List of Journey to the West characters
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Protagonists

Name Name upon attaining Buddhahood Other names True identity Special powers / weapons / objects
Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong , also known as the Monkey King is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West . In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices...


(孫悟空)
Victorious Fighting Buddha
(鬥戰勝佛)
Stone Monkey
(石猴),
Handsome Monkey King
(美猴王),
Keeper of Horses
(弼馬溫),
Great Sage Equal to Heaven
(齊天大聖),
Wandering Monk
(行者)
Stone Monkey Ideal Golden-bound Cudgel,
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games...

 (72 transformations), Fire Eyes (火眼金睛),
Somersault Cloud,
Magic powers
Xuanzang
Xuanzang (fictional character)
The fictional character Xuanzang is a central character of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.For most of the novel he is known as Táng-sānzàng, the title Sānzàng referring to his mission to seek the Sānzàngjīng, the "Three Collections of Scriptures"...


(玄奘)
Meritorious and Virtuous Buddha of Zhantan
(旃檀功德佛)
Tang Sanzang
(唐三藏),
Monk Tang
(唐僧),
Tripiṭaka
Tin Staff with Nine Rings,
Multicolored Embroidered Cassock
Zhu Bajie
Zhu Bajie
Zhu Bajie, also named Zhu Wuneng, is one of the three helpers of Xuanzang in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. He is called "Pigsy" or "Pig" in many English versions of the story....


(豬八戒)
Cleanser of the Altars
(淨壇使者)
Zhu Wuneng
(豬悟能),
Pigsy
Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy
(天蓬元帥)
Nine Tooth Iron-muck Rake
Rake (tool)
A rake is a broom for outside; an horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle, and used to collect leaves, hay, grass, etc., and, in gardening, for loosening the soil, light weeding and levelling, removing dead grass from...

,
Shapeshifting (36 transformations),
Magic powers
Sha Wujing
Sha Wujing
Shā Wùjìng is one of the three disciples of Xuánzàng in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the novels, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims and he contributes the least to their efforts...


(沙悟淨)
Golden Bodied Arhat
(金身羅漢)
Monk Sha
(沙和尚 / 沙僧),
Sandy
Curtain-lifting General
(卷帘大将)
Khakkhara / Monk's spade
Monk's Spade
A monk's spade A monk's spade A monk's spade (Traditional Chinese: 月牙鏟; Simplified Chinese: 月牙铲; pinyin: yuèyáchǎn; literally "Crescent Moon Spade"; also, Traditional Chinese: 禪仗; Simplified Chinese: 禅仗; pinyin: chánzhàng; literally, "Zen Weapon"...

,
Magic gourd,
Shapeshifting (18 transformations),
Magic powers
White Dragon Horse
(白龍馬)
Nāga
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:* Nāga, a group of serpent deities in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.-People:* Nayan / Nayar/Nair people of Kerala Society* Naga people, a diverse ethnic identity in Northeast India...

 of the Eight Sections of Heaven
(八部天龍馬) /
Great Strength Bodhisattva of the Eight Sections of Heaven
(八部天龙广力菩萨)
Third son of the Dragon King of the West Sea
Dragon King of the West Sea
Ao Ji or Ao Run is the Dragon King of the West Sea . Of the four Dragon Kings he is the least mentioned and very little is known about him in Journey to the West except than when Sun Wukong asked him for a gift he did give him one. He could be linked to the White Tiger as both are Chinese western...

 
Shapeshifting,
Magic powers

Buddhist deities

  • Gautama Buddha
    Gautama Buddha
    Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...

     (如來佛)
  • Avalokiteśvara
    Avalokitesvara
    Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism....

     (觀世音菩薩), also known as Guan Yin
  • Manjusri
    Manjusri
    Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Esoteric Buddhism he is also taken as a meditational deity. The Sanskrit name Mañjuśrī can be translated as "Gentle Glory"...

     Bodhisattva (文殊菩薩)
  • Samantabhadra
    Samantabhadra
    Samantabhadra , is a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associated with Buddhist practice and meditation. Together with Shakyamuni Buddha and fellow bodhisattva Manjusri he forms the Shakyamuni trinity in Buddhism...

     Bodhisattva (普賢菩薩)
  • Ananda
    Ananda
    Ānanda was one of the principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Amongst the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda had the most retentive memory and most of the suttas in the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council...

     (阿難)
  • Mahākāśyapa
    Mahakasyapa
    Mahākāśyapa or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed the first council. Mahākāśyapa is one of the most revered of the Buddha's early disciples, foremost in ascetic practices...

     (伽葉)
  • Golden Cicada (金蟬子)
  • Lingji Bodhisattva (靈吉菩薩), based on Mahasthamaprapta
  • Maitreya
    Maitreya
    Maitreya , Metteyya , or Jampa , is foretold as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he or she is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva.Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on...

     Buddha (彌勒佛)
  • Vilamba Bodhisattva (毗藍婆菩薩)
  • Ksitigarbha
    Ksitigarbha
    Ksitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient. The name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb"...

