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| “Zhu Bajie had his vices. However, like all the companions, he grew up. He struggled the most, but he worked hard, not unlike yourself. Although he didn't start out this way, in time, he became a deeply caring and protective creature. And a powerful ally. One of the best in fact.” |
| — Master Subodhi[src] |
Zhu Bajie, also known as Zhu Ganglie, was one of Tang Sanzang's three disciples.
History[]
Past[]
Zhu Ganglie was a Celestial Realm agent who possessed a unique rake.[3] However, he was assigned to the Mortal Realm, where he aspired to become the most renowned chef in China. In his pursuit of culinary excellence, he frequently resorted to abducting humans to use as ingredients in his dishes.[4]
Journey to the West[]
Zhu Ganglie met the pilgrims during their Journey to the West when they came to his restaurant for a meal.[5] To make up for his immoral acts, Zhu Bajie became a disciple to Tang Sanzang and went with him and Monkey King on their journey, protecting the Great Monk from demons that wanted to eat him for immortality.
During the journey, he and Monkey King battled against Sha Wujing.[2] Zhu Bajie and the other pilgrims heard about the Samadhi Fire and watched as Monkey King, Ne Zha, and the Demon Bull King extracted the flame and contained it in the Rings of Samadhi. After the ritual, Zha Bajie congratulated Tang Sanzang for succeeding, unaware of Monkey King's mistake.[6]
The pilgrims encountered Lady Bone Demon, whose intention was to rid the Mortal Realm of suffering and flaws by obliterating it and establishing a fresh one. Thanks to Monkey King's assistance, they managed to overcome her, leading to Lady Bone Demon's incarceration in the Bone Demon Crypt.[7]
Zhu Bajie, alongside the rest of the pilgrims, received a mission from the Celestial Realm to destroy Camel Ridge and thwart the plans of the Brotherhood. Through their collective strength, they succeeded in trapping the sworn brothers within the Scroll of Memory.[3]
Legacy[]
Zhu Bajie's legacy was carried on by Monkey King, who had his companions depicted on a mural on the Shuilian Cave, and created a video game that had Zhu Bajie during the time he was before a pilgrim.[8][9]
Since Monkey King's mistake of thinking that Pigsy was Zhu Bajie when he had amnesia, Pigsy began to have a theory of him actually being Zhu Bajie, mainly due to the Monkie Kids' similarities to the pilgrims'. However, when Pigsy discovered that Zhu Bajie was a demon and learned that he was actually related to him, he expressed hatred towards Zhu Bajie,[10] fearing that he would be seen as a monster by others until Master Subodhi told Pigsy about Zhu Bajie's redemption during the Journey to the West.[11]
Personality[]
Before the journey, Zhu Bajie wasn't much of a good chef as he didn't know the chef's code, and was also cruel, and irritable. But when he met Sun Wukong and the others, he became a caring, protective, and powerful friend.
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Appearance[]
Overview[]
Zhu Bajie is a pale pink Pig Demon. He has short whiskers on his cheeks and head.
Designs[]
| Design | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Journey | Zhu Bajie was much larger, had red eyes, and had an overall duller color scheme. | |
| Current | TBA |
Minifigures[]
| Minifigure | Show | Minifigure's description |
|---|---|---|
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Zhu Bajie lacks his hat and shoes, he is also the same color as Pigsy. |
Weapons & Accessories[]
Rake[]
Zhu Bajie wielded a blue six-tooth rake, which was created in the Celestial Realm as he served Heaven.
Etymology[]
His previous name, Zhu Ganglie (豬剛鬣), means Stiff-Bristles Pig.[12]
The name Zhu Bajie (豬八戒) translates to "Eight-Precepts Pig". The Eight Precepts are a list of rules observed by Upāsaka Buddhists.
