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{{Character_Info
  
{{Character_Info
 
|title = Benjamin Boom Boom
  
|title = Benjamin Boom Boom
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|image = [[File:Benjamin.png|{{ImageSize}}]]
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|japname = {{Expand section}}
  
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|ja_kanji = ベンジャミン・ブンブーン
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|image = [[File:Benjamin.png|260px]]
  
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|namesake = [[Wikipedia:Andre 3000|André Lauren Benjamin]] (Artist)
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|namesake = [[Wikipedia:Andre 3000|André 3000]] (American rapper)
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|stand = [[List of Unnamed Stands#Boomboom Family's Stand|Boomboom Family's Stand]]
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|stand = [[Tomb of the Boom#Tomb of the Boom 1|Tomb of the Boom 1]]
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|horse = [[List of Horses in Steel Ball Run#Crosstown Traffic|Crosstown Traffic]]
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|relatives = [[Andre Boom Boom]] (Son) <br> [[L. A. Boom Boom]] (Son)
  
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|death =
 
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|horse = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosstown_Traffic_(song) Crosstown Traffic] (Quarter Horse)
  
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|nation = American<ref name=SBRC12>''SBR Chapter 12: [[1st Stage Disqualified From Victory]]''</ref>
  
 
|gender = Male
  
|gender = Male
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|nation = American<ref name=SBRC12>''SBR Chapter 12: [[SBR Chapter 12|First Stage: Disqualified from Victory]]''</ref>
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|mangadebut = SBR Vol.3 Ch. 15<br> [[The Desert Born Outlaws (1)]]
  
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|hair = Blond <small>({{DigitalColor}})</small>
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|mangafinal = SBR Vol. 4 Ch.20 <br>[[Gyro Zeppeli's Mission (1)]]
  
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|eyes = Black <small>({{DigitalColor}})</small>
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|family = [[Andre Boom Boom]] (Son) <br> [[L. A. Boom Boom]] (Son)
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|status = Deceased
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|death = 1891{{Cite}}
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|cod = Vertically bisected by [[Tusk]] ACT1
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|mangadebut = {{Ch3|SBR Chapter 15}}
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|mangafinal = {{Ch3|SBR Chapter 19}}
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|gamedebut = [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven|Eyes of Heaven]]
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|seiyuu = [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10484 Kazuhiro Yamaji] ([[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven|Eyes of Heaven]])
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|colors = SteelBallRun
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}}{{Nihongo|'''Benjamin Boom Boom'''|ベンジャミン・ブンブーン|Benjamin Bun Būn}} is a minor antagonist featured in ''[[Steel Ball Run]].''
   
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'''Benjamin Boom Boom''' is a minor antagonist from [[Part VII: Steel Ball Run]] and the leader of the [[Boomboom Family]] and father of [[L. A. Boom Boom |L. A.]] and [[Andre Boom Boom |Andre]]. He is one of the racers of the [[Steel Ball Run]] and one of the first Stand Users to be featured in Part VII.
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He is the patriarch of the [[Boom Boom Family]] and father of [[L. A. Boom Boom|L. A.]] and [[Andre Boom Boom|Andre]]. Benjamin Boom Boom is one of the racers of the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run]] and attacks [[Johnny Joestar]] and [[Gyro Zeppeli]] to eliminate competitors.
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==Synopsis==
  
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After his son Andre tricks [[Gyro Zeppeli]] and [[Johnny Joestar]] and manages to transform the first into a human magnet, Benjamin and L.A. attack them unsuccessfully. Benjamin however, manages to exploit Andre's power in a diabolic way: by shooting at him, he manages to drop some of his son's blood on Johnny, therefore turning him into a magnet as well.
  
   
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Benjamin is a [[Stand]] User who uses [[Tomb of the Boom]] to assassinate competitors.
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By assuming Johnny's identity, he manages to magnetize [[Mountain Tim]] too: his plan is to make the three of them approach and be killed by the magnetic power of the Boom Boom family.
  
   
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== Appearance/Personality ==
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However his plan seems to fail, when Mountain Tim uses his Stand to get out of the sticky situation. Forced to close combat, he orders L.A. to cut [[Oh! Lonesome Me]], but because of his son's lack of intelligence, Benjamin is forced to protect him with his Stand.
  
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Benjamin appears like a big middle-aged man in his late forties. His most peculiar feature is the metallic apparatus covering the bottom of his face, which he can sink inside his face to change facial features. He wears a dotted cowled, hooded cloak and an iron mask that covers his jaw.
   
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Benjamin is a murderous and greedy man, who targets other competitors in the Steel Ball Run to get ahead and obtain the prize money. 
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The rope finally cut, Benjamin's plan seems to work, but he is caught by surprise and killed by [[Tusk|Johnny's new power]].
  
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==Appearance/Personality==
  
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Benjamin appears like a big middle-aged man in his late forties. His most peculiar feature is the iron respirator-like mask he constantly wears: when the situation requires, he can fuse it with his own body through is Stand.
  
   
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He is very aggressive, constantly shouting at his sons (especially L.A.) and badmouthing his wife. He does however care for his family, being more than willing to protect his sons using his Stand as a shield.
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Benjamin is very aggressive, constantly shouting at his sons (especially L.A.) and badmouthing his wife. Although he protects his sons using his Stand as a shield, he pays no mind to the agonizing Andre and leaves him alone. He seems to hate the mother of his children, who supposedly abandoned the family to "be a whore".
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==Stand==
  
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The Boomboom Family's [[Unnamed Stands|unnamed stand]] grants every member with the ability to manipulate iron, though every member develops this ability in a different way. In Benjamin's case, by fusing pieces of metal with his body, the Stand can alter its user's appearance, transforming him in a perfect copy of his target.
  
