History Characters / BenAndEd

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Implied to have been desperately lonely to resort to befriending a ''zombie''. Ben lives in what the game calls a [[CrapsackWorld "crappy world"]], and he [[FriendlessBackground never had any friends]]. His luck seems to turn up after finding a friend in a zombie near some ruins. However, Ben loses his friend soon after due to Hans capturing him to get Ed to compete in a show and, and he is made TheBait in order to gain more viewers before [[spoiler:discovering that Ed was only chasing after him for a meal. Not having any meat to feed him thanks to how Hans staged things, he is unexpectedly devoured by someone he used to call a friend.]]

* EatenAlive: A fate he can fall victim to in this post-apocalyptic zombie-infested world ,thanks to Hans. [[spoiler:More specifically it's Ben's canon fate if you ''win'' and reach the ending -- things seemed to be going okay for Ben with how he was handling Ed before, since he was able to keep this fast zombie under control even without any restraints simply by feeding him meat and did it long enough for Hans to hear about them, but Hans' intervention left Ben empty-handed for his grand reunion with Ed. Ed "celebrates" with a grim, drawn-out sequence of eating poor Ben who [[EtTuBrute silently reacts]] as Ed tears into his neck, pushes him down to chew on his stomach and his head, and breaks his neck to get a better angle at it. He's still eating the body as the camera finally pulls out and the game ends]].

* OddFriendship: His "friendship" with Ben, though it borders on ABoyAndHisX due to Ed's questionable intelligence as a zombie. [[spoiler:And then wholly subverted by the ending.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Is the PlayerCharacter dead-set on getting to the kidnapped Ben, but hold your applause. Fitting the CrapsackWorld nature of the game, he's not overly heroic, being a zombie who will kill chickens and other humans on his obstacle course for food or to get rid of them simply.
* WouldHurtAChild: Despite his OddFriendship with Ben, who is a kid himself. [[spoiler:... And is a pretty shocking example, as Ben graphically becomes the ''victim'' of this from Ed in the ending of the game, contrary to the player's expectations. Ed brutally devours Ben during their reunion, and even kills him with a NeckSnap before chowing further into him.]]

* EatenAlive: A fate he can fall victim to in this post-apocalyptic zombie-infested world, if you don't play your cards right. [[spoiler:More specifically it's his canon fate if you ''win'' and reach the ending -- Ed "celebrates" his victory by eating Ben]].
* FriendlessBackground: Ben lives in what the game calls a [[CrapsackWorld "crappy world"]], and he never had any friends. His luck seems to turn up after finding a friend in a zombie near some ruins. However, Ben loses his friend soon after due to Hans capturing him to get Ed to compete in a show and, and he is made TheBait in order to gain more viewers before [[spoiler:discovering that Ed was only chasing after him for a meal, and is devoured by someone he used to call a friend.]]

* TheDeterminator[=/=][[spoiler:SuperPersistentPredator]]: He goes through [[PlatformHell tons of grueling tests]] to save Ben... [[spoiler:and to eat him]].
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:He only saw Ben as a meal.]]

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: As par for the course in a [[PlatformHell Platform Hell]] game as it gets.
* OddFriendship: An athletic zombie and a little kid. Who could have guessed? [[spoiler:Ben didn't guess Ed was only after him because he was hungry, though...]]

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Unlike most modern zombies, Ed can run as well as jump (possibly higher than a normal human being).

* VillainProtagonist: Well, he '''''is''''' a zombie so he will kill chickens and other humans on his obstacle course for food or to get rid of them simply. But in the end, it's to save Ben. [[spoiler:But even Ben isn't safe from Ed's hunger.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:A pretty shocking example. He brutally devours Ben during their reunion, and even kills him with a NeckSnap before chowing further into him.]]

* CharacterBlog: [[spoiler:A popular theory about [[https://www.facebook.com/BennnnnnnEd/ this facebook page]] that was [[http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/356147363473480119/82B452D8F1F0D4E62D14F0BC410004CC969093C6/ linked in a easter egg inside the game]] is that it's a post-Bencalypse mode Ben trying to get people to find him via coordinates hidden in messages, images and videos.]]
* [[spoiler:EatenAlive]]
* OddFriendship: With Ed. [[spoiler:Before it turns out the friendship part was '''''horribly wrong.''''']]
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:One of the most painfully literal examples. Then again, who could have foretold befriending A ZOMBIE could have deadly consequences? Even the achievement foreshadows what a monumentally bad decision this was.]]
* TheWoobie: Ben lives in what the game calls a [[CrapsackWorld "crappy world"]], and he never had any friends. His luck seems to turn up after finding a friend in a zombie near some ruins. However, Ben loses his friend soon after due to Hans capturing him to get Ed to compete in a show and, and he is made TheBait in order to gain more viewers before [[spoiler:discovering that Ed was chasing after a meal instead, and is devoured by someone he used to call a friend. And now Ben is probably walking around the wasteland in search of a meal.]]

A few months ago, Ed won the „Candy Fun Marathon“ silver medal. Unfortunately he died a few minutes later from a heart attack. For more than four days nobody found his body, rotting in a nearby field. As fate willed and for reasons unknown, [[PatientZero Ed became the first undead]]. For days he aimlessly wandered around, finally being found by a young boy named Ben.

