Myth of the Monkey King

, alternately known as Disney's , was an American animated action-adventure-fantasy television series, being created by Kent Osborne. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and it aired on Disney Channel from July 16th, 2004 until April 5th, 2008.

Synopsis
A young monkey known as Wu gets destined to protect the realm of Vyden from evil with the help of both a mystical staff and his two best friends.

Main

 * Wu (voiced by Dante Basco) - a friendly yet sometimes overly devoted monkey who gets destined to wield the divine Bo-staff as he tries to keep Vyden safe.
 * Ey-Ey (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - a slightly dumb yet loyal aye-aye who is Wu's best friend and companion as he tries to keep his best friend company.
 * Cuddly (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a cute little worm who Ey-Ey keeps as a pet.
 * Lena (voiced by Tara Strong) - a hyperactive lemur who is Wu's other best friend as she wields two claw gloves that allows her to help fight as she has a crush on Wu.

Supporting

 * Master Shun (voiced by James Hong) - a wise and aging baboon who has trained both Wu and Lena as he wants them to protect Vyden from evil.
 * Hana (voiced by Elizabeth Daily) - a friendly gibbon who is Shun's personal assistant as she helps him out whenever she can.
 * Sheila (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - a lemur who is Lena's nosy older sister as she has a job as an armor crafter as she sometimes annoys her younger sister.
 * Yama (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - a friendly yak chef who runs a popular noodle shop that Wu and friends often eat at.
 * Mark (voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes) - a self-claimed lion warrior who turns out to be slightly less powerful than believed as he soon becomes friends with Wu.
 * Herbert (voiced by David Kaye) - a senile owl who runs a popular motel line that Wu and friends often sleep in.
 * Mayor Liam (voiced by John DiMaggio) - a diligent sheep who is the mayor of Longshane as he often asks for Wu and friends for help.

Antagonists

 * Orochi (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) - a mysterious and sinister entity of darkness who primarily takes the form of a komodo dragon as he wants to engulf the world into darkness.
 * Cassie and Charlotte/The Twins (both voiced by Susan Eisenberg) - two mysterious yet dangerous female lynxes who are Orochi's disciples as they have a fraction of his power, willing to betray him if anything happens to him.
 * Pat and Phil/The Vultures (both voiced by TBD) - two dangerous yet goofy, eccentric and idiotic male vulture who are Orochi's other henchmen and serve as the series' comic relief.
 * Katrina (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - a seductive and calculating tigress who runs a gang of bandits as she often clashes with Wu and his friends, finding a rivalry with Lena.
 * Hugo (voiced by Mark Hamill) - a giant hulking alligator who is a member of Katrina's bandit group as he is her muscles.
 * King Fist (voiced by Gregg Berger) - a gluttonous red panda who claims to be the King of Vyden as he often easily gets defeated by Wu.
 * Shadow Wu (also voiced by Dante Basco) - a more dangerous and deranged shadowy doppelgänger of Wu who was originally created by Orochi until he ends up betraying his creator and tries to outsmart his original body and prove himself as the superior.
 * Fang (voiced by Nolan North) - a demented wolf and a former protégé of Shun's who wants to now hurt everything that is dear to him.
 * Preston (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - a charismatic yet cowardly conman vulture who enjoys scamming people as he often crosses paths with Wu and his friends.
 * Vlad (voiced by TBD) - a vicious vampire bat who is obsessed with blood as he wants to become the vampire king.
 * The Siren (voiced by Kath Soucie) - a mysterious feminine creature who lures people to their dooms by using a hypnotic song as she either eats or enslaves her poor victims.
 * The Golem (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a ferocious golem who guards a mysterious temple as he hates anyone who goes near the temple.
 * The Cockatrice (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a gigantic chicken-like monster that is capable of turning anything that is living into pure stone.

Episodes
See List of episodes.

Animation
The animation for the series is outsourced to in Seoul, South Korea.

Broadcast history
[original series airdates, Disney Channel in the US and most territories with reruns on ABC and Toon Disney/Disney XD and Family in Canada]

All seasons are available for streaming on Disney+.

Critical reception
The series has received critical acclaim by critics and fans alike, being praised for its art style, writing, voice cast, character development, TBD

In addition, fans often list it as one of the greatest Disney Channel/Disney XD shows of all time.

Video games
See Myth of the Monkey King: Myth of the Monkey King: Awakening and Myth of the Monkey King: Heading East.

Comic book sequel
See Legacy of the Monkey King.

In February 13th, 2020, Marvel Comics revealed that they are developing a sequel series where Wu and Lena's daughter Lotus is now her own upstarting heroine as she moves to a region separate from Vyden to get a new start.

Tropes
See /Tropes.