcastic Productions has trained me for this.
10. That fish could also possibly be the dragon that transformed itself into a horse for the monk to ride on, who did very little in the story, but did have a few moments to shine. The dragon lived in a river, so taking on the form of a giant fish isn't the worst adaptation. (The Son of the East (CrossCode))
9. I thought you were crazy at first, but... yeah, that sounds about right. (Rajang (Monster Hunter))
8. Plus, Infernape and Emboar have a similar golden swirl pattern on them, of which kinda resembles Sun Wukong's crown. So more parallels! (Infernape (Pokemon))
7. When you first described the historical figure, I knew that "master tactician" and "Sun Wukong" does not normally mix. Then you described the game version of him, and it all came together. (Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Samurai Warriors))
6. I'm surprised that you haven't already done Top 10 Staff Wielders already. Make sure that's at the top of the list for the next Weapons Month. (Xiba (Soul Caliber V))
5. I was waiting for this guy. Thank you, Wambu! (Stone Monkey Skull (Skul: The Hero Slayer))
4. Fun fact; Rubyheart was confirmed to be a character meant to be in Darkstalkers, and Amingo was rumored to have been meant for Darkstalkers. SonSon would also fit well into the world of Darkstalkers, now that I think of it. Bottom line is, Capcom needs to make a proper new Darkstalkers game. (SonSon (Marvel vs. Capcom 2))
3. Hooray for public domain! (The MOBA Monkeys (Several MOBA Games))
2. Took a while, but yeah, I see it. (Ryuji Sakamato (Persona 5))
1. Yay for character development! (Monkey (Enslaved: Odyssey to the West))
Sun Wukong Is becoming a house hold name again thanks to Lego Monkie kid. But I’m so glad to have this list to learn more of this famous monkey king.
I...does...does that mean that Son of the Beach is the Six-Eared Macque of Son of the East?
ok so funny thing around the 11 min mark he points out the Pokémon chinese zodiac theory but says that violet and scarlet break the streak but fuicoco actually works for year of the snake in a roundabout way since the crocodile could be a stand in for the year of the snake given that their both reptiles
Speaks softly and carrys a big stick
😂😂😂omg I can't unhear that!!!
When I first saw game versions of Sun Wukong, I immediately thought of your number one choice. Glad to see it get recognition!
You know
In a way Goku Black is also based on the Story of Journey to the west
He's basically Macaque the Evil Other Monkey Warrior.
So, making a Goku Black Reference is also a Macaque reference
I... was not expecting that #2, even if it comes from my favorite game.
With Infernape I feel like was a missed opportunity to give him the attack bone rush I'm not sure if he would benefit from it gameplaywise but after seeing lucario's use of it in the anime I'm pretty sure it would connect Infernape more with the Sun Wukong motif and if he knows double team he's got the duplication thing covered
Considering it learns Earthquake I'm sure Bone Rush wouldn't break anything balance wise.
Legends Arceus could have given him a unique form like a macaque dark fire instead of fire fighting and given him a unique move that's called blazing rush, doing roughly similar stuff as bone rush but with chance to burn like scald, leading me to the final part of it being dark type, just to be misleading, a misdirection by the pokemon, befitting the dark typing.
You know another missed opportunity? They could have based the other two starters in that generation on Pigsy and Sandy. We could have had all three, with the player serving as the Tripataka expy (there's no dragon-horse though, unless this all happened way later and Koraidon/Miraidon existed).
@@RocRolWriter we actually have pigsy. That's what Emboar is based on. We do need sandy though.
@@runedoom Well, but that wouldn't work with the "monkey, pigsy and sandy all being starters in the same generation" idea - Infernape and Emboar are both Fire-types. I get where you're coming from though, since Emboar has similar design motifs.
Now this was a lot of monkey business.
Yeah, everyone is telling you to watch Monkie Kid and I'm gonna add to that pile.
LEGO and Flying Bark really went ham with the original myth and created their own story out of it. And Goku's VA plays Sun Wukong himself too.
Also...
"Did you remember Kirby had a Wukong ability?"
That's my main in that game, how could I forget? You never forget the ability you beat Void with if you're a Kirby regular like me.
I wasn't expecting Ryuji on this list, but I do love him dearly. It did take me until watching my sister's playthrough of the vanilla game to realize his tier 2 was the Monkey King, tho. Ryuji is probably my favorite character in 5, mostly because of how lovable he is. Also, don't forget he's a bit of a momma's boy and I will die on the hill of him and Ann having a thing for each other.
