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Pilgrims
Sun Wukong
孙悟空
A monkey born from stone
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Tang San Zang
唐三藏
A monk on a divine mission
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Zhu Bajie
豬八戒
A pig in body and deed
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Sha Zeng
沙僧
River monster / super nice guy
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Little White Dragon
小白龙
A dragon turned into a horse
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Gods and Deities
Jade Emperor
玉皇大帝
The ruler of Heaven
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Bodhisattva Guanyin
观音菩萨
Goddess of compassion
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Nezha
哪吒
Lotus-bodied warrior boy
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Buddha
如来佛祖
The original Buddhist
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Master Zhenyuan
镇元大仙
Senior immortal; part-time arborist
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Dragon King of the East Sea
东海龙王
Sun Wukong’s reluctant neighbor
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Bodhisattva Lingji
灵吉菩萨
Weasel whacker
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Li Jing (Pagoda-Wielding King)
托塔李天 王
Celestial commander; Nezha’s dad
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Fire Virtue Star Lord
火德星君
Runs heaven’s Department of Fire
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Water Virtue Star Lord
水德星君
Runs heaven’s Department of Water
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Bodhisattva Wenshu
文殊菩萨
Lion wrangler (and rider)
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Lao Zi
太上老君
Founder of Daoism
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Demons and Other Obstacles
Black Bear Demon
黑熊精
Cassock thief
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Lord Yellow Wind
黄风大王
Windy weasel
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White-Bone Demon
白骨精
Tricky demon mistress
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Yellow-Robe Demon
黄袍怪
Actually kind of a reasonable guy
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Golden-Horned King
金角大王
Good at drawing caricatures
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Silver-Horned King
银角大王
Good at moving mountains
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Blue-Maned Lion Demon
青狮精
Actually, a pretty good fake king
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Red Boy
红孩儿
Prepubescent punk
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Tiger Power Immortal
虎力大仙
Actually he CAN summon the rain
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Deer Power Immortal
鹿力大仙
A gut-wrenching character
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Goat Power Immortal
羊力大仙
Loves jacuzzis filled with oil
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King of Numinous Power
灵感大王
Trades good weather for edible kids
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Single-Horned Rhino King
独角兕大王
It’s all about the ring
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Queen of Kingdom of Women
西梁女国女王
Somehow yearns for a patriarchy
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Ruyi Immortal
如意真仙
Hoarder of magic spring water
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