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“The perfect world is what you make it, so as long as I have my friends by my side, this world is perfect!”
— MK[src]

MK is a noodle delivery boy and the successor of the Monkey King. When MK learned that the Demon Bull King was freed from his imprisonment, he, along with Mei, Pigsy, Tang, and Sandy, went on a quest to Flower Fruit Mountain. However, when he went to Flower Fruit Mountain, the Monkey King appointed him as his successor. MK then defeated the Demon Bull King, earning the title Monkie Kid.

Sometime later, MK's power was sealed by Monkey King, who began training him. MK fought many demons, including Macaque, who tricked him and temporarily stole his powers. After the Demon Bull family freed the Lady Bone Demon from her tomb, MK helped Princess Iron Fan and Red Son free the Demon Bull King from her possession.

When the Spider Queen took control of the city and captured the Monkey King during New Year's, MK, his friends, and Red Son traveled to the Celestial Realm to gather ingredients for an antidote to the Spider Queen's venom. MK along with the Monkey King defeated Spider Queen.

Soon after New Years, Monkey King lied to MK, stating he was going on vacation, when he was really looking for a weapon to defeat the Lady Bone Demon. After an encounter with the Bone Demon, MK began doubting himself. Eventually, MK learned that the Spider Queen was being used as a pawn by Lady Bone Demon, who used her to make the bone mech. Lady Bone Demon stole MK's powers and sealed the staff in bone. MK was rescued by Monkey King, who revealed his plan to find the Samadhi Fire.

After the fire was unleashed, revealing itself to be within Mei, MK and his friends defeated the Lady Bone Demon.

With the assistance of Azure, MK and Mei successfully liberated their friends from the Scroll of Memory. Throughout the process, MK experienced visions that led him to the realization that he was a Mystic Monkey, akin yet distinct to the Monkey King. Following the destruction of the protective curse and Azure's ascension to the position of Jade Emperor, MK and his team engaged in a battle against the Brotherhood at Flower Fruit Mountain. In his Mystic Monkey form, MK confronted Azure Lion and emerged victorious.

Official descriptions

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Monkie Kid™ Heroes

Our Main Hero

When MK, or Monkie Kid™, isn’t delivering the BEST noodles in town for his friend Pigsy’s Noodle Shop, playing video games or collecting cool Monkey King keepsakes, he fights ancient demons with his friends.[18]

LEGO® Life Magazine Issue 1 2022

Resourceful and clever, Monkie Kid uses his brains, his sense of humor and the power of the Monkey King staff to defend against dangerous threats of all kinds.[19]

Our hero

Delivery boy and avid gamer. Oh, and battler of ancient demons...[20]

Personality

MK is a sociable individual who enjoys spending time with his friends and engaging in recreational activities such as playing games. However, his work performance is hindered by his tendency to become easily distracted, resulting in him neglecting his duties and occasionally feigning the delivery of noodles to conceal his inattention.[21] MK is an avid admirer of the Monkey King, claiming to have extensive knowledge of his history and background. Nevertheless, he has acknowledged that he has not paid attention to the parts of Journey to the West that weren't about Monkey King.[22]

Upon gaining the Monkey King's Golden Staff, MK seeks to become hero like the Monkey King. However, he tends lose focus on the task at hand, and can be quite impatient. He has severe arachnophobia but can overcome it when his life is at stake. MK is also a bit forgetful, often not remembering what powers he has.

MK cares a lot about his friends and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect and be there for them, even risking his own life just to comfort his best friend after having an emotional breakdown.[23] MK is caring, as he accepts and encourages the help of Red Son and Macaque, even though both were his enemies at the time.[7][24] He believes that things cannot be judged its worst qualities, and that there is perfection in imperfection. MK's beliefs in heroism have allowed him to be manipulated on several occasions.

Monkey King: “In order to have full control of your powers, you need self-confidence.”
MK: “I got self-confidence!”
Monkey King: “No, you're just loud.”
—Monkey King and MK

Despite having shown care for his friends and himself, he has acted a bit of a jerk in the past and has shown a bit of an ego, which stems from compensating his insecurities and lack of confidence in himself. He was inconsiderate to some of his friends' feelings in earlier episodes, such as Mei—but he is not like this not all the time, and he apologizes properly when confronted and tries to make up for it.[25][12] MK has also said that he often plays dumb to lighten the mood.[26]

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Monkey King's absence and Lady Bone Demon's interference caused MK's insecurities to grow. He felt that the Monkey King had made a mistake and that he wasn't fit to be his successor. He hides these feelings and becomes distant from his friends in order to protect them, as he cares about his friends very deeply. He's frustrated with Monkey King's departure in Season 2, though it manifests more as self-doubt than anything else.

