The 108 Heroes

The 108 Heroes are the Heroes of Big form the entire Big Green army.

108 Heroes List

As many have already noticed, many characters in Hero: 108 are based on character in the 14th century Chinese novel Water Margin (水滸傳). More specifically, many Hero number corresponds to rank in the 108 Stars of Destiny (天導一百零八星). Some of the link is quite clever so I decide to write a list to see how these could be related.

The nickname are based on the entry at Wikipedia.

How I determine the relationship between 108 Heroes and 108 Stars of Destiny in Water Margin:

• The Hero number are based on previous page - I haven't check if they are all correct. So feel free to change these if you see a mistake.
• Most Heroes have a number that corresponds to the ranking to 108 Stars of Destiny. There are some exception like the sailor brothers, which not rank consecutively in the novel but are (at least according to previous page) in Hero: 108.
• Many main characters, (e.g. Commander ApeTrully, members of First Squad, Sparky Black/White etc) have character card that has same name as character's name or nickname in Water Margin (See examples at TVtropes) Even High Roller (高球) corresponds to Gao Qiu (高俅), the main antagonist in Water Margin? ? (高 is "tall/high" in Chinese. 球 is "ball" in Chinese, and has same phonetic to 俅)? ?
• Some might be linked through character's nickname in the novel. For example, #075 Turtle King could correspond with Tao Zongwang, 75th stars of destiny and has the nickname of "Nine Tailed Turtle"
• Some might be related by the ranking and their role in Big Green Army - e.g. Burly and Mano, two major members of the Airforce corresponds to characters that can be related to flying/sky in their nickname
• Those marked with (?) is purely a guess, based on direct match between their number and the rank in 108 Stars of Destiny. Feel free to change this/provide explaination in note if you can find a better link.

