Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VIII) 

Why let something as negligible as impracticality get in the way of a perfectly good idea.

Seriously it's basically canon at this point lol

But they're all monks... and one peace cleric, who the DM gives no XP to, because he's such a wuss.

@@samcreed9951 And sandy and pigsy are like lvl 20 and wu kong is at least lvl 30. Also the dm doesnt understand plot progression.

@@NA-AN so does that make all their foes lvl 25 but with a certain gimmick so they can survive the lvl 30 monkey king?

What about village and palace?

@@maximaldinotrap Add the prefixes "demon", "tyranically ruled" or "tyranically ruled by demons"

Monkey pulls an alucard and "goes for a walk"

Another option: “Pigsy does something stupid” this could be used to refer to Pigsy being stupid, provoking the enemy, run away, lie, falling asleep, or any of the stuff we’ve seen him do.

It looks like silver, but it's actually a magnet. It's the same polarity as the arrow.

Justice has finally been served!

The timing was crucial

That was Red's greatest meme, tbh. If only OSP would bring that back for a bit. Blue has so many opportunities to use that one in history and Red could still make good with it.

@@ashildrdorchadon3258 yeah especially with all of blues conquesting videos

As someone from the forces of evil. this ain't just your victory, we like this stuf too

For our Monk Lad and Pigsy But Sandy is the most Mature

I love rewatching this series and seeing that one of the first things he did on the journey was kill a whole bandit group then let Tripitaka sleep while a monetary burned down because he couldn't be bothered. So much growth

Monkey is getting paid?!

@@Pikepaw Well, he's getting paid with his freedom... but that's probably not even enough at this point.

"Literally your whole legacy is you being impulsive and dodging responsibilities!" "Mmm-that's where you're wrong!" "That time you ate all the heavenly peaches you were meant to guard?" "That was a long time ago." "When you kept annoying everyone in the Celestial Realm?" "That's a matter of opinion." "The time you picked a fight with BUDDHA-" I'm sorry but I had to; I love that conversation and this comment reminded me of it

That's what I thought too.

That whole point of his suffering

It's worse. He's becoming self-aware.

And the world is poorer for it...we need our obnoxious meathead that can totally back-up his bragging

Doesn't he represent the mind ?? ,very strong yet with reckless tendency.

It's the classic: "If you can't beat them, join them."

@@DomenBremecXCVI or as the English would say "Once you beat them, make them join you." (But more fun and with slightly less slavery.)

Kinda but the difference is Wukong want to kill them all.

Well, he's who's Goku is based on.

As ThePaganSun said Goku is based on Wukong and DB is the quintessential shonen

And even though he is technically a mary sue Wukong still has character growth.

@@StarPichu12 nah Sun is overpowered not a Mary Sue - there is a bit of a difference

@@StarPichu12 Yeah, but he also has character flaws. The most massive one being how ridiculously impulsive he is, although that stands to reason seeing as he’s a monkey. Mary Sues don’t have ‘character’ flaws, in story; but that in itself constitutes a massive writing flaw. They’re absolutely perfect and can do no wrong, and any conflict they’re involved in is never their fault, because that’s how people like to imagine life. Sun Wukong may end almost every conflict with his OP nature, but he also starts his fair share of conflicts by being an impulsive dumbass.

@@StarPichu12 lemme put my point this way. Solves all the problems = overpowered Never causes any of the problems (and likely also solves them) = Mary Sue because Mary Sues are what the author wants to be, even if it’s not a straight up self insert; they may have flaws (though they probably won’t be acknowledged), because the author doesn’t even notice writing them in, but nothing that happens to them is ever their fault. It’s an enticing fantasy, not having to take responsibility for anything. For that reason, Mary Sues pretty much never experience character growth. Being overpowered is a power fantasy, which is somewhat different.

@@StarPichu12 A mary Sue implies they have no need for character growth. IIRC this entire story is wukong getting character development because he was literally a menace to everyone due to him being insanely powerful.

