Jigoku Benten[2] is a kunoichi who resides in Wano Country, and a former member of the Orochi Oniwabanshu who serves and protect the shogun Kurozumi Orochi.[1]
Appearance
Benten is a tall, fair-skinned woman with large green eyes and purple hair. She has long eyelashes and wears pink lipstick and red nail polish. Her hair is tied up in a bow-like fashion and is adorned with three white skulls, a white heart and two yellow combs. She wears a green and light blue kimono with yellow and blue patterns on it, a white sash that floats behind her, and silver dangling earrings. She is often seen carrying a biwa.
Personality
Benten usually seems calm and stoic, but she showed signs of concern when Nico Robin used a clone to escape the Orochi Oniwabanshu's attack.[3]
Abilities and Powers
Like the rest of the Orochi Oniwabanshu, Benten is capable of moving around silently, as the group snuck up on Nico Robin without her detecting them.[1]
Weapons
Benten fights with a concealed firearm hidden inside her biwa, which she fires by striking the strings of the instrument.[4]
Techniques
Ninja Art "Hell Lute"
- Ninpo: Jigoku Biwa (忍法 地獄琵琶, Ninpō: Jigoku Biwa?, literally meaning "Ninja Art: Hell's Lute"): Benten fires a quick barrage of bullets from her concealed weapon. Despite being called a "Ninja Art", nothing indicates that the technique requires any special abilities aside from the weapon itself. It was first used against Roronoa Zoro.[4]
History
Wano Country Arc
While Robin was sneaking around Orochi Castle, Benten and the rest of the Orochi Oniwabanshu silently appeared behind her.[1] The group surrounded Robin, but Benten and the others were shocked when her clone dissipated after being attacked.[3]
After Shimotsuki Yasuie's execution, the Orochi Oniwabanshu arrived to help fight off the Straw Hat Pirates. Benten shot at Zoro with her concealed firearm but was unable to hit the pirate.[4]
On the day of the Fire Festival, Benten accompanied Orochi to Onigashima. After Kaido disposed of Orochi for his New Onigashima Project, Benten did not object to Fukurokuju swearing the Oniwabanshu's allegiance to Kaido when given the choice of joining the Beasts Pirates or death.[5]
Major Battles
- Jigoku Benten vs. Roronoa Zoro[4]
Trivia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 92 Chapter 931 (p. 12-13) and Episode 925, Jigoku Benten makes her debut.
- ↑ One Piece Anime — Episode 925, Jigoku Benten is named.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 932 (p. 3-5), The Orochi Oniwabanshu surrounds Robin and attacks, revealing that she was actually a clone.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 945 (p. 3-4), The Orochi Oniwabanshu arrives at Yasuie's execution, and Benten fires at Zoro.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 98 Chapter 986.