KYB #3: Monkey Magic

Know Your Brick: Son Goku - Saiyuki (孫悟空 - 西遊記)

The Story
Son Goku, the Monkey God, is a fictional character from the epic Chinese classical novel - Journey to the West (Saiyuki). The story is about the adventure of a Buddhist monk (Tripitaka) and his 3 disciples (Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy) on their pilgrimage to India in order to obtain the Buddhist religious texts. Son Goku was the most powerful disciple among the 3, he has 72 transformations and was able to clone himself just by using his hair - monkey magic!

(The cloud and the staff, no head band yet though)

His Gears

Son Goku has a "somersault-cloud" (觔斗雲), a typical cloud-somersault travels over 10,8000 li (about 54,000 KM). He uses a golden staff called "as-you-wish" (如意金箍棒). He could change the size of the staff according to his will, even to the size of a needle and keep it inside his ear, very handy eh? The mischievous monkey also wears a magical golden headband (緊箍児/金剛圏), so that his master can control him if he is causing trouble. I think YouTube video is probably the best way to explain how the headband works (from the Japanese TV series - Monkey!)

The Figure
This Kubrick figure features the legendary Monkey God Son Goku in a warrior costume, together with staff and headband. Costume design is based on the character played by 香取慎吾 (SMAP) in the 2007 Saiyuki movie.

From: Monkey Magic 孫悟空 Kubrick and 西遊記 Bearbrick Box Set 2007

(Headband)

(Costume)

(Staff)