So, between 1x01 where Wukong puts a seal on MK to limit his powers, and 1x09 where Wukong says "Look kid, using that much power—your body can't handle it." I'm wondering if the seal (which lowkey I'm kinda waiting to be brought up again) ALSO sealed away MK's Moneky form, and I'm wondering if MK broke it in 4x07 Pitiful Creatures.
Director: Sarah Harper
Screenwriter: Jeremy Adams
Actors: Jack De Sena / Dave B. Michel /Stephanie She / David Chan / Sean Schmel / Patrick Seitz / Victoria Grace / Steve Blue Tom / Gwendolyn Yeh / Kimberly Brooks / Kyle McCully / Billy Kametz
Genre: Animation
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China / USA
Language: English / Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2020-09-12 (Mainland China/USA)
Number of Seasons: 4
Episodes: 44
Single episode length: 11 minutes
Number of Movies: 3
Also known as: Monkie Kid / 悟空小侠
IMDb: tt12415378
Type: Reimanging
Summary:
Monkey King comes to life as a young boy named MK, obsessed with the legends of old, discovers Monkey King's magical staff. After witnessing Red Son and Princess Iron Fan release the Demon Bull King from his prison under the mountain, MK accidentally grabs Monkey King's magical staff and escapes, sending him on a journey to Flower Fruit Mountain to return the staff to Monkey King. After the staff gets taken away from him, MK meets the Monkey King and is motivated to go back and take the staff back. Using his powers, he was able to defeat the Demon Bull King and save the day.
So, someone's probably already said this somewhere, but I'm gonna post this anyway cuz I keep thinking about it:
Why was MK near DBK's seal at the start of the series? Like, what drove him there?
"He was delivering noodles!" you say, but to who? Who could have POSSIBLY ordered noodles THERE of all places? Princess Iron Fan? Red Son? A Bull Clone? None of those make sense. The only other people there were MK and....
Sun Wukong.
Disguised as a pigeon, yes, but there all the same. And it makes sense that he'd keep an eye on DBK's seal considering what would happen if it broke. But that begs the question of why he didn't DO anything when PIF and Red were breaking it. Except... he did do something.
When they first meet, Wukong tells MK that he'd been watching him 'for a while.' How long is 'a while?' A few hours? All day? Or maybe... even longer? How long had Wukong been scouting MK as his successor?
Which brings me back to the question that started this: who ordered the noodles that led MK to the start of his hero's journey? The Monkey King himself. He'd already scouted the kid as his successor, so when the Demon Bull Family was ready to release DBK, he made a call to a certain noodle shop to make sure MK would be there at the perfect time. He even hung out in disguise, just in case the kid had enough good sense to not try and take on an acient and powerful demon king himself.
Alias: Monkie Kid, Has an unknown name before he changed it to MK; this name is Shengxiao Ni'hou in the Celestial Primate AU
Nicknames: Noodle Boy, Monkie Man, Kiddo, Bud.
Age: 20...?
Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them
Orientation: Biromantic Asexual
Height: 5'2"
Occupation: Delivery Driver for Pigsy's Noodles, Part-Time Hero, Monkey King's Successor
Character Bio:
MK is an energetic soul who loves nothing more than making people happy. He likes his simple missions with his best friend Mei, training with his mentor, the Monkey King and helping Pigsy around the noodle shop. He has a love for drawing and fantasy stories and loves to talk at length about whatever is on his mind.
MK prefers to live in the moment, and doesn't like talking about his mysterious past. No one knows where he came from, not even he himself could give you a straight answer, but he's lived in the city most of his life and considers Pigsy to be his father.
MK has a wealth of magic power, most of them imitations of the power of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. MK trains to hone and control these powers and use them to save the city from demons who want to destroy it. Though he may not act the smartest, he usually just plays dumb to lighten the mood.