Golden Monkey Sun WukongIn the Dragon Ball, the Golden Ape was a form of Sun Wukong. When Babe's appearance put Goku in a difficult situation, King God helped him pull out his tail and transformed into a golden ape. This form surpassed the limits of the Saiyan to deal with challenges. It was very strong, but it required two Super 4 to be able to defeat the 1 Star Dragon in its energy state.
Luffy, Aru, Sun Wukong SpecialThere was a special chapter called " The Captive of Gourmet x One Piece x Dragon Ball " where the three main characters, Lu, Luffy, and Sun Wukong, participated in the World's Best Gourmet Convention. The three of them participated in the competition to protect the world. This special chapter was originally placed in the 100th episode of 'The Prisoners of Delicates'. Moreover, the first and 50th episodes of' The Prisoners of Delicates', which had been linked to One Piece twice, had been released.
Chaos Divine Monkey Sun WukongThe Chaos Monkey King, Sun Wukong, was a famous mythical character in China. It originated from the ancient literary work, Journey to the West. Sun Wukong was born from the immortal stone since the creation of the world. He led a group of monkeys to live in the Water Curtain Cave and became the king of the monkeys. He was called the Monkey King. Sun Wukong became Grandmaster Bodhi's disciple and learned the Seventy-Two Transformations and Somersault Cloud. His weapon was the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, a divine metal refined by the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord. Sun Wukong had a super strong ability. He could move stars, control the clouds, and defeat all kinds of difficulties and enemies. In the end, he escorted Tang Sanzang to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures. After going through 81 difficulties, he corrected the right result and was conferred the title of Fighting Buddha by Buddha. Sun Wukong was the most famous among the four great chaotic divine monkeys. He had the highest talent and the highest achievements.
Sun Wukong, the real Monkey KingThe Real Monkey King was a classic chapter in Journey to the West. The plot was roughly that Sun Wukong was chased back to Huaguo Mountain by Tang Sanzang after killing the bandits. Six-Eared Macaque took the opportunity to impersonate Sun Wukong, injured Tang Sanzang and stole his luggage. Friar Sand found Wukong from Guanyin, and then the real and fake Monkey Kings started a big battle. Guanyin, Jade Emperor, Tang Sanzang, King of Hell, and the others could not distinguish between the two. In the end, Tathagata Buddha saw through the Six-Eared Macaque, and Wukong killed him. Master and disciple were reunited. This story was also made into a movie, a TV series, and a computer game.
From another point of view, the real Monkey King could be seen as the process of Sun Wukong's cultivation. It symbolized the good and evil sides of a person. The two Wukongs represented Sun Wukong's divinity and demonic nature, so it was difficult for the immortals and Buddhas to break through. There was also a view that this plot was used by the author to reflect the historical event of the Battle of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, presenting the internal struggle between Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen as two Wukongs fighting for the world.
Why is the setting of Sun Wukong a monkey?The reason why Sun Wukong was set as a monkey was as follows:
1. ** From the author's perspective of expressing the character's growth **: Monkeys have many similarities with humans. The author can use the image of Sun Wukong to reflect a person's growth process. Sun Wukong went from an innocent little monkey to an arrogant young man, and then to a mature uncle who had experienced the secular world. This process of personality change was like a person's growth process. The other members of the Journey to the West team had their own backgrounds and origins. Sun Wukong had no parents and was born from a rock. He did not have a " resume " that could be consulted. Such a unique background was more conducive to showing the purity of his growth.
2. ** From the perspective of literary creation archetype theory **: Some scholars believe that the image of Sun Wukong has a historical archetype. When Master Xuanzang was preaching in Guazhou, there was a barbarian named Shi Pantuo who volunteered to be his guide to the west. He became a monk after Xuanzang shaved his head. The pronunciation of the monk was similar to that of Sun Wukong, who was commonly known as monkey. Moreover, Sun Wukong was the first disciple of Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West and played the role of a pathfinder. This was consistent with Shi Pantuo's identity, so Sun Wukong's monkey image might have come from this.
3. From the perspective of Buddhist culture, monkeys were also called apes. They had the same pronunciation as the word "fate", which implied the basic Buddhist doctrine of "all laws are born by karma". The story of Journey to the West could be said to be due to the birth of the monkey, Sun Wukong.
What kind of monkey is Sun Wukong?There were many theories about which type of monkey Sun Wukong belonged to. Some people believed that his prototype was a macaque, while others suggested that his prototype was the ape-like water monster Wu Zhiqi in mythology, as well as the divine monkey Hanuman in Indian mythology. However, from the perspective of the traditional China myth, Journey to the West, it was not clear which type of monkey Sun Wukong belonged to in reality.
Sun Wukong, Luffy, and Lu (Movie Version)This movie was called " The Captive of Delicacy x One Piece x Dragon Ball ", a special episode of the Food Convention. Back then, Toei Entertainment had specially created an animation to promote the popularity of the new animation. It was placed in the 100th episode of the Captive of Delicacy. The three main characters participated in the world's best food convention and participated in the competition to protect the world. Gourmet's captive had even worked with One Piece twice.
What kind of monkey photo is Sun Wukong?In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong was described as a monkey with a sharp mouth and shrunken cheeks, but it was not specified what kind of monkey he was. There were many different images of Sun Wukong in various artistic displays, such as the earliest six-year-old version of Sun Wukong, which was a more classic image; Zhou Xingchi's version of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West was also unique; the upright and lovely image of Sun Wukong in the CCTV version of Journey to the West cartoon; the handsome Sun Wukong in Zhang Weijian's version; and the heroic Sun Wukong in the animated film The Great Sage Returns. In addition, there was also the image of Sun Wukong in Chinese painting. These different versions of the image of Sun Wukong had their own characteristics in terms of shape and style, but they were all created based on the Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.
The Origin of Sun Wukong's Stone MonkeyThere was a Flower-Fruit Mountain on the island of the Aolai Nation in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent. There was a rock on top of the Flower-Fruit Mountain. One day, a stone egg suddenly burst out of the stone, and a stone monkey was born from the stone egg. This was the origin of Sun Wukong's stone monkey. This method of birth had a deep origin with China's stone culture. The totem of Chinese culture was jade, and jade was a spiritual stone. Stones occupied an important position in Chinese culture. In addition, the way the stone monkey was born from the stone also had a cultural origin with the ancient mythical hero Yu the Great. When Yu the Great's wife turned into a stone, the stone cracked and there was a baby inside. Wukong had the cultural origin of the ancient China hero.
Is the destined person the monkey fur of Sun Wukong?Some people believed that the Chosen One might have been transformed from a strand of Sun Wukong's "monkey hair". Judging from the characteristics of their abilities, the Chosen Ones had abilities similar to Wukong's, such as transformation, immobilizing, staff techniques, etc. This could be explained as Monkey Hair inheriting Wukong's abilities and characteristics. Moreover, Wukong's Monkey Hair had supernatural powers and could transform into a little monkey. It was also reasonable that this Monkey Hair had a consciousness and a mission to become the Chosen Ones by chance. However, there were also some plots in the game that hinted that the Chosen One was not the real Wukong. For example, when the player was about to attack Ling Huzi, another Great Sage Equal to Heaven appeared to stop the Chosen One. This indicated that there were many possibilities for the relationship between the Chosen One and Wukong. Therefore, although there was the possibility that the Chosen One was transformed from Wukong's Monkey Hair, it was not completely certain.
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