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Wukong
Champion First Look[]
By ByronicHero[1]
Summoners!
You've just gotten your first look at our awesome, but unhinged, yordle Mechanized Menace:
. But that isn't the only surprise that we have in store for you today! Here's quick teaser for another upcoming champion somewhat further off on the horizon. And while there's still a bit of time before you'll be watching him take to the Fields of Justice, don't be alarmed if you hear from him again sometime in the future!It is our pleasure to bring you this video sneak preview of
!Champion Sneak Peek[]
By Average Gatsby[2]
If you positively flipped out when you saw our First Look at the awesome and acrobatic Monkey King back in April, you'll be pleased to know that your long wait is nearly over. And I'm not just monkeying around this time! So if you're ready to go bananas like a party animal to celebrate the release of
, the Monkey King, start sending out your invitations. This is one primate you're not going to want to miss.Media[]
Trivia[]
- Wukong is voiced by Spike Spencer.
- is also voiced by the same voice actor.
- Wukong's Japanese voice actor is Masako Nozawa[3], alluding to her having voiced the version of Sun Wukong/Son Gokuu from the Dragon Ball franchise ever since.
- League of Legends' Wukong is the second MOBA-genre-incarnation of the Monkey King to share a voice actor in any language alluding to his alternate version from the Dragon Ball franchise, with the SMITE version of Sun Wukong having the same English voice actor instead (Sean Schemmel).
- During development he was called MonkeyKing which then turned into his title "The Monkey King".
- This is reflected in his internal champion name being MonkeyKing as well.
- Wukong is the first champion to have an animated Gameplay Preview.
- The internal name for Wukong's ultimate is "MonkeyKingSpinToWin", a reference to the popular community description for .
- The buff that allows Wukong to recast is named "Spinning is Winning".