Benn Beckman

Benn Beckman (ベン・ベックマン, Ben Bekkuman) is the first mate in Shanks' pirate crew.

Appearance
Benn is a tall man, at least a foot taller than Shanks. When he was in Luffy's hometown, he had black hair tied in a ponytail, and is never seen without his rifle nearby or a cigarette in his mouth. In the current storyline, his hair has turned gray and is cut short. He also now has a large X-shaped scar on his left temple.

His outfit changed very little from his first appearance; he now wears a black, V-neck shirt with three quarter sleeves (whereas he used to wear a short sleeved shirt of a similar color and design) along with loose pants (originally of a dark green color, but presently grey) with many pockets on them, tucked inside his buckled boots. Like most of the other Red-Haired Pirates, he also wears a sash around his waist, to which he attaches his rifle in a pistol-like fashion. The only thing added to his attire is his trademark spiral-patterned cape.

Eichiiro Oda once said in the manga Usopp calls him Shofukutei Nezumi (mouse), because he has a mouse-like head.

Personality
He appears to be a lot less fun-loving than the other members of the crew and a lot more relaxed, acting as the level headed member. He seems to be one of Shanks's more trusted crew members, as he is always seen when the Red-Haired Pirates are featured, usually when something crucial happens. He shares this trait with Lucky Roo and Yasopp.

At times he seems amazed at the actions of his captain, such as panicking when Luffy was taken or getting even more drunk when he had already drunk a lot before and when Mihawk brought news of Luffy's new bounty. He is first to speak out amongst the crew whenever they appear. He is also the first to ask questions about the crew's situation, such as whether the World Government would try to stop them from seeing Whitebeard.

Abilities and Powers
According to Eiichiro Oda, Benn Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga. Since he is a first mate to a Yonkou, he presumably possesses a great deal of strength.

makt och förmåga
Enligt Eiichiro Oda har Benn Beckman den högsta IQ av alla tecken som infördes Östra Blå sagan. Eftersom han är en styrman till en Yonkou, äger han förmodligen en stor mycket styrka. Kizaru, an Admiral, chose not to fight him, even though he had just fought the first mate of Whitebeard's crew, Marco, and Whitebeard himself. Kizaru, en amiral, valde att inte bekämpa honom, trots att han bara hade kämpat mot första styrman på Whitebeard besättning, Marco och Whitebeard själv. It should be noted that Kizaru did however continue his attack on Luffy despite Beckman aiming his rifle at him (perhaps he felt he could dodge the rifle shot due to his ability to move at the speed of light). Det bör noteras att Kizaru dock fick fortsätta sin attack på Luffy trots Beckman syftar hans gevär på honom (han kanske kände att han kunde smita vapnet sköt på grund av hans förmåga att röra sig med "ljusets hastighet").

Beckman also single handedly defeated Higuma's crew of Mountain Bandits, telling Higuma to bring a war ship as back up if he wanted to fight them.

Beckman också enda hand besegrade Higuma besättning av Mountain Bandits, berättar Higuma att föra ett krig fartyg som back up om han ville slåss mot dem.

Weapons
Beckman carries a flintlock rifle with him, but he has yet to fire it, instead using it as a club on Higuma's men and as a threat against Kizaru.

Vapen
Beckman bär en flintlås gevär med honom, men han har ännu inte branden, använder istället den som en klubb på Higuma män och som ett hot mot Kizaru.

Haki
Benn seems to possess Busōshoku Haki, apparently being able to imbue it into the bullets used in his rifle, as the threat of being shot was enough to stop Kizaru in his tracks despite his ability to become intangible.

Romance Dawn
How Benn Beckman came to be a crew member of Shanks' crew is unknown.

When he was at Luffy's hometown, Beckman tried to explain his captain's decision on refusing to take Luffy with him to sea. Unfortunately he found that his captain left him somewhat in an awkward situation since he seemed to enjoy mocking the fact Luffy couldn't swim, leaving Beckman to explain that Shanks really was that happy all the time. Later on after the Higuma incident and when the bandit returned, Beckman took on Higuma's men. He shocked Higuma by taking out every last bandit, leaving only Higuma standing.

Arlong Arc
When Mihawk informs the crew about the up-and-coming Luffy, his crew and the Shichibukai throw another party, already being worn out from a hangover the night before.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc
He was seen with Shanks on their ship visiting Whitebeard. He didn't seem shocked when Whitebeard and Shanks clashed.

Prelude to the Whitebeard War
Since Vice Admiral Momonga recently mentioned that the Red-Haired Pirates intercepted Kaido, it can be assumed that Beckman is standing alongside his crew.

Post-War Arc
During the Marineford War, he prevents Kizaru from attacking Luffy and Trafalgar Law telling Admiral Kizaru to not move a muscle while aiming his gun at him. Apparently, he is enough of a threat to make even an admiral raise his hands as sign of surrender (though in a somewhat sarcastic way); however, Kizaru made one last attempt to kill Luffy by shooting beams at him..

Major Battles

 * Benn Beckman and Lucky Roo vs. Mountain Bandits
 * Red Hair Pirates vs. Kaido and his crew

Merchandise
He has featured in One Piece Gashapon sets.

Translation and Dub Issues

 * In the 4Kids English dub, Beckman's cigarette is edited out.

Trivia

 * When Oda gave his name, Oda joked he was called "Shofukutei Nezumi" because he looked a little like a mouse. However according to Oda, that was Usopp lying.

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