Benn Beckman

Benn Beckman is a male character in the anime and manga series One Piece. He's the first mate in the Red Haired Pirates, one of the four emperors pirate crews, serving under "Red Haired" Shanks, and alongside Yasopp, Rockstar, and Lucky Roo, and several other members who are, as of yet, unnamed.  
In the Japanese version, he was voiced by formerly the late Kazuyuki Sogabe after he retirement, Kenichi Ono in One Piece: Grand Rand Battle! Rush! and currently Aruno Tahara. In an alternate English dub by Odex, he was voiced by Joseph Murray. In the English dub version of the One Piece anime by 4Kids Entertainment, he was voiced by Andrew Paull. And in the Funimation English dubbed version, he was voiced by Sean Hennigan.
==Appearance==
Beckman is a tall man standing at least a foot taller than Shanks. His hair was jet black and pulled back in a ponytail 12 years ago in Luffy's hometown; in the current storyline, his hair has turned gray and is cut short. He is never seen without his rifle nearby or a cigarette in his mouth. He also now has a large X-shaped scar on his left temple.
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 than the other members of the crew and a lot more relaxed, acting as the level-headed member. He, along with Lucky Roo and Yasopp, is one of Shanks's most trusted crew members as he is always seen when the Red Hair Pirates are featured, usually when something crucial happens.
At times, Beckman seems amazed 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 Mihawk brings the news of Luffy's first bounty. He is the first to speak out amongst 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.  
==History==
===Past===
===East Blue Saga===
====Loguetown Arc====
Ten years later, Beckman and his crew were relaxing on an island.
When Hawkeye visited the island, he showed the Red Hair Pirates Luffy's new wanted poster, shocking Beckman and the crew that he has begun his journey.
===Sky Island Saga===
On a winter island, Beckman and the crew received word that Whitebeard refused Shanks' letter. As a result, Beckman inquired on Shanks' next move and the latter told his crew that they set out to meet Whitebeard in person. Beckman reminded him that the enemy wouldn't take this lightly, but Shanks voiced his lack of care of the issue and inspired his crew to set sail regardless of what the marines or government try to do.
===Water 7 Saga===
====Post-Enies Lobby Arc====
Beckman accompanied his crew when Shanks visited Whitebeard and watched unfazed as his leader clashed with his fellow Emperor.
===Summit War Saga===
====Marineford War Arc====
Beckman and the crew arrived at Marineford, where he impeded Kizaru's attack on the Heart Pirates' sub that was carrying Luffy. Seeing the Red Hair pirates first mate aim at him, Kizaru backed down. He later joined the crew as his Captain put an end to the war. He also took part in confronting Blackbeard and his crew, staring down Blackbeard's crewmate Shiryu. However, Blackbeard backed down and had his crew leave the area.
====Post War Arc====
With his crewmates, he attended Whitebeard and Ace's funeral on a distant island.
===Yonko Saga===
==Abilities and Powers==
According to Eiichiro Oda, Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga. Since he is a first mate to a Yonko, he presumably possesses a great deal of strength. Beckman also single-handedly defeated Higuma's crew of mountain bandits, telling Higuma to bring a warship as backup if he wanted to fight them. He also severed Eustass Kid's left arm.
He has proven to be very fast and stealthy, as he dashed at great speed through the mountain bandits while taking them down. During the Battle of Marineford, he was able to sneak up on Admiral Kizaru, a skilled Kenbunshoku Haki user who soon chose not to fight him, even though he had just fought the First Commander of Whitebeard's crew and Whitebeard himself. It should be noted that Kizaru did, however, when Beckman came down to join the rest of the crew, continue his attack on Luffy. 
As he is always around his Captain, he is recognized as one of the latter's close confidantes. Former Fleet Admiral Sengoku stated that Beckman has a very infamous reputation, a notable feat as he was one of the officers called out by name.
===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. He can imbue his bullets with Busoshoku Haki to harm a logia user.
==Trivia==
*When Oda gave his name, Oda joked on how he is called "Shofukutei Nezumi" because he looks a little like a mouse. However according to Oda, that was Usopp lying.
*Beckman's favorite food is kamaboko.
*Beckman is widely the smartest character in the series (the 2nd is Captain Kuro and the 3rd is Nami).
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