Loki says he's burdened with Glorious Purpose. Sun Wukong is complete randomness and a complete absence of impulse control who managed to piss off everyone with his obsession with being the absolute G.O.A.T. The Monkey King was basically the first internet troll.
There's a video game coming out soon called Black Myth: Wukong, which is an action game along the lines of Devil May Cry and Dark Souls starring Sun Wukong. It's been in development for some time, and looks incredible. You guys should check it out.
@@Sundowner13I mean “technically” it’s not wrong. The Destined One is the mind aspect of Wukong. If you get the good ending it reveals that Wukong planned his “death” in the beginning because it was the only way to break free from the circlet and Heaven’s control. Erlang is also in on his plan and has been keeping Wukong’s memories safe for him since the beginning of the game. If you beat him, you get Wukong’s memories back and beating Wukong’s broken shell after that reveals the true ending where the reincarnation was successful and Wukong is now free. If you fully upgrade everything in NG+++, you even unlock a new stance in which the player character actually talks briefly during certain attacks and introduces himself as Wukong/The Great Sage.
@@EnderHeart5911 interesting but no. I wanted to play as Wukong, not his clone. and the story is a pass. Buddha freed him and heaven knees to Buddha's will, so the game story makes no sense. the game looks fun, every trailer makes me want to buy it and for that alone I recommend it but the story is a mess.
As someone who has read through the Original Journey to the West, Death Battle didn't mention the ridiculous number of other powers and abilities Sun Wukong posses that could have won him this fight, Firstly He was once able to freeze time over a city for an hour to help his comrades escape from the local government, He is able to remove the souls of people, Manipulate the weather and even create clones of those that are weaker than him with ALL their powers and abilities, Especially since Wukong's clones don't lose any power. This isn't even the extent of it however, At the end of the Journey To The West, Wukong achieved Nirvana, becoming Enlightened. Enlightenment allows one to be completely free of all concpets of existence, no longer being tied down by reality, a enlightened creature cannot be effected by the rules of existence any longer, He is incapable of dying as the literal concept of death OR life do not apply to him anymore, nor does any other concept of existence, it is infact impossible to TRULY describe a enlightened being as someone Enlightened is no longer bound by ANYTHING.
@@jefftonsman They are equals in strength because both are able to lift immesaurable weight, Wukong is quintillions of times faster than light though that part is meaningless if you consider Enlightened wukong who is omnipresent so speed really isn't a factor for him and lastly, Again if we consider Enlightened wukong which is wukong's peak, no concepts of existance (such as death) apply to him so no poison could kill him, because there is no killing him, he isn't alive or dead, he is and isn't.
@@banrajanand7983 no they aren't. Sun wu kong didn't lift infinite weight. The mo.ent a third mountain twmeportws on top of him he was shut down and couldn't move. Literally buddhist experts came out and said mount sumerou doesn't hold up the sky
@@banrajanand7983 no he isn't. Hervules has fought apollo who has cross the universe instantly also and the Greek universe has been calculated as bigger and thus made hervules faster. Read the g1 prediction blog for the fight
Not only did Sun Wukong be made into many Anime and other shows and One I grew up on Was Monkey Magic done in the early 80's was based on his story of journey into the west. I also liked the style they did for this battle hope to see more reactions.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one. I'm slowly making my way through your playlist and think I'll be all caught up soon. I'd recommend Jak & Daxter vs Ratchet and Clank death battle as well
Basically, it the prequel to Goku vs Superman. As both characters represent the Eastern and Western comic entertainments. For example, Hercules what's the inspiration for most modern superheroes like Superman, Wonderman, and Thor. While Sun Wukong was the inspiration for modern anime protagonists like Son Goku, and Monkey D. Luffy.
Fun Fact: Sun Wukong was based off the Hamuma, a Monkey faced God in Hinduism. It was said that as a child. He flew across the solar system to reach the sun. Thinking it was a fruit. But was struck down by a lighting god.
For more Sun Wukong I really reccomend you to check out "Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West" by Overly Sarcastic Production. Charming artstyle and a great narrator for the incredible story.
How do I keep forgetting this one exists!? It's one of the best and most unique Death Battles. Every time I come across this one again, I think "This is one of the best" and yet forget whenever I think back on past Death Battles.
Plus, sure, the arrow dipped in Hydra blood may have been able to kill wukong with his first method to obtain inmotality but not after erasing his name from the book of death. Even if he got hit or damaged with the arrows he can't die because death literally can't see him anymore and wouldn't come for him. The same reason not even the buddha could kill him and he just imprisoned him.
Well, Buddha is pacifist, that is, he wouldn't kill if lesser punishment is not enough. But he will not stop or get mad on someone if they kill in his presence.
Sun Wukong is a chinese deity, known as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. He has 72 transformations (the number actually means limitless tranformations). His name, if translated into japanese becomes Son Goku. You know, the boy with monkey tail, can ride nimbus cloud, have a staff that can grow long, and trained by god (Kami). Current Goku has like ... 7 transformations and challenged gods left and right, my bad its an anime!
Theres a lot of anime that's inspired by journey to the west, it's crazy! I hope death battle does more battles like this, it was a really nice change of pace to match up mythological heroes!
This battle was the most entertaining to witness two gods facing off each other and witness some stunning animation done for it 😄 also it seems interesting that Sun’s voice is being Sun from RWBY being used in this battle.
