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Monkey Prince (2021) #8

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"Big Stick Energy, Part 4 of 4": Monkey Prince attacks Aquaman, but after only a brief skirmish a horde of Trench led by the Trench King and Shellestriah sweep into Dragontown. Aquaman tells the dragons to get to safety and attempts to fight off the Trench, while Shellestriah attacks and tries t

Obey me or not, I don't care. But I'm gonna help however I can because it's the right thing to do.
— Monkey Prince

Monkey Prince #8 is an issue of the series Monkey Prince (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2023. It was published on November 1, 2022.

Synopsis for "Big Stick Energy, Part 4 of 4"

Monkey Prince attacks Aquaman, but after only a brief skirmish a horde of Trench led by the Trench King and Shellestriah sweep into Dragontown. Aquaman tells the dragons to get to safety and attempts to fight off the Trench, while Shellestriah attacks and tries to eat Marcus. Pigsy saves Marcus and tells him to try and get control of Jingu Bang, as they need its power to defeat the Trench. Once again Marcus orders the staff to obey him as he is the son of the Monkey King, but Jingu Bang laughs and tells him that he doesn't even believe that.

The Trench overpower Aquaman and the Trench King tries to eat him, believing that consuming the essence of a hero will give him immense power. Aquaman instinctively sends out a telepathic call for help, allowing the dragons to change into their true forms. They attack the Trench and rally around Aquaman.

Shellestriah knocks Marcus into one of the dragons, and Marcus asks the dragon why they follow Aquaman when they are so much stronger than him. The dragon replies that Aquaman has earned their loyalty by risking his life for them and all Atlantis many times over. Marcus again meditates and tells Jingu Bang that he will fight the Trench and save Aquaman with or without it.

As they fight, Pigsy tells Shellestriah that he was once a ravenous demon ruled by his appetites, and he can show her another way. Aquaman manages to punch the Trench King away and Shellestriah breaks off the fight to check on him, but Silver Horn King possesses the Trench King and attacks Aquaman again. He begins draining Aquaman's qi, and Marcus jumps into to save Arthur, despite Pigsy warning him that without the staff he has no chance. Silver Horn King easily overpowers Marcus, but Jingu Bang shrinks down to normal size and flies into his hand, accepting him as its wielder. Marcus hits the Trench King so hard that he knocks Silver Horn king out of him, and the demon flies away. Aquaman and the dragons bow to Marcus and thank him for saving them. The Trench King is enraged at losing the power of Silver Horn King and tries to grab Marcus, but Shellestriah tells him that he owes Monkey Prince his life, and that if he wants to hurt him, he will have to go through her. The Trench King orders the Trench to withdraw.

Silver Horn King, now possessing a physical form resembling Aquaman with long hair and scales on his chest, travels to Flame Planet and meets his master, King Fire Bull.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Marcus uses his magic clouds to put the Amnesty Bay Police Department to sleep and free his parents from their cells. They return home to find that Marcus has already packed up the house. He suggests that they leave town, and tells them he has always wanted to see the Daily Planet.

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  • King Fire Bull's real form also made a cameo in Shifu Pigsy's flashback from Batman vs. Robin #3 where it was also revealed that he is the son of the Devil Nezha.

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