Benjamin

Benjamin Reiss, commonly referred to as Benny, is a member of the CJA's Jupiter Squad. He is the son and only child of Ben Reiss, and nephew of the well-known Sami Reiss: Who adopted him after the Reiss Orphanage Massacre. As a Joker who is apart of the CJA, Benjamin is despised and only allowed to live due to his status as a member of the legendary Reiss family. After suffering a crippling defeat and torture at the hands of his adoptive sister, Anastasia Heim, Benjamin was left physically and mentally scarred. In addition, after learning that the Reiss Orphanage Massacre was caused by his aunt Julie Reiss, great uncle Sami Reiss, and great uncle Christopher Reiss: Benjamin vowed to discover the full truth, and briefly left the CJA's base in order to pursue new leads with information regarding the massacre. 
==Appearance==
Benjamin Reiss3.jpg|Benny's Casual Attire 
==Personality==
===Childhood (Pre & Post Reiss)===
Benny was a rather normal and typical child, he enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, drinking juice boxes, listening to music, and playing video games. He spent a great deal of his time with his father, as he looked up to him, and would commonly ask him questions about his deceased mother: Whom Benny admired as well, and wished he had memories of. 
After the Reiss Orphanage Massacre took place, Benny was left permanently mentally scarred and damaged. Seeing his father's maimed corpse had changed something in him, and his viewpoint on life changed in general. Unable to cope with the death of his loved ones, Benny took up a new hobby: Taxidermy. Benny would begin spending most of his time stuffing dead bodies in order to "preserve their memory" and keep them "alive" in his mind. He wanted to stuff his father and aunts corpses, but they were taken away and buried, so instead, he created life-like replicas of them that he keeps in his basement: Although he still wished to use them one day
===Crow's Nest (Pre & Post Korvak)===
Benny's taxidermy hobby would continue for the next seven years after the Reiss massacre, and he would eventually become known as "Crow's Nest" among his peers at the CJA.: The organization in which he was forced to join shortly after the Reiss massacre. However, Benny didn't care, and he continued his hobby that made him feel like he had something to live for despite his horrible life. In addition to all of this, Benny was treated like garbage and constantly bullied and insulted by the CJA (due to being a Joker) that he had been forced to work for. He had been brainwashed by his uncle Sami and the CJA to hate himself and all of Joker kind. He was taught that they were all evil monsters who were a threat to humanity, and that they had to be stopped above all else for the sake of the world. 
However, in reality, Benny doesn't actually believe them and view things that way. He actually doesn't hate his kind, nor does he view them as a threat to humanity, but due to being a member of the CJA he is forced to put on the "all Jokers must die" facade. This has caused Benny to become quite skilled at suppressing his emotions, as well as manipulating the emotions of others, and instead has caused him to view the CJA and it's people as monsters instead: As well as his uncle Sami, but due to his position and power, Benny would never attempt to do anything to him. Also, as a member of the CJA Benny was forced to capture and kill many Jokers over the years, even though he did not actually want to kill them. But if did not obey the CJA, they would most likely kill him, so Benny did what he had to do. In conclusion, Benny was forever changed by these experiences, and he had become a more serious, stoic, and disciplined person with great emotional intelligence and self-control. 
After "The Fall of Korvak" took place, Benny's mindset changed after he was brutally defeated and tortured by his foster sibling Anastasia Heim. He knew it was his own fault for provoking her, but as he saw it he deserved to be killed at that point in time for what he had done so far. So he willingly provoked Ana in order to get the punishment that he deserved. Afterwards, when Benny learned some of the truth behind the Reiss Orphanage Massacre, he decided that he would discover the whole truth and decide what to do with his life next. As of now, Benny is mentally broken, filled with rage, and possibly seeking revenge. His self-control has dropped considerably, and only the full truth will determine who he becomes next. 
==Abilities==
 As a mentally unstable Joker, and member of the CJA, Benny is a highly skilled and dangerous individual who has been trained in many forms of lethal combat. His mastery (or rather submission) over his own Nen makes him a versatile and powerful young man. He is easily stronger than the average Joker, and is among some of the CJA's best agents having killed dozens of Jokers by himself.
===Nen===
Nen is a technique that allows a living being to utilize and manipulate their own life energy, also known as Aura, for various purposes. It enables it's users to create many para-psychological abilities through it's usage: making it an extremely versatile and useful technique. Aura is the life energy produced by all living beings and is vital to their survival, so only non-living beings have no Aura. Aura is gradually released on a subconscious level through what is known as Aura Nodes, which are special pores located throughout the whole body. If a living being were to lose all of their Aura, they would either enter a comatose state, or even die.