You probably wouldn't know because it was his first movie and he is credited as Arnold Strong. Also the original cut they dub over his voice, and it's a very hilarious low budget movie and worth a watch.
@@jefftonsman There’s really only one feat that Buddhist mythology experts say is wrong and that’s the infinity feat for Sun. Even then, those same experts still say that Sun would win.
If you want to watch something with Wukong in it: I'd give Lego Monkie Kid a shot. It takes places after he retires in a sense and now acts as a mentor to a kid who took up the name. It has fun characters, better villains, and the animation is jaw dropping. Not to mention a lot of well known VAs voice the characters like how the Monkey King himself is played by Goku's English voice actor. It all comes full circle.
Fun fact: The first arc of the original Dragonball (so the stuff BEFORE what you watched in abridged) was actually directly modeled after Journey to the West (where Wukong came from). It started off as a silly/jokey direct parody of it. Sun Wukong translated into Japanese is literally Son Goku-- that's why Goku has a tail, a power pole, and flies on a nimbus (even though these became irrelevant in Z), and the original characters have the exact same initial story role/similar powers. Their journey to get the dragonballs was similar to the literal Journey to the West. Pigsy = Oolong (both perverted shapeshifting tricksters), Sandy = Yamcha (both weak fighters who never win and meat-headed desert bandits), and ironically, Bulma by default served the Monk Tripitaka role, even though their personalities are polar opposites (unlike Bulma, the monk's all about purity, but like Bulma, he's completely defenseless/needs to be protected and is what the original motive/direction comes from). Wukong's best friend the Ox King also = Chichi's dad, the Ox King. Oh, and the three-eyed god from the heavens who evenly fought Wukong = Tien (although there are no backstory similarities with that one, just the initial power level/three-eyes gimmick). Wukong's master was also a hermit like Roshi. All the Saiyan stuff that comes later in Z has almost nothing to do with it though (other than a lot of Shounen tropes in general coming from Journey to the West's storytelling style).
just a note of how the death battles are done. they go through it as if the characters have done a hundred battles against each other. and they would claim who would win the majority.
@jefftonsman Even if Wukong wasn't infinitely faster and more durable than Hercules, his near infinite amount of clones would completely overwhelm Hercules. There is no world, no universe, no timeline in which Hercules wins.
Kind of a random suggestion but if you want to learn more about Son Wukong’a epic tail i recommend’Overly Sarcastic Productions: journey to the west’ series. Kind of a highlight reel of the monkey kings wildest adventures from the book
I think this battle was them throwing a bone to the Dragon Ball fans that are mad about Goku losing to Superman. Superman vs Son Wukong seems like a more even match up.
Sun Wukong would DESTROY Superman. Remember Wukong has the 72 Transformations and is downright indestructible and immortal. It doesn't mean Wukong can transform into 72 things. Nonononono, that is a complete misconception and misunderstanding of his abilities. 72 Transformations mean Wukong has 72 UNIQUE and separate powers/abilities, with shapeshifting being ONLY ONE OF THEM. The rest of the powers make Wukong pretty much an omnipotent character. The others include superstrength, superspeed, flying, phasing through ground, phasing through rocks/walls, traveling underground while phased through the ground (like Shadow Cat from X-men), firebeathing, breathing underwater, moving through water like moving through air, creating impregnable wards/barriers, paralysing others with a single finger point, animating inanimate objects (how he made his cudgel fight autonomously while he chilled), creating copies of himself OR the opponent (Wukong could totally create copies of Superman and have them gang on him), vanquishing Deities and Demons (part of his 72 Transformations is the ability to kill Deities and Demons themselves permanently. That's why the Deities and Demons are so scared of him), telekinesis, summoning a specific object to you (like Harry Potter's Acio spell), summoning and destroying souls (even ghosts will die a second time), calling for a Deity's aid (like if he call for them they will know it in the Heavens. Then they will descend to aid Wukong as quickly as they can because none of them will want to piss him off), creating healing potions and pills, always knowing his directions and where to go (Wukong is like a cosmic GPS. You can throw him to another planet in another galaxy in another universe and he will know the way back to Earth. That's why in all illustrations for Journey to the West Wukong is always in front, because he knows the way and is guiding the party), reading one's fate and future through Astronomy, changing fate and destiny with magic (Wukong can change the fate of others, it is part of his powers), substitution technique (like Naruto's Substitution Jutsu. When Wukong takes a blow, he can substitute an object to take his place and escape. He can even use a clone of himself to do this to feign death while escaping), astral projection, entering dreams (not even Freddy is safe in his homeground. Remember he can kill demons and ghosts), invisibility, summoning animals from the vicinity, commanding and controlling animals, immune to fire and burns, can eat ANYTHING and not get sick (including rocks, glass, poison, heck even Putin's radioactive tea), immune to freezing and cold, can shoot lasers from his eyes (that's right, he can do Optic Blasts), can survive decapitation and reattach the head, can summon rain, can summon wind, can call the clouds to block the sky, can wield all weapons with max proficiency even weapons he touch and use for the very first time (he can totally use a gun or drive a tank or fighter jet because technically they are weapons too). So far that's all that I can remember and name off the bat, I need to reread the Journey to the West to remember the others.
The poison arrow wouldn’t kill him, as they stated (As sun wukong has multiple layers of immortality) but at best would incapacitate him. Is that a win? I don’t think so. I think Sun takes the win 100% of the time.
