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 his mystical and legendary Schimatar of the Monkey King and his two best friends.

Main

 * Wu (voiced by Dante Basco) - a friendly yet sometimes overly devoted monkey who gets destined to wield the mystical Schimatar of the Monkey King as he tries to keep Vyden safe.
 * Ey-Ey (voiced by TBD) - a dumb and mischievous yet very loyal and well-meaning aye-aye who is Wu's best friend and companion as he tries to keep his best friend company while is pretty dumb and is very mischevious and loves pranks.
 * Lena (voiced by TBD) - a hyperactive, yet very skilled and feisty ring-tailed lemur who is Wu's other best friend as she can fight using all of the fighting skills she earned from Master Shun 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.
 * Mako (voiced by TBD) - a focused, yet short-tempered older spider monkey who is Wu's father as he runs a shop. Prior to Shun training him, he wanted Wu to continue the legacy of his shop, but after the realization that Wu is the key, he decides to relunctantly let Wu go to protect Vyden.
 * Sunna (voiced by TBD) - a supportive older spider monkey who is Wu's mother who supports Wu's goals of protecting Vyden, often spoiling him whenever Wu comes and visits them.
 * Fujin (voiced by TBD) - an incompetent yet cocky monitor lizard who claims himself to be a guardian of the regular people as he claims he can control the wind, although he can't.
 * Twana (voiced by TBD) - a seductive, yet skilled vixen who is very good at fighting, and can help Wu and his pals whenever they encounter each other.

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.
 * The Beast (voiced by TBD) - a giant and terrifying turtle who works for Orochi as his body is made out of darkness itself, being loyal to his master.
 * Macaque (voiced by TBD) - an egotistical and dangerous macaque who claims himself to be Wu's greatest rival as he wants to make his life miserable.
 * Lord Fists (voiced by TBD) - an idiotic panda criminal who believes himself to be a bandit king although his vile schemes always fail due to him being incompetent.
 * Kai (voiced by TBD) - a selfish moose bandit king who is the leader of the bandits in Vyden who often sends his bandits to steal all of the treasure, often for him to be stopped by Wu.
 * The Krampus (voiced by TBD) - a freaky goat-like monster who represents the negative side of Christmas as he wants to spread fear and suffering on Christmas.

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.

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.