Chao (Yūyūki)

Chao is a character in the Famicom Disk System video game Yūyūki. She is the female protagonist of the game along with Goku, but unlike him she doesn't have a counterpart in the novel Journey to the West, of which this game is based off of.

Yūyūki
The game starts a night when Chao discovers a meteor that had crashed close her home. When she investigates it, a monkey is born from it that she names Goku. She begins to take care of him, but Goku is taken away from her by Oshakamasa, the peacekeeper of the heavens, who reveals that Goku is the Monkey King and that he was trapped in the meteor as a punishment for his crimes. With Goku being her only family member who remains alive after her parents’ death, Chao sets out to find the Gavel of Light to save him.

Several years later Goku is asked to travel to India and save the world from his former accomplice Gyumaou who has returned from his exile. He is accompanied by Sanzo the priest, Hakkai the pig demon and Gojo the Kappa. During his travels, Chao has to teach him the value of kindness and diligence.

Other appearances

 * Kirby's Dream Land 2: In the Japanese version of the game, when you rescue an animal friend while already riding the same one, you would save Chao instead. Chao also appears in the Sound Test, in which the scene mimics a scene from Yūyūki, where she plays the piano.
 * Kirby's Dream Land 3: Chao appeared alongside Goku in a one of the stages. Goku had to be found in one of the secret areas in the level and be brought back to Chao at the end of the level.