Sun Wukong is one of the major protagonists of the famous novel, Journey to the West. An unnamed monkey born from a huge rock. After he has mastered 72 marvelous magic skills, he names himself "Sun Wukong" (孫悟空, read as "Son Gokuu" according to the Japanese on'yomi reading). "Sun" is a common Chinese surname, and "Wukong" is a Buddhist given name meaning "enlightened to emptiness," given to him by his master Bohdi who taught him the said magic skills. He violates everywhere he pleases, such as the hell for extending his lifespan, and the Celestial Court for stealing the Peaches of Immortality, and thus before the novel starts, he was well known for causing havoc that shook the heavens through his rebellious attitude, but has a soft side and cunning, confident exterior; though his personality is said to be very volatile.
"Seiten Taisei" is the Japanese translation of the Chinese name "Qitian Dasheng" (齊天大聖) which translates to "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven," a title Sun Wukong placed on himself when trying to win the respect of the heavens the second time by force. At one time, Ox-Head and Horse-Face attempted to capture him, but Wukong overpowered them and scared them away. After that, he breaks into the underworld, where he crosses out his name and that of his people from the record of living souls, thus granting immortality to himself and his monkey followers. He eventually pulls off even more audacious deeds such as drinking and eating the sacred food for the Jade Emperor in heaven due to a banquet he was not invited to, increasing his durability and layers of immortality alike.
After his rampage in heaven where he breaks free from his execution confinements and from the giant furnace that kills immortals used in an attempt to turn him into an elixir, but with how many forms of immortality Sun Wukong collected instead removed the last bit of mortality he had left; Buddha is called on by the Jade Emperor as a last resort. Buddha grants Wukong a challenge he is unable to overcome and thus he is imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years until he is freed by Tang Sanzang and joins his journey towards India with two other companions, Zhu Baijie and Sha Wujing, to obtain the Hindu scriptures, along with encountering a variety of demons along the way who act as antagonists. His imprisonment had also left him an enchanted circlet that tightens around Wukong's head when Sanzang recites a Buddhist prayer to keep Wukong under control.
Some believed that Sun Wukong's conception was influenced by the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, but there are also opinions arguing that Ramayana had not yet been translated into Chinese language during the lifetime of the author of Journey to the West, thus theorize that their resemblence was mere coincidence.
"Origin: China. The monkey from the famous Chinese folk tale 'Journey to the West.' He was born from a stone at the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. He gained his power under the guidance of an immortal. After acquiring the 72 Transformation technique, he became a powerful demon. His weapon Ruyi Jingu Bang was won from the Dragon of the East Sea."
—Shin Megami Tensei A-Mode DDS dictionary
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne[]
Wu Kong can be obtained by evolving a Hanuman at level 50. Unlike Kurama and Queen Mab, since Hanuman can only be obtained by evolving Onkot and he never appears in any normal battle (Genma and Fury race demons never responds to negotiation in battle anyway), making Wu Kong the only demon in the game which requires secondary evolution to obtain.
Save for the Fiend demons, Wu Kong has the above average resistance attributes including immunity to physical without weakness (the others being Girimehkala and Albion). The only hindrance of his usefulness is that his repertoire of skills lacks any magic spell. The only way to redeem it is to fuse an Onkot with some magic spell (Elec spell is recommended against Rangda) and retain those spells during level up until Wu Kong succeeds them.
Wu Kong can only be acquired through a triple fusion of Hanuman, Onkot and Garuda. The ability to fuse him can be acquired through recording at least 90 demons within the compendium or defeating the boss variant within the B11 Docks instance. He also appears regularly in Ueno's Mirage instance's gold-level. In the Mirage's open-air lobby area, he can be seen flying past.
Shin Megami Tensei IV[]
Wu Kong is a boss in the Challenge Quest, Capture the Berserker. Flynn can receive the quest after starting the main quest "Capture the Black Samurai," which allows access to the lower levels of Naraku. The client is Kishin Erlang Shen.
The quest description recalls Wu Kong's mischief, and that he has made a link from the Heavens to Naraku. After he escapes from battle two times, the third time is where he gets tired of Flynn's meddling, and fights seriously. After this he surrenders and reveals he was expecting a god to beat him and not some mortal. Regardless, he lost so he returns to the heavens. Flynn then receives the Tokkosho bludgeon as a reward.
He later appears in the Challenge Quest, Sunset for a Demonnapper, where he comes from the heavens on orders from Buddha to tell Hariti where her son was kidnapped, and to tell her to let Flynn aid her before leaving.
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse[]
Wu Kong can teach Nanashi the Mortal Jihad, Taunt, Charge and Critical Eye skills through his Demon Whisper. He benefits from learning Physical and support skills.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
"Seiten Taisei is also known as Sun Wu Kong and was supposedly born from a rock at the summit of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. He wreaked havoc and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang and traveled with him on a journey towards enlightenment."
—Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS compendium
Persona 3 Reload[]
"Also known as "Sun Wukong", he was supposedly born from a rock. After wreaking havoc, he was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Satsang."
—Persona 3 Reload Qitian Dasheng background
"A Persona from another story. This is a title Sun Wukong had given himself. After wreaking havoc, he was punished by Buddha, who imprisoned him under a mountain. Eventually, he was saved by a monk named Xuanzang."
In Persona 3 Reload, Seiten Taisei is available in both his Shin Megami Tensei design and his Persona 5 incarnation, the latter of which is exclusive to Reload's Persona 5 Royal Set 2 DLC, along with the other ultimate Personas of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. The Persona 5 version of Seiten Taisei is the only Persona capable of learning the Wild Thunder Skill.
In the English localization, Seiten Taisei's Persona 5 incarnation is referred to as "Seiten Taisei," while the original version is referred to as Qitian Dasheng. Such a distinction is not made in the original Japanese.
Persona 5[]
"A title Sun Wukong had given himself. Born from a rock, he wreaked havoc and was punished by Buddha who imprisoned him under a mountain. Eventually, he was saved by a monk named Xuanzang."
—Persona 5 compendium
Seiten Taisei is the ultimate Persona of Ryuji Sakamoto. The incarnation of this Persona has a bludgeoning staff with a "8000K" written on it, a reference to the Ruyi Jingu Bang's stated weight in the novel: 13,500 catties, which in the modern metric, is approximately 8,000 kilograms, or nearly 9 tons.
DemiKids Light & Dark[]
"A fierce monkey warrior who lives in exile for eating a forbidden fruit."
—DemiKids Demonary
Known as Goku, he has the power Camaraderie, which causes him to go berserk when an ally falls.
Devil Survivor 2[]
"Seiten Taisei is also known as Sun Wu Kong and was supposedly born from a rock at the summit of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. He wreaked havoc and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang and traveled with him on a journey towards enlightenment."
—Devil Survivor 2 compendium
Known as Wu Kong in the game. This demon can only be fused after the protagonist has achieved Fate Rank 5 with Daichi Shijima.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"Seiten Taisei also known as Sun Wu Kong was supposedly born from a rock at the summit of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. He appears as a main character in the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West" and famous for his monkey like appearance. He wreaked havoc and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santang and traveled with him on a journey towards enlightenment."
Increases ATK and reduces of DEF of All Enemies by 20% for 3 turns.
Innate
Oni-Kagura
5 MP
Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 30% crit rate and 135 power on a Single Enemy.
Innate
Charge
6 MP
Self enters a state of Charge. Increases the next Phys attack damage by 125%.
Common
Titanomachia
7 MP
Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 30% crit rate and 125 power on All Enemies.
Aragami (Awaken)
Thunderclap
7 MP
Inflicts Light (Magic) damage with 180 power on a Single Enemy.
Aragami (Gacha)
Blood Rush
6 MP
Increases own parties ATK and EV/AC by 20%. (3 turns)
Protector (Awaken)
Hell Gaze
7 MP
Inflicts Dark (Magic) damage with 180 power on a Single Enemy.
Protector (Gacha)
Vitality Amp III
Auto
+15 to Vitality.
Psychic (Awaken)
Maragi
5 MP
Inflicts Fire (Magic) damage with 80 power on All Enemies.
Psychic (Gacha)
Null Phys
Auto
Adds Phys Null.
Elementalist (Awaken)
Deadly Poison
Auto
+30% damage to Poisoned enemies.
Elementalist (Gacha)
Gallery[]
Seiten Taisei alternate artwork
Official artwork from Devil Children Red/Black Book.
Seiten Taisei in Shin Megami Tensei II
Wu Kong as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
Wu Kong as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Seiten Taisei as he appears in Card Summoner
Seiten Taisei as he appears in Devil Survivor
Wu Kong as he appears in Devil Survivor 2
Qitian Dasheng in Persona 3 Reload
Persona 5's Seiten Taisei in Persona 3 Reload
Seiten Taisei as he appears in Persona 5
Concept art in Persona 5
Seiten Taisei as he appears in Persona 5
In Other Languages[]
Language
Name
Japanese
セイテンタイセイ (Seitentaisei) ソンゴクウ (Songokuu)
French
Seiten Taisei (P5R) Qitian Dasheng (SMT3 HD R)
Italian
Seiten Taisei (P5R) Qitian Dasheng (SMT3 HD R)
German
Seiten Taisei (P5R) Qitian Dasheng (SMT3 HD R)
Spanish
Seiten Taisei (P5R) Qitian Dasheng (SMT3 HD R)
Trivia[]
Most of Seiten Taisei's design in the Megami Tensei franchise has the Japanese character 斉 (meaning "Equal") on his clothing, referencing to his title he gave himself in his story.
While his Shin Megami Tensei design kept the character 斉 for most of his appearances, it was removed in Persona 3 Reload.
In Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Wu Kong has dialogue where he refers to Mem Aleph but replaces her name with Jimenez instead.