The background of the three rat princes in the black myth: Wukun, an explanation

When you reach the desolate sand region of the Yellow Wind Ridge in the second chapter of Black Myth: Wukong, you will soon encounter the tiny, rat-like King of the Quicksands and his two giant sons.

You will later meet the third prince in the third chapter, locked in a cell in the pagoda kingdom. He is strikingly different from his relatives in the second chapter, retaining his human appearance while his brothers and father have been transformed into rats. It takes a lot of digging to tell the story of the three rat princes and how this royal family could end up so seriously in captivity.

The Kingdom of the Quicksands and the Sage of the Yellow Wind

The story of the three rat princes cannot be told without looking back Yellow wind sage.

The Kingdom of the Quicksands – otherwise known as the Kingdom of Sohali – was ruled by the princes' father and was once made up entirely of humans. This indicates that the little Rat King and the first and second princes were once human myself

however, their kingdom was affected by the Fuban beetle (probably sent by the Bodhisattva Linji, aka the Headless Singer) shortly after the Rat King banned Buddhism. That's where the Yellow Wind Sage is and Enter the Predestined, the latter travels to the past to defeat Fuban together.

After the defeat of Fuban, the king and his subjects began worshiping the yellow Sage as a god to the mixed reaction of the princes.

Despite the lack of explicit in-game confirmation, It is believed that the people of Sahal were cursed and turned into rats by Bodhisattva Linji as punishment for once again turning his back on Buddhism.

The kingdom of Sohali is on a journey to the West

in the book the king of quicksand changed the name of his kingdom to sahala after outlawing buddhism. Zhu Bajie mentions Sahali, saying that it is the land where the sun sets.

Every time the sun sinks into the ocean, there is a loud hissing sound that is loud enough to kill the children of the kingdom. As a result people beat drums every night to drown out the hissing and prevent trouble.

Although the King and the Third Prince are mentioned in the novel, the First and Second Princes are not.

Who is the first rat prince?

The first and eldest son of the King of the Quicksands, the First Prince of the Quicksands was a once famous general. He was not only the favorite son of the king, but for his exploits in the battle against Fuban, he received the title of “Brave General”..

However, his happiness did not last long The First Prince was jealous of the attention the Yellow Wind Sage was paying. He doesn't like the special rights given to the guai rats and starts playing tricks, as a result of which his father put him in prison.

In the lore presented in the game, the first prince breaks out of his cell only to find his father and his men turned into rats. He attacks the king and after the yellow wind sage hands him the mirror, he finds himself transformed into a huge rat.

Perhaps in denial and in the frenzy of his transformation, that might explain why he ate his father as he believed him to be an impostor.

Who is the second rat prince?

The second prince of quicksand is this second and least favorite son the king He is considered the least remarkable of his brothers and not particularly intelligent. Of all the brothers, there is the least information about him.

However, he is the only one of his brothers who never left his father. According to game lore, the strength and power of his mace attracted the attention of the Yellow Wind Sageand he became one of the followers of the Yellow Sage.

Who is the Third Rat Prince?

The the youngest son The King of the Quicksands, the Third Rat Prince, is certainly far from home.

Bright, diligent and ardent supporter of Buddhist teachings, the Third Prince left the homeland after his father started killing ministers after they protested his decree. He ran before the rat curse surrounded his kingdomwhich is the explanation for why he still looks human.

Sometime after he left, he became a disciple of Bodhisattva Guoshiwang. He had faced Yellowbrow before along with Sun Wukong butthe trickster fled after Sun Wukong was defeatedagain stealing the artifacts of the Bodhisattva Maitreya.

Intending to defeat Yellow-browed forever, The third prince goes to the New West with his four captains. however, they are defeated by Yellowbrow's magic bag.

There was a third prince thrown into a cell in the pagoda kingdom; one captain was dismembered and killed; two were corrupted and served Yellow-browed; another was remade into an abomination.

until you meet him The third prince lost himself to madness. He gouged out his eyes and destroyed his hearing, filled with guilt for what had happened to his captains.

If you get all of his captains spirits after defeating them then The third prince presents his spear to Chu-Bai to you Soon it disappears although it is not known whether he returned home or found eternal rest.

The third prince on a journey to the west

in the novel The third prince is known as Little Prince Zhang. He left his homeland not because of a political struggle, as in the game leaves to find a cure for his sick body. Zhang was healed by the Bodhisattva Guoshivan and became his disciple.

Zhang leads a group of four divine generalsthey all go to help Sun Wukong in his battle against Yellowbrowed. Unfortunately, they were dragged into Yellowbrow's bag, and only Sun Wukong was able to slip past.

They were let out of the bag after Maitreya and Ukun successfully tricked and defeated Zhautabrova.