108 Stars of Destiny
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The 108 Stars of Destiny (天導一百零八星) are at the core of the plot of the Chinese classic Shui Hu Zhuan (水滸傳), commonly translated as Water Margin, Outlaws of the Marsh, or All Men Are Brothers, written by Shi Nai'an during the 14th century. Suikoden (水滸伝) is a Japanese translation for Shui Hu Zhuan which has been made into a series of role-playing video games.
[edit] Concept of 108 Stars of Destiny
Based on the Taoist concept that each person's destiny is tied to a Star of Destiny (宿星), the 108 Stars of Destiny are stars that represent 108 demonic overlords who have been banished by the Taoist sage, Shang Ti. Having repented since their banishment, the stars are released from their place of banishment by accident, and are reborn in the world as 108 heroes who band together for the cause of justice.
The 108 Stars of Destiny are translated into the 36 Heavenly Spirits and the 72 Earthly Fiends. Other titles for the Stars of Destiny include The 108 Stars of Heavenly Earth and The 108 Stars of Heaven and Earth.
[edit] 108 heroes in Water Margin
Main article: Water Margin
The comparable characters from Water Margin are at 108 Stars of Destiny.
| Star | Hero | Nickname |
|---|---|---|
| Tiankui (天魁) | Song Jiang | Protector of Justice |
| Tiangang (天罡) | Lu Junyi | Jade Unicorn |
| Tianji (天機) | Wu Yong | Resourceful Star |
| Tianwen (天閒) | Gongsun Sheng | Dragon in the Clouds |
| Tianyong (天勇) | Guan Sheng | Great Blade |
| Tianxiong (天雄) | Lin Chong | Panther Head |
| Tianmeng (天猛) | Qin Ming | Fiery Thunderbolt |
| Tianwei (天威) | Huyan Zhuo | Double Clubs |
| Tianying (天英) | Hua Rong | Little Flying General |
| Tiangui (天貴) | Chai Jin | Little Whirlwind |
| Tianfu (天富) | Li Ying | Striking Hawk |
| Tianman (天滿) | Zhu Tong | Lord of the Beautiful Beard |
| Tiangu (天孤) | Lu Zhishen | Flowery Monk |
| Tianshang (天傷) | Wu Song | Pilgrim |
| Tianli (天立) | Dong Ping | General of Double Spears |
| Tianjie (天捷) | Zhang Qing | Featherless Arrow |
| Tian'an (天暗) | Yang Zhi | Blue Faced Beast |
| Tianyou (天祐) | Xu Ning | Gold Lancer |
| Tiankong (天空) | Suo Chao | Impatient Vanguard |
| Tiansu (天速) | Dai Zong | Magic Traveller |
| Tianyi (天異) | Liu Tang | Red Haired Devil |
| Tiansha (天殺) | Li Kui | Black Whirlwind |
| Tianwei (天微) | Shi Jin | Nine Tattooed Dragons |
| Tianjiu (天究) | Mu Hong | Unrestrained |
| Tiantui (天退) | Lei Heng | Winged Tiger |
| Tianshou (天壽) | Li Jun | River Dragon |
| Tianjian (天劍) | Ruan Xiaoer | Tai Su Who Stands His Ground |
| Tianping (天平) | Zhang Heng | Boatman |
| Tianzui (天罪) | Ruan Xiaowu | Short-lived Second Brother |
| Tiansun (天損) | Zhang Shun | White Stripes in the Waves |
| Tianbai (天敗) | Ruan Xiaoqi | Living King Yama |
| Tianlao (天牢) | Yang Xiong | Surpassing Guan Suo |
| Tianhui (天慧) | Shi Xiu | Daredevil Third Brother |
| Tianbao (天暴) | Xie Zhen | Double-headed Serpent |
| Tianku (天哭) | Xie Bao | Twin-tailed Scorpion |
| Tianqiao (天巧) | Yan Qing | Prodigal |
| Dikui (地魁) | Zhu Wu | Resourceful Strategist |
| Disha (地煞) | Huang Xin | Guardian of Three Mountains |
| Diyong (地勇) | Sun Li | Surpassing Yuchi |
| Dijie (地傑) | Xuan Zan | Ugly Prince Consort |
