Benkei Hanawa

is a member of the Face Hunters (a group who bullys and steal points from weak and young bladers). Later he and Kyoya joined Gingka Hagane. His alter-ego is the masked blader in beyblade metal masters.

Appearance
He has a big body built, short purple hair that is normally covered by his white beanie that has a Red Bull's skull on it and red eyes. He wears a black and red jacket that is usually zipped, with the bull symbol on the back, white bands around his wrist, gray shorts and black shoes. He has a brown belt covered by his jacket in where he keeps his bey gear. kenta showed benkei the true meaning of beyblade and the bladers spirit.

Personality
He seems tough on the outside and looks like a typical bully, but he is actually very kind and has a good heart. Though when that part of him shows, he tries to cover it up because he doesn't want other people to think of him as soft. He is about 13-50 years of age. His constant companion is Kenta Yumiya. He also admires Kyoya very much, which causes him to tear up, or cry when Kyoya has his moments; going as far as to hug him in Episode 11 when he sees that Kyoya was awake. He affectionately calls him as Kyouya Buddy. But Kyoya sometimes gets fed up of him. He is a very determined blader, and doesn't give up easily in hard situations.

History
Benkei was a the former leader of the Face Hunters, but when Kyoya defeated Benkei, Kyoya became the new leader of the Face Hunters. Both Kyoya and Benkei quit the Face Hunters because they had friends but Kyoya only wanted to defeat Gingka. In Round 2 of Battle Bladers, Benkei was doing good against Kyoya but was defeated afterwards.

Past
One day Benkei and two other Face Hunters approach Kyoya Tategami challenging him to battle. Kyoya tells Benkei he has no intent to battle weak bladers and leaves. The other two Face Hunters believe that Kyoya is just saying that because he himself is weak causing the Lion bladder to smirk. Benkei and Kyoya battle with Kyoya coming out the victor. Benkei gets back up and challenges Kyoya again. Kyoya beats Beneki in many other battles causing the big blader to fall down. While Benkei's friends ask if he is ok, Benkei laughs and declares Kyoya to be his hero. He says he will now follow Kyoya anywhere causing the later to except it. From then on Kyoya started the Face Hunters with Benkei as his second in command. They were known to be quite a danger in Metal Bey City as many kids lost there beypoints to them. Beneki and the other Face Hunters were known to be quite ruthless as they beat many opponents during there 100 bey battle causing them to steal beypoints from their beaten opponets.

Anime
In episode 1, He challenged Kenta to a 5 on 1 battle, and would have defeated him, if not for Ginga showing up. Ginga helped Kenta defeat all 5 of the Face Hunters, causing them to retreat. He later took part in a 100-bey battle against Gingka, in which Gingka won.

In episode 2, He kidnapped Kenta's beyblade, Sagittario, and told Kenta that if he wanted it back, Gingka would have to defeat Kyoya, the leader of the Face Hunters. After Gingka's win, Benkei returned Sagittario.

In episode 3, He observed Kyoya's battle with Daidoji and later was sent home via helicopter.

In episode 4, He was given Dark Bull by Daidoji, and told to defeat Gingka with it. Even with Bull's power and a lot of training, he still lost.

In episode 5, he was training when he came across Tetsuya and told him to defeat Gingka. In order to get GIngka to battle Tetsuya, he had Tetsuya capture Madoka until he he rescued her and Gingka won the battle.

In episode 6, He saw Kenta take Gingka's place in the battle against Hikaru, and could relate to him, as he had once challenged Kyoya repeatedly until he had 0 Beypoints left.

In episode 7, he gave Kenta special training to help him defeat Hikaru. This, combined with Madoka's metal face and Kenta creating a special move, allowed him to win. However, on the way to the battle site, they were held up by Tetsuya. Benkei held him off and defeated him while Kenta went ahed to battle Hikaru. Tetsuya later snitched on him to the other face hunters, who kicked him out of the gang for helping Kenta.

In episode 9, He sees Kyoya had returned, so he went to battle him. However, even after Kenta teamed up with him, Kyoya defeated them with a new special move and beat him up.

