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    Sun Wukong
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    Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West (西遊記).<br />
    In the novel, he accompanies the monk Xuanzang on the journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from India.<br />
    Sun Wukong possesses an immense amount of strength, he is able to lift his 13,500 jīn (8,100 kg or 17,881 lbs) staff with ease.<br />
    He is also superbly fast, able to travel 108,000 li (54,000 kilometers or 33,554 mi - further than the circumference of the earth) in one somersault.<br />
    Sun knows 72 transformations, which allows him to transform into various animals and objects, he has trouble, however, transforming into other people, because he is unable to complete the transformation of his tail.<br />
    He is a skilled fighter, capable of holding his own against the best generals of heaven.<br />
    Each of his hairs possesses magical properties, and is capable of transforming either into a clone of the Monkey King himself, or various weapons, animals, and other objects.<br />
    He also knows spells that can command wind, part water, conjure protective circles against demons, and freeze humans, demons, and gods alike.
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