In Season 4, MK expresses guilt for every bad thing that has happened since he had found the Golden Staff, believing that he only makes things worse, and that everything is his fault. These anxieties were later voiced by the protective curse, upsetting MK enough to unlock his Mystic Monkey form.[2]

Game appearances

LEGO Brawls

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MK is a playable character in LEGO Brawls. He is the first character that can be unlocked after collecting enough Season Trophies in the first week of Season 14 of LEGO Brawls, A Hero is Born. In addition, MK's Hero variant can be unlocked in the final week of Season 14, Team Monkie Kid.

Appearance

Main article: MK/Designs

MK is a teenager[27][28] with spiky black hair that's kept up by a red bandana. A part of his hair is falling lazily outside of the bandana. It waves every time he moves his head. He is small,[29] has thick eyebrows, and his minifigure has a chipped tooth.

Minifigures

Minifigure Show Minifigure's description
MK Minifigure 2 MKvector MK has the Chinese character for "sky" on the left side of his jacket, a red rectangle design with white squares is on the right. His bandana has a circlet design on the front and his pants have two vertical white stripes on the sides.
MK Minifigure 3 Mk im a big boy again MK has a breast pocket and a Pigsy's Noodles' insignia on his white dress shirt.
MK Minifigure 12 MK S3 turn around sheet front facing vector MK has more pockets on the pants and the shoes are more detailed, with the sole having white and gold printing. Each side of the jacket also has a breast pocket and the shoulder strap has the Chinese character for "sky".
MK Minifigure 11 Training MK The design on his training outfit is mirrored.
MK Minifigure 13 (2) MK (battle armor) MK's eyes are visible under his visor.
MK Minifigure 17 Mk journey to the west robes full body His belt is tied at the side and his undershirt is a darker shade of orange.
MK Power-up Minifigure Mk power-up MK has more silver armor, his belt buckle has a more intricate design, his belt is gold-studded, he wears grey gloves, and his undershirt is red.

Weapons & Accessories

Book

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Main article: MK's book

MK's book is a red book that contains his writings detailing the history of the Monkey King. The front cover depicts a drawing of MK and Monkey King. The book is also used as a sketch-book.

Golden Staff

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Main article: Golden Staff

The Golden Staff is legendary staff owned by MK. Originally, it belonged to the Monkey King, who used the staff to imprison the Demon Bull King under Demon Hill

However, during his battle with the Lady Bone Demon, MK lost the Golden Staff after his powers were taken. He later gained it back before defeating the Lady Bone Demon.

Phone

MK's phone
Main article: MK's phone

MK's phone is a handheld object he owns. He mainly uses it as a GPS when he delivers noodles. It is orange and has a cracked screen.

Abilities

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

Skillset

  • Staff proficiency - While not on the same skill level as the Monkey King, MK has shown to adept in using the Golden Staff, albeit with some difficulties such as being initially unable to control its size.
  • Vehicle intuition - MK has extraordinary skill in operating vehicles.
  • Artistry - MK is a talented artist, he enjoys drawing but struggles when depicting Tang.

Powers

“I've got Monkey King powers! I think I'll be fine.”
―MK [src]
  • Replication - MK has the ability to make copies of himself using strands of his hair. When he had less control over his powers some of his clones became unstable.
  • Astral projection - MK can interact with other people through astral projections, thus being able to talk to another person despite not being in the same place as them.
  • Materialization - Even without the Golden Staff, MK possesses the ability to transform various objects into something new. This is exemplified by his creation of an upgraded Monkey Mech through the utilization of stone from Flower Fruit Mountain.
  • Size alteration - MK can grow or shrink his body as well as objects.
  • Flaming Fist of Fury - After playing Monkey King's VR video game, MK was able to unlock one of Monkey King's abilities, which let him ignite his fist and throw various fire punches.
  • Shapeshifting - Like the Monkey King, MK can shapeshift into one of his 72 forms.
    • Known forms:
      • Bird
      • Eagle
      • Gorilla
      • Spider
  • Invincibility - MK was immune to any form of physical damage. Unlike most of his powers, which were removed by Lady Bone Demon de-powering him in "This is the End!" until Season 3, this power was removed by Monkey King himself in "Bad Weather" to reduce MK's power to a more manageable level.
  • Gold Vision - Gold Vision is a power that allows MK to see through demonic illusions.
  • Magic cloud - MK can generate a somersault cloud to use as transportation.
  • Giant - MK can create a gigantic avatar made out of golden energy.