In the mcguffin trope talk red says that you have to be impressively useless to be sentient AND a mcguffin

The real life counterpart was a Badass tho

@@marisstaff7019 That's Tripitaka to a tee

​@@quinnholloway5400 What he do irl?

@@concept5631 I forgot honestly :(

Yeah, I think that's possibly the point of this. It's not just a trip to get the Scriptures, it's Son Wukong's own journey to be a better person.

Monkey: “Oh god, is this....self-reflection?! Gross!”

He's having character development!

The entire Journey to the West is can basically be summed up as Wukong learning to get along with Tripitaka Sandy learning not to listen to Pigsy And Pigsy learning how to become not useless. XD.

@@Birthday888 If only more modern stories had character arcs like that. By which I mostly mean "significant, related to the core of the story, and not just for hero #1".

Congratulations! Goldfish has evolved into HUGE MEGA DEMON WITH GWEEN RING

Lol

Mother i crave violence

Have you seen a goldfish with a gun

Vergil but fish

When

To be fair, it was, like, a lot of peaches

@Elijah Smith And that they only grow once every 500 to 1000 years or so. Which can make someone immortal.

@@RandomPerson-cm2wg But isn’t 500years on earth like, 500 days in the heavens?

@@forbiddenchannel4901 I think he meant in heavenly time not earthly time.

Using your connections wisely

I can see exactly why Akira Toriyama made him into Oolong in Dragonball.

He must be related to Sakura

Even Monkey himself uses that trick constantly, he's about 50/50 on "I'm strong enough to throw a mountain at you" and "Every god you have ever prayed to for guidance or protection has met me and is absolutely terrified of me", Intimidation is a powerful tool even if you're not bluffing at all

@@orangeinkius7257 There's a subtle but important difference between "Listen to a list of gods that are afraid of me!" and "I know this monkey, he'll tell you a list of gods that are afraid of _him."_

*Guan/Kuan Yin, but yes.

@@bobjones2959 fixed!

@@Grim_Sister still wrong. Check again.

I hope it gets better. Merry Christmas, Nicole.

Same

Same since work called me in, this turned my frown upside-down

Merry Christmas! I hope it will get better

Merry Christmas 🎄

Add a third slice: literally anything

And village/palace which is either owned or bothered by a demon

I think the third slice is "Demon-infested town." Maybe it's exclusively demons, maybe it's controlled by demons, maybe demons are attacking, but it's a town and you're dealing with demons.

River, mountain, castle and village. We saw 3/4 here, but she promised the fourth next time.

Fun fact: combination of Chinese characters for “mountain” (山 - "shan") and "water" (水 - "shui") literally means "landscape" ("山水" - "shanshui"). So yeah, it is pretty much mountains and rivers all the way.

I just love the idea of the Gods having minor figures and even pets around them That end up somehow turning into Power Hungry Demons when they enter the real world

First Kain-Yin’s goldfish and now Laou-Tsu’s buffalo (Correct me if I spelt anything wrong! Chinese isn’t my first language)

isekai title

Slight spoilers : Its gonna happen again. Almost every demon in this story is just some deity's pet/disciple/relative 💀

Don't worry, there will be more escaped pets trying to eat the monk in this story

He acts like he hasn't been in this exact same situation before. Monkey may be a loose cannon but he is actually right most of the time and Trip never learns.

We truly need this quote on a shirt.

I'd buy it

"we trained him incorrectly, as a joke."

@@LtDavidB312 amen

Give this guy a medal

Lmaooo

True

Surprising how many pets go that route. You'd think Heaven would figure that out at some point. "Missing pet? It probably turned into a demon and went to eat Tripitaka. You should invest in a leash or something."

Instructions unclear, my cat has read the art of war, and officially become a great demon general..... next step consume the flesh of Tripitaka.

Unfortunately he got nerfed

“And by now he’s developed enough to actually prove he IS kind of superior to them after all” *Smash cut to 508 years ago when he beat the shit out of all of heaven and the dragon kings and then went back home where all of heaven’s legions and heroes showed up at his doorstep only to get pimp slapped handily since fighting them wasn’t even that fun anymore and wukong just wanted to chill in his waterfall*

@@thelordandsaviorgigachadrr888 remember the laser eyes, his very first power, neither does Monkey cause he doesn't seem to use them anymore.