| Dixiong (地雄) | Hao Siwen | Wood Dog of Well |
| Diwei (地威) | Han Tao | General of Hundred Victories |
| Diying (地英) | Peng Qi | General of Heavenly Vision |
| Diqi (地奇) | Shan Tinggui | General of Sacred Water |
| Dimeng (地猛) | Wei Dingguo | General of Holy Fire |
| Diwen (地文) | Xiao Rang | Sacred Handed Scholar |
| Dizheng (地正) | Pei Xuan | Iron Face |
| Dikuo (地闊) | Ou Peng | Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds |
| Dihe (地闔) | Deng Fei | Fiery Eyed Lion |
| Diqiang (地強) | Yan Shun | Multicoloured Tiger |
| Di'an (地暗) | Yang Lin | Multicoloured Leopard |
| Difu (地輔) | Ling Zhen | Heaven Shaking Thunder |
| Dihui (地會) | Jiang Jing | Divine Mathematician |
| Dizuo (地佐) | Lü Fang | Little Marquis of Wen |
| Diyong (地佑) | Guo Sheng | Comparable to Rengui |
| Diling (地靈) | An Daoquan | Divine Physician |
| Dishou (地獸) | Huangfu Duan | Purple Bearded Count |
| Diwei (地微) | Wang Ying | Stumpy Tiger |
| Dihui (地慧) | Hu Sanniang | Ten Feet of Blue |
| Dibao (地暴) | Bao Xu | God of Death |
| Diran (地然) | Fan Rui | Demon King of Chaos |
| Dichang (地猖) | Kong Ming | Hairy Star |
| Dikuang (地狂) | Kong Liang | Lonely Fiery Star |
| Difei (地飛) | Xiang Chong | Eight-armed Nezha |
| Dizou (地走) | Li Gun | Sky Soaring Great Sage |
| Diqiao (地巧) | Jin Dajian | Jade Armed Craftsman |
| Diming (地明) | Ma Lin | Iron Flute Deity |
| Dijin (地進) | Tong Wei | Cave Emerging Dragon |
| Ditui (地退) | Tong Meng | River Churning Clam |
| Diman (地滿) | Meng Kang | Jade Flagpole |
| Disui (地遂) | Hou Jian | Long Armed Ape |
| Dizhou (地周) | Chen Da | Stream Leaping Tiger |
| Diyin (地隱) | Yang Chun | White Flower Serpent |
| Diyi (地異) | Zheng Tianshou | Fair Skinned Gentleman |
| Dili (地理) | Tao Zongwang | Nine Tailed Turtle |
| Dijun (地俊) | Song Qing | Iron Fan |
| Diyue (地樂) | Yue He | Iron Whistle |
| Dijie (地捷) | Gong Wang | Flowery Necked Tiger |
| Disu (地速) | Ding Desun | Arrow-hit Tiger |
| Dizhen (地鎮) | Mu Chun | Little Restrained |
| Diji (地嵇) | Cao Zheng | Knife Wielding Demon |
| Dimo (地魔) | Song Wan | Giant in the Clouds |
| Diyao (地妖) | Du Qian | Touching the Sky |
| Diyou (地幽) | Xue Yong | Surpassing Tiger |
| Difu (地伏) | Shi En | Golden Eyed Tiger Cub |
| Dipi (地僻) | Li Zhong | Tiger Slaying General |
| Dikong (地空) | Zhou Tong | Little Conqueror |
| Digu (地孤) | Tang Long | Gold Coin Spotted Leopard |
| Diquan (地全) | Du Xing | Demon Face |
| Diduan (地短) | Zou Yuan | Forest Emerging Dragon |
| Dijiao (地角) | Zou Run | Single-horned Dragon |
| Diqiu (地藏) | Zhu Gui | Dry Land Alligator |
| Dicang (地囚) | Zhu Fu | Smiling Tiger |
| Diping (地平) | Cai Fu | Iron Arm |
| Disun (地損) | Cai Qing | Stalk of Flower |
| Dinu (地奴) | Li Li | Life Taking Judge |
| Dicha (地察) | Li Yun | Green Eyed Tiger |
| Di'e (地惡) | Jiao Ting | Faceless |
| Dichou (地丑) | Shi Yong | Stone General |
| Dishu (地數) | Sun Xin | Little Yuchi |
| Diyin (地陰) | Gu Dasao | Female Tiger |
| Dixing (地刑) | Zhang Qing | Gardener |
| Dizhuang (地壯) | Sun Erniang | Female Yaksha |
| Dilie (地劣) | Wang Dingliu | Living Goddess of Lightning |
| Dijian (地健) | Yu Baosi | God of the Dangerous Road |
| Dihao (地耗) | Bai Sheng | Daylight Rat |
| Dizei (地賊) | Shi Qian | Flea on a Drum |
| Digou (地狗) | Duan Jingzhu | Golden Haired Hound |