Transformations

  • Mystic Monkey - In "Pitiful Creatures," upon encountering the protective curse of the Scroll of Memory and being compared to the Monkey King, MK experienced a transformation, gaining the appearance of a spiritual primate including longer hair at the sides, a dark black tail, visible ears, and a pale orange marking over his eyes. In the beginning, MK would have flickers of the transformation during moments of great stress and/or anger. In "The Emperor's Wrath," MK gave himself to his hidden power, and accessed the transformation completely. In his Mystic Monkey form, MK is far more powerful than ever was in the past, with his already immense physical attributes as the Monkey King's successor being greatly augmented even further. He also gains the ability to fly and manipulate golden Chi energy to increase the force of his already destructive attacks. MK's power in this form is immense, great enough to savagely beat the Azure Lion even when he had the Power of the Jade Emperor.

Weaknesses

  • Mortality - As a human, MK possesses a mortal body, so is highly vulnerable to any forms of injuries, sicknesses, and death.
  • Arachnophobia - Due to the appearance of an average arachnid, MK possesses an irrational fear of spiders, being incapable of concentrating whenever encountering one as it often leads to trouble for himself and others. Because of this, the Spider Demons took advantage of MK's fear for their plans, with one example being the time when MK's arachnophobia led to Spider Queen's plan to take over Megapolis during New Year's.

Vehicles

Vehicle Description Image Status
Cloud Bike A hoverbike that can transform between a motorcycle and an aircraft.
Cloud Bike
Intact
Cloud Board A small hoverboard that MK uses at times.
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Intact
Cloud Jet A red and yellow colored jet that MK used to return to Megapolis after meeting the Monkey King.
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Destroyed
Cloud Roadster A race car that MK created for him and Mei to win the Great Wall Race.
CloudroadsterS1
Intact
Combi Mech A mech that MK created from using the tuk-tuk.
The Combi Mech
Reverted back into the tuk-tuk
Monkey Mech A giant mech that's based on MK's avatar from the titular video game.
Monkey King Warrior Mech
Intact
Monkie Kid Mech A small mech that is stored in the Sea-Crate HQ.
MK's Mech
Intact
Speed bike A small motorcycle that was used as the cockpit of the Cloud Jet.
Speed Bike
Destroyed
Tuk-tuk An auto-rickshaw that MK uses to deliver noodles from Pigsy's.
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Intact
Non-canon
Battle mech A mech that MK uses.
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Intact
Delivery Bike A small motorbike that MK uses for deliveries.
Monkie kids delivery bike LEGO bike alone
Intact
Cloud Bike (80053) A flying speeder used by MK.
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Intact

Etymology

MK is an in-universe nickname, presumably a reference to his love for the Monkey King. There are several gags about how MK is in some way his initials, and his real name remains unknown.

Appearances

Episodes and sets

Books and comics

Other

Names in other languages

Language Name Translation, etymology, and notes
Arabic ام.كي Translates to MK.
Bulgarian Ем-Ка Bulgarian reading of MK.
Cantonese 齊小天 Translates to Together Little Heaven.
Croatian MK Same as English.
German MK Same as English.
Hebrew אם-ק Translates to MK.
Japanese キッド Japanese reading of the English word Kid.
Korean MK Same as English.
Mandarin
(China) 		齐小天 Translates to Together Little Heaven. Xiǎo (小) meaning little and Tiān (天) meaning sky or heaven. The surname Qí (齐) is the simplified character for 齊. Both these characters come from Monkey King's title: "The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven" or Qítiān Dàshèng (齊天大聖).
Mandarin
(Taiwan) 		齊小天 Translates to Together Little Heaven.
Polish MK Same as English.
Serbian Ем-Кеј Serbian reading of MK.
Spanish MK Same as English, pronounced as Emeka.
Thai เอ็มเค Thai reading of MK.