@@frenato00 technically it was never established whether they were dangerous. It was the bright light that startled heaven. No one ever really actually explains if it is a power, or if it was a side-effect of being born. Monkey never hurt anyone with it, nor has he used it more than once.

Not to mention how many times he’s been the voice of reason 😂😂

And beautifully done :D

I want this merch

What are the odds that the goldfish and Loki are one and the same? I’m just saying, we never saw them in the same place at the same time….

The way Guanyin is just deadpanning her pet while holding him by his tail! 🤣

Hmm you know if think about it, this must have also inspired Skyrim based on 5r number of times I was arrested for fish murder.

Maybe a trip to Cluck N' Bell on the way will help him feel better. He can bring Big Smoke with them! XD I can see their next mission now: "All you had to do was to get on the damn mountain, Monkey!"

@@loneronin6813 considering the biggest pop cultural icon based on Sun Wukong is Goku... ...he'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.

@@SavageGreywolf Yeah that makes much more sense to use Goku and you did so brilliantly lol XD I couldn't remember the quotes from San Andreas hardly at all in regards to the wording of it, as you can no doubt tell, so I winged it :P

It honestly seems like the author forgot that fact like a quarter of the way through haha

@@GlalGamingPanda Being a dragon really isn't indicative of power in Chinese mythology - keep in mind that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas (the most powerful dragons, one of which is the horse's dad) were scared shitless by a single monkey. Honestly White Dragon is such a tiny blip on the journey power scale he might as well be a horse. Buddha does reward him at the end of the journey though!

journey to the west is essentially jojo

@@TheBBDodo spoilers!

@@piratecheese13 Which part

He should probably have remarked how unvirtuous it is for a monk to be so impatient.

And the funny thing is, Monkey is STILL kind of impatient even after being trapped under a mountain for 5 centuries.

@@spencermanning9994 After waiting for so long, I wouldn't want to wait for anything ever again.

@@journey9641 SAME!

Tripitaka: “Yeah, but you’re immortal. 500 years is like a weekend to you.”

Hosently I don't think Wukong was ever dumb. He's just impulsive.

​@@tavoknaza7086and reckless. Depending on the situation

8:58

Because he has to drag a powerless monk who smells like roasted chicken to demon around.

Yeah, like the other commenter said, it's because they are going at Tripitaka's pace. It's also an example of the journey being what causes the needed character development, and what they go through on the way to their destination is what really matters. Just look at Monkey this episode, he's already improved a lot as a person and has become more aware of his flaws, only because of all the trials they have gone through on the journey itself. It is really funny though that it took Monkey about 5 minutes to get to the Buddha.

Also, why is every demon on equal power with Monkey while the monke basically trashed all of heaven except the Buddha?

Plot convenience

@@ilikethecokev2 Also maybe some Force style "evil gets power faster but it's a shortcut, so it doesn't help the individuals outside of raw power" type shenanigans.

dpnt forget the rivers!! gotta keep it spicy

mountains are tight!

to be fair, what's west of most of China is mostly mountains and rivers sooo...

@@barryallen2240 "They're super easy, barely an inconvenience!"

"What took you so long bringing these scriptures back?" "Well, it was a rough journey, we had to go over all those mountains, cross all those rivers, fight all those demons..." "Wait, you mean you didn't just take the Silk Road?" "The what road?"

My preferred state of being

Yeah. I like how he knows when to get his head in the game. Monkey goofing around. Someone kidnaps/threatens his buddies. Monkey takes kid gloves off. Demon: "I didn't know you wear gloves." Monkey: "Most people don't find out 'til it's too late."

@@themostdangerousnoodle My default state of being is confuzlment (confusion)

Someone with adhd who tries his best to get things done but is forever cursed by his inability to focus on a single thing, while also being the only capably person of the group

@@themushroominside6540 This is me in a nutshell

This just feels like my life...

