Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, may be a supporting protagonist of The Journey to the West, the classic piece of Chinese literature, but really, he's the main hero. The story begins with him, and focuses on him as he solves nearly every puzzle!
Born from seaside rocks, Sun Wukong soon became the mighty Monkey King! His exploits gained the friendship and enmity of gods and demons alike, until he grew so powerful that Heaven began to get worried about him! He gained the ability to change into 72 different forms, flying somersaults that could take him anywhere in the world, the ability to pluck any of his hairs and transform them into whatever he wished, and the legendary Ruyi Jingu Bang extendable staff! And golden chain mail, a phoenix-feather cap, cloud-walking boots... and yeah, everything.
So Heaven brought him in, gave him a title, and some meaningless busywork. Sun Wukong responded by eating peaches and pills of immortality and rampaging, beating up people in heaven. They stuffed him in a heavenly crucible to try to melt him down, but it just made Sun Wukong stronger! So eventually, the Buddha Himself had to intervene, and tell the Monkey King that if he could somersault off from the palm of the buddha's hand, he could do whatever he wanted - and be imprisoned if he failed. Sun Wukong LEAPT... and landed on what he thought was one of the five pillars of heaven itself! So he scrawled his name on it and peed on it, only to learn that he was pissing on one of the buddha's fingers, like a moron. Oops.
Sun Wukong got imprisoned under a mountain for five hundred years until the monk Tang SangZang needed his help to travel to the West and retrieve the original Buddhist scriptures. Poor SUn Wukong had a special restraining headband on his head to keep him from further rampaging, and he became the best god-moding overpowered sidekick EVER! After everything ended, he was rewarded with Buddahood.
I totally understand how this guy inspired Dragon Ball Z.
Sun Wukong
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, may be a supporting protagonist of The Journey to the West, the classic piece of Chinese literature, but really, he's the main hero. The story begins with him, and focuses on him as he solves nearly every puzzle!
Born from seaside rocks, Sun Wukong soon became the mighty Monkey King! His exploits gained the friendship and enmity of gods and demons alike, until he grew so powerful that Heaven began to get worried about him! He gained the ability to change into 72 different forms, flying somersaults that could take him anywhere in the world, the ability to pluck any of his hairs and transform them into whatever he wished, and the legendary Ruyi Jingu Bang extendable staff! And golden chain mail, a phoenix-feather cap, cloud-walking boots... and yeah, everything.
So Heaven brought him in, gave him a title, and some meaningless busywork. Sun Wukong responded by eating peaches and pills of immortality and rampaging, beating up people in heaven. They stuffed him in a heavenly crucible to try to melt him down, but it just made Sun Wukong stronger! So eventually, the Buddha Himself had to intervene, and tell the Monkey King that if he could somersault off from the palm of the buddha's hand, he could do whatever he wanted - and be imprisoned if he failed. Sun Wukong LEAPT... and landed on what he thought was one of the five pillars of heaven itself! So he scrawled his name on it and peed on it, only to learn that he was pissing on one of the buddha's fingers, like a moron. Oops.
Sun Wukong got imprisoned under a mountain for five hundred years until the monk Tang SangZang needed his help to travel to the West and retrieve the original Buddhist scriptures. Poor SUn Wukong had a special restraining headband on his head to keep him from further rampaging, and he became the best god-moding overpowered sidekick EVER! After everything ended, he was rewarded with Buddahood.
I totally understand how this guy inspired Dragon Ball Z.