Benjamin

*Disclaimer: Higeki is a roleplay that’s often comedic in tone, and as such there is an egregious amount of things named Ben. If this is not the Ben you’re looking for, try* Ben (Disambiguation).

**Benjamin Kuritsa**, also going by **Chicken** or **Brandon** on occasion, is the owner of Benjaminland, Chicken’s Chicken, and co-founder of the Angry Birds Costume Party. Benjamin is also a member of Apple Lovers Anonymous, and was a founding member of Project Kai/Anti-Lemon Alliance.

## Appearances

### Arc Appearances

Era of PeaceSettling DownThe Pirate RaidsEra of TyrannyLyra’s MonopolyOperation: CitruscideEconomic Turmoil

### Event Appearances

The Election of 2022Operation: Dinner PartyOperation: Slumber PartyMoldy’s Super Awesome Really Cool Bonfire NightBattle of The Bens

## Character Traits

### Affiliation(s)

USSR (Formerly)BenjaminlandAnti-Lemon Alliance

## Personality

Benjamin is a lighthearted, friendly individual with a shockingly low amount of compassion. While Benjamin comes across as approachable and kind, he has very little concern for the wellbeing of his customers (both in Benjaminland and Chicken’s Chicken), potentially due to desensitisation to the horrors he has committed over the years. Benjamin is not the smartest character in Higeki, but is incredibly rich and skilled in economics. Their main motivation in life seems to just be doing whatever seems most fun at the time.

## History

### Era of Peace

Benjamin, at first, was but a humble baker going under the pseudonym “Chicken”, being an anglicised translation of his surname Kuritsa. He owned and ran the restaurant Chicken’s Chicken, baking all the pastries and cakes sold there alongside his father who would cook the proper meals. After his father’s passing, Benjamin took on the role of cooking meals too,

### Settling Down

Benjamin does not have any noteworthy events in this arc, but he is a constant presence as his restaurant increases in popularity.

### The Pirate Raids

Like most other USSR citizens, Benjamin contributed to the mocking of the pirate clan and was prepared for the battle as was required of him.

### Era of Tyranny

Benjamin chose not to move out during the Era of Tyranny, remaining in the USSR for the sake of his business. He voted for the Tyranny Party. After the government was overthrown, Benjamin joined the Anti-Lemon Alliance alongside Ghost and Noëlle.

### The Election of 2022

Unhappy with the results of the previous elections, Benjamin formed the Costume Party, and formed a coalition with Akira’s Angry Birds Party to form the Angry Birds Costume Party. This party hoped to bring Angry Birds into real life. They lost to the Homophobia Party, run by Lyra Blevins.

### Lyra’s Monopoly

Benjamin bought some old USSR land from Lyra, turning the entire country into an adrenaline-fuelled, not-quite-up-to-OSHA-code amusement park named Benjaminland (sometimes Benland for short). Benjamin was one of the few able to repay his debt without having his living conditions worsened too drastically, due to the steady income of his amusement park, and how poorly he paid his workers.

### Citruscide

Kai was victim to several failed assassination attempts by the Anti-Lemon Alliance in an attempt to bring justice to Noëlle and Ghost. Kai was oblivious to all of these thanks to their loss of sanity.

#### Operation: Dinner Party

The plan was to spike Kai’s drink, and distinguish which it is with a vibrant purple colour. The plan fell through when ben (not to be confused with Benjamin) took Kai’s drink for himself, and Kai’s short attention span demanded they have a drink for each colour of the rainbow. This was the first time ben and Benjamin met, and thus their rivalry began, after Benjamin perceived ben as trying to steal his identity, and vice versa.The evening concluded with Lapira telling everyone their plan was foolish anyways, as the lack of active Acid Dungeon Master at the time meant the poison wouldn’t have worked anyways.

#### Operation: Slumber Party

The plan was to murder Kai peacefully in their sleep through various methods. Benjamin was more focussed on watching the performances provided alongside Moldy and ben, however.

### Battle of The Bens

The culmination of the rivalry between Benjamin and ben was a shootout in the streets of Catgirl Country, along the Catfirl Canal. Whoever was victorious would be crowned the one true Ben. ben won, forcing Benjamin to forevermore be referred to as either “Benjamin”, “Chicken” or “Brandon”, while ben got to keep his name. This was the first time Benjamin lost a life.

## Official Descriptions

### Character Sheet

Ben had rather humble beginnings as a small restaurant owner in the USSR. The restaurants name was "Chicken".  After the riots and everything started going to shit, he would move to Leonardland in hopes of a peaceful life. Lemon would find out about this later and assume Ben is friends with Blade, and orders his assassination. This would lead Ben to join the Anti-Lemon Alliance. Due to this he would spend alot of time hiding. After a while, in hopes of returning to the lovely cook he once was, he would open his restaurant again, now naming it to "Ben's Restaurant".

After the election which lead to the win of the Homophobia Party taking lead of the USSR, the owner, Lyra, sold most of the land to other countries. Ben would buy a small island and turn it into a massive theme park, in hopes of just making a place for people to have fun.  He would name the theme park, Ben land. It's located just above MatPat Empire and is an island. Since the two countries are very closeby there is a massive bridge connecting the two. Benland has a small population of just 1.3 million due to it's small size. However out of all countries in Higeki it is the most popular one amongst travellers due to it's massive theme park. Despite being located up north it is still relatively warm.

## Gallery

Benjamin’s Season 2 designBenjamin’s Dinner Party outfitBenjamin’s Slumber Party outfitBenjamin art by brandoncBenjamin art by brandoncArt of Benjamin and Ghost by brandonc
## Trivia

* While Benjamin is what he’s most commonly referred to, it’s believed to be a pseudonym, with Brandon being his birth name.
* Brandon is known to function as an occasional stand-in member on the second Dungeon Master’s Council, much like Lyra and Blaine, due to his friendship with Liife.
* Benjamin is rumoured to have the highest kill count out of any character due to his lack of care for his workers