Sun Wukong - Revision history

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	* Gokū, from Jōji Arimori and Romu Aoi's ''Asobotto Senki Gokū''		* Gokū, from Jōji Arimori and Romu Aoi's ''Asobotto Senki Gokū''

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	File:Jttw-goku-example-anime-starzinger.png\|Jan Kūgo from ''SF Saiyūki Starzinger''		File:Jttw-goku-example-anime-starzinger.png\|Jan Kūgo from ''SF Saiyūki Starzinger''
	File:Jttw-goku-example-anime-gokumidnighteye.png\|Gokū Furinji from ''Midnight Eye Goku''		File:Jttw-goku-example-anime-gokumidnighteye.png\|Gokū Furinji from ''Midnight Eye Goku''
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	* The Destined One (and Sun Wukong himself), from the 2024 video game ''Black Myth: Wukong'' by Game Science		* The Destined One (and Sun Wukong himself), from the 2024 video game ''Black Myth: Wukong'' by Game Science

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	File:Jttw-goku-example-game-sonson.png\|SonSon in the 1984 video game ''SonSon''		File:Jttw-goku-example-game-sonson.png\|SonSon in the 1984 video game ''SonSon''
	File:Jttw-goku-example-game-supermonkeydaibouken.png\|Wukong in the 1986 video game ''Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken''		File:Jttw-goku-example-game-supermonkeydaibouken.png\|Wukong in the 1986 video game ''Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken''
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	{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}
	==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media and Products==		==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media and Products==
			[[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the title page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 207\|chapter 207]] of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga in January 1989; this was three months prior to this shot being mirrored as the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.

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			File:Db_chp207_title-tan.png
			File:Zenkai-power-gohan-jttw-ending-shot.png
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	Akira Toriyama provided an illustrated entry for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively. This same illustration was included as a pullout poster for the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' "Summer Special" issue for 1989.		Akira Toriyama provided an illustrated entry for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively. This same illustration was included as a pullout poster for the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' "Summer Special" issue for 1989.

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	File:Jttw-catchphrase-pullout-poster-wj-1989-summer-special.jpg\|Pullout poster from the ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' 1989 "Summer Special" issue		File:Jttw-catchphrase-pullout-poster-wj-1989-summer-special.jpg\|Pullout poster from the ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' 1989 "Summer Special" issue
	File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release		File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release
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	[[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.

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	~~File:Zenkai-power-gohan-jttw-ending-shot.png~~
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	{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}
	==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media and Products==		==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media and Products==
	Akira Toriyama provided an illustrated entry for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.		Akira Toriyama provided an illustrated entry for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively. This same illustration was included as a pullout poster for the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' "Summer Special" issue for 1989.

	The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is directly modeled off of this illustration.		The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is directly modeled off of this illustration.
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	File:Catchphrase-grandprix-wj-1989-no23-back-top.png\|Top portion of the back side of the pullout "Catcphrase Grand Prix" poster spotlight from the 1989 No. 23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''		File:Catchphrase-grandprix-wj-1989-no23-back-top.png\|Top portion of the back side of the pullout "Catcphrase Grand Prix" poster spotlight from the 1989 No. 23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
			File:Jttw-catchphrase-pullout-poster-wj-1989-summer-special.jpg\|Pullout poster from the ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' 1989 "Summer Special" issue
	File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release		File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release
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Notable Techniques

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	==Notable Techniques==		==Notable Techniques==

			While Sun Wukong showcases an enormous number of techniques throughout the full story of ''Journey to the West'' (for example, his 72 transformations), the following are of most relevance to ''Dragon Ball'' and in turn Son Goku:

