Black Myth: Wukong Endings Explained – How to get the secret ending?

From Indie to Triple-As, multiple endings have become a norm in modern single-player campaign-based games. In most of them, players’ choices throughout the story lead to either a happy or sad ending.

The developers usually keep the canonical ending as the most common one each player can unlock by simply playing through the story without any external help. However, the other endings may give more context to the story, making it more fun. But is this true for Black Myth: Wukong as well?

1. Does Black Myth: Wukong have multiple endings?

Black Myth: Wukong has two endings: the bad ending and the true ending (secret ending). To unlock the true ending, players must unlock a secret sequence of a rematch with Erlang and the Heavenly Kings in their second run of the story.

The story of Black Myth: Wukong is portrayed so beautifully that to some the bad ending may give a feeling of satisfaction, and they might not even consider the possibility of an alternative ending to the tale!

2. Bad Ending Explained – Black Myth: Wukong

In the bad ending, “The Destined One” defeats Sun Wukong and takes his place as the new Sun Wukong in the stone still marked with his glowing headband placed upon him by the Old Monkey.

This ending is understood to show the divine headband as a symbol of punishment on Sun Wukong, and his obedience towards the Buddha.

It can be seen as Sun Wukong being unable to break out of the control of the gods, being a servant to them, and forever imprisoned in the rocks.

Contradictorily, many players out there also believe it to be a “good ending” as to them Sun Wukong represents uncontrollable desire, and his headband the temperance and self-control preached by Buddha.

3. How to get the True Ending in Black Myth: Wukong?

To unlock the true ending in Black: Myth Wukong:

• Defeat all four colored Loong Bosses; Red, Black, Cyan, and Yellow.
• Beat the game’s main boss and unlock the regular ending.
• Revisit the game, and unlock Mount Mei, the secret area in chapter 3.
• Defeat the four Heavenly Kings and Erlang at Mount Mei.
• Defeat the game’s main boss once again.

Once you have unlocked the new area in your re-run, the little Buddha in Chapter 3 will run you through the Murals and reveal the path to Mount Mei.

Here, you will encounter Erlang. After a fierce fight with him in your natural form, both of you will turn into stone celestial beings. After this sequence, you will have to take on Four Heavenly Kings all at once.

Once you defeat them and Erlang, you can go back to the regular storyline and defeat the game’s main boss to unlock the true secret ending!

4. Black Myth: Wukong True Ending Explained

The true ending of the Black Myth: Wukong follows a similar premise. However, this time as The Destined One defeats Sun Wukong and the old monkey picks up his headband to place it on The Destined One’s head, a detailed animated cutscene plays out.

In this cutscene, we see Erlang taunting Sun Wukon that even though he attains Buddhahood, he will always be a slave to the gods due to his headband. Sun Wukong then replies to him ecstatically that he will “Rip it off and break free!”

The cutscene ends with Sun Wukong giving a final toast before raiding the celestial palace, which ultimately leads to him being imprisoned by the gods and the events of the prologue of the game.

This ending can be seen in two lights. One, The Destined One unlocked Sun Wukong’s memory and inherited his will along with his title. On the other hand, it can represent that Sun Wukong was finally set free from the imprisonment of the headband even though it was by means of his death.

Black Myth: Wukon follows a complex storytelling method, and the events may be interpreted slightly differently by different players as per their understanding. This makes the game more interesting and acceptable for players worldwide, and the same is reflected in its ratings.

5. About Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game set in a fantasy version of ancient China. The game is based on the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West” and follows the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Players control Wukong as he battles against various enemies and gods from Chinese mythology, using his magical abilities and combat skills. The game features a unique blend of Chinese folklore and dark fantasy elements, with a focus on fast-paced combat and exploration.

Black Myth: Wukong” is developed by Game Science, a Chinese indie studio. The game launches on August 20 for PC (Steam) and later for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Pre-order now for $59.99 and receive in-game resources as a bonus!