Wukong,the Monkey King

Stats: health: Health610+99, resource: Mana300+65, health regen: Health regen. (per 5s)3.5+0.8, resource regen: Mana regen. (per 5s)8+0.65, armor: Armor31+4.7, attack damage: Attack damage66+3.5, attack speed: Base AS0.69, gameplay radius: Gameplay radius65, selection radius: Selection radius100, release: 2011-07-26, changed: V13.16, role: Diver, position: TopJungle, rangetype: Melee, adaptivetype: Physical, cost: 3150|790

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WukongTitlesReal nameKong(Birth Name)Nickname(s)PupilAlias(es)The Monkey KingCharacteristicsSpeciesShimonPronoun(s)He/HimTimelineBorn:Earlier than 816 ANWeapon(s)Doran's StaffDecoyPersonal statusStatusAlivePlace of originShimon Village,IoniaCurrent residenceIoniaProfessional statusRegion(s)IoniaFaction(s)VastayaWuju OrderRelated character(s)Master YiDoranAhri

Wukong

Titles

Real name

Nickname(s)

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Characteristics

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Pronoun(s)

Timeline

• Born:Earlier than 816 AN
Weapon(s)

• Doran's Staff
• Decoy
Personal status

Status

Place of origin

Current residence

Professional status

Region(s)

Faction(s)

• Vastaya
• Wuju Order
Related character(s)

Wukongis avastayantrickster who uses his strength, agility, and intelligence to confuse his opponents and gain the upper hand. After finding a lifelong friend in the warrior known asMaster Yi, Wukong became the last student of the ancient martial art known as Wuju. Armed with an enchanted staff, Wukong seeks to preventIoniafrom falling to ruin.



Contents

• 1Background
• 2Appearance
• 3Personality
• 4Relations4.1Master Yi4.2Ahri
• 5Read More5.1Biography5.2Starring Champion5.3Mentioned Champion5.4Alternate Universes
• 6Trivia
• 7Change log
• 8References
• 9See also
• 4.1Master Yi
• 4.2Ahri
• 5.1Biography
• 5.2Starring Champion
• 5.3Mentioned Champion
• 5.4Alternate Universes
Background[]

(TBA)

Appearance[]

(TBA)

Personality[]

(TBA)

Relations[]

Master Yi[]

Wukong was trained in the Art of Wuju byMaster Yi. Wukong's original name was 'Kong'. When Kong agreed to become his student,Master Yidubbed him 'Wukong', effectively naming him after the Wuju style. Due to this, they share two similarquotes.

Ahri[]

Wukong andAhriare listed as related champions for unknown reason, possibly because of both beingVastaya.

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Biography



Biography

The Monkey King

ByAnthony Burch

Starring:Wukong

Mentioned:Master Yi

Starring Champion



Short Story • 5 Minute Read

Fast and Dumb

ByAnthony Burch

When a life hangs in the balance, there are two options: slow and smart, or fast and dumb.

Starring:Wukong

Mentioned:Master Yi

Mentioned Champion



Short Story

Homecoming

ByMichael Luo

Returning once more to his home, Master Yi faces his past and prepares for what the future will bring.

Starring:Master Yi

Mentioned:Doran,Wukong



Biography

The Wuju Bladesman

ByMichael Luo

Starring:Master Yi

Mentioned:Doran,Wukong

Alternate Universes



Video

Dawn by Raid



Starring:Caitlyn,Garen,Leona,Wukong,Yone



Entries

Journal of Justice

ByInstitute of War

Formare veneficum est formare fatum.

Starring:Akali,Alistar,Amumu,Anivia,Annie,Ashe,Blitzcrank,Brand,Cassiopeia,Cho'Gath,Corki,Darius,Dr. Mundo,Evelynn,Ezreal,Fiddlesticks,Gangplank,Garen,Gragas,Heimerdinger,Irelia,Janna,Jarvan IV,Jax,Karma,Karthus,Kassadin,Katarina,Kayle,Kennen,Kog'Maw,Lee Sin,Leona,Lissandra,Lux,Malzahar,Maokai,Master Yi,Mordekaiser,Morgana,Nasus,Nidalee,Nocturne,Nunu,Olaf,Pantheon,Poppy,Rammus,Renekton,Riven,Rumble,Ryze,Sejuani,Shaco,Shen,Singed,Sion,Sivir,Skarner,Sona,Soraka,Swain,Talon,Taric,Teemo,Tibbers,Tristana,Trundle,Tryndamere,Twisted Fate,Twitch,Udyr,Urgot,Veigar,Vladimir,Warwick,Willump,Wukong,Xin Zhao,Yorick,Zilean



Entries

Judgment

ByInstitute of War

The truest opponent lies within.