	===The Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod===		===The Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod===
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	{{quotation\|He held the treasure in his hands and called out, "Smaller, smaller, smaller!" and at once it shrank to the size of a tiny embroidery needle, small enough to be hidden inside the ear. Awe-struck, the monkeys cried, "Great King! Take it out and play with it some more." The Monkey King took it out from his ear and placed it on his palm. "Bigger, bigger, bigger!" he shouted, and again it grew to the thickness of a barrel and more than twenty feet long. He became so delighted playing with it that he jumped onto the bridge and walked out of the cave. Grasping the treasure in his hands, he began to perform the magic of cosmic imitation. He bent over and cried, "Grow!" and at once grew to be ten thousand feet tall, with a head like the T'ai Mountain and a chest like a rugged peak, eyes like lightning and a mouth like a blood bowl, and teeth like swords and halberds. The cudgel in his hands was of such a size that its top reached the thirty-third Heaven and its bottom the eighteenth layer of Hell. Tigers, leopards, wolves, and crawling creatures, all the monsters of the mountain and the demon kinds of the seventy-two caves, were so terrified that they kowtowed and paid homage to the Monkey King in fear and trembling. Presently he revoked his magical appearance and changed the treasure back into a tiny embroidery needle stored in his ear. He returned to the cave dwelling, but the demon kings of the various caves were still frightened, and they continued to come to pay their respects.\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu (page 107)}}		{{quotation\|He held the treasure in his hands and called out, "Smaller, smaller, smaller!" and at once it shrank to the size of a tiny embroidery needle, small enough to be hidden inside the ear. Awe-struck, the monkeys cried, "Great King! Take it out and play with it some more." The Monkey King took it out from his ear and placed it on his palm. "Bigger, bigger, bigger!" he shouted, and again it grew to the thickness of a barrel and more than twenty feet long. He became so delighted playing with it that he jumped onto the bridge and walked out of the cave. Grasping the treasure in his hands, he began to perform the magic of cosmic imitation. He bent over and cried, "Grow!" and at once grew to be ten thousand feet tall, with a head like the T'ai Mountain and a chest like a rugged peak, eyes like lightning and a mouth like a blood bowl, and teeth like swords and halberds. The cudgel in his hands was of such a size that its top reached the thirty-third Heaven and its bottom the eighteenth layer of Hell. Tigers, leopards, wolves, and crawling creatures, all the monsters of the mountain and the demon kinds of the seventy-two caves, were so terrified that they kowtowed and paid homage to the Monkey King in fear and trembling. Presently he revoked his magical appearance and changed the treasure back into a tiny embroidery needle stored in his ear. He returned to the cave dwelling, but the demon kings of the various caves were still frightened, and they continued to come to pay their respects.\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu (page 107)}}

	===Cloud ~~Soaring~~===		===Cloud Somersault===
	{{main\|Kinto'un}}		{{main\|Kinto'un}}

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	{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|Even though I knew that battle manga went over well with readers of ''shōnen'' manga, I still stubbornly decided to do a ''Journey to the West'' adventure manga. Since it'd be a bit drab to just leave things as-is, I changed the monkey to a human with a tail and started off a modified version of ''Journey to the West'' where they search for the seven Dragon Balls.<br><br>But sure enough it didn't get very popular, so I had no choice but to obediently change course to a battle-centric manga. Afterwards I got rid of the tail (it was in the way) and so in the end only the name "Son Goku" remained.<br><br>Thank you very much for selecting that Goku as the number one strongest hero!!\|Akira Toriyama}}
	==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media==		==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media and Products==
	[[File:~~Manabu~~-~~yamashita~~-~~bwfc~~-8-~~nycc~~-~~2018~~-~~cropped~~.~~jpg~~\|~~250px\|thumb\|Photograph~~ from ~~New York Comic Con 2018 showcasing Manabu Yamashita~~'~~s Bandai World Figure Colosseum contribution]]~~		Akira Toriyama provided an illustrated entry for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.
	[[File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg~~\|250px\|thumb~~\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release]]
	~~Likely in reference to the aforementioned 1989 ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' illustration,~~ [[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.		The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is directly modeled off of this illustration.

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			File:Catchphrase-grandprix-wj-1989-no23-back-top.png\|Top portion of the back side of the pullout "Catcphrase Grand Prix" poster spotlight from the 1989 No. 23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
			File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release
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			[[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.

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			File:Zenkai-power-gohan-jttw-ending-shot.png
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	'''TO DO:''' Goku figure in Wukong outfit based on 1989 drawing; sculpted by Manabu Yamashita for the Bandai World Figure Colosseum line		'''TO DO:''' Goku figure in Wukong outfit based on 1989 drawing; sculpted by Manabu Yamashita for the Bandai World Figure Colosseum line

	~~The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|URL=https~~:~~//dragon~~-~~ball~~-~~official~~.~~com/news/01_3947.html~~\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</~~ref~~> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.		<gallery widths=300px>
			File:Manabu-yamashita-bwfc-8-nycc-2018-cropped.jpg\|Photograph from New York Comic Con 2018 showcasing Manabu Yamashita's Bandai World Figure Colosseum contribution
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	==Notable Techniques==		==Notable Techniques==