My first response to his appearance was to scream in shock/excitement. Then I remembered his tier 2 persona was very Monkey King, and I was less surprised (and was very curious to see what else Ryuji had in order to get the silver Monkey medal).
I still don't know who I like better, Ryuji or Yusuke; I guess they share the top spot, because I like them for very different reasons.
Ann and Ryuji have more of a brother/sister rapport going on
4:27 Well, you just absolutely made my day, for the Crosscode reference.
Alright time for that joke to pay off.
10. Oh come on! I have barely started to play this game! Thank goodness there don't appear to be spoilers.
9. I had a feeling this beast since he's been compared to a super saiyan.
8. Another super saiyan if we count Ash's Infernape. At least the pattern was aware at the start
7. Ah here's some history. And I appreciate the nod to Conquest like you did for Okuni.
6. Finally some info on this guy. WiiDude mentioned him in his favorite SoulCalibur characters and I wanted to know more about him.
5. Well this is familiar. It's almost like you made a list about this recently.
4. Another good history lesson there Oscar!
3. Nice compromise. If people have a problem with that just go with the League of Legends version.
2. Not someone I expected to be a monkey king but the evolved Persona fits.
1. Well here's a game I never heard of. But now I understand how this guy and Ryuji are at the top.
Yeah. Quarter Guy & Regnilla compared Rajang to Goku on their collaborative Worst Monster Hunter Monsters list.
Today has been a rough day for me and I would just like to thank you Oscar for making another great countdown to end my day on a high note
yes
6:09 Hey you laughed at a pun! Who are you and what have you done with the real Oscar?
Before this video, I knew little to nothing about Sun Wukong, and from this video I learned more about Sun Wukong than I ever have in my life. Thanks Oscar!
Something I want to think of based on number 1, what are some unique ways you could make a Sun Wukong-lite?
Some core traits are:
1. Monkey (duh)
2. Tiger-skin pelt or known clothing
3. Size-changing staff
4. Rides on Clouds
5. Clones from hairs
6. Trickster archetype
I was imagining a Hoverboard with a Cloud design but a modern example could have a Cloud on a skateboard.
I think it'd be fun to imagine/talk about what we'd all do for our own takes on the characters/topics Oscar talks about.
Wu Kong is basically the progenitor of shonen MCs
Looking at Son Goku, the face of Shonen MCs.
You're absolutely correct
@@Hilversumborn And let's not forget the headstrong goofballs named Monkey D. Luffy and Naruto Uzumaki who are after fancy titles and learn a number of godlike abilities along the way, just like Sun Wukong.
@@nifinland Speaking about Naruto.
It’s actually Hiruzen Sarutobi/Third Hokage who’s based the most of Sun Wukong.
Fights with a staff that can extend, can clone himself, has mastered every element, can summon monkeys to aid him in battle with their leader being a dead ringer for Sun Wukong based off appearance.
Heck Sarutobi mean monkey jump and his own teacher gave him the nickname Saru meaning Monkey
@@nifinland yep, Naruto can make shadow clones of himself and Luffy is named MONKEY D. Luffy.
@@nifinland I think Natsu from Fairy Tail may also fit, since he loves to fight and prove his strength, as well as his main element being fire, and of course a voracious appetite, and even powers up by eating things that would normally kill a regular human, but then again, Natsu may be stretching it a bit.
You should try Lions in Video Games next time. I mean, Teostra, Lunastra, and Regnar are pretty much good examples for how they fight and hunt like real lions
Pyroar from Pokémon Gen 6 is perfect for this list nothing against Solgaleo from the next generation aka Gen 7 or my most favorite Pokémon from Gen 4 Luxray but if there is one Pokémon that truly embodies the lion in several ways it's this Pokémon that you can get early on if you catch it's pre-evolution Litleo.
As not only is Litleo called the Lion Cub Pokémon but Pyroar is called the Lion Pokémon and this fearsome Normal/Fire type Pokémon has two looks it can take upon evolving from Litleo that are determined by the Gender a Pyroar that evolves from a male Litleo looks like your typical male lion, while a Pyroar that evolves from a female Litleo looks like a lioness with a ponytail.