     Bodhisattva (地藏王菩薩)
  • Eighteen Arhats
    Sixteen Arhats
    The Sixteen Arhats are a group of legendary Arhats in Buddhism; holy men who were predecessors or disciples of the Buddha. The Sixteen Arhats are particular popular in Zen Buddhism, where they are treated as examples of behaviour...

     (十八羅漢)
  • Subhuti
    Subhuti
    Subhūti was one of the Ten Great Śrāvakas of Śākyamuni Buddha, and foremost in the understanding of emptiness. In Sanskrit, his name literally means "Good Existence" . He is also sometimes referred to as or "Elder Subhūti"...

     (菩提祖師)
  • Ratnadhvaja
    Ratnadhvaja
    Ratnadhvaja a minor character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. Ratnadhvaja is regularly known as the Royal Buddha of Brightness or the Welcoming Buddha. Ratnadhvaja is a neutrally ranked Buddha that serves under the Lord of Buddhas...


Taoist deities

  • Jade Emperor
    Jade Emperor
    The Jade Emperor in Chinese folk culture, is the ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell, according to a version of Taoist mythology. He is one of the most important gods of the Chinese traditional religion pantheon...

     (玉皇大帝)
  • Queen Mother of the West (西王母)

  • Three Pure Ones
    Three Pure Ones
    The Three Pure Ones also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities is the Taoist Trinity, the three highest Gods in the Taoist pantheon. They are regarded as pure manifestation of the Tao and the...

     (三清)
    • Yuanshi Tianzun (元始天尊)
    • Lingbao Tianzun (靈寶天尊), also known as Taishang Daojun (太上道君)
    • Daode Tianzun (道德天尊), also known as Taishang Laojun
      Laozi
      Laozi was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching . His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Taoism...

       (太上老君)

  • Xuan Wu
    Xuan Wu (god)
    Xuan Wu , posthumously known as The Dark/Mysterious Heavenly Upper Emperor , as well as True Warrior Grand Emperor , and commonly known as The Northern Emperor or Emperor Lord or Teh Kong in Hokkien...

     (玄武), also known Zhenwu Great Emperor (真武大帝)
    • Turtle and Snake generals (龜蛇二將)
      • Taixuan Shuijing Heiling Zunshen (太玄水精黑靈尊神)
      • Taixuan Huojing Chiling Zunshen (太玄火精赤靈尊神)
    • Little Zhang Crown Prince (小張太子)
    • Five Sacred Dragons (五大神龍)

  • Five Elders of the Five Positions
    • Guan Yin of the South (南極觀音)
    • Chong'en Holy Emperor of the West (崇恩聖帝)
    • Donghua Emperor of the East (東方三島十洲仙翁東華大帝君東華帝君)
    • Xuanling Doumu Yuanjun of the North (北方北極玄靈鬥姆元君)
    • Yellow Horn Immortal of the Central (中央黃極黃角大仙)

  • Watch deities
    • Gao Ming (高明), also known as Thousand Li
      Li (unit)
      The li is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer...

      Eye (千里眼)
    • Gao Jue (高覺), also known as Wind Following Ear (順風耳)

  • Weather deities
    • Duke of Thunder
      Lei Gong
      In Chinese mythology, Lei Gong , also called Lei Kung, or Lei Shen , is the Chinese Taoist deity who, when so ordered by heaven, punishes both earthly mortals guilty of secret crimes and evil spirits who have used their knowledge of Taoism to harm human beings...

       (雷公)
    • Mother of Lightning (電母)
    • Marquis of Wind
      Feng Bo
      Feng Bo , or Feng Po is the name for the human form of Fei Lian, the god of the wind. The Chinese "Earl of the Wind", or directly "Uncle Wind", "Elder of the Wind". He carried the wind in a goatskin....

       (風伯)
    • Master of Rain (雨師)

  • Demon King of Great Strength (大力鬼王)

  • Lords of the Five Elements (五炁真君)
    • Wood Lord of the East (東方歲星木德真君)
    • Fire Lord of the South (南方熒惑火德真君)
    • Metal Lord of the West (西方太白金德真君), also known as Great White Planet
      Great White Planet
      Great White Planet a high ranking servant under that of the Jade Emperor during the famous Chinese novel, Journey to the West. After hearing of the appearance of the Heaven-born monkey, Sun Wukong, the Jade Emperor assigned for the Great White Planet to be the one to retrieve him. Initially Great...

       (太白金星)
    • Water Lord of the North (北方辰星水德真君)
    • Earth Lord of the Central (中央鎮星土德真君)

  • Barefoot Immortal (赤腳大仙)
  • Deity of the Moon (太陰星君), also known as Chang'e
    Chang'e
    Chang'e may refer to:* Chang'e - a traditional Chinese lunar goddess* The Chinese Chang'e space program, part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program :** Chang'e 1 - the first CLEP lunar orbiter, launched on 24 October 2007...