Since all living beings emit Aura, those who learn how to sense Aura can track down living things or non-living things infused by Aura. Aura looks like water vapor being emitted from a kettle, and it can be felt by those even unaware of it's existence. It normally feels like a warm, viscous, and encompassing fluid, however, when used by a skilled and powerful user, it can be made to feel like there are needles piercing one's skin: Creating an invisible "wall" of pain and fear, prompting one to halt their movements towards the Nen user entirely.
In order to control and master Nen, one must learn the Nen of the Flame: Four mental exercises that strengthens one's force of will and teaches them how to properly use Nen. The only exception to this are what is known as "geniuses", "psychics", or "superhumans", which are special individuals who learned how to use Nen in some shape or form on their own: and they're rare in number. 
Interestingly, Aura is not purely life energy, as it can carry one's emotions and feelings within it as well. This means that one can project their will and intentions onto others in an almost physical form. It can even be used to harm someone, if for example, a feeling such as bloodlust was directed at someone that the Nen user wishes to murder themselves. 
===Four Major Principles===
In order to master Nen, one must learn the Four Major Principles of Nen. These four are Ten, Zetsu, Ren, and Hatsu.To a beginner, they take time and patience to master. To an experienced Nen user, they become second-nature and one can use them almost subconsciously. 
*Ten (Envelop; Shroud): Benny utilizes Ten to to keep his Aura Nodes open, but instead of letting it all flow away and dissipate. He controls it and makes it to flow through and around his body, causing his body to become immune to emotional attacks from other Nen users. Since all of the energy is concentrated within the body, it allows Benny to maintain youthful vigor and reduce his body's aging process. The main drawback of Ten, is that even though it protects Benny from emotional Nen attacks, it cannot defend against physical Nen attacks. The quality of Ten can be improved through meditation.
*Zetsu (Suppress; Null): Benny utilizes Zetsu to close his Aura Nodes, stopping the flow of Aura within and around his body altogether. Since Benny is no longer surrounded by his own Aura, he is sensitive to the Aura of others, and can easily track them down by sensing their Auras. On top of this, it also prevents other Nen users from sensing Benny, it relieves fatigue since the Aura is now fully contained within, and unfortunately makes Benny's body vulnerable to other Nen attacks since his own Aura is disabled.
*Ren (Refine; Enhance): Benny utilizes Ren to output a huge amount of Aura from his body and keeps it attached to his body, he then greatly increases it's intensity and size. Benny's physical strength and durability are increased, and he is provided with a large pool of Aura to use for any techniques. Ren is a direct application of Ten, and it's offensive counterpart. 
*Hatsu (Release; Act): Benny utilizes Hatsu to release his Aura to perform a certain action. It is what is used to perform all individual Nen abilities, and reflects one's personal expression of Nen. 
====Advanced Techniques====
*Shu (Enfold): Benny utilizes Shu to extend his Aura around an object to use it as if it was an extension of his body. The object becomes both stronger and is protected by the Aura, akin to how Ren strengthens and protects his body. 
* In (Conceal): Benny utilizes In to completely conceal and hide his Aura. Unlike Zetsu, it doesn't require Benny to completely cancel the flow of Aura throughout and around his body. Instead, it simply hides it, allowing him to perform dangerous sneak attacks and lay traps. 
*Gyo (Focus): Benny utilizes Gyo to focus his Aura into one specific body part in order to greatly strengthen that body part. Gyo is most commonly used with the eyes.
*En (Circle): Benny utilizes En to create a sensory barrier around himself made from his own Aura. He can feel the shape and movement of anything and everything that enters the barrier. The downside to En, is that is it very tiring and quickly dissipates Benny's Aura. Therefore, he cannot use it for extremely long periods of time or else he will run out of Aura.
*Ken (Fortify):Benny utilizes Ken to maintain Gyo over his entire body, allowing him to defend against attacks from any direction. Ken is useful as a defensive measure, but is tiring to maintain, and is not as strong as Gyo when used on a specific part of the body since it is dispersed across all of it. Due to this, it is mainly used when being cautious.
*Ryu (Flow): Benny utilizes Ryu, which is real-time usage of Gyo from a state of Ken, to perform offensive and defensive actions. If Ko devotes all of one's Aura to offense, or much more rarely defense, and Ken splits it between the two, then Ryu controls and distributes the Aura to any other percentage. This allows for much greater control over one's Aura.
