Scorpius

"*Today, a new era begins, this will be the day that nobody will ever forget, they will know what is real fear, they can hide, they can blink and they can cry, but at the end of the day people will eventually kneel before me and i will lead them as their god*"
—Scorpius speech after boosting his powers.
**Benson**, also known as **"Scorpius"** is a main character and an antagonist that first appeared in Ernesto vs Jacob: Eddie Attacks. He is one of the three lieutenants of the secret crime organization known as K.E.S.E. He serves as a minor antagonist in Ernesto vs Jacob: Eddie Attacks and the primary antagonist of The Kidnapping of Jacob.

## Overview

### Personality

Scorpius can be described to be delusional, sadistic and brutal who shows no remorse for his evil actions. He is without doubt the most evil K.E.S.E. member, only behind Kesler.

One of his most evil acts was massacre his own men only to test his powers after being boosted by Jacob's sample of the "A L 2" Serum.

After spending years working with Kesler in the K.E.S.E., he developed leadership skills like Kesler's, which allowed him to have his own personal guards and fighters whom follow his leadership.

He can also be described as a psychopath, evidenced when he self-proclaimed a god after his powers were boosted and intended to cause an rampage around the world in order to start a "new world order" under his empire.

Despite being extremely sadistic and brutal, he had respect for bravery or determination, even if it is from his enemies, this is evidenced when Jacob tried to stop him from destroying a dam that could flood the town despite being extremely wounded and exhausted, Scorpius admired Jacob bravery and postponed the destruction of the dam to honor Jacob's determination.

Scorpius never showed any sign of fear of anything, not even when he was about to get killed by Jacob using his own disintegrating weapon, he even taunted Jacob by saying that after his death, others would come to avenge his death and would eventually kill him and Ernesto.

## Pre-Ernesto vs Jacob

Benson was born in Nicaragua in the late 1990s, during his childhood he met Kesler, Eddie and Ezequiel and eventually and befriends them.

In 2010, Kesler introduced him, Eddie and Ezequiel to a secret cult named The Cultists and they ended up joining them, it was there where he adopted the alias of Scorpius and preferred to be called that way by everyone. Two years after joining them, he helped Kesler alongside Eddie and Ezequiel to betray The Cultists and they eventually took over their organization after a fight which resulted in the deaths of numerous cultists members and then they intimidated the survivors of the cult into helping Kesler to create a secret crime organization called K.E.S.E.

After Kesler successfully founded The K.E.S.E. he named him, Eddie and Ezequiel as his lieutenants and they forced the survivors of the cult members to work for them by performing rituals in their favor.

Some years after working inside The K.E.S.E., Scorpius' performance and attitude caught the attention of Kesler, who granted him his own personal guards and also provided him his own fighters whom would follow his leadership.

At one point, Kesler decided to give him super powers with magic, as he was the one he trusted the most but he also left a syringe for Eddie and Ezequiel with samples of his blood called "A L 2" Serum that can transfer part of his super powers but in a small scale, unlike Scorpius who developed his own super powers.

After Kesler's death in Ernesto vs Jacob 3, some members of the K.E.S.E. took his body to their facility, where they managed to resurrect him, but he had to be put in a special tank where he would be in a indefinite dormant state and where he would have to receive some spells to keep him alive inside the tank and to also increase his powers until he wakes up again.

While Kesler was dormant inside the tank, there was a dispute between the K.E.S.E. lieutenants about who should lead the organization until Kesler wakes up again, Scorpius proposed himself as he was the one who Kesler trusted the most and was the most powerful member behind Kesler, but Eddie took over as their leader as nobody wanted to risk Scorpius, and as their new leader Eddie began elaborating a plan to avenge Kesler's defeat against Ernesto and Jacob.

## History

#### **Ernesto vs Jacob: Eddie Attacks**

Eddie's plan to kill Ernesto and Jacob failed and he ended up dying at the hands of them. Some hours after Eddie's death, Scorpius came to the place and stared at Eddie's corpse.

