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(indie RP blog for Lego Monkie Kid's interpretation for the Six-Eared Macaque. Distinguishing nickname 'Sixer'. Living Details and AU's below)
Character Overview:
The Buddha once revealed the existence of Four Celestial Primates, existing outside of the natural designation that all other creatures were divided into. Of these four, the Intelligent Stone Monkey and the Six-Eared Macaque were sworn brothers, their deep friendship going beyond even the bonds of blood they did not share, nor had need to.
This was until the death of the Macaque, at the hands of the Stone Monkey - now Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Great Sage, Equal To Heaven.
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The past year hasn't been the worst to Macaque - or, well 'The Six-Eared Macaque' is, y'know, his full name.
His re-emergence in Megapolis - the city that the heroic Monkie Kid, MK, makes his home and ward - was one that brought change for the world as MK knew it. While his return to obtain the powers of the Monkey King for himself was successful, it unintentionally heralded the return of a long-sleeping enemy. This enemy was the Lady Bone Demon, to whom Macaque had sworn his insincere and easily-abandoned fealty in exchange for being brought back to life.
A person who would swear loyalty to different masters to get what he wants, Macaque's ultimate loyalty is to himself and his own desires, abandoning bargains and promises as easily as he makes them. It was then a true pain and labor for him to have bargained for his resurrection with her of all demons. Not only did she have a strong sway over his life, and the ability to pin him down and force him in ways no one else could, she was also an enemy to MK, for whom Macaque developed a sincere fondness for. His attempts to defy her orders to bring him in, do away with the Monkie Kid and King, were quickly realized and neutralized by her, forcing him at crystal-shard point to do her will.
Despite his deceits and aggression, despite the near-destruction of all life on earth, MK's faith in Macaque's 'deep, deep down, not a bad guy' self was rewarded with rare genuity and devotion. Macaque agreed to risk his life in order to help the student he'd deceived and save the world he'd aided in ruining.
With the end of the end of the world, Macaque had been granted a long-abandoned goal of redemption.
S5 Update: Now, resting on his laurels, Macaque finds himself in a transitory period, should he allow it to be one. His long-gone dojo home leaving him wandering and to the elements, his relationship with the Monkey King in a state of mutual uncertainty rather than vicious gnashing of teeth, and a pseudo-student to think of him, and deliver a fresh bowl of noodles on occasion, for no other reason than he could. But with his powers suddenly morphing into something unfamiliar and chaotic, these new progresses in his life could become even more unstable than they currently are.
(That's quite unstable)
[Icons are a combination of my own screengrabs and icons from poms-resources ]
Macaque Power-set:
Very good hearing, up to a thousand miles standing still.
Mastery of martial arts and kung-fu.
Incredible speed, strength, reflexes and agility.
Shadow manipulation - the ability to control the shadows movements and solidity. A great tool for combat or other stealth situations.
Shadow-transportation - the ability to slip into the darkness literally. He can either hide in those shadows, moving through them, or emerge through another side, within knowledge and range. This makes him extremely hard to get ahold of - Macaque, mostly, cannot be held down when he doesn't want to be. Notable exceptions have been Wukong, the Lady Bone Demon and her personal lackey.
Immortality, to an extent - Macaque can still die from battle or other extreme situations such as a particularly aggressive poison, but old age and sickness cannot touch him.
Underwater breathing and communication - no, really, he can do and has done this. Though this may be less an innate ability and more to do with him having...
"All Of Monkey Kings Power"- having stolen the abilities of the Monkey King's protégé MK, Macaque has obtained copies of many, but not all, of the abilities of Sun Wukong. These include Self-transformation into various animals and people, flying, superior strength (than what he'd had before), the ability to create multiple clones of himself, and more.
Shadow-puppetry - in the artistic and transfigurative sense. Macaque can puppeteer his own shadow into a tangible, physical entity, mirroring himself. This ability has expanded to creating more than one, after obtaining MK's powers.
"Smokey" - A colossal manifestation of smoke and shadow into a solid entity. It does not seem to move or operate itself outside of direct influence and action from Macaque. While it is overwhelming and powerful, the true extent of it's strength, ability, and history, are largely unknown to all but the person who controls it.
Mecha-Monkey - Macaque is able to construct a massive themed mech for himself to pilot and operate.
[More added when needed]
Mun Rules:
Anons accepted, don't be shy, he only bites Wukong [<- threat, not promise]
Mutuals only/preferred, but if you're following me and wanna try some RP, feel free to send anything over, interact with memes or hmu for conversation! I don't interact first unless we're mutuals.
Relationships discussed after development.
Related to the above - I am not exclusive, multiships encouraged.
Outside of roleplay/direct interaction, bog runs on a 'default setting' -posts/other roleplays where he mentions tormenting Wukong do not mean your Wukong unless specified.
This meaning, this blog is multiverse unless asked about a specific scenario/'verse.
Related to the above, specify a particular blog/person if you send asks about someone else's played character - aka Specify which blog I'm playing with that you're curious about, otherwise I will answer with blog-lore. Don't tag them if they don't want to be tagged (check their rules first)
Be aware - Mun is an adult (33) and prefers to RP with other adults. Due to shenanigans, minors cannot follow, please do not interact. This is the internet, so it's a lot of honor system, but be aware that I'm a human being with boundaries and I am asking you, as a person, to respect these boundaries.
