Six-Eared Macaque
| Six-Eared Macaque | |
|---|---|
| Journey to the West character | |
Sun Wukong (Monkey King) fights his impostor, the Six-Eared Macaque. From an illustration by the Japanese artist Ōhara Tōya (1771–1840). | |
| First appearance | Chapter 57 |
| Last appearance | Chapter 58 |
| Created by | Wu Cheng'en |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Fake Wukong |
| Species | Macaque |
| Status | Killed by Sun Wukong |
The Six-Eared Macaque (Chinese: 六耳獼猴; pinyin: Liù'ěr míhóu) is a major antagonist and one of the most powerful characters in Wu Cheng'en's fantasy novel Journey to the West, best remembered for closely impersonating Sun Wukong (Monkey King).