Starring:Boram Darkwill,Brand,Caitlyn,Cassiopeia,Galio,Graves,Irelia,Jarvan IV,Karma,LeBlanc,Lee Sin,Leona,Lux,Maokai,Miss Fortune,Nocturne,Orianna,Renekton,Riven,Rumble,Ryze,Skarner,Sona,Swain,Talon,Trundle,Urgot,Varus,Vayne,Vladimir,Wukong,Xerath,Xin Zhao,Yorick



Short Story

Lunar Guardian

By Numerous creators

There was an age when darkness smothered all hope. A traveler arrived, late into that twilight hour, bearing with him the first light of dawn.

Starring:Caitlyn,Morgana,Wukong



Comic

Academy Adventures: Series 2

ByGutter Rat



Starring:Ahri,Darius,Ekko,Vladimir

Mentioned:Amumu,Anivia,Annie,Ashe,Aurelion Sol,Braum,Caitlyn,Cho'Gath,Dr. Mundo,Draven,Elise,Ezreal,Fiddlesticks,Fizz,Galio,Gnar,Heimerdinger,Janna,Jhin,Jinx,Kog'Maw,Lulu,Lux,Malphite,Malzahar,Miss Fortune,Nami,Nasus,Olaf,Poppy,Rakan,Rammus,Rek'Sai,Riven,Rumble,Ryze,Shaco,Singed,Sona,Soraka,Syndra,Taliyah,Talon,Taric,Teemo,Thresh,Tibbers,Tristana,Twitch,Urgot,Varus,Veigar,Volibear,Warwick,Wukong,Xayah,Yasuo,Yorick,Zac,Zed,Ziggs,Zyra



Comic

Punches and Plants: Series 1

ByRisu



Starring:Vi,Zyra

Mentioned:Ahri,Alistar,Annie,Ashe,Blitzcrank,Brand,Braum,Caitlyn,Darius,Diana,Dr. Mundo,Ekko,Evelynn,Ezreal,Gangplank,Garen,Gnar,Gragas,Graves,Heimerdinger,Janna,Jinx,Karma,Katarina,Leona,Lucian,Malzahar,Miss Fortune,Nami,Nasus,Nunu,Quinn,Renekton,Rumble,Ryze,Sejuani,Sivir,Sona,Soraka,Tahm Kench,Taliyah,Taric,Teemo,Tibbers,Trundle,Tryndamere,Twisted Fate,Twitch,Valor,Varus,Vel'Koz,Vladimir,Volibear,Warwick,Willump,Wukong,Zac,Ziggs



Comic

Punches and Plants: Series 2

ByRisu



Starring:Vi,Zyra

Mentioned:Aatrox,Ahri,Alistar,Amumu,Annie,Aurelion Sol,Azir,Bard,Blitzcrank,Caitlyn,Cho'Gath,Diana,Draven,Ekko,Ezreal,Fizz,Galio,Gnar,Graves,Heimerdinger,Jayce,Kha'Zix,Kog'Maw,Leona,Lucian,Lux,Malphite,Maokai,Miss Fortune,Nasus,Nautilus,Nidalee,Olaf,Orianna,Poppy,Quinn,Rakan,Renekton,Riven,Rumble,Shaco,Taric,Teemo,Tibbers,Tristana,Trundle,Udyr,Valor,Vel'Koz,Viktor,Volibear,Warwick,Wukong,Xayah,Xin Zhao,Yasuo,Ziggs

Trivia[]

