The backstories of the three rat princes in Black Myth: Wukong, explained

When you reach the desolate, sandy region of Yellow Wind Ridge in the second chapter of Black Myth: Wukong, it won't be long before you encounter the tiny, rat-like King of the Flowing Sands and his two giant sons.

Later, in chapter three, you will meet the Third Prince, who is imprisoned in a cell in the Pagoda Kingdom. In the second chapter he appears strikingly different from his relatives, retaining his human appearance while his brothers and father have turned into rats. There is a lot to shed light on to explain the story behind the three rat princes and how this royal family could have fallen so badly from grace.

The kingdom of flowing sands and yellow wind sage

The story of the three rat princes cannot be told without looking back Yellow wind sage.

The Kingdom of the Flowing Sands – also known as the Kingdom of Sahali – was ruled by the prince's father and was once made up entirely of humans. This suggests that the The Little Rat King and the First and Second Princes were once human himself.

However, Their kingdom was plagued by the beetle Fuban (probably sent by Bodhisattva Lingji, also known as the Headless Singer), not long after the Rat King banned Buddhism. Here is the yellow wind sage And The chosen one comes in, The latter travels back in time to defeat Fuban together.

After Fuban's defeat, the king and his subjects began worship the Yellow Wind Sage as a god to mixed reactions from the princes.

Although there is no explicit confirmation in the game, It is believed that the residents of Sahali were cursed and turned into rats by Bodhisattva Lingji as punishment for, once again, They turn their backs on Buddhism.

The Kingdom of Sahali on its journey to the West

In the book, The King of Flowing Sands changed the name of his kingdom to Sahali after banning Buddhism. Zhu Bajie mentions Sahali and says that it is the land where the sun sets.

Every time the sun sets into the sea, there is a loud hissing sound powerful enough to kill the children of the kingdom. As a result, People beat the drums every evening to drown out the hissing and avert disaster.

Although the King and Third Prince are mentioned in the novel, the First and Second Princes are not.

Who is the first Rat Prince?

The first and eldest son of the King of the Flowing Sands was the first Prince of the Flowing Sands once a celebrated general. He was not only the king's favorite son, but his achievements in the fight against Fuban earned him the title of “Brave General”.

However, his happiness didn't last long The First Prince became jealous of the attention given to the Sage of the Yellow Wind. He doesn't like the special rights that are granted to the rat guais and he begins to act, caused his father to lock him up.

In the lore provided in the game: The First Prince breaks out of his cell to find that his father and his human subjects have turned into rats. He attacks the king and after the Sage of the Yellow Wind gives him a mirror, he finds that he himself has turned into a giant rat.

Possibly in denial and increasing anger at his transformation, This may explain why he ended up eating his father as he believed it Be a cheater.

Who is the second rat prince?

The second prince of the flowing sands is the second and least popular son of the king. He is considered the least notable of his brothers and not particularly bright. Of all the brothers, There is the least information about him.

However, he is the only one of his brothers who never left his father's side. According to the lore in the game The strength and power of his mace caught the attention of the Yellow Wind Sageand he became one of the followers of the Yellow Wind Sage.

Who is the third rat prince?

The youngest son As the King of Flowing Sand, the Third Rat Prince is certainly far from home.

The Third Prince is bright, hardworking and an enthusiastic follower of Buddhist teachings left his homeland after his father began killing ministers after they protested against his edict. He ran before the rat's curse struck his kingdomwhich is an explanation for why he still looks human.

Sometime after he left, He became a disciple of Bodhisattva Guoshiwang. He had previously faced off against Yellowbrow alongside Sun Wukong, butt The impostor escaped after Sun Wukong's defeatand steals Bodhisattva Maitreya's artifacts again.

Intending to finally defeat Yellowbrow, The Third Prince travels to the New West with his four captains. However, They are defeated by Yellowbrow's magic bag.

The Third Prince was thrown into a cell in the Pagoda Kingdom; a captain was dismembered and killed; two were corrupted and served Yellowbrow; another was transformed into an abomination.

When you meet him, The Third Prince has fallen into madness. He had gouged out his eyes and destroyed his hearing, filled with guilt over what had happened to his captains.

If you get all of his captains' spirits after defeating them, the The third prince will give his Chu Bai spear to you. He disappears not long after, However, it is uncertain whether he returned home or found eternal rest.

The third prince on his journey to the west

In the novel The Third Prince is known as Little Prince Zhang. He did not leave his homeland because of political unrest as in the game Setting out to find a cure for his sickly body. Zhang was healed by Bodhisattva Guoshiwang and became his disciple.

Zhang leads a group of four divine generalswho all support Sun Wukong in his fight against Yellowbrow. Unfortunately, they were sucked into Yellowbrow's pocket, and only Sun Wukong was able to slip past.

They were released from the bag after Maitreya and Wukong successfully tricked and defeated Yellowbrow.