	TBD		===Nyoi-Bō===
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			In ''Journey to the West'', Wukong — not content with a mere scimitar he had stolen from the Monstrous King of Havoc — seeks a weapon to match his skill from ''Ao Guang'' (敖廣), the Dragon King of the East Sea. When he arrives, he finds that none of the Dragon King's weapons are strong enough to match his strength. After dismissing all of the significant weapons in the treasury (including a long-handed scimitar, a nine-pronged fork, and a giant halberd), all that remains is a giant, barrel-sized iron rod. The rod had been glowing for the last several days, which the dragon family takes as some sort of sign relevant to the Monkey King. Sun Wukong lifts the pillar and, content with its weight (whereas all of the previous weapons felt too light), finds that he is able to command it to both grow and reduce in size at will. The rod is inscribed with its name and weight: 如意金箍棒重一萬三千五百斤 ("The Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod. Weight: 13,500 Catties"<ref name="jttwresearch1">{{Cite web\|URL=https://journeytothewestresearch.com/2014/12/29/deciphering-the-inscription-on-monkeys-staff/\|Website=Journey to the West Research\|Title="Deciphering the Inscription on the Monkey King’s Staff"\|Date=29 December 2014\|AccessDate=02 October 2020}}</ref>). Intimidated by his overwhelming power and talent, the Dragon King lets Sun Wukong take the rod with him, along with fantastic clothing coerced from his fellow dragon brethren.<ref>Wu Cheng'en. Yu, Anthony C. ''The Journey to the West Volume 1''. USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. ISBN 0-226-97150-3. (chp #, p. #)</ref>

			{{quotation\|That piece of iron—a small stroke with it is deadly and a light tap is fatal! The slightest touch will crack the skin and a small rap will injure the muscles!\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu (page 107)}}
			As with other techniques and weaponry, Sun Wukong is able to immediately master his usage of the Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod, which remains in use throughout the rest of the tale.<ref>Wu Cheng'en. Yu, Anthony C. ''The Journey to the West Volume 1''. USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. ISBN 0-226-97150-3. (chp #, p. #)</ref> Sun Wukong typically shrinks it down to the size of a needle to hide by his ear, calling it forth — and even duplicating it<ref>JTTW CHP TBD</ref> — at will.

			{{quotation\|He held the treasure in his hands and called out, "Smaller, smaller, smaller!" and at once it shrank to the size of a tiny embroidery needle, small enough to be hidden inside the ear. Awe-struck, the monkeys cried, "Great King! Take it out and play with it some more." The Monkey King took it out from his ear and placed it on his palm. "Bigger, bigger, bigger!" he shouted, and again it grew to the thickness of a barrel and more than twenty feet long. He became so delighted playing with it that he jumped onto the bridge and walked out of the cave. Grasping the treasure in his hands, he began to perform the magic of cosmic imitation. He bent over and cried, "Grow!" and at once grew to be ten thousand feet tall, with a head like the T'ai Mountain and a chest like a rugged peak, eyes like lightning and a mouth like a blood bowl, and teeth like swords and halberds. The cudgel in his hands was of such a size that its top reached the thirty-third Heaven and its bottom the eighteenth layer of Hell. Tigers, leopards, wolves, and crawling creatures, all the monsters of the mountain and the demon kinds of the seventy-two caves, were so terrified that they kowtowed and paid homage to the Monkey King in fear and trembling. Presently he revoked his magical appearance and changed the treasure back into a tiny embroidery needle stored in his ear. He returned to the cave dwelling, but the demon kings of the various caves were still frightened, and they continued to come to pay their respects.\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu (page 107)}}

	==Name==		==Name==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	==Name==		==Name==

