Cho Hakkai

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See also: Zhu Bajie

Cho Hakkai
Saiyuki character
Created by Minekura Kazuya
Voiced by Akira Ishida(Japanese)
Braden Hunt (English)
Steve Cannon (English,
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Age 22
Gender Male
Species Youkai
Date of birth September 21

Cho Hakkai (豬八戒, Cho Hakkai?) Cho Hakkai is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Saiyuki. The fourth main protagonist. Cho Hakkai is the mild, polite and level-headed member of the group who always looks out for their day to day well-being. He takes on the more feminine roles: cooking, cleaning up after everyone, making sure their supplies are in order, and solving (or at least calming down) the arguments and yelling matches that happen frequently. He is also their healer, his kikou jutsu (chi manipulation/Qigong) coming in handy in battle in the form of ki blasts and protective barriers. He also owns a pet dragon, Hakuryuu (or Jeep, as he may be called occasionally).

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[edit] Background

He was formerly known as Cho Gonou. He has a reputation for being good with kids. He used to work as a schoolteacher. Though originally human, Hakkai became a yokai after he slaughtered the yōkai of the Hyakugenmaoh tribe (according to the manga legend, a human can become a yōkai after bathing in the blood of a thousand yōkai) for the kidnap and rape of his beloved love, Kanan. His name was changed, after he was forgiven of his crime. Not much is known about his past, except that he was orphaned at a young age, raised in a Catholic orphanage and was rather despondent as a child.

[edit] Personality

He is polite and soft-spoken with a deceptively innocent demeanor. Gojyo and Goku get chills when they see Hakkai "angry" because they know how ruthless he can be. He is often the straight and responsible man of the group, known for his dry observations and aphorisms in the heat of combat. One trait of his that is a subtle running gag is that Hakkai can hold his liquor better than anyone and shows no signs of inebriation no matter how much or how long he drinks.

[edit] Weapon

Hakkai’s primary weapon is his ki, a type of metaphysical energy, which in his case can also be used to heal injuries. He wears a monocle over his right eye, the remnant of a self-inflicted injury sustained shortly after his dealings with Hyakuganmaoh's tribe. His yokai limiter takes the form of ear bands on his left ear. When the limiters are removed he becomes a feared fighter capable of competing with Goku in his released state. Unlike Goku though he is able to keep control of himself for a period of time. When he first used this form to kill a large monster Goku feared Hakkai and wished to never make him angry due to the ferocity of Hakkai's full power.

[edit] Original Character

Zhū Bājiè ("Pig of the Eight Prohibitions") is also known as Zhū Wùnéng ("Pig Awakened to Power"), and given the name Pigsy or Pig in English.Once an immortal who was the Tiānpéng-yuánshuǎi ("Field Marshal Tianpeng") of 100,000 soldiers of the Milky Way, during a celebration of gods, he drank too much and attempted to flirt with Cháng'é, the beautiful moon goddess, resulting in his banishment into the mortal world. He was supposed to be reborn as a human, but ended up in the womb of a sow due to an error at the Reincarnation Wheel, which turned him into a half-man half-pig monster.

In Japanese popular culture, it can refer to various characters based on Zhu Bajie, such as: