Ru Yi Bang
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The Rú Yì Bàng (如意棒) (Japanese nyoi-bō), also known as the As-You-Will Cudgel, is the magical weapon wielded by the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. It is an iron rod whose size changes according to the whim of the user, once used in the construction of the Milky Way, which Wukong obtains from the undersea palace of a dragon king. When it is not in use, Wukong shrinks it to the size of a sewing needle and keeps it behind his ear.
[edit] Popular Culture
- Various characters in other manga and anime often wield an indestructible nyoi-bō (mind stick) staff based and modeled after off the character Sun Wukong of Journey to the West. These include Son Goku of the Dragon Ball series, the title character in the Monkey TV series, the monkey king Enma which can transform into a giant nyoi-bō in Naruto, as well as Gensomaden Saiyuki. It is also one of the Precious (treasures) of the Super Sentai series Boukenger.
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