Phantom Blade Zero Player Adds Playable Sun Wukong

Phantom Blade Zero and Black Myth: Wukong are the two biggest games to come out of China. Wukong reached a staggering 20 million sales in its first month and hit 30 million earlier this year, while Phantom Blade Zero sold four million copies in just 72 hours, becoming the best-reviewed Chinese game in the process.

It was only a matter of time, then, before the two worlds collided—officially or unofficially. It just so happens to be the latter, as one enterprising player has added Black Myth: Wukong's protagonist, the legendary Sun Wukong, into Phantom Blade Zero.

Sun Wukong Replaces Soul As Phantom Blade Zero's Lead Character In New Unofficial Crossover

Sun Wukong is the protagonist of Journey to the West, the novel that inspired the tale and adventure in Black Myth: Wukong. It's one of the most culturally significant stories to ever emerge from China and is a mandatory part of the country's educational curriculum. This is a core reason as to why the game performed so well in its homeland.

With the character so beloved, and Black Myth: Wukong and Phantom Blade Zero sharing similar styles, a mod implanting the former into the latter was inevitable. And it happened within a week of the launch of S-Game's title.

Shared on Nexus Mods by asubdneif, the Black Myth Wukong x Phantom Blade Zero crossover looks great. It adds Game Science's version of the beloved character as a replacement for Soul, but it's a little more than a simple reskin.

Sun Wukong has his own skeleton and proportions, meaning nothing looks awkward and there is no stretched neck or shoulders. It replaces every version of Soul, young and old, and is visible both in-game and in cutscenes. Although Wukong's iconic staff hasn't made the transition, he's very fun to use with Phantom Blade Zero's huge array of weapons.

If Wukong isn't your cup of tea, dozens of other character replacement mods have made their way onto the internet. There's Steve from Minecraft, Nier Automata's 2B, Stellar Blade's Eve, or The First Descendant's Valby. Somebody has even made it so you can play as one of six custom furry characters. For those of you who are finding the game a little too easy, somebody else has turned Phantom Blade Zero into a full Soulslike experience.

Phantom Blade Zero

Action RPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 88/100 Critics Rec: 95% Released October 29, 2026 ESRB Unreal Engine 5 Developer(s) S-Game Publisher(s) S-Game 8 Images

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