Besides these two characters, there are other travelling companions: a pig-god punished on Earth for lustful behaviour and another disgraced character who was turned into a water demon (in Japan it is often characterized as a kappa, a local monster that resembles a human-like frog with a patch on his head which is full of water). He also carries a staff, which has the ability of being extended at will (see figure 2). He is known for his great strength and for having the ability of creating a cloud with which he is able to fly. He is accompanied by three characters, including Son Goku, a playful Monkey King, who stands out in particular. It is a classic 16th century Chinese book in which Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk (a real historical character) starts a journey to India in search of Buddhist sutras. This book has been widely distributed in the East. 'Sun Wukon' ('Son Goku' in Japanese), the Monkey King, is one of the characters in Journey to the West (Cheng'en Wu 1993). first important link we can find between traditional short stories and Dragon Ball is precisely its origin.
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