Bull Demon King

Bull Demon King (Chinese: 牛魔王; pinyin: Niú Mówáng), also translated as the Ox King, also-known by his self-proclaimed title the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven (Chinese: 平天大聖; pinyin: Píngtiān Dàshèng), and as Dàliwáng (大力王, lit, "King [of] Great Might"/"King Powerful") and as Niú Dàli (牛大力, lit, "Great Might/Powerful Bull/Ox"), is a fictional character from the 16th century novel Journey to the West.

He is the estranged-husband of the Princess Iron Fan and father of Red Boy. He is a demon king originally-based in the "Palm leaf Cave/Grotto" (棕櫚葉洞; Zōnglǘyèdòng), up on "Jade Cloud Mountain" (玉雲山' Yùyúnshān), with his wife, before betraying his wife for a younger demoness, Princess Jade-Countenance, a female Huli jing, of the "Sky-Scraping Cave" (摩雲洞; Móyún-dòng) on "Accumulated-Thunder Mountain" (積雷山; Jīléi-shān).^[1]

Bull King is a major antagonist of the novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, and its multiple adaptations. He can be considered the main antagonist in the remake of Journey to the West, despite his limited appearances. He also appears as the main villain in the 2014 film The Monkey King and as the main antagonist in Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West. He is one of the most popular Journey to the West villains, alongside his wife Princess Iron Fan, his son the Red Boy, the Six-Eared Macaque, and the Baigujing.

He was possibly influenced by Ox-Head, one of the guardians of hell in Chinese mythology.^{[citation needed]}