If you have been following Punchy’s story, you know how incredibly hard he had to fight just to survive. From being completely abandoned by his biological mom to dodging those intense older monkey bullies, he had to rely entirely on his plush “Mama Doll” and his amazing zookeeper dads for absolutely everything.

But now, it looks like he has finally found someone his own size to watch his back on Monkey Mountain.

Enter Momo, the absolute sweetest guardian angel in the entire troop. Just look at these two sitting shoulder-to-shoulder!

Seeing them huddle up together and share that adorable little snuggle in the second panel is the purest definition of chosen family. Momo clearly understands the assignment: protect Little Punchy at all costs. With his caretakers, Grandma Sotomaru, and now a bestie by his side, our boy’s support system is officially unmatched.