Later on, Jacob returned to the place where Jarliev died at the hands of Kesler, he was then suffering from headaches and proceed to walk limping around the place until he got attacked by Scorpius who was covering his face and managed to knocked out Jacob with lightnings and took him away with him.

#### **The Kidnapping of Jacob**

Scorpius took Jacob to his own headquarters, which is a abandoned cabin located in the middle of the woods which is guarded by his guards, in order to extract him information regarding the origin of his super powers and his general knowledge.

Jacob woke up tied up and saw Scorpius, so he introduced himself to Jacob, he revealed to him that he used to work for Kesler until he died at the hands of Ernesto and Jacob, so Jacob asked Scorpius what does he want from him, so he replied that he won't tell him yet but that he will soon; Scorpius then left the place and several guards cornered Jacob who after feeling powerless, began to cry.

Some months later, a weakened Jacob was waking up and saw Scorpius writing a letter in a desk, then Scorpius left but warned Jacob to not try anything or else he will be sorry, but Jacob ignored his threats and got up to check whatever he wrote. Jacob was shocked to read that Scorpius is planning to do several tests on him to find out how exactly he got the super powers and then he would absorb them to become even more powerful than he already was in order to start a new world order.

Before Jacob attempted to leave the note on it's place, a guard caught him and attacked him, Scorpius then entered the room and told Jacob to not mess with his things again and kicked him in the face knocking him out.

One day later, Scorpius returned to the cabin just before Jacob tried to escape once again and gave him a cup of water in order to conserve his strengths, Jacob then threatened Scorpius to kill him if he doesn't set him free, but Scorpius laughed at Jacob and ordered one of his guards to interrogate him about the origin of his super powers once and for all.

When the interrogation began, Jacob started to mock and taunt the guard, which resulted in the guard punching Jacob in the face numerous times with metal gloves and knocking him out. Scorpius then arrived to the interrogation room and saw Jacob unconscious in a bloody mess, so he angrily told the guard that he crossed the line, Scorpius then killed the guard by piercing his stomach with his fist and then injected Jacob adrenaline to wake him up and told the next guard to continue with the interrogation but threatened him that he kill him too if the crosses the line like the other guard.

The interrogation continued and the guard managed to extract the information they needed after breaking one of Jacob's fingers, Jacob revealed that he got the super powers from a guy named Eddie and that Ernesto obtained super powers too from him, the guard threatened Jacob that Scorpius would kidnap Ernesto too and then he knocked out Jacob again.

While unconscious, Scorpius drew Jacob's blood with a syringe and after adding it more ingredients, he injected it to himself, then Scorpius began to levitate and some lightnings came from him and his eyes began glowing in a red light and screamed loudly in a demon like voice that a new era would begin and that this will be a day that nobody will ever forget because a new world order will start and at end of the day people would kneel before him and he would lead them as their god.

After boosting his powers he felt that he no longer needed his guards, so he tested his super powers by massacring and mutilating his former guards and decided to start a rampage across the world, but before that he left a note to Jacob that said: "*I told you i had plans for you Jacob, thanks for giving me part of your powers, peace*", written with the blood of his guards.

Scorpius then arrived to a dam and attempted to destroy it in order to flood a town, however Jacob arrived to the place and screamed at Scorpius to stop, Scorpius told Jacob to knee before him, but he ignored Scorpius' demands and tried to attack him, however, Scorpius started to control Jacob with telekinesis, Scorpius lifted Jacob and used electricity at the same time and while he was screaming out of incredible pain, Scorpius told him that there is no force that can interfered with his plans to rule the world, so he dropped Jacob to the ground so hard that the rocks in the floor cracked, Scorpius then stared at Jacob and told him that he will destroy the dam another day to honor his bravery for trying to attack him alone, and then left him behind.