@@evobrand1210 same lol 😆

That's how it feels to have ADHD

He’s the living embodiment of ADHD.

@@thehandsomeone8369 Me, an Autistic Person: "ADHD?🤔"

I get that reference.

wait minute have i heard this somewhere

@@morijin3589 the Lovecraft video.

@@VyceofMataMertha I know

@@VyceofMataMertha r/whoooosh

Agreed

GREATEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER

YES!

Agreed

I was about to say that. Lol.

There are no need for restrain really. Because of Pigsy's flaws he ended up in a lot of trouble and fell easily for Wukong's many pranks, so he ended up being a source of entertainment/a clown for the group.

On one hand, he’s probably also immortal On the other hand, I can see Sun Wukong being like “I got immortality to spare, I can somehow give up one of mine to give up yours”

This made me actually want a Journey to the West tabletop game

And pets turning into demons

@@flowerheit4512 thats just called having a lazy dm

You may as well change “Party member” to Pigsy at this point, it’s almost _always_ him.

You forgot the "suspicious village on a huge ass mountain with a body of water."

Inspiration for Gerudo Town?

Saaaame XD

yes that part where the rabbit demon seduces tripitaka then 1v1 wukong, but not before stripping

@@noodlesmaster69420 Thought it was a scorpion

im fairly certain its the scorpion demon who tries to seduce tripitaka and when it doesnt work she decides to try and eat him

This could be a line straight out of TFS, and there are so many characters who would say it.

@@AnakinTheWeird Man, it's almost like DB took major inspiration from Journey to the West and the characters can all be paralled to ones in the other.

This is a parody of JttW, TFS made a parody of DBZ, makes sense.

Vincent Rando Now I’m imagining Goku and Vegeta saying this, in that order.

@@enlongjones2394 I would like to see Vegeta's reaction in reading journey to the west

They still friends tho

​@@quinnholloway5400yea they chill with each other

So that entire adventure could be considered filler

And Monkey is the link between both of them. The ultimate Taoist and the ultimate Buddhist 😂

I am... Not entirely sure they are depicted as equal in power in this story. Given, y'know, their respective track records dealing with Enormous Fuck You Monkey Demon Gods That Can Kill Dragons.

Yes, yes we did

Profanity

No

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yeah

This inspired those cartoons.

It is the origin of anime and d&d

it would of also protected them from sea rhinoceros

@@brasswing2681 no no no thats stupid You need the right underwear for the sea rhinos

God bless this comment thread

Clearly Pigsy has never heard of the Kane’s or their shenanigans with Egyptian gods and said magic circles. (The books I’m referencing here are the Kane Chronicles)

@@moonwatcher4047 im not sure there are any nomes in china, are there? I suppose if there are some in russia....

And the dragon horse does absolutely nothing.

Even more optional, the Dragon Horse does something

Ok but the times Sandy does something are REALLY COOL!

sometimes it's a mountain instead of a village

​@@bloodstoneore4630 sometimes its big body of water

Great Pest Control Equal to Heaven

Well he WAS pi-ma-wen before (sorry if I wrote that wrong)

He was actually in control of Heavenly Animals 500 years ago, with his position!

@@anniemeridian270 except they weren't running away

thats essentially what he does on this trip. one of the theories is that he knows they are heavenly animals plus the monk needs to come into danger to complete his quest , and thats why he seems weaker on the trip than when he fought heaven, hes holding back because he doesnt actually want to killed the god's pets and he can just go ask around for the real owner to come collect their pet. like the whole water thing, the reason given why hes weak in water is because he has to keep up a anti-water spell with one hand, so hes literally fighting with one hand tied any time hes in water, but like na zha, he has a massive 3 headed war form, and more importantly, it comes with 6 arms, allowing him to keep up extra spells making him literally invulnerable to all attacks in nearly all environments, not to mention even unarmed he can one punch mountains out of existent, so losing a staff isn't going to stop him really.

