Macaque

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

## Character Information

### Alias(es)

**Nicknames**
Bud
Monkey bro
Mr. Macquack
Peach**In-Universe Media**
The Warrior

### Affiliation(s)

The Brotherhood (formerly)
Shadow Monkeys
Lady Bone Demon (unwillingly; formerly)

### Occupation(s)

MK's mentor (occasionally)
Puppeteer (briefly)

### Weapon(s) of choice

Staff
Magic lantern (formerly)

### Home

Flower Fruit Mountain (formerly)
Megapolis

### Dislikes

Monkey King (sometimes)
Peng

### Family

Smoke Monster (creation)
Shadow Monkeys (creations)

### Friends / Allies

Monkey King
Demon Bull Family (formerly)
Yellowtusk (formerly)
Monkie Kids (tenuous)
Little girl (tenuous)

### Enemies

Lady Bone Demon †
Mayor
Azure Lion †
Peng

## Background Information

### English voice actor(s)

Billy Kametz (Seasons 1 - 4)
Alejandro Saab (Season 4-Present)
Sean Schemmel (as the Monkey King; Episode 17)

### Other languages

 Shen Lei
 Lin Jing (Season 2)
 Shuta Morishima
 Jeong Jae-heon
 Sung Kei Chun
 Charbel Ayoub
 Miguel de León
 Cheung Chun Hei

### Set debut

80024 The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain

**Macaque** (short for **Six-Eared Macaque**) is a demon and a former friend of the Monkey King.

Over five hundred years after the Demon Bull King's imprisonment, Macaque met Monkey King's successor, MK, who wanted Macaque to train him so he could get better. Macaque accepted and slowly corrupted MK as he trained him until he stole his powers, getting the same abilities as Monkey King's. Eventually, he engaged in a battle with Monkey King and was later defeated by MK.

After some time passed, Macaque posed as a puppeteer to kidnap MK's friends while telling his story about him and Monkey King to MK, who related heavily. After learning about MK's insecurities, Macaque taunted MK and then warned MK of future dangers. Before Macaque could do anything else, he was kidnapped by the Mayor.

Because of Lady Bone Demon's return, Macaque's life was put on the line as he was forced to capture Monkey King and MK for Lady Bone Demon to make up for his reneging, but planned to use the Samadhi Fire on the Bone Demon to break free from her ascendency. He was later convinced to help the heroes in the final battle against the Lady Bone Demon, fighting off a corrupted Monkey King and saving the world from being remade.

## Official descriptions

Demons and Other Bad Guys
The Evil Macaque is a legendary enemy of the Monkey King and now Monkie Kid and his friends must defeat him. It won’t be easy though, because the Evil Macaque has six ears and hears just about everything!

LEGO® Life Magazine Issue 1 2022
This monkey menace won’t rest until he’s defeated Monkie Kid, and Monkey King too. And he might just do it!

## Personality

“*You keep playing at being this bad guy, acting like you're just in it for you. But I know deep, deep down, you're not that guy.*”
―MK [src]
In the past, Macaque was originally timid, choosing to follow others instead of making his own options as he and Monkey King once promised to have a simple life together in Flower Fruit Mountain. Following the events of the assault on the Celestial Realm, which resulted his broken friendship with Monkey King, Macaque became a shady individual, preferring to only look out for himself and will do almost anything to ensure his own safety.

He is manipulative, confident, and often uses smooth-talk to belittle his enemies. Macaque enjoys theatrics and is very dramatic. He is also very petty.

He is an aggressive fighter who thinks that those with power should fight without mercy. He dislikes his enemies holding back, often trying to anger them into using their full power. He often uses his a barrage of shadow clones to overwhelm his enemies. He isn't above threatening his enemies' friends just to upset them.

Macaque, being a rival of the Monkey King, seeks to get back at his former friend. Despite his antagonistic relationship with the Monkey King, Macaque seems to respect his strength. He also appears to have something like respect for MK, often calling him a good kid and saving him from the corrupted Monkey King.

