Saint (manhua)

Saint
Promotional image from Saint, courtesy Burapat Comics
大圣王 (Dàshèng wáng)
Genre	Fantasy Based on Journey to the West
Author	Khoo Fuk Lung
Publisher	Jade Dynasty

Saint (Chinese: 大圣王; pinyin: Dàshèng wáng; literally "The Great Saint King") is a manhua by Hong Kong comics artist Khoo Fuk Lung. It tells the life of Sun Wukong, the monkey from the novel Journey to the West. It was first published by Jade Dynasty and is licensed by Yuk Long Limited.

Summary

The story is about the journey to the West (to India), similar to the story of the original novel.

Characters

Xuanzang's Group

Sun Wukong (Dashengwang)

Sun is the main character. He is a child of the Heaven and the Earth born from a divine rock. In the first chapters Yu Huang Da Di orders the Lei Shen to eliminate him. Though with his children and the thunder hammer, Lei Shen can't kill Sun. After that, he says "The Heaven bears him, we can't kill him" and return to the Heaven. Growing, Sun leads the monkeys and monsters in Huāguǒ-shān (Chinese: 花果山；mountain of flowers and fruit) and sets camp in Shuǐlián-dòng (water-curtain cave or waterfall cave). After seeing an old monkey dead, he travels to the fairy island to learn skills and magic from Grandmaster Xū Pú Tí. Then he leaves his master because of the trouble he made to him, and set rebels to the Heaven. While fighting the Sanyan Zhanshen (Three-Eyed Wargod, who later is Er Lang Shen), he rescued 108 demons. Because of that, he angers Yu Huang Da Di and provokes the great Buddha, he is punished to be confined in Mount Wu Xing. He stole Pangu's qi-bian ate the ate empress Tianmu Niangniang's "Peaches of Immortality".

Yunyu

The name Yun Yu means "Cloud and Rain".

The pretty demoness Sun rescued from Lei Yin Temple. She makes friends with Wukong. When Wukong is confined in Mount Wu Xing, she follows the order of Ru Lai to get his heart back. Found it, she finds Sun and give him it. Fighting Bing Pi Daxian with Sun, she is destroyed to ice-dust. Xiaoshan Guanyin promises to revive her.

Xiaobao

An insect demon. Friend of Wukong from his first day with his Grandmaster.

Shawang

A demon who was Sha Wujing's and Xiao Bailong's master. He is forced to promises to help Sun three times but later he becomes his true friend.

Xuanzang (fictional character)

A reincarnation of Jinchanzi, a disciple of Ru Lai.

Zhu Bajie (Zhu Daxian)

A deity who was punished to fall down to the man's world.

Gao Ruolan

Zhu's fiancee. Er Lang helps him to make her love him.

Sha Wujing (Sha Baonan)

Once the servant of the Sandking.

Xiaobailong

The prince of East Sea. Son of Seaking Jiao Ye.

Heaven World

Di Shi Tian (帝釋天)

Based on Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor.

The Tianhuang of the Tiantang.

Tianmu Niangniang (天母娘娘)

Based on Xi Wangmu, Yu Huang's wife.

Zhenwu Tianhuang (真武天皇)

Master of Di Shi Tian. He is the most powerful god in the heaven world.

Yuanshi Tianzun (元始天尊)

Based on Yuanshi Tianzun, master of Jiang Ziya in Fengshen Yanyi.

Sanyan Zhanshen - Erlang

Based on Yang Jian, the deity who helps Jiang Ziya in the battle against Zhou Wang.

The wargod has three eyes. He later became Sanyan Mashen of Majie, led by Wansui Yaodi.

Xiaotian Quan (啸天犬)

The heavenly dog. He always follows Er Lang.

Zheng Tianwang (正天王)

Based on Li Jing, the hero becoming god in Fengshen Yanyi.

Xie (邪)

Son of Zheng Tianwang. Based on Nezha, son of Li Jing.

Seaking Jiao E (海王 蛟悪)

Based on the dragon kings of Journey to the West

Bai Juweng (百足翁)

Weituo (韋馱)

Zhu Rong (祝融)

The firegod.