And then there's the Dex entries the entries in both entries for X and Y a male Pyroar is described as being "a fierce regal Pokémon with a warrior's heart who won't back down from a fight if it engages in battle." whereas X and Y each have a different entry for a female Pyroar but still make it clear that she's just as ferocious and deadly as a feline warrior in her own right as the X entry states "Female Pyroar hunt in groups using a combo of teamwork and their firey breath to take down prey.", whereas the Y entry focuses more on the fiercely protective maternal instincts that a lioness has within the pride by stating "A female Pyroar is known to be very loyal and protective and will protect it's young out in the wild, or it's trainer by incinerating any and all threats with it's firey breath that can reach temperatures of up to 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit."
Also there's Pyroar's signature move Noble Roar you know how it's stated the roar produced by the King and Queen of Beasts is stated to bring any potential threat to it's knees well Noble Roar captures that essence in a way with it's effect being that it greatly lowers all of the stats of the Pokémon it's battling.
And finally we come to Pyroar's signature ability Rivalry which embodies the courageous heart and refusal to back down from a fight that a lion is said to have, remember how I mentioned that both Dex entries for a male Pyroar state that due to it's "warrior's heart" this Pokémon won't run or back down from a fight well Rivalry is the ability that embodies that "warrior's heart" and "fighting courage" as Rivalry's effect is "If this Pokémon engages in battle with another Pokémon of the same gender all of it's stats get a boost."
So yeah I think Pyroar from Pokémon Generation 6 is a perfect fit for Top 10 Lions in Video Games.
@@derrickhaggard Even when there is one in Paldea?
@@dr.crazystein9536 Yep
@@derrickhaggard Because a Male Pyroar's Dark Tera Typing might be referencing Killer Lions in movies like "The Ghost and the Darkness", "Zoombies", "Prey", and "Beast". Am I right?
@@dr.crazystein9536 True.
Plus The Killer Lions from The Ghost and the Darkness were actual real-life man-eaters that terrorized the Tsovo region of Kenya in the 1800s though an accurate autopsy on there corpses in 2005 revealed that they became man-eaters due to having teeth issues meaning it was hard for them to go after their usual prey and so went for humans as humans were much easier to take down.
I'd really like that staff wielder list sometime.
Any opportunity for appreciation for my girl Litchi is always welcome in my book.
A video about different interpretations of a stone egg-born immortal bundle of destruction and chaos…released on April Fools. Forget Top 10 Aglets; THIS is the most Green Scorpion Countdown I’ve ever seen!
I will always appreciate the lengths you go to shed light on some cool stuff Oscar, and also not making a click bait video to trick your audience for April fools day
Oh believe me Green Scorpion 🦂 I have seen plenty of Monster Hunter videos to know how badly annoying Rajang can be whenever someone has to hunt down that thing & then Rage quiting at getting send back to base in a cart
I think another historical figure you should look into is Joan of Arc. I'd love to see top 10 versions of Joan of Arc.
I actually have three that immediately came to mind.
Jeanne D'arc from the Fate series.
Nephenee from Fire Emblem POR/RD
Aprilis from YS IX
@@Hilversumborn There's also Lianne Sandlot from the Trails games.
@@davidtimmer596 Great pick.
@@Hilversumborn Another depiction should be the Spanish Flamenco dancer, Carmen.
Gotta admit, wasn't expecting my homie Ryuji to be on here, let alone all the way up at number 2.
Guess you could say I never saw it coming.
I see your pun impulses are starting a Take Over. Oscar is bound to have an Axe to Grind when he finds this comment. Sure challenging the Whims of Fate is What You Wish For? Because you best have a Counterstrike prepared for when the hammer falls, Daredevil.
@@jordanhunter3375 *Applauds at the soundtrack references*
Same.
Ryuji was one of the first that came to mind but since he deviates so much from Sun Wukong's identity, I didn't expect him to make it
@@jordanhunter3375 Nice
@@Hilversumborn Well, it does help that Sun Wukong is literally his 2nd persona, and while Sun Wukong may be more of a firebender, Ann already has the firebending base covered.
It's nice to see Qitian Dasheng right at the beginning of the video, while he or Wukong didn't appear on the list themselves, it's nice to see that they're not forgotten about
Gonna be honest, Oscar's vids are the only vids uploaded on April 1st that I ever watch, mainly because, like he says himself, he don't spend time with clickbaity joke bs and instead tries to give us something of substance. Nice vid, my dude, nice vid.
Also, I dunno how well he fits under the Wukong umbrella...or staff, if you will...but I would highly suggest looking up Simeon Ayp from Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones. It's a real stretch, considering the game never made it to US territories, but I'd say he's at least got some parts right. He's entirely ape-themed, he has a JoJo Stand-esque beast avatar that is basically soccer anime Rajang (yes, that is a thing, look it up). And I dunno how much Wukong had to deal with turtles, but one of Simeon's special moves is literally creating a turtle shield laser barrier and firing off a barrage of laser shots at the opponents goal!