Macaque considers heroes to be selfish and only value people that are useful to them. Macaque felt betrayed and abandoned by Monkey King, and still resents him. Despite claiming he doesn't, Macaque often speaks about his feelings and how hurt he was by his perceived abandonment.
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## Appearance

*Main article: Macaque/Designs*
Macaque has a similar appearance to the Monkey King. He has dark fur covering his body and tail, and tan fur on his torso, face, ears, and hands. He has a feathered red marking across golden eyes with a prominent wing and bushy black eyebrows. Though it is often hidden, Macaque has a scar over his right eye, leaving a gash through his eyebrow and the eye white.

## Accessories

### Magic lantern

*Main article: Magic lantern*
At some point, Macaque obtained a magical lantern that allowed him to trap people within it and take control of their shadows.

### Staff

*Main article: Macaque's staff*
Macaque wields a dark purple staff that resembles Monkey King's staff, but has spikes on both ends.
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## Abilities

*Note: Italicized text indicates all of Macaque's former abilities.*

Macaque is a powerful spiritual primate much like the Monkey King and has the abilities to match him in a fight.

### Skillset

* **Immense Physical Attributes** - Macaque possesses incredible physical abilities rivaling those of the Monkey King. He yields immense speed, strength, agility and reflexes to take Monkey King in a one on one fight.
* **Immense Combat Skills** - Macaque is one of the greatest fighter of the series. His skills in hand-to-hand combat make him a dangerous opponent for figures as powerful as the Monkey King.
	+ **Staff Proficiency** - Macaque's skill with his shadow staff match those of the Monkey King's.
* **Artistry** - Macaque can draw, the quality is debatable.

### Powers

* **Demon Physiology** - Macaque has the traits and abilities of a demon.
	+ **Immortality** - Macaque is ageless and immortal, able to live out the centuries and become known in the current times. However, he is still vulnerable to death and can fall in battle.
	+ **Aquatic Breathing** - Macaque can breathe underwater.
* **Enhanced hearing** - Due to his six-ears, Macaque can hear very well.
* **Shadow Manipulation** - Macaque has great control over shadows, which he can use to entangle or trap his enemies.
	+ **Shadow cloning** - Macaque can manipulate shadows to create the Shadow Monkeys, which mimics the Monkey King's replication ability.
	+ **Shadow transportation** - Macaque is able to use shadows to teleport.
	+ **Shadow hiding** - Macaque is able to hide in the shadows.
* **Smoke Generation** - Macaque can create a massive avatar known as a Smoke Monster.
* **Shapeshifting** - Macaque can shapeshift into people or various animals. He uses this ability to pose as others in order to trick his enemies.
	+ **Known Forms**:
		- Eagle
		- Wolf
		- MK
		- Monkey King
* ***Bone Demon powers*** - Because of Lady Bone Demon giving him some of her power, Macaque was able to create crystal constructs.

## Vehicles

 Mech | A mech created from the copy of the T.E.A. and the Smoke Monster.

## Etymology

The name **Six-Eared Macaque** may be based off of the saying "a secret is not safe between six ears" or "the dharma is not to be transmitted to the sixth ear", while a macaque is a genus of monkey.

## Behind the scenes

* He is one of Simon Lucas' favorite characters in the show.
* He is referred to as "Evil Macaque" in the sets.
* In *Journey to the West*, he is called the "Six-Eared Macaque". However, in *Monkie Kid*, he is commonly known as simply "Macaque" while the Six-Eared Macaque is his full name.
	+ When revealed by the Buddha, the Six-Eared Macaque is said to have "a sensitive ear, discernment of fundamental principles, knowledge of past and future, and comprehension of all things."
	+ In the novel, him and Monkey King had never previously met, whereas in *Monkie Kid*, they are old friends. The Six-Eared Macaque also acts as a metaphorical representation of the Monkey King's negative traits.
* As a member of the Brotherhood, Macaque takes the role of the Macaque King, who was originally a separate character.
* Macaque's role in Season 3 and Wave 5 of the sets was being planned around the same time Season 1 was being released.

