Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation)

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The Four Heavenly Kings (shitennō in Japanese) are the four Buddhist deities who are believed to protect the four quarters of the world. The term is frequently used outside of the Buddhist context to refer to any superb or famous quartet, as shown below.

Four Heavenly Kings may also refer to:

• The Shitennō (samurai), four loyal retainers of Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and some of the other great samurai of legend
• The Shitennō (Tokugawa clan), four prominent generals of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Sakai Tadatsugu, Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, and Sakakibara Yasumasa.
• Four Heavenly Kings, a 2006 mockumentary film directed by Daniel Wu

In modern people:

• The Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, and Aaron Kwok
• The New Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop: Leo Ku, Hacken Lee, Andy Hui, and Edmond Leung
• The Four Young Heavenly Kings of Mandopop: Jay Chou, Wang Lee Hom, David Tao and JJ Lin
• The Four Heavenly Kings of professional wrestling in Japan: Akira Taue, Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada
• The Four Heavenly Kings of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party: Annette Lu, Su Tseng-chang, Frank Hsieh, and Yu Shyi-kun
• The Four Small Heavenly Kings of Taiwan: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Nicky Wu, Alec Su, and Jimmy Lin

In fictional groups:

• Shitennou (Sailor Moon), four characters of the Dark Kingdom, the primary villains of the first story arc
• The Elite Four or Four Heavenly Kings, various fictional teams of four highly-skilled Pokémon trainers in the Pokémon meta-series.
• The Four Heavenly Kings in Dragon Ball Z: Gashyu, Tado, Salt, and Vinegar, minions of Garlic Jr.
• The Four Heavenly Kings in Konjiki no Gash Bell!! or Zatch Bell!, the most powerful of the Ancient Mamodo
• The Four Heavenly Kings in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo are Captain Battleship, Kittypoo, Over, and Halekulani of the Maruhage Empire
• The Four Heavenly Kings, four aliens in the Ultraman Mebius series: Alien Mefilas, Deathrem, Glozam, and Yapool
• The Four Heavenly Kings in O-Parts Hunter, the four top executives of the Zenom organation
• The "Four Gods" or Four Heavenly Kings in "Cutey Honey Live Action": Gold Claw, Cobalt Claw, Scarlet Claw, Black Claw
• The Four Heavenly Kings in Ikki Tousen are the four strongest fighters in Nanyo Academy which are Saji Genpou, Gakushuu, Ryomou Shimei and Kannei Kouha though his position is later replaced by Shuuyu Koukin.
• In Kamen Rider Kiva, there is a group of four most elite Fangire: Rook, and three are yet to be named.

In video games:

• The Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi in the King of Fighters series: Goenitz, Chris, Yashiro Nanakase, and Shermie
• The Four Heavenly Kings of Shadaloo in the Street Fighter series: Balrog, Vega, Sagat and M. Bison
• The Four Heavenly Kings of Neo Arcadia, or Four Guardians, of the Mega Man Zero series: Phantom, Leviathan, Harpuia, and Fefnir; all four are the guardians of Copy X.
• The Four Heavenly Kings in the Kunio-kun series: Taira, Mochizuki, Kinoshita, and Kobayashi. They are known as "the Zombies" in the English localization of River City Ransom.
• The Four Heavenly Kings in Crystalis: They are General Kelbesque, the witch Sabera, the swordsman Mado, and the wizard Karmine. They are henchmen of the main antagonist.
• In Breath of Fire, one of the primary antagonists (Jade/Judas) has a shitenno: Cort, Mote (Sigmund), Cerl (Carla), and Goda
• The Four Heavenly Kings in the game Pokémon series, are four Pokémon Trainers (called: the Elite Four in the International versions) who are regarded as the toughest in their regional Pokémon League, short of League Champion.
• In Shin Megami Tensei, the Shitennou are deities who kept Tokyo from being obliterated from a flood. Their defeat is required in order to proceed to the final battle between the Mesian and the Gaian factions.