Wukong’s boss punishes players in the most ruthless way imaginable

Black Myth: WukongThe bosses of have plenty of creative abilities, but most of them generally follow the standard rules of combat. Big, sweeping attacks give the Chosen plenty of opportunity to dodge, although timing errors can quickly spell doom for the heroic ape. Most of the tricks are left to the Chosen, and his various transformations, spells, and even secret items can take out otherwise powerful enemies to open up opportunities to deal critical damage.

(Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final boss of Black Myth: Wukong.)However, occasionally a boss breaks the rules. The most annoying examples of this phenomenon are enemies who defy or even punish those in power. Black Myth: Wukong Spell Immobilize, but it’s still easy enough to tackle these bosses with a modified strategy and get the job done. When the Chosen One finally arrives at the end of his journey, however, everything changes. The final boss of Black Myth: Wukong is merciless in a way that the Yaoguai Kings simply cannot handle throughout the gameand one of his counters to the Chosen One’s abilities turns out to be truly memorable.

Wukong steals the Chosen One’s healing gourd bottle

Nothing is certain in Black Myth: Wukong’s decisive battle

At the peak Black Myth: WukongThe Chosen One faces off against the shattered husk of Sun Wukong himself, the legendary Monkey King whose relics the Chosen One has collected throughout the game. Unsurprisingly, Wukong’s abilities are somewhat similar to the Chosen One’s, although he can use some particularly powerful variations that go beyond what the Chosen One has access to. Most devastating is the way Wukong uses Immobilize when the Chosen One takes a sip from his healing gourd bottle.

The moment plays out as a choreographed cutscene in which Wukong slowly walks up to the frozen Chosen One, grabs the gourd, and shakes it to hear the liquid inside. Wukong takes a big sip from the gourd before throwing it back to the chosen onewho catches it as the immobilization ends. It’s not as mean a mechanic as it could be, since the Chosen One’s share of the healing still goes through before Wukong snatches the gourd away, but it still wastes a mouthful of the precious resource on Wukong and heals him for the equivalent amount.

Black Myth: Wukong’s final boss is the perfect reward

Punishment can be fun when done well

Unsurprisingly, this moment has worked well as a humorous, unpleasant surprise, and a YouTube video from streamer compilation channel FXRain collects some memorable reactions to Wukong’s disrespect. In a way, It’s the perfect version of a punishing boss movewhich tends to elicit a smile of disbelief that helps offset any annoyance at his frustrating nature. In a game that doesn’t touch much on Wukong’s cheeky personality, with the Destined One offering a more stony alternative, it ends up being a great reward for Journey to the West fans.

The theft of the pumpkin is not Wukong’s only measure to closeand the others are also a memorable moment. Wukong is seen turning to stone, countering the Chosen One’s attack and throwing him between clones in the air before throwing the Chosen One’s staff back at him. In another that combines two of his powers from Journey to the Westhe hops on his somersault cloud, throws the chosen one to the ground, and changes the size of his staff to smash a giant pillar down on his opponent.

At the end of the day, much of what Black Myth: WukongWhat makes ‘s battles so great is that the game places as much emphasis on presentation as it does on difficulty, and the fight against Wukong’s shattered shell is the ultimate realization of this concept. It also shows how far the Chosen One must go to truly embody everything the Monkey King was, as Wukong’s brash use of his powerful abilities is a defining aspect of his character. Defeating Black Myth: WukongThe final challenge may require more than one attempt, but the path to it is definitely not boring.

Source: FXRain/YouTube