Benicio

*"Goodbye, my lad! Be strong and you shall prevail against the Great Darkness!"*
―Benicio (Episode 41)
**Benicio**, also known as the **Archmage**, the **Dark Lord**, the **Dark Master Mage**, the **Dark Archmage**, **BenDog** and **Benny**, is a former Light Mage and the father of Hoodie.

## Biography

### 2013

During the Mage Wars, the Archmage led the Dark Mages in a conflict against the Mages of Light.

Hoodie wondered if the residents of Jungle Town knew the location of the Archmage's tower, which was ultimately where he needed to go, as his mom always told him to seek the Archmage's tower.

Benicio was a Light Mage who fought during the Mage Wars on the side of light. However, when the Dark Mages were victorious, the man was separated from his family. He wrote a note to his son to help him defeat the Archmage, but he was found by Dark Seekers.

Hoodie suspected if the Dark Lord was sending minions after him due to his progress as a mage.

### 2014

*"Hoodie, my son, if you're reading this then your time has come to face the enemy. Hopefully, your mum and Henry have prepared you for this final showdown. I'll now guide you the rest of the way but my time is short--Dark Seekers draw near and I must not let them find me down here."*
―Benicio (Episode 41)
Hoodie found his father's secret chamber, which held items to help him defeat the Archmage. According to a student's notes in the Academy of Ars Magica, Benicio coveted Fladnag's position as Archmage.

Hoodie learned that his father is actually the Dark Lord, who wanted to replace Fladnag as Archmage and betrayed him by learning the dark arts when he refused. Benicio was driven mad and brought forth Jet, the Ender dragon to do his bidding. He also recruited Dark Mages to his cause, starting the Mage Wars. Possibly unbeknownst to him, he impregnated Erika, and had his son in Pine Grove Valley.

Hoodie found a message from Benicio to Henry, which mentioned Hoodie's dark powers and how he was "bewitched" by a woman named Nancy.

## Powers

*"We want to be ready for the Dark Mage-- the Archmage, that is-- and we're gonna need to have a powerful array of spells. I don't know what he's going to be weak to, or resistant against, so we want to have a variety here."*
―Hoodie in "Battle Chicken!"
* **Magic:** Hoodie's father was an accomplished mage. He was a professor at the Academy of Ars Magica and Master Mage of the Guild who desired power and wanted to replace Fladnag as Archmage. When Fladnag refused, Benicio turned to the Dark Arts. He offered power to those who would support him. As his dark power and reputation grew, he came to be known as the Dark Lord, virtually untouchable. He fought back against a small but capable group of Mages of Light, being empowered by dark energy fed to him by his ominous tower.
	+ **Fire Manipulation:** Benicio could harness his mana to manipulate fire. He used the spell Meteor Jump.
	+ **Air Manipulation:** Benicio could harness his mana to manipulate air. He used the spell Meteor Jump.
	+ **Lightning Manipulation:** Benicio could harness his mana to manipulate lightning. He used his dark powers to bring down lightning bolts from the skies and shoot forth electricity from his fingertips.
	+ **Arcane Energy Manipulation:** Benicio could harness his mana to manipulate arcane energy. He used the spell Radiant Shield. Given that his tower had illusion blocks, he may know True Sight, and he may have been the one to leave the Magelight's leading to the Academy of Ars Magica.
	+ **Alchemy:** Benicio was able to brew a bundle of legendary mana potions.
	+ **Enchantment:** Benicio left his son an enchanted book for Imbued Armor III (Not Set) and an enchanted bow with Infinity I.

## Spells

Benicio had the spells for Arctic Wind, Transplace, Levitation, and Regeneration in his tower.

* Fire Air
* Lightning
* Arcane

* **Meteor Jump:**

- **Lightning Bolt:**

- **Electrocute:**

- **Radiant Shield:**

## Equipment

*"Your father has hidden away some things that may aid you in this endeavor. He had entrusted me with their safe-keeping until you were ready. Unfortunately, you are not but we are out of time."*
―Henry Punchwood in "Dad's Secret Chamber!"
* **Bow:** Benicio left his son a bow enchanted with Infinity I.

## Relationships

### Family

* Erika
* Hoodie - Son

## Trivia

* Benicio owned a copy of *Suspicion and Paranoia Volume 3*, *Diary of an Arcane Researcher Volume 7*, and *The Ender Chronicles Volume 1*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Wizard's First Day*
2. ↑ *Summon Rift*
3. ↑ *Zoey the Bat-Horse!*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 *Dad's Secret Chamber!*
5. ↑ *Forsaken Academy of Magic!*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 *The Dark Lord*
7. ↑ *Mysterious MagiEmail!*