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 Foosha Village, 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. He is a well-deserved vice-captain who silently supports the crew with a deep attitude despite their liveliness.

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.

He is a playboy and loves women.

Red Hair Pirates
As the first mate of the Red Hair Pirates He holds the most trust and highest authority behind their Captain himself.

Shanks
As the right-hand man of Shanks, he is the man Shanks trusts the most. Beckman has a keen understanding of how Shanks operates, telling Luffy about the responsibilities Shanks has to face everyday as a pirate captain. On the other hand, he can still end up amazed by some of the more foolish actions from his captain, such as panicking when Luffy was taken by Higuma or getting even drunker while already hungover after Mihawk brought news of Luffy's new bounty. He is one of the three members of the crew who always appear with Shanks.

Monkey D. Luffy
Like the rest of the crew Beckman also befriended Luffy after their arrival at Foosha Village. Just like his Captainhe had a lot of faith in Luffy becoming a great pirate. When Luffy declared his goal to Shanks and the rest of the crew, he commented to his captain that Luffy will make it big some day which later came true as Luffy is now considered to be an Emperor like his captain. Luffy holds Beckman in high regards and like the rest of the crew he was appreciative of them saving him from Higuma and his crew of bandits.

Overview
As the 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 incredibly advanced intellect, having the highest IQ of any character introduced in the East Blue Saga (above the master strategist Kuro's).

In battle, Beckman is a very powerful fighter with superb combat effectiveness and agility. 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.

Beckman has demonstrated some stealth ability when the Red Hair Pirates arrived at Marineford to stop the war, 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 is able to imbue his rifle's bullets with this type of Haki, allowing him to hold a Logia-type Devil Fruit user like Kizaru at gunpoint.

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
Beckman is originally from the North Blue. How he 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 and King (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!!
 * One Piece Bounty Rush

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

Anime and Manga Differences
In the Manga when he encounters Kizaru during Marineford and tells him to not attack Law's Submarine. Kizaru blithely ignored the direct threat, and went ahead with his attack and assaulted the bay with several beams of light,In the Manga Beckman reacts to this while his reaction was remove in the anime

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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