     (嫦娥), Guanghan Fairy (廣寒仙子), Heng'e Fairy (姮娥仙子)
  • Deity of the Sun (太陽星君)

  • Marshals
    • Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy (天蓬元帥)
    • Marshal of Heavenly Blessing (天佑元帥)

  • Patrol deities
    • Day Patrol Deity (日遊神)
    • Night Patrol Deity (夜遊神)

  • Twelve Earthly Branches
    Earthly Branches
    The Earthly Branches provide one Chinese system for reckoning time.This system was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter. Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections to follow the orbit of Suìxīng . Astronomers rounded the orbit of Suixing to 12 years...

     (十二元辰)
    • Zi (子)
    • Chou (丑)
    • Yin (寅)
    • Mao (卯)
    • Chen (辰)
    • Si (巳)
    • Wu (午)
    • Wei (未)
    • Shen (申)
    • You (酉)
    • Xu (戌)
    • Hai (亥)

  • Nine Stars (九曜星)
    • Gold Star (金星)
    • Wood Star (木星)
    • Water Star (水星)
    • Fire Star (火星)
    • Earth Star (土星)
    • Erode Star (蝕星)
    • Jidu Star (計都星)
    • Ziqi Star (紫炁星)
    • Yuebo Star (月孛星)

  • Li Jing
    Li Jing (deity)
    Li Jing , also known as the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li is a figure in Chinese mythology and a god in Chinese folk religion. He is not one of the Four Heavenly Kings. He carries a tower that can capture any spirit, demon or god within its walls. He also appears in the classic Chinese novels...

     (李靖), the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King (托塔天王)
  • Jinzha (金吒)
  • Muzha (木吒), also known as Hui'an (惠岸)
  • Nezha
    Nezha (deity)
    Nezha, Na Zha or Nata . He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" after he became a deity.Modern scholarship has shown that he is based on two figures from Hindu mythology, namely Nalakubar and Krishna....

     (哪吒)
  • Juling Shen (巨靈神)
  • Erlang Shen
    Erlang Shen
    Erlang Shen , or Erlang is a Chinese God with a third truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead.Er-lang Shen may be a deified version of several semi-mythical folk heroes who help regulate China's torrential floods, dating variously from the Qin, Sui and Jin dynasties...

     (二郎神)
  • Taiyi Leisheng Yinghua Tianzun (太乙雷聲應化天尊), also known as Wang Shan (王善), the Keeper of Spirits (靈官)
  • Emperor Wenchang (文昌帝君)

  • Four Heavenly Kings
    Four Heavenly Kings
    In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world.The Kings are collectively named as follows:...

     (四大天王)
    • Vaiśravaṇa
      Vaisravana
      ' or ' also known as Jambhala in Tibet and Bishamonten in Japan is the name of the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important figure in Buddhist mythology.-Names:...

       (多聞天王)
    • Virūḍhaka
      Virūḍhaka
      Virūḍhaka is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important figure in Buddhist mythology. He is part of the Buddhist Pantheon of Esoteric Buddhism....

       (增長天王)
    • Dhṛtarāṣṭra
      Dhṛtarāṣṭra
      Dhṛtarāṣṭra refers to an important figure in Buddhist mythology.In Buddhism, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important figure in Buddhist mythology...

       (持國天王)
    • Virūpākṣa (廣目天王)

  • Twenty-eight mansions
    Twenty-eight mansions
    The Twenty-eight Mansions , ', ' or ' are part of the Chinese constellations system. They can be considered as the equivalent to the zodiacal constellations in the Western astronomy, though the Twenty-eight Mansions reflect the movement of the Moon in a lunar month rather than the Sun in a solar year...

     (二十八宿)
    • Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)
      • Wood Dragon
        Jiaolong
        Jiaolong or jiao is a polysemous aquatic dragon in Chinese mythology. Edward H. Schafer describes the jiao.Spiritually akin to the crocodile, and perhaps originally the same reptile, was a mysterious creature capable of many forms called the chiao . Most often it was regarded as a kind of lung – a...

         of Horn
        Horn (Chinese constellation)
        The Horn mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...

         (角木蛟)
      • Golden Dragon of Neck
        Neck (Chinese constellation)
        The Neck mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.In Chinese Cosmology, the Kang Constellation is associated with the Kidney Organ...

         (亢金龍)
      • Earth Badger of Root
        Root (Chinese constellation)
        The Root mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...

         (氐土貉)
      • Sun Rabbit of Room
        Room (Chinese constellation)
        The Room mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...

         (房日兔)
      • Moon Vixen of Heart
        Heart (Chinese constellation)
        The Heart mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...

         (心月狐)
      • Fire Tiger of Tail
        Tail (Chinese constellation)
        The Tail mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.- Asterisms :...

         (尾火虎)
      • Water Leopard of Winnowing Basket
        Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation)
        The Winnowing Basket mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...

         (箕水豹)
    • Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)
      • Wood Insect of Dipper
        Dipper (Chinese constellation)
        The Dipper mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:-Stars:* ζ Sgr* τ Sgr* σ Sgr* φ Sgr* λ Sgr* μ Sgr...

         (斗木獬)
      • Golden Ox of Ox
        Ox (Chinese constellation)
        The Ox mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:...

         (牛金牛)
      • Earth Bat of Girl
        Girl (Chinese constellation)
        The Girl mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :...

         (女土蝠)
      • Sun Rat of Emptiness
        Emptiness (Chinese constellation)
        The Emptiness mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:...

         (虛日鼠)
      • Moon Swallow of Rooftop
        Rooftop (Chinese constellation)
        The Rooftop mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :...

         (危月燕)
      • Fire Pig of Encampment
        Encampment (Chinese constellation)
        The Encampment mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:...

         (室火豬)
      • Water Pangolin of Wall
        Wall (Chinese constellation)
        The Wall mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :...

         (壁水貐)
    • White Tiger
      White Tiger (Chinese constellation)
      The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West , and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese...

       of the West (西方白虎)
      • Wood Wolf of Legs
        Legs (Chinese constellation)
        The Legs mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...

         (奎木狼)
      • Golden Dog of Bond
        Bond (Chinese constellation)
        Leu sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).- The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區):...

         (婁金狗)
      • Earth Pheasant of Stomach
        Stomach (Chinese constellation)
        The Stomach mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...

         (胃土雉)
      • Sun Rooster of Hairy Head
        Hairy Head (Chinese constellation)
        The Hairy Head mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.-Asterisms:...

         (昴日雞)
      • Moon Bird of Net
        Net (Chinese constellation)
        The Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...

         (畢月烏)
      • Fire Monkey of Turtle Beak
        Turtle Beak (Chinese constellation)
        The Turtle Beak mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...

         (觜火猴)
      • Water Ape of Three Stars
        Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
        The Three Stars mansion is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. This collection of seven bright stars is visible during winter in the Northern Hemisphere .- Asterisms :...

         (參水猿)
    • Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)
      • Wood Dog of Well
        Well (Chinese constellation)
        The Well mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

         (井木犴)
      • Golden Sheep of Ghost
        Ghost (Chinese constellation)
        The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

         (鬼金羊)
      • Wood Deer of Willow
        Willow (Chinese constellation)
        The Willow mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

         (柳土獐)
      • Sun Horse of Star
        Star (Chinese constellation)
        The Star mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.- Asterisms :...

         (星日馬)
      • Moon Deer of Extended Net
        Extended Net (Chinese constellation)
        The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

         (張月鹿)
      • Fire Serpent of Wings
        Wings (Chinese constellation)
        The Wings mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.- Asterisms :...

         (翼火蛇)
      • Water Earthworm of Chariot
        Chariot (Chinese constellation)
        The Chariot mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

         (軫水蚓)

  • Four Time Guardians (四值功曹)
    • Li Bing, Guardian of Years (值年神李丙)
    • Huang Chengyi, Guardian of Months (值月神黃承乙)
    • Zhou Deng, Guardian of Days (值日神周登)
    • Liu Hong, Guardian of Hours (值時神劉洪)

  • Four Heavenly Masters (四大天師)
    • Zhang Daoling
      Zhang Daoling
      Zhang Ling , style name Fuhan , was an Eastern Han Dynasty Taoist hermit who founded the Way of the Celestial Masters sect of Taoism, which is also known as the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice....

       (張道陵)
    • Xu Xun (許遜), also known as Xu Jingzhi (許敬之), Xu Jingyang (許旌陽)
    • Qiu Hongji (邱弘濟)
    • Ge Hong
      Ge Hong
      Ge Hong , courtesy name Zhichuan , was a minor southern official during the Jìn Dynasty of China, best known for his interest in Daoism, alchemy, and techniques of longevity...

       (葛洪)

  • Five Revealers (五方揭諦)
    • Golden Light Revealer (金光揭諦)
    • Silver Head Revealer (銀頭揭諦)
    • Boluo Revealer (波羅揭諦)
    • Boluo Monk Revealer (波羅僧揭諦)
    • Moke Revealer (摩訶揭諦)

  • Three Stars of Luck, Prosperity and Longevity
    Fu Lu Shou
    Fu Lu Shou refers to the concept of Good Fortune , Prosperity , and Longevity . This Taoist concept is thought to date back to the Ming Dynasty, when the Fu Star, Lu Star and Shou Star were considered to be personified deities of these attributes respectively...