*Ko (Temper): Ten, Zetsu, Ren, Hatsu, and Gyo are all used together to create Ko. Benny utilizes Ko to focus absolutely all of his individual Aura into a specific part of his body. Zetsu is used to stop the flow of Aura across his entire body with all of it being forced into a single spot: Tremendously empowering that specific part of his body. The massive concentration of so much Aura in one spot creates an intense high-pitched dissonance, akin to metal being ground and representing how much raw power is contained within the body part or object.
===Conjuration ===
There are six types of Aura that exist, and every individual is born with one of the six Aura types. Once learned, one can learn or develop an ability that suits their personality and skills. The six types are Enhancement, Transmutation, Emission, Conjuration, Manipulation, and Specialization. Benjamin is a Conjurer, since he specializes in Conjuration, and he has the potential to become a Specialist. Initially, after becoming apart of the CJA, Benny developed his Conjuration into a Hatsu known as Crow's Feet: which gave him the ability to use various diseases associated with crows and the infectious proteins they can carry known as prions. However, after suffering defeat at the hands of his adopted sister Anastasia Heim, Benny was left in a near-death state and awakened the ability to utilize Nen Beasts. His Hatsu, Crow's Feet, had been effectively reset within his psyche and shelved. Now, Benny exlcusively utilizes his unique Nen Beast referred to as Helmother in battle against his foes.
*Helminth - Helminth is Benny's own original and unique Conjuration Hatsu, it creates a Nen Beast for him known as Helmother that can assist Benny in various ways. Helmother is believed to be the physical manifestation of Benny's currently damaged psyche, as it is quite unstable and filled with rage, grief, and uncertainty. The beast almost acts entirely on it's own, influencing Benny itself and whispering dark thoughts into his ears. It is purely demonic and sinister in nature, having no positive traits or regard for anyone's life aside from Benny's own of course. In terms of it's actual abilities, the Helmother possesses great physical strength, speed, durability, and agility. It also has the ability to feast on the life energy and biomass of others in order to strengthen itself. In addition, it can absorb Benny inside of it's body in order to protect him from harm. However, Helmother's greatest ability is its ability to give birth to more unique creatures with their own special functions. Helmother can give to up to three different type of creatures, whilst one of the creatures she gives birth too can create its own child. The five type of creatures in total that can come from Helmother are known as Gatekeeper, Acolyte, Deacon, Priest, and Bishop. It should also be noted that all of the beasts can use the same basic and advanced Nen techniques that Benny can. 
**The Gatekeeper - The Gatekeeper is the first of Helmother's children. The Gatekeeper is born through the Helmother's navel and takes the form of a long worm-like creature. The creature has substanial physical strength and speed, being capable of easily completely entangling a human being with its body and crushing them to death. The creature's blood is acidic, and when exposed to air it creates a small gaseous mist that melts anything that comes into contact with it. The Gatekeepers always remain close to Helmother in order to protect it, as that is their primary purpose. 
**The Acolyte - The Acolyte is the second of Helmother's children. The Acolyte is born through the Helmother's navel as well and it takes the form of a small spider-like creature with a long serpentine tail. The Acolytes possess great physical strength, speed, agility, and dexterity. Their main purpose is to act as the infantry soldiers that attack the enemy while the Gatekeepers protect the Helmother from danger. Like the Gatekeepers, the Acolytes also possess acidic blood that will turn into a acidic gaseous vapor when exposed to air. They also have the ability to siphon the life energy from anything they come into contact with. 
**The Deacon - The Deacon is the third of Helmother's children, and it is born through the Helmother's navel too. At first, the Deacon is quite small and takes the appearance of a octopus-like creature. But it quickly matures after it's birth and becomes massive in size, easily towering over a human being and being about the same size as a fully grown male elephant. The Deacon possesses the characteristics of both the Gatekeeper and Acolyte, but to a much higher extent. It has tremendous physical strength, speed, agility, dexterity, and even durability. The Deacon's blood is also acidic, but due to it's size, it creates large acidic gas clouds when it is exposed to the air that can smother groups of enemies. On top of this, the Deacon can also absorb the life energy of anything it comes into contact with. Its main purpose is to actually siphon enough life energy off of it's target in order to create its own child next, which is known as the Priest.
***The Priest - The Priest is the Deacon's one and only child, that can only be created once the Deacon has siphoned enough life energy off of its target. Unfortunately the Deacon, it will also die once it gives birth to the Priest and pass along all of it's strength to it. The Priest takes the form of a short human-sized black alien-like creature that can stand on both of its legs. It has sharp rows of jagged teeth, sharp claws and toenails, and has the same benefits that its predecessors do. Which include acidic blood, the ability to drain life energy, and tremendous physical strength, speed, agility, dexterity, and durability: but to an even greater extent than the already massive Deacon. 