Scorpius arrived to a gun factory and instantaneously killed all the workers by disintegrating them with his super powers. He began to build tons of weapons that have the same effects as their powers but on a smaller scale, with the intention of forming an army on a world scale.

Jacob managed to fully recover with the help of the Tree of Life which revitalized him and arrived to the factory but didn't found anyone. Jacob proceed to walk around the factory trying to find Scorpius, suddenly Scorpius tackled Jacob and began punching him, however Jacob managed to get him off of him with a kick, Scorpius angrily told Jacob that he should have stayed dead and punched him in the face, but Jacob defended himself by throwing lightnings at Scorpius knocking him down.

Jacob then found some weapons that Scorpius was making in the factory, so he grabbed one and attempted to aim it to Scorpius, however Scorpius began to control Jacob with telekinesis again and launched him trough the window. Jacob tried to got up but Scorpius approached him and kicked him in the face launching him a few meters away and causing Jacob to spit blood.

Scorpius tried to fly to Jacob to finish him, but Jacob managed to grab and stab Scorpius with a nearby knife, severely weakening him. Jacob managed to get up with difficulty and grabbed the gun and aimed it to Scorpius, but before shooting him, Scorpius told Jacob that even though he was defeated, others will come to avenge his death and would eventually kill both him and Ernesto. Jacob then shot and disintegrated Scorpius, however, later Jacob passed out from exhaustion.

## Death

### Killed By

* Himself *(Indirectly Caused)*
* Jacob

During the final fight, Scorpius tried to fly to Jacob to finish him, but Jacob managed to grab and stab Scorpius with a nearby knife, severely weakening him. Jacob managed to get up with difficulty and grabbed Scorpius' own weapon and aimed it to him, but before shooting him, Scorpius told Jacob that even though he was defeated, others will come to avenge his death and would eventually kill both him and Ernesto. Jacob then shot and disintegrated Scorpius.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Scorpius has killed:

* Jacob *(Resurrected)*
* Numerous counts of Cultists members
* Numerous counts of his own guards
* Numerous counts of unnamed people *(Caused and Direct)*

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Enhanced Strength:** Scorpius possesses incredible strength that far surpasses Eddie's and compete with Kesler's. He was easily able to pierce his guard's stomach with just his fist and break Jacob's cheek with a single kick to his face. He was also able to mutilate numerous guards without the use of any weapon or any other super power and twist their heads with minimal effort, killing them.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Scorpius was a lot more resistant to injuries compared to regular human beings, evidenced when he took direct lightnings strikes from Jacob, which only stunned him for a brief moment and managed to fight back later on. When Scorpius was mortally stabbed by Jacob, it only incapacitated him, giving Jacob enough time to use Scorpius' own weapon to disintegrate him, which reveals that the only thing that could possibly stop him was his own weapons or super powers.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Scorpius physiology possesses accelerated healing and regeneration, which allows him to recover from mortal injuries like lightnings strikes without leaving any scar or injury. He is immune to all infections, diseases and disorders. After Jacob mortally stabbed him, he was already recovering but Jacob shot him with his own weapon which ended up disintegrating him faster than he could heal.
* **Enhanced Speed**: Scorpius is able to move faster than a regular human. He was able to travel long distances in a relatively short time for a normal human to accomplish it and he also used this power when fighting against Jacob to confuse him and attack him easily.
* **Enhanced Stamina**: Scorpius' musculature produces far less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human. This was shown when he was using his speed as an advantage while fighting Jacob without showing any sign of fatigue or exhaustion.
* **Enhanced Reflexes**: Scorpius' reflexes are enhanced beyond human potential, it allowed him to dodge every attack from Jacob, the only attacks that landed in Scorpius where attacks when he was off-guard, such as the fatal stab from Jacob.
* **Lightning generation:** Scorpius, just like Kesler and Eddie, was able to produce powerful lightnings. He first demonstrated this power when he used it to knock out Jacob when he kidnapped him. This power was powerful enough to mortally wound Jacob when he was controlling him with telekinesis and electrocuting him at the same time.
* **Flight:** After boosting his super powers with Jacob's sample of "A L 2" Serum, he was able to levitate and fly at moderate speeds. He used this power when he tried to kill Jacob before getting fatally stabbed by him.
* **Telekinesis:** Scorpius had the power to influence a physical system without physical interaction such as moving objects or even people at a distance by mental power or other non-physical means. This is Scorpius signature power, he used numerous times while fighting against Jacob, for example when he lifted him and electrocuted him at the same time in the dam, and when he sent him flying trough a window in the factory.
* **Disintegrating power:** Scorpius had the power to disintegrate objects and people. He was able to disintegrate an entire group of workers from the factory and he was also able to could transfer this power to weapons that could disintegrate any solid surface.
* **Skilled Sorcerer:** Kesler taught him some lessons and eventually became skilled enough to create his own powers like Kesler did before, without needing to inject himself a "A L 2" Serum like Eddie did.
* **Power Booster:** After injecting himself Jacob's sample of the "A L 2" Serum, all his powers were immensely increased to the point that he considered himself a god and plotted to rule the entire world by beginning a new world order and forming an army to lead them.