Personals are similar - follows are fun, so are asks/anons, but please don't try to RP with me, nor reblog my rp posts.
Headcanons abound! I try to keep as close to the character as I can, but I do play Macaque in my own way based on these as well as the canon. I try to integrate and adhere to both equally.
Mun has bipolar II and this can affect my roleplay timeliness, due to how replies/roleplay can affect my energy and excitement and how those things impact my judgment, my characterization/writing and other factors. Sometimes I'm in a good place and can reply right away, other times I need to step back for hours, or a few days, in order to reply properly and in character.
If I'm answering others before you or you before others, it's not preferential treatment and I am excited/interested to play. It's related to the above.
I won't shy away from darker themes if they come up, but I prefer fade-to-blacks for sexy stuff.
I will not do pet death. Please tag animal death. Particularly with dear pets. Hard no for dogs and especially cats.
Mun has no patience for proship/antiship BS. Follow/softblock/block at your own desire, I sssssssuper do not caaaaaaare about this discourse.
Obligatory American-Leftist disclaimer about basic human rights here, you know the drill, I will cut any shitty behavior to the quick.
[More to be added if needed]
This Macaque's Timeline/default blog canon:
-Was, in fact, killed by Wukong. No ifs, ands or buts. It's a complicated mess that resulted in Wukong killing Macaque.
-Resurrected shortly after the death of Tang Sanzang, spending some time recuperating under The Mayors care. After a short while, he absconded and ditched the key at the same time, on the run from him and her ever since.
-Immediately went to torment Wukong over it, going so far as to mock Sanzangs death and provoke Wukong into an out-and-out brawl.
-Spent a good hundred years in a state of recurring grief attacks, coping with this new life without Wukong backing him up, and a newfound, deep and true loneliness. Realizing Wukong wasn't going to come apologize to him anytime soon, he picks another fight - and likes it.
-Stirring slightly from his fugue state, spent the next, approximately 300 years in an unhealthy cycle of picking brutal fights with/bullying Wukong, a significant depression spiral, get somewhat okay, bully Wukong and lose it all again.
-Got his wits somewhat about him about his health, about 100~ years ago, enough to leave China and try to expand himself and Get Over It (Didn't Work, but he's well-traveled at least - try to ask sometime). Found a bit about himself, but it really amounted to running away from his Wukong problem more than facing it.
-Eventually came back to town and found out about MK, series begins.
-Blog is a general post-s5 canon. General posts will behave between post s5 ambiguously, with timelines/relationships changing within roleplay, as deemed fit.
Mac Deets:
-Clones are literal shadowpuppets - they don't move without Macaque's intention nor do they talk without Macaque throwing his voice. If he's not conscious, they aren't able to be conjured.
-Can only shadow-portal to places he's been to before. If the location is gone (building destroyed, streets changed, etc), he can no longer access that spot.
-Thief-y and bum-ish. Don't be surprised if he's used your shower without you knowing - he likes your shower pressure better than the bathhouse.
-He's not open to details about "Smokey" (large, spiritual form), but speaks about it/treats it like a pet (it is not)
- He's a dick. You know he's a dick. Soft spots don't make him less of a dick. To Wukong, he will be even more of a dick, potentially downright hostile.
- He likes abundantly sugary fruits - plums and mangoes are a given, but you can coax him with pomegranates, figs, watermelons, and pineapples too. Basically search 'sugariest fruits' and you have his diet.
Tags:
Macaque tags for himself! All brackets are mun tags. Out of brackets, it's Macaque.
[The one and only] (Selfie/pictures of Macaque)
[and others] (images of people not Macaque - typically tagged in tandem w/Macaque pictures)
[sign of a good story] (planned/in-depth roleplay)
[Stoned in paradise] (Havoc in Heaven, Brotherhood and before)
[You are the weapon] (RP games/prompt posts/memes)
[the sun and the moon] (blog-lore related asks/posts/headcanons)
[Shadowtalk] (asks)
[Shadowchatter] (Chatter. Not directly anything. Always open for interaction unless stated otherwise. Chatter can become a plotted roleplay and will switch tags when it does)
[Shadowplay] (opener/open roleplay)
[Flair for the dramatic] (Vibes/mood/Macaque-core without being Macaque-intended)
[Under Moonlight] (nsfw/raunchy stuff. anything explicit/more intimate but not fade-to-black worthy will be tagged this. Anything beyond will still be tagged nsfw)
[Dead Thread] (exactly what it sounds like - a thread trail that has been redacted. Not linked here for this reason. Will be crossed out.)
[Curtain Call] (End of Thread)
[backstage]/[anything in brackets] (important details about the blog)/(Mun chatter)
Relationship tags:
[the moon and the stars] (Asks, threads, posts, etc Tongbi-relevant)
[the moon and the earth] (asks, threads, posyts, etc Alkebu-lan relevant)
[Under a Spring Moon] (Chunhua-romance threads, posts, asks, etc)
[Heartmending] (Shadowpeach with munkussy's Wukong 'Wook'.)
Why Is This Lego Following Me?
[Because I wanna roleplay of course! Check this blogpost here to see if your fandom is listed for any jumping-off points for roleplay! If you don't see anything, shoot me a message and we can plan something out!]
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[Delicious Imperfection - Delicious in Dungeon/Dungeon Meshi]
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[More always available to be added!]
