While there are a lot of difficult bosses in Black Myth: Wukong, the toughest bosses aren’t always the strongest ones, at least in terms of lore.
The bosses in Black Myth: Wukong have a lot going on, both mechanically and in terms of their backgrounds. A large majority of these characters are ones that fans of the original Journey to the West will recognize, as the story of this game takes place after the events of that story.
Because of this, many of the enemies the Destined One will come up against in their adventure to collect Wukong’s relics are returning characters who fans will likely already know a lot about. So, why don’t we take an in-depth look at some of the most powerful bosses in Black Myth: Wukong in terms of the lore and compare them to how tough they are to face, in-game?10 Black Wind King
The Black Wind King or Black Bear Guai is the final boss of Black Myth: Wukong’s first chapter and is overall not all that powerful. In fact, most of the events the Black Wind King actually participates in between the end of Journey to the West and Black Myth: Wukong are simply for the sake of reviving his old friends, Elder Jinchi and Lingxuzi (presumably using the relic of Wukong that he came into possessing).
As far as combat power goes, the Black Wind King seems to be relatively strong for a Guai, actually beating Wukong in the original Journey to the West, but this was very early on in Wukong’s journey, and he was worlds weaker back then compared to his strength at the end of the journey. Still, compared to all the other Yaoguais on Black Wind Mountain, he’s the strongest. 9 Fuban
Next up is Fuban, who is more of a disaster incarnate than a ‚character‘, as Fuban acts as a way to punish the people of the Kingdom of Sahali for their lack of faith. More accurately, Fuban punished the people and the Sahali Kingdom itself by destroying it as a result of the King of said Kingdom banning Buddhism, as he felt his citizens respected Buddha more than their ruler. In Black Myth: Wukong, players encounter Fuban as part of the Yellow-Robed Squire’s questline, and he’s the final barrier preventing these players from obtaining the Wind Tamer Vessel.
In terms of combat, Fuban seems to be stronger than the Destined One (at least the version of the Destined One at this point in time) since the destined monkey relies on the help of the Yellow Wind King in order to beat Fuban. But, in comparison to most of the other ‚big name‘ bosses in this game, Fuban doesn’t really meet the same standards. 8 Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master
The Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master is another returning character from Journey to the West and is one of the most obvious clues readers of that story have towards the conflict between Buddhism and Daoism (specifically in regard to this story). As Wukong and his companions are Buddhists and the Hundred-Eyed Centipede Guai is a Daoist, they are naturally at odds, just like how the gods of Buddhism and Daoism are often at odds in the Celestial Court itself.
Now, in Journey to the West, Wukong does defeat the Hundred-Eyed Centipede Guai, but again he requires a lot of help to do so using both a relic called the Weaver’s Needle to debilitate the Yaoguai and he also uses Zhu Bajie as a way of keeping the Spider Guais distracted.
