Monkey King

Sun Wukong the Monkey King is an agility hero, best known for his slippery nature, and his ability to deceive his enemies by turning into trees and other objects. Armed with his magic extending staff, the Monkey King slams the ground with s, and leaps to the treetops to avoid foes. As a carry, the Monkey King gains extra damage and lifesteal after landing consecutive attacks on his opponents. Perched on a tree, he gains a clear view of his surroundings, allowing him to jump down on unsuspecting targets with, dealing heavy damage and slowing their escape. In a teamfight, the Monkey King sends out a small army of clones across the battlefield, all with increased attack damage. Together, with the help of his clones and his team, the Monkey King is one heck of a force to be reckoned with.

Talents

 * The armor and attack damage are added as bonus armor and bonus attack damage, and therefore do not benefit illusions.
 * Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
 * The critical strike bonus to is not reflected in the ability description.
 * The magic resistance is added as a separate instance, and therefore stacks multiplicatively with the base resistance.

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Audio
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History
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Trivia

 * Monkey King's name, lore and abilities are based on Sun Wukong, the legendary hero from the Chinese classic Journey to the West.
 * In the novel, the Monkey King wields the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a flexible magical staff that can change size and length.
 * The name for in Dota 2's Chinese client is "Seventy-two Transformations" (七十二变, Qī shí èr biàn), a reference from the novel to Sun Wukong's ability to change into numerous forms.
 * is based on one of the Monkey King magical powers from the novel. He creates clones of himself from his hair, which he pulls from the back of his head, and blows into the wind.
 * Monkey King is the first original hero made for Dota 2. All previous heroes were ported from DotA.
 * Monkey King is based on early concepts developed during the DotA era.
 * An easter egg boss fight versus Monkey King was added to the 6.79 DotA map to hint at his upcoming release.
 * Monkey King's stats were revealed in the version 6.80 beta, but he was never added to the release version.
 * Monkey King shares design similarities with, who may have been based on the earlier concepts of Monkey King.
 * Several early ability concepts were considered for Monkey King's Dota 2 release, including a "pickpocket" ability.
 * The item, which only appears in private lobbies, may have been an early hint to Monkey King's release.
 * Monkey King's default weapon is based on the in-game item,.
 * 's lore line Watch out for that tree is a reference to George of the Jungle, a classic comedy film.
 * The Monkey King concept has been widely used throughout the ARTS/MOBA genre, with other Monkey King heroes appearing in League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Vainglory, Strife, and SMITE.
 * The emblem on a ground made by is called a bagua, which is a Daoist symbol that represents the fundamental principles of reality.
 * Monkey King's was voiced in his teaser trailer by Matthew Mercer, who also voiced the Monkey King hero from Heroes of Newerth. However, his voice actor was later changed to Bill Millsap.
 * Monkey King's Chinese voice actor is Shihong Li, who also voiced Monkey King in the famous 1986 TV show, Journey to the West.
 * The sound effect played during ( Wukong's Command cast.mp3 ) comes from a Balinese music and dance called kecak. Accompanied by male chorus, this ritual song depicts a battle where a group of monkeys (Vanara) helped Prince Rama to fight the evil King Ravana.