The MOBA Paragon is getting a disrespectful monkey with the new hero Wukong, who bashes opponents with his staff in close combat. Additionally, you can now play Paragon as a PC version on the couch via the Nvidia-SHIELD streaming box.
With the words “Make the monkey!” former Chancellor Helmut Kohl once humiliated a minister by making him dance like a monkey. However, in Paragon, monkey-like behavior is not so bad – as long as you play the new hero Wukong.
Wukong is inspired by the mystical monkey king Sun Wukong from the legend “Journey to the West” and is a nasty close-combat carry. Moreover, Paragon is now also available on the Nvidia-Shield.
Paragon – Wukong’s Skills – “Monkey see, Monkey kill!”
The cheeky monkey Wukong was once a buddy of Feng Mao. At some point, Mao got fed up with the monkey and locked him in a cave. Shut the door, monkey dead? No way, because 100 years later the monkey is free and is haunting the world once again. In doing so, he acts as a hard-to-catch close-combat carry, bashing opponents with his staff. Wukong has the following skills:
- Controlled Aggression – Passive: Grants the chance to receive additional health points from random nearby minions. Switch: The Monkey King alternates between offensive (OFF) and defensive (DEF) stance. Depending on the stance, his other skills have different effects.
- Legendary Staff – Wukong extends his weapon. OFF: Damage is dealt to opponents, and they are pushed back to the length of the staff. DEF: Wukong uses his staff to catapult himself into the air and move in a certain direction.
- Cloud Strider – Passive: Grants the Monkey King a double jump. OFF: At the end of the jump, Wukong crashes to the ground, dealing damage and slowing enemies. DEF: Wukong can walk in the air after the double jump.
- 84,000 Hairs (Ultimate) – This skill is the “Monkeycalypse”. Every time Wukong hits a minion, hero, or building, he creates an image of himself. This image cannot move and deals damage in an area around it. The damage of the images is based on a percentage of Wukong’s damage.
Nvidia-Shield – Play Paragon now in PC version on the couch
From now on, Paragon is also playable on the Nvidia-Shield. The Shield is a modern streaming box based on Android, which can stream games from the PC to the TV along with various multimedia applications and has its own selection of games. You can play these directly from the Nvidia cloud without installation.
The first game of this kind was Marvel Heroes, now there is also Paragon. You have to pay the base fee of 9.99 Euro per month and you have a bunch of games available, including Marvel Heroes and Paragon. The Shield version is identical to the PC version, so your progress remains intact if you already have an account on the PC.
If you want to know more about the Shield, we have a review of the Shield hardware and Marvel Heroes for you at the provided link .
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