Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong

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Will we get a "Havoc in Heaven" chapter DLC?
After finishing this game with the True Endings 3 times, and then watching Journey To The West 1986 TV show, a "Havoc in Heaven" chapter would be a nice treat for this game. We have not seen Wukong's former companions like Sha Wujing, and the White Dragon Horse, both of whom have posts in the Celestial Court granted by Buddha, and we're likely to see them if we ever do get this kind of chapter. There are plenty of reasons why Heaven should be punished (in particular the Jade Emperor), and to name a few:
1. The original Wukong was promised to have his Spell-Tightening Headband removed once he, his master Tang Sanzang, and the other pilgrims fetch the scriptures and deliver them back to China. However, Erlang Shen has made it clear that tightening band was always on his head for as long as Wukong lives, and Wukong was justifiably pissed at the Celestial Court's deception in order to control his actions as to not be a danger to Heaven. And what do you get? The events leading up to Black Myth: Wukong.
2. Once the Destined One rips all four talismans, the Celestial Court must have done something to the Fourth Sister. I can only assumed she was captured, as she's always wanted to know what the world is like outside her domain, but the Celestial Court wouldn't let that happen. This further emphasizes Heaven's need for control.
3. The Red Boy's anger towards the Celestial Court for forcing his mother, Princess Iron Fan or Raksashi, to drink the River of Child-Birth (probably learned the fact during his time under the supervision and tutelage of Guanyin as Shancai) and his father, Bull Demon King, submission to the Celestial Court and hiding this fact from him. Even though he was a brat, his twisted origins and the Celestial Court's role in it has fueled resentment against them. I would compare his twisted origin and personality akin to Liquid Snake from Metal Gear series.
4. If you get the True Ending, the Celestial Court's attempt to control Wukong's successor through their liaison, the Old Monkey. For the original Wukong, it would have been all for nothing if it was to happen.
5. There are various versions of Erlang's early life in the Journey to the West universe, but I'm going with this one. Erlang's personal grudge against the Jade Emperor for his role in the killing of his mother, Princess Yaoji, the Jade Emperor's sister, and his siblings. His mother, as the ruler of the Desire Realm, was in charge of monitoring the urges of her fellow celestial beings, and making sure they all stayed in line with the heavenly rules. When an evil dragon escaped from heaven, she pursued it but she was bodily injured; her heart suffered the worst. A young scholar from the mortal realm named Yang Tianyou offers his heart to replace hers, and that's when she fell in love with him. This was in violation of one of the heavenly rules and when the Jade Emperor found out his sister married a mortal man, he was angered and sent the heavenly armies to kill the 3 half-bloods. Only Erlang and his sister escape death. Jade Emperor then imprisons his mother under a mountain. Erlang spends centuries training under a celestial master to free her, but the Celestial Courts considers him an outsider due to being a half-breed. After years spending time honing his skills and finally freeing his mother with his giant axe, the Jade Emperor once again, orders the killing of her through his 10 sons, the Sun Gods, immediately upon learning of Erlang's actions. Those Sun Gods manage to burn his mother to death. Enraged and grieved, Erlang slays 9 of 10 Sun Gods in retaliation. One of the 10 Sun Gods is the husband of Chang'e (the Princess of the Moon that Zhu Bajie tried to dabble with in the Chapter 4 ending cutscene), and was persuaded to spare her husband. But why is he still working with the courts in spite of this? By conspiring with the Wukong to free the latter of his celestial bounds and waiting for the Destined One to take the mantle of Wukong, he and the new Wukong can not only start a "Havoc in Heaven" for the atrocities the Celestial Courts committed, but to personally punish the Jade Emperor for his role in his mother's death.
That being said, I think these are the reasons why a "Havoc in Heaven" chapter DLC would be a nice treat and ultimate conclusion to Black Myth: Wukong.
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Breaded64Ameoba Sep 8, 2024 @ 12:06am 
I agree 100%, if they ever did an dlc they really should treat us with this as the last conclusion for the story of the destined one!!!
REBirthTheEdge Sep 8, 2024 @ 12:20am 
Well, if the DLC is indeed Havoc of Heaven 2.0, I would continue to ...not buy it.

To see the Chinese pantheon getting subverted and beaten up by Wukong is quite a humiliation ritual, especially when it's by a chinese dev. It's like beating your ancestors.

Remember, the God of War guy isn't greek, he doesn't have the emotional baggage of beating and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on greek gods.
And the Buddha in Ashura's Wrath is a fake/Yaldabaoth and not the true Buddha.

Personally, I think they should have a plot twist that the Heaven is brainwashed somehow.
REBirthTheEdge Sep 8, 2024 @ 12:27am 
Um, and isn't it Hau Yi, the archer guy who killed the 9 suns and is the actual husband of Chang'e?

I don't remember him being a sun, in fact, he's the sun killer.
The last remaining sun is the one that is still burning right now.
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Date Posted: Sep 2, 2024 @ 4:49pm
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