Sun Wukong

Death Battle Combatant
Sun Wukong
Epithet	The Monkey King
Origin	Monkey Pilgrim: Oral Literature (ca. 1000) Sun Wukong: "Journey to the West" Zaju Play (ca. 1400) "Journey to the West" Novel (1592)
Appearance
Fight	Hercules VS Sun Wukong
Opponent
Record
Win	1
Loss	0
Draw	0
Portrayal
Voice Actor	Alex Mai

You insolent demon, how blind you are! You may think I’m small, but I can grow easily enough. You may think I’m unarmed, but I could pull the moon down from the sky with my two hands. Don’t worry, old Sun Wukong will sock you one!

—Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong is a Chinese mythological figure and the main protagonist of the Journey to the West series*. He appeared in the 162nd episode of Death Battle, Hercules VS Sun Wukong, where he fought against Hercules from Greek and Roman mythology.

History

Long ago, a stone monkey was born from a magic rock on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit and subsequently became king of the monkeys through a test of bravery. The Monkey King later sailed the world for ten years looking for a divine master to teach him the secret of eternal life, eventually becoming a disciple of the Buddho-Daoist sage, Patriarch Subodhi, who gave him the religious name Sun Wukong (孫悟空, "Monkey Awakened to Emptiness"). Under the sage's tutelage, Wukong mastered Daoist elixir arts resulting in his immortality, as well as the 72 Transformations, flight via the Cloud-Somersault, martial arts, general magic, and medicine. The Monkey King was later reported to the Jade Emperor by the Dragon King for bullying him into giving the immortal a magic weapon, the nine-ton Ruyi jingu bang (如意金箍棒, "As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff") and a suit of armor; he was also reported by the King of Hell for inking out Wukong's name, as well as those of all primates on earth, from the book of life and death.

But the Jade Emperor was instead convinced to placate Wukong by offering him jobs as the Keeper of the Heavenly Stables and (later after rebelling) Guardian of the Immortal Peach Groves. But he rebelled once more when he learned of his low rank, leading to a great battle with heaven. After being subdued with difficulty, however, he easily survived execution due to his diamond hard body, and upon rebelling a final time, the Jade Emperor called on the Buddha to end his rampage. The Buddha imprisoned the Monkey King beneath a magic mountain to reflect on his actions. Six hundred-plus years later, Guanyin offered Wukong freedom in exchange for protecting the monk Tang Sanzang on his quest to collect the Buddhist sutras. Along the way, he and his religious brothers, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, fought untold numbers of ghosts, monsters, and demons. In the end, he achieved Buddahood.

Death Battle Info

Background

• Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King
• Height: 4'0" | 121 cm
• Age: 1,100 years
• Other titles: Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Victorious Fighting Buddha
• Originally from the novel Journey to the West, first printed in 1592
• Japanese name: Son Goku (No, really)

Powers

• 72 Earthly Transformations
• Cloud Somersault
• Fiery Golden Eyes
  • Can discern any illusion or disguise
• Healing & regeneration
• Seven means of immortatlity
• Magic:
  • Body Freezing Spell
  • Fire Avoidance Charm
  • Flying Spell
  • Lock-Breaking Spell
  • Protective Circle (of invisibility)
  • Water Avoidance Charm
  • Various other spells

Arsenal & Equipment

• Cloud-stepping shoes
• Golden chain mail
• Golden headband
• Phoenix-feather crown
• Ruyi Jingu Bang
  • Can shrink & extend indefinitely
  • Made of a magic iron
  • Weight: 7,960 kg (17,548 lbs)
• Sleep Insects
  • Can instantly put victims to sleep

Feats

• Made a hurricane which produced waves the size of mountains
• Forged an alliance of demon & spirit kings
• Destroyed the Five Phases Mountain
• Held up Mount Sumeru & Mount Emei
• Lept to the edge of Heaven in an instant
• Survived the Yellow Wind Demon King's storm
• Defeated Prince Nezha, Princess Iron Fan, Demon King of Confusion, Immortal Ruyi

Death Battle Quotes

• Sorry, I'm supposed to find my master some vegetarian food.
• YIKES!
• Agony, agony!
• Woo! I haven’t had such fun since I fought all of Heaven! Change!
• Behold me, the Immortal Monkey King!
• Wow, would you look at that! I struck him so hard he was reduced to nothingness!

Gallery

Appearance

Sprite used in Death Battle

3-Headed, 6-Armed Clone sprite used in Death Battle

Ruyi Jingu Bang Hand-drawn design used in Death Battle

Celestial form design used in Death Battle

Arsenal and Abilities

Immortality
(Image from the Little Fox Journey to the West series)

Body Outside the Body, a.k.a. Hair Cloning
(Image from Lego Monkie Kid)

The Multitude of Celestial Killers, a.k.a. 72 Transformations

Method of Modeling Heaven on Earth, a.k.a. Giant Cosmic Form
(Image from Chen Huiguan's Newly Illustrated and Complete Journey to the West)

Invulnerability
(Image from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)

Body Freezing Spell
(Image from Havoc in Heaven)

Fiery Eyes and Diamond Pupils
(Image from Monkey King: Reborn)

Ruyi Jingu Bang

Ruyi Jingu Bang's Size Manipulation
(Image from Havoc in Heaven)

Cloud-Stepping Boots
(Image from Illustrations for the Original Gist of the Journey to the West)

Cloud-Somersault

Protective Circle
(Image from Black Myth: Wukong)

Sun Wukong carrying Mount Sumeru & Mount Emei
(Image from New Journey to the West)

Trivia

• Sun Wukong and his opponent are the first and second Mythology characters to appear.
  • He is the first Mythology character to win.
• Sun Wukong is the second Novel character to appear, after Harry Potter.
  • He is the first Novel character to win.
• With oral literature about him going back to ca. 1000, Sun Wukong is the second oldest Death Battle combatant only behind his opponent, Hercules.

References

• Sun Wukong on Wikipedia
• Sun Wukong on Mythopedia