In episode 10, He watched Gingka's battle and victory over Kyoya.

in episode 11 and 12, He, Gingka, Kyoya, and Kenta invaded the Dark Nebula's castle, but he and Kenta were held up by several bladers in the control room.

In episode 13, H watched Gingka's battle with Ryuga and cheered him on even though he lost.

In episode 15, He, Kenta, Kyoya, and Madoka go searching for Gingka, who has dissapeared. They journey to his hometown, Koma Village. An argument in the group causes them to split up, Benkei of course going with Kyoya. They soon meet a boy named Hyoma who saves Benkei from a wild boar. Hyoma then leads them back to Kenta and Madoka.

In episode 16, Hyoma leads the group in circles around the mountain until Kyoya accuses him and challenges him to a battle. Kenta steps in, however, but loses. Benkei is up next, and after a tough battle, He loses by having his special move reversed on him. Benkei proves to Hyoma that they have blader spirit and he allows them into the secret Koma Village.

In episode 17, The group follows Gingka through a heavy door and up a mountain, but they meet him as he is coming down.

In episode 18, Hyoma led the group to the Blader Forest where Benkei and the rest of his friends participated in several Beyblade skill tests, like battling in a hollowed out tree, or launching through a hole in a stone. He then watched Gingka's battle and defeat of Hyoma.

In episode 19, After Madoka had fallen asleep trying new combinations for Benkei, Kenta, and Gingka's Beys, He learned how to change parts. With this newfound skill, he teamed up with Kenta for a tag team tournament. Although they lost the parts in the semifinals, they were able to win the tournament on their teamwork.

In episode 20, He entered the survival battle on the desert island and was captured by Tetsuya, but was later rescued by Kenta. They then teamed up to defeat Tetsuya. However, they fell in the water.

In episode 21, Kenta injured his arm in the fall and Benkei was trying to get him to a first aid tent when they meet Yu, another blader who had entered into the survival battle. Yu led them to the tent where Kenta got his arm fixed up. The trio were then challenged by Hikaru and it ended up in a four way battle, which Yu won.

In episode 22, He watched the final battle between Gingka, Yu, and Kyoya. Kyoya forfeited, and Yu defeated Gingka, making Yu the winner of the Survival Battle.

In episode 28, He battled Tetsuya again, but Tetsuya's mind tricks and his evolved Beyblade were enough to defeat him. Tetsuya then lost to Gingka in the finals.

In episode 30, He met up with everyone else for a huge tournament with the prize being 10,000 Beypoints. He watched Gingka's battle with Ryutaro, which Gingka won. He also stated during a pre-tournament picnic he had accumulated 25,000 points.

Beyblade: Metal Masters
Benkei appears in the Selection Matches for Team Gan Gan Galaxy, but fails to join. He then joins Team Wild Fang as their 4th Blader, the substitute, alongside Kyoya Tategami, Nile, and Demure. In the team, Benkei appears as the Masked Bull, trying to be anonymous though Kenta and makoka know it his him. Benkei did not battle against Team Chandora though it was Team Wild Fang's thrid round in the tournament, due to Nile and Kyoya's consecutive victory. During Team Wild Fang's match against Team GanGan Galaxy Nile defeated Masamune Kadoya allowing Team Wild Fang to gain the lead. Then the match between Gingka and Kyoya ends in a tie. Next Beneki would team up with Demure to face Tsubasa Otori and Yu Tendo. Demure and Benkei had the advantage until Tsubasa lost control and caused all of them to spin out except him. After Kyoya loses to Gingka and Masamune alongside Nile he gets upset. Later he leaves with Kyoya to do training and watches the final battle of the world champion ships. During GanGan Galaxy's final match with Team Star Breaker Ryuga returns which sparks Kyoya's interest to investigate so he along with Nile, Benkei and Demure head to America to see if something bigger was going on.