     (福祿壽三星)
    • Star of Luck (福星)
    • Star of Prosperity (祿星)
    • Star of Longevity (壽星)

  • Six Dings (六丁)
    • Jade Maiden of Yin (陰神玉女)
    • Sima Qing of Dingmao (丁卯神司馬卿)
    • Cui Juqing of Dingyi (丁已神崔巨卿)
    • Shi Shutong of Dingwei (丁未神石叔通)
    • Zang Wengong of Dingyou (丁酉神臧文公)
    • Zhang Wentong of Dinghai (丁亥神張文通)
    • Zhao Ziyu of Dingchou (丁丑神趙子玉)

  • Six Jias (六甲)
    • Jade Man of Yang (陽神玉男)
    • Wang Wenqing of Jiazi (甲子神王文卿)
    • Zhan Zijiang of Jiaxu (甲戌神展子江)
    • Hu Wenchang of Jiashen (甲申神扈文長)
    • Wei Yuqing of Jiawu (甲午神衛玉卿)
    • Meng Feiqing of Jiachen (甲辰神孟非卿)
    • Ming Wenzhang of Jiayin (甲寅神明文章)

  • Six Stars of the South Formation (南斗六星)
    • Star of Life (司命星君)
    • Star of Prosperity (司祿星君)
    • Star of Longevity (延壽星君)
    • Star of Benefit (益算星君)
    • Star of Adversity (度厄星君)
    • Star of Birth (上生星君)

  • Seven Stars of the North Formation (北斗七星), based on the Big Dipper
    Big Dipper
    The Plough, also known as the Big Dipper or the Saptarishi , is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial...

    • Greedy Wolf Star of Sunlight (陽明貪狼星君), based on the Dubhe
    • Giant Gate Star of Dark Essence (陰精巨門星君), based on the Merak
      Beta Ursae Majoris
      Beta Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the traditional name Merak.It is more familiar to northern hemisphere observers as one of the "pointer stars" in the Big Dipper, and a straight line connecting it with nearby Alpha Ursae Majoris extends to Polaris, the north...

    • Lasting Prosperity Star of True Man (真人祿存星君), based on the Phecda
      Gamma Ursae Majoris
      Gamma Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has the traditional name Phad, or Phecda, from the Arabic phrase فخذ الدب "fakhð ad-dubb" ....

    • Civil Star of Mystery and Darkness (玄冥文曲星君), based on the Megrez
      Delta Ursae Majoris
      Delta Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has the traditional names Megrez , from the al-maghriz "the base [of the bear's tail]", and Kaffa....

    • Danyuan Star of Honesty and Chasity (丹元廉貞星君), based on the Alioth
      Epsilon Ursae Majoris
      Epsilon Ursae Majoris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major , and at magnitude 1.76 is the thirty-first brightest star in the sky...

    • Military Star of the North Pole (北極武曲星君), based on the Mizar
      Mizar (star)
      The Mizar–Alcor stellar sextuple system consists of the quadruple system Mizar and the binary system Alcor.- Description :Mizar is a quadruple system of two binary stars in the constellation Ursa Major and is the second star from the end of the Big Dipper's handle. Its apparent magnitude is 2.23...

    • Army-defeating Star of Heaven's Gate (天關破軍星君), based on the Alkaid
      Eta Ursae Majoris
      Eta Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has the traditional names Alkaid and Benetnash ....


  • Dragon Kings of the Four Seas (四海龍王)
    • Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea
      Dragon King of the East Sea
      Ao Guang is the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese mythology...

       (東海龍王敖廣)
    • Ao Qin, Dragon King of the South Sea
      Dragon King of the South Sea
      Ao Shun or Ao Qin is the Dragon King of the South Sea in Chinese mythology. In Journey to the West, he is mentioned briefly in a battle with the Immortals over the death of their servant to the sea and again when Monkey demanded a gift from him and he presented him a red gold cap...

       (南海龍王敖欽)
    • Ao Shun, Dragon King of the North Sea
      Dragon King of the North Sea
      Ao Ming or Ao Shun is the Dragon King of the North Sea . He could be linked to Black Tortoise as both are Chinese gods of the north. His brothers are Ao Chin , Ao Jun and Ao Kuang .-External links:*...

       (北海龍王敖順)
    • Ao Run, Dragon King of the West Sea
      Dragon King of the West Sea
      Ao Ji or Ao Run is the Dragon King of the West Sea . Of the four Dragon Kings he is the least mentioned and very little is known about him in Journey to the West except than when Sun Wukong asked him for a gift he did give him one. He could be linked to the White Tiger as both are Chinese western...

       (西海龍王敖閏)

  • Ten Yama Kings
    Yama (Buddhism and Chinese mythology)
    Yama the name of the Buddhist dharmapala and judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Narakas , "Hells" or "Purgatories". Although ultimately based on the god Yama of the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has developed different myths and different functions from the Hindu deity...

     (十代冥王)
    • Jiang, King of Qinguang (秦廣王蔣)
    • Li, King of Chujiang (楚江王歷)
    • Yu, King of Songdi (宋帝王余)
    • Lü, King of Wuguan (五官王呂)
    • Bao, King of Yama (閻羅王包)
    • Bi, King of Biancheng (卞城王畢)
    • Dong, King of Taishan (泰山王董)
    • Huang, King of Dushi (都市王黃)
    • Lu, King of Pingdeng (平等王陸)
    • Xue, King of Zhuanlun (轉輪王薛)

  • Jialan, Guardian of Eighteen Places (一十八位護教伽藍)
  • City God (城隍)
  • Earth Deity
    Tu Di Gong
    Tu Di Gong , also known as Tu Di , Tu Gong , and Dabo Gong , is a Chinese earth god worshipped by Chinese folk religion worshippers and Taoists. A formal name for Tu Di Gong is , meaning the earth god of wealth and merit....