Bingpo Daxian (氷珀大仙)

The blizzard-god. He indirectly destroys Yun Yu. Obeying the orders of Di Shi Tian, he joins the Heaven Punishment to destroy the hybrid son of Baolu Wang and Feng Hou.

Four Weather Gods

Feng Hou (风后)

Based on Tie Shan Gongzhu (Princess Iron Fan), wife of Niu Mowang (Ox-Demon-King).

Feng Bo (风伯)

The wind deity after Feng Hou's leaving. He's stupid and loves fighting.

Yu Zi (雨师)

The rain deity. He has loved Feng Hou for a long time but she feels no interests, then he hatreds Baolu Wang because Feng Hou loves him. He's the one after the Heaven Punishment.

Lei Gong (雷公)

The thunder deity. He gets order from Heaven to destroy Sun after his birth, but he can't destroy him and retreat with reason "Heaven doesn't want him dead, so he's alive". He later joins the Heavenly Punishment to punish Baolu Wang, but he doesn't fight a lot because of his old friendship with Feng Hou.

Dian Mu (電母)

The lightning deity. She's Lei Gong's wife. She joins the Heavenly Punishment to punish Baolu Wang, but she doesn't fight a lot because of her old friendship with Feng Hou.

Si Da Men Shen

Based on Four Heavenly Kings, the guardians of Heaven.

Dong Fang Men Shen

Based on Chí Guó Tiānwáng, one of Four Great Kings, who assists Jiang Ziya in Fengshen Yanyi.

He wears a pipa as a weapon. He's dead in Sun's rebellion.

Xi Fang Men Shen

Based on Guăng Mù Tiānwáng, one of Four Great Kings, who assists Jiang Ziya in Fengshen Yanyi.

He wears a great serpent as a weapon. He's dead in Sun's rebellion.

Bei Fang Men Shen

Based on Duō Wén Tiānwáng, one of Four Great Kings, who assists Jiang Ziya in Fengshen Yanyi.

He wears an umbrella as a weapon. He's alive in Sun's rebellion. He later gets orders from Di Shi Tian to assist Xuanzang's group to defeat Xuema.

Nan Fang Men Shen

Based on Zēng Cháng Tiānwáng, one of Four Great Kings, who assists Jiang Ziya in Fengshen Yanyi.

He wears a sword as a weapon. He's dead in Sun's rebellion.

Si Ling Zhanxiang

Qing Long (青龙) and Bai Hu (白虎)

The Guardians of the East and West.

Xuan Wu (玄武)

The Guardian of the North.

A little monk in the future who is his reincarnation Ananni (婀难妮) prevents Sun Wukong destroying the Ru Lai's statue.

Zhu Que (朱雀)

The Guardian of the South.

The goddess whose reincarnation is a crimson firebird is who helped Yaowang in the past.

Long Shen (龙神)

He is the guardian of time. He moves Sun Wukong to the year 2004, and 3 demons to the year 2003, when they create many crimes. The author uses those monsters to describe the reason of SARS.

He somehow is based on the dragon guardian Huang Long, who is the leader of Ssu Ling Gods.

Di Yu

Yanwang

The extreme master of Diyu. Niutu & Mamian (Ox-Head and Horse-Face), Hei-Bai Wuchang (Black-White Abnormal) are in his rule.

Zhong Kui

An extreme demon-hunter in Diyu, formerly a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings in Human World.

Buddhist

Dashan Ru Lai

The extreme master of Lei Yin Temple. He defeats Wukong in his rebels against Tianjie. He arranges Wukong to assist his disciple Jinchanzi, whose reincarnation is Xuanzang, to get the Sānzàngjīng, the "Three Collections of (Buddhist) Scriptures".

Xiaoshan Guanyin

A beautiful buddhist saint-nun who helps Xuanzang's group many times. It seems Wukong has some love interests in her.

Shiba La Han

The 18 saint-monks serving under Ru Lai's lead.

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin - Tang Taizong

The great emperor of Tang Dynasty.

Wei Zheng

The minister of Tang. He also is a hero character from the historical novel Book of Tang.