Heaven really needs to learn to hire pet watchers.

It not gonna be last time

Thank god none of these gods have like a cat.... right?

@@kiryu11111 If that was the case I would estimate that there was a 80-90% chance of a Sehkmet style situation

@@KarishmaChanglani Remember when heaven tried to hire monkey to be their pet (horse) watcher? Good times.

He kinda reminds me of Nezha

That is Nezha

y e s

Also known as... A 12 year-old

@@rickjones7444 Prince Nata IS Prince Nezha

I absolutely love how you used the term "allow me" as if he's asking him permission to cry lol 😆

The final "s h u t" tipped me over the fucking edge.

This is their relationship

any Undertale character: *-laughs in was (possibly) stuck under a mountain for like 1,000 years-* Aang from Avatar: *-laughs in stuck in ice for years and years-* (I forget the amount of time*

@@musicalsbyus5009 it was 100 years lol

I dont get it

@@noahkarpinski1824 Simple version: Some species of shrimp are able to see a much wider range of the electromagnetic spectrum than us humans. So transforming into a shrimp would basically allow you to suddenly see colors we literally can't even imagine.

@@starfishhugger6232 "Strange colors, unlike any seen on earth..."

@@dwell7315 WHAT MIGHT THEY BE CAPABLE OF!?!?!

Cool, thanks for the info.

*Lmao*

Will Tripitaka _ever_ learn that random villages are ruled by demons?

Character development is for the weak !!!

@@TheFiresloth yeah!

@@vaughnjohnson8767 no. XD

@NARASIMAAN SHAMIKSHA LAKSHMI 11:28 It's a visual gag.

I find it hilarious that you think Red doesn't know.

@@Getsugaru lol oh yeah it took Red 6-7 years to read half of the book 😂

Is infinite left overs really that op

Even the Horse? Also that means Sandy does win some fights

So standard shonen anime?

Lmfao mood

Don’t smoke, kids.

*Puffs a carrot*

Thank you Red-sama, Marry Christmas to you too, my queen.

Thank you, Red, merry Christmas to you too.

Merry Chrysler 🎄💖

Thank u red

Thank you, Red, merry Christmas to you too.

Horror movie tropes are even older than Cthulhu

monkey was only trying to protect them from sea bears

And if you must, go full Doomslayer.

“don’t follow the trail of blood into the basement.” Boy, if that didn't work wonders in my, and my friends campaign. I mean, the town got screwed, but it was a shit hole anyway.

maybe Sun Wukong is the progenitor of the cute Yandere trope?

Im not sure hes ever even seen snow? But maybe he’s just a little murdering toddler who really likes snow

@@Moon_water48 Even if Flower Fruit Mountain, Master Subodhi's place, and Five Phases Mountain (the only places on Earth that he's ever really lingered as far as I know) are too temperate for snow, he did travel for a decade to find Master Subodhi, and he's been traveling for a few years with Tripitaka already, so he's probably found snowy places before. Might still be a rare sight for him.

@@xRAINxOFxBLOODxmakes sense he’s just a snow lovin murder machine

@@xRAINxOFxBLOODxalso, in episode 10 red says that monkey can recognize the seasons.

PLOT TWIST: Red is actually Kentaro Miura.

@@Mazaroth HAHAHA I know that kind of pain given I'm a huge Berserk fan XD I just hope both of them finish their respective magnum opuses at some point. In both cases I don't really mind the wait as long as I get to read/see them in my lifetime. I'm currently 28, so I've (hopefully) got time lol

@@loneronin6813 I'm turning 29 soon and i've been a struggler for the past 10 of those years, i recently re-read berserk in a marathon and realised that i had just consumed 30 years of one mans life's work in 30 hours.

@@Mazaroth Still, I think that's a thirty hours well spent when it comes to creative works. Berserk is really something special and to be honest, I consider it one of my most favorite written works, and I don't mean just among manga or comics.

@@loneronin6813 I do agree that it's amazing, not only due to its visuals but the story and themes too.

