BenjaminBattington
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I always thought Infernape was based off of Goku from dragon ball z. I mean it is a monkey, Goku's species, the saiyan, can turn into a monkey. Plus they are both fighting. I mean, even Infernape's Japanese name, Goukazaru, sounds similar to Goku. I'm not sure if it's just me who noticed that
Good eye! Toriyama has said that his inspiration for Goku's character is also Sun Wukong. I also believe the Japanese name for the character is Sun Goku but I might be wrong on that.
While not a monkey, Goku's character shares similarities with Sun Wukong; they are both known as great fighters with an array of super-powers. Also, even though Goku is humanoid, he has a monkey tail. Sun Wukong had the power to turn into a human, but the only thing he couldn't get rid of was his tail, so he would look like a man with a monkey tail.
So yeah, they are very similar because they are both based on the same character. It's a well-known tale in the East, so the character shows up in quite a few things.