Sun Wukong (孫悟空), known as the Monkey King, is a Chinese trickster god. Wukong is extremely protective towards his fellow monkeys and later also his master Xuanzang, has no problem of killing anyone who tries to harm them.
Sun Wukong was born from a magical rock formed from chaos, and by the time he was born, he befriended several other monkeys.
He’s one of the strongest fictional characters ever written. In a final act of defiance, Wukong ate all of the peaches in the garden. After defeating the last solder, the Monkey King shouted victoriously, “Remember my name, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong!”The Monkey King's victory forced the Jade Emperor to acknowledge his power. He finds a large iron bridge over rushing water, across which is a cave. As an ever-growing archive, our mission is to catalog the world’s mythology on the web for all to enjoy. In anger, Wukong fights his way through the World of Darkness to complain to "The Ten Kings", who are the judges of the dead. The character who is the main protagonist of the story is revealed to be the Monkey King who has lost his memories & is currently residing in the human world. At this point, the Heavenly Emperor asked Buddha for help. Though the character sūn (孫) usually refers to grandsons, in this context it refers to monkeys. Sun Wukong then reminds them of their prior declaration, so they declare him their king.
Later, whenever Sun Wukong is asked about his powers and skills, he gives an honest answer when saying that he learned it all in his dreams. Yang, Lihui, Deming An, and Jessica Anderson. However, the origins of local religion dated back centuries. One day, they decide to seek the source of the stream and climb the mountain to a waterfall. "Journey to the West." Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Later, when seven heavenly maidens are sent by the Queen Mother to pluck peaches for the Royal Banquet, Sun Wukong discovers every important god and goddess has been invited to the Royal Banquet, but that he is excluded from invitation. 1. Monkey King is based on a true story of a famous monk, Xuan Zang of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (602-664). Characterized by his short temper, impatience and proclivity towards anger, Sun Wukong is one of the most important and beloved literary figures in Chinese culture.Sūn Wùkōng’s name is comprised of the characters for “grandson” (孫), “awakened” (悟) and “space”(空). In something of a tipsy state, and while all the important god and goddesses are on their way to the Royal Banquet, the Monkey King roams Heaven. • Some scholars believe this character may have originated from the first disciple of Xuanzang, ShiBanto. In the 1986 classic series, he was portrayed by Liu Xiao Ling Tong, and the 2011 remake, he was portrayed by Wu Yue. He would gladly serve the monk in exchange for his release.Grateful to be released from his imprisonment, Sun Wukong served Tang faithfully during their journey to India and cheerfully battled demons whenever the need arose. Voices Magazine. Upon discovering a special cave in a mountain that he named the "Mountain of Flowers and Fruit", he was hailed by the other monkeys as their king, the "Handsome Monkey King". He counsels that if you do teach them, they may go on to cause trouble, and if you don't teach them, they will resent you for it. It is considered one of the four great classic novels that was written during the Ming Dynasty (c.1500 – 1582). Until recently, it was hard to find books about the Monkey King set in English. Feeling dissatisfied with his mortal life, Wukong decided to travel across the sea to achieve immortality. Sun Wukong was born from a magical stone formed from chaos. Trapp, James. The Monkey King comes to the entrance of a temple of which resides a magical taoist martial named Subhuti, who initially refuses to let him in.