And yes, one of the major points of Journey to the West is to make a parody of incompetent government in the form of heavenly court and the wish for all peaceful far away world in the form of Western sky/Nirvana (the destination of the journey).

Bureaucracies tend to have this weakness, especially if abused from the inside.

The rest of the universe: "...no.....stop....dont..."

To be fair, those were pretty special peaches

@@brianweaver327 more reason to have them better guarded

Main difference is that here if you don't marry the women, they dismember you and stuff you into some pillows for makeup.

Wait, what?! 😱

@@rowenamillicent9250 read the book

Pigsy gets pregnant from drinking water

The crossover we were all waiting for

shit man you got a point

Every second villain is some guy who escaped from heaven

@@witoldtadeusz The fact that so many people are escaping from heaven makes it sound like it’s a terrible place to be

Man, arkham has better security then this place...

@@caltheuntitled8021 well author is Buddhist so I think he did use his power as much as possible

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

Horse has been chilling as a horse for 7 YEARS I'd forget tbh lol

I HATE people that HATE other people. I get a lot of HATE comments on my amazing videos and I HATE it. Please don't spread HATE. Do I have to HATE you too, dear mirja

2020: *drops tablet

@@AxxLAfriku Says the guy that started the sentence with “I hate”. Learn to take criticism, read a book and stop acting like an asshole

@@AxxLAfriku I'm confused.

@@AxxLAfriku nobody is even spreading hate

Wait. WHAT

do you know what chapter it is?

@@Bailey_Blues unfortunately, i don't. I haven't read it in years. All i remember is laughing my ass off at the situation

@@SolarBlyze XD it's fine! Maybe i'll find it some other time.

If you don’t mind me asking - what version did you read or would recommend of JTTW?? I want to get it myself but have found that there a bunch of different versions so I wanna know what the best or most common are

Oh. That's a lot of time...

Santa (red) came down and blessed us all

Or million

Lmao

Oof...

Oh no!

He’s a neural net processor a learning computer

Isn''t that literally the whole point? The undisciplined human mind (in the form of Sun Wukong) becoming constrained and directed through spiritual power (in the form of a magic headache spell) wielded by the Superego/forebrain/maybe I wanna say Yang(?) (in the form of Tripataka). Of course he's becoming self-aware, that has to be part of growing towards enlightenment, yeah?

@@TheDrCN I thought Tripataka was supposed to be the pure enlighted heart? Idk, some time since I looked this up.

@@guggelguggel7491 I haven't looked it up at all, I'm just going off of the idea that Monkey's symbolism is incredibly blatant, with that in mind, the magic seal being religion or spirituality holding the power to rebuke and restrain the otherwise feral and uncivilized psyche of the unenlightened mind is equally apparent. From that, what Tripataka represents can only be the answer to the question "what aspect of human psychology is it that is empowered by spirituality to control the base aspects of psychology". The reason why I think Tripataka must represent some aspect of the human mind/spirit/humanity in general is that everyone else does. Red previously stated in iirc episode 1 (I binged the whole series recently) that the horse represents human will, so if the horse is human will, the pig is gluttonous hedonism, Monkey is the undisciplined and atavistic base drives, so that leaves Tripataka as the most spiritual and high-minded parts of the human psyche. But not a totally enlightened being in himself, because enlightenment is all about balance. You can't represent only a part of what a person is and also be a truly complete and spiritually fulfilled person in and of yourself. The other point I'd like to point out is how Monkey keeps recognizing dangers that Tripataka fails to. Which I find extremely interesting and incredibly important, because enlightenment is not pure Superego. Tripataka is virtuous, but he is not the end point of this journey, and Monkey learning and growing to become more like Tripataka is not a one-way street. There is value in those base instincts that Monkey is so in touch with. Not just combat ability, but as an aspect of being a complete person. If Tripataka were meant to represent someone who already has enlightenment, then the message doesn't make sense to me. It seems clear in the story that Tripataka is also in need of growth, and in need of life lessons. Why would he be going on this journey if the thing he represents were the endpoint of the journey? And just as an aside, I have no idea how to phrase this without resorting to Freudian terminology. It fits incredibly well, and it blows my mind that it could line up so perfectly across thousands of years and totally different cultures. I'm sure the ancient Chinese had their own terminology, which I'm only assuming at an educated guess probably related to Yin and Yang somehow, but to my Eurocentric brain, I look at this and all I'm seeing is Id and Superego. And of course, all this is just my own interpretation. I haven't even read the original story, let alone researched it at all. I could be off-base on this. It's even possible that I am misunderstanding what the phrase "pure enlightened heart" is meant to imply. I can agree with the "pure" part at least. If someone more familiar with Buddhist/Taoist/Confucian spirituality tells me that I just don't understand what "enlightened" means, then I guess maybe I do agree with that description and what I'm arguing over is just me not understanding the exact terminology.