     (土地神)
  • Mountain Deity (山神)
  • Zhenyuan Immortal (鎮元大仙)

Antagonists

Name Location of first appearance True identity Special powers / weapons / objects Eventual fate Notes
Demon King of Confusion
(混世魔王)
Water Curtain Cave Superior strength Killed by Sun Wukong Sun Wukong takes over his residence
General Yin
(寅将军)
The border Tiger Escaped
Mountain Lord Xiong
(熊山君)
Brown bear
Special dweller
(特处士)
Wild bull
Black Wind Demon
(黑風怪)
Mount Black Wind Black bear Black Tassel Spear Surrendered to Guan Yin and becomes a mountain guardian deity Steals Tripitaka's cassock during a fire
Lingxuzi
(淩虛子)
Gray wolf Killed
White-robed Scholar
(白衣秀士)
White floral-patterned snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...

 
Killed
Tiger Vanguard
(虎先鋒)
Yellow Wind Ridge Tiger Killed
Yellow Wind Demon
(黃風怪)
Marten
Marten
The martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae.-Description:Martens are slender, agile animals, adapted to living in taigas, and are found in coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the northern hemisphere. They have bushy tails, and large...

 
Samadhi
Samadhi
Samadhi in Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools is a higher level of concentrated meditation, or dhyāna. In the yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali....

 Wind
Defeated and returned to Lingji Bodhisattva From Griddhkuta
White Bone Demoness
Bai Gu Jing
Bai Gu Jing is a yaoguai from Journey to the West.-Plot:The four travelers have entered another dangerous region. Sun Wukong leaves to scout around the area, but puts Sanzang and the other two disciples inside a magic circle...


(白骨精)
White Tiger Ridge Human skeleton Transformation Killed by Sun Wukong Transformed into three different people to confuse the protagonists (except Sun Wukong, who sees through her disguise). Sun Wukong destroys her three forms, but Tripitaka misbelieves that Sun had murdered three innocent people and he drives Sun away. Sun Wukong returns to rescue his companions later, who have been captured by the demoness shortly after he left.
Yellow Robe Demon
(黃袍怪)
Moon Cave, Bowl Mountain, Black Pine Forest, Kingdom of Baoxiang Wood Wolf of Legs Transformation Defeated and returned to Heaven
Golden Horned King
(金角大王)
Lotus Cave, Flat Peak Mountain Furnace keepers of Taishang Laojun  Purplish-reddish Gold Wine Gourd, Jade Flask, Golden Curtain Rope, Seven Stars Sword, Palm Leaf Fan Defeated by Sun Wukong and returned to Taishang Laojun
Silver Horned King
(銀角大王)
Hu A'qi
(狐阿七)
Fox Halberd
Ji (halberd)
The ji , the Chinese halberd, was used as a military weapon in one form or another from at least as early as the Shang dynasty until the end of the Qing dynasty. They are still used for training purposes by many Chinese martial arts...

 
Killed by Zhu Bajie Uncle of Golden and Silver Horned Kings
Old woman Dragon Suppressing Cave, Dragon Suppressing Mountain Nine Tailed vixen Killed by Sun Wukong Mother of Golden and Silver Horned Kings
Imposter King of Wuji
(假烏雞國王)
Kingdom of Wuji Azure Lion of Manjusri
Manjusri
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Esoteric Buddhism he is also taken as a meditational deity. The Sanskrit name Mañjuśrī can be translated as "Gentle Glory"...

 Bodhisattva (Fo Lion)
Returned to Manjusri Following the orders to Gautama Buddha to test the protagonists
Red Boy
Red Boy
Red Boy was a character featured in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Red Boy was also known as the Boy Sage King , and had been the son of Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King, a former sworn brother of Sun Wukong...


(紅孩兒)
Fire Wind Cave, Dead Pine Brook, Mount Hao Son of Buffalo Demon King Samadhi
Samadhi
Samadhi in Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools is a higher level of concentrated meditation, or dhyāna. In the yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali....

 Fire
Surrendered to Guan Yin and becomes Sudhana
Sudhana
Sudhanakumâra , mainly known as Sudhana, translated as Child of Wealth, is the main protagonist in the next-to-last and longest chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra. Sudhana appears in Buddhist, Taoist and folk stories; in most of them he is one of the acolytes of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and is...

 
Self-proclaimed "Holy Infant King" (聖嬰大王)
Turtle Dragon
(鼉龍)
Black River, Hengyang Valley Ninth son of the Dragon King of the Jing River Bamboo-linked Bronze Club Returned to Dragon Crown Prince of the Western Sea
Tiger Power Immortal
(虎力大仙)
Kingdom of Chechi Tiger Taoist magic powers Beheaded Sun Wukong tricks them into a playing a "game" to compete their powers, in which they meet their respective ends
Elk Power Immortal
(鹿力大仙)
Elk
Elk
The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...

