Qitian Dasheng

This article is about the Demon and non-party member Persona. For Ryuji Sakamoto's Persona in Persona 5, see Seiten Taisei (Persona).

Qitian Dasheng, also known as Wu Kong and Seiten Taisei, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Seiten Taisei is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese term Qítiān Dàshèng (齊天大聖)^[a] meaning "Great Sage, Heaven's Equal", a title claimed by Sun Wukong, one of the main characters of the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West.

Design

Most of Seiten Taisei's designs in the Megami Tensei franchise have the character 斉 ("Equal") on his clothing, an allusion to his claim to be equal to heaven.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Qitian Dasheng.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	PS2 Release: Sun Wu Kong was supposedly born from rock. He wreaked havoc throughout the land and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang. HD Remaster: Qitian Dasheng was supposedly born from rock. He wreaked havoc throughout the land and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Tang Sanzang.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Another name for Sun Wukong, companion to Sanzang Fashi in Journey to the West.
Persona 3 Reload	Also known as "Sun Wukong", he was supposedly born from a rock. After wreaking havoc, he was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang.
Persona 4 Golden	Sun Wu Kong was supposedly born from a rock. He wreaked havoc and was punished by Buddha, but was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Sun Wu Kong was supposedly born from a rock. He wreaked havoc and was punished by the Buddha, but he was eventually saved by a monk named Santsang.

Nomenclature

Qitian Dasheng literally means "great sage, heaven's equal" and is a title Sun Wukong gives to himself in Journey to the West. Seiten Taisei is the Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters, and Son Gokū is the Sino-Japanese reading of his name.

His given name Wukong^[b] means "awakened to emptiness". His surname Sun^[c] literally means "grandson", but is a pun on a homophonous character used in one of the words for a macaque.^[d]

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	Wu KongShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei IV Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Devil Survivor 2
	Seiten TaiseiPersona 3 Persona 4 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Devil Survivor
	Qitian DashengShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Persona 3 Reload
Japanese	セイテンタイセイ Seiten Taisei	Seiten Taisei; Katakana rendering of Japanese: 斉天大聖lit. "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal", Hepburn Seiten Taisei.
	斉天大聖Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD) Seiten Taisei	Seiten Taisei; Kanji rendering of the above.
	ソンゴクウDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book Son Gokū	Son Gokū; Katakana rendering of Japanese: 孫悟空, Hepburn Son Gokū.
Simplified Chinese	齐天大圣 Qítiān Dàshèng	Qitian Dasheng; Chinese epithet meaning "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal".
Traditional Chinese	齊天大聖 Qítiān Dàshèng	Qitian Dasheng; Chinese epithet meaning "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal".
Korean	제천대성 Jecheon Daeseong	Jecheon Daeseong. Hangul rendering of Korean: 齊天大聖lit. "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal", romanized Jecheon Daeseong.