#	In Hero: 108	Corresponding character in Water Margin	Nickname	Rank in 108 Stars of Destiny	Notes
001	Commander ApeTrully	Song Jiang	Timely Rain (及時雨)	1	Song Jiang gives money to almost everyone he meets, much like ApeTrully's attempted gifts of gold ("Timely Rain" refers to Song Jiang's generosity and good will). Both characters constantly get captured and are only saved thanks to other heroes. Both are the leaders of their respective armies. ApeTrully was originally called "Song Chiang" in the Chinese dub, and "Chiang" is a romanised form of "Jiang".
002	Giraffe King	(?) Lu Junyi	Jade Unicorn	2	Lu Junyi's nickname is 玉麒麟. The word 麒麟 or "qilin" is usually translated into English as "unicorn," but in it's actually a very different mythical creature, often depicted as a giraffe-like animal. In modern times "qilin" is the same word used for "giraffe" in China, Japan, and Korea.
003	Woo the Wise	Wu Yong	Resourceful Star (智多星)	3	In the novel, Wu Yong often thinks to himself about his strategies and how confident he is they will succeed. Woo the Wise, however, only thinks about how bad his ideas are and how he thinks his plans will fail. Also, Wu Yong is good friends with Song Jiang, much like Woo the Wise is with Commander ApeTrully.
004	Slug King	(?) Gongsun Sheng	Dragon in the Clouds	4
005	Red Face Kwan	Guan Sheng	Great Blade	5	Red-Face Kwan a direct reference to Guan Yu, who is also ancestor of Guan Sheng
006	Lin Chung	Lin Chong	Panther Head (豹子頭)	6	Lin Chung's only power at the beginning of the series is his "Panther Vision," a reference to the character's nickname in the novel. Also, their names are almost alike, but one letter.
007	Cat King	(?) Qin Ming	Fiery Thunderbolt	7	Cat King attacks with firecrackers. The pop and flash of a firecracker is much like a  "fiery thunderbolt."
008	Octopus King	(?) Huyan Zhuo	Double Clubs	8
009	Archer Lee	Hua Rong	Little Flying General	9	Hua Rong is renowned for his skill in archery, Also note the character 花 (Hua) in Archer Lee's helmet
010	Owl King	(?) Chai Jin	Little Whirlwind	10
011	Eagle King	Li Ying	Striking Hawk	11
012	Porcupine King	(?) Zhu Tong	Lord of the Beautiful Beard	12
013	Fruiter	Lu Zhishen	Flowery Monk	13	Both Lu Zhishen (Lu Da) and the Fruiter wield a monk's spade. Lu Da is charged with defending a garden, while the Fruiter defends a grove.
014	Wu Song	Wu Song	Pilgrim	14	Both Wu Songs search for their brother. Ironically, Wu Song in Hero: 108 helps the tigers with their toothaches, while Wu Song in the novel punches a tiger to death and earns the title "Tiger-Killer."
015	Ox King	(?) Dong Ping	General of Double Spears	15	Appeared with Zhang Qing the Featherless Arrow in close chapters in the novel, just like appearing with Egret Queen in the same chapter in Hero: 108?
016	Egret Queen	Zhang Qing	Featherless Arrow	16
017	Sea Elephant King	(?) Yang Zhi	Blue Faced Beast	17
018	Blue Seahorse Prince	(?) Xu Ning	Gold Lancer	18
019	Skunk King	(?) Suo Chao	Impatient Vanguard	19
020	Mr. No Hands	Dai Zong	Magic Traveller (神行太保)	20	Known to have a special magical ability which allows him to travel long distances at superhuman speed and stamina. Also note the character 神行 on Mr. No Hands. Dai Zong was a prison warden, while Mr. No Hands is shackled in a wooden rack. These racks were regularly worn by prisoners in ancient China, and they appear throughout the novel.
021	Yak King	(?) Liu Tang	Red Haired Devil	21	Yak King also has red hair.
022	Hurricane Lee	Li Kui	Black Whirlwind	22	Hurricane Lee is nearly identical to Li Kui the Black Whirlwind in appearance. They both wield dual axes, are mostly nude, have wild black hair, a beard, and swarthy skintone. Their personalities are also quite similar: They're both very jolly and loyal. However, in the novel, Li Kui is a violent psychopath who loves to murder.
023	Kowloon	Shi Jin	Nine Tattooed Dragons	23	"Kowloon" can be translated into "nine dragon" in Chinese. Shi Jin also has Dragon tattoos on his body, much like Kowloon does.
024	Parrot King	(?) Mu Hong	Unrestrained	24