• Wukong belongs to theVastayarace and tribe known as the Shimon. They are the Vastaya inhabitants ofIonia, in its jungle regions.
• As an adultVastaya, he is over a few hundred years old.[1]
• Wukong's mystical staff was crafted by the legendary blacksmith MasterDoranofIonia.
• The nameWù[2]kōng[3](悟空, pronounced [wu:˥˩kʰʊ̃ŋ˥]; official Riot's:woo-kohng) is a common Buddhist name that means "awakening toemptiness" in Chinese, afterSun Wukong, the protagonist of the Chinese novelJourney to the West. Wukong is also one of the few champions to be based on a public domain character from real-world mythology and literature in general.InJourney to the West, this Buddhist name was bestowed to the nameless Monkey King by his first masterSubhuti.Wukong's passive,Stone Skin, is possibly a reference to Sun Wukong being born from a stone. He's also said to be born from the earth itself.Wukong's original lore is also a nod to Sun Wukong's origin (a stone turned into a monkey, had his own adventures before meeting and later following his Master).In-universe,Master Yihimself adds the elementWuto Kong's name, in recognition that Kong was among his best students.The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is also another possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master,Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrimXuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the bynameTripitakaत्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.In his updated background, Wukong's Vastayan tribe turns intostoneafter death.Wukong's abilities,Nimbus StrikeandWarrior Trickster, are references to Sun Wukong's ability to ride on clouds via his "Somersault Cloud" (筋斗雲,Jīndǒuyún) technique and to create clones of himself using strands of his hair, respectively.Wukong also likes peaches; likewise the original Sun Wukong himself also ate all ripe peaches in the Heavenly Peach Garden at one point in the original novel, greatly increasing his longevity.In Japanese server, Wukong is rendered as "ウーコン" (Ūkon [ɯ̟:ᵝkõ̞ɴ];Oo-kohn) via the pinyin reading of the name instead of on'yomi (which would be rendered as "Gokuu" instead). Due to also being voiced byMasako Nozawaas aforementioned, the voice actress of the character of the same name in theDragon Ballfranchise, this acts an overall actor allusion to theDragon BallWukong/Gokuu's source inspiration.In the Chinese servers, Wukong is directly referred to as Sun Wukong himself in the flesh as opposed to being a different character loosely based on him.
• InJourney to the West, this Buddhist name was bestowed to the nameless Monkey King by his first masterSubhuti.
• Wukong's passive,Stone Skin, is possibly a reference to Sun Wukong being born from a stone. He's also said to be born from the earth itself.Wukong's original lore is also a nod to Sun Wukong's origin (a stone turned into a monkey, had his own adventures before meeting and later following his Master).In-universe,Master Yihimself adds the elementWuto Kong's name, in recognition that Kong was among his best students.The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is also another possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master,Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrimXuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the bynameTripitakaत्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.In his updated background, Wukong's Vastayan tribe turns intostoneafter death.
• Wukong's abilities,Nimbus StrikeandWarrior Trickster, are references to Sun Wukong's ability to ride on clouds via his "Somersault Cloud" (筋斗雲,Jīndǒuyún) technique and to create clones of himself using strands of his hair, respectively.
• Wukong also likes peaches; likewise the original Sun Wukong himself also ate all ripe peaches in the Heavenly Peach Garden at one point in the original novel, greatly increasing his longevity.
• In Japanese server, Wukong is rendered as "ウーコン" (Ūkon [ɯ̟:ᵝkõ̞ɴ];Oo-kohn) via the pinyin reading of the name instead of on'yomi (which would be rendered as "Gokuu" instead). Due to also being voiced byMasako Nozawaas aforementioned, the voice actress of the character of the same name in theDragon Ballfranchise, this acts an overall actor allusion to theDragon BallWukong/Gokuu's source inspiration.
• In the Chinese servers, Wukong is directly referred to as Sun Wukong himself in the flesh as opposed to being a different character loosely based on him.
• Wukong's original lore is also a nod to Sun Wukong's origin (a stone turned into a monkey, had his own adventures before meeting and later following his Master).In-universe,Master Yihimself adds the elementWuto Kong's name, in recognition that Kong was among his best students.The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is also another possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master,Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrimXuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the bynameTripitakaत्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.
• In his updated background, Wukong's Vastayan tribe turns intostoneafter death.
• In-universe,Master Yihimself adds the elementWuto Kong's name, in recognition that Kong was among his best students.The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is also another possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master,Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrimXuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the bynameTripitakaत्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.
• The fact that Wukong was trained under Master Yi is also another possible reference to Sun Wukong's original master,Subhuti, or Wukong's more famous master during his pilgrimage to the West, the historical Chinese Buddhist pilgrimXuanzang, who contributed greatly to the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, thus earning the bynameTripitakaत्रिपिटक (Mandarin: 三藏Sānzàng), after the Pali canon.
Change log[]

References[]

See also[]

