Benjamin

**Benjamin Judd** is a non-playable character in *Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night*. He is a man stranded in Gebel's castle.

## History

A man who got lost and somehow ended up in Gebel's castle. He seems to have little sense of direction, which often causes him to get lost and become stranded in the most remote places.

If Miriam manages to find his hiding places, he'll ask her for help so he can escape. Miriam can then opt to give him a Waystone, with which Benjamin will supposedly be able to return home. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be well learned about their usage, and will be sent somewhere else in the world the first couple of times until he finally manages to find his way to Arvantville.

## Role in the game

Benjamin's role involves a sidequest where Miriam has to find his whereabouts three times in the game. Each time he is found, the player can opt to give him a Waystone, with which Benjamin will supposedly be able to escape the castle. The third time he is found, he'll finally succeed in teleporting to Arvantville and will remain there for the rest of the game. If he's talked to in that location, he'll gift Miriam the Adversity Ring, an accessory that when worn causes status ailments to increase her power instead.

Every time Benjamin is rescued, the player will earn both a large amount of Gold and Experience points, which increase every time.

## Locations

Benjamin's questline involves three sidequests where the player has to find his whereabouts, and one final location where he resides for the rest of the game.

These quests are:

1. **The Stranded Man** - Entrance - Reward: 1,000G - In the large room just past Zangetsu's boss room, slide through the small crawlspace at the bottom and exit through the right to find Benjamin's first hideout.
2. **The Still Stranded Man** - Forbidden Underground Waterway - Reward: 5,000G - In the waterfall room, drop down (or head upward if the proper means have already been acquired) behind the falling water, toward the right wall. At about the middle part of the whole room there is a small cave with a breakable wall on its end; beyond it, Benjamin can be found for the second time.
3. **Why, Stranded Man** - Oriental Sorcery Lab - Reward: 10,000G - Benjamin can actually be seen at plain sight near the beginning of this area, sitting under a small garden bridge; however, the player won't be able to reach him there the first time they visit this location. The spot where Benjamin sits can only be reached by usage of the Dimension Shift Directional Shard. This shard is obtained after defeating Gremory in the Glacial Tomb, the final area of the game. Once acquired, the player can then return to the Oriental Sorcery Lab and use it to teleport under the bridge and rescue Benjamin.
4. Arvantville - Reward: Adversity Ring - This is Benjamin's final destination and where he'll remain for the rest of the game after having been rescued three times. If talked to in this location, he'll gift Miriam the Adversity Ring in gratitude for all her help.

## Trivia

* Benjamin's name and likeness were based after former Digital Development Management (DDM) agent and co-founder of Dangen Entertainment, Ben Judd, who assisted Koji Igarashi to set up the *Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night* Kickstarter campaign.