Benn Beckman

Benn Beckman is the first mate of the Red Hair Pirates.

Appearance
Beckman is a tall man, standing at a height of 206 cm. Twelve years ago in Monkey D. Luffy's hometown, his hair was long, light brown (black in the anime) and pulled back in a pony tail. In the current storyline, his hair is now gray, medium-length, and slicked-back. He also now has a large, X-shaped scar on his left temple. He is never seen without his rifle nearby or a cigarette in his mouth.

His outfit has changed very little over the years since his first appearance; he now wears a black, v-neck shirt with three quarter sleeves (whereas he is previously seen wearing a short-sleeved shirt of a similar color and design) along with loose pants (originally of a dark green color, but presently gray) with numerous pockets on them, tucked inside his buckled boots. Like most of the other Red Hair Pirates, he 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 spiral-patterned cloak.

Personality
Beckman appears to be a lot less fun-loving and a lot more relaxed than the other members of the crew are, acting as the level-headed member. He, Lucky Roux, and Yasopp are some of Shanks's most trusted crew members, as they are always seen when the Red Hair Pirates are featured, usually when something crucial happens.

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

Overview
As first mate of the Red Hair Pirates, Beckman is the crew's second highest authority behind Shanks himself. He has a great deal of experience as the oldest of the crew's core members, and is especially known for his great intellect, having the highest IQ of any character introduced in the East Blue Saga (above the master strategist Kuro's).

Given his standing as an Emperor's second-in-command, Beckman can be assumed to have significant combat prowess, though details on his abilities are not yet given. Twelve years ago he single-handedly defeated Higuma's crew of mountain bandits using only a cigarette and his rifle as a club.

At the end of the Summit War of Marineford, Marine admiral Kizaru chose not to engage with Beckman when the latter had him held at gunpoint, even though Kizaru had fought Marco earlier and even Whitebeard himself. Though given pause and putting his hands up in seeming surrender, Kizaru did shortly thereafter continue what Beckman sought to prevent him from doing (trying to assail Luffy), suggesting Kizaru had not truly been cowed by Beckman's presence.

Demonstrating some stealth ability, when the Red Hair Pirates arrived at Marineford to stop the war, Beckman was able to climb up and sit on a Marine ship's mast to point his flintlock at a nearby Kizaru, a Kenbunshoku Haki user, without the latter noticing until Beckman made his presence known.

Busoshoku Haki
Beckman possesses the ability to use Busoshoku Haki. He can coat his rifles bullets with this type of Haki that easily pierces his enemies.

Kenbunshoku Haki
Beckman possesses the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki.

Weapons
Beckman carries a flintlock rifle with him, but he has yet to be seen firing it, instead having used it as a club on Higuma's men twelve years ago and as a threat against Kizaru.

Past
He is originally from the North Blue. How Beckman came to be a member of the Red Hair Pirates is unknown.

Romance Dawn


In Foosha Village, Beckman tried to explain Shanks's decision on refusing to take Monkey D. Luffy with him to sea. Unfortunately, he found that his captain left him in somewhat of an awkward situation, since he seemed to enjoy mocking the fact that Luffy could not swim, leaving Beckman to explain that Shanks really was not that happy all the time. Later on, after the Higuma incident, Beckman and Lucky Roux took on Higuma's men. He shocked Higuma by taking out every last bandit, leaving only Higuma standing.

Loguetown Arc
When Dracule Mihawk informed the crew about the up-and-coming Luffy, Beckman was surprised at this fact. With his crew, they celebrated and invited the Warlord to the party despite Shanks and his crew already being worn out from another party the night before.

Jaya Arc
After Shanks's call with Rockstar, Beckman asked Shanks how he thought the government would react to him wanting to meet Whitebeard.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc


Beckman accompanied Shanks when he visited Whitebeard, and later watched unfazed while Shanks and Whitebeard clashed.

Marineford Arc


During the Summit War of Marineford, Beckman prevented admiral Kizaru from attacking Luffy and Trafalgar Law, telling Kizaru not to move a muscle while aiming his gun at him. Later, the Red Hair Pirates left the battlefield peacefully, taking Ace's and Whitebeard's bodies with them.

Post-War Arc
Beckman later attended Ace and Whitebeard's funeral somewhere in the New World.

From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc
After the timeskip, Benn Beckman attended a wedding at the ruins of a certain island.

Wano Country Arc
A week after the raid on Onigashima, the Red Hair Pirates sailed to the outskirts of Wano Country. While the others were excited to see Luffy again, Beckman was reading the newspaper when Shanks sat down and told him that it is time they made their move and claimed One Piece. After Shanks intimidated Ryokugyu into stopping his attack on Wano, the Red Hair Pirates sailed away.

Major Battles

 * Benn Beckman and Lucky Roux vs. Mountain Bandits
 * Red Hair Pirates vs. Kaidou (unseen)
 * Red Hair Pirates vs. Kid Pirates (unseen)

Merchandise


Beckman has been featured in One Piece Gashapon sets and Portrait of Pirates.

Playable Appearances

 * One Piece: Become the Pirate King!
 * One Piece: Going Baseball
 * One Py Berry Match
 * One Piece Thousand Storm
 * One Piece Treasure Cruise
 * One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!!

Support Appearances

 * Grand Battle!
 * Grand Battle! 2
 * One Piece: Grand Battle! 3
 * One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush!
 * One Piece: Grand Adventure
 * One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 New World
 * One Piece: Dance Battle
 * One Piece: Burning Blood

Non-Playable Appearances

 * Aim! The King of Berry
 * One Piece: Pirates Carnival

Translation and Dub Issues
In the 4Kids English dub, Beckman's cigarette is edited out.

Trivia

 * When Oda first revealed Beckman's name, he jokingly called him "Shofukutei Nezumi" (ショーフクテイ・ネズミ) because he looks like a mouse.
 * Beckman's favorite food is kamaboko.

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