The plot of Black Myth: Wukong can be considered a classic because it is not only based on ancient legends but also combines with many other folk legends. The plot is built to the pinnacle combined with artistic animations from the publisher that make viewers unable to take their eyes off. One of the most highly rated stories is Black Myth: Wukong - The Story of Zhu Bajie . What are the details of this story? Let's explore with Hobiverse through the article below.
A tragic past mixed with heroism
Black Myth: Wukong - The plot of Zhu Bajie not only recreates the famous character from Journey to the West but also expands and develops more surprising and profound details. Before becoming the half-human, half-pig figure we often see, Bajie was once Marshal Tianpeng, a talented general of heaven. However, mistakes in love led him to an unfortunate end, becoming a much more tragic character than the version in Journey to the West.
Bajie's story begins when he secretly falls in love with the beautiful and powerful Goddess Taiyin. In his pursuit of love, he mistakes the Goddess Taiyin for a female servant named Chang'e. Chang'e secretly falls in love with Bajie, while he only has his heart set on the Goddess Taiyin. Ironically, Bajie discovers that his crush and the Jade Emperor are secretly in love with each other, and he is banished to the mortal world.
Chang'e, out of her intense love for Bajie, voluntarily left heaven and came to earth. Unfortunately, she misheard the words “spider” and “pig” (which have similar pronunciations in Chinese) and was reincarnated as a Spider Spirit. When Bajie arrived at the Silkworm Cave, where the Spider Spirit and her sisters lived, he met Chang'e again in the form of a Spider Spirit. Although he did not recognize her at first, Bajie gradually understood the truth and the two began to develop feelings. They had a child together, but their fates were never truly peaceful.
The tragic love story between Bajie and Chang'e
Bajie receives orders from heaven to escort Tang Seng on his journey to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures. This forces him to confront the Spider Spirit and her sisters in the Silkworm Cave. In this battle, Bajie is faced with a painful choice: to complete the mission or to protect the woman and his family. In the end, he decides to spare the Spider Spirit's life, but also refuses to live with her and her child in the Silkworm Cave, as he must continue his journey with Tang Seng and Wu Kong.
The plot becomes more dramatic when Wukong dies and his Six Roots – the parts of his soul – fall into the hands of the Spider Spirit. She absorbs some of these Six Roots, but that leads to her own death. Although Bajie is heartbroken, he still does not dare to take back his wife and children to protect them from the heavens' discovery.
In addition, the images of Bajie's rake and the spider's web also carry profound symbolic meanings. The rake represents the strength and diligence of men, while the spider's web symbolizes the ingenuity and delicacy of women. These two elements combine to create the image of "men plowing and women weaving", a symbol of the ideal family in ancient Chinese culture.
The ending of Bajie and Spider Spirit is a tragic story of separation, where they have to accept life in two different worlds, forever unable to reunite. The depth and turmoil of Black Myth: Wukong - Zhu Bajie's Story also makes this part of the story leave the deepest impression in the hearts of players.
