Princess Iron Fan

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For the film, see Princess Iron Fan (1941 film).

Princess Iron Fan is a fictional character from the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. She is the wife of the Bull King. 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 woman. She refused to lend the Monkey King (Sun Wu Kong) her fan to subdue the flaming mountains. Her fan is extremely large and has magical properties, as it can create giant whirlwinds.

[edit] In other media

Princess Iron Fan has appeared as optional playable character in the Playstation game Saiyuki: Journey to the West. However, she is called Lady Tessen instead of Princess Iron Fan (though it essentially means the same thing). Her element is fire rather than wind and her fan is used (not visibly) in her Fire Fan special attack, where she creates a massive tornado of flames around a group of enemies. Her husband, the Bull King, called Taurus, is also an optional playable character.