Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West. Sun Wukong is also found in many later stories and adaptations. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices.

Sun Wukong was once a member of the Jade Emperor’s court but was thrown out of heaven and pinned underneath a mountain for 500 years by the Buddha, for defying the Emperor’s authority. After repenting and accompanying the Tripitaka along with his companions Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from India, Wukong achieves Buddhahood and is accepted back into the Jade Emperor’s court.

Sun Wukong encountered many gods and demons on his Journey into the West including the Jade Rabbit, Princess Iron Fan, the Zhizhujing, Bull Demon King, White Bone Demon, Scorpion Demoness, the Ruler of Women's Country, and many more.

All published appearances of samurai published before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

* Journey to the West (1592)

* The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

*Journey to the West inspired Akira Toriyama to create the manga series Dragon Ball; Son Goku, the main character, is inspired by Sun Wukong himself.
*The Pokemon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Infernape_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Infernape], originally from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, is based on Sun Wukong.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/sun-wukong/4005-78262/ ComicVine]
*Myths in Media Wiki
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/sun-wukong/3005-17461/ GiantBomb]
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