Appearances[]
| Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Absent | |||||||||||
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| "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born": | Illustration | |||||||||||
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| 80006 White Dragon Horse Bike: |
Absent | 80007 Iron Bull Tank: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80008 Monkie Kid's Cloud Jet: |
Absent | 80009 Pigsy's Food Truck: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80010 Demon Bull King: |
Absent | 80011 Red Son's Inferno Truck: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80012 Monkey King Warrior Mech: |
Absent | 80013 Monkie Kid's Team Secret HQ: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Absent | |||||||||||
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| 1. "Bad Weather": | Absent | 2. "Duplicatnation": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Coming Home": | Absent | 4. "Noodles or Death": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Calabash": | Absent | 6. "The Great Wall Race": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Impossible Delivery": | Absent | 8. "Skeleton Key": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Macaque": | Pictured | 10. "The End is Here!": | Absent | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80014 Sandy's Speedboat: |
Absent | |||||||||||
| 80015 Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster: |
Absent | 80016 The Flaming Foundry: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Absent | |||||||||||
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| "Revenge of the Spider Queen": | Cameo | |||||||||||
| 11. "Sleep Bug": | Absent | 12. "Dumpling Destruction": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "Pig Pong Panic": | Absent | 14. "Sweet 'n' Sour": | Absent | |||||||||
| 15. "Minor Scale": | Absent | 16. "Game On": | Video game | |||||||||
| 17. "Shadow Play": | Absent | 18. "To Catch a Leaf": | Vision | |||||||||
| 19. "72 Transformations": | Absent | 20. "This is the End!": | Absent | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80018 Monkie Kid's Cloud Bike: |
Absent | 80019 Red Son's Inferno Jet: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80020 White Dragon Horse Jet: |
Absent | 80021 Monkie Kid's Lion Guardian: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80022 Spider Queen's Arachnoid Base: |
Absent | 80023 Monkie Kid's Team Dronecopter: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80024 The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain: |
Absent | 80025 Sandy's Power Loader Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80026 Pigsy's Noodle Tank: |
Absent | 80028 The Bone Demon: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Appears | |||||||||||
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| 21. "On the Run": | Absent | 22. "Great Grand Dragon of the East": | Absent | |||||||||
| 23. "Smartie Kid": | Absent | 24. "The Winning Side": | Absent | |||||||||
| 25. "Amnesia Rules": | Illustration | 26. "The First Ring": | Flashback | |||||||||
| 27. "Cooking With Chang'e": | Absent | 28. "Benched": | Absent | |||||||||
| 29. "The King, the Prince, and the Shadow": | Absent | 30. "The Samadhi Fire": | Flashback | |||||||||
| Embrace Your Destiny | ||||||||||||
| 31. "This Imperfect World": | Absent | 32. "The Corrupted King": | Statue | |||||||||
| 33. "Time to Be Warriors": | Illustration | 34. "Destiny Fulfilled": | Absent | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80030 Monkie Kid's Staff Creations: |
Absent | 80031 Mei's Dragon Car: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory: |
Absent | 80033 Evil Macaque's Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80034 Nezha's Fire Ring: |
Absent | 80035 Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80036 The City of Lanterns: |
Pictured | 80037 Dragon of the East: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80038 Monkie Kid's Team Van: |
Absent | 80039 The Heavenly Realms: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 4 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||
| 35. "Familiar Tales": | Absent | 36. "New Adventures": | Absent | |||||||||
| 37. "The Great Tang Man": | Illustration | 38. "Pig-Napped!": | Memory | |||||||||
| 39. "Court of the Yellow Robed Demon": | Pictured | 40. "Show Me the Monster": | Visualized | |||||||||
| 41. "Pitiful Creatures": | Visualized | 42. "The Brotherhood": | Memory | |||||||||
| 43. "Roast of the Monkie Kids": | Flashback | 44. "The Jade Emperor": | Absent | |||||||||
| The Emperor's Wrath | ||||||||||||
| 45. "A Lifetime of Mistakes": | Memory | 46. "The Plan Man": | Absent | |||||||||
| 47. "Rip and Tear": | Absent | 48. "Better Than We Found It": | Absent | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80040 Monkie Kid's Combi Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||||
| 80041 Mei's Dragon Jet: |
Absent | 80043 Yellow Tusk Elephant: |
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| 80044 Monkie Kid's Team Hideout: |
Appears | 80045 Monkey King Ultra Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80046 Monkie Kid's Cloud Airship: |
Absent | 80047 Mei's Guardian Dragon: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80048 The Mighty Azure Lion: |
Absent | 80049 Dragon of the East Palace: |
Absent | |||||||||
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Translation, etymology, and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | 朱八戒 | Translates to Eight Precepts Pig. |
| Japanese | 豬八戒 | Japanese reading of Zhu Bajie. |
| Korean | 저팔계 | Korean reading of Zhu Bajie. |
| Mandarin (China) |
豬八戒 | Translates to Eight Precepts Pig. |
Trivia[]
- Zhu Bajie is also known as Zhu Wuneng (豬悟能) in Journey to the West.
- In the novel, Zhu Bajie was previously a celestial guard called "Marshal Canopy" (天篷元帅, Tiānpéng Yuánshuài), who was banished after repeatedly attempting to seduce Chang'e.[13]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ Adams, Jeremy (May 16, 2021). It is not a direct 1:1 representation to JTW by design. It gives us more freedom with stories and characters and hopefully points people to search and experience JTW themselves (Reply). Archived from the original on August 28, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "Amnesia Rules". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Breen, David. "The Brotherhood". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 42.
- ↑ Fujita, Mark. "Pig Napped!". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 38.
- ↑ Breen, David. "A Lifetime of Mistakes". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 45.
- ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Kai, Yin. "The Samadhi Fire". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 30.
- ↑ Adams, Jeremy; Breen, David; Harper, Sarah; Kai, Yin. "Time to Be Warriors". Monkie Kid. Season 3. Episode 33.
- ↑ Adams, Jeremy. "Monkie Kid: A Hero is Born". Monkie Kid. Pilot.
- ↑ Siders, Shaene. "Game On". Monkie Kid. Season 2. Episode 16.
- ↑ Devlin, Deirdre. "Court of the Yellow Robed Demon". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 39.
- ↑ Harper, Sarah. "Roast of the Monkie Kids". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 43.
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 18 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 19 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)