## Trivia

* While he is not shown with his titular six ears within *Monkie Kid*, they do appear in his mech, second minifigure, and model sheet.
* Macaque is shown to have a scarred right eye, though its often hidden by an illusion. The scar appears briefly after he reveals himself as the Smoke Monster and is stylized into an X shape when he is shown in silhouette. It is even featured on one of the faces of his first minifigure.
	+ This scar may be referencing the Six-Eared Macaques death in the novel, as he was killed with a strike to the head from Monkey King's staff.
* It's indicated in his model sheet that he should have three lines on each ear, indicating his six ears.
* In a Korean character introduction video, released on LEGO's YouTube channel, he is referred to as "the most handsome villain" (가장 잘생긴 빌런) in *Monkie Kid*.
	+ Another video from LEGO's official Chinese TikTok refers to him as the "handsome, max charisma villain" (帅气魅力值max的反派一)
* In the Mandarin dub, Macaque is referred to as the "Phantom Lord" (魅影君 Mèiyǐng jūn).
* Macaque's design in his premiere episode is slightly different from his cameo appearances in the opening sequence and previous episodes.
	+ In the opening sequence, his face marking is round like Monkey King's, instead of it's usual feathered appearance.
	+ His cape covers his entire body in his appearances in "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born" and "Bad Weather". He also lacks the red marking entirely in "Bad Weather", though this may simply be an animation error.
	+ Like Monkey King, Macaque's eye color changed during the show, in his debut episode, his pupils were white, while from "Shadow Play" onward they are pale yellow. His shirt also changed, it originally was black with a yellow sleeve, which was later changed to be half-black and half-yellow.
* In *Monkie Kid Almighty Game Challenge*, Macaque mentions that he may have a poster of Monkey King in his bedroom.

## References

1. ↑ Adams, Jeremy (May 16, 2021). 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 (Reply). Archived from the original on August 28, 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Breen, David. "New Adventures". *Monkie Kid*. Season 4. Episode 36.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Adams, Jeremy; Breen, David; Harper, Sarah; Kai, Yin. "Time to Be Warriors". *Monkie Kid*. Season 3. Episode 33.
4. ↑ Breen, David. "A Lifetime of Mistakes". *Monkie Kid*. Season 4. Episode 45.
5. ↑ LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Playsets for Ages 6-10+| Themes | LEGO.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023.
6. ↑ LEGO® Life Magazine Issue 1 2022 (PDF).
7. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "The Samadhi Fire". *Monkie Kid*. Season 3. Episode 30.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "Benched". *Monkie Kid*. Season 3. Episode 28.
9. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Macaque". *Monkie Kid*. Season 1. Episode 9.
10. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "The Winning Side". *Monkie Kid*. Season 3. Episode 24.
11. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Breen, David; Harper, Sarah; Kai, Yin. "The Corrupted King". *Monkie Kid*. Season 3. Episode 32.
12. ↑ Fitzmartin, Meghan. "Shadow Play". *Monkie Kid*. Season 2. Episode 17.
13. ↑ Green, David. "The Plan Man". *Monkie Kid*. Season 4. Episode 46.
14. ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 3, Notes: Chapter 59, Section 7 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
15. ↑ Lucas, Simon (February 19, 2021). Build the story of Sun Wu Kong from being born from rock to finding The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain & becoming The Monkey King! SO many versions of The Monkey King in here + my personal favourite character-the Evil 6 eared Macaque! #LEGO #LEGOMonkieKid available 1st March..
16. ↑ *Journey to the West, Volume 3, Chapter 58* (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
17. ↑ Brickjitzu-Cast: LEGO Monkie Kid Behind the Scenes (Timestamp 50:50)
18. ↑ File:Macaque in the first opening sequence .png, File:Macaque in hero is born.png, and File:Macaque in bad weather.png
19. ↑ File:Season 1 Villain Introduction Activity Book 2.jpeg "Stop speaking nonsense! All I want is the same power as you! I did not put a poster of you on my bedroom wall, and even if I did, it has nothing to do with you!" (*Monkie Kid Almighty Game Challenge*)

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