During their time in America Dr. Ziggurat reveals the Spiral Force as Gingka and Co. try to stop him. He and Demure join in a battle helping Kenta, Mei-Mei, Chao Xin, and Chi-yun Li battle Selen Garcia and Enzo Garcia thus beating them.

He then joins the fight to destroy the Spiral Force located in Hades City, alongside team Gan Gan Galaxy, Wild Fang, Excalibur and Wang Zhu Zhong. By this time, he's taken off his mask and acts as Benkei again. In an attempt to escape with the Spiral Force Dr.Ziggurat launches Hades City and during that launch Benkei along with the rest of Team Wild Fang rush to get aboard. They are intercepted by Team Garcias who they battle alongside several beybladers from HD Academy.

Benkei along with Nile, Kyoya and Demure defeat Ian Garcia and his band of HD Academy Bladers but are too late in boarding Hades City leaving them behind. He then arrives alongside Kenta to great Gingka and the others after they saved Faust and the world and says that no mater what he will get stronger.

Beyblade: Metal Fury
Benkei has remained best friends with Kyoya until Kyoya ran away due to his anger of being teased by the Legendary Blader of Saturn, Aguma, which causes Benkei to train hard to try to become a Legendary Blader so that he can one day impress Kyoya again and that they can travel together. They became best friends again after Kyoya saw the errors of his ways and his anger subsided (which made Benkei jump for joy). In the final battle he gives Gingka his power to beat Nemesis and save the world. He then watches Gignka and Kyoya battle cheering for his friend.

Beyblades
Heat Letus: is Benkei's first Beyblade in the anime.

Bull 125SF: is Benkei's first beyblade in the manga.

Dark Bull H145SD: is Benkei's second beyblade,was given to him by Doji so he can defeat Ginga.He uses Dark Bull in both the anime and manga.

Beast/Finishing Moves

 * is the beast inside Benkei's beyblade.

Lustful Rock: Benkei's finishing move in Metal Fight Beyblade DS is

Bull Uppercut: Benkei's first finishing move is Benkei first used this attack on Episode 4(anime)

Bull Red Horn Uppercut: Benkei's second finishing move is, first used in Episode 16(anime)

Tornado Bull Uppercut: Benkei's third finishing move is, first used in episode 19(anime)

Maximum Stampede: Benkei's fourth finishing move is Maximum Stampede, first used in episode 43(anime)

Quotes
BUBUBUBUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!Benkei says this frequently throughout the english dub of the anime.

BULL UPPER CUT!

'Kyoya ! '

Trivia

 * Early on in Fusion, he seemed to know beys names before even learning about them.
 * In the English dub, he always says "B-b-b-b-b-b-bull!" before launching his Bey as a quote.
 * He is the only member of Team Wild Fang who doesn't use a plain 145 spin track.
 * He is also the only member who doesn't use a Defense-type Beyblade.
 * He, Kyoya, Hikaru, Tsubassa and Yu were the only members of Gingka's gang to be former antagonists.
 * He is the only main character from the 'Metal Fusion' series, along with Yu Tendo, Tsubasa Otori, and Hikaru Hasama to not have his Beyblade 'evolve'.
 * Benkei is similar to the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character, Tyranno Hassleberry, as both have a similar hairstyle, both are muscular, and both were former bullies until they meet the main characters and became main characters.
 * Despite the fact that it was Doji that gave him Dark Bull, Benkei is very attached to his bey. In fact, Gingka and the others never learn that Doji was the one who gave him Dark Bull.
 * He seems to have a rivalry with Tsubassa has they have fought four times in the saga.
 * When Blader DJ announces Benkei's name he says: "B-b-b-b-Benkei!!", which might appear as mocking him.
 * Between all Metal Saga characters, Benkei is the one of two characters based from Japanese historical figure of the same name. In real history, he was a warrior monk who serve Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
 * His clothing is similar to real life wrestler Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (ring name: Hiroyoshi Tenzan) in Yakuza 6. Interestingly, much like Benkei himself, he was nicknamed "Fierce Bull" in the ring.

Gallery
See Benkei Hanawa / Gallery.