he doesnt kill people for the most part. demons and heavenly soldiers though....

YES exactly

What is thos?

@@mxn1948 It's like the Foot Clan from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. If they're actual people, go easy on them. But if they're robots, GO FRIGGIN' NUTS!

Between episodes all he does is keep asking "are we there yet?"

The author must have been on some strong shit, or he was like the common ancestor to every weaboo in history

@@saveriocarro9399 both

This story is actually what inspires like half of the anime tropes you see today

@@ineedmoresleep3728 more people need to know this XD

LMAO. It does involve some plots of taking pills.

I’d wear it.

Yessssss

@@guitarsurfer15 As would i

YES

INVEST

Let's be honest, that IS the earliest D&D group. Sun Wukong is (pardon the pun)the Skill Monkey-Rogue/Fighter Multiclass, Tripitaka is a Monk/Cleric with the Way of Pacifist, Pigsy is obviously a Bard, Sandy is the groups Warlock(rather competent but his power has pitiful uses) and the Dragon-Horse is obviously a Druid, who has way to much fun staying in Wildshape to actually do something useful

10:28

*Kuan Yin* :I’m too tired for this shit at least it’s not a problem Monkey himself caused.

Actually, not a lot of demons can win sun by combat. It’s just they always have some killer weapons or just live under water

@@xahbal yep that’s what I meant by “usually facing a river demon, evenly matched” and “is given a hard time”

Nah, it's "THE POWER OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP"

He's *just* powerful enough to beat everything in a fair fight, but never gets a fair fight.

Or maybe hes holding back to not kill his opponents. Like superman

I would absolutely watch a live play d&d podcast based on Journey to the West.

It’s just a tired DM trying to disguise his one table encounter set-up

I'm almost in awe of how absolutely correct this is and mad at myself for not making that connection sooner. GM pitches a story about bringing his GM-NPC, a Buddhist monk named Tripataka, to India. The first player runs a super immortal Monkey with a billion powers, the second runs a dumb pig man that uses a rake as his main weapon. The GM has no choice but to meet madness with madness.

With a d4 deciding the location. Mountain, river, mountain city, river city

@@CatComixzStudios Sandy strikes me as an old RPG veteran who has an very capable character but allows other people to act first.

Wow Dr. Bright, I see you're name on so many of the videos I watch. I see we have some of the same tastes. And yes, I did notice the horse once again does nothing. I prefer the option of throwing D class at it. That or the chainsaw cannon.

When Pigsy and Sandy were captured by the demon, where was the horse? Probably in a stable wondering what all the noise was. "Could be trouble, and finally, my turn too... ooo, is that a bushel of apples?

What puzzled me was that Horsey could easily turn back to a dragon at one point when he disguised as a female dancer and fought against a demon when the other 3 (Not include Wukong) got captured.

I mean, you'd essentially be crossing the paths of two mighty rivers and large-scale flooding might ensue... but I agree nonetheless...

Yo Dr Bright, is the scp foundation actually letting you comment this or are u doing it secretly

Lol XD Gold Comedy!!