Death Battle has said multiple times that in the cases of characters that can't die, if they're knocked out for a long enough period, it counts as a win. They've covered this when they talked about the possibility of putting Voldemort into a Death Battle, since he has immortality due to the Horcruxes, they talked about it in the Q@A for Darkseid vs Thanos about how even if Thanos could escape the Omega Sanction, it wouldn't be immediately and that would be enough to count as a victory, and other times.
also suns such a menace cuz in myth he got punished many time, eating immortality,steal horses from basically heaven etc its all in the story journey to the east its very good
Sun Wukong is the father of the big three of anime. Sun Goku from Dragon Ball Monky D Luffy from One Piece Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. (Boruto: Naruto next Generations dosen't count, because it ruined all the characters we loved and it's boring)
10:05 For context, the Taoist definition of immortal pretty much leans towards a longer life span 12:12 Do note for brevity they just stuck with the translated names.
If you think about it, Goku had a cloud to ride on. he had the Staff which could change it´s lenght. Also Trunks said "So you are Sun Wukong, right?" and talking about eating...
Fun fact: the VAs for Heracles and Sun Wukong here also voiced versions of them in Dislyte and SMITE (respectively). A-And no, Wukong's VA here isn't Michael Jones.
If not obvious, Sun Wukong is the inspiration behind a lot of anime and game characters. Goku most off, being a monkey child of great strength and tenacity, a flying cloud, and a size changing pole. Hell, then name "Son Goku" is just the Japanese reading of "Sun Wukong". But beyond that, just his personality has heavily impacted anime. For every protagonist with a seemingly endless appetite, mischievous nature, not being the brightest bulb, and love of fighting, you can thank the Monkey King.
Nah, no way Hercules could win even one battle. Even a fluke isn't possible. If Wukong doesn't even feel like fighting, he could just pluck out his hairs and create hundreds of double and those doubles could easily overpower Hercules.
It's not so much that Buddha outsmarted Sun Wukong but more that his reach was far beyond Sun Wukong's understanding. As it said Buddha reached Nirvana essentially he achieved the highest level of enlightenment that made him able to more or less become one with the universe itself. The universe is something that Buddha can control as he is one with the universe.
This was a very interesting one, i wonder what other mythical figures they’ll do next? Who would you like to see in Death Battle next? By the way, have you heard of any of the Sun Wukong Games?
ya this fight was in the bag if u knew that hercules wasnt the only god of strength plus hes only demi god not full full god of strength was cratos. now i wanna see a cratos vs wukong god of strength fight part 2
Sun Wukong sprout a lot of legendary pop culture and tales. He's a prick, but his path of redemption really mellowed him out. I love Sun Wukong because he's the lovable goof with good instincts but is very mischievous. He did lash out a lot to the monk he was traveling with, but he always came back to do the right thing. As a immortal who has very human emotions and reactions, compared to the Jade Emperor or Buddha, it makes WuKong a very enjoyable character in myths and legends.
Based on the info Death Battle provided, I can see why she thought Hercules was smarter, but Sun Wukong is actually wise and clever. He outwits his enemies all the time. He does it even in fights where he has a clear strength advantage just because he likes to mess with people. Death Battle also forgot to mention Sun Wukong won a 1 vs 100,000 battle against gods.
i like how this is basically the mythology version of Goku VS Superman. only Goku won. hell, it literally said on Sun Wukong's info graphic that Sun Wukong is the chinese equivalent of Son Goku.
i genuinely was caught offguard when this was announced, like i didn't think religions and myth were allowed, and then my next realisation was the fact we could get jesus
Son Goku for DBZ is totally supposed to be Sun Wukong, the monkey king, form the way he acts, to the pigman friend, and his staff weapon is almost exactly the same including how it was meant to be just a pillar holding up a god's house, also you know...monkey people with the power to fight gods.
Son Wokong-Goku Pigsy a lecherous pig demon that kidnaps young girls and deceived them with good luxe and Shapeshiftingto Service him. -Oolong that’s literally the first time they meet him. There’s a reason why he has a collection of lingerie and bunny costumes that would fit a 14 year old girl. Sandy is a little harder to pin down. Despite his name, he’s actually a water demon, but I believe that Bulma’s blue hair is a reference to the character. Or it’s Yamaha the Desert Bandit. Sand -Desert get it? Now the monk. He doesn’t arrive in the story of for a long time. Same with the Dragon Ball equivalent. But unlike The Journey to the west, Krillian is the most UnMonk Monk. Hardly the pure spirit destined to deliver the seven scrolls.
Herc did not fight the hydra alone though and he accidentally shot another Greek figure with hydra poison.....Chiron...the centaur who should is said to become the constillation known.... Sagittarius....my sign
There’s another major myth in Chinese lore that is often referenced and still talked about. It’s the legend of the Eight immortals. Their deeds are legendary. They were said to have slain demons, given advice to emperors, and lived since the dawn of time. Plus more that is still being discovered in texts. Each immortal was symbolized by a specific item and those items in family crests still to this day. Honestly I don’t know what they actually did because it’s just been passed on for centuries that nobody really knows the exact origin of the myth. My family crest has the flower symbol from the immortals although we do not claim any heritage from them though. We do claim a branch family of one of the old emperors as he gave us a family name.
I was wondering if you guys could react to videos from the channel called Oceaniz, he does vids about the Monster Hunter franchise and is a great narrator. He does allow reactions and only asks that people put a link to his channel in the description, I think a good starter would be his vid telling and showing where all the games take place in the franchise.
