Sun WuKong is Monkey King from Journey to the West, another one of China's 4 classic novels. Sun WuKong is famous for fighting Heaven's court. 大鬧天宫 Sun WuKong wields a Jinggu Bang staff, has extraordinary strength, and has various magical powers like 72 transformations, riding on clouds, etc. In China, Heaven is not of angels. Instead, Heaven is a place where the Jade Emperor and other powerful deities live. There was a big battle between Sun WuKong and the Heaven deities+soldiers with Sun WuKong winning. Even when Sun WuKong was captured, he could not be subdued or killed, and he eventually broke free. That's when Heaven asked Buddha for help. Buddha made a bet with Sun WuKong. If Sun WuKong could GET OUT OF Buddha's palm, then he wins. Sun WuKong jumped out of Buddha's palm and rode on his cloud straight forward at high speed. Sun WuKong thought he reached the end of the world when he saw 5 pillars up ahead. Sun WuKong wrote on one of the pillars "Sun WuKong was here" and peed on it. Then he returned back and jumped on Buddha's palm proclaiming he won. Buddha was like Oh Really, and showed Sun WuKong his fingers. On Buddha's fingers were the markings that Sun WuKong made. He NEVER LEFT Buddha's palm. Sun WuKong knew he lost and tried to run away, but Buddha trapped him under a mountain with a seal and said "In 500 years, Somebody will come to save you." 500 years later, the monk Tang SanZang is on a journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from India. 西天取經 Tang SanZang was destined to release Sun WuKong. He lifted the seal that trapped Sun WuKong under a mountain and set him free. From there on, Sun WuKong became a disciple of Tang SanZang and accompanied him on his journey. Soon Tang SanZang recruited 2 more disciples, Zhu BaJie, who's a pig, and Sha WuJin, both skilled in martial arts and magic. Sun WuKong , Zhu BaJie, and Sha WuJin PROTECT Tang SanZang from harm.
Tang SanZang always appealed to many demons for a number of reasons
1. His flesh is tasty, very very yummy.
2. The demons believed eating the meat of a HOLY monk will grant them immortality.
3. He's handsome.
The demons try to capture Tang SanZang through various means like laying traps, fighting head on, or luring Sun WuKong, Zhu BaJie, and Sha WuJin away leaving Tang SanZang vulnerable. Most often, Tang SanZang is captured and Sun WuKong try to save him by fighting the demon and outsmarting him. Sometimes, the demon is stronger, has special magical powers, or has magic weapons/talismans causing Sun WuKong to have trouble defeating the demon. In this case, Sun WuKong find help from other immortals and most of the time the goddess Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Personality wise-Sun WuKong is brave, loyal, witty, and strong. Zhu BaJie is always hungry, likes to slack off, and has a lust for women. Sha WuJin is obedient and dutiful. Tang SanZang is kind-hearted, mild-mannered, caring, peaceful, and religious. When Sun WuKong comes across a kingdom, town, terrorized by a demon, they will stop to help.
aha...yeah I get it now. Sorry for being snappy. Was kinda in a bad mood and I wasn't up for someone to try and challenge me on a topic they had no knowledge of...hahaha ^^;;;
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