Was it made clear and known that you not actually play as Sun Wukong?

[iBe ImmorTaLiiTy]

I thought we would play as Sun Wukong, but after the intro, I was surprised we actually take control of a random protagonist.

I had only checked 1 trailer (from E3) and skipped all the others because I wanted to go in blind into this amazing game, but was wondering, was it known that you take control of a nameless protagonist instead of Sun Wukong? Was it shown in trailers or did they made you believe you play as Sun Wukong?

[iBe ImmorTaLiiTy]

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[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Yes, it was always implied you play as alpha monkey but then you play as a beta monkey but it seems it's a direct descendant from the tribe/family.
You probably want to check out new game plus to see if the protagonist stays the same

[Witcher]

So do you play as Wukong's grandson or nephew?

[zero.calvin]

as far as i know, sun wukung was heavily promoted, base on the trailer alone, i thought the game is about sun wukung's origin story... but apparently not... what the trailer hinted as "final boss", the 4 heavenly kings is the intro =D

that scene even make you feel like you are going to raid the heaven as final stages... the dev is using what other people know about sun wukung and use it against them.

while i'm not angry at the bait and switch, but i do understand if other people do. imagine playing dragonball kakarot but not playing as son goku but instead some random saiyan learning about goku..

[zero.calvin]

Originally posted by Witcher:

So do you play as Wukong's grandson or nephew?

it's unclear, it really doesnt help that sun wukung call his kin as child and grandchild... you are playing as a chosen one type of character, but not sure if there is any relation to sun wukong.. other character does react to your character as if they saw sun wukung at 1st glance... only to call you as imposter or wukung wannabe.