(Me, stupid) IS Greek really considered Western? Search results: "Greece is considered the cradle of western civilization" Me: "well, you learn something everyday, namely I'm stupid."
firstly this video is not fair for Wukong because they forgot to mention so much abilities he got from copying his opponent power to creating more than thousand of clone he can even transform his clone to copy his opponent his clone even immortal and he can grow stronger and stronger as the battle get longer not to mention he have achive complete Nirvana after his journey to the west make him equal to buddha
As I said.... hydra poison did not kill Chiron instantly...his immortality let him live but in pain....Chiron sacrificed his immortality to save a child that needed a cure by immortality....thus ending chirons life and making his name
Akira Toriyamas original dragon ball concept was to turn sun wukong into an anime. But sun wukong was so powerful that he had to nerf him!. Thus Goku was born.! Think about that for a sec. Goku is the nerft version on sun wukong. 😆 🤣
Just going to throw out there that, while the outcome is definitely correct, these two are not equal in speed and strength. Sun Wukong absolutely has the speed advantage and Hercules definitely has the strength advantage.
Believe it or not....i wanted monkey King to win cause I like his funny and mischievous personality.......plus cloning your self from a strand of your hair..... hilarious but effective....herc was also my fav....but because I played sun in a game dota 2 and loved his stuff I wanted him to win.....hahahaha(sun laughing)
They did Goku vs Superman AGAIN. Round fucking three, this time taking into account transformations that Goku unlocked by the end of the anime adaptation of Super and the manga beyond his God forms. Massive spoilers for the Tournament of Power Arc of Super (it's only good arc imo) and the last two movies and manga content so don't watch it.
They didn't even mention Nirvana or Son wukong being stronger than Buddha. It's quite impossible for Hercules to win this fight because Sun would view Herc as a fictional character.
@@JoeThomas-lu6fy sun lifting infinity even though the moment a third mountain dropped he couldn't move and buddhist experts said mount semurou doesnt hold up the sky. The fact that apollo has crossed the universe instantly and the greek comsos was calced to be bigger in the g1 blog ect.
Herc did not fight the hydra alone though and he accidentally shot another Greek figure with hydra poison.....Chiron...the centaur who should is said to become the constillation known.... Sagittarius....my sign
Loki says he's burdened with Glorious Purpose. Sun Wukong is complete randomness and a complete absence of impulse control who managed to piss off everyone with his obsession with being the absolute G.O.A.T. The Monkey King was basically the first internet troll.
More like heavenly troll.
There's a video game coming out soon called Black Myth: Wukong, which is an action game along the lines of Devil May Cry and Dark Souls starring Sun Wukong. It's been in development for some time, and looks incredible. You guys should check it out.
So gods may cry: praise the sun edition?
are you playing it
"starring sun wukong" well that was a f*cking lie
@@Sundowner13I mean “technically” it’s not wrong. The Destined One is the mind aspect of Wukong. If you get the good ending it reveals that Wukong planned his “death” in the beginning because it was the only way to break free from the circlet and Heaven’s control. Erlang is also in on his plan and has been keeping Wukong’s memories safe for him since the beginning of the game. If you beat him, you get Wukong’s memories back and beating Wukong’s broken shell after that reveals the true ending where the reincarnation was successful and Wukong is now free. If you fully upgrade everything in NG+++, you even unlock a new stance in which the player character actually talks briefly during certain attacks and introduces himself as Wukong/The Great Sage.
@@EnderHeart5911 interesting but no. I wanted to play as Wukong, not his clone. and the story is a pass. Buddha freed him and heaven knees to Buddha's will, so the game story makes no sense. the game looks fun, every trailer makes me want to buy it and for that alone I recommend it but the story is a mess.
As someone who has read through the Original Journey to the West, Death Battle didn't mention the ridiculous number of other powers and abilities Sun Wukong posses that could have won him this fight, Firstly He was once able to freeze time over a city for an hour to help his comrades escape from the local government, He is able to remove the souls of people, Manipulate the weather and even create clones of those that are weaker than him with ALL their powers and abilities, Especially since Wukong's clones don't lose any power.
This isn't even the extent of it however, At the end of the Journey To The West, Wukong achieved Nirvana, becoming Enlightened. Enlightenment allows one to be completely free of all concpets of existence, no longer being tied down by reality, a enlightened creature cannot be effected by the rules of existence any longer, He is incapable of dying as the literal concept of death OR life do not apply to him anymore, nor does any other concept of existence, it is infact impossible to TRULY describe a enlightened being as someone Enlightened is no longer bound by ANYTHING.
Hercules still beats him by being stronger and faster and having poisoned arrows
@@jefftonsman They are equals in strength because both are able to lift immesaurable weight, Wukong is quintillions of times faster than light though that part is meaningless if you consider Enlightened wukong who is omnipresent so speed really isn't a factor for him and lastly, Again if we consider Enlightened wukong which is wukong's peak, no concepts of existance (such as death) apply to him so no poison could kill him, because there is no killing him, he isn't alive or dead, he is and isn't.
