Demon Bull King

*Note: Due to Monkie Kid not being a direct representation to Journey to the West, this article will be primarily about the Demon Bull King's appearance within Monkie Kid. For information about him in Journey to the West, click here.*

## Demon Bull King

* Armored
* Past

## Character Information

### Alias(es)

Bone Demon Queen (when possessed by Lady Bone Demon)**Derivatives**
D.B.K.**Nicknames**
Brother
Father
Daddy
Demon Daddy
Mr. Bull King Sir
Demon punk

### Affiliation(s)

The Brotherhood (formerly)
Demon Bull Family
Bull Clones † (formerly)

### Occupation(s)

Conqueror (formerly)
Cook (formerly)

### Weapon(s) of choice

Axe
Arm cannon (formerly)

### Home

Underworld (formerly)
Flaming Foundry (formerly)
His fortress

### Likes

Power
*Cooking with Chang'e*
His wife

### Dislikes

Red Son failing him
Monkey King (formerly)
Mountains
Anyone offending his family

### Family

Princess Iron Fan (wife)
Red Son (son)

### Friends / Allies

The Brotherhood (formerly)
Pilgrims (briefly)
Ne Zha (briefly)
Bull Clones †
Monkie Kids

### Enemies

Monkey King (formerly)
Monkie Kids (formerly)
Lady Bone Demon †
Spider Demons †
Azure Lion  †
Peng
Yellowtusk

## Background Information

### Other languages

 Fu Chong
 Michel Hinderyckx
 Mário Santos
 Tam Hon Wa
 Huang Tien-yu
 Yuto Tanabe
 Si Yeong-jun
 Matti Klemm
 Moran Sofer
 Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko
 Héctor Estrada

### Set debut

80010 Demon Bull King

The **Demon Bull King** (**D.B.K.** for short) is an former conqueror and an enemy of the Monkey King. After being imprisoned for half a millennium, he planned to take over Megapolis with the help of the Demon Bull Family and the Bull Clones. However, the Demon Bull King became a host for Lady Bone Demon after her freedom, having the two demons create a new identity known as the **Bone Demon Queen** until MK defeated him.

After the Battle of the Flaming Foundry, the Demon Bull King and Red Son gave up being villains and began a food stand. Despite this, when the Demon Bull King was captured by the Spider Queen at New Year's, he, along with the Monkey King and several other demons were having their powers extracted until the Demon Bull King was able to free himself and the other prisoners from the Spider mech. He then teamed up with the Monkey King and the Monkie Kids to defeat the Spider Demons.

## Official descriptions

Demons and Other Bad Guys
After being locked up for five hundred years, Demon Bull King (D.B.K. for short) is back with a vengeance. Now half-flesh, half-machine, he’s got a grudge against the world and renewed powers to destroy it.

*LEGO® Builder*
Team up with Monkie Kid and Pigsy to take on Princess Iron Fan and the mighty Demon Bull King! Dodge shots from the Demon Bull King’s giant cannons. Avoid his massive axe and flame thrower. Fly into attack with Monkie Kid and knock the Princess off the Demon Bull King’s shoulder with The Golden Staff. Aim Pigsy’s Rake Cannon at the beast. Will you be the hero to defeat this huge, dangerous enemy?

## Personality

In the past, the Demon Bull King was once an exuberant demon that enjoyed hanging out with his sworn brothers. Like the rest of them, he despised discrimination toward the realms and believed that they all should be treated equal. However, unlike the rest of his sworn brothers when they all parted ways, the Demon Bull King developed a craved for power and destruction as he considered their cause to be nothing but a simple dream, wanting to conquer the Mortal Realm for his family. After losing to MK the second time, the Demon Bull King gave up his evil ways to spend more time with his family.

## Appearance

*Main article: Demon Bull King/Designs*
The Demon Bull King is a demon appears in the form of an anthropomorphic bull. He has yellow eyes and was originally covered in lavender fur. After he was freed from his prison, the Demon Bull King had purple skin with blue markings along his body, and temporarily had his left horn broken off.

## Accessories

### Axe

*Main article: Axe*
Before his imprisonment, the Demon Bull King wielded a giant axe that he used during battle.

### The Furnace

*Main article: The Furnace*
After the Demon Bull King was freed from his imprisonment, Red Son created a suit of armor for the Demon Bull King that allowed him to absorb the Golden Staff and other rare items.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Enhanced Strength** - The Demon Bull King possess strength that's far beyond of that a normal person.

### Powers

* **Demon Physiology** - The Demon Bull King possess the traits and abilities of a demon.
	+ **Longevity** - As a demon, the Demon Bull King possesses a prolonged lifespan, being able to live for over 500 years.
* **Beam Emission** - The Demon Bull King can project concentrated beams of energy out of his mouth, which can cause immense amount of damage.

### Other

* **Holographic Projections** - The Demon Bull King can project holograms. He is able to do so because of the high-tech armor made for him by Red Son.

## Behind the scenes

* In *Journey to the West*, the Demon Bull King is instead known as the "Bull Demon King".
	+ He is called the Bull Demon King in his model sheet.
* In Mandarin dub, the Demon Bull King is referred to as "Brother Ox" by the Monkey King.
	+ This is a reference to *Journey to the West*, where Monkey King and DBK, along with five other powerful beings, became sworn brothers.
	+ Their brotherhood was later confirmed in Season 4.
* DBK had a brother in *Journey to the West*, the True Immortal of Miracles (Ruyi zhen xian 如意真仙), who had taken control of the Village of Women's reproductive rights by requiring gifts for access to the Spring of Abortion. He had held a grudge against Monkey King for fighting his nephew, Red Boy. .
* DBK has only appeared as a brick-built figure.

## Trivia

* In "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born", the Demon Bull King was implied to have become a cyborg after Red Son created the Furnace for him. However, this was reversed after Season 3.
* Jeremy Adams first conceived DBK as a "materialistic Kim Kardashian type" character.

## References

1. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. It is not a direct 1:1 representation to JTW by design. It gives us more freedom with stories and characters and hopefully points people to search and experience JTW themselves (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 28, 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hrincu, Cosmin. These designs were done for the finale of Season 1 to help design the overall look of the Bone Demon Queen theme (with a hero variation) as well as the look of the destroyed Demon Bull King Lair with Bone Demon Queen thematic cues integrated in.
3. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born". *Monkie Kid*. Pilot.
4. ↑ LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Playsets for Ages 6-10+| Themes | LEGO.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023.
5. ↑ File:Demon Bull King Young Model Sheet Christine Wilson.jpg
6. ↑ *Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 3* (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
7. ↑ *Journey to the West, Volume 3, Chapter 53* (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
8. ↑ Interview with Lego Monkie Kid's Head Writer Jeremy Adams!!! (Timestamp 5:35)

## Navigation

In other languages

* español
* 中文