I have to say that the stamina of the black myth is quite large.
It's been months since the game was released, and there are still a lot of questions waiting to be explored.
Like, who the hell is the old monkey?
This question has been bothering me for a long time.
Today I will try to analyze the possibilities of various answers for you.
First, let's take a look at the shadow god of the old monkey:
After reading the shadow god map, combined with the opinions of most people on the Internet, there are probably 4 preliminary answers at present.
The identity of the old monkey may be:
(1) Guanyin
(2) Bodhi
(3) Goku himself
(4) Golden cicada
So, which answer is the most likely?
I'll sell it first, and let's talk about the distribution of camps in the black myth first:
In Black Mythology, I think it can be roughly divided into 5 camps:
(1) Lingshan camp
The main representatives are Guanyin and Lingji.
The main goal of Lingshan is to cultivate a Fighting God Buddha 2.0
That is, they hope that the Mandate of Heaven will collect all six of them, but they must wear a golden hoop.
(2) Heavenly Court Camp
The main representatives are the Crane Immortals and Wang Lingguan.
They actually want to completely eliminate Wukong, but they are hindered by Lingshan's face, so it is not good to kill them directly.
However, if they have the opportunity, they will not stop the monsters under their command from killing the Mandate of Heaven.
For example, in the fourth level of the game, Wang Lingguan wanted to kill the Mandate of Heaven, but he was stopped by the Crane Immortal.
Because there will be a Hundred Eyed Demon Lord in the follow-up, who can kill the Mandate of Heaven instead of them.
(3) Neutral camp
Yang Jian and the Meishan brothers, Maitreya, Yuan Shoucheng, Bodhi, Jin Chanzi, and other characters who dare not oppose Heaven and Lingshan on the surface, but will release water in private.
These people don't dare to oppose Lingshan and Heavenly Court on the surface, but they will secretly help the Mandate of Heaven in private.
However, everyone's purpose is different.
Like Yang Jian, it is to help his brother.
But Maitreya, it's hard for you to tell if he really wants to help Wukong, or if he's just using the Mandate of Heaven as a tool to block Lingshan.
(4) Demon camp
Black Bear, Yellow Wind, Spider Spirit, Red Child, etc., they can sometimes be divided into the camps of Spirit Mountain and Heavenly Court.
Their attitude towards the Mandate of Heaven is actually very complicated, and everyone's starting point and interests are different, so I won't analyze it too much here.
(5) Absolute friendly factions
In this camp, there are mainly Zhu Bajie and gibbon monkeys.
Why list them separately?
Because the two of them helped Wukong unconditionally, and they also directly played cards to help Wukong.
Unlike Yang Jian, they have some concerns on the surface, so they can only help secretly.
If you agree with this camp division, then let's go back and look at the 4 possibilities of the old monkey's true identity:
Answer 1: Guanyin
In the picture of the shadow god of Suixian, there is such a paragraph:
Combined with Guanyin's previous move of arranging for the black bear to return to Black Wind Mountain with the Great Holy Spirit Root, the main planner of the [Mandate of Heaven Project] is Guanyin!
But there is a question:
If the old monkey is Guanyin, then can she allow the Mandate of Heaven not to wear the golden hoop?
- If I were Guanyin, even if the Mandate of Heaven retrieved Wukong's memories and didn't want to wear a golden hoop, I would forcibly put a golden hoop on him!
Otherwise, wouldn't the bureau that had taken so much effort before be in vain?
What do you think?
Answer 2: Bodhi
Bodhi once said hello to the land of Black Wind Mountain in advance in the first level of the game.
This can be deduced by looking at the shadow god map of the land of Black Wind Mountain:
Another point to add is that the old monkey used one word when evaluating Huang Mei'Yellow Eyebrows Kid’.
Being able to call Huang Mei like this proves that the old monkey has a very high seniority.
However, there are still doubts:
(1) Guanyin and Jin Cicada, in fact, can also be called 'Yellow Eyebrow Boy'.
(2) Bodhi has already helped once on the side of the mountain god of Black Wind Mountain, and he also said that it is inconvenient for him to come forward.
Therefore, according to Bodhi's style, there is a high probability that he will find an old monkey to entrust him with something, and it is unlikely that he will become an old monkey in person to play dumb riddles.
(3) Bodhi's rank, such as coming and Guanyin can not move him.
Answer 3: Goku himself
If it is explained as Goku himself, it will do it.
Because of the bureau he set up himself, he looked for the inheritor by himself.
But there are also doubts:
Lingshan and Heavenly Court, will they allow Goku to be the interviewer himself?
Answer 4: Golden cicada
Personally, I agree with the saying that the old monkey is the golden cicada.
Here's why:
First of all, Jin Chanzi has a 'rebellious record' and is not a 100% obedient and well-behaved student.
In "Journey to the West", Jin Chanzi was relegated to the reincarnation of the East Earth by Rulai because he didn't listen to what Rulai said.
Therefore, if it was Rulai who arranged for him to wait for the Mandate of Heaven, then Jin Chanzi dared to resist Rulai's will.
If the Mandate of Heaven is willing to wear a golden hoop, he will not stop it.
However, if the Mandate of Heaven is unwilling to wear the golden hoop, he will not stop it!
Secondly, Jin Chanzi is a person who doesn't like to bet and doesn't like to 'cheat'.
