Macaque

Macaque was originally timid, choosing to follow others instead of making his own options as he and Monkey King once promised to have a simple life together. Following the events of the assault on the Celestial Realm, which resulted his broken friendship with Monkey King, Macaque became a shady individual, preferring to only look out for himself and will do almost anything to ensure his own safety. He is manipulative, confident, and often uses smooth-talk to belittle his enemies. Macaque enjoys theatrics and is very dramatic. He is also very petty. He's an aggressive fighter who thinks that those with power should fight without mercy. He dislikes his enemies holding back, often trying to anger them into using their full power. He often uses a barrage of shadow clones to overwhelm his enemies. He isn't above threatening his enemies' friends just to upset them. Macaque, being a rival of Wukong, seeks to get back at his former friend. Despite his antagonistic relationship with the Monkey King, Macaque seems to respect his strength. He also appears to have something like respect for MK, often calling him a good kid and saving him from the corrupted Monkey King. Macaque is unwilling to be emotionally vulnerable. Macaque and Sun Wukong were extremely close friends and allies. They were basically an inseparable duo. Wukong became increasingly focused on becoming stronger and pursuing his own path. Macaque felt like Wukong was leaving him behind, and that resentment grew into jealousy and bitterness. Macaque eventually became Wukong’s enemy. Their falling-out became so serious that Wukong killed Macaque during their conflict. Macaque turns against the Lady Bone Demon and helps MK and the others. That is the beginning of his redemption and transition from enemy to ally. Macaque and Wukong are essentially ex-best-friends who became enemies and eventually started rebuilding their friendship.