Sun Wukong in Dynasty Warriors 9:Empires

Making Sun Wukong from 'Journey to the West' and many other stories and adaptations

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven, he is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. After five hundred years, he accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang riding on White Dragon Horse and two other disciples, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, on a journey to obtain Buddhist sutras from the West (India), where Buddha and his followers dwell.

Sun Wukong possesses many abilities. He gained immortality seven times through seven different means. He has superstrength and is able to support the weight of two heavenly mountains on his shoulders while running "with the speed of a meteor". He is extremely fast and able to travel 34,000 miles in one somersault. He has vast memorization skills and can remember every monkey ever born. As king of the monkeys it is his duty to keep track of and protect each and every one. Sun Wukong also acquires the 72 Earthly Transformations, which allow him to access 72 unique powers, including the ability to transform into animals and objects. He is a skilled fighter, capable of defeating the best warriors of heaven. His hair has magical properties, capable of making copies of himself or transforming into various weapons, animals and other things. He also shows partial weather manipulation skills and can stop people in place with fixing magic.