@@banrajanand7983 no they aren't. Sun wu kong didn't lift infinite weight. The mo.ent a third mountain twmeportws on top of him he was shut down and couldn't move. Literally buddhist experts came out and said mount sumerou doesn't hold up the sky
@@banrajanand7983 no he isn't. Hervules has fought apollo who has cross the universe instantly also and the Greek universe has been calculated as bigger and thus made hervules faster. Read the g1 prediction blog for the fight
@@banrajanand7983 enlightened waking was not considered and neither ascended hercules so no just making stuff up
Not only did Sun Wukong be made into many Anime and other shows and One I grew up on Was Monkey Magic done in the early 80's was based on his story of journey into the west. I also liked the style they did for this battle hope to see more reactions.
without Wukong, we won't get Goku, Naruto, Luffy or any other animes and shows that were inspired by him
Sun Goku is literally Sun Wukong in Japanese
Glad you guys enjoyed this one. I'm slowly making my way through your playlist and think I'll be all caught up soon. I'd recommend Jak & Daxter vs Ratchet and Clank death battle as well
Basically, it the prequel to Goku vs Superman. As both characters represent the Eastern and Western comic entertainments. For example, Hercules what's the inspiration for most modern superheroes like Superman, Wonderman, and Thor. While Sun Wukong was the inspiration for modern anime protagonists like Son Goku, and Monkey D. Luffy.
Hmmm I would’ve thought the inspiration Thor would be the Thor from Norse myth.
@@Retrovorious I mean in terms of superhero stereotypes.
@@tommcburney301 Sun Wukong inspired Naruto too
@@tommcburney301Naruto , one piece , bleach , fairy tail was inspired by dragon ball.
@@tommcburney301 Naruto is way more popular than one piece
Fun Fact: Sun Wukong was based off the Hamuma, a Monkey faced God in Hinduism. It was said that as a child. He flew across the solar system to reach the sun. Thinking it was a fruit. But was struck down by a lighting god.
Is that the same as Hanuman?
@@BJGvideos spelling error.
@@tommcburney301 Aah thought it was maybe just in another language.
But Hanuman is nowhere near the power level of Wukong.
@@pasindudinusha6507He is way powerful than wukong I mean wukong was literally based of him😂😂
your eyes are not tricking you. that was a very young ryan gossling playing hercules in the short-lived series "young hercules".
For more Sun Wukong I really reccomend you to check out "Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West" by Overly Sarcastic Production. Charming artstyle and a great narrator for the incredible story.
How do I keep forgetting this one exists!? It's one of the best and most unique Death Battles. Every time I come across this one again, I think "This is one of the best" and yet forget whenever I think back on past Death Battles.
Plus, sure, the arrow dipped in Hydra blood may have been able to kill wukong with his first method to obtain inmotality but not after erasing his name from the book of death. Even if he got hit or damaged with the arrows he can't die because death literally can't see him anymore and wouldn't come for him. The same reason not even the buddha could kill him and he just imprisoned him.
Well, Buddha is pacifist, that is, he wouldn't kill if lesser punishment is not enough. But he will not stop or get mad on someone if they kill in his presence.
Plus, in special cases they would count long-term/permanent incapacitation.
Sun Wukong is a chinese deity, known as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. He has 72 transformations (the number actually means limitless tranformations). His name, if translated into japanese becomes Son Goku. You know, the boy with monkey tail, can ride nimbus cloud, have a staff that can grow long, and trained by god (Kami). Current Goku has like ... 7 transformations and challenged gods left and right, my bad its an anime!
Theres a lot of anime that's inspired by journey to the west, it's crazy! I hope death battle does more battles like this, it was a really nice change of pace to match up mythological heroes!
Sun from RWBY is one of many fictional characters based on Son Wukong. Another well known one is Goku from Dragon Ball
This battle was the most entertaining to witness two gods facing off each other and witness some stunning animation done for it 😄 also it seems interesting that Sun’s voice is being Sun from RWBY being used in this battle.
No it's not.
@@Maswartz226you are wrong
Sun Wukong is also a character in RWBY as well.
Nope. This Sun Wukong is voiced by Alex Mai - who, ironically, voiced one of Wukong's skins in SMITE.
@@MrAuthor3DS oh that’s cool as I thought it was Sun’s voice from RWBY
FUN FACT : GOKU IS INSPIRED FROM SUN WUKONG
Half of all anime is inspired from Journey to the West
You probably wouldn't know because it was his first movie and he is credited as Arnold Strong. Also the original cut they dub over his voice, and it's a very hilarious low budget movie and worth a watch.
This was the first mythological Death Battle and it absolutely killed with the animation they went with! ❤️🔥
The Handsome Sun Wukong, The Great Sage Heaven's Equal, The Victorious Fighting Buddha.
Monkey king is powerful that his immortality has immortality
The first matchup of its kind, a mythology fight. Here's hoping Odin vs Zeus is soon.
And it's wrong
@@jefftonsmanNo it's not
@@wingedbluj1674 it is according to buddhist mythology experts next
@@jefftonsman There’s really only one feat that Buddhist mythology experts say is wrong and that’s the infinity feat for Sun. Even then, those same experts still say that Sun would win.
@@muffetmissulena6540 and I think he would lose because he is weaker slower by the g1 blog and herc has a away ti end him
13:52 I love that smug Bethany look far too much! :D
If you want to watch something with Wukong in it: I'd give Lego Monkie Kid a shot. It takes places after he retires in a sense and now acts as a mentor to a kid who took up the name. It has fun characters, better villains, and the animation is jaw dropping.
Not to mention a lot of well known VAs voice the characters like how the Monkey King himself is played by Goku's English voice actor. It all comes full circle.
Fun fact: The first arc of the original Dragonball (so the stuff BEFORE what you watched in abridged) was actually directly modeled after Journey to the West (where Wukong came from). It started off as a silly/jokey direct parody of it.