	Initially known as the "stone monkey" (石猴 ''Shí Hóu'') and later as the "handsome monkey king" (美猴王 ''Měi Hóuwáng''), "Sun Wukong" (孫悟空 ''Sūn Wùkōng'') is one of the monkey king's various titles, given to him by his first master, the Taoist monk Subodhi:<ref name="jttwvol1">Wu Cheng'en. Yu, Anthony C. ''The Journey to the West Volume 1''. USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. ISBN 0-226-97150-3.</ref>		Initially known as the "stone monkey" (石猴 ''Shí Hóu'') and later as the "handsome monkey king" (美猴王 ''Měi Hóuwáng''), "Sun Wukong" (孫悟空 ''Sūn Wùkōng'') is one of the monkey king's various titles, given to him by his first master, the Taoist monk Subodhi:<ref name="jttwvol1">Wu Cheng'en. Yu, Anthony C. ''The Journey to the West Volume 1''. USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. ISBN 0-226-97150-3. (Chapter 1, p. 82)</ref>

	{{quotation\|The Patriarch laughed and said, "Though your features are not the most attractive, you do resemble a monkey (''hu-sun'') that feeds on pine seeds. This gives me the idea of deriving your surname from your appearance. I intended to call you by the name 'Hu.' Now, when the accompanying animal radical is dropped from this word, what's left is a compound made up of the two characters, ''ku'' and ''yüeh''. ''Ku'' means aged and ''yüeh'' means female, but an aged female cannot reproduce. Therefore, it is better to give you the surname of 'Sun'. When the accompanying radical is dropped from this word, we have the compound of ''tzŭ'' and ''hsi''. ''Tzŭ'' means a boy and ''hsi'' means a baby, so that the name exactly accords with the Doctrine of the Baby. So your surname will be 'Sun'." When the Monkey King heard this, he was filled with delight. "Splendid! Splendid!" he cried, kowtowing. "At least I know my surname. May the Master be even more gracious! Since I have receive the surname, let me be given also a personal name, so that it may facilitate your calling and commanding me." The Patriarch said, "Within my tradition are twelve characters which have been used to name the pupils according to their divisions. You are one who belongs to the tenth generation." "Which twelve characters are they?" asked the Monkey King. The Patriarch said, "They are: wide (''kuang''), great (''ta''), wise (''chih''), intelligence (''hui''), true (''chên''), conforming (''ju''), nature (''hsing''), sea (''hai''), sharp (''ying''), wake-to (''wu''), complete (''yüan''), and awakening (''chüeh''). Your rank falls precisely on the word 'wake-to' (''wu''). You will hence be given the religious name 'Wake-to-Vacuity' (''wu-k'ung''). All right?" "Splendid! Splendid!" said the Monkey King, laughing: "henceforth I shall be called Sun Wu-k'ung."\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu ~~(page #)~~}}		{{quotation\|The Patriarch laughed and said, "Though your features are not the most attractive, you do resemble a monkey (''hu-sun'') that feeds on pine seeds. This gives me the idea of deriving your surname from your appearance. I intended to call you by the name 'Hu.' Now, when the accompanying animal radical is dropped from this word, what's left is a compound made up of the two characters, ''ku'' and ''yüeh''. ''Ku'' means aged and ''yüeh'' means female, but an aged female cannot reproduce. Therefore, it is better to give you the surname of 'Sun'. When the accompanying radical is dropped from this word, we have the compound of ''tzŭ'' and ''hsi''. ''Tzŭ'' means a boy and ''hsi'' means a baby, so that the name exactly accords with the Doctrine of the Baby. So your surname will be 'Sun'." When the Monkey King heard this, he was filled with delight. "Splendid! Splendid!" he cried, kowtowing. "At least I know my surname. May the Master be even more gracious! Since I have receive the surname, let me be given also a personal name, so that it may facilitate your calling and commanding me." The Patriarch said, "Within my tradition are twelve characters which have been used to name the pupils according to their divisions. You are one who belongs to the tenth generation." "Which twelve characters are they?" asked the Monkey King. The Patriarch said, "They are: wide (''kuang''), great (''ta''), wise (''chih''), intelligence (''hui''), true (''chên''), conforming (''ju''), nature (''hsing''), sea (''hai''), sharp (''ying''), wake-to (''wu''), complete (''yüan''), and awakening (''chüeh''). Your rank falls precisely on the word 'wake-to' (''wu''). You will hence be given the religious name 'Wake-to-Vacuity' (''wu-k'ung''). All right?" "Splendid! Splendid!" said the Monkey King, laughing: "henceforth I shall be called Sun Wu-k'ung."\|''The Journey to the West'' Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu}}
	Subsequent adventures and shenanigans result in the empty and degrading title/position of "Keeper of the Heavenly Horses" (弼馬溫 ''Bìmǎwēn'', a sly homophone of 避馬瘟 ''bìmǎwēn'' or "to prevent horse's disease", intended to insult Wukong without him knowing it), followed by Wukong's own self-proclaimed title of "Great Sage, Equal to Heaven" (齊天大聖 ''Qítiān Dàshèng'').		Subsequent adventures and shenanigans result in the empty and degrading title/position of "Keeper of the Heavenly Horses" (弼馬溫 ''Bìmǎwēn'', a sly homophone of 避馬瘟 ''bìmǎwēn'' or "to prevent horse's disease", intended to insult Wukong without him knowing it), followed by Wukong's own self-proclaimed title of "Great Sage, Equal to Heaven" (齊天大聖 ''Qítiān Dàshèng'').

