I guess I always assumed (based on Journey to the West) that Goku was imprisoned for 500 years specifically waiting for Sanzo/Konzen. I wonder what would have happened if he had been released into the world without Sanzo freeing him, and it might not have been pretty, because Goku is very, very dangerous. With that being said, Kanzeon definitely isn't nice, and most of the other Saiyuki characters aren't either, or at least, they try not to be. It never occurred to me that Nii might NOT be the major villain in the series, but that would certainly be a very interesting twist. However, Nii was behind Kami-sama, manipulated Hazel, and did a whole bunch of genuinely nasty stuff, which is a long way from being just "not nice". I think Koumyou knew exactly what Nii/Ukoku was, and from Burial it seems like they were sort of friends in a way. (Or they could have been friendly enemies--it's hard to tell) And the fact that Koumyou understood Ukoku and still basically supported him as a sanzo is a pretty clear sign that Koumyou was "not nice" either. Right now, Koumyou is probably the most elusive and mysterious character in Saiyuki (I really, really want more info on him)...but to see in the most recent chapter that he died intentionally/willingly was nice confirmation, because I had always imagined it to be that way. Now the question is, did Nii/Ukoku plan Koumyou's death, or was it outside of his calculations?
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Date: 2008-06-01 02:33 pm (UTC)With that being said, Kanzeon definitely isn't nice, and most of the other Saiyuki characters aren't either, or at least, they try not to be.
It never occurred to me that Nii might NOT be the major villain in the series, but that would certainly be a very interesting twist. However, Nii was behind Kami-sama, manipulated Hazel, and did a whole bunch of genuinely nasty stuff, which is a long way from being just "not nice".
I think Koumyou knew exactly what Nii/Ukoku was, and from Burial it seems like they were sort of friends in a way. (Or they could have been friendly enemies--it's hard to tell) And the fact that Koumyou understood Ukoku and still basically supported him as a sanzo is a pretty clear sign that Koumyou was "not nice" either. Right now, Koumyou is probably the most elusive and mysterious character in Saiyuki (I really, really want more info on him)...but to see in the most recent chapter that he died intentionally/willingly was nice confirmation, because I had always imagined it to be that way. Now the question is, did Nii/Ukoku plan Koumyou's death, or was it outside of his calculations?