Black Myth: Zhong Kui Wiki

The legendary dream of Emperor Xuanzong that established Zhong Kui as the demon queller, inspiring a thousand years of art and folklore.

The mythological origin of Zhong Kui: a brilliant scholar who aced the imperial examinations, was rejected for his appearance, and became the King of Ghosts.

Diyu, the Chinese underworld — a layered bureaucracy of the dead that forms the cosmological backdrop of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

The Tang Dynasty imperial examination system — the context for Zhong Kui's tragic origin story.

Zhong Kui in film, television, other video games, and performance traditions.

A thousand years of Zhong Kui paintings — from Wu Daozi's lost original to the game's modern reimagining.

Taoist exorcism traditions — the rituals, tools, and practices that may inform Black Myth: Zhong Kui's combat.

The Ten Courts of Hell in Chinese mythology, each presided over by a different Yama King.