Sun Wukong translated into Japanese is literally Son Goku-- that's why Goku has a tail, a power pole, and flies on a nimbus (even though these became irrelevant in Z), and the original characters have the exact same initial story role/similar powers. Their journey to get the dragonballs was similar to the literal Journey to the West.
Pigsy = Oolong (both perverted shapeshifting tricksters), Sandy = Yamcha (both weak fighters who never win and meat-headed desert bandits), and ironically, Bulma by default served the Monk Tripitaka role, even though their personalities are polar opposites (unlike Bulma, the monk's all about purity, but like Bulma, he's completely defenseless/needs to be protected and is what the original motive/direction comes from). Wukong's best friend the Ox King also = Chichi's dad, the Ox King.
Oh, and the three-eyed god from the heavens who evenly fought Wukong = Tien (although there are no backstory similarities with that one, just the initial power level/three-eyes gimmick). Wukong's master was also a hermit like Roshi.
All the Saiyan stuff that comes later in Z has almost nothing to do with it though (other than a lot of Shounen tropes in general coming from Journey to the West's storytelling style).
just a note of how the death battles are done. they go through it as if the characters have done a hundred battles against each other. and they would claim who would win the majority.
Hervules would beat him the majority of the time
@@jefftonsmanhow? Hercs only win condition was the poison and that woudnt even work on him
@@darthmenace2033 yes it would work on him and he is stronger and faster. Read the g1 blog.
@jefftonsman Even if Wukong wasn't infinitely faster and more durable than Hercules, his near infinite amount of clones would completely overwhelm Hercules. There is no world, no universe, no timeline in which Hercules wins.
Kind of a random suggestion but if you want to learn more about Son Wukong’a epic tail i recommend’Overly Sarcastic Productions: journey to the west’ series. Kind of a highlight reel of the monkey kings wildest adventures from the book
I think this battle was them throwing a bone to the Dragon Ball fans that are mad about Goku losing to Superman.
Superman vs Son Wukong seems like a more even match up.
Superman was based on Hercules and Son Goku was based on Sun Wukong. But, Sun Wukong > Hercules and Superman > Goku.
@@gxstlyno hercules beats sun wu kong
Hercules beats sun wu kong
Are you a clown? Sun wu king isn't isn't multiversal
Sun Wukong would DESTROY Superman. Remember Wukong has the 72 Transformations and is downright indestructible and immortal. It doesn't mean Wukong can transform into 72 things. Nonononono, that is a complete misconception and misunderstanding of his abilities. 72 Transformations mean Wukong has 72 UNIQUE and separate powers/abilities, with shapeshifting being ONLY ONE OF THEM. The rest of the powers make Wukong pretty much an omnipotent character.
The others include superstrength, superspeed, flying, phasing through ground, phasing through rocks/walls, traveling underground while phased through the ground (like Shadow Cat from X-men), firebeathing, breathing underwater, moving through water like moving through air, creating impregnable wards/barriers, paralysing others with a single finger point, animating inanimate objects (how he made his cudgel fight autonomously while he chilled), creating copies of himself OR the opponent (Wukong could totally create copies of Superman and have them gang on him), vanquishing Deities and Demons (part of his 72 Transformations is the ability to kill Deities and Demons themselves permanently. That's why the Deities and Demons are so scared of him), telekinesis, summoning a specific object to you (like Harry Potter's Acio spell), summoning and destroying souls (even ghosts will die a second time), calling for a Deity's aid (like if he call for them they will know it in the Heavens. Then they will descend to aid Wukong as quickly as they can because none of them will want to piss him off), creating healing potions and pills, always knowing his directions and where to go (Wukong is like a cosmic GPS. You can throw him to another planet in another galaxy in another universe and he will know the way back to Earth. That's why in all illustrations for Journey to the West Wukong is always in front, because he knows the way and is guiding the party), reading one's fate and future through Astronomy, changing fate and destiny with magic (Wukong can change the fate of others, it is part of his powers), substitution technique (like Naruto's Substitution Jutsu. When Wukong takes a blow, he can substitute an object to take his place and escape. He can even use a clone of himself to do this to feign death while escaping), astral projection, entering dreams (not even Freddy is safe in his homeground. Remember he can kill demons and ghosts), invisibility, summoning animals from the vicinity, commanding and controlling animals, immune to fire and burns, can eat ANYTHING and not get sick (including rocks, glass, poison, heck even Putin's radioactive tea), immune to freezing and cold, can shoot lasers from his eyes (that's right, he can do Optic Blasts), can survive decapitation and reattach the head, can summon rain, can summon wind, can call the clouds to block the sky, can wield all weapons with max proficiency even weapons he touch and use for the very first time (he can totally use a gun or drive a tank or fighter jet because technically they are weapons too).
So far that's all that I can remember and name off the bat, I need to reread the Journey to the West to remember the others.
The poison arrow wouldn’t kill him, as they stated (As sun wukong has multiple layers of immortality) but at best would incapacitate him. Is that a win? I don’t think so. I think Sun takes the win 100% of the time.
Death Battle has said multiple times that in the cases of characters that can't die, if they're knocked out for a long enough period, it counts as a win. They've covered this when they talked about the possibility of putting Voldemort into a Death Battle, since he has immortality due to the Horcruxes, they talked about it in the Q@A for Darkseid vs Thanos about how even if Thanos could escape the Omega Sanction, it wouldn't be immediately and that would be enough to count as a victory, and other times.