Behind the scenes

  • During the writing of the pilot and first season, MK's name was abbreviated as "MKid" while Monkey King was abbreviated as "MK".[30] This may be how MK's name was chosen.
  • He is considered an enigma by Ashe Jacobson, as most people don't know much about MK, such as his real name and age.[31]
  • Although he is seemingly a teenager,[28] MK's exact age is not confirmed. According to Ashe Jacobson, one reason for this was because the Monkie Kid crew wanted fans to feel like the characters could be any age.[32]
  • MK's status as a Mystic Monkey is changed between the original and Mandarin dub in Season 4. In the original, MK is said to be destined to become a Mystic Monkey seen as a demon, while in Mandarin, he is specified to be a Stone Monkey like Monkey King.
  • In Monkie Kid Almighty Game Challenge, MK is shown with several non-canon transformations, all of which are recolors of Monkey King's transformations. [33]

Trivia

  • The reason he currently goes by "MK" is because his full name is too long to say.[34]
  • MK's main outfit is heavily based off of Monkey King's classic outfit.
    • The headband references the circlet, the headphones represent his neckerchief and they both have orange tops as well as black shoes and red pants.
  • While MK's age is purposefully left ambiguous, it can be assumed he is at least 18 years old, as that is the minimum age for legal driving in China.[35]
    Monkie Kid concept art Issue 69 blocks magazine page 34
  • Judging by the concept art, at one point in production, MK worked at a Monkey King themed restaurant rather than Pigsy's Noodles.
  • MK likes listening to future funk music.
  • MK, as of "Calabash", has been working at Pigsy's Noodles for at least two years.
  • Despite being described as an avid gamer, MK isn't a very good player, as his Monkey Mech technique is button-mashing and he initially skips every tutorial of Monkey King's VR video game.
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  • Storyboard director, Ashe Jacobson, has said that they view MK as using he/they pronouns.
    • MK has also, on several occasions, been drawn by storyboarder, Melanie Shin, with the transgender pride flag.[36][37]
  • MK's characterization is partially inspired by Fry from Futurama. [38]
  • According to Jacobson, MK's Pokemon team would be Team Instinct.
  • Up until "Amnesia Rules", MK was the only character to appear in every episode of the series.
Mk and mei Family Reunion Celebration
  • A LEGO performer appears dressed similarly to MK in 80111 Lunar New Year Parade.
  • MK seems to have sponsored a lipstick brand.[39]
  • Tang theorizes that MK's hair flap is made of bone, and that friendship is stored in his shoulder.
  • MK was made into a mascot suit character, which was seen at the 2023 LEGO designer signing in Shanghai LEGO stores.
  • MK's hyperactivity, impulsiveness, trouble focusing, and hyper-fixation on the Monkey King has lead several fans to believe he is coded as having ADHD.
  • It is possible MK is unable to or has difficulty swimming, as every time he is seen willingly going into a body of water he wears floaties.[40][41]
  • He has a collection of DVDs of The Monkey King: The Animated Series, Monkey King Adventures comic books, as well as other miscellaneous pieces of Monkey King merchandise, including a clock and underwear.
  • He once took a creative writing class.[42]
  • In "Embrace Your Destiny", Lady Bone Demon subtly foreshadowed MK's sacrifice to restore the Pillar of Heaven by hinting how his actions would result in pain and ultimately his demise, similar to hers. The term "pain" was used as a metaphor for death in certain episodes.[12][26]
    • MK's willingness to sacrifice himself for the greater good mirrored Lady Bone Demon's belief that he fought for what he believed was right would lead to his downfall.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "Smartie Kid". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Devlin, Deirdre. "Pitiful Creatures". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 41.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Adams, Jeremy. "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born". Monkie Kid. Pilot.
  4. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Bad Weather". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 1.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Adams, Jeremy. "Duplicatnation". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 2.
  6. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Noodles or Death". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 4.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Adams, Jeremy. "Revenge of the Spider Queen". Monkie Kid. Season 2 Special.
  8. ↑ Son, Eugene. "Dumpling Destruction". Monkie Kid. Season 2. Episode 12.
  9. ↑ Fitzmartin, Meghan. "Shadow Play". Monkie Kid. Season 2. Episode 17.
  10. ↑ Denton, Alan. "72 Transformations". Monkie Kid. Season 2. Episode 19.
