sun wukong - a monkey born from stone. after passing through the waterfall, he found a cave in which he later lived, and the local monkeys of the mountain of flowers and fruits led him to be the king of the monkeys. he found a Taoist who taught him 72 transformations. went to the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea where he stole a water-calming staff. stole the peaches of immortality from the heavenly kingdom and became immortal. and having met the monk Xuanzang, he began to regret everything he did