Gorm

**Gorm** is a major antagonist in the television series *The New Legends of Monkey.* He is portrayed by Tawanda Manyimo.

## Biography

### Season 2

#### Graveyard of the Gods

The demon lords meet. It has been 500 years since their last meeting, but the Monkey King has returned. Cranius explains that before Monkey was imprisoned, the demons cowered at his name. Kimura arrives and reports that the Monkey King escaped with the Sacred Scroll of Immortality. Hagfish speaks out of term and **Gorm** tells him to mind his tounge. Gorm blames Kimura for allowing Monkey to escape. He asks Khan, Dreglon, Cranius, Mothrax, and Tsumori to bow before him, but they refuse. Demons have not unified under one leader since the Demon Queen Hakuru because it’s harder to cut off seven heads. Khan then orders that they send word out to find the Monkey King.

#### Quest for Knowledge

Gorm attends the demon lord meetings, during which time he learns that the Monkey King is searching for the Sacred Scroll of Knowledge. Cranius later returns with what he believes to be the Scroll of Knowledge. Having chosen the wrong scroll, his head bursts open as a consequence.

#### Village of Lost Children

Gorm learns from Tsumori that Monkey has ventured north and reached the Rivertowns, which belong to Tsumori. The demon leaders proceed to fight over control while Mothrax is entranced by the flaming torch Moggoth holds. Tsumori states that Monkey won’t leave the Rivertowns until they know the secrets of the scrolls.

#### Puppet Master

Gorm, General Khan, Dreglon, Mothrax, and Cranius gather to discuss Monkey as he journeys to the Valley of Despair. With Khan’s army unprepared, Gorm is ready to kill the Monkey King himself and become the one true demon king.

Gorm, Mothrax, and Hagfish track Monkey and his group down. He comes face-to-face with Pigsy, who he severely injures. He then confronts Monkey with his staff. Monkey and Sandy battle against Gorm. Tripitaka uses Mothrax' love gas, forcing Gorm and Hagfish to flee with the scrolls.

#### Finding Paradise

Gorm returns to the Broken Temple to find Dreglon sitting on the thrown. Gorm has come with the sacred scrolls and tells them to bow down to him. General Khan and Dreglon are both willing to lead their men into battle for Gorm, but he tells both of them to leave and not to return without a real army. Hagfish informs Gorm of the Scroll of Creation and how it can be used to summon a real army. Khan believes if they can find Monkey, then they can find the scroll.

#### Masterchef

Gorm demands to know where to find the Monkey King. A farmhand claims that he heard that Monkey led a rebellion against Kimura. Hagfish asks the Scroll of Knowledge where to find the human rebels that killed Kimura, but he can’t make sense of the answers the scroll provides. The farmhand then reveals that the rebellion can be found at Lion Heart Rock. So Gorm orders Mothrax to deliver a message to General Khan regarding an attack.

Gorm arrives at camp. Dreglon accuses Khan of treason, claiming that she’s aligned herself with the Monkey King. Gorm frees Dreglon and orders him to fetch his armor. He then enters the tent and tells Tripitaka to help remove his clothes. In doing so, she discovers that he has at least a half a dozen of Hagfish’s pins in his back. Tripitaka finds Monkey’s staff in his hair. Just as she realizes that Hagfish is controlling Gorm, Hagfish recognizes Tripitaka and commands Gorm to kill her. Tripitaka runs out the tent and regroups with Sandy and Monkey. She reunites Monkey with his staff and he combats Gorm, who is defeated.

#### The Spider Web

Gorm and his army of demons arrive at Lion Heart Rock and confronts Monica. Gorm asks where their leader is. Monica asks where is his.

Gorm returns to the Broken Temple with Monica in hand. Monkey kicks him to the ground and Monica removes the pins. As she attempts to remove the final pin, Gorm kills her. With a single pin remaining in Gorm, Cranius decides to remove it. Gorm is free of his control. For 500 years, Hagfish controlled him, and he intends to make him pay for it. Shadow Monkey intervenes and kills Gorm.

## Powers and Skills

* **Longevity:** As a demon, he can live to 600 years.
* **Superhuman Strength:** He is stronger than the normal demon. He was able to beat Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, and Tripitaka leaving them severely injured and Pigsy on the brink of death.
* **Invulnerability:** Normal weapons and human blows cannot hurt him. Only a god, demon, or guardian is able to actually hinder him with a blow.

## Weaknesses

* **Mortality:** As a demon, he can still be killed.