### Abilities

* **Combatant**: Scorpius had been trained to some degree of basic combat. Scorpius' style of combat developed into a somewhat instinctive and improvised collection of techniques that emphasizes the use of his superhuman strength, speed and other super powers, however Scorpius is still a dangerous combatant, using his brute strength to often overpower his enemies. Scorpius used his understanding of the human body to inflict torture. He used torture techniques of knowing how to inflict the most amount of agony onto a subject while keeping them alive on Jacob, whom he ensured suffered horrifically for months. When Jacob was revitalized by the Tree of Life, he was able to fight against Scorpius more even.
* **Intimidation:** Scorpius was a master in inducing fear and terror in people to the point that even a brave and confident person like Jacob was intimidated by him and suffered nightmares about him even weeks after Scorpius' death. This allowed him to prevent Jacob from escaping and that was the reason why he was always under his control.
* **Leader:** After seeing his abilities and attitudes, Kesler granted him his own personal guards and fighters, and he was able to lead them to the point that they were willing to obey his commands, either out of loyalty or our of fear, however, after boosting all his super powers, he considered that he no longer needed them, so he tested his boosted powers on his guards and killed the majority of them, which reveals that he only used them for his own purposes and had no sympathy for them.

## Relationships

### **Kesler**

Scorpius and Kesler know each other since they were kids and quickly formed a friendship between them. As time passed, Kesler introduced him to a secret cult named The Cultists and then he helped him to betray and eventually overthrow The Cultists and after they defeated them, Kesler founded a secret crime organization called The K.E.S.E. and he named him as one of his lieutenants, which reveals that they were loyal to each other.

While working with Kesler inside The K.E.S.E., he considered that Scorpius was the agent that he trusted the most, so he granted him his own personal guards and fighters, something that he didn't do with his other lieutenants despite knowing them for as long as Scorpius.

After Kesler's first death at the hands of Ernesto and Jacob, he nominated himself as Kesler's successor and new leader of The K.E.S.E. to elaborate a plan to avenge Kesler from them, however none of the others lieutenants agreed with him because they didn't wanted to risk him, so they ended up choosing Eddie as Kesler's successor and new leader of the organization, which really upsets Scorpius to the point that he no longer cares to wake up Kesler in the tank and instead leaves the organization with his guards in order to elaborate his own plans.

Despite no longer care about Kesler and the organization, he still wanted to kill Ernesto and Jacob and steal their super powers to rule the world.

### **Eddie**

Scorpius and Eddie know each other since they were kids and formed a friendship between them. After Kesler introduced them to a secret cult named The Cultists, they were coworkers and likely helped each other when they could. When they helped Kesler to betray and eventually overthrow The Cultists, they worked together as a team to accomplish it.