  11. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "The First Ring". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 26.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "Benched". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 28.
  13. ↑ Fujita, Mark. "Show Me the Monster". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 40.
  14. ↑ Harper, Sarah. "Roast of the Monkie Kids". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 43.
  15. ↑ Harper, Sarah. "The Jade Emperor". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 44.
  16. ↑ Green, David. "The Plan Man". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 46.
  17. ↑ Breen, David. "Sacrifice". Monkie Kid. Season 5. Episode 57.
  18. ↑ LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Playsets for Ages 6-10+| Themes | LEGO.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023.
  19. ↑ LEGO® Life Magazine Issue 1 2022 (PDF).
  20. ↑ LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Playsets for Ages 6-10+| Themes | LEGO.com.
  21. ↑ Harper, Sarah. "Familiar Tales". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 35.
  22. ↑ Devlin, Deirdre. "The Great Tang Man". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 37.
  23. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "The Samadhi Fire". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 30.
  24. ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Breen, David; Harper, Sarah; Kai, Yin. "Time to Be Warriors". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 33.
  25. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "The Great Wall Race". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 6.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Adams, Jeremy; Breen, David; Harper, Sarah; Kai, Yin. "Destiny Fulfilled". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 34.
  27. ↑ Inspired by the classic Chinese story Journey to the West, the series follows the adventures of a young teenager, MK, as he comes into terms of his mission to save the world.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Teenage hero MK and his friends must save their city from the Demon Bull King, in the LEGO adventure inspired by classic Chinese stories.
  29. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Bad Weather". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 1.
  30. ↑ A LEGO Journey to the East
  31. ↑ Jacobson, Ashe. Yeah I think he and Mei are roughly the same age, if I had to guess. I just put a ??? on MK's age for the running gag concerning how little we actually know about him- real name, age, etc. He's an enimga! (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 29, 2022.
  32. ↑ Jacobson, Ashe. Ahaha i consider 23 so young but I'm forgetting that it's all relative. I think that's why the ages are left a little grey- we want people to be able to feel like they could kinda be anywhere and relate. They're just havin' fun messing with Pigsy either way. (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 29, 2022.
  33. ↑ File:MK Transformations Activity Book 2.jpeg "The Six-Eared Macaque has assigned some tasks to the Monkie Kid. What will the little hero turn into this time? He will turn into an animal, and this animal will only appear once in the bubble." ("六耳猕猴给悟空小侠布置了一些任务。这次小英雄会 变成什么呢?他要变成一只动物,而且这只动物在泡泡里只 会出现一次。") (Monkie Kid Almighty Game Challenge)
  34. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Sleep Bug". Monkie Kid. Season 2. Episode 11.
  35. ↑ Driver's license in China
  36. ↑ File:MK Trans Pride, Among Us, Red Son sketch by Mel Shin.jpg
  37. ↑ File:Melanie shin mk mei casual winter.png
  38. ↑ Jacobson, Ashe (January 21, 2022). I think it literally came up in a writers meeting a year or so ago, as we were talking about what to have MK do in (x) situation and someone, I forget who, was just like "honestly I think of what Fry from Futurama would do and see if that works.".
  39. ↑ File:Monkie Kid-S4Ep1-02-23.jpeg
  40. ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Skeleton Key". Monkie Kid. Season 1. Episode 8.
  41. ↑ Fujita, Mark; Harper, Sarah. "Better Than We Found It". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 48.
  42. ↑ Fujita, Mark. "The Storm Within". Monkie Kid. Season 5. Episode 52.

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Supporting Acolyte · Ao Bing · Ao Lie · Artist Clone · Attendant · Backup Clone · Celestial Armies · Chang'e · Court of the Underworld · Delivery Clone · Demon Accountant · Dragon of the East · Dragon of the West · Emperor · Erlang · Fruit Babies · Ghost Grandpa · Guanyin · Guardians of Knowledge · Humble Farmer · Jade Emperor · Jade Maiden · Jing · Lao Tzu · Lee · Li Jing · Little girl · Liu Boqin · Lunar Rabbit Robots · Master Subodhi · Master Subodhi's students · Mei (Calabash) · Minor Characters (Humans · Non-Humans · Unnamed · Unseen) · MK's Lion Guardian · Monkey King (Calabash) · Mr. Dragon · Mrs. Dragon · Monkey King Clones · Ne Zha · Nüwa · Pan · Party Clone · Pigsy (Calabash) · Pigsy's grandmother · Removalist · Sandy (Calabash) · Sha Wujing · Store Owner · Tang (Calabash) · Tang Sanzang · Tudi · Zhu Bajie
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