Ben (Barnyard)

Ben is the overarching protagonist of Nickelodeon's Barnyard franchise. He was the adoptive father of Otis and the leader of the animals at the farm when the farmer wasn't around but would wish for Otis to mature and eventually succeed him.
He was voiced by .
==Appearance==
Ben was a grey steer with white spots. Despite not being a female, he had a pink snout and udders.
==Personality==
Ben was noble, confident, overprotective, strict, tough, courageous, fatherly, serious, and did not have any fun, unlike Otis. Because of his fun personality, Ben had a talk with Otis in the Barnyard and demanded he grow up someday since he was to eventually become the new leader, as he just had enough of Otis letting him down and goofing off on a daily basis. Aside from all of this, the two truly loved and cared for each other and had a strong father-son bond.
With The Farmer unavailable, Ben would fill in and continue to run the Barnyard himself as its leader. He had a friendly relationship with Miles, whom he had been best friends with since childhood.
When Ben sacrifices himself to protect the hens from the coyotes, this proves how devoted and loyal he was to the other animals. Before he dies, he opens his mouth as if he was trying to say something, but can't say anything.
==History==
===Early life===
Ben was best friends with Miles for their whole lives and Ben used to think he wasn't going to live up to anything, but he found Otis and took him in as his own son. Since then, he vowed to protect the other animals.
===Barnyard===
One night, Ben came across the chicken coop and saw Dag and his coyote pack preparing to kill some of the hens. A fight starts between Ben and the coyotes and during the battle, he is bitten in the leg by Dag but still fights on. He is successful at forcing Dag and the coyotes to retreat but is fatally wounded and eventually dies in Otis' arms. He is then buried by the Farmer with his gravestone say "Ben, A Good Cow".
His death is eventually avenged by Otis at the end of the film where he defeats Dag and the coyotes and becomes the new leader of the farm animals.
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Images===
Organised bovine .jpeg|Ben calling the meeting
Ben facing Dag.png|Ben confronting Dag
Put the Hen down.png|"Put the hen down, Dag."
Ben fights the Coyetes.png|Ben fighting the coyotes 
Ben about to punch Dag.png|Ben about to punch Dag after pinning him into a tree
Ben recomposing.png|Ben recomposing himself to kick Dag out of the barnyard
Ben got his head up by Otis.png|Ben dying in Otis' arms after being fatally wounded
Ben's death.png|Ben dies from his wounds
==External links==
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*Ben on the Back at the Barnyard Wiki
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