Sun Wukong

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Sun Wukong was born from an immortal stone formed from the primal forces of Chaos (in the Wuji), located in Huāguǒ-shān (Chinese: 花果山；Mountain of Flowers and Fruit). After joining a clan of monkeys, he gained the clan's respect by discovering Shuǐlián-dòng (Chinese: 水帘洞；Water Curtain Cave) behind a huge waterfall. The clan made the place their new home. The other monkeys honored him as their king, and he called himself Měi Hóuwáng (The Handsome Monkey King). However, his elderly best friend collapsed dead on a mountain cliff one evening, and the monkey king realized that he, too, would eventually die, and that despite his power over the monkeys, he was just like them, not beyond mortality. Determined to find immortality, he traveled by raft to civilized lands, where he met the Buddhist/Taoist master Bodhi and became his disciple. There Bodhi taught him proper speech and human customs. Bodhi was initially reluctant to take him in because he was not "human," and came from such a faraway place that the master thought he was tricking him, but the monkey's determination and perseverance impressed the master. It was from him that the monkey received his official name Sun Wukong ("Sun" alludes to his origin as a monkey, and "Wukong" means "aware of emptiness"). Soon, his eagerness and intelligence made him one of the master's favorite disciples, who taught him certain magical arts. He acquired the powers of transmutation, known as the "72 transformations," supposedly the most versatile and difficult set of skills that allowed him to transform into any form of existence, including people and objects. He also learned about “Cloud Travel,” including a technique called Jīndǒuyún (Cloud Jump), which covers 108,000 li (54,000 km) in one leap.

Finally, he could transform each of the 84,000 hairs on his body into inanimate objects and living beings, or even clones of himself, which would then return to his body as if he had not plucked them out. Sun Wukong was proud of his prowess, and made a demonstration of his great gifts to his companions, who raised a commotion at the sight and distracted his teacher from meditation. When Bodhi came out to see what was happening, and discovered that Wukong was making a circus of his abilities, he became angry, and threw him out of his temple. Before they went their separate ways, Bodhi made Wukong promise never to tell anyone how he had acquired his powers. Back in Huāguǒ-shān, Wukong had established himself as one of the most powerful and influential “demons” in the world. In search of a weapon worthy of him, Sun Wukong traveled to the oceans, to the underworld dragon temple where he obtained the “Golden Staff As One Wishes,” known as Ruyi Jingu Bang (also known as Lork bong Jin Jan in Khmer), which could change size, multiply, and fight according to its master’s whims. It was originally used by Dà-Yǔ to measure the depth of the ocean and later became the “Pillar that Pacifies the Oceans,” a treasure of Ao Kuang, the “Dragon King of the Eastern Seas.” It weighed 13,500 jīn (8,100 kg). Once Wukong was close, the pillar began to glow, signifying that it had finally found its true master. Its versatility means that Wukong could use it as a staff and hold it inside his ear like a needle.

This caused great fear among the magical beings of the sea and threw the sea itself into complete confusion, as nothing but the pillar could control the coming and going of the tide. In addition to taking the magic staff, Wukong also defeated the dragons of the four seas in battle and forced them to hand over their finest magical armor: a golden chainmail coat (鎖子黃金甲), a cloak made of phoenix feathers (鳳翅紫金冠 Fèngchìzǐjinguān), and special boots for walking on clouds (藕絲步雲履 Ǒusībùyúnlǚ). Sun Wukong would later defy the deities of Hell in an attempt to take his soul. Instead of being reincarnated like other living beings, he not only struck his name out of the “Book of Life and Death,” but also erased the names of all the monkeys in his clan. Because of these events, the Dragon Kings and the Kings of Hell decided to report him to the Jade Emperor. His power was considered so immense that when his hair shone gold for the first time, news reached the Dragon Kings that he was the most powerful warrior of the monkey race and that his golden, red or black hair burned like fire when he entered the battlefield and that this made the king of hell Yama believe that he was a demon who had transformed into a monkey, because his power was immense with his hair black like the flames of the demon god.

