User blog comment:Mystic Monkey/Just so you know, or at least care/@comment-26113388-20140412162359/@comment-679780-20140412163858

Yep. I figured, if I wanted a monkey to be a hero like Sonic, he'll need something to defend him, but unlike Sonic his body doesn't have much of a natual defence, being soft all over.

So I gave him a sword.