For more information on my entire paragraph of nerdy gobbledygook, look up Inazuma Eleven. It is WAY easier to see than explain XD
Augus from Asura's Wrath. He loves fine food and drink, he lives for battle, and his sword Wailing Dark extends just like Ryuji Jingu Bang.
I cannot believe I'm lucky enough to witness this video!
This is top tier!
Black Myth as a game, would be the true adaptation of the long awaited lore that we can get hands on.
My personal favorite in this list?
_Rajang,_
the beast who comes out to be more monke like than than whatever it is.
I mean come on! It's the only one that can turn into a "Super Saiyan" 🥵
To expand a bit on the Warframe version of the monkey, each titular frame has four unique abilities they can use along with the space guns, and each one of Wukong's abilities parallels part of Sun Wukong.
1) The first ability, Celestial Twin, creates an AI copy of you to help attack foes, going in for melee when you're firing your gun and vice versa. There was also a glitch where you could spawn as many copies as your computer could handle, but it's fixed now.
2) The second ability, Cloud Walker, gives you a brief period of free movement with intangibility, which also heals you and your clone when it's used, making it useful both for scouting and as a panic button.
3) The third ability, Defy, has Wukong and his clone become invulnerable for a short duration before dealing the damage back to any surrounding attackers and getting extra armor in proportion to the damage absorbed, a nice nod to the monkey's immortality.
4) The ultimate ability, Primal Fury, brings out a special staff for you and your clone that can change size and shape to attack enemies, with its own customizable appearance and modifiers alongside the melee weapon you bring on the mission.
Great video, as always Scorpion. I also heard of an rpg on the ps1 called Saiyuki:Journey West, which is loosely on the Journey To The West novel
With what you said about using April Fools for the goofier lists, maybe next year you could do something like Top 10 Video Game Himbos. Because who doesn't love a Himbo?
I want to take this opportunity to talk about the animated series Lego Monkie Kid. Essentially the continuation of the original myth set in a modern city, a term I use lightly, we follow the titular MK who become’s Wukong’s successor and protege. There are also reincarnations and descendants of the journey’s cast, such as Mei the dragon horse girl, aka best girl, Tang, the resident JTTW expert who loves using his stories to get free noodles, and Pigsy, MK’s adoptive father. The show has a fantastic art and animation style done by the same people that did Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as a killer voice cast such as Jack DeSena as MK, Johnny Young Bosch as Prince Nezha, and Sean Schemel as Monkey King. Yes, you read that right. Goku plays the monkie kid, and there’s more than a couple references to dragonball, and at least one for Get Smart of all things. The first season and opening movie are all on Amazon Prime’s streaming service…and that’s it. This is the meat of my post here. The subsequent seasons have all been dubbed, but they’re not on anything official here in the states, and it’s driving me bonkers! So please, I’m begging you, support this series! It deserves your love!
Number 2" Ryuji Sakamoto
Me: Yeah that sounds righ- WAIT WHAT?!
OMG one of my favorite characters made it on the list, I wasn't expecting Ryuji to be on here let alone at 2, Thanks, man!
"Damn monkeys everywhere!"
-Frieza, probably
To believe I'd be so wrapped up into expies of a divine simian. That #1 entry was a no contest, full stop!
Imagine getting teased by the DK rap 💀
The Rajang entry I definitely didn't expect, but by Shiva, dude, it's just Oozaru Super Baby and now I can't unsee it.
Damn great list!
19:51 ah i see, he's a paladin of the Oath of Throwing it back.
Oh man, _Xiba!_ That's a hell of a deep cut for me. I loved SCV for what it was, but I honestly wish it got more time in development. Also Ryuji best boy
This was amazing! It’s been a bit since I’ve seen a Green Scorpion Top 10, but hey am I happy that it’s about the OG Funny Monkey.
And that kinda gives me an idea for a Top 10 that you could do (not sure if this is how recommending a countdown list works or not) how about another Public Domain character with thousands of adaptations of his story, Count Dracula?
Could be a pretty cool idea for a Halloween video at least. Either that or Video Games based on H.P. Lovecraft… good Video Games anyhow.
I dunno, just some food for thought.
