A few guys on Earth were the closest of brothers: Tang Sanzang was the eldest, Sun Xingzhe the second, Zhu Bajie the third, Sha Wujing the fourth, and Bai Piao Long the fifth. They were just like real brothers. The five slowly came together during their journey to the West. It was supposed to be the five brothers overcoming eighty-one trials, but things got flipped around, and the monsters ended up being shaken down and extorted by the brothers in every way imaginable. The hilarious antics turned the whole journey into a riotous, completely warped tale of the west.