China’s most legendary Monkey King voices the hero in Dota 2

If you’re a nerdy kind you would possibly acknowledge Dragon Ball as a really unfastened adaptation of Journey to the West, however the novel’s most trustworthy adaptation is a 80s Chinese TV collection of the identical title, a present so beloved it’s been rebroadcast yearly because it initially aired. Part of its appeal is the playful portrayal of Sun Wukong, in any other case often called the Monkey King. Now the identical actor is voicing the character in Dota 2 – in China, at the very least.

Li Shihong voiced the character in 1986, and he’s doing it once more within the Chinese model of Dota 2. Since I don’t communicate Chinese and even actually perceive Google Translate’s interpretation of the language I’m on the mercy of some Redditors in reporting this, however plainly Perfect World made the decision for this beautiful little bit of localization. You can hearken to some pattern clips here.

It’s price noting that it was truly two actors who introduced the Monkey King to reside for the TV collection. Liu Xiao Ling Tong portrayed the character on digital camera whereas Li Shihong supplied the voice, and solely the latter is concerned within the Dota 2 character. Still, it’s an instance of what nice localization can appear like. Monkey King was the primary original hero added to Dota 2, and I can’t assist however surprise if it was a bit push to assist acquire the curiosity of Chinese gamers.