Yuchi Gong

One of the founding generals. But in this story, he died eaten by the demons attacking Li Shimin.

Qin Shubao

One of the founding generals.

Li Chunfeng

The strategist who alongside with Zhong Kui saves Taizong Emperor.

Taoists

Puti's School

Puti Laozu

The master of Sun. He teaches him 73 transformations. He's punished to be banned to become a deity due to Sun's rebellion.

Puti Zi

The young disciple of Puti Laozu. She is the future head of Puti's School. She travels to defeat 108 evil spirits. She calls Sun shixiong. Sun calls her shimei and Sha calls her shigu.

Ya Ya

The elder pupil of Laozu of the same generation of Wukong. He fights Jian Weishi to protect Yun Yu.

Others

Sun Simao

Sun the Godly Doctor, named Simao.

Demons

72 Caverns

Xiong Shiwang - The lion king

Also Jinshan Dongzhu.

Xiong Liuwang - The bear king

Also Yinpan Dongzhu.

Mishu Longwang - The serpent king

Also Lingshe Dongzhu.

Huoyan Zu

Baolu Wang

Based on Dalu Wang, the Ox-Demon-King in Journey to the West.

Tie Niangju

• See also Feng Hou

Based on Tie Shan Gongzhu (Princess Iron Fan), wife of Niu Mowang. She was Feng Hou of Heaven, but when she met Baolu Wang, she fell in love with him and left the heaven.

Huo Hai Er

Based on Dalu Hai Er (or Hong Hai Er), son of Lady Iron-Fan and the Ox-Demon-King.

Majie (Demon World)

Wansui Yaodi

The lord of Demon World.

Sanyan Mashen

See above.

Baima Shi

He is the messenger of the Demon Lord. Based on Bai Gu Jing.

Heima Shi

He is the black half of Baima Shi. They embody into Yin-Yang Mawang.

Xuema

He lost in his battle with Baimo Shi against Sanyan Moshen with Xiongling Wang, then he serves him as Xiongling Wang's servant.

Xiongling Wang

The evil spirit cat who absorbs the evil spirits of the heroes from the past, gets them to fights for him. He has 9 souls to controls 9 evil spirit.

• Lu Bu and Chitu

The first spirit captured by Xiongling Wang. He was the hero from the Three Kingdoms Period. He used Heaven Scorcher as weapon. He and his charge are versified:

The horse Chitu is described as the child of a Tianma (Heavenly Horse) with a rare five-colored mare. To provoke Xiao Bailong, Puti Zi says "He (Red Hare) is only a hybrid horse, you, the imperial prince of East Sea, can't lose him such a match like this."

• Xiang Yu and Yu Zhi

The second spirit captured by Xiongling Wang. He was the hero from the later Qin Period. He was famous with his title Xīchǔ Bàwáng. His weapon is Diyu Lei Dao.

The horse Yuzhi is described to a Malong (Demon Dragon).

• Zhang Jiao

The third spirit captured by Xiongling Wang. He was the leader of Yellow Turban Rebellion in the later Eastern Han Period. He is described as a disciple of the same master of Puti Laozu.

• Bai Di

The mythological son of the sun. He is a lion-faced and human-bodied man.

• Puti Laozu

See above

• Others

After he embodies Puti Laozu, Xiongling Wang can't embody anyone more, he is forced to give Laozu's spirit back to Wukong. Unfortunately, this spirit is destroyed by Lei Gong by accident.

Yaowang

The most powerful demon ever appeared. He challenged Zhenwu Tianhuang 100 times and lost to him exactly 100 matches. Now he challenges Sun Wukong.

He turned out Wansui Yaodi's younger brother.

Xiannu

Yaowang's servant demon.

Maxin

The powerful spirit which incarnates from Wukong's evil heart. According to Wansui Yaodi, Maxin has the champion's power which can win all powerful opponents.

Yiwa Feng

The demon tribe led by Zishen Jiangjun.

Zishen Jiangjun

His name is based on the chesspiece Jiang 將/Shuai 帥 in xiangqi.