There's a cool song called "King of Everything" from Anarchy Club thats basically a ode to the monkey king, with on line saying "As strong as i am proud"
Thank you for bringing attention to Enslaved. It is severely overlooked
31:29 [insert Ruby What? Here]
Cyndaquil is categorized as the mouse pokemon and foxes are in the canine family also just because fuecoco is a deviation doesn’t mean they can’t go back to the zodiac
The ultimate prankster makes his journey to the west to tell his tale.
Shout out for Inuyasha.
Not a monkey, not a video game character, but his necklace is basically the punishment crown.
Fun Journey to the West Fact: Most interpretations of Sanzang have him portrayed as female instead of male. The reason most older interpretations of him in film (I may have gotten this wrong as the oldest version) has him played by an actress, this still is done today with shows like A Korean Odyssey and games like Fate/ Grand Order. This isn't always the case like in adaptations such as the manga series Saiyuki he is still portrayed as male.
Kogoro Tenzai, Project X Zone
Not only does his combat style and weapon look similar to the monkey king, his journey alongside Mii (who looks a certain priest you mentioned) has them going not just to the west but across different worlds and dimensions....and challenging Meden at the climax is essentially taking on god itself.
Funny thing about sun rupal. He's often boiled down to his impulsive nature, but like he's also at the embodiment of the mind so he's actually a little bit strategic
27:49 Well, the gourd didn't work on Sun Wukong, so I'm pretty sure she's still there when they want to bring her back again. Maybe as obscure DLC or something.
It don't kill him, but it sure as well holds him in place for a bit
If Darkstalkers 4 still doesn't happen, and if that rumor of a proper MVC4 is true and she's not in it. I'll beg for Capcom to have her star in her own action/platformer title.
Didn't expect Numebr 1 pic but it is nice to see this game still beign remembered and celebrated. May not be one of the best but it is pretty good.
Also, if you're thinking of Starter Pokemon being the Snake, I think Gen 5's Grass starter, Snivy already has that base covered.
Also thank you for doing one on sun wu Kong one of the few deific characters kratos would have absolutely no chance against without nerfing him down to one one billionth of his capabilities.
There was one wonderful sun wu Kong game that was missed out on saiyuki journey to the west. It was a tactical grid-based role playing game that was a one for one for the original journey to the west book. The protagonist characters even got monster forms. It was a wonderful game for the PlayStation 1 and if you ever get a chance to play it I would highly suggest it.
I was honestly surprised in was part of this list, it is by far one of the best adaptation of Sun Wu-kong there is in my opinion. Sure, his cloning ability isn't part of the game (or it was so weak I can't remember it) but every other aspect of the character is a part of the game, especialy the character growth. And one part of the story we rarely see is part of the game too, the first mission's objective is litteraly to help him escape his rocky prison by removing the talisman Bouddha placed on it.
You know what? At this point, I bet you can do "Top 10 Video Game Scientists", or a "Top 10 Video Game Bazooka Wielders."
I was looking for this and I can’t believe I found it this early
Small clarification for the last entry. Tripitaka (three bags/pouches/wallets) would be the name of the three scriptures/sutras Buddha wrote which Sanzang is asked to pick up and bring back to China.
Finally talking about CrossCode!!! Let's go!!!
Andira from Granblue Fantasy shown at all in the video is interesting, unfortunately she's not part of the countdown or was even mentioned.
She's got the standard stuff with the staff, clones, headband, and riding on clouds. In addition, she's actually on a journey to "Tianzhu" which is described as a utopia her ancestors sought out for, "Tianzhu", which more or less translates to India, the goal of Journey to the West.