You can see it from the fact that Huang Mei made a bet with him.
Jin Chanzi didn't want to bet with Huang Mei from beginning to end, and he didn't think that he had to win or lose.
The main reason is that Huang Mei is on his own, so he has to gamble.
But Huang Mei's gambling is not good, he is afraid of losing, deliberately cheats secretly, changes the experimental variables, and is not willing to give up until the experimental results can verify his own concepts!
Therefore, Jin Chanzi has always been a bystander in Huang Mei's human nature experiment, and will not change the variables.
Even if Huang Mei can win, it is only a superficial win.
- So, can Jin Chanzi's style of doing things also explain why he doesn't hint that the Mandate of Heaven can not wear a golden hoop?
Because he is unwilling to change the variables, he respects the results of the Mandate of Heaven's own choices.
Moreover, it is also in line with what is said on the Shadow God Diagram:
There is also a small detail, that is, the old monkey will have a soft sigh before putting the golden hoop on the Mandate of Heaven.
The video is here, you can zoom in and listen to it:
This sigh contains complex emotions.
I don't think Guanyin, Bodhi, and Wukong themselves would let out such a sigh.
That's why I said that I agree that the old monkey is the golden cicada.
Finally, a little bit of my over-interpretation.
I think in the game setting, the golden cicada should be the 'outlier' of Lingshan.
Why?
Because what he pursues is truth, justice, fairness, cause and effect.
Therefore, in the dark style of Journey to the West, the golden cicada must be incompatible with Lingshan.
On the contrary, some of the concepts of Huangmei are the mainstream concepts of Lingshan.
This is also one of the reasons why Huang Mei is so confusing in the game.
It is precisely because of the incompatibility of the golden cicada that he will also have doubts about the world he sees, just like Goku.
In the process of going through the ninety-nine-eighty-one tribulations, Wukong saw the scene of all beings suffering.
Who is responsible for the suffering in the world?
- Wukong will be suspicious, and Jin Chanzi will definitely be suspicious too.
They must have seen through the true face of the gods and Buddhas in heaven under the mask of hypocrisy.
It's just a change of sanctimonious reason, eating the monster Neidan with peace of mind, and maintaining his immortality.
Not only do I want to eat you, but I also want you to take the initiative to kneel down and obediently accept the 'Mandate of Heaven' script written for you by our immortals!
You are a monster in this life, you will be a monster in the next life, and your child is also a monster!
Dare to resist? We immortals have 10,000 ways to pinch you to death!
But...... Immortals, should they always be high?
That's why Wukong said to Bajie: "This offering should have been eaten by the kind of people who collect vegetables." When we eat, they eat less. ”
That's why Wukong would rather die than take off the golden hoop.
Not only for himself, but also for the fight against injustice!
Because Wukong wants to create a world where demons and immortals are equal.
It's the same with golden cicadas.
He must also agree with Wukong's philosophy.
Because all beings are equal, it is the truth in the eyes of the golden cicada.
Even if he himself has become a Buddha, he does not agree with all the ideas of Nyolai.
Then, it is very likely that after Wukong's death, he had come to Rulai to debate the scriptures.
What exactly was debated, I don't know.
But the final result is most likely: Rulai wants to make a bet with him.
What to bet on?
Just bet on whether the [Mandate of Heaven Plan] can succeed.
If it succeeds, it proves that Rulai is right, and Wukong and Jin Chanzi are both wrong.
If it fails and Goku's wish is fulfilled, then it proves that the golden cicada has won.
This kind of forced bet is the same as Huang Mei.
In order to win, Rulai is also secretly controlling variables.
Secretly let Guanyin and Lingji go to help the Mandate of Heaven.
Until the Mandate of Heaven can wear the golden hoop and achieve the answer that Rulai wants, he will not give up.
However, you have to know that the character of Jin Chanzi does not like to play such boring bets at all.
He thinks that the truth is the truth, and what he thinks is right is right.
Therefore, even though countless people from the Mandate of Heaven have returned from many hardships, they still choose to put on the golden hoop and accept the so-called bullshit 'Mandate of Heaven', and the golden cicada still has not given up.
Because he's waiting.Waiting for a real answer!
That is, there can finally be a Mandate of Heaven who truly inherited Wukong's will and rejected the golden hoop!
Therefore, the golden cicada can't even hint at the answer that the Mandate of Heaven chose not to wear the golden hoop.
Because only if the golden cicada does not change the variables at all, can Wukong truly prove that his choice is completely correct!
If Jin Chanzi chooses to 'cheat' like Rulai, even if he wins, he will not be able to convince Lingshan and Heavenly Court!
Just like Xiao Xitian's first Boxing Emperor, he is reluctant to learn spells, because he feels that he must use his fists to win against his opponent in order to truly win!
Jin Chanzi is the same, he believes in Wukong, so he is more willing to win with dignity and integrity, so that he can slap Lingshan and Heavenly Court hard!
Didn't you all say that the fate of the Mandate of Heaven had already been arranged?
Don't you all say that no matter how many times you reincarnate, the Mandate of Heaven still has to wear the golden hoop?
Then I'll let you see for yourself, even if you cheat, Wukong has a way to take off the golden hoop!
Okay, that's my analysis.
Who do you think the old monkey's real identity is?