Benkei

Benkei
Classification
Tribe	Rank	Attribute
		Ice

Number
Yokai Watch 1	Yokai Watch 2
019	031

General Information
Japanese Name	ベンケイ, Benkei
French Name	Benkei
Italian Name	Benkei
Time	Present
Evolution
Fusion
Favorite Food	Chinese Food
Acquired by

Stats
HP	Spirit	Strength	Speed	Defense
1420	520	1240	840	720

Combat
Attack	Lightning Slash
Technique	Hail
Inspirit	Clumsiness
Soultimate Move	999 Blades
Skill	Sword Hunting
Debut
Anime
Game	Yo-kai Watch 1
Voice Actor
English
Japanese

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Benkei is a Rank C Brave Yo-kai with Ice attribute.

Official Description

Hiding 999 weapons from fallen foes in his stomach, Benkei can call any one of them out in a moment of need.

Yo-kai Watch 1 Game Information

How to Recruit/Befriend

• Benkei can be found in the Breezy Hills under a drink machine or under cars in the Hills-Estates

• Can be befriended by using Red Coin in the Crank-a-kai.

Stats

Stat	Level 99
HP	422
Spirit	80
Strength	200
Speed	156
Defense	102

Moveset

Type	Name	Power	Attribute	Range	Description
Attack	Lightning Slash	20-44 x 3		Single Enemy	No description.
Technique	Hail	20-90	Ice	Single Enemy	No description.
Inspirit	Clumsiness	Makes a foe clumsy. This decreases its SPR.		Single Enemy	No description.
Soultimate Move	999 Blades	18x9 Unleashes 999 blades and attacks all foes.		All Enemies	No description.
Skill	Sword Hunting	Power increases each time it defeats a foe.	-		No description.

Trivia

Origin

Benkei is based on/directly named after on Musashibō Benkei, a famous warrior of the late Heian period. Tall, strong and fearsome already at the young age of 17, he was trained in a monastery in wielding the naginata, but left it to become a wandering Sōhei ("warrior monk"). He took residence by a bridge in Kyoto, where he would challenge passing swordsmen to a duel, defeat them, and take their weapon. By the time he'd collected his 999th blade, he was challenged and trounced by the then even-younger Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who decided to take him in as his retainer. From there on, together they fought and won many battles against Yoshitsune's enemy, the Taira clan, but when they finally achieved victory Yoshitsune's older brother turned against him and forced him to escape.

Through the following two years Benkei, ever loyal to Yoshitsune, stood by his side even as an outlaw, until they were finally cornered in the Koromogawa castle. While Yoshitsune retired to the inner keep, Benkei stood at the gate and held off any enemy soldier trying to get through. He defeated over 300 of them, and in the end his wounded, arrow-riddled body refused to keel over even when life abandoned it. This came to be known as "Benkei's standing death" (Japanese: 弁慶の立往生, Benkei no Tachiōjō), and became a symbol of strength, loyalty and unbreakable warrior's spirit.