As for gameplay, her default SSR (Highest rarity in the game) revolves mostly around being support that can hit hard, her active either buffs allies to keep them alive with shields and heals or debuffs enemies with her unique stacking debuff statuses that references the three monkeys instead. Her passives, meanwhile, makes her hard to hit and possibly cover for an ally with the unlockable passive playing more to her active skills by making them available sooner. Her ougi (Basically the limit break you get by charging them with attacking/getting attacked) references SNK more than wukong just like most of her series of characters, interestingly her 5* version references the 1000-Armed Kannon, the goddess prominently featured as one of the guides in the original story
Her SR unit, meanwhile, references the three monkeys more, the ougi is just a lesser version of the SSR version's base ougi
Her Summer unit instead focuses on making her hit hard often, with her SSR version's skill effect being moved around and compressed, now no longer weakening the party, her third skill in particular is great to have her start with an ougi or have an ally do it, with her unlockable passive making it possible for her to unleash two at once, her third skill also interacts with one of her passives that actually grants her a debuff at the start of a fight, which is her golden headband, as long as it's around, her power with the third skill is limited to one target instead of the whole party. Her ougi here is using her staff to smack the enemy after enlarging it, possibly back to pillar size
Her animations references Wukong in various ways, such as multiplying and riding on clouds, in addition, as one of the 12 Generals, she's considered the Queen of Monkeys
One aspect that doesn't really appear in this video is how the Monkey King can be lazy sometimes, like when he was supposed to guard the immortality peaches and just fell asleep instead, Andira takes this and kinda put it to the extreme, making her like to sleep a lot
Awesome job as always Scorpion
One depiction of Sun Wu Kong that I’ve learned to appreciate comes from a game no one would’ve expected.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator’s Monkey King is the Boss unit of the Dynasty campaign. A 2000 cost rushdown that clones himself every time he hits an enemy to attack and distract them and their allies who also leans heavily into being a glass cannon. His clones can hit each other, as well as himself, for further cloning, at the cost of some health, which is pretty comparable to one of the entries Green Scorpion talked about in his video. He has one of the most consistent jumps in the game, yet one of the least consistent attacks, which, after watching this video, also fits with him treating every battle as a game.
In terms of appearance, he looks like a cartoonized version of the character he based on, with a monkey-like face and body, Sun Wu Kong’s signature staff, and a lot of the features that make the Monkey King so iconic. Though there’s not much I can actually remember about his visual design going off of memory.
But the real slam dunk in terms of Monkey King representation is his best 1 on 1 matchup, the ancient Boss unit, of equal cost, Zeus. I don’t think I need to clarify why this is perfect for Sun Wu Kong.
All in all, for a unit in a game called Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, I’m just left wondering why they kept it so faithful to the original.
I defenetly would love more Countdowns in this veign, not only fore Aprils Fools as I love the concept.
Oscar…. Why am I not on the list? Hahaha kidding great list buddy!
Special shout-outs to Hanumachine from Megaman Zero. Not only a boss referencing Sun Wukong, but his name also cleverly pays homage to the Hindu monkey god as well.
Intriguing...
Ya put Ryuji on this list in symbolic sense and on very high spot at that.
Coincidentally I put Joker in my clowns list for him being best representation of card clowns in symbolic sense.
Son of the Beach is gonna be rhe new DerpDerp
Nice list, but regarding Hideyoshi, I wished that you would have brought up a side story from WO3, where he jokingly referred himself as Sun Wukong for Sanzang.
To those who don't know or play League of Legends or SMITE: Here's some fun trivia!
League of Legends Wukong's JPN VA is Masako Nozawa, the JPN voice of Son Goku in Dragon Ball!
SMITE's Sun Wukong is voiced by Goku's ENG VA, Sean Schemmel!
Actually I checked: The old Mongolian Zodiac had a crocodile In it. So if we remove just the Chinese part and just think on Zodiac, we got a full new spectrum
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I never expected the cross code shout out, that game rules
Honestly speaking, I found myself smiling from the Number 10 entry from the game alone. Personally consider it one of the best indie games ever made, if not just the best in recent history.
That said, I've enjoyed watching this countdown as well, and hope you have a nice day. Especially considering what day it'd be on your end.
Hard agree. I literally thought to myself during the intro 'oh yeah theres a version of Sun Wukong in Crosscode, doubt I'll see him here tho' and then immediately the first entry talked about on the list.
I really shouldnt be surprised given Oscar has definitely pulled quite far into the indie scene (Valder from Wargroove for top 10 necromancers for example) but still managed to catch me off guard. Crosscode is a damn great game, easily my favorite game I played last year.
10:33 I mean…. You kinda do? Every cart makes you wiser and skilled in battle, no?
I know Dota 2's Monkey King uses kecak as the music for his ultimate ability, I'm curious if other video game adaptations of the character also use this music.
I remember the first time I fought Rajang. Being the team's DI, I got to find out what it feels like to chew 5 Gum
For the list, it was rather disappointing NOT to use the Sun Wukong from Warriors Orochi series when Hideyoshi made the cut. It was like RIGHT THERE!!!!! Heck, my man didn't even need Red Hare since his Cloud ran faster than Lightning.
#3: YES! That's exactly what I was hoping you'd do! XD Also, Mobile Legends has Sun, these mobas never stop!
It is on, like Sun Wukong!