6:45 They didn't talk about him battling the minotaur because that was Theseus not Hercules.
also suns such a menace cuz in myth he got punished many time, eating immortality,steal horses from basically heaven etc its all in the story journey to the east its very good
I need that spongebob vs. aquaman death battle. It's a goated battle
Sun Wukong games:
- Enslaved, Black Myth: Wukong & Monkey King Returns
Sun Wukong is the father of the big three of anime.
Sun Goku from Dragon Ball
Monky D Luffy from One Piece
Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. (Boruto: Naruto next Generations dosen't count, because it ruined all the characters we loved and it's boring)
10:05 For context, the Taoist definition of immortal pretty much leans towards a longer life span
12:12 Do note for brevity they just stuck with the translated names.
I just love when they make a references to boomsticks IRL divorce from a few years ago
If you think about it, Goku had a cloud to ride on. he had the Staff which could change it´s lenght. Also Trunks said "So you are Sun Wukong, right?" and talking about eating...
Fun fact: the VAs for Heracles and Sun Wukong here also voiced versions of them in Dislyte and SMITE (respectively). A-And no, Wukong's VA here isn't Michael Jones.
Oh my goodness!!!!. .im sooo happy they finally did it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. . After months of asking for it
If not obvious, Sun Wukong is the inspiration behind a lot of anime and game characters. Goku most off, being a monkey child of great strength and tenacity, a flying cloud, and a size changing pole. Hell, then name "Son Goku" is just the Japanese reading of "Sun Wukong". But beyond that, just his personality has heavily impacted anime. For every protagonist with a seemingly endless appetite, mischievous nature, not being the brightest bulb, and love of fighting, you can thank the Monkey King.
The minotaur was from -Perseus's- Theseus's tale.
Close. Theseus killed the Minotaur. Perseus killed Medusa and the Kraken.
I always confuse the two. @@fenrisiansummer3777
Nah, no way Hercules could win even one battle. Even a fluke isn't possible. If Wukong doesn't even feel like fighting, he could just pluck out his hairs and create hundreds of double and those doubles could easily overpower Hercules.
It's not so much that Buddha outsmarted Sun Wukong but more that his reach was far beyond Sun Wukong's understanding. As it said Buddha reached Nirvana essentially he achieved the highest level of enlightenment that made him able to more or less become one with the universe itself. The universe is something that Buddha can control as he is one with the universe.
I recommend reading the book. Journey to the west is a classic.
Truly a match of legends.
A death battle with one side cannot die is hardly fair.
I really hate zeus who wrote the story of those fake gods has a twisted mind
Meanwhile a gentleman like Hade is called bad guy instead of Zues 😢
@@MinhHoangNguyen-wd1uy when it's like how the saying goes the winners decide how history is remembered
Eggman vs Wily DB and Megaman DB Royale reactions plz.
Could work for the next betting season either.
This was a very interesting one, i wonder what other mythical figures they’ll do next?
Who would you like to see in Death Battle next?
By the way, have you heard of any of the Sun Wukong Games?
Oh yes, the battle that set the community on fire. Well, at least it was a good episode.
btw Silver Vs Trunks?
You should really check out the Thor vs Vegeta Death Battle, one of the best they have done.
First and it's one of my favorite death battle matchups 😊
Hercules wins
ya this fight was in the bag if u knew that hercules wasnt the only god of strength plus hes only demi god not full full god of strength was cratos. now i wanna see a cratos vs wukong god of strength fight part 2
You are a clown and hervules wins he is stronger faster and arrows bypass everything. The hell does kratos have to do with anything
Sun Wukong sprout a lot of legendary pop culture and tales. He's a prick, but his path of redemption really mellowed him out. I love Sun Wukong because he's the lovable goof with good instincts but is very mischievous. He did lash out a lot to the monk he was traveling with, but he always came back to do the right thing. As a immortal who has very human emotions and reactions, compared to the Jade Emperor or Buddha, it makes WuKong a very enjoyable character in myths and legends.
I absolutely loved learning about Wukong.
Based on the info Death Battle provided, I can see why she thought Hercules was smarter, but Sun Wukong is actually wise and clever. He outwits his enemies all the time. He does it even in fights where he has a clear strength advantage just because he likes to mess with people.
Death Battle also forgot to mention Sun Wukong won a 1 vs 100,000 battle against gods.
Madara vs Aizen
Cable vs booster gold please
Goku finally got a win in a Death Battle.
Oh wow. . They actually did it!!!!!. .. FINALLY 😂😂😂😂
I'm obsessed with Journey to the west
Heracles is a god, Sun Wukong beats the god' asses. This should bot have been a contest
I'm surprised you didn't comment on Sun Wukongs Japanese name being Son Goku. That anime was inspired by wukong, starting it all.
You will be geeking again, because galactus vs unicron will be right after goku vs superman. Death battle season 10 finale.
i like how this is basically the mythology version of Goku VS Superman. only Goku won. hell, it literally said on Sun Wukong's info graphic that Sun Wukong is the chinese equivalent of Son Goku.
Hercules should have won
@@jefftonsmanyou are wrong
@@marquisepixley684 no you are the wrong clown
@@marquisepixley684The guy is spamming this on multiple comments. Odds are he’s a troll looking to annoy people.
This was a good reaction.
