Benny Delon (ベンニー゠ドロン, Ben'nī Doron) was a famous serial killer who lived about 100 years prior to the present day.[1] Due to his excellent forging skills, some would come to regard him as an artist.
Appearance[]
Benny was bald on the top and the crown regions of his head, while he grew the rest long. He also grew side-whiskers and a beard and had kept them short and well-trimmed.[1]
Background[]
Benny was a skilled blacksmith and serial killer who had a cult following even during his own time. Every time he killed someone, he forged a numbered knife as a memento. Probably unknown to himself and likely ignorant of the concept of Nen, he put aura (that has weakened over time or was originally weak) into his knives during their creation that persisted and could be detected by a Nen user via intuition or observed using Gyo. He sold the knives in his shop with his normal knives and swords. A total of 288 Ben's knives were made. While in prison, he is reported to have said, "Each of my victims' screams and facial expressions inspired my work."[1] His artistic activity can be divided into at least three periods.[2]
Plot[]
Yorknew City arc[]
Gon and Killua find one of Ben's knives in the Bull Market in Yorknew City.[1] Later, Chrollo uses a Ben's knife to cut Silva's left arm during his fight with the assassin and his father.[2]
Abilities & Powers[]
Benny was a skilled blacksmith whose works are recognized, valuable, and have even achieved the status of art. He was also a prolific serial killer with at least 288 victims.[1]
Nen[]
Benny can be considered a Nen genius since it is implied (by analogy with Zepile) that he uses Nen unconsciously to make his works more attractive or at least managed to put aura in them.[1] It is not known if his residual aura gives special properties such as sharpness or durability to his knives.
The most likely explanation for his creations still having aura even long after his death is the "post-mortem Nen" phenomenon.
Manga Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- According to Killua, his father Silva is an admirer of Ben's knives.[1]
Translations around the World[]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
 Arabic
|
بيني ديلون (Bayni Dilun) | |
 French
|
Bennie Doron | |