Hoping that a promotion and a title would make him more docile, the Jade Emperor invited Sun Wukong to the Heavenly Realm. However, this proved to be in vain. After the Jade Emperor excluded him from a royal banquet, as an act of rebellion Sun Wukong ate the Empress's Immortality Peaches and Lord Laozi's Indestructibility Pills. He subsequently felt guilty about it, but only slightly, so he remained a pain in the neck for everyone in Heaven. Eventually, the Heavenly authorities had no choice but to try and subjugate him. He fought against and defeated the Heavenly Army of 100,000 soldiers, then went on to defeat the Four Heavenly Kings, Erlang Shen and Nezha. Eventually, thanks to the teamwork of the heavenly forces, including the help of many famous deities, Sun Wukong was finally captured. After several attempts at a fatal execution failed, Wukong was locked in the 8 Trigrams Cauldron to be distilled into an elixir by the Cauldron's sacred flames, which were believed to be hot enough to consume him. However, after 49 days of cooking, the Cauldron exploded and Sun Wukong sprang forth stronger than ever and with the ability to "see" evil in whatever form it is through his "Huo Yan Jin Jing" (Fierce Golden Eyes). Having exhausted all options, the Jade Emperor and the authorities of Heaven finally appealed to Buddha himself, who arrived in an instant from his temple in the West. Buddha bet Sun Wukong that he would not be able to escape from the palm of his hand. Wukong, knowing that he was capable of covering one hundred and eight thousand li in a single leap, confidently accepted the bet. He took a great leap and landed in a desolate section of Heaven. There was nothing on the horizon except for five pillars so Wukong assumed that he had reached the limits of Heaven.

To prove that he was there, he wrote "The Great Sage, Double of Heaven was here" in the middle of the pillar and marked the space between the first and second pillar with his urine. He then jumped back and landed on Buddha's palm. Smiling, Buddha suggested that he turn around. Wukong did so and saw that the "pillar" he had written on was one of Buddha's fingers. Wukong had lost. He immediately tried to escape but Buddha turned his palm and sent Monkey King tumbling down a mountain. There he was held prisoner for five centuries until he offered to serve Tang Sanzang, the Tang Monk, who was destined to make a journey west to recover Buddhist scriptures for China. The bodhisattva Guanyin helped the priest by giving him a headband which he tricked the Monkey King into wearing. With a special chant, Sanzang could tighten the headband causing the Monkey King unbearable pain, so that the Monkey King would never do anything to disobey or displease him. Under Sanzang's supervision, the Monkey King was allowed to travel west. Upon his arrival, Wukong "attained" nirvana and became a Buddha along with Sanzang, Bonzo Sha, and the Dragon Prince.

After 500 years of serving his "punishment" by Buddha, for the rest of the story, Sun Wukong faithfully assists Sanzang the Tang High Priest on his journey to India to recover the Buddhist sutras. He is joined on this journey by other magical beings, a pig (Zhu Bajie) and the ogre (Sha Hesang/Bonzo Sha), who along with Sun Wukong are ordered to follow the priest to redeem his crimes, serving as his guardians and protectors ("Dharmapalas"). The priest's horse is also a supernatural entity, a dragon prince who was defeated by Sun Wukong and tamed by Guanyin. However, the other characters are unaware of this fact. Because of the legend that the Tang priest is so pure that anyone who eats him becomes immortal, Sanzang's safety is constantly threatened by supernatural beings, so Wukong frequently acts as a bodyguard. The group faces a series of 81 conflicts before safely returning to the Tang Empire with the treasure of Buddhist scriptures.

Skills.

Sun Wukong possesses incredible strength, being able to lift his 13,500 jin (8,100 kg) Ruyi Jingu Bang with ease. He can move at great speed, traversing 108,000 li (54,000 kilometers) in a single leap. Wukong knows 72 transformations, allowing him to transmute into various animals and objects. However, he is shown to have slight problems transforming into people, as he is unable to complete the transformation of his tail. He is a virtuoso fighter, capable of giving battle to the best generals of Heaven. Each of his hairs possesses magical properties, such that he can transform them into his clones, weapons, animals, things, or other objects. He also knows several spells to direct the wind, part water, conjure protective circles against demons, freeze men, demons and deities, to name a few. Sun Wukong's most important characteristic is his immortality, which he obtains several times throughout his journey to the West: First, he is taught to become immortal by preserving three fundamental energies (breath, soul, and semen), after which he removes his name from the book of life and death. After being accepted into the heavenly court, he takes the peaches, wine, and pills of immortality, becoming immortal again. There are sources that mention a sixth and seventh immortality, obtained by surviving the cauldron of the eight trigrams, and ascending as a Buddha, but not all sources mention them.

As a boyfriend ♡⁠⑅⁠꒱

Sun Wukong treats you with love, but it seems more like a friendship between men. He is a joker and annoying boyfriend. His love language is company and gifts. He likes to share his fruits with his girlfriend. If he wags his tail it is because he is nervous or happy, like a dog. He also likes to hold your hand with his tail. When he's angry, it's best not to make him angrier than he already is. He won't stop arguing until you accept that he's right, whatever it is. He is not a naturally jealous person, but if he finds out that someone is trying to steal his partner, he will cause a fuss. However, he will never become a toxic person. No one wears the pants in the relationship... 20% and you 80%. In intimacy he is careful because being a virgin he also doesn't know how to move, but when they start having more sexual moments he doesn't hesitate to start being more abrupt, not out of excitement, but because he is hyperactive.