Sun Wukong (1986 Series)

NOTE: This page is about the 1986 live-action version of Sun Wukong as the original novel version was not voted as a Shonen Hero.

Sun Wukong is the main protagonist of the Journey to the West television show made in 1986.

He was portrayed by Liu Xiao Ling Tong.

What Makes Him a Shonen Hero?[]

Heroic/Honorable: After his imprisonment, Wukong accepts to protect Tang Sanzang to free himself, defeats numerous monsters and demons, preventing most of them from further endangering people.
Courageous/Reckless: Wukong is fearless against opponents and his defeat does not discourage him.
Energetic: Wukong has behavior typically associated with monkey and therefore is hyperactive.
Stubborn: Wukong has been stubborn, before and after imprisonment.
Pursues a Big-End Goal: Before his imprisonment, Wukong pursues to become a recognizable immortal. After his imprisonment, he pursues to protect Tang Sanzang to collect the Buddhist sutras.
Hard-Working: Wukong trains hard in the way to immortality when he is Patriarch Subodhi's apprentice.
Has Mentors: Peitriarch Subodhi is Wukong's master before the former expelling him.
Big Eater/Drinker: Wukong nearly eats all of the peaches in the garden. Then, after knowing that he is not invited to attend the party, Sun Wukong drinks wine and eats Pills of Immortality.
Mischievous: Wukong frequently plays antics with his allies and enemies.
Rebellious: Wukong rebels against the Heaven twice, which ends with Buddha tricking and imprisoning him.
Is a Primary-Colored Champion: Wukong's color scheme is based off of red and yellow.

Only the 1986 live-action version of Sun Wukong qualifies, as the original is overall an anti-hero/anti-villain with various versions and overall moral grayness.
Sun Wukong (1986) is one of the two Journey to the West (not counting adaptions such as Dragon Ball) characters on this wiki, the other being Wu Cheng'en from the 2010 TV series Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West.
- In fact, he is none other than the inspiration of Son Goku himself, which essentially makes him the overall greater inspiration of the entire Shonen Hero trope due to Goku being its main codifier.