025	Mighty Ray	Lei Heng	Winged Tiger (插翅虎)	25	"Lei" (雷) means thunder in Chinese and pronounces like "Ray"
026	Stingray King	(?) Li Jun	River Dragon	26	Navy leader of Liangshan
027	Blowfish King	(?) Zhang Shun	White Stripes in the Waves	30	Navy leader of Liangshan
028, 029, 030	Sailor Brother #1, Sailor Brother #2, Sailor Brother #3	Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi	Tai Su Who Stands His Ground, Short-lived Second Brother, Living King Yama	27,29,31	In the novel they are 3 brothers of former fishermen, later become navy leader of Liangshan. Sailor Brothers also has characters 二, 五, and 七 on their cloak, which corresponds to "Er", "Wu", and "Qi" in Chinese.
031	Shark King	(?)Zhang Heng	Boatman	28	In the novel Zhang is former pirate and then become one of the eight navy leaders of Liangshan
032	Koala King	(?) Yang Xiong	Sick Guan Suo	32
033	Barbet King	(?) Shi Xiu	Daredevil Third Brother	33
034	Snake King	Xie Zhen	Double-headed Serpent	34
035	Scorpion King	Xie Bao	Twin-tailed Scorpion	35
036	Yan Ching	Yan Qing	Prodigal	36
037	Hen Queen	(?) Zhu Wu	Resourceful Strategist	37
038	Rhino King	(?) Huang Xin	Guardian of Three Mountains	38
039	Chameleon Queen	(?) Sun Li	Sick Yuchi	39
040	Swamp Hippo King	(?) Xuan Zan	Ugly Prince Consort	40
041	Dog King	Hao Siwen	Wood Dog of Well	41
042	Pig King	(?) Han Tao	General of Hundred Victories	42
043	Bat King	Peng Qi	General of Heavenly Vision	43
044	Sammo Whale	Shan Tinggui	General of Sacred Water	44
045	Lion King	(?) Wei Dingguo	General of Holy Fire	45
046	Camel King	(?) Xiao Rang	Sacred Handed Scholar	46
047	Spider King	(?) Pe Xuan	Iron Face	47
048	Seagull Prince	Ou Peng	Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds	48	"Ou" (歐) has the same phonetic to gull (鷗) in Chinese. "Peng" (鹏) is a mythical bird
049	Lizard King	(?) Deng Fei	Fiery Eyed Lion	49
050	Tiger King	Yan Shun	Multicoloured Tiger	50
051	Cheetah Queen	Yang Lin	Multicoloured Leopard	51
052	Bearstomp	Ling Zhen	Heaven Shaking Thunder	52	Ling Zhen is the cannons expert of Liangshan, in charge of all their signal cannons. Bearstomp has a small cannon on his helmet that shoots cannonballs.
053	Flying Squirrel King	(?) Jiang Jing	Divine Mathematician	53
054	Groundhog King	(?) Lü Fang	Little Marquis of Wen	54	Lu Fang donned red armor, while Groundhog King is the only red groundhog in his kingdom.
055	Air Defence Captain	(?) Guo Sheng	Comparable to Rengui	55	Known to don white armour and rides on white steed
056	Leech King	(?) An Daoquan	Divine Physician	56	Physician of Liangshan - leech was used in medicine
057	Green Tiger	(?) Huangfu Duan	Purple Bearded Count	57
058	Armadillo King	(?) Wang Ying	Stumpy Tiger	58
059	Lady Green	Hu Sanniang	Ten Feet of Blue	59	One of the 3 female character in 108 Stars of Destiny. "Ten Feet of Blue" refers to 10 feet blue/green snake in the novel. Others interpret her nickname as "Ten Feet of Steel," referring to her dual 5-foot long sabers. Lady Green also wields two sword-like weapons. Hu Sanniang is among the most powerful of the Liangshan bandits, able to fight off multiple heroes at once. Likewise, Lady Green is one of Big Green's most skilled fighters. Hu Sanniang is also described to be beautiful, with others becoming infatuated with her, like Mighty Ray did with Lady Green.
060	Fox King	(?) Bao Xu	God of Death	60
061	Roto-Wolf King	(?) Fan Rui	Demon King of Chaos	61
062	Sparky White	Kong Ming	Hairy Star (毛頭星)	62	Besides being brothers, the Zebra brothers don't have anything in common with the Kong brothers. The Zebra brothers bear a vague resemblance to Dong Chao and Xue Ba, two cruel but stupid henchmen who work for Marshal Gao. Maybe the Ghost Lanterns they wield refer the character "Ming" (明) and "Liang" (亮), which both means "brightness" in Chinese, in Kong brothers' names.
063	Sparky Black	Kong Liang	Lonely Fiery Star (獨火星)	63
064	Crab King	Xiang Chong	Eight-armed Nezha	64
065	Burly	(?) Li Gun	Sky Soaring Great Sage	65	Major member of the Big Green Air Force.
