Benzaiten

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**Benzaiten** is the goddess of fortune in music, arts, and knowledge. She is a member of the Seven Lucky Gods.

## Appearance

Benzaiten is a tall woman with messy long purple hair and thick eyebrows. She wore earrings and carried a biwa with her.

## Personality

As a member of the heavenly executioners, Benzaiten has immense hatred towards Buddha (for turning a blind eye to the gods and leading mankind along himself) and all others that dare to defile the Heavens.

Benzaiten seemed to be rather relaxed and laid-back.

## Plot

### Past

After absorbing too much misfortune and feeling betrayed by humanity, Zerofuku decided to go on a killing spree in order to punish them. However, the first two people that he decided to kill were a mother and her child, feeling hesitant Zerofuku ended up splitting his soul into seven parts in order to stop himself from harming humanity. After that, the legends of the Seven Lucky Gods and the Eighth Lucky God were born.

### Ragnarok: Fifth Round

She showed up with the other Lucky Gods after hearing Buddha and Loki talk to punish Buddha, however, the fight was stopped before it even began by Zeus and Odin.

### Ragnarok: Sixth Round

Before the sixth round, Benzaiten, Hoteison, and Ebisu were in the hosptial as she was treating Ebisu's wounds. Ebisu curses Buddha for wounding his left hand while screaming in pain as Benzaiten was treating his wounds. Ebisu told his intentions of killing Buddha to Benzaiten and Hoteison as the latter advised him not due to Buddha's strength. Bishamonten, Fukurokuju, Jurojin, and Daikokuten were about to visit the other Lucky Gods as they caught Göll eavesdropping on the medical ward.

Göll accidentally entered the medical ward alerting the other Lucky Gods inside the room. The Lucky Gods turned their attention towards Göll as Ebisu angrily questioned about her eavesdropping. Göll was panicking from the gods until Jack the Ripper entered the room with a teapot and cup while quoting a Shakespearean line. Jack offered Ebisu a cup of tea, but Ebisu rejected it and was about to pick a fight against Jack until Bishamonten told him to stand down.

The Lucky Gods left the hospital as Benzaiten was dragging Ebisu away from the back of his shirt to prevent him from attacking his enemies.

Benzaiten and the rest of the Lucky Gods later made their appearance in the arena on a flying boat while singing a short tune on how they will now deliver "Heaven's punishment" to Buddha. The seven later fused together into Zerofuku to fight against Buddha. Benzaiten is later seen with the other Lucky Gods when Buddha Völundrs with Zerofuku, having make peace with Buddha. Following Hajun's death, Zerofuku, who was previously absorbed into Hajun, also passes away, and alongside his other soul fragments, the Seven Lucky Gods, they wave Buddha a final goodbye before being banished to Niflhel.

## Abilities

**Wisdom:** As the Shinto goddess of fortune in knowledge, it can be assumed that Benzaiten posses great wisdom.

**Musical and Artistical abilities:** As the Shinto goddess of fortune in music and arts, it can be assumed that Benzaiten possess some abilities related to music and arts.

* **Biwa** **Proficiency:** Benzaiten, was shown carrying a biwa (a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling). She appears to be capable of using this instrument as a weapon and it can be assumed that she can play the biwa to a certain degree.

**Semi-Immortality:** As a goddess, Benzaiten is incapable of dying due to old age. She is at least as old as Buddha (who was born in 563 BCE or 480 BCE), making her over 2500 years old.

**Divine Physiology:** As a goddess, Benzaiten possess physical abilities far greater than any ordinary human. Her body can not be harmed by mortal weapons, however she can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and divine weapons.

**Fusion:** When Jack the Ripper glimpsed at her soul with his eye along with the other Seven Lucky Gods, Jack realized that they all shared the same soul as one entity. She can unite herself with the other Seven Lucky Gods to become a more powerful being.

## Trivia

* Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist goddess who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Due to this fact, Benzaiten can be associated with Shinto religion, Buddhism and Hinduism.