Benkei

Benkei, also known as Saitō Musashibō Benkei, is a demon in the series.
== History ==
Saitō Musashibō Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶. 1155-1189), popularly known as simply Benkei, was a giant of a Japanese warrior monk who lived in the latter years of the of the Heian Period (794-1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior. He later came to respect and serve the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, after he lost to him in a duel, having collected 999 blades from previous swordsmen that had passed Benkei when he situated himself on Gojō Bridge in Kyoto. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, never straying away from Yoshitsune, and had been with him through the Genpei War against the Taira clan, and during their time as outlaws when Yoshitsune's brother Yoritomo betrayed them.
Benkei would later die during the Battle of Komoro River, though in doing so cemented his place in history by killing an estimated 300 men of the 500 sent to kill them and died standing in spite of his mortally wounded, arrow-covered body.
== Appearances ==
* Ronde: Other Race
Category:Historical Figures
Category:Ronde Demons