ShadowSuccessor

ShadowSuccessor is the family ship between Macaque and Little girl from the Lego Monkie Kid fandom.

Canon
Macaque (short for Six-Eared Macaque) is a demon and a former friend of the Monkey King. In his debute episode, over five hundred years after the Demon Bull King's imprisonment, Macaque met Monkey King's successor, MK, who wanted Macaque to train him so he could get better. Macaque accepted and slowly corrupted MK as he trained him until he stole his powers, getting the same abilities as Monkey King's. Eventually, he engaged in a battle with Monkey King and was later defeated by MK.

The unnamed child is a little girl that lives in Megapolis. After the Battle of the Flaming Foundry, the little girl was possessed by Lady Bone Demon, becoming her host.

Macaque first meets the little girl when she was possessed by Lady Bone Demon. Because of Demon's return, Macaque's life was put on the line as he was forced to capture Monkey King and MK for Lady Bone Demon to make up for his reneging, but planned to use the Samadhi Fire on the Bone Demon to break free from her ascendency. He was later convinced to help the heroes in the final battle against the Lady Bone Demon, fighting off a corrupted Monkey King and saving the world from being remade. During this fight, the Demon frees the little girl from his control. The child is about to fall to the ground, but Macaque saves her and picks her up to take to safety and continue the fight. Later, when the fight was over, they hung out in the same group, celebrating their long-awaited victory.

Fanon
Even though they didn't have that many interactions in canon, the fandom saw a lot of potential in their dynamic. Firstly, they gave the little girl a name and in fan works her name is Bai He, this was suggested by a user with the nickname SkelleBonez when he wrote a fanfic featuring her. For the most part, many people see Macaque as a father figure to Bai He. He often supports her, protects her from danger, and also simply becomes friendlier around her. The girl also has an obsession with cats and caring for them and tries to share her hobbies with Macaque.

Their duet is often compared to the duet of MK and the Monkey King. In some works, Bai He appears as Macaque's successor and he trains her in the art of combat. It is also very popular in the fandom to think that Bai He might have retained some of the Lady Bone Demon's power, which could help her in battle. Bai He on art and fan comics often shown together with MK when they discuss their monkey mentors, sometimes arguing about which of them is better, but still because of this they have a sibling dynamic. Generally speaking, Bai He in the fandom has the role of a child who is loved by everyone.

Due to the fact that the Mayor was subservient to Lady Bone Demon, it is speculated in fanon that he may remain loyal to Bai He because of this, since it was her body that was used as a vessel. However, Macaque doesn't like this very much, so he tries to keep the little girl away from the Mayor. However, sometimes fan art shows that they can sometimes work as a team for the benefit of Bai He and some even ship Mayor and Macaque as a romantic couple because of this, in order to give Bai He both parents. But still, it is Macaque who is the main father figure for her in the fandom. Many were very touched by the fact that he saved her at the end of the third season.

However, there is a part of the fandom that does not share the same opinion. This is very rare, but there are works in which Bai He says that she never met him after what happened in the battle with Lady Bone Demon and, to quote, "considering what others say about him, perhaps it is for the best." .Because of this fanon with the Macaque father, the question of Bai He's parents is ignored, there is only a small amount of art on tumblr from one artist, in which there is a father of a little girl who raises her alone and was very worried about her when she disappeared. There are also headcanons that Bai He works with her parents at an animal shelter and the cat she tried to get back in her debut episode came from that shelter. In any case, Macaque and Bai He's relationship is developed much more in fanon than in canon. They hope that the creators will fulfill their fantasies in one of the future seasons.

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