066	Duckbill King	(?) Jin Dajian	Jade Armed Craftsman	66
067	Panda King	(?) Ma Lin	Iron Flute Deity	67
068	Alpaca King	(?) Tong Wei	Cave Emerging Dragon	68
069	Oyster-Rhana King	(?) Tong Meng	River Churning Clam	69
070	Origin Man	(?) Meng Kang	Jade Flagpole	70
071	Baboon King	Hou Jian	Long Armed Ape	71
072	Black Tiger	(?) Chen Da	Stream Leaping Tiger	72
073	Rattle Diva	(?) Yang Chun	White Flower Serpent	73	Rattle snake?
074	Crane King	(?) Zheng Tianshou	Fair Skinned Gentleman	74
075	Turtle King	Tao Zongwang	Nine Tailed Turtle	75
076	Peacock Queen	Song Qing	Iron Fan	76	Banquet organiser, fan.
077	Frog King	(?) Yue He	Iron Whistle	77	Yue He is a skilled musician and exceptional singer. The Frog King and his frogs have magic singing powers. The frogs use their singing as a weapon when they fight the DoReMi Band and in "musical combat."
078	Pink Tiger	(?) Gong Wang	Flowery Necked Tiger	78
079	Purple Tiger	(?) Ding Desun	Arrow-hit Tiger	79
080	Penguin King	(?) Mu Chun	Little Restrained	80
081	Hermit Crab King	(?) Cao Zheng	Knife Wielding Demon	81
082	Beetle King	(?) Song Wan	Giant in the Clouds	82
083	Mano	Du Qian	Touching the Sky	83	Major member of the Big Green Air Force. Du Qian's nickname comes from his height, and likewise, Mano is the tallest member of Big Green's airforce.
084	Yellow Tiger	(?) Xue Yong	Sick Tiger	84
085	Tank Commander	(?) Li Zhong	Tiger Slaying General	85,86*
086	Master Chou	Zhou Tong	Little Conqueror	86,87*
087	Cheetah King	Tang Long	Gold Coin Spotted Leopard	87,88*
088	Jumpy Ghostface	Du Xing	Demon Face (鬼臉兒)	88,89*
089	Deer King	(?) Zou Yuan	Forest Emerging Dragon	89,90*
090	Lanternfish King	(?) Zou Run	Single-horned Dragon	90,91*
091	Crocodile King	Zhu Gui	Dry Land Alligator	91,92*
092	Blue Tiger	(?) Zhu Fu	Smiling Tiger	92,93*
093	Golden Eye Husky	Shi En	Golden Eyed Tiger Cub	93,85*	Both have the Golden Eye in the name. But ironically, Golden Eye Husky is only Half Tiger.
094	Gorilla King	Cai Fu	Iron Arm	94
095	Sheep Queen	(?) Cai Qing	Stalk of Flower	95
096	Commander of Darkness	Li Li	Life Taking Judge	96	In taoism, buddhism and Chinese folklores, "judge" (判官) often related to "final and eternal judgement." In the novel, Li Li is a cannibal butcher that uses potions to knock out and wake up his victims, similar to Commander of Darkness's skill with potions.
097	White Tiger	(?) Li Yun	Green Eyed Tiger	97
098	Star Nosed Mole King	(?) Jiao Ting	Faceless	98
099	Sloth King	(?) Shi Yong	Stone General	99
100	Pangolin Queen	(?) Sun Xin	Little Yuchi	100	Sun Xin is younger brother of Sun Li, who maybe correpond to Chameleon Queen
101	Alpha Girl	Gu Dasao	Female Tiger	101	One of the 3 female character in 108 Stars of Destiny. Alpha Girl wears tiger-print clothes and her sharp claws and teeth give her a wild tigress look. Gu Dasao is also described to have a fiery temper, which Alpha Girl has as well.
102	Gardener Ching	Zhang Qing	Gardener	102
103	Mystique Sonia	Sun Erniang	Female Yaksha (母夜叉)	103	One of the 3 female characters in 108 Stars of Destiny. A former tavern owner. Also, Yaksha. Sun Erniang made meat buns by capturing and butchering people in her tavern. Mystique Sonia also makes buns, but fortunately not out of humans. We hope.
104	Rosefinch	Wang Dingliu	Living Goddess of Lightning (活闪婆)	104	Major member of the Big Green Air Force. Note that while Wang Dingliu's nickname is indeed Living Goddess of Lightning, he is actually male in the novel. In Chinese dub, she is called "Living Goddess of Lightning"(活闪婆),.
105	Elephant King	Yu Baosi	God of the Dangerous Road	105	Yu Baosi is known for his gigantic build
106	Hamster King	Bai Sheng	Daylight Rat	106
107	Kangaroo King	Shi Qian	Flea on a Drum	107	Jumping?
108	Bronze Giant	(?)Duan Jingzhu	Golden Haired Hound	108	Maybe not related to novel due to Duan Jingzhu in the novel made few contributions except for stealing a horse for Song Jiang.

• In some version of the novel Shi En is ranked as 85th instead of 93rd star of destiny, so those ranked between 85 to 93 can be shift by one