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 TBD) - a slightly dumb and mischievous yet loyal aye-aye who is Wu's best friend and companion as he tries to keep his best friend company.
 * Lena (voiced by TBD) - 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.

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.

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.