Sha Gojyo (Saiyuki)
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| Sha Gojyo | |
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| Saiyuki character | |
| Created by | Minekura Kazuya |
| Voiced by | Kōichi Yamadera(Japanese, OVA) Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese, original series) Illich Guardiola (English) Tony Oliver (English, Reload and Gunlock) |
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| Species | half-yōkai |
Sha Gojyo (沙悟浄 Sha Gojō) is the third main protagonist in the manga and anime, Saiyūki, created by Minekura Kazuya. He is the hanyou (half-yōkai) companion of the Sanzo-ikkō ("Sanzo's party"), armed with a version of a shakujō (officially titled a shakugetsujyo). Its crescent blade is attached to a chain and he can control it for a mortally-accurate long-distance attack.
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[edit] Background
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Gojyo's crimson hair and eyes express his mixed heritage, and he is often labelled taboo or unclean in general society. Part kappa (a water imp), a ladies' man, and an equal-opportunity flirt, he can be friendly and easygoing until someone or something offends his innate sense of justice. As he was an abused child, he is quick to defend and fight for lost or wayward children—often without concern for his own well-being—because they remind him of his experiences as a youth.
Gojyo likewise does not like to see women crying as they remind him of his stepmother, who, in scenes portraying Gojyo's childhood, hates and abuses Gojyo because he is the child of her husband and his human mistress. Gojyo wants to comfort his stepmother but never succeeds. Though she constantly abuses him, his older half-brother, Sha Jien (who later changed his name to Dokugakuji), is supportive of him. When Gojyo's stepmother (Jien's birth mother) attempts to kill Gojyo, Jien kills her before she can do so.
[edit] Personality
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He is the only person who smokes more than Sanzo and is almost always seen with a cigarette hanging from his lips. If Sanzo smokes one, Gojyo smokes three. Although he fights constantly with Goku, he looks upon him as an elder brother would. He is a self-admitted "lady-killer" and, before the "Journey to the West", he made his living through gambling and passed his time with the ladies.
Gojyo's elder half-brother, Sha Jien (who has renamed himself Dokugakuji, and who is currently in the service of Kougaiji, the Demon Prince) killed their demon mother while she was attempting to kill Gojyo for being the child of her husband's human mistress. It is from this incident that Gojyo has two scars on his cheek. Jien and his mother were also having a sexual relationship. Jien and Gojyo had a very close relationship.
He is very loyal to the group. No matter how much he protest he is immensely fond of all of them, even Goku, with whom he is always seen to be arguing with. Though out of everyone in the group, he is closest to Hakkai. He helped to heal Hakkai after Hakkai turned into a youkai (by killing over a thousand demons), and even stuffed Hakkai's entrails back into him by himself. Also, he is the only man ever been permitted to 'sleep in' Gojyo's bed. In addition, his and Hakkai's (Kenren and Tenpu respectively) former incarnates were very good friends in Heaven.
[edit] Weapon
He carries a weapon that is commonly referred to as a Shakujō (officially named a shakugetsujyo), which is a modified version of a yuèyáchǎn. The main modification is a chain stored in the pole attached to the crescent moon shaped blade allowing him to attack enemies at a distance. The Shakujou is a weapon that he 'inherited' by breaking a sealed jar within Sanzo's home temple, during a fight with Goku; they each obtained the Shakujou and Nyoi-bo respectively. The weapon is said to stay with its master until death.
[edit] Original Legend
Sha Gojyo(Shā Wùjìng in the original legend) (literally meaning "Sand Awakened to Purity"), given the name Friar Sand or Sandy in English, was once the Curtain Raising General, who stood in attendance by the imperial chariot in the Hall of Miraculous Mist. He was exiled to the mortal world and made to look like a monster because he accidentally smashed a crystal goblet belonging to the Heavenly Queen Mother during the Peach Banquet. The now-hideous immortal took up residence in the Flowing Sands River, terrorizing the surrounding villages and travelers trying to cross the river. However, he was subdued by Sūn Wùkōng and Zhū Bājiè when the Xuānzàng party came across him. They consequently took him in to be a part of the pilgrimage to the West.