***The Bishop - Once the Priest itself absorbs enough life energy or devours enough biomass, it will undergo a brief transformation into what is ultimately known as the Bishop. The Bishop is absolutely huge, easily towering over even the Deacon. It is the ultimate form of the Priest, and is the most powerful of the Helmother's children. It has astronomical physical strength, speed, agility, dexterity, durability and sensory capabilities. Its blood is also acidic and will form massive gas clouds when exposed to the air, can siphon life energy and biomass, and can even give birth to its own children if it obtains enough nutrients. 
===Vows & Limitations===
Since Nen is a product of the mind, it is affected by the desires, wishes, and goals of the individual. Due to this, an individual can enhance their Nen by applying self-imposed restrictions with conditions applied to it. For example, if one were to apply the condition "I will only kill criminals" with a particular ability, that ability would then be strengthened against criminals. This is what is known as a Limitation, and by swearing to follow it is known as a Vow or Contract that one makes with oneself. The stricter the Limitation is, the stronger the Nen ability will become, and one's that carry great meaning will bring about even more power. This can even be taken so far as to allow one to exceed their maximum potential if they Vow to put their life on the line. Benny is an experienced user of Nen, so all of this applies to him. Originally, Benny had several Vows made with his own Nen abilities. But after nearly being killed by Ana, Benny gave up on his former Vows and decided that he would make new ones. After having his Nen Beast devour the corpses of Annie, Ben, and Avery his beast evovled into what is known as the Helmother. The Helmother has several new abilities, and so Benny created new Vows and Limitations with it. 
*Helmother - In order to make Helmother stronger, Benny must first fuse with Helmother at the start of every battle in order to bring about the rest of its abilities. If Benny doesn't do this, and instead chooses to fight on his own he cannot use Helmother for the rest of that battle, and will have to rely on basic and advanced Nen techniques in order to fight. Due to this, if Benny fuses with Helmother it will become much more powerful in return.
**Gatekeeper - The Gatekeepers must solely be used for defending the Helmother while it prepares to give birth to the Deacon. If the Gatekeepers are used offensively, they will turn on Benny and kill him. By doing this, as long as they are used defensively, the Gatekeepers will become much more powerful in exchange.
**Acolyte - The Acolytes must solely be used for offense, they fight for the Helmother and Gatekeepers who do the defending. If they're ever used for defensive purposes, then they will turn on Benny and kill him. By doing this, as long as they are used offensively, the Acolytes will become much more powerful in exchange.
**Deacon - The Deacon can only be born after a certain amount of time passes, if the Deacon is born too quickly it will die and cannot be used for the rest of the fight. On top of this, the Helmother will devour Benny and use his biomass as sustenance for transforming into it's third and final form known simply as The Apostle. The Apostle is exponentially more powerful than any of Benny's other Nen Beasts, including the Bishop, and will live on after his death by eating whatever it can until it perishes or is destroyed. 
==Skills==
As a member of the CJA, Benny has been extensively trained to hunt, capture, and kill Jokers since he was twelve years old. Due to this, he possesses a variety of skills that he uses to benefit his squad and the CJA as a whole.
===Martial Arts===
Benny learned several martial arts styles over the years that he uses in combat against other Jokers. He knows Hung Gar, Southern Praying Mantis, Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis, and Wing Chun.
The Hung Gar style of kung fu features "heavily rooted stances and strong kicks and punches that evoke the mass and power of earth." Hung Gar itself parallels animal movements such as the tiger's hard blows and the crane's affinity to landing gracefully on the earth.
Sticky hands, is a practice common to some southern Chinese martial arts such as Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis and Wing Chun. The purpose of sticky hands is to enable the practitioner to predict their opponent's next move. A practitioner learns to detect their opponent's upcoming move by maintaining constant contact between their own arm and their foe's arm (may also be between their hands or wrists).
By practicing with a partner in this manner, a practitioner will learn to "read" the slight movements of their opponent's arms to detect their next attack and subsequently move accordingly to either strike before the attack is made or move in the same direction with the attack and effectively neutralize it.
===Lipreading===
In order to better gather intel for espionage and reconnasiance purposes, Benny learned how to read lips from afar. This allows him to perfectly understand and grasp conversations that he cannot hear, as long as he can see the face of the individuals speaking.
==Trivia==
*Benjamin's first name means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" whilst his surname is based on the word Reis which means "twig" or "branch.
*Benny's Nen Beast Helmother, and all of its children and offspring, are all based on various types of aliens from the Alien series. 
*Helmother's name is derived from the word "Helminth" which is one of the five type of pathogens, and it specifically means "worm".
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