Akira Toriyama has never hidden that he drew inspiration from many works to build the story and the universe dragon ball. Since the first tables, Son Goku has had some distinctive features, such as the tail, which is very similar to Sun Wukong The journey to the West that had so impressed the master and that seems to share a lot even with the fierce Saiyans.
To underscore the many similarities in character between the Saiyan warriors and the protagonist of famous novel of Chinese literature it was user @JordanLDurham. In the post reported at the bottom of the page, you can actually read some passages extrapolated directly from one of the story's translations, which contain descriptions of Sun Wukong's attitude in the face of various situations.
For most of the novel Sun Wukong could be considered a real "Demon, selfish, violent, arrogant, stingy above all. It represents the heart of a Buddhist practitioner“. In addition, the protagonist demonstrates through his own actions how fundamental he is the determination to achieve any goaland equally important to first clear the mind of negative thoughts and temptations.
When on the one hand we are described as demon and violent, on the other hand we think of the ferocity with which the Saiyans acted Determination guided by a pure soul is perfectly reflected in the character of Goku, who on some special occasions even manages to unite the anger of the Saiyajins and his special purity. What do you think of this parallelism between Dragon Ball and Journey to the West? Tell us in the comments.
Finally, we remind you that after the victory of the Saiyan Prince, wallpapers dedicated to Vegeta's story were published in a popularity poll and we leave you a great Trunks against Cell fanart.
Son Wukong is a representation of the "Heart" Dragon Ball that plays on it in many cool ways, from Goku's decisions that come only from his pure heart, to the heart that is the secret of the Saiyan's power that activates their instincts when they are deep in battle. pic.twitter.com/fzvqlnlHNH
— Jordan Lee (@JordanLDurham) February 4, 2023