After Kesler founded The K.E.S.E. and named them as their lieutenants, they once again worked together as a team to keep the organization up, however after Kesler's first death at the hands of Ernesto and Jacob, their relationship became strained after Eddie was elected as his successor and not him despite being the lieutenant that Kesler trusted the most, so he decided to end their friendship after he left the organization with his guards in order to work on his own plans.

After Eddie's death at the hand of Ernesto and Jacob, he arrived to the place and stared at his corpse, it is unknown if it was out of respect for his former friend or to mock him for his failure to avenge Kesler from Ernesto and Jacob.

### **Ezequiel**

Scorpius and Ezequiel know each other since they were kids and formed a friendship between them. After Kesler introduced them to a secret cult named The Cultists, they were coworkers and likely helped each other when they could. When they helped Kesler to betray and eventually overthrow The Cultists, they worked together as a team to accomplish it.

After Kesler founded The K.E.S.E. and named them as their lieutenants, they once again worked together as a team to keep the organization up, however after Kesler's first death at the hands of Ernesto and Jacob, their relationship likely became strained after Eddie was elected as his successor and not him despite being the lieutenant that Kesler trusted the most, so he decided to end their friendship after he left the organization with his guards in order to work on his own plans.

Despite leaving the company, after Scorpius' death, Ezequiel wanted to avenge his death as well as Kesler's and Eddie's from Ernesto and Jacob, which reveals that he always respected him after all.

### **Jacob**

Jacob, along with Ernesto was one of Scorpius' primary enemies. After Kesler's death at the hands of them, he kidnapped Jacob and took him to an abandoned cabin in the middle of the woods, where he would torture him for months to extract him information about his super powers and his overall knowledge.

Scorpius took personal pleasure with Jacob's suffering and he even mortally wounded him with lightnings, to the point that he needed to be revitalized by a Tree of Life, however he honored Jacob's bravery for attempting to stop him from destroying a dam despite being extremely hurt and exhausted, which reveals that he was willing to honor brave actions, even from his most hated enemies.

Scorpius and Jacob had their last fight in a factory, where Scorpius was getting annoyed by Jacob's determination to stop him, so he tried to kill him once and for all, however Jacob managed to fatally stab Scorpius with a knife and then disintegrated him with his own weapon.

### **Ernesto Ibarra**

Despite not meeting Ernesto in person, he hated him as much as Jacob and considered him as one of his primary enemies for killing Kesler. While one of his guards was interrogating Jacob about who else got super powers, Jacob had to admit that Ernesto got super powers too, so they threatened Jacob that they would also kidnap Ernesto, however Scorpius couldn't kidnap him because his plans were stopped by Jacob after he was disintegrated by his own weapon.

## Appearances

* **Ernesto vs Jacob: Eddie Attacks**
* **The Kidnapping of Jacob**
* **Ernesto vs Jacob: Ultimate Battle** *(Flashback and mentioned)*
* **Ernesto vs Jacob: The Awakening** *(Photograph and mentioned)*

## Trivia

* In Ernesto vs Jacob: Eddie Attacks, he was portrayed by the same actor of Kesler covering his face.
* Even though he left The K.E.S.E., Eddie still considered that he would be the one who would act next after his death, this could be because he knew he would get revenge from Ernesto and Jacob despite now working for himself.
* It is unlikely that he was a rarzar despite having red eyes, this could be because his super powers were boosted after injecting himself Jacob's sample of the "A L 2" Serum.
* It is ironic that both him and Kesler were defeated by being fatally stabbed by Jacob in their final fight, however Scorpius didn't died directly from the wound, but it weakened him enough for Jacob to kill him with his own weapon.
* He was the most powerful K.E.S.E. member, only behind Kesler.
* He considered himself a god after boosting his super powers and plotted to rule the world by starting a new world order and forming an army.