   
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==Abilities==
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This also gives him the ability to create sharped metal blades from his body. The Stand seems to have a good defense, being able to deflect bullets without a scratch and can shrink [[Steel Ball|iron items]] by removing their iron particles
  
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{{Main|Tomb of the Boom#Tomb of the Boom 1|Tomb of the Boom 1}}
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Tomb of the Boom grants every member of the family the ability to manipulate iron different ways. Benjamin manipulates pieces of iron by putting them under his skin, allowing him to change the appearance and hide weapons.
   
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==History==
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See also [[Boomboom Family's Stand]]
  
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After his son, Andre, tricks [[Gyro Zeppeli]] and [[Johnny Joestar]] and manages to transform the first into a human magnet, Benjamin and L.A. attack them unsuccessfully. Benjamin, however, manages to exploit Andre's power in a diabolic way: by shooting at him, he manages to drop some of his son's blood on Johnny, therefore turning him into a magnet as well.
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By assuming Johnny's identity, he manages to magnetize [[Mountain Tim]] too: his plan is to make the three of them approach and be killed by the magnetic power of the Boom Boom family. However, it fails when Mountain Tim uses his [[Oh! Lonesome Me]] to tie himself to a rock. Forced into close combat, he ultimately manages to make his three enemies gather, but Johnny develops [[Tusk]] at the last moment and cuts him in half.
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==Chapters==
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{{Appearance
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 12}} {{Mo}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 15}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 16}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 17}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 18}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 19}} {{Death}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 20}} {{Corpse}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 84}} {{Flash}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 85}} {{Mo}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 88}} {{Mo}}
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*{{Ch|SBR Chapter 95}} {{Flash}}
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==Trivia==
  
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*He seems to hate the mother of his children, who supposedly abandoned the family to "be a whore"
  
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*Like the other Boom Booms, he's named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000 André 3000] and his horse is named after a Jimi Hendrix's song
  
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*He arrived 9th in the first stage and his horse's name is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosstown_Traffic_(song) Crosstown Traffic]
  
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="left">
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<gallery>
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Benjy berating.png|Berating [[L. A. Boom Boom|L. A.]]
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BenjaminBB1.png|Shrinking a Stell Ball
  
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Boomboom laughter.png|Laughing with [[Andre Boom Boom|Andre]]
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BenjaminBB1.png|Shrinking a [[Steel Ball]]
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Benjy.png|Catching the shrunken Steel Ball
 
BenjaminBB2.png|Benjamin's transformation power
  
BenjaminBB2.png|Benjamin's transformation power
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BenjaminBB3.png|Protecting L.A. with his Stand
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BenjaminBB3.png|Protecting L. A. with his [[Tomb of the Boom]]
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Benjamin5.jpg|Benjamin's death
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Benjamin5.jpg|Benjamin killed by [[Johnny Joestar|Johnny]]'s newly acquired [[Spin]]
 
</gallery>
  
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Revision as of 00:42, 10 January 2020

Benjamin Boom Boom (ベンジャミン・ブンブーン Benjamin Bun Būn) is a minor antagonist featured in Steel Ball Run.

He is the patriarch of the Boom Boom Family and father of L. A. and Andre. Benjamin Boom Boom is one of the racers of the Steel Ball Run and attacks Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli to eliminate competitors.

Benjamin is a Stand User who uses Tomb of the Boom to assassinate competitors.

Appearance/Personality

Benjamin appears like a big middle-aged man in his late forties. His most peculiar feature is the metallic apparatus covering the bottom of his face, which he can sink inside his face to change facial features. He wears a dotted cowled, hooded cloak and an iron mask that covers his jaw.

Benjamin is a murderous and greedy man, who targets other competitors in the Steel Ball Run to get ahead and obtain the prize money. 

Benjamin is very aggressive, constantly shouting at his sons (especially L.A.) and badmouthing his wife. Although he protects his sons using his Stand as a shield, he pays no mind to the agonizing Andre and leaves him alone. He seems to hate the mother of his children, who supposedly abandoned the family to "be a whore".

Abilities

Main article: Tomb of the Boom 1

Tomb of the Boom grants every member of the family the ability to manipulate iron different ways. Benjamin manipulates pieces of iron by putting them under his skin, allowing him to change the appearance and hide weapons.

History

After his son, Andre, tricks Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar and manages to transform the first into a human magnet, Benjamin and L.A. attack them unsuccessfully. Benjamin, however, manages to exploit Andre's power in a diabolic way: by shooting at him, he manages to drop some of his son's blood on Johnny, therefore turning him into a magnet as well.

By assuming Johnny's identity, he manages to magnetize Mountain Tim too: his plan is to make the three of them approach and be killed by the magnetic power of the Boom Boom family. However, it fails when Mountain Tim uses his Oh! Lonesome Me to tie himself to a rock. Forced into close combat, he ultimately manages to make his three enemies gather, but Johnny develops Tusk at the last moment and cuts him in half.

Chapters

Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance


Gallery

References

  1. ↑ SBR Chapter 12: First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

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