did my own little versions of the cryptonloid 6’s designs!! didn’t really change too much, just kind of merged features i liked!! these ended up way too inconsistent but what can you do
(things that Sun Wukong have said that were flat out not believed by the people who have seen him be correct about this stuff every single time, for years:)
Wukong: That’s a demon
Wukong: that’s a demon in disguise
Wukong: that house is haunted
Wukong: that’s a demon
Wukong: that’s a…tree. Master please don’t have sex with the tree
Wukong: that’s a demon I went to high school with
Wukong: look ok I get this is difficult for you but can you PLEASE just stay put while I scout around, literally just sit there, it’s the actual easiest thing you can do in this lifetime, just sit. Ok you didn’t sit–
in almost every other children’s book where the main heroine is swept away to a land of whimsy she’s shown having a lovely time; braving dangers occasionally, trying to find her way home, sure, but ultimately delighting in the magic around her. meanwhile alice spends her entire time in wonderland like
look, here’s the thing: alice in wonderland’s enduring fucking charm is that it perfectly captures the vibe of being a very tired and annoyed child who is nonetheless required to play along with adult nonsense.
alice is dragged from place to place without warning, forced to play stupid games with no good prizes, grilled over her schooling and manners and recitation and dress, scolded, judged, insulted to her face, sent away, given gifts she didn’t ask for and doesn’t like, corrected incorrectly, been subject to shifting and arbitrary rules, and then when she gets snappish with all this bullshit everyone acts like a little girl’s temper is the end of the fucking world.
alice in wonderland isn’t a drug trip or a nightmare or a metaphor, that’s just what being ten years old is LIKE. that’s why kids love it so much. even if they can’t quite articulate how, they recognize themselves in it.