Bro how those straws tastin

I love you turtle. Evolution made the right choice with you

THE TURTLE HAS APPROVED 🐢✨

This Turtle endorses said certification.

HE APPROVES

Best part of that was they were almost entirely defeated by a demon/buffalo *wielding a circle*

@@slayinderp7501 Until Lao Tzu appears and the buffalo straight up freaks out.

It is never good when Monkey is the voice of reason. Also somewhat unexpected so I can't blame them

At this point, Pigsy needs a migraine headband like Monkey’s that zaps him every time he does something stupid

Probably the "don't" part

@GABRIEL GONZALEZ 2:02

Unfortunately nobody remembered their anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments.

Dude if ONLY this could be animated with this art style and this comedic writing!

@@Zarastro54 And red voicing every character

Sun Wukong is a being of impulse and instinct, which includes the survival instincts, hence being able to see otherwise hidden dangers.

This aged like wine.

What else is there in the 5 kingdoms?

CoLOrs uNLikE AnY seEN oN EaRTh

But will he beat Monkey in the Great Martial Arts Tournament while disguised with a wig?

@@Merrsharr Does he only ever punch his opponent once?

Ok

Gasp*

A ninja turtle?

I would so buy that shirt!

@@JessTheReader I’ll take a 12-pack if you have it!

Agreed! More JttW Merch!

LITERALLY

YES!!!

YEEEEEESSSSSSS!

YESSSS

I 100% agree.

“But Goldfish already knows 4 moves! Should it forget one?” > Yes “Congratulations! Goldfish learned CRIMES and forgot GUAN YIN IS A BADASS DON’T MESS WITH HER DEAR BUDDHA, DID YOU LEARN NOTHING FROM RED BOY!!”

Also his weakness of fighting in water makes sense since he literally drops like a rock because he is one

his no.1 solution is call his buddies at heaven

@@duxhunt oh shit I never considered that. Makes sense

Admittedly 50% of all of his problems are solved by flying to Guan Yin or the Buddha and complain. Frankly, those two should just permanently join the fellowship so Monkey can save on airfare expenses.

@@yiklongtay6029 probably because they wanted to promote Buddhism by showing "even the mighty monkey king needs buddhism"

Honestly I’d be pretty surprised to if I was one of guan yin’s worshippers or sun himself, seeing her as disheveled as she is when she’s supposedly a compassionate god with rather little emotions other than that, and she’s so composed and all that crap. But yeah it was kinda funny seeing her look like someone who woke up with a migraine or a hangover

Jade ring is gonna suck up the whole damn horse or something

EVERYONE DOED

I forgot that the horse was a dragon.

@@lunaguy1195 I think the "horse" has forgotten too.

Why does monkey just fly Tripitaka to buda

Lao Tzu: Hmm, someone steals my immortality pills and subsequently fights everything heaven has to offer, and you ask *me* if I know stress?

@@fictionfan0 thé jade emperor: karma is a bitch isn’t it

@@painvillegaming4119 Monkey: SHUT UP OLD MAN! I COULD STILL OVERTHROW YOU IF I WANT!

@@sonofjack6286 jade emperor : looks at the monkey king “HEY BUDDHA buddy I think monkey want to be stuck under a mountain for another 500 years “

Chinese Heaven in General: "Wow! Frist time Monkey? We know it all too well because of you" Monkey: "S H U T!"

DM keeps campaign going because he can throw whatever he wants at the party and not get accused of railroading. 😅😆

and monkey is just that one person who figured out how to break the system, made a really broken character out of it, and now the gm is disregarding the rulebook in order to stop him from breaking the entire campaign

And monkey proves that even with all the power in the world escort missions still suck. :/

And Pigsy is either the Chaotic Stupid one or keeps rolling Nat 1's on any intelligence-related rolls...or both.

@@reyonXIII pigsy: "1 in 20 chance of a Nat 20 is still a chance!"

Sun (Goku) Wukong (Monke, not RWBY): Pet Detective

blue's clues narrated by red

“Why we can’t go around it” “Shut up nerd” “₽uck we in trouble”