Sun Wukong
Chinese · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Stone-born Monkey King and Great Sage, immortal trickster of Journey to the West.
Domains
- trickery
- war
Powers
- Shapeshift via seventy-two transformations
- Travel by somersault cloud
- See truth with fiery golden eyes
- Wield superhuman strength
Epithets
- 齊天大聖 Great Sage Equal to Heaven; his self-claimed titleWu Cheng'en, Xiyouji 西遊記 (Journey to the West), ch. 4-7 (primary)
- 美猴王 The Handsome Monkey KingXiyouji 西遊記, ch. 1 (primary)
- 鬥戰勝佛 Victorious Fighting Buddha; his title upon enlightenmentXiyouji 西遊記, ch. 100 (primary)
Relations
- enemy: Ao GuangReciprocal of chinese_ao_guang.enemy — Sun Wukong extorts the Ruyi Jingu Bang and armor from Ao Guang's East Sea palace.Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, ch. 3 (primary)
- enemy: NezhaReciprocal of chinese_nezha.enemy — Nezha is dispatched by Heaven to subdue Sun Wukong and battles him.Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, ch. 4 and 83 (primary)
- rival: Erlang ShenErlang Shen and Sun Wukong fight the famous transformation duel; Erlang finally captures him.Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, ch. 6 (the shapeshifting duel) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Wu Cheng'en, Xiyouji (Journey to the West), c. 1592 (primary)