His appearance is a demon wearing a skull-mask. Actually, he is a demon monkey who transform Wukong to fool Sanzang.

He is based on Six-ear Macaque, the demon who disguises Wukong in Xi You Ji.

Jianwei Shi

His name is based on the chesspiece Shi 仕/Shi 士.

The lover of Xue Qi, who killed by Yun Yu.

Yanzhi Xiang

Her name is based on the chesspiece Xiang 相/Xiang 象.

She loves Jian Weishi and doesn't want him to kill Yunyu to avenge Xueqi, she stops him.

Chuanxin Ma

His name is based on the chesspiece Ma 傌/Ma 馬.

Xuncheng Ju

His name is based on the chesspiece Ju 俥/Ju 車.

Guogong Pao and Yao Zu soldiers

Their names are based on the chesspiece Pao 砲/Pao 炮 and Zu 卒/Bing 兵.

The Dragon Clan

According to author, dragons are sorted to the following types:

• Tianlong (Heavenly Dragon): The lord of dragon, the incarnation of Di Shi Tian.
• Bailong (White Dragon): The only female type of dragons, the incarnation of Tianmu Niangniang.
• Jinlong (Golden Dragon): The dragons of man, incarnations of the man's emperors.
• Yelong (Karma Dragon): The later generation of Tianlong, the dragons of sea.
• Malong (Demon Dragon): The later generation of Yelong, the dragons of evil.

Storyline

Sun Wukong's profile

The stone monkey was born from the stone with the of earth and heaven.Lei Gong gets the orders from Tianhuang and does the heaven punishment with his children.

Stone monkey uses his power to protect himself. Then he studies Puti Laozu the 73 transformations. He's named Sun Wukong. Lei Gong again does heaven punishment, Sun uses all his abilities to protect his master and his fellow students.

Sun Wukong's Rebellion

He gets the title of Bumayun (horsekeeper) from Di Shi Tian and finds it only a low position. He battles the deities (among them is Tianpeng Yuanshuai before his reduction to the human world).

He attacks the deities and rescues 108 demons from Pangu's Temple.

Dashan Ru Lai captures him and confines him under Mt. Wuxing. Di Shi Tian punishes Sanyan-Zhanshen and Beidou-Xingjun for their carelessness.

Tang Emperor gives the title of Saintly Monk to Xuanzang

An strange old man provokes Xuanzang. Then Erlang, the reincarnation of Sanyan-Zhanshen, does many crimes killing demons and gets the Emperor and his servants involved in. Yuchi Gong dies, and Xuanzang uses Jinchanzi's godly rod to eliminate the demons attacking the emperor.

Emperor Taizong of Tang gives him the title of Saintly Monk after much of his disagreement.

Travel to the West

Xuanzang pursues Sun Wukong, then Zhu Bajie, later Sha Wujing and his partner Xiao Bailong to his group and begins the mission to get the three bibbles from the West.

• Fighting Jinjiao (Gold Horn) and Yinjiao (Silver Horn)
• Defeating Jinjiao, killing Scorpion King, defeating Hei Nuhou (Black Queen)
• Be friend with Jinjiao, Tianxun Niang
• Challenging Baolu Wang.
• Sun and Baolu Wang become sworn brothers.
• Sun helps Baolu Wang and Feng Hou fight against the "Heavenly Punishment".
• Erlang combines "Jima Yuansu" (Ultimate Demon Element) with one son of Baolu Wang, transform him to a "Jima".

The famous novels inside

This manhua gets details from the famous novels such as: the original novel, Romance of Three Kingdoms, Book of Tang, Investiture of the Gods, Book of Han, etc. It has many heroes from these novels appearing such as: Lu Bu and his charge Chitu from Sanguo Yanyi, deities from Fengshen Yanyi, Emperor Taizong of Tang and his servants from Book of Tang, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu from Book of Han, etc.

The legend of "Investiture of the Gods" is informed in this manhua. It tells the "Fengshen" Plan was made by Di Shi Tian to destroy king Zhouwang and his demonic army. The Revolution was led by Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa with the helps of the deities. The lost deities were kept the souls in Fengshen Tai.

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