#erlang shen

[itsnotmox]

my little nezha

[itsnotmox]

I'm just ummmm um

[eaglesorrowgorge]

lmao i forgot about the extra heads looking so goofy, but the smoke effects as erlang shot them off were great

rip bozo for real

[eaglesorrowgorge]

teamwork :')

[eaglesorrowgorge]

also there's just no explanation for why erlang shows up in the episode to help wukong and bajie defeat the nine-headed bug, but WCE hilariously explained it in the book as erlang happening to be in the area b/c he was bored and went hunting:

(though WCE also didn't explain when wukong and erlang made up after the whole "you captured me so heaven could execute me" debacle from the havoc in heaven arc, but whatever. with 100 chapters going on, you're bound to forget to mention some things)

[peppermintquartz]

Meet Erlang Shen Yang Jian and his loyal hunting dog Xiao Tian Quan (Sky-Howling Hound, one of my favorite deities in Chinese myth because he has a pet!

Erlang Shen is the only martial god in Journey to the West to battle Sun Wukong one on one and he emerged the winner (even setting aside interference at the very last fight in their first encounter). Later on, when both Wukong and Bajie (Pigsy) could not defeat a demon, Wukong sought the aid of Erlang Shen who singlehandedly dealt with that demon.

[chernobog13]

Peter Ho as the mighty Erlang Shen, nephew of the Jade Emperor, in The Monkey King (2014).

In Journey to the West, Erlang Shen starts out as an enemy of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. They are both evenly matched, and it is Erlang who is tasked with capturing the Monkey King when he begins causing trouble in Heaven.

Later on in the novel, Erlang assists Monkey King and Pigsy in their battle against a dragon king and a demon.

[67chevy-impala]

The new Erlang iteration has wormed his way into my heart I fear