- For other uses, see Benkei (disambiguation).
“ | Please, I beg you! Don't tell anyone that I lost, please... | „ |
~ Benkei |
Benkei (ベンケイ Benkei?) is a character in Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon.
Background[]
Benkei is the guard of the bridge in Zazen Town leading to the door to Yamato. He guards the bridge firmly and doesn't let anyone pass unless the person gives him something valuable. Everyone who tried to challenge him in a duel in order to pass ended up in failure, well everyone except Ushiwaka, who beat him in the past with the use of the Achilles' Heel.
Plot[]
After learning that a fisherman named Ushiwaka was the only man who had been able to defeat Benkei, Goemon and his friends sought the latter's help. Ushiwaka agreed to help them in exchange of them helping him catch some fishes from the town's canals. Upon completion of this task, Ushiwaka handed them over the Achilles' Heel, which he used to defeat Benkei in a duel a long time ago. Goemon then used the Achilles' Heel to defeat Benkei at the bridge. After Benkei lost the duel, he asked the gang to keep this defeat a secret, in exchange of letting them pass the bridge, and also gifting them with the robot Sasuke.
Trivia[]
- This character is a reference to the legendary Japanese warrior-monk Benkei, a man of great stature and strength, and who is usually depicted in artworks wielding a naginata. One of the most famous tales about him is his defeat at the Gojo Bridge against Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a man much smaller than him; and then being defeated by him a second time at the Kiyomizu temple; after which he became his loyal retainer and fought alongside him in the Genpei War.