Benn Beckman

(Ben Beckman, ) is the first mate in Red-Haired Shanks' pirate crew.

Appearence
When first seen in the manga and anime, he wears his black hair in a ponytail, and is never seen without his rifle nearby or a cigarette in his mouth. Later on in the series, his hair has turned grey and is cut short, and he has a large X-shaped scar on his left temple.

Statistics

 * Japanese Name: ベン・ベックマン
 * Romanized Name: Ben Bekkuman
 * English Name: Ben Beckman
 * Affiliations: Red-Haired Pirates
 * First Appearence: Manga Chapter #1, Anime Episode #4
 * Last Appearence: Manga Chapter #234, Anime Episode #151 (however he has appeared in flashbacks since)

Personality
He appears to be a lot less fun-loving than the other members of the crew but a lot more relaxed, acting as the level headed member, similar to Zoro.

Abilities and Powers
He possesses astonishing wisdom and strength, and acts as advisor to his captain. According to Eiichiro Oda, Ben Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga.

Major Battles
During Luffy's past, he wiped out a large group of Higuma the Bear's mates.

Trivia

 * In the English dub, Ben's cigarette is edited out.