Passive ability — Name: Stone Skin, Description: Innate: Whenever Wukong or his clone damage an enemy champion or monster , he generates a stack of Strength of Stone for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 10 times. Strength of Stone: Wukong gains 5 − 9 (based on level) bonus armor and bonus health regeneration equal to 0. 35 % of his maximum health , increased by 50% for each stack up to a maximum of 30 − 54 (based on level) bonus armor and 2. 1 % maximum health regeneration., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputPassive', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'No additional details']}

Q ability — Name: Crushing Blow, Description: Active: Wukong empowers his next basic attack within 5 seconds to have an uncancellable windup , gain bonus range , deal bonus physical damage , and inflict armor reduction for 3 seconds. Bonus Range: 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 Bonus Physical Damage: 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 (+ 45% bonus AD) Armor Reduction: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30% of target's armor Crushing Blow's cooldown is reduced by 0. 5 seconds whenever Wukong or his clone damage an enemy. Crushing Blow resets Wukong's and his clone's basic attack timer. Other abilities can be used during the attack's animation., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputAuto', 'damage_type': 'Physical', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'parries': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'Crushing Blowtriggers onstructuresandwardsbut the armor reduction is not applied.', 'PressingSwill cancel the animation and the attack will still land, butWukongwill not be able to move until it lands.', 'Base damage changed to 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90.', 'Bonus AD ratio changed to35%bonusAD.']}

W ability — Name: Warrior Trickster, Description: Active: Wukong enters invisibility for 1 second and dashes to the target location, leaving behind a clone of himself at his casting position for 3. 25 seconds. The clone is untargetable to allies and can basic attack autonomously, prioritizing the last enemy Wukong damaged. It can also gain the effects of Crushing Blow and Nimbus Strike's bonus attack speed , and casts Cyclone whenever Wukong does. The clone deals reduced outgoing damage. Clone Outgoing Damage: 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% See Pets for more details about Wukong's clone. Wukong can cast any of his abilities during the dash. Warrior Trickster will cast at max range if cast beyond that., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputLocation', 'damage_type': 'Physical', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'parries': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Tips & Tricks', 'Map-Specific Differences', "CastingWarrior Tricksterduring an ability's effects will transfer them to the clone.", 'Turretshots instantly kill the clone.', 'The clone is immune tostasisandBlast Cone.', 'The clone can still be targeted by alliedauto-targetedeffects (e.g.Heal,Celestial Blessing).', 'Pressing theSkey(or Ctrl-5) is special cased forWukongto instantly snap into his idle animation like his clone would, which can be used to trick his opponents.', 'Cooldown changed to 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 seconds.']}

E ability — Name: Nimbus Strike, Description: Active: Wukong dashes to the target enemy's location and sends out untargetable clones to strike up to two additional enemies near the target's location, dealing magic damage . Magic Damage: 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+ 100% AP) Upon arrival, Wukong gains bonus attack speed for 5 seconds. Bonus Attack Speed: 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% Crushing Blow can be cast during the dash., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputUnit', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Theclonescan block non-targeted attacks or abilities for 0.25seconds after hitting their targets.', 'Nimbus Strikehas an offset distance of 75 units from the target dashed to.', 'The ability applies a stack ofElectrocute/Phase Rusheven if the target isuntargetable.', "The createdclonesare considered champions forTurret Plating'sgoldsharing."]}

R ability — Name: Cyclone, Description: Active: Wukong spins his staff around for up to 2 seconds, becoming ghosted and gaining 20% bonus movement speed . The staff deals physical damage every 0. 25 seconds to enemies hit, and can knock them up once for 0. 6 seconds. Cyclone will not knock up enemies who were already hit by either Wukong or his clone within the same cast. Physical Damage Per Tick: 1 / 1. 5 / 2% of target's maximum health (+ 34. 375 % AD) Total Physical Damage: 8 / 12 / 16% of target's maximum health (+ 275% AD) Cyclone can be recast after 0. 5 seconds within the duration, and does so automatically afterwards or by casting another ability . Recast: Wukong ends Cyclone. After 1 second, he can cast Cyclone a second time within 8 seconds of the first cast. Maximum Total Physical Damage: 16 / 24 / 32% of target's maximum health (+ 550% AD) Nimbus Strike's bonus attack speed duration is continuously refreshed while spinning. Cyclone's damage is capped at 200 / 400 / 600 (based on level) per second against monsters ., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputAuto', 'damage_type': 'Physical', 'spell_shield': 'See Notes', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'Cycloneis special cased to grant stacks ofConquerorfor each tick of damage.', "CastingCrushing Blowwill cancelCyclonefor bothWukongand his clone.Warrior TricksterandNimbus Strikewill only interruptWukong'sCyclone.", "Cyclone'sremaining duration always stays the same even after the clone replicated the ability.", "DuringCyclone,Wukongand his clone'sattack rangesare reduced「\xa0to 50\xa0」「\xa0by 125\xa0」.", "Spell shieldwill block one instance of damage.Blocking theknock upwill still grant immunity to it from either ofCyclone'scasts.", "Blocking theknock upwill still grant immunity to it from either ofCyclone'scasts.", 'Death', "Base damage per tick changed to0.75/ 1.125/ 1.5% of target'smaximumhealth.", 'AD ratio per second changed to110% AD.']}

