The assertion that the Monkey King only fooled himself is important—everyone else, from Tze-Yo-Tzuh to Ao-Kuang, is well aware that the Monkey King may be taller and straighter than before, but he’s still a monkey. This is an idea that will become important as Jin’s story develops as well. As an omnipresent and powerful god, Tze-Yo-Tzuh attempts to situate himself as an essential person in the Monkey King’s community. He is, he suggests, the one who gets to make the final call on what someone’s identity is, which means that as long as the Monkey King goes against Tze-Yo-Tzuh, the Monkey King cannot know who he really is.