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5 Black Myth: Wukong characters and their book analogues to help you better play the game

Who is Rakshasi and why does she have a magic fan? What does Elder Jinchi want? 5 characters from Journey to the West in the hit video game

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A still of Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong. We profile five characters in the video game and their analogues in the classic novel Journey to the West. Photo: Game Science

Warning – this article contains spoilers.

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Ever since it reportedly sold 10 million copies in the first three days after its August 20 release, Black Myth: Wukong, an action role-playing video game based on the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West, has become a gamer favourite. There is even talk of it being named “Game of the Year” for 2024.

Its core story, developed by Tencent Holdings-based start-up Game Science, follows Wukong the Monkey King, who is on a quest to regain his senses, which have been split into six relics that have been scattered across China after he loses a battle with the gods in the heavenly Celestial Court.

The inclusion of certain characters from the original novel – some of which have been turned into formidable, but beatable, bosses in the game – has sent a number of gamers to Google to find out more about them.

Here are five notable NPCs (non-player characters) and their fascinating backstories.

A still of Elder Jinchi in the game. He can be found in the Ancient Guanyin Temple. Photo: Game Science
A still of Elder Jinchi in the game. He can be found in the Ancient Guanyin Temple. Photo: Game Science

1. Elder Jinchi

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