You should check Overly Sarcastic Productions recount the journey to the west. Or ar least the first one, about Sun Wukong
i genuinely was caught offguard when this was announced, like i didn't think religions and myth were allowed, and then my next realisation was the fact we could get jesus
Jesus vs Santa or Jesus vs Buddha
Another epic battle!
Should watch sephiroth vs Vergil next
Son Goku for DBZ is totally supposed to be Sun Wukong, the monkey king, form the way he acts, to the pigman friend, and his staff weapon is almost exactly the same including how it was meant to be just a pillar holding up a god's house, also you know...monkey people with the power to fight gods.
Son Wokong-Goku
Pigsy a lecherous pig demon that kidnaps young girls and deceived them with good luxe and Shapeshiftingto Service him.
-Oolong that’s literally the first time they meet him. There’s a reason why he has a collection of lingerie and bunny costumes that would fit a 14 year old girl.
Sandy is a little harder to pin down. Despite his name, he’s actually a water demon, but I believe that Bulma’s blue hair is a reference to the character. Or it’s Yamaha the Desert Bandit. Sand -Desert get it?
Now the monk. He doesn’t arrive in the story of for a long time. Same with the Dragon Ball equivalent. But unlike The Journey to the west, Krillian is the most UnMonk Monk. Hardly the pure spirit destined to deliver the seven scrolls.
Herc did not fight the hydra alone though and he accidentally shot another Greek figure with hydra poison.....Chiron...the centaur who should is said to become the constillation known.... Sagittarius....my sign
You guys gotta react to the new goku vs Superman death battle
There’s another major myth in Chinese lore that is often referenced and still talked about. It’s the legend of the Eight immortals. Their deeds are legendary. They were said to have slain demons, given advice to emperors, and lived since the dawn of time. Plus more that is still being discovered in texts. Each immortal was symbolized by a specific item and those items in family crests still to this day. Honestly I don’t know what they actually did because it’s just been passed on for centuries that nobody really knows the exact origin of the myth. My family crest has the flower symbol from the immortals although we do not claim any heritage from them though. We do claim a branch family of one of the old emperors as he gave us a family name.
Neat! Why did the emperor bestow your family a name?
12:38 🔥
yall should react to Journey to the west by Overly sarcastic productions, its an animated summary of stories about sun waking
I was wondering if you guys could react to videos from the channel called Oceaniz, he does vids about the Monster Hunter franchise and is a great narrator. He does allow reactions and only asks that people put a link to his channel in the description, I think a good starter would be his vid telling and showing where all the games take place in the franchise.
There is a trailer for the new Fallout TV series coming out on prime video if you wanted to watch it!
(Me, stupid) IS Greek really considered Western?
Search results:
"Greece is considered the cradle of western civilization"
Me: "well, you learn something everyday, namely I'm stupid."
firstly this video is not fair for Wukong because they forgot to mention so much abilities he got from copying his opponent power to creating more than thousand of clone he can even transform his clone to copy his opponent his clone even immortal and he can grow stronger and stronger as the battle get longer not to mention he have achive complete Nirvana after his journey to the west make him equal to buddha
Son wukong is the trickster god in Chinese myth And strikes Equal to the chinese pantheon
As I said.... hydra poison did not kill Chiron instantly...his immortality let him live but in pain....Chiron sacrificed his immortality to save a child that needed a cure by immortality....thus ending chirons life and making his name
Heracles never fought the Minotaur.
I'm sorry, that was going to be eating away at me if i didn't say it
Akira Toriyamas original dragon ball concept was to turn sun wukong into an anime.
But sun wukong was so powerful that he had to nerf him!. Thus Goku was born.!
Think about that for a sec.
Goku is the nerft version on sun wukong. 😆 🤣
No wonder this little weirdo but also cutie turns eventually into Son Goku :>
Just going to throw out there that, while the outcome is definitely correct, these two are not equal in speed and strength. Sun Wukong absolutely has the speed advantage and Hercules definitely has the strength advantage.
Imagine saying someone being out smarted by literal Buddah, is dumb. That is just silly.
Believe it or not....i wanted monkey King to win cause I like his funny and mischievous personality.......plus cloning your self from a strand of your hair..... hilarious but effective....herc was also my fav....but because I played sun in a game dota 2 and loved his stuff I wanted him to win.....hahahaha(sun laughing)
They did Goku vs Superman AGAIN. Round fucking three, this time taking into account transformations that Goku unlocked by the end of the anime adaptation of Super and the manga beyond his God forms. Massive spoilers for the Tournament of Power Arc of Super (it's only good arc imo) and the last two movies and manga content so don't watch it.
They didn't even mention Nirvana or Son wukong being stronger than Buddha. It's quite impossible for Hercules to win this fight because Sun would view Herc as a fictional character.
You are actual clowns making stuff up and hercules would win.
@@rhythmkhandelwal2940 He has insane hax still.
They weren't using their god forms since they're both omnipotent
Too bad it's not "RWBY" Sun
This was a poor matchup lmao
:)
This battle is garbage and wrong according fo buddhist mythologist experts lmao
Such as?
@@JoeThomas-lu6fy sun lifting infinity even though the moment a third mountain dropped he couldn't move and buddhist experts said mount semurou doesnt hold up the sky. The fact that apollo has crossed the universe instantly and the greek comsos was calced to be bigger in the g1 blog ect.
Herc did not fight the hydra alone though and he accidentally shot another Greek figure with hydra poison.....Chiron...the centaur who should is said to become the constillation known.... Sagittarius....my sign