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	* Wukong, from the 2019 video game ''Wukong'' by Gammera Nest SL		* Wukong, from the 2019 video game ''Wukong'' by Gammera Nest SL
	* Wukong, from the 2019 video game ''Unruly Heroes'' by Magic Design Studios		* Wukong, from the 2019 video game ''Unruly Heroes'' by Magic Design Studios
	* Sun Wukong, from the 2024 video game ''Black Myth: Wukong'' by Game Science		* The Destined One (and Sun Wukong himself), from the 2024 video game ''Black Myth: Wukong'' by Game Science

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	File:Jttw-goku-example-game-wukongvsrobot.jpg\|Wukong in the 2019 video game ''Sun Wukong VS Robot''		File:Jttw-goku-example-game-wukongvsrobot.jpg\|Wukong in the 2019 video game ''Sun Wukong VS Robot''
	File:Jttw-goku-example-game-ff14.png\|Qitian Dasheng, a 2019 dungeon boss addition to the 2010 video game ''Final Fantasy XIV''		File:Jttw-goku-example-game-ff14.png\|Qitian Dasheng, a 2019 dungeon boss addition to the 2010 video game ''Final Fantasy XIV''
	File:jttw-goku-example-game-blackmythwukong.png\|~~As-of-yet unnamed character~~ from the ~~forthcoming~~ video game ''Black Myth: Wukong''		File:jttw-goku-example-game-blackmythwukong.png\|The Destined One from the 2024 video game ''Black Myth: Wukong''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.		The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.

	~~==Performance==~~

	~~==Notable Appearances==~~

	==References==		==References==

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	The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.		The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3947.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【予約開始】ヒストリーブック＆可動フィギュアの豪華セット『DRAGON BALL S.H.Figuarts Collection 「孫悟空〈冒険の彼方へ〉」セット』!!"\|Date=26 January 2026\|AccessDate=05 February 2026}}</ref> releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.

	==Performance==		==Performance==

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	==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media==		==Additional Sun Wukong References in Dragon Ball Media==
	[[File:Manabu-yamashita-bwfc-8-nycc-2018-cropped.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|Photograph from New York Comic Con 2018 showcasing Manabu Yamashita's Bandai World Figure Colosseum contribution]]		[[File:Manabu-yamashita-bwfc-8-nycc-2018-cropped.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|Photograph from New York Comic Con 2018 showcasing Manabu Yamashita's Bandai World Figure Colosseum contribution]]
			[[File:Shfiguarts-goku-jttw-announcement.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|Promotional image for the "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" S.H.Figuarts release]]
	Likely in reference to the aforementioned 1989 ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' illustration, [[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.		Likely in reference to the aforementioned 1989 ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' illustration, [[Son Gohan]] is depicted in Sun Wukong's attire and holding ''[[Nyoi-Bō]]'' in the closing shot to "[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]," the first closing theme to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series.

	Goku figure in Wukong outfit based on 1989 drawing; sculpted by Manabu Yamashita for the Bandai World Figure Colosseum line		'''TO DO:''' Goku figure in Wukong outfit based on 1989 drawing; sculpted by Manabu Yamashita for the Bandai World Figure Colosseum line

			The "SON GOKU 〈ONWARDS TO ADVENTURE〉" figure releasing '''23 October 2026''' is modeled off of the ''Journey to the West'' illustration Akira Toriyama provided for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" (キャッチフレーズグランプリ) in the 1989 #23 issue of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', featuring Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn dressed up as Wukong, Sandy, Pigsy, and Tripitaka, respectively.

	==Performance==		==Performance==

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