* TheDeterminator/ [[spoiler:SuperPersistentPredator]]: He goes through [[PlatformHell tons of grueling tests]] to save Ben... [[spoiler:and to eat him.]]

* HollywoodHeartAttack: He died of this shortly after winning a metal.
* HumanCannonball: Sometimes Ed will need to shoot himself out of a cannon to advance, and is [[spoiler:ultimately the final obstacle in the game and the one that helps Ed finally meet Ben.]]

* OnlyAFleshWound: Ed can continue doing a course even if he's missing both arms and legs. He can even survive his head being taken off! The only way to die in this game is to have your body destroyed in acid, falling from a great height or the head itself being completely destroyed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Unlike most modern zombies, Ed can run as well as jump (possibly higher than a normal human being.)

* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his zombie. [[spoiler: More like a zombie and his meal in the case of the ending.]]
* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Bencalypse mode. It's unlocked after beating the main story and puts you into the shoes of a recently turned Ben post-ending.]]

A few months ago, Ed won the „Candy Fun Marathon“ silver medal. Unfortunately he died a few minutes later from a heart attack.
For more than four days nobody found his body, rotting in a nearby field. As fate willed and for reasons unknown, [[PatientZero Ed became the first undead]]. For days he aimlessly wandered around, finally being found by a young boy named Ben.

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:A pretty shocking example. He brutally devours Ben during their reunion, and even kills him with a [[NeckSnap neck snap]] before chowing further into him.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Because of his undead state, he can lose any limb and still continue... Unless his head gets destroyed.

* AnArmAndALeg: Because of his undead state, He can lose any limb and still continue... Unless his head gets destroyed.

He is famous, rich, ruthless and the creator of countless successful Shows that brought joy and distraction to the poor population of a wasted, hopeless world. When he is informed about an undead, he creates a new format and abducts Ben to "persuade" Ed into his twisted new game show.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Unlike most modern zombies, Ed can run as well as jump (possibly higher than a normal human being.)
* TheDeterminator: He goes through [[PlatformHell Platform Hell]] to save Ben... [[spoiler:Excuse me, I meant "to get his free human happy meal."]]
* OddFriendship: An athletic zombie and a little kid, Who knew? [[spoiler:It's too bad this was all in Ben's head, though.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: Because of his undead state, He can lose any limb and still continue... Unless his head gets destroyed.

* VillainProtagonist: Well, He '''''is''''' a zombie so he will kill chickens and other humans on his obstacle course for food or to get rid of them simply. But in the end, it's to save Ben. [[spoiler:But even Ben isn't safe from Ed's hunger.]]
* HumanCannonball: Sometimes Ed will need to shoot himself out of a cannon to advance, and is [[spoiler:ultimately the final obstacle in the game and the one that helps Ed finally meet Ben.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:He brutally devours Ben during their reunion, and even kills him with a [[NeckSnap neck snap]] before chowing further into him.]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Naturally in a [[PlatformHell Platform Hell]] game.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Ed can continue doing a course even if he's missing both arms and legs. He can even survive his head being taken off! The only way to die in this game is to have your body destroyed in acid, falling from a great height or the head itself being completely destroyed.
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:He only saw Ben as a meal.]]

* CharacterBlog: [[spoiler:A popular theory about [[https://www.facebook.com/BennnnnnnEd/ this facebook page]] that was [[http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/356147363473480119/82B452D8F1F0D4E62D14F0BC410004CC969093C6/ linked in a easter egg inside the game]] is that it's a post-Bencalypse mode Ben trying to get people to find him via coordinates hidden in messages, images and videos.]]
* YouFool: [[spoiler:Never. befriend. a. zombie. Even the achievement exclaims this.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Bencalypse mode. It's unlocked after beating the main story and puts you into the shoes of a recently turned Ben post-ending.]]
* [[spoiler:EatenAlive]]

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He bloody kidnaps a child for the sake of a zombie TV show!

* TheWoobie: Ben lives in what the game calls a[[CrapsackWorld "crappy world"]], And he never had any friends. His luck seems to turn up after finding a friend in a zombie near some ruins. However, Ben loses his friend soon after due to Hans capturing him to get Ed to compete in a show and being made as [[TheBait The Bait]] in order to gain more viewers before [[spoiler:discovering that Ed was chasing after a meal instead, and is devoured by someone he used to call a friend. And now Ben is probably walking around the wasteland in search of a meal.]]

A few months ago, Ed won the "Candy Fun Marathon“ silver medal. Unfortunately he died a few minutes later from a heart attack.

* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: His last name is '''''Showmaster'''''Showmaster and he lives up to it, having created several successful TV shows.

* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: His last name is Showmaster and he lives up to it, having created several successful TV shows.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He bloody kidnaps a child for the sake of a zombie TV show!

Dying from a heart attack after winning the "Candy Fun Marathon" silver medal, Ed returned from the grave as the first undead.

A little kid living in a crappy world and his only friend is a zombie.

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* TheWoobie: Ben lives in what the game calls a[[CrapsackWorld "crappy world"]], And he never had any friends. His luck seems to turn up after finding a friend in a zombie near some ruins. However, Ben loses his friend soon after due to Hans capturing him to get Ed to compete in a show and being made as [[TheBait The Bait]]

* TheDeterminator: He goes through [[PlatformHell Platform Hell]] to save Ben.