 
Disemboweled
Antelope Power Immortal
(羊力大仙)
Antelope
Antelope
Antelope is a term referring to many even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelopes comprise a miscellaneous group within the family Bovidae, encompassing those old-world species that are neither cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, nor goats...

 
Roasted
Spiritual-touch King
(靈感大王)
Heaven-crossing River Goldfish of Guan Yin  Nine Petals Bronze Hammer Returned to Guan Yin
Rhinoceros King
(兕大王)
Golden Pouch Cave, Golden Pouch Mountain Azure Bull of Taishang Laojun  Golden Bracelet, Bronze Spear Returned to Taishang Laojun
Immortal of Wishes
(如意真仙)
Immortal Gathering Temple, Mount Jieyang Younger brother of Buffalo Demon King Hook of Wishes Defeated by Sun Wukong
Scorpion Demoness
(蠍子精)
Pipa Cave, Venom Mountain Scorpion of Leiyin Temple Poisonous sting Killed by Sun Rooster of Hairy Head
Fake Sun Wukong
(假孫悟空)
Kingdom of Western Liang Six-ear macaque
Macaque
The macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...

 
Transformation Killed by Sun Wukong Transforms into Sun Wukong to deceive the protagonists.
Buffalo Demon King
(牛魔王)
Sky Scraping Cave, Mount Thunder Buffalo Iron Staff Captured by Nezha
Nezha (deity)
Nezha, Na Zha or Nata . He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" after he became a deity.Modern scholarship has shown that he is based on two figures from Hindu mythology, namely Nalakubar and Krishna....

 and brought back to Heaven
Jade-faced Princess
(玉面公主)
Vixen Killed by Zhu Bajie Buffalo Demon King's mistress
Princess Iron Fan
Princess Iron Fan
Princess Iron Fan is a fictional character from the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. She is the wife of the Bull King and mother of Red Boy. She is a beautiful goddess living in an underground cave awaiting her husband's return, but also angry at him for his affair with a foxy vixen...


(鐵扇公主)
Palm Leaf Cave, Green Clouds Mountain Rakshasi  Palm Leaf Fan, Pair of Swords Surrendered and converts to Buddhism Wife of Buffalo Demon King
Benbo Er'ba
(奔波兒灞)
Golden Ray Temple, Kingdom of Jibao Sheatfish  Captured
Babo Er'ben
(灞波兒奔)
Blackfish
Saint Dragon King
(萬聖龍王)
Emerald Lake, Rocky Hill, Kingdom of Jibao Dragon Crescent Chain,
Marine and flight powers
Killed by Sun Wukong
Nine-headed Prince Consort
(九頭駙馬)
Nine Headed Hydra Defeated by Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong , also known as the Monkey King is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West . In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices...

 
Naked Demon
(赤身鬼)
Wood Immortal Temple, Thorns Ridge Maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...

 tree
Burned by Sun Wukong
Jinjie Shiba Old Man
(勁節十八公)
Pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...

 tree
Guzhi Old Man
(孤直公)
Cedar
Cedar wood
Cedar wood comes from several different trees that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses.* California incense-cedar, from Calocedrus decurrens, is the primary type of wood used for making pencils...

 tree
Lingkongzi
(凌空子)
Juniper
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the...

 tree
Fuyun Old Man
(拂雲叟)
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....

 pole
Almond Immortal
(杏仙)
Almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...

 tree
Yellow Brows Buddha
(黃眉老祖)
Little Thunder Temple, Little West Heaven Servant boy of Yellow Brows Human Sack, Wolf's Teeth Club, Golden Cymbals Captured by Maitreya
Maitreya
Maitreya , Metteyya , or Jampa , is foretold as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he or she is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva.Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on...

 Buddha
Red-scaled Python
(紅鱗大蟒)
Tuoluo Manor, Seven Terminations Mountain, Xishi Alley Python Spear, Poisonous breath Killed by Sun Wukong
Tai Sui
Tai sui
Tai Sui refers to stars directly opposite to Jupiter. They influence the Chinese zodiac, and are also a theory in religious Taoism and Feng Shui....

 Equivalent
(賽太歲)
Unicorn Mountain, Kingdom of Zhuzi Golden Wolf-dragon Purple Bell, Flowery Axe Defeated by Sun Wukong and returned to Guan Yin  Guan Yin's steed
Spider Demoness
(蜘蛛精)
Silk Cave, Silk Mountain Spider Spider web, Silk, Venomous Breath and Saliva Converted to Buddhism Seven servants of the Hundred Eyed Demon Lord.
Hundred Eyed Demon Lord
(百眼魔君)
Yellow Flower Temple Centipede Golden Rays, Light Trap, Fire, Sword Surrendered to Vilamba Bodhisattva
Azure Lion King
(青獅王)
Lion Camel Cave, Lion Camel Ridge Lion Returned to Manjusri Bodhisattva Steed of Manjusri Bodhisattva
Yellow-toothed Elephant
(黃牙老象)
Elephant Returned to Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra , is a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associated with Buddhist practice and meditation. Together with Shakyamuni Buddha and fellow bodhisattva Manjusri he forms the Shakyamuni trinity in Buddhism...

