Marcus Sun (Prime Earth)

Monkey Prince
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
Real Name	Marcus (last name unknown)
Main Alias	Monkey Prince
Relatives	Monkey King (father) · Unnamed adoptive father · Unnamed adoptive mother
Base Of Operations	Philadelphia
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Demigod
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Student
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Gene Luen Yang · Bernard Chang
First Appearance	DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1 (July, 2021)

Superheroes suck.

— The Monkey Prince

Marcus, aka The Monkey Prince, is the son of the legendary Monkey King. He hates superheroes.

History

Marcus doesn't remember his biological father and was raised by loving adoptive parents, who also happened to be henchmen of Doctor Sivana. He considered his adopted parents his true family and had no regard for the Monkey King. The family moved around a lot and eventually settled in Philadelphia, where Marcus would attend Fawcett High School and befriend Billy Batson.

At some point, Marcus met his father's old comrade Shifu Pigsy, who began to train him in his powers. Pigsy would prevent Marcus from losing control via a headband that would construct whenever Pigsy chanted. Under Pigsy's guidance Marcus battles the demons and monsters of Chinese folklore abroad in the mortal world.

Although he is a force for good in the world, Monkey Prince does not consider himself a superhero and hates superheroes as a whole, believing they are arrogant and see themselves as above ordinary people. This is ironic given that one of his only friends is also one of Earth's premier heroes.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Divine Empowerment: As the son of the Monkey King, Marcus possesses many supernatural powers.
  • Transformation: Marcus can change at will between his human and monkey forms. He is also able to assume the form of anyone else he choses.
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Agility
  • Aerokinesis

Abilities

• Acrobatics
• Martial Arts
• Stick Fighting

Weaknesses

• Power Instability: Monkey Prince's powers are tied to his emotional state, he may revert to human form if he is afraid, or summon a wind too powerful to control if he becomes angry.
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Jingu Bang: Monkey Prince wields the legendary magical battle staff Jingu Bang.

Trivia

• In his human form he has brown eyes and black hair, in his monkey form his hair is brown and his eyes are solid white.
• If he foils Doctor Sivana's schemes he lets his parents escape.

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