Sun Wukong
Monkey king legend
Sun Wukong is the Monkey King, the trickster hero of the Chinese novel *Journey to the West*.
Born from a stone and possessing supernatural powers, he rebels against heaven before being subdued by the Buddha and later accompanying the monk Xuanzang on a pilgrimage.
The character appears throughout East Asian folklore, video games, and popular culture: The new game features Sun Wukong as a playable character.
- Monkey KingMythical Chinese trickster deity
- immortalCannot die
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- peachesFuzzy stone fruit
rebellious · stone · mountain · staff · demon · mischief · celestial · pilgrimage · golden · hair · clones · heaven · defiant · powerful · sacred