Trivia:
Wukong is based onSun Wukongfrom the Chinese novelJourney to the West.
Coincidentally, much ofGaren'skit was a possible basis for Wukong, mainly due to both characters having:A "Q" ability that originally stated its scaling to be over 100% in attack damage as an auto-attack booster and reset with an extra effect (Decisive Strikesilences with a movement speed boost whileWukong'sCrushing Blowreduces armor by a percentage), and applies on-hit effects as well.A passive ability that increases their defensive stats (with Garen's being a normal ability with not only percentage defensive boosts, but also with a damage reduction active while Wukong's only being a standard passive with flat defense/HP boosts).Point-and-click spells; Garen's can only target one champion with it and acts as his ultimate; Wukong's can hit two extra targets in range, moves him to said target(s) and acts as a normal ability. Both versions at some point have interacted with magic damage (Garen'sDemacian Justiceoriginally inflicted bonus magic damage whileWukong'sNimbus Strikenow scales with magic damage and ability power as of his gameplay update).CycloneandJudgmentinvolve a very similar spinning animation and near-identical mechanics in the way their hits are racked up, how they provide bonus movement speed during cast time, and cancellation. A number of certain item actives and summoner spells can even be used during their cast times, though depending on the champion there are exclusive item actives only available to them during such abilities, as Wukong before his update could not activateTiamat's/Ravenous Hydra'sactive duringCyclone.Cyclonealso cannot critically strike, unlikeJudgment.Likewise, both their ultimates (Demacian JusticeandCyclone) have HP-based-damage-scaling against their targets.
The name ofCycloneon the Chinese Servers, 大鬧天宮 (trad.) 大闹天宫 (simpl.) (Dànào Tiāngōng, lit.Greatly Wrecking the Heavenly Palace) references the Monkey King's rebellion against the Jade Emperor & other heavenly government's officials, until Buddha sealed him the Five Finger Mountain (Wǔzhǐshān, 五指山) for five centuries, before embarking on his westward journey to redeem himself.[2]
OtherMOBA'sthanLeague of Legends(such asHeroes of Newerth[3],Smite[4], andDota 2[5]) also feature a character based on Sun Wukong. These expies of the Monkey King (includingSmite'spre-worked Sun Wukong) have similar abilities and playstyles (mainly being damaging tanks with assassin potential, and having very unique tricks with their abilities).
Wukong is one of a few champions to have multiple textures in one skin. When he usesWarrior Trickster, his clone will be of a different colour palette which can only be seen by Wukong and his allies. To the opposing team, the two Wukongs look exactly the same, including copies of any externalbuffsanditemeffects active at the moment the clone is spawned (Prior to patchV5.22, clones did not duplicate external buff/active item effect particles).Four other champions with this feature areLeBlanc(viaMirror Image),Shaco's(viaHallucinate),Nasus(viaFury of the Sands) andMalphite(viaGranite ShieldandThunderclap).
Wukong'scritical strikeanimation is a possible nod to a famous pole-vaulting kick used by many incarnations of the original Sun Wukong, especially in the TV drama adaptations ofJourney to the West, and hisWarriors Orochi / Musou Orochiincarnation as well.
When a Wukong Bot usesWarrior Trickster, the decoy is named "MonkeyKing Bot".
Wukong is the only champion with twoLunar Revelskins.
Before his gameplay update,Cyclonewas originally tied as one of the highest AD ratio abilities in the game.