Benny Lafitte

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Benny Lafitte: 1638 - 1666

Benjamin Lafitte was born somewhere in France during the reign of King Louis XII the Just. Little is known of his childhood other than he entered into the the service of the French Royal Navy when he was sixteen years old.

During his service, Benny was regarded as a sharp and resourceful sailor, who was also considered quite handsome and friendly; known for enjoying drinking, gambling, and carousing with women. With such a well-regarded personality, Benny was able to earn himself a commission as captain of his own ship in a remarkably short time.

Captain Lafitte was lost at sea in a storm in 1661, but was found the next day and rescued by a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company. Though the Dutch captain wanted to toss the Frenchman back to the sea once his nationality was known, he was convinced by a Countess Bloem to make use of the Frenchman's able body. Benny's body prove to be quite able to the ship's crew by day, and to the countess by night.

After months at sea with the Dutch, Benny was released and paid a fair sum for his work. He returned to the French service for a short time, but chose to retire to seek fortune rather than glory.

Captain Lafitte became one of the first captains for the French East India Company, just months before the Second Anglo-Dutch War broke out which saw the French and Dutch allied against the English. A year into the war, Captain Lafitte and his crew came upon a British ship left adrift at sea. As they apprached, ready to engage, they found the ship devoid of any signs of a crew.

Taking advantage of a good chance at salvage, Lafitte ordered his crew to board the vessel. Minutes later, a man who carried himself with an aristocratic demeanor boarded Lafitte's ship, along with his perculiar band of associates — all covered in the blood of the boarding part. Benny ordered what remained of his crew at the hands of the strangers.

### Benny Lafitte: 1666 - 1786

When Benny was all that remained of the mortals aboard the ships, he was pinned down by the monstrous miscreats as they all sank their pointed teeth into him. Drained of blood and barely alive, the leader introduced himself to Benny, calling himself Mangrove Pierce, and saying that his tasting Benny's blood had given him insight into the potential of the sea captain. Liking what he had seen, Pierce offered Benny a chance at a new life. On the verge of death, Benny agreed the offer.

Benny would become a vampire, joining the clan known as Abyssia. Terrorizing Europe with them for over a hundred years before his first attempt at breaking away. **[see "1786 - 1823" supplemental report]**

### Benny Lafitte: 1823 - 1987

Eventually, Abyssia caught of to him. Benny returned to serving his master's schemes for over a century again. Benny was punished severely weakening his resolve to leave the pack again. However, when Abyssia took part in a dark ritual that perfectly coincided with the Manhattaning, Benny knew his master knew the massacre was coming. Unable to stand the thought of working for such a monster, Benny fled once more.

### Supplemental Report

* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) **1987 - Present:** Benny's activities since the Manhattaning are scarce. It is clear that this vampire wants to live off the grid. Hoewever, I was able to find some info based on rumors circulating among the hunter culture that there is a "good vampire" known to wear a captain's hat and naval peacoat on the run from his own pack, living somewhere on the East Coast.
* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) **1786 - 1823:** After a close encounter with hunters separated Benny and brood brother Andrew Bennett from the rest of their pack on the island of Hispaniola in the French Colony of Saint-Dominingue, Benny and Andrew stole a boat and tried to build a new life for themselves in New Orleans. Under the assumed names of brothers Jean Lafitte and Pierre Lafitte, the two ran a smugling operation until enforcement in the city forced them to relocate their business to an island in the Barataria Bay where they became incredibly successful smuggling and pirating network. Their fleet would be seized by the American government iin 1814, but to the two were offered a pardon in exchange for using their fleet to aid the American government in the War of 1812. After helping ensure victory at the Battle of New Orleans, Benny and Andrew were pardoned privateers.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Undead Physiology
	+ *Enhanced Strength*
	+ *Enhanced Stamina*
	+ *Immortality*
	+ *Invulnerability*
	+ *Predatory Senses*
	+ *Regeneration*
	+ *Vampirism*
* World-Class Sailor and Mariner
* Likely Owns or Operates a Boat

### Weaknesses

* Hunger — Blood
* Vulnerability — Silver
* Vulnerability — Impalement
* Weakness — Sunlight
* Weakness — Garlic

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Occult:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Weaponry:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Expertise:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Range:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Strategy:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
	+ **TOTAL:** 67
	+ **RANKING:** Moderate Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Notes

* Benny Lafitte is a character from the *Supernatural* TV series.
* His appearance is based on the actor Ty Olsson, who portrayed him in the show.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Benny Lafitte

1. ↑ Network Files: Benny Lafitte