 Bodhisattva
Steed of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Thousand-li travelling Peng
Peng (mythology)
Peng or Dapeng is a giant bird that transforms from a Kun giant fish in Chinese mythology. In comparative mythology of giant creatures, Peng is likened to the Roc or Garuda and Kun to the Leviathan.-Names:...


(雲程萬里鵬)
Peng
Peng (mythology)
Peng or Dapeng is a giant bird that transforms from a Kun giant fish in Chinese mythology. In comparative mythology of giant creatures, Peng is likened to the Roc or Garuda and Kun to the Leviathan.-Names:...

 
Surrendered to Buddha Brother of Buddha's godmother (the peacock Mayura)
Queen of the Bhikkhu
Bhikkhu
A Bhikkhu or Bhikṣu is an ordained male Buddhist monastic. A female monastic is called a Bhikkhuni Nepali: ). The life of Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis is governed by a set of rules called the patimokkha within the vinaya's framework of monastic discipline...

s
(比丘國國后)
Qinghua Manor, Willow Slope, Kingdom of the Bhikkhus Vixen Dragon Staff Killed by Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie
Royal Father-in-law of the Bhikkhus
(比丘國國丈)
Deer Returned to the God of Longevity
Fukurokuju
In Japan, Fukurokuju is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology. It has been theorized that he is a Japanese assimilation of the Chinese Three Star Gods embodied in one deity. Most related in appearance to the Chinese star god Shou, he is the God of wisdom and longevity...

)
Steed of the God of Longevity
Lady Earth Flow
(地涌夫人)
Bottomless Pit, Flame Mountain Albino
Albinism
Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...

 Rat
Pair of Swords Returned to Nezha
Nezha (deity)
Nezha, Na Zha or Nata . He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" after he became a deity.Modern scholarship has shown that he is based on two figures from Hindu mythology, namely Nalakubar and Krishna....

 
Half-sister of Nezha, from Griddhkuta
King of Southern Mountains
(南山大王)
Linked Cave, Bent Peak, Misty Mountain Leopard Iron Pole Killed by Sun Wukong
Tawny Lion Demon
(黃獅精)
Tiger Cave, Leopard Mountain Lion Four Clears Spade Killed
Yellow-haired Monkey Lion
(猱獅)
Nine-bends Cave, Bamboo Linked Mountain Grandchildren of the Saint of Nine Spirits Iron Gorse, Sanlengjian, Gloomy Staff, Bronze Hammer, Axe, Steel Spear Defeated by Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing, captured and executed
Snowy Lion
(雪獅)
Suan-ni
(狻猊)
White Marsh
(白澤)
Hidden Fox
(伏狸)
Ivory Elephant
(摶象)
Saint of Nine Spirits
(九靈元聖)
Nine-headed lion Returned to Taiyi Tianzun Steed of Taiyi Tianzun
King of Cold Protection
(辟寒大王)
Xuanying Cave, Green Dragon Mountain, Jinping Rhinoceros Rattan Staff, Axe, Broadsword Killed Killed by the Dragon Prince of the Western Sea and eaten by the Four Wood Beasts of Heavenly Constellations (Wood Wolf of Legs, Dragon of Horn, Wood Dog of Well and Wood Xie of Dipper).
King of Heat Protection
(辟暑大王)
King of Dust Protection
(辟塵大王)
Imposter Princess of India
(假天竺公主)
Mount Maoying Jade Rabbit
Moon rabbit
The Moon rabbit, also called the Jade Rabbit, in folklore is a rabbit that lives on the moon, based on pareidolia that identifies the markings of the moon as a rabbit. The story exists in many cultures, particularly in East Asian folklore, where it is seen pounding in a mortar and pestle...

 
Pestle Returned to Chang'e
Chang'e
Chang'e may refer to:* Chang'e - a traditional Chinese lunar goddess* The Chinese Chang'e space program, part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program :** Chang'e 1 - the first CLEP lunar orbiter, launched on 24 October 2007...

 

Others

  • Emperor Taizong of Tang
    Emperor Taizong of Tang
    Emperor Taizong of Tang , personal name Lǐ Shìmín , was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649...

     (唐太宗)
  • Liu Boqin
    Liu Boqin
    * see also: Journey to the West main articleLiu Boqin a character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. Liu Boqin is renowned as being the first true supporter of the Tang priest - Sanzang - on his journey west...

    (劉伯欽)
  • Squire Gao (高員外)
  • Gao Cuilan (高翠蘭)
  • White Soft-